Chembu🌺🧶
@chembarathi.bsky.social
AuDHD, CPTSD (she/they) ~Bangalore,India ~
Maker of beautiful things 🧶
Bedbound by #MECFS and
Appreciate any kind of Support through
https://chembarathicrafts.dm2buy.com/
https://ko-fi.com/chembarathi
Maker of beautiful things 🧶
Bedbound by #MECFS and
Appreciate any kind of Support through
https://chembarathicrafts.dm2buy.com/
https://ko-fi.com/chembarathi
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Chembu🌺🧶
@chembarathi.bsky.social
· Nov 23
PSA for #Malayali or people from #Keralam - We have two active feeds
1. നീലാകാശം feed which picks up all the posts in Malayalam
bsky.app/profile/did:...
2. Keralam Sky for which I maintain a user list - @me if you want to be added/removed
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Both feeds are fairly active feeds!
1. നീലാകാശം feed which picks up all the posts in Malayalam
bsky.app/profile/did:...
2. Keralam Sky for which I maintain a user list - @me if you want to be added/removed
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Both feeds are fairly active feeds!
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Locke & Key: The Golden Age was such a treat to read. I loved diving into the Locke family’s past & seeing how the mythology of the keys began. It’s slower & more reflective than the main series, but deeply satisfying. Gorgeous art, rich storytelling.. absolutely loved it 💙📚 #BookSky #GraphicNovels
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Locke & Key: The Golden Age was such a treat to read. I loved diving into the Locke family’s past & seeing how the mythology of the keys began. It’s slower & more reflective than the main series, but deeply satisfying. Gorgeous art, rich storytelling.. absolutely loved it 💙📚 #BookSky #GraphicNovels
I severed a leaf from its tree
And a water-drop in the green flagon Cupped a hunted bit of your smile. All things about me were steeped in your remembrance
And shivering as they tried to tell me of it.
- To One Dead
Maxwell Bodenheim
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
And a water-drop in the green flagon Cupped a hunted bit of your smile. All things about me were steeped in your remembrance
And shivering as they tried to tell me of it.
- To One Dead
Maxwell Bodenheim
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I severed a leaf from its tree
And a water-drop in the green flagon Cupped a hunted bit of your smile. All things about me were steeped in your remembrance
And shivering as they tried to tell me of it.
- To One Dead
Maxwell Bodenheim
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
And a water-drop in the green flagon Cupped a hunted bit of your smile. All things about me were steeped in your remembrance
And shivering as they tried to tell me of it.
- To One Dead
Maxwell Bodenheim
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
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Reminder that if you want a custom, one-of-a-kind knitted gift for someone for the holidays, the best time to order something fro my shop and get it ON TIME is now! Knitting takes time and if people ask me in December it just won't be as feasible or even possible at all. #GiftShop #BSNM #OpenComms
I'm opening up EMERGENCY COMMS! Please commission me for custom hats, scarves, gloves/mittens, or socks! I will take 3-4 of these. Note that I still probably won't be able to ship anything until after I return home in late October.
#BSNM #CommissionsOpen #OpenCommissions #Knitting #Knitsky #comms
#BSNM #CommissionsOpen #OpenCommissions #Knitting #Knitsky #comms
CrippledCommie's Commissions
Commissions Open! Click to see CrippledCommie's commission menu.
ko-fi.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Reminder that if you want a custom, one-of-a-kind knitted gift for someone for the holidays, the best time to order something fro my shop and get it ON TIME is now! Knitting takes time and if people ask me in December it just won't be as feasible or even possible at all. #GiftShop #BSNM #OpenComms
🧶🧦 16 of 2025 - Raindrops on Roses by @stoneknits.bsky.social
from the Charming Colourwork Socks Book.
Second day of not touching hooks and needles because guess who overdid sock knitting? 😭
#knitsky
This is for the person who loves cotton socks, but I had the complete creative freedom.
from the Charming Colourwork Socks Book.
Second day of not touching hooks and needles because guess who overdid sock knitting? 😭
#knitsky
This is for the person who loves cotton socks, but I had the complete creative freedom.
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🧶🧦 16 of 2025 - Raindrops on Roses by @stoneknits.bsky.social
from the Charming Colourwork Socks Book.
Second day of not touching hooks and needles because guess who overdid sock knitting? 😭
#knitsky
This is for the person who loves cotton socks, but I had the complete creative freedom.
from the Charming Colourwork Socks Book.
Second day of not touching hooks and needles because guess who overdid sock knitting? 😭
#knitsky
This is for the person who loves cotton socks, but I had the complete creative freedom.
Reposted by Chembu🌺🧶
Been thinking a lot about expectations, perfectionism and people pleasing recently
Inspired by britchida’s work
Inspired by britchida’s work
November 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Been thinking a lot about expectations, perfectionism and people pleasing recently
Inspired by britchida’s work
Inspired by britchida’s work
Wave of sorrow,
Do not drown me now:
I see the island
Still ahead somehow.
I see the island
And its sands are fair:
Wave of sorrow,
Take me there. - Langston Hughes
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
Do not drown me now:
I see the island
Still ahead somehow.
I see the island
And its sands are fair:
Wave of sorrow,
Take me there. - Langston Hughes
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Wave of sorrow,
Do not drown me now:
I see the island
Still ahead somehow.
I see the island
And its sands are fair:
Wave of sorrow,
Take me there. - Langston Hughes
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
Do not drown me now:
I see the island
Still ahead somehow.
I see the island
And its sands are fair:
Wave of sorrow,
Take me there. - Langston Hughes
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
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350/1000 now with a new dono and a comm! Please keep sharing, I still need more money to survive the month. This is for the ENTIRE month!
NOVEMBER #MUTUALAID! I had to dip into my savings to eat last month because Colorado and likely will again in a few weeks. I'm def not getting enough sales and comms so please maybe support me this way. Disabled person/couple needs money.
C: $FallonBinns
V: fallon-binns
#MAV #TransCrowdfund
C: $FallonBinns
V: fallon-binns
#MAV #TransCrowdfund
Buy CrippledCommie a Coffee
Become a supporter of CrippledCommie today!
ko-fi.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
350/1000 now with a new dono and a comm! Please keep sharing, I still need more money to survive the month. This is for the ENTIRE month!
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IT’S HAPPENING!
If you’re in Bangalore: in.bookmyshow.com/events/to-bu...
If you’re in Bangalore: in.bookmyshow.com/events/to-bu...
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
IT’S HAPPENING!
If you’re in Bangalore: in.bookmyshow.com/events/to-bu...
If you’re in Bangalore: in.bookmyshow.com/events/to-bu...
There is a brokenness out of which comes the unbroken,
a shatteredness
out of which blooms the unshatterable.
There is a sorrow
beyond all grief which leads to joy and a fragility
out of whose depths emerges strength.
- Rashani Réa
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
a shatteredness
out of which blooms the unshatterable.
There is a sorrow
beyond all grief which leads to joy and a fragility
out of whose depths emerges strength.
- Rashani Réa
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
There is a brokenness out of which comes the unbroken,
a shatteredness
out of which blooms the unshatterable.
There is a sorrow
beyond all grief which leads to joy and a fragility
out of whose depths emerges strength.
- Rashani Réa
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
a shatteredness
out of which blooms the unshatterable.
There is a sorrow
beyond all grief which leads to joy and a fragility
out of whose depths emerges strength.
- Rashani Réa
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
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Loved Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo & Juan Cavia for how honest and human it felt. It’s about art, ego, guilt, and finding grace when you least expect it. The illustrations are pretty, the storytelling patient. A reminder that redemption often comes softly, not loudly. 💙📚 #BookSky #GraphicNovels
November 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Loved Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo & Juan Cavia for how honest and human it felt. It’s about art, ego, guilt, and finding grace when you least expect it. The illustrations are pretty, the storytelling patient. A reminder that redemption often comes softly, not loudly. 💙📚 #BookSky #GraphicNovels
The lightest touch
if it is gently giv-
en can yield as much
affection as a deep
embrace soft as a
glance swift as a
drop of rain light
as a leaf I give
you these again. - James Laughlin
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
if it is gently giv-
en can yield as much
affection as a deep
embrace soft as a
glance swift as a
drop of rain light
as a leaf I give
you these again. - James Laughlin
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The lightest touch
if it is gently giv-
en can yield as much
affection as a deep
embrace soft as a
glance swift as a
drop of rain light
as a leaf I give
you these again. - James Laughlin
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
if it is gently giv-
en can yield as much
affection as a deep
embrace soft as a
glance swift as a
drop of rain light
as a leaf I give
you these again. - James Laughlin
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
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a new story is up on my patreon, it's available for all members (free tier as well), so its a great day to join and read this story (and a dozen more)
www.patreon.com/c/lucidillus...
(also can we help me reach 30 followers this month? currently at 21)
#WritersLife #WritingCommunity #BookSky
www.patreon.com/c/lucidillus...
(also can we help me reach 30 followers this month? currently at 21)
#WritersLife #WritingCommunity #BookSky
November 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
a new story is up on my patreon, it's available for all members (free tier as well), so its a great day to join and read this story (and a dozen more)
www.patreon.com/c/lucidillus...
(also can we help me reach 30 followers this month? currently at 21)
#WritersLife #WritingCommunity #BookSky
www.patreon.com/c/lucidillus...
(also can we help me reach 30 followers this month? currently at 21)
#WritersLife #WritingCommunity #BookSky
Porter stopped their all India parcel service. 😭
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Porter stopped their all India parcel service. 😭
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For many of us, the most we can do is shout and advocate on Social Media.
Because… well we’re actually disabled.
And it means we don’t have the time, energy, or capacity to do any more.
And for some they can’t even do this. Doesn’t mean they’re bad people.
Because… well we’re actually disabled.
And it means we don’t have the time, energy, or capacity to do any more.
And for some they can’t even do this. Doesn’t mean they’re bad people.
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
For many of us, the most we can do is shout and advocate on Social Media.
Because… well we’re actually disabled.
And it means we don’t have the time, energy, or capacity to do any more.
And for some they can’t even do this. Doesn’t mean they’re bad people.
Because… well we’re actually disabled.
And it means we don’t have the time, energy, or capacity to do any more.
And for some they can’t even do this. Doesn’t mean they’re bad people.
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🌍 People worldwide used their limited energy to finish “ME/CFS is…” Their voices show the challenges, losses & urgent need for change. Thanks to matching donors, every gift to OMF is tripled up to $500K!
👉 Donate: www.omf.ngo?form=donate-....
#mecfs #pwME #mecfsresearch
👉 Donate: www.omf.ngo?form=donate-....
#mecfs #pwME #mecfsresearch
November 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🌍 People worldwide used their limited energy to finish “ME/CFS is…” Their voices show the challenges, losses & urgent need for change. Thanks to matching donors, every gift to OMF is tripled up to $500K!
👉 Donate: www.omf.ngo?form=donate-....
#mecfs #pwME #mecfsresearch
👉 Donate: www.omf.ngo?form=donate-....
#mecfs #pwME #mecfsresearch
Often a sweetness comes as if on loan, stays just long enough
to make sense of what it means to be alive, then returns to its dark source. As for me, I don't care
where it's been, or what bitter road it's traveled to come so far, to taste so good.
-
Stephen Dunn
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
to make sense of what it means to be alive, then returns to its dark source. As for me, I don't care
where it's been, or what bitter road it's traveled to come so far, to taste so good.
-
Stephen Dunn
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Often a sweetness comes as if on loan, stays just long enough
to make sense of what it means to be alive, then returns to its dark source. As for me, I don't care
where it's been, or what bitter road it's traveled to come so far, to taste so good.
-
Stephen Dunn
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
to make sense of what it means to be alive, then returns to its dark source. As for me, I don't care
where it's been, or what bitter road it's traveled to come so far, to taste so good.
-
Stephen Dunn
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
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Unions matter. Especially NOW.
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Unions matter. Especially NOW.
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Some hats and scarves are available in my Ko-Fi shop. Shipping will be done through Indian Postal Service for orders outside of India. Please help in spreading the word?
ko-fi.com/s/2c874d2fa1
#bsnm #smallbusiness 🧶 #nightmarket
ko-fi.com/s/2c874d2fa1
#bsnm #smallbusiness 🧶 #nightmarket
Celtic Cable Scarf - Chembu's Ko-fi Shop
Celtic cables have stood the test of time and it is for those who like classy clothing! Made out of imported wool and acrylic blend.
Width 7.5 inches...
ko-fi.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Some hats and scarves are available in my Ko-Fi shop. Shipping will be done through Indian Postal Service for orders outside of India. Please help in spreading the word?
ko-fi.com/s/2c874d2fa1
#bsnm #smallbusiness 🧶 #nightmarket
ko-fi.com/s/2c874d2fa1
#bsnm #smallbusiness 🧶 #nightmarket
So close to the end of my childbearing life without children
- if I could remember a day when I was utterly a girl and not yet a woman-
but I don't think there was a day like that for me. - Marie Howe
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
- if I could remember a day when I was utterly a girl and not yet a woman-
but I don't think there was a day like that for me. - Marie Howe
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
So close to the end of my childbearing life without children
- if I could remember a day when I was utterly a girl and not yet a woman-
but I don't think there was a day like that for me. - Marie Howe
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
- if I could remember a day when I was utterly a girl and not yet a woman-
but I don't think there was a day like that for me. - Marie Howe
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
When I die, I will see the lining of the world.
The other side, beyond bird, mountain, sunset.
The true meaning, ready to be decoded.
What never added up will add Up,
What was incomprehensible will be comprehended.
- And if there is no lining to the world?
- Czeslaw Milosz
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
The other side, beyond bird, mountain, sunset.
The true meaning, ready to be decoded.
What never added up will add Up,
What was incomprehensible will be comprehended.
- And if there is no lining to the world?
- Czeslaw Milosz
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
When I die, I will see the lining of the world.
The other side, beyond bird, mountain, sunset.
The true meaning, ready to be decoded.
What never added up will add Up,
What was incomprehensible will be comprehended.
- And if there is no lining to the world?
- Czeslaw Milosz
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
The other side, beyond bird, mountain, sunset.
The true meaning, ready to be decoded.
What never added up will add Up,
What was incomprehensible will be comprehended.
- And if there is no lining to the world?
- Czeslaw Milosz
#Poetry #LiteratureSky 💙📚👀
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If you are looking for Holiday Prezzies 🎁 .. the Bluesky Night Market is a great place to start. #bsnm
Oh that note, there is the BlueSky Night Market, #bsnm feed where folks link their shops and goods
Anyone who sells online might want to add that and get the word out for the holidays - feed here: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Anyone who sells online might want to add that and get the word out for the holidays - feed here: bsky.app/profile/did:...
As holiday shopping season approaches, I'd like to remind everyone to shop small/local when you can. All of the large retailers are owned by rich dickheads—who sell garbage—while your local shops and artists make a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of that but have 1000x the heart
November 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
If you are looking for Holiday Prezzies 🎁 .. the Bluesky Night Market is a great place to start. #bsnm
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#Craftsky … if you are prepping for a Pride Progress Flag quilt … or getting crafty stuff ready for the holidays or for Pride Month next June… you are going to want to look at this thread kit.
#PrideMonthAllYear
#PrideMonthAllYear
I'll have more to say on this before too long, but want to put this out there right quick: I HAVE A THREAD COLLECTION WITH AURIFIL COMING IN FEBRUARY!
PRE-ORDER: Proud Work - Aurifil Collection | Ben Millett
PRE-ORDER: You will be charged when your order is placed. The order will ship in February 2026. Proud Work marks the Aurifil debut of designer Ben Millett, assembling twelve threads he regularly ...
benmillett.us
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
#Craftsky … if you are prepping for a Pride Progress Flag quilt … or getting crafty stuff ready for the holidays or for Pride Month next June… you are going to want to look at this thread kit.
#PrideMonthAllYear
#PrideMonthAllYear
Some hats and scarves are available in my Ko-Fi shop. Shipping will be done through Indian Postal Service for orders outside of India. Please help in spreading the word?
ko-fi.com/s/2c874d2fa1
#bsnm #smallbusiness 🧶 #nightmarket
ko-fi.com/s/2c874d2fa1
#bsnm #smallbusiness 🧶 #nightmarket
Celtic Cable Scarf - Chembu's Ko-fi Shop
Celtic cables have stood the test of time and it is for those who like classy clothing! Made out of imported wool and acrylic blend.
Width 7.5 inches...
ko-fi.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Some hats and scarves are available in my Ko-Fi shop. Shipping will be done through Indian Postal Service for orders outside of India. Please help in spreading the word?
ko-fi.com/s/2c874d2fa1
#bsnm #smallbusiness 🧶 #nightmarket
ko-fi.com/s/2c874d2fa1
#bsnm #smallbusiness 🧶 #nightmarket
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It's the time of year again -- time to do your holiday shopping from independent artists. It's more important than ever to support people actually making stuff!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It's the time of year again -- time to do your holiday shopping from independent artists. It's more important than ever to support people actually making stuff!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
I found my alt Text mandatory setting was turned off. What is this, bluesky?? 😬
November 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
I found my alt Text mandatory setting was turned off. What is this, bluesky?? 😬