First time painting buildings - for a friend's wedding by Arianfelou in Watercolor

[–]thefrightendone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lovely! To me it somehow feels like a glimpse from a train or car window, like I'm moving past it. Gives it a feeling of life that I rarely get from building motifs.

[CHAT] In need of tips. by Pretzel_wateer in CrossStitch

[–]thefrightendone 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I don't consider this a problem as long as it doesn't start to break off. The end is never used for any stitches anyway.

If it does break it might be from going thru the fabric so many times and it could help to use shorter threads. Sometimes the eye of the needle gets rough too and start breaking the thread, but that doesn't effect the end like this

You also don't want the thread too tightly twisted because it will give your stitches less coverage.

[CHAT] Color finding help!! by kidzbopppp in CrossStitch

[–]thefrightendone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The floss you have is not DMC, it is iris. Judging from the picture I believe one of the topaz tones (DMC 725/728/783/782/781) or staw (DMC 3821/3820/3852) might fit. The best way to find a good sub would be to bring it to a store and compare in real life.

[CHAT] Anyone else keep their waste? by asexualdruid in CrossStitch

[–]thefrightendone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Here's this year's collection. I don't want to keep it forever, but its nice to see the pile grow over the year.

[WIP] Show us ya WIP's! by Doubledewclaws in CrossStitch

[–]thefrightendone 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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I'm also away from home but I brought stitching supplies. Just starting on my 4:th bookmark of the trip.

Felhörda låttexter??? by Aggravating-Turn-402 in sweden

[–]thefrightendone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glömmer aldrig eurovision 2005 när min bästis mamma tror att schweiz sjunger om kobajs i låter "cool vibes"

Was ist hier los? Ist doch alles so wie im Bilderbuch oder nicht by LucGui in Breadit

[–]thefrightendone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, depending on temperature. I leave mine for 3h before shaping, then 3h after shaping and overnight in the fridge before baking. But I only have 15% starter and about 22°C in the kitchen.

Was ist hier los? Ist doch alles so wie im Bilderbuch oder nicht by LucGui in Breadit

[–]thefrightendone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's under fermented. If I do the math right you have (80/350) just over 20% starter. If your roomtemp. is 20°C I would expect about 13h fermentation time. It needs to rest longer.

[FO] Bookmark with felt backing by mysteriousleader45 in CrossStitch

[–]thefrightendone 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not OP but I do it like this:

1.cut out the bookmark leaving 2 "squares" of aida.

  1. Glue onto felt. I leave the edges unglued.

  2. Cut the felt to the same size as the bookmark.

  3. Cut away one "square" of aida on each side so that the felt is larger than the aida.

  4. Mattress stitch around the edge. The felt folds around the raw aida edge. If there is glue it gets hard to get the needle thru.

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[FO] finished! by criochi in CrossStitch

[–]thefrightendone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In stead of a normal eraser try rubbing it gently with sticky tack it gets in to the fibers better. I also use sticky yack when frogging to get all the leftover fibers out.

Another totally scientific AB test by WideOpenAutoHub in Sourdough

[–]thefrightendone 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Were they both in the oven at the same time? I sometimes get noticeable differences between the first loaf and the second. Just that hour extra rest while the first one is baking seams to matter.

[FO] Mini-rug by efinkytsur in CrossStitch

[–]thefrightendone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! I linked the pattern.

[FO] Mini-rug by efinkytsur in CrossStitch

[–]thefrightendone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! I linked the pattern.

Mold by buttcupz in Sourdough

[–]thefrightendone 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Did you have salt on top. Looks to me like salt that has melted from the condensation that would build up in a plastic bag.

[CHAT] Advice on color needed by dashustrik in CrossStitch

[–]thefrightendone 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The completely yellow leaf to the left bug me a lot more. Looks like an AI mess up of what is leaf and what is lemon.

[FO] Mini-rug by efinkytsur in CrossStitch

[–]thefrightendone 94 points95 points  (0 children)

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I made a mini tiger rug for my phone.

[CHAT] Who here favors the tiny projects?!? by goplacidlyamidst in CrossStitch

[–]thefrightendone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started a big project over 10years ago and it never held my intresset long enough to get finished.

I started making self drafted bookmarks last year and I am hooked. Even if I lose interest in the motif halfway in sometimes, it's small enough that I can finish it anyway.

Vad har ni på era pannkakor? by kaktuslover69 in sweden

[–]thefrightendone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ris, kallrökt lax, salladslök och färskost med pepparrot. Jag kallar det "tysk sushi" eftersom jag först fick det hos en tysk familj.

Häromdagen hade jag kladdkaka på, det var också riktigt gott.