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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

It’s somehow been three months since @[email protected] and I agreed to take over moderation of this community, and we’ve not really had to do anything other than keep an eye out for reports. It’s not exactly been a taxing job, so firstly thank you stitchers for being so undramatic!

But that all happened while I was still super ill and to be honest most of November and December is like a weird fever dream. So I kind of did not do the one thing I said I’d do at the time: post some prospective community rules.

Basically what I’m thinking is we want to have something written down that we can point to just on the off-chance of misbehaviour, but at the same time we don’t need anything draconian or super specific while we’re so small.

Since I’ve already been through this process with [email protected] and there are even quite a lot of people here who are in there too, I think it makes sense to maybe start off with similar rules to the ones the knitters agreed and then diverge if we need to.

Main concerns over there were:

  • encouraging people to add pattern info to their posts and
  • making sure we have a rule in place to allow removal of ads

On that second point, it was generally agreed that active members of the community should be free to advertise their shops and products in context, but a complete stranger barging in to post a straight-up ad and then leave should be removed. Basically kind of vibe-based, depending on if you look like a spammer or not, which works fine for a small community tbh.

I’d love to hear from community members on this. Are you ok just following the template from /c/knitting for now? Is there something more specific to us you’d also like to see included in the official rules? Or do you maybe disagree with one of those two things above and want us to rethink?

Input very much welcome, thank you!

And for a bit more of a fun thing, we have a random community banner and icon that I guess the original owner just googled on the day and never thought about again. In /c/knitting I made a banner featuring some recent FOs that had been posted by the most active members, and that was pretty popular.

I’d be happy to knock up something similar for here, but also want to throw it open in case anyone else would like to give banner design a go! Maybe we’ll say if nobody else comes up with something by the end of March I’ll go full collage mode with our FOs, that gives time for a few entries if you fancy it?

We'll also need an icon and I did not make the knitting one so am officially looking for ideas of what we could use. Actual images, vague concepts, all assistance welcome!

Thank you for bearing with this wall of text. Now get back to stitching!

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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 🙂

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WIP Wednesday!!! (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I've had a lot of other stuff going on so I haven't got as much done as I like but I'm past the halfway point!

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submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Hey guys, been working on a more comprehensive thread inventory! Let me know your thoughts :)

Can be found here: clickstitch.app/inventory

🔍 Searchable

  • Supports DMC, Anchor, Kreinik and Madeira threads
  • All of which are sortable by code and description

🔃 Find Alternatives

  • There's a button for each thread in your inventory to find alternative threads of a similar colour, both for the same brand and other brands.

🧵 Sortable

  • Threads are sortable by code, number of that thread in your inventory and colour
  • Sorting by colour makes it easier to see what groups of colours you have in your inventory!

Preview of what sorting looks like:

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WIP Wednesday (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

46.5% done. It's coming along nicely.

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WIP Wednesday!!! (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Progress continues slowly but surely!

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Finally finished the middle third. Happy to reach that milestone. Hoping the rest goes a little quicker.

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Hey guys!

Similar to my other post, I've created a small widget-style page for converting from one thread brand to another!

https://clickstitch.app/tools/thread-brand-converter

📅 Up-to-date

I’ve written a script that will retrieve all threads listed on the brand websites to ensure new ones are available.

Currently a total of 1683 threads exist, split as:

  • DMC: 665
  • Anchor: 484
  • Madeira: 379
  • Kreinik: 155

But there are many more so these will come in the future!

🎯 Accuracy

All stored threads are compared, and the thread with the closest RGB value is chosen per brand.

🎇 Modern

A search engine for threads, it will find the closest match to whatever thread brand/code/description you enter!

Hopefully it’s useful, what other brands would you like to see?

Any bugs or suggestions let me know! Best way is via Discord: https://clickstitch.app/discord

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

At least until I think of something else it needs anyway

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Little house in the woods, who may live here 🤔

First time working on black fabric. Muscle memory makes it easier with time but black on black is a real pain in the ass :D

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Hey guys!

As part of ClickStitch I've has to store threads from multiple brands and ended up creating this fun colour picker!

https://clickstitch.app/tools/thread-brand-finder

📅 Up-to-date

I've written a script that will retrieve all threads listed on the brand websites to ensure new ones are available.

Currently a total of 1683 threads exist, split as:

  • DMC: 665
  • Anchor: 484
  • Madeira: 379
  • Kreinik: 155

But there are many more so these will come in the future!

🎯 Accuracy

All stored threads are compared, and the thread with the closest RGB value is chosen per brand.

🎇 Modern

Find your colour using a colour picker, no need to go through hundreds of colours and codes manually!

Hopefully it's useful, what other brands would you like to see?

Any bugs or suggestions let me know! Best way is via Discord: https://clickstitch.app/discord

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Another quick Ninja Turtles cross stitch!

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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WIP Wednesday (40%) (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I decided to take a short break from Dracula's Castle and make this cute little Shredder pattern! I added the caption myself, it's one of the best Shredder quotes I could think of lol

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WIP Wednesday (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I finally have something a little more substantial to share, and I didn't want to flood anyone's feed every week, so here it is.

I wanted to do the banner just under "Begins" but I forgot that I couldn't source the colour at the time... So off to the shop I go!

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I figure the best way to improve is more practice! Cheers, everyone! :)

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

I was rewatching the first season of The Last of Us, and noticed a cross stitch in the background of the Bill & Frank episode.

After some quick searching, I found that it was a poem by Thomas Osborne Davis. I loved the sentiment so I stitched it for myself.

I then got the pattern for the flowers from the book 'little book of cross stitch '

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Not on sick leave anymore so I made a little less progress. But soon I'll be done.

Will get some new fabric on Friday so I'm already thinking about what'll be next 🤩

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WIP Wednesday!!! (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Dracula's Castle just keeps getting bigger lol

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First one complete! (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Really wanted to learn embroidery so I picked up several kits and I have now officially completed my first one! Hope you like! :)

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Hi all!

I have another update for ClickStitch, a tracking and organization app for cross-stitching!

My initial idea was to add some form of digital needle minders, what came to be was Parked Threads! You can now place a "pin" on a stitch and add a label/specific thread to it.

Parked threads will be visible/hidden based on which thread is currently highlighted and can be turned off completely if you wish.

So far I'm loving adding quality of life features to aid in the cross-stitching process, if you have any ideas or feedback I'd love to here it!

There's also a Discord if you want to join!

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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

As the tite states, just getting into this now as a way to avoid my phone in the evenings, I'm really enjoying it so far!

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WIP Wednesday (feddit.org)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Share your stitching and meet new crafty folks! All forms of embroidery and all skill levels welcome 🪡


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