Don't stop being butch. I love me a good old butchy type of lesbian (: Too often these days the go trans and take T...
Well, as I mentioned earlier, in clubs I either get picked up by the really masculine lesbians or I go and approach someone - mostly just... natural.
I go and just say "Hi", introduce myself and say, that I wanted to talk, because they looked intresting or I ask where they got some accessoire they're wearing or ask them about how their evening is going. Usually they'll say it's fine and ask in return. Then I'll tell them a story on how it was a messy chaos to get to the club or how I accidentally ripped my t-shrit in half or how I was not able to put on makeup properly and how I freaked out then, or how I accidentally used my older brothers shampoo or just any silly or clumsy story that happened to my. Most of the time they'll laugh and think I was cute. Which I what is thaught her all the time, right? Make them laugh^^ When telling stories I often playfully hit their shoulders. Kino, right? I also often look around confused and make a sniffing noise. Then I lean in closer, one hand on shoulder and sniff next to their neck and then say "Ah, it's you!"
When they ask, I say that a wonderful smell was annoying me and keeping me from concentrating.
I think I got my own routines. Except for I didn't know that they were routines^^
Now I'm learing all about patterns. I think I'll try that the next time! And also I should do more negging. I often tease girls, yes. But I didn't know it was effective

Well... uhm, just conversation. Eye contact is.. natural. I always thought that it was good manner to look somebody in the eye when talking. I was surprised when I read about it.
#close is easy. When I have to go, I just hold my cell infront of them. If they ask "what?" I'll say "your numer, what else?" Idk why this works, but it does. I think it's because I don't even show that they could possibly NOT give me the number. Or they give it to me, because they didn't understand I have an interest in them.
How do you set up a date one-on-one with a straight woman?
Yeah, I know about straight girls freaking out when starting to date women.
I guess I should be more patient with them, like you said. Often I get one steamy night with them too early in our relaysh and they freak and don't want to talk to me again.
For being direct, sometimes in straight clubs I do that. I just walk up and flirt in a veeery.. direct way. Make compliments, call her hot.. you know? Somehow the "bad" way, but I get away bc. I'm a girl and I love to see how they are really confused, looking at their friends for help and uncomfortable but flattered. They don't do big bad rejection things, but mostly they state something like "hey... uhm... I'm not a lesbo..."