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Frith 🐉 An Odd Type of Dragon
@oddtypeofdragon.bsky.social
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#sewing and clothing commissions, UK cargo bike life, fandom, two-mum parenting 👩‍👩‍👧

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Did some sashiko-style mending on these jeans! A patch from a less-salvagable pair is reinforcing behind the hole.

True sashiko thread is cotton, but rules are fake so I use Guterman upholstery thread because it's much stronger.

#sewing #sewsky
Geometric hexagons stitched in red, yellow and orange thread to reinforce a patch in brown fabric behind a knee hole in khaki jeans
November 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Rainy day but I love my raincoat 😊 #sewing #sewsky
Selfie of me in a teal raincoat covered in rainbow doodles, also some spiders for unclear reasons
November 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Yes, try it!
Me and my daughter on our bike, panniers very full. Our helmets are off for the photo.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Today I walked all the way into town and back, and had a fancy mocktail 😁
Strawberry mocktail with boba to add into it
November 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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Hi 😄
Selfie of me in a teal dress with silver birches and goldfinches
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Safety wings! Made from cotton, reflective tech fabric, and layers of quilted poly batting and interfacing. Mine have performed perfectly in 20 mile rides and pouring rain.

Can also do dragon wings! £90, each set made custom.

#sewing #sewsky #bikesky www.instagram.com/p/DQmKUwYCgg...
Myself and my daughter on our Tern, both wearing safety wings. Camera flash photo Camera flash photo of me from the front, showing the reflective straps and piping on the inner side Camera flash photo of the inner side of the wings, laid flat Daylight photo (no flash) of the outer wing with the reflective fabric appliques
November 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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I lived bitch
Hospital selfie
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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I'm sorry, what
A piece of hospital equipment, the screen says "Mindray" and then "Standby: Unspecified"
October 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Btw she set her name like that in my phone herself because she thinks it's weird that I have everyone like my parents listed by full names only.
Screenshot of a WhatsApp chat where I sent a screenshot of my tweet above to Ellie, who is listed as "Eleanor (darling wife)". She laughs and tries to explain how to do it. I reply why would I when you're home in half an hour
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Been making fabric flowers with reflective centres! There's a pin on the back to attach to a coat/bag.

£6 each, £2 postage or free delivery in Oxford this Tuesday/Wednesday 😊 #sewing #sewsky
Fabric flowers under normal light Fabric flowers with camera flash
October 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Ngl, I was most excited about these two 😂
Fabric with a design of neopets paint brushes Design with demon tiger from KPDH
October 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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FABRIC DELIVERY! 🎉
Big pile of assorted fabrics
October 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Oh yeah also this happened ON THE WAY TO THE GLOW RIDE YESTERDAY.

Like, I had a child on the back and literal fairy lights all over my bike and this driver still didn't see me.

(Yes, complete footage including reg plate sent to police.) #bikesky #myrideourright
Screencap from my handlebar cam showing a car overtaking me by driving literally inside the bike lane, centimetres from me. My handlebars stick out further to the sides than my front rack does.
October 23, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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So glad I finished the wings in time - I was still finishing 5yo's after school 😅 Anyway, in the unlikely event this post does numbers, I am extremely open to commissions - I think dragon wings would also look brilliant as reflectors! www.instagram.com/oddtypeofdra... #sewsky #sewing
Wings in daylight, showing the cotton night-sky background Side view showing the reflective straps and the piping sewn along the inner surface Another night photo taken with flash
October 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Had a great time at the Oxford Glow Ride! We definitely glowed all around the city - 5yo had a brilliant time too.

#MyRideOurRight #RightToGlow #bikesky
Me and 5yo photographed with flash from behind showing the reflectiveness of our wings I made Us on the bike, no flash so you can see some of the glowsticks and fairy lights the bike is decked out with Tiny Dragon in her back section with glowsticks and lights Another flash photo from behind showing off our wings
October 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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I've made something GREAT to bring to the Oxford Glow Ride tomorrow, look out for me and Tiny Dragon in our matching hi-vis wings!
Flash photography of wearable monarch butterfly wings made from reflective fabric
October 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Little fox jacket, in age 12 size #sewing #sewsky
Back of orange sleeveless jacket showing appliqued fox tail and fox ears sticking up Front view, with toggles down the front and little claws under the pockets
October 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Made a pottery apron finally, and after using it for three weeks even remembered to get photos! (If you think it looks too clean, I had only been turning in this session!)

Was really pleased I had a full rainbow of linen. Pieced very ad-hoc.

#sewing #sewsky
Me in front of two pottery wheels, wearing a apron showing progression from red to blue in irregular geometric blocks Overlapping cross-back showing blues and purples Partway through a spin, showing yellow to purple
October 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Today I went on a trip to Burford, a nice round 50 miles in total (2 hours each way). Had a wander, had lunch with sholio, bought some nice things. A grey day but some nice autumn colours!

Ebikes are magic. #bikesky
Selfie of me in Burford, a pretty Cotswold village Looking down the hill without me in it Cafe sign announcing The World Famous Cream Tea. I like the implication that it's their one specifically which is famous. Random Cotswolds bike selfie
October 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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The matching waterproof dungarees are still going! I made Tiny Dragon hers two and a half years ago now. #sewing #sewsky
Tiny Dragon and me in matching softshell dungarees (navy with golden suns) in front of a wall of hay bales and pumpkins
October 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Pumpkin Patches are still a new slightly weird import but I do enjoy them? This year our local one included a massive pile of dirt. They definitely understand what children want.
Some disco styled plastic skeletons in a wood 5yo standing on top of a big pile of dirt Ellie and I inside a pumpkin photo frame 5yo peeping out through a pumpkin coach photo frame
October 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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🫂 Here is a two-for-one picture!
5yo in a very outgrown baby nest, with a brown lop bunny climbing on her
October 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Boiiiiiing
October 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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The fair is in town this week! Had a great time. Candy floss costs £4 a bag now 🥲
5yo in the driver's seat of a carousel bus 5yo on the spinning teacups 5yo climbing a moving ladder on a funhouse Selfie of us with candy floss
October 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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I did a little bit of visible mending on the baby nest, as it had received an exploratory nibble from the bunny *mumble* 4 years ago. Backed it with a cotton patch and then the embroidery secures and covers it all over.

#sewing #sewsky
Closeup of an embroidered ladybird on the grey outside of the baby nest Previous: the little round hole nibbled by the bunny, about the size of a 5p Wider shot of the empty baby nest showing the ladybird on the outer edge of the foot end
October 6, 2025 at 12:12 PM