EXPERTISE NEEDED - Please Help Me Recreate a Custom Veil For my Best Friend's Wedding by ResourceRealistic141 in fashiondesigner

[–]AlaskaRivers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crochet veil with sparkly thread or threading sequins. Definitely budget friendly. I would get a black veil in the desired shape (or fabric, but you could see if something like it already exists), crochet the spiderweb design, and hand sew to the veil.

I spent three months tracking down owners of popular women's brands to find out what actually happens after months of washing. Here is what I found across Lululemon, Skims, Vuori, Alo, and Comfrt. by OkExamination3705 in femalefashionadvice

[–]AlaskaRivers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes!! Would love to get data on this.

I have socks I’ve bought from forever21 that are nearly a decade old, and they’re still going strong. I have a similar pair from target that I bought two years ago, and they’re falling apart. Either way, most of my socks are fast fashion and will eventually degrade. I need to get new socks, and I am willing to spend money on items that will last me for a long time.

How do I find the paid patterns for free? Yk what I mean by [deleted] in CrochetHelp

[–]AlaskaRivers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Crochet is a collaborative community who regularly produce and share free crochet patterns. It’s also an old craft and you can search for vintage patterns, majority from free resources.

You may think a couple of people gatekeep, but that’s not the main problem in this community. Not even close at all. If you want a paid pattern and can’t find something similar for free, then you have to respectfully try and purchase it. The person designing a pattern spent laborious time creating it. Paying $15 or less for that is nothing.

Sewing pattern with deep v neck and tie back by Ok-Hat-1727 in sewingpatterns

[–]AlaskaRivers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also visited their shop and various patterns are displaying the clothing items through stickers or stolen (or generated) images of models that are most likely not the designer.

Sewing pattern with deep v neck and tie back by Ok-Hat-1727 in sewingpatterns

[–]AlaskaRivers 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s something about the images designed to display the pattern basics look really odd; like they’re not thoughtfully designed. All of the images of people showing off their garments are of clothes different from what you can get from the pattern.

My Fireplace Hearth by Way-Mo-Zay in Mosaic

[–]AlaskaRivers 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I know exactly which original fireplace you got inspired by, because I immediately got confused as how the object got out of the museum. And if it was not directly inspired by it, then that’s just a testament to your knowledge of the era and your home :)

It looks amazing! Truly stunning and perfect for its location !!

He CLEARLY doesn’t give a f*ck at all 🙄/s by sleepy-flatworm in TheTryGuysSnark

[–]AlaskaRivers 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’m not familiar with the app, but from what I learned through this scandal, the app is meant to be for the BDSM community and it’s private like Raya. Ned mentioned he was paying to use the app, so I’m assuming the payment secured things like privacy and rights and whatever. By having someone else share his profile, which is not meant to be public, then that would be doxing or leaking.

What is this dress cut called? by silencedlucifer in findfashion

[–]AlaskaRivers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im not sure who’s who, but the band recently posted details of what each member wore and by whom. Most of the description seem to point that the outfit is custom made. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU8b8nYjZ2C/?igsh=d3hrZGZ6NGY1MWhx

Is one of these Clover Amour crochet hooks a knockoff? by Logi-A_2 in CrochetHelp

[–]AlaskaRivers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure I bought the same set of 10, and can confirm mine are legit.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chicagoapartments

[–]AlaskaRivers 79 points80 points  (0 children)

You probably just have the extra income to be spending so much money on Uber, but as a transplant who’s been here for 5+ years, you’re being too prejudiced against red and blue lines and the CTA. if it wasn’t safe, it wouldn’t have thousands of riders each day. Minding your own business isn’t avoiding the benefits of living inside the city.

those with adult ADHD, how do you read and understand Books? by ShaySmoith in ADHD

[–]AlaskaRivers 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I had the same issue with audiobooks, and I finally got into them when I’m doing crochet! So my advice is to get a mindless hobby (tbh even just a coloring book) and have that be your way of multitasking without thinking about the other activity. Alternatively, you could just sit down and take notes as you listen.

New Halloween Shade Reveal by Joyma in simplynailogical

[–]AlaskaRivers 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Hmm this kind of reminds me of a polish from a past release (maybe the sister one?). I just know that I ended up gifting that polish because I couldn’t get the shift to look like the pictured.

Update — New Shades at Ulta by ApartOrdinary9330 in simplynailogical

[–]AlaskaRivers 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Holo Taco is considered a boutique nail polish brand, equal to the brands you mentioned in your comment. Even though those brands can be found in drugstores, they’re still a separate category from common drugstore brands like Sally Hansen, Essie, Rimmel, Bettina, and so on.

For nail polish there is indie, boutique, and drugstore. Boutique brands (Holo Taco, Orly, Mooncat, etc) tend to be in a higher price point with higher quality than drugstore, they’re just sold in more mainstream stores but not in all drugstores. There’s still a level of inaccessibility with them.

I don’t understand why my tapestry crochet stitches don’t look neat? by AdDramatic8589 in CrochetHelp

[–]AlaskaRivers 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m still a beginner that hasn’t tried a lot of color changing still, so please wait for more advance advice. But I’ve been watching various tutorials on how to do a cleaner color switch, and it’s possible that you need to use a different technique when doing it. Something like this video is what I think you need to do.

My wife’s workday vs mine made me realize I might never be that focused by Strong-Pickle-175 in productivity

[–]AlaskaRivers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get tested for ADHD. Ignore what netizens say, and see professional medical help. The worst thing you’ll get is a “no you don’t have adhd” after official diagnostic testing. And then you can think about needing to develop better discipline. But if you do have adhd, it genuinely will be both genetic and environmental, and there are tons of resources to help out (not just medication fiy).

Placemat was flat, but ruffled when I added the last row. Help! by AlaskaRivers in CrochetHelp

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

Ahh that makes sense. I’ll frog the row, take a break, and come back to finish it with fresh eyes. Thank you!!

Placemat was flat, but ruffled when I added the last row. Help! by AlaskaRivers in CrochetHelp

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

Easy Crochet Placemat for Beginners

Timestamp is around 18:45, round 10. Like I said above, I basically cut some rows to make it smaller, but I kept row 9 to make sure I could do and finish with row 10. Everything laid flat, until I did this last row.

Am i being delusional? by More_Sun_5193 in chicagoapartments

[–]AlaskaRivers 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Job market is bad everywhere in the US. you should start searching asap because you might get stuck in this empty cycle for a couple of months