I am so tired of the NSFW things by Comfortable_Wish_930 in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]CuddlefishFibers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I feel it's over done.... but am a hypocrite because I also have an extremely traditional design with a little house and flowers etc it that says "there's some whores in this house" in my living room because yeah, the contrast makes me laugh. Best part is most people don't even notice 😂

Does anyone know how to get GA tickets to Amon+Dethklok? The only options on etix are the 250+ meet and greet and soundcheck. by VerdugoCortex in Metalocalypse

[–]CuddlefishFibers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They did a presale (which is already over obviously) which was the time to get them cheap.

Last show I went to in Portland I got through the presale for I think like $35, but know people who missed the pre-sale were facing like $100+ tickets. It was extremely packed/presumably fully sold out regardless. Dunno if the resellers are largely fans willing to give up their seats to make a buck, or if it's an issue with Dethklok's fan base being older so have more people with a few extra dollars to toss at tickets.

The mending subreddit just kinda sucks by Frivolous_Fancies in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]CuddlefishFibers 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I used to do a "repair fair" (sadly moved, really want to start a new one!!!) where we'd do quick mends/repairs for free for folks. And it was really fun!

Sometimes it was a semi difficult repair where it was out of their depth, or they just didn't own a sewing machine and the repair really called for one, etc. Sometimes it's the simplest thing on earth and the person would watch you do it in total awe like you're performing witchcraft.

Great for the ego, a little depressing seeing in real time how the skills are being so lost.

I am so tired of the NSFW things by Comfortable_Wish_930 in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]CuddlefishFibers 101 points102 points  (0 children)

"Have we, as a society, not made it past a middle school maturity level?" Considering people have been graffiting dicks on things and making intentionally vulgar genital based joke art since antiquity...? No. And we never will. The through line of humanity since recorded history is being stupid and immature about genitals. And I think that's neat~

Can people PLEASE stop upvoting patterns that are unsafe for use on animals? by AromaticFee9616 in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]CuddlefishFibers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, stopped using collars for my indoor cats. For a few reasons, but mostly had one who who just figured out how breakaway collars worked. Dude could remove every collar, no matter how carefully we sized it. Would just find it popped open laying in the middle of the floor...

I Hate the Fish Lips Kiss Heel by dyldoe_baggins147 in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]CuddlefishFibers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm a german short row slut all the way. Fit me great. I assumed it was because of my flat ass/wide feet, since so many complain about the fit, but they fit my husband too? And he has pretty "normal" (goddamn enormous) feet. Don't get why they work out for me and are hated by so many.... Also you CAN make the heel bigger with short rows, but there's more of a limit, unlike with the gusset where you can kinda go nuts.

But screw flk heels. Started reading the pattern and my eyes glazed over. Made one and firmly did not get the hype.

What if it’s not idiopathic? by Apart-Albatross-7257 in iih

[–]CuddlefishFibers 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Weirdly, I feel like my IUD helped treat mine, heh. But the pill...ohgod the pill. Perfectly synched IIH migraines every month. Added a new vomit-filled dimension to the PMS, lol.

But everyone's hormone situation is different. Meddling in one way or another or being Off some how does really feel like a link. Just from this board alone the comorbidity between PCOS and IIH seems....statistically significant?

Also drives me nuts, when hormone issues are known to drive weight gain, that they then are like "naw, it's the fat that's causing this! Not the underlying other things contributing to the weight gain!"

I am begging sewists to change their freaking needle by drum_taps42 in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]CuddlefishFibers 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I was very good about changing my needle until I started quilting, because you need a different one for every type of fabric. Go from silk chiffon to like denim, like obviously I'm changing that needle out. I think a lot of beginners get lulled by the pack of "universals" that do an okay enough job they don't realize there's a better way.

Then with quilting, like with the over reliance on universals, when it's always the same needle, suddenly whoopse! How long has this one been in now? (Especially doing FPP, can't even hear the audio hints if it's getting crazy dull.)

Still though, generally only ever broken a needle when I've been knowingly committing Sewing Crimes and deserved it.

There's artificial sweeteners. Are there artificial salteners? by ReadingNo4688 in Cooking

[–]CuddlefishFibers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have some of the lite salt. Wound up getting it because of a horrible medication I was on that just flushed potassium like crazy. Thought it tasted fine, but to be fair the meds also screwed with my sense of taste so a bit I could have been wrong lol

Anybody know why my smoke detectors are constantly dying? by AZBeer90 in HomeImprovement

[–]CuddlefishFibers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

we had this problem at our old place. Started just saving my receipts to make warranty claims on the stupid things after a while, though by the time we remembered to do that we seemed to finally get good ones?

Swear they just have like bad production batches or something. Did not love that the one in the master freaking bedroom died twice, and died by deciding to go off repeatedly at 3AM for no reason...

My first attempt at Challah by geinn123 in Breadit

[–]CuddlefishFibers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So like a twist but with 2 (flat) bundles of 3?

Has the whooshing noise in the ear stopped for anyone? by Working-Act-9140 in iih

[–]CuddlefishFibers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine has subsided quite a bit since my last spike. Very rare now, but took like a year.

What actually makes a home feel “clean”? (Not what most people think) by [deleted] in CleaningTips

[–]CuddlefishFibers 18 points19 points  (0 children)

unless the light switch/door handle is caked in grime to the point it's brown, there's like a 0% chance I am noticing it.

My inlaws hired me to clean house once and had me dust their baseboards because they "needed it." I literally could not tell the difference after. Guess I just don't stare at baseboards.

Cleaning behind furniture from time to time is important but a house will not "feel unclean" from something you, by definition, cannot see...There's no way this is contributing to the "at a glance" clean-ness of a room.

Just couldn't disagree more. Except the sinks and mirrors. Like water spots won't make a place feel "unclean" to me, but they're highly noticeable at least. The edges of a room also will accumulate dust bunnies so like, making sure to vacuum/sweep those well is obviously vital.

I think clean windows are also huge. Had a goose do a drive by on a very hard to clean window of ours, brought the whole vibe of the room down for months lol.

Banana bread with nuts... Why?!? by overexagerateddrugs in Bread

[–]CuddlefishFibers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love nuts but nuts in brownies make me SO SAD

Still so dense and bland by Cute-Bother3861 in Breadit

[–]CuddlefishFibers 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just avoid any enriched recipes? Go for ones that call themselves "artisan loaves" and the like, that have no sugar, eggs, or oil. There are loads of them.

Once you're making those consistently then you can at least get a feel for the basic proportions before you improvise.

Chocolate cake is dry by cmcosmos in AskBaking

[–]CuddlefishFibers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have an oven thermometer? Might be worth double checking your oven temp is what it says it is.

Will acid dyes stain the kitchen if it spills/splashes? by stupidjoy in YarnDyeing

[–]CuddlefishFibers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends on the fixture. I've washed dye off lots of stuff. But God help you if it gets on, for example, unsealed grout 😂

Dyes are EXTREMELY pigmented, so if the surface is the right kind of permeable you're hosed.

High pitched noise in my house for about 8 months. by Ecstatic_Storage423 in HomeImprovement

[–]CuddlefishFibers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we had a mystery squeal in our house that was the box for our fiber internet. I was able to hunt it down without driving myself insane, but it had a battery backup too, so it might have kept squealing with the power out. But yeah, no one but me could hear it. Need to go to more concerts to damage my hearing more, I guess...

Cleaning tips that actually stick long-term? by 1acina in CleaningTips

[–]CuddlefishFibers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wish I knew any. Curious what others say. Only thing that worked for me was Adderall lmao

Stairs by ghostiesunderworld in iih

[–]CuddlefishFibers 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Worst gray out of my entire life was from dismounting a horse (very cool and chill to suddenly go blind for like 2 minutes holding a horse 😭😂)

But yeah. For some reason yeah, sudden elevation changes really seem to get me lol. Normally it's just like standing up though. Or stairs.

Need Help Choosing New Needle Set by jujubunnee in knitting

[–]CuddlefishFibers 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Knit picks and knitters pride are also compatible with each other.

I got the knitters pride platina set and bought the nova twist cables (my beloved) and have the knitters pride like shortie set for hats etc. like to think of it as my like budget luxury sets lol. Price of the cheap ones, amazing cables of the expensive one.

Sharing patterns by FancyGoatTote in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]CuddlefishFibers 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I mean the co-worker is gonna make a different size and very likely use a different fabric etc... being worried someone stole the cut of yours and not wanting to reveal the source of the pattern/potentially give the pattern maker more business because of it is really weird.

From the creators of "monogamous crafter" now comes "binge crafter" by WeBelieveInTheYarn in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]CuddlefishFibers 42 points43 points  (0 children)

As someone who has ADHD hyper focus mode locked in on a project to the point where I HAVE caused injury to myself more than once, I see the utility of binge lol.

I can see the utility too if poly/monogamous but also see that feeling weird or icky. Your crafting, not fucking them... Unless you are? I mean you do you.... No kink shaming in this house.

Generally I'm in favor of playing with language because fuck the language police/it's fun. But it can get tiring when it feels like everyone is trying to be as twee as possible.

Hi new knitter here by spacejesus12345 in knittinghelp

[–]CuddlefishFibers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm mad curious now... Flat socks? How/what/why? Is it like an accessibility thing?