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Saturday, July 25th, 2009 12:00 pm





Lacy white iridescent doily approximately 14.5" in diameter sprinkled with 176 light purple beads, by [livejournal.com profile] mnfiddledragon.

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Excerpt from Swanleigh-Fulcrum's Guide to Household Arachnids, by Octembre Swanleigh-Fulcrum, PhD

It is well known that spiders spin the most fascinating and bizarre things while intoxicated. Marijuana, alcohol, and many other drugs will cause a spider to spin wild, patternless trash.

Convincing a spider to spin lace is far more difficult.

First, one must put the spider in the proper frame of mind. Your spider should be installed in the parlor. Frequent salons should be held; between salons, play audiobooks of Regency romances for your spider. If you treat your spider as a lady, she will act as one.

Secondly, one must prepare her food in an appropriate manner. Keep an aquarium full of flies; instead of water, give the flies tea. Earl Grey is preferred, but any proper black tea will do. (Green or red teas will produce markedly different results. Herbal teas are not recommended for reasons.)

Thirdly, while your spider is devouring her tea-filled fly, sip cognac (port will do in a pinch) and exhale gently across her web. This will make your spider pleasantly tipsy - not enough to get her drunk, just enough to make her feel quite agreeable.

Whisper your request to your spider. Politely. She will comply, spinning loop after loop of the most intricate lace. When she finishes, she will bow slightly; bow to her in return. With her permission, and after transferring her to a new web, sever the lace from the web and dip it immediately in the preserving agent of your choice. Treated properly, spider-lace is perfect for hats, samplers, and the edging of gloves and bodices.
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shadesong: (Wind Tunnel Dreams)
Thursday, September 18th, 2008 11:44 am
prompt: spiders spinning lace



It is well known that spiders spin the most fascinating and bizarre things while intoxicated. Marijuana, alcohol, and many other drugs will cause a spider to spin wild, patternless trash.

Convincing a spider to spin lace is far more difficult.

First, one must put the spider in the proper frame of mind. Your spider should be installed in the parlor. Frequent salons should be held; between salons, play audiobooks of Regency romances for your spider. If you treat your spider as a lady, she will act as one.

Secondly, one must prepare her food in an appropriate manner. Keep an aquarium full of flies; instead of water, give the flies tea. Earl Grey is preferred, but any proper black tea will do. (Green or red teas will produce markedly different results. Herbal teas are not recommended.)

Thirdly, while your spider is devouring her tea-filled fly, sip cognac (port will do in a pinch) and exhale gently across her web. This will make your spider pleasantly tipsy - not enough to get her drunk, just enough to make her feel quite agreeable.

Whisper your request to your spider. Politely. She will comply, spinning loop after loop of the most intricate lace. When she finishes, she will bow slightly; bow in return. With her permission, and after transferring her to a new web, sever the lace from the web and dip it immediately in the preserving agent of your choice. Treated properly, spider-lace is perfect for hats, samplers, and the edging of gloves and bodices.








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Saturday, July 26th, 2008 07:29 pm
The next artifact tumbles into my palm as I set down the candleholder. I chuckle - this little fellow was hiding inside!



To lure a sea dragon, one needs:
* a stand of kelp.
* small fish infused with magic - just enough to make them glow to the sight of a magical creature.
* candied ginger. Why? No one knows. But the sea dragons cannot resist the lure of candied ginger.

Treat the fish with an infusion of candied ginger, infusing them with a glow of power as you do. Release them into the kelp. They will be dazed; you will not need to do much to keep them around.

Wait patiently. Sea dragons are rare. But one will come to you.

When the sea dragon arrives, scoop it up with a net and plunge it immediately into ice water to shock it into position. Cast it in silver as soon as possible. Thus your sea dragon will be preserved in perpetuity.

(The legends of sea dragons being a cure for impotence are purely myth. Or at least wildly exaggerated.)

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Cast-silver sea dragon by Scott Lefton, on a silky blue cord.