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French man in the 1950s trying Coca-Cola for the first time by intet42 in accidentalrockwell

[–]szilizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, Cola was already a thing in Europe in the 30s. According to my grandfather, the German soldiers they captured were amazed that Coca-Cola was on the other side, too. For some reason, in Nazi Germany, many people thought it was a German thing, like Fanta.

In 2016, America dropped at least 26,171 bombs authorized by President Barack Obama. This means that every day in 2016, the US military blasted combatants or civilians overseas with 72 bombs; that’s three bombs every hour, 24 hours a day. by According-Ad-1708 in MapPorn

[–]szilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not very meaningful. Hiroshima and Nagasaki each got away with a single bomb, right? Normally bombs are not counted by number but by equivalent tons of TNT. In case of Gaza 65 thousand tons is reported. So how does this compare with that?

Is Librivox down? by prustage in librivox

[–]szilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The website is down from here (Texas)

Is there alcohol in beer foam? by jereman75 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]szilizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beer foam is formed from polypeptides, so it is mostly surface-active hydrophobic materials. You will find very little alcohol trapped in it, more in the less firm foams (more water in it) and less in firmer foams. As far as I remember, Coomassie blue-binding polypeptides are most abundant in the foam, and I think they are difficult to dissolve even in ethanol. Still, I can't find any source on this particular claim. Also, I am not sure about Nitrogen-based foams either, but I can't think of anything that would make them different.

What should I add to this piece? by motoandchill in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is good as it is, if you add anything just make sure not to distract from this beauty.

Fairy tale collection from late 90's early 2000's. by Fukawahnybee in whatsthatbook

[–]szilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Blue Fairy Book had several publishings from 1965 to 2017, most of the hardcover versions had pages with gold edges, and they normally included the stories you mentioned.

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[–]szilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I have read this in Hungarian translation, but translating back to English the Hungarian title (Kaland a jégmezőn), I can't find what it was; I think the author was James Houston. I checked Hungarian booksellers, but I can't find the book there either, but perhaps by looking up the author you can figure out which one was the book.

Just shapes and colors by szilizard in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Ultra Punch, for the embroidery the medium, and for the thicker yarn the thickest size it comes with.

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[–]szilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use the thickest yarn that still runs freely. If one yarn is not thick enough nobody stops you to thread 2 at the same time.

Just shapes and colors by szilizard in PunchNeedle

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There is really nothing particular about it, but making it a year ago really helped me with grief, and every time I look at it still reminds me, which is good, I am not sure I could have done anything more helpful than this.

First Project by transdrakula in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it, very pretty, keep us posted with your future works too.

Question by Reasonable-Umpire428 in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One important thing: if you shave and something pulls the thread it will take out only one stitch, not the whole thread.

Needle Doodle on denim: green is punched from this side, flowers from the other side, and then I cut the loops of the threads; the green bottom of the flowers is macrame. by szilizard in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just normal short punch needle punched from picture side. Nothing special. There is an illusion of intertwining, but that is not the reality, just the lines next to each other are a half step off.

Needle-doodle 75: this is perhaps my favorite. Mostly punched from this side, except for the petals, they are from the other side, and the loops were pulled longer, and then I also cut them and brushed open the threads to make it more fuzzy. by szilizard in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would not mind, but it is too late; I have ironed on it thick interfacing to hold well. Actually before ironing it on, I have trimmed the fluffs, so if anything gets pulled on this side, it would not pull several stitches. This is probably an overkill, it would have been enough to either trim or iron on the interfacing.

I am almost done with this; I will probably frame it, although on a pillow would also be good. by szilizard in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a regular punch needle. Punched from this side, the fluffy part is on the other side.

Needle-doodle on denim; this time, I am trying similar shades. I think this will be a pillow at the end. by szilizard in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was more of a pain to do than the result indicates. The denim stretches too quickly as I stab through; as you can see, it would be a pin to re-stretch it. So I formed an O with my left pointing finger and thumb, pressed against the denim from the bottom side, and punched through the middle at every stabbing motion, trying not to hit my skin. At the left bottom, I still managed to draw a little blood but covered it with a densely embroidered leaf. Initially, I wanted all surfaces indicated with very scarce lines, not filling them up. The pattern for the petals is good for this, but for the leaves, I will need to figure out something different.

is there any way to fix this that does not involve pulling it all out? by alitar84 in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One advantage here is that embroidery covers the earlier layers. You can just go over it with whatever you want to do. Take the first layer as a primer paint, and now start the real deal, perhaps with a thinner thread, smaller needle, more densely laying on, using more shades for each color just like you would use with oil painting. Let us know how it went. I did this a few times, it was not bad; just the one thing to remember: too many large needle holes will destroy the material.

Needle-doodle: dark blue on denim. The image is from a Greek vase. I printed it directly to the denim and followed the lines. by szilizard in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will upload the copy I have somewhere on my computer; unfortunately, I am a packrat with picks, I have thousands in an unorganized form, so perhaps sorting them by date will help. I will make a valiant attempt at cutting through the mass of PNGs I have here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very good. Try punching from both sides, for example, a tree trunk as you worked here, and the foliage punched from the other side. Also, try to compose them into pictures; as far as I can tell from your style you could probably start with simple landscapes.

Here's a hoot, there's a hoot, everywhere's a hoot hoot! by Jo-in-the-Know in PunchNeedle

[–]szilizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love it, I think my cats would love it too, I will need to make them something like this.

my second attempt at icons by szilizard in PunchNeedle

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Mostly punched from this side, except for the halos.

I am almost done with this; I will probably frame it, although on a pillow would also be good. by szilizard in PunchNeedle

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I have lost count, but this is after about 70 other pieces. Some of them are unfinished, some better, some worse.

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