The Velvet Compote 🪡 #BloodAndBrocade
@thevelvetcompote.bsky.social
an art collective and independent artbook/zine publishing house lovingly curated by @fruitgravy
Current Project: BLOOD & BROCADE 🪡🩸
https://linktr.ee/thevelvetcompote
Current Project: BLOOD & BROCADE 🪡🩸
https://linktr.ee/thevelvetcompote
INTRODUCING... THE MERCH! our merch designers have been hard at work finishing up their pieces and are finally excited to show you what you'll be getting when you order either the physical, digital, or all-in-one merch bundles! more info on each piece below ⏬
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
INTRODUCING... THE MERCH! our merch designers have been hard at work finishing up their pieces and are finally excited to show you what you'll be getting when you order either the physical, digital, or all-in-one merch bundles! more info on each piece below ⏬
IT'S HERE! The Velvet Compote is incredibly honored to announce that preorders have OPENED for Blood & Brocade: An #IWTV Charity Fanzine.
Enjoy the work of dozens of artists and writers from around the world as they bring historical fashion and eternal vampirism together🪡 🩸
Enjoy the work of dozens of artists and writers from around the world as they bring historical fashion and eternal vampirism together🪡 🩸
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
IT'S HERE! The Velvet Compote is incredibly honored to announce that preorders have OPENED for Blood & Brocade: An #IWTV Charity Fanzine.
Enjoy the work of dozens of artists and writers from around the world as they bring historical fashion and eternal vampirism together🪡 🩸
Enjoy the work of dozens of artists and writers from around the world as they bring historical fashion and eternal vampirism together🪡 🩸
ONE MORE DAY! #BloodAndBrocade , the #iwtv historical fashion artbook will be available TOMORROW at 10AM PST! mark your calendars for a 200 page artbook featuring illustrations, writing pieces and sketches! merch also available! our last darling preview is by @jellikai.bsky.social 🩸
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
ONE MORE DAY! #BloodAndBrocade , the #iwtv historical fashion artbook will be available TOMORROW at 10AM PST! mark your calendars for a 200 page artbook featuring illustrations, writing pieces and sketches! merch also available! our last darling preview is by @jellikai.bsky.social 🩸
there are ONLY TWO days left until the release of the #iwtv historical fashion artbook, #BloodAndBrocade. today's tender preview is by traystreeter on ig/twt!
. see the rest of this spread and the work of dozens other creators when b&b drops nov 10 at 10am PST 🤍
. see the rest of this spread and the work of dozens other creators when b&b drops nov 10 at 10am PST 🤍
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
there are ONLY TWO days left until the release of the #iwtv historical fashion artbook, #BloodAndBrocade. today's tender preview is by traystreeter on ig/twt!
. see the rest of this spread and the work of dozens other creators when b&b drops nov 10 at 10am PST 🤍
. see the rest of this spread and the work of dozens other creators when b&b drops nov 10 at 10am PST 🤍
there are just 3 days left until #BloodAndBrocade an #iwtv charity fanzine becomes availale for ordr. we can't wait to show you your favorite vampires in finery throughout the ages 🩸🪡 this elegant spread is drawn by @rephaeim.bsky.social -- see the rest of claudia's elegance in the zine ❤️
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
there are just 3 days left until #BloodAndBrocade an #iwtv charity fanzine becomes availale for ordr. we can't wait to show you your favorite vampires in finery throughout the ages 🩸🪡 this elegant spread is drawn by @rephaeim.bsky.social -- see the rest of claudia's elegance in the zine ❤️
good evening, coven. there are (actually) 4 days until the release of #BloodAndBrocade🩸🪡 this artbook features 200 pages of illustrations, essays, and fiction & will be available for purchase nov 10, limited to 500 copies. tonight's spread is by @fourofdiamondsart.bsky.social
#iwtv
#iwtv
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 AM
good evening, coven. there are (actually) 4 days until the release of #BloodAndBrocade🩸🪡 this artbook features 200 pages of illustrations, essays, and fiction & will be available for purchase nov 10, limited to 500 copies. tonight's spread is by @fourofdiamondsart.bsky.social
#iwtv
#iwtv
5 days! halfway to the date that #BloodAndBrocade goes live!! WHO'S EXCITED BECAUSE I AM !! today's tender little loustat spread is from ludotdoodles on IG ! see the rest of Lu's spread and the work of dozens more creators when preorders open november 10th! 🪡🩸
#iwtv
#iwtv
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
5 days! halfway to the date that #BloodAndBrocade goes live!! WHO'S EXCITED BECAUSE I AM !! today's tender little loustat spread is from ludotdoodles on IG ! see the rest of Lu's spread and the work of dozens more creators when preorders open november 10th! 🪡🩸
#iwtv
#iwtv
SIX days left until #BloodAndBrocade zine goes live! today's spread is a merry mardi gras parade featuring claudia, lestat and louis, illustrated by @kesterite.bsky.social . 🥳 see the rest of this colorful spread and the rest of the illustrations when preorders open nov 10!!
#iwtv
#iwtv
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
SIX days left until #BloodAndBrocade zine goes live! today's spread is a merry mardi gras parade featuring claudia, lestat and louis, illustrated by @kesterite.bsky.social . 🥳 see the rest of this colorful spread and the rest of the illustrations when preorders open nov 10!!
#iwtv
#iwtv
ONE WEEK LEFT UNTIL OUR ARTBOOK GOES LIVE! 🩸 today's preview is a lovingly VICIOUS take on the vampire claudia by mesierkki on twt ✨our artbook is full of AUs and visions of vampires in looks that have never been thought up before, you don't want to miss out!
#BloodAndBrocade #iwtv
#BloodAndBrocade #iwtv
November 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
ONE WEEK LEFT UNTIL OUR ARTBOOK GOES LIVE! 🩸 today's preview is a lovingly VICIOUS take on the vampire claudia by mesierkki on twt ✨our artbook is full of AUs and visions of vampires in looks that have never been thought up before, you don't want to miss out!
#BloodAndBrocade #iwtv
#BloodAndBrocade #iwtv
there are 8 DAYS LEFT until preorders for #BloodAndBrocade open up, and today's sneak peek is of a lovely claudeleine fic by magemegane on twt . along with our illustrators and merch designers, we have a handful of incredibly talented writers working hard on the book 🤍 #iwtv 🩸🪡
November 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
there are 8 DAYS LEFT until preorders for #BloodAndBrocade open up, and today's sneak peek is of a lovely claudeleine fic by magemegane on twt . along with our illustrators and merch designers, we have a handful of incredibly talented writers working hard on the book 🤍 #iwtv 🩸🪡
9 DAYS LEFT until preorders for blood & brocade: an IWTV charity fanzine goes live! see all your favorites in period-accurate fashion from the ancient to the contemporary! today's preview features a stunning detail-filled spread by @\dxxarts on insta/twt . you don't want to miss this. 🩸🪡
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
9 DAYS LEFT until preorders for blood & brocade: an IWTV charity fanzine goes live! see all your favorites in period-accurate fashion from the ancient to the contemporary! today's preview features a stunning detail-filled spread by @\dxxarts on insta/twt . you don't want to miss this. 🩸🪡
THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS! there are TEN DAYS left until the preorder period of #BloodAndBrocade goes live ‼️ 200 pages of our favorite vampires in their finery, drawn and written by 100+ talented creators from all over the world. this wonderful sneak peek is by @\notacluedo on tumblr! 🩸
November 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS! there are TEN DAYS left until the preorder period of #BloodAndBrocade goes live ‼️ 200 pages of our favorite vampires in their finery, drawn and written by 100+ talented creators from all over the world. this wonderful sneak peek is by @\notacluedo on tumblr! 🩸
happy halloween. 🎃🩸this spooky, tender sneak peek is brought to you by @ lazcifer on insta! see the rest of this (gorgeously detailed) spread and the work of 100+ other #iwtv fanartists and fanwriters when preorders for BLOOD & BROCADE open on nov 10.. 🧛♀️ #BloodAndBrocade
October 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
happy halloween. 🎃🩸this spooky, tender sneak peek is brought to you by @ lazcifer on insta! see the rest of this (gorgeously detailed) spread and the work of 100+ other #iwtv fanartists and fanwriters when preorders for BLOOD & BROCADE open on nov 10.. 🧛♀️ #BloodAndBrocade
the next sneak peek is of our queen of the damned, by minpage on tumblr! see the rest of this spread and the work of 100 other creators in #BloodAndBrocade, available to order nov 10 🩸🪡
October 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
the next sneak peek is of our queen of the damned, by minpage on tumblr! see the rest of this spread and the work of 100 other creators in #BloodAndBrocade, available to order nov 10 🩸🪡
a belladonic beauty... this GORGEOUSLY rendered sneak peek is from jovanoromani (on twt!) / 333ml (on tumblr!)🩸 see the rest of this spread and the work of 100+ other creators once the #BloodAndBrocade iwtv artbook preorders open nov 10 💕
October 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
a belladonic beauty... this GORGEOUSLY rendered sneak peek is from jovanoromani (on twt!) / 333ml (on tumblr!)🩸 see the rest of this spread and the work of 100+ other creators once the #BloodAndBrocade iwtv artbook preorders open nov 10 💕
sneak peek 🚬 a cozy winter daniel repping his favorite artists. this is one little zoom of two illustrations by @smallpolarbear.bsky.social ! see the rest of their work and the work of 100 other talented creators when the #bloodandbrocade artbook preorders open nov 10!! 🪡🩸
#iwtv
#iwtv
October 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
sneak peek 🚬 a cozy winter daniel repping his favorite artists. this is one little zoom of two illustrations by @smallpolarbear.bsky.social ! see the rest of their work and the work of 100 other talented creators when the #bloodandbrocade artbook preorders open nov 10!! 🪡🩸
#iwtv
#iwtv
🪡 What you've been waiting for ... the B&B artbook pre 0rders will be going live Nov 10! Enjoy 200 FULL-COLOR PAGES of illustrations, essays, and ficlets all about our favorite vampires in their fineries..
poster by: @fruitgravy.bsky.social
more info below 👇
#iwtv #zine
poster by: @fruitgravy.bsky.social
more info below 👇
#iwtv #zine
October 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🪡 What you've been waiting for ... the B&B artbook pre 0rders will be going live Nov 10! Enjoy 200 FULL-COLOR PAGES of illustrations, essays, and ficlets all about our favorite vampires in their fineries..
poster by: @fruitgravy.bsky.social
more info below 👇
#iwtv #zine
poster by: @fruitgravy.bsky.social
more info below 👇
#iwtv #zine
this artbook is gonna be awesome, and i cant wait to share more about preorders! show some love to our page/merch artists and all the hard extra work they're doing for the zine! ✨(3/3)
@laurelipsum.bsky.social
@laurelipsum.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
this artbook is gonna be awesome, and i cant wait to share more about preorders! show some love to our page/merch artists and all the hard extra work they're doing for the zine! ✨(3/3)
@laurelipsum.bsky.social
@laurelipsum.bsky.social
aside from bookmarks, dolls, and stickers, we will have prints of interior pages, postcards and HD wallpapers available. there will ALSO BE a special exclusive digital bts add-on zine that features WIP photos of our creators pieces 👀
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@vampirepyramid.bsky.social @glassesdisasters.bsky.social
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@vampirepyramid.bsky.social @glassesdisasters.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
aside from bookmarks, dolls, and stickers, we will have prints of interior pages, postcards and HD wallpapers available. there will ALSO BE a special exclusive digital bts add-on zine that features WIP photos of our creators pieces 👀
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@vampirepyramid.bsky.social @glassesdisasters.bsky.social
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@vampirepyramid.bsky.social @glassesdisasters.bsky.social
a moment for the merch artists! these artists were selected to design bookmarks, print-at-home paper dress up dolls wnd vinyl stickers for our #iwtv artbook 💕🧛 (1/3)
@wiredglitch.bsky.social @acwhiteart.bsky.social
@wiredglitch.bsky.social @acwhiteart.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
a moment for the merch artists! these artists were selected to design bookmarks, print-at-home paper dress up dolls wnd vinyl stickers for our #iwtv artbook 💕🧛 (1/3)
@wiredglitch.bsky.social @acwhiteart.bsky.social
@wiredglitch.bsky.social @acwhiteart.bsky.social
🏰 SNEAK PEEK .. a different kind of devotion. work-in-progress for a tender retelling of devil's minion by illustrator @acwhiteart.bsky.social 🤍🤍
#iwtv #BloodAndBrocade
#iwtv #BloodAndBrocade
October 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🏰 SNEAK PEEK .. a different kind of devotion. work-in-progress for a tender retelling of devil's minion by illustrator @acwhiteart.bsky.social 🤍🤍
#iwtv #BloodAndBrocade
#iwtv #BloodAndBrocade
SNEAK PEEK... 🌹 a tale as old as time... this GORGEOUS work in progress of our beauty, louis, is brought to you by op-la on tumblr.
#BloodAndBrocade #iwtv
#BloodAndBrocade #iwtv
October 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
SNEAK PEEK... 🌹 a tale as old as time... this GORGEOUS work in progress of our beauty, louis, is brought to you by op-la on tumblr.
#BloodAndBrocade #iwtv
#BloodAndBrocade #iwtv
🪽 CHARITY ANNOUNCEMENT! all proceeds for #BloodAndBrocade after necessary production cost and one-time contributor compensation will be donated to @ThePCRF . all proceeds from the second run sales of artbooks will be going to this organization as well.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🪽 CHARITY ANNOUNCEMENT! all proceeds for #BloodAndBrocade after necessary production cost and one-time contributor compensation will be donated to @ThePCRF . all proceeds from the second run sales of artbooks will be going to this organization as well.
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SNEAK PEEK! Létika (@\letika on tumblr @\letika_art on X) has graced us with their work-in-progress 1920's version of Claudia and Lestat looking absolutely opulent and playful! You'll be able to see both halves of Létika's spread this winter in the #BloodAndBrocade artbook 🧣
#iwtv
#iwtv
September 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
SNEAK PEEK! Létika (@\letika on tumblr @\letika_art on X) has graced us with their work-in-progress 1920's version of Claudia and Lestat looking absolutely opulent and playful! You'll be able to see both halves of Létika's spread this winter in the #BloodAndBrocade artbook 🧣
#iwtv
#iwtv
(3/3) now, keep an eye out on exclusive WIPs of our contributors' works and more info on how to get your hands on this #iwtv #zine this winter! ❄️🧣 stay warm!
@kybettie.bsky.social
@kybettie.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
(3/3) now, keep an eye out on exclusive WIPs of our contributors' works and more info on how to get your hands on this #iwtv #zine this winter! ❄️🧣 stay warm!
@kybettie.bsky.social
@kybettie.bsky.social