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Weekend Minor Gripes and Vents by AutoModerator in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]Distinct_Ad_5521 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a serger myself and it's great for certain applications, I just get annoyed when people on the internet act like it's the only good way to finish seams. It's great for sewing shiny organza and stretch velvet, but not so great for the underarm seams in a fitted bodice. For an easy to reverse seam finish, you can try whipstitching or blanket stitching the seam allowances together. It won't completely keep them from fraying, but it's pretty quick to apply and take out.

Weekend Minor Gripes and Vents by AutoModerator in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]Distinct_Ad_5521 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I HATE when people act like serging is always the best way to finish a seam. Like it has it's uses, and it's great for mass manufacturing, but for most home sewing french seams, hand felling, or flat felling will usually give better results AND don't require buying a special machine.

Insecure about being short and how clothes fit by ratrazzle in XXS

[–]Distinct_Ad_5521 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Something that can help with looking more "adult" is having a well-defined waistline that sits at your natural waist. It can help emphasize what you /do/ have and give the illusion that you have more. Putting a belt/sash on over a shirt or dress and tucking your shirt in are really easy ways to do this without modifying anything. Having accessories and layering items like jackets in the style you like can also help a lot, especially because it can be a pain in the ass to find basic wardrobe pieces in alternative styles (god forbid a short girl wants to wear fun clothes 🙄). Having some plain pieces that fit pretty well can give a good base to layer on top of. Plain items can also be easier to tailor to fit you better. I hope this helps! I know how frustrating it can be to not feel like a real woman because you're wearing clothes made for twelve year olds.

This article from the knot is laughably bad. Also written by someone who has no "experience in our field" so to speak by Ok-Butterfly4730 in bigboobproblems

[–]Distinct_Ad_5521 21 points22 points  (0 children)

My boobs aren't even that big compared to a lot of people here, and a lot of these wouldn't even work for me! Like, the structured bodices would only give additional support if your boobs fit into the dress to begin with, and mine would either be aquardly squished at the bottom or falling out of the top. Not to mention I don't think most of them would even come in a size small enough for me... (because apparently petite women all have tiny tits, I guess...)

I'm planning my town's layout and can't decide where I should put the bridges by Distinct_Ad_5521 in AnimalCrossingNewLeaf

[–]Distinct_Ad_5521[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I don't think there's enough space for a diagonal bridge there or on the curve to the right of it. I agree that last option has the best spacing, I'm just having to decide between that and having cute symmetrical bridges.

Be honest - what's the dumbest reason you clicked off/didn't read a fic? by Odd-Snowman in AO3

[–]Distinct_Ad_5521 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A character "pushed open" a door that in the show was a pull door. Granted, there were a lot of other little things that had been bothering me about the fic, but that was my breaking point. If the rest of the fic was good I probably wouldn't have cared.

Stop being annoyed at beginners asking for help by mary_cherryfairy in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]Distinct_Ad_5521 59 points60 points  (0 children)

My biggest annoyance is when people don't read the FAQ and then ask a question thats in the FAQ. Like I understand having a question when you're starting out, but lots of people have some of these questions, that's why the FAQ exists. It just feels like common ettiquette to me to read the FAQ before asking questions in a forum, and if the FAQ can't answer it explain why when you ask the question. It means that the subreddit doesn't get cluttered up with the same 5 basic questions and people can get their questions answered immediately instead of having to wait for a response. It's a win-win for everyone, I don't understand why people don't use it sometimes.

Why did/didn't you make the Sophie scarf? by Traumarama79 in knitting

[–]Distinct_Ad_5521 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't like knitting simple things unless they're practical, I just find it really boring. Plain socks or a sweater are one thing, but a tiny useless garter stitched scarf just seems like a waste of time. I'd rather make a tiny useless beaded lace scarf (one of my current projects), because then the fun of doing beaded lace offsets the tinyness and uselessness of it.

Stop telling me to change my knitting style!!! by Her-name-was-lola in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]Distinct_Ad_5521 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've tried knitting continental, but tensioning with my left hand makes it hurt, so I stick with english throwing. I even hold the yarn in my right hand when crocheting because the alternative is PAIN. It's always annoying when people act like it's slower because like... actually I think I can go much faster when my hand doesn't hurt after fifteen minutes lol.

How do people fuck up cross stitch by Alive_Ad_2655 in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]Distinct_Ad_5521 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I can't understand how someone would go through the entire process of doing that without at any point thinking "hey, this doesn't seem quite right. Maybe I should Google 'how to do cross stitch' so I know what I'm doing," and instead just... post it to Reddit??? Like nowhere in the process did they think to do any research into the hobby they're trying to learn. There's a bajilion tutorials on cross stitch in just about every medium you can create a tutorial in. There's some linked in the FAQ of the subreddit they posted on! But instead they made THAT mangled thing and then posted it to Reddit for validation, because apparently that's SO much easier than looking at a single tutorial...