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wolfdancer: motherjones: nickbaumann: Awesome icons of the...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:58:28 -0500

motherjones:

nickbaumann:

Awesome icons of the Female Saints of Television, by Spencer Salberg. Prints are available here.

“Our Lady of Having it All”

wolfdancer:- l.o.l

4,127 people have been killed by guns since Newtown.

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:57:32 -0500

think-progress:

And that number is growing rapidly. Just yesterday afternoon, the number was 4,099.

cersei-targaryen: oftheforest: grimsperation: Michele...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:56:58 -0500

cersei-targaryen:

oftheforest:

grimsperation:

Michele Caragher

Embroidered details in Game of Thrones

‘Michele Carragher is a London-based Hand Embroiderer and Illustrator who has been working in costume on film and television productions for over 15 years. She studied Fashion Design at The London College of Fashion, where the course incorporated design, pattern cutting, garment construction, embroidery, millinery and illustration. At the same time she attended a three year evening course in Saddlery at Cordwainers College learning skills in leatherwork.

After leaving college Michele worked in Textile Conservation, repairing and restoring historical textiles for private collectors and museums, specialising in hand embroidery. She then moved into a career in costume for film and television, initially working as a Costume Assistant/Maker on productions such as the BBC’s Our Mutual Friend, ITV’s David Copperfield and Mansfield Park. She soon gravitated towards the decoration and embellishment of costumes, using skills in hand embroidery and surface decoration, taking inspiration from the many historical textiles she had encountered working as a Textile Conservator.

The first production that saw her undertake the role of a Principal Costume Embroiderer was for HBO’s 2005 Emmy Costume award-winning production of Elizabeth 1. Her most recent work has been on HBO’s 2012 Costume award-winning television series Game of Thrones, working on all three seasons.

As a Costume Embroiderer Michele specialises in hand embroidery and surface embellishment, using traditional hand embroidery techniques, smocking, beading and surface decoration. She works directly onto the completed garment or starts with motifs and textures on silk crepeline/organza, which are applied to the costume and then worked into once on the actual garment. She also works on existing machine embroidery designs that are not too dense, adding some hand stitching and beading to give a more authentic, hand-finished look.

Michele finds hand embroidery has more flexibility and diversity than that of embroidery created by machine, as there is a greater variety of thread choice and colours to use. It is also possible to work more easily on garments that are already constructed. However, machine embroidery in combination with hand work can be very useful when completing many repeats by creating light outlines or a less dense machine stitch, work can then be completed by hand and again can be carried out on a finished garment.

Michele is a highly creative Costume Embroiderer, producing original designs as well as working closely to a costume designer’s brief to create their desired look.’

Text and images from http://www.michelecarragherembroidery.com

God, that embroidery is so gorgeous! I had no idea that third dress was so detailed after seeing it on the show… Amazing work.

I was so shocked to see the amount of detail in the embroidery of Cersei’s red dress when I went to the GoT Exhibition. Flawlessly detailed lions on each side and the flower embroidery around the collar and sleeves was beyond impressive. It’s a shame the meticulous work goes unnoticed by the camera but these dresses are works of art and Michele Caragher is a genius.

We don’t need Yunkai, khaleesi. Taking this city will not bring...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:55:56 -0500

We don’t need Yunkai, khaleesi. Taking this city will not bring you any closer to Westeros or the Iron Throne.

askarsswedishmeatballs: A reminder that What Maisie Knew opens...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:55:07 -0500

askarsswedishmeatballs:

A reminder that What Maisie Knew opens in LA today and will be in more cities/theaters next week.

If you’re still not sure about seeing it (because you’re stupid or something idk) here’s some reviews. And also Star Trek and Iron Man 7 and Fast and Furious 898: Antarctica Slide will be fine regardless, so support indie movies if you can. /soapbox

The real surprise is Alexander Skarsgard as Lincoln, a sweetly naive bartender whom Susanna marries in a hurry, purely out of revenge — Beale has married Margo immediately after their divorce. Skarsgard, best known stateside for his brooding intensity as Eric on HBO’s campy vampire soap opera True Blood, plays Lincoln as the tender, caring parental surrogate Maisie needs, presenting him at first as a bit of a simpleton, but then ensuring that that first impression gives way to a sense that he simply shares a childlike natural trust with his new stepdaughter.

The film raises more uncomfortable questions about Maisie’s uncertain future than it ever answers, but that’s in keeping with the emotional honesty the filmmakers are striving for. If Maisie knew everything, there’d be nowhere left for her to go after the credits roll.

http://www.npr.org/2013/05/03/180842681/a-modern-maisie-still-yoked-to-absurd-adults

Alexander Skarsgård, who was so baffled and domesticated in Lars von Trier’s “Melancholia,” emerges here as a handsome and sexy leading man, the film’s shining hope, its natural center. You feel safe when he is around, even though Lincoln doesn’t know what he is doing half the time, and doesn’t know you’re supposed to hold a little girl’s hand when you cross the street with her. Lincoln is almost as innocent as Maisie is.

“What Maisie Knew” is an indictment of those who do not realize that innocence is not something to be scorned and used, but cherished and protected.

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/what-maisie-knew-2013

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Elizabeth hardly ever mentioned her mother, but a locket-ring...

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:02:53 -0500

Elizabeth hardly ever mentioned her mother, but a locket-ring she wore says more than a million words ever could: inside the ring was a picture of Elizabeth and her mother, Anne Boleyn.

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Thu, 16 May 2013 22:00:17 -0500

the ABC’s of eric northman - x is the worst letter so here have...

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:19:46 -0500

the ABC’s of eric northman - x is the worst letter so here have some sassy eric

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Tue, 14 May 2013 23:15:42 -0500

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Tue, 14 May 2013 23:04:04 -0500

Parents: Don't forget to make us proud

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:03:13 -0500

Parents: Don't forget to make us proud
Friends: Don't forget to socialize
Teachers: Don't forget to get A's
Strangers: Don't forget to blend in
Opposite sex: Don't forget to look good
Society: Don't forget to be perfect
Tumblr: Fuck the world, they're peasants. At least you haven't murdered somebody today
Tumblr: But just in case you want to get away with it, here are some tips.

Irrelevant: hsm7: A review for Amazon UK: 33 of 37 people found the following...

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:22:07 -0500

Irrelevant: hsm7: A review for Amazon UK: 33 of 37 people found the following...:

hsm7:

A review for Amazon UK:

33 of 37 people found the following review helpful

Dead Ever After,10 May 2013

By Maja

This review is from: Dead Ever After: A True Blood Novel (Sookie Stackhouse 13) (Hardcover)

This book was a huge disappointment. I was a…

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Tue, 14 May 2013 00:16:52 -0500

OUAT Finale

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:11:50 -0500

frivolouswhim:

The Dark One, his apprentice, his mortal enemy and his awkward new in-laws go on a boat trip….

tallblondeviking: Alex: “I’m just trying to make her...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:29:40 -0500

tallblondeviking:

Alex: “I’m just trying to make her cry.”

Kristin: “It’s not very hard.”

amelietw: you know something jon snow!

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:28:58 -0500

amelietw:

you know something jon snow!

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Mon, 13 May 2013 23:27:50 -0500

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“Men will always underestimate you,” he said, “and their pride...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:23:51 -0500

“Men will always underestimate you,” he said, “and their pride will make them want to vanquish you quickly, lest it be said that a woman tried them sorely.” She had learned the truth of that once she went into the world.

greatfully: primarie: Have a history teacher explain this if...

Mon, 13 May 2013 23:23:31 -0500

greatfully:

primarie:

Have a history teacher explain this if they can.

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost a child while living in the White House.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird.

Lincoln’s secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy’s Secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Now hang on to your seat.

Lincoln was shot at the theater named “Ford.”
Kennedy was shot in a car called “Lincoln” made by “Ford.”

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here’s the “kicker”:

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.

AND……………….:

Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse…
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran to a theater…

I saw this had to share just in case anyone did not know.

I WILL NEVER CEASE TO REBLOG THIS

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