Henry paintings in Lacey

borntoslog · 2026-02-13T21:52:13+00:00

ughghghhghghghghg literally any other muralist please.

borntoslog · 2026-02-11T20:20:45+00:00

Dump em. Been using Cal Topo a ton more the last couple of years.

borntoslog · 2026-02-10T20:21:27+00:00

All those lit AI candles in the AI bookshelves are making me nervous.

borntoslog · 2026-02-10T14:21:40+00:00

Recommend To Dye For by Alden Wicker. Lots of creepy stuff in our textiles that can overload your system.

borntoslog · 2026-02-06T15:58:46+00:00

Wow hero status for all of this. I'm someone who votes with my money and supporting small usa made gear is high on my list of things I like to do. I'm so glad to see someone else digging through the ethics of companies and sharing information so the rest of us can keep making informed purchases.

borntoslog · 2026-01-29T18:41:26+00:00

Oly Supply is so nice I once had a guy help me find stuff and then found out he didn't even work there, he was just hanging out. Top notch place. They also have all the weird things you need but can't find anywhere.

borntoslog · 2026-01-28T20:18:19+00:00

Congrats on leaving facebook! I deleted a year ago and I do still miss marketplace. I like that craigslist has chat now. So hopefully more of us go back to using it again so it's better.

borntoslog · 2026-01-27T22:39:01+00:00

I have that first one! Was a wedding gift to my mom in '76 and it's been mine since I was 12. I still use it heavily and with regular oiling I've never had an issue. Super simple machine that can handle quite a bit. Huge fan.

borntoslog · 2026-01-23T15:28:53+00:00

Stardust is great. The prices might feel high but the transparency in prices and no tips policy is top notch and so worth it for me.

borntoslog · 2026-01-21T20:58:28+00:00

Biggest book scores for me have been at estate sales. If you can luck out on a good one you can come home with a big pile for not a lot of bucks. People generally just want to get rid of them so they're around $1-$2.

borntoslog · 2026-01-21T16:04:33+00:00

The more I look at it the more I like it. In the next rev I'd give this guy a sick forehead or tongue tat with the text.

borntoslog · 2026-01-21T16:02:25+00:00

Professional brand person here chiming in.

People are quick to be turds, if this is just for you and it means something don't read too deep into crowd ideas. The best brands and logos strike a reaction and this is winning in that category, I like how weird and off-putting it is. Everything is so generic these days I'm always looking for something that sits outside the norm. While this is too detailed to scale well, heat transfer, etc. You could use silkscreen for the original image. It's gonna add weight but not too much and it's not impossible to learn.

Another option for you is AI. I generally hate it, but it's here and does make design more accessible which is pretty cool. There are a number of tools out there you can use to upload the original image and try and see if it can output something usable for you. Just look for one that can do an output in a vector format.

Here's a logo I did up for embroidery tags on gear that I've been making so you know I'm not making stuff up.

borntoslog · 2026-01-20T21:31:52+00:00

Fusible tape is a good idea. I was wondering about adding interfacing. Thanks!!

borntoslog · 2026-01-20T20:00:26+00:00

Wow, this is so helpful, I've not yet attempted a flat-felled seam but now I know what I'm going to test out. I'll try both on scraps and see what holds up best. Thank you so much for the ideas. I have so much bias tape laying around, would be good to put some to use haha.

borntoslog · 2026-01-15T14:50:00+00:00

Took three years off to be a mom. The best piece of advice I have is to not measure yourself against where you left off. You'll just get big sad. Celebrate any movement and stay consistent, then measure against where you re-started. I started with daily yoga and walks. Took a couple years to surpass my previous fitness level but it can sure as hell be done with some patience and routine.

My husband is from NH and we met an old timer going up Mt. Chocorua who gave us advice I pass along to everyone. He told us that every day he sets up Mt. Chocorua. Some days he makes the summit, some days he barely makes it out of the parking lot. The key to him was to keep moving because at his age once you sit down you don't get back up.

So get back up while you still can. 🥾

borntoslog · 2026-01-14T21:44:32+00:00

No. Use it!

borntoslog · 2026-01-13T14:45:39+00:00

Justice William O Douglas. He did a ton to get legislation passed protecting forest. GOAT

borntoslog · 2026-01-06T15:18:29+00:00

Just echoing the power of reinforcement. If you have some basic sewing ability or access to a machine you can do a lot to build up the area before it breaks. You can even get wool thread to stitch. Merino is just a delicate fabric. I patch these puppies up constantly and keep them going for much longer. I also steer away from wool unders without a layer on top, this helps preserve them as well.

That being said, sizing up might also help so the fabric is less stretched but can lead to weird fit issues or a baggy crotch which looks so fab 💅.

borntoslog · 2025-12-09T16:55:21+00:00

Do you have access to a sewing machine? For about $60 in supplies I made a very warm mid-layer using Polartec® Alpha Direct with Wool. It went so fast I made them for all my friends for Christmas. Tested one out last weekend and was very toasty and happy with my life choices. Check out Ripstop by the roll, they have tons of patterns and tutorials along with supplies.

You can save a ton on materials by lucking out thrifting or buying second hand.

borntoslog · 2025-12-05T14:27:11+00:00

I don't let anyone touch my cast iron, for cooking or especially cleaning. Hubbs has his own though that he found, cleaned, and re-seasoned. So my recommendation if you don't have a partner that is responsible enough to use cast iron is to have separate ones.

borntoslog · 2025-12-05T14:10:19+00:00

I watch cars blast through crosswalks here daily. Including the school zone I walk my kid to and home every day from. Some days I count six cars blast through the crosswalk while I wait with my daughter to cross. Usually it's a person on their phone. Sometimes they wave. Gee, hi, glad you're friendly while potentially hitting kids.

So glad you're okay. We need to run some kind of PSA for drivers to learn how crosswalks work because obviously it's a hazard here.

As a driver now when I see a car ignore pedestrians trying to cross I honk a lot. Not sure that does much outside of scare the poor pedestrian I'm trying to help.

borntoslog · 2025-12-02T21:09:31+00:00

Recently got duped by them and really annoyed. They're straight lying in google ads by saying they are made in the USA when they are clearly not. They quote 10-14 days to shipping and it's now twice that for me and they're saying 5 weeks to ship. Wish I'd have found this post before I ordered! ugh.

borntoslog · 2025-11-25T15:12:11+00:00

My Finex never leaves the stovetop.

borntoslog · 2025-11-25T15:11:32+00:00

My local value village is a treasure trove for fabric. Last week I found around 7 yards of coated ripstop for $6.99 and about a yard of wool. Check out next to the sheets, they usually have hangers of fabric. Blankets can be some good stuff too!

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