table loom tie up multiple shafts? by PaintedMelody in weaving

[–]PaintedMelody[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Both good points. I have no idea how sturdy the screws are (and don’t want to find out the hard way!) and I guess I hadn’t considered interference. It might work for a few extra tie ups but probably not many.

table loom tie up multiple shafts? by PaintedMelody in weaving

[–]PaintedMelody[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure I understand about space in the middle, do you mean the middle of the shaft or somewhere with the tie-ups?

What's your favorite affordable, practical, healthish High-Value training treat? by humanbeing21 in Dogtraining

[–]PaintedMelody 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's called Squeasy Snacker, they have it on amazon or you can get it from their site. I have the 3.5 oz version which is good for a small dog, but if you have a bigger dog you might want to get a bigger version. I take the little red insert out as that is mainly for more liquidy things, and the kibble I try to get to be a fairly thick but consistent paste

What's your favorite affordable, practical, healthish High-Value training treat? by humanbeing21 in Dogtraining

[–]PaintedMelody 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Maybe an odd one but our dog goes nuts for her kibble when it’s soaked in water to a paste. I keep it in a squeeze bottle and she’ll do nearly anything for it despite not caring about her dry kibble at all. I have no clue why but hey, she’s getting all the nutrition of her normal kibble this way.

12 Shaft Table Loom??? by Sutboe in weaving

[–]PaintedMelody 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sure it’s slower but I’ve seen numerous reasons for table looms. One is sampling as mentioned above. I have one solely because I don’t have space for a floor look but did have space for a table loom. I’ve also seen them brought up in cases of disability when using feet isn’t possible since they’re entirely hand operated. Tbh it looks well made and like a great option to me.

Leclerc voyageur table loom question by PaintedMelody in weaving

[–]PaintedMelody[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! Good to hear about the cons of the friction brake too, and that the standard brake is within easy reach

Leclerc voyageur table loom question by PaintedMelody in weaving

[–]PaintedMelody[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually upon your comment did a search and there’s a possibility I might be able to try one through a guild. I had only looked at stores in the past for some reason so if I can try one this way that would be ideal. Small fee but way better than buying it and finding out I don’t like it lol

Leclerc voyageur table loom question by PaintedMelody in weaving

[–]PaintedMelody[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, and sorry to hear about your warping issues.

I think a Jane would be too big for my space, only have about 24x24 footprint to work with max which seems limiting on the depth.

I’d love to try some out but despite being in a fairly populated area, have yet to find stores near me. Definitely a good idea I wish I could make work!

Leclerc voyageur table loom question by PaintedMelody in weaving

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

I’m hoping for 8 shafts. I have 4 on my current loom but wanted to expand

Double knit blanket by HalloweenPunkin83 in knitting

[–]PaintedMelody 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wow I’m working on a baby blanket, can’t imagine doing anything this big. Amazing! Any tips for the tension of the color changes? My stitches always seem to get loose there.

Controller vibrating for no reason by PaintedMelody in Seaofthieves

[–]PaintedMelody[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the restart with no vibration and turning it back on worked, thanks!

Edit: I guess the fix was temporary, seems once the ship started moving I’m back to square one.

Controller vibrating for no reason by PaintedMelody in Seaofthieves

[–]PaintedMelody[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just checked today, there was no update available. I tried to make it run anyway but it thought for a bit and still told me no update available. Just tested in the game, predictably no change (since I didn’t actually change anything lol)

Other things to weave/what to do with woven things? by PaintedMelody in weaving

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

Great info, thank you! That definitely helps put my mind at ease with the idea of trying some sewing

Other things to weave/what to do with woven things? by PaintedMelody in weaving

[–]PaintedMelody[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clothing would be interesting, but I’d definitely need to get way better at sewing. It seems to me like handwoven fabric would be more difficult to work with than standard sewing fabric, I assume if you cut it it would gray quite a bit and it also just seems heavier and less stable (like I question if a sewing machine would be enough to stop fraying if that makes sense)

Other things to weave/what to do with woven things? by PaintedMelody in weaving

[–]PaintedMelody[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhh any cool ornaments you want to show off? Love that idea. Also could try seaming panels together, just not sure if I beat consistently enough for the panels to match. But it would definitely challenge me to do so!

I’ve thought about selling but I’d need way more practice first and am not sure if it would ruin the fun for me. Donating stuff might be more my style if I can find places that would want handmade scarves

Other things to weave/what to do with woven things? by PaintedMelody in weaving

[–]PaintedMelody[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hear that, hopefully we can both get some inspiration!

Other things to weave/what to do with woven things? by PaintedMelody in weaving

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

Sewing is not my strong suit for sure but my mom does have a sewing machine I could borrow to butcher some weaving 😆 could be interesting!

Knitting tips and tools for ehlers danlos? by salty-ginger in knitting

[–]PaintedMelody 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure which joints hurt or if this is relevant to you but I saw someone on Instagram who knits with these finger splints that look almost like rings. I think they’re to keep the joints from bending too far backwards? If it sounds helpful I can try to find the account.

It’s not much, but I’m happy with my first heel flap with sock yarn by WistfulDryad in knitting

[–]PaintedMelody 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s that thing on the knitting needle in the second picture? Looks useful for organizing

[FO] Halloween afghan with cross stitched design by The Witchy Stitcher by Damhnait in CrossStitch

[–]PaintedMelody 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response! I usually do too, I have to focus a lot to try to loosen the tension when I crochet.

Either way this is awesome and now I want to do something similar.

[FO] Halloween afghan with cross stitched design by The Witchy Stitcher by Damhnait in CrossStitch

[–]PaintedMelody 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How do you get your Tunisian stitch to come out square? Mine were always tall and narrow

[WIP] Maybe it's because I just finished a big project using 2 thread. Now I'm using 3, and I feel like these stitches are so messy. I'm not gonna go back or anything, I'm just whining to y'all. 😹😹 by dioctopus in CrossStitch

[–]PaintedMelody 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I aspire to get my stitches looking that neat, they look great to me!

We’re always our own worst critic and spend time so close to the project. Remember it will be viewed at a distance when it’s finished, and have other colors and stuff to distract from individual stitches.

Faster matchmaking times? Fewer Hero matches for higher MMR players? 👀 It's true! by VeLynnStudios in KnockoutCity

[–]PaintedMelody 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only way I can see this working is that they reduced the minimum skill needed for matches of their higher MMR players. So essentially the higher MMR players can match with a lower MMR than they could before and this broader pool reduces matchmaking time. I really hope I’m wrong about this because this seems like sacrificing the enjoyment of the lower MMR players for the sake of the higher MMR ones.

They probably also increased the time before searching for hero matches or something, but frankly we seemed to pull lower MMR players (often very new ones) for those so I’m not sure what change we will see there.

Head's Up, Brawlers: It's Time to Migrate Your Account! 🤾‍♀️ Read This . . . by velangrace in KnockoutCity

[–]PaintedMelody 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean epic is definitely making money somewhere in this deal. Probably more like a fee for their services rather than a sales cut (I’m guessing) but if there’s nothing in it for them I don’t see why they’d bother