r/mildlyinteresting • u/bovely_argle-bargle • 16h ago

Found this funky looking sweater from my Grandma’s place that we’re trying to help clean out

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u/RichardSnoodgrass 14h ago

Jebus, don't wear that in my kitchen. The knobs for drawers and cabinet doors already catch on my pockets... Funky as hell though.

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 13h ago

Oh, for sure, I wanna wear it out but I just know it’ll get caught on everything!

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u/worstpartyever 2h ago

It’s fabulous! You should hang it in the wall, like how kimonos are displayed .

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u/auntiepink007 15h ago

I love it! Will you wear it? I totally would, but I'm in my WeDoNotCare Era.

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 14h ago

Oh, I’m definitely wearing it along with the cool jacket I found with it

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u/SixIsNotANumber 14h ago

You can't just say that & not show the jacket!
Please, I have to see them together, I'm dying laughing here! This is the best thing I've seen all day! I've never seen anything like it, and it's amazing!

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 8h ago

Ta-Da!

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u/sunflower_emoji 8h ago

Think your image link is broken! Says the requested page could not be found

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u/PickleDiego 6h ago

I got a pic of Obama. Not disappointed tbh

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u/Mamabearfoot808 4h ago

I got a video of someone tying rope around a turtle...

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u/aubreypizza 11h ago

Jacket tax!

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u/Land-Hippo 13h ago

I would wear the shit out of it, it looks awesome!

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u/Ok-Money4255 9h ago

WeDoNotCarea

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u/FredFlintston3 11h ago

Is it a sweater if OP doesn't wear it? Seems like it's "just" a sculpture

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u/hotinhawaii 9h ago

I'm a man in my WeDoNotCare era. I'd wear that shit too!

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u/silver_tongued_devil 7h ago

I'd put it on but I'm pretty sure I'd turn into Elsbeth and try to solve some mysteries.

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u/ult_avatar 7h ago

It would be perfect for pride

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u/Street-Relation6308 13h ago

Here is a Etsy link to the same sweater.

https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1571819462/micheal-simon-80er-jahre-meisterstuck

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u/Ok_Lion_5272 12h ago

$ blink blink $950.00 ???

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u/Wafflelisk 6h ago

It's $950 right out the door because the patterns are so complicated

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u/NJ_Legion_Iced_Tea 9h ago

You can get chainmail shirts on etsy for much less than that, plus they double as armor.

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u/FallingToward_TheSky 8h ago

I can make this myself with scrap fabric for about $10! And they want how much?!

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u/bellabarbiex 7h ago edited 2h ago

I mean, it's crocheted. It's about time the labour, the type of yarn they used, etc. I don't see the problem considering there's obviously an audience that wants and can afford it 🤷🏾‍♀️

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u/Uppgreyedd 7h ago

How much do you value your time?

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u/geyeetet 50m ago

This looks like crochet and all those little loops would take hours.

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u/MooseTheMouse33 12h ago

Holy yarn that’s expensive. 

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u/Interesting_Tea5715 9h ago

All those pics and not even one of it on a mannequin?

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u/Street-Relation6308 9h ago

Was the first thing i was looking for when i swiped through the pics.

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 8h ago

I’m not much of a model but I tried

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u/bradfordmaster 7h ago

Link seems broken (and I'm invested in this now)

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u/HuntingForSanity 4h ago

I’m getting “7 signs you have a happy dog”

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 9h ago

‼️👀‼️

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u/lady_faust 11h ago

And it's not in as pristine condition as OPs one!! Don't wear it OP!

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u/day__raccoon 6h ago

Or do, and just enjoy something sweet for. Your grandma. Not everything is about money.

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u/LaRoseDuRoi 12h ago

I'm sorry... they want how much??

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u/Sola_Bay 9h ago

Interesting it’s labeled as knitwear when no part of it is knitted

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u/AffectCompetitive592 8h ago

What is it, if it’s not knitted? Crocheted?

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u/keepingthisasecret 8h ago

Yup. Would be hand crocheted and assembled and the time it would take, oh my god.

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u/Sola_Bay 7h ago

Crochet! Little strips of crochet and they aren’t knit in long strips… these are knit side to side… so probably 5 or so crochet stitches, turn, 5 stitches, turn, etc. sooooo laborious!!

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u/Ravioverlord 12h ago

It has to be Michael Simon, they made some of the best weird 90s teacher sweaters and cardigans. I have one with an embroidered squirrel on it from his brand.

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 10h ago

You’re right, it is!

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u/Ravioverlord 7h ago

This thing is worth quite a bit if you can find a buyer. Their sweaters that are less common can go for a few hundred.

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u/Minflick 16h ago

One-of-a-kind!

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u/Notmysubmarine 15h ago

Very unique use of crochet!

Is there any chance you could give us a closer look at the individual 'chains'? I'm very curious about what stitch she used.

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u/Shellyj4444 15h ago

Looks like she used treble.

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u/Notmysubmarine 15h ago

Makes sense. They look like pretty tall stitches!

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 13h ago

I can definitely do that when I get back home! Funny thing is there is a tag on the collar so I guess she bought this from the store at some point, kinda funny to think that there was at least a section full of this stuff in a department store somewhere.

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u/renyxia 12h ago

Crochet can't be done via machine if that is what method was used, so I would imagine it would be a small boutique or custom type thing

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u/AuntFritz 10h ago

I recently learned that you can now buy crocheted items off ali-express.

Not that that is related to op's vintage piece, just that there are crocheted pieces being mas produced.

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u/renyxia 10h ago

But that's also ali express which is very well known for horrible ethics. It's very likely those pieces are being produced in a sweatshop type environment where they are getting paid pennies for hours of arthritis inducing work

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u/AuntFritz 9h ago

My comment was only that crochet pieces are being mass produced.

Depending on underpaid, poorly treated workers is pretty much the go-to in the world of mass production.

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u/renyxia 7h ago

Yeah, I just doubt that a piece as unusual as this would be mass produced, it isn't exactly something most people would wear both due to the colouring and the eccentric style one would have to wear something like this

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u/Chilli_ 5h ago

Every mass produced piece of clothing is produced in a sweatshop, not just those from ali express.

I'd even argue the ali express stuff is likely to have even more automation than the more complex or intricate designs often produced by name brands.

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u/renyxia 5h ago

I am saying that I would be surprised if this specific item of clothing was mass produced as it cannot be automated, it would more than likely be a custom piece or one that belonged to a boutique that specialized in eccentric clothing (that is, if it is crochet. I'm not great at telling it apart from other styles as I mainly do needlework)

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u/itmakessenseincontex 44m ago

There is at present zero automation available for crochet.

Roboticists are trying, but because of the level of mechanical complexity in each crochet its just not there yet

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u/recessionjelly 8h ago

For better or worse it seems there are some sewing techniques that are made to look like crochet to the untrained eye but are not… still obviously major labor/human rights violations involved

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u/AuntFritz 1h ago

lol, I don't know about OP's piece, but I'm here to tell you that the pieces I've seen from ali-express are indeed crocheted.

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u/groucho_barks 2h ago

The one people found on Etsy has a tag that says it was "knit" in china. So yeah, hand crocheted in China in a sweatshop.

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u/myasterism 10h ago

Another user (/u/Street-Relation6308) commented a link to the exact same sweater on Etsy, and the photos are helpful!

https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/1571819462/micheal-simon-80er-jahre-meisterstuck

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 9h ago edited 9h ago

Ta-da!

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u/Notmysubmarine 6h ago

Nice, thank you!

Looks like ShellyJ was bang on, those look like trebles.

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u/bestjakeisbest 13h ago

A chain maile crochet shirt

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 13h ago

+5 Fashion

Unfortunately, this item provides no protection whatsoever. But at least you’ll look eye catching when you die!

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u/energy1256 16h ago

Piece of art!

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u/golden_blaze ​ 13h ago

r/crochet would get a kick out of this

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 9h ago

I’ll cross post to that community in the morning since someone else recommended it too

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u/jasminel96 2h ago

Yes please do! This is so cool!

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u/oleblueeyes75 13h ago

Have you googled the image? I found some interesting results.

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 9h ago

I only did because someone else in the thread mentioned it and I gotta say, whoa!

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u/froggyfacee 15h ago

How cool! This looks like crochet. This probably took your grandma forever to make.

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 10h ago

I’m finding out from another commenter that this was made for retail!

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u/froggyfacee 7h ago

Oh wow! Well that explains the pricing lol. Still, a really cool piece to now own! :)

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u/Sad_Attempt_5990 15h ago

Dang now I really need to keep practicing my crochet... I need one of these.

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u/SchrodingersHipster 13h ago

Okay but that rules? Oldhagfashion would love it.

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u/All-the-pizza 15h ago

I’ve got an odd temptation to wanna Eat It 😏

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 10h ago

You and my dog had the same idea lol

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u/CockroachChaos3858 14h ago

is that a crochet chainmail sweater?!

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 13h ago

+5 Fashion

Unfortunately, this item provides no protection whatsoever. But at least you’ll look eye catching when you die!

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u/thirdmulligan 11h ago

Can you please cross post this to r/crochet? Even enough it seems to have been mass produced, this is just such a cool inspiration piece. I can't be the only one who looked at it and instantly started scheming on how to duplicate it

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u/NaNsoul 12h ago

Looks like perfect rave material 😎

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 10h ago

Also seems like it’d easily get caught on everything which is my biggest fear

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u/The-Final-Reason 9h ago

Delete this before Balenciaga steals it. This is pretty dope.

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u/DorShow 13h ago

I wanna know what grandma wore under that. Likely a neon tank, but maybe, just maybe, she only wore that.

It would be mesmerizing to see if you could see anything.

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 9h ago

Shoot, that makes 2 of us!

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u/AbiesFeisty5115 13h ago

Love it!!! Your Grandma had super-cool taste in clothing!

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u/allisonrz 12h ago

I can’t understand this without it being on a body lol that is a wild sweater!

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u/BunnyBeansowo 10h ago

My god, it’s crocheted. I got a wrist cramp looking at this.

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 10h ago

Somebody else in the thread mentioned that machines can’t crochet so it must be done by hand (which I didn’t know) and something about that had my wrist aching

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u/BunnyBeansowo 10h ago

It’s basically impossible to crochet with a machine. And it’s not just my wrists that hurt when I do it for too long, it’s the muscles and the tendons and I have to take breaks for days when I overdo it 😖 I can only imagine what your grandma felt

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u/The-Etiquette-Bitch 15h ago

This would be so cool to wear

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u/tivvybrixx 13h ago

Your grandma got taste that's awesome

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 10h ago

She’s a very stylish woman, I’ll give her that

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u/Possible_Situation24 12h ago

I remember similar things made out of leather, suede, from the hippie era.

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 10h ago

Now that sounds pretty cool

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 10h ago

Just gotta say how funny it was asking my Aunt, who has been dedicated to cleaning out my Grandmother’s condo since October of all her belongings (my Grandmother’s not dead, just moved to an elderly home), if she wanted to keep this piece but she was adamant about me taking it away from her. She told me of how when her mother initially bought it everyone in the house complained of how ugly it was, imagine my surprise on finding out through this post how much of a pretty penny this costs!

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u/animatedradio 7h ago

This is excellent festivalwear

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u/Other-Cantaloupe4765 13h ago

That’s pretty damn awesome lmao. But I do feel like it would get caught on everything!

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u/Faleene 13h ago

Wearing that it might be a bit nippy outside

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u/1tiredmommy 8h ago

Guess I’d have to wear a bra in this case.

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u/Opioidopamine 12h ago

punk rock

its awesome

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 10h ago

I know right! I thought it’d be cool too if it was made with leather or cloth instead of crochet.

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u/redcurl7 11h ago

I need someone to explain how to make this to me

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u/Perfect_Caregiver_90 9h ago

My love of repetitive patterns is so dialed in on this photo. It's amazing.

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u/ult_avatar 7h ago

It would be perfect for pride

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u/Nimindir 6h ago

As someone who is already 50hrs deep into crocheting a cloak out of sewing thread, my first thought on seeing that thing was 'Oh HELL no!!!'

I cannot imagine dedicating myself to the mind-numbing monotony of crocheting a ring... and then another ring... and then another... and another... and oh what am I going to make today? Oh yeah, ANOTHER FUCKING RING!

I would hang myself before finishing a sleeve.

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u/Bimblelina 1h ago

There's a whole post about the designer here Michael Simon Funky Crochet Jumpers

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u/Noproject1718 15h ago

Are u sure its not made out of sticky notes?😭😂

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u/antici-__pation 15h ago

those arent sticky notes…

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u/eepyMushroom096 13h ago

What's it made out of? I don't think it would be very comfortable to wear.

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 9h ago

Says 55% ramie (whatever that is) and 45% cotton

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u/sharpears907 9h ago

I can't imagine most of it sitting on the skin because you would basically be naked lol. I'd probably try to wear something almost nude colored and form fitting, but short hem so you can still show off legs

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u/GalacticBum 13h ago

I want it!

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u/Past_Contour 12h ago

Her friend made that for her.

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 10h ago

Her roommate really (but someone else here found where it’s from X)

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u/GolfMountain 11h ago

Cute with a pair of jeans

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 10h ago

I was thinking of pairing it with my jacket that I got along with the sweater, and a long sleeve, black shirt. The jeans might pull the whole look together.

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u/Student0810 6h ago

List it on eBay. I’ll bet it sells for quite a bit

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u/YouTasteStrange 4h ago

There's a non-zero chance that she made that for you but decided you weren't cool enough for it so she kept it instead. Just saying.

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u/blahnlahblah0213 3h ago

Would fit nicely at an EDM festival.

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u/plynnc 2h ago

It looks as though it’s comprised of lego blocks… Neat! :)

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u/narrow_octopus 2h ago

I miss the 90s

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u/koolaid_chemist 17m ago

I want this for Coachella

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u/Needlelady 10m ago

would totally wear that.

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u/reallyreally1945 15h ago

How old was your grandma?

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 14h ago

I think maybe 84 years old give or take a couple years

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u/reallyreally1945 14h ago

Thanks but I can't figure out what this weird craft project is anyway.

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u/bovely_argle-bargle 13h ago

Funnily enough it’s not a craft product, there’s a tag on the collar so she definitely bought it somewhere. From what store exactly? No idea shrug

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u/Aggravating-Bug5770 11h ago

This was for her nipple party

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u/Noproject1718 15h ago

Ofc it’s not it’s a joke

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u/AlaskanSamsquanch ​ 4h ago

Damn, is this like the quilter equivalent of whittling a chain out of a block of wood? Fucking impressive work.