u/Hibiscus02

I had no idea this sub existed! So long story short, I want to start learning how to make my own plushies, because I love stuffed animals but my country just doesn't have a big market for it so I have to buy online, where the cost translated into my currency + shipping is something I can't justify spending on a plushie.

I'm specifically thinking about making dinosaurs. They're a special interest of mine and I've wanted a feathered raptor plushie since forever, which is juust a little too niche for there to be any sewing tutorials readily available for it.

So where should I start? Any YouTube channels I should look into? What would be the best materials to use? My grandma and mom are both well-versed in sewing and have sewing machines available, and they would be happy to teach me how to use them, so I got that part covered!

I'll keep it vague bc of the rules but I'm looking for a sewing pattern that is behind a paywall. I have found a few resources to download files from this specific site, but they all say you need to already be subscribed to the paywalled site to download the files you want which makes them pretty redundant in this case.

I'm no stranger to piracy, it's just that I'm usually going for movies or games, never had to look for a sewing pattern before. I tried finding groups on Telegram since it's helped me with 3D printer files in the past but couldn't find any for sewing

What the hell do I even say? I feel like I just had a religious experience.

I'm thrilled, I'm depressed, I'm pondering, I'm yearning. I'm hungry for something that I can't name. I'm missing something I've never known.

I went into this book mostly blind. I only knew the most basic synopsis, and that it was vaguely inspired by Carmilla. I love Carmilla and all its variations, so that was enough for me. I was expecting a good, but typical, story about repressed desires. But this book is so much more than that.

I'll keep this as spoiler-free as possible, but I can say this: if you pick up this book looking for a love story, you're going to be disappointed. Hungerstone isn't about love, it's about desire. It's about the horror of being a woman. It's about going through your whole life suppressing everything that makes you a person, an oppression so strong that by the time you realize what's happening, you've been nothing but a walking corpse your entire life.

I've related to plenty of characters in media during my life. But I think this might be the first time I've understood a character so profoundly, even though Lenore's life is absolutely nothing like my own. In fact, were we to meet, I don't think I would like her very much at all. And yet I feel seen, somehow? It's like this book has unlocked something in me that I always knew existed but never had the words to verbalize.

I can't help but be reminded of the lyrics in Abbey, by Mitski, a song I've always identified with though I couldn't understand exactly why. "I am hungry. I have been hungry. I was born hungry. What do I need?"

Sorry, I know this post hasn't been much about Hungerstone at all, but I don't think I can even find the words to review it properly. Anything I say will pale in comparison to the experience of reading this book. I just can't recommend it enough.

Hello all! I just finished my yearly reading of Carmilla last night, and I've been thinking about how I'd tear out my own liver to have a big-budget, faithful adaptation of the book made.

I realized I don't actually have ideas for what my ideal cast or even crew would be like, except for the fact I'd want Diablo Cody to write it. I mean, can you imagine?? The absolute genius who gave us Jennifer's Body and Lisa Frankenstein (two very queer-coded movies)??? I would die a happy woman, I really would.

But alas, I'm terrible with names, and I really don't know a lot of directors at all, or even actresses that would be young enough to play the main roles.

I think Robert Eggers totally nailed the gothic atmosphere in his Nosferatu adaptation, and sure, Guillermo del Toro could probably do something really special with the visuals too, but honestly? This would absolutely rule with a female director as well as a writer. Can you even comprehend the things someone like Coralie Fargeat or Karyn Kusama could do with the imagery in Carmilla?!

So I guess my main questions would be about the cast after all. Like I said, I would want them to look young enough to play an 18/20 year old, and that rules out most of the actresses I do know and love. So like, I think Camila Mendes would look great as Carmilla for example, but she's 31 and besides, I think it would be really cool to cast unknown or upcoming young actresses in something like this!

No reason for the other roles to not be filled by beloved actors though, like the governesses and Laura's father, Carmilla's mother, etc. This could have some really cool cameos even. Like, get Natasha Lyonne and Uma Thurman to play Madame Perrodon and Mademoiselle De Lafontaine or something, that would be so fun!

I'm really curious to see what you all think 👀