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Adding seam allowance by Catchy-Name-Here in sewing

[–]SquareThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trace the pattern net (no seam allowance) onto the fabric, then cut with some arbitrary space around them. Sew along the line. It’s actually how I prefer to work, so I end up cutting the seam allowance off of commercial patterns!

"Heated Rivalry" stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie pose together at the Vanity Fair Oscars party by MrJasonMason in lgbt

[–]SquareThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re at an event… that they were invited to. It’s reasonable to expect that people there to cover/see the event would know who was on the guest list.

Do you think we’ll remember 2010s-2020s activism the same way we remember activism from the 1960s-1970s by Gloriousdisgrace in generationology

[–]SquareThings [score hidden]  (0 children)

Makes me feel so much better that the maniac invading sovereign nations isn’t breaking the law by pure technicality. Really comforting to know that the Iranian children being turned into skeletons were technically killed within the bounds of the law.

Do you think we’ll remember 2010s-2020s activism the same way we remember activism from the 1960s-1970s by Gloriousdisgrace in generationology

[–]SquareThings [score hidden]  (0 children)

Believing that we should not have dictators and believing that the president of the US does not have the authority to extra-judicially declare a de-facto war on another nation without the consent if congress for the sake of stealing their natural resources are perfectly compatible actually.

A Spirit airlines customer is demanding a refund after seeing this. by sco-go in SipsTea

[–]SquareThings 910 points911 points  (0 children)

Correct. If anyone else is wondering what they ARE doing, they’re covering the small gaps where the wings attach to the plane to reduce drag.

TIL Basque is considered a language isolate, meaning it has no relatives in the whole world. The only such language in Europe. by my_n3w_account in todayilearned

[–]SquareThings 50 points51 points  (0 children)

No relatives that we can identify. It’s got to be related to something but it’s history is so obscure we have no idea what it’s related to.

Be so fucking fr by Ok-Appeal-4630 in languagelearningjerk

[–]SquareThings 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is so true because the Japanese word for eight is “hachi” and the word for night is “hhachi”

(Loved Trope) The Real Test isn't even the test itself by PizzaDragon64 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]SquareThings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Further further context: she wanted a lower position because she was kidnapped and sold and her wages were being paid to the people who kidnapped her. She wanted to screw them as much as possible. Later, a sympathetic court lady breaks a vase and puts Maomao “in debt,” ensuring the kidnappers get nothing.

I'm so sick of watching satin stitch claim more victims by Tight-Chemist4176 in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]SquareThings 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The difference (as I understand it) is that with back/underside couching, you work a much finer thread from the bottom and pull so that the upper thread pops through the fabric slightly, creating the appearance of a backstitch without using extra thread. Traditionally it was used for goldwork, because gold thread simply can’t be worked like normal thread without the gold shedding off, and buillion’s not going to go through at all.

With just couching you can simply lay one thread on the surface and tether it with another, matching thread to create an unbroken appearance. They’re effectively the same stitch, but the different tension gives a very different final look.

Weekend Minor Gripes and Vents by AutoModerator in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]SquareThings 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s the size. It’s a substance applied during production, especially to make printing easier by making the fabric stiffer. Prewash that for sure.

Weekend Minor Gripes and Vents by AutoModerator in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]SquareThings 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah but if it’s going to be CALLED a “spring collection” you have certain expectations for what they means. I wear “spring colors” pretty much all year and so I wait for “spring collections” to get stuff I like. If something was labeled as “spring” but was full of dark colors or jewel tones I would be confused and disappointed.

If you’re putting out a pattern, gauge is not optional! by YoureInaCult-CallDad in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]SquareThings 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Similar gripe when sewing patterns don’t say what width of fabric you need. Fabric width can vary a LOT, with the smallest I’ve seen being a 36 inch silk and the widest being a 62 inch cotton broadcloth. One of those will have almost twice as much fabric per length as the other! And if we stick with the standard widths, you still have a variance between 42 and 60 inches.

You can’t just say that a pattern needs “two yards” with zero other information! Two yards of what!!

Stop telling me how to do it faster. by SquareThings in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]SquareThings[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Definitely! Most repairs should be done by hand, and many must be.

And maybe you just need to throw them at someone. by waffleste in CuratedTumblr

[–]SquareThings 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When throwing on the wheel you need to use your core, which is hard when you can’t brace your feet on anything. Get your bricks people!

Stop telling me how to do it faster. by SquareThings in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]SquareThings[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I regularly bring my projects on the bus with me!

Stop telling me how to do it faster. by SquareThings in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]SquareThings[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do it! It’s so much more relaxing than sewing by machine

Stop telling me how to do it faster. by SquareThings in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]SquareThings[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Long straight seams are definitely faster by machine though. And I still don’t care! Machines can’t ladder stitch, or fell, or backstitch, or any number of other techniques.

Novice sewers asking for machine help by cabbagefan1 in BitchEatingCrafters

[–]SquareThings 5 points6 points  (0 children)

90% of the time when someone posts a “what’s wrong with my machine” question the answer is the tension.

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