I simply adore the soft sculpture Amigirumis from Melissa Sue Stanley Check out her naughty strawberries! :D

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Right, I'm writing this in the hope that someone can give me some input :)


I'm writing my dissertation on the impact that latex (rubber) has on the wearer and how significant and desirable it is. I want to know what makes it so attractive to some people either in fetish or in day to day wear.

Would it possible for anyone reading this to write something which explains how you feel about the material?

It doesn't matter if you've not worn it...we all encounter rubber all the time so what do you think about it?

If possible I really wanna challenge your feeling about the material. If it makes you tick, why does it? If you slide it some on a night outto a club, a night in with your prospective partner or just love how its feels when you're on your own, I wanna know about it :D

The juicier the analysis about why it makes you feel the way it does the better! :D I really need a lot of different perspectives. Whether you like or dislike latex it doesn't matter, in fact it would help if some aren't into it because I'd like to know why :D

If you're uncomfortable posting something on here feel free to private message me :D
at gothdeviluk@hotmail.com
Just drop me a line either way, please :) Thank you so much for your time :D

Please note that any comments used in my dissertation will only be seen by the examiner and will not be handed to anyone else.

Also, I don't own any rights to the images unless otherwise stated

Image courtesy of See Eunny Knit
Since I've started talking about lace and I've been trying various things in the past few months, I thought I'd impart my sources of guidance and inspiration so that others may profit :) First of all I started with the basics.

This guide by Eunny is great for choosing yarn width and needle size, assessing gauge, explaining knitting terms like YO and there are amazingly simple diagrams which make reading a pattern a dream :D

See Eunny Knit tutorial