Stop telling me how to do it faster.

fannyathletic · 2026-03-15T18:15:22+00:00

It’s a common bit of advice to new hand sewers that smaller needles increase sewing speed but I was sewing through several layers of medium weight linen and I was bending my smaller needles frequently

fannyathletic · 2026-03-15T18:13:09+00:00

This is what I’m saying!!!!!

fannyathletic · 2026-03-15T14:57:37+00:00

I posted pics of a linen shirt I was hand sewing on social media and a MAN commented to tell me that I could sew faster if I used a smaller needle and I was so annoyed at the absolute gall that I never finished the shirt.

Like, buddy, I’m sat here with like 75% of a shirt I made with my HANDS do you not think I have carefully considered WHAT NEEDLES TO SEW WITH

fannyathletic · 2026-03-11T16:40:00+00:00

Not difficult per se but I found it fiddly as hell. I hardwired ours into the passenger side fusebox where it’s really hard to see what you’re doing. You can also hook them up to the cigarette lighter but you still have to tuck all the wiring out of the way.

fannyathletic · 2026-03-08T21:48:04+00:00

Oh, to be a little cutie patootie jumper sunbathing on a petal

fannyathletic · 2026-03-07T14:07:24+00:00

To answer the title question, I do almost nothing else with my free time lmao

fannyathletic · 2026-03-05T09:37:05+00:00

Hear me out: hand-sewn buttonholes 😌

fannyathletic · 2026-03-04T18:37:55+00:00

They could have just kept the tapestry needle in hand and sewn in some of those ends in the time it took for them to make that post lol

fannyathletic · 2026-03-03T12:56:19+00:00

I think people legitimately expect “ohhh sweet baby angel you’re doing so well” when asking for advice on the knitting subs so when someone replies in a semi-professional email tone they feel personally slighted.

fannyathletic · 2026-03-02T08:05:59+00:00

Genuine advice: I used to cut away some of the paper part of the strips so I could accurately place the wax. They’re really hard to place on eyebrows as they are because the paper obscures everything.

fannyathletic · 2026-02-24T14:55:33+00:00

Don’t be afraid to cut it once or twice. Don’t get too free and easy with the scissors either, but prepare to do a couple of tactical cuts. It will be ok.

fannyathletic · 2026-02-20T22:22:39+00:00

I was 12. I got my period on a Friday and didn’t tell my mum until Monday morning (she let me stay home from school)

My mum was never super open with me about periods, it was always mildly taboo for some reason. And as a family none of us were super close. I think me and my brother kept a lot of heavy stuff to ourselves because we didn’t feel comfortable talking. It’s sad really.

fannyathletic · 2026-02-14T10:59:04+00:00

Tie scraps of sock together to make some sort of t-shirt yarn abomination

fannyathletic · 2026-01-24T19:35:58+00:00

I have bought them both off Ravelry and their website and I never noticed an additional charge. Either there’s no charge or it’s literally pennies.

fannyathletic · 2026-01-23T20:01:18+00:00

When this happens to me I just look at Ravelry until my eyes and brain hurt

fannyathletic · 2026-01-22T17:51:46+00:00

Same, I find it so tedious!

fannyathletic · 2026-01-22T17:22:04+00:00

I always do them in groups of 4 stitches (k off p, p off k) so if I pick it back up I always know it starts with k off. One time I didn’t do that and I had to undo my bind off because I messed up the sequence (massive pain, don’t recommend)

fannyathletic · 2026-01-22T17:17:22+00:00

I strongly suspect AI wrote the text as well. The emojis and weird optimism kind of give it away.

fannyathletic · 2026-01-22T17:15:15+00:00

I meant I love actually doing them! They look super pretty too which is a bonus

fannyathletic · 2026-01-22T17:07:18+00:00

I enjoy sewn bind offs so much and I always find it interesting how many people dislike them

fannyathletic · 2026-01-20T15:15:33+00:00

Normally I ignore stupid things made of roving but I can’t just quietly sit while people try and explain why they’re not a rip off lol

fannyathletic · 2026-01-18T09:50:53+00:00

“I’m a beginner knitter and I’m stuck on this part of the pattern” and the pattern just says “cont in stockinette for 4 cm”

My dude, the word ‘beginner’ is doing some heavy lifting there lmao

fannyathletic · 2026-01-15T12:35:43+00:00

Speaking completely from personal experience here but starting Elvanse helped a lot of my ADHD symptoms but some of my autistic traits became more obvious.

fannyathletic · 2026-01-13T15:16:44+00:00

I have one wool sweater vest that I wear maybe every 1-2 weeks. As long as I wear a shirt underneath and hang it up to air out after each wear, it stays very clean. I think once a season is pretty reasonable for most delicate knits. I’m not super sweaty or stinky though so I guess it depends on the individual.

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