Bit of kit
If you want to make these, you need one special bit of kit, so let's talk about that! The thing that lets these do their magic is called a "flex frame clasp" or sometimes a "flex frame kiss clasp." That's what's in the top of the pouch, and it's what [...]
Squeaking noises
I will, in the very near future, show you a wee video of this where I wobble it back and forth and try and say something other than 'ooooooooh, lookit, isn't it cute?!?' I will probably fail. I will probably mostly just make squeaking noises. But really, can you blame [...]
General plan
So the general plan is to run the first line of stitching all the way up on the inside. Here it is partly done. And here is how it looks when the whole inside is done. This won't show at all on the outside. Then flip it right side out [...]
Satisfyingly tidy
Oh, oh this is tidy. This is satisfyingly tidy. The kind of tidy that makes me hate the world slightly less than usual. I know I can't be the only one soothed by tidiness, some of you have to be wired this way too. Tell me about something you find [...]
Neatly aligned
Four widely spaced buttons on a closely fitted sweater are...not enough to keep the button band neatly aligned. Especially if your bust measurement and waist measurement differ significantly. I am...far more generously built than Verity here is. And even on her, the button band does not hang straight. So since [...]
Betrayal
Will this keep my glasses from getting covered in speckles and smudges? No, no it probably won't. But it might make them easier to find. Can everyone else in their 40s and up please reassure me that I am not alone in finding this sudden betrayal (aka the perfectly normal [...]
No, brighter
I have a bright pink sweater. No brighter than that. Brighter still. And I love it...but I have never liked the buttons that came on it. (Bright pink sweater is also excellent kitten trap.) So I'm going to replace them with one of these three. And while I'm at it, [...]
Questionable Nonsense
I do a bit of housekeeping every month (to remind folks what’s about to rotate off patreon and to show off what’s coming next), and to keep those posts from being dreadfully boring, I’m combining them with a monthly advice column/Q&A session (aka an excuse to ask what folks [...]
Autonomy
Do you have to block your socks? Nope. Nope you are an adult with autonomy and I am absolutely not the boss of you. Does blocking your socks make a difference? Eh...I say yes. But I also acknowledge that it's pretty much just an aesthetic difference, and once they're on [...]
Monthly Reminder
Abortions are good! But the Al-Gore-Rhythms that shape what you see on instagram/facebook/twitter hate it when we talk about them...so I need your help to outsmart it! If you're on insta, can you head over here and leave a comment telling me how you're going to let three other folks [...]
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