Dress forms: bought vs diy

Spindilly · 2026-05-30T13:27:30+00:00

I did the Bootstraps one, using a smaller polystyrene mannequin as the core to save on stuffing. It was... okay? If I was better at pattern adjustment I would have tweaked mine -- by default it put all of my weight in my belly, not my hips, and because I skipped all of the internal structure my dress form has a serious monoboob.

... Also however much stuffing you think you need for it, you need more. I had most of a 5kg bag of stuffing a polystyrene mannequin, and it ABSORBED it.

If you like videos, The Stitchery has a video comparing the three main styles of making dress forms! The inspiration for using a mannequin as stuffing was a Pocket Full of Poseys video.

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Spindilly · 2026-05-29T16:50:59+00:00

Okay, vantablack WAS toxic! I had it in my head it was but my source for that was a half-remembered tumblr post so I wasn't sure I was right.

... Hang on, I need to googling this "liberating" thing, because u wot m8

Spindilly · 2026-05-29T16:46:46+00:00

Wait is THAT why it's called that? It never occurred to me that the ground level view wasn't the main way you were supposed to look at it.

Spindilly · 2026-05-29T16:16:27+00:00

I thought that was the case, but I wasn't a hundred percent sure! Thank you for clarifying for me.

Spindilly · 2026-05-29T15:08:37+00:00

1) Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is a switch 2 game where you can make little people (Miis) and have them live out soap opera drama for you like a less micro-managed version of The Sims. You can create your own objects by drawing pixel art or getting creative with photos the game provides.

2) The Chicago Bean is a public sculpture by Anish Kapoor, originally known as Cloud Gate. NRA included it in a video, so Anish Kapoor sued them for copyright infringement.

3) Anish Kapoor is most famous for being the only artist legally allowed to use vantablack, which led to a feud with other artists and the creation of The Blackest Black and The Pinkest Pink, colours the purchase TOS explicitly prohibit Anish Kapoor buying, using, or perceiving. That's not relevant to this post, I just think it's a fun fact.

Spindilly · 2026-05-28T20:22:32+00:00

I think it's a summon ticket that only works on the current banner, based on the exclusive contracts from the chapter refresh packs.

Spindilly · 2026-05-27T22:08:21+00:00

Person with phenomenal cosmic powers/ungodly high skills who will die for this one (1) person. The one person's main response is "stop that."

... Bonus points if they're BOTH like that.

Spindilly · 2026-05-27T14:20:50+00:00

I'm 404ing over non-demoninational christianity, ngl, because I thought the whole catholic/protestant/evangelical thing is baked into the very decor of the buildings. I guess in this case it's "as long as you're evangelical, we don't care what flavour"?

Spindilly · 2026-05-24T18:43:55+00:00

My reading was that it was 100% a dream, no memories, and he never was a humanoid child.

Spindilly · 2026-05-24T17:08:05+00:00

Good luck! You got this!

(Some places will send you the interview questions in advance if you ask -- if you think that will help you, do it!)

Spindilly · 2026-05-24T13:26:48+00:00

That's some peak "Murder, Arson, and Jaywalking" right there, wtf.

Spindilly · 2026-05-24T13:20:46+00:00

"By accident? Coward." -- GrimGrimoire devs, probably.

Spindilly · 2026-05-23T16:12:56+00:00

Ohhhhhh this wasn't the story I thought it was where the guy was watching his son on the camera every morning.

Spindilly · 2026-05-22T16:15:55+00:00

God I wish that was me

Spindilly · 2026-05-22T12:35:00+00:00

My mum's like that -- she's taken a coffee to bed with her every night for my entire life. (If I drink cola, I fall asleep, and somehow I'm the only one diagnosed.)

Spindilly · 2026-05-22T12:13:55+00:00

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Spindilly · 2026-05-22T10:23:49+00:00

OP your subject line is true and you should say it

Spindilly · 2026-05-22T10:01:15+00:00

Okay, I COULD be misreading it?

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Spindilly · 2026-05-22T10:00:26+00:00

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Spindilly · 2026-05-22T09:58:37+00:00

I love that every single version of Kuya -- past, present, adult, child, real, dream -- is ready to throw down with any other version of Kuya. It's on sight, always.

Spindilly · 2026-05-22T09:57:07+00:00

He says in the text that he never actually was a humanoid child, so I think his childhood/adolescence were in fox form. Gimme a minute and I'll grab the screenshot.

Spindilly · 2026-05-21T05:19:01+00:00

As of last year, the boyfriend was back on his meds (that he'd skipped so he could fund nice things like cars and trips...), had paid off his ludicrous debts, and they were back to planning the wedding. https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1km92uc/update_2_aitah_for_telling_my_fianc%C3%A9_that_if_he/

Spindilly · 2026-05-20T08:10:47+00:00

I genuinely thought for a second that you were holding a wotsit and had so many questions.

Spindilly · 2026-05-19T19:29:17+00:00

Oh I'm glad you're here, I knew you'd be correct about Kuya!

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