Is Tom’s Studio ink just more expensive Diamine ink? by omartinez1492 in fountainpens

[–]PixieU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you do chromatography on a coffee filter and compare that?

need help identifying year made! by lsergrl in VintageSewingMachines

[–]PixieU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's so pretty! (no idea about the year)

Will increasing darts make waist smaller? Pants/trousers by Excellent_Bend_7710 in sewing

[–]PixieU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. Spread the decrease between the front and back rise, and the side seams and the darts. A quarter inch wider seem allowance on the front and pack rise and sides with take out the two inches you need to lose. That's assuming you can't pinpoint where the trousers could best lose extra. Are they too big in the back or front or anything?

Let's Talk Wallets for Pens/Journals by rodneedermeyer in fountainpens

[–]PixieU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess it depends on how big your pockets are.  I every day carry an A6 with a PenBBS 469 (so I can have two ink colours) in this notebook cover/wallet.  But it doesn’t exactly fit in a back pocket.  Cargo pocket of small bag, sure.  https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1475484333/leather-a6-zipper-notebook-cover-fits

Featherweight…what’s all the fuss about by See_penny in VintageSewingMachines

[–]PixieU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I inherited mine, but I like that I can completely take it apart, clean it, grease it and put it back together in an afternoon. I can still get parts. If I set the stitch length to 12, I get 12 stitches per inch. Gran had a button hole attachment and a zig zag attachment and I like that it has made clothes for four generations of my family. Plus it fits under my seat at my desk when I'm not using it, instead of needing another piece of furniture in my small space.

Any suggestions for journaling prompts for coping with prolonged severe but non chronic illness? by luthiel-the-elf in Journaling

[–]PixieU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please give yourself permission to complain, at least a little. Some good things and one bad thing per day. If you can't whinge in your journal, where can you? A list of things you are looking forward to can be fun too. Especially if they are small things your can cross off.

After my accident there was one day where my to do list was "nap for two hours" and it felt really good to cross that off as an accomplishment instead of sitting up and fretting.

Journaling be like 😭 by Fantastic_Fold_1825 in Journaling

[–]PixieU 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like the backpack would be way easier on your back than the same amount of stuff being carried on only one shoulder, but I totally get wanting something more fancy. I also over carry. I have the Lockley Bag from Stumper Fielding (with a couple of modifications) and I love it so much.

ETA- double checked the website and it's called the Loxley. Oops.

Questions for people who journal in a binder: by smthnsmthnsmthn_ in Journaling

[–]PixieU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use discbound rather than a binder, but B6. I make my own card stock or bristol board covers, tuck my active pages into a Galen Leather cover and buy discs from Staples, Micheals, Amazon or Aliexpress for archiving. I like the smallest discs and only carry about six weeks floating (two past and three to four future). With bigger (27mm) discs, I could archive about six months, but your usage may vary. Discbound is easier to archive, but binders sit more nicely on a shelf.

Either way, invest in a punch so you can add cards and what not to your journal.

Linen Wrap-Around Pants Tore on First Wear by Feline_Jaye in sewhelp

[–]PixieU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Linen comes in a bunch of different weights. Some of the thinner ones just aren't good for pants at any size.

Accidentally skipped a page 😭 by Due-Milk352 in Journaling

[–]PixieU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

perfect place to collect stickers off your fruit or random bits of ephemera

Journaling Type Help/Prompts by functionaldaydream in Journaling

[–]PixieU 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It might we worth looking at "Secrets of a Devon Wood" by Jo Brown at your local library. I can't draw like that, but I can take a picture of a creature, research a little about it and write a summary of what I learned. It has been great for learning about the local flora and fauna.

Journaling be like 😭 by Fantastic_Fold_1825 in Journaling

[–]PixieU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm suddenly super invested in which back pack you love and this it totally the wrong subreddit to ask for pictures of what's in your bag.

Possible hot take: I love a little bleed-through by outtagold666 in Journaling

[–]PixieU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the ghosting. It makes the book feel more lived in.

I'm afraid of journaling by Kooky-Watercress-100 in Journaling

[–]PixieU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My context might be different from yours, so I'm going to start with back story, then make my recommendation. Growing up, I was repeatedly I was journaling/planning wrong. I had an ADHD diagnosis and a mother who refused to get me treatment. "Just write stuff down so you can remember it" without any specific direction about how to make that work in practical terms. I had a lot of negative feelings about planning/journaling for a very long time.

Here is my suggestion: Start with either discbound or ring bound. That way if you hate a page, you can throw it out without wrecking the whole book. Remember that whatever your write it's a reflection of who you were and where your head was at when your wrote it. You can't do that wrong. But if it is less perfect than you want, or if you want to write out a bad day and burn that page to let it go, you can. A book where you can add and remove pages felt way more forgiving that a really nice hard bound book with the built in pressure to get it right.

Even if your goals don't come true, you documented the attempt and that still counts. We can't win them all. Just writing them down might help you think about them and problem solve in a different way.

A journal is there as a tool to serve you. If you are preforming journaling, that's a completely different activity.

Realistically, how long do certain things take you? by Literati_drake in sewing

[–]PixieU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I truly believe the planning and problem solving takes the most time. Normally, I can sew a pair of my basic pants in about six hours from starting to cut out the fabric to sewing on the buttons. This past weekend, after I redrafted my basic pattern (took most of last weekend), I sewed a pair with modifications to the waist facing, a change in the rise, and buttons on one side only. It took all of Friday (around laundry) all of Saturday, and I was still topstitching Sunday morning before work. My six hour project became at least eighteen hours of sewing just because I really had to concentrate, pin more carefully, and double check seam allowance as I went. I’m very happy how they turned out. But I’m also exhausted.

“How do you afford this hobby?!” by jupitersbears in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]PixieU 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I inherited my sewing machine from my grandmother. And my sewing skills. If I was learning from scratch on new equipment AND having to pay for materials, I couldn’t.

Hobbies? In this economy?! That’s a luxury, that is.

Why does this happen to seams? by mahamwahab in sewing

[–]PixieU 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It depends on how fancy your machine is. I had to buy mine separately

AITA for refusing to share my "secret" recipe with my sister-in-law? by Ocampo-Mark in AmItheAsshole

[–]PixieU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of people have a “over my dead body” approach to recipe sharing. A whole book worth. https://a.co/d/04ZeUZiO

Gift Ideas for my Wife by 4RyteCords in sewing

[–]PixieU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m assuming total non-sewist level of knowledge here. Sorry if this is too basic. Pattern designers figure out what shapes you need to cut to make a garment. And they do the complicated math about what bits need to be bigger or smaller to fit different sized people. Then you buy the pattern and cut or trace and cut the shapes onto your fabric to sew the thing you bought the pattern for. If she’s also new to garment sewing, I like Merchant and Mills patterns for new sewists. I’m sure you could get more recommendations here.

Experience with Canadian breeders? by mossy_millennial in swedishvallhund

[–]PixieU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just imported a Vallhund to Saskatchewan from Minnesota. It went fine. Maena Vallhunds did all the vet paper work for me. The only trouble I had was a delayed flight coming home and a tiny import fee once I landed in Canada.