Cuddle Party

[ysabetwordsmith]

Everyone needs contact comfort sometimes.  Not everyone has ample opportunities for this in facetime.  So here is a chance for a cuddle party in cyberspace.  Virtual cuddling can help people feel better.

We have a cuddle room that comes with fort cushions, fort frames, sheets for draping, and a weighted blanket.  It has a basket of grooming brushes, hairbrushes, and styling combs.  A bin holds textured pillows. There is a big basket of craft supplies along with art markers, coloring pages, and blank paper.  The kitchen has a popcorn machine. Labels are available to mark dietary needs, recipe ingredients, and level of spiciness. Here is the bathroom, open to everyone.  There is a lawn tent and an outdoor hot tub. Bathers should post a sign for nude or clothed activity.  Come snuggle up!

Comments

Re: Yay!

[erulisse]

Thanks! It's hard to find things proper robes and things in meatspace (especially since my body is very much on the larger end of the ready-to-wear spectrum) but I figure here I can wear whatever the neck I want.

Re: Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

My sympathies.

One of my fonder memories is going to a Renaissance faire with a party-size friend, who stopped at a booth to look at bodices, and out of habit went to the farthest end of the rack.

Shopkeeper: "Oh no, you need to be over here!" *points to middle of rack* "The ones on the end will be much too big."

Faires have people with many Xs on the tags. :D

Re: Yay!

[erulisse]

That is true! Some of my better clothes have come from Faire- I have this gorgeous sky blue skirt shot with gold from a place that does faire and steampunk stuff. I was a little disappointed at first when I saw all their skirts only came in one size but the sales lady convinced me to give one a try and I was pleasantly surprised so I ended up buying two. It's also gotten /much/ better in recent years- when I was in high school if I wanted anything vaguely professional I was stuck impersonating a librarian....

Re: Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

If you like skirts, it's very simple to make panel skirts with a drawstring waist. I have bunches of them for Faires, although I'm not a fan of skirts in everyday wear. My large friend favors them because they're easy to fit, though. Me, I have a small waist and wide hips, which is a nuisance to fit off the rack. Drawstring solves the problem.

Generally I'll make 2-panel skirts for myself (using the width of the fabric bolt, typically 45" or 60") hemmed to ankle length. For a fuller skirt, 1-and-2 or 2-and-3 panels may be used. You can even put fancy curtain cord for the drawstring, with tassels. I usually just put bells or beads on string for mine.

Re: Yay!

[erulisse]

I have made a variety of skirts over the years although I don't currently own a sewing machine. I have one I made that's still in heavy rotation - I didn't want to have to hem the thing so I used a queen size sheet doubled over and the finished edges used as the hem. I trimmed it down in the middle and put in a drawstring made from the extra fabric. It's cute - I'll have to take a picture

Re: Yay!

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I have made a variety of skirts over the years although I don't currently own a sewing machine. <<

I just hand-sew things. I have a sewing machine, I know how to run it, but machines are so unreliable around me that I get things done faster by hand. Plus I'm most prone to sew while talking with people, and I can't put a sewing machine in my lap while I'm sitting on the couch. People are often impressed by my hand-sewing, but it's not patience, it's laziness.

>> I have one I made that's still in heavy rotation - I didn't want to have to hem the thing so I used a queen size sheet doubled over and the finished edges used as the hem. I trimmed it down in the middle and put in a drawstring made from the extra fabric. It's cute - I'll have to take a picture<<

I have totally used selvege edges as hems.