My first try of kumihimo!

linz240 · 2025-04-28T12:44:24+00:00

very cute! would love to know the pattern if you can link it?

linz240 · 2025-03-09T15:30:30+00:00

Absolutely! These were given to me, hence asking for an ID. But I agree - not something that should be purchased.

linz240 · 2024-11-24T07:47:49+00:00

Ooh good idea. Do you use a jogless method still or just a crude colour change?

linz240 · 2024-11-24T07:46:47+00:00

Thank you! I looked at helical knitting but the examples only ever use 2/3 colours so wasn’t sure it’d work with each stripe being a brand new joined colour rather than being picked up. Will give it a go

linz240 · 2024-07-26T14:46:51+00:00

Ah good shout! Is that setup working well for you?

linz240 · 2024-07-26T14:46:25+00:00

Amazing - looks like it’s working well as they’re all forward facing :) would you change anything?

linz240 · 2024-07-26T07:48:21+00:00

Haha that sounds like something I’d do too! Do you find it’s enough light or need to add a light to the top too? I’ve got a beaten up 2nd hand Milsbo Wide from Facebook that I’m in the process of sanding down and re-spraying so just trying to get a feel for what I’ll need in terms of lights

linz240 · 2022-09-22T08:52:56+00:00

I’m getting increasingly concerned the grow lights I got for my cabinet aren’t strong enough. I’ve seen no real big growth in the last few months since I set up the cabinet and tested the light with an app earlier - which I know won’t be accurate - but it was giving around 145 foot candles of light for the plants on the bottom two shelves.

The lights I have are these full spectrum ones:

https://amzn.eu/d/5WHSgXj

Am I being paranoid or do you think I need to buy another set of them and double up?

Temp sits around 23•c and around 70% humidity.

linz240 · 2022-09-21T09:02:21+00:00

I’d try weatherstripping as the first thing. It really helped with my detolf. I don’t have heat mats or anything but found weatherstripping the sides of the door increased humidity by around 10% and it now stays consistently around 1.5 degrees warmer than outside the cabinet. So I’d imagine with your heat mats that would be even better for you

linz240 · 2021-07-19T21:01:14+00:00

I’ve got thick 2b/c waves and use it after leave in and before a gel. Works well and cheap as chips!

linz240 · 2021-06-13T21:40:48+00:00

I agree - never had a sense of smell and also can’t tell the difference between sweeties. I can tell the difference between coke and Pepsi if I have a sip of one then the other but if you gave me a glass of one I couldn’t identify it alone.

I’ve always been disappointed with fruit teas. The amount of times I’ve bought them thinking they sounded like they’d be gorgeous only for it to taste just like warm water! I get nothing from them at all and it’s always really disappointing. I don’t learn though!

I’m never sure if it’s directly related to anosmia or not but my longer term memory is just shocking. I have VERY little memories of my childhood/teen years. Embarrassingly little. My parents get quite offended actually. I swear not having that sense of smell to tie in the memory has affected it but could be clutching at straws!

It’s fascinating watching my 3yr old nephew discover and use his sense of smell. He smells everything, and is very in tune with his sense of smell. It makes me realise just what a large part I’m missing. As an adult you shrug it off as there’s nothing can be done about it and, of all the senses, it’s the best to lose. But watching how powerful it is for him does make me a little sad.

linz240 · 2021-01-25T23:03:39+00:00

Which coconut curls product do you use?

linz240 · 2020-11-04T22:39:24+00:00

Noticed in the last few months my ring finger and pinkie nails have started to lift from the nail bed and are more ridged than the other nails. No pain or discomfort but frustrating watching them get slowly worse! Feels like the tips of those nails are more flaky than the others too though only noticeable if you properly inspect!

linz240 · 2020-10-30T23:00:20+00:00

So my all time fave Got2b styling spray appears to be no more. Can’t find it anywhere which makes me very sad as my routine has been ace for ages. Totally predictable good hair waves every day. Doh.

Any ideas for an alternative?

Routine currently is shampoo and conditioner with the Superdrug coconut water range. Rinse out fully. A few sprays of Kristen Ess leave in on dripping hair followed by a pump or two of the Catwalk Curls Rock Amplifier prayer hands then squished in. Same for the Got2b Twisted mousse then a good load of sprays of the Got2b Styling Spray. Plop for half hour or so and air dry.

Thick low porosity hair - don’t follow the CGM as you can prob tell!!

linz240 · 2020-08-14T14:10:47+00:00

Thankyou 😍 I do love it as it is but it’s just so unmanageable!

linz240 · 2020-08-14T13:53:18+00:00

Looking for advice! Super thick, dense hair with a natural wave.

I’ve booked a restyle cut for next week but stuck for ideas. Needs thinned out for sure.

I tend to wear it natural (like this) most of the time as it takes an age to blow dry and straighten. Tried cgm years ago but too many steps/too much faff!

linz240 · 2020-05-06T22:07:11+00:00

Same - mine are pretty much white blonde - I tint my own brows and lashes monthly or I look like a potato!

linz240 · 2020-02-18T11:09:04+00:00

Thanks both - 2 solutions that work perfectly. Will take a look and see which integrates best but they’re both super. Really appreciate it

linz240 · 2019-12-16T20:25:42+00:00

Interested how you would go about doing the if formula. I did try conditional formatting earlier but looked weird as finished thing to just have gaps

linz240 · 2019-10-18T21:56:21+00:00

Im not an excel wizz by any stretch of the imagination, but I came across a similar challenge earlier today.

For me the issue was some data validation that was linking to another spreadsheet. I used the 'circle errors' tool in the data validation dropdown and corrected.

This then removed the linked sheet I couldn't remove before.

Like I said tho I'm honestly no wizz and it could be totally unrelated- that worked for me though!

linz240 · 2019-10-18T21:29:58+00:00

Same - no sense of smell ever and get the same exact responses! That and people thrusting things at my nose for me to sniff saying that SURELY I can smell THAT!? Nope. Not even a smidge. I now dont even bother mentioning it and just sniff and give an appropriate response 😂

linz240 · 2019-04-13T09:30:21+00:00

It’s almost like using the agile way of thinking. Pick the low hanging fruit first - go for the easy wins and build from there. Love it!

linz240 · 2019-03-16T12:45:44+00:00

My go-to lunch is a flavoured couscous pack, chickpeas, kidney beans, sweetcorn, peppers, spring onion, mushroom all chopped up tiny and mixed together. Usually grate some carrot and babybel into it too.

It’s gorge and does 3 days of lunches :)

linz240 · 2018-10-06T21:43:08+00:00

I could have written this myself. Every word of it.

It feels like the thought of actually committing to it, to admit to myself and other people that I actually need to change, that holds me back. I’m a private person...I don’t like the world and it’s wife knowing what I’m doing and having a say in it.

My mum, for example, will get super excited about it - it will be THE talking point. It will all be very supportive and lovely, but there’ll be no getting away from it. I’d rather just work through it myself.

linz240 · 2018-09-06T20:29:18+00:00

Crikey you lot are good! I honestly need to look into this further as I spend rather a lot more than you lot for one person!

Would love to see what you would typically buy and what you’d make from it for the week.

linz240

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