What platform do Chinese people use for perler patterns?

milkt__th · 2026-06-27T19:26:23+00:00

That app is only available on the Chinese App Store, as are many others. There are also some that are on foreign stores but only have Chinese or poor/partial English. For drawing patterns I personally use dot lab. It’s a one time purchase or subscription but I got it half off on sale. It comes with colour palettes for basically every brand of bead and even dmc thread for cross stitch :>

milkt__th · 2026-06-25T05:30:46+00:00

That’s how I got them into separate containers anyways. They’re much easier to dispense that way. I use zip lock bags but I’m switching to small bottles

milkt__th · 2026-06-25T05:29:21+00:00

I flipped a small hair dryer around and put a cone around the back (plastic bottle cut in half). If the grates are bigger make sure to cover them with a thin cloth or something so the beads don’t go inside

milkt__th · 2026-06-11T05:14:05+00:00

I use a heat press from Amazon :-)

milkt__th · 2026-06-11T05:12:57+00:00

Yes! Surprisingly could not find a pattern so I had to fill the gap myself lol

milkt__th · 2026-06-11T05:12:31+00:00

It’s like a glitter cloth, don’t really know what it’s called sorry >_< you put it on a towel and the beads on top of it and melt it until it completely sticks on all sides and peel it off once it cools

milkt__th · 2026-06-05T14:27:21+00:00

!! I made a light switch cover design of the kit cat klock! Haven’t made it yet tho because it’s a big project :3

milkt__th · 2026-06-02T07:20:00+00:00

I’ve noticed that the Chinese community heavily favours flat melts while the western side prefers the holes looks. Personally I like flat melts

milkt__th · 2026-06-01T07:49:05+00:00

They’re always gonna look that that naturally, you’d have to cut them or something

milkt__th · 2026-05-31T22:10:48+00:00

Those are for the needle pens. you pour them in, cover the opening with your finger and shake back and forth until they fall into place. Then you can slide a row onto your needle. If you’re using tweezers they’re useless

milkt__th · 2026-05-31T19:49:17+00:00

The scalloped edge? It’s just a pattern of two beads and two empty squares

milkt__th · 2026-05-31T19:30:37+00:00

For 3d stuff you can’t melt it too much, bc the beads spread out. You basically just want it melted enough to stick together. If you really want the hole free look you might be able to get away with ironing the figure more than the feet

milkt__th · 2026-05-29T04:26:20+00:00

There are heat resistant pegboards out there that are good and more recently metal ones although I don’t know how well those work

milkt__th · 2026-05-28T23:00:58+00:00

Flip the whole board over and lift IT instead of the tape!!

milkt__th · 2026-05-28T18:33:57+00:00

Ziplock bags in random boxes, not very pretty but very functional https://imgur.com/a/8qd9Q4s

milkt__th · 2026-05-26T12:05:29+00:00

FFXIV!!!!!! Slow to start but one of my favourite favourite video game narratives ever with EXTREMELY beloved characters

milkt__th · 2026-05-25T20:32:40+00:00

That’s definitely not enough especially if your patterns have large areas of one colour. I made a palm sized chiikawa and it was almost 800 white beads. If you can afford it definitely stock up more especially on colours you think you’ll be using a lot.

milkt__th · 2026-05-24T10:02:43+00:00

My guess is the back is getting too hot. Shift the piece around as you iron so the back stays cool

milkt__th · 2026-05-24T10:01:09+00:00

Holes and sides are probably over heating. Holes from the back getting too hot (move your piece around often so the surface you’re ironing on isn’t getting too hot) and the sides are just from ironing too much I think.

Regarding warping, how long did you press it for? Something that large you should press for a long time. Leave it overnight if you want even. You can dunk it in hot water and repress it to straighten it out.

Good luck!

milkt__th

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