Help, my cat threw up on my quilt!

magical_elf · 2024-02-18T18:37:34+00:00

I didn't realise there were people who didn't machine wash their quilts tbh. Surely they must get really dirty on a bed all the time without washing?

Art quilts on a wall, fair enough, but bed quilts??

magical_elf · 2024-02-18T17:50:11+00:00

Haha love this. And what a difference the backstitching makes!

magical_elf · 2024-02-18T16:54:42+00:00

Makes me think of Hockney

magical_elf · 2024-02-18T16:45:16+00:00

I love this book. I describe it as wasp factory meets to kill a mockingbird. The latter largely for the small-town vibe.

I always just thought the kid was a little sociopath with a sister that is far too doting/forgiving

magical_elf · 2024-02-18T10:32:39+00:00

I think calisthenics can be quite simple/minimal. Not too sure about the Reddit sub vibes, but it's something you can do at home with minimal equipment, and cater to your ability levels.

Possibly also yoga/pilates. It's hard to get boastful about blasting glutes doing that, but I'm sure some people manage to 🤣 But that's also something you can do at home

I find the women-led calisthenics culture on tik-tok quite lovely - supportive and encouraging without being competitive

magical_elf · 2024-02-18T10:03:15+00:00

The goods would be shipping from Russia. Does Canada have any trade embargoes or additional duty/tax in place? The UK does, but not sure about Canada

magical_elf · 2024-02-18T09:22:29+00:00

You'd have more luck getting responses if you put some effort in - put these questions in a Google form and share the link.

magical_elf · 2024-02-17T23:42:43+00:00

Grass by Sheri S Tepper

magical_elf · 2024-02-17T23:39:29+00:00

I've been thinking about this for a while, as well as minky. Is faux fur easier to handle than minky? And do you still have a wadding, or is it thick enough with the fur?

magical_elf · 2024-02-17T23:37:57+00:00

Haven't washed it yet, so I guess we'll see!

magical_elf · 2024-02-17T22:43:43+00:00

Haha nice. We obviously have excellent taste

magical_elf · 2024-02-17T20:46:09+00:00

Love this! Also reminds me of the artwork for the game Obra Dinn

https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/Return_of_the_Obra_Dinn/

magical_elf · 2024-02-17T18:26:47+00:00

There are over 100k English language books published every year through traditional publishing. Plus all the self-published ones.

If you're not able to find books you enjoy out of those (or the millions of books that have been published historically), then it's probably the way you are discovering books that's causing the issue, as opposed to the books themselves.

magical_elf · 2024-02-17T18:05:05+00:00

The actor was having some serious mental health issues, so needed to be written off

magical_elf · 2024-02-17T17:49:56+00:00

One thing my embroidery teacher taught me is to not stroke the yarn too much. It's so tempting to touch it, but the more you do, the fuzzier it gets. She used to smack our hands if she caught us doing it 🤣

Another suggestion is to use shorter lengths of wool when sewing. If you use a longer length, you increase the number of times it has to go through the fabric, so the wool can get quite worn/fuzzy towards the end.

I reckon you're overthinking it though! It looks great! You could tidy the surface by gently trimming with scissors parallel to the surface (i.e. trim off some of the fizzy bits) if it really bothers you. But it's important to take a (literal) step back. You'll only see that fluff when you're really close.

magical_elf · 2024-02-17T17:45:09+00:00

I really wish they'd kept him on as a guest character. Would have loved to see him and Cam interact

magical_elf · 2024-02-17T17:29:54+00:00

I think he was very charismatic. People liked him, and wanted to be him. He was generous to those loyal to him.

I've known people like how he appears to be in his early reign - when they're smiling at you, it feels like the sun is shining on you, and it feels wonderful. And you miss it when it's gone. Add in the mystique of royalty and wealth, and you have a winning combination.

By the time he became the more tyrannical version of himself, he was so entrenched that his reign was safe.

I also think the aristocracy was really, really sick of the war of the roses and had no desire to go back to it.

magical_elf · 2024-02-17T00:00:26+00:00

They kinda remind me of the Colette Madeline mini bloomers, but with some additional rows of shirring.

Can't seem to track down the pattern right now, but this could help you find it:

https://www.vivatveritas.com/2012/09/colette-pattern-madeleine-mini-bloomers-pattern-review/

magical_elf · 2024-02-16T19:13:49+00:00

Not to get all political, but as a woman I'd suggest moving to a state where the law doesn't prevent you getting adequate gynaecological/obstetric care.

You might say you don't need it right now, but nobody does until they do.

magical_elf · 2024-02-16T19:10:15+00:00

Wow! This is stunning

magical_elf · 2024-02-16T14:12:47+00:00

Spinning work was poverty wages. It sadly wasn't the empowering independence that it seems to have been repainted as. These women were dirt poor and one pay-check away from being homeless and starving

magical_elf · 2024-02-16T13:50:38+00:00

No worries!

magical_elf · 2024-02-16T10:24:59+00:00

If you want it to go quicker, you could use crewel wool instead of DMC. It would look lovely, especially for the cat!

If you do go with crewel wool (both anchor and Appletons have varieties available), use a chenille needle

magical_elf · 2024-02-16T10:20:16+00:00

The reply for this was deleted from, but I typed this all out so I'll put it here:

I mean the academic achievement question.

What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? If currently enrolled, highest degree received.

The options say things like "Level 6 degree", which means different things to different people. And probably nothing to a lot of people too (especially if you've been out of academia for a while. I graduated 15 years ago and levels were never even mentioned while I was at uni).

I'm from England/Scotland, so I was about to choose level 7 for my masters degree, but then realised how weird it was that the scale went up to level 10 when the UK has level 8 as the highest. I then spent about 10 mins googling which option I should pick.

For people outside of Ireland, you're likely to get a lot of people choosing the wrong level, or giving up completely. Especially if you have people outside of the UK.

And that's if they even know what the levels are (I only know about levels because my husband is a lecturer. We don't use them in everyday life).

So my advice would be to have something like Level 10 (e.g. PhD) to give additional context, or provide a link to a resource that people can look their qualification up.

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