It ain’t much, but no matter how bad today is, you will never have to live through today again. To some the progress of time is horrible, but to those struggling it can also give the peace that today will never repeat itself. When you go to bed, remember you made it through today. You’re still here and with everything going on in your life that means you are stronger than you think. Stronger than those who never feel the struggle could ever understand. ✊

Sometimes I struggle to stop scrolling and just go to sleep. But this meme has such poetry in it, it’s my good piece of news for today. Makes me go to sleep with a smile on my face, thank you!

Ah my bad, lost in translation. I do the shoulders exactly like you suggest. The problem was the lower end of the arm where the hand sticks out. I now do them also like you suggested, with the side+underarm seam being the last one I close on the feature

The idea of a gender reveal party when someone comes out is awesome :)

Soooo impressive. Did the whole setup survive all this time or just the machine itself?

Cheers, made an account yesterday night and will probably sink way too much time into that rabbit hole :)

So far it looks really well thought through.

Also the idea with the comic cardboards is really nice. Found an offer that comes with clips already. Might work well with the boxes I use currently as well, as it allows for quicker access to sth that’s sitting at the bottom without fear of having to refold half the stash

I found that left over Popeline makes great pocket fabric, but there’s only so many pockets you sew into your clothes…

One solution I thought of was marking 2m x 2m points on the floor when taking the photos. That way I can stretch it afterwards on the pc to understand whether a new pattern can still fit on a used piece of fabric.

My go to for a ready to follow experience where I don’t need to think twice on how the next step works is pattydoo. German tailor who makes great instruction videos and has fair prices (most pdf are 4€). She has good beginner friendly patterns

Even works when you get your pattern from somewhere else (use it in combination with freesewing.org a lot, making a pattern there that fits me 1:1 then go to pattydoo to see how to fiddle in the zipper on the jeans etc)

Hey, I use jersey with high cotton content (typically 95% cotton 5% elastan) for briefs.

You can make higher quality briefs from merino (good for long hiking days for example), but also more expensive and not everyone likes woolen underwear.

Sewing jersey is a bit more tricky, as it tends to roll up at the edges (i.e. Pinning it takes a bit longer).

I like the shorts pattern from pattydoo. Was one of the first things I made myself and still make a new pair on occasion. Shorts fabric is typically popeline, but saw people use muselin fabric as well. Soft fabric is comfier, but stiffer fabric can be nice for really hot days. Linen and cotton both make good shorts :)

If you have any more questions feel free to reach out.

Have fun with your new machine!

The moral dilemma of not doxing someone vs celebrating them…

The promised update

the Beamer points nearly straight down. Combined with the open-source software patternprojector it took less than a minute to calibrate the projection perfectly.

Image of a projected pattern, in this case the Cornelius trousers from freesewing.org.

Context: riding s-Pedelec through a European city for 25km each way on commute several times a week over three seasons at any weather. Been doing since 3 years now. Majority of the path is cycle paths, lots of crossings and entrances that have cars coming out on the way.

Helmet:

• NTA8667 certified
• with MIPS
• integrated lighting
• windshield

(e. G. Lumos ultra ebike smart helmet). Mine is a bit older, that’s the one I’d get now.

Vest: high vis with reflectors and good air circulation. Small rain jacket in the bike bag.

Trousers: reflectors there as well, always carry rain-proof trousers in your bike bag. 30mph make you freeze to your bones even in summer if you get wet and have wind running through your cloths

Gloves: depending on the season, high summer none, when temps are below 18degC light mountain bike gloves, when temps are below 12 thicker gloves. Beginning and end of the biking season skiing gloves.

Bike:

• spoke reflectors
• really loud horn. You want a car driver to jump when you press the horn not to be annoyed by you
• additional lights for driving in the rain

I never had an accident in three years but lots of close calls and I really try to save time on my commute, so I don’t go slow. However, that being said I think similarly important to the right equipment is the mindset.

• Plan your route so that you avoid any tricky spots. E. G. My old route went on a stretch of road through the woods. I hated it bc the road turns meant car drivers could potentially not see me in time.
• be paranoid about car drivers
• be double paranoid about trucks. There’s no do over after a truck accident, no matter what you wore.
• be paranoid about pedestrians. They’ll randomly veer off path.
• never believe that a car driver will not just cut right across your way only bc they looked at you 1 second before. They do not understand how fast you are.
• I’d rather get sued than killed. There are spots where it is illegal to drive my bike on a cycling path (stupid laws). Same spot has a really tricky and dangerous stretch of road. I’m happy to pay the fee for having taken the bike path illegally, a lot cheaper than an accident.
• take care of others, be prepared to break. Normal cyclists are like turtles when you’re riding an s-Pedelec. Keep proper distance and just factor in the few minutes extra for staying in line behind them for a mile each way
• Train braking from full speed in emergency mode. It’s not that easy with such a heavy bike. Keep your emergency brake path also in mind when choosing your speed.
• assume they don’t know you’re there until you honked them.

That last one combines great with the paranoid rules above, don’t honk in anger, honk to make others aware you’re there. Also when driving in the rain in the dark you unlock a new mode! You’re completely invisible, no matter how much lights you carry. That assumption saved my ass twice last season.

The MacGyver variant took some time to setup, but if you can find a way to permanently mount it as I had in my old flat then it’s actually very quick to start :)

Still I get the reluctance. I was at the point where I thought of getting a printer and then decided for the projector instead. It’s faster and produces less waste (speaking more of the fabric than the paper here).

If you got a dedicated workshop (little bit of envy here, I’d love that) then you could just mount it to the ceiling, thereby it takes up no additional space

First time ever I heard Kazakhstan being called part of the European region.

Smart, with the hot iron you immediately seal the cut and it can’t have threads falling out any more. I’ll keep that in mind if I ever do another batch of bivy bags

Sorry, didn’t know that. I was just looking for a video hosting site that requires no account. Happy for better suggestions on what to use next time

That’s pretty awesome, your light table means you don’t have the hand shadow on the projection, but also only works on cloth that let’s through light. what material do you use for the top so that your can cut on it and have the light shine through?

How do you then get it from the paper on the fabric?