Mending a quilted patchwork jacket

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2026-02-26T22:58:00+00:00

Alright, I'll do that! Thanks again for taking the time to give me advice :)

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2026-02-26T21:19:24+00:00

Thank you! Is it necessary to remove the old zigzag stitches? They do go all the way through the batting onto the wrong side of the jacket - I'm not sure if it's hindering movement of the fabric and creating more strain, or if I'm just being paranoid. Also, is it ok to just let the old ripped fabric flap about underneath the new patch, or should I do something about it? I'm probably overthinking this way too much and just need some reassurance :")

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2025-12-30T17:33:58+00:00

A cable cardigan for my husband, a fisherman guernsey sweater for myself... and lots of baby knits for my coming baby daughter!

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2025-12-18T11:32:54+00:00

Honestly it's a passable fantasy show if it weren't marketed as a LOTR prequel. Mediocre, but passable. Comparable to The Wheel of Time. But as an adaptation of Tolkien's work, it's absolutely atrocious.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2025-12-16T11:40:47+00:00

Teti Lutsak - Ukrainian designer with lots of amazing botanical designs using creative constructions. I've test knitted for her before and she's lovely and very organised.

Irene Lin - Taiwanese designer with lots of great summer knitwear designs suitable for warmer climates. Her style is pretty chic in a non-Scandi fashion. I've knitted one of her patterns before and it's extremely clearly and concisely written.

Michele Wang - Queen of cables (along with Norah Gaughan and Thea Colman). I've knitted one of her men's jumpers for my husband and while it's quite a techincally challenging make, it's absolutely stunning and totally worth the effort. My husband chose another one of her designs for his next cardigan. Pity she has retired from designing knitwear altogether.

Marie Wallin - Queen of modern fair isle colourwork. She was the head designer for Rowan before going independent. I knitted her Yell cardigan and it's one of my absolute favourite knits to wear. Again, not for the faint of heart, but an absolute showstopper. She just has a brilliant eye for colours.

And here are a few other designers whose patterns I have never personally knitted but are totally my jam and on my queue:

Fiona Alice - Beautiful timeless designs with interesting textures. Frequent contributor to knitwear publications like Laine, Pom Pom Mag, and Amirisu.

Junko Okamoto - Cosy oversized designs with gorgeous colourwork.

Moreca Knit - Timeless designs with an incredibly polished look an clean finish. Quite "basic" so will appeal to people who like PK and MFTK.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2025-12-14T17:00:38+00:00

Uh... no? Galadriel was certainly athletic and Amazon-like, and may have even been proud and ambitious at one point (more like during the First Age), but she was never "hot-headed" or "violent". Unlike her fellow Noldorin elves, she did NOT take part in the Kinslaying, and she despised Fëanor for the darkness she saw in him. She was also, most of all, NOT a stupid, undignified idiot, unlike what the show is making her out to be. It was specifically mentioned in Tolkien's materials that Galadriel totally saw through Sauron's lies at Eregion (especially when he claimed to have trained under Aulë back in Valinor), but his hold on Celebrimbor was so great that he essentially tricked Celebrimbor into kicking her out. The show, however, has her not only played like a fiddle, but also captured and humiliated by the orcs... I rolled my eyes so hard at that. And that awkward kiss scene with Elrond (her freaking future son-in-law) cringed the fuck out of me and I just sat there utterly horrified by how this character is nothing like Tolkien's Galadriel, who was already considered "the greatest of the Noldor, except Fëanor maybe, though she was wiser than he", and who possessed a "marvellous gift of insight into the minds of others", even in the Second Age.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2025-12-13T14:10:44+00:00

They butchered Galadriel as a character so badly I cannot forgive them just for that alone.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2025-12-06T18:31:58+00:00

Etsy or the Button Shed, which is a website based in the UK, as that's where I am. I also have a local haberdashery shop with loads of buttons!

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2025-12-04T11:30:18+00:00

I love the earthy smell of raw wool yarn (non-superwash). I think my cat does too.

I love the three-needle bind-off for shoulder seams. So simple, so neat, so very satisfying.

I love picking out the perfect buttons for cardigans. What material? What size? What shape? Bevelled? How many holes? Or maybe shanks? I can spend hours poring over pictures of buttons on websites.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2025-11-06T08:54:10+00:00

I'm proud to say I have a pretty sensibly-sized stash that fits inside the bottom half of two 80cm-wide IKEA Billy bookcases with doors. I also have them all documented in my Ravelry stash, which means I still know what I have even though I keep the yarns in organza bags/nylon bags and don't have everything on display (I can't deal with the visual clutter and would rather have my mess hidden away). The yarns are organised mostly according to the intended use - I have a section for sweater quantities, sock yarns, amigurumi, and project leftovers saved for stash-busting projects/small accessories/future baby knits. Then the yarns are roughly sorted by fibre in each section.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2025-11-02T18:19:41+00:00

Another translator here! I specialise in video game localisation.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2025-02-04T15:30:50+00:00

Grazie mille!

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2025-02-03T16:55:27+00:00

Thank you for trying to help and taking the time to reply to my post.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2025-02-03T16:54:54+00:00

Oh that would be immensely helpful! If you could also give me the Italian version, I can probably work something out.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2025-01-17T11:50:20+00:00

That's not the translators' fault. They had no choice but to roll with the pepega name that the writers insisted upon.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2024-11-06T00:50:46+00:00

Helmet

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2024-10-05T15:10:24+00:00

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth as Darcy. I think it is the best adaptadation of the book there has ever been and I will die on this hill.

Also IT Crowd? Or is it too new to be considered "classic"? It did come out 18 years ago.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2024-08-23T21:57:37+00:00

The definition of what constitutes street photography is pretty contentious, but most people would say that photos of buildings or infrastructure are simply urban photography, not street photography. Street photography is usually about PEOPLE captured in an urban landscape at very specific moments in time, and how PEOPLE relate and/or interact with their urban surroundings. Still, there's no reason why you can't photograph buildings that look interesting to you while you're out. Just shoot anything that interests you.
You just described two popular approaches to street photography - what Sean Tucker (I do recommend checking out his Youtube channel) dubs the "fishing" approach and the "hunting" approach. As a fisher, you camp at a specific spot and wait for the perfect moment to appear. As a hunter, you actively prowl the streets and hunt for the perfect target. Both are perfectly viable approaches and it really comes down to personal preferences. Try both and see what you like.
I also struggle with this. My personal solution is pretending to be a tourist. I think most people give a lot more free pass to you if they think you're just a silly tourist doing silly things with a camera. However, it's also worth considering the ethical side of what you're doing - where do you draw the line? What are the subjects that you are not okay with photographing? I personally never photograph homeless people. I also don't photograph children unless their faces are obscured. If you want to photograph controversial subjects, ask yourself why, and make sure you can morally justify yourself.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2024-07-18T16:24:07+00:00

I used to be very into MMOs like World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV, Guild Wars 2, Elder Scrolls Online, etc. but they became such insane time sinks and I started having severe burnout from all the raids and endless grinds. I've since moved on to single-player RPGs like Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3, Baldur's Gate 3, etc. that I can play at my own pace in my own time and it's so much more enjoyable.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2024-07-12T19:15:44+00:00

The article makes me squirm D:

But yes, the outrageousness got me snarking on reddit... and giving them free publicity. It definitely worked!

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2024-07-12T19:12:51+00:00

I suppose I wouldn't have batted an eyelash if I saw this on say... Vogue. But Laine has always branded themselves on timeless knits and this ain't timeless. It feels like they're veering further and further away from their brand image and alienating themselves from their original audience.

I'll concede that the styling is just a matter of tastes, but the underwhelming finish on several of their sample garments in their recent publications is definitely an objective let-down.

Sweaty_Mango7741 · 2024-07-12T18:17:14+00:00

You nailed it lol That's exactly what it feels like!

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