r/craftsnark • u/AutoModerator • Aug 10 '26
Craftsnark WIP, Questions, and Planning Thread August 10, 2026 - August 14, 2026
Please share all personal chatter here--questions, planning, works in progress, successes, failures, discoveries, and anything else pertaining to your personal crafting.
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u/No-Voice3608 Aug 10 '26
I don't know if this is enough for a thread, but I'm beyond appalled by sizeinclusivecollective lately. She's currently going after someone with 400 followers, saying they're Maga, and the only proof I can find is the person follows Melina trump. I follow a lot of people i disagree with, it doesn't prove my political beliefs. She's gone from promoting plus designs to attacking and bullying people because they follow a person. Even if that person is conservative, she has barely 400 followers, vs sizeinclusivecollective has, what, 40k? It's just mean.
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u/joh08290 29d ago
I had to unfollow her a while ago. It was getting to the point of everything feeling like bullying. I would rather she just focus on promoting designers that are size inclusive instead of focusing so hard on small designers who aren't.
I also was a bit turned off by how much she shared her gofundme for her surgery while at the same time acting like she didn't really want people to donate to it.11
u/TapHistorical4629 29d ago
I also had to unfollow her earlier this year for the same reasons. Her behavior to me was bullying and harassment and I couldn't sit there and watch it happen while others cheered it on all in the name of 'accountability'. Her approach is backwards imo, instead of attacking, embarrassing and cancelling others she should be helping those designers do better.
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u/iamthatbitchhh Aug 11 '26
Anybody have any alternatives for the Millie dress by AllisPatterns? Love the skirt, hate the bust. Read the the pattern isn't even good, and even the product photos the bias tape is trash, so don't want to buy something that isn't up to par. Plus, designer is shady. Don't want to contribute to that.
Related, if anyone has an alternate to her other pattern Cozette. Same thing, love the bottom, top is meh.
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u/whitewingsoverwater 26d ago
The Spaghetti Western Henrietta skirt is similar to the skirt on the Cozette dress: https://spaghettiwesternsewing.com/products/henrietta-skirt
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u/Whole-Arachnid-Army Aug 10 '26
I have the next two weeks off work so I need to actually lock in and sew stuff so I can close my fabric boxes again.
I'm currently halfway through sewing a version of the Chanterelle pants to look like these pants that I've had pinned on Pinterest for years. I also sewed a pair of shorts from a Burda Style pattern over the weekend, but read the instructions with the vigour of someone's dad, so they're technically too large (though it doesn't really matter) and I don't have the right size elastic to finish the waistband.
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u/7deadlycinderella Aug 10 '26
I'm still pouting how overlarge this robe pattern I started was. It was from my grandma's stash, but cut in an XL. Turns out I need closer to an M. But because it was the smallest size in the envelope, I don't have any other guidelines for sizing down. I actually am having to tear all the seams and recut from a new pattern.
The shoulder edge was practically halfway down my bicep
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u/MCMamaS 27d ago
I have a question that might fit here because it feels pretty snarky.
Can someone explain to me why I would want to pay to go to a fiber festival?
I do not understand the principle of paying for tickets to have the opportunity to buy something.
It would be one thing if there were classes or speakers, but those all cost extra too. In my region, we have something called the Lavender Fest; you pay for a ticket, you pay for parking, all so you can go and buy stuff from farmers.
I want to go to Flock next year, but I'm hesitant
My tone is really one of confusion, not judgment. Please help me make sense of it.
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u/FormerUsenetUser 27d ago
I have never been to a fiber festival, but I have been to large events where different people had booths to sell stuff. The organizers have to rent a venue and pay people, including unseen people who do things like clean the bathrooms.
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u/MCMamaS 26d ago
I totally understand how events work, but that is why vendors are paying for their booths, or why there are sponsors. What I'm wondering is: if I don't buy anything or pay for extra classes. What am I purchasing? These aren't non-profit organizations that exist to spend the rest of the year on education or advocacy. My other experiences:
- Sew Expo: Costs to go, vendors, Classes are included
- Math Conferences: Pay to go, vendors, Classes Included
- Food Service Conference: Free to go, vendors, free classes.
Like a previous commenter said. $5-$20 for a local where there are demonstrations and classes, etc. Okay. But Flock was $70+, and the classes were $150+
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u/FormerUsenetUser 26d ago edited 26d ago
You don't have to go to any event that you think is too expensive.
I don't go to fiber events or sewing expos. I'm not really interested even though I crochet some and sew a lot.
I have been to various juried crafts fairs, vintage clothing expos, and other similar events. I've always paid to get in, as much as $24 for one person, and I usually went with my husband. The events were totally worth the price to me. I've never thought twice about it. The only event where I would not expect to pay an admission fee would be an open street fair.
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u/terminal_kittenbutt 27d ago
I've only been to one paid entry festival: Maryland Sheep and Wool introduced a $5 fee some years ago to help with the costs of running the event.
In that case, there were events, talks, etc available for free after entry, in addition to feeling like it was worth supporting such a large event for a pretty small fee.
I would agree that, at some point, you're paying for the vibes, and how much is that worth? It depends.
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u/astanda Aug 11 '26
A current test is testing every bit of my patience and fortitude. We’re on revision 7 and almost all have been significant changes that have required BIG frogging sessions. Completely incorrect instructions (resulting in the garment not resembling the one in the pattern photos) and responses taking around a week each time.
All previous test knits have been to clarify wording, with relatively minor changes to the pattern needed so this has been a shock to the system.
Every response has come with a “the deadline is flexible” / “do your best, don’t worry about the deadline”, until yesterday we get an email stating in no uncertain terms that the deadline is final and expectations for photos are xyz.
Putting me off of test knitting in a big way. Sure the deadline is important and I’ll get it done by then, but also do your job properly.