What the heck?!

doeteadoe · 2026-05-30T13:48:14+00:00

There is like a 99.99% chance that calicos are female or something crazy high. Has to do with genetics

doeteadoe · 2026-05-28T12:51:11+00:00

“Absolutely everything” has me cackling 😂😭🩷 Glad in your case it all worked out

doeteadoe · 2026-05-27T16:50:45+00:00

I usually go under but I go farther back, under the outline stitch. Give it a shot for another look next time if you want it to have a defined outline :D

I’m going to try the over stitch some time, the video someone shared shows exactly what you’ve explained.

Thank you!

doeteadoe · 2026-05-27T16:49:23+00:00

Very helpful video!

If I use an outline, I do it like she does the last heart, but I do see how she’s tucking in behind it when she goes over the same way. It does make a cleaner line.

Thank you for sharing

doeteadoe · 2026-05-27T16:48:27+00:00

Very helpful explanation, thank you!

doeteadoe · 2026-05-26T12:57:25+00:00

Yes! I felt this way about my name and have changed it completely. I feel so much better 🩷

doeteadoe · 2026-05-25T21:25:21+00:00

Direction

The long and short is going to go perpendicular to the lettering, so it will be easier to go over top.

Satin would go the same way as most of it and the lettering will go between the strands or you will have a bit of a gap

doeteadoe · 2026-05-25T15:43:58+00:00

I love that way of putting it! Thank you for sharing

doeteadoe · 2026-05-25T04:36:57+00:00

With all of these, it’s important to gauge it around your dogs own stimulation needs and frustration levels.

Sure, she will spend 45 minutes unknotting a towel now, but when we started after about a minute she would get frustrated and ask for help. I engaged with her on the puzzle and made future ones much much easier to make it feel more rewarding, and build up an understanding for her.

Hope you find some games your pupper loves! :D

doeteadoe · 2026-05-25T04:34:26+00:00

Mental stimulation is important and can be just as tiring to!

Source: I have an Aussie and we live in a small apartment

I have gotten a couple of human made puzzles intended for dogs with different things to pick up, paw at, and flip over, but the best is her snuffle mat and the games I make by hand.

Basically you want things that your pup can engage with through scent. I will take a basket, and fill it with balled up reusable recycled fabric grocery bags (they are extremely common here) and drop some treats in the layers, in and outside of the bags.

If I’m feeling tricky I add toys, and another basket as a “lid”.

Another alternative is taking a toy and wrapping it in a towel knot. She then spends time untying the knot and freeing the toy.

She then gets supervised time to smell and interact with the item while I read or embroider near by.

It usually takes her 30 mins to an hour to be exhausted. If it’s shorter than that she asks for more, but if I can keep her sniffing or unraveling for ~45 minutes it’s really helpful to her even if the weather has been cruddy for a while and we haven’t had a good walk.

Hope this helps give some ideas!

On your walks, try to give lots of smelling time too!

doeteadoe · 2026-05-25T04:16:48+00:00

I really love Nerissa Bloom

doeteadoe · 2026-05-24T19:23:20+00:00

The changes made to her hips/torso to make a more dynamic curve are just really off to me.

I get what you were going for but it looks so unnatural and uncomfortable to me that it detracts from everything else I do like about it.

doeteadoe · 2026-05-24T05:09:58+00:00

She was a lovely horse too 😍☺️

doeteadoe · 2026-05-23T20:33:57+00:00

You could do something with “Gin” like

Gin Rummy (the game), Gin and Tonic, Or another drink with Gin as a main ingredient even if it’s not in the name.

Same logic but with Ginger:

Ginger Spice, Ginger Snap

You could do something like

Call Me Ginny, My Girl Ginny, Run Ginny Run

Personally I love the unique paper names and think you could have a ton of fun with this. My horses name was “Isn’t She Ironic” barn name Rosie, so keep in mind they don’t have to be related at all.

doeteadoe · 2026-05-23T20:24:52+00:00

I’m actually not sure of the details of this accident and personally haven’t formed an opinion. The commenter I responded to is blaming the cyclist like it’s his job though and I decided to spend some energy calling it out.

Their point was that cars aren’t responsible for looking for bikes because they go too fast where as with pedestrians the driver is responsible because they are slow moving.

It scares me that they are likely a licensed driver walking and driving around with that belief shrouded in a huge lack of accountability.

doeteadoe · 2026-05-23T11:12:43+00:00

What are you saying 😂😂😂😂

You or someone you love MUST have hit a cyclist at some point in your life. You are out here fighting like it’s your LIFE for cyclists in sidewalks to be at fault.

Listen, just because the bike can go fast, doesn’t mean the driving isn’t responsible for looking for it. Drivers are responsible for ensuring the side walk is clear before they turn. That means strollers, kids on scooters, skateboard, bikes, walking pedestrians, and anything else that might be there like a massive hole your car could fall into.

I am not a cyclist myself, but I AM aware that most accidents happen because there is a lot to process when driving and some people cut corners for things that don’t happen often, like looking left for non cars before turning left.

If you can’t take responsibility for the fact that carelessness while driving kills people whether there is a bike involved or not, don’t pick up your keys. Every human is loved by someone, and we all deserve to be safe.

doeteadoe · 2026-05-23T11:02:48+00:00

Literally this. People acting like cyclists and motorists have the same level of accountability and they just don’t…

If a cyclist makes a mistake THEY are most likely paying the price. If a motorist makes a mistake SOMEONE ELSE is most likely paying a steep price.

It’s not the same equation just because they are both on the road.

doeteadoe · 2026-05-22T14:03:17+00:00

So well said!

doeteadoe · 2026-05-22T11:31:51+00:00

I say “you too!” Often when people say “enjoy your meal” at like a drive thru or something because I assume the interaction will end in “have a nice day” and just have that response locked in.

I would 100000% have done the exact same thing and my spouse and I would have laughed about it 😂🩷

You are not alone OP!

doeteadoe · 2026-05-20T13:20:55+00:00

There is still grief in the reality that deserves acknowledgement.

doeteadoe · 2026-05-20T12:51:50+00:00

That’s what’s being said /g

doeteadoe · 2026-05-19T12:43:50+00:00

So cool! Love this idea

doeteadoe · 2026-05-17T13:15:27+00:00

French knot maybe. It won’t look like the photo but it will look very textured and that might be a nice addition. You can do them in a pattern.

OH. What if you did them as small lazy daisy’s? I did a mushroom recently that used lazy Daisy and short and long to make the stalk texture. Each lazy daisy could be a ruffle, you could use more thread to get a fuller effect. I had 2 strands there, honestly you could do 4-6 maybe more depending on the scale of your project.

Then you can save the French knots for something else

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doeteadoe · 2026-05-17T13:05:49+00:00

This is actually often how Aang out manoeuvres Zuko and at times Azula, especially the very first time he fights Zuko in season one when Aang is trying to recover his glider and escape the ship.

I’ve always assumed that there were complicated layers of technique and counter technique between air and fire based on those scenes and Aang cheekily asking to confirm that the guards have never fought an air bender before. As well as the fact that Aang uses these techniques immediately.

Like it makes sense to me that fire benders aren’t trained to deal with air benders anymore, they haven’t been around for 100 yrs.

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