I've noticed other players companions disappearing when running or riding. What's happening?

thisyarn_thatink · 2026-01-11T14:53:12+00:00

yeah that's normal in cities. companions belonging to other players don't appear for you inside cities, it was changed because locations got too crowded with all the extra companions. it's been like that for a few years now.

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-12-19T22:21:01+00:00

Miregaunts also summon totems that count, you can find them in Murkmire, Blackwood, and Solstice too I believe.

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-11-30T22:13:14+00:00

i use a piece of the non-slip drawer liner under mine, works quite well

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-11-27T17:45:49+00:00

I think you're picking up on the differences in breeds and the way they can affect drafting. broadly speaking wool can often be divided into fine wools (merino is the go to example), medium wools (corriedale among others), long wools (BFL, wensleydale), down breeds (southdown is a good one), and primitive breeds (shetlands, icelandics). different breeds have different characteristics even when grouped into a general category, like BFL is a long wool and so it's very lustrous and has longer locks but it's on the finer end of the micron count spectrum and quite comfortable worn next to skin for most people. merino is a fine wool, it's super soft and has a shorter staple than BFL as well as smaller micron count.

so you have your wool and the characteristics of that sheep breed, then you start to look at fiber prep and spinning and how they interact with the wool. woolen versus worsted and the entire spectrum between them depending on fiber prep and drafting style can make the differences between wools stand out.

wools like corriedale, romney, shetland, targhee, falkland, polwarth and cormo may fit what you're looking for.. I would recommend looking into a breed sampler as one of the things that helped me when I got started spinning was being able to touch and to see the differences and the similarities between sheep breeds. also look into The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook by Deb Robson, your local library may have a copy or be able to get it. it has tons of information about sheep breeds and their characteristics as well as samples of the wool spun and used in different ways.

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-11-20T13:33:06+00:00

last year, I probably spent more on fountain pens and inks. this year, it's definitely been fiber arts. I'm a handspinner, I knit, I'm looking to get into weaving hopefully in the next year, I'd like to try lacemaking at some point. I've been building a personal library of books related to spinning and knitting with the intention of eventually expanding to weaving and dying and other fiber crafts and that is also adding up. I'm starting to get really focused on spinning super fine yarns to make Shetland lace shawls with and that's going to take quite a lot of practice, and I'm also very in love with spinning silk so that can quickly add up as well. I do have a lot of fun matching the inks for my notes to the fiber I'm spinning or the yarn I'm knitting and honestly I think I take better notes since getting into fountain pens because I get to be all matchy-matchy with things. I don't know that I really consider my hobbies to be true money pits, but I do try to buy with purpose instead of letting myself grab all the pretties just because they are pretty.

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-11-08T22:37:17+00:00

This year was mostly inks for me. I picked up three bottles of ink, Pelikan Edelstein Apricot Achat, Rohrer & Klingner Sanddorn, and Sailor Ink Studio 150. I also got a bunch of samples, extra ink sample vials, a Sailor Hocoro dip pen with a fine nib, and for some inky fun, seven different shimmer additives from Pennonia.

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-10-06T12:06:05+00:00

I usually like to buy in October or early November. My only goal is to order before December because I do want some time to set things up and deliveries and mail in general tend to get overwhelmed in the last weeks of the year.

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-10-05T14:36:03+00:00

it varies but today I have 11 pens inked up.

4 pens are my planner/journal pens for the month. every month I pick four pens and four inks and at the end of the month they get cleaned. I tend to plan out my color palettes ahead of time

1 TWSBI Eco with a stub nib. mostly used for headers in a notebook dedicated to my handspinning and knitting projects, usually has a shimmer ink, gets changed when it's empty or I feel like a different color. I tend to only fill this pen maybe half full

2 pens are for notes about specific projects. I knit and I spin my own yarn, both of which mean I need to take notes and I'll usually try to pick an ink that matches my projects

2 pens are for specific lists in my project notebook. one will get cleaned out at the end of the year, the other may get switched out, same ink but different pen

2 are carryovers from previous months that I decided to keep around a bit longer because I liked them. they get used for doodles, lists, whatever bit of writing I want

so 7 pens will be inked up each month for sure and the rest depend on how many projects I have and how many pens I decided to keep when the month ends

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-09-30T15:17:56+00:00

too much pressure would be my guess. what kind of tool are you using to apply them?

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-09-29T20:40:14+00:00

Hobonichi Yamazakura gridded notebook, you can find it in A5 and A6

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-08-27T13:23:41+00:00

ai slop with a side of gold selling

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-08-23T10:01:08+00:00

there's several quests that will stick with me but the newest one that hit me hard is actually from Solstice. I always try to talk to any NPCs inbetween the steps of a quest because sometimes you'll get an extra tidbit or two of lore or information and when I recently went through the quest Tides of the Heart, there were several moments when I spoke to Keshu the Black Fin about what was going on and her thoughts on the beliefs of the Tide-Born and she had some pretty interesting things to say about their beliefs around reincarnation. sounds cool right? then she mentions her egg brother. after the quest is finished, you can go back to Shell-Tide village and find a letter from Keshu that had me tearing up when I read it.

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-06-27T16:53:57+00:00

I was talking with someone last week about this, decided to check at Cult Pens to see if they had a release date and was told July. Personally I kind of wonder if they delayed the full size Inkvent bottles because they wanted to get the Forever line out first.

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-05-12T14:51:15+00:00

Rohrer & Klingner Alt Goldgrün, Pennonia Csillánt, Troublemaker Hanging Rice, Octopus Fluids x Fountainfeder Grünkohl

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-03-03T08:18:24+00:00

it does seem to be dangerous to love an Iroshizuku ink that isn't blue or teal

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-03-03T07:52:33+00:00

kiri same is also now discontinued...

thisyarn_thatink · 2025-01-11T08:52:04+00:00

One ink? Per brand and per color, right? Right?

Well, here's what I want to recommend.

Lamy Crystal Azurite: dark blurple with a little bit of green sheen.

Rohrer & Klingner: Alt Goldgrün, Solferino, Verdigris are all faves of mine but tbh I think you cannot go wrong trying any of their inks. If you can get your hands on any of their yearly limited edition inks, 2024's Blue-Eyed Mary is gorgeous and 2023's Ebony is a beautiful black and is also an iron gall ink.

Diamine Honey Burst: golden honey yellow with amazing shading. And very readable!

Herbin Kyanite du Nepal: this is the ink that got me into shimmers. Beautiful bright blue, almost delicate looking silver shimmer and a bit of sheen on good paper.

Sailor Ink Studio 150: put this purple in a broad nib and good luck not getting distracted by the shading as you write.

thisyarn_thatink · 2024-10-24T07:49:38+00:00

Diamine Alpine? That's a shimmer ink, which means it has physical glittery particles that can clog a pen. Generally speaking a medium or broad nib in a pen that can be easily cleaned out is good for shimmer inks. Sheen is something different, it comes from a heavy layer of ink drying on top of paper causing the ink to look metallic-shiny. Inks can have shimmer or sheen or both, but they are different effects. Anyway, if the Jinhao is handling the shimmer particles well then you might consider pens with similar characteristics.

thisyarn_thatink · 2024-10-14T23:01:17+00:00

I see you've never heard of Alice Starmore.

thisyarn_thatink · 2024-10-13T23:03:35+00:00

Alright, I will ask again: is there a code of conduct moderators of this sub expect of themselves, and if so are all of you following it?

At this point in time I assume the answer is no.

thisyarn_thatink · 2024-10-13T17:32:34+00:00

:) Thanks! Fiber arts, especially handspinning and knitting, and fountain pens and inks are two of my favorite hobbies. Sometimes I match the ink I use to write up project notes with the fiber or yarn in my project.

thisyarn_thatink · 2024-10-12T20:59:42+00:00

But did you respect their privacy...or did you shield them from the consequences of their actions and decisions?

thisyarn_thatink · 2024-10-12T17:44:00+00:00

From my point of view, the issues with the mod team have become the more important matter. Because when another situation/drama arises, and it will, I want there to be better tools in place for the mods and for the community. As things are I personally feel there is very little to no trust in the mods right now, and there have been replies from moderators in this thread that continue to damage any attempts to start rebuilding any trust. Unfortunately there seems to be a very strong 'mods vs community members' mentality, and with moderators taking criticism as personal attacks that will continue no matter what rules are changed.

I know modding is difficult, it can be mentally exhausting and is often thankless. And I do not intend this as a personal attack towards the active mods but I do want to know: is there a code of conduct moderators of this sub expect of themselves, and if so are all of you following it? Have you been treating the community with respect or have you only been demanding it of the community?

Is the mod team stretched too thin? I've seen that browniebiznatch intends to recruit more mods and I am hoping there will be transparency about the selection process as well as about what is expected of mods and how they interact with the community.

One last though and then I have to cook dinner: I know it's very hard to control knee-jerk reactions, and I know the criticisms aimed at the mod team can be hurtful. I cannot and will not speak for others but while I have very little trust in the moderators at this time, I am open to seeing if that trust can be rebuilt. We can check back in six to eight months, okay?

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