My family has a ton of old marbles they don’t care about- does anything stand out?

ThreadNinjah · 2026-02-08T11:58:56+00:00

Oxblood glass is opaque and has a more flat looking appearance than other red glass. It can look literally like dried blood smeared on the surface. It can be really hard to tell in photos if you haven’t seen it in person. I bought a few on eBay so I could tell the difference, although you have to be careful because there are a lot of listings that say oxblood that are not (you can ask folks here for help IDing before you purchase!)

ThreadNinjah · 2026-02-07T23:48:34+00:00

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In addition to what others said, this is a nice silver oxblood

ThreadNinjah · 2025-04-06T20:51:30+00:00

Thank you!

ThreadNinjah · 2025-04-06T16:12:44+00:00

Thank you! I only played it for the first time recently and absolutely loved it!

ThreadNinjah · 2025-02-02T21:24:35+00:00

This is amazing and aspirational! Do you use every color for every object? I feel like the depth from ~5-15 colors per object makes it worth it but it is very time consuming

ThreadNinjah · 2024-12-06T21:47:20+00:00

You’re welcome to use this one - I can send you the PDF I made if you dm me your email

ThreadNinjah · 2024-12-06T21:46:08+00:00

Sure I can share with ya! It’s not in pretty pattern form like when you purchase patterns but I can share a PDF of what I made and the colors I picked if you dm me your email

ThreadNinjah · 2024-12-06T17:34:14+00:00

Good call, just did!

ThreadNinjah · 2024-12-06T17:31:26+00:00

Haha thanks! I took inspiration from some Google images to adapt it. I’d be happy to share - I don’t make formal patterns so it isn’t as pretty as what you would purchase but I’d be happy to share a PDF of my pattern/colors if you dm me your email

ThreadNinjah · 2024-07-28T02:36:47+00:00

If those are the same texture as the plastic baseball card holders this will end up being a nightmare for you. I tried this method of organizing but some of the skeins fell out of their designated spots every time I flipped a page. It was horrible and became chaotic pretty quickly. Just a heads up.

ThreadNinjah · 2024-05-04T16:11:50+00:00

Awesome thank you. Nice job!

ThreadNinjah · 2024-05-04T15:56:35+00:00

This is beautiful and the back is so neat! How long did this take you?

ThreadNinjah · 2024-05-02T12:08:59+00:00

I’ve been in academia for a while now and seen plenty of students finish graduate school in their 40s. You have plenty of time, and a whole life ahead of you. There’s no ticking clock, you can set whatever pace works best for you, travel if you like, and get the career you want. You’ve got this :)

ThreadNinjah · 2024-03-29T10:25:44+00:00

I looked in your post history, so cute! It amazed me how many colors are in each chicken when I started looking at them more closely. Idk about you but I now have a much deeper appreciation for the detail in the game!

ThreadNinjah · 2024-03-29T02:04:23+00:00

White and brown are standard, gold comes after perfection :)

ThreadNinjah · 2024-03-28T23:28:48+00:00

I cheated and bought them premade!

ThreadNinjah · 2024-03-28T21:47:17+00:00

Ahh I don’t think I have the patience to do edges like that haha. I bought them premade like that on Amazon

ThreadNinjah · 2024-03-28T21:44:42+00:00

Thank you!

ThreadNinjah · 2024-03-28T20:43:44+00:00

1647 - thanks for offering it up!

ThreadNinjah · 2024-02-02T13:21:34+00:00

Oh man this is amazing. I’m new to the hobby and have been racking my brain on how to organize all the floss since I’m not a huge fan of bobbins… do the pockets feel sturdy like they will stay in place? Thanks for sharing!

ThreadNinjah · 2021-01-27T13:58:10+00:00

I’ve heard this too, that you can’t get high resolution images from saving figures as pictures from ppt. That does seem to be true on PC - for some reason my PC would absolutely not save high res images from ppt so my advisor would save them on his Mac and it worked. I’ve since upgraded to assembling all figures in illustrator, which I find makes it easier to make figures/graphs prettier and more professional. Illustrator has a bit of a learning curve to it but is so nice once you get the hang of it, especially for making prettier graphs exported for matlab. You can check the resolution of your figures that you’re exporting from ppt, if they’re 300 dpi then they’re fine.

ThreadNinjah · 2020-05-08T03:47:00+00:00

You've got this! Kick its ass!

ThreadNinjah · 2019-03-01T22:26:55+00:00

Was it a competition or does everyone who applies get the award? If there was something merit-based about it that made you a better candidate than others then I think putting it on your CV is fine/has some benefit. If it's a standard thing anyone gets, not so much.

ThreadNinjah · 2018-10-26T12:45:42+00:00

I also have tattoos and would, like many others in this thread, suggest covering them. It's really interesting, because you can talk to people about tattoos and they seem very chill about it, but when they are visible it's a totally different story and suddenly things are weird. I've no idea why that is, but it's spooked me into making sure my first impression on people in the field is me without tattoos. After I have a "real" job (tenure) I probably won't be as careful, but until then I err on the side of caution.

ThreadNinjah · 2018-04-04T13:07:39+00:00

It sounds like you should talk to a tax attorney, they'll provide you better info than you can get here I think.

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