When I taught intro bio for non majors during grad school, i loved talking about nudibranchs and showing photos and video of them. So many students had never heard of them before and were just as blown away by their colors and beauty as I am everytime I see one ;D
Thank you! That still picture didn’t tell me much; the creature is so much more beautiful in motion, and I’d never heard of it before. You’ve added a bit of wonder to my life today.
You would think “flying carpet of the sea” would have gotten me something useful on Google, but no. I didn’t think to try “undulating used maxipad of the sea”, though. Or “sea bacon”.
I’m still waiting to see something felted that looks comfortable, beautiful and unlikely to disintegrate in a heavy mist. It seems like so much freaking work…for ugly useless shit.
Of course I’ve got some crochet projects that fit the “Effort > Result” criterion, too, so I’ll just crawl back into my glass house and close my eyes real tight.
I’ve got a couple of friends who Nuno-felt things. It is a fair amount of work, but their stuff really isn’t bad. I think it helps if you’re felting things for hats and bags, though–If you’re not using some pretty nice wool for the felting, it’s going to be fairly stiff stuff.
What I like is that it’s patriotic, Fourth of July colors for a season when nobody in their right mind would wear wool anything. Heh.
I made a Nuno felt scarf last winter. Result: it feels like stiff, scratchy cardboard around your neck. The cats ended up with a wool cat-bed liner that they love to knead.
Well, it does serve some good. Men are notorious at not knowing what the hell is going on. Wear this and it’s like a giant unmistakable sign that says, “Leave the chocolat and ice cream by the door, and get the hell out.”
I make nuno felted shawls but this is why I don’t sell them on Etsy.It’s impossible to make them look good in photos. Mine are soft and lightweight. Would definitely not use these colors together.
My kids used to make coffee filter “art” in preschool, and that’s what this reminds me of. I think those “art” days were akin to the nights my grandmother (mother of 15) would throw a giant bowl of buttered noodles in the middle of the dining table and retreated to a darkened room with a glass of sherry. It’s just another manifestation of no fucks left to give.
I want someone to explain what the attraction of art that looks like it’s made out of used pads and tampons is. I hated having my period. I did not in any way, shape or form consider it empowering. It meant I generally missed at least two days of school and work every month due to the hellacious cramping.To add insult to injury, it started when I was 11.
When I had to have a partial hysterectomy after I had my twins, I was thrilled. No more having to worry about birth control or cramps or stained underwear. I’d never planned on having more than two children anyway, so losing my uterus in no way made me feel less of a woman.
I’ve honestly never missed the damn thing, and I simply don’t understand certain women’s fascination with it-as if having a uterus makes you some sort of mystical creature who can tame unicorns. It makes you a woman who can bear children (if you want to). Beyond that, it’s just one more thing to worry about.
I actually really like the wrap style and design. I have no idea what Nuno felt is. Apparently it is scratchy, I have gathered. Other than the colors, I kinda like the simplicity of this piece, however.
August 1, 2012 at 9:31 am
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August 1, 2012 at 9:35 am
Sadly, some pads these days have that blue “absorbent core” ring. It’s a dead ringer.
August 1, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Shows how often I use pads.
August 2, 2012 at 6:49 pm
Oh, honey, if you use really cold water that will wash right out! Club soda is also a great stain remover for blood; baking soda, too.
Did anyone else look at this and think “Fight Club”? Or rather, “Jane Austen’s Fight Club”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InNnf4dI9AE
August 2, 2012 at 11:28 am
Correct “Fail Felt Shawl”.
August 1, 2012 at 9:32 am
Do I really have to pick out of the trash?
August 1, 2012 at 9:33 am
Suddenly craving bacon…
August 1, 2012 at 9:34 am
I was going to say the same thing. I think it looks positively bacon-esque.
August 1, 2012 at 9:34 am
…but cooked first.
August 1, 2012 at 9:36 am
Had the same thought!
August 1, 2012 at 1:36 pm
Ah, you beat me to it
August 1, 2012 at 8:54 pm
Man I was gonna say something about being bacon wrapped but alas I was beaten.
August 1, 2012 at 9:34 am
Hm bacon maxi pads. It could sell.
August 1, 2012 at 9:40 am
I read that as: it could smell. Gah.
August 1, 2012 at 9:41 am
instead of those embarrassing odors, now you can smell like bacon!
August 1, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Yes, but can you change the size of the smell?
August 2, 2012 at 1:11 pm
Yes, if you wear it long enough…
August 2, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Excuse me while i coax my olfactory memory out from under the bed… But that did make me crack a smile.
August 1, 2012 at 10:07 am
A bacon strip for the bacon strip
August 1, 2012 at 9:34 am
Soooo cute! Reminds me of something The Borrowers might wear.
August 1, 2012 at 9:34 am
VICTORY! Period started = I’m not pregnant. Why not celebrate it in a big way?
August 1, 2012 at 10:06 am
It does have an Olympics feel; I guess that event would be called the 15 day panic.
August 1, 2012 at 11:05 am
Menstrual Cycling!
(stolen)
August 1, 2012 at 10:08 pm
Egg & Poon Race, anyone?
August 1, 2012 at 9:34 am
What part of this exactly is translucent?
August 1, 2012 at 12:40 pm
When you hold it up to your eyes, you can see a cloudy red dawn.
August 1, 2012 at 9:35 am
Wow, it combines menstrual blood and the blue stuff they use in the maxi pad commercials!
August 1, 2012 at 9:36 am
Honestly my first thought was of a Spanish Dancer nudibranch:
But im a nerd that way.
August 1, 2012 at 9:41 am
You’re a nerd in a great way.
August 1, 2012 at 9:45 am
Waiting for Knitibranch to comment right here…
August 1, 2012 at 10:46 am
Ah, the most fearsome of internet sea creatures: The Great White Nerd
August 1, 2012 at 1:53 pm
More fearsome than the FJL?
August 1, 2012 at 2:23 pm
There is some overlap in the two groups, to be fair.
August 1, 2012 at 3:36 pm
Two closely-related species separated by an ocean of derp.
August 1, 2012 at 10:01 am
I just spent 15 minutes finding this without knowing that name. Dammit!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UkZHDIujUc
August 1, 2012 at 10:07 am
This one is better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6H01cUSpfQ
August 1, 2012 at 10:14 am
That first one is still super cute though!
When I taught intro bio for non majors during grad school, i loved talking about nudibranchs and showing photos and video of them. So many students had never heard of them before and were just as blown away by their colors and beauty as I am everytime I see one ;D
August 1, 2012 at 10:16 am
Thank you! That still picture didn’t tell me much; the creature is so much more beautiful in motion, and I’d never heard of it before. You’ve added a bit of wonder to my life today.
August 1, 2012 at 11:09 am
You would think “flying carpet of the sea” would have gotten me something useful on Google, but no. I didn’t think to try “undulating used maxipad of the sea”, though. Or “sea bacon”.
August 1, 2012 at 11:58 am
I wish I could give you more thumbs up for “sea bacon”
August 1, 2012 at 11:33 am
You’d be surprised at how many nudibranch admirers there are out there . . . just check out Pinterest if you don’t believe me.
August 1, 2012 at 11:56 am
And I think I love you
August 1, 2012 at 2:24 pm
Aaw! I can’t see these babies without supplying a David Attenborough voice-over! And a cut to Nautilusses (nautili?) bobbing along…
August 1, 2012 at 6:40 pm
Just glad I wasn’t the only one to see a nudibranch.
August 1, 2012 at 6:44 pm
Also, now an hour has been wasted watching various undersea vids. Thanks, Regretsy!!
August 2, 2012 at 6:47 pm
Regretsy is terrifyingly educational.
August 1, 2012 at 9:08 pm
The major difference between a nudibranch and that “shawl” is that I’d wear a nudibranch.
August 1, 2012 at 9:38 am
Only $60 for a bulky, stiff, scratchy, pile of wool that looks like I bled on it? WHERE’S MY CREDIT CARD?
August 1, 2012 at 10:50 am
I’m still waiting to see something felted that looks comfortable, beautiful and unlikely to disintegrate in a heavy mist. It seems like so much freaking work…for ugly useless shit.
Of course I’ve got some crochet projects that fit the “Effort > Result” criterion, too, so I’ll just crawl back into my glass house and close my eyes real tight.
August 1, 2012 at 6:50 pm
I’ve got a couple of friends who Nuno-felt things. It is a fair amount of work, but their stuff really isn’t bad. I think it helps if you’re felting things for hats and bags, though–If you’re not using some pretty nice wool for the felting, it’s going to be fairly stiff stuff.
What I like is that it’s patriotic, Fourth of July colors for a season when nobody in their right mind would wear wool anything. Heh.
August 2, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Well, I can’t help you there but how about adorable?
August 1, 2012 at 9:44 am
It’s a Bacon Wrap!
(if she marketed it that way, she could sell a bunch of them.)
Now I want bacon.
August 1, 2012 at 9:57 am
I made a Nuno felt scarf last winter. Result: it feels like stiff, scratchy cardboard around your neck. The cats ended up with a wool cat-bed liner that they love to knead.
August 1, 2012 at 10:04 am
Aren’t you supposed to use cold water for that kind of stain?
August 1, 2012 at 10:29 am
HAY BACON STRIPS
HAY BACON STRIPS
HAY BACON STRIPS
August 1, 2012 at 10:29 am
But does it come with wings?
August 1, 2012 at 11:16 am
“Flying Crotch Bacon – A Cautionary Tale”
August 1, 2012 at 2:25 pm
How did you guess my Indian name???
August 1, 2012 at 10:42 am
Well, it does serve some good. Men are notorious at not knowing what the hell is going on. Wear this and it’s like a giant unmistakable sign that says, “Leave the chocolat and ice cream by the door, and get the hell out.”
August 1, 2012 at 10:58 am
And speaking of men, where have all the half-naked hot ones walking around this site gone?
August 1, 2012 at 11:06 am
We have FEELINGS TOO, you know! We’re not just some piece of meat to oggle at!
Not like bacon.
August 1, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Men like women, women like bacon. Make it work in your favor.
August 1, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Groucho would have a lot to say about the two last comments.
August 1, 2012 at 11:13 am
I make nuno felted shawls but this is why I don’t sell them on Etsy.It’s impossible to make them look good in photos. Mine are soft and lightweight. Would definitely not use these colors together.
August 1, 2012 at 11:51 am
My kids used to make coffee filter “art” in preschool, and that’s what this reminds me of. I think those “art” days were akin to the nights my grandmother (mother of 15) would throw a giant bowl of buttered noodles in the middle of the dining table and retreated to a darkened room with a glass of sherry. It’s just another manifestation of no fucks left to give.
August 1, 2012 at 12:35 pm
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August 1, 2012 at 2:26 pm
August 1, 2012 at 1:25 pm
Somebody rubbed their face on a placemat after the Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity breakfast at IHOP.
August 1, 2012 at 5:51 pm
Does it look a bit like a flattened placenta or is it just me?
August 1, 2012 at 7:47 pm
It’s not you.
I want someone to explain what the attraction of art that looks like it’s made out of used pads and tampons is. I hated having my period. I did not in any way, shape or form consider it empowering. It meant I generally missed at least two days of school and work every month due to the hellacious cramping.To add insult to injury, it started when I was 11.
When I had to have a partial hysterectomy after I had my twins, I was thrilled. No more having to worry about birth control or cramps or stained underwear. I’d never planned on having more than two children anyway, so losing my uterus in no way made me feel less of a woman.
I’ve honestly never missed the damn thing, and I simply don’t understand certain women’s fascination with it-as if having a uterus makes you some sort of mystical creature who can tame unicorns. It makes you a woman who can bear children (if you want to). Beyond that, it’s just one more thing to worry about.
August 2, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Your first paragraph sounds just like me (if you add in 9+ days of heavy bleeding…stupid von willebrands.)
August 1, 2012 at 6:46 pm
I actually really like the wrap style and design. I have no idea what Nuno felt is. Apparently it is scratchy, I have gathered. Other than the colors, I kinda like the simplicity of this piece, however.
August 1, 2012 at 9:24 pm
It bled all around the edges, but left the center untouched? That is one spiteful vagina.
August 2, 2012 at 11:27 pm
Well there’s a good name for an all-female Neo-punk band- The Spiteful Vaginas.
(probably already exists)