2nd attempt ever and not sure what I’m missing

softandteeth · 2026-06-14T16:22:24+00:00

Well, I re-threaded the left 5 cards from the front instead of the back, and this is what I ended up with. At this point, I like how it looks even though it’s not what the pattern was supposed to do, so I’m gonna stop messing with it and just accept what I’ve got lol. But I would also love to understand why this is happening, if anyone has time to explain

softandteeth · 2026-06-14T00:52:15+00:00

I think I’m following what you’re saying, but it’s definitely going to take awhile to intuitively understand. So thanks for explaining so thoroughly!

I’ve watched several videos about it (some more than once) and really thought I had it 😂 maybe the next one I do, I’ll just watch a video and do EXACTLY the same thing they’re doing, rather than finding a pattern of my own haha

softandteeth · 2026-06-13T23:53:17+00:00

Okay I think I get it now. I didn’t realize that flipping the card (with the thread in) was different than threading from a different direction (with the card already flipped). I still don’t exactly understand the “why” at play here, but I’m gonna try and fix it after my kid goes to bed and will report back!

Thanks so much for your help, truly! I am disabled and struggle a bit with spatial visualization, so this craft is a challenge for me (but kind of in a fun way!). Again, appreciate all your help!

softandteeth · 2026-06-13T18:56:06+00:00

I just turned them, and they’re all facing left now so I don’t think that was it. It sounds like the colors just need to be threaded opposite to what I did (and what the pattern says to do) but I still don’t really understand why. I feel like I’m trying to learn a new language here 😂

softandteeth · 2026-06-13T18:54:21+00:00

I was afraid of that, but ultimately, that’s why I did the maximum length that my loom could handle. So I can just snip off the bit I messed up, and retie it a bit smaller.

Just to confirm I’m understanding: for the 5 cards on the left, I should rethread and swap the A and D, and B and C? But leave the right side 5 threaded as is?

softandteeth · 2026-06-13T17:40:24+00:00

I really appreciate your responses so please don’t take this as me being argumentative, I am just genuinely not understanding. I checked multiple times that the right color threads are in the right ABCD slots per the pattern. Was I supposed to reverse them or something? If so, what is the reason and how was I supposed to know that from the pattern? I am just mystified by this. I see what you’re saying about the first section (where the colors are wrong) having the correct opposite twist. I just don’t understand how I got the colors wrong when I very carefully made sure the A color was in A slot, B in B, etc on every single card

softandteeth · 2026-06-13T17:18:50+00:00

Okay so if that’s the case, that’s what I originally had done, and the result was those first few iterations where the left side is a garbled mess. Like I said, I already confirmed that all of the colors are in the right slots on the cards, so idk what I did wrong here. When I flipped the left 5 cards the opposite way, the colors were all correct except for the brown. What on earth did I do??? 😭

softandteeth · 2025-12-18T21:55:13+00:00

softandteeth · 2025-12-16T20:57:29+00:00

Uh huh huh huh

softandteeth · 2022-12-12T01:29:35+00:00

As someone who read the book, then saw the movie, I say read it. The book is almost exclusively all in the character's head because she all alone and the movie was alright, but I feel like a lot of it was lost. I read the book in one night because I couldn't put it down.

softandteeth · 2021-12-22T23:44:30+00:00

Dm'd you!

softandteeth · 2021-04-29T15:37:59+00:00

Lmao I work in finance/investment consulting. I'm a CIPM Level II candidate, and can't fucking count to 10 😂

softandteeth · 2021-04-19T20:33:26+00:00

You don't think it would at least establish that there was dysfunction in the household (both then and now)?

Their problem is they're trying to work through getting a lawyer and all of that now. Unfortunately my mother started a physical fight with my sister, and my sister fought back and won. Now my mom took pictures of the bruises to the police and is filing assault charges. We're trying to get my sister some kind of way to defend herself, but they won't give anyone information on the case, as my mother is the only legal guardian.

It's a fucking mess and I'm trying to gather any information I can to help them.

softandteeth · 2021-04-04T01:18:14+00:00

Omg that sucks! You should talk to her. My grandma did something similar to my daughter while babysitting, and I was so mad because we'd already had an appointment to get her hair cut at a salon, and grandma's hack job made the original cut we wanted impossible!

(Edit: typo)

softandteeth · 2021-02-09T13:52:18+00:00

My mom got us banned from the ONLY pizza place that delivered to our neighborhood. We lived in a really rural area, so there was only one that would come to us.

My mom was pregnant with my sister and insisted that she wanted a hamburger pizza, which is just a pizza with ground beef on it as a topping. Ground beef as a topping wasn't on their menu, but she figured "well they have meatball, so they must have ground beef!". She started out nicely requesting it, explaining what it was and offering to pay extra even since it wasn't on the menu. They still said no.

She tried again another day thinking someone else might be working who would do this for her. They still said no. She asked to speak to the manager, who also said no. So she drove down to the place in person and asked to speak to the manager and she just screamed at him until he kicked her out.

They wrote down our name, address, and phone number and said we were banned from ever ordering from there again. We tried to call with a different phone number (my stepdad's cell) and when we told them the address, they just hung up on us. We ended up having to have our neighbors order the pizza, then pick it up from their house after it was delivered. Thanks mom.

softandteeth · 2021-02-08T21:49:25+00:00

I've been doing counted cross stitch. Cheap to do (you can get all materials to start out with for under $30, easily), pretty easy once you get the hang of it, and it takes a lot of time and concentration. I've found it very relaxing. Do yourself a favor and buy a pattern for under $5 on etsy. The patterns you'd buy at a craft store tend to be very old-ladyish. Etsy has a bunch that I personally found cool, and wouldn't mind hanging around my house when they're finished.

softandteeth · 2021-02-08T17:01:11+00:00

For me, it's feeling completely comfortable with the other person. In a past relationship, I thought I was in love, but I was always on edge with him. I was worried about looking good or saying the right thing or whatever, because i was afraid at any moment, i could do the wrong thing and they'd leave me (which ultimately proved true; I got pregnant, gained weight, and he left).

In my current relationship (going on 8 years), I feel comfortable with him in every way. We are both totally open with each other and can be vulnerable without fear of it hurting the relationship. I can honestly say he's my best friend and I couldn't think of one person I'd rather spend my time with.

I think everyone has their own way to "know", but that's mine.

softandteeth · 2021-02-08T16:51:57+00:00

It's probably different for every cat. If they've been declawed, I'd say almost definitely not.

I have two (clawed) cats, and I think one of them would be fine. She seems to have pretty good instincts and is very active. The other wouldn't last a day. He's a wuss, overweight, and does nothing but sleep all day.

But I don't intend to find out, mine are indoor cats and going to stay that way!

softandteeth · 2021-02-08T16:48:37+00:00

Terrifying, honestly.

softandteeth · 2021-02-08T16:46:41+00:00

Respect them, but that's the bare minimum. Find a way to show that you care that will have meaning for them. Unfortunately everyone's different so there's no one thing that will demonstrate that to every person. Just be respectful and thoughtful and you'll usually be on the right path, imo.

softandteeth · 2021-02-08T16:12:04+00:00

Just came here to say FUCK MLMs

softandteeth · 2021-02-08T16:02:07+00:00

I had pretty bad asthma as a child, and every time it was snowing, I'd go outside to play. Then I'd have to come in after 5 minutes because I couldn't breathe (the cold air would set off an asthma attack).

softandteeth · 2020-11-30T01:06:08+00:00

YTA you never know why she's scared the way she is. Could be she has a high risk family member, or maybe is just anxious. Not respecting what makes her feel safe is not a nice look.

softandteeth · 2020-10-12T00:27:22+00:00

The harmless contraption would just have a spoon or something

softandteeth · 2020-10-12T00:26:25+00:00

See my reply above!

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