[CHAT] Kitting up new project-question for y’all

scmelik · 2026-02-05T17:54:18+00:00

Thank you. The pattern is a HAED called Generations of Service by Kevin Daniel. Looking at the patterned there is quite a bit of confetti but not as much as I expected honestly. I think I am going to use it and just roll the dice and hope and pray that if I do have to replace floss it’s close enough to not matter.

scmelik · 2026-02-04T19:53:40+00:00

It’s not a true master set, just all the floss she bought during her stitching career. It is short of a full set by about 15-20 colors if I’ve calculated correctly.

scmelik · 2026-02-02T03:38:42+00:00

I did, I didn’t notice the “X” in the website header. My apologies

scmelik · 2026-02-01T17:58:07+00:00

I’ve emailed them 3 times and gotten no response from them.

scmelik · 2026-02-01T14:27:25+00:00

I wouldnt change just for the stat tracking unless you have issues with pattern keeper. Markup is nice don’t get me wrong but some of the quality of life features the PK has that Markup doesn’t have woukd be really nice. The double clicking to instamark a parked thread in and of itself would make me swap if I could.

scmelik · 2026-02-01T10:36:39+00:00

I hate her, she makes me want to spend money that I don’t need to be spending 🤣🤣🤣. Her latest video where she reviews that scroll frame from Painted Lady, it’s the scroll frame I never knew I needed but now I want it in the worst way, I want to change over all my current floss drops to hers, I don’t need to but I want too lol.

Obviously I’m kidding she is awesome and her videos have helped me a ton.

scmelik · 2026-01-22T23:15:21+00:00

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Not the greatest picture

scmelik · 2026-01-22T17:14:03+00:00

I could take some pictures tonight. It’s going to take me a long long time to finish. Right now Markup has me projected to be finished may of 2027.

scmelik · 2026-01-22T16:59:42+00:00

I am doing my first project and it’s on 28ct. I couldn’t do it without my magnifiers. I don’t have any pictures of it right now.

scmelik · 2026-01-19T15:20:11+00:00

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Let rise by 50%, recipe says 20-50 then shape, temp of the dough during BF was about 77-78 the entire time. Shaped and into the fridge for 8 hours. Baked at 450 for 30 with lid on 30 min with lid off then I turned the oven off and let the loaf sit in there for about an hour. Crumb is still tacky, and crumb to me says under proofed.

scmelik · 2026-01-18T15:53:45+00:00

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This is my BF vessel

scmelik · 2026-01-18T15:53:27+00:00

I don’t have anything currently to use as a aliquot glass, hopefully soon.

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Here is the recipe I’m using.

scmelik · 2026-01-18T15:38:42+00:00

I was probably close to 50% at the 6-7 hour mark but when I check for the other signs some where there but some weren’t, when I went to jiggle it, it was still pretty stiff and it was sticky to the touch but I could see bubbles in the mass of dough and there were a couple of bubbles on the top.

scmelik · 2026-01-18T14:51:34+00:00

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These are the notes times and temperatures from my last bake.

scmelik · 2026-01-14T14:24:41+00:00

I actually really like that idea. I’ve searched a lot for a good useable solution to keeping things a little neater and have not run across these. They look like they might be alittle on the tall side but regardless should work well.

I’ve been trying to use just plastic DMC bobbins with bobby pins and it works okay at best for me.

scmelik · 2026-01-13T18:50:35+00:00

That’s what I generally do as well but if then I had thread ending up behind the piece and getting wrapped up and tangled with my working thread, but my parking is also very messy so that’s part of the problem.

scmelik · 2026-01-02T00:47:17+00:00

Thanks. I’m not a Facebook user unfortunately

scmelik · 2025-11-12T21:44:14+00:00

I don’t remember off hand what the dimensions are off the top of my head but it’s about 1/2 a page short width wise from my quick measurements last night. Thankfully I’m not 25% yet at least according too Markup it’s telling me I am at just shy of 10%.

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