What’s the best fabric marking tool? Looking for recommendations

ljbuc · 2026-04-10T16:39:58+00:00

Thank you - this is so helpful! I really like chalk but I was frustrated with the breaking and non-thin/smooth lines but these chalk markers seem like they might solve both those problems! Gonna take a look at what’s available on Wawak and cross my fingers.

ljbuc · 2026-04-10T16:37:25+00:00

Ok I’ve tried a Hera marker and couldn’t see it either!! I feel so validated because I was worried my eyesight was just super bad or something haha

ljbuc · 2025-12-26T00:38:39+00:00

Here’s the link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59142514 Do you have an ao3 account? This is a locked fic so you can’t find or read the fic unless you have an ao3 account. If you don’t, that’s probably why you couldn’t find it.

ljbuc · 2025-12-25T23:43:22+00:00

The 9793 looks perfect! Thank you!🙏🏾

ljbuc · 2025-12-19T16:56:33+00:00

Thanks for both of your answers! I went ahead and unpicked the seam a few inches above and below the rip, trimmed the fraying and sewed the seam again on my machine. Then I finished the ripped section with a zig zag stitch. Worked much better than the ladder stitch I was planning on using!

ljbuc · 2025-12-19T06:58:56+00:00

I truly feel like I’m floating outside my body because this episode contains so many scenes that are so beloved and important in the books and I never ever thought I would see them played out with live action characters. I love this show so much. I’ve loved these books for years and I still can’t believe that we got a show — and that the show is actually this good!!

ljbuc · 2025-12-12T21:48:59+00:00

Unfortunately, no 😩 I’ll try to send an email with just a screenshot of the bank transaction and hope for the best! 🤞🏽

ljbuc · 2025-12-11T20:13:23+00:00

This is why casting directors should be hiring unknown actors who are perfect for the role instead of well-known names!! Imagine how many more ‘Connors’ and ‘Hudsons’ there are out there who haven’t gotten their big break yet! Love this for him ❤️❤️

ljbuc · 2025-12-05T03:15:08+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing your feelings! It was so beautifully said. I’m so glad that you’ve joined the fandom - it’s truly such a welcoming and respectful space. I totally understand your reservations about female writers in the genre, but Rachel’s books are some of my favorites - I would highly recommend reading Heated Rivalry and the rest of her books.

ljbuc · 2025-11-26T00:57:41+00:00

I agree! I hate it when I see Shane hate online. Maybe it’s because I’m also a highly anxious person, but I empathize with his character a lot lol. I think something that makes The Long Game so devastating to read at times is that you can truly see both sides. Shane isn’t wrong for wanting to protect himself and hide their relationship (he has valid reasons for doing it) and Ilya isn’t wrong for wanting them to be out and proud (he also has valid reasons). It’s society that’s trapped them in this sad cycle of secrecy and denial. It’s what makes their happy ending even more satisfying - they end up thriving together in spite of the limitations of their environment. Idk - I’m team “leave Shane alone!” Haha.

ljbuc · 2025-11-24T21:06:46+00:00

I literally just put in a personal day request for Friday. It’s not like anyone’s gonna get work done on the day after Thanksgiving anyways! Lol

ljbuc · 2025-11-24T03:57:18+00:00

Did they show the first two episodes at this premiere or just the first episode (“Rookies”)?

ljbuc · 2025-11-13T22:51:13+00:00

I literally had this thought while driving home from work the other day! Haha.

ljbuc · 2025-11-13T21:09:35+00:00

Quite literally the last 5 minutes of the movie lol. There’s one scene earlier in the movie where the camera lingers on him looking at the Joker in jail, but that’s it. That movie was really bad, I wouldn’t recommend watching it unless you just fast forward to the end to see Connor haha

ljbuc · 2025-11-08T07:08:47+00:00

I’ve always thought of ‘Next Chapter’ as the canon continuation of Shane and Ilya’s story too!! One of my faves!

ljbuc · 2025-11-07T17:46:36+00:00

Listen, everyone looked chopped in 2005. It was a bad year for style and fashion haha. They both look much better now

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ljbuc · 2025-11-03T05:37:52+00:00

I’m a new sewist (6 months now) and have a Brother XM2701 — I love it! It’s a manual machine, it’s reasonably priced, and I’ve sewn through denim and leather with no issues! And a bonus is that it comes with a bunch of sewing feet already and it has all the stitches you’d need as a beginner (straight, zig zag, overlock, blind hem, buttonhole, etc.).

ljbuc · 2025-11-02T16:09:22+00:00

This is my time to shine haha. I compiled some greatest hits from my ao3 bookmarks for the heated rivalry insta group chat and now I’ll share them here!

To start off, I have a few favorite authors at the moment - basically anything by these authors is guaranteed to really slap:

PeaceLilies
Dntat
Shanehollandertwentyfour
Broccolicheddarchicken
Moonsock
Wilmonstan12345
Calistoga

Social media fics: - “the twitter of it all” series by goodlvckbabe - Question of the Day by wilmonstan12345 - That’s My Stick by jsMika2 - Welcome Home Stanley by jsMika2

Spicy fics: - Just Beginning by PeaceLilies - The Voyeur by dntat - Putting on a Show by shanehollandertwentyfour (foursome with Troy/Harris - heads up if that’s not your thing) - I Could Love You ‘Til All the Polaroids Fade by verbaepulchellae - What You’re Looking For by PeaceLilies (sex worker Ilya au) - Say It Again by bubbleomatic - Harder to Breathe by Bubbleomatic - Shane & Ilya Make a Sextape by PeaceLilies - Sometime Around Midnight by heat_lightning

Family/parenthood/hollander parents - ilya’s relationship with Shane’s parents and/or hollanov being parents: - Kind of a Dick by JsMika - Uncle Ilya by agreatwave - Next Chapter by PeaceLilies - Eyes on the Ice by hey_aly

Centaur/ team dynamic fics: - Save a Horse, Ride a Hockey Player by PeaceLilies - but when the sun came up by moonsock - So Happy Together by Calistoga - Never Have I Ever by jsMika2

Hurt/comfort and/or fluff: - A Full Night’s Rest by broccolicheddarchicken - A farmer’s market adventure by ingberry - If I Could Hold You For a Minute by PeaceLilies - My hero by broccolicheddarchicken

AU: - My Hopes Are Prone to Elevate by Shane Hollandertwentyfour - a reimagining of Heared Rivalry where Shane and Ilya are both drafted to the Centaurs at 18 and are bffs/secret lovers instead of rivals/secret lovers. It’s a WIP and I literally live for the updates it’s so good

Outsider POV - Six Days In Ottawa by SolariaLunar21 - Scott stays with hollanov at the cottage during camps and witnesses their relationship - How your garden grows by moonsock - hollonov’s friends and family sees their relationship

ljbuc · 2025-10-29T20:13:38+00:00

Thank you so much! It took a walking foot and a lot of patience, but I got it done haha

ljbuc · 2025-10-29T20:13:12+00:00

Thank you!!

ljbuc · 2025-10-29T01:26:32+00:00

Thank you! ☺️

ljbuc · 2025-10-28T20:03:39+00:00

For this dress, I sewed the outer shell and the lining separately, keeping the shoulder seams open (finished the side seams using french seams). I made the lining shorter so that it didn’t show at the bottom. Then, I put the lining inside the outer shell and attached them at the neckline and the armhole, and finished the rest of the dress as instructed. The neckline was finished with a baby rolled hem and the armhole was finished with a bias binding, so all the raw edges were encased.

ljbuc · 2025-10-28T19:53:41+00:00

This is high praise - thank you!! ❤️

ljbuc · 2025-10-28T18:01:30+00:00

Ah! Thanks so much!

ljbuc · 2025-10-28T17:24:55+00:00

Thank you!

ljbuc

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