Bobbin lace practice update I tried a footside and it was a little awkward but I think it makes enough sense. I forgot to twist the first end and passive pairs at the top to secure them when they come off the pins so I'm probably going to undo everything and redo it maybe tomorrow so I can have it as a sampler like my normal torchon ground sampler. I really need a better place to do this though since when I get close to the bottom it's kinda awkward to cross and twist the bobbins.

anyway found a cute crochet shawl pattern on ravelry i think will work for my purposes since i want to be able to wear it out at fancier events/a specific place with a dress code now i just. have to figure out the color i want to do it in...

i went and got some yarn for this today. and another for a sophie scarf (for the same reason but i'd like to accessorize differently you know) and a shawl pin which were all on my plan to get today. and then i also bought some beads (for the shawl) and two (2) things of sock yarn. dont ask how much this cost i dont want to think about it

I finally got around to winding my pen bobbins and trying some stuff so here's a little bit of cloth stitch. I enjoyed it but everything gets tangled so easily t-t. I have a few easy patterns that involve doing footsides and headsides saved that just need to be printed...

Update. I liked the colors so much i clipped my bobbins to tie this off and i think this'll just be a little bookmark or something as my first ground sampler

Thank you!! I also crochet, knit, and tat so I'm quite used to making sure my tension is where I want it to be (though it has been a time trying to adjust my pillow since my setup is quite bad if I'm being honest... once I get too far down it gets a little harder to keep that tension)

And here it is with another one I did off the pins! I gave one to my roommate and we'll be using them as bookmarks ^.^

So with Joann going under and as a Fashion/Costume Designer and a cosplayer I need a place to get fabric and notions, and I know many others feel lost as well

So I made a short simple list of online fabric stores as well as notions .

Please share with anyone you would like. If you have recommendations of things to add please let me know.

There's only a few right now of ones I know and have used

I may add a few niche ones like Silk Baron but I am mainly adding ones with many options and maybe add a niche section later

More places with trims would be nice, or even patterns, historical, cosplay, or everyday.

I'll also share this for those who prefer to shop in person:

The subreddit r/sewing has been making a master list of non-Joann or Hobby Lobby fabric stores!

If you know any to add to either list, please do so.

I finally got around to winding my pen bobbins and trying some stuff so here's a little bit of cloth stitch. I enjoyed it but everything gets tangled so easily t-t. I have a few easy patterns that involve doing footsides and headsides saved that just need to be printed...

Update. I liked the colors so much i clipped my bobbins to tie this off and i think this'll just be a little bookmark or something as my first ground sampler

Getting back into knitting can I have recs for inexpensive yarn that doesn't unfurl with every stitch

i can't reply/dm since you don't follow me so i'll stick it in a reblog:

dollar tree sometimes has decent acrylic yarn (reasonably soft but does pill pretty badly for anything that gets a lot of use or friction), many scratchy acrylics can soften w a few washes once it's knit into something (big red etc).

i would probably avoid anything cotton since it tends to split pretty badly and can be rough on the hands, wool holds itself together nicely but costs more & allergies are a factor. are you buying irl or online? what items are you trying to make or what yarn weights do you want to get?

Omg thank you, I was leaning towards acrylics and wool (probably not cotton) to make blankets mostly. I'm using big red right now but it's so messy but it could be because I haven't knitted in years so I'm messing up.

I can buy irl or online I'm going to Joanne's and Micheal's this weekend but if there's an online place that's cool too. I'm wanting to practice from thinner to thicker yarn weights but right now I'm on thinner ones to get back into the hang of knitting.

I second this and if you're going to Joanns, I definitely recommend big twist over red heart or caron for a cheap acrylic personally. I've found it much easier to work with in my crochet projects and it's a lot softer without as much splitting, though I haven't knit with it yet so ymmv there (but I am also learning to knit right now and using a mandala brand yarn I think? I lost the label and bought it like two years ago also at a Joanns and it's been working really nicely and has some good color changes. I originally made some baby blankets with it and it looks really nice for those as well).

Am knitting. Its just a k1p1 rib now that i understand how purling works. Idk why it took like 8 years but anyway I am having so much fun knitting guys.

Update with nui for scale