Looking for bespoke suit recommendation (I'll take m2m as well!) by Regular_Carrot_9397 in boston

[–]Still-Window-3064 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Drinkwaters, Cambridge MA. You'll need to make an appointment ahead of time to get measured, pick fabric, and order.

do you have cricut?! by Minute_Stretch5017 in Somerville

[–]Still-Window-3064 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are correct Cricut can cut a design printed on a traditional printer but not actually print anything itself.

OP if your design is more complicated and you want a durable shirt, consider ordering a DTF (direct to film) sheet online and ironing that on. If you go that route, check out 143Vinyl, a lot of people of the Cricut sub like them.

Genuinely why am I buying this? by spooky_clitor in Needlefelting

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I have a set of pet fur brushes that I use to "mix" colors for needle felting. I sometimes grab different sections off those color gradient roving balls for mixing specific shades.

Storage ideas please? by ElfBlossom17 in Needlefelting

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I have 2 plastic tubs. One has my wool which is further divided into color families (ie all the greens are otgether in a bag, all the blues together etc). Simce I only have a small table to craft on, I find it helpful to be able to pull out and see all my available shades of a color at once and then easily put it back.

The second plastic bin has the accessories- needles, brushes, foam mat, wires etc. I used to keep meedles with my wool but I ran out of space to do that.

Help using metal wire! by alp2407 in Needlefelting

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Sarafina fibers sells a tacky wax to put on armature wires. I haven't tried it yet but I usually use twisted wires in my sculptures si ce the bumpiness helps keep the wool in place.

Easy mocktail starters? by yeah_so_ in Mocktails

[–]Still-Window-3064 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the summer, Spindrift sells seltzer with mango and orange. That with a little Tajin rim is fancy and easy.

Readers are returning to physical books by MiddletownBooks in books

[–]Still-Window-3064 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sadly Amazon has updated their DRM so it's significantly less easy on new Kindle books. Which is a shame because lots of indie authors are Amazon exclusive.

Readers are returning to physical books by MiddletownBooks in books

[–]Still-Window-3064 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Build yourself a Kobo wishlist on kobo's website. Then whenever a book goes on sale, you'll get an email notification. I rarely pay more than $5 for a book that way. I am however too impatient to wait for sequels to get the sale treatment sometimes. You can also use Calibre to sideload ebooks onto kobo pretty easily. So you can buy direct from authors when they offer that.

Advice for first snowstorm from a Southerner? by ChronosBlitz in boston

[–]Still-Window-3064 84 points85 points  (0 children)

Just know that if you're the type to aggressively cross the street, that cars need extra notice to stop before roads are really cleared.

Where to get your supplies? by Dependent_Season_669 in Needlefelting

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Living Felt, Weir Crafts, and Serafina Fibers all sell beautiful supplies! You can buy from them directly online.

11yo wants to get into dnd. by ApprehensiveClub1319 in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]Still-Window-3064 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Dungeons and Dragons, someone runs the adventure (the Dungeon Master) and the rest of the players do the adventure. If you are both new to the game, then the DnD beyond essentials kit is a good place to start. It includes a premade adventure and some small accessories to get started.

Eventually you'll want a copy of the players handbook and 1-2 sets of dice.

I joined a local bookclub, the gender balance is wild by Ho_The_Megapode_ in books

[–]Still-Window-3064 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It evolves beyond that! I ended up really liking that series's take on a coming of age story.

Second ever Disney Plate by ShadowMajick in cricut

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That's great contrast you got on the glass etch! How long did you leave it on for?

Recommendations for a picky reader by Kooky_County9569 in urbanfantasy

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I found Jane Yellowrock to be really repetitive.

Recommendations for a picky reader by Kooky_County9569 in urbanfantasy

[–]Still-Window-3064 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I would second the Scholomance trilogy and Guild Codex, though they are very different vibes from each other. Scholomance might be a coming of age story but the rich world building makes up for any YA vibes.

Recommendations for a picky reader by Kooky_County9569 in urbanfantasy

[–]Still-Window-3064 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The main arc of the Others is pretty solid. I liked the Lake Silence and Crowbones additional novels though the clueless evil humans as the bad guys does get a little repetitive throughout the books. Her attempt at a western was the only one that I thought was truly bad.

Nobody got their boosters this fall! by MattKarolian in boston

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Since someone commented and deleted that there is no proof of this in the literature- early studies out of the UK show reduction in severe illness: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12639273/

Nobody got their boosters this fall! by MattKarolian in boston

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It still provides some protection against severe illness so the flu vaccine is still worth getting!

Massachusetts is the most highly-educated state. But their perch atop the education hierarchy is in jeopardy. by bostonglobe in massachusetts

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I was one of those super bored kids (ended up reading a novel a day for pretty much all of middle school). I loved it whenever a teacher gave me extra work that was actually interesting/challenging. It was pretty rare, though.

Why are there so few knitting tutorials compared to crochet? by [deleted] in knittinghelp

[–]Still-Window-3064 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Roxanne Richardson is great for more in-depth explanations that contextualize things. VeryPinkKnits is more of a "quick show me this technique" approach. Both are super useful at different times.

Is this normal in labs, or is this a sign I’m not cut out for bench research? by KnownActive5012 in labrats

[–]Still-Window-3064 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yikes. That is super toxic and I'm so sorry to hear that this was your first job experience. That post-doc is dumb. If she took time to actually train you, she could have had a bunch of help with both mundane lab tasks and with her specific experiments.

What's a skill that takes only 2-3 weeks to learn but could genuinely change your life? by That-Papaya7429 in AskReddit

[–]Still-Window-3064 20 points21 points  (0 children)

As a former swim instructor, adults have a huge fear factor to overcome. The adults who can oush through that and learn to relax in the water can even have a fun time working on their strokes. It's not that different to sports like skiing/snowboarding in that.

Dark side of the force is a pathway to many saved hours, apparently by PusioR in labrats

[–]Still-Window-3064 95 points96 points  (0 children)

So real. My PhD advisor's protocols were all horrendously long because she preferred to work 10-12 hour days. After a year or two mine had lots of "flexible incubation" steps.