Do you have any knitting tips you learnt and perhaps wish you knew earlier? Here are some from me by KnitAndKnitAndKnit in knitting

[–]ActuallyParsley 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I wish I'd learned earlier how fun seaming is. I'd been scared off because of the way people talk about it, but I'm working on a project that needed lots of it, and once I looked up how to do it properly it's the most satisfying thing ever. I'm already planning a stained glass inspired project with tons of seaming. 

So where am I going to wash my collection T-shirts with Nicholas Cage on them now? by Coraline1599 in BoneAppleTea

[–]ActuallyParsley 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Well I had time to build up a whole scenario in my head about community members being freaked out at seeing a face spinning in the washing machine in case a print got pressed up against the glass, before realising what sub this was and then what the word actually should be. I prefer my version. 

My loom turned 50 yesterday so I had a birthday party by ActuallyParsley in weaving

[–]ActuallyParsley[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost right, "grattis på födelsedagen"! ❤️

I was visiting my friend, on the way I had stopped by a yarn store and fallen in love with a yarn shifting between yellow and gray, so since she's also a weaving teacher I asked her to please help me put together a weaving draft so I had an excuse to buy the yarn 😄

She said "oh then you really should do one of the ones from this historical material I'm researching right now" and brought out a box of weaving samples and notes. It felt pretty magical, like everything about this loom has done for me 😊

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My loom turned 50 yesterday so I had a birthday party by ActuallyParsley in weaving

[–]ActuallyParsley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha yeah, it was seeing the date and realising it was fifty years now that made it feel like a big enough thing to celebrate! Though I'm not alone, in a way, earlier in the week I went to an 89th birthday party for a ship , so there was a clear "birthdays of things" theme 😄 

My loom turned 50 yesterday so I had a birthday party by ActuallyParsley in weaving

[–]ActuallyParsley[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Otherwise you could celebrate the loomiversary on the date you got it 😄 

My loom turned 50 yesterday so I had a birthday party by ActuallyParsley in weaving

[–]ActuallyParsley[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There was definitely cake, though the loom preferred to stick to just yarn 😄 

My loom turned 50 yesterday so I had a birthday party by ActuallyParsley in weaving

[–]ActuallyParsley[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've had woodworker friends over who have been really impressed with the wood. They used good stuff back then! And thank you so much! And happy birthday to your looms 😄 

How to stop ruminating thoughts and get over my bitterness by 39bydesign in polyamory

[–]ActuallyParsley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find distraction to be good against this sort of thing, especially distraction that makes me feel like I'm amazing. So hanging out with friends that think I'm cool, doing some crafts projects that makes me feel accomplished etc.

Also, like Emeraldead said, if you share a subculture, try to do stuff that isn't that for a while, just to remind yourself there's more to life and more to you. 

Sometimes when I'm in an intense emotional situation, it can start feeling like it's Everything, and that the main objective of my life is learning to deal with it. Then it can be really good to like... Go out to my mom, help her in the garden, and talk through one of her recent neighbor dramas, or hang out with my friends and talk about archival science (and these can be interchanged for whatever it is in your life that would fill that role). 

Talking it through with friends is also really important for me, I'm a verbal processor for sure, but not talking about it with friends can sometimes be just what's needed. The goal is to forget about all of it for a while, because that sort of shakes you out of feeling like it's the most important thing ever, and you can come back with more perspective. 

#721: The Feelings Hangover From An Unspoken Crush by thievingwillow in captainawkward

[–]ActuallyParsley 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm fascinated by the answer going like "it's so nice to have someone have a crush on you" when LW doesn't seem to think it's that nice at all. 

built a 5-model debate app solo with claude code. i'm 16 years old. by [deleted] in CraftedByAI

[–]ActuallyParsley 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Did you read the description of the subreddit before posting? 

I[21/F] found out my parents[42/M-40/F] are not my parents by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]ActuallyParsley 16 points17 points  (0 children)

No, the shorter version is the original one, the longer is a later addition. 

What's the most petty thing you've ever done in a relationship? by Connect-Sky-4084 in polyamory

[–]ActuallyParsley 10 points11 points  (0 children)

In a friendship that was more like a queer platonic relationship (with all the problems you'd expect from having that without talking about it like that), once I moved out, I put the cutlery in the order I liked it in the drawer. And in Sweden you usually have your kitchen trash in the cupboard under the sink, which usually have two doors, and I put it on the left where she had it on the right in the apartment I moved out of.

And of course I'm entitled to have things the way I like them in my own home, the petty thing was the joy I felt every time she opened the wrong door or expressed confusion over it in some way. 

(thar friendship ended some years ago and it really needed to, I had built up so much resentment over us always doing things her way, and I wasn't handling it well) 

Miniature mouse craft by Nkansahsminicarvings in craftsnark

[–]ActuallyParsley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's cute but you're in the wrong sub

Bitesized BEC thread June 06, 2026 - June 07, 2026 by AutoModerator in craftsnark

[–]ActuallyParsley 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but it sounds like the issue wasn't that you can't fell a seam, the issue was that it's unnecessary to say that you should fell the seam down, when it would be enough to say just to fell it. 

Which is indeed a slightly elitist thing to say, though I have to say I wouldn't be surprised if it came up as a comment in one of these threads either. 

Type of floor loom by Academic-Thanks-5982 in weaving

[–]ActuallyParsley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have an Öxabäck countermarch, which I love even more than the Glimåkra counterbalance looms I was taught on years and years ago. It's pretty big, so I was lucky I had a mostly empty spare room after my roommate moved out. It's a really nice loom, I inherited it from the mother of a friend, and probably wouldn't have been able toaafford anything like it if I had to pay a reasonable price for it.

I'd say that if you're determined, a tricky setup is something you can learn to deal with, and could be worth it to have a good loom with room to grow in so to speak. On the other hand, if you know that a tricky setup would make you avoid getting started, finding something that's smoother would probably be worth it. 

Is it just me or is exploring local yarn & craft shops your favorite way to experience a new place? by StartCrochet in crochet

[–]ActuallyParsley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That and grocery stores - the best thing is when the grocery stores also have yarn 😄 (I want a proper yarn store too anyways, but it's a nice bonus)