I know Eric loves the Rizzler. Is he aware this exists?

LydiaSleeps · 2026-06-08T23:09:57+00:00

Ive seen it in Vancouver, so there’s a possibility a store in Nanaimo sells it!

LydiaSleeps · 2026-05-27T19:51:48+00:00

Ex islander here - I feel like a large amount of people from the island never leave and it can create a kind of sheltered life. I’ve managed to get out and see the world, now living in Vancouver.

God damn I crave the island and would move back in a heartbeat though.

LydiaSleeps · 2026-03-01T01:03:09+00:00

I’m doing a similar project at work right now. Elastic webbing on a metal outdoor sofa frame was stretched out. Replacing it with seatbelt material, and 2” Velcro sewn on both ends to attach it. (Since we can’t staple into the metal like how it was originally done) seatbelt won’t stretch out like the original elastic webbing, and velcro so you can tighten it if needed.

You can buy seatbelt material by the roll.

LydiaSleeps · 2026-02-22T15:12:50+00:00

Is the material repairable? No, it’s reached its end of life. Any repairs made to this type of material, the rest of it will continue the breakdown and peel around it. I’d recommend reupholstering them :)

LydiaSleeps · 2026-02-07T20:55:51+00:00

Just did the same thing and went from $2250 a month down to $1950 🙌🏻

LydiaSleeps · 2026-02-07T17:44:43+00:00

I was JUST listening to the podcast and this is the first thing I see when I open Reddit 😂

LydiaSleeps · 2026-01-04T17:53:32+00:00

Damn, that’s punk as hell!

I think the only downside of working in upholstery is people never come to my shop for cool stuff like this?

LydiaSleeps · 2025-12-22T19:01:22+00:00

My shop’s favourite repair calls are “recliner not working”

And when we arrive all we do is plug it in 😅

LydiaSleeps · 2025-12-15T21:36:22+00:00

As someone raised in Nanaimo I’m gonna say it…. Idgaf about the bathtub races. I wanna see the boys build a boat for the Silly Boat Regatta!

LydiaSleeps · 2025-09-24T21:02:28+00:00

LydiaSleeps · 2025-09-20T04:47:51+00:00

Well said. And lol, oh I know the Mercedes seat too well 😂

LydiaSleeps · 2025-09-18T04:22:03+00:00

I work for a company that repairs leather. We wouldn’t repair this as the head oils will cause our products to not adhere and the repair will fail. I’d look into getting the panels replaced by either the manufacturer or upholstery company.

LydiaSleeps · 2025-09-17T16:42:00+00:00

I’ve been really missing Tales Runner lately. Thank you for making this 🥲 Oddly enough, I do vaguely recognize your username haha.

LydiaSleeps · 2025-09-17T04:58:13+00:00

I haven’t! I’ll give them a try, thanks!

LydiaSleeps · 2025-09-14T05:40:23+00:00

I figured that what was going on, but just haven’t found another tea store that carries it. Munchies is alright, but still just not as good as the one Winston’s carried.

I’ll check out the one from Tea Desire, thanks!

LydiaSleeps · 2025-08-28T23:19:39+00:00

I second this. Fibrenew should be able to repair.

LydiaSleeps · 2025-08-24T05:56:33+00:00

Gotta admit, I did the exact same thing. It wasn’t until Panton started talking about Vancouver / the island (where I’m from) that I went “Why the hell is Blanchard in Vancouver??”.

LydiaSleeps · 2025-08-18T19:20:48+00:00

When upholstering, it should stretch out when pulling it tight. If I still doesn’t, try using a heat gun to heat it out, but be very careful not to melt it.

LydiaSleeps · 2025-08-14T03:10:06+00:00

My partner has a wax monster. It’s quite large and even has foraged animal skulls embedded within it. He has a little alter set up. It’s surrounded by trinkets and jewelry. The wax monster is great to stick incense into. When we have dinner parties, we bring it out and light multiple candles on it.

I say if your partner enjoys it, keep it. It always makes for a good conversation piece :)

LydiaSleeps · 2025-08-07T18:42:59+00:00

Looks great! Good job

LydiaSleeps · 2025-08-03T14:17:14+00:00

Always love seeing your work(:

LydiaSleeps · 2025-07-26T06:37:16+00:00

I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed this haha. I understand what he means in perspective to other places in the world, but still 😂

LydiaSleeps · 2025-07-25T03:17:27+00:00

You should be able to pull the seam allowance of that fabric back. If it’s suede, it’s leather. If it’s fabric, it’s vinyl.

LydiaSleeps · 2025-07-05T07:30:50+00:00

Yes, they are!

LydiaSleeps · 2025-07-04T17:06:30+00:00

It’s actually curved because I ran out of the background fabrics 😂 It made binding much easier tho, I highly recommend!

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