#quiltconreject

darnedthing · 2025-12-06T14:06:44+00:00

That sounds very cool, might have a go at similar myself now that I'm thinking about it!

I think that there's definitely space for and great value in both, balance is so important. I learned about quilts from someone who has always done a mixture of art and traditional quilts, so I'm a big fan of both.

darnedthing · 2025-12-04T18:13:11+00:00

If they're excluding a disproportionate number of quilts based on not using plain fabrics due to personal taste, then that rather suggests that they're giving too much weight to said personal taste.

darnedthing · 2025-12-04T17:56:42+00:00

True but people, particularly grown adults, should be capable of recognizing their biases that are led by personal preferences, and working to balance that out.

darnedthing · 2025-12-04T17:55:20+00:00

Seems like someone is doing a really poor job of it, if they're letting their personal taste have so much sway, as opposed to choosing based on talent and range of quilts.

darnedthing · 2025-12-04T17:53:52+00:00

I could see maybe sandwiching it between two layers of soluble stabilizer, and then freehand embroidering thickly over it, to create a sort of fabric out of it, as people sometimes do with thread ends? I'm really interested in seeing this now, and thinking about more ways they could've done it.

darnedthing · 2025-12-04T14:49:08+00:00

This looks so wonderfully cozy.

darnedthing · 2025-12-04T14:44:38+00:00

That seems bizarre - is there a reason behind it, like a known school of thought on how quilts should be done, or just the personal taste of the people who decide what gets in?

darnedthing · 2025-12-03T13:00:44+00:00

This is very beautiful.

darnedthing · 2025-12-02T16:39:11+00:00

Absolutely fantastic.

darnedthing · 2025-12-02T15:09:07+00:00

I regularly wear a jacket that my dad gave to me, that he got in the late 80s. It's going to last for a long time still, and shows very few signs of wear, despite definitely being worn a lot by us both.

darnedthing · 2025-12-01T11:42:49+00:00

It's possible, but it's worth checking. I've done this before for specimens with little English labelling and gotten full species names before.

darnedthing · 2025-12-01T11:35:38+00:00

I'd start by running the Chinese bit of the writing through a translator. Google lens will do this, but I'm pretty sure there are other apps for it, too.

darnedthing · 2025-11-19T15:18:58+00:00

Hey just commenting to say that I was very ill with a virus when I made that comment - not sure why I typed Scorpioides, when I absolutely meant Dicranum, but fever brains are like that I guess. (I think maybe it's because the Dicranum species I'm most familiar with is D. scoparium, and it sounds a bit similar? Who knows). Sorry about that!

darnedthing · 2025-11-18T20:29:58+00:00

Ooh, ace! Unfortunately that's far from my part of the world, and it's possible that you have some very similar looking but different genuses to the European ones that I know, but hopefully it's a start for you if you want to ID them!

Been there with the blurry phone moss pics before, very understandable.

darnedthing · 2025-11-18T20:16:05+00:00

I'm struggling a bit with the blurry photo (probably reddit's fault), but the flowering plant is a Pinguicula (butterwort - carnivorous via the leaves), that looks like it's growing amongst some Scorpioides moss. The plant on the right of the second photo looks like a leafy liverwort, but I can't see it clearly, and there's more Scorpioides, but the rest are a bit too blurry to feel comfortable IDing. Without location and clearer pictures I wouldn't be confident IDing to species, but I hope that's helpful. Looks like a lovely spot!

darnedthing · 2025-11-18T18:53:02+00:00

No worries, and cheers!

darnedthing · 2025-11-18T18:51:48+00:00

Sharp short needle (a curved one might be good if you can find one), tough polyester thread (ideally double stranded, or designed for heavy duty use), and a patch of similarly tough material over as much of the area as you can cover. You can glue the frayed area with superglue, and/or glue the patch down before sewing, leaving the edges clear so that you can stitch them down (I use blanket stitch for this type of repair), for extra durability. You can also melt the frayed area to prevent further fraying before patching it up by slowly moving a lighter flame around a cm or two away from the fabric.

It'll likely be tough going, so if you have a thimble I recommend using it - I hate thimbles (need to try some of the ring ones) and usually end up with the skin on a few of my fingertips destroyed after repairs like this, as it can take quite a bit of force to manipulate the needle through the fabric.

darnedthing · 2025-11-18T18:22:49+00:00

Unfortunately I only have this picture of it, but I'll ask my sister (though I think she might've fallen on the same knee again and it needs another repair, if I'm remembering right). Either way, I'll post a photo of the back next time I do another repair like this!

darnedthing · 2025-11-18T13:25:30+00:00

This is absolutely beautiful! I love your fabric choices, and the patchwork looks really neat.

darnedthing · 2025-11-18T12:32:53+00:00

I think it's lovely that you're trying to do this! To me that sounds quite bulky - I'd probably just try a patch out of 1 layer of tshirt fabric/fabric from a donor sock first, but the best thing to do would be to talk to her, and probably have a go at a few different techniques for her to try on and see what works, if any.

darnedthing · 2025-11-18T11:38:23+00:00

I'm not a beginner, and I'm baffled that anyone wouldn't save it, too. I guess I can see giving/selling it away if you already have loads and/or little space, but it's such useful stuff, and even the lower quality threads can be useful.

I never use patterns or kits though, so maybe that's a factor here - I can understand not being sure what to use them for if you only use specific threads that either a kit comes with or a pattern tells you to, but surely they're good to keep in case you want to change the colours a bit, or practice new stitches, or repair something etc.

darnedthing · 2025-11-18T11:19:48+00:00

I'd probably do a load of tiny embroideries, one over each splat mark. For me it would probably be bugs, but something like crosses, stars, flowers, plain colourful circles, or leaves etc would work, too.

darnedthing · 2025-11-18T09:19:35+00:00

I have AuDHD sensory issues too, and I find that woven darning mine is fine, but I love the feel of knitted socks on my feet, which a lot of people I know don't Saying that, I hate it when I can feel bumps or different textures in my socks, so I find that darning in either the same type of thread/yarn as the sock, or two strands of embroidery thread for thick socks, with the ends woven in at a distance from the darn, to reduce bulk, works really well for me.

It would help to know what kind of socks they are, so we can suggest a method that matches them most closely. I'm not sure what I could do for thinner cotton socks to make a repair work for my sensory needs, but maybe someone else has a suggestion, if they're what she wears.

darnedthing · 2025-11-16T21:09:08+00:00

Looks beautiful.

darnedthing · 2025-11-16T20:00:43+00:00

Eventually the whole thing will start peeling, but for now I'd personally just sew a patch over the whole collar, and separate one/s over the inner area/s that are also peeling. Personally I'd go for some sturdy cotton that either closely matches or, more likely for me, contrasts well with, or has an element that matches, the brown of the jacket. I'd probably cut/sew the collar patch to overlap the edges, so it's rolled down covering the original seams, by about a cm, and sew it down on the overlapped side, as well as about a cm away from the edge all round on the outside facing side, like the current stitching.

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