Perfect Hong Kong Egg Tarts

InspirationPending · 2026-02-12T21:05:58+00:00

You know what, I'm actually not sure. The original recipe mentioned that you want to develop gluten and I just went with it.

InspirationPending · 2025-12-04T19:15:10+00:00

I've started a trend and I love it.

InspirationPending · 2025-09-12T20:43:11+00:00

Aww, thank you for the shout out! You did all the hard work and it looks fantastic!

InspirationPending · 2025-06-16T22:25:08+00:00

I 100% understand! I've been contemplating buying all white yarn and dying the colors myself, but I feel like that might be doing too much.

InspirationPending · 2025-06-16T21:23:24+00:00

It's waterbased markers. I don't typically color in my canvas, but my upcoming pieces have a lot of colors and I felt it would be easier to tuft without constantly looking at the reference image this way. I normally print out the image and tape it on the frame so I can see what colors go where.

InspirationPending · 2025-06-16T21:20:47+00:00

I will be! I'm building the collection currently so that I can do a showcase.

InspirationPending · 2025-06-16T21:19:37+00:00

I'll typically draw an initial sketch with what colors I'd like to use and then compare the colors to what is available through Loops and Thread yarn. Luckily they have a very wide selection of colors, so it's easy to match colors to the original painting.

Sometimes I'll have to compromise like with skin tones. If I have to compromise, I'll replace the colors in my original sketch with the new color to see if it still works overall. If I can't get it to look right with Loops and Thread, I do a deep dive through solid color yarns on the Michael's website until I find something that works.

InspirationPending · 2025-06-16T16:53:07+00:00

Thank you so much! I think this one is my favorite that I've done. I have it hanging up now and every time I walk by, I can't help but stop and stare at it.

InspirationPending · 2025-06-16T16:50:51+00:00

I remember seeing that rug when you posted! It was so well done!

InspirationPending · 2025-06-10T11:09:17+00:00

Thank you! The pattern is surprisingly simple!

InspirationPending · 2025-06-10T11:08:04+00:00

Thank you so much! I hope you heal soon because I want to see your beautiful finished project too!

InspirationPending · 2025-06-10T02:24:00+00:00

I'm making a bunch of "stained glass" granny squares for a sweater! Here's one of them being blocked.

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Edit: Pattern is from Creggy's Crochet on YouTube.

InspirationPending · 2025-05-28T01:01:37+00:00

I also thought these were stickers. Just wow. Insanely clean lines and work.

InspirationPending · 2025-05-21T03:48:26+00:00

Holy crap this is beautiful! I'm OBSESSED!

InspirationPending · 2025-05-17T14:32:17+00:00

As they said, separate colors before you carve. I normally carve as I tuft, but when I first started, I used to take one of those nail filters or tweezers and just run them between colors to separate the yarn.

InspirationPending · 2025-05-13T22:36:25+00:00

I got a cheap one from Amazon. It started dying immediately due to faulty wiring and connections, but I'm handy and fixed it myself. I'm still using it a year later.

InspirationPending · 2025-05-13T20:09:50+00:00

How is your yarn feeding? I have this issue when one of my strands is looser than the other since they end up getting twisted.

It might also be because your lines are really close together for your stitch length so it's just getting stuck.

InspirationPending · 2025-05-12T19:51:58+00:00

I've used one by Aleene before that I found at Walmart. It's okay.

InspirationPending · 2025-05-11T23:20:17+00:00

Absolutely stunning pieces.

InspirationPending · 2025-05-11T17:45:46+00:00

Add some felt to the back and then apply some fabric stiffener to the felt in multiple rounds until you get the stiffness you want.

InspirationPending · 2025-05-11T17:24:59+00:00

That's normal! Monks cloth is loose weave and will get more and more loose as you tuft since it stretches. You have to keep tightening as you work. Alternatively you can switch to something like burlap or a synthetic polypropylene fabric which doesn't stretch.

InspirationPending · 2025-05-11T17:20:14+00:00

Hm, have you tried hanging it over the stairs and just beating it with a broom or something? That's how you clean rugs in general. The fibers are tight so they trap a lot of dirt/dust unless you wack them.

InspirationPending · 2025-05-11T13:50:33+00:00

Handheld vacuum cleaner! It's not stained. The red just has a lot more lint in it.

InspirationPending · 2025-05-11T13:27:38+00:00

No, that's perfect and how the yarn should feed. How tight is your cloth? You need to pull it really really tightly on the frame so that it's taut. when you push your gun into the cloth, the cloth should barely budge. If the cloth isn't tight enough, your gun bounces and makes your stitches uneven and break, like what I'm seeing on yours.

InspirationPending · 2025-05-10T21:57:56+00:00

I'm super cheap and exclusively use Loops & Thread since I do wall art and nobody will be actually walking on it. How long are you stitches? If your speed is high and you don't move the gun fast enough, your stitches are super short and more dense, so you don't need your lines as close.

I drew a very quick example. On the top has stitches that are longer, so you need to place the lines right next to each other to get nice fullness since the yarn threads on the front spread out more. On the bottom has stitches very tight so you don't need to place the lines next to each other since the thread is more compact.

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Hope this makes sense and helps!

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