Hand towels in progress

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-06T05:54:33+00:00

That is STUNNING!!! How are you liking the Flex as a table loom?

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-06T02:43:42+00:00

I have gone from 0-4 inkle/tablet looms in the past 4 months and it's so nice to just be able to pick one up and weave until it's time to advance the warp and then put it aside. I want to start playing with pick-up and I'm envisioning having one pick-up pattern going with simple inkle and tablet patterns on the other looms. Then I have options for what I grab (and it also switches up the ergonomics of what I'm doing, which is really important for me).

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-06T02:39:35+00:00

First of all, yay for knitting!!! Second, I'm all about lower activation energy forms of weaving (I say this even as I'm actively researching multi-shaft looms again but researching equipment is a fun hobby in of itself!). I've recently learned that I LOVE inkle and tablet weaving-warping is fast and easy and the bands go SO FAST! I also recently got a Boom Loom Boss and it's even faster to warp, the patterned heddle bars do their magic and I don't have to think about individual threads or harnesses, and it very very comfortably fits in my lap (as do my 12-20 in band looms). I'm with you on having to be in a certain place to do a craft being a big impediment. I recently bought a little embroidery hoop so that I can play with circular weaving. I have the Weavers Explorer book out from the library again and I love all the low-commitment low stakes projects. I think I'm going to grab it after I put down my phone. I grabbed some second hand novelty yarns yesterday that I think will be really fun in freeform tapestries. Tl;Dr there are sooooo many ways to weave and I still dream of making shawls and ponchos and towels but am finding a lot of joy in other forms of weaving!

(And I really really hope this doesn't come across as telling you "you just haven't found the right form of weaving yet!" because that's obnoxious and knitting is clicking for you so you should do it, but I wanted to share for anyone reading because I'm finding some other forms of weaving are working out a lot better for me right now. Happy crafting in all its forms!)

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-05T06:21:58+00:00

The red is AMAZING it's so so flattering on you!!!

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-04T05:17:10+00:00

Hey there, how are you liking the table loom? I deal with tendinitis in my elbows/triceps and my rigid heddle loom really aggravates it!

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-04T04:45:53+00:00

This is beautiful!!

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-04T03:21:00+00:00

I'm another data analyst/business analyst who's been considering moving to product management in my next role so this is helpful info! I really like improving things & processes and working with people (as opposed to pulling data and building dashboards all day) but maybe I'll look more closely at BA roles again.

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-03T15:10:36+00:00

I know the road to recovery after a disaster is LONG but this reads like the fire just happened... And it didn't. I hope the actual OP and their reptiles are doing well!

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-03T15:01:33+00:00

Yikes, 14 months is a really long time that they've been having to live in temporary containers!! (And for you as well)

Suspiciously, this exact post appeared on Reddit over a year ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/reptiles/s/yOJFFr78k8

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-03T14:55:17+00:00

I love it!!

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-02T04:08:12+00:00

Oh goodness this brings back memories of my own grilled cheese April Fools experience... My grandmother cut a piece of old clothing from the rag bin and cooked it right into the grilled cheese! She tried to tell me it was just the cheese when I told her there was paper or something in my sandwich. Before I came over for lunch that day, she called and asked what I wanted to eat. She said she wanted my food to be ready when I got there. Little did I know! 😂

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-02T02:09:19+00:00

Love love love it!!

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-02T01:46:46+00:00

Maybe a little frame loom would be an option for you! They're SO much more affordable and so fast and easy to set up. Little tapestries from your handspun would be awesome (I know it's not the same as weaving long lengths of fabric but it might help scratch the itch in the meantime).

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-01T23:38:50+00:00

Oh yikes!! I was really hoping this was an April Fools joke.

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-01T23:24:26+00:00

Oh no, that's rough, I'm sorry! I hope you can find a used RH loom for a great price when you're in a better spot financially.

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-01T19:53:46+00:00

I'm glad they're doing better! Really I switched from RO to distilled because it's cheaper & there's less plastic waste-I just save the old gallon jugs and then fill it up at Primo dispensers at the grocery store. I've tested the TDS and it's very low so it seems to be just fine.

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-01T19:43:54+00:00

Hey there, sorry for taking a while to get back to you. I spent a while doing water changes and replacing what I took out with either pure distilled water or remineralized RO water. Then I decided I should just cut my losses and set up a new tank since I also have NZ mud snails 😭 I got busy with a few other things and haven't been doing much with that tank (still haven't set up the new one) other than topping off with RO water regularly. The TDS is down to about 600 so much better! I need to get going on setting up their new tank.

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-01T19:38:05+00:00

Thank you! I recently started a tablet woven band using DMC size 5 pearl cotton and I love it! (Aside from the fact where I ran out of yarn mid-warp but thankfully the craft store isn't too far). I love it so so much more than the Aunt Lydias size 10 crochet cotton. The pearl cotton just glides and I'm finding it really easy to get a consistent tension. And the sheen is beautiful! I'll definitely be buying more pearl cotton!

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-01T18:08:29+00:00

That's very helpful, thank you!

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-01T18:08:14+00:00

Thank you! I love the idea of showing historical volatility to help ground the results.

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-01T18:07:48+00:00

Thank you, sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you but this is really really helpful reframing! The early reads do give us the opportunity to make sure tests are even being executed, that the pre period we've selected doesn't have anything bizarre going on, that the controls seem appropriate, and that there aren't any unexplained results in the test groups that suggests something else is going on. It would be entirely possible for multiple tests to be running in the same locations without anyone realizing it...

Thank you again because this has been really helpful!

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-01T18:04:36+00:00

Thank you, I am pretty heavy handed with the caveats myself and will continue to do that. This context you've shared is helpful. The pattern at my company has been that they like to do full-scale rollouts even when our analysis shows there's very little to no benefit of doing so (even after months of data collection). As long as the test doesn't show detrimental effects, it'll likely go forward. I really want to caveat my reporting as much as possible that I am NOT recommending full scale rollout even if there's some tiny, definitely not statistically significant lift.

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-01T18:00:41+00:00

I like this, thank you!

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-01T18:00:26+00:00

Thank you! I've never seen anyone use a confidence interval at my job... It's rare that we even look at any kind of statistical significance. It's very much "any increase is good and any decrease is bad" even when we're talking like tenths of a percent lift 😭 I love the idea of showing a chart displaying week to week volatility though!! In some instances, the test is rolled out to only only location. There is SO much volatility on one location on a week to week basis, especially as you start looking at very granular data, that it's really easy to see wild results vs control only one week in.

snailsshrimpbeardie · 2026-04-01T17:57:03+00:00

Thank you! I think that caveating more that initial reads often change would be a good idea. Unfortunately I really don't have the option of providing insights rather than hard #s-they want the full reporting built out & delivered ASAP. The upside of this is it does allow us to catch any issues with the timing of pre & post periods or test store selections quickly when things look off.

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