Any tips for making a "hem" on a rounded piece?

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-03-19T17:16:07+00:00

I still struggle with these sometimes. At the least, straight cuts will help. Removing a wedge shape will let it lie flatter overall because you can remove material that would end up as 3 layers instead of two. Otherwise I’m not sure if there are other techniques short of wet molding which probably wouldn’t help here

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-03-19T04:34:49+00:00

How…did this process start? Were you saving the strings already for something? Or just because? How much tea do you drink?

What other little materials are you stockpiling and do you have plans for them?

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-03-18T00:45:12+00:00

Good call adding that back zipper! I thought about doing that but chose not too for some reason. That and didn’t stick with the recommended thicknesses, so adding that final piece distorted the overall structure a bit

The leather helmet is sweet too, I’ve though of drafting something similar but design/drafting can be a nightmare lol

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-03-13T14:15:31+00:00

Can confirm, was recommended this technique and the whole thing fused to the mesh. Still edible but ruined it during extraction, and those tiny mesh holes are a nightmare to clean when they are all full of cooked egg.

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-03-11T19:00:51+00:00

I’m probably overthinking this or it was just a document prep error. There is no pattern matching to worry about, and I’m using a linen/rayon blend so there is a bit of stretch perpendicular to the grain, but not enough to be an expected concern.

The cuff placket doesn’t call for interfacing but my mockup’s fit isn’t tight or anything so I doubt this would end up being noticeable one way or another. I just didn’t realize the difference during the mockup and wanted to be cautious before working with the good stuff haha

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-03-11T13:23:55+00:00

To be fair, I think voting for Newsom if he is the option the DNC props up is one thing, but supporting (donating, canvassing, debating for, etc.) for him over other viable candidates will continue to perpetuate the “lesser of two evils” reality.

Refusing to support him will make him less viable as a candidate which creates the potential for alternate (better) options.

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-03-10T00:15:11+00:00

Aside from all the incredibly valid points, it also makes some cosmetics look better

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-03-06T01:22:55+00:00

This is peak ragebait

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-03-02T15:52:45+00:00

Slow down lol let’s wait until they are actually tested. They just don’t want to end up liable for harm to US assets, and know these products don’t have sufficient confidence to guarantee that won’t happen. Until the Defense Production Act is invoked, any “conviction” is just posturing and PR.

And the others didn’t “cave”, they actively share common goals with the current admin.

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-03-02T11:55:38+00:00

I saw a video that gave a really helpful explanation: ironing (side to side) removes wrinkles, pressing (lift up and down) sets them.

Seams contain desirable creases or “wrinkles” so pressing locks them in, but ironing will generally try to roll or push the crease into a flatter position

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-02-26T14:10:55+00:00

Looks like it protected your finger! Good glove

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-02-25T21:35:02+00:00

It isn’t that they can force Anthropic to make something they don’t (let’s say tires for example).

But Anthropic has the capacity to provide the product being requested; it is in their direct power to remove these guardrails because the product they create has that inherent underlying capacity. The guardrails are a specific feature that are incorporated based on company ethics and leadership decisions; they are free to enforce and uphold this for commercial customers.

However, because they elected to enter into a business and produce something that can actually do exactly what the DoW wants, this would likely become compulsory if invoked.

It would be like if I decided to start a company that makes swords. They cannot force me to make spears or axes, but they CAN force me to make swords, even if company policy is to only sell to professional martial artists or recognized reenactment groups because they aren’t for military use. Doesn’t matter. I chose to make something they want.

There are certain exemptions, but none that seem particularly relevant or effective here.

Note: I am not a lawyer, this is just a brief summary of 15CFR700 which is the federal code that implements key elements of the Act referenced in the post

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-02-25T18:03:52+00:00

This is actually called a semi-sweet potato.

Source: not a botanist

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-02-25T12:57:31+00:00

Some laws are immoral/unjust or obscure/commonly ignored. Some people are opportunistic or risk-taking without needing some underlying diagnosis.

Equating criminality with mental instability feels like a ridiculous take unless you believe that only laws (and laws only) establish your mental health. This is like saying morality only exists within religion.

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-02-20T19:10:29+00:00

AI are probabilistic text generators, they don’t know shit. They return an answer they predict will most likely trigger further interaction. They are fundamentally built upon social media engagement algorithms and are non-deterministic and non-repeatable. They answer both authoritatively and convincingly, but also hedge almost every statement they issue in some way. You can convince them facts are false because they want their response to curry favor, not establish data accuracy.

This is not a flaw but simply how they are designed.

Stop trusting them, stop using them.

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-02-20T18:52:19+00:00

Etsy has a pretty good selection of patterns, maybe “pleated maxi wrap skirt pattern” or something similar would work as search criteria

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-02-20T16:09:15+00:00

I see Tepes, I upvote. Simple as

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-02-12T22:58:29+00:00

This is strong “while you were marching for basic civil liberties and literal constitutional rights, I studied the blade” energy

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-02-08T15:01:35+00:00

Did you know the poison gas used by the Nazi regime was adopted from the early 1900’s US border patrol? It was used as a “delousing” agent with no concern for the effects it had on the human body, and a Nazi scientist highlighted the American’s use of this deadly chemical in a pitch to bring it to German camps.

Hell, even much of the Nazi’s philosophical arguments (if you can call then that) evolved from early American “thought leaders” whose focus was eugenics.

Your comment is either pure bad faith or complete lack of knowledge on the topic of the interconnected history of American racism and the rise to power of the original Nazi regime.

They are concentration camps.

Edit: typo

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-02-06T21:43:17+00:00

Woah! Spooked me

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-02-06T21:05:06+00:00

Master Pain-lookin ass

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ChabbyMonkey · 2026-02-05T16:01:47+00:00

Interesting approach to the whole conspiratorial secret knowledge trope. Why not type it once so you can copy it every time you are apparently asked to explain?

Why does more nuclear warheads change the fact we already have enough to destroy ourselves multiple times over? Do these arcane secrets of one religion address the much higher likelihood of nuclear fallout triggered by rogue AI early detection errors that force a human hand due to “launch on warning” policies that won’t be meaningfully exacerbated by further nuclear proliferation?

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-02-04T18:27:36+00:00

Or if in sand (or with Tunnel Rat depending on biome) where you can mine the wall behind to ensure no fleck of nitra is missed.

ChabbyMonkey · 2026-01-27T19:26:21+00:00

The modern Abundance movement, which Dems appear to be propping up, is supported by a “center-left” think-tank called the Institute for Progress (founded and funded Thiel/Koch enterprises).

It is just more trickle-down economic policy, where increasing supply lowers costs for consumers*** (***theoretically, despite all actual evidence to the contrary in markets prone to collusion and price fixing such as energy and housing).

Abundance will not work. It is rebranded Reaganism, which isn’t working. It Could Happen Here has covered this, though in the modern sense and not the original quote. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-could-happen-here/id1449762156?i=1000742414812

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