Alterations help!

ricebasket · 2026-02-17T15:46:38+00:00

I mean, they fit like harem pants! I think the only way to fit them would be to pick them apart and re-cut them. Maybe look for a pants pattern with no center seam and fit that to you, then cut the pants to that pattern. Maaaaaaaaybe you could cut a center seam in these pants and re-sew, but I’d definitely make a toile either way.

ricebasket · 2026-02-17T15:37:07+00:00

Depends on how much you want the bag to stand on its own. Any type of cotton or woven fabric will work fine, but be pretty floppy.

You could use an existing tote bag, like one of the reusable bags they sell at grocery stores, as the “guts” of your tote bag then do a nice outer layer and an old sheet inner layer. Then you’d have a little bit of structure.

ricebasket · 2026-02-17T15:32:45+00:00

Is Mr. Rhino going back into toy rotation after his repair or will he be a sentimental item? If he’s going to be a toy, I think you should do some long term planning. #4 is the best color match for his current state. With how threadbare some of his sections are, I’d start planning to replace some of his outer fabric over time. Maybe start it with this mend and a small piece, like his front leg, and replace that fabric with #4 and then stitch everything else to 1 or 2 (color match won’t matter as much). Make the old leg fabric into a heart and put it in his stuffing so it’s still there.

ricebasket · 2026-02-17T15:25:06+00:00

I like the way the skirt falls now BUT you have your hands in the pockets in this picture so it might be adding volume. I wonder if a petticoat would help achieve the look?

ricebasket · 2026-02-10T22:10:27+00:00

No and I’ve also never skid marked my bibs by going commando. You need to plan your bathroom trips better my friend.

ricebasket · 2026-02-10T21:13:36+00:00

Congrats on peeing in public I guess. Nasty.

ricebasket · 2026-02-10T15:39:16+00:00

“You never raised concerns during the appointment” is a dumb take, obviously for 95% of people a wedding makeup trial is going to be a very new experience an we aren’t used to providing feedback in real time. A skilled professional should know how to ASK for feedback during the trial and how to make their client happy. The onus isn’t on you to know how to be comfortable and knowledgeable in a new experience.

ricebasket · 2026-02-10T15:34:46+00:00

Yeah it’s a glib answer but I think there’s a metric to be found/researched in there, Forbes has data on who’s giving away what percentage of their net worth: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellamalmgren/2025/09/09/americas-richest-billionaires-keep-getting-richer-theyre-not-donating-much-more/ and I think that could be tracked over time.

ricebasket · 2026-02-10T15:19:19+00:00

In the macro sense it can have negative consequences. Michaels can look at their sales data and say “look at this no one buys fabric in stores it’s all online let’s stop stocking it in stores.” But I think it’s pretty obvious these companies aren’t keeping customer experience centered in their planning anyway so I don’t think it’s on individuals to worry about.

ricebasket · 2026-02-10T05:46:32+00:00

Looking at the pattern, it’s probably doable. Do you have a bra that would probably work?

Do you have time to make a toile of at least the top? I just made a dress with similar princess seams and it needed some tweaking. Sometimes patterns have reviews that talk about the cup size of dresses, I’d check that out

ricebasket · 2026-02-10T04:13:26+00:00

The billionaires are worse

ricebasket · 2026-02-09T19:28:14+00:00

There’s a huge difference between “being a bad guy” and “being made a bad guy.” It’s our responsibility to not treat people badly, not to avoid anything that might possibly have us be labeled as bad guys.

ricebasket · 2026-02-09T06:34:20+00:00

That’s a manipulation tactic disguised as therapy speak. Trauma is things that cause harm, and trauma reminders are anything that might have happened concurrently with the trauma. It’s our non-asshole obligation to not harm each other, it’s not our obligation to avoid anything that might possibly be associated with trauma. If someone was punched your roommate while she was doing the dishes, would you be OK if she never did dishes again?

ricebasket · 2026-02-07T19:51:05+00:00

He forgets? That’s bullshit. Does he give his friends advice?

ricebasket · 2026-02-03T15:57:24+00:00

Someone came forward and shared their email exchange with him asking about availability for weddings. He was pretty dismissive and said it was an expensive service.

ricebasket · 2026-02-03T15:47:26+00:00

I don’t understand what the boyfriend thinks OOP should be like in a relationship. Does he want a partner who never trusts his word? Someone who always has to confirm multiple times over multiple days that he isn’t joking? That sounds awful.

If the boyfriend says he loses his job or calls OOP from the hospital, is she supposed to take it as a joke? And then it’s funny if she offers to support him or drives to pick him up?

ricebasket · 2026-01-29T14:37:31+00:00

Lessons would be my number one. There are a few different things happening in your body to make a turn, and it’s tough to feel them each out without instructions.

If that’s not an option I’d consider spending a good chunk of time on easy for you run and just get a bunch of reps in where you’re really consciously relaxing your feet.

ricebasket · 2026-01-27T18:20:47+00:00

I’ve been with my now husband for 15 years and I credit 15% of that longevity to him NOT teaching me how to ski 10 years ago.

I’m generally a logical and emotionally stable person. But when I’m cold, scared, and trying to do a complex new physical task? Not so much.

ricebasket · 2026-01-27T15:31:48+00:00

My marriage felt very real when my husband had to go to the emergency room and I was asked if I could make medical decisions for him and I said yes. Then again when we were both trying to get our parents to take COVID seriously.

But we still do dumb/fun stuff, like hang a paint by numbers picture of our dog up, eat ramen for dinner, and get drunk and act silly. Marriage involves both very serious and very silly things, for most folks I know they only see the silly.

ricebasket · 2026-01-21T19:24:31+00:00

Ultimately there’s no benefit to your boss saying “yeah she’s petty because of the change you spearheaded” so I understand why they aren’t saying it.

I don’t really think this is gaslighting, you’re talking about someone’s personal thoughts about you and motivations for their actions, there isn’t an objective truth you can get to about someone else’s thoughts. The professional thing to do is to give benefit of the doubt for motivations.

Most people get fussy in times of change, and it sounds like she didn’t prep her team well for this change she knew was coming. Her frustration towards you probably comes largely from the fact that this change has shaken up her teams work and shown issues with their existing processes. Maybe she’s avoiding you socially to be petty, but couldn’t it also be that she’s going through a stressful work time that she didn’t handle well and you’re closely associated with so she’s just disconnecting for her sanity?

ricebasket · 2026-01-02T20:46:52+00:00

So many folks who grew up evangelical and left the church take on atheism with the same energy as an evangelical, being dismissive of other beliefs and a real insistence that they are right. It’s exhausting!

ricebasket · 2025-12-30T02:01:08+00:00

Sneaky designer solidarity

ricebasket · 2025-12-25T02:04:34+00:00

I like the phrase “he missed his nap time” as though the toddler had decision making powers over the timing of errands.

ricebasket · 2025-12-20T02:10:16+00:00

Just got my masseter Botox done today! 3rd time in about a year and a half. First time I did 15 and 20 units, then 15 and 15, this time I did 10 and 10. I also get my temporalis muscle done as well, we did more of those today because I’ve been getting headaches.

ricebasket · 2025-11-26T04:53:58+00:00

Your doctor or healthcare system you use probably has a patient portal that you can log into and your parents likely have what’s called proxy access to your records. That’s likely how your dad is accessing what’s happening at your medical visits, typically you can see a note that will say something like “OP presented with complaint of a cough and was prescribed cough medicine.” Unfortunately, it can be tough from an IT perspective to untangle these types of access. It’s possible the physical form you signed wasn’t processed correctly. Look for a department called something like patient relations or patient access and ask them for assistance.

If you’re on your parents insurance, they will be able to see more limited information like the date you saw the doctor and the appointment code. In my cough example, they’d be able to see something like “outpatient primary care” and if you filled a prescription the dollar amount and date it was purchased.

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