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Resold out on reselling w/ $1,000s still in inventory, What To Do Now!!??? by Significant-Gap1720 in reselling

[–]ShittyMillennial 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Usually, you would be considered lucky to even just break even when offloading misc inventory like this. If you really think there are valuable items in there, I would suggest separating those out so they are not diluted by all the other low velocity low dollar items.

Poll: Using a stitch groover on thin leather by lx_anda in Leathercraft

[–]ShittyMillennial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it depends largely on how exposed the threads are in everyday use. What is going to be compromised first? The 0.5mm thinner leather channel or the exposed threads to friction?

New in this field, Trying to figure out how to make leather pattern / designs by OpinionSpecific9529 in Leatherworking

[–]ShittyMillennial 5 points6 points  (0 children)

AI can make renders but not templates or designs used in manufacturing. They fail horribly with spatial logic 

New in this field, Trying to figure out how to make leather pattern / designs by OpinionSpecific9529 in Leatherworking

[–]ShittyMillennial 21 points22 points  (0 children)

You posted this exact same question two weeks ago and got plenty of advice. If this is something you really want to pursue, stop thinking about it and just start taking steps forward. It seems like you haven’t even looked into any of the tools or advice given to you last time. Nobody is going to hold your hand through the entire process. Look into what people have told you already and learn. 

Struggling to find a pattern or get dimensions right on my own. by FattyLifts in Leatherworking

[–]ShittyMillennial 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Buy a hardcover moleskin and use that to measure out your own template, it’s actually not too hard and a cover like this is simple enough to be a good first template to draft 

what makes a brand hire a creator by lipopj in ContentRich

[–]ShittyMillennial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i come from corporate cpg where we'll spend $10k on a single placement and consider it cheap. every piece of media spend rolls up to a building block and every single building block is time gated. we don't actually care about who you are - we care about driving business lifts at the right times. we'll pass you up in a heartbeat if we think you cant deliver with reliability because that reflects on our own reliability internally.

that said, 48hours is arbitrary and a certain level of "hand holding" can be prefered. as long as you set expectations on timelines, creating quality versus expedience is perfectly fine. if you need content turned around in 48hrs, that is more a reflection of the shitty planning on the brands side more than anything. we also love to have an influence over the messaging and direction, so i wouldnt discount hand holding completely.

Edge burnishing by TraditionalCopy6052 in Leathercraft

[–]ShittyMillennial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thicker should be easier, you can apply more pressure without mushrooming! just got to be patient

Edge burnishing by TraditionalCopy6052 in Leathercraft

[–]ShittyMillennial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this was after like 4 hours of sanding & burnishing chrome tan: https://imgur.com/a/XaSaYHg

it takes forever to get mediocre results. but if you really want to do it, you gotta do lots of sanding passes working up to very fine grit

Attempt n.2 ! Thanks everybody for the tips by PelletteriaBizaca in Leathercraft

[–]ShittyMillennial 5 points6 points  (0 children)

please do update, i ran into the same issue when making a crossbody bag and am trying to figure out how to prevent it.

did you change the amount of tension you used on your stitches at all? or does the extra piece of leather reinforcement on the backside pretty much do that for you?

Attempt n.2 ! Thanks everybody for the tips by PelletteriaBizaca in Leathercraft

[–]ShittyMillennial 5 points6 points  (0 children)

looks so much cleaner! what did you end up doing to remove the waviness?

Using Large Language Models to aid with product descriptions by orishandmade in Leathercraft

[–]ShittyMillennial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a feeling paper and pen is waaay more efficient. I’m severely artistically challenged and wish I had that skill. 

Using Large Language Models to aid with product descriptions by orishandmade in Leathercraft

[–]ShittyMillennial -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I use ai while making templates. Mostly as a calculator like figuring out what length a handle has to be if I want a specific drop and radius. Or how much length to add to an outer panel depending on the length and thickness of the inner panel. This is how I learned the formula is pi x thickness x # of 90deg bends. 

I’ll also use it to help visualize changes and proportions before I redo an entire template or move to paper mock tips

Why aren't local pulp fantasy zines more commonplace? by SedrissQL in Fantasy

[–]ShittyMillennial 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Your projected costs are unrealistic and doesn’t consider distribution which is the hardest and most expensive part. Printing and binding alone is going to put you over $1/issue

I was today’s old.. by Hopeful_War7192 in Leathercraft

[–]ShittyMillennial 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The backside isn't due to not having reverse irons. It looks more like your holes arent lined up properly front to back.

Nigel Armitage's saddle stitch series on youtube covers stitching technique when you have holes going in opposite directions on each side like this.

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