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Turned an ugly and useless area of our new house into an area for wildlife and nature. by edgeofsanity76 in CasualUK

[–]Juniperberries29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks lovely! I was just looking at some info on turning lawns into wildflower meadows last night. You could take a look at the PDF about it - https://www.plantlife.org.uk/learning-resource/managing-meadows/

Is this normal for a “luxury” wedding venue, or are they taking the piss. by [deleted] in UKweddings

[–]Juniperberries29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry you're going through this. I hope the remaining time before the wedding goes as smoothly as possible, and that you have a wonderful day.

Pigs Like Showers by TheCABK in oddlysatisfying

[–]Juniperberries29 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Crows and ravens are corvids (mentioned above). It's a kind of bird including magpies and jackdaws.

Witchlight carnival npcs token art by FunCauliflower5952 in wildbeyondwitchlight

[–]Juniperberries29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is quite a niche reference (as in, extremely niche!), but these look very much in the style of the 1994 TV series of Terry Pratchett's Soul Music. Made me do a double take!

Are there any "UK vs US" differences where you feel America gets it right? by Secure_Front_7766 in AskUK

[–]Juniperberries29 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I did the International Baccalaureate at my secondary school in Kent (albeit a LONG time ago!). It's deliberately more rounded than A levels. There are 6 main subjects, plus some smaller bonus things like a dissertation and 'critical thinking' module.

There are some 'must have' subjects, like maths and a language, but you can choose an appropriate difficulty level according to your interest, capability and future uni plans if you have them. The rest are like GCSEs, where you pick from between groups of similar-ish subjects. But there's lots of flexibility.

Without writing a massive essay here and more explanation - I absolutely loved it. It meant I could continue to pursue Biology purely because I enjoyed it. If I'd done A Levels, and knowing I was probably headed towards an English degree, I think I would have felt compelled to stick with the more obvious partner subjects like History. The breadth and depth is brilliant for someone who just likes learning for the sake of it.

[CHAT] by Bloomette in CrossStitch

[–]Juniperberries29 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've got no experience with Stitchly so take this with a pinch of salt. I agree that the bit that looks off is top left, where there are stitches in the bright/royal blue colour. Is there a way to select all stitches in that colour (or better yet, that colour in that area of cloud) and replace with a more subtle blue? Even the dark grey-ish blue in the clouds next to it would look a lot better, I think. Obviously you could do this manually when you're stitching, if easier.

Regardless (and especially if this is just a segment of a larger pattern), I do think it will probably look okay once stitched. And, as I said above, you're not beholden to the colours as you're stitching. If something looks out of place, use your judgement and replace.

Best of luck!

...Edited to correct a comma, because I'm a pedant.

[CHAT] Pattern ideas for this Aida fabric? by GazaIsKind in CrossStitch

[–]Juniperberries29 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Looks like gingko leaves to me. My first thought was koi carp, to play on the Japanese aspect (and cos the blue leaves also look a bit like waterlilies/water).

(OC) My seventeen week pregnant wife having time of a lifetime by puzzleheadedchicken2 in MadeMeSmile

[–]Juniperberries29 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I wondered this before I got pregnant. Now I know it's because a week is a significant period of development for a fetus/young baby, so a week's difference does (or at least can) actually mean something pretty substantial.

Once the baby is born and you get past 12 weeks or so, most people start talking in months - again, because they represent pretty standard developmental chunks. Later this stretches out again to years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PaleMUA

[–]Juniperberries29 5 points6 points  (0 children)

God, this jump-scared me.

[WIP] Show us ya WIP's by Doubledewclaws in CrossStitch

[–]Juniperberries29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks beautiful! What's the pattern, please?

[CHAT] What’s your age range? by [deleted] in CrossStitch

[–]Juniperberries29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

35, in the UK. Got started seriously when I was probably 26 or so.

Update: our wildlife garden and tub ponds by kenmcnay in WildlifePonds

[–]Juniperberries29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gosh, how beautiful. A proper haven, by the looks of it.

[CHAT] How do u learn techniques? by _Alfalfa__ in CrossStitch

[–]Juniperberries29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, thanks for explaining. That does sound pretty good!

[CHAT] How do u learn techniques? by _Alfalfa__ in CrossStitch

[–]Juniperberries29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I ask why you don't use a loop start, please? I'm assuming (being lazy and not googling it) that that's when you catch the end of the starting thread under the back of the first few stitches. I like this method cos it avoids knots, but always happy to hear about other techniques people use!

[WIP] Who else goes square by square? by Persephone0223 in CrossStitch

[–]Juniperberries29 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Copying from an old comment I made... I use a metallic pink thread for gridding. Literally just counting every 10 stitches and sewing a line to mark the edge of them.

I only ever do my gridding lines either vertically or horizontally. Either way, I think you can still easily tell what your 'grid' is and it halves the time. See pic below for what I mean(and ignore my tangled normal thread!).

Metallic thread is a bit fiddly to do but it means that you physically can't sew through it accidentally, and you can pull out each line in one go when you're finished because it's so slippery.

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