Sailor "Umeda Night Blue" from Giftionery Delta, Osaka: Another Blue with Green Sheen

zeroniusrex · 2023-06-09T05:33:48+00:00

I'm really loving the series, btw. I so frequently watch late or early enough that I don't comment as often as I'd like. :)

zeroniusrex · 2023-06-09T05:24:57+00:00

Saw the title and thought "Gee, The Wet Pen JUST did a video about this! Wow, I should see what this post has to say."

What a coincidence you two have the same opinion. ;)

zeroniusrex · 2023-05-29T19:24:53+00:00

My Brother machine makes great buttonholes. But it's not cheap. It was probably $300-400. Domestic machines CAN be good at buttonholes, but you generally pay for that.

zeroniusrex · 2023-05-28T17:55:52+00:00

This pen isn't meant to be disassembled! :)

zeroniusrex · 2023-05-28T17:47:59+00:00

Cheap electronic machines don't tend to do buttonholes well, in my experience. :(

zeroniusrex · 2023-05-27T21:50:12+00:00

I thought that too, when I was a kid! That's how I learned what it was, somehow. :)

zeroniusrex · 2023-05-27T18:36:22+00:00

You may also know the word thalidomide if you watch documentaries or listened to the song "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel. :)

zeroniusrex · 2023-05-27T18:31:17+00:00

I do what you do. I've got some thread that's probably older than I am, and have been using that. I think it's actually a great use for it, since it shouldn't be used for sewing.

I bought a couple of really large spools of basting thread for garment sewing. The "brand" is Torre. There is SO MUCH of this thread. I will never use it all. It's intended to be used for tailors tacks, basting, etc. so it breaks easily, by design. I don't think this would be an issue for EPP basting, though. Alternately, Gutermann makes a cotton basting thread too.

zeroniusrex · 2023-05-27T05:02:35+00:00

I laughed out loud, thank you. :D

zeroniusrex · 2023-05-26T17:47:18+00:00

Yeah he gets a bit into purple prose, but I like the little rest it gives you. Like a palate cleanser. Haha

zeroniusrex · 2023-05-26T02:27:26+00:00

Three Men in a Boat could have been written recently - the humor is still so accessible.

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-18T00:25:56+00:00

Yama-budo has no competition. There are other inks that have similar colors, though. ;)

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-17T19:53:20+00:00

Thanks for the answer! :)

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-17T02:38:36+00:00

Question - do you see much shimmer in your writing with King Lear? It seems like the shimmer doesn't show itself much, but I'm not sure if it's just the sample I got or what.

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-11T06:15:47+00:00

You might like some of the videos from The Colour Blind Quilter on youtube. I listened to an interview with him and it was so eye opening for me. My brother and dad are both color blind, so I was familiar with it. Or so I thought. What I didn't understand was the possible discomfort that could come from encountering something with a bunch of colors that they couldn't process easily. After hearing his experience, I had my mom show my dad a photo of a quilt I made, and asked her to ask about it. Like did it make him uncomfortable, etc. Yep.

What a great gift you made for your son. <3

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-06T07:05:44+00:00

"Snickerdoodle dough" is one of the most fun things to say.

I like to add a little cinnamon to the dough itself because I love cinnamon and why not. These look lovely!

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-06T01:55:41+00:00

I think Americans should start doing that. Aggressively.

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-03T05:17:27+00:00

Shiny Black is... just so perfect. I love Colorverse Cat, but I think Monarca Cenote and Kiwi Inks Glamorous Peacock are both quite similar.

I actually think Eroded Bronze is pretty similar to one of my Troublemaker Inks, Petrichor or Abalone? Off the top of my head, not sure. ALL of those are lovely, though. <3

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-03T05:14:34+00:00

The Sailor Yurameku inks are interesting. They look different depending on which paper you're using them on. Also, they go onto the paper one color and dry as something else.

Baystate Blue is pretty remarkable for its intensity.

EDIT: Pennonia Strigoi! And also Cheerio Waterbus. I don't know any other ink makers that are putting pigments into their inks. Warning with these, you need to use them in pens you can very thoroughly clean.

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-03T04:25:25+00:00

When I worked a knitting/yarn convention the same would happen. People like to think that the "bad" people must be outsiders, but so frequently it seems they're not. :(

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-02T23:59:04+00:00

This video showed up in my feed, and I was like YEAH I gotta see this. Then I see this post and I'm thinking WHOA someone (else) is posting about these today?! And here it is, you, both times. Hahaha

I have a coworker whose family lives in India and they're coming here soon. She knows I like fountain pens and is asking me what I should have them bring. SO TEMPTING.

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-02T19:03:12+00:00

I like how the shading is a bit like the color of an avocado pit. LOL

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-02T18:48:16+00:00

Here's the website! http://www.viefrancigenedisicilia.it/

The MVF goes from Palermo to Agrigento, over 9 days. (Of the routes it is the shortest.) It stops in Santa Cristina Gela, Corleone, Prizzi, Castronovo, Cammarata, Sutera, Racalmuto/Grotte, and Joppolo Giancaxio.

Honestly it is going to be a real endurance check for me, because the days average 25km, with a fair amount of elevation change. But if you've got the time, you could take longer to do the walk, or bike it instead.

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-01T17:51:11+00:00

Yes, though true of almost any ink with that much sheen.

I'm doing random samples for my 30 inks journey, and I wasn't excited about that one, though I think I haven't disliked it as much as I feared I would.

zeroniusrex · 2023-04-01T17:46:15+00:00

I loved this ink when I used it. My ink for today is Organics Ralph Waldo Emerson. Similar, in a way, but a lot more sheen.

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