thegiddystitcher

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Blades (1989) in c/bmoviebonanza@lemmy.world
[โ€“] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Watched it last night. Was absolutely not prepared for quite how Jaws this movie is ๐Ÿ˜„

[GENERAL] Buttering bread with the back of a spoon is easier and better than doing it with a knife in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[โ€“] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

A lot of people have commented about butter being hard and I'm wondering if it's a location-dependent thing? Those solid butter blocks are a thing here (UK) but I don't know anyone who uses them as a normal daily butter for spreading, they're mostly just if you're cooking or something and it doesn't matter that it's a big solid lump.

[GENERAL] Buttering bread with the back of a spoon is easier and better than doing it with a knife in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[โ€“] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

You're a weirdo but I respect it.

[GENERAL] Buttering bread with the back of a spoon is easier and better than doing it with a knife in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[โ€“] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

I can't tell if you're mistakenly thinking we use the front of the spoon, which definitely would result in a lot of wasted stuck butter. Or if you just imagine it's way harder to spread it all off the curved surface than it is.

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[โ€“] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They are a bit better than a regular knife but they just can't approach the efficiency of Spoon Method.

[GENERAL] Buttering bread with the back of a spoon is easier and better than doing it with a knife in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[โ€“] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

That would be ridiculous. Luckily you're imagining scooping it up as being way more complicated than it actually is :D

[GENERAL] Buttering bread with the back of a spoon is easier and better than doing it with a knife in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[GENERAL] Buttering bread with the back of a spoon is easier and better than doing it with a knife in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[โ€“] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

We mostly get spreadable butter because life's too short. Although, when I was little I remember my grandma used to use that old-style block butter and would have to leave it sitting out at room temperature for a while before trying to use it for anything, so let's agree that too-hard butter is an annoyance regardless of spreading implement used.

[GENERAL] Buttering bread with the back of a spoon is easier and better than doing it with a knife in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[โ€“] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I admit it can be situational, for example I still use a knife for peanut butter just because it's annoying to try and get a spoon into the jar. But I'd argue your first point is what the kids these days refer to as a "skill issue" ๐Ÿ˜‰

[GENERAL] John Flansburgh is a superior musician to John Linnell in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[โ€“] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hmm we had Birdhouse In Your Soul as our wedding entrance music so I can't in good conscience agree with you here.

[GENERAL] Buttering bread with the back of a spoon is easier and better than doing it with a knife in c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
[โ€“] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Fork is...um...that's a new one on me!

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[โ€“] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Woohoo!

prepares to receive all the blame

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First ever full coverage. Current estimated completion date: October 6th....2027! (i.imgur.com)
 

Sorry for the crappy video screengrab, but this is already back in the q-snap now and as per usual I forgot to take proper photos first...

Anyway! This is my project Autumn Stories, based on art by Marine Loup and available from Paine Free Crafts either as a kit or just the PDF. I've been stitching on it for about a year and a half I think, and have just recently hit the 25% mark according to Pattern Keeper! Pattern image below for reference:

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Posting this today partly because we might have new people finding us from the Reddit migration in which case hello newbies! But also because before I started this, full coverage terrified me, but in reality not only is it no more difficult than regular cross stitch it's actually extremely relaxing and satisfying too.

So if you've ever found yourself eyeing up a full coverage project, I hereby enable you to go for it!

In fact this technically isn't cross stitch. I'm super cheap and realised that if I stitched it all in tent stitch over 1 on 28ct, I could use half the floss and be done in half the time as compared to full cross stitch over 2! It's obviously going to turn out half the size but I love it so far, consider that a lifeprotip lol.

Since it was my first time I've still not really settled on a technique. Tried working in the 10x10 blocks and parking, tried doing cross country one pattern page at a time, now I'm doing a sort of weird hybrid. Basically making it up as I go.

Do you have any long term full coverage projects to share? What's your favourite technique for approaching them? Any tips for recovering emotionally after 3 months of stitching solid beigey background?

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Friday night frogging session (cdn.masto.host)
 

Send cake.

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Useful links to related craft communities (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee to c/lemmy_stitch@sh.itjust.works
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Stitchy friends! Since makers tend to make more than one sort of thing, and we crafters need to stick together, here's a list of fellow creative communities for your navigation pleasure.

For each craft I'll include the current most active community first as well as alternatives, and add each with their full URL as well as local links for Lemmy and Kbin users respectively.

3D PRINTING

Bookbinding

COSPLAY

CROCHET

CROSS STITCH & EMBROIDERY

DICEMAKING

KNITTING

LASER CUTTING

LEATHERCRAFT

MODELS & MINIATURES

POTTERY

SEWING & QUILTING

SOAPMAKING

TATTING

WOODWORKING

MISC

Posted with mod permission & I'll keep it updated as I find more relevant groups / smaller groups merge etc.

Craft on, people. Craft on ๐Ÿ™‚

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What's your favourite style to stitch? (i.imgur.com)
 

Yes I am gonna keep obnoxiously starting posts here until someone else joins in, get used to it ๐Ÿ˜…

Over the last few years I've tried all kinds of pattern styles, in both cross stitch and blackwork (and I've tried a bit of regular hand embroidery but am terrible at it!). I've discovered the following:

  • Despite my blackened goth heart, I love stitching bright happy colours
  • Big blocks of solid colour are the best
  • Any nature scene involving mountains is an instant win
  • I surprisingly love big full-coverage projects but can only have one at a time because I'm such a slow stitcher each one is going to take me about a decade!
  • Therefore my other projects should be fairly small and manageable to keep me motivated.

The project in the photo is Alpine by Satsuma Street, and it ticks all of my boxes. Funnily enough it was reading an interview with this designer that made me want to learn cross stitch in the first place, so obviously my gut reaction was spot on there.

What's your favourite type of thing to stitch?

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Blackwork counts, right? :) (i.imgur.com)
 

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/155816

This is my take on the Fleurs D'Annette pattern by what was Chelsea Buns at the time but is now called The Blackwork Boutique on Etsy.

It was originally given away free during the first lockdowns of the pandemic, and I fell in love with it instantly. The original plan was to do a two-tone colour scheme but I was so taken with this coppery orange I just sort of never switched it up!

Finished in 2021, still waiting to be FFOed, you know how it goes! ๐Ÿ˜„

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Made friends with some baby goats today (i.imgur.com)
 

They were heckin' cute as well, let me tell you.

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Anyone else still have their first ever project? (i.imgur.com)
 

This was mine. A random poppy kit that I think was by Dimensions? I think?

It was 2015 and I'd been meaning to try cross stitch for ages but given my existing yarn collection at the time I couldn't really afford to jump into a whole new hobby. Hence this kit as a birthday gift, and that was that! Hooray for the enablers in our lives, eh?

Also still have the first random sample rectangle I ever knitted, and my first crochet attempt of a very wonky flower ๐Ÿ˜„

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