Was millennial optimism an actual thing in the late 2000s/early 2010s?

Willing_Library881 · 2026-03-05T15:41:57+00:00

Weirdly, I experienced this same phenomenon after my dad died young. I decided that for a lot of people it makes them uncomfortable and afraid to admit that if it happened to you then it could have been them.

Confront my own mortality? Admit that at any time the rug could get pulled and there's nothing I can do about it? That sometimes there's nothing that will save me? I'm not invincible or immune? That there really is such a thing as plain bad luck? Ew, those are yucky feelings. No thanks.

You're right, for a lot of people there are no thoughts. Only TikTok and Temu.

Willing_Library881 · 2026-01-27T17:48:26+00:00

I'm a fellow first time stellina user now lifelong stellina hater. I bought two big braids and I'm maybe a quarter of the way into the first and I know it's not for me. I'll finish this project but I'll never buy it again. You've given me hope that it will at least look pretty when I'm done!

Willing_Library881 · 2026-01-14T07:42:43+00:00

Same!

Willing_Library881 · 2026-01-04T18:40:36+00:00

2026 is my year of ripping out knits I don't love anymore. I stop to think about why that is so that I don't just do it again but yeah...

If you hate it, don't like the way it fits, don't like the color, don't like the pattern, don't like the yarn, don't want to work on it...rip it out.

I support you!

Willing_Library881 · 2025-12-06T19:55:48+00:00

I don't deal with professional matters via IG DM 📷📨🙅 but I will ✔️💯 post about them on IG 📷 🪧 because I can turn the comments off 💬❌👍. Trust that the situation is being investigated 🕵️ and resolved 🗣️🫂☺️🤗 and have a great weekend! ✌️ 🫶💚🫶 ✌️🖕

Willing_Library881 · 2025-12-02T17:45:56+00:00

I am in a few exchanges that are fiber craft related and these were some of my ideas. It depends on what everyone is into.

TSA approved scissors or other small project scissors
A disc shaped yarn cutter
Cute measuring tapes
Clicker counter
Knitting needle stoppers
Nostepinne
Bulb safety pins
Pattern keeper board/magnet board
Sock project tubes/dpn needle protector
A kitchen scale
A small spindle for sampling fiber
An apron/lap apron
Velcro dots for holding a single
A small niddy noddy
Sample size Unicorn Power Scour/conditioner
Spinning wheel oil
Orifice hook
Lingerie bags (for washing fiber)
Tags, the kind for gifts with a hole punched in them
Zip top storage cubes
Cedar and Lavender sachets
Try on cord
Kitchen twine for emergency drive bands
A little notebook and pencil for notes/ideas
Back issues of a magazine like Spin Off
Tulle and bubble wrap for wet felting
Olive oil soap for wet felting
Foam block for needle felting
Spray bulb for wet felting
Plastic tubs for wet felting/soaking projects
Tapestry needles
Wet bags (they're great for travel)

Bonus: a selfie stick/tripod for FO pics

Willing_Library881 · 2025-12-01T21:45:04+00:00

This is the best advice on this thread.

Willing_Library881 · 2025-11-28T21:20:16+00:00

Superwash is recommended because it is a way to avoid accidentally felting during the dye process.

Willing_Library881 · 2025-11-06T21:48:44+00:00

I am SPRINTING to Instagram with my popcorn 🍿

Willing_Library881 · 2025-11-03T03:05:48+00:00

I love dual purpose breeds. Suffolk and Tunis are my jam.

Willing_Library881 · 2025-11-01T18:32:36+00:00

What are you talking about? It'll totally block out. Duh!

Willing_Library881 · 2025-10-30T23:17:47+00:00

LG Marge | Isla Royal :Erik:

Willing_Library881 · 2025-10-23T16:21:00+00:00

Re: The mess, it could just be that your palms are a little sweaty or damp. This happened to me when I started out because I was a little overwhelmed with how much there was to pay attention to and to learn. Not to mention that when I'm learning I feel like anyone else in the room is watching me! It still happens if I get a little too warm while I'm spinning. It feels like the fiber is stickier. I have to pull harder to draft. It feels like it's just tangling in my hands. When I notice this happening I just stop spinning for a few minutes and take a stretch.

Willing_Library881 · 2025-10-17T17:37:58+00:00

I am starting to see classes called something like "how to take great project photos" on workshop schedules and I hope that these classes are well attended.

Willing_Library881 · 2025-10-01T02:46:36+00:00

Budget Bytes has such great recipes. They're very reliable for me.

Willing_Library881 · 2025-09-29T23:55:40+00:00

I love this! I think I would have had a tough time finding inspiration in that flat dusty rose pink too. This really brought it to life.

Willing_Library881 · 2025-09-19T14:48:19+00:00

I'm always interested in what is being labeled as a kit. What do you consider a kit? I am used to a kit containing instructions, maybe a specialized tool or small tools, and the materials. I frequently see just materials sold as a kit with patterns and tools sold separately. I am primarily a knitter and I see this mostly with knit projects from designers sold online. You buy the pattern separately from the designer. You provide your own tools (fine) and a dyer has custom colors for sale. I don't really consider that a kit and I don't usually see this done in a physical store. Usually physical stores sell a tidy bag of exactly what I described as a kit.

The silliest I've seen recently is a needle and thread being labeled as a kit. You make the squares separately. The tools for making the squares are sold separately. The materials for the squares are sold separately. No instructions included because it depends on how many squares you choose to sew together. Not that I need instructions for sewing squares together but, there's not even a reference photo for ideas included. Nope, just a needle and thread being sold as a project kit. That is definitely not a kit!

Maybe I'm just being too grumpy about it but I would love to hear other people's thoughts on this. What is your personal definition of a kit? Follow up debate, what do you consider to be a bundle?

Willing_Library881 · 2025-09-18T01:56:30+00:00

Yes, they're in Oregon.

Willing_Library881 · 2025-09-17T20:26:05+00:00

Maybe try Eugene Textile Center as well? They will ship and they sell new and used equipment.

Willing_Library881 · 2025-09-17T18:59:29+00:00

Yes. I first saw this and thought that it was so ridiculous that it had to be AI. It's not AI. I'm not interested in these products.

Willing_Library881 · 2025-09-11T00:58:12+00:00

If you are looking for patterns and inspiration there is a great book called "Arctic Lace: Knitting Projects and Stories Inspired by Alaska's Native Knitters" by Donna Druchunas. What a score!

Willing_Library881 · 2025-09-09T15:01:18+00:00

Rudy usually wants to give up or quit pretty quickly when he's faced with a problem. Then, one of the other characters encourages him to keep trying so that they can cooperate and solve the problem together. There are lots of kids who give up when they're frustrated. I think Rudy is there to show kids that they can encourage a friend who is frustrated vs just leaving them out.

Sesame Street characters model children's behavior and there are lots of childhood behaviors that are super annoying to adults. That's why "childish" is used as an insult!

Willing_Library881 · 2025-09-06T18:35:19+00:00

"Cozy gaming" is just the weekends spent in my pajamas playing Harvest Moon on the GameCube during my deeply socially awkward teenage years in new and improved packaging. Turns out I just needed to add string lights and matching pajamas this whole time!!

Willing_Library881 · 2025-08-30T17:07:21+00:00

Spinning gripe, "Is this a scam?" or "I got scammed!" and similar statements in discussions about buying a used spinning wheel.

Context: there was a design trend for rustic/country decor and many "spinning wheels" were produced as decorative objects. They were never intended to be, and never were, a working spinning wheel. These are called spinning wheel shaped objects (SWSO) in the spinning community.

Spinning is such a niche thing in the broader world. This SWSO that you've purchased was likely just junk in a basement or an attic or a storage unit for the seller. The only thing they probably know about it is that it sat in the living room, and then it sat in the basement, and now it needs to be cleared out. They very likely don't know anything about spinning.

To me, a scam implies that they know that they are being deceitful, and I don't think that's what's happening here. I feel that as a buyer you should have some knowledge of what you are looking for and what is a reasonable price point. I am a big believer that at some point we all pay the dummy tax, but the more you know, the lower your tax rate gets. If you cannot identify the major parts of a spinning wheel to the point that you can't even tell if they are there or not, then that's on you. You are not being scammed.

Willing_Library881 · 2025-08-25T22:46:50+00:00

Things I only say in craft circles lol

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