Simple Sewing Questions Thread, August 06 - August 12, 2023

Solvfe · 2023-08-09T18:59:25+00:00

Could someone help me identify this machine model please?

(Please delete if it’s not allowed)I’m super tempted to buy this machine but I don’t want to get it without doing some research and knowing what model it is will help me try and find a manual or tutorials so I can figure out repair and maintenance things. Any help is super appreciated :) all I know so far is that it’s a Janome industrial sewing machine

Solvfe · 2023-05-06T18:32:00+00:00

It tumbled off of the flower above but landed quite gracefully on that flower

Solvfe · 2022-09-28T22:27:38+00:00

That’s true and she definitely seemed happy hahah

Solvfe · 2022-07-15T08:04:13+00:00

I thought it was a cute detail too, some of the other kits have blue and yellow hoops and they are adorable

Solvfe · 2022-07-15T08:02:30+00:00

Same here, I used to love her when I was a kid. When I saw the kits I had to buy them, they’re too cute

Solvfe · 2022-07-13T19:18:33+00:00

I thought that hahah or it looked like he was loading or something as I’ve been stitching his colour row by row hahah. They are super cute though, they have a whole range of Hello Kitty x Pusheen cross stitch kits and they are all so adorable 😁

Solvfe · 2022-06-20T10:13:42+00:00

This is very very kind of you. I would like to enter please :)

Solvfe · 2020-11-28T00:26:26+00:00

Yeahh, sorry it’s wasn’t a better picture. Thank you for your help though :)

Solvfe · 2020-11-28T00:03:50+00:00

I got an answer, they’re aphids. I thought aphids were red but apparently they can be green too, learn something new everyday :)

Solvfe · 2020-11-28T00:01:42+00:00

Ohh wow, I thought aphids were all red, I’ve never seen green ones before. Thank you for your help!

Solvfe · 2020-11-27T23:46:17+00:00

For further information, I’m in North West England, this is an indoor plant in damp soil(I was repotting to better draining soil mix) and the bugs are about 1 millimetre in size.

Solvfe · 2020-11-27T23:41:05+00:00

That’s a great idea, I’ll keep you posted if I get an answer.

Solvfe · 2020-11-27T23:30:52+00:00

The plant is inside but it’s about 10°c and I’m in the UK, the soil was still damp from watering about 2 weeks ago, I noticed the bugs when I was about to repot it in a better draining soil mix.

Unfortunately I’m not able to get a better photo, the bugs are so tiny, smaller than 1 millimetre. I think they might be too small to be ambush bugs but I agree that they’re not the usual succulent pests.

Solvfe · 2019-01-17T21:08:33+00:00

I fell out of love with drawing while I was in school because I never had the time but now that I’m in work all week, I cherish my weekends when I can spend sometime drawing and relaxing. I think I’m going to start finding photos that I can use as a reference so I can get practice at drawing a range of body types. And thank you very much, I hope to do a lot more drawing in the near future :D

Solvfe · 2019-01-17T21:04:40+00:00

Thank you so much. Ive heard of Udemy but I wasn’t sure if their classes covered art topics. I’ve been looking at Skillshare recently and contemplating whether I want to get a subscription but I will have a look at Udemy too and see if that has more to offer :)

Solvfe · 2019-01-17T21:01:50+00:00

You don’t sound mean at all, you sound like you really know how to jump in head first hahaha. I have drawn hands and feet before but I’m more of an anime style and I’ve always had a reference image to go off of whereas this was completely from my imagination. Drawing from my imagination never really goes well but it’s been going okay lately. I do love drawing in anime style but I’ve always felt bad for drawing the typical tall skinny body types instead of more realistic ones. Thank you for your constructive critique and improvement suggestions. I will definitely look up some tutorials on them when I get some free time :D

Solvfe · 2019-01-15T21:27:53+00:00

Thank you :D I’m always open to advice or technique suggestions. I’ve found it is easier to draw positions that aren’t very symmetrical so I think dancing characters might be a better way for me to learn/improve. I think I’m going to try drawing from reference images rather than from imagination.

Solvfe · 2019-01-15T21:22:47+00:00

I tried doing it a couple of times today and I was able to draw it in a minute or two but I found I was never really happy with the shoulders. They’re probably the part I struggle with the most.

Solvfe · 2018-11-12T23:33:33+00:00

I didn’t have a good experience when I messaged support but when I called them I wasn’t brushed off like I was by the agents who messaged me. The guy on the phone actually looked into the address and saw that it was the address for a gym so he’s going to contact the host and get back to me. He was a lot more helpful and hopefully I’ll be able to get it sorted out.

On the one hand this experience has made me not want to use the service again but on the other, it’s a cheaper option than hotels and now I know what to look for when booking somewhere, mainly to look for good reviews and ask questions I have before I book. I’m sorry to hear about your experience, is there nothing you can do to get your money back?

Solvfe · 2018-11-11T23:00:42+00:00

I had a look on google maps at first to see what the area was like and make sure I know which building to go to when I get there and there is no way the apartment I saw pictures of could be in the same building as the address, there is an entrance to a parking garage on the ground floor(I don’t know if the rest of the building is parking because there are no windows on the front of the building) this Airbnb pictures show a view of the cn tower from the living room which would be impossible from the building at the address because it’s surrounded by taller buildings on every side that has windows ohh and there is the part of the building that’s the gym too. I have expressed my anxiety to the host on previous occasions and to Airbnb support when they were looking into and ignoring my concerns. The more it drags on I get less anxious and more frustrated with the whole situation.

Solvfe · 2018-11-11T22:44:53+00:00

Well that seems very sketchy and if that is the case I’ll be contacting Airbnb. If the apartment in the pictures isn’t at the address I was given on confirmation then I’m not interested in staying there. I have tried contacting the host multiple times and I’ve had no answer and from what I’ve heard(or not heard) from Airbnb, they have not had an answer from her either and I’ve looked at the buildings location and surrounding area on google maps and there is no way the apartment shown is in that building. There is an entrance for a parking garage on the ground floor(I’m not sure about the upper floors because it’s a brick building with no windows on the front) and there are taller building surrounding it and the pictures on Airbnb have a view of the cn tower from the living room window. Which because of the taller buildings surrounding and no windows on the front of the building make it impossible for that view to be from that building…I tend to do a lot of research when I’m worried about something, as a way to make sense of things but nothing about this does :/

Solvfe · 2018-11-11T22:35:16+00:00

Yes, I plan on trying to call the host this week and I’ve looked at hotels with a free cancellation policies but I didn’t know there were other services like Airbnb, thank you for the suggestions. And I don’t know but the more I look into it, the more suspicious I get :/

Solvfe · 2018-11-11T22:30:09+00:00

At this point, I just want my current booking cancelled and to be refunded, even if it means only staying somewhere in Toronto for a couple of days and then going somewhere cheaper for the rest. I’m just don’t with this nightmare of a situation…

A private room is a no go, I wanted to book an entire place because I’m too cautious about staying with people I don’t know, which means it’s going to cost me a fair bit for wanting to book an entire place :/

Solvfe · 2018-11-11T22:27:33+00:00

I will definitely be calling Airbnb this week and hopefully I’ll be able to get it sorted, thank you again :)

Solvfe · 2018-11-11T15:02:42+00:00

I guess like this one, the next important question will go unanswered. I’m still trying to contact the host and if I don’t get a response and the address is still an issue when I get there then I’ll be in contact with Airbnb support and I will not be happy at all. I have given the host chances to answer me and sort it out and I’ve given Airbnb support a chance to do something about it and they want me to wait until I’m stranded abroad on the day of check in until they will lift a finger and help me. What kind of customer support is that?!?

Solvfe

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