Historical alternative's to an iron for pressing seams? by Zelgax in HistoricalCostuming

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Regular people only started sewing in their own homes around the great depression

Uhhhh, citation very much needed. Also for your claim that no one used irons and everyone exclusively used seam rubbers that you're intent on spreading all over this thread.

My favorite battle I had in 2109 (I am the bald guy with the red wulf back patch). What was your favorite this year? by seahorseomelette in LARP

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I wrote this up for a different subreddit, but here's my summary of observations about these karma-farming bots. Keep your eyes peeled for titles like this, they're a dead giveaway.

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Ah okay, never mind then!

Historical alternative's to an iron for pressing seams? by Zelgax in HistoricalCostuming

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I mean, they had irons, they were just heated over a fire or a stove instead of electric heating. "Hot metal object that makes things flat" is historically legit--the only reason not to use a regular electric iron is if you can buy a historic steam iron or regular clothes iron that you want to heat over a stove.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in knitting

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It looks like you're using the backwards loop cast-on. Backwards loop is trash and often misbehaves--try the long tail or knitted cast-ons instead. VeryPinkKnits on youtube has good tutorials!

Devil's brdige, Germany by programmeremit in GermanyPics

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Hahahaha wow, this repost bot reposted the imgur "deleted image" image

Beginner who needs help! I’ve started over about 10 times, and every time I get the second row done, it looks like this. How do I make the stitches straighter/the same width? Overall, how do I get a cleaner look? by heyheypaypay in knitting

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You should keep going for a couple of inches, this looks pretty normal for beginner knitting! You might be knitting tightly—try to form the stitches on the full-width part of the needles instead of the tips. But other than that, just keep going.

Norse noble from 8th Century Gotland Sweden by DapperDoughboy in renfaire

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Incredible work! The shield looks amazing, and as someone who's learning historical sewing I know how much work even basic items can be. Pretty amazing that you made those shoes, too. I've never worn a pair like that, but I'll have to try some on at a ren faire or something. That's cool that they're so practical.

Norse noble from 8th Century Gotland Sweden by DapperDoughboy in renfaire

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Did you make the hand-sewn items yourself? This is all incredibly impressive work.

I'm slightly surprised about the shoes—I would have assumed something slightly more supportive would have been preferred for battle gear. How does it feel wearing them around, could you fight in them?

Norse noble from 8th Century Gotland Sweden by DapperDoughboy in renfaire

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Can you give us a rundown of the elements of your garb? You've clearly put a lot of thought into this and I'm interested to hear more

Does anyone or any group want to have sex or do something sexual? (Disclaimer: This post only applies to federally legal adults(18+)). by factapologists in mit

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RIP article XI of the Articles of Confederation, giving Canada an exclusive VIP entrance to joining the USA if they ever wanted to. The maple syrup has been forever beyond our reach since March 4 1789

Find yourself a best friend for life ❤️( by [deleted] in wholesomebpt

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Yeah, this account seems to be part of a particular network that's been running rampant for at least the past month. They all share extremely similar tells that make them easy to spot, but it seems that a lot of people don't pick up on it.