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  <row Id="1" PostId="6" Score="0" Text="which brand are you using?" CreationDate="2016-04-26T19:40:20.483" UserId="27" />
  <row Id="2" PostId="6" Score="0" Text="I have tried both Vallejo and Liquitex and it clouds up about 10% of the time." CreationDate="2016-04-26T19:42:34.077" UserId="22" />
  <row Id="7" PostId="4" Score="3" Text="What are you hoping to protect them from exactly? Dust, water, the sun, cracking, all of the above?" CreationDate="2016-04-26T19:55:27.347" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="8" PostId="7" Score="0" Text="What kinds of projects do you think you might be trying first?" CreationDate="2016-04-26T19:56:06.660" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="9" PostId="11" Score="0" Text="Why are you asking this here? Are you trying to get another approach?" CreationDate="2016-04-26T19:56:47.317" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="10" PostId="4" Score="0" Text="How can I preserve them the best.  From storage to coatings to whatever else.  I suppose all of the above." CreationDate="2016-04-26T19:57:30.107" UserId="15" />
  <row Id="12" PostId="11" Score="0" Text="@Matt did I ask it on WW?  It was one of my example questions I had for this proposal." CreationDate="2016-04-26T19:58:36.233" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="13" PostId="11" Score="1" Text="I feel like the question exists on WW but I have not looked. I just figured it is a better fit for WW so that is why I was curious." CreationDate="2016-04-26T19:59:37.100" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="14" PostId="7" Score="0" Text="I plan to learn basic knitting first and try knitting shawls." CreationDate="2016-04-26T20:01:43.043" UserId="10" />
  <row Id="15" PostId="11" Score="0" Text="@Matt I'll modify it a little.  Is it still an OK question?" CreationDate="2016-04-26T20:01:54.857" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="16" PostId="11" Score="1" Text="[This question](http://woodworking.stackexchange.com/questions/3309/what-oil-stain-finish-to-use-on-a-cedar-spoon) is related, but there are enough hits for [food safe](http://woodworking.stackexchange.com/search?q=food+safe) on woodworking to make me wonder if it might have been useful as a tag there.  I think the question is too broad with the woodworking part edited out.  Keep in mind that, just because a question is a good fit elsewhere, doesn't mean we can't welcome it here." CreationDate="2016-04-26T20:11:33.240" UserId="47" />
  <row Id="17" PostId="11" Score="0" Text="@JTL That was my fear.  I'll add woodworking part back in.  I expect foodsafe to be a reasonable tag here." CreationDate="2016-04-26T20:12:39.840" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="18" PostId="7" Score="7" Text="Unfortunately, &quot;better&quot; questions are generally pretty subjective. Everyone can have a different opinion on the preferred type of needle. Sometimes you can &quot;fix&quot; these issues by asking something more concrete like &quot;What features should I look for as a beginner in a first set of knitting needles?&quot; There may be some specialized tools that are designed for a beginner and help learn technique, sort of like beginner chopsticks. I recommend you rewrite your question slightly to phrase it in a way that's less subjective." CreationDate="2016-04-26T20:23:24.213" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="19" PostId="14" Score="5" Text="I feel this would be better served as two questions, one focused on the watercolors and one on the acrylics... the preservation recommendations are likely different for every medium, so it will be more useful to searchers and taggers to make this two questions." CreationDate="2016-04-26T20:26:27.747" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="20" PostId="14" Score="0" Text="I guess I was looking for a more generic punch list of things to do rather than how to do those things." CreationDate="2016-04-26T20:39:46.507" UserId="16" />
  <row Id="23" PostId="16" Score="0" Text="I started out with REALLY cheap bamboo ones, and they worked decently, hardly ever dropped anything. It was slow going, though. Then, I got some decent wooden ones, and they are a charm! So, full support for this suggestion." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:07:53.777" UserId="73" />
  <row Id="24" PostId="14" Score="0" Text="Sure, but there's likely not a generic punch list for two such different forms of art. What could be beneficial to acrylics may destroy a watercolor, so don't expect them to be the same :)" CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:09:23.393" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="25" PostId="23" Score="1" Text="I see, ok so your dispenser (the dropper bottles) dispenses discrete amounts, which you simply count/keep track. That makes a lot of sense. The transparent bottle idea is excellent too, I will keep that in mind. Thank you!" CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:13:49.743" UserId="61" />
  <row Id="26" PostId="31" Score="0" Text="Not the best answer but maybe it will help someone." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:16:51.560" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="27" PostId="28" Score="0" Text="I've seen a lot of people talking about diluting ink but that may be more about getting a 'washed-out' look than anything else" CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:17:00.093" UserId="11" />
  <row Id="28" PostId="28" Score="1" Text="and I'm guessing 'Bombay ink' is what is normally called 'India ink' in English, I may be wrong though :)" CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:17:50.077" UserId="11" />
  <row Id="30" PostId="31" Score="0" Text="Some of this info is great. I knew about the grains but never thought about ordering my cuts based on that. I'm eager to try that out." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:19:12.977" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="31" PostId="31" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge yeah i'm sure it could help but not sure who would be bothered by that. Higher quality papers *in theory* would not have that issue." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:23:38.000" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="32" PostId="15" Score="1" Text="&quot;Easiest&quot; is a word that tends towards subjectivity, which is something avoided on SE sites. You should consider rewriting your question to ask something more quantifiable like &quot;As a calligraphy beginner, what features should I look for in a ink?&quot; If you have specific needs, explain those in your question body." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:25:45.250" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="33" PostId="30" Score="6" Text="Scroll saw I think is a terrible choice for this since it would be moving up and down. Foam is light enough that the blade would be picking it up. Not to mention that cutting the foam could make it move around and expand just slightly as it is cut so that the blade would rip it more that cut it. This can largely depend on your foam choice as there are OODLES. Craft knife would be good as long as the blade is thicker that the work piece." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:27:04.753" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="34" PostId="31" Score="0" Text="I use the printer paper for bulk work, so I'm sure it's a problem at times." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:28:07.417" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="35" PostId="30" Score="0" Text="@Matt It is what I have used in the past It moves so fast and the blade is small enough that the &quot;sawdust&quot; pieces are actually very small.  I have used it on several different types of styrofoam.  The only type I would be leary of trying would be the spongy type that never really hardens." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:35:43.373" UserId="16" />
  <row Id="36" PostId="30" Score="0" Text="Cant argue with experience then." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:37:46.230" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="37" PostId="35" Score="0" Text="Hmm, I don't think this is what I'm looking for. Compasses or any other tool to pinch a hole will not leave the paper smooth." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:40:05.163" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="38" PostId="35" Score="0" Text="@CamilStaps I find compasses do, if you leave the paper on a hard surface (a board made for craft knives is often right) and press relatively lightly. Pens and pencils certainly don't, though." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:41:37.487" UserId="79" />
  <row Id="39" PostId="35" Score="3" Text="Why would you try to punch half a hole and potentially end up with an odd figure 8 shape or an ellipse if you don't center it perfectly. The example art seems to show plenty of space to fit the entire hole punch without folding (which would leave creases in the paper)." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:42:37.487" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="40" PostId="26" Score="0" Text="How big are these action figures?" CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:43:45.930" UserId="79" />
  <row Id="41" PostId="13" Score="5" Text="Which of the circles are you asking about? The center of the flowers or the ring around the center of the flowers? Could you give us a more concrete measurement of &quot;very small&quot;?" CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:43:54.400" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="42" PostId="26" Score="0" Text="6 inch scale, but some are quite large, 10-16 inches" CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:44:49.447" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="43" PostId="15" Score="0" Text="Fair point, and I agree it often is subjective, but there are objective answers to 'easiest' and I genuinely do want to know what is easiest to work with.." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:46:02.463" UserId="11" />
  <row Id="44" PostId="15" Score="0" Text="Also the 'subjective' close reason starts with &quot;Many good questions generate some degree of opinion&quot;. &quot;Whats your favourite X&quot;—yes, close it. &quot;Whats easier, X or Y&quot;—I think it depends." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:46:43.060" UserId="11" />
  <row Id="45" PostId="15" Score="1" Text="At the very least, you need to specify what you're looking for in an &quot;easy&quot; ink. You have &quot;ease of preparation&quot;... are there any other things? Cost? Acquisition? My lack of subject knowledge isn't helping me with other examples... but this is why I recommend the tack of &quot;what features should I look for&quot;... it gives the chance for people to explain what makes an easy-to-use ink." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:48:36.190" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="46" PostId="36" Score="0" Text="This is why I've asked which size the OP is looking for. If they're looking for pinprick-sized holes, a hole punch isn't going to be capable of that." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:49:57.463" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="47" PostId="36" Score="0" Text="@Catija Yeah, I wasn't sure either. The nice thing about the hole punch is tat the standard ones will get to around maybe 5 mm in diameter (I think?). Whatever the case, I've definitely seen some of these that are around 1-2mm at the craft store." CreationDate="2016-04-26T21:51:38.067" UserId="58" />
  <row Id="50" PostId="37" Score="0" Text="What about plastic-specific adhesives?" CreationDate="2016-04-26T22:21:16.427" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="51" PostId="15" Score="0" Text="Hopefully my edit is a bit less subjective :)" CreationDate="2016-04-26T22:21:42.413" UserId="11" />
  <row Id="52" PostId="15" Score="0" Text="Looks much better to me! Thanks for considering my suggestions!" CreationDate="2016-04-26T22:22:27.950" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="54" PostId="45" Score="3" Text="This sounds like you might get a better answer on DIY.SE." CreationDate="2016-04-26T22:28:57.617" UserId="37" />
  <row Id="55" PostId="13" Score="0" Text="@Catija you are right, this should have been more clear. I meant anything inside the flowers or the bird -- that is, up to 2mm diameter or so." CreationDate="2016-04-26T22:29:12.623" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="56" PostId="24" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure of a fix so I won't post a full answer but I had a Manuscript 'Beginners Calligraphy Set' and it was terrible. I ended up throwing it out and never used a cartridge pen after that." CreationDate="2016-04-26T22:31:37.020" UserId="11" />
  <row Id="57" PostId="24" Score="1" Text="(by terrible I mean I had the exact same problems you are having btw)" CreationDate="2016-04-26T22:32:31.617" UserId="11" />
  <row Id="58" PostId="38" Score="0" Text="I had no idea there was so a coating. I will try when I do my tests for the photo" CreationDate="2016-04-26T22:32:31.663" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="59" PostId="30" Score="1" Text="Why don't you use a hot-wire cutter?" CreationDate="2016-04-26T23:06:35.683" UserId="63" />
  <row Id="60" PostId="52" Score="0" Text="This is good info, thanks.  The fragile nature of the material is why dopping is important. While I do much of my work &quot;free form&quot;, dopping the opal will give me finer control and let me use a lighter touch.  Do you have a suggestion for dopping the material to avoid or minimize heat cracking and color loss?" CreationDate="2016-04-26T23:20:07.163" UserId="86" />
  <row Id="61" PostId="62" Score="0" Text="You can't prevent it from buckling when it gets wet, but you can take measures for it to dry again flat." CreationDate="2016-04-27T00:37:44.977" UserId="37" />
  <row Id="62" PostId="30" Score="0" Text="@NewAlexandria  Well I do not have one first.  I suspect that would leave the styrofoam blocks with a foul smell.  Maybe I am wrong and maybe that wont matter.  Not really sure." CreationDate="2016-04-27T02:32:57.623" UserId="16" />
  <row Id="63" PostId="30" Score="2" Text="Styrofoam releases VOCs, so the odor doesn't stay around for long." CreationDate="2016-04-27T03:33:50.160" UserId="63" />
  <row Id="64" PostId="62" Score="1" Text="@Earthliŋ - Not that I think that's entirely true, actually, but I would suggest posting some of those measures as an answer. Something about cotton and irons comes to mind..." CreationDate="2016-04-27T03:47:00.700" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="66" PostId="74" Score="0" Text="If you want to change the size of something meant to be worn, wouldn't it be easier to adjust the number of stitches around rather than the tightness of the stitches?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T04:56:27.617" UserId="17" />
  <row Id="67" PostId="74" Score="0" Text="@Kareen I was more suggestion that my inconsistent stich size netted me different results. I should have been able to make the same hat 3 times but instead I ended up with some very different each time. I updated the question to try and make that more clear." CreationDate="2016-04-27T05:03:53.347" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="68" PostId="74" Score="0" Text="Of course, hence the comment, just in a case. I also consider myself an amateur and wondered often if there was some sort of generally accepted tightness for all the patterns. But since I don't generally make wearables, it's less of an issue for me." CreationDate="2016-04-27T05:05:44.653" UserId="17" />
  <row Id="69" PostId="13" Score="0" Text="http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/85/what-is-the-paper-cutting-art-called-which-does-not-involve-folding" CreationDate="2016-04-27T05:47:29.203" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="70" PostId="84" Score="2" Text="What type of paint are you using? Oil, acrylic... ? How wet/dry is the existing paint?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T06:54:56.917" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="71" PostId="82" Score="0" Text="I don't know about transparency calculations, but there are methods of determining the position/length of a shadow, including how it falls on nearby objects." CreationDate="2016-04-27T06:56:31.180" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="73" PostId="82" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge please answer whatever you know." CreationDate="2016-04-27T06:57:15.487" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="74" PostId="81" Score="0" Text="This could be answered objectively if someone has a decibel meter to test a compressor. It'll depend on the brand, likely, but could give a rough idea." CreationDate="2016-04-27T07:21:34.710" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="75" PostId="53" Score="4" Text="How exactly do you do that? Which way round do they go into the slots? How hard should you push them in?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T07:22:33.510" UserId="84" />
  <row Id="76" PostId="77" Score="6" Text="I don't have an answer, but I would think that the biggest factor here is moisture, not gravity. Wood warps the same way, especially when one side has a coating that the other doesn't." CreationDate="2016-04-27T07:23:51.257" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="77" PostId="77" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge thanks. have edited the title." CreationDate="2016-04-27T07:26:01.323" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="78" PostId="92" Score="0" Text="So I really have to (should) use on of these even for non toxic acrylics?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T07:42:55.187" UserId="109" />
  <row Id="79" PostId="94" Score="2" Text="Yes, but 'paper cutting' *also* includes methods that combine cutting and folding, like [Papel picado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papel_picado). I don't think there is a name for cutting without folding specifically." CreationDate="2016-04-27T08:30:57.067" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="80" PostId="92" Score="0" Text="@andreasnico Yes, although a smaller/lighter mask is probably fine for light work. Even if it's not toxic, it's just good to keep it out of your lungs!" CreationDate="2016-04-27T08:55:49.000" UserId="84" />
  <row Id="81" PostId="37" Score="1" Text="@Creation they don't actually tend to be as good as epoxy." CreationDate="2016-04-27T09:31:16.080" UserId="79" />
  <row Id="84" PostId="84" Score="4" Text="I think giving all combinations of type of paint, dryness of painting and amount of paint makes this question too broad." CreationDate="2016-04-27T10:19:30.227" UserId="37" />
  <row Id="86" PostId="62" Score="0" Text="Well, ironing your paper isn't a preventative measure..." CreationDate="2016-04-27T10:48:47.330" UserId="37" />
  <row Id="89" PostId="84" Score="0" Text="This might easily be more than one question which isn't bad." CreationDate="2016-04-27T11:34:40.337" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="91" PostId="25" Score="3" Text="Haha, I am the 'artist' of the picture. I did this by simply cutting and breaking one or two blades." CreationDate="2016-04-27T12:27:07.690" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="92" PostId="25" Score="2" Text="@CamilStaps I hope you know I meant no offence. Also, like others, I though you meant the fruit on the branches at first." CreationDate="2016-04-27T12:30:44.673" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="93" PostId="25" Score="2" Text="Of course, no offense taken." CreationDate="2016-04-27T12:35:36.727" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="94" PostId="98" Score="1" Text="Not sure if you are in the process of doing it but this could benifit from some formatting to help logically break up your yarns. Use of bolding or headings would be an asset to make this easier to read. Also use &gt; quotes if this text is not your own." CreationDate="2016-04-27T12:51:18.133" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="95" PostId="74" Score="2" Text="@Kareen this is not always the case. Imagine a pattern using largish elements, where you have only 6 or so repeats around. Here, removing one element will dramatically tighten the finished work." CreationDate="2016-04-27T13:21:29.040" UserId="112" />
  <row Id="96" PostId="44" Score="0" Text="Could you please post an axample image of the yarn you are speaking of? I am Italian, and for me it is still a bit difficult to undersand the type of yarn as described by the English / American knitting jargon." CreationDate="2016-04-27T13:31:00.563" UserDisplayName="user117" />
  <row Id="97" PostId="96" Score="0" Text="After we wet the paper by immersing it in water, we will have to wait for it to  diy before we start painting.  Then will it not start buckling again?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T13:31:53.187" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="99" PostId="96" Score="1" Text="@TheIndependentAquarius No, you paint on it while it's wet. Of course this is a different technique (wet on wet)." CreationDate="2016-04-27T13:38:38.307" UserId="37" />
  <row Id="102" PostId="82" Score="0" Text="My few art classes used 'lines and angles.  not calculations.   &quot;where is your light source?&quot;  draw a 'line' from the source across the top of the shadow generator to the 'ground' or surface'" CreationDate="2016-04-27T13:50:07.107" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="104" PostId="104" Score="0" Text="Occasionally I'll work with a stiff paper for durability." CreationDate="2016-04-27T14:28:59.057" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="105" PostId="37" Score="0" Text="That's good to know. The information I've seen is mainly from people that customize figures, and they have so many techniques I don't know where to start as a beginner, and my budget is limited. But I have epoxy, already, because I feel like it's a household must." CreationDate="2016-04-27T14:30:12.937" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="106" PostId="111" Score="0" Text="Lots of people can turn wooden knitting needles." CreationDate="2016-04-27T14:30:48.987" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="107" PostId="86" Score="0" Text="I find I run into this problem when I start a new project with a new yarn. I have found that as I work more and more through the project that I get into a rhythm, and I stop getting uneven tension. This isn't meant to be an answer but I hope it provides a little assistance!" CreationDate="2016-04-27T14:45:17.610" UserId="134" />
  <row Id="109" PostId="118" Score="0" Text="Feel free to edit if you have a specific type of varnish that works well in your experience - acrylic, water-based, etc." CreationDate="2016-04-27T14:54:33.383" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="110" PostId="118" Score="1" Text="Wow, awesome. Great answer, especially for not stopping at &quot;you can't&quot; :)" CreationDate="2016-04-27T14:54:36.840" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="118" PostId="120" Score="0" Text="&quot;protect it from direct heat&quot; -- does this mean I should DEFINITELY NOT be using the convection setting on the oven, as well? (I've never tried to, but thought I'd ask for that additional detail!)" CreationDate="2016-04-27T15:26:23.460" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="119" PostId="103" Score="1" Text="there are also different types of compressors which likely sound differently" CreationDate="2016-04-27T15:27:54.850" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="120" PostId="7" Score="0" Text="You can knit almost anything. I still think this depends on what types of things you are knitting. What characteristics of needles are your considering? Size.. material?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T15:36:45.967" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="124" PostId="120" Score="2" Text="It depends on your oven. If it is slowly circulating the air that's good. If it pushes hotter air directly onto the clay you get a problem. Generally you want to slowly and uniformly heat up the clay." CreationDate="2016-04-27T15:43:02.940" UserId="135" />
  <row Id="125" PostId="129" Score="0" Text="Shall I assume the scope of this is you are going to cut it by hand as supposed to using an appliance?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T15:44:21.283" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="126" PostId="129" Score="0" Text="Oh sorry, there is a communication gap. By hand, I meant that I will hold blade in my hand and then cut.@matt" CreationDate="2016-04-27T15:46:30.190" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="127" PostId="129" Score="0" Text="Maybe edit this to include the word &quot;template&quot; somewhere." CreationDate="2016-04-27T15:48:55.407" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="128" PostId="129" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge sorry, I didn't get it. What template?  What do you mean?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T15:49:53.697" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="129" PostId="129" Score="0" Text="A template is a base design, often reusable, that lets you make things without marks. Like a stencil works." CreationDate="2016-04-27T15:54:06.950" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="130" PostId="126" Score="0" Text="Ok so weaving ends down the end of rows (in something like a blanket or scarf) would hide the ends better then weaving them across a row?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T15:56:18.103" UserId="134" />
  <row Id="131" PostId="129" Score="0" Text="But why should I make the same design again? @CreationEdge  probably I would start a separate question for making generalised  stencils. That is interesting." CreationDate="2016-04-27T15:57:20.907" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="141" PostId="108" Score="0" Text="Elasticity is a great point, and the first thing I thought of." CreationDate="2016-04-27T16:29:53.727" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="142" PostId="126" Score="0" Text="I put them across rows often. My row stops are usually tighter and I can't fit much in there. Honestly most people don't even notice. Keep the tail as loose as the stitches so you don't see a taught line or anything. Wrapping is important to stop it from unraveling. Changing directions when weaving helps." CreationDate="2016-04-27T16:40:09.687" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="143" PostId="126" Score="0" Text="Ok thanks! This gives me some great new things to try! (ps I know I'm not supposed to put in thank you comments but I can't help myself)" CreationDate="2016-04-27T16:48:41.107" UserId="134" />
  <row Id="144" PostId="136" Score="0" Text="Obviously, your desk fan has effect, only too much. Could you place it further away, and find the optimal distance to get your clay 'just right'?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T16:58:43.343" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="145" PostId="88" Score="4" Text="I feel that this is a topic which could be answered with many pages, making it too broad. However, a more focused version (e.g. &quot;Can I substitute cotton for wool in most situations&quot;) may work -- although may still need to be narrowed to a particular pattern or project." CreationDate="2016-04-27T17:01:03.593" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="146" PostId="137" Score="0" Text="Oh, neat! I was thinking of Ace bandaging ice packs around my wrists, but that's unwieldly!" CreationDate="2016-04-27T17:06:11.000" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="147" PostId="143" Score="0" Text="If there are other systems of hook measurement not included here that would be useful, please let me know and I will add them! I want this to be a useful FAQ for crochet hook size conversion." CreationDate="2016-04-27T17:26:34.993" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="148" PostId="95" Score="1" Text="I think it's a good idea to start with a service, for who knows what is the last time your grandmother serviced it?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T17:38:01.087" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="149" PostId="88" Score="0" Text="I kind of agree - but consider the alternative: tens of almost identical: &quot;can I substitute x for y&quot; questions. A single canonical might be better?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T17:47:05.340" UserId="116" />
  <row Id="150" PostId="144" Score="2" Text="And usually, knitted items are more stretchy than (Tunesian) crocheted ones." CreationDate="2016-04-27T17:49:42.533" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="152" PostId="65" Score="0" Text="I can't think of a transition like you describe it without the mixed colour. So, maybe there's a third colour involved? What if the yellow first fades to orange or red before you get to the blue sky? You best check the reference image to see what to do." CreationDate="2016-04-27T18:07:20.823" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="153" PostId="143" Score="0" Text="I am very happy that you have the text as supposed to a picture. This should help get more view for sure." CreationDate="2016-04-27T18:08:54.677" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="154" PostId="149" Score="2" Text="Why is the looseness a problem? Are you having trouble making gauge? Are the stitches difficult to work? Because looseness (or tightness) per se is fine." CreationDate="2016-04-27T18:09:03.000" UserId="132" />
  <row Id="155" PostId="149" Score="0" Text="I'm having trouble working up the second row, does that answer your question?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T18:13:07.400" UserId="134" />
  <row Id="157" PostId="150" Score="0" Text="I figured part of it was my newness to the idea of circular needles. Have you ever run into issues where it gets twisted really badly while casting on?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T18:42:54.207" UserId="134" />
  <row Id="158" PostId="150" Score="1" Text="Yes, the cast-on will tend to spiral around the cable. The three methods I listed will all help with that, to differing degrees." CreationDate="2016-04-27T19:06:01.780" UserId="132" />
  <row Id="159" PostId="143" Score="0" Text="Please expand your table to include hooks smaller than 2mm. In my country they are described in milimeters, but I think their names were weird for UK and/or US" CreationDate="2016-04-27T19:13:40.340" UserId="112" />
  <row Id="160" PostId="143" Score="0" Text="@jkadlubowska You mean like the tiny hooks used for lace tatting and crocheted jewelry making?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T19:15:19.767" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="161" PostId="143" Score="0" Text="I've been doing some research @jkadlubowska and I'm afraid they're a bit out of my depth... There seems to be a lot of disagreement regarding the sizes of these hooks. There are at least two different charts of equivalents between the US sizes and their mm equivalents and two charts for UK to mm, so I'll have to do some more work before I can fully address that part of the sizing chart." CreationDate="2016-04-27T20:42:44.997" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="162" PostId="88" Score="0" Text="If we define the question as &quot;does the fiber make a difference or can I  substitute willy-nilly&quot;, we can unequivocally state &quot;yes, it makes a difference, substitution requires research&quot;, without going into pages and pages of how they differ and when to choose each one." CreationDate="2016-04-27T21:19:22.980" UserId="132" />
  <row Id="163" PostId="77" Score="3" Text="related (but not a duplicate): [How can I prevent watercolor paper from buckling?](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/62/)" CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:11:12.407" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="164" PostId="166" Score="0" Text="How do I fix a too airtight cartridge? What do you mean by flushing?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:15:25.623" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="165" PostId="164" Score="0" Text="Awesome answer! Thank you so much! :D" CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:19:25.270" UserId="58" />
  <row Id="166" PostId="166" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge flushing: forcing ink/water through the system. You could try a bulb or blowing through the pen, (I'm used to restoring vintage fountain pens where everything is water-soluble and non-toxic), or possibly soaking the front of the pen. Wiggling the nipple about in the cartridge might open up the hole a little bit, but you don't want to make it big enough for the ink to come pouring out.  Chances are good, though, that the pen is simply badly designed/constructed, so the ink flow isn't good. Happens a _lot_ with moderns." CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:23:39.710" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="167" PostId="166" Score="0" Text="Actually, you know, on second thought the cartridge wouldn't be the problem and should be airtight. More the air/ink exchange in the section (where the feed &amp; nib come together). I'm going to delete that bit from my answer." CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:25:30.640" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="168" PostId="141" Score="1" Text="Hi! This is essentially a link-only answer. Can you try to include some specific examples from the website you linked? That way if the website goes down, we still have the information here." CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:47:55.623" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="169" PostId="11" Score="0" Text="@JTL Tag discussions are always welcome on Meta! As to scope things, if the question is on topic on more than one site, it's up to the person asking to decide where to post it, so it's perfectly fine either here or on WW, provided it's not cross posted. :D" CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:48:19.200" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="170" PostId="167" Score="0" Text="I'd probably go ahead with the fabric markers. I haven't worked much with felt in my classes, so I'm not too familiar :/ How old are the kids?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:51:19.643" UserId="58" />
  <row Id="171" PostId="167" Score="0" Text="3 and 5? I want them to last awhile, too." CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:51:51.937" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="172" PostId="167" Score="0" Text="Maybe sharpies? Those may be expensive too, but I'm sure normal crayola markers should work fine (but I haven't tested that)." CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:53:39.847" UserId="58" />
  <row Id="173" PostId="167" Score="0" Text="I can try Sharpies. I'm worried washable markers will smear, but I might try with some scraps." CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:54:40.420" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="174" PostId="167" Score="0" Text="Crayola's don't actually smear much in my experience, and you can use them anywhere. They may need a few seconds to dry, but no one gets hurt in trying with scraps :)" CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:55:37.080" UserId="58" />
  <row Id="175" PostId="167" Score="0" Text="@Zizouz212 Also, make sure you answer if you have one! Sounds like you have a start." CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:55:44.547" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="176" PostId="167" Score="0" Text="I'm pretty sure I've got some extra felt and a few markers in my supplies bin, so I'll see if I can test a few markets out right now actually :) Speaking of sharpies and fabric markers, I would be a little worried since they're probably going to bleed." CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:56:57.393" UserId="58" />
  <row Id="177" PostId="167" Score="0" Text="Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/38988/discussion-between-creationedge-and-zizouz212)." CreationDate="2016-04-27T22:57:11.047" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="179" PostId="41" Score="4" Text="Is there anything we need to know about *how* to use this properly and safely? Does it work the same on all types of foam?" CreationDate="2016-04-27T23:23:44.157" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="181" PostId="170" Score="2" Text="Ugh, this is never fun and it's why I log yarn purchases in Ravelry and save my receipts. Nicely done, though. :)" CreationDate="2016-04-27T23:27:28.133" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="182" PostId="71" Score="0" Text="Not just soaking them, but some times you really need to scrub them a little to bring it off. I've had tons of issues like this :)" CreationDate="2016-04-27T23:28:33.907" UserId="58" />
  <row Id="183" PostId="141" Score="0" Text="This is definitely a trap that we don't want to fall into! We are a site that is here to help people. We are not a site to redirect people to other sites to get help. These websites often die and, with them, the answer becomes useless. For info on low quality answers, check out this question on [Meta.SE](http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/225370/your-answer-is-in-another-castle-when-is-an-answer-not-an-answer)." CreationDate="2016-04-27T23:37:44.903" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="184" PostId="173" Score="0" Text="Nice idea with the paper! I actually didn't think about that (even though I do that fairly often... I have small fingers so I doubt it makes a difference). Giving a +1 in 8 minutes :)" CreationDate="2016-04-27T23:52:50.730" UserId="58" />
  <row Id="185" PostId="81" Score="1" Text="If you have the space, consider putting the compressor in another room (even in a sound-dampening enclosure) and running the air line to where you need it. You can also fill a large air tank and work silently for a bit between fills." CreationDate="2016-04-28T00:47:53.300" UserId="142" />
  <row Id="187" PostId="153" Score="0" Text="@TheIndependentAquarius There are literally whole books on the subject, too!" CreationDate="2016-04-28T00:59:05.890" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="188" PostId="153" Score="0" Text="Please tell me what did you search in Google to get those links." CreationDate="2016-04-28T01:01:11.033" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="189" PostId="153" Score="1" Text="@TheIndependentAquarius From my answer: &quot;For more information, you'll want to find resources regarding drawing in perspective, and especially shadows in perspective.&quot; `drawing in perspective`and `shadows in perspective` are the keyword searches." CreationDate="2016-04-28T01:02:21.890" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="197" PostId="96" Score="2" Text="@TheIndependentAquarius - When stretching paper for watercolor work, you do usually let it dry first. It's the drying action that helps prevent buckling and it requires you to really tape it down with the right kind of tape. Needless to say, I knew that, but I was giving a window for others to answer." CreationDate="2016-04-28T03:25:27.710" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="198" PostId="11" Score="0" Text="@Catija I meant it as a WW.SE tag suggestion, but I think the tag is good here, too.  I don't think meta was up yet at the time." CreationDate="2016-04-28T06:15:07.037" UserId="47" />
  <row Id="199" PostId="171" Score="3" Text="If you are reporting someone elses work you should be using the block quotes markdown and link to the medium. I don't know if you are referring to a site or book or what. Attribution is important." CreationDate="2016-04-28T10:37:04.077" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="200" PostId="182" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your advices. I don't have a bandsaw, but I could consider buying one. I agree that the jigsaw is rough but I guess that it should be fine to cut the cubes out of a long 2cm x 2cm stick of wood (at least as long as the stick is still long enough). The point is that I'd like to do about 50-60 of them so hand tools might be quite long. I was also thinking that a disc sander might be efficient to get rid of the triangles but, again, I don't have any for the moment." CreationDate="2016-04-28T11:22:40.700" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="201" PostId="182" Score="0" Text="I had though about mentioning router as well but I think this is too small and it could be dangerous." CreationDate="2016-04-28T12:05:05.820" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="202" PostId="11" Score="1" Text="@JTL as far as I know, meta has been up as long as the main site." CreationDate="2016-04-28T13:00:21.820" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="203" PostId="189" Score="0" Text="I'm asking this question because it was one I had on Area 51 that got 10 upvotes!" CreationDate="2016-04-28T15:13:10.803" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="205" PostId="192" Score="2" Text="Be careful with statements like &quot;Besides all the answers given above&quot;. You cannot guarantee how people have the answers sorted nor how people are voting. Above for you could be different for someone else. If you want to reference specific answer use the &quot;share&quot; link for those answers and include that in yours. You could just say other answers if you wanted." CreationDate="2016-04-28T16:10:54.113" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="206" PostId="192" Score="0" Text="@Matt Thanks, I will edit my answer to avoid confusion." CreationDate="2016-04-28T16:12:10.120" UserId="138" />
  <row Id="207" PostId="193" Score="0" Text="is that picture (and sarcasm) needed to explain this question? I think the question is valid matt but sarcasm?" CreationDate="2016-04-28T16:12:44.677" UserId="134" />
  <row Id="208" PostId="193" Score="4" Text="I don't see the inherit harm in it. No it is not _required_ but I think it can help reduce the (sometimes) perceived formality of the Q&amp;A." CreationDate="2016-04-28T16:15:30.020" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="209" PostId="193" Score="0" Text="That is a good point, I do like that the way it was asked made me smile, we should just make sure that going forward this doesn't become confusing because sarcasm on line can be interpreted different ways" CreationDate="2016-04-28T16:17:05.717" UserId="134" />
  <row Id="210" PostId="196" Score="0" Text="I do this too but my yarn still goes everywhere... and sometimes it gets stuck and I spend 5 minutes unraveling the center of the skein." CreationDate="2016-04-28T16:41:23.323" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="211" PostId="184" Score="0" Text="Hate to say it, but those are _exactly_ the type of instructions I found that led to my first disintegrated paper attempt. :) But yes, this is *the* basic advice on wet-folding. Upvoted." CreationDate="2016-04-28T16:46:19.257" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="212" PostId="196" Score="0" Text="I have had 50 / 50 luck with this. My friend swears by it though. My problem is more when I have to restart a row and I wind up my skein again making it roll away faster." CreationDate="2016-04-28T17:03:06.253" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="214" PostId="191" Score="0" Text="Would these lathes be good for other materials like resin stocks?" CreationDate="2016-04-28T17:03:58.317" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="215" PostId="141" Score="1" Text="You're definitely right. I've added extra info." CreationDate="2016-04-28T17:23:15.693" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="216" PostId="197" Score="0" Text="Be aware, though, that you'd have to cut the yarn to remove it from the colander." CreationDate="2016-04-28T17:38:29.570" UserId="132" />
  <row Id="217" PostId="181" Score="0" Text="I don't understand how &quot;Nothing&quot; is a response to &quot;How can you preserve [...]?&quot;. Do you mean &quot;Not at all&quot;?" CreationDate="2016-04-28T17:46:33.013" UserId="37" />
  <row Id="218" PostId="191" Score="0" Text="@Matt actually yes!  I had intended to add that to the answer but forgot!  Will fix." CreationDate="2016-04-28T17:49:12.213" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="219" PostId="197" Score="0" Text="That shouldn't be a problem at the end of a project." CreationDate="2016-04-28T17:54:16.273" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="220" PostId="197" Score="0" Text="But it can be a problem (or at least an annoyance) in the *middle* of a project if you, say, want to take the project with you somewhere or use the colander for another project, etc. It's just a &quot;be aware of this so it doesn't surprise you&quot;." CreationDate="2016-04-28T18:14:11.020" UserId="132" />
  <row Id="221" PostId="171" Score="2" Text="@Matt My understanding is that block quotes are for direct, exact quotes. I do not want to imply that this is exactly how the text appears in the book. I do understand that attribution is important, which is why I gave the author and book name at the beginning. However, I will add a formal citation along with an Amazon link." CreationDate="2016-04-28T18:21:43.617" UserId="46" />
  <row Id="222" PostId="171" Score="0" Text="Yes. You are correct. If they are exact quotes or quotes with trivial changes they should have blockquotes. If this is your paraphrasing then it should be fine. I couldn't tell for sure and was worried." CreationDate="2016-04-28T18:26:10.770" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="223" PostId="171" Score="0" Text="@Matt - It's cool. My reply probably reads as more cranky than I'd intended. And you were right that it's not clear that I'm citing a book." CreationDate="2016-04-28T18:32:16.380" UserId="46" />
  <row Id="224" PostId="196" Score="0" Text="Please remember since this site is just starting out downvoting is a great tool but only if the poster is aware of what you think the issue is. Voting is still anonymous so there is not obligation to say anything but we can't correct problems if we don't know what they are?" CreationDate="2016-04-28T18:36:08.383" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="225" PostId="197" Score="0" Text="@Belisama - To be fair, even some yarn bowls have this problem because, unlike the one in Matt's photo that uses a notch, they just have a hole." CreationDate="2016-04-28T18:36:19.973" UserId="46" />
  <row Id="226" PostId="183" Score="3" Text="Side note: contact paper is a _terrible_ method of book conservation. Hope that book is ultimately considered disposable." CreationDate="2016-04-28T18:55:18.423" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="227" PostId="181" Score="1" Text="I haven't done it, but I think if you put some of those thick round foam stickers on your palette, they will help support the cling wrap and keep it from touching the paint." CreationDate="2016-04-28T18:58:31.277" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="228" PostId="201" Score="2" Text="Many machines probably do this -- a better question would be &quot;what sort of stitch is this&quot; and then you can find a model which has the stitch you're looking for." CreationDate="2016-04-28T19:42:41.060" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="229" PostId="201" Score="0" Text="@Erica good point, I fixed the question." CreationDate="2016-04-28T19:44:06.330" UserId="95" />
  <row Id="230" PostId="201" Score="2" Text="Can you include an image of the stitch you're talking about? That will really help with the identification!" CreationDate="2016-04-28T19:47:39.143" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="231" PostId="205" Score="1" Text="I don't think that is possible unless you want people to never see it again. Are you intending to keep it out of the sun during these decades? I suppose if it is just drawings in books this would not be a concern." CreationDate="2016-04-28T21:02:21.463" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="232" PostId="202" Score="1" Text="Looking at it... That's a really complicated looking stitch." CreationDate="2016-04-28T21:17:23.953" UserId="58" />
  <row Id="233" PostId="206" Score="1" Text="So... the solution to the acidic paper is?... This question seems to be searching for solutions. While this is definitely a problem, the solution is pretty easy - use acid-free papers, particularly those labeled as archival-grade or conservation grade. Let's make sure our answers are great and complete!" CreationDate="2016-04-28T21:20:12.807" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="234" PostId="206" Score="0" Text="@Catija except the OP isn't doing anything new, but trying to modify something that already exists.  In that case you can't change the paper, either it is or is not acid free.  Though I could still mention it." CreationDate="2016-04-28T21:22:06.753" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="235" PostId="206" Score="1" Text="Sure, but answers should be useful to **everyone** who has similar questions. Many of the people with this question may be talking about their original art, not trying to preserve something, so the info about paper could be very useful to them." CreationDate="2016-04-28T21:24:28.187" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="236" PostId="206" Score="0" Text="@Catija no problem, I'll add that in." CreationDate="2016-04-28T21:27:30.817" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="237" PostId="45" Score="1" Text="maybe you can varnish after gluing." CreationDate="2016-04-28T21:57:44.547" UserId="85" />
  <row Id="238" PostId="179" Score="1" Text="i agree that the problem here is lean over fat, however different drying times is not due to the manufactured but the pigment. Maybe some brands try to compensate a littlke but intrinsicaly earth colors for instance dry much faster than titanium white or alizarine." CreationDate="2016-04-28T22:31:26.967" UserId="85" />
  <row Id="239" PostId="195" Score="0" Text="You can use a #10 can with a hole punched through the lid on the spiral cut out. Super cheap." CreationDate="2016-04-29T00:04:25.297" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="241" PostId="112" Score="0" Text="I wouldn't be surprised if you could make your own from just some hardwood dowel. Would have less control of the sizes though." CreationDate="2016-04-29T03:01:00.147" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="242" PostId="167" Score="0" Text="I would think this would be similar to inside of leather. I used a silver sharpie on it because of the contrast and light refraction." CreationDate="2016-04-29T03:45:35.540" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="243" PostId="216" Score="0" Text="Crap I forgot to mention I used cheese cloth. Didnt really help the problems though." CreationDate="2016-04-29T04:07:10.887" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="244" PostId="217" Score="0" Text="What you're looking for is very likely the answer to the question you linked." CreationDate="2016-04-29T08:27:08.493" UserId="65" />
  <row Id="249" PostId="227" Score="0" Text="@TheIndependentAquarius you don't need to stick to that particular brand of course, and you can also work with longer blades if you cannot find shorter blades. Yes, that link is with longer blades. I can find shorter blades from [Japan](http://sea.taobao.com/item/en/38496030949.htm?spm=a312a.7929968.0.0.eynPKK) and [Indonesia](http://www.alattulis.id/sdi-0491-pen-cutter-knife.html), but unfortunately I don't know other names than 'pen/craft/carve/papercut knife', which makes it a little hard to search." CreationDate="2016-04-29T09:25:00.237" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="251" PostId="227" Score="1" Text="@TheIndependentAquarius you can use the knife forever of course. The blade: it depends on what you want to cut. With finer details, the blade breaks more easily. For less fine details, it is no problem to use not so sharp blades. So I usually keep my not so sharp blades for easier parts instead of throwing them away. I refresh more or less once every four hours (but you need some practice, in the beginning it was less than four hours). But for example the snap blades I linked to come with 50 in a package, so that's usually more than enough." CreationDate="2016-04-29T09:29:44.900" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="252" PostId="227" Score="0" Text="@TheIndependentAquarius forgot your question about the shaving blade. What kind do you mean? Like [this](http://www.knife-kingdom.com/images/KG114.jpg)? I think that would have the same problem as the stanley knives (2nd picture), I can't imagine how to make sharp turns with that." CreationDate="2016-04-29T09:31:03.127" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="254" PostId="227" Score="0" Text="@TheIndependentAquarius [this](http://www.ebay.com/itm/NT-Cutter-D-400-Scalpel-and-Craft-Knife-5-Blades-Safety-Cap-/111546907000) (NT Cutter D-400) is very similar to the knife I'm using and seems to be available more than my Indonesian knife. It is what the snap blades I linked to are meant for." CreationDate="2016-04-29T09:37:07.513" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="255" PostId="198" Score="0" Text="Won't this be opinion-based after all?" CreationDate="2016-04-29T09:38:17.660" UserId="65" />
  <row Id="256" PostId="194" Score="0" Text="Not only the weight is important, but also the shape and smoothness of the yarn hole (mostly if someone tries a DIY solution). If the hole borders are ragged, the yarn could get caught and ravel (sorry for my english)." CreationDate="2016-04-29T09:40:22.287" UserDisplayName="user117" />
  <row Id="257" PostId="227" Score="1" Text="@TheIndependentAquarius I updated my answer with some considerations on the haft and some terminology. I found that the knife with the shorter blade is sometimes called a D type cutter." CreationDate="2016-04-29T09:43:12.510" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="261" PostId="227" Score="0" Text="@TheIndependentAquarius it could work, but you still don't have a sharp angle. I think especially fine details will be much easier with a tool designated for this." CreationDate="2016-04-29T09:55:29.977" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="262" PostId="112" Score="0" Text="The connecting cord would be more difficult, I think. Not for a very apt woodworker, though :)" CreationDate="2016-04-29T10:19:54.420" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="265" PostId="231" Score="0" Text="Thanks, you said it is textured.  I want to know will it be practical to cut thin paper on it?" CreationDate="2016-04-29T11:06:08.223" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="266" PostId="231" Score="1" Text="Define thin? I use this for _all_ my paper cutting from computer paper to cardstock. Standard computer paper is about 0.1 mm thick. Textured might have been the wrong word. Rubbery feel?" CreationDate="2016-04-29T11:31:07.973" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="268" PostId="231" Score="0" Text="@TheIndependentAquarius I still use my opposite hand to steady the work if that is what you mean." CreationDate="2016-04-29T11:54:49.530" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="269" PostId="233" Score="0" Text="1. I didn't, but there were no bubbles in the plaster, at least none that I'd spot. 2. The plaster sat for about a day before I began carving, some 1.5 day total. 3. no, but the inlet was wide enough. 4. As it began boiling and spewing liquid tin everywhere touching it was the last thing on my mind. It was solid by the time it stopped." CreationDate="2016-04-29T12:13:35.057" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="270" PostId="112" Score="0" Text="Clover is probably the worst possible example to use, as they are *terrible* needles. If they were the only option, I'd stick to DPNs." CreationDate="2016-04-29T13:33:06.970" UserId="132" />
  <row Id="271" PostId="219" Score="0" Text="I don't think painting over the background is a viable method when using watercolors." CreationDate="2016-04-29T13:33:21.127" UserId="95" />
  <row Id="272" PostId="112" Score="0" Text="@Belisama I'm happy to choose a different image/brand to illustrate. Suggestions?" CreationDate="2016-04-29T13:40:15.747" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="273" PostId="206" Score="0" Text="We are past the point of choice of papers.  The materials are already printed.  The color touch-ups are in areas where the paper was wrinkled (and other 'common' handling)" CreationDate="2016-04-29T13:51:46.343" UserId="63" />
  <row Id="274" PostId="235" Score="0" Text="I was fishing for idea like the chocolate fingers boxes.  Thanks. For as often I am using them that works well for me." CreationDate="2016-04-29T14:05:41.023" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="275" PostId="206" Score="0" Text="@NewAlexandria I know, but Catija thought I should add that part in for anyone else reading this..." CreationDate="2016-04-29T14:35:16.160" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="277" PostId="233" Score="0" Text="@SF. 3. the inlet is where the metal is flowing in, you should allow extra vets to let the air out by another path, and if you have any re-entrant bits they need vents also. 4. The metal should not be hot enough to boil, just to be fluid, are you sure that the &quot;boiling&quot; was not the air venting? There should be at least one additional path so when you fill by the fill point the metal rises up the other on the same side as the fill so you can see that it is filled. I also am not sure that 36 hrs is enough drying time unless the plaster of Paris block is very small, which is a reason to bake it" CreationDate="2016-04-29T15:04:11.393" UserId="19" />
  <row Id="278" PostId="112" Score="0" Text="@Erica . . . I can't actually think of any good wood/bamboo circulars that don't have metal joins. &gt;.&lt;" CreationDate="2016-04-29T15:20:59.533" UserId="132" />
  <row Id="279" PostId="111" Score="1" Text="@bowlturner But how many of them can also attach a good cable?" CreationDate="2016-04-29T15:21:43.457" UserId="132" />
  <row Id="280" PostId="111" Score="0" Text="depends!  ;)  I probably could!" CreationDate="2016-04-29T15:23:01.403" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="281" PostId="234" Score="1" Text="I've got plastic (needles and cord) circular knitting needles, but I think they'd suffer from the same &quot;dull points and terrible cables&quot; you mention for the bamboo." CreationDate="2016-04-29T15:24:26.330" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="284" PostId="233" Score="0" Text="I'm quite sure the boiling was the steam from the cast moisture venting." CreationDate="2016-04-29T15:32:21.127" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="285" PostId="213" Score="0" Text="What scale are you working at? Something [amigurumi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amigurumi) size or blanket-sized? Something that the &quot;back&quot; will be visible or not?" CreationDate="2016-04-29T16:02:27.497" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="286" PostId="213" Score="0" Text="Would the problem not be the same with both? I have not done any amigurumi yet. I guess a project that would just need something like a 4.5 or 6 hook." CreationDate="2016-04-29T16:03:41.933" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="287" PostId="237" Score="0" Text="That was helpful." CreationDate="2016-04-29T16:10:02.507" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="288" PostId="213" Score="1" Text="If you're working on flat items, check out filet lace (or fillet lace). In this technique you first crochet a mesh of squares and then fill some of them up to paint a picture. Normally it uses only one colour, but there is no reason to make it colourful." CreationDate="2016-04-29T16:12:24.700" UserId="112" />
  <row Id="296" PostId="229" Score="0" Text="I'm sure baseball will look better than my blanket stitch. Thanks" CreationDate="2016-04-29T17:42:21.887" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="298" PostId="238" Score="0" Text="I am really happy you were able to find this for me. I honestly expected the answer to be that I could not do it. At least not on this scale. I tried holding down the voting button but it did nothing." CreationDate="2016-04-29T17:49:25.960" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="299" PostId="213" Score="0" Text="@jkadlubowska I see the connection you are making. That would work as well. People must have a lot of patience for this an other styles like doilies." CreationDate="2016-04-29T17:51:23.737" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="300" PostId="241" Score="0" Text="So, it may make more sense to also have a similar hue-based card, to reliably see how far off your white is, based on the light, as you're training your eyes?" CreationDate="2016-04-29T17:55:43.823" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="301" PostId="241" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge I'm not sure what your application is, but in photography (for example) you would always take a picture of your subject next to a &quot;white-balance card&quot; so you know exactly how much the lighting is throwing *off* the color of your subject. Think in terms of &quot;everything I see has a yellow cast&quot; (because of the light).  Once you know how much that *true white* is off, you can adjust *every* other color accordingly (assuming your goal is to do true &quot;color correction&quot; — that is not always the case)." CreationDate="2016-04-29T18:04:26.813" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="302" PostId="241" Score="0" Text="I would be trying to train my eye for both traditional color mediums and digital. So, I can *see* the differences, but I'm trying to train my eyes to understand why they're different so I can reproduce the colors." CreationDate="2016-04-29T18:11:33.717" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="303" PostId="241" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge Then photography is a great medium to get that experience. You can take pictures of various subjects in different lighting conditions which would also include that white card as a point of reference. You can then compare those photos side by side and observe/learn (for example) &quot;Hey, look how the candle light makes my whites look golden-yellow.&quot;  You can then study what those lighting conditions do to a face, or a flower, or whatever else you are trying to reproduce in traditional media. But you'll always have that standardized point of reference for comparison between shots." CreationDate="2016-04-29T18:19:29.800" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="304" PostId="241" Score="2" Text="That is a helpful idea, and certainly a lot quicker than painting the same object 20 times in different light." CreationDate="2016-04-29T18:20:44.027" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="305" PostId="206" Score="0" Text="I feel like this answer is principally about storage/handling, and paper.  Not ink/pigments/pencils for restoration.  I understand they're related, but I cannot control paper now." CreationDate="2016-04-29T18:58:42.477" UserId="63" />
  <row Id="306" PostId="206" Score="0" Text="@NewAlexandria It's actually possible to get deacidification spray, so the acidity of paper isn't irrelevant to understanding how the pigments will react over time. I see that you are still interested in picking the longest lasting materials with the understanding that long-term sunlight/acidity is unavoidable in this project, though." CreationDate="2016-04-29T20:10:43.220" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="307" PostId="246" Score="0" Text="Good work!. They even make ones that do multiple laces at once. You can look up: &quot;Table Top Lace Cutter&quot;" CreationDate="2016-04-30T01:47:00.143" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="308" PostId="198" Score="0" Text="@D.Tanya, I (obviously) didn't think so, but if you do, you can vote to close it on those grounds." CreationDate="2016-04-30T02:25:17.767" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="309" PostId="252" Score="1" Text="In addition to this, a few bits of masking tape around the edges of the tissue holding it in place over the drawing (preventing it sliding and smudging) can help a lot." CreationDate="2016-04-30T14:07:28.350" UserId="84" />
  <row Id="310" PostId="196" Score="0" Text="Towards the end, the yarn becomes light enough to move around, and sometimes it becomes tangled as a result. Happens for both skeins like the one in the linked video and for &quot;cakes&quot; made on a ball winder." CreationDate="2016-04-30T19:06:29.433" UserId="184" />
  <row Id="311" PostId="143" Score="0" Text="Also glad about a text-based table!&#xA;Over time, the designations have changed. A US steel crochet hook I bought twenty years ago has a different designation from what the same manufacturer now sells, and twenty years isn't much." CreationDate="2016-04-30T20:22:53.803" UserId="184" />
  <row Id="312" PostId="143" Score="0" Text="I have 1.75, 1.5, and 0.75 mm steel hooks for crochet. They're made by Japanese and German companies and still sold. The 0.75 works well with size 80 cordonnet thread or six-strand cotton embroidery floss. I don't think they have letter-based designations in the US, however (which is where I live)." CreationDate="2016-04-30T20:25:46.257" UserId="184" />
  <row Id="313" PostId="259" Score="1" Text="Are you certain you got your gauge right?" CreationDate="2016-04-30T21:03:41.967" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="314" PostId="260" Score="0" Text="Very helpful! The Sharpie and fabric marker look similar enough, but the point about the fabric marker not rubbing off on your fingers seals the deal for me" CreationDate="2016-04-30T22:04:17.830" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="315" PostId="260" Score="0" Text="Be sure to let the fabric marker dry thoroughly is my only caveat :)" CreationDate="2016-04-30T22:05:38.770" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="316" PostId="259" Score="0" Text="What kind of starch do you have?" CreationDate="2016-04-30T22:16:38.807" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="317" PostId="264" Score="1" Text="Is the non-photo blue more effective at the greyscale + B/S alterations than other colors?" CreationDate="2016-05-01T02:35:02.247" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="319" PostId="269" Score="0" Text="I think the recipe you are providing are made to coat paper before drawing. I am not sure it will provide the profile I am trying to achieve... A detail more is that the result seems white, while all the one I have seen used for illuminating manuscript are a bit pink... here is an example: http://www.lecalligraphe.com/gesso-traditionnel-xml-359-870.html" CreationDate="2016-05-01T18:24:50.220" UserId="70" />
  <row Id="320" PostId="264" Score="0" Text="I would imagine that any other hue in a similar shade is about as effective once in the digital art program, however, very light blue might be easier for you to see and use than very light yellow, for instance. We're getting into the realm of personal preferences here. &#xA;&#xA;If you're curious, I would just buy one of these pencils and play around to see if you like it. You can get a single one to try out for $2-3." CreationDate="2016-05-01T18:40:46.997" UserId="59" />
  <row Id="321" PostId="269" Score="0" Text="I wonder whether the pink color is added to the gesso to make it more easily seen by the calligrapher? Just a thought, as I have not used either type of gesso :)" CreationDate="2016-05-01T21:17:22.670" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="322" PostId="281" Score="0" Text="Actually, I'm somewhat of a Professional Fiber Artist. The list of tags are very very elementary.  I'm a person who can take raw fiber from baah, to hat if need be.  I would be most happy to help, but I'm do date, not enough tags... :)   JLH" CreationDate="2016-05-01T22:33:49.340" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="323" PostId="279" Score="0" Text="This is one of the Mystical things in Fiber Arts... Look at a label from yarn in USA, BTW we need a Higher Branch of &quot;Fiber Arts&quot; then" CreationDate="2016-05-01T23:06:03.637" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="325" PostId="265" Score="0" Text="Isn't heating the opposite of what you want to do? The process of annealing or softening the metal is done by adding heat..." CreationDate="2016-05-01T23:32:23.800" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="327" PostId="287" Score="1" Text="The first paragraph has it. You hand should be doing whatever gives the right tension without cramp you entire hand. No one cant tell you how to set your hands. That is a personal preference. Nice answer." CreationDate="2016-05-02T00:50:03.767" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="329" PostId="281" Score="0" Text="When my friend taught me how to crochet I was trying to keep my hands they way she showed me. It ended up not feeling right so I just transitioned to what felt natural to me." CreationDate="2016-05-02T00:53:21.187" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="330" PostId="287" Score="1" Text="This is both encouraging, and a bonus explanation for why my rows are often inconsistent! Thanks :)" CreationDate="2016-05-02T01:03:25.817" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="331" PostId="285" Score="0" Text="This doesn't sound terribly helpful." CreationDate="2016-05-02T02:07:57.843" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="332" PostId="286" Score="1" Text="Could you try and expand on your points?  as is this is more a comment on the question than a useful answer." CreationDate="2016-05-02T02:09:05.047" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="333" PostId="286" Score="0" Text="@bowlturner, more specific definitions added, but depending on your geographical location, the Name may be different.  Here in Iowa, We have German and French.  Not &quot;English&quot; ..." CreationDate="2016-05-02T02:43:55.687" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="335" PostId="285" Score="0" Text="@bowlturner Taping and staking is the most reliable method!  I was giving options, and safety warnings.  It is not a simple thing to do, as they do split  almost as easily as shake shingles." CreationDate="2016-05-02T02:46:07.747" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="336" PostId="286" Score="0" Text="Only here to serve :)" CreationDate="2016-05-02T02:48:26.337" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="338" PostId="293" Score="0" Text="My first thought was epoxy as well. Not sure what else you would use." CreationDate="2016-05-02T03:02:06.197" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="339" PostId="279" Score="0" Text="@bowlturner fibre and fiber are the same thing in context. Also you would be changing the quote that I linked to so I rolled the one change back." CreationDate="2016-05-02T03:04:06.017" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="340" PostId="298" Score="0" Text="This is a beautiful answer! Good work." CreationDate="2016-05-02T10:37:10.657" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="341" PostId="279" Score="0" Text="I realized after this edit I don't need 6 character change anymore.   Or I wouldn't have changed that word" CreationDate="2016-05-02T11:40:08.940" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="342" PostId="279" Score="0" Text="@bowlturner Ah ok. It didn't make sense that you went after that. I get it know." CreationDate="2016-05-02T11:40:51.233" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="343" PostId="265" Score="0" Text="@Catija Oh, whoops. Forgot to add the cooling bit :)" CreationDate="2016-05-02T12:22:58.233" UserId="79" />
  <row Id="344" PostId="294" Score="2" Text="Why can't you just buy an electrical wire? What does this have to do with crafts?" CreationDate="2016-05-02T13:56:39.670" UserId="95" />
  <row Id="345" PostId="294" Score="0" Text="As was said above, could you please explain what this has to do with crafts?" CreationDate="2016-05-02T14:01:48.497" UserId="134" />
  <row Id="346" PostId="44" Score="0" Text="@LuciaBentivoglio A &quot;superwash&quot; yarn is yarn that has been treated to be machine washable. A &quot;single&quot; yarn is a yarn that is made of a single strand of yarn, as oposed to multi-pli yarn that is made of multiple strand of yarns that are twisted together." CreationDate="2016-05-02T14:08:09.897" UserId="82" />
  <row Id="347" PostId="300" Score="1" Text="I suspect the items you are tying to clean are going to dictate the methods used.  So the question should focus more on what you want to clean." CreationDate="2016-05-02T15:10:06.917" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="348" PostId="294" Score="5" Text="People use wire in crafts all the time, telling us the intended use would make this a better question, but I don't think it should be closed." CreationDate="2016-05-02T15:14:47.387" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="349" PostId="294" Score="0" Text="Flagged as unclear possibly but certainly not off-topic" CreationDate="2016-05-02T15:22:37.127" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="350" PostId="302" Score="1" Text="Is this a standalone image or is it a pattern that you're planning to trace?" CreationDate="2016-05-02T15:58:13.527" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="352" PostId="304" Score="4" Text="The school desks I grew up with were angled, and pictures of medieval monastic scribes show them with angled writing stands (or whatever the technical term for them is). For dry art work and technical drawing there are obvious advantages to an angled writing surface; you do not have to change the angle you hold the writing/drawing instrument at as much as with a horizontal surface, and there is less perspectival distortion of the work." CreationDate="2016-05-02T16:04:42.693" UserId="19" />
  <row Id="353" PostId="304" Score="0" Text="@ConradTurner you should write that as an answer." CreationDate="2016-05-02T16:09:39.590" UserId="33" />
  <row Id="354" PostId="296" Score="1" Text="I'm not sure if there's a hard answer for this. You'll pick the paper based on the appearance you want or the task at hand. It'll be personal preference. Unless there's a specific result you're looking to achieve." CreationDate="2016-05-02T16:14:40.113" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="355" PostId="296" Score="0" Text="I don't know what appearance will I get with what paper and what medium. It can be a personal preference of someone who has used many types of mediums and knows what he is doing. This can be known only after experience which I don't have any. @CreationEdge" CreationDate="2016-05-02T16:19:13.987" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="356" PostId="302" Score="0" Text="I is an single &quot;image&quot; ~5x5cm but not a picture, more like a monochromatic motif." CreationDate="2016-05-02T16:22:10.633" UserId="70" />
  <row Id="357" PostId="308" Score="1" Text="I could only mostly think of ergonomics and more importantly perspective. Well rounded answer. The other thing that might be secondary is SPACE. flat table takes up more space." CreationDate="2016-05-02T16:23:11.013" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="358" PostId="308" Score="1" Text="@Matt Depending on the design. My drawing table has the same footprint, because it can go flat. But many  easels can collapse down to almost nothing." CreationDate="2016-05-02T16:25:25.533" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="359" PostId="302" Score="2" Text="The point of my question is to ascertain whether the quality of the printing matters... if you're going to trace it over or paint over it, the quality doesn't really matter. If it's going to be a standalone image, then the quality matters very much. Another question - how nappy is your felt? Some felts are pretty smooth, others are really fuzzy." CreationDate="2016-05-02T16:43:21.933" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="360" PostId="288" Score="2" Text="I'd also add that the blade should be a straight-edge, not serrated. Serration will just tear the wood apart." CreationDate="2016-05-02T16:52:21.707" UserId="156" />
  <row Id="361" PostId="286" Score="0" Text="Thank you! I'm knitting continental style (and am right handed), I'll give the English/French style a try. It probably needs more than a single row to find out if it actually is faster for me." CreationDate="2016-05-02T17:29:06.567" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="363" PostId="302" Score="0" Text="It will be a standalone image, so quality matter. My felt is quite flat not much fibre are going out of the matrix." CreationDate="2016-05-02T20:23:15.587" UserId="70" />
  <row Id="364" PostId="269" Score="0" Text="@Erica: it is possible I am not sure what exactly is in it. I now one should apply it in several layers, let it dry completely and then humidify it again with breath to allow the gold leaf to stick. I am not sure the rehumidify part can word if it contain white glue..." CreationDate="2016-05-02T20:32:30.937" UserId="70" />
  <row Id="365" PostId="303" Score="1" Text="I would disagree that they aren't used for pencil projects, though. I see plenty where they use that. Ink/pen &amp; engraving, on the other hand, can't use blending, so they have to rely on the techniques you mentioned. +1, though!" CreationDate="2016-05-02T20:54:53.763" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="366" PostId="38" Score="0" Text="So, I tried the acetone, and must have been a little too enthusiastic with it, or didn't rinse them well enough afterwards, but the solvent completely ruined the plastic parts of the nibs. I tested it on one, first, but something went wrong when I did the rest. I destroyed pretty much my entire set of nibs. I only just now accidentally realized that the metal parts were *removable*, and I should have taken them out to clean separately." CreationDate="2016-05-03T02:08:56.200" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="367" PostId="304" Score="0" Text="Is it OK for me to add a tag to this question: calligraphy?" CreationDate="2016-05-03T07:38:56.053" UserId="195" />
  <row Id="368" PostId="316" Score="0" Text="I was thinking about this, but I think this blade is not strong enough; it is meant for paper. I would suggest a blade like [here](http://www.walmart.com/ip/19-Hobby-Knife-Blade-TE01-193/41739432) which should not break as easily." CreationDate="2016-05-03T12:26:31.743" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="369" PostId="316" Score="0" Text="@CamilStaps I think both would be good, the heavier blade to rough out the shape and the lighter blade for detail work." CreationDate="2016-05-03T12:29:58.177" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="370" PostId="315" Score="0" Text="I'm assuming you mean cork corks, not the new rubber ones?" CreationDate="2016-05-03T12:34:49.427" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="371" PostId="152" Score="0" Text="It is not only the tecnique to moist the paper, it is also the kind of paper itself that matters. What kind of paper did you use?" CreationDate="2016-05-03T13:28:38.033" UserDisplayName="user117" />
  <row Id="372" PostId="315" Score="0" Text="Are you looking to do designs similar to the corks shown? Because you could probably use a wood burning tool to achieve that look." CreationDate="2016-05-03T14:42:58.137" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="373" PostId="315" Score="0" Text="@bowlturner So I have mainly cork corks. Anyway I noticed that rubber corks are much easier to carve (they are somewhat softer and breaks less easily)." CreationDate="2016-05-03T16:41:19.553" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="374" PostId="315" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge Wood burning sounds interesting but I'm not sure what it is. Could you tell me more about it?" CreationDate="2016-05-03T16:42:22.263" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="375" PostId="315" Score="1" Text="You can buy wood burning kits that have a little tool sort of like a soldering iron, except you use it to burn designs into wood. You can get different attachments to make certain designs easier. It generally blackens the burnt part." CreationDate="2016-05-03T16:50:59.263" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="376" PostId="320" Score="0" Text="Is it worth a separate question to cover common shortforms?" CreationDate="2016-05-03T19:42:04.977" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="377" PostId="320" Score="0" Text="@Matt You mean the abbreviations? I'd been thinking of adding them here but hadn't. I can certainly do that. If you mean a question like &quot;What does &quot;hdc&quot; mean in my crochet pattern?&quot; with an answer that explains all of the abbreviations to full terms, that could be its own question, I think." CreationDate="2016-05-03T19:44:42.873" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="378" PostId="320" Score="0" Text="I'll ask the question then. Been one I was thinking of. This just reminded me." CreationDate="2016-05-03T19:47:51.337" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="379" PostId="152" Score="0" Text="Printer paper. I wasn't planning on being too ambitious my first time out. I clearly overwet it; but subsequent tries haven't taught me the &quot;sweet spot&quot; or correct times to rewet." CreationDate="2016-05-03T19:49:34.650" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="380" PostId="322" Score="1" Text="This is not concrete enough. Questions should be concrete, real questions that occur during your crafting." CreationDate="2016-05-03T19:54:10.110" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="381" PostId="51" Score="0" Text="There is such a thing as superglue gel." CreationDate="2016-05-03T19:55:30.183" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="382" PostId="322" Score="1" Text="This is a real question that people will have. I keep a small  series of documents on my phone for this.  If I just have a question about 1 abbreviation then that makes for a terrible question. Would you prefer I put up one pattern and someone translates that for me? That still is not useful to others I think. Can you think of a better example that would have the same useful yeild?" CreationDate="2016-05-03T20:00:41.043" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="383" PostId="322" Score="1" Text="@CamilStaps Not if your goal is to create a FAQ that will help people without having to have every single question ever asked." CreationDate="2016-05-03T20:02:08.547" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="384" PostId="322" Score="0" Text="How is this too broad exactly. There is a finite number of stitches I would think for this." CreationDate="2016-05-03T20:03:38.573" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="385" PostId="322" Score="0" Text="@CamilStaps Other than the fact that I've self answered my similar questions, what makes this different? Are you going to VTC them as well?" CreationDate="2016-05-03T20:03:52.587" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="386" PostId="322" Score="0" Text="I don't think it's bad to have FAQ type questions, but it helps to have a specific question so we can help you solve it, I think the issue here is there are a wide variety of stitch and action abbreviations, and if we were looking at a specific one or a specific pattern we would be able to narrow it down. I don't even think this is a bad question necessarily, but I do think it's too broad." CreationDate="2016-05-03T20:08:21.070" UserId="134" />
  <row Id="387" PostId="322" Score="0" Text="@neongreenfruit Are you saying that &quot;hdc&quot; in a US pattern doesn't always mean &quot;half double crochet&quot;? The question specifically asks for &quot;common&quot; abbreviations. Yes, some patterns have specialty stitches with their own abbreviations but these are nearly always defined as part of the pattern explanation, so they would not apply here." CreationDate="2016-05-03T20:10:57.317" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="388" PostId="322" Score="0" Text="I guess what I'm saying is, what do you mean by common, and if there is a short list of common (when I say common I mean universal/standardized) list of abbreviations then by all means that's a good thing to have. What I'm not totally sure of is if there is a list of common abbreviations. Does everyone use a standardized set of abbreviations?" CreationDate="2016-05-03T20:15:47.423" UserId="134" />
  <row Id="389" PostId="322" Score="2" Text="If people would prefer I can add a list of these commons stitches and actions here then. Yes this list is standard would be hard to crochet if it wasn't." CreationDate="2016-05-03T20:16:04.703" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="390" PostId="322" Score="0" Text="Ok, then this is an important question, I wasn't trying to be a pain, I just want to make sure I'm helping to get quality questions out there. If we can get the standard abbreviations in here then any questions or non standard abbreviations that aren't explained in the pattern can be asked separately." CreationDate="2016-05-03T20:24:18.550" UserId="134" />
  <row Id="391" PostId="322" Score="0" Text="@neongreenfruit yes. There are only about 9 stitches regularly used in crochet. These stitches can be combined into complex stitches with their own names but these are generally explained in the pattern instructions using the base 9 terms." CreationDate="2016-05-03T20:25:10.440" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="392" PostId="322" Score="0" Text="Ok that's perfect, I just didn't want this question to turn into a listing of more than the basics!" CreationDate="2016-05-03T20:26:36.643" UserId="134" />
  <row Id="393" PostId="322" Score="0" Text="The point of private beta is not to make up fake questions. This looks like one. The number of crossstitching colors is finite, that doesn't mean we should list them all." CreationDate="2016-05-03T20:46:53.850" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="394" PostId="322" Score="0" Text="These types of common questions are what can bring people into the site. True I could have waited for someone else to ask this but what does that change? This is a question I had when I started to crochet and needed to look it up frequently. Just because I know what I doing now does not invalidate the question now." CreationDate="2016-05-03T20:49:54.967" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="395" PostId="322" Score="0" Text="@CamilStaps This isn't a &quot;fake question&quot;... The colors of cross stitch floss may be finite but it's in the thousands... this is 9 stitches." CreationDate="2016-05-03T21:22:13.513" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="396" PostId="51" Score="0" Text="Having not tested that, I think I should keep this answer as-is.  I can't speak to any technique for using such a gel" CreationDate="2016-05-03T22:07:45.663" UserId="63" />
  <row Id="399" PostId="289" Score="0" Text="My [reply about finger position](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/317/184) addresses this, notably its link (OMG Heart). Should I rewrite the reply here? Move it?" CreationDate="2016-05-03T23:23:30.013" UserId="184" />
  <row Id="405" PostId="326" Score="1" Text="You are adhering something TO a poster or putting the poster on a wall?" CreationDate="2016-05-04T01:17:13.930" UserId="95" />
  <row Id="406" PostId="326" Score="2" Text="You mean poster board, specifically? Or the type of glossy paper used to print wall posters?" CreationDate="2016-05-04T01:30:42.703" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="407" PostId="326" Score="0" Text="@leigero, I am adhering it TO the poster." CreationDate="2016-05-04T01:48:16.863" UserId="199" />
  <row Id="408" PostId="326" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge, specifically poster board. Not the type used to print wall posters." CreationDate="2016-05-04T01:49:00.893" UserId="199" />
  <row Id="409" PostId="330" Score="0" Text="Please note that I do consider this &quot;crafting&quot;. I am testing the waters of what questions we think are acceptable for this site. specifically in the upcycle category. If this is to be closed by the community then so be it. I would like good reason though beside &quot;its not arts and crafting&quot;" CreationDate="2016-05-04T03:01:58.083" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="412" PostId="331" Score="1" Text="This is great information for a beginner like myself, and seems like a good strategy to use whenever I open up a new type or brand of ink, as well." CreationDate="2016-05-04T04:39:41.070" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="413" PostId="333" Score="0" Text="What about preparing for storage? How do I get all the ink off without corrosion?" CreationDate="2016-05-04T06:54:49.273" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="414" PostId="152" Score="0" Text="I sometimes used printer paper to try some dryfolding origami, but I think it is really not suitable. In the case of wetfolding, it is probably too absorbent to achieve the desired result." CreationDate="2016-05-04T07:10:19.527" UserDisplayName="user117" />
  <row Id="417" PostId="332" Score="0" Text="I worry that the post would be weak and not withstand the procedure. Definitely worth trying." CreationDate="2016-05-04T13:55:17.473" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="418" PostId="332" Score="0" Text="@Matt With the second kind of key, which are made cheaply, I can see that." CreationDate="2016-05-04T14:33:37.627" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="422" PostId="51" Score="0" Text="Just saying super glue ≠ liquid. Effect is same as an adhesive, but you can control placement." CreationDate="2016-05-04T14:55:44.460" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="427" PostId="314" Score="3" Text="All this info is great, but additionally I would try and find a sewing machine that is relatively simple to maintain and adjust. Before you buy, do some internet research to see if there are service manuals and/or instructional videos on servicing that particular model of sewing machine. My current sewing machine is a breeze to service, and it has saved me a ton of time, frustration, and money." CreationDate="2016-05-04T15:50:54.090" UserId="59" />
  <row Id="428" PostId="342" Score="0" Text="Could you recommend a reference on the subject? I have very little experience with screen printing at home." CreationDate="2016-05-04T15:53:35.910" UserId="70" />
  <row Id="429" PostId="342" Score="0" Text="There is a huge range of screen printing tutorials available online - mostly with t-shirts in mind. The following instructable is a good intro into standard photo-emulsion screen printing.&#xA;&#xA;http://www.instructables.com/id/Screen-Printing-3/&#xA;&#xA;You may need to experiment a bit with the thickness of your paint, number of passes, etc to get a clear image due to the texture of the felt." CreationDate="2016-05-04T16:03:08.883" UserId="59" />
  <row Id="430" PostId="327" Score="0" Text="Thanks, this looks like finetuning my current technique, instead of trying something completely new. So this is probably the more effective solution in the short term." CreationDate="2016-05-04T16:32:32.760" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="431" PostId="152" Score="0" Text="@LuciaBentivoglio ...and you're not posting &quot;you need sized paper&quot; as an answer because....? :)" CreationDate="2016-05-04T16:34:43.733" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="432" PostId="289" Score="0" Text="Do you mean 'just' knitting with two needles (or 4 or 5 when knitting in the round), or do you also want to include loom knitting as an answer?" CreationDate="2016-05-04T16:43:02.310" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="433" PostId="289" Score="0" Text="@JiUgug Would it be easier if I limit it to two needles? I honestly don't know. If it would be better to split this up I am unsure of the scope of the questions" CreationDate="2016-05-04T16:44:53.393" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="434" PostId="289" Score="0" Text="Well, it's probably nice to have an overview of many different ways to knit, including loom knitting, and an exotic way with very long needles (maybe even as large as the man who was knitting), but I don't know either if that makes this question too broad. It depends on the answers, I guess." CreationDate="2016-05-04T16:59:45.977" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="435" PostId="315" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge Nice, I was not aware of that. This might be very useful to emphasize differences between black and white pieces." CreationDate="2016-05-04T17:08:54.043" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="436" PostId="343" Score="0" Text="I remember doing linoleum at school and indeed, it was not so easy. The point is that if it is already not trivial on a flat surface, it might be very hard on a round surface. Anyway, it seems to be a good direction to explore." CreationDate="2016-05-04T17:10:45.883" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="440" PostId="259" Score="0" Text="I just have regular potato starch intended for cooking" CreationDate="2016-05-04T19:24:17.563" UserId="112" />
  <row Id="443" PostId="346" Score="0" Text="Since it is a kids project you could just use straws for rigidity to go with the theme!" CreationDate="2016-05-04T20:56:46.847" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="444" PostId="322" Score="0" Text="I strongly suggest taking debate about the validity, merit, or value of general &quot;FAQ&quot; questions (and this one in particular) to [meta]. Valuable discussion shouldn't be buried thirteen comments deep on a single Question! :)" CreationDate="2016-05-04T23:15:13.727" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="445" PostId="317" Score="1" Text="Thank you for the link to that resource, it'll help me experiment with other positions. I've noticed a tendency to get cramped fingers after a while, which was strongly indicating to me there was something wrong with my hands -- it's reassuring to know I can find a different but still correct posture that works for me!" CreationDate="2016-05-04T23:17:38.900" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="450" PostId="351" Score="1" Text="This is useful information however does not really answer the question and would function better as a comment. The OP, and not necessarily other users, might not have access to those resources. Do you have any personal experience and techniques you have used that you gained in such a way?" CreationDate="2016-05-05T02:43:04.740" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="451" PostId="349" Score="0" Text="I appreciate the edit re: wear eye protection and not just normal glasses. I agree wholeheartedly! My regular glasses did get chipped on the edge of the lens in that incident. A few mm lower an it would have been my eye." CreationDate="2016-05-05T02:56:16.133" UserId="192" />
  <row Id="452" PostId="353" Score="0" Text="If I were to make anything similar I would try hammering first, then bending afterwards when possible. Does that affect strength?" CreationDate="2016-05-05T03:32:52.090" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="453" PostId="152" Score="0" Text="I never actually tried wetfolding, so I don't have a real answer for you. I just think that explaining the type of paper you used would improve the question." CreationDate="2016-05-05T08:31:38.340" UserDisplayName="user117" />
  <row Id="454" PostId="348" Score="0" Text="As a note, you can buy jump rings in bulk, often in dozens of fun colors... like here? http://www.firemountaingems.com/shop/aluminum-jumprings-round_shaped_jumpring-6mm_wide_jumpring?T=T1B" CreationDate="2016-05-05T15:39:56.637" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="455" PostId="152" Score="0" Text="Ah, ok. Adding it. BTW, I think you're right, though, from [Robert Lang's webpage on wet folding](http://www.langorigami.com/article/paper). You could just cite that." CreationDate="2016-05-05T17:12:48.010" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="457" PostId="353" Score="1" Text="Hammering the flat areas first and then bending afterwards might affect the final shape. In theory this could work by bending a prototype—from an equal diameter but less expensive wire—and marking the areas where the wires  cross with a Sharpie  Straighten out the wire, hammer where the marks are, then try to re-bend the design. If it works and lines up, carefully straighten the practice wire and transfer the markings to a fresh working piece of wire, hammer the marked spots on the working wire and bend it into shape. Finish hammering any areas that don't cross after shaping." CreationDate="2016-05-05T23:33:17.503" UserId="192" />
  <row Id="458" PostId="361" Score="0" Text="_I do not need specifics._ Do you have a list of criteria you would base this answer on? I have never done any real analysis on paper before. Another way to phrase this would be &quot;How can I recognize types of paper?&quot; which is a poor question by  the way. I imagine there are many types of paper however are only a small subset are _generally_ found in origami? You can fold almost any paper you would want. It is dependent on what you want it to look like I suppose. My point is I think you need to try and narrow down this question somehow. I will have to do some research before I can suggest how." CreationDate="2016-05-06T02:40:58.363" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="459" PostId="361" Score="0" Text="I do think from [your meta post](http://meta.crafts.stackexchange.com/q/129/44) that `paper` would be a better fit then `tool-identification`" CreationDate="2016-05-06T02:43:08.550" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="460" PostId="330" Score="0" Text="I just realized... Could you actually just hot glue them?" CreationDate="2016-05-06T03:58:56.390" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="461" PostId="330" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge Would that actually work? I thought hot glued would eventually peel off for this." CreationDate="2016-05-06T04:04:23.913" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="462" PostId="349" Score="0" Text="One approach is not to remove the wire from the cylinder. Just cut along its surface, and the rings will sit snugly without wiggling around out of the blade's way. You will likely damage the surface of the cylinder in the process but it doesn't seem like a huge loss." CreationDate="2016-05-06T10:49:34.920" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="463" PostId="364" Score="0" Text="How much of the surface does the masterpiece cover? If the entire surface is paint could have issues surfacing it and getting proper adhesion.  Do you know what kinds of paints and sprays were used?" CreationDate="2016-05-06T12:17:21.480" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="464" PostId="364" Score="0" Text="Not that it is off topic here, but you may be able to get some good answers from woodworking.stackexchange too." CreationDate="2016-05-06T12:29:42.207" UserId="22" />
  <row Id="465" PostId="364" Score="0" Text="@Matt It is the whole surface and no... I don't know." CreationDate="2016-05-06T13:02:51.090" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="466" PostId="365" Score="0" Text="Microwave it with the goal of hardening it, as opposed to softening new stuff to make it workable?" CreationDate="2016-05-06T16:47:13.177" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="470" PostId="364" Score="0" Text="@Matt Should I post a picture?" CreationDate="2016-05-06T19:00:50.140" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="471" PostId="364" Score="1" Text="That would help a lot for sure" CreationDate="2016-05-06T19:02:24.687" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="472" PostId="365" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge: yes." CreationDate="2016-05-06T21:01:07.737" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="474" PostId="377" Score="0" Text="Hair spray is going to yellow the drawing over time, it's simply not designed for protecting art." CreationDate="2016-05-07T13:52:39.580" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="475" PostId="377" Score="0" Text="@John Cavan. Yup, but it's fine for keeping something safe until you scan it, if you don’t need the original afterwards." CreationDate="2016-05-07T13:53:43.990" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="476" PostId="377" Score="2" Text="I would update to reflect, just in case we get comment wiped. :)" CreationDate="2016-05-07T13:57:59.933" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="477" PostId="377" Score="1" Text="@JohnCavan One step ahead of you! I meant to put it in originally, not sure why I forgot!" CreationDate="2016-05-07T13:58:44.243" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="478" PostId="364" Score="0" Text="@Matt So I gathered a bit more infos about the tables and added a picture. I can also add a self made picture where we really see that it is a table but the picture I made are quite low quality." CreationDate="2016-05-07T15:25:17.823" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="479" PostId="373" Score="0" Text="This is the gist of it. If you do step one and that removes most of the rust and you should be fine. If it is penetrating rust then the tool might not be good for much if it is one of the smaller carving implements. If it was that bad though it should be obvious before you start. Only thing outside of that is to watch for significant pitting. It would be a weak point in the blade that would buckle first. Again, this would have to be significant. Lots of my tools have a little pitting." CreationDate="2016-05-07T17:46:30.320" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="480" PostId="222" Score="0" Text="The existing answer is really quite accurate. Is there anything else you need answered, or would you be willing to accept it?" CreationDate="2016-05-07T18:25:29.663" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="481" PostId="383" Score="7" Text="I've never heard of an artist's bridge before, but it's a wonderful tool now that I've seen it, and they'd be *super* easy to make your own out of some  cheap materials." CreationDate="2016-05-07T20:28:55.803" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="482" PostId="374" Score="0" Text="Don't the replies to [How can I determine a yarn's weight](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/279/how-can-i-determine-a-yarns-weight/318) answer this question as well?" CreationDate="2016-05-07T20:44:03.867" UserId="184" />
  <row Id="483" PostId="383" Score="0" Text="For highly detailed work, they're great." CreationDate="2016-05-07T20:45:54.473" UserId="208" />
  <row Id="484" PostId="374" Score="0" Text="@skg Not really. That question asks how to figure out the weight of loose yarn, but assumes you know what yarn weight actually is and no one bothers explaining it." CreationDate="2016-05-07T21:08:08.540" UserId="17" />
  <row Id="486" PostId="378" Score="1" Text="Is Elders a typo (Elmers) or a distinct brand?" CreationDate="2016-05-08T00:51:17.387" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="487" PostId="385" Score="0" Text="I know that LEGO uses a chemical to bond it's ABS plastics together, but I didn't know if affordable, consumer-available versions were available. This is very good to know, and I will likely buy some in the near future. Now to figure out a solution for PVC!" CreationDate="2016-05-08T15:20:41.153" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="488" PostId="53" Score="1" Text="@TomMedley if you follow the link, you will find how to use them. You push them as hard as it is suitable for you." CreationDate="2016-05-08T17:46:53.833" UserId="209" />
  <row Id="491" PostId="374" Score="0" Text="Have you seen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn_weight? Are you asking for anything more than given in the table there?" CreationDate="2016-05-08T21:13:57.593" UserId="37" />
  <row Id="492" PostId="374" Score="1" Text="@Earthliŋ Yes, I have seen it. I was actually expecting someone to post an answer based on it. I asked this question as a beginner question that I figured would get asked once the site opens up, similar to [What is paper weight?](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/249/what-is-paper-weight) Trying to populate the site, I guess." CreationDate="2016-05-08T22:42:45.330" UserId="17" />
  <row Id="496" PostId="384" Score="0" Text="I know my mother, in arts&amp;crafts classes, would use TRI - or Trichloroethylene to melt, weld and form plastics. I don't know if ABS specifically was used, and due to tight regulation nowadays Trichloroethylene is very hard to obtain, but back in the day you could just melt edges of plastic items with it, stick them together, then let the solvent evaporate leaving a weld as strong as the original plastic." CreationDate="2016-05-09T08:41:54.567" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="497" PostId="361" Score="1" Text="I think the actual best option is to ask the author of the origami." CreationDate="2016-05-09T08:44:54.083" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="498" PostId="384" Score="0" Text="Is the aversion to epoxy because it of the setting time?" CreationDate="2016-05-09T12:31:50.960" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="503" PostId="384" Score="0" Text="@Matt I just can't work with it on such fine surfaces without having globs. It may be possible, but I've not been successful." CreationDate="2016-05-09T16:16:51.783" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="505" PostId="391" Score="5" Text="How large are you talking and what sort of fabric... what usage? This is really, really broad right now. Silk, wool, poly-cotton, cotton... all have different preparations.... some probably **shouldn't** be washed first because they have sizing in them to help stiffen them and make them easier to sew..." CreationDate="2016-05-09T18:40:56.660" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="507" PostId="391" Score="4" Text="Yes, please [edit] this with some additional details so that people can give the answers you need!" CreationDate="2016-05-09T19:51:02.430" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="513" PostId="1" Score="4" Text="While this may seem like opinion, **when it comes to these types of paper there are clear differences in their composition and how they interact with the paint being asked**." CreationDate="2016-05-10T07:10:28.523" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="514" PostId="1" Score="0" Text="If someone has a reason they think this should be closed writing a comment with justification would be preferable." CreationDate="2016-05-10T12:51:29.787" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="515" PostId="365" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge: Well, I've heard about the possibility to soften polymer clay in the microwave oven, &quot;but don't keep it in for too long (longer than 10 seconds, if I recall correctly), or else you'll bake/harden it&quot;. I don't know if the clay will become soft to the point of deformation first, before it gets hard though." CreationDate="2016-05-10T15:18:28.513" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="516" PostId="361" Score="1" Text="@SF, although in origami there are folders and there are designers, just as there are musicians and composers.  The &quot;author&quot;/designer may not be the folder." CreationDate="2016-05-10T20:09:23.497" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="517" PostId="394" Score="2" Text="Are they just called &quot;plastic paints&quot; or something specific? What sanding grit granularity is bent? Is any old lacquer okay?" CreationDate="2016-05-10T21:49:36.827" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="518" PostId="389" Score="0" Text="Do you have a particular budget in mind for this?" CreationDate="2016-05-11T01:32:17.567" UserId="47" />
  <row Id="519" PostId="389" Score="0" Text="Not really (although if only very high-end paints will do, I may not bother)" CreationDate="2016-05-11T01:32:55.747" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="521" PostId="395" Score="0" Text="Translucent, you mean? They are different terms." CreationDate="2016-05-11T14:12:27.073" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="522" PostId="395" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge: Translucent indeed, you are right." CreationDate="2016-05-11T17:10:35.240" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="523" PostId="394" Score="0" Text="Brands that I found are Krylon and Plastidip, but I'm sure they're not the only ones. As for sanding, use fine granularity (e.g. 180 grit). The plastic should not be shiny anymore after sanding. And finally, the lacquer should at least be something to go with the paint." CreationDate="2016-05-11T17:28:25.590" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="524" PostId="395" Score="1" Text="extra tip: keep your hands and the work area extra-clean. Most of dirt picked by common polymer clay will be hidden within, only a tiny amount affecting the surface will be visible. With translucent, all of it will show across the entire crossection." CreationDate="2016-05-12T08:46:22.590" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="525" PostId="392" Score="1" Text="...or pre-etch using an empty/dried ball-pen." CreationDate="2016-05-12T08:50:04.393" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="526" PostId="361" Score="0" Text="@inkista: I believe both author of the design (designer), and the author of the finished piece (folder) would be able to help. It's not like the designers invent that in their heads never creating actual folded paper figurines of their designs." CreationDate="2016-05-12T09:42:58.583" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="527" PostId="361" Score="0" Text="@SF. Except that the question is about IDing the paper from looking at a model. No designer can know which papers the thousands of possible folders may or may not have used if s/he wasn't the only folder. Also some designers, like Eric Joisel, sadly aren't with us any more." CreationDate="2016-05-12T15:34:13.747" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="528" PostId="361" Score="0" Text="@inkista: If you want *a good paper for that model* then asking any will work. If you want *that specific paper* then you must ask the folder." CreationDate="2016-05-12T15:35:29.043" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="529" PostId="361" Score="0" Text="@SF. Agreed. But the question was about IDing _that specific paper_, not one good for the model." CreationDate="2016-05-12T15:37:35.250" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="531" PostId="289" Score="0" Text="I see this has manage to gather some close votes recently. I will try to narrow this down." CreationDate="2016-05-13T19:58:08.460" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="532" PostId="412" Score="0" Text="This was one of the answers I wanted to fish out. Thanks." CreationDate="2016-05-14T02:34:47.277" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="533" PostId="413" Score="0" Text="Doing a little research and I was wondering what would be wrong about making master templates and doing faint copies of your line guides?" CreationDate="2016-05-14T03:13:03.660" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="535" PostId="413" Score="0" Text="@Matt. Because you may be lettering at different sizes for different pieces, or lettering different styles that need different ascender/descender heights, or different slanting angles. It's not always about being uniform." CreationDate="2016-05-14T05:34:58.800" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="537" PostId="413" Score="0" Text="Why did you delete your answer? That is what I would have answered based on your question" CreationDate="2016-05-14T14:00:14.270" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="538" PostId="414" Score="1" Text="This is what I was going to answer with if no one chimed in after a couple of days" CreationDate="2016-05-14T14:01:17.543" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="539" PostId="418" Score="1" Text="It's possible that you could treat your materials with something as you work or once it is completed." CreationDate="2016-05-14T16:29:08.510" UserId="47" />
  <row Id="540" PostId="418" Score="0" Text="Hi @JTL If you're referring to fire retardant spray that is an option I guess! My hope is that I'll be able to sell my designs eventually, so I'm a little worried about any lighting causing fires! But I'm basically curious as to how I can apply papercraft skills to strong, saleable material" CreationDate="2016-05-14T16:34:10.383" UserId="72" />
  <row Id="541" PostId="418" Score="2" Text="I don't claim to be knowledgeable about this, that just seemed like a possible avenue worth exploring.  It might be used in combination with using something other than standard paper.  I would tend to agree with you that trusting the buyer to use LED bulbs might not be a great idea, though there are [people out there](https://www.etsy.com/shop/nellianna) selling lampshades that might catch fire if used with an incandescent bulb" CreationDate="2016-05-14T16:43:47.437" UserId="47" />
  <row Id="542" PostId="413" Score="0" Text="@Matt, I'm holding it in reserve. I wanted to give a few other folks a chance to answer.  Asking the question, then answering it myself only three hours later felt a bit like stacking the deck. :)" CreationDate="2016-05-14T17:10:16.217" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="543" PostId="413" Score="0" Text="It is about sharing information and generating quality content for the site. I have asked several questions that I already know the answers to. Sometimes you can be surprised but self answers are perfectly fine." CreationDate="2016-05-14T17:12:43.223" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="544" PostId="413" Score="0" Text="@Matt, I know, but I've never done a beta before, and the frustration level has surprised me (both at coming up with and answering questions). Figured it might be more fun and up team participation (as it were), if I held off for a little bit." CreationDate="2016-05-14T17:14:09.733" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="545" PostId="413" Score="0" Text="Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/39789/discussion-between-inkista-and-matt)." CreationDate="2016-05-14T17:16:08.123" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="546" PostId="413" Score="1" Text="It's fine either way. I know we all have more questions but need time or don't consider them good. Simple ones are going to be asked anyway either by us or someone else. We all need more rep so you motivation is admirable" CreationDate="2016-05-14T17:16:29.563" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="547" PostId="419" Score="0" Text="Thanks, it sounds very promising :) Quick searches suggest that it's not available from Amazon.co.uk so I'm guessing it's an American brand. No worries either way, hopefully there's an alternative on this side of the pond also!" CreationDate="2016-05-14T17:49:37.790" UserId="72" />
  <row Id="549" PostId="419" Score="0" Text="Hopefully there's a way around that...I wonder if it would stick with my Herma glue dispenser..." CreationDate="2016-05-14T17:56:58.800" UserId="72" />
  <row Id="550" PostId="419" Score="1" Text="It's my understanding that tyvek and other similar products tend to be flexible rather than stiff, and that they don't transmit much light." CreationDate="2016-05-14T17:57:15.583" UserId="47" />
  <row Id="551" PostId="419" Score="0" Text="That's a very good point! I should have mentioned that in the question!" CreationDate="2016-05-14T17:58:20.603" UserId="72" />
  <row Id="553" PostId="419" Score="1" Text="@johnp [amazon.co.uk listing for tyvek A4 sheets](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tyvek-55-gsm-Bumper-sheets/dp/B0087OWG80)." CreationDate="2016-05-14T18:04:04.417" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="554" PostId="419" Score="0" Text="Thanks, just looking at a related polypropylene brand Yupo? Supposedly it &quot;doesn't tear&quot; though I'm not sure about flammability yet...&#xA;http://yupousa.com/what-is-yupo/" CreationDate="2016-05-14T18:08:15.880" UserId="72" />
  <row Id="555" PostId="419" Score="0" Text="&quot;YUPO is not suitable for use in copy machines, fax machines or laser printers due to the high temperatures generated by those types of equipment.&quot;....It also requires special inks for any potential printing..." CreationDate="2016-05-14T18:21:18.263" UserId="72" />
  <row Id="557" PostId="356" Score="0" Text="Then you probably have an issue, more intricate models with lots of extended parts like ants and spiders really need a thin and easily manipulated paper like foil tissue, sourcing that is much harder then buying some tissue, a roll of foil and a good spray on adhesive.&#xA;&#xA;Kamiya's models really need some fine paper.  For most of Hojyo and Lang's you can use fine butcher paper if you are looking for a ready made solution." CreationDate="2016-05-16T01:47:41.760" UserId="129" />
  <row Id="558" PostId="422" Score="1" Text="prestringing means putting the bead on the string and stitching it in with the project and placing means looping it in with a stitch?" CreationDate="2016-05-16T02:46:56.007" UserId="129" />
  <row Id="559" PostId="198" Score="1" Text="im sure there is a math to this, easy = longer contiguous creases, hard = billions of little ones.." CreationDate="2016-05-16T03:11:49.400" UserId="129" />
  <row Id="562" PostId="410" Score="2" Text="You might consider chatting with the users in the Japanese learners chat room. They could probably give you an actual translation since some of them are relatively fluent. Look for snail plane, one of their mods." CreationDate="2016-05-16T12:54:00.420" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="563" PostId="424" Score="0" Text="When you say to clip the corner, how much?" CreationDate="2016-05-16T17:29:07.990" UserId="156" />
  <row Id="564" PostId="422" Score="0" Text="@Sky - Yes, I'll add clarification to the question." CreationDate="2016-05-16T18:54:37.100" UserId="46" />
  <row Id="565" PostId="422" Score="1" Text="Placing is certainly **easier**... Interesting to think about... placing would have two strands of yarn running through it... strung would only have one... how disparate are the centers of your beads in relation to the diameter of your yarn? Is it even feasible to get the yarn through if it's doubled? Can you fit a crochet hook through the beads?" CreationDate="2016-05-16T19:13:20.193" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="566" PostId="424" Score="0" Text="about 2 inches is what I normally take" CreationDate="2016-05-16T20:07:01.907" UserId="129" />
  <row Id="567" PostId="434" Score="1" Text="It's great to use links for reference but they're better served only as supporting info. All of the important stuff should be in the answer itself. Also, you're more than welcome (and it's often better to) include images in your answers... you don't need to make them links to images." CreationDate="2016-05-16T20:52:39.600" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="568" PostId="443" Score="1" Text="Downside appears to be that it completely changes the pattern of your tie though :" CreationDate="2016-05-17T15:05:57.807" UserId="120" />
  <row Id="569" PostId="443" Score="0" Text="@NickUdell Very true. That depends on the complexity of the design and the willingness to let that go for something that is not seen very often. That, in at least my case, I can accept it. I tried to line some of them up but a stitch every 10 is too tight or something and then at the end the pattern is misaligned" CreationDate="2016-05-17T15:36:15.333" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="570" PostId="374" Score="0" Text="You're more than welcome to create &quot;beginner FAQ&quot; type questions whole cloth, with both the question and the answer. I've done it in a couple of cases and they've both been pretty successful, I think. Self-answering is perfectly fine :)" CreationDate="2016-05-17T16:19:36.290" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="571" PostId="374" Score="0" Text="@Catija Yeah, I've been pretty busy with work lately and hadn't had time to sit down and write something proper until now. Really thought someone would do it before I would!" CreationDate="2016-05-17T16:21:26.817" UserId="17" />
  <row Id="572" PostId="434" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the info and references! The only thing that I don't see mentioned is a knife attachment. I am pretty sure that this is standard on sergers but not necessarily(?) part of coverstitch machines. Could you possibly add info on that aspect?&#xA;(Full disclosure - I _kind of_ know, as in I'd have to research and double check. But I asked because I couldn't find any good references with all the info, and figured it'd be good to have on this site. So if you'd prefer I can add to yours or write a separate answer instead!)" CreationDate="2016-05-17T17:01:04.790" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="574" PostId="446" Score="3" Text="Can you explain your current technique and perhaps include a sample of what your results look like? This will make it easier for us to help &quot;fix&quot; what you're doing wrong, if anything. :D" CreationDate="2016-05-17T18:06:28.137" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="575" PostId="450" Score="1" Text="Sad face for not having YouTube embedding." CreationDate="2016-05-17T18:51:13.037" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="576" PostId="450" Score="0" Text="@Catija My thought exactly!" CreationDate="2016-05-17T18:52:01.230" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="577" PostId="410" Score="0" Text="I can read Japanese and I've done some origami, but unfortunately some of those kanji are just too fuzzy to make out. Any chance of getting a higher resolution picture of the text?" CreationDate="2016-05-17T18:55:10.493" UserId="233" />
  <row Id="582" PostId="446" Score="0" Text="How is your general understanding of shading forms? It can be tough to get any of the techniques to look right without understanding the underlying principles." CreationDate="2016-05-17T21:00:21.710" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="592" PostId="422" Score="0" Text="@Catija I haven't purchased the beads yet, in part because I wasn't sure which technique to use yet. I can update my question with the assumption that both techniques will be possible with the bead size chosen. I have a 1.90mm crochet hook." CreationDate="2016-05-18T01:39:10.343" UserId="46" />
  <row Id="593" PostId="455" Score="0" Text="How many pencils would you typically be traveling with?" CreationDate="2016-05-18T04:00:50.197" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="594" PostId="455" Score="0" Text="@Matt A decent selection from the full range of 9B - 9H, plus a couple woodless graphite pencils, if I have space. If space is limited, about 6." CreationDate="2016-05-18T04:03:57.027" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="595" PostId="446" Score="0" Text="so I mean my art teacher says to be more careful with my strokes, I understand that biut how do I make it look good?" CreationDate="2016-05-18T04:23:04.430" UserId="230" />
  <row Id="600" PostId="458" Score="3" Text="I would second this with the reference that in my few college drawing classes, all the professors required/requested that we have both a small pen knife, exacto or similar AND a very sharp twist style sharpener. They both have their uses." CreationDate="2016-05-18T11:35:42.613" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="601" PostId="459" Score="1" Text="Why does the friend with the sewing machine have to be cunning? ;-)" CreationDate="2016-05-18T11:40:05.027" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="602" PostId="459" Score="0" Text="Ha! That adds a whole new layer of meaning to our site name, doesn't it?" CreationDate="2016-05-18T11:44:50.200" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="604" PostId="460" Score="0" Text="I found this video tutorial that would compliment this well https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSFZ42uq6x4" CreationDate="2016-05-18T12:01:20.157" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="605" PostId="460" Score="0" Text="Also found a variation using cardboard discs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a03BTR3_3qg. Using hands seems easier to me as least." CreationDate="2016-05-18T12:08:07.800" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="606" PostId="460" Score="0" Text="The cardboard has the advantage of making more consistently sized loops, I'd imagine, but it also seems like a lot more work :)" CreationDate="2016-05-18T12:22:33.583" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="607" PostId="460" Score="0" Text="Most the last part when you have to wrap the yarn around. You have to hold the center in place so that it does not become loose. Obviously some people like the idea though." CreationDate="2016-05-18T13:28:34.337" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="608" PostId="448" Score="3" Text="Epoxy? As in glue? Could you explain the product you are describing to help make your answer more useful?" CreationDate="2016-05-18T13:41:57.747" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="617" PostId="469" Score="6" Text="I admire the effort you took with this answer. That alone deserves an upvote." CreationDate="2016-05-18T16:37:09.257" UserId="248" />
  <row Id="619" PostId="410" Score="0" Text="@Ixrec  Added. Hope it helps!" CreationDate="2016-05-18T17:05:43.493" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="621" PostId="212" Score="0" Text="The title of this question isn't very specific." CreationDate="2016-05-18T18:15:53.730" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="622" PostId="212" Score="1" Text="If you think it would be better I could add ...&quot;to make my pages stay together&quot;" CreationDate="2016-05-18T18:24:36.473" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="623" PostId="212" Score="0" Text="I think it would be better, yes. But it is your post, decide for yourself :)" CreationDate="2016-05-18T18:27:12.297" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="624" PostId="72" Score="0" Text="Please don't forget to add quote areas to mark your quotes!" CreationDate="2016-05-18T19:58:30.927" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="626" PostId="405" Score="1" Text="If you're going to make a lot of cuts, a self-oiling glass cutter can speed the process along and give more reliable cuts." CreationDate="2016-05-18T21:09:25.853" UserId="256" />
  <row Id="627" PostId="253" Score="0" Text="Also don't forget that the main problem with solvents is skin contact. the solvent  gets absorbed into the bloodstream if the skin is not covered/insulated.." CreationDate="2016-05-18T21:10:22.863" UserId="85" />
  <row Id="628" PostId="385" Score="0" Text="&quot;Airplane glue&quot; sold in the model section of most hobby stores provides a strong bond on plastic and has this melting property to a certain degree." CreationDate="2016-05-18T21:13:03.387" UserId="256" />
  <row Id="629" PostId="355" Score="0" Text="The drafting tables I have used typically have an adjustable angle to suit each person.  Is this an option?  Some adjustable mechanisms are quite simple." CreationDate="2016-05-18T21:15:21.363" UserId="256" />
  <row Id="631" PostId="460" Score="1" Text="Count the number of wraps you make with the yarn so you can repeat/adjust as needed." CreationDate="2016-05-18T21:37:33.503" UserId="256" />
  <row Id="632" PostId="459" Score="0" Text="I still worry about the tips in this scenario. Is the material stiff enough to absorb impacts at the ends when rolled up?" CreationDate="2016-05-18T21:40:14.027" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="633" PostId="461" Score="0" Text="An answer to a different question reminded me of cutting off pieces of plastic tubing. Any experience or comments about that?" CreationDate="2016-05-18T21:41:17.367" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="634" PostId="461" Score="0" Text="Experience some. Comments yes. I thought about suggesting straws but I didn't bother offering that, or a suggestion like surgical tubing, since your ends are long and those would not be as rigid." CreationDate="2016-05-18T21:42:48.570" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="638" PostId="469" Score="0" Text="Great answer! But please now extend it to covering sharpening pencils so they [look like this](http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/07/delicate-pencil-lead-carvings-by-salavat-fidai/), thanks!  (Just kidding ... but this is really a good answer.)" CreationDate="2016-05-18T23:38:17.443" UserId="258" />
  <row Id="639" PostId="469" Score="0" Text="@davidbak I have seen those, and they are amazing. Especially since he pretty much just uses and Exacto knife" CreationDate="2016-05-18T23:43:51.340" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="640" PostId="476" Score="0" Text="You seem to have a breadth of painting knowledge. Have you tried any of these oils before?" CreationDate="2016-05-19T00:25:07.477" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="641" PostId="443" Score="0" Text="Did you remove the polish after? How?" CreationDate="2016-05-19T00:26:45.927" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="642" PostId="443" Score="0" Text="@creationedge I didn't need to remove it. It's hidden inside the tail now" CreationDate="2016-05-19T00:28:27.220" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="643" PostId="476" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge - No, I use artist grade linseed myself, I don't have a financial constraint there. I know that these oils, when well refined, get used in paints, but if there's no care for quality, then the consumer cooking variants should suffice." CreationDate="2016-05-19T00:29:07.720" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="644" PostId="443" Score="0" Text="I'd know, and it'd bug me, but you seem more laid back about it!" CreationDate="2016-05-19T00:42:20.453" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="645" PostId="476" Score="0" Text="These oils have also been used in woodworking for finishing things like breadboards." CreationDate="2016-05-19T00:48:16.267" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="646" PostId="459" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge I can't speak for the commercial ones -- my friend's is homemade, and has a stiffer (interfacing maybe?) section at the tip side of the roll. That is sufficient for colored pencils, which are less breakable; for your &quot;proper&quot; tips which are more fragile, an even stiffer canvas sort of material may be better. Something that is bendable in only the direction that it'll be rolled, not the other. Or, combine this with Matt's tip covers :)" CreationDate="2016-05-19T01:07:54.430" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="647" PostId="478" Score="0" Text="I wonder how long the acidity in printer paper takes to kick in. I have sketches from 14 years ago that are still crisp white." CreationDate="2016-05-19T02:38:38.130" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="648" PostId="53" Score="4" Text="@TomMedley I'd actually recommend making that a new question. &quot;How to use canvas keys.&quot; It'd get my upvote, and generate some specific answers." CreationDate="2016-05-19T04:01:18.473" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="649" PostId="464" Score="1" Text="I didn't feel like this particularly answered the question regarding stability." CreationDate="2016-05-19T09:18:38.140" UserId="120" />
  <row Id="650" PostId="469" Score="3" Text="_Hold the knife at about a 90 degree angle to your pencil._ Did you mean something different there? 90 degress would be perpendicular to the pencil and you would be just cutting down into it. Even 45 seems extreme for the process you are laying out here." CreationDate="2016-05-19T11:42:16.890" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="651" PostId="459" Score="0" Text="Just realized -- you can also store the more delicate (graphite/charcoal) pencil tips toward the inside of the roll, and more robust colored pencils (or even some pens) toward the outside as a protective &quot;wall&quot;!" CreationDate="2016-05-19T13:02:13.083" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="652" PostId="481" Score="0" Text="There are actually two methods for including prestrung beads. One of them is much more stable than the other as the bead is slip stitched in place, which prevents it from slipping to the back." CreationDate="2016-05-19T13:42:07.933" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="653" PostId="469" Score="2" Text="@Matt Let me figure out how to reword. The whole knife and pencil form an &quot;L&quot; shape, but the blade itself is almost flat against the pencil." CreationDate="2016-05-19T15:05:43.997" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="654" PostId="481" Score="0" Text="That's true, I've not used the slip stitch method myself, but it is certainly an option." CreationDate="2016-05-19T15:37:12.277" UserId="139" />
  <row Id="655" PostId="349" Score="0" Text="&quot;The Ringinator&quot; is a pretty popular automated coiler/cutter" CreationDate="2016-05-19T15:49:06.630" UserId="269" />
  <row Id="656" PostId="198" Score="0" Text="@Sky Well, unless it's a fundamentally easy model someone dressed up with tessellation (e.g. fish scales). :-)" CreationDate="2016-05-19T16:16:58.217" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="657" PostId="482" Score="4" Text="Hi Tommy, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! The OP was asking about _why_ one way of sharpening is better than another -- can you give some more details about how this method provides the best results, and for what application?" CreationDate="2016-05-19T16:30:10.167" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="658" PostId="488" Score="0" Text="Are these pencils you are travelling with or are they in the original case and stay at home and get used as required? I am asking about the core fracturing during transportation from impact and possibly temperature changes maybe." CreationDate="2016-05-19T19:31:48.250" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="659" PostId="488" Score="0" Text="@Matt Edited to answer." CreationDate="2016-05-19T19:33:06.130" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="660" PostId="486" Score="0" Text="What type are the white erasers usually found in mechanical pencils (and also I think seen in your electric eraser picture)? They seem softer than the pink erasers, so I don't know that the vinyl/plastic type you mention is correct." CreationDate="2016-05-19T19:44:32.727" UserId="275" />
  <row Id="661" PostId="486" Score="0" Text="There are several likely. I will check on it by tonight at the latest. Haven't used them in a while but I remember them functioning the same but they were softer. That might just be a factor of size more that material composition. I think I also forget the eraser pencil you unwrap as well." CreationDate="2016-05-19T19:49:34.990" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="662" PostId="488" Score="0" Text="This happens with my kids cheap Crayola colored pencils as well, but I assumed it was because they get treated roughly.  Maybe there will be some other info for me in the answers." CreationDate="2016-05-19T20:19:54.197" UserId="256" />
  <row Id="663" PostId="490" Score="0" Text="And is, presumably, kid-friendly?" CreationDate="2016-05-19T20:28:14.357" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="668" PostId="488" Score="0" Text="(Having just learned about the options) You're sharpening with a knife, or a sharpener?" CreationDate="2016-05-19T22:18:29.840" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="669" PostId="488" Score="0" Text="@Erica I have tried both. With a knife I expose very little of the core." CreationDate="2016-05-19T22:19:33.047" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="670" PostId="489" Score="0" Text="The foam that is fun to stick your fingers in or the harder stuff that is comprised of larger cells and is tougher." CreationDate="2016-05-20T00:07:39.643" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="672" PostId="489" Score="0" Text="@Matt The harder stuff, I don't know it's name. It's white and stiff" CreationDate="2016-05-20T00:30:26.543" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="674" PostId="489" Score="0" Text="Is it like [this](http://www.floralsupply.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/470x353/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/f/l/floracraftinserts_2.jpg) but white?" CreationDate="2016-05-20T00:32:12.127" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="675" PostId="489" Score="0" Text="@Matt I *think* so. I found a pic. I've been on mobile all day so hard to get the stuff in." CreationDate="2016-05-20T00:34:04.187" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="676" PostId="489" Score="0" Text="Look like the same stuff. Obviously the picture helps to specify the product." CreationDate="2016-05-20T00:35:30.380" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="677" PostId="492" Score="0" Text="The only thing I would add to this is that no matter what your pencils look like when you purchase them you cannot know their history. Shipping and other potential customers could have easily put some stress on the cores and weakened them _before_ they were purchased." CreationDate="2016-05-20T00:43:38.560" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="678" PostId="492" Score="0" Text="@Matt - Quite true. Some kid shaking a tin the store could easily happen, for example, and that would be bad. Hmm... that reminds me not to shake gifts anymore. :)" CreationDate="2016-05-20T00:46:12.573" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="679" PostId="492" Score="0" Text="The heating is amazing, I'll have to try that. I'm sure my sharpening technique needs adjustment from my graphite and charcoal style. Are different shaped sharpeners or blades better? I use the kind pictured at the end of my sharpening answer." CreationDate="2016-05-20T00:47:23.470" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="680" PostId="492" Score="0" Text="Also, I didn't know this about Prismacolors. I inherited a 72 pack and replace the few I use the most. Any other things I should know about that brand?" CreationDate="2016-05-20T00:49:20.900" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="681" PostId="492" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge - That's basically what I use. I have the Staedtler metal one and there are those that swear by the Kum variant, same basic shape. I've started to avoid the ones that I can't see the cutting easily." CreationDate="2016-05-20T00:49:35.450" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="682" PostId="492" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge - The lead breakage is the biggest issue with them, otherwise they're very good. The only other gotcha is wax bloom when you layer a lot. That can be moderated with solvents for blending, but still a risk. That's the other reason I prefer the Polychromos line. No wax bloom. :)" CreationDate="2016-05-20T00:51:54.053" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="683" PostId="478" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge -  See update.  The LoC says decent acidic paper deteriorates to the point of uselessness within 50-100 years.  My own experience has been that truly horrid paper like newsprint lasts for only  a few years to a decade under normal conditions." CreationDate="2016-05-20T02:39:24.307" UserId="239" />
  <row Id="684" PostId="494" Score="0" Text="Ah, a sponge brush would work for paint" CreationDate="2016-05-20T02:45:41.487" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="685" PostId="42" Score="0" Text="is it true that they could also be made of glass?" CreationDate="2016-05-20T12:45:35.430" UserId="134" />
  <row Id="686" PostId="491" Score="0" Text="Is the shirt going to be tucked in ?  Trying to lift up the V section that was cut out is going to affect the way the &quot;belly&quot; portion of the shirt hangs.  The hem will be too high, and it will be wavy (lifting the neck will also lift the bottom of the shirt)." CreationDate="2016-05-20T14:03:04.820" UserId="256" />
  <row Id="687" PostId="491" Score="0" Text="Probably tucked in. She's wearing a plain black skirt with it, and we hadn't given tucking any thought, but it will probably look cleaner (regardless of the hem) and more like a &quot;dress&quot; that way." CreationDate="2016-05-20T14:04:44.877" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="694" PostId="497" Score="0" Text="I will definitely try this! My noodles are many-shaped, so some have low surface area." CreationDate="2016-05-20T17:27:17.840" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="695" PostId="497" Score="0" Text="I'm curious as to the weight of your card stock. Mine was practically soaked in Modge Podge and Elmer's Glue, but the paper help up perfectly. I just had to use way too much glue to get things to stick, and it was unsightly and slow to cure." CreationDate="2016-05-20T18:30:37.750" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="696" PostId="497" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge I will see if I can get more information. Cardstock is kinda broad. I know I threw out the original packaging but I it is still carried where I bought it. I don't think it was heavy by any means." CreationDate="2016-05-20T18:32:45.327" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="698" PostId="486" Score="0" Text="Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/40069/discussion-between-creationedge-and-matt)." CreationDate="2016-05-20T18:48:08.610" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="699" PostId="498" Score="0" Text="Very interesting. Is there a reason you're opting for glue, and not sewing?" CreationDate="2016-05-21T02:14:14.243" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="700" PostId="498" Score="0" Text="It's satin over a plastic core, and I'm not able to get a needle through that hard core." CreationDate="2016-05-21T02:52:06.123" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="701" PostId="498" Score="0" Text="Could you post some pics, if possible? Do you have a Dremel?" CreationDate="2016-05-21T02:53:06.950" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="702" PostId="498" Score="0" Text="I do have a Dremel, and I will post some pics tomorrow. (It's going to be modeled after Anne Boleyn's headdress [in this portrait of her](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/491/30) that I referenced in another question.)" CreationDate="2016-05-21T03:14:08.537" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="703" PostId="499" Score="0" Text="I particularly love that you've taken this in a completely different direction than what I had in mind, making the project both easier and more effective!   Great answer." CreationDate="2016-05-21T03:18:35.213" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="705" PostId="502" Score="0" Text="My mother used to use [this Arlene's Tacky Glue](http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aamm_prd/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-joann-product-catalog/default/dwe4b3ef78/images/hi-res/20/2018091.jpg) when she sewed heavily. I remember there always being a bottle when I was a child." CreationDate="2016-05-21T12:48:15.540" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="706" PostId="491" Score="0" Text="I don't know enough to make an answer about this other idea right now, but if the satin doesn't work, you could create a strip of another material that's slightly wider than the satin, sew them together, and glue the pearls to that edge. The satin-side will hide the material, and you should still get a look similar to Boleyn's." CreationDate="2016-05-21T12:50:57.633" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="707" PostId="490" Score="2" Text="Ah good, a tag for [tag:pasta], that well-known ingredient of arts and crafts endeavours ;-)" CreationDate="2016-05-21T12:52:08.760" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="711" PostId="507" Score="0" Text="There is currently a campaign to get rid of the technique tag." CreationDate="2016-05-21T18:28:14.220" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="714" PostId="507" Score="0" Text="It the yellow and purple already attached and part of the keychain _before_ you added glue and crossstiches? I mean is there room for you to pour something in there or is the crossstitch on top of the keychain." CreationDate="2016-05-21T19:01:19.340" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="715" PostId="507" Score="0" Text="@Matt That's just construction paper - I glue that down first, wait for it to dry for a few days, then keep going. I know my gran used to use ModgePodge for sealing all sorts of things but I don't seem to be having as good of luck." CreationDate="2016-05-21T19:02:56.747" UserDisplayName="user23" />
  <row Id="716" PostId="507" Score="0" Text="I added more to my comment. Can you check the last sentence as well and let me know if you understand what I am asking" CreationDate="2016-05-21T19:04:00.060" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="717" PostId="507" Score="0" Text="@Matt I added more to the question to kind of describe what I am using." CreationDate="2016-05-21T19:07:13.583" UserDisplayName="user23" />
  <row Id="718" PostId="407" Score="0" Text="Aww. Condolences on your loss." CreationDate="2016-05-21T19:32:31.017" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="719" PostId="507" Score="0" Text="If you use relative thick Mod Podge like this, tap the piece on the counter a few times to encourage air bubbles to rise out and pop before it solidifies too much for them to escape. That helps minimize bubbles in the final product." CreationDate="2016-05-21T19:56:36.963" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="720" PostId="164" Score="0" Text="But what's the difference between &quot;HB=2&quot; and &quot;HB=2.5&quot; as shown in the OP's image? How come there's more than one kind of HB?" CreationDate="2016-05-21T21:25:47.800" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="721" PostId="164" Score="0" Text="@Randal'Thor No clue. The numbers may not even relate to HB... they could be the width of the graphite inside the pencil, for example... I can't see the brand so I don't have a way of doing any additional research... but that's not what the question was asking about. The content of the question only relates to the H or HB or B parts." CreationDate="2016-05-21T22:24:54.767" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="722" PostId="164" Score="0" Text="Looks like it relates to there being more than one system for classifying the pencil's grade and the note above that not all HB pencils are equal to each other... One system has HB=2 and the other system has HB=2.5 where HB is a Worldwide rating and the 2 or 2.5 is a US-specific system that is where we get the &quot;use a #2 pencil on this test&quot;... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil#Grading_and_classification" CreationDate="2016-05-21T22:32:54.967" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="723" PostId="510" Score="0" Text="The OP seems very concerned about wildlife interacting with the paint. Is there any indication that these paints or their coatings are safe around animals?" CreationDate="2016-05-21T22:46:10.857" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="724" PostId="490" Score="0" Text="What type of glue is it? Liquid, stick, etc." CreationDate="2016-05-22T00:44:48.153" UserId="199" />
  <row Id="726" PostId="490" Score="0" Text="No, what type of glue you are using right now. You ave to be using some sort of glue as you said `but it's hard to get it to stick without an obscene amount of glue or decoupage.`" CreationDate="2016-05-22T00:47:52.933" UserId="199" />
  <row Id="727" PostId="490" Score="0" Text="@Sorry. That is a couple comments up. I forgot to edit it in." CreationDate="2016-05-22T00:48:39.653" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="728" PostId="511" Score="0" Text="Is it a solid sphere? Or do they have a hole through the middle like a fuzzy doughnut?" CreationDate="2016-05-22T01:02:54.463" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="729" PostId="511" Score="0" Text="@Erica It is divided into two sides because of the rubber band, and there is a slight hole." CreationDate="2016-05-22T01:03:45.987" UserId="199" />
  <row Id="730" PostId="511" Score="0" Text="When you say _this was the closest thing I could find_ does that mean what is pictured is not exactly what you are looking for? Mostly because that does not look like wool?" CreationDate="2016-05-22T03:32:44.597" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="731" PostId="497" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge The card stock was 65lbs" CreationDate="2016-05-22T03:38:12.157" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="733" PostId="511" Score="1" Text="Do you honestly have any reason to believe that this is related to arts and crafts? They look like a finished product to me." CreationDate="2016-05-22T05:30:06.377" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="734" PostId="511" Score="0" Text="@Catija Does not appear to be directly related if you look at my answer. I think a meta about this concept might be in order." CreationDate="2016-05-22T05:31:48.827" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="736" PostId="512" Score="0" Text="My first thought was scrunchie too, but couldn't figure out how that might relate to crafts! :)" CreationDate="2016-05-22T12:42:25.663" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="737" PostId="472" Score="0" Text="+1. Zig-zag scissors look odd, but they really work." CreationDate="2016-05-22T13:12:45.823" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="738" PostId="512" Score="0" Text="@Erica The thing is you could add all kinds of materials to crafts where that is no their reason for being. Intent would be useful in that case. In _this_ case the answer is the same." CreationDate="2016-05-22T13:14:33.073" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="739" PostId="95" Score="0" Text="What kind of sewing machine do you have? The answer may differ according to this: e.g. Singers last much longer than electric sewing machines and (I think) require less attention." CreationDate="2016-05-22T13:15:20.447" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="740" PostId="460" Score="0" Text="@Matt Yes! I think the cardboard-disc method is the one I read about years ago. +1 to both your and Erica's answers, but they could possibly be improved with some pictures or video links to make the procedure clearer :-)" CreationDate="2016-05-22T15:44:31.567" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="741" PostId="511" Score="3" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this doesn't seem to be related to arts and crafts and the image is only an approximation, not the actual item. Please consider editing the question to explain why this is A&amp;C related and include a photo of the actual item you're talking about." CreationDate="2016-05-22T18:36:40.590" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="742" PostId="510" Score="0" Text="@Catija I just overhauled my answer to add a lot more detail, including focusing specifically on the eco-friendly aspect." CreationDate="2016-05-22T19:33:27.053" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="743" PostId="495" Score="0" Text="Despite my wide collection of erasers, I hadn't actually heard of electric erasers until this answer and I'm glad you mentioned it. It was later mentioned in a big list of eraser types, but I saw this first." CreationDate="2016-05-22T20:10:59.233" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="744" PostId="7" Score="1" Text="+1: I was about to ask exactly this question." CreationDate="2016-05-22T22:07:05.460" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="745" PostId="476" Score="0" Text="folowing the same logic (oil binders used by some paint manufacturer) i already tryied safflower and sunflower, and also soyand olive oils. i haven't been convinced. maybe i shoud not have mentioned supermarkets... are there other alternatives like hair oils, or DIY oils." CreationDate="2016-05-22T23:06:01.127" UserId="85" />
  <row Id="750" PostId="529" Score="0" Text="[Related, but about finding the hue/saturation rather than lightness](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/239/reliably-identify-the-local-color-of-a-subject-in-non-white-light)" CreationDate="2016-05-22T23:42:39.520" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="751" PostId="512" Score="0" Text="I don't believe this is it. I'll take a picture of one I found." CreationDate="2016-05-22T23:50:38.037" UserId="199" />
  <row Id="752" PostId="511" Score="2" Text="You have changed the question slightly now by changing the image. If the old image is not what you wanted they why use it? This current image is also just taken from the internet as well. At this point I would like to know what you plan on using this knowledge for because I don't know where to go with this now." CreationDate="2016-05-22T23:56:17.700" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="753" PostId="511" Score="0" Text="They just look like pom poms attached to an elastic now. They appear to be a fashion accessory." CreationDate="2016-05-22T23:57:35.880" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="754" PostId="511" Score="0" Text="@Matt That is a better approximation until I can take a picture of the one I found. And I'm trying to create one, but I need to search a tutorial for it." CreationDate="2016-05-22T23:58:06.570" UserId="199" />
  <row Id="755" PostId="511" Score="0" Text="Are you not then just looking for the answers here: http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/454/how-to-make-a-pom-pom/463#463" CreationDate="2016-05-22T23:59:25.597" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="756" PostId="533" Score="0" Text="+1, very helpful! But what's the difference between a tortillon and a blending stump?" CreationDate="2016-05-23T00:25:26.147" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="757" PostId="533" Score="0" Text="Updated! It's hard to see in my own photo, but the one from rapidfireart makes it more clear, re: appearances, and explained their makings a bit more." CreationDate="2016-05-23T00:30:49.687" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="758" PostId="511" Score="0" Text="Related meta discussion: http://meta.crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/212/what-guidelines-should-we-set-for-identification-style-questions" CreationDate="2016-05-23T01:24:33.060" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="759" PostId="533" Score="1" Text="One part I think bears worth mentioning: Blending works better with softer pencils or graphite leads than with hard pencils. So if you're having trouble blending, try different kinds of pencils. Paper also has an influence." CreationDate="2016-05-23T03:05:43.350" UserId="294" />
  <row Id="760" PostId="533" Score="0" Text="Oh, and you might want to get some fixating spray, if you're not using it already, to preserve the drawing once you're done, because pencils that blend well generally rub off even more easily than usual pencils." CreationDate="2016-05-23T03:06:57.120" UserId="294" />
  <row Id="761" PostId="511" Score="0" Text="If your sister has made them before... why don't you ask her what they are?" CreationDate="2016-05-23T03:43:08.170" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="762" PostId="512" Score="0" Text="@Peanut I have updated my answer based on information that was changed in the question as well as comments. If something is still wrong please try to avoid changing the question too much as it will invalidate answers. You can also come into chat or ask in meta if you are not sure. Hopefully this will help you." CreationDate="2016-05-23T04:25:14.267" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="763" PostId="542" Score="1" Text="It may also depend on what you're glueing these items to. In many cases if this is going to not be outside, or abused, hot melt glue is pretty common. If it needs to be a bit more rugged a 2 part epoxy is always nice." CreationDate="2016-05-23T12:31:31.073" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="764" PostId="542" Score="0" Text="@BrownRedHawk Only gluing them to each other. And I'm thinking more paperweights than anything outdoors." CreationDate="2016-05-23T12:33:16.450" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="765" PostId="528" Score="0" Text="I wonder if any fixatives or spray polyurethane would be helpful. Whenever I finished something in charcoal in class, we were instructed to &quot;fix&quot; the piece to prevent the charcoal from continuing to rub and smudge. I wonder if anything like this would help seal the paper as well." CreationDate="2016-05-23T12:33:47.850" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="766" PostId="542" Score="2" Text="I think a 2 part epoxy would give you the longest life. Hot glue however is more forgiving to work with and to some extent can even be undone/corrected." CreationDate="2016-05-23T12:34:53.090" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="767" PostId="532" Score="0" Text="That sounds like basically any eraser you pick up at a dollar store or one of those horrible &quot;eraser toppers&quot; that you can get from Oriental Trading or Walmart." CreationDate="2016-05-23T13:08:56.803" UserId="302" />
  <row Id="768" PostId="476" Score="0" Text="@Reed - there is, after all, a reason why artist grade isn't cheap. You could try some additional purification strategies." CreationDate="2016-05-23T14:32:10.957" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="769" PostId="543" Score="6" Text="Is there a reason you're not simply using unbleached paper? If you don't want white... don't buy white paper." CreationDate="2016-05-23T16:10:39.300" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="770" PostId="543" Score="0" Text="Depending on what you going for this could be a very involved topic. The type of paper you are using is also important. Heat, humidity, presence of air pollutants and other factors all play a part in the reactions that occur in papers naturally over time. There are also several chemical processes, like acid hydrolysis, the play there part. Surely playing with these in a controlled environment will get the result you desire. I think, if nothing else, you might need to get specific about what paper you would be using." CreationDate="2016-05-23T17:08:38.090" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="771" PostId="543" Score="0" Text="Also, you could cheat your entire process if you are only looking for a few pages. Old books usually have a page or two that is intentionally left blank in the beginning or end of the book itself. This way you can have authentically aged paper." CreationDate="2016-05-23T17:12:50.733" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="772" PostId="548" Score="0" Text="I wonder what the incentive of cutting underwater is. You can only do it with flat glass. Edges would be very rough. Then you have water with a bunch of glass in it. It's been done for decades apparently. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usZ8MQzbglk. Doubt it at all applies to cutting a glass bottle in the way desired here." CreationDate="2016-05-23T18:39:50.030" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="773" PostId="548" Score="0" Text="@Matt Agreed, it doesn't applied here. That's why I only mentioned it in a footnote at the end. Admittedly I did typo &quot;wouldn't&quot; to &quot;would&quot;, but I've now fixed that :-)" CreationDate="2016-05-23T18:42:14.767" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="774" PostId="551" Score="0" Text="&quot;are fired on permanently in a kiln&quot; -- does this mean I'd need to bake it, or would it probably be fine just sitting on the counter for years?" CreationDate="2016-05-23T19:12:01.703" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="775" PostId="548" Score="0" Text="Regarding your method #2, most people won't need this tip, but just in case... After tying the string around the bottle, wash all flammable liquids from fingers before lighting a flame!!!" CreationDate="2016-05-23T19:27:04.177" UserId="305" />
  <row Id="780" PostId="551" Score="0" Text="@Erica A similar Deco Arts product &quot;gloss enamel&quot; [here](http://decoart.com/glasspaint/gloss-enamels) tells you to bake at 275 F for 30 minutes to get a dishwasher-safe finish. This specific product &quot;glass stain&quot; doesn't say anything about whether it needs to be baked or not... so I'm guessing it doesn't... if the same brand lists curing info on one page, I think it's safe to guess that, if omitted, it's not necessary." CreationDate="2016-05-23T20:17:30.547" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="782" PostId="528" Score="4" Text="@BrownRedHawk: fixatives just add yet another variable/ingredient that can age badly. IME, there's really no substitute for using archival, or at the very least acid-free, materials. The only other option is, don't expose your art to light: keep it in a portfolio, not framed on the wall. I know, that's not much of an answer, hence posting it as a comment." CreationDate="2016-05-23T22:14:38.403" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="784" PostId="548" Score="0" Text="@James I wasn't going to include the obvious safety advice, since surely everyone here doesn't really need it. But perhaps I will, just to be on the safe side." CreationDate="2016-05-24T00:01:12.437" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="785" PostId="553" Score="0" Text="+1: exactly what I would have said. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! :-)" CreationDate="2016-05-24T00:20:31.327" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="787" PostId="553" Score="0" Text="Seems like just the right liquid to use (and I often have leftover teabags). How do I apply the tea -- splashes, brush it on, sort of dunk the paper into a flat pan of tea?" CreationDate="2016-05-24T01:00:24.983" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="788" PostId="553" Score="0" Text="@erica Flat pan is what most do. Lay the sheet in a shallow pool but don't cover it. Paper will soak what it needs to. But to get a non uniform effect you can do a secondary coat with erratic brushing or flicking it off with your hands onto the paper." CreationDate="2016-05-24T01:15:26.367" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="789" PostId="553" Score="0" Text="@Erica, I'd try the &quot;dunk into a flat pan&quot; method - no chance of tell-tale brush marks that way." CreationDate="2016-05-24T01:15:47.627" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="790" PostId="548" Score="1" Text="I'm always a fan of erring on the side of more safety advice (you never know when somebody might accidentally set themselves on fire) -- so thanks :)" CreationDate="2016-05-24T01:42:48.550" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="791" PostId="555" Score="0" Text="Are you not just asking for booklet print which indesign and even current adobe reader do?" CreationDate="2016-05-24T01:51:45.473" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="792" PostId="559" Score="0" Text="Assuming I know what you are asking for this should be the answer. If not it can just be deleted." CreationDate="2016-05-24T02:11:13.573" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="793" PostId="555" Score="0" Text="Singatures seem too vague a tag. I could see people using this for signing their artwork or some other not related topic. A wiki excerpt won't even fix that. I removed it for now." CreationDate="2016-05-24T02:12:44.033" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="794" PostId="559" Score="0" Text="I'm on OSX, and all my software's apparently too old to have these options. :) But I don't think there's any need to delete. It's still a useful answer for anyone coming along later." CreationDate="2016-05-24T02:54:40.020" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="795" PostId="543" Score="1" Text="As Catija said, is there a reason you're not using paper of the desired color? There ain't no law that you have to buy paper that has optical brightening agents. Many art supply stores will sell you a sample pack of their papers, which will give you more colors and weights to pick from than you'll know what to do with. Or are these prints that you're buying from someone else? There must be a fundamental detail that we're not understanding, because &quot;bright white paper&quot; is just not a problem that's imposed on you unless you get your supplies at the office store or something." CreationDate="2016-05-24T03:02:51.323" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="796" PostId="559" Score="0" Text="Matt, which version of OS X? I might be able to poke around on my machine for you. I still use one that runs Snow Leopard (10.6) and Acrobat Pro 5.1 on occasion. Editing to add: I know I've done this booklet thing before using a much much older Mac, probably even before OS X!" CreationDate="2016-05-24T06:19:50.527" UserId="192" />
  <row Id="797" PostId="548" Score="1" Text="@Matt It looks to me that the cutting underwater technique is simply to stop shards of glass flying around your workroom, eyes and mug of tea. You can certainly nibble glass like that in the air, but doing it underwater is a pretty neat way of doing it safely." CreationDate="2016-05-24T09:14:05.417" UserId="317" />
  <row Id="798" PostId="561" Score="1" Text="So you are looking draw directly on the film? You want to bleach it, in theory, because then you can draw on it and have a white background?" CreationDate="2016-05-24T10:19:36.613" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="799" PostId="548" Score="0" Text="@Whelkaholism the water is supposed to encourage crack propagation, You certainly get different (bigger, cleaner) shards to trying to cut glass with scissors in air, but you don't get a clean cut (having tried it with microscope slides)." CreationDate="2016-05-24T10:58:53.757" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="800" PostId="548" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH Well, you learn something new every day :)" CreationDate="2016-05-24T11:31:25.367" UserId="317" />
  <row Id="801" PostId="549" Score="0" Text="I used to have a commercial one. This too produces irregular cuts, so don't think just because it cost more it'll be better! I use the candle/ice technique." CreationDate="2016-05-24T12:37:06.267" UserId="321" />
  <row Id="802" PostId="549" Score="0" Text="@MarkWilliams This might come down to tool quality, handling and the bottle used. I have watched videos of that tool done _very_ well with clean cuts. There is no one answer to this question though." CreationDate="2016-05-24T12:52:55.907" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="803" PostId="42" Score="3" Text="@neongreenfruit sure, they could even be made of rubber, or ice, it is even possible to knit with your finger/arms :-)" CreationDate="2016-05-24T13:23:46.837" UserId="82" />
  <row Id="804" PostId="562" Score="0" Text="How _waterproof_ does it need to be?  Does it need to actually be submerged under water for a time, or does it just need to be rain/splash resistant?" CreationDate="2016-05-24T13:54:28.357" UserId="256" />
  <row Id="805" PostId="562" Score="0" Text="@JPhi1618 Since I am using it as curtains I want it to be at least water resistant enough to not fall apart if I ever leave the window open while its raining." CreationDate="2016-05-24T13:55:31.703" UserId="33" />
  <row Id="806" PostId="564" Score="0" Text="+ 1: This is actually really creative. And the lighter color of the back compared to the darker front of the fronds can make for interesting designs. Thanks for the suggestion!" CreationDate="2016-05-24T14:40:35.130" UserId="33" />
  <row Id="807" PostId="562" Score="1" Text="(Comment, not answer, because I've never actually tried this) My first thought was floral ribbon - it's often embossed to look like fabric, but it's really just non-woven polyester. It'll take a crease, and it should be quite waterproof enough for your purposes." CreationDate="2016-05-24T14:46:16.887" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="808" PostId="561" Score="0" Text="yes that sounds right. I may scratch in the emulsion as well. I just want to make sure I remembered how do do this properly." CreationDate="2016-05-24T15:22:24.297" UserId="314" />
  <row Id="809" PostId="568" Score="0" Text="Welcome to A&amp;C :)" CreationDate="2016-05-24T16:24:09.857" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="811" PostId="569" Score="0" Text="Yes, this is how many of the early cinematic masterpieces from filmmakers like [Melies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvhTo2-0BQg) were colored... they'd add pigments to the developed film. Very time consuming but a beautiful outcome." CreationDate="2016-05-24T18:22:53.973" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="812" PostId="572" Score="4" Text="Yikes $109 for 100 sheets!" CreationDate="2016-05-24T19:39:22.603" UserId="33" />
  <row Id="813" PostId="572" Score="0" Text="@Jay There are other sources for waterproof paper but that is a little high.  They dominate the first few google hits for waterproof coloured paper. I have a small notebook make of it that was not that expensive. It was white lined so it wouldn't make for very appealing folded paper." CreationDate="2016-05-24T19:41:06.573" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="814" PostId="28" Score="0" Text="Speaking from experience: I used a converter cartridge (those you can fill by twisting the end) in my standard fountain pen for years back in school. They are easy to handle and quite sturdy if you buy a reasonably good quality. Gives you access to all &quot;standard and fancy ink&quot; types, even if your cartridge manufacturer doesn't offer them." CreationDate="2016-05-24T20:29:47.490" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="815" PostId="415" Score="0" Text="It's really, really hard to figure out how to use an Ames lettering guide based on text descriptions. Try to find a video, or better yet, a real live teacher. But once you get the hang of it, it really works." CreationDate="2016-05-25T00:17:12.183" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="816" PostId="570" Score="0" Text="Wonderfully creative. I wondered what you meant by keyboard crafts." CreationDate="2016-05-25T02:31:14.283" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="817" PostId="568" Score="3" Text="Hagar! Haven't seen that horrible guy in ages" CreationDate="2016-05-25T02:50:35.793" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="818" PostId="576" Score="0" Text="You might even be able to get some of this from a finished build job in your area (If it is used). Not sure how well it would hold a crease though. At least not the stuff I have seen on buildings. Don't suppose you tried folding it at all? So far it has never occurred to me to try." CreationDate="2016-05-25T03:45:24.723" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="819" PostId="576" Score="0" Text="@Matt, coincidentally, http://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/419/20 :)" CreationDate="2016-05-25T04:38:31.370" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="820" PostId="564" Score="2" Text="unpainted/dyed fronds will also fade as the chlorophyll breaks down.  The fronds my mom puts up every year turn a pale beige color well before next years Palm Sunday." CreationDate="2016-05-25T13:17:05.583" UserId="341" />
  <row Id="821" PostId="579" Score="0" Text="Many cuffs are double-layered for exactly this reason: so that you can sew into the back layer, and the front layer will have no visible stitching." CreationDate="2016-05-25T15:20:23.550" UserId="79" />
  <row Id="822" PostId="579" Score="0" Text="@Åna It might not be a &quot;cuff&quot; -- it folds under (to the inside). Am I using the wrong term? :)" CreationDate="2016-05-25T15:21:22.503" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="823" PostId="579" Score="0" Text="An invisible seam, right?" CreationDate="2016-05-25T15:33:16.113" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="824" PostId="579" Score="0" Text="Correct, so it isn't visible from the front (outside) that something is stitched to the inside. I don't care much what it looks like on the back." CreationDate="2016-05-25T15:33:57.150" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="825" PostId="579" Score="0" Text="And is it a single or double fold?" CreationDate="2016-05-25T15:39:27.960" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="826" PostId="579" Score="0" Text="It is a single fold." CreationDate="2016-05-25T15:44:07.387" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="827" PostId="579" Score="0" Text="Can you post a photo? Might help since it seems that there's some confusion." CreationDate="2016-05-25T16:01:39.160" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="828" PostId="581" Score="0" Text="The diagram has equal-sized stitches in the fabric (the part that shows) and the hem (the folded-under part). To achieve invisibility, you'll need much tinier stitches in the fabric - try to pick up just one thread, if possible. You can make the stitches in the hem as big and ugly as you want." CreationDate="2016-05-25T18:12:04.687" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="829" PostId="580" Score="0" Text="Do you really use the zig-zag fold for hand-stitching? For machine-stitching, you need to do that because you need something for the machine to sew that isn't going to show, but for hand-stitching, it seems an unnecessary complication." CreationDate="2016-05-25T18:14:33.167" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="830" PostId="580" Score="0" Text="I agree with @Martha - for a double fold, I'd use the technique where you fix the yarn inside the fold, come up, grab a few threads above the hem, go down, run the needle right inside the fold, come up and grab a few threads again...." CreationDate="2016-05-25T18:17:44.393" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="831" PostId="580" Score="3" Text="@Martha Only because **the author is currently wearing the pants.** When you have the garment laid out on sewing table, it is easy enough to reach up into the pant leg and sew the stitch directly. But not knowing how big the cuff is or how tight the garment, I thought this provided a more flexible/doable option." CreationDate="2016-05-25T18:18:35.370" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="832" PostId="28" Score="1" Text="@Stephie, however, if it's a fountain pen you're using, you only want water-soluble dye inks, otherwise you'll gum up the works of the pen and you'll probably end up throwing it away, as disassembly/cleaning would cost more than the pen's worth or damage it. _Never_ use india ink or arylic ink (will gum up the works) or iron gall ink (too corrosive) in a fountain pen; they're for dip-pen use only." CreationDate="2016-05-25T18:30:37.690" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="833" PostId="28" Score="0" Text="Absolutely correct, @inkista, I sort of forgot to add the detail. But even water-soluble inks come in more colours than the standard few cartridge ones." CreationDate="2016-05-25T18:35:02.570" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="834" PostId="580" Score="3" Text="I can in theory head to the restroom for 10 minutes and sew them, but I appreciate not having to take the pants off at all while repairing :)" CreationDate="2016-05-25T18:38:39.103" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="835" PostId="28" Score="0" Text="@Stephie True. But a piston-fill converter, while certainly more convenient with bottled ink, has about half the capacity of a cartridge (piston's gotta go somewhere), and blunt-needled syringes are [super-easy to find these days](http://www.walmart.com/ip/Inkjet-Refill-Injector-Upgrade-Kit-4-syringes-refill-tools/49898649) for inkjet refilling. So even for DIY color mixing, cartridges aren't an _inherent_ stumbling block. Just more of a PITA." CreationDate="2016-05-25T19:00:04.287" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="836" PostId="28" Score="0" Text="@inkista I was merely referring to the last bullet point where the author stated that they *thought* they were messy. Not a general statement of converter vs. syringes (I have used both, no bias, both have their pros and cons)." CreationDate="2016-05-25T19:03:53.960" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="837" PostId="580" Score="1" Text="@Erica `I would like to repair this while I'm on a conference call...` ← that, plus I'm assuming your conference call is *not* to take place pantsless in the restroom." CreationDate="2016-05-25T19:49:26.547" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="838" PostId="392" Score="0" Text="Also note that some folders (e.g. Ekaterina Lukasheva) use digital plotter-like tools for embossing the paper. Machine-embossed lines are of course much more precise than those made by hand." CreationDate="2016-05-25T20:22:42.340" UserId="344" />
  <row Id="839" PostId="392" Score="0" Text="@MichałKosmulski You can make that an additional answer... certainly seems worthy of it. :)" CreationDate="2016-05-25T20:23:21.673" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="840" PostId="587" Score="3" Text="Welcome! I worry that this question may be a bit subjective. There may be several different &quot;good&quot; workflows. I think maybe focusing on your example of the frog might be a good way to limit the question a bit. We'll see what the community thinks and see if we can help you out." CreationDate="2016-05-25T23:12:25.343" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="842" PostId="587" Score="1" Text="I've added the image of your painting to your question to help out. Very nice, by the way! Nothing to be ashamed of! This should really help your question get some direct answers." CreationDate="2016-05-25T23:27:31.390" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="844" PostId="583" Score="0" Text="Welcome to [Crafts.SE]! Your gallery looks wonderful (love the Yoda!), and I hope you continue to share your expertise with us." CreationDate="2016-05-25T23:47:59.863" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="845" PostId="542" Score="0" Text="since the materials are porous, i will say any glue with a body, like elmer's , white glue, any wood glue. basically, anycheap basic glue will do." CreationDate="2016-05-26T00:34:44.593" UserId="85" />
  <row Id="846" PostId="556" Score="0" Text="A bit late to the party, out of town this week, but I don't think there's a general case answer here, it's usually brand and grade specific." CreationDate="2016-05-26T01:35:25.080" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="847" PostId="590" Score="0" Text="Do you want wood or bamboo? Is this supposed to be decorative or functional. How many ribs to you intend to have?" CreationDate="2016-05-26T02:12:46.470" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="848" PostId="590" Score="0" Text="Bamboo would be best, and it should be a functional fan, and probably around 12 ribs" CreationDate="2016-05-26T02:17:19.077" UserId="349" />
  <row Id="849" PostId="556" Score="0" Text="@JohnCavan That's still helpful information, and somewhat echoed in Martha's answer. It's info I didn't know, and now can adjust practice accordingly." CreationDate="2016-05-26T02:52:22.743" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="850" PostId="587" Score="2" Text="Welcome @user2440943 I'm not that experienced with watercolour yet so I'm posting this as a comment. But working from light to dark is generally a good tip. The beauty of watercolour is that it's translucent; therefore, it's nice to embrace this by building up layers and layers of light washes to build tone, letting each layer dry before painting over it again. Hope this helps until a detailed answer comes along!" CreationDate="2016-05-26T03:42:07.590" UserId="72" />
  <row Id="853" PostId="529" Score="0" Text="I added a line in your question, to maybe encourage additional answers. If you don't like it, feel free to remove it." CreationDate="2016-05-26T12:24:23.310" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="857" PostId="595" Score="0" Text="Do you need them done quickly or with less work on your part? The method we use for beer bottles is slow but usually effective... though the type of glue used can greatly affect the outcome." CreationDate="2016-05-26T14:56:01.963" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="858" PostId="595" Score="0" Text="I'm totally fine with slow (my current method isn't fast!) -- I can definitely find other things to do if it needs to soak for hours, for example. The goal is really less hands-on time, not just less time in general." CreationDate="2016-05-26T14:58:30.590" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="859" PostId="587" Score="1" Text="@johnp Even with little experience, I would consider posting that as an answer. It's really good advice, not something I know (as a complete beginner), and even if a better, more detailed answer comes along, you've at least got a starting point!" CreationDate="2016-05-26T17:29:42.707" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="860" PostId="597" Score="0" Text="Ah, good suggestion. I'd considered getting it to remove the residue, but I didn't realize it could also go _on top_ of a label." CreationDate="2016-05-26T17:51:50.197" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="861" PostId="597" Score="1" Text="@Erica putting it on top of the label is only necessary if you cant remove the paper part of the label. If the paper part comes off then its only necessary to put it directly on the stuck on adhesive bits." CreationDate="2016-05-26T17:53:23.373" UserId="33" />
  <row Id="864" PostId="594" Score="0" Text="Are we talking about drying only or about general conservation methods?" CreationDate="2016-05-26T19:46:43.717" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="865" PostId="594" Score="0" Text="@Stephie I am going to say drying only. I would mostly use this for display or maybe inside something like a dry flower and eucalyptus arrangement." CreationDate="2016-05-26T19:47:52.980" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="866" PostId="594" Score="1" Text="So no waxing or glycerin. Ok." CreationDate="2016-05-26T19:48:21.313" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="868" PostId="598" Score="0" Text="I assume you don't have a garage with a shelf" CreationDate="2016-05-26T20:22:30.790" UserId="357" />
  <row Id="869" PostId="600" Score="2" Text="Hey Digital Trauma. Welcome to A&amp;C." CreationDate="2016-05-26T20:25:19.507" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="870" PostId="594" Score="0" Text="I have no idea. I am not against the concept but do not have any information to really say yes or no. If it is a valid means to dry the flowers then I think it is an acceptable solution." CreationDate="2016-05-26T20:37:10.573" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="871" PostId="502" Score="0" Text="I got some and it took a while to dry enough for the pearl to stay in place (without rolling), which made the crafting process sloooooow. However, this glue didn't peel the pearlescence off the plastic bead (which the hot glue did) so it held better!" CreationDate="2016-05-26T22:24:04.027" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="872" PostId="595" Score="0" Text="to help the soap/water or goo gone penetrate a label, i sometimes scrape across it with a serrated knife to give it places to soak in." CreationDate="2016-05-26T21:56:56.710" UserDisplayName="user360" />
  <row Id="875" PostId="285" Score="0" Text="This answer might be better if you [edit] it to explain *why* the types of saw you mention would solve the OP's problem. As it stands, we have no way of judging whether or not this is likely to be a useful answer." CreationDate="2016-05-27T02:20:53.267" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="877" PostId="251" Score="1" Text="As a reference, standard copy paper is 80 gsm, 120-160 gsm is thick paper, 300 gsm is cardboard or thick watercolor paper while tissue paper can be around 40-60 gsm. These are approximate ratings, so actual weight of a square meter of two paper types both rated 80 gsm may actually differ. Still, these rating offer some idea of whether you are dealing with thin tissue or thick cardboard." CreationDate="2016-05-27T08:57:35.683" UserId="344" />
  <row Id="878" PostId="610" Score="0" Text="Just to add to this. In a pinch you'll generally find that almost any aerosol will remove the glue. I'm guessing it is the propellant that actually does the trick." CreationDate="2016-05-27T10:18:12.017" UserId="372" />
  <row Id="879" PostId="604" Score="0" Text="You can even use lighter fuel on books, either to clean them or to remove labels of different sorts. It rarely matters what type of cover or whether the paper is matt or not. The lighter fluid will evaporate off leaving the cover on pages as new. If you can't get hold of lighter fluid, nailpolish remover also works well." CreationDate="2016-05-27T14:20:45.400" UserId="376" />
  <row Id="880" PostId="614" Score="1" Text="Most of the the current top rated answers already talk about using just water and the optional addition of soap. Do you have anything to add to this process else this has already been answered?" CreationDate="2016-05-27T14:37:03.537" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="881" PostId="603" Score="0" Text="Not that the author here is suggesting it but: Be careful not to change the temperature of the glass too drastically. You can weaken and even fracture and break the glass" CreationDate="2016-05-27T14:38:52.050" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="882" PostId="595" Score="0" Text="Pop them in the dishwasher. If they're not already at the bottom of the dishwasher by the end of the cycle, they'll peel off really easily if you act quickly." CreationDate="2016-05-27T14:57:34.803" UserId="377" />
  <row Id="883" PostId="618" Score="0" Text="Ah yes. Forgot to add clean the container after each use." CreationDate="2016-05-27T19:30:03.047" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="884" PostId="609" Score="0" Text="white vinegar is much less smelly and just as acid. Chances are any acid based product would work - eg lemon juice." CreationDate="2016-05-27T23:26:22.173" UserId="388" />
  <row Id="889" PostId="620" Score="1" Text="The first column is not painted that way, I believe it's actually how the paper is created that makes it look like that." CreationDate="2016-05-28T14:09:21.043" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="890" PostId="620" Score="0" Text="@Catija is right, that's the various fibers that generate that marbeled effect when the pulp is scooped and dried. The article is about mulberry paper which typically has larger fibers or particles, not only super-fine pulp." CreationDate="2016-05-28T14:18:21.210" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="891" PostId="620" Score="1" Text="@Catija that may be true. I want to create those kind of abstract patterns through colours. Hence the question." CreationDate="2016-05-28T14:20:10.280" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="892" PostId="610" Score="0" Text="I wanted to try this before commenting. I had problems with &quot;Goof Off&quot;, &quot;Goo Gone&quot;, and other various products/ideas just smearing the adhesive around rather than removing it. I just tested WD-40 and it worked very well for the label adhesive I was trying to remove. Most of the WD-40 wiped off the surface with a paper towel taking along the (now non-sticky) adhesive.  A light soapy water wash cleaned up the rest." CreationDate="2016-05-28T23:32:29.610" UserId="192" />
  <row Id="893" PostId="622" Score="0" Text="Not sure if I have to specify handheld or not yet." CreationDate="2016-05-29T01:18:05.970" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="894" PostId="621" Score="3" Text="We used this method in art class (5th or 6th grade?) to make some marbled paper that was then incorporated into book covers. It isn't terribly hard, but takes some practice to avoid overmixing the swirls :)" CreationDate="2016-05-29T01:21:14.443" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="901" PostId="599" Score="0" Text="I have glasses I've had for years that still have their barcode sticker on them, albeit worn, despite going through the wash over and over. Is something about this wine bottles different? Different glue?" CreationDate="2016-05-29T21:12:37.913" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="905" PostId="621" Score="0" Text="Just emphasizing the use of oil based paints or inks of a different density! Some mix slightly with water and won't yield the separation of colour that you want!" CreationDate="2016-05-29T21:44:16.963" UserId="72" />
  <row Id="924" PostId="93" Score="0" Text="Back in the days when cutting and pasting involved scissors and glue, you could get rubber cement applicators that would quickly cover a whole sheet - basically, it did it so quickly that the paper didn't have a chance to wrinkle. Nowadays, though, the spray adhesive method is probably the way to go." CreationDate="2016-05-30T03:54:25.980" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="928" PostId="631" Score="2" Text="I can only say cyanoacrylic glues (like 'crazy glue'/'super glue') will not be good if the mug is to be used with hot drinks. They are food-safe, they would bind the pieces neatly and everything would work fine until you pour a hot drink... at which point the glue will lose cohesion and the joint will fall apart." CreationDate="2016-05-30T10:28:32.613" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="929" PostId="631" Score="0" Text="@SF.I learned that one personally. You cannot even put them in hot water for washing!" CreationDate="2016-05-30T12:40:45.360" UserId="90" />
  <row Id="933" PostId="633" Score="0" Text="Do you want to patch with straw, or would a similar _looking_ material be OK?" CreationDate="2016-05-30T14:55:50.413" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="934" PostId="633" Score="0" Text="I'd be OK even if it didn't look like straw, as long as it looked good. I tried stitching it up with straw-coloured string, but that didn't look good at all, though that might have been down to my technique." CreationDate="2016-05-30T15:04:56.820" UserId="399" />
  <row Id="935" PostId="631" Score="0" Text="What material is the mug made of? I think that might be relevant." CreationDate="2016-05-30T16:39:15.817" UserId="285" />
  <row Id="936" PostId="631" Score="0" Text="@ZsbánAmbrus As the pieces are taken mainly from industrially produced mugs, I unfortunately can't answer your question. We can probably rule out plastics and woods." CreationDate="2016-05-30T16:44:05.533" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="937" PostId="640" Score="0" Text="Normally you'd cut ceramics with a wet tile saw, a band saw, or something similar, however most of these wouldn't have a long enough cutting edge to cut a mug (and opening up a bandsaw wide enough to cut a mug could cause it to be too unstable for the job)." CreationDate="2016-05-31T11:30:45.983" UserId="84" />
  <row Id="938" PostId="641" Score="0" Text="Thanks, but that is extremely expensive, for me." CreationDate="2016-05-31T11:59:44.890" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="939" PostId="640" Score="0" Text="@TomMedley Thanks for your comment. Does it implies that such a task is impossible for a nonprofessional?" CreationDate="2016-05-31T12:29:48.683" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="940" PostId="641" Score="0" Text="You can always make a [shoe box projector](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx4vPeL9y2g). You need a shoebox, magnifying glass and a phone (couple of other things). The image quality will be poor but you can use it to map out branch locations easily I would image." CreationDate="2016-05-31T12:56:11.510" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="941" PostId="640" Score="0" Text="I'm not an expert, nor do I have much experience cutting ceramics in general, hence I haven't made this into an actual answer. I doubt it's impossible, but you'd almost certainly need some quite specialist tools I imagine." CreationDate="2016-05-31T12:56:13.567" UserId="84" />
  <row Id="948" PostId="640" Score="1" Text="Is the end result to be decorative or functional? Could you not just paint it instead :). Perhaps you would try mugs with more complicated textures?" CreationDate="2016-05-31T16:08:36.547" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="950" PostId="641" Score="0" Text="This sounds like a good solution for some people. Answers should always be considered for everyone reading the question... even if the OP can't afford this, many other users may be able to. Could you flesh out your answer a bit by explaining what this projector does and how it works?" CreationDate="2016-05-31T16:28:39.583" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="951" PostId="645" Score="0" Text="That blade looks much larger, and should work. If we combine this with our hard stencil, I bet we won't have the bending issues. Welcome to [crafts.se] and thanks for your answer!" CreationDate="2016-05-31T18:58:17.563" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="952" PostId="641" Score="0" Text="@Catija I must respectfully disagree that all answers should suit everybody, but I've fleshed out my answer with a few cheaper alternatives." CreationDate="2016-05-31T19:17:36.167" UserId="84" />
  <row Id="953" PostId="641" Score="0" Text="If you actually disagreed with me, you'd delete this because the OP has said that it's not an option for her because it's too expensive. Regardless, the two parts of my comment were unrelated. I was asking you to flesh out the answer because I thought it would make it better... had nothing to do with the part about answers being useful to everyone. I think you're misunderstanding what I'm saying, though." CreationDate="2016-05-31T19:19:22.240" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="954" PostId="641" Score="0" Text="Maybe rephrasing would help... I believe that answers do not **only** need to be useful to the person who asks. Once the question is asked, it's for everyone to use so a solution that does not work for the OP is still a good solution because it *may* work for someone else... Does that clarify things?" CreationDate="2016-05-31T19:21:12.563" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="956" PostId="644" Score="0" Text="What thickness do you consider as thick felt?" CreationDate="2016-06-01T03:06:20.317" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="957" PostId="644" Score="0" Text="@Matt Thick as contrasted with paper and standard fabrics, not necessarily a thick version of felt." CreationDate="2016-06-01T03:07:42.253" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="958" PostId="644" Score="0" Text="Ah ok. I was wondering if perhaps your template technique could use a tune if using a compass cutter was not feasible." CreationDate="2016-06-01T03:09:53.727" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="959" PostId="650" Score="0" Text="Thanks, but  what specification in label will tell me whether the paper has tooth or not? And how much tooth?" CreationDate="2016-06-01T10:44:58.790" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="960" PostId="650" Score="1" Text="I don't think there is a specification about the tooth of paper on the  products. But for water color paper there is the distinction I gave you. And generally paper with tooth is sold as paper for charcoal or pasteland smooth paper is sold for pen drawing. Also you can feel by touching if the paper is rough or not. Also for bristol the smooth bristol is smoother than the vellum bristol." CreationDate="2016-06-01T10:52:00.013" UserId="400" />
  <row Id="961" PostId="640" Score="0" Text="@Matt Functional. After a while, I also thought at painting but considered this solution as a plan B (in case the answer to the question would be: impossible). For the question here, I would even emphasize the cracks on the final product (looks nice IMO). Also, I think that if there is a reasonable way to do that, it can be useful for many other similar projects (e.g. involving more complicated textures)." CreationDate="2016-06-01T10:55:29.333" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="962" PostId="650" Score="0" Text="Oh,  so if I buy cold press paper of 100 gsm, I will get  toothed paper?" CreationDate="2016-06-01T10:56:11.830" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="963" PostId="650" Score="0" Text="I doubt there is 100gsm cold press paper, the weight seems a bit low, but yes that's it for the tooth." CreationDate="2016-06-01T11:00:13.083" UserId="400" />
  <row Id="964" PostId="634" Score="0" Text="Upholstery foam is generally flame retardant, and commonly cut with a hot wire. You shouldn't get hot enough to ignite the material anyway, but a test might be in order on a small piece of new material." CreationDate="2016-06-01T12:03:22.940" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="965" PostId="653" Score="0" Text="Definitely mix before applying, and try to apply evenly as well." CreationDate="2016-06-01T12:22:29.053" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="967" PostId="640" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH see [the linked question](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/631/how-to-glue-mug-pieces) in the OP." CreationDate="2016-06-01T12:27:00.163" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="968" PostId="632" Score="1" Text="From experience repairing a dishwasher, ordinary epoxy (araldite) can handle dishwahing.  It can't handle dishwasher cleaning products (presumably the pH is an issue, it goes brittle).  Of course the food-safe epoxies may not stand up so well." CreationDate="2016-06-01T12:31:03.243" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="969" PostId="640" Score="0" Text="@Surb oops, sorry.  I've commented on the accepted answer there regarding dishwashing." CreationDate="2016-06-01T12:31:43.697" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="970" PostId="632" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH That is an important aspect to consider. I have epoxy glues at home to fix all sorts of things. Not sure of all the potential reactions after the fact that could happen." CreationDate="2016-06-01T12:47:19.830" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="971" PostId="656" Score="0" Text="What am I supposed to the tell the shopkeeper about the kind of paper that I want.  I live in India, I don't think shopkeepers would know about the teeth." CreationDate="2016-06-01T13:00:07.500" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="972" PostId="656" Score="4" Text="Try specifying what you want to draw with -- &quot;a pad of drawing paper that is for graphite or colored pencils&quot;, for example. (It may also help to find that product on Amazon and bring them that description.)" CreationDate="2016-06-01T13:02:32.290" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="973" PostId="660" Score="0" Text="How do you know it is fine for colored pencil?  Does gsm indicate the tooth level?" CreationDate="2016-06-01T13:53:34.203" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="974" PostId="660" Score="0" Text="No it does not indicate the tooth level, but I have one or two times used this kind of paper, but it also depends of your colored pencils, if they are more or less creamy than mine you maybe won't have the same result." CreationDate="2016-06-01T13:56:18.820" UserId="400" />
  <row Id="977" PostId="651" Score="0" Text="Instead of epoxy, have you considered using peg mounts similar to sword hilts/knives?" CreationDate="2016-06-01T13:49:23.513" UserId="411" />
  <row Id="979" PostId="651" Score="1" Text="I removed the last question as it greatly changes the scope of the question. If you want to explore other methods of joining these two materials I would suggest asking another question and try to be as specific as possible." CreationDate="2016-06-01T15:38:45.160" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="980" PostId="659" Score="1" Text="Would an adhesive still be needed to ensure the pegs don't work their way loose over time? (Much _less_ adhesive, obviously.)" CreationDate="2016-06-01T16:14:30.107" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="981" PostId="632" Score="0" Text="if it was food safe to start with and didn't show obvious signs of weakening in the dishwasher I'd drink from it. And it holds up well against many solvents as well." CreationDate="2016-06-01T17:29:48.430" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="982" PostId="659" Score="0" Text="Well that depends on the project at hand and the type of peg. Adhesive is usually used on wood pegs, but if you use metal, you should be fine as long as the hole you drill isnt bigger than the peg you are using. Most of the time the peg should fit just about right in a way that you need to use a robber mallet to tap it in. But a little adhesive never hurts. Better to be safe than sorry :D" CreationDate="2016-06-01T18:35:31.973" UserId="411" />
  <row Id="983" PostId="648" Score="1" Text="What paper are you using in your picture? That could affect what you are doing. Blending could have been done as well to remove some of the whitespace." CreationDate="2016-06-01T19:30:45.503" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="985" PostId="648" Score="0" Text="@Matt I don't  know. The paper does not have label." CreationDate="2016-06-02T00:49:46.307" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="996" PostId="653" Score="0" Text="I can vouch for the effectiveness of Araldite. It will easily bond acrylic to wood. It's nasty smelling stuff until it's fully cured though. Best used outdoors or with very good ventilation." CreationDate="2016-06-02T06:53:07.157" UserId="420" />
  <row Id="997" PostId="653" Score="0" Text="One potential drawback with Araldite. It typically sets very quickly. You'll have only a few minutes working time." CreationDate="2016-06-02T06:54:17.693" UserId="420" />
  <row Id="998" PostId="653" Score="1" Text="@user1751825 Araldite is just one of the many 2 parts that exist. Most epoxies don't have long set times though so it is important to plan ahead." CreationDate="2016-06-02T10:22:08.983" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="999" PostId="665" Score="0" Text="Is there a particular reason the outline needs to be hidden, or that you can't try it in a light colored pencil that hides easily?" CreationDate="2016-06-02T12:02:25.063" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1002" PostId="667" Score="0" Text="3 rd point.  Does that mean that final drawing should be on a thin paper?" CreationDate="2016-06-02T13:12:20.707" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="1004" PostId="665" Score="0" Text="You can try to use a 4H or 6H graphite pencil, the outline will be less visible, but it could be visible if you want to color with very light color." CreationDate="2016-06-02T13:13:10.863" UserId="400" />
  <row Id="1006" PostId="667" Score="1" Text="Correct -- the bottom page (outlines) can be on any thickness paper, but the top page (final drawing) would need to be on a thin enough paper to be able to see the outlines. _Sometimes_ copy/printer paper is thin enough to trace through, depending on the darkness of the underlying drawing." CreationDate="2016-06-02T14:32:42.090" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1010" PostId="660" Score="1" Text="When you say &quot;paper starts to saturate&quot; , what do you mean?" CreationDate="2016-06-02T16:42:21.877" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="1011" PostId="660" Score="2" Text="The paper has a saturation at which it will not be able to take any more color." CreationDate="2016-06-02T17:05:10.130" UserId="400" />
  <row Id="1016" PostId="653" Score="0" Text="@User1751825 you can buy araldite in &quot;rapid&quot; and &quot;precision&quot; (plenty of time to adjust the job) varieties. When using the latter I leave the piece supported for 24 hours in a warm room. I don't find them clear enough for this though." CreationDate="2016-06-03T05:57:35.967" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1018" PostId="679" Score="1" Text="I like that, I have the Faber-Castell Albrect Durer set." CreationDate="2016-06-03T14:22:20.500" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1019" PostId="680" Score="1" Text="Could you add some detail (edit the post) about the prints. What sort of paper are the prints on, are they photo or poster? Also, maybe add some detail about whether they are likely to be situated where they will be in direct sunlight?" CreationDate="2016-06-03T14:42:49.673" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1020" PostId="680" Score="1" Text="On top of what BeaglesEnd is asking I'm concerned about how broad this appears. There are oodles of framing options. Are you looking to make custom frames and with what materials? or advice on purchasing frames? What is the criteria you are trying to consider when acquiring frames? Are the prints removable from the back board?" CreationDate="2016-06-03T15:02:03.933" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1021" PostId="680" Score="0" Text="Focusing this on whether you do or don't need glass in the frames in order to help protect from fading may be the way to go -- as well as adding some detail per the above comments!" CreationDate="2016-06-03T15:17:17.260" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1022" PostId="684" Score="4" Text="Glad you got the email and thanks for joining! Will upvote the answer when I get more votes. Hopefully you'll stick around and contribute some more. :)" CreationDate="2016-06-03T16:02:46.977" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1023" PostId="668" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much for this nicely detailed answer. So, I'll definitely try the technique of Chris first (cheaper and I believe that hand-tools are somewhat safer for a nonprofessional). I'll check if there some workshops around where I live (not in the US though). The video showing how to cut a glass bottle is also very inspiring (looks like it is possible to make some nice drinking glasses out of old wine bottle :)." CreationDate="2016-06-03T16:04:30.587" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1024" PostId="668" Score="1" Text="@Surb You're welcome of course. Don't forget when you are cutting them by hand my warnings about the cutting width of you tool! When it comes to wine bottles don't forget about [these options as well](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/544/how-do-i-cut-the-bottom-off-a-glass-wine-bottle)." CreationDate="2016-06-03T16:09:40.747" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1027" PostId="676" Score="1" Text="This should be our mantra here _The biggest limitation is your personal creativity._" CreationDate="2016-06-03T18:22:08.477" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1029" PostId="310" Score="0" Text="How do you rate smoother paper, such as copier paper, for pencil and ballpoint ink drawings?" CreationDate="2016-06-03T19:51:23.463" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1030" PostId="687" Score="0" Text="What location are the sheets going to end up? External or internal? Do anticipate a protective layer once the lasering is complete?" CreationDate="2016-06-03T23:27:39.073" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1031" PostId="687" Score="0" Text="@BeaglesEnd  Indoor location (front panel of an electronic device, for example).  I would like to to add a protective layer after laser engraving, if I can figure out what kind of varnish to use for that." CreationDate="2016-06-03T23:31:56.940" UserId="435" />
  <row Id="1032" PostId="681" Score="1" Text="@jackwise I took the liberty of adding more pertinent information based on the link you provided. If something is wrong you can roll back the edit or update as needed." CreationDate="2016-06-04T00:39:20.693" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1033" PostId="681" Score="1" Text="What kind of gold leaf adhesive are you using? And are you using real gold, or imitation?" CreationDate="2016-06-04T00:57:04.953" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1034" PostId="688" Score="5" Text="Welcome to A&amp;C! Can you include some more details to help your question get more focused answers: what's the base material of the joystick -- wood? what's your budget like? are you planning to print a design or hand-create artwork?" CreationDate="2016-06-04T14:26:52.840" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1035" PostId="689" Score="1" Text="The problem with lamination is that it is destructive. Generally you can't un-laminate paper." CreationDate="2016-06-04T15:19:07.023" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1036" PostId="689" Score="0" Text="@Catija Not necessarily a *problem*; it sounds like the OP wants to have these pictures up permanently. I'll edit though." CreationDate="2016-06-04T15:21:23.360" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="1037" PostId="689" Score="2" Text="The problem is that the lamination isn't necessarily going to be permanent... moisture can get between the layers and degrade the art and the lamination can fall apart over time. If they're cheap posters that the OP just wants for a couple/few years, lamination is a great, cheap solution but if the hope is to keep these for decades, it may not be a good option. Not a bad answer, just depends on what the intent is!" CreationDate="2016-06-04T15:24:36.250" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1038" PostId="680" Score="0" Text="Even knowing how they were printed... some individuals have the posters printed on industrial-style four-color machines and other people use professional laser-jet printers..." CreationDate="2016-06-04T16:00:43.590" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1040" PostId="681" Score="0" Text="@Martha I'm using ArtMinds Gold Leaf, which I believe is not imitation." CreationDate="2016-06-04T21:06:35.540" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1041" PostId="1692" Score="0" Text="Wow, that's a really nice piece!" CreationDate="2016-06-05T19:30:47.257" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="1042" PostId="1692" Score="0" Text="@Randal'Thor It's a little roughed up from being in boxes for moves, but it was so much fun to make (and so messy), and it's so smooth and just fun to turn around in your hands and see where the curves lead you." CreationDate="2016-06-05T19:32:47.933" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1043" PostId="681" Score="0" Text="@jackwise: if the main thing you know about it is the brand, not the type of gold (22 karats, 23 karats?), then it's almost certainly imitation. Also, what size are the leaves? Genuine leaf generally comes in 3 1/8 inch (80mm) squares and costs around $50 for a booklet of 25 leaves, while imitation comes in 5.5 inch (140mm) squares and costs about $10 for 25 sheets. Also, you didn't answer the other part of the question: what are you using by way of adhesive?" CreationDate="2016-06-05T22:21:45.920" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1044" PostId="380" Score="0" Text="I've never used such a fixative. Is there a way to pick them out for drawings, other than searching &quot;workable fixative&quot;? If you have any tips, [edit] them in!" CreationDate="2016-06-06T12:46:21.113" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1045" PostId="681" Score="0" Text="@Martha It was about 10 bucks so it's definitely imitation then. My ignorance shows!&#xA;&#xA;And apologies, I somehow missed the first part of your question. I'm using an adhesive meant for gold leaf, I don't recall the brand but I will add it to my question when I can." CreationDate="2016-06-06T13:37:34.507" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1046" PostId="687" Score="0" Text="The other key question: are you expecting the plexiglass to flex? If it does, then you will get cracks." CreationDate="2016-06-06T14:15:52.870" UserId="358" />
  <row Id="1047" PostId="686" Score="0" Text="Great answer. Thank you! However, it is fundamentally the same as attempting to replicate the features. When working from a photograph, with heavy shadowing, you might still encounter the same issues I described in the original question. I suppose I was fishing for the creation a draft piece with the values pushed then using it to overlay geometric blocking you describe in your answer." CreationDate="2016-06-06T14:40:38.720" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1048" PostId="686" Score="1" Text="@BeaglesEnd If you're measuring shadow boundaries, instead of just feature boundaries, wouldn't that help?" CreationDate="2016-06-06T15:27:47.633" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1049" PostId="687" Score="0" Text="@Rory  The Plexiglass panel will be flat at all time.  It will not flex.  It will not carry mechanical loads." CreationDate="2016-06-06T16:09:46.720" UserId="435" />
  <row Id="1056" PostId="380" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge - With links and a bit more info. Enjoy. :)" CreationDate="2016-06-06T22:46:28.607" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1057" PostId="1699" Score="0" Text="It's not really the grade of the pencils (though that certainly doesn't hurt): it's that the hummingbird was colored with *watercolor pencils*. As in, it's really a watercolor painting, but the color came from pencil-shaped objects instead of tubes or pans. It's a different order of operations than straight-up painting, but the ingredients are the same: pigment, binder, water, paper. Regular colored pencils use binders that aren't water-soluble, so they will always look like, well, pencils." CreationDate="2016-06-07T02:52:06.133" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1058" PostId="1699" Score="0" Text="@Martha oh, so the example I posted is wrong! Can you post an example of pencil color drawing? I am not able to distinguish between water pencil colors and pencil color drawings." CreationDate="2016-06-07T05:41:08.507" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="1059" PostId="1699" Score="0" Text="Search in Google water color pencil, buy one and try to apply it, you will get the difference" CreationDate="2016-06-07T07:14:59.907" UserId="444" />
  <row Id="1060" PostId="1699" Score="0" Text="@Martha  yes water color pencils are quite different and shades come in just as toned and tight as in watercolor but as OP wanted the type of pencils same, I preferred any of them." CreationDate="2016-06-07T07:17:49.507" UserId="444" />
  <row Id="1061" PostId="1710" Score="3" Text="Are you blocking your work?" CreationDate="2016-06-07T12:59:42.200" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1062" PostId="1711" Score="2" Text="I think that it's a bit unfair to discourage all premade frames. We use a very reputable framing shop that is also an art supplies store and they sell a wide range of premade frames. They often recommend replacing the glass but there's nothing wrong with the frames and, particularly for a poster-sized frame, going premade can save you $100+." CreationDate="2016-06-07T13:04:03.353" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1063" PostId="1711" Score="1" Text="Why should prints not touch the glass?" CreationDate="2016-06-07T13:14:44.750" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="1064" PostId="1714" Score="1" Text="this is very localized but I like your ideas (in particular using fruits)." CreationDate="2016-06-07T13:21:48.540" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1065" PostId="1710" Score="0" Text="@Catija Since I had to look that up to see what it means the answer is no." CreationDate="2016-06-07T13:35:42.277" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1066" PostId="1710" Score="1" Text="HAHA. I don't ever block stuff, either... but I don't care about the curling edges usually... particularly with stuff that has to get washed anyway... but it is helpful for stuff you aren't planning to wash." CreationDate="2016-06-07T13:59:57.787" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1067" PostId="1714" Score="0" Text="@Surb Interestingly enough, my local grocery stores in the Midwest often carry jackfruit in the summer for about $25 apiece." CreationDate="2016-06-07T15:08:52.370" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1069" PostId="682" Score="1" Text="An interesting technique! Would you be able to sum up the process on that link for us, maybe some key bullet points, for posterity?" CreationDate="2016-06-08T00:08:17.443" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1070" PostId="1711" Score="0" Text="@ Catija - I am discouraging premade frames based on the OP's request.  He wants to preserve the work.  Ready made frames always have paper mats (when they're included), never include spacers, never include UV resistant glass, and are typically made out of flimsier material than custom frames.  Custom frames are more expensive, but there's a reason for that.  I agree with you though, ready-made frames are a much better deal.  I personally use them for my photography." CreationDate="2016-06-08T06:03:03.677" UserId="448" />
  <row Id="1071" PostId="1711" Score="1" Text="@whrrgarbl &quot;The reason that this airspace is very important is that it can help in the prevention of the growth of mold, it can reduce the risk that the paper will buckle and crinkle, it will eliminate the chance of image transfer, and it will stop the artwork from actually adhering to the glazing of the frame.&quot; Mats work just as well as spacers for this purpose though.  You can read more about spacers here: http://www.americanframe.com/departments/picture-framing-accessories/artwork-spacers.aspx" CreationDate="2016-06-08T06:05:37.723" UserId="448" />
  <row Id="1072" PostId="1700" Score="0" Text="Martha - The carriers in the sizing may dissolve some of the plastic or at least eat into it, no? I looked up &quot;ArtMinds Gold Leaf&quot; at the Michaels website - it is made from copper. Therefore, if jackwise wants to retain the gold appearance, the leaf will need to be sealed, especially from hand and ear oils. Again, there may very well be damage to the plastic from the chemicals in the sealer if any of it overlaps the leaf and the 'phone case. Please correct any errors in my thinking." CreationDate="2016-06-08T07:47:04.497" UserId="456" />
  <row Id="1073" PostId="648" Score="1" Text="TIA - Paper matters, too. With colored pencils, you need paper with a bit of &quot;tooth&quot;, enough roughness to hold the pigment, But if you want a smoother drawing, try paper with less tooth. Be sure to experiment with different kinds of paper just as you will with different types of colored pencils. Here's a beginner primer: http://drawsketch.about.com/od/drawingpaper/" CreationDate="2016-06-08T08:56:58.353" UserId="456" />
  <row Id="1074" PostId="689" Score="1" Text="also, if you make a small mistake laminating, you'll get ugly air bubbles trapped over the picture. They are about impossible to remove and simply spoil the whole piece." CreationDate="2016-06-08T09:22:58.450" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="1075" PostId="1711" Score="0" Text="You can use ready-made frames and still have the custom framing department add all of that stuff. That's what we do. Just depends on the shop you go to. We buy frames premade and order custom matting, replace the glass, and have proper wire hangers added." CreationDate="2016-06-08T12:51:58.913" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1076" PostId="1700" Score="0" Text="@Inspector8: gold size, even &quot;solvent-based&quot; gold size, is not usually acetone-based, and is unlikely to dissolve plastic. But like I said at the top of my post, I haven't actually tried any of this, so please apply a generous dose of your own common sense. (Well, I have gilded things before, but never a plastic phone case.)" CreationDate="2016-06-08T15:14:19.117" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1083" PostId="682" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge Will do! Should get round to the edit in next couple days." CreationDate="2016-06-08T17:18:40.023" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1087" PostId="1709" Score="0" Text="It's a pity I can only accept one answer as this is also incredibly useful guidance." CreationDate="2016-06-09T10:40:09.250" UserId="358" />
  <row Id="1088" PostId="1726" Score="0" Text="I'm absolutely not experienced in sewing, but can't you simply cut a small segment of you pants (which should be the opening of the pocket) and then stitch pocket to close the whole? (I hope the idea is more or less clear...)" CreationDate="2016-06-09T12:56:25.307" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1089" PostId="1714" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge Ok.. Jackfruits are big, but 25$ for a piece sounds very expensive to me. Are you talking about US dollars?" CreationDate="2016-06-09T13:14:32.220" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1091" PostId="1729" Score="2" Text="You might be interested in having a look at the questions listed [there](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/search?q=blend) especially [this question](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/12/what-are-good-options-in-colored-pencil-blending-especially-for-a-traveller)" CreationDate="2016-06-09T13:18:42.227" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1093" PostId="1729" Score="1" Text="Are you using student grade pencil colors or artist grade?" CreationDate="2016-06-09T13:24:03.080" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="1094" PostId="1729" Score="1" Text="I edited the question to update the verb tense and the use of the word best which can generate opinion based answers." CreationDate="2016-06-09T13:28:54.403" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1095" PostId="1729" Score="1" Text="I also flagged this as a duplicate of another question that has coloured pencil blending options in its answers. Others might disagree. If those do _not_ answer your question please explain why with an [edit]." CreationDate="2016-06-09T13:30:30.237" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1103" PostId="1714" Score="1" Text="@Surb Yup. For fruit the size of a large watermelon, literally larger than a human head. I actually think the store here was charging $22. I don't know how much of the needed material you'd get from  one, though." CreationDate="2016-06-09T14:41:02.787" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1104" PostId="1729" Score="0" Text="i am using ffuunn pencil colors" CreationDate="2016-06-09T15:13:11.300" UserDisplayName="user462" />
  <row Id="1107" PostId="1731" Score="3" Text="You hold the center in place, then place the pen at progressively further out holes." CreationDate="2016-06-09T17:28:49.600" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1108" PostId="1733" Score="5" Text="Can you show us the first attempt so that we can see your method and the outcome?" CreationDate="2016-06-09T19:18:14.240" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1109" PostId="1733" Score="0" Text="What kind of paper are you using? How many pages does your book have? How many booklets make up the final result?" CreationDate="2016-06-09T19:38:02.023" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1110" PostId="1733" Score="0" Text="@Matt 120gsm offset, 36 pages, and a single booklet" CreationDate="2016-06-09T19:55:40.527" UserId="467" />
  <row Id="1111" PostId="1733" Score="1" Text="I took those details and added it into your question. If you have more information, like a picture for example, please [edit] that into your question." CreationDate="2016-06-09T19:58:31.533" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1112" PostId="1726" Score="0" Text="Does the pocket have to be accessible from the outside? Might not be decent but I though about pulling out the inside hem and using some pocket material to make a small pouch. Take that and sew the hem back up again. Spandex might change that as well as people might not want to reach into their pants to pull something out." CreationDate="2016-06-09T20:00:44.253" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1113" PostId="1729" Score="1" Text="Do you mean pencil handling techniques, using tools, or using solvents/solutions to blend? Please [edit] your post with more info, as this is a bit too unclear." CreationDate="2016-06-09T22:48:31.837" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1116" PostId="1736" Score="0" Text="Do you have a dremmel or something similar?" CreationDate="2016-06-09T23:21:05.713" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1117" PostId="1736" Score="0" Text="@Catija My wife has a Dremel, but I've never used cutting attachments. We also have a cordless drill. No saws. Different knives.." CreationDate="2016-06-09T23:22:49.960" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1123" PostId="1734" Score="0" Text="Have you tried just massaging it for a while?" CreationDate="2016-06-10T01:00:29.443" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1124" PostId="1734" Score="0" Text="@Erica And putting it through a pasta roller." CreationDate="2016-06-10T01:32:19.573" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1125" PostId="1734" Score="0" Text="Darn. Mine still gets pliable from that, so I guess it isn't quite as old :)" CreationDate="2016-06-10T01:32:57.883" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1128" PostId="1735" Score="0" Text="I'm still trying to look for a reasonable alternative, but have you considered taking the problem the other way around? I'll give a short example for copper wire. Because of some its great conductivity, copper wire is (very) widely used in electrical circuits and so on. So, it might be interesting to take out the wire from old electrical devices. In the same vein: where I come from, the recycling centers do exactly that, they extract these metals from the trash and one can buy such second hand material very cheap there." CreationDate="2016-06-10T07:53:31.053" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1130" PostId="1736" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge&#xA;As I said in my answer, I misread the question the first time and so answered also another question which is: &quot;How can I cleanly pierce plastic straws?&quot;. I tried to adapt my answer to also answer your question. I'm just a bit puzzled why you need to make holes where the air comes out? I'd be surprised that the straws are blocked on one side... Could you detail a bit what you meant? Basically, if you don't need to make holes at all, I would consider asking the similar question and splitting my answer between the two questions." CreationDate="2016-06-10T09:16:55.597" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1131" PostId="1740" Score="1" Text="Never thought to look at a gardening store. I will try that as soon as I'm able. I think a Home Depot is nearby" CreationDate="2016-06-10T12:36:07.237" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1132" PostId="1736" Score="0" Text="If you look at a flute, on whistle, you need to put in a hole near the mouth side where the air escapes. (I'll be plugging up the opposite end of the straw.)" CreationDate="2016-06-10T12:38:08.630" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1133" PostId="1736" Score="0" Text="I think the trusty boxcutter with a fresh razor blade might be a good starting point." CreationDate="2016-06-10T13:26:56.780" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1134" PostId="1736" Score="0" Text="@BrownRedHawk If the straw is too thick, I'm not sure that the boxcutter is a  good idea. My experience with cutting PVC (so, hard plastic) tubes with a &quot;flat&quot; blade (i.e. without tooth) is that it is either extremely difficult (because at the end your trying to saw with a blade which is not meant for that) or bloody." CreationDate="2016-06-10T13:33:00.413" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1135" PostId="1736" Score="0" Text="They make blades for Boxcutters that are thicker and sharper than the typical bulk blades. Some even have a &quot;ripple&quot; in them and are designed for PVC and Laminate. If safety is a concern, a plastic cutoff wheel in the dremel would be my next bet." CreationDate="2016-06-10T13:36:06.483" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1136" PostId="1736" Score="1" Text="@BrownRedHawk I was not aware that there are different types of Boxcutters blades. Sounds definitely interesting. I would just avoid the &quot;flat&quot; ones. I think you should consider posting an answer about it." CreationDate="2016-06-10T13:46:16.053" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1138" PostId="1731" Score="3" Text="The illustrated tool in the answer above has an inner circular portion that, for large circles, is held stationary to the paper. Because of the relatively large area, it can be held stationary by applying friction over that area, without having a sharp point. For small circles, the outer portion of the device is held stationary, and the inner circular portion is rotated to inscribe the circle. Here again, the large area of contact allows it to be held stationary without having a sharp point. The downside is that it's unable to draw circles of size 20, or 21 mm, or smaller than 10mm." CreationDate="2016-06-10T01:12:09.837" UserDisplayName="user468" />
  <row Id="1140" PostId="1742" Score="4" Text="While we don't generally answer questions about digital art, I think that (since this is an identify-style question), it seems that it should be OK here despite our general decision not to address questions relating to digital arts." CreationDate="2016-06-10T16:17:39.100" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1141" PostId="1744" Score="6" Text="Sort of an un-answer, but the go-to solution ***used*** to be &quot;floral foam&quot; because it was easily carved with Popsicle sticks and plastic utensils. **But don't do this.** Unfortunately, these materials have been found to be quite toxic, so this is no longer recommended. Just a heads up in case somebody suggests it. See **[Floral Foam Safety](https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=floral+foam+safety)**." CreationDate="2016-06-10T19:15:11.837" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="1142" PostId="1744" Score="0" Text="@Robert Yikes! I was thinking of some foam, maybe, but the kinds I know of fall apart too easily, or are too tough." CreationDate="2016-06-10T19:28:27.170" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1143" PostId="1711" Score="0" Text="Sounds like you're taking about open back frames. I'm talking about ready made frames that contain the glass and backing. The term 'readymade' implies that everything is there and all you have to add is the art. Not sure why you'd buy the frame with the backing and glass just to swap it out add as opposed to buying an open back. Again, the ready made frames are flimsier. If you're just framing small prints, it's not a big deal, but anything large or heavy (I.e. - not paper), I wouldn't trust in a readymade frame." CreationDate="2016-06-10T19:47:24.293" UserId="448" />
  <row Id="1144" PostId="1745" Score="4" Text="Oh, this'd be great, and cheap! I already have a ton of wooden and plastic sculpting tools that'd work on soap just fine." CreationDate="2016-06-10T19:59:40.520" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1145" PostId="1747" Score="3" Text="Heed the [warning put in place by Robert Cartaino on this very topic](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/1744/is-there-a-kid-safe-carving-material#comment1141_1744): _Unfortunately, these materials have been found to be quite toxic_ see his link for more [Floral Foam Safety](https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=floral+foam+safety)" CreationDate="2016-06-11T00:08:37.350" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1146" PostId="1748" Score="0" Text="I feel like this would still be too soft. Gripping it to do work would cause deformation, right?" CreationDate="2016-06-11T01:07:26.967" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1147" PostId="1748" Score="0" Text="Kids might need softer hands. That is why I said playdoh would not work. Plasticine is a tougher substance. It's and idea at least. not as hard as the soap though." CreationDate="2016-06-11T01:16:10.443" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1148" PostId="1748" Score="0" Text="Is stuff like this [Crayola modeling clay](http://www.target.com/p/crayola-8ct-modeling-clay-classic/-/A-17357246?lnk=rec|pdpipadh1|viewed_bought|pdpipadh1|17357246|1) the same as plasticine?" CreationDate="2016-06-11T01:17:55.653" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1149" PostId="1749" Score="0" Text="The images are from an App on the Apple store: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/the-mesh/id960744514?mt=8" CreationDate="2016-06-11T02:36:26.080" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1154" PostId="1743" Score="1" Text="Have you tried using shears or sharp heavy scissors to cut the end at an angle? That's how I used to get around the scruffed end after sanding." CreationDate="2016-06-11T18:51:53.677" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1155" PostId="1726" Score="0" Text="I wonder if you could sew a pocket/pouch, then sew the pouch to the interior of the article." CreationDate="2016-06-11T18:53:02.410" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1156" PostId="330" Score="0" Text="I think hotglue would definitely fail. It doesn't do well with flexing. I do think however you could use super glue (or some other plastic adhesive) to adhere a ring to the back, that could then be used  to loop thread through. Similarly, I wonder if a VERY small drill bit could put a hole through the bottom of the stem, then sew through that hole." CreationDate="2016-06-11T18:55:14.273" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1157" PostId="1750" Score="2" Text="What kind of paint do you intend to use. The paint itself could be a water proofing (acrylic or similar). Otherwise I think a spray polyurethane or similar would work great." CreationDate="2016-06-11T18:56:36.937" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1158" PostId="1725" Score="0" Text="Excellent information. I think that the way this is sealed and processed may be more important that the medium of the paint." CreationDate="2016-06-11T18:59:44.193" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1159" PostId="1750" Score="0" Text="@BrownRedHawk You could flesh that out into an answer, and maybe address a couple types of paint. Your answer could help decide that (for Darren or someone else)" CreationDate="2016-06-11T19:41:37.743" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1160" PostId="1750" Score="1" Text="Paint is only part of the answer though. It would be hard to protect the edges of cardboard with paint." CreationDate="2016-06-11T20:07:05.897" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1161" PostId="1753" Score="0" Text="I removed the tangle tag as it is not likely to help the question anyway and tangling is not unique to thread." CreationDate="2016-06-11T20:51:46.437" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1162" PostId="1753" Score="1" Text="Do you intend to do the entire belt in macrame (aside from belt hardware)? So you are looking for techniques that don't involve something like beads hiding your stopping and starting again?" CreationDate="2016-06-11T21:05:33.180" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1163" PostId="1750" Score="0" Text="@Matt yes, I am concerned about the edges as they will be cut. The corrugated parts will be exposed. I was gonna use either spray lacquer or cover the face in a glue that cures clear but I am not sure how to deal with the edges. Would silicone sealant work? (The kind you use in fish tanks or windows to join/waterproof glass connections)" CreationDate="2016-06-12T08:59:45.847" UserId="408" />
  <row Id="1164" PostId="1750" Score="0" Text="@Matt probably a mix of wall paint (a lot of coverage needed due to the size) for the background color and acrylic paint for the finer details" CreationDate="2016-06-12T09:01:06.523" UserId="408" />
  <row Id="1165" PostId="1750" Score="0" Text="There is always options but trying to figure our where to draw the line at cost and time effectiveness. Are you planning to reuse these thing as well or just have them last the performance?" CreationDate="2016-06-12T14:07:02.033" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1166" PostId="1750" Score="0" Text="@Matt They just need to last until the end of performance season but I expect they will face near-daily use for rehearsals for around 4 weeks before the actual performance, hence my concern for its durability. (p.s. my previous comment about paint was directed at BrownRedHawk, I tagged the wrong person.)" CreationDate="2016-06-12T14:31:00.923" UserId="408" />
  <row Id="1167" PostId="1753" Score="0" Text="@Matt My plan is to do the entire belt in macrame, but I had not thought of adding beads yet. Things like that are indeed valid answers too. And thanks for editing my question. I thought the 'tangle' tag would be appropriate, as there are more questions about how to keep a project untangled. But there must be a better tag for that." CreationDate="2016-06-12T15:07:57.480" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="1168" PostId="1754" Score="2" Text="Aha -- after much googling, I think it's a _[welt pocket](http://www.craftsy.com/article/sewing-welt-pockets)_ in English!" CreationDate="2016-06-12T22:59:02.163" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1169" PostId="1758" Score="0" Text="It's really the first one I'm going for. I like how the eyes, lips, nose and hair have decent detail, but with the exception of subtle shading the rest is basically white. The style looks effortless, as if the artist spent minutes and not hours putting it on paper, and yet is easily the most attractive of the three, using a lot of ambiguity in areas where nothing interesting is happening like the cheeks, forehead and shoulder, leaving the imagination to color in its own preferences. This is in stark contrast to the almost rude blatancy of hyperrealism, which often just stresses physical flaws." CreationDate="2016-06-13T03:42:47.600" UserId="486" />
  <row Id="1170" PostId="1758" Score="0" Text="@TheEnvironmentalist Well, it's still a sketch or drawing, just with different level of detail on different parts. If they started drawing blemishes or pores, it'll look out of place without adding more details to the whole piece. I would say the white seems to be less about lack of detail and just where the highlights from the light source hit. A child's face doesn't typically have much for visible blemishes" CreationDate="2016-06-13T03:49:06.297" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1171" PostId="1762" Score="0" Text="How would I know whether those water color pencils are oil based or not?" CreationDate="2016-06-13T11:42:43.343" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="1172" PostId="1762" Score="0" Text="Depends on the company, but I'm not sure why it matters. Is this in context to my answer? Because that is in reference to traditional colored pencil." CreationDate="2016-06-13T11:45:52.513" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1173" PostId="1761" Score="0" Text="_It should resists the heat produced by the LEDs inside the bottle._ This shouldn't be an issue as the LEDs should not produce as much heat compared to incandescents." CreationDate="2016-06-13T12:27:12.283" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1174" PostId="1761" Score="1" Text="Do the answers here help you? http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/545/what-paint-works-for-mock-stained-glass" CreationDate="2016-06-13T12:27:41.190" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1175" PostId="1761" Score="0" Text="@Matt Yes, I thought that the heat would not be a problem, but it's just in case this could hypothetically be an issue. I will edit my question." CreationDate="2016-06-13T12:28:27.900" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1176" PostId="1761" Score="0" Text="@Matt Indeed, my question is a duplicate. So I simply marked it as such (I did not know that OP can close as duplicate themself)" CreationDate="2016-06-13T12:29:54.267" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1177" PostId="1761" Score="2" Text="Leave the dupe. Dupes are good! Just another sign post to the right content." CreationDate="2016-06-13T12:45:22.250" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1178" PostId="1762" Score="0" Text="Have added a question in the op, please answer that." CreationDate="2016-06-13T12:53:06.333" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="1179" PostId="1762" Score="2" Text="It is generally bad form to ask multiple questions in one or to ask a new question in the old after the fact..." CreationDate="2016-06-13T13:10:11.143" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1180" PostId="1762" Score="0" Text="The question body basically revolves around pigment rich leads and their brightness. These questions are about one topic - the difference between the lead types of both pencils." CreationDate="2016-06-13T13:21:49.373" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="1181" PostId="1761" Score="0" Text="Indeed, this is a good dupe to have since it includes the heat component :)" CreationDate="2016-06-13T13:27:40.613" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1182" PostId="1764" Score="1" Text="Thanks, answering this question taught me something interesting!" CreationDate="2016-06-13T13:33:10.860" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="1183" PostId="1759" Score="0" Text="Do you know of any online resources or even just good samples in the specific style you're talking about?" CreationDate="2016-06-13T16:06:24.530" UserId="486" />
  <row Id="1184" PostId="1754" Score="0" Text="You're right, that's it!" CreationDate="2016-06-13T17:22:55.847" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="1186" PostId="1766" Score="2" Text="As you seen in the answer to that question, the color is irrelevant in modern applications. So, it's a specific color, but it doesn't matter now unless using specific, older graphics arts film." CreationDate="2016-06-14T02:37:14.960" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1187" PostId="1766" Score="3" Text="We called it &quot;non-repro blue&quot; when I worked at the college newspaper. Lots of rude and inappropriate things written all over the proofs, none of which were ever seen by our readers ;)" CreationDate="2016-06-14T12:03:17.427" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1189" PostId="1767" Score="0" Text="Please edit the tags, this is not about paper*cutting*." CreationDate="2016-06-15T08:18:47.447" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="1190" PostId="1767" Score="0" Text="@CamilStaps Do you have a suggestion for a more appropriate term? Or is it more that we're talking about tool modification rather than papercutting?" CreationDate="2016-06-15T10:54:12.180" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1191" PostId="1767" Score="0" Text="@Erica sorry, I haven't been around much lately so I don't know what tags there are now. But I would expect papercutting would relate only to cutting with a craft knife, not with punch tools like this. Maybe there is a tag related to tool modification?" CreationDate="2016-06-15T12:54:37.837" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="1192" PostId="1774" Score="1" Text="In the UK, the Wire Mesh is referenced as `Chicken Wire` and it is the predominant term to use when trying to buy it from Garden/DIY stores and websites. Initially designed to be used for chicken coops and pens. But, obviously, it has far more applications!" CreationDate="2016-06-15T13:02:29.233" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1193" PostId="1745" Score="0" Text="Plus, you can save the carvings removed, wet them, squish them together again, let dry, then wash with the resultant lumpy mass of soap. Waste is minimized. (Alternatively, put them in an old sock and tie the end.)" CreationDate="2016-06-15T15:08:08.937" UserId="443" />
  <row Id="1194" PostId="1774" Score="1" Text="That's also the name in the US." CreationDate="2016-06-15T16:11:41.500" UserId="443" />
  <row Id="1197" PostId="1777" Score="0" Text="I don't know the answer but I rarely see oils under glass, so I feel like it may be an issue but I don't know. Another thing that might be worth mentioning is how much space is between the painting and the glass and whether the frame is fully sealed or not. I know they keep some art behind glass but there's a 2-inch or so gap to allow for air." CreationDate="2016-06-15T16:20:27.250" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1198" PostId="1774" Score="1" Text="@BeaglesEnd thanks, I edited (my english is unfortunately quite poor...)." CreationDate="2016-06-15T16:28:14.560" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1199" PostId="1777" Score="2" Text="A picture could really help here as someone might recognize certain features in order to give a better answer." CreationDate="2016-06-15T18:43:33.393" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1200" PostId="1774" Score="1" Text="At least in North America you are not limited to the hexagon pattern. Square wire fabrics also exist. And while chicken wire has a standard size square wire has several dimensions available." CreationDate="2016-06-15T18:45:23.207" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1201" PostId="1767" Score="0" Text="@CamilStaps While papercutting is not supposed to mean just cutting paper in general the current tag wiki is not limited to craft knives. Tool modification might be appropriate but I wonder if another tag would be useful as to help future users find this." CreationDate="2016-06-15T23:39:01.273" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1202" PostId="1743" Score="0" Text="@BrownRedHawk Thanks for your comment. Yeah I have tried that but with varying results. There seems to be a big difference depending on the brand of stump or how their made..." CreationDate="2016-06-16T00:58:45.750" UserId="72" />
  <row Id="1204" PostId="1786" Score="0" Text="My friend had recommended felting to me as well. Thanks." CreationDate="2016-06-16T10:31:35.897" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1206" PostId="1774" Score="0" Text="@Matt I agree with you and this is also why I suggested that the idea can be &quot;generalized&quot;. I will not edit it back as long as these comments stays (to avoid bumping the question). Feel free to edit, if you believe it is important." CreationDate="2016-06-16T19:34:57.473" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1209" PostId="1787" Score="3" Text="Hairspray will likely cause yellowing over time, according to others who've commented here have stated. How would you suggest choosing a fixative spray? Are there some just for pencil/charcoal, as opposed to pastel/chalk?" CreationDate="2016-06-16T23:18:37.273" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1210" PostId="1785" Score="0" Text="Related: [How do I prevent chalk pastel from getting smudged?](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/223/how-do-i-prevent-chalk-pastel-from-getting-smudged)" CreationDate="2016-06-16T23:19:48.827" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1211" PostId="1780" Score="1" Text="I'd probably just use a heavy duty glue such as e6000 or any other glue that can used with fabric and is machine washable (those ones tend to be stronger). Despite the small surface area, I think you could still get a good hold with it." CreationDate="2016-06-17T05:55:22.603" UserId="448" />
  <row Id="1212" PostId="1787" Score="1" Text="Hair spray will also leave your artwork a little sticky. Krylon makes a fixative you can get at most craft stores. It works on pretty much any medium. I've never seen medium specific sprays. I'm sure you can get more expensive ones at art stores, can't say whether or not it would be worth it though." CreationDate="2016-06-17T06:01:58.623" UserId="448" />
  <row Id="1213" PostId="1791" Score="0" Text="Hi Tapesvar. Thank you for the reply and welcome to SE Arts &amp; Craft. However, laminating is permanent and it can be prone to problems such as air bubbles and yellowing. Also, I stated that framing was not an option at this point as the pieces are not on permanent display. What I was looking for was a way to 'fix' the graphite or charcoal to the drawing without using a permanent mechanical process." CreationDate="2016-06-17T09:32:32.060" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1214" PostId="1791" Score="0" Text="Hi @BeaglesEnd Thank you for welcoming me :)&#xA;And if thats the way you wan't then use food wrap film, its highly transparant and protects well. But its like you will have to use and throw it each time you display to others." CreationDate="2016-06-17T09:38:44.917" UserId="511" />
  <row Id="1215" PostId="1791" Score="0" Text="The other way can be to use a thin plastic sheets instead of the food wrap film so that this will be like a better way if you don't want anything like food wrap film which is like 1 time use. But this needs you to take good care of it. The safer you handle it, the longer it stays good." CreationDate="2016-06-17T09:40:40.917" UserId="511" />
  <row Id="1219" PostId="1792" Score="1" Text="Perhaps indicate your geographical location to improve expectation on the natural drying time. I know that in a UK Winter direct sunlight, even under ventilated glass, will not be strong enough and the day not long enough for a flower to dry in that time. Summer, maybe, on a good day!" CreationDate="2016-06-17T11:37:10.753" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1220" PostId="1792" Score="1" Text="Also, a microwave excites water molecules, increasing the energy, allowing the bonds between molecules become looser, and thus change state. All the processes in drying are about removing moisture and a microwave is a good targeted method with the right timings. I think this is what the OP is asking for. However, you are right to point out that overheating, either through a prolonged single heating or too many individual heatings, can damaged the flowers." CreationDate="2016-06-17T11:46:24.390" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1221" PostId="1790" Score="0" Text="Great answer. I would add that when completing a work where you only get one shot, a mural painting on a wall, or transferring on to curved surface, a cup or plate, a grid is exceptionally helpful. However, with the availability of cheaper projectors this is less of an issue with murals. I keep a set of clear acetate sheets with scaled squares drawn in permanent marker so that I can apply this to the original without having to mark it." CreationDate="2016-06-17T11:57:00.133" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1222" PostId="1790" Score="1" Text="Oh, yeah, scaling up is definitely part of it." CreationDate="2016-06-17T12:05:16.710" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1223" PostId="578" Score="0" Text="It sounds like you could leave it on the dash of the car of a heavy smoker! I was definitely going to suggest some sunlight, especially if it is not an acid free paper." CreationDate="2016-06-17T14:45:06.427" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1224" PostId="1768" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately, because the die has to mate to the cutter, you'd also have to be able to ADD material to the positive end of the die, otherwise you would not get the expected result. That will prove much more challenging." CreationDate="2016-06-17T14:47:10.330" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1225" PostId="401" Score="0" Text="I think placing several kiln cones, and running the kiln empty will give you a range of where the kiln actually heats to." CreationDate="2016-06-17T14:49:33.407" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1226" PostId="1768" Score="0" Text="@BrownRedHawk I am now not sure if I misunderstood the question. If this was just about removing the hearts why would anything need to be added? I was under the impression that is already rounded the corner and the hearts were undesired." CreationDate="2016-06-17T14:49:48.127" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1227" PostId="1768" Score="0" Text="If you just wanted to remove those cutting heads, you could get away with it (I think) but any other shape or cutting change you'd want to also change the female portion of the die." CreationDate="2016-06-17T14:51:18.893" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1228" PostId="1768" Score="0" Text="Yes that would be more difficult. I was only suggesting removing features here. As long and the punch does not rely on the hearts being there to keep the punch straight this should work. Adding to the tool would be more difficult as you say. ." CreationDate="2016-06-17T14:52:53.207" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1230" PostId="1767" Score="0" Text="I think you can absolutely make it just cut a corner, but you can't do so temporarily, or reversibly. Are you 100% ok with never using this tool to cut hearts again?" CreationDate="2016-06-17T15:32:29.243" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1231" PostId="1793" Score="0" Text="Without knowing the right temperature to use, these seems a bit risky. Any idea on how to figure out the right temp? Have you heard/seen others use this technique before?" CreationDate="2016-06-17T19:32:26.147" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1233" PostId="1802" Score="1" Text="Is that the only way to test it? Does that mean if you're painting, you should paint somewhere on the edge of the canvas that you don't intend to be visible, in order to test it later?" CreationDate="2016-06-17T19:44:37.440" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1234" PostId="1794" Score="2" Text="This seems an interesting technique! Do you have any pictures or links to information about it? I'd love to see how this aging process compares in look to others." CreationDate="2016-06-17T19:47:56.893" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1235" PostId="1802" Score="1" Text="What I mentioned is the only practical way, other than intrusively poking or cutting into the paint, that I'm aware of. It's really about understanding the oil paint you are using and the thickness/method of application. There are quicker drying oil paints, typically student paints, but many feel the pigment isn't as vibrant. Basically it's down to experience and knowing your materials." CreationDate="2016-06-17T19:59:52.227" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1239" PostId="1778" Score="5" Text="This doesn't directly answer the question. Are you trying to say that the answer is &quot;don't try to clean them because they're not designed that way&quot;? That sort of answer may not answer the question but it may be good info to have. Also note that disposability can be related to cost. If you use a lot of them but don't have much money, cleaning may be the preferred option." CreationDate="2016-06-17T23:24:31.167" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1241" PostId="1803" Score="2" Text="@CreationEdge You mean you don't want the Arts &amp; Crafts site to be a welcoming place for assassins?" CreationDate="2016-06-17T23:55:57.347" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="1243" PostId="1805" Score="0" Text="The aluminium tape method referenced in my answer would work here too for a metallic surface finish." CreationDate="2016-06-18T03:33:34.457" UserId="398" />
  <row Id="1244" PostId="543" Score="1" Text="Very old books often't made from paper at all but may be processed animal skins (vellum or parchment) or linen (as many banknotes still are today). The most easily available modern equivalent is paper with a high cotton fibre content, this is usually available in various off-white shades. It is also a lot more robust than wood pulp paper and so is better suited to mechanical distressing" CreationDate="2016-05-26T12:14:24.637" UserId="253" />
  <row Id="1246" PostId="1805" Score="0" Text="You just heat up whole pipes? I'm confused on the actual process here. Any vids or tuts you've come across?" CreationDate="2016-06-19T11:52:31.357" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1250" PostId="1817" Score="0" Text="Erm, &quot;wax&quot; for candles can be different things and &quot;wax crayons&quot; as well. While the stuff used in candles *should be tested and ok to burn*, this is probably not true for crayons. I personally wouldn't risk it or at least use beeswax-based crayons - which are ridiculously expensive." CreationDate="2016-06-20T17:26:52.210" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="1251" PostId="1817" Score="1" Text="@Steph I've seen that emergency crayon candle life hack, but I was planning on using these for decoration, not burning" CreationDate="2016-06-20T17:28:59.403" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1252" PostId="1817" Score="0" Text="Ah. Good! Just wanted to clarify..." CreationDate="2016-06-20T17:29:59.177" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="1255" PostId="1819" Score="0" Text="Are you certain that it's the waterproof type of neoprene? Is it marketed as being waterproof?" CreationDate="2016-06-20T23:25:27.127" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1257" PostId="1819" Score="1" Text="@Catija I haven't picked a specific case yet and I'm not sure how common waterproof cases are so for now assume either." CreationDate="2016-06-20T23:32:05.603" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1258" PostId="1819" Score="4" Text="The neoprene wetsuit I use when I go scuba diving certainly isn't waterproof... According to the [neoprene Wiki page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoprene#General), there are two types of neoprene, one is waterproof and the other is not. &quot;*Neoprene foam can be produced in either closed-cell or open-cell form. The closed-cell form is waterproof, less compressible and more expensive. The open-cell form can be breathable.*&quot;" CreationDate="2016-06-20T23:33:56.177" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1259" PostId="1819" Score="0" Text="@Catija In my original question I did say water resistant. I'm not expecting a laptop bag to survive a dunk in the pool but I'd like it to survive a drizzle." CreationDate="2016-06-20T23:40:11.353" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1260" PostId="1819" Score="0" Text="I always worried about this being used for laptops. How well does neoprene transfer heat?" CreationDate="2016-06-20T23:40:42.977" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1261" PostId="1819" Score="1" Text="@Matt Not well. If I remember correctly, if I wanted to iron on a patch, the neoprene would not survive temps that high." CreationDate="2016-06-20T23:43:14.963" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1263" PostId="1819" Score="0" Text="To increase the water resistance of your laptop case, you may consider adding a layer inside the case, e.g. you could glue some oilcloths fabric." CreationDate="2016-06-21T08:41:43.100" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1264" PostId="1807" Score="0" Text="It is not clear to me if you ask about making such designs on hands or on paper. I believe that your example, is computer made (might be wrong though)." CreationDate="2016-06-21T10:51:48.980" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1265" PostId="1807" Score="0" Text="@surb I am talking about paper.  I have seen artists making such designs on hand quickly. I live in India.  It is customary to have such designs on hands in marriage." CreationDate="2016-06-21T10:59:16.187" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="1266" PostId="1745" Score="0" Text="For the record, we ended up using some Irish Spring." CreationDate="2016-06-21T11:33:42.543" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1268" PostId="1819" Score="0" Text="@Matt neoprene is a good thermal insulator - if I forget to turn off my laptop in its neoprene sleeve, it gets really hot, or quite warm on standby.  It also melts at low temperatures, though not as low as you'd get from even an overheating laptop." CreationDate="2016-06-21T12:19:00.573" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1270" PostId="1776" Score="2" Text="If you can't find glass drills, tile drills are essentially the same." CreationDate="2016-06-21T12:28:10.277" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1271" PostId="1819" Score="1" Text="Most neoprene for electronics cases are not waterproof. The neoprene is used for its cushioning and protective properties, like a big foam shock absorber on all corners. I would NOT expect it to keep your items dry in a light drizzle or otherwise, unless it specifically is marketed as such. Many are somewhat breathable if not completely permeable. The cases are more meant to protect from wear and tear, light bumps and whatnot incurred from travel." CreationDate="2016-06-21T12:33:57.563" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1272" PostId="1819" Score="1" Text="So apparently I've been mislead about neoprene cases! Maybe I won't end up getting a neoprene case after all since it doesn't seem to make much of a difference :p" CreationDate="2016-06-21T13:18:19.090" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1275" PostId="1826" Score="0" Text="Varnish seems to be *not recommended* for drawings. E.g. [here](http://www.winsornewton.com/na/discover/tips-and-techniques/other-tips-and-techniques/all-you-need-to-know-about-varnishing-paintings-us) is said: &quot;Varnishes do not work well with Gouache, water colour and drawings because the varnish will be deeply absorbed by the paint and/or paper, becoming an integral part of the picture and could cause discolouration. In addition, varnishes on works created using Gouache, water colour and drawing cannot be removed.&quot;" CreationDate="2016-06-22T08:27:01.453" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1278" PostId="1827" Score="0" Text="Most felting needles I know are just the metal shaft, bent 90 degrees at the top. There are wooden holders available, but they are for single needles." CreationDate="2016-06-22T12:24:32.110" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="1279" PostId="1829" Score="0" Text="There is some good information in your answer. Perhaps use some pictures to illustrate your points. Also, you've quoted a few additional sources; what would be good is if you could quote specific phrases/sections from the sources to back up your own words." CreationDate="2016-06-22T16:25:40.647" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1280" PostId="1828" Score="0" Text="If I had to describe it, I'd say 'Achromatic colours with a contrast colour'. Probably not what you're looking for, but maybe it helps to find what you're looking for." CreationDate="2016-06-22T18:17:50.877" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="1282" PostId="1828" Score="1" Text="Your question, seeing as it relates specifically to digital art, may be better asked on [Graphicdesign.se]. I have posted a general answer as it relates to color theory and I focus on items that could be handmade like pottery and paintings... but there may be an industry term that we are unfamiliar with." CreationDate="2016-06-22T20:19:27.130" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1283" PostId="1828" Score="1" Text="In interior design, the orange would be called the &quot;accent color&quot;" CreationDate="2016-06-23T02:11:34.863" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1285" PostId="1836" Score="1" Text="The [other answer](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/101/44) already mentions several waxes that can be used." CreationDate="2016-06-23T14:13:40.503" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1286" PostId="1836" Score="1" Text="This answer might be better as a comment on the existing answer as a show of agreement from somebody with experience." CreationDate="2016-06-23T15:21:12.507" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1287" PostId="1836" Score="3" Text="@BeaglesEnd While the other answer mentions paraffin, it does not explain anything about how to use it or the possible downsides. This seems like a reasonable answer on its own." CreationDate="2016-06-23T15:36:18.153" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1288" PostId="1836" Score="0" Text="@Catija Point taken. Maybe the practical application of the paraffin wax could be expanded, and formatted, to differentiate from the current top rated answer?" CreationDate="2016-06-23T15:42:27.403" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1289" PostId="1836" Score="3" Text="@BeaglesEnd Certainly :D Improvements to existing answers are always welcome." CreationDate="2016-06-23T15:48:58.543" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1290" PostId="1757" Score="0" Text="This is a tricky question, as there isn't an 'opposite' to any given art style per se. The answers below do have it right that these are portrait sketches, however." CreationDate="2016-06-23T20:32:27.483" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1291" PostId="1803" Score="1" Text="If you ever need a sword that looks good but doesn't necessarily feel like a real one, look into cosplay prop making tutorials." CreationDate="2016-06-23T20:34:38.723" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1292" PostId="1700" Score="0" Text="Your answer seems very well informed, but unfortunately this seems a bit beyond the level of effort I'm willing to put into a simple phone case :p Nonetheless, I will accept this as the correct answer." CreationDate="2016-06-23T20:36:57.147" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1293" PostId="1824" Score="2" Text="Nice suggestions -- I just want to add the fact that baking the paper has the potential of damaging it. I did that once and it became brittle and flaky. Perhaps I used too high a temperature or something, though" CreationDate="2016-06-23T22:43:20.177" UserId="507" />
  <row Id="1294" PostId="1824" Score="1" Text="@NickWeinberg -- Indeed it has the risk to damage the paper if you want to do it to quickly. Do it at a faily low temperature." CreationDate="2016-06-24T06:08:43.300" UserId="533" />
  <row Id="1295" PostId="1839" Score="0" Text="Have you checked the tension of upper vs. lower thread?" CreationDate="2016-06-24T12:28:06.153" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="1296" PostId="1839" Score="0" Text="@Stephie Could you maybe add this as an answer and expand a little? Explain how this might affect the thread and any other symptoms." CreationDate="2016-06-24T13:39:00.540" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1297" PostId="1773" Score="0" Text="I will be trying this when I get a chance. I looked at wax blocks today but they were too pricey. I'll try cheap candles after my next project." CreationDate="2016-06-24T16:59:27.463" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1298" PostId="1834" Score="1" Text="Which aspect in particular are you asking about? The coloring, the small, detailed designs? The way the ink is actually laid down? Please [edit] your question with more info so we can get you some answers!" CreationDate="2016-06-24T17:14:41.907" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1299" PostId="1834" Score="3" Text="PS,  I'd personally put a more faded but diagonal watermark across the piece for your copyright. The bottom banner is easy to crop out." CreationDate="2016-06-24T17:16:27.677" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1300" PostId="1839" Score="0" Text="When using my machine, this would usually happen immediately after I switched to a new bobbin, so I'd sew a couple inches on scrap fabric and let the threads work it out on their own." CreationDate="2016-06-24T17:34:16.280" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1301" PostId="1834" Score="0" Text="&quot;Very elaborated doodle&quot;? (Jk - I like your work!)" CreationDate="2016-06-24T18:19:57.160" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="1302" PostId="1841" Score="2" Text="On some machines I've used there is also a tension adjustment screw for the bottom thread that occasionally needs tweaking.  Tell-tale is if your upper tension is slacked off and it's still pulling too much thread to the top, or if the thread breaks before it stops leaving a ball on the bottom.  (Assuming everything else is correct.)" CreationDate="2016-06-24T19:37:04.270" UserId="552" />
  <row Id="1303" PostId="1834" Score="0" Text="Don't know of an existing term, but I'd probably coin something like &quot;sketch fill&quot;." CreationDate="2016-06-24T19:39:45.863" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="1304" PostId="1780" Score="0" Text="I achieved good result with fabric glue, even on small pieces. Needle felting can give you finer details, but the felting needles and yarn fibers can be difficult to find depending on where you live." CreationDate="2016-06-24T20:46:27.953" UserId="553" />
  <row Id="1305" PostId="1844" Score="0" Text="Are you looking to make a puppet of sorts? When you can pull or push &quot;something&quot; that makes the jaw move up and down to simulate speech? Is  the solution you are looking for only paper based? What do you plan to do with this knowledge? Your end result would influence your answers." CreationDate="2016-06-26T01:10:42.443" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1306" PostId="1844" Score="1" Text="I also made some edits. Mostly a little spelling and reformed the title. I also added a new tag for `puppetry` figuring what I think you are doing here." CreationDate="2016-06-26T01:15:58.710" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1308" PostId="1770" Score="0" Text="I bought plaster mix this weekend and I'm going to try to follow your advice sometime this week. Forgot about brining up my dye, though! I wanted to do some blue." CreationDate="2016-06-26T23:07:40.867" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1309" PostId="1847" Score="4" Text="That's a good find. I'm interested in seeing more of this type of work, now." CreationDate="2016-06-27T00:00:17.457" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1312" PostId="1849" Score="1" Text="I made some minor changes and included a sample image so users aren't forced to go to FB to see an example." CreationDate="2016-06-27T01:06:37.170" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1313" PostId="1850" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot. That was good guidance to know that these are high contrast type. How about the the form of it? The Che Guevara piece has an obvious form i.e. it is face of a human. But, the ones my cousin makes doesn't look to follow a strict shape or form. Is there a category or style from that aspect?" CreationDate="2016-06-27T02:35:50.213" UserId="561" />
  <row Id="1314" PostId="1850" Score="0" Text="While the Che is facial the art form is not specific to figures like that. It is merely the presence of high contrast colours. from the looks of some of the picture they are trying to represent figures anyway. I suppose you could consider a sub genre of this as abstract high contrast art?" CreationDate="2016-06-27T02:43:50.300" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1315" PostId="1850" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot Matt for your insights. This was definitely very helpful. I should go back and tell my little cousin this information now so he becomes happy to know there is a name for what he does. I really appreciate it." CreationDate="2016-06-27T03:01:46.653" UserId="561" />
  <row Id="1316" PostId="1849" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge That may or may not have been made by a computer, but I think it is definitely possible to make it by pen and ink, therefore it shouldn't be offtopic here, IMO." CreationDate="2016-06-27T03:05:13.380" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="1317" PostId="1849" Score="1" Text="@TheIndependent It's been reopened since the editing." CreationDate="2016-06-27T03:27:28.630" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1319" PostId="1851" Score="0" Text="`I hope this helps because your question is a little ambiguous.` Do explain how is my question ambiguous. I will make it better." CreationDate="2016-06-27T06:22:39.670" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="1320" PostId="1841" Score="0" Text="@Martha Thanks for advice. I've rethreaded and also cleared out a load of 'fuzz' in and around the bobbin area. I carried out a lot of test stitching and there is an appreciable difference. Seems like the fuzz was adding and releasing tension ( sort of intermittent stick/release) causing the bunching. There was quite a bit of fuzz, maybe the quality of the thread was to blame for level of accumulation. Answer duly accepted!" CreationDate="2016-06-27T08:04:50.133" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1321" PostId="1851" Score="1" Text="You can  add a little more details as to what you are looking for, like you want steps to do mehndi designs or you want to create your own designs for maybe doing it on hand, or you want to copy it on paper, i know you want composition guidelines, but mehndi is a form of doodle art, you can look up those rules, I will include some links in my answer." CreationDate="2016-06-27T08:15:57.480" UserId="279" />
  <row Id="1322" PostId="1850" Score="1" Text="There might be other names for this as well. Don't forget to check if there are other answers!" CreationDate="2016-06-27T10:27:11.083" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1323" PostId="1807" Score="3" Text="I honestly believe that these &quot;what are the guidelines&quot; questions are too broad. And I think your answer shows that... the answer essentially says &quot;there are no guidelines&quot; but here are some entire websites and links to videos that might help. Questions on SE need to be specific and answerable... this is too broad." CreationDate="2016-06-27T13:43:31.560" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1324" PostId="1856" Score="1" Text="A common commercial name for this, which is sometimes mistaken as the product name, is Bondo." CreationDate="2016-06-28T12:51:41.677" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1325" PostId="1855" Score="0" Text="Luckily I have plenty of ribbon to practice with on the pair she just outgrew! Do you think a steam iron would be hot enough to fuse the ends, just to reduce the risk of setting the shoes themselves on fire?" CreationDate="2016-06-28T13:04:15.647" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1326" PostId="1854" Score="0" Text="The ends of pointe shoe ribbons get tucked in when they're all tied up, so appearance isn't a massive problem if they get somewhat discolored -- but still, good to know for anyone with a similar problem where the end would be visible. This is quite a lot like your tie project, isn't it! :)" CreationDate="2016-06-28T13:05:41.720" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1327" PostId="1855" Score="0" Text="Don't think so. But unless you hold the end still in the fire, that shouldn't happen. I often even &quot;flame seal&quot; the cut end of gift ribbon to keep it from unravelling in the drawer." CreationDate="2016-06-28T13:11:58.083" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="1328" PostId="1855" Score="0" Text="See here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJTMNS5T1HE (starting at 0:40)." CreationDate="2016-06-28T15:20:16.547" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="1329" PostId="573" Score="0" Text="There are actually different kinds of hot glues out there, some of them more suited to permanent applications than others. In particular, high-temp glues will often work better in adverse circumstances than low-temp ones. (However, I don't personally know of a hot glue that would work particularly well for rocks and shells, hence comment, not answer.)" CreationDate="2016-06-28T16:47:26.460" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1330" PostId="1847" Score="0" Text="Good find indeed. The Japanese artist in that video almost puts me to shame with his use of actual full blown cartoons (if I didn't have the hidden stuff like the names of every US president in the blue and patriotic texts in each red stripe, I'd feel more this way). Given everything, I'll take this as the best option." CreationDate="2016-06-28T17:17:40.443" UserId="543" />
  <row Id="1331" PostId="1847" Score="0" Text="Zen Doodle is a really close second as well. So double credit to you! :)" CreationDate="2016-06-28T17:21:13.803" UserId="543" />
  <row Id="1332" PostId="573" Score="0" Text="@Martha I need to get more experience with them. The ones I have used are the cheap ones I see in craft stores. They are fine for some things but I have no exposure to better ones. I reread that part of my answer and it reads very dismissive of hot glue which was not my intention." CreationDate="2016-06-28T17:29:23.990" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1333" PostId="1858" Score="0" Text="If I can find cheap lacquer, this'll be good." CreationDate="2016-06-29T02:37:44.473" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1334" PostId="1855" Score="0" Text="@Erica If you use heat, you shouldn't need to snake tongue, either, making it easier to apply heat evenly" CreationDate="2016-06-29T02:42:16.813" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1335" PostId="1862" Score="1" Text="What type of origami are you considering for this? Do you have some paper model examples? When you say tree leaves.... how large are we talking? Are you looking for stock like 5 cm squared area for example?" CreationDate="2016-06-29T12:49:22.690" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1336" PostId="1862" Score="0" Text="@Matt Um, what types of origami are there? (So, I guess basic level :-P ) I'm *imagining* large round tree leaves, several cm across in all directions. But I'll take anything that can work - that goes for both types of origami and types of leaf." CreationDate="2016-06-29T19:06:40.973" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="1337" PostId="1862" Score="3" Text="It'd be better if you listed the leaves available, instead of relying on someone to know your local trees *and* how to answer your question." CreationDate="2016-06-29T22:05:51.300" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1340" PostId="1870" Score="2" Text="Would this not cause problems with smearing the paint?" CreationDate="2016-06-30T19:23:10.863" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1342" PostId="1870" Score="0" Text="It's a gentle controlled scraping of the paint surface which is intended to leave the softest ghost image of the last layer applied. If you want to achieve soft transitions in your paintings that one of the techniques to help get you there. Here's an example of the process https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2aptvHIJIY" CreationDate="2016-07-01T01:29:02.253" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1343" PostId="1870" Score="1" Text="You don't say any of that in your answer. Please explain more completely so that your method is easier to duplicate." CreationDate="2016-07-01T12:09:00.390" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1344" PostId="1870" Score="0" Text="Will do. I'm still figuring out how this stack exchange thing works." CreationDate="2016-07-01T12:12:27.177" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1345" PostId="1862" Score="1" Text="Corn leaves are often used to fold and make stuff with. I have no experience with those but maybe worth looking into." CreationDate="2016-07-01T13:25:52.753" UserId="533" />
  <row Id="1346" PostId="1873" Score="0" Text="What type of blue dye did you use? Brand or chemical ingredients would help." CreationDate="2016-07-01T14:53:35.390" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1347" PostId="1873" Score="1" Text="@BeaglesEnd Added a link to product" CreationDate="2016-07-01T14:59:35.263" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1348" PostId="1873" Score="1" Text="Thanks, it's [Blue 1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_Blue_FCF). If it had been [Blue 2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_carmine), then as a redox dye it would change colour based on the ph level. Plaster can get to 13+ ph, and Blue 2 changes colour from Blue to Yellow at about a ph of 11-13." CreationDate="2016-07-01T15:08:22.847" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1349" PostId="1873" Score="0" Text="Interesting -- it definitely looks like it's heading to yellow..." CreationDate="2016-07-01T15:18:08.463" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1350" PostId="1873" Score="0" Text="Just to add, you probably would have seen it turning colour when it was added to the plaster. There are some blue redox dies, like DCPIP, that turn pink in acidic conditions but that is not a food colouring!" CreationDate="2016-07-01T17:16:32.430" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1351" PostId="1873" Score="0" Text="@BeaglesEnd There was nothing unusual when I added the dye. Blue all the way." CreationDate="2016-07-01T17:17:51.320" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1352" PostId="1873" Score="0" Text="The possibilities are that the dye has either reacted chemically with the plaster, the air, or sunlight. Blue 1 is a naturally created dye that is safe to ingest. This would suggest it is easy to breakdown. I don't know enough on this subject to suggest how to prevent occurring again or stop it once it starts." CreationDate="2016-07-01T19:33:21.783" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1353" PostId="1873" Score="0" Text="@BeaglesEnd Perhaps you could suggest an alternative as an answer, perhaps a type of dye that would hold fast?" CreationDate="2016-07-01T19:34:07.340" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1354" PostId="1872" Score="0" Text="I have to be honest, this seems more of a DIY site question than one specific to Arts &amp; Crafts." CreationDate="2016-07-01T20:05:49.740" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1355" PostId="1872" Score="0" Text="@John Cavan. I agree with you. However, I also use acrylic to paint gnomes in another cold shed. Slow drying is a problem there. Also are there no plein air winter painters with a solution?" CreationDate="2016-07-02T05:46:08.537" UserId="565" />
  <row Id="1356" PostId="1872" Score="0" Text="Well, people painting on canvas can easily bring it inside, but at some point the viscosity of the paint is going to be adversely affected by temperature, especially ones that involve water, which makes the actual act of painting difficult to impossible. Also, surface matters, metal conducts temperature extremely well, hence an answer specific to canvas or other traditional art surfaces may not apply." CreationDate="2016-07-02T13:51:51.783" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1357" PostId="1876" Score="0" Text="The tricky thing with splinters is that while removing them creates gaps in a joint leaving them can also create gaps by preventing the joint from closing cleanly." CreationDate="2016-07-02T14:40:29.553" UserId="584" />
  <row Id="1358" PostId="1876" Score="1" Text="@PeterGreen Depends on the nature of the splinter. We both agree that voids are bad. Leaving it is usually easier then dealing with the space but _it depends_ applies here." CreationDate="2016-07-02T14:55:46.770" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1359" PostId="580" Score="0" Text="I accepted this one largely because of the &quot;pants are still on&quot; consideration, but both this and the other suggested stitch are great for achieving invisibility. Thanks :)" CreationDate="2016-07-02T16:09:34.440" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1360" PostId="1880" Score="0" Text="Is it possible to do after it's set? Something like that would work, if I could apply it with a paintbrush." CreationDate="2016-07-03T04:01:36.677" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1361" PostId="1880" Score="0" Text="I don't know. Could you cast, and allow to set, a small test piece? That way you could experiment try various dyes without worrying about wrecking your main pieces." CreationDate="2016-07-03T04:47:55.483" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1362" PostId="1880" Score="0" Text="there is another question here on stack exchange that is very similar to what I proposed about the use of dyes to chemically colour the plaster. But note in the discussion section about the importance of using dyes specifically made for the material you are working with http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/1873/why-is-my-dyed-plaster-losing-its-color" CreationDate="2016-07-03T12:45:51.313" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1363" PostId="1878" Score="0" Text="No experience with it, so reluctant to answer, but people have been painting plaster with acrylics for many years. I'd start my research there." CreationDate="2016-07-04T02:26:57.973" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1365" PostId="1884" Score="0" Text="Do you intend to keep this outside? What design are you considering? That might influence your answers." CreationDate="2016-07-06T03:04:39.763" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1366" PostId="1884" Score="0" Text="@Matt The flag will  just be indoors. The design is similar to Thailand's flag." CreationDate="2016-07-06T03:08:57.327" UserId="606" />
  <row Id="1367" PostId="1885" Score="0" Text="Don't forget silk. For use in flags, it has many of the properties of nylon." CreationDate="2016-07-06T15:18:44.520" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1368" PostId="1885" Score="1" Text="Silk is also much more expensive and **significantly** more difficult to buy. The average craft/fabric store will stock nylon, polyester and cotton. Most do not stock silk." CreationDate="2016-07-06T16:34:10.250" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1369" PostId="1885" Score="1" Text="If they do stock silk, it's often in a more limited range of colors." CreationDate="2016-07-07T10:04:29.570" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1370" PostId="1888" Score="3" Text="This is a useful answer, but I would love to see more responses about *how* smoothing/polishing is done by hand rather than limiting this to a specialized tool that will likely be overkill for most people." CreationDate="2016-07-07T16:25:32.913" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="1371" PostId="1886" Score="0" Text="I had forgotten about hair dryers.  We used them in an art tutorial a few years ago. I will try warming the paint tin in the house, and then setting up a blower heater and a heat gun on a stand." CreationDate="2016-07-07T20:11:47.023" UserId="565" />
  <row Id="1372" PostId="1887" Score="2" Text="I've heard of &quot;wet sanding&quot; being a useful technique for situations that might otherwise produce a lot of dust, but I'm not familiar enough with it myself to recommend it" CreationDate="2016-07-08T00:29:57.710" UserId="507" />
  <row Id="1373" PostId="1892" Score="0" Text="I have added another picture to show tin snips. So I can't accept your answer. Sorry." CreationDate="2016-07-08T11:02:57.547" UserId="565" />
  <row Id="1374" PostId="1892" Score="3" Text="@StephenFixit Tin Snips have a wide range of sizes and application categories, and searching on that term on most hardware or craft websites will produce images of tools exactly as you have presented at the top of your question. The image you have added through your edit is one example of tin snips, but it is not representative, despite what your father thought." CreationDate="2016-07-08T11:14:16.187" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="1375" PostId="1892" Score="0" Text="I have several pairs of tin or sheet metal snips. They are held like scissors.  Pictured are just snips. There are many varieties though. I also have some aviation snips." CreationDate="2016-07-08T18:07:46.707" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1376" PostId="1894" Score="0" Text="I'm not knowledgeable enough to leave a real answer but I've bought unstretched canvas before and one thing to keep in mind is that it's unprimed. You'll have to buy primer and prime it yourself before painting on it." CreationDate="2016-07-08T23:10:32.037" UserId="46" />
  <row Id="1377" PostId="1896" Score="1" Text="I made some edits to format the list better and formatted your links. With the links I have not checked what content they are best suited for so the numbers are the only links. If you want to [edit] the so they look like `[words and stuff][1]` it might be better. I would have done it myself but I am not sure of your intentions here." CreationDate="2016-07-09T00:28:51.233" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1379" PostId="1899" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts&amp;Crafts.SE. It would really help to see a picture of your finished or in progress tree to get a better  idea of what you are making." CreationDate="2016-07-09T11:56:14.533" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1382" PostId="1902" Score="0" Text="I don't quite understand what you mean be &quot;barely feel it&quot;. I can't visualize the technique. Any clarity you can offer?" CreationDate="2016-07-09T18:17:25.610" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1383" PostId="1902" Score="0" Text="Updating with clarification and pictures." CreationDate="2016-07-09T18:21:33.883" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1385" PostId="1904" Score="0" Text="Related: http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/1817/cleanly-extract-homemade-candle-from-glass-or-plastic-mold?rq=1" CreationDate="2016-07-09T23:05:49.523" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1386" PostId="1903" Score="0" Text="Might attract more attention with something like &quot;Make yarn from fabric?&quot; and then specify T-shirts in the question." CreationDate="2016-07-09T23:07:33.783" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1387" PostId="1917" Score="0" Text="I suspect that if you add 45 degree reinforcements from each &quot;foot&quot; to the, um, &quot;tines&quot; of the slingshot, you'd have something pretty rigid. Look for wyes in the pipe section." CreationDate="2016-07-09T22:55:58.763" UserDisplayName="Aloysius Defenestrate" />
  <row Id="1388" PostId="1917" Score="0" Text="So I am imagining this as new arms coming from the feet to the tops of the arms of the slingshot. Is that what you mean? Seems like it would make it sturdy but would not look as much like a slingshot anymore. Still thanks for the interesting suggestion." CreationDate="2016-07-09T23:03:19.180" UserDisplayName="getthemike" />
  <row Id="1389" PostId="1905" Score="0" Text="Decorate seems pretty open ended. Do you mean paint, add glitter or what exactly? Or is the issue not so much with what but _how_?" CreationDate="2016-07-10T00:12:09.613" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1390" PostId="1917" Score="0" Text="Hey Mike. What adhesive did you actually use and how long did you let it set before you started working. Also where abouts are you located? Things like temperature and humidity would be a factor. Depending on what you say my tentative answer is something like PL Premium. That stuff is awesome and in some cases construction grade. Are you able to remove what you have already done then? I think you need something thicker as it sounds like your joints are not touching completely and there is gaps leading to a weak glue joint." CreationDate="2016-07-10T00:15:39.427" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1391" PostId="1905" Score="0" Text="@Matt More the how!" CreationDate="2016-07-10T00:15:49.773" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1392" PostId="1917" Score="0" Text="Oateys pvc cement. Glue set for 7 hours. It was in my garage overnight around room temp. I'm headed into the hardware store now. I'll ask about it." CreationDate="2016-07-10T00:22:53.627" UserId="623" />
  <row Id="1393" PostId="1903" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge fabric seems very broad though. The only thing that I _could_ change is tshirt &gt; jersey fabric. The material matter part should likely be removed." CreationDate="2016-07-10T00:26:56.927" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1394" PostId="1917" Score="2" Text="Went back to lowes and got &quot;the smart guy&quot; this time. He says if I had primed before using the PVC cement the bond would be strong. Strong enough that the plastic would break before the cement gave out. So now I have primer." CreationDate="2016-07-10T03:07:28.333" UserId="623" />
  <row Id="1395" PostId="1917" Score="1" Text="If you did not use primer at first you may have a better chance at it working, but I would not hold my breath." CreationDate="2016-07-10T03:09:58.053" UserId="624" />
  <row Id="1396" PostId="1920" Score="0" Text="I still think I can avoid the 45's. I will update the post with my new plan" CreationDate="2016-07-10T03:30:54.180" UserId="623" />
  <row Id="1397" PostId="1917" Score="0" Text="What do you think @Jack ? Will the new plan suceed?" CreationDate="2016-07-10T03:36:35.210" UserId="623" />
  <row Id="1398" PostId="1917" Score="0" Text="I believe with out the braces the hubs of the tees will blow out. I would love it if I was wrong. I hope it will work for you. I know the kids will love it if you can pull it off" CreationDate="2016-07-10T03:43:53.403" UserId="624" />
  <row Id="1399" PostId="1917" Score="0" Text="At this point using the fence post, I think if every piece of plastic shatters, I could attach my launcher to the fence posts and carry on. Lol.I promise to report back." CreationDate="2016-07-10T03:51:09.747" UserId="623" />
  <row Id="1400" PostId="1900" Score="0" Text="I have considered ca glues but have worried  about seapage through the paper and possibly stain it,. However, you made  good points of how I could possibly use it that I have not yet considered myself. I am going to experiment using this type of glue because well, I would be an idiot to count it out without at least trying it. I suspect that in the long run a combination of glues like you suggested will probably work best. I will try this tomorrow and let you know what the results were. Thank you for  inspiring me to take a second look at ca glue and the way to use it I hadn't considered." CreationDate="2016-07-10T08:03:50.470" UserId="619" />
  <row Id="1401" PostId="1919" Score="0" Text="Clever and effective!" CreationDate="2016-07-10T09:21:42.117" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1402" PostId="1919" Score="0" Text="Aside from applying the glue, I could apply the paint directly with this. Or glitter glue. Seems like the best plan." CreationDate="2016-07-10T09:28:26.530" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1403" PostId="1921" Score="0" Text="Are there any specifically recommended (or not) for beeswax?" CreationDate="2016-07-10T13:08:05.627" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1404" PostId="1921" Score="0" Text="Cooking oils. Also for troublesome stuck casts freezing the mold is an option. http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Candle-from-a-Mold, http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/making-beeswax-candles-zbcz1312.aspx" CreationDate="2016-07-10T13:37:05.817" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1405" PostId="1922" Score="1" Text=":O So easy, so cheap, I love it. I'll pass this on to my wife and see if she can find some soon." CreationDate="2016-07-10T17:34:04.077" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1406" PostId="1867" Score="0" Text="I tried using shears. They were the easiest cuts, but they weren't terrible even or accurate. It let me make a practice project, but I wouldn't use them where I need precision. +1, though. I think for general projects, this will be the solution." CreationDate="2016-07-10T19:48:14.213" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1407" PostId="1924" Score="0" Text="_cut your T-shirts in any size you like._ I don't think that is true. That fabric would not behave as certain widths. Do you think I could cut it as narrow as I want?" CreationDate="2016-07-10T19:49:29.207" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1408" PostId="599" Score="0" Text="Dishwashers somehow also affect the glass itself. Could be an unwanted side effect." CreationDate="2016-07-10T19:55:59.187" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="1409" PostId="1924" Score="0" Text="As long as the thread doesn't break, you're fine. The thread of -say- a cotton shirt will be more stretchy than a cotton thread of the same thickness because T-shirts are made of very fine knitted fabric, but other than that, I see no problems." CreationDate="2016-07-10T20:01:45.010" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="1410" PostId="1925" Score="0" Text="I thought about this, but I've not had good success with getting it to knot. Is there a better way to secure the knot than just hoping for the best? Does a glue work? Can you fuse it with heat?" CreationDate="2016-07-10T20:03:22.727" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1411" PostId="1925" Score="0" Text="Some finishing lines can be melted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cONydFcpYtk" CreationDate="2016-07-10T20:08:30.297" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1412" PostId="1925" Score="1" Text="It'd be very helpful if you could include a rundown of that process in your answer, if you know how to do it!" CreationDate="2016-07-10T20:17:36.257" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1413" PostId="1926" Score="0" Text="I like the idea of fluorescent colors. That's fun!" CreationDate="2016-07-10T22:05:53.650" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1414" PostId="1899" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure if glue sticks can be painted on after they're set, but they meet most of your other requirements ... and if you're trying to apply it with precision, you can scrape some off and apply it with appropriately sized tools.  It doesn't dry instantly (and maybe not 100% permanently), but it's tacky enough that you don't have to hold it long." CreationDate="2016-07-10T23:40:53.857" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1415" PostId="1929" Score="0" Text="Do you have examples or anything to spruce up your answer? Are there certain types of nylon cord that work better? How about the knotting or fusing the ends, any tips? Feel free to [edit] with some more info if you can! Thanks!" CreationDate="2016-07-11T00:18:14.410" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1416" PostId="1931" Score="2" Text="You mean to split them down the middle? Not exactly what I had in mind, but it is a good idea for a different project." CreationDate="2016-07-11T00:24:34.547" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1417" PostId="1928" Score="0" Text="If I had easy access, I would definitely try this." CreationDate="2016-07-11T00:24:53.503" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1418" PostId="1928" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge : there are DIY instructions on how to rig one up.  The main issue is often sizing the power supply, but the folks at Make suggest [using a model train power supply](http://makezine.com/projects/make-16/5-minute-foam-factory/), which could be adjusted.  (you want it to just be hot enough to melt what you're cutting smoothly (ie, without you having to push firmly against the wire) and without it being so hot it burns out the wire." CreationDate="2016-07-11T00:33:39.540" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1419" PostId="1830" Score="1" Text="It's also worth noting that the points don't have to be on the paper -- if you have a sufficiently large desk or drawing table and a suitably long straight edge, you can tape down the paper, then place pieces of tape near the edge of the table and mark your points on them." CreationDate="2016-07-11T00:35:22.690" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1420" PostId="1853" Score="1" Text="The 'snake tongue' is also called 'pinking', as in pinking shears : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinking_shears" CreationDate="2016-07-11T00:38:46.490" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1421" PostId="1931" Score="1" Text="I would think this would have a hard time going through the straws the OP described. Regular plastic straw down the length easy but not the thick ones I would venture." CreationDate="2016-07-11T01:10:34.550" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1425" PostId="1922" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge : If you're in the US, try international (latin, asian, etc.) grocery stores; they often have a section for people running food trucks." CreationDate="2016-07-11T12:10:52.950" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1428" PostId="1941" Score="0" Text="I had considered gloves but it can be hard sometimes as you can use the tactile feel. Still worth a shot though." CreationDate="2016-07-12T01:45:11.720" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1429" PostId="1941" Score="0" Text="@Matt : you might still have some feel from some gloves, if they're not overly stiff.  I use suede welding gloves instead of pot holders, and you still have feeling in them until they get overheated and stiffen up.  (or my brother uses them and melts plastic all over them)" CreationDate="2016-07-12T01:54:01.963" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1430" PostId="1895" Score="0" Text="I've never done it, but I've heard that lye will eat everything fleshy (except the bones), but you have to be really careful with it (for obvious reasons), and rinse it off multiple times afterwards.  They're starting to use it for 'green' burials.  (and then they pulverize the bones to dust so you have something like ashes)" CreationDate="2016-07-12T02:00:24.547" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1431" PostId="1923" Score="0" Text="I'm puzzled: why is yarn not waterproof? Don't you wash your sweaters?" CreationDate="2016-07-12T04:11:24.857" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1432" PostId="1923" Score="0" Text="@Martha I can't wash the toy, easily, or tell when it needs washed if baby slopper or food gets down into the straws. Waterproof material would let me just rinse it off every now and then." CreationDate="2016-07-12T04:12:25.160" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1433" PostId="1923" Score="0" Text="What I'm saying is that I don't see why you can't &quot;just rinse it off every now and then&quot; if you used yarn. Are you concerned about drying time? Why?" CreationDate="2016-07-12T04:15:49.880" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1434" PostId="1925" Score="0" Text="With fishing line, I'd be concerned about it cutting into the plastic straws." CreationDate="2016-07-12T04:17:01.210" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1435" PostId="1923" Score="0" Text="@Martha Because if it gets wet and I don't know it... it'll get musty and mildewy. Then I'll have to try and wash it and scrub between the straws, hoping I don't fray it. And some of the yarn is fraying already :/" CreationDate="2016-07-12T04:26:18.227" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1436" PostId="1942" Score="0" Text="Like http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/545/what-paint-works-for-mock-stained-glass/568#568?" CreationDate="2016-07-12T19:21:53.803" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="1437" PostId="1942" Score="0" Text="@Stephie: kinda, but without the &quot;removable decal&quot; part." CreationDate="2016-07-12T19:52:18.893" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1438" PostId="1942" Score="0" Text="If you use the right (or &quot;wrong', depending on perspective) plastic, you can't peel them off. Sorry, but I don't know the English term for them." CreationDate="2016-07-12T19:54:04.907" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="1439" PostId="18" Score="2" Text="Mostly, I go with the &quot;mix a (relatively) massive amount&quot; method, which is fine because I use watercolors - if there are leftovers, I let them dry out, and then I can use them for the next project by adding water. I have no idea what people do when painting a large canvas with oil paints or acrylics, other than maybe &quot;don't mix your own colors, buy them instead&quot;." CreationDate="2016-07-12T23:36:34.767" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1440" PostId="1860" Score="0" Text="There's also something called 'padding compound' which is specifically for tear-off pads.  (I've used padding compound but I've never used bookbinders glue, so I can't say how they compare in strength)" CreationDate="2016-07-13T02:14:51.900" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1442" PostId="1860" Score="0" Text="@Joe: I never heared of padding compound. I'll try it! The bookbinders glue works fine but sometimes, it sticks to good. If you apply to much then it is quite strong." CreationDate="2016-07-13T14:01:41.533" UserId="533" />
  <row Id="1444" PostId="1895" Score="0" Text="Are these skulls already clean or are they still... meaty?" CreationDate="2016-07-13T20:42:08.993" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1445" PostId="1895" Score="0" Text="@Catija Pretty much bleached by the sun and picked clean by critters. I dunno about germs and inside, like marrow" CreationDate="2016-07-13T20:43:03.760" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1446" PostId="1895" Score="0" Text="Hmmm... I'd always been under the impression that the UV light from the sun was a great killer of germs but, as you note, there could be other stuff on the inside." CreationDate="2016-07-13T20:45:15.230" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1447" PostId="1947" Score="1" Text="How much work are you wanting to do or are comfortable doing? Making it hang vertically would (probably) be a good amount of work. Making it longer would be simple. Perhaps better as two questions?" CreationDate="2016-07-14T00:04:09.213" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1448" PostId="1946" Score="0" Text="Are you saying that when you press the paper to the card it squeezes glue out from the edges, and some of that gets into the surface of the card, where it doesn't belong? You just need to clean the finished sides? What type of paper are you using?" CreationDate="2016-07-14T04:07:38.410" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1451" PostId="1946" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge exactly. Feel free to edit, English is not my mother tongue. I'm using 165g paper." CreationDate="2016-07-14T06:12:54.453" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="1452" PostId="1860" Score="0" Text="it'll make it like the old tear-off notepads that you used to find everywhere (before everyone switched to pads of post-it notes).  You only really see them these days in yellow legal pads &amp; sometimes notepads in hotel rooms.  If you're making lots of small pads, you can stack them all together (cardboard as the lower one), glue, and then cut apart.  (it helps to flex where you want it to break, then slide the knife through from the paper side, so you're well aligned)." CreationDate="2016-07-14T12:32:58.737" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1453" PostId="1947" Score="0" Text="I'm moderately comfortable with wire work and even have some (tiny) tools, and I love the stone enough that I'm happy to put in the effort and/or learn necessary skills. I split the second question out (should have known better!)" CreationDate="2016-07-14T17:00:24.137" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1454" PostId="1946" Score="0" Text="For the paper, is it gloss or matte?" CreationDate="2016-07-14T18:15:48.023" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1455" PostId="1949" Score="0" Text="How &quot;vertical&quot;? I can imagine an easy way to get it **more** vertical (essentially by balancing it on only one of the two rings) but it would hang at a diagonal that I can't predict (though you can test it out really easily by just holding it by one chain or the other). Getting it truly vertical would be more challenging." CreationDate="2016-07-14T18:41:40.723" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1456" PostId="1949" Score="0" Text="I think I want it symmetric, so completely vertical." CreationDate="2016-07-14T18:42:50.473" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1458" PostId="1951" Score="1" Text="The pattern is linked in the question. No, I can't find an identical version of the pattern already made for a baby." CreationDate="2016-07-14T21:07:01.610" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1459" PostId="1949" Score="0" Text="My guess is that getting rid of the existing two rings will be the most difficult. You may consider gluing a new ring on the &quot;top&quot; and attach the chain from there. What is the material of the metal &quot;coat&quot; ?" CreationDate="2016-07-14T22:03:44.680" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="1460" PostId="1949" Score="0" Text="Other than &quot;something silvery&quot; I don't know, unfortunately." CreationDate="2016-07-14T22:04:48.227" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1461" PostId="1946" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge matte, and sometimes slightly textured." CreationDate="2016-07-15T06:09:21.043" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="1463" PostId="1949" Score="0" Text="I know next to nothing about this but I would try to remove one of the rings and solder another one on the opposite side of the remaining ring. That would make it vertical. The difficulty comes from the metals you are using. You cannot just go get any soldering iron to do it and you need special tools (from what I am told)" CreationDate="2016-07-15T12:03:47.433" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1464" PostId="1951" Score="0" Text="You might as well [edit] that first paragraph out now. It is misleading now since you say &quot;I want to see the pattern first&quot; then &quot;I didn't notice the pattern before.&quot;" CreationDate="2016-07-15T12:34:19.030" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1465" PostId="1951" Score="0" Text="As a note, I stated in the question to &quot;assume I crochet perfectly on gauge&quot;." CreationDate="2016-07-15T16:07:26.857" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1468" PostId="1949" Score="0" Text="How well does it hang if you move one of the chains so they're both connected to the same hoop?" CreationDate="2016-07-15T17:43:38.693" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1469" PostId="1946" Score="0" Text="I've used craft sticks (aka wooden popsicle sticks) to smooth the surface and then scrape away the excess for this sort of thing before ... I don't know it compares to the others, though." CreationDate="2016-07-15T17:45:48.907" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1470" PostId="1954" Score="0" Text="Not actually put them on the children :P" CreationDate="2016-07-15T18:50:03.107" UserId="653" />
  <row Id="1471" PostId="1959" Score="0" Text="So a cotton canvas, maybe? Cotton batting underneath for a bit of cushion?" CreationDate="2016-07-15T18:56:21.990" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1472" PostId="1959" Score="1" Text="Yes, that should work - I will double check what mine is when I get home in a few hours, since my mother made that one too." CreationDate="2016-07-15T19:01:24.790" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1473" PostId="1946" Score="1" Text="This actually sounds like it would be ideal for an experiment answer -- somebody try all the options! :)" CreationDate="2016-07-15T19:01:24.927" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1474" PostId="1960" Score="0" Text="I've heard that spray paint can warp paper. Do you know if this is true? Though I suppose I can always sacrifice a couple of sheets to find out..." CreationDate="2016-07-15T19:06:57.273" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1475" PostId="1960" Score="1" Text="That is part of the &quot;distance&quot; comment in the answer. You want to spray from a distance as to not get it too wet too quickly. I have to update the answer though with a point that you bring up." CreationDate="2016-07-15T19:08:58.817" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1476" PostId="1960" Score="0" Text="If you attempt multiple light, even coatings, it should significantly reduce the chance of too much paint dampening/warping the paper." CreationDate="2016-07-15T19:12:19.413" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1477" PostId="1960" Score="0" Text="@Erica I just updated with that very same thought a moment ago!" CreationDate="2016-07-15T19:12:51.527" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1478" PostId="1960" Score="0" Text="great minds think alike :) (or crafty ones, at least)" CreationDate="2016-07-15T19:13:10.007" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1480" PostId="1962" Score="3" Text="Welcome to A&amp;C! We'd like to make sure that answers are actually answers so, if you're going to suggest a solution, please phrase it as an answer and explain what you mean more thoroughly. Otherwise, this will likely be deleted or converted to a comment." CreationDate="2016-07-15T20:40:01.523" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1482" PostId="1949" Score="0" Text="A bead store should have the materials and know-how to do the work or tell you what you need to do. It looks like soldering is involved in switching from horizontal to vertical at the least." CreationDate="2016-07-14T20:53:19.653" UserId="647" />
  <row Id="1483" PostId="1961" Score="0" Text="Hydrogen peroxide is a debriding agent, it is not a sterilizing or antiseptic agent. Any other recommendations to ensure it's sanitary?" CreationDate="2016-07-16T00:40:39.827" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1484" PostId="1953" Score="0" Text="I was able to price 32 oz jars of student-grade acrylic for about $22 USD apiece. That'll put the purchase at about $150 for your volume estimates." CreationDate="2016-07-16T03:30:43.527" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1485" PostId="1959" Score="0" Text="@Erica Double checked my iron board and it turns out I have a very thin layer of foam padding beneath the cotton cover, but cotton batting would probably work just as well." CreationDate="2016-07-16T03:51:16.243" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1486" PostId="1953" Score="0" Text="200 fl. oz. needed / 32 fl. oz per jar = 6.25 jars needed.&#xA;&#xA;But you can't buy a quarter of a jar. &#xA;&#xA;.25 x 32 fl. oz = 8 fl. oz.&#xA;&#xA;8 fl. oz. needed / 2 fl. oz. per tube = 4 tubes needed.&#xA;&#xA;Total cost now&#xA;&#xA;6 jars x $22 USD = $132 USD&#xA;Plus&#xA;4 tubes x $10 USD = $40 USD&#xA;&#xA;Total is $172 USD for 6 jars and 4 tubes.&#xA;&#xA;But what about the 20% wastage?&#xA;&#xA;200 fl. oz. x 20% = 40 fl. oz.&#xA;&#xA;40 fl. oz. can be made up by buying 1 32 fl. oz. jar and 4 2 fl. oz. tubes. This adds an additional $62.&#xA;&#xA;$22 + (4 x $10) = $62&#xA;&#xA;Total cost for 200 fl. oz. plus 20% wastage is $234." CreationDate="2016-07-16T08:51:32.030" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1487" PostId="1953" Score="0" Text="By shopping around you saved yourself $966 dollars.&#xA;&#xA;$1200 - $234 = $966&#xA;&#xA;That's 80.5% off the original price for the needed paint!&#xA;&#xA;($966 / $1200) x 100% = 80.5 %&#xA;&#xA;Which means you can (1) sell the painting for $966 dollars less than you originally though or (2) you can keep the price the same and put an additional $966 in your pocket or (3) the savings gives you some negotiation room when dealing with the customer on the sale.&#xA;&#xA;Shows what your return on investment can be by just shopping around." CreationDate="2016-07-16T08:53:29.180" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1488" PostId="1953" Score="1" Text="That math doesn't add up. 240/32=7.5. So, 8@$22 =$176+tax. You don't buy 4 2oz tubes at $10 when you can get 32oz at $22. You pay less, buy the extra. The price will vary on supplier, regardless, but I wanted to point out that $1200 is unlikely unless they're using a lot of different colors are really high grade stuff (which I wouldn't recommend for someone new, even though I don't paint)" CreationDate="2016-07-16T08:59:02.127" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1489" PostId="1953" Score="0" Text="7 jars and 8 tubes is 240 fl. oz of paint. 7 jars costs $154. And 8 tubes costs $80 giving a total of $234. But if we buy 8 jars that's more paint than needed and it saves you an additional $58 because 8 jars would cost $176. You just saved me $56 bucks! Thanks!" CreationDate="2016-07-16T12:46:56.093" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1491" PostId="1952" Score="0" Text="Is golden the brand or the color?" CreationDate="2016-07-16T19:22:03.563" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1493" PostId="1958" Score="1" Text="As a folder, I have to ask, wouldn't it be easier to use a piece of colored/printed paper and just fold another crane? :) [It is a very basic traditional model](http://www.origami-fun.com/origami-crane.html)." CreationDate="2016-07-16T20:39:00.710" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="1494" PostId="1895" Score="0" Text="There was an answer on this that was a link to a very informational site with details about best treatments for skeletons in different conditions (how much flesh was still there)-- I had commented that it'd be good to summarize it, in case of link rot ... but now it's been deleted, so there's no link at all.  Can anyone with high enough rep see the deleted post to copy the link?" CreationDate="2016-07-16T22:43:56.313" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1495" PostId="1895" Score="0" Text="@Joe It was a link-only answer that was removed accordingly, but the link was  jakes-bones.com if you'd care to make that information into an answer." CreationDate="2016-07-16T22:45:13.730" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1496" PostId="1895" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge : then convert it to a comment ( http://www.jakes-bones.com/p/how-to-clean-animal-bones.html ), or downvote it ... the link itself had good info, and I'd rather people have access to it than not have it at all.  And I don't want reputation for someone else's answer; if you undelete it, let me know, and I'll edit it so they get the rep." CreationDate="2016-07-16T22:49:07.337" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1497" PostId="1966" Score="0" Text="Can I keep them from pitting?" CreationDate="2016-07-17T00:52:45.340" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1498" PostId="1895" Score="1" Text="@Joe Policy is to delete link only answers.  http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/225370/287266 The OP can still try again." CreationDate="2016-07-17T00:59:41.810" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1499" PostId="1966" Score="1" Text="Plaster by its nature is gritty. Any time it makes contact with the tool it will scratch the surface. Moisture is your enemy. If you store your tools in a container thrown in a bag of silica gel desiccant. The desiccant will help absorb any remaining moisture." CreationDate="2016-07-17T05:04:41.537" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1500" PostId="1953" Score="0" Text="great calculations. thanks!&#xA;I was also thinking of buying a gel medium to get more out of the paints. Although i think i would need to buy mid-high quality grade paints in order to retain the color quality with the medium. Not sure now how much paint vs gel i should buy though." CreationDate="2016-07-17T10:29:15.813" UserId="638" />
  <row Id="1501" PostId="1953" Score="0" Text="The calculations still hold true for whatever is used to make the smaller test canvas. If you use a quarter of the 2 fl. oz. tube of paint, 1/5 of a cup of gel medium, 1 stick of charcoal, 7 cotton balls, and whatever else is needed to make the 10 cm^2 canvas &quot;all&quot; the items would need to be multiplied by 400 in order to have enough on hand to make the same image on the larger canvas. Do the small canvas first, keep an accurate record of what gets used apply the scaling factor of 400 and you will have a good idea of what will be needed for the larger work." CreationDate="2016-07-17T12:10:43.867" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1502" PostId="1966" Score="0" Text="Oh, good idea. You should add that part about storing them with the silica gel to your answer!" CreationDate="2016-07-17T14:14:40.050" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1503" PostId="1967" Score="0" Text="Are you making sure that the height of the printed map is equal to half the circumference of the sphere?" CreationDate="2016-07-17T14:18:55.853" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1504" PostId="1967" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge: Yes, plus the &quot;slices&quot; don't reach all the way to the poles - there are two &quot;polar caps&quot; to account for that (and provide some vertical wiggle room)." CreationDate="2016-07-17T14:32:14.217" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="1505" PostId="1953" Score="0" Text="haha yeah that makes sense. matter is matter. unfortunately i dont have the time to do this experiment and have a tiny window to order the right materials for a mule to deliver them to me 4k miles to my remote local. aahh.. 3rd world problems;-)  thanks John for your thoughtful post!" CreationDate="2016-07-17T22:38:23.490" UserId="638" />
  <row Id="1507" PostId="1895" Score="0" Text="@Catija if solar UV can kill surface germs, it still can't kill germs inside cavities, of which skulls have plenty." CreationDate="2016-07-18T12:47:35.857" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1508" PostId="1961" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge It's widely used as a disinfectant [(wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_peroxide#Disinfectant) though quite a high concentration may be needed." CreationDate="2016-07-18T12:49:13.293" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1509" PostId="1958" Score="0" Text="@inkista That would defeat the purpose of preserving the one my friend gifted me." CreationDate="2016-07-18T13:09:22.853" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1510" PostId="1895" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH I said that..." CreationDate="2016-07-18T13:31:20.233" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1511" PostId="1970" Score="0" Text="Please address issues of vertical mounting on the linked question and save this answer to address only the issue of lengthening the chain." CreationDate="2016-07-18T15:39:36.443" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1512" PostId="1975" Score="0" Text="What types of additives have you tried in your paper? Some solvents and soaking may help. Ive heard of even using something like fabric softener." CreationDate="2016-07-18T17:21:18.693" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1513" PostId="1975" Score="0" Text="@BrownRedHawk: None; just soaking in clean water. It can't be anything that would bleach the print or prevent sticking with glue afterwards, but I'd be open for suggestions." CreationDate="2016-07-18T17:35:17.097" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="1514" PostId="1975" Score="0" Text="It sounds like you need to move to a non-cellulose paper then. Something like linen or similar, that will not shred or dissolve." CreationDate="2016-07-18T17:36:07.917" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1515" PostId="1975" Score="0" Text="If your printer has the doors to open so that you can run paper through without it going through rollers ... you *might* be able to make something to use -- use spray glue to affix a stretchy material to paper or some other non-stretchy backing.  But you'll need to trim it so there's nothing that might get caught going through the printer." CreationDate="2016-07-18T19:06:37.960" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1516" PostId="1977" Score="0" Text="Why L-profile? Why should the lower parts meet first?" CreationDate="2016-07-19T04:22:11.380" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1518" PostId="1973" Score="1" Text="Riflers! I wouldn't have thought of that term co search for. Very helpful" CreationDate="2016-07-19T04:26:27.760" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1519" PostId="1977" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge: L-profile so that one side of the L sits on top (upper side) of vise jaws preventing the profile from falling, while the other covers the faces of them, providing a smooth pushing surface. Slanted, because otherwise you'll get a sharp dent at the point where the workpiece enters the vise (at the upper edge of the L-profiles). With the slant, the bottom part provides maximum compression, the top - none." CreationDate="2016-07-19T04:39:21.577" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="1520" PostId="1978" Score="0" Text="These services provide only a small monochrome print, not over the whole balloon. And it looks pretty washed-out once the balloon is inflated. The map I have is complex, full color, very detailed - definitely not something I could replicate by hand." CreationDate="2016-07-19T04:48:53.390" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="1521" PostId="353" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge : hammering will 'work' the wire, and make it more brittle (and thus subject to cracking if you try to bend it afterwards).  Bending is more gentle, so typically done first.  (although if you bend it back and forth repeatedly, you'll work it so much that it'll break)." CreationDate="2016-07-19T17:24:46.993" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1522" PostId="1980" Score="1" Text="I have a pretty good idea that this is probably digital art... Which it is. A google image search turns it up to be &quot;Xanadu&quot; buy Ming Fan. It can be seen along with other works of his [here](http://www.4artgarden.com/amazing-conceptual-game-art-by-ming-fan.html). This isn't to say that you couldn't create this on paper but it would likely be very difficult." CreationDate="2016-07-19T19:17:14.597" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1523" PostId="1953" Score="0" Text="Multiplying like this makes small errors into big errors. To avoid that, you'd need to get a very, very accurate initial measurement. (&quot;In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.&quot;)" CreationDate="2016-07-19T23:31:32.030" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1524" PostId="1953" Score="0" Text="It sure does! Any mistake at the beginning scales by 400. but if you do the small painting first and you find it doesn't work then you just saved 400 times the expense of making a large piece that doesn't work. But that's just a theory." CreationDate="2016-07-20T00:57:17.837" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1525" PostId="1978" Score="0" Text="What about Joe's suggestion ... Glue down (using 3m removable adhesive) a piece of latex onto a heavy card stock and feed that through an inkjet printer. Peal the latex off the card stock and then stick it onto the globe. But as you stretch the latex the image would break apart. Actually I'm not sure if inkjet ink would stick to latex. ... Hmmm ... What if, you printed your image onto a piece of thermoplastic and vacuum formed it into a ball shape. Would have to be two pieces. Joining and trimming would be tricky." CreationDate="2016-07-20T01:22:31.917" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1526" PostId="1978" Score="0" Text="I'm fairly sure ink from inkjet printer won't stick to latex. And I'm fairly sure it would melt in the laser printer, gumming it up. Something like transparencies for laser printers would work, except I'd need it to be, uh, non-transparent." CreationDate="2016-07-20T01:56:54.497" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="1527" PostId="1982" Score="0" Text="I think they may be wondering about things such as types of brushes" CreationDate="2016-07-20T06:50:36.313" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1528" PostId="1982" Score="3" Text="@CreationEdge: I meant &quot;oil painting&quot; as the category, complete with whatever that entails: canvas, brushes, paints, supplementary mediums (e.g. for glazes), varnishes, etc. (And if someone really doesn't know the first thing about oil painting, then it's gonna be many, many years before they can produce anything resembling these paintings.)" CreationDate="2016-07-20T13:25:18.227" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1529" PostId="1986" Score="0" Text="It's not strictly thermochromic but LCD thermometers can cover this range so maybe there's something you can modify/attach ([example](http://www.thermometersdirect.co.uk/lcd-thermometer-tempstrip-3degc-to--13degc.html))" CreationDate="2016-07-20T14:54:54.023" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1530" PostId="1984" Score="0" Text="The sticker version I've got isn't noticeably stretchier than paper but it's not too expensive on ebay to try it." CreationDate="2016-07-20T14:56:19.547" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1531" PostId="1975" Score="0" Text="The problem is, how do you feed a stretchy material through a printer without deforming it (for that matter you'd have to pre-deform you images)" CreationDate="2016-07-20T14:57:10.333" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1532" PostId="1986" Score="0" Text="Back in the 80s, you used to be able to get these thermometers that were a plastic card, and the ink would change on it depending on the temperature, and tell you what temperature they were.  It seems to be called a [liquid crystal thermometer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_crystal_thermometer).  I don't know if it's possible to get sensitivity at the temperatures you're looking for, but if they make ones for fridges, I would assume so.  This might also be the tech behind the winter gloves that would change when they got cold." CreationDate="2016-07-20T16:38:39.337" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1533" PostId="1984" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH : have you tried warming it slightly?  Take a hair drier or a heat gun (at a distance) to warm the area you want to stretch, then apply it." CreationDate="2016-07-20T16:39:54.953" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1534" PostId="1979" Score="0" Text="How are the loops attached to the handle?  If it's not possible to sharpen them, you might be possible to find replacement wires so you don't have to discard the whole thing.  (depending on how they're attached)." CreationDate="2016-07-20T17:09:23.347" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1535" PostId="1979" Score="0" Text="@Joe If I could remove them I don't think they could be replaced, and would probably require breaking them off." CreationDate="2016-07-20T17:10:29.913" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1536" PostId="1979" Score="0" Text="From this angle, it looks like the end of the handle holding the wire might be crimped ... you can *sometimes* loosen it if you get get something in there to wedge it open ... like an ice pick ... but you need to put it in a vise so you don't risk injuring yourself." CreationDate="2016-07-20T17:26:19.940" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1537" PostId="1984" Score="0" Text="@Joe I've only used it on flat surfaces (electronics project boxes). As it can take the heat of a laser printer fuser I doubt a hair dryer will do much good (the inkjet version is the same apart from the coating)." CreationDate="2016-07-20T18:07:45.900" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1538" PostId="1984" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH : As you mention 'stickier', is there some non-stretchy backing to the adhesive?  If so, that could explain why it doesn't deform when going through the printer.  I'd suggest trying the heating approach at least once -- it might take a heat gun or placing it next to a halogen lamp, but there should be a temperature at which is easily goes through plastic deformation.  (ie, stretches and doesn't spring back fully)" CreationDate="2016-07-20T19:39:27.083" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1540" PostId="1988" Score="0" Text="I've encountered another problem: the paper is not stretchy enough. But that's [a different question...](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/1975/a-more-stretchy-printable-paper-alternative)" CreationDate="2016-07-21T04:34:24.867" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="1541" PostId="1984" Score="0" Text="The plastic itself is the non-stretchy bit. I've used professionally-made vinyl stickers before and they don't stretch either. It's not a desirable property in most cases because it distorts the print. Some plastics decompose or char without softening, in others the temperature difference between softening and turning brown is impractically small. But I'm not saying is not worth the OP trying, I'm just confident it's not a simple solution." CreationDate="2016-07-21T05:53:30.310" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1542" PostId="1986" Score="0" Text="Currently [some beers](http://blitzlebels.com/super-cool-labels/) have labels with elements that appear or change color around that temperature range (&quot;perfect for drinking&quot;)" CreationDate="2016-07-21T07:47:48.767" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="1557" PostId="1997" Score="2" Text="Welcome to [crafts.se], and thanks for contributing. Since the user has a specific task of smoothing out the edges of straight-cut pieces of glass/mirror, is there a certain shape bit you'd recommend?" CreationDate="2016-07-24T04:47:46.347" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1558" PostId="53" Score="1" Text="They are also used on good quality canvas as even the best canvas can stretch over time." CreationDate="2016-07-24T07:53:52.097" UserId="680" />
  <row Id="1565" PostId="1887" Score="1" Text="@NickWeinberg : wet sanding specifically keeps down the dust -- the dust gets wet and turns into a sort of paste that you have to wipe off every so often (and then apply more water) -- but it doesn't get airborne." CreationDate="2016-07-24T22:18:49.373" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1566" PostId="476" Score="2" Text="Cooking oils such as olive oil etc will never dry!  Buying cheap is a false economy, and you don't really need a lot of linseed oil...if you use mineral spirit as well then a little will go a long way." CreationDate="2016-07-25T09:39:06.033" UserId="680" />
  <row Id="1568" PostId="1997" Score="0" Text="I use either a 150 grit, cylinder shaped (similar in diameter as a #2 pencil), diamond burr, a silicon carbide grinding stone (same shape/ size) or a chainsaw sharpening stone (the blue one). Information on these bits and others can be found at Dremel.com. Be sure to wear your mask, oil your glass, and set the tool to a low speed prior to starting. Be gentle and WEAR YOUR EYE PROTECTION. I can't say enough about the eye protection thing. Been through many pairs of glasses, but still have both eyes. Undamaged!" CreationDate="2016-07-24T08:09:16.670" UserDisplayName="user684" />
  <row Id="1569" PostId="365" Score="0" Text="For the sake of anyone else stumbling on this post from a search, let me point out that many polymer clay projects utilize aluminum foil and/or wire to help give the piece form. Putting any type of metal in a microwave is a very bad idea." CreationDate="2016-07-27T03:39:39.780" UserId="696" />
  <row Id="1570" PostId="1942" Score="1" Text="For clear plastic sheets you may be able to use overhead projector acetate film - it works out to about 20p/sheet.  Don't buy too much until you've tested your paints on it, but I've used glass paint on acetate sheet in the past.  It's flexible so would need supporting if you use the thick leading." CreationDate="2016-07-27T10:23:50.387" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1571" PostId="1942" Score="0" Text="@Stephie: it's not the type of plastic, it's the type of paint. The niece just acquired some &quot;dimensional glass paint&quot; at a garage sale, which came with some plastic sheets for working on, and then you peel it off and stick it in the window. My sister tried her old Gallery Glass brand imitation-stained-glass paints on the same plastic sheets, and it doesn't peel off." CreationDate="2016-07-27T13:59:06.727" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1572" PostId="2008" Score="0" Text="A print on cloth seems like an interesting option, although the seams will be likely more visible, plus the print quality is often inferior. Even iron-in print would do. Actually, I'm thinking if iron-in print could be used on a different type of material..." CreationDate="2016-07-27T16:27:25.117" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="1573" PostId="402" Score="0" Text="The quality of the item will suffer when boiled - and it seems microwave doesn't change it. Never mind the curing temperature, the pigments wash out and the colors become bland." CreationDate="2016-07-27T16:31:03.460" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="1574" PostId="2009" Score="1" Text="Have you looked to see if there are any local guitar makers in your city? They might be willing to sell you some of their stock. Also, while woodworking is definitely on topic here on A&amp;C, you might find you get a better response on [woodworking.se], which is limited to woodworking only. Please don't duplicate this post there, though. If you would like to move the post, either delete it here and post it there or ask us to move it for you. I'm not certain that sourcing wood is on topic there, though, so you might check that out first. :)" CreationDate="2016-07-28T14:27:37.480" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1575" PostId="349" Score="0" Text="*cut pliers* have one additional benefit. After cutting 10k of rings for your mail you'll have developed your sword arm to a formidable sight." CreationDate="2016-07-28T20:32:53.320" UserId="702" />
  <row Id="1577" PostId="2010" Score="0" Text="Do you mean to say that the *paper* has yellowed? What is yellow? Can you please clarify your question a bit?" CreationDate="2016-07-28T23:38:53.393" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1578" PostId="2010" Score="0" Text="I drew the drawing in a white paper, now it is not looking white it became pale yellow." CreationDate="2016-07-28T23:49:54.827" UserId="703" />
  <row Id="1579" PostId="2011" Score="0" Text="But if the paper has already yellowed, is there any solution? This seems like a method of preventing the yellowing in the first place." CreationDate="2016-07-28T23:50:38.217" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1580" PostId="2011" Score="0" Text="Undo the yellowing? Not that I know of." CreationDate="2016-07-28T23:59:40.453" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1581" PostId="2011" Score="0" Text="Yeah, I didn't figure that was the case. That might be worth adding to your answer, since the question is how to get rid of the yellow. Very nice, overall, though! Not trying to be critical." CreationDate="2016-07-29T00:07:54.353" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1582" PostId="2011" Score="0" Text="I have added the note. And thanks for the review! I always appreciate a good critique. Cheers!" CreationDate="2016-07-29T02:21:47.937" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1588" PostId="2014" Score="0" Text="This is what I will try first. I wasn't sure if dry plaster would bond with new wet stuff. I'm actually okay with creating a slip between the pieces and making a &quot;cast&quot; around it, as well, since the piece isn't yet finished. I can resculpt to remove the excess" CreationDate="2016-07-31T01:57:34.470" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1589" PostId="2014" Score="0" Text="Sounds like you are &quot;really&quot; mending a broken leg. Actually you could exactly do what a doctor does when mending broken bones by drilling and placing a pin to lock the two halves together. Give me a couple of hours and I will throw in a sketch of what I mean. I have to go clean my studio. Request by management." CreationDate="2016-07-31T15:10:11.987" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1591" PostId="2018" Score="0" Text="Two individuals can already form a group. Another word that comes to mind is 'collaboration'." CreationDate="2016-07-31T19:41:56.157" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="1592" PostId="2018" Score="2" Text="Could get more answers asking this over on [English.SE](https://english.stackexchange.com/)...." CreationDate="2016-07-31T20:08:54.240" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="1593" PostId="2009" Score="0" Text="Related: On music.SE: [How much does an electric guitar's body physics affect the tone, playability, etc?](http://music.stackexchange.com/questions/14019)" CreationDate="2016-07-31T20:13:53.550" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="1595" PostId="2010" Score="1" Text="This question is very related: http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/528/how-can-i-prevent-my-drawings-and-paper-from-yellowing-over-time" CreationDate="2016-08-01T02:54:25.510" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1596" PostId="2015" Score="0" Text="What attachments would you recommend with the rotary tool? You don't go into any specifics." CreationDate="2016-08-01T02:57:08.477" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1604" PostId="2011" Score="0" Text="Thanks John, I follow this for a new drawing. Do you want to spray this first and start drawing? or Choose acid-free paper?" CreationDate="2016-08-01T16:40:49.937" UserId="703" />
  <row Id="1605" PostId="2020" Score="1" Text="I converted the numbered list to a bulleted one as to not imply an order. I also converted some text into links to help the flow better. Nice finds." CreationDate="2016-08-01T16:48:01.433" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1606" PostId="2026" Score="1" Text="This seems a better fit for the comment as, like you say, does nothing to address the OPs question but tries to provide a potential solution to keep a copy of the work if nothing else." CreationDate="2016-08-01T16:49:17.083" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1607" PostId="2011" Score="0" Text="Spraying these chemicals should only be a last resort. They are very expensive chemicals and not good to breath. Archivists use these chemicals to save precious art works for the future. Instead of spending money to fix mistakes use that money instead to buy good quality, archival rated, papers and tools. You will draw better and feel better knowing that from the moment you begin the work you are doing your best for yourself, your future customers and history. Mastery and craftsmanship is the solution and cure. Choose the acid-free paper. Leave your old art as a reminder so as to never forget." CreationDate="2016-08-01T16:58:52.397" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1608" PostId="2020" Score="0" Text="Thx for the edit! Appreciate it very much." CreationDate="2016-08-01T17:02:01.817" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1609" PostId="1741" Score="0" Text="I have not tried the Dremel yet, but the &quot;serrated&quot; utility knife blades are the answer." CreationDate="2016-08-01T17:21:02.460" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1610" PostId="1927" Score="0" Text="The spray adhesive is a solid idea! The toothbrush thing will work for now, but I'm eager to get a spray can for the future." CreationDate="2016-08-01T17:37:23.930" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1611" PostId="2009" Score="0" Text="Specifically, do you need wood for the entire guitar, or just part of it?" CreationDate="2016-08-01T17:41:02.667" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1612" PostId="2011" Score="0" Text="This would be a good answer for [my question about preventing the yellowing](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/528/how-can-i-prevent-my-drawings-and-paper-from-yellowing-over-time)" CreationDate="2016-08-01T17:42:09.077" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1613" PostId="2027" Score="0" Text="For curved interior edges I like a fine burr or sanding drum in my dremel." CreationDate="2016-08-01T20:06:38.807" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1615" PostId="2030" Score="0" Text="I'm not entirely sure I understand your question, but finding stock or custom artwork is not within [the scope of this site](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/tour).  Sorry about the confusion." CreationDate="2016-08-02T11:04:57.707" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="1617" PostId="2017" Score="0" Text="Great question as I have a car seat to repair!" CreationDate="2016-08-02T12:47:52.793" UserId="90" />
  <row Id="1618" PostId="1959" Score="0" Text="My mother uses a cotton towel for padding on her ironing board (in fact, if you don't have an ironing board available, a sufficiently folded towel on a table will work in a pinch)." CreationDate="2016-08-02T15:52:23.863" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="1619" PostId="1884" Score="1" Text="Also, how big - something you might hang next to a door, color guard style, something else? The appropriate fabric weight to be &quot;thin&quot; might depend on that." CreationDate="2016-08-02T17:07:37.407" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="1620" PostId="2026" Score="0" Text="You can then print them out on a newer sheet of paper, too." CreationDate="2016-08-02T18:04:22.683" UserId="199" />
  <row Id="1621" PostId="2034" Score="0" Text="From the wording in the question I think the OP wanted to avoid having to cut it and having a seam. Do you by chance have a way to mitigate this? Also could have an issue working it flat and then rolling it up again. Shape would be changed and the decorated paper inside could buckle." CreationDate="2016-08-02T18:27:02.553" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1622" PostId="2034" Score="0" Text="How would you recommend sealing the tube back up?" CreationDate="2016-08-03T00:11:52.867" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1623" PostId="2027" Score="0" Text="I have needle files, which will hopefully work? I'm not sure the quality of mine are good enough to actually sharpen anything. Let me give this a try and get back to you." CreationDate="2016-08-03T00:13:10.057" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1624" PostId="2034" Score="0" Text="You ***could*** use tape or any flat material on the outside, then paint over it." CreationDate="2016-08-03T00:14:13.047" UserId="199" />
  <row Id="1625" PostId="2034" Score="1" Text="That would work if you happened to have two tubes that were a sliding fit together. Then the seams could be opposite and reinforced so they'd be quite subtle.  The outer tube could be made to fit." CreationDate="2016-08-03T07:58:21.543" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1626" PostId="2038" Score="2" Text="I think the &quot;rough&quot; edges you are seeing is due to the water content in your water paints. Unprimed plywood acts like a sponge to paint. Even regular paint will cause the same warping and roughing of the surface of the plywood. There is a special plywood boat builder and sign makers use but that plywood (called marine plywood) is very expensive. I'm not even sure if coating the plywood with clear epoxy would work." CreationDate="2016-08-03T11:19:57.407" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1627" PostId="2038" Score="0" Text="Could you include a picture of the edges?" CreationDate="2016-08-03T12:37:12.450" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="1629" PostId="2038" Score="1" Text="You don't mention any specifics of the material you used. Your plywood quality would be suspect here but the edges of plies will contain end grain which will absorb a lot of moisture like glues and paints. You will also see the grain raising which can happen because of moisture as well. I would attribute that to the roughness you feel. Once the grain is raised you should be able to smooth it again in order to reapply the finish, like paint. Some people wet wood to force the grain to raise so they can scrape it off. Not usually with some plywoods though." CreationDate="2016-08-03T13:19:38.987" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1630" PostId="2038" Score="0" Text="I feel like you might be asking two questions here. One about the plywood edges and the other about the paint." CreationDate="2016-08-03T13:23:48.133" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1632" PostId="2038" Score="0" Text="@Matt hm, it's really one question: before painting, the edges were fine. I either need to post-process them to remove the edges, or take on a new painting technique to not get these rough edges. Either way is fine for me. Are you saying I could (1) make the wood wet, with water, (2) polish the wood, (3) paint the wood? I suppose that would only have to be done on the sides?" CreationDate="2016-08-03T13:26:54.190" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="1633" PostId="2038" Score="0" Text="Ah ok. Your title could use a touch up then maybe since the edges are not a focus there. How did you cut it? I see something similar to tear out there. Did it look like that before you painted? I would use putty (wood filler) or some primer on the edges. Let it dry and sand and smooth. Should be able to paint just fine after that." CreationDate="2016-08-03T13:32:27.333" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1634" PostId="2038" Score="0" Text="The visual is very helpful, thanks :) I would do something like what Matt said, try sanding and repainting, but make sure to let it dry thoroughly before that. I don't have experience painting plywood with other types of paints so I can't answer that part." CreationDate="2016-08-03T13:39:41.233" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="1635" PostId="2038" Score="0" Text="@Matt I cut it using a [traditional fretsaw](http://www.krazart.com/photos/w660/660_wk1.JPG), then sanded it. The edges were perfectly smooth then (unfortunately, I painted everything, so no picture). Anyway, I will try what you suggested and report back. Thanks (also whrrgarbl!)." CreationDate="2016-08-03T13:46:57.363" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="1637" PostId="2034" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH, that is also an option." CreationDate="2016-08-03T17:16:04.300" UserId="199" />
  <row Id="1638" PostId="2043" Score="0" Text="I actually Googled something like &quot;cutting circular corner mat&quot; and variations, looked for more than hour, thought I had stumper.  Silly me didn't Google &quot;circle cutter&quot;.  Now, to do a little cost-benefit analysis." CreationDate="2016-08-03T22:20:41.747" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="1641" PostId="2043" Score="0" Text="As for the smaller radii, the product you found gives the essence of how the cut might be achieved and suggests ways to kludge together a tool to do the job.  Might take a bit of time, but cost benefit analysis is always null and void in a do it yourself situation." CreationDate="2016-08-03T22:30:46.640" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="1642" PostId="2043" Score="0" Text="Good point :D Another option I thought of is to see what a framing shop would charge... sometimes if you're just having them cut the mat, they'll do it pretty cheaply, so if you need this for one mat ever, it might be easier to go with that option." CreationDate="2016-08-03T22:32:07.883" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1643" PostId="2044" Score="0" Text="Option 1: would the edges be beveled?  Option 2: I am not looking to alter my print. Thanks anyway" CreationDate="2016-08-04T03:23:05.607" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="1644" PostId="2050" Score="0" Text="I don't know if the fabric inks are like the paper inks, but one of the folks here did a test of using HP ink with different types of paper ... and then put them up in sunlight.  Over the years, it's amazing how much the difference in fading is.  I suspect that the HP ink was specially formulated for the HP paper, as it didn't fare so well on the others.  (note : this was for a poster printer, which is why there's special paper for it)." CreationDate="2016-08-04T13:25:24.637" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1645" PostId="1706" Score="2" Text="In general, when looking for advice on gluing this, I recommend http://www.ThisToThat.com/  .  In this case, they recommend LePage's Metal Epoxy or JB Weld if small surface area.  (various contact cements for larger stuff)." CreationDate="2016-08-04T13:26:39.533" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1646" PostId="2031" Score="0" Text="I know the community college near me has an anime club.  You might look for similar things if there's a college near you." CreationDate="2016-08-04T13:35:40.983" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1647" PostId="2051" Score="0" Text="While I am aware of Queen I did not know who Brian May is. I added a link with a little more information. There were better links but that one does not have any adds or popups. Also fixed won/own" CreationDate="2016-08-04T16:03:54.963" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1648" PostId="2044" Score="0" Text="Shoot! I missed the bevel edge requirement. I edited my answer to include a third option which allows for a beveled edge to be cut." CreationDate="2016-08-04T16:34:55.880" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1649" PostId="2031" Score="2" Text="As a note, answering off topic questions doesn't discourage their asking..." CreationDate="2016-08-04T18:49:33.420" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1653" PostId="2044" Score="2" Text="+1 Forcoption 3  Though I think it would work better to use some sort of clamping arrangement and for a single shot, the guide could probably be made using Baltic birch plywood and a router with a 45 degree chamfer bit." CreationDate="2016-08-04T20:35:59.213" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="1656" PostId="2051" Score="0" Text="@Matt : he's also an astrophysicist : http://www.space.com/5692-queen-guitarist-publishes-astrophysics-thesis.html" CreationDate="2016-08-05T04:01:55.587" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1658" PostId="2053" Score="0" Text="This question is too broad after you discover these scrolls are real. It's a larger project and your answer would require a step-by-step tutorial, making it off-topic, which is why I'm closing. You could instead [edit] to try asking about the types of parts/pieces needed and if you get stuck assembling them ask a specific question about that step. We'll look at this question again after you edit to open it if needed." CreationDate="2016-08-05T12:04:15.443" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1659" PostId="2028" Score="0" Text="You call negative paint waaaaaah-tercolor!" CreationDate="2016-08-05T12:10:48.560" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1660" PostId="2050" Score="0" Text="I edited the tags here because this seems to be specifically about how the Dupont inks will hold up. If you're question was about finding a type of ink that worked best, I'd say keep this as a material-selection. But in this case, it seems that you're mostly trying learn more about what you've got available." CreationDate="2016-08-05T14:44:47.650" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1661" PostId="2045" Score="0" Text="Adding the disadvantages here is very helpful, especially the need for sealing/waxing. Welcome to [crafts.se] and thanks for the input." CreationDate="2016-08-05T14:46:17.430" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1662" PostId="2053" Score="0" Text="It's an unusual configuration, but fancier megillah scrolls are designed like this. (That being said, I agree this is too broad as it currently stands!)" CreationDate="2016-08-05T15:20:06.397" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1663" PostId="2053" Score="0" Text="There are examples of such scrolls in museums. Actually they are used today. And the assembly is not complex. Sure, the one shown in the picture is quite ornate but that's just surface finish. The real question, I think, Naos is asking is to learn how something like this would be assembled. A straight forward crafts question ... isn't it?" CreationDate="2016-08-05T23:02:59.927" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1664" PostId="2053" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge  I have edited it. I apologize for wording it in a way that made it too broad, and so I summarized to the best of my ability what I wanted to ask. Somehow I feel as though it is difficult to avoid being broad when you are uncertain if the object your asking about even exists, but perhaps that is just me, but hopefully you understand." CreationDate="2016-08-06T02:05:51.833" UserId="752" />
  <row Id="1665" PostId="2053" Score="1" Text="It's understandable. Being closed isn't a bad thing, because you can always edit to get things on track. No need to apologize. Welcome, and good luck." CreationDate="2016-08-06T02:15:24.040" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1666" PostId="1884" Score="0" Text="@whrrgarbl the size should be about 3'x5'" CreationDate="2016-08-06T15:26:43.087" UserId="606" />
  <row Id="1668" PostId="2050" Score="0" Text="Yeah, I'd mostly like to know about the dupont inks, although any information would be useful. It's a bit of a tricky area because inks will react differently depending on the fabric type. Thanks." CreationDate="2016-08-06T19:36:02.597" UserId="749" />
  <row Id="1670" PostId="2053" Score="0" Text="I made some changes to question to at least focus on the scroll type/identification (which you have received an answer). Since you had nowhere to start at least seeing other scrolls will give you a starting point into their creation. If you are actually having issues with your build or design I would encourage you to ask more question here. How to make this questions are generally very broad and cannot be fully answered in this format. So, if you end of having specific issues or questions we welcome them." CreationDate="2016-08-07T01:23:20.547" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1672" PostId="2061" Score="1" Text="Can you give us a bit more information? What kind of pen are you using? What sort of paper? Can you show us an example of what's happening?" CreationDate="2016-08-07T17:01:54.347" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1674" PostId="2061" Score="0" Text="Yes, we need to know more details of your materials and technique. Without that there are too many unknowns to give you an accurate answer." CreationDate="2016-08-07T17:06:38.577" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1675" PostId="2061" Score="0" Text="I'm using a fountain pen and printing paper." CreationDate="2016-08-07T17:23:05.717" UserId="763" />
  <row Id="1677" PostId="2061" Score="1" Text="@SkylarBlack - better to add your response in to the body of the question. Comments tend to be short-lived." CreationDate="2016-08-07T18:44:15.657" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1681" PostId="2061" Score="0" Text="Are you left-handed?" CreationDate="2016-08-07T22:37:43.817" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="1682" PostId="2061" Score="0" Text="[Same question about pencil drawings could be helpful](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/376/24). Ink has other issues, but the pencil stuff is good reference." CreationDate="2016-08-08T01:45:03.893" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1683" PostId="2061" Score="0" Text="If you must rest your hand on the paper use something to protect the substrate. Something absorbent like blotting paper or kitchen towel will protect ink already down from smudging but almost more importantly will stop grease from your hand getting on the paper which w ill make it difficult to get the ink to flow properly when/if you need to work that area." CreationDate="2016-08-08T06:11:51.397" UserId="19" />
  <row Id="1686" PostId="2068" Score="0" Text="If you can learn to crochet, you can learn to knit. Just saying. :)" CreationDate="2016-08-08T18:27:54.793" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1688" PostId="2070" Score="0" Text="Is it paint, or some sort of label? [Some of these answers may also work on paint](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/595/30), but knowing what sort of paint may be critical to know how to get it off most easily." CreationDate="2016-08-09T14:46:05.207" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1689" PostId="2070" Score="0" Text="May I ask, is a heat gun an option for you? Is the bottle really glass or is it plastic?" CreationDate="2016-08-09T14:49:06.880" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1690" PostId="2070" Score="0" Text="@Erica It's applied directly onto the glass, so I assume it's paint. I can't post images of my bottles at the moment, but google has some higher res images" CreationDate="2016-08-09T14:50:41.750" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1691" PostId="2070" Score="0" Text="@JohnVukelic It's glass, just checked the Saratoga website. I'll update accordingly." CreationDate="2016-08-09T14:50:46.627" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1692" PostId="2071" Score="0" Text="Acetone and white vinegar were my first hunches, since they seem to take care of everything - I'll try those out when I can." CreationDate="2016-08-09T15:21:46.630" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1693" PostId="2070" Score="0" Text="Okay. Heat gun is out. Store bought paint removers is out. That leaves home receipes. I have not tried a homemade solution but the internet tells me there are: recipes for homemade paint removers. http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green-living/articles/100411.aspx" CreationDate="2016-08-09T15:22:39.343" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1694" PostId="2071" Score="0" Text="I've found acetone to be good in a few cases but often useless.  I doubt vinegar would help, though it may be good for a final clean." CreationDate="2016-08-09T15:23:01.070" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1695" PostId="2072" Score="0" Text="We use it for our brewing. I'm not sure about this usage but it won't do anything to the bucket as long as it's a hard plastic. It's great stuff for cleaning but I've never used it for this purpose, so I'm not sure if it will work or not. Here's a website that sells it and that has more info about it: http://www.northernbrewer.com/star-san Note the warning: &quot;*It is safe for use on all surfaces, but use caution since it is an acid; contact with soft metals, rubber, and plastic should be kept to a minimum.*&quot;" CreationDate="2016-08-09T17:29:03.977" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1696" PostId="2072" Score="0" Text="Apparently someone contacted the producer themselves and they said it is ACL and they don't know of a method to remove it :/ Check [this](http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1482666/removing-writing-on-blue-saratoga-bottles) link" CreationDate="2016-08-09T18:05:42.537" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1697" PostId="2072" Score="0" Text="@jackwise  I checked your link. If I really wanted to remove the ACL, I would give the Star San a shot. No hint from Saratoga of what their multiple attempts might have entailed :)." CreationDate="2016-08-09T18:31:03.160" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="1698" PostId="2072" Score="0" Text="If the label is actually made out of ceramic, nothing short of Hydrofluoric Acid will dissolve it, and that will eat the whole bottle." CreationDate="2016-08-09T19:37:51.057" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1699" PostId="2072" Score="0" Text="@creationedge Hot phosphoric acid (200°C) can also dissolve glass. One of the acids in Star San is phosphoric, the other being docylbenzenesulfnate acid, which also has an ability to react with the surface of glass. I kind of wonder what soaking a bottle in Star San for two days might do to the basic bottle, but we have a source that says it works so....  Also, the application of the label constitutes a low-fire glaze which as I recall is less stable than hotter glazing." CreationDate="2016-08-09T21:17:47.170" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="1700" PostId="2072" Score="2" Text="Time for someone to experiment with different bottles, I guess." CreationDate="2016-08-09T22:04:44.227" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1702" PostId="2070" Score="0" Text="Heat gun isn't necessarily out, but you'd want to preheat the whole bottle first to reduce thermal stress, and try to keep it hot." CreationDate="2016-08-10T06:01:18.350" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1703" PostId="2071" Score="0" Text="If it does turn out to be a ceramic as suggested in another answer this is unlikely to work very well" CreationDate="2016-08-10T06:01:51.963" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1704" PostId="2072" Score="0" Text="I'm unfortunately not planning on buying any new equipment for this so if acetone doesn't work (not expecting it to), I'll just leave the bottles as-is" CreationDate="2016-08-10T13:19:57.077" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="1706" PostId="2075" Score="0" Text="Thanks John,  I just haven't seen what seems to be called &quot;mesh&quot; as pictured on Google Images if you search for Brown Packing Paper Mesh." CreationDate="2016-08-10T18:59:55.227" UserId="776" />
  <row Id="1707" PostId="2075" Score="0" Text="@SteveWilson - I think you may be searching with the wrong terms... http://www.staples.com/Caremail-Greenwrap-/product_737645" CreationDate="2016-08-10T19:05:23.323" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1708" PostId="2080" Score="0" Text="Is the wood finished in any way or is it raw? Do you know what sort of wood it is? Do you want the paint to last? My understanding is that tempera paint is washable, so I'm pretty sure that's not a good option if you want the art to stay." CreationDate="2016-08-10T20:10:03.247" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1709" PostId="2080" Score="0" Text="@Catija No, it's raw. You don't have any splinters sticking out, so it's smooth. Unfortunately, I wasn't told what type of wood that chest is, but it's very light in color. Could it be oak? And yes, I'd like for the paint to last as long as possible. Also, if there's a coating that would make the chest look old, that material would be great too." CreationDate="2016-08-10T21:47:08.183" UserId="778" />
  <row Id="1710" PostId="2080" Score="0" Text="For aging the wood, you'd want to ask a second question. I don't know if it's likely to be oak... it depends on your area. Here, most raw, cheap wood items are made out of pine. You can usually tell that it's pine because it's pretty pale in color and you can easily make dents in it... Oak is considerably harder, so will be less likely to dent. Are you looking to paint it in a decorative manner or to just paint it one color?" CreationDate="2016-08-10T21:50:44.960" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1711" PostId="2080" Score="0" Text="@Catija Painting it decoratively. I was thinking about creating a replica from a video game. I guess it's pine then, if you say so." CreationDate="2016-08-10T21:54:24.173" UserId="778" />
  <row Id="1712" PostId="2080" Score="0" Text="I don't know :) You're more than welcome to add an image of the chest. It may be possible for someone to identify what sort of wood it's likely to be. We probably won't be able to know precisely but someone could probably make an educated guess. Knowing the type of wood may be helpful for determining if any sort of pre-treatment is necessary before painting onto the wood (like a primer coat). I know that some woods are better at holding paint than others." CreationDate="2016-08-10T21:56:46.043" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1713" PostId="2080" Score="0" Text="I've fleshed out your question a bit based on the comments you've left in response to my questions. If I've gotten anything wrong, please feel free to [edit] your question further." CreationDate="2016-08-10T22:01:21.993" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1714" PostId="2080" Score="0" Text="@Catija I posted an image link now. Thanks for helping." CreationDate="2016-08-10T22:11:59.047" UserId="778" />
  <row Id="1715" PostId="2080" Score="0" Text="I sure hope it's a Legend of Zelda chest! It'd be awesome to throw in a Raspberry Pi or something that plays the chime when you open it!" CreationDate="2016-08-11T14:01:32.153" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1716" PostId="2081" Score="0" Text="Is craquelure varnish something that'd work with this?" CreationDate="2016-08-11T14:02:44.513" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1717" PostId="2080" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge I was actually thinking about making one from Final Fantasy IX. But you're free to throw ideas and ways to do it! :)" CreationDate="2016-08-11T14:18:07.153" UserId="778" />
  <row Id="1718" PostId="2081" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge: possibly, though I've never tried it. I probably wouldn't use a craquelure varnish over the entire surface - that'd look highly unrealistic, kind of like those fake termite holes that furniture makers love to apply all over otherwise-nice furniture. But a crackly varnish is certainly a viable tool in the &quot;distressed finish&quot; toolset." CreationDate="2016-08-11T14:33:46.603" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1719" PostId="2080" Score="0" Text="@BorisJakovljević: can you post a screencap or image of the Final Fantasy IX chest? That could help us give you more specific tips on how to achieve that look." CreationDate="2016-08-11T14:36:14.137" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1720" PostId="2080" Score="0" Text="@Martha http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/c/cf/ChestFFIX.png/revision/latest?cb=20120709204033" CreationDate="2016-08-11T16:24:50.287" UserId="778" />
  <row Id="1721" PostId="2075" Score="0" Text="You might also try shipping companies -- UPS &amp; FedEx bought Kinkos &amp; Mailboxes, Etc, (I don't remember which is which) so now have stores in various shopping centers.  (I take my styrofoam peanuts to the UPS store near me)" CreationDate="2016-08-11T18:07:46.727" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1722" PostId="2056" Score="0" Text="Interesting concept, only it doesn't answer the other part of the question, which is what it is." CreationDate="2016-08-11T22:46:19.730" UserId="752" />
  <row Id="1726" PostId="2085" Score="0" Text="Link does not work. Could you not just replace the cardboard tube? Without seeing it I figure it might be less effort." CreationDate="2016-08-12T02:48:18.550" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1728" PostId="2085" Score="0" Text="Updated the link" CreationDate="2016-08-12T02:58:49.877" UserId="770" />
  <row Id="1729" PostId="2085" Score="0" Text="Pretty sure you are looking to remove flocking" CreationDate="2016-08-12T03:16:04.313" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1730" PostId="2085" Score="0" Text="Ah that's the term. Never dealt with the stuff before, thanks." CreationDate="2016-08-12T03:17:30.557" UserId="770" />
  <row Id="1731" PostId="2073" Score="5" Text="Sweet niblets. Do you maybe mean &quot;tracing paper?&quot; Because carbon paper is messy and black and would have precisely the opposite effect that you're going for." CreationDate="2016-08-12T11:05:48.903" UserId="441" />
  <row Id="1735" PostId="2090" Score="0" Text="This seems a good start option as I left it in my trunk in the Maryland heat and gave the fabric a tug and it started  o come loose easily." CreationDate="2016-08-12T17:29:35.470" UserId="770" />
  <row Id="1736" PostId="2088" Score="0" Text="Wish I could check yours as the answer as well because both seem feasible and the info in yours was very helpful. Thanks for the thoughtful response." CreationDate="2016-08-12T17:30:43.910" UserId="770" />
  <row Id="1737" PostId="2090" Score="0" Text="Given your trunk experience, you might be able to use a hair drier to heat the glue." CreationDate="2016-08-12T18:05:19.583" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="1738" PostId="2091" Score="0" Text="I have no clue (really) but if I had to guess, it's done on a single, specialized sewing machine that puts in all three rows of stitching at the same time... probably some sort of serger." CreationDate="2016-08-12T19:25:03.190" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1739" PostId="2091" Score="0" Text="So the real question might be, &quot;What is a single interlocking stitch?&quot;" CreationDate="2016-08-12T21:08:13.750" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="1740" PostId="2090" Score="0" Text="It seems so obvious from the larger picture now. The inside must be lined with something cause it does not look like real wood from here." CreationDate="2016-08-12T21:19:38.730" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1741" PostId="2064" Score="0" Text="in line with your 'ink blotter' in the &quot;old days&quot; they used fine grain sand when writing with fountain pens or quills. The sand soaks up the ink and can then just be brushed off with any variety of brushes (might be nice to brush into a container so it can be re-used)" CreationDate="2016-08-13T04:53:41.020" UserId="696" />
  <row Id="1747" PostId="2091" Score="0" Text="My guess is that the edges are not sewn, but in fact are folded in and sewn with three rows of stretch stitches which are employed both for strength, elasticity and eliminating  puckering. Are the edges folded in?" CreationDate="2016-08-14T02:11:58.877" UserId="90" />
  <row Id="1748" PostId="2091" Score="0" Text="@KenGraham It looks as if they are two materials on top of each other." CreationDate="2016-08-14T03:31:54.413" UserId="58" />
  <row Id="1749" PostId="2053" Score="0" Text="I have heard of Megillahs, but they are a scroll with this type of format, not the type itself. Once someone has identified the style, I should be able to research it, or at least that was the plan." CreationDate="2016-08-14T06:15:28.507" UserId="752" />
  <row Id="1755" PostId="2053" Score="0" Text="Are you looking for a more specific term than &quot;scroll in a case&quot;?" CreationDate="2016-08-15T12:29:54.157" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1757" PostId="542" Score="0" Text="@Reed Might not hold long-term as well as some others though." CreationDate="2016-08-15T13:10:48.460" UserId="94" />
  <row Id="1758" PostId="2053" Score="0" Text="@Erica that can refer to both the type and just a regular scroll in a case. A more specific term would help, if there is one." CreationDate="2016-08-15T18:07:28.923" UserId="752" />
  <row Id="1763" PostId="2097" Score="3" Text="Acetone is safe on rubber, but not necessarily on plastics. Be worth noting that." CreationDate="2016-08-15T21:14:53.000" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1770" PostId="2097" Score="0" Text="From my experience with Lego's and nail polish as a youth; ABS plastics will notably become damaged when exposed to acetone." CreationDate="2016-08-16T00:27:31.387" UserId="798" />
  <row Id="1771" PostId="2097" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure what you mean by &quot;soak up the acetone&quot;: many plastics *soften* if exposed to acetone, but they don't do anything like what I imagine &quot;soaking up&quot; to look like." CreationDate="2016-08-16T00:27:52.000" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1772" PostId="2097" Score="0" Text="@Martha Yeah, bad term, I was more referring to materials like wood, or paper, which will absorb liquids and become damp, and can potentially destroy them." CreationDate="2016-08-16T01:09:43.717" UserId="58" />
  <row Id="1773" PostId="2053" Score="0" Text="Tangentially related, an [interesting blog post about modern perceptions of scrolls](https://foundinantiquity.com/2013/07/17/ancient-scrolls-where-are-the-wooden-handles/)." CreationDate="2016-08-16T10:40:05.980" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1774" PostId="2098" Score="0" Text="Isn't this the exact same question as the other one? The only difference I see is that someone has answered that one without addressing the main issue you asked about." CreationDate="2016-08-16T12:30:21.490" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="1775" PostId="2098" Score="0" Text="@whrrgarbl They would appear similar yes. Perhaps I could clarify the other one. It was asking about tying up the end. This is asking about the last few rows leading up to it. Originally the first question had the intention of getting this answer as well but they are two different questions." CreationDate="2016-08-16T12:54:16.887" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1776" PostId="2098" Score="0" Text="Gotcha, that wasn't apparent to me. I hope this gets answered, as I have the same issues! My &quot;solution&quot; is just to increase the tension, but it doesn't always work well and I'm not sure I decrease properly either (I tend to make things up as I go..)" CreationDate="2016-08-16T13:11:21.283" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="1777" PostId="2086" Score="0" Text="@tyty : you might also consider having the opening down as it dries, rather than on its side like that." CreationDate="2016-08-16T18:19:06.630" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="1779" PostId="2067" Score="0" Text="Possible similar question (not a duplicate): http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/454/how-to-make-a-pom-pom" CreationDate="2016-08-16T21:34:30.300" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="1780" PostId="308" Score="1" Text="Nice pictures! I especially like how the metal post doubles as one of the snail's horns." CreationDate="2016-08-16T21:52:48.567" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="1781" PostId="2102" Score="0" Text="Would you consider a secondary step? Something like using a bead of leather glue to tack it in place until you can get the sewing done?" CreationDate="2016-08-17T22:31:40.497" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1782" PostId="2102" Score="0" Text="@Catija How would that work exactly? I've never heard of leather glue. I'm relatively new to sewing, having only taken it up in earnest after my GCSE exams finished earlier this year." CreationDate="2016-08-17T22:34:08.600" UserId="813" />
  <row Id="1783" PostId="2102" Score="0" Text="I don't know, actually. I was curious after reading your question and my first thought was some sort of tack (like glue)... and I found an &quot;instructables&quot; about gluing leather before sewing to hold it in place. http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-glue-leather-for-sewing/ It's sort of an issue of blind-leading-blind as I'm no expert, either... but it might be something to consider. I'm not sure how well it will work with leather on one side and fabric on the other, though... and I'd hate to ruin your fabric, so you'd at least want to test it first." CreationDate="2016-08-17T22:36:41.947" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1784" PostId="2102" Score="0" Text="@Catija I have fabric to spare, my mum bought me 5 meters of the stuff and I like to cut efficiently! Plus there would be leather on both sides of the fabric rather than just leather to fabric, it would be leather to fabric to leather" CreationDate="2016-08-17T22:39:25.847" UserId="813" />
  <row Id="1785" PostId="2102" Score="0" Text="You can't leave the clips on and sew? Trying to visualize this. If clips away from stitch line enough to clear the needle, you could leave them on? Are you hand sewing or machine sewing?" CreationDate="2016-08-17T23:16:50.250" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1786" PostId="2102" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge I'm machine sewing, and the binding is quite thin in comparison to the machine foot and the clip. If I tried to leave the clip on it wouldn't work as the clip would just hit the machine foot and cause the fabric to stop moving through. I'd like to add that my hand sewing is rubbish, so it isn't really a viable alternative." CreationDate="2016-08-17T23:21:14.983" UserId="813" />
  <row Id="1787" PostId="2102" Score="0" Text="I read a few things now that talk about leather cement (specific for leather) and some even use contact cement: http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/43148-fabric-to-leather-adhesive/. I have used it to glue leather to rabbit fur. You would need to let it dry thouroughly before putting it through the machine though. Crap... I am answering this...." CreationDate="2016-08-18T13:28:47.907" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1788" PostId="2105" Score="1" Text="Thank you! I didn't think that I needed to go in and start rather than waste time asking questions." CreationDate="2016-08-18T17:33:49.727" UserId="820" />
  <row Id="1789" PostId="2104" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts and Crafts.SE. This question is not a good fit for two reasons. It is subjective as you are asking us to critique your work and there is a business element here as well. Neither of which is good for a QA format. Once you get enough reputation your are more than welcome to have these kinds of discussions in [chat]." CreationDate="2016-08-18T18:15:54.413" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1790" PostId="2104" Score="0" Text="We have a Meta topic about the business side of things explaining why we  are not a good fit for those questions: http://meta.crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/156/are-questions-about-the-business-side-of-selling-your-craft-art-on-topic" CreationDate="2016-08-18T18:29:58.753" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1791" PostId="2106" Score="0" Text="These look a lot easier to use than bulldog clips, are they better at preventing the fabric from slipping out of the binding?" CreationDate="2016-08-18T19:07:22.923" UserId="813" />
  <row Id="1792" PostId="2106" Score="1" Text="Welcome! To help your answer a bit, could you explain what makes these clips better/different than the ones that the OP is already using and how they're used?" CreationDate="2016-08-18T20:48:44.327" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1793" PostId="2107" Score="2" Text="Welcome, Derek! Do you own one of these or are you trying to find one of them? If you own it, please include an image of the tool and explain what you think it might be used for... for example, if you think it relates to wood carving." CreationDate="2016-08-18T22:34:40.537" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1794" PostId="2107" Score="0" Text="I am trying to find one, I had one a long time ago. Uses probably range from locating to measuring. Could be used for anything really drawing to wood carving. I added a picture to my post; red represents the sliding rivets and the left image represents fully closed, while the right represents an expanded state." CreationDate="2016-08-18T23:30:10.170" UserId="822" />
  <row Id="1795" PostId="2107" Score="1" Text="Ah, interesting. Presumably it can make rectangles in addition to squares by moving them asymmetrically along the bars?" CreationDate="2016-08-19T00:05:03.770" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1797" PostId="2110" Score="0" Text="I know you cannot add pictures as you do not have enough rep but it would be helpful if you at least link to the about.com page so people don't have to go looking for it. Depending on the complexity of the stitch you could include some basic instructions here as well." CreationDate="2016-08-19T14:18:21.517" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1800" PostId="2110" Score="0" Text="I think this is certainly an interesting idea but it doesn't really help Matt avoid having to learn something new. Tunisian Crochet is very different than regular crochet... seems like Matt may as well learn to knit." CreationDate="2016-08-19T19:00:39.420" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1801" PostId="2103" Score="0" Text="Could you add a link in order to see the exact type of paper you are using?" CreationDate="2016-08-20T13:04:50.473" UserId="90" />
  <row Id="1802" PostId="2103" Score="0" Text="Well I am not using any special paper. It is more a general question o. Bookbinding process. On a current project I am using Carson Montval Aquarell, cold pressed 300g/m2 which could be used for binding a sketchbook for example." CreationDate="2016-08-20T17:19:52.520" UserId="70" />
  <row Id="1806" PostId="2121" Score="0" Text="Is there  a reason what you learned in this question: http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/384/can-i-melt-or-weld-broken-abs-plastic-back-together?rq=1 does not apply here? FYI I would have tested acetone." CreationDate="2016-08-23T01:14:13.147" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1807" PostId="2121" Score="0" Text="@Matt For this one, I specifically need it to be able to withstand the pressure, instead of just having it be a decorative piece that needs attaching. I don't know if acetone will withstand that constant wear." CreationDate="2016-08-23T02:13:00.293" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1809" PostId="2126" Score="0" Text="Can you be more specific about what you mean by clay? True clay requires a kiln to dry it at very high temperatures. Other clay-like products can be oven dried in a standard oven or toaster oven, or even air dried. Right now it seems like this question is too broad for us." CreationDate="2016-08-25T18:02:38.830" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1810" PostId="2119" Score="1" Text="I would have answered the same, that's how I used to make my own stamps as a kid." CreationDate="2016-08-25T20:10:35.840" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="1812" PostId="45" Score="0" Text="Have you considered using a metallic acrylic paint instead? Since this is a bathroom, Is the surface you're going to be gilding/painting painted sheetrock or plaster?" CreationDate="2016-08-26T11:44:02.477" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="1815" PostId="2073" Score="0" Text="Well,you could Also use tracing paper ,if carbon paper ain't comfortable @Ernest Friedman" CreationDate="2016-08-26T13:07:46.547" UserId="774" />
  <row Id="1816" PostId="2126" Score="0" Text="Ok, lemme add a precision." CreationDate="2016-08-26T17:21:34.037" UserId="843" />
  <row Id="1817" PostId="2131" Score="0" Text="I've seen those! Can you design your own shapes, or have to buy modules?" CreationDate="2016-08-27T01:03:50.257" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1818" PostId="2131" Score="0" Text="Of course you can design your own shapes. The Graphtec cutters ship with a piece of software that has some basic drawing drawing tools allowing your to make your own designs. Personally I use a Illustrator and plugin called Cutting Master. It's an older version that came free with my Craft Robo. Disappointingly, newer versions of this plugin require a license paid separately. Doing a quick search I see Inkscape has a plugin called [InkCut](https://sourceforge.net/p/inkcut/feature-requests/4/?limit=10&amp;page=2#02bf) which should be similar" CreationDate="2016-08-27T08:41:48.127" UserId="190" />
  <row Id="1819" PostId="2133" Score="1" Text="Seems possibly more like a question for [graphicdesign.se] I think, or at least more likely to get a definitive answer." CreationDate="2016-08-27T14:35:01.897" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1820" PostId="2133" Score="0" Text="I will try there, thank you. But the graphic could be a painting or a carving." CreationDate="2016-08-27T15:22:25.803" UserId="855" />
  <row Id="1821" PostId="2133" Score="0" Text="@LeoErvin It's mostly just the use of the word graphic that is misleading as that usually pertains to digital arts which is off topic here. You are correct that this could be used in other forms besides that like carving and sculptures. Might be harder to see in paintings but it could still work. If you managed to find a picture of what you mean that might help but i suspect you are asking because you cant. FYI please don't double post into another SE. This question could be fine her.e" CreationDate="2016-08-27T15:29:20.530" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1823" PostId="2133" Score="0" Text="Yeah I cant find anything, I think because I don't know what to search for, that's why I posted here. Anything remotely similar to what I have in mind might be the butterfly locket from the movie The Illusionist." CreationDate="2016-08-27T15:48:50.187" UserId="855" />
  <row Id="1824" PostId="2133" Score="0" Text="Reminds me of [tessellations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessellation).... particularly as they relate to the work of MC Escher." CreationDate="2016-08-27T15:51:25.023" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1825" PostId="2133" Score="0" Text="I guess. With tessellations the geometric shapes are usually somewhat similar and simple." CreationDate="2016-08-27T16:04:05.107" UserId="855" />
  <row Id="1826" PostId="2133" Score="0" Text="[Even Escher's tessellations?](http://www.mcescher.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/LW306-MC-Escher-Sky-and-Water-I-1938.jpg)" CreationDate="2016-08-27T16:08:51.960" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1827" PostId="2134" Score="0" Text="No reason you can't post an example picture. Or link directly to the official website" CreationDate="2016-08-27T22:49:12.847" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1829" PostId="2134" Score="0" Text="Not sure about the use of an image showing an example of Escher's work.. Even under the &quot;fair use&quot; policy its a tricky thing to know when its okay and when its not. Wikipedia gives a list of conditions that need to be met to be considered fair use but its hard to tell exactly when the conditions are met and when they are not.  The Escher foundation has a form they want filled out if your want permission to use any of Escher's works. Licensing included for profit and not for profit (such as blog posts or even general discussion) http://www.mcescher.com/licensing/." CreationDate="2016-08-27T23:38:03.197" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1830" PostId="2134" Score="1" Text="A vital part of the definition of *tessellation* is that it fills a space. I don't think it fits the question as I understand it." CreationDate="2016-08-28T00:40:19.663" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1831" PostId="2133" Score="0" Text="I'm still thinking about it, but tesellations seem to be tileable. What I'm talking about might not fit that criteria. For example , you have a picture on one side where someone is looking right, then on the right side you can swap the image with another image, and the combined image of the left and right side in both instances would look seamless and make perfect sense. What's more is you could take the remaining two sides from the original two images, combine them at the same edge and you would again get a seamless image. Again, not restricted to sides." CreationDate="2016-08-28T06:32:58.060" UserId="855" />
  <row Id="1832" PostId="2133" Score="0" Text="With drawings or painitngs it is harder to think why anyone would do this, but with things like bas reliefs you could combine it with some mechanism where sides of two pieces could be rotated and/or repositioned by the viewer. With digital art it could also be easily represented as a 2d or 3d animation." CreationDate="2016-08-28T06:35:51.840" UserId="855" />
  <row Id="1833" PostId="2135" Score="0" Text="Do you know what the cord is made of? Perhaps melting it together would be an option?" CreationDate="2016-08-29T01:39:53.470" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1834" PostId="2135" Score="0" Text="@Matt It's standard elastic cord. [Like this](https://www.walmart.com/ip/White-Elastic-Cord-144-yd-Heavy/33396914). No idea if it's meltable like paracord." CreationDate="2016-08-29T01:50:49.620" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1835" PostId="2136" Score="0" Text="Have you tried compression gloves or any other methods already, besides taking breaks?" CreationDate="2016-08-29T02:16:20.160" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1836" PostId="2136" Score="0" Text="While I have not tried compression gloves (never actually heard of them) I usually hate using gloves because I miss that tactile feeling. Will look them up now all the same. Breaks is the only thing I have tried in conjunction will stretches but only after I cramp." CreationDate="2016-08-29T02:20:21.040" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1837" PostId="2137" Score="0" Text="Always willing to play with fire. I'll try it once the product actually gets in my hands" CreationDate="2016-08-29T15:48:10.397" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1838" PostId="2137" Score="0" Text="I tried looking up a couple of generics to see if I could get the material used but most just state: &quot;Elastic cord&quot;. Only things like bungee cords have material composition listed. Not sure if that is useful. I would try &quot;melting&quot; assuming the material melts. I'm sure you know but do it somewhere with good air circulation!" CreationDate="2016-08-29T15:51:51.340" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1840" PostId="2141" Score="0" Text="Forgive me if the intention changed too much but I wanted to fix the wording of the question. You can roll it back if you want or [edit] if you think I missed something. It is an interesting question." CreationDate="2016-08-29T18:35:43.527" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1841" PostId="2141" Score="0" Text="well thank you,your not that far off,so it's ok :)" CreationDate="2016-08-29T19:15:36.690" UserId="862" />
  <row Id="1842" PostId="2142" Score="0" Text="This really depends on what you are painting _with_: oils, stains, paints, water etc. . Different mediums require different clean up methods. The best all around answer is to clean your brushed when you are done using them and don't let them sit." CreationDate="2016-08-29T19:30:27.440" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1843" PostId="2142" Score="0" Text="@Matt yes ,I have done an edit to the question" CreationDate="2016-08-29T19:35:19.437" UserId="862" />
  <row Id="1844" PostId="2142" Score="2" Text="That certainly will narrow it down. I adjusted the title, body and tags to reflect that. I removed the use of &quot;best&quot; as that can attract opinions. You will still get the answers you seek." CreationDate="2016-08-29T19:45:08.010" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1845" PostId="2144" Score="0" Text="There are people with better drawing experience that should answer but you are just looking for something to start with? A standard HB2 should give you an idea of what you need to be doing to start. When you start doing things like blending and shading you might _consider_ adding more pencils to the repertoire." CreationDate="2016-08-30T13:47:35.067" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1846" PostId="2144" Score="0" Text="Yea just to start with.  I'm more interested in outlining then blending/shading so maybe I'll be good with regular old pencils." CreationDate="2016-08-30T16:51:26.173" UserId="866" />
  <row Id="1848" PostId="2149" Score="0" Text="I think the OP is aware that trying each out is an option. They more want to know of any specific criteria or reasons that would guide the decision one way or the other. This does still answer the question though." CreationDate="2016-08-31T02:48:24.123" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1849" PostId="2152" Score="0" Text="I think that that would create too much distance between the layers, but thanks for the suggestion." CreationDate="2016-08-31T11:45:42.203" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="1850" PostId="2123" Score="0" Text="I have got myself a box of the clips and they are significantly easier to use for holding the tape in place. I like to think my sewing machine is decent, it was my mum's and was one of the first computerised sewing machines (but it's older than I am). The extra advice on how to feed the tape into the machine was very useful." CreationDate="2016-08-31T12:16:00.727" UserId="813" />
  <row Id="1851" PostId="2130" Score="1" Text="I personally like knife grip better, it hurts my wrists less." CreationDate="2016-08-31T17:33:51.637" UserId="94" />
  <row Id="1852" PostId="2133" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure if you're referring to [exquisite corpse](https://www.google.ie/search?q=exquisite+corpse+examples&amp;safe=off&amp;client=firefox-b-ab&amp;biw=1280&amp;bih=621&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=0ahUKEwib4ay-m-zOAhWmCcAKHaXnBhMQ_AUIBigB#safe=off&amp;tbm=isch&amp;q=exquisite+corpse+design) or not, but it may be of interest. Basically different sections of different images are pieced together with seamless widths to create a unique illustration." CreationDate="2016-08-31T17:50:25.403" UserId="72" />
  <row Id="1853" PostId="2153" Score="0" Text="I tried to break up the wall of text. I removed _same to same_ as that is not a common phrase as far as I know. I'm sure I captured you intent still though. The title could use  a touch up likely but I wanted to better summarize your problem." CreationDate="2016-08-31T18:19:16.857" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1858" PostId="2137" Score="0" Text="Many of them are rubber inside, so while the outer will fuse with heat the inner won't.  I wonder about bike inner tube glue, probably combined with overlapping some of the strands so the joint is in shear rather than tension." CreationDate="2016-09-01T08:21:00.940" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1859" PostId="1862" Score="1" Text="Could you fold them (perhaps after slightly drying them to reduce oozing), jig so they hold their shape, and dry some more.  Obviously this would only work for simple models, but it would be easy to test.  The type of leaf makes a big difference, e.g. bay leaves break when folded straight off the tree, while lemon leaves don't really crease." CreationDate="2016-09-01T08:25:16.440" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1860" PostId="2159" Score="0" Text="Can you link us to the drill page where you found this as well?" CreationDate="2016-09-01T12:00:44.723" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1861" PostId="2156" Score="0" Text="While the majority of images I could find have two features which aren't necessary to fit my idea, this still seems to be what I was looking for. Those features being: 1) human or animal sections being the &quot;pieces&quot; I was desribing, not something else like scenery, 2) being 3 pieces and vertical to each other." CreationDate="2016-09-01T14:10:44.527" UserId="855" />
  <row Id="1862" PostId="2160" Score="0" Text="The pictured bits are more than a little misleading since spade bits are intended for wood (or other relatively soft materials) and will quickly dull and wear down in brick or steel regardless of the diameter." CreationDate="2016-09-01T15:21:07.217" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="1863" PostId="2160" Score="0" Text="@AstPace when I put the picture in I was trying to find examples of blacksmith drills as well to illustrate the next point -- but couldn't find any with the right permissions. The image is captioned (and has alt text) &quot;flat *wood* bits&quot; so it shouldn't mislead anyone" CreationDate="2016-09-01T15:25:00.003" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1865" PostId="2160" Score="0" Text="On other Stacks (e.g. woodworking) a simple credit or link to the source is considered sufficient to display an image.  So you can certainly slip the image that you have linked into your answer." CreationDate="2016-09-01T15:58:34.737" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="1866" PostId="2156" Score="0" Text="Hi @LeoErvin . Despite the use of the word &quot;corpse&quot;, this technique isn't restricted to animals or humans (or even images). I just felt this example was easier to understand. Cadavre Exquis actually began as a word game. See more [here](http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/breton-eluard-hugo-exquisite-corpse-t12005/text-summary)" CreationDate="2016-09-01T16:02:57.060" UserId="72" />
  <row Id="1867" PostId="2160" Score="0" Text="@AstPace, I'd rather take a picture myself, but might not have the time. I don't think there's currently a consensus across the network and I come down on the side of only embedding libre resources." CreationDate="2016-09-01T16:53:32.953" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="1868" PostId="2160" Score="0" Text="I don't know enough about the bits, but you could always make a list of *links* to images or sites that show the exact bits you want, if you need more and don't want to directly embed." CreationDate="2016-09-01T17:18:28.540" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1869" PostId="2154" Score="1" Text="I'm surprised this wasn't asked already, especially since I was wondering the same thing myself, recently!" CreationDate="2016-09-01T17:19:33.663" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1870" PostId="2157" Score="2" Text=",But I have heard that some people can draw live portraits without any grid or graph. Do they use any techniques or it's their innate quality? Again, I haven't got you, what do you mean by &quot;Plexiglass ,Transperensy &quot; where can I get such tools ?" CreationDate="2016-09-01T18:44:26.833" UserId="871" />
  <row Id="1871" PostId="2154" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge I asked it while the site was still on Area 51" CreationDate="2016-09-02T01:18:49.890" UserId="94" />
  <row Id="1872" PostId="2165" Score="3" Text="... Have you tried a rough sketch first?" CreationDate="2016-09-02T10:28:00.520" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1873" PostId="2165" Score="0" Text="Creating things like outlines and basic shapes are helpful as it helps establish size and boundaries. Are you doing things like that?" CreationDate="2016-09-02T12:27:50.977" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1874" PostId="2153" Score="3" Text="One thing just to be aware of when drawing from photos - the camera will distort perspective differently to how a human perceives a subject. This is because cameras are monocular - they have one lens; whereas humans have two. Also depending on distance from the camera lens and how wide-angle it is, some parts of a face portrait may look larger than they should. So be wary when drawing from photo references, even with a grid." CreationDate="2016-09-02T17:57:06.530" UserId="72" />
  <row Id="1875" PostId="2157" Score="1" Text="There are lots of people who can draw portraits without the use of any aids. And in order for them to be able to do that all those people went through a training process to develop that skill just like you are doing now. There are a lot of different methods to train your eyes and hands; grid method is one, sight line is another. You know the grid method so now you need to take the next step and change from working with photos to working with live models. If you don't have access to plexi then you can make a viewfinder by cutting a hole in a piece of cardboard and use string to make the grid." CreationDate="2016-09-02T23:14:44.657" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1876" PostId="2170" Score="0" Text="Awesome... Thank you so much for the reference to the MSDS (I will geek-out on that for a while because I am a firefighter and get some strange pleasure out of reading them)." CreationDate="2016-09-03T01:59:46.620" UserId="94" />
  <row Id="1877" PostId="2172" Score="0" Text="Does hot press paper usually say so clearly on the book/package" CreationDate="2016-09-03T15:36:38.573" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1878" PostId="2172" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge - Typically, when you're talking about the major brands." CreationDate="2016-09-03T15:40:00.627" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1879" PostId="2174" Score="2" Text="This answer would be much improved if you focused on the layering aspect, and how that can be done through traditional (not digital) means, such as tracing paper or the light box you suggested." CreationDate="2016-09-04T00:37:38.037" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1880" PostId="2176" Score="0" Text="Welcome to AC.SE. So you are suggesting the OP acquire multiple pencils to get started then?" CreationDate="2016-09-05T13:49:02.460" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1881" PostId="2172" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge, yes, hot press paper will say so. However, in my experience, it's almost impossible to find hot press paper in a brick-and-mortar store -- not even in a high-end artist supply store, never mind an ordinary craft store. You'll need to order it online, or use something else. (My fallback is bristol board, but I have no idea how that'd work with colored pencils.)" CreationDate="2016-09-05T13:52:25.377" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1882" PostId="2172" Score="0" Text="@Martha - I've never had any trouble finding hot press in the stores here in Canada, with the exception of Michaels which is iffy for fine arts supplies anyways, so it may be locational." CreationDate="2016-09-05T13:56:58.450" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1884" PostId="2178" Score="0" Text="Does that kind of material roll out flat or does it need heat? Also,does it have adhesive on it? I've gotten a roll of vinyl that had glue on one side and it was impossible to get flat." CreationDate="2016-09-06T02:21:40.693" UserId="897" />
  <row Id="1885" PostId="2177" Score="0" Text="Are you interested in glass? The title/tags seem to imply you are, but then you don't mention it in the question :)" CreationDate="2016-09-06T11:40:16.490" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1888" PostId="2177" Score="0" Text="Yes I am, I must have had a complete brain fart!" CreationDate="2016-09-06T15:44:19.887" UserId="897" />
  <row Id="1889" PostId="2177" Score="0" Text="When this is complete your cards will be permanently mounted correct? Do you have any intention of getting them out again? You cost restrictions really limit your options here. Want to know though as we might still be able to do this. Also, why are store bought frames out of the question exactly?" CreationDate="2016-09-07T11:59:40.780" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1891" PostId="2177" Score="0" Text="I have no intention of getting them out.  And the cards are mounted on 1/8 foam core, plus the awkward size makes store bought frames a no go.  The nearest store that sells them to me is Walmart, and there is nothing else that is not over an hour drive." CreationDate="2016-09-07T12:54:22.457" UserId="897" />
  <row Id="1892" PostId="2182" Score="0" Text="I'm interested in your last statement. What kind of stores do you go to? thrift shops, or other places? what items usually have good, usable, leather? what is the color? is is vege-tanned, or dark hide?" CreationDate="2016-09-07T13:59:08.440" UserId="904" />
  <row Id="1893" PostId="2182" Score="1" Text="I have not tested if the leather I get is veg tanned. I suspect its not given the clothing. Thrifts shops yes. I don't know where you are located or what you have available in your area but thrift shop should mean something to you. Colour varies with availability. Black is common but I have gotten greys and reds before.  Not familiar with the term dark hide." CreationDate="2016-09-07T14:16:39.100" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1894" PostId="2183" Score="3" Text="PTerry's Luggage I assume ... ?" CreationDate="2016-09-06T21:43:35.097" UserDisplayName="brhans" />
  <row Id="1895" PostId="2183" Score="0" Text="I would probably try plate mount caster with a good sized plate with a good epoxy first." CreationDate="2016-09-07T03:16:03.630" UserDisplayName="Comintern" />
  <row Id="1896" PostId="2183" Score="0" Text="@brhans, yes. It's part of my Rincewind &amp; Twoflower costumes." CreationDate="2016-09-07T05:45:58.840" UserDisplayName="Paul Marshall" />
  <row Id="1897" PostId="2184" Score="1" Text="Butterfly comes us with something that doesn't sound like this. Do you mean a toggle bolt? Perhaps its a regional thing." CreationDate="2016-09-07T18:53:43.287" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1898" PostId="285" Score="0" Text="This seems like overkill.  Like using a fire hose and hydraulic press to wet and apply a temporary tattoo." CreationDate="2016-09-07T20:13:02.910" UserId="909" />
  <row Id="1899" PostId="2188" Score="0" Text="Auto store! That makes sense. Any tips on applying it? I would need to put down a very small amount, and it needs to hang over the edge. Is there a good material it *won't* stick to that I can use to hold it in place?" CreationDate="2016-09-08T08:02:19.477" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1900" PostId="2188" Score="0" Text="It initially forms into a putty and so staying in place will not be a problem, especially with the shapes and formation of your parts. Simply apply pressure after following instructions and it will be fine. INSTRUCTIONS&#xA;&#xA;CUT:&#xA;Remove required amount of putty.&#xA;MIX:&#xA;Thoroughly knead putty with fingers to a uniform color.&#xA;APPLY:&#xA;Press putty firmly to the surface to be repaired." CreationDate="2016-09-08T08:12:24.403" UserId="911" />
  <row Id="1901" PostId="2184" Score="1" Text="@Matt A toggle bolt is also commonly referred to as a [butterfly *anchor*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toggle_bolt). I clarified the post." CreationDate="2016-09-08T12:39:19.497" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="1902" PostId="2183" Score="1" Text="Can you find the shop where you bought it? ;)" CreationDate="2016-09-09T10:59:51.230" UserId="221" />
  <row Id="1903" PostId="270" Score="0" Text="I forgot to say, stretch comes from 2 things in the &quot;matrix&quot; of sewing. Stretchy thread, and stretchy fabric.  Those two items are your answer. Cotton thread, with cotton fabric, will not stretch.  A double knit fabric and a specific acrylic thread will give you a lot of stretch.  Things to ponder.  JLH" CreationDate="2016-09-09T21:51:13.453" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="1906" PostId="2193" Score="0" Text="Questions such as &quot;What is the product used for?&quot; should go in comments on the question." CreationDate="2016-09-10T00:09:53.973" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1907" PostId="2197" Score="2" Text="Other answers already suggest superglue and nail polish. Do you have additional advice they didn't offer? Also, why do you personally prefer plastic wrap? I thought that was interesting advice." CreationDate="2016-09-10T00:14:12.463" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1909" PostId="2198" Score="0" Text="I suspected this was the answer. The only thing that might be worth adding to this logic is I would not be surprised if there was a warranty clause that is voided by the use of 3rd party materials...." CreationDate="2016-09-11T02:52:31.657" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1910" PostId="2195" Score="0" Text="I tried to be specific and stated _modern unit second hand_. However I do like traditional tools and will likely ask another question for treadle as I am interested. They are usually expensive though. This answer does not go into detail of assessing a machine. It reads more as a personal affirmation with a list of machine accessories. Some information about how to test the machine and what to look for would be better." CreationDate="2016-09-11T02:56:16.237" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1911" PostId="2198" Score="2" Text="@Matt Good point.  There is such a clause in the warranty, but it does not necessarily mean that using third party materials will cause any harm." CreationDate="2016-09-11T05:02:40.500" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="1912" PostId="2202" Score="2" Text="Another point that you can add is to also not soak your brush in paint. Acrylic is a fairly &quot;rich&quot; paint (for lack of a better term), and it's not something like watercolour - painting with acrylic will take less paint, and be less saturated." CreationDate="2016-09-13T00:06:41.910" UserId="58" />
  <row Id="1914" PostId="2200" Score="0" Text="&quot;Crafts&quot; is a bit general. What, exactly, are you trying to cover?" CreationDate="2016-09-13T14:12:51.980" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1915" PostId="2204" Score="0" Text="Does the paint dry because it is leaking the contents of the water in the acrylic back into the cup of water, leaving behind the non-water form of it?" CreationDate="2016-09-13T21:50:26.207" UserId="930" />
  <row Id="1916" PostId="2204" Score="0" Text="@ElBromista: I haven't the faintest idea. :) All I know is, keeping an acrylic-paint-covered paintbrush wet works for only a limited amount of time - maybe a day or so, at most. The bigger the brush, the more problems you're gonna have, so I think it may just be that the water can't penetrate to the inner parts of the brush, so it dries from the inside out." CreationDate="2016-09-13T22:16:21.370" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1918" PostId="2185" Score="1" Text="The tee nut will only work if it can be driven in on the back side of the wood.  Driven from the same side as the wheel, only the small prongs are available to keep it from falling out the first time the prop hits a crack in the sidewalk." CreationDate="2016-09-14T17:24:30.497" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="1919" PostId="1944" Score="0" Text="@Stephie No... I did make it... but it didn't work out. The yarn was too stiff, so I've turned it into a tiny bowl. The one I made was a different pattern and was already sized for an infant." CreationDate="2016-09-15T18:29:19.170" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1923" PostId="2210" Score="0" Text="I've seen Coldplay using this kind of painting all the time (actually the second guitar - no me llores - is Chris Martin's), so how would they do? Also, would it affect the sound my guitar while I'm playing it plugged or only acoustic?" CreationDate="2016-09-15T19:02:50.430" UserDisplayName="Rodrigo Nader" />
  <row Id="1924" PostId="2210" Score="0" Text="The tone will be affected in both cases, however amplification may mask this because sound coloration is already going on via the pickup and amplifier. If you want the visual effect without spoiling the tone, it would probably be best to have a professional do it - that is: someone experienced in painting acoustic guitars. As a bonus, such a person is also likely to bring artistic skill to the table." CreationDate="2016-09-15T19:12:10.363" UserDisplayName="Faza" />
  <row Id="1925" PostId="2207" Score="1" Text="Do you have an example that shows your desired effect?" CreationDate="2016-09-16T14:10:45.883" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1926" PostId="2209" Score="2" Text="I think Arts&amp;Crafts.SE is a good fit for this question however we need a little more information to better answer this for you. Are you asking about painting in a certain style or are you asking about what sort of paints you should be using? Can you [edit] your question to describe in more detail your desired effect?" CreationDate="2016-09-16T14:35:31.907" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1928" PostId="2212" Score="1" Text="Thanks @Paxwax And do you know how I would achieve faint, blue-based lighting? The thing I'm going for, no matter the color of the minimal lighting, is an eerie quality." CreationDate="2016-09-17T04:35:29.830" UserId="879" />
  <row Id="1929" PostId="2215" Score="0" Text="Have you tried regular old scissors? (Not suggesting they'd work better than what you've tried, because I don't know whether or not they would, just asking whether you've tried them.)" CreationDate="2016-09-17T13:16:16.213" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1930" PostId="2216" Score="1" Text="Mental image of OP playing with liquid nitrogen pops into my mind..." CreationDate="2016-09-17T14:23:00.987" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="1931" PostId="2216" Score="2" Text="@Stephie Would have suggested it outright but apparently it is not a common household item." CreationDate="2016-09-17T19:34:01.360" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1932" PostId="2218" Score="0" Text="I really like that the focus here is on the source of the problem. While mitigating the issue from the tool standpoint could be useful this answer covers it from the children's point of view." CreationDate="2016-09-17T23:08:38.870" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1933" PostId="2215" Score="1" Text="Regular scissors (the kind for cutting paper) were too lightweight, and if nothing else, my hand would have fallen off after a couple cuts from the exertion it took." CreationDate="2016-09-18T22:31:15.420" UserId="951" />
  <row Id="1934" PostId="2216" Score="0" Text="Well, the OP is from Boulder, Colorado, so he could just wait until a really good winter freeze and do it outside en masse after freezing in the home freezer. :)" CreationDate="2016-09-19T00:45:27.127" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1935" PostId="2215" Score="1" Text="I've never tried them for this purpose, but do you have tinsnips around? They're for cutting metal, so gotta figure they're a little less hard on the hand than normal scissors." CreationDate="2016-09-19T00:47:25.503" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1936" PostId="2221" Score="1" Text="Cardboard might be hard to use for a template on a contoured surface. Ceramic paint is still a good idea." CreationDate="2016-09-19T13:06:42.167" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1937" PostId="2220" Score="0" Text="I'm not really sure what you're asking. Can you include an image? If it's a painting, I'm not sure why there would be any need to blend things like this..." CreationDate="2016-09-19T13:14:42.603" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1938" PostId="2213" Score="1" Text="I don't think covering the whole card solves OP's question of *How to remove excess glue at the edges?* at all." CreationDate="2016-09-19T14:12:13.867" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="1939" PostId="2220" Score="1" Text="I'm not an expert on this, but any concepts like this probably didn't exist prior to computer graphics. They use some algorithm to swap and mix colors. You could make a copy of your image, like tracing, and change the colors, or swap colors during a print (pop art style), but... This isn't blending as known in traditional art." CreationDate="2016-09-19T15:03:57.703" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1940" PostId="2225" Score="3" Text="Is cost an issue here? The total cost of the materials (not to mention the time involved) to *cover* the cards will almost certainly exceed what it would cost to buy new, blank card stock. You can buy pre-cut blank card stock, but a ream of 8-1/2 x 11&quot; 65lb card stock cut at your local office supply shop should come to about US$0.006 each." CreationDate="2016-09-19T15:45:19.290" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="1941" PostId="2213" Score="0" Text="Agree with @Stephie -- this sounds like a very good method to _avoid_ having excess glue at edges, but that's not exactly the OP's situation." CreationDate="2016-09-19T19:33:51.743" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1942" PostId="346" Score="0" Text="Mod podge might work as a gum/glue/varnish, also protects it against dust etc." CreationDate="2016-09-20T09:12:22.233" UserId="961" />
  <row Id="1943" PostId="2231" Score="0" Text="Have you tried re-threading? If you get the thread even slightly in the wrong place, it can cause this symptom. Just to make sure, I would re-thread both top and bottom." CreationDate="2016-09-20T13:39:49.887" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1944" PostId="2231" Score="0" Text="Yep, I've tried re-threading both top and bottom a few times." CreationDate="2016-09-20T14:07:52.400" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="1945" PostId="2220" Score="1" Text="The pre-computer version of Photoshop tools is generally darkroom tricks -- which wouldn't really apply to art as understood on this particular SE, but would be topical at [Photography.SE](http://photo.stackexchange.com/)" CreationDate="2016-09-20T16:00:17.327" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="1946" PostId="2232" Score="3" Text="Can we see an example or facsimile of the models? Might narrow down suggestions?" CreationDate="2016-09-21T10:28:57.867" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1947" PostId="2232" Score="2" Text="Memory wire comes to mind, but I haven't personally worked with it so I'm not totally sure if that would fit your criteria." CreationDate="2016-09-21T15:11:39.120" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="1949" PostId="2220" Score="0" Text="Ahem. [Cross-post](http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/83002/what-is-the-pre-computer-version-of-photoshops-blending-modes). [Cross-posting is frowned upon on SE](http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/64068)." CreationDate="2016-09-21T20:57:30.167" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="1951" PostId="2220" Score="1" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it was cross posted to another site and it seems to be a poor fit for our scope." CreationDate="2016-09-22T08:23:46.040" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1955" PostId="2237" Score="0" Text="I really like the sound of this idea.  There's a shop here in town that sells junk parts for super cheap, so I can definitely try this.  If I like how they turn out, I'll accept your answer." CreationDate="2016-09-22T18:40:06.397" UserId="968" />
  <row Id="1956" PostId="2236" Score="2" Text="This stuff looks amazing, albeit a little expensive.  If I was going to do this the absolute best way, I think this would be how." CreationDate="2016-09-22T19:08:01.620" UserId="968" />
  <row Id="1962" PostId="2241" Score="0" Text="Thanks for all the useful info! I just checked all these things: cone thread, no obstructions, new straight point needle on woven fabric... my machine is still doing it :( The thread is loose as normal between the cone and machine, so it must be somewhere in between machine and needle that it is getting hung up." CreationDate="2016-09-24T02:27:58.570" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="1963" PostId="2246" Score="0" Text="This is a good example of what you do though? Melted bead art? Is it possible it is that you are not sufficiently melting it or perhaps as issue that allows it to bend while it is shipping?" CreationDate="2016-09-24T14:23:19.690" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1965" PostId="2246" Score="2" Text="Does it need to be reversible? As in, both sides clean and visible." CreationDate="2016-09-24T18:01:15.817" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1966" PostId="2246" Score="0" Text="After looking into the processes of melted bead art I would like to hear how _you_ do it as there are multiple approaches and preferences that come into play. Some people melt both sides for instance." CreationDate="2016-09-24T18:13:45.770" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1967" PostId="2195" Score="1" Text="I've used treadles most of my life.  2nd hand stores, thrift stores, antique stores, not so much, too heavy &amp; too much space. I got both of mine at a Mennonite Thrift Store in Iowa City, IA. House sales/auctions, don't pay over $200, the top wheel should turn easily, everything the needle should go up/down.  NO RUST ... walk away, it has sat in a moist basement too long! Collectorsweekly.com has quite a list, most pointing back to eBay.  singeroriginalvintageproducts.com ,  sewing-machines.blogspot.com The Wiki for &quot;Antique Sewing machines&quot;  My last, singersewinginfo.co.uk.  good luck, JLH" CreationDate="2016-09-25T22:02:29.373" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="1970" PostId="2252" Score="2" Text="Could you clarify what you mean in some of these points? Why are you addressing the OP as if they're underage? What type of &quot;oil&quot; do you mean? The wrong kind could be dangerous." CreationDate="2016-09-26T01:53:34.283" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1971" PostId="2255" Score="0" Text="I don't know the answer to your question, but I wanted to reassure you that this is a perfectly on-topic place for it. However, you may want to clarify what sort of dangers you're afraid of." CreationDate="2016-09-26T13:49:44.760" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1972" PostId="2255" Score="0" Text="Thanks.  I just am not sure what reactions could happen by mixing things that shouldn't be mixed.  A lot of paints seem to be non-toxic(or low toxic), but mixing 2 together could yield something bad, which we all want to avoid." CreationDate="2016-09-26T13:54:39.597" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="1973" PostId="2255" Score="0" Text="It would be more useful if you mentioned the specific paints that were used. I can't imagine there would be a safety issue. More a desired effect from the use of two different paints that bond in different ways. Have the exact products would help us know for sure though." CreationDate="2016-09-26T14:23:18.773" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1974" PostId="2255" Score="1" Text="Well, in the local paint store they occasionally clean the paint mixer, and during that process, tiny bits of all kinds and colours of paint come out of the machine. They catch it all together in the same tin/bucket. Indoors. They probably would not do that if there is any chance of creating something toxic that way. (And indeed, you can get some really cool effects in the tin/bucket.)" CreationDate="2016-09-26T14:32:23.943" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="1975" PostId="293" Score="0" Text="A food-safe sealant like Dap 00688 Household Waterproof Adhesive would be my recommendation. But why not a wooden goblet? Cutting boards are made from wood. Fancy salad bowls are made from wood. And I am fairly sure humans have been drinking booze from wooden cups for thousands of years. Didn't you see Indian Jones and the Last Crusade?" CreationDate="2016-09-27T01:04:02.260" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="1976" PostId="2243" Score="0" Text="will it not be possible to clean it with soap?" CreationDate="2016-09-27T08:18:18.097" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="1978" PostId="2255" Score="0" Text="matt I'm not sure, I linked the video that gives all the information I know about what he did. @JiUgug thanks for the information, interesting stuff paint can do.  Would love to find out what will happen with each kind of paint that reacts with another." CreationDate="2016-09-28T00:35:15.853" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="1979" PostId="2257" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the information, much appreciated.  So it would work better to use  paints that have different drying times, compared to incompatible paints then?  I definitely don't want flaking, just a cool effect.  I was thinking of sending it off to get professionally done, but not sure if that's worth the effort/money or not..  I'm a bit wary of using spray paint, for fear of inhalation, but it seems that most of the stuff is non-toxic.  I've also heard of &quot;Plasti-dip&quot; but I hear that isn't very good.  The material I am using is I believe stainless steel, possibly aluminum(not really sure tbh)" CreationDate="2016-09-28T00:39:07.490" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="1980" PostId="2257" Score="0" Text="Typically the idea of &quot;incompatible&quot; paints is really tied to drying times. The binder in the paint is what evaporates and ultimately leaves the pigment behind. Having said that, it's not the whole story, there are other things that might make two paints hard to mix, but that's a big one. :)" CreationDate="2016-09-28T01:09:42.387" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1981" PostId="2243" Score="6" Text="I'm going to say no. But I don't know for sure. There are no oils in graphite or the eraser for the soap to bond to." CreationDate="2016-09-28T03:43:16.907" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1982" PostId="2257" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot, much appreciated.  I feel that a better job would be done by someone who knows a lot more about the paints than I do, so hopefully a professional would be able to do what I need.  IT doesn't seem to be anything special either." CreationDate="2016-09-28T03:44:40.593" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="1983" PostId="2241" Score="0" Text="Have you oiled your machine?" CreationDate="2016-09-28T15:06:41.073" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="1985" PostId="2262" Score="1" Text="I'd approach it with a good pair of safety glasses and a dremel-type tool with a metal-cutting bit, but I've never actually done anything like that, so comment rather than answer." CreationDate="2016-09-29T00:17:12.490" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1988" PostId="2262" Score="0" Text="the spacing is too thin for a dremel, blade which are larger.  I need something that would be very precise.  Thanks for the mention though, I probably should have mentioned that above that I did think about the dremel, but don't think it will do the job." CreationDate="2016-09-29T12:35:25.667" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="1990" PostId="2262" Score="0" Text="I was thinking one of those mini circular-saw blades, not the &quot;glorified drill bit&quot; type. But even the &quot;glorified drill bit&quot; type of cutting blade comes in some pretty small sizes." CreationDate="2016-09-29T14:03:09.533" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="1991" PostId="2262" Score="0" Text="Is that a mold for something? Where did that come from? It being sheet metal seems odd." CreationDate="2016-09-29T14:47:33.353" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1992" PostId="2262" Score="0" Text="That's not an exact pic, just an example.  It's stamped into a thinish piece of sheet metal that was bent into shape.  It's prob 1-2mm thick, if that." CreationDate="2016-09-29T20:56:22.513" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="1993" PostId="2264" Score="1" Text="Reference? I don't think that the products being sold at the Home Depot or Lowes is being checked for the impact of the mineral additives with respect to the acidity and potential effect on the longevity of the canvas or the paint, for example." CreationDate="2016-09-29T23:41:40.877" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="1994" PostId="2266" Score="0" Text="Tag might not get used much but something should go here." CreationDate="2016-09-30T03:55:15.053" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1995" PostId="2249" Score="1" Text="The one thing I would add to this that is not enough for its own answer is that you can melt (at least one side) more than the other. Idea being you can get a stronger bond by melting for longer. Your holes would be smaller or disappear. This effect can also be desired in some cases. Ironing process affects this." CreationDate="2016-09-30T03:59:17.567" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="1996" PostId="2249" Score="0" Text="@Matt Yes, and if the edges melt too much and make a ridge, a craft knife could fix that" CreationDate="2016-09-30T05:13:27.990" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="1997" PostId="2268" Score="1" Text="You mean it was embossed?" CreationDate="2016-09-30T21:29:16.157" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="1998" PostId="2268" Score="0" Text="There are many companies that offer customized embosser plates, usually those that also offer stamps or stationary. Search for &quot;personalized embosser&quot; or similar." CreationDate="2016-09-30T21:38:13.863" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="1999" PostId="2261" Score="1" Text="That recent edit turned this question into two questions. You should be asking separate questions about the use of BLO in oil paintings and another for cleaning brushes. I think those are two topics that should be handled separately." CreationDate="2016-09-30T22:21:19.167" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2000" PostId="2267" Score="0" Text="Super related: http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/1967/how-to-glue-a-map-onto-a-globe?rq=1 and possibly a dupe" CreationDate="2016-10-01T00:35:43.037" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2001" PostId="2267" Score="1" Text="I read that question before I posted and I don't think it is a dupe. They talk about slices which I don't want since I don't want cuts on the surface. They also talk about different kinds of glue which will not affect the appearance of excessive paper. " CreationDate="2016-10-01T07:04:58.440" UserId="1013" />
  <row Id="2002" PostId="2268" Score="1" Text="Do you by chance have a picture that can go along with this? I understand  if that is not possible. I removed the website request as that those kinds of recommendations are off topic for our site. However once you get the name of what you are looking for that should make the search for what you are looking for easier." CreationDate="2016-10-01T13:28:37.487" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2006" PostId="2272" Score="0" Text="What is the gauge of the wire?" CreationDate="2016-10-02T12:34:04.970" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2010" PostId="2279" Score="0" Text="Welcome to [crafts.se]. I removed the word best and that is subjective and _can_ attract opinions. I also made the title and actual question. Not a requirement but it helps other users, in theory, get to the content easier. We have some good drawing talent here so I expect you will get some good answers." CreationDate="2016-10-03T19:52:03.753" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2012" PostId="320" Score="0" Text="I've seen UK English use 'single crochet' in place of slip stitch." CreationDate="2016-10-03T19:59:19.883" UserId="112" />
  <row Id="2013" PostId="2067" Score="0" Text="Consider additionally crocheting them top down, so the prettier beginning part is the one you see more often." CreationDate="2016-10-03T20:02:57.790" UserId="112" />
  <row Id="2014" PostId="2067" Score="0" Text="I actually do that know for that reason. Hiding among he white is much easier." CreationDate="2016-10-03T20:04:47.193" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2015" PostId="2068" Score="1" Text="Just wanted to mention that I am disabled and though I can crochet fairly well, knitting is not possible. I in the same position wanted to 'garter stitch' but in crochet." CreationDate="2016-10-03T19:35:25.527" UserDisplayName="user1027" />
  <row Id="2016" PostId="2281" Score="1" Text="First and foremost would be: How big is this supposed to be? Life size or a scaled model? The chair is made from cardboard? How much weight is it supposed to handle? What are you allowed to use as far as hardware and supplies? Glues at least I would hope. Cylinders (done properly) will distribute stress better then squares for sure. Some more information would be useful. Thick cylinders with a thick base would make a chair easily. The back could just be for show. _comfort_ could be subjective. What is the actual criteria for this project of yours?" CreationDate="2016-10-04T02:31:09.870" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2020" PostId="2280" Score="0" Text="Knooking is very interesting as the end result looks exactly like what I was going for... might need to drill some holes in my hooks. Both suggestions require non-standard hooks." CreationDate="2016-10-04T13:12:36.787" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2021" PostId="2281" Score="6" Text="method, this sounds like a question better suited to our **[Engineering site](http://engineering.stackexchange.com)**... but be very wary of sounding like you are asking folks to &quot;do your homework&quot; for you. Asking about these structural concepts works well on that site,but questions should start with a background of what you know and tried to lead into a very *specific* question seeking a bit of guidance about the obstacle you are trying to overcome. Good luck!" CreationDate="2016-10-04T13:14:22.067" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="2022" PostId="2282" Score="3" Text="I would add that it also flows in ways similar to drapery, of varying stiffness and springiness, to address the long hair portion of the question. Perhaps something on drawing in segments, or how to develop the forms you mention?" CreationDate="2016-10-05T00:40:16.270" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2024" PostId="2285" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this.  I actually remember one of these in shop class, but those were very flimsy, so I'm not sure if it would work; Although, I did see some nice pieces being cut on GoogleImages, so there are probably very strong ones as well.  I feel that this might produce some not so clean work, especially since I am not experienced with this tool.  If my PlanA doesn't work, I'll look into this.  Thanks a lot." CreationDate="2016-10-05T21:07:26.280" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2025" PostId="2285" Score="0" Text="@XaolingBao They are flimsy in that they bend, because so thin and flexible. But the teeth are quite strong and I've cut through copper sheets without issue." CreationDate="2016-10-05T23:10:18.353" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2026" PostId="2285" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge thanks!  For sure they are probably very strong, but they seem to be difficult to use properly, or cut things easily.  AS mentioned some edges might need cleaning up as well.  I'll see how well plan A works, because I think that the stamped lettering should work well if I slowly eat at the metal with the tool I'm going to use, but I am also thinking of introducing some new letters, so this saw might be a good fit.  Are there recommended brands I should look for, and types for stainless steel? Seems there are differences in blade depth and &quot;blades per inch?&quot;  Thanks." CreationDate="2016-10-05T23:26:04.760" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2027" PostId="2285" Score="0" Text="@XaolingBao That sounds like a great follow-up question! I'd ask that. My experience is limited. I just know patience prevents blades snapping" CreationDate="2016-10-05T23:28:05.117" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2030" PostId="2289" Score="0" Text="Are you willing to take the seat apart in order to make the new cover? (Not just put it on, but also take measurements, possibly cut those pleather shapes out and trace onto fabric, etc...)" CreationDate="2016-10-06T19:03:30.320" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2031" PostId="2290" Score="1" Text="This sounds very effective! Pumpkin carving is on the way soon, so thanks for the timely response" CreationDate="2016-10-06T19:21:45.673" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2032" PostId="2291" Score="1" Text="Any particular reason you are looking to dye instead of paint?" CreationDate="2016-10-07T03:07:12.960" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2033" PostId="2293" Score="0" Text="I dunno anything about crochet, but would moving the starts to the side with the ⭕ / button on the front make this less obvious?" CreationDate="2016-10-07T15:12:49.173" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2034" PostId="2291" Score="0" Text="@Matt Because I think it'd look neat! Especially the carved parts, but I want the shell to match." CreationDate="2016-10-07T15:14:43.083" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2036" PostId="2293" Score="0" Text="Amigurumi is usually worked in a spiral, isn't it? That's how the octopus I made is. Though, with the hard separation between the colors, that could be problematic, too...though it might be worth exploring." CreationDate="2016-10-08T10:43:25.103" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2038" PostId="2293" Score="0" Text="@Catija I never realized that. Never really done any Amigurumi before this. The octopus top might be done like that but I did that from assumption of how it looked. Thanks." CreationDate="2016-10-08T14:59:17.960" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2039" PostId="2298" Score="1" Text="I never realized that it was done in spiral. Never really done any Amigurumi before this. Thank you" CreationDate="2016-10-08T14:59:38.057" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2040" PostId="2281" Score="0" Text="Since you've not asked on [engineering.se] that I can tell, I've tentatively opened this question for our stack, with some minor modifications. If you ask on Engineering, we can close/remove the question here." CreationDate="2016-10-08T19:28:50.483" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2041" PostId="2288" Score="1" Text="I would add that the foil seals can be quite firm, and possibly have that &quot;plastic&quot; feel." CreationDate="2016-10-08T19:37:10.163" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2042" PostId="2268" Score="0" Text="It seems the answer is likely &quot;embossed&quot; for the terminology you're looking for. Would you be able to confirm that by responding or perhaps marking an answer as correct/helpful? As far as the close votes, I do believe that asking for terms such as this is on topic, which is why we have the tag." CreationDate="2016-10-08T19:39:38.940" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2043" PostId="2299" Score="0" Text="In progress, not sanding did absolutely nothing. I sanded as much as I could, about 98%, and it's working, very well apparently." CreationDate="2016-10-08T23:53:52.587" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2044" PostId="2303" Score="0" Text="Welcome! This answer is nice but would be great if it included an image of the setup to make it easier to visualize." CreationDate="2016-10-10T12:34:19.137" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2045" PostId="2303" Score="0" Text="I will try to include the image soon" CreationDate="2016-10-10T12:50:24.783" UserId="1049" />
  <row Id="2046" PostId="2285" Score="0" Text="Just wanted to update that Plan A did NOT work (or is taking a crazy amount of time for not so good results).  I will be ordering this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A8RFB5Y/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;smid=A38WFKVAMEYW7E so hopefully this will work out well.  I think this should be good, and anything that gets messed up can be fixed with the deburring tool for touchups.  Thanks so much for your time both of you, I just hope this saw works :P @CreationEdge" CreationDate="2016-10-10T22:43:36.923" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2047" PostId="2301" Score="1" Text="Or to put it another way, pigments are solids while dyes are liquids. If you want a dye to behave like a solid pigment, you need to use it to color something; this is what &quot;lake&quot; pigments are." CreationDate="2016-10-11T13:30:07.363" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="2048" PostId="2301" Score="0" Text="@Martha But you can buy solid dye that you mix yourself. Once mixed it shouldn't settle" CreationDate="2016-10-11T13:55:40.250" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2049" PostId="2033" Score="1" Text="This answer is quite comprehensive but I would like to add a quick note about masking fluid. I also struggled with the 'workflow' of painting with watercolours, and masking fluid made it a lot easier for me. If there is an area you want to protect and have it stay light, plan your sketch and then paint on the masking fluid. Once it dries you can start doing washes of colour without worrying about carefully painting around the lighter elements of your work. Once the paint is dry, the masking fluid peels off kind of like a scratch ticket!" CreationDate="2016-10-11T15:54:57.090" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2050" PostId="2314" Score="0" Text="Thank you... Is this recommended, or should I contact a fabrication shop?  The ones I see want BIG money.  i.e., one shop wanted a min order of 250$....  The electric strip heater was used in a video at a car shop, i'm curious if that would work better.  Not sure what the difference between extruded or cast is." CreationDate="2016-10-11T16:53:33.110" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2051" PostId="2314" Score="0" Text="@XaolingBao Just go slow. The exact temperature doesn't matter. Bending and working with acrylics is common in the hobbyist world so it's not like you're dabbling in plutonium. Simple bends are not to difficult. Something more elaborate might take specialized tools or a bit more experience/finesse. Google and Youtube! are your friend here. Figure out what you want to do and then research the methods to see if you're up to it. Without knowing the project, it's difficult to say if this is a home project, but for a one-off piece I *suspect* that a fabrication shop might be overkill." CreationDate="2016-10-11T17:03:26.100" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="2052" PostId="1789" Score="1" Text="This answer is great, and emery boards have certainly come in handy for me. One thing I would add is that when I have a tortillon that still has a good shape but is 'dirty' with graphite, I clean it up by gently using a soft eraser instead. This technique is nearly always for the really skinny tortillons meant for detail. This way you start with a clean tip, without the effort of reforming it if it's not needed." CreationDate="2016-10-11T17:03:46.847" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2053" PostId="2312" Score="0" Text="Is there a situation in which you would like to use the plastic? Expanding on what you are looking for might result in better responses. For example, do you need to be able to cut it to put into frames? Will you paint on it to make a stain glass effect? ect." CreationDate="2016-10-11T18:18:08.430" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2054" PostId="2314" Score="0" Text="I literally just want to bend a tiny side of a piece of acrylic so that I can turn it into a side panel for my computer case (and the bent part would be used to attach the screws and screw into the case...t I might just cut a hole in my side panel and place an acrylic piece in there, but that would require some hole drilling, which might be easier than bending some toxins...  I really wantd to keep the old side panel as a backup (I also don't want to ruin it since it's a  a case I cannot replace).  Thank you." CreationDate="2016-10-11T20:42:53.003" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2055" PostId="2312" Score="1" Text="Looking for a computer side panel replacement.  The only thing is maybe bending, maybe cutting or drilling to fit into my current side panel.  Thank you." CreationDate="2016-10-11T20:44:37.873" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2056" PostId="2314" Score="0" Text="Sorry for double post, but I also was looking to properly cut part of the front of the acrylic so it would fit into my case properly, but more and more I think about it, it seems best if I just cut a hole in my current panel...  Scared I will mess up though :(." CreationDate="2016-10-11T20:47:36.750" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2057" PostId="2312" Score="2" Text="So you're looking for something that looks as crisp as glass, to see the internals of your computer?" CreationDate="2016-10-12T01:02:51.067" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2059" PostId="2322" Score="0" Text="This is exactly what I was looking for! thank you John" CreationDate="2016-10-12T11:49:31.483" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2061" PostId="2146" Score="0" Text="I like this multi-step answer. I am also partial to the 2B. It is probably the pencil type I have purchased and used the most. All of mine are little stumps right now. I also fine that the softer pencils (in the B range) are easier to erase than harder ones if you make a mistake, so they are great for getting started!" CreationDate="2016-10-12T13:05:14.607" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2062" PostId="2222" Score="1" Text="I also use thick scrap paper. It's cheap, you can cut it into any shape you want (say, if you need more precision, you cut it to an acute angle), and if your edge is flat, it easily scrapes the glue bits away." CreationDate="2016-10-12T14:50:58.217" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2069" PostId="2312" Score="0" Text="yes sir/maam @CreationEdge I want something that will be crystal clear and hopefully wont smudge.  I had read a review on I think a piece of &quot;Lexan&quot; on Amazon where the user had got a piece that was smudged and couldn't remove it... I'm assuming that smudges could be removed, unless it's a physical defect in the plastic i.e., air bubbles or other defects." CreationDate="2016-10-12T20:19:57.140" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2072" PostId="2341" Score="2" Text="I have one of these - it not only keeps the cat hairs off, but also discourages her from batting the balls of yarn around like a toy :)" CreationDate="2016-10-13T12:10:44.813" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="2074" PostId="2331" Score="3" Text="I wonder if it makes sense to separate this into two questions. Your title is asking how to remove it but the answers address your off-hand comment about preventing the hair from getting in the yarn in the first place and not how to remove it after it's happened. Both are important questions, I think." CreationDate="2016-10-13T12:54:51.967" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2076" PostId="2301" Score="1" Text="@Martha , you could probably have that as an answer in it's own right, especially if you had a link to what a 'lake' pigment is since your answer prompted me to say &quot;what's a lake pigment?&quot;" CreationDate="2016-10-13T17:57:21.817" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2077" PostId="2289" Score="0" Text="@Erica Sorry, I never saw this. I don't think I could take it apart well enough. The bottom mechanisms on the seat can't be totally removed. So I'm thinking I may need some type of adhesive instead." CreationDate="2016-10-13T17:57:28.000" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2078" PostId="2267" Score="1" Text="is cut the paper you are using the right size and shape? Have you considered looking at patterns for actual shoes to see how they cut it to fit a pointed toe? Your pattern looks like it would be way too wide." CreationDate="2016-10-13T18:09:40.890" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2079" PostId="2226" Score="1" Text="I think this will be the fastest way. Lay them all down on some news paper and spray paint. Then you can do the same with back side when the front side is dry. If you use spray glue, the gluing could be just as quick!" CreationDate="2016-10-13T18:14:21.863" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2080" PostId="2345" Score="0" Text="What do you intend to be making? Working green wood to at least gets is shape of your project is a good idea. Final shape should only be done once the wood has a stabilized moisture content. Depending on the size of your wood this could takes years to properly dry without checking or cracking." CreationDate="2016-10-14T18:33:58.807" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2081" PostId="2337" Score="1" Text="Not all yarns will become &quot;felted&quot; if run through a washing cycle or two. It depends a lot on what OP started with. For proper washer-felting, you need to calculate shrinkage etc. as well." CreationDate="2016-10-14T19:21:44.880" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="2084" PostId="2346" Score="0" Text="This wouldn't cause tearing or uneven edges? I can see getting tufts of felt pulled away." CreationDate="2016-10-14T20:53:01.410" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2085" PostId="2346" Score="0" Text="You will need a quite rigid felt like polyester, viscose that I have seen in shop will not do because it's too soft. I don't know about natural wool felt." CreationDate="2016-10-14T20:56:32.463" UserId="70" />
  <row Id="2086" PostId="2285" Score="0" Text="NOTE:  This is the wrong tool for the job, as the neck is not tall enough for my project (I watched a video that mention to get a long throat).  I ended up going with a Coping saw which s 6&quot; and a Fretsaw which is 12&quot; deep, compared to the 3&quot; Jewelers saw.  The Fretsaw is also made for intricate work, which is something I will need.  Will post my own answer to sum this question up, but I'll keep my upvote for this; however checkmark will go away because it's NOT the correct tool, as it's claimed use from what I read is for &quot;softer metals.&quot;:" CreationDate="2016-10-14T21:53:57.077" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2087" PostId="2337" Score="0" Text="You're right about that not everything can be felted. If the yarn can be felted though, and the crocheted/embroidered face is made of the same yarn, then shrinking should not be a major problem as it all will shrink the same amount." CreationDate="2016-10-15T17:39:25.127" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="2088" PostId="2347" Score="2" Text="Haha, that's two answers that mention duct tape, but without this picture I would've just been thinking of the ugly, original color." CreationDate="2016-10-15T22:06:19.617" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2089" PostId="2237" Score="0" Text="I finally got my hands on some junk cable yesterday, and I just built the models.  I used standard butt connectors to fuse the ends.  It all worked perfectly!" CreationDate="2016-10-16T01:27:58.537" UserId="968" />
  <row Id="2096" PostId="2349" Score="0" Text="Not sure if this is a good question for our site. Learning by repetition is one way that people do learn things. I have been making too many pokeballs lately so I know the instructions without having to read them. It I stopped for a couple of months _maybe_ I will forget and need to refresh. There are other memory tricks as well and some people just have an eidetic memory for these things as well. Best you might be able to get is some peoples approach on the subject or a list of memory techniques in general." CreationDate="2016-10-17T17:52:39.340" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2097" PostId="2110" Score="0" Text="BTW: when you create this stitch, it gives a good &quot;canvas&quot; for cross stitching a design on the blanket." CreationDate="2016-10-17T18:17:31.193" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="2098" PostId="2246" Score="0" Text="It does indeed need to be reversible. Some people that get this stuff from me want reversible pieces. My process is with an iron and paper ironing sheet. I do fuse both sides." CreationDate="2016-10-17T18:53:51.687" UserId="984" />
  <row Id="2099" PostId="2247" Score="0" Text="I often follow legitimate sprite art pieces due to customer request. Often they are Pokémon sprites used in their respective games. As for shipping, while I don't do those ideas suggested, I reinforce the corners and angles with dowels to keep from being smashed, then inline the box with two layers of bubble wrap, then wrap the piece of work gift tissue paper. Then fill the box with packing pellets." CreationDate="2016-10-17T19:06:12.500" UserId="984" />
  <row Id="2100" PostId="2353" Score="2" Text="You seem to know that it's a stamp. So, is your question on how to make your own customized stamp?" CreationDate="2016-10-18T03:19:24.980" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2102" PostId="2353" Score="0" Text="@Matt that answer my question! thanks! I got a little business with bags like that and I wanna have a really good quality. Guess I'll have to pay for the stamp and get really good ink." CreationDate="2016-10-18T03:54:10.143" UserId="1094" />
  <row Id="2103" PostId="2349" Score="0" Text="To learn an art, advice on mnemonic would be an important part. Especially when it is a 'disciplined creativity', which is always hard. Just like a manner, sports is always related to advice on physiology, psychology and physics." CreationDate="2016-10-18T07:11:14.910" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2104" PostId="2349" Score="0" Text="I was searching for tags 'mnemonic' or 'practice'. or such. But I couldn't find. As well  music.se contains a 'practice' tag. though practice is not directly music. It is preparing for music. In the same way I would like to classify it as a 'practice' question. I've experience in some field practice in wrong method could do really bad so there is role to correct method of practice." CreationDate="2016-10-18T07:15:46.693" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2105" PostId="2350" Score="0" Text="Yes I can corelate quite with cooking. I never need to memorize a recipe. I  just imagine the smells flavors and textures of the final stage. Perhaps Origami is too done in that 'soft' way which I can't perceive, but can guess... that is why I asked the question." CreationDate="2016-10-18T08:14:44.060" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2107" PostId="482" Score="0" Text="Much closer to me" CreationDate="2016-10-18T10:02:16.043" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2108" PostId="469" Score="2" Text="@CreationEdge I understood clearly your answer to Matt. There you told about Knife's long-axis; not the knife's (and its blade's) plane." CreationDate="2016-10-18T10:10:27.667" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2109" PostId="36" Score="2" Text="Me use this one, but it doesn't reach interior of paper.If we're doing decoration at an educational institute; we could use some cork-borers from laboratory; and put the paper on a thermocol sheet, and bore them. At home, a broken old radio antenna works nice." CreationDate="2016-10-18T10:23:48.607" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2110" PostId="304" Score="0" Text="In many schools colleges and universities etc I saw high-bench slanted. In an old college even I saw in slanted benches with square horizontal slots to put inkpots (now obsolete for study purpose). Bags (backpack) often fall from tilted benches if drawer is not given." CreationDate="2016-10-18T10:33:12.310" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2111" PostId="308" Score="0" Text="Wow for the snail... however my sketches often distorted unknown when I draw sitting upon floor/bed/straight table and especially if I keep my head slanted. Though my subconscious brain corrects the perspective-error; there remains a shift almost uniformly throughout the picture." CreationDate="2016-10-18T10:39:58.623" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2112" PostId="2073" Score="1" Text="Carbon paper means a paper covered with a sort of ink. Why I'll go to use carbon paper to protect smudge (noise)?" CreationDate="2016-10-18T10:43:50.503" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2113" PostId="2073" Score="1" Text="Tracing paper would work greatly because it shows what is present in its underneath. I'll +1 this answer if proper explanation is given." CreationDate="2016-10-18T10:45:34.913" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2115" PostId="532" Score="0" Text="At art school our teacher , whom I knew as very orthodox to teach grammatical rules, strongly opposed smudging with fingers upon pencil sketch &amp; study. He  advised to use fine strokes in various tones (1st tone, 2nd tone etc) varying hand pressure and pencil-grade. He emphasized on developing more hand-control to the given-technique than finding short cuts. However there was no restriction about what we  were trying at home/study-school etc." CreationDate="2016-10-18T17:28:15.707" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2119" PostId="2359" Score="1" Text="Are you just looking for a list of product names that are for skin tone paints?" CreationDate="2016-10-18T23:43:43.690" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2120" PostId="2359" Score="1" Text="I highly, *highly* doubt that any paint manufacturer labels any of their paints as &quot;cadaver&quot;. Really." CreationDate="2016-10-19T00:42:38.010" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="2125" PostId="2359" Score="2" Text="I'm barely following the question here, I have to admit, and the last sentence doesn't even parse into coherent English. To clarify, what are you asking for? Is it for known pigment blends with names designed to indicate to skin tones or is for a list of skin tone names that you can apply to pigment mixes you've already made for reference?" CreationDate="2016-10-19T03:17:17.540" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2126" PostId="2359" Score="0" Text="I have edited/fixed my post. I was not aware of the term pigment blends. Not sure what you mean by a blend. I thought all sold color was uniform in nature, and it was up to the artist to mix color to produce color combinations. Is it not so? Interesting question though, because either the a list of skin tone names can be applied to pigmented art color names, or the reverse. The truth is though, in my opinion there should be overlap between these two, if a set of color names is truly designed to be used to paint skin." CreationDate="2016-10-19T04:31:09.930" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2127" PostId="2359" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your comment, @Matt, I am indeed also looking for a list of product names that are for sin tone paints." CreationDate="2016-10-19T04:33:01.503" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2128" PostId="2359" Score="0" Text="Hey, @Matt, does a product name include a product line, product type, and product brand, or is it separate? What exactly are you suggesting at the database level?" CreationDate="2016-10-19T05:34:25.793" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2129" PostId="2359" Score="0" Text="Hey, @JohnCavan, how does/can a pigment blend have a name, as opposed to a product color name. Isn't the relationship of pigment blend to product color names one too many? What do I know.(? :_( )." CreationDate="2016-10-19T05:37:16.107" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2147" PostId="2365" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your advice... **Feeling fortunate at 'memorizing model and learning origami are different'**. I follow a book by engineer Narayan Sanyal and Pradip Dutta (Dey's Publication)... that includes various notation methods and provided many authoritatve references, too. However when I was admitted to a nursery school, they taught same thing as just that 'memorization' and I was baddest in those tasks (and all other tasks like wearing the boot-straps)" CreationDate="2016-10-20T04:05:51.327" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2148" PostId="2319" Score="0" Text="Make a stencil or template or such on a cardboard or thick paper. Guess all your printouts are A4, so you can make a template to that proportion." CreationDate="2016-10-20T04:35:41.150" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2149" PostId="2266" Score="0" Text="Juicy leaves 'looks' more thick and fleshy. As well after collecting leaves, if iou bend/ break/ rub etc etc ( 'play') the leaf with finger; your fingers will tell a lot about the leaf's structure such as how fleshy/juicy the leaf is, is there any thick impermeable layer of cuticle, etc. Test by put the 'lower' (abaxial) face (that face with raised veins and pale colour) towards the paper, guessing that may give better result because that surface usually contains more stomata (holes). Could try dip the leaves into water for 1 minute (and remove water with cloth) prior to use." CreationDate="2016-10-20T04:52:51.400" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2150" PostId="2266" Score="0" Text="contd.... could try vegetable leaves like spinach. As well, all these are guess, I never did hammering, but a bit leaf-anatomy experience." CreationDate="2016-10-20T04:54:45.397" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2154" PostId="2361" Score="0" Text="This looks like a better fit, now. I'll leave it up to the community from here!" CreationDate="2016-10-20T06:47:50.200" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2155" PostId="2368" Score="0" Text="What does &quot;a scalpel with neat and clean, stretched way.&quot; mean? I think it may just be a typo, but I can't tell what was meant" CreationDate="2016-10-20T06:50:31.593" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2156" PostId="2299" Score="0" Text="Sanding worked. I also soaked it possibly too long. Good thing it was a test pumpkin." CreationDate="2016-10-20T07:00:11.053" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2157" PostId="2324" Score="0" Text="Was it an official Dremel product?" CreationDate="2016-10-20T07:03:30.237" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2158" PostId="1830" Score="1" Text="I'm sorry about the delayed response, but I'm wondering about the station point, not vanishing points. I've since found some info on how it relates to where the viewer is located." CreationDate="2016-10-20T07:15:05.283" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2159" PostId="2368" Score="0" Text="'typo' means? however it was a suggestion to adopt a biology technique into art... you could modify it for your purpose.  I wrote about some  simple biology-box tools help a lot Than pasting the plant material in empty-hand. I wrote 'stretched' not to mean a rigorous stretch. sometimes on presence of gum, there could occur slight bending on dried leaves, as well there may remain few unwanted folds while drying which later-on could be stretched on pasting.  However beside this 'flat' pasting, inside dried flower you could try insert small paper-cones etc so they again become fluffy, 3-d." CreationDate="2016-10-20T09:38:13.340" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2160" PostId="2362" Score="0" Text="Possible duplicate of [How can I dry my roses properly?](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/594/how-can-i-dry-my-roses-properly)" CreationDate="2016-10-20T13:34:55.647" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2162" PostId="2370" Score="2" Text="Are you planning to make any other adjustments to the pattern? If I remember correctly, puffy jackets are generally segmented to keep the fill distributed appropriately. Loose batting like that used for pillows would eventually sink to the bottom of the jacket without some help... and I don't think anyone wants a bulky tube around their waist ;)" CreationDate="2016-10-20T16:43:30.913" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2163" PostId="2370" Score="2" Text="I don't want to have visible stitches on the outside (would ruin my style :P) - I was envisioning something quilted on/in the lining. If necessary I could add another layer of lining to contain the fill ...but since that is 3x the original pattern I might reconsider my plan, ha. Right now I am mostly curious about the materials, to determine if I should even try with this pattern." CreationDate="2016-10-20T16:53:33.410" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="2164" PostId="372" Score="1" Text="It might also be worth mentioning that this style of embroidery is called ([sashiko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sashiko_stitching) from the Japanese technique." CreationDate="2016-10-20T17:11:19.373" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="2165" PostId="2324" Score="0" Text="I believe so and if you don't have a full dremel it looks like you can buy the kit off amazon for $18. It would be the handheld pumpkin carving unit." CreationDate="2016-10-20T17:40:49.717" UserId="1059" />
  <row Id="2166" PostId="2155" Score="0" Text="Could you use a white soft pastel?" CreationDate="2016-10-20T14:24:07.180" UserId="1112" />
  <row Id="2167" PostId="2362" Score="0" Text="@Matt Your question is about the drying process specifically, and this one is about preserving them *after* that process." CreationDate="2016-10-20T19:04:38.337" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2169" PostId="2362" Score="1" Text="I suppose. The last part of my question was asking this, in case in was related enough, _Once they are dried properly is there anything else I can do to them to help them last longer?_. Preservation might be related enough to the drying process in that one is the precursor to the next. If nothing else it should be linked to here as extra information." CreationDate="2016-10-20T19:58:22.407" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2170" PostId="2368" Score="0" Text="@AlwaysConfused 'typo' as in [typographical error](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typographical_error)" CreationDate="2016-10-20T19:59:38.600" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2178" PostId="2360" Score="0" Text="As to &quot;peach&quot;, this is what the color of a Spanish or Italian person living abroad imagines themselves as. There are white paste peaches, yellow paste peaches, orange-red peaches, and more. Anyways, thank you for sharing." CreationDate="2016-10-22T20:51:58.757" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2185" PostId="2366" Score="1" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/47254/discussion-on-answer-by-always-confused-skin-tone-color-names)." CreationDate="2016-10-23T12:11:13.327" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2186" PostId="2210" Score="0" Text="@RodrigoNader Coldplay uses clumsily painted guitars? C'mon, you're making this too easy. The joke practically writes itself." CreationDate="2016-10-24T01:49:25.817" UserId="441" />
  <row Id="2187" PostId="2380" Score="4" Text="I don't really understand the question. Maybe you can rewrite it so it becomes more clear what you are looking for (are you looking for a white or black pen? Do you want to write on white or black paper?)" CreationDate="2016-10-24T07:41:20.087" UserId="961" />
  <row Id="2188" PostId="2380" Score="2" Text="Do you have a picture of what you are trying to achieve?" CreationDate="2016-10-24T10:31:18.427" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2189" PostId="2380" Score="0" Text="I have boo picture of what I am trying to achieve.I want to write white or black on white or black." CreationDate="2016-10-25T04:01:18.717" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2191" PostId="2380" Score="0" Text="You mean to say that you'd like a shade of off-white ink that'd still be visible on white paper as well as black paper?" CreationDate="2016-10-25T05:08:31.917" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2192" PostId="2380" Score="0" Text="No, I would like both. Thanks. Not sure what kind of media black paper would be, where I can find it. I wanted it for taking notes and starting diagrams, and see if it works. I doubt that any pen with white ink lasts very long, is equally expensive and runny without splodging as black, red, blue, and green ink." CreationDate="2016-10-25T13:27:11.503" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2199" PostId="2382" Score="0" Text="Thanks.  That was my first choice, but I wanted to know if there were others.  The term &quot;tempered glass&quot; has also been used, so I wasn't sure.  Is Acrylic the best for this?" CreationDate="2016-10-25T17:32:50.117" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2200" PostId="2382" Score="0" Text="Tempered Glass refers to glass that's been processed in heat so that it breaks on inpact rather than shatters. It is also very hard. It's not especially easy to work with.  I'm not sure if you're asking if they're interchangeable - but they really aren't. Unless you have glass working or glass fitting tools, plastic (acrylic) is a lot easier to work with. YMMV, of course." CreationDate="2016-10-25T17:48:54.317" UserId="1127" />
  <row Id="2201" PostId="2382" Score="0" Text="Oh, yeah I've heard of that before...  I guess I got confused with car windows and computer windows hahah.  I thought that I might have heard it used on computer side panels, but5 I could, again, be confused with something else.  So Acrylic is really what I want?  I heard that Acrylic is also interchangeable with the term &quot;Plexiglass&quot; or is that something else?  I think I read Plexiglass is a brand of Acrylic?" CreationDate="2016-10-25T17:53:26.503" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2202" PostId="2382" Score="0" Text="I think you're right - and wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly(methyl_methacrylate)) says you're right. Cool! _I_ learned something new, too." CreationDate="2016-10-25T21:09:44.430" UserId="1127" />
  <row Id="2203" PostId="2380" Score="1" Text="[Black paper](https://www.google.com/search?q=black+paper) is easy to find at most art supply stores and even general stores, depending on your region." CreationDate="2016-10-25T21:24:21.127" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2204" PostId="2285" Score="0" Text="UPDATE:  I am unchecking this as the correct answer as a Jewelers saw, coping saw, nor a fretsaw using multiple blades were able to do the job.  The latter 2 seem more for wood working than for metal, and the blades were much bigger than the jewelers saw, which didn't give me enough room to even cut for my project, let alone even being able to cut.  I am going to try a dremel to see if I can work something out, but a bit sad thus far.  I appreciate the answer provided @Chris but for my case It's not the &quot;correct answer&quot; but I do not know what would be. I will recheck if I cant find anything." CreationDate="2016-10-26T01:24:19.540" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2205" PostId="2382" Score="0" Text="I think I read there are many names." CreationDate="2016-10-26T02:38:21.950" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2206" PostId="2381" Score="0" Text="What does &quot;gel&quot; exactly mean, and how is a &quot;gel&quot; pen different from those described in my post?" CreationDate="2016-10-26T09:19:34.887" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2207" PostId="2381" Score="2" Text="[Gel ink](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gel_pen) is higher viscosity than &quot;regular&quot; ballpoint ink, due to its different chemical composition. The physical components of a rollerball pen are the same whether it uses gel ink or not." CreationDate="2016-10-26T09:58:20.500" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2209" PostId="2381" Score="0" Text="I've tried some gel pens and the ink sucked: it came out all at once, was not uniform, and didn't dry well, leaving smudges. Are any of the pens in the picture gel pens, as well?" CreationDate="2016-10-26T13:17:20.933" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2210" PostId="2381" Score="4" Text="Like anything, gel pens can vary significantly in quality depending on the manufacturer. I don't know whether your existing pens use gel ink or not -- you'd need to either ask the manufacturer, examine the package, or Google the specific model." CreationDate="2016-10-26T13:27:59.783" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2211" PostId="2359" Score="1" Text="Can this help: [Munsell and the Color of Flesh](http://munsell.com/color-blog/color-of-flesh/)." CreationDate="2016-10-26T13:51:44.460" UserId="90" />
  <row Id="2213" PostId="2381" Score="3" Text="I personally have never had a problem using gel pens on black paper. They work great, are cheap enough that you can try multiple brands, and they are popular enough that you can find them at most stores that sell stationary supplies. Another suggestion would be to try the metallic sharpies. The silver one shows up really bright and clear on black paper." CreationDate="2016-10-26T14:45:31.390" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2214" PostId="2381" Score="0" Text="What is a metallic sharpie, and what does sharpie stands for? Thanks." CreationDate="2016-10-26T14:53:51.773" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2215" PostId="2384" Score="0" Text="From the description it looks like s good pen. Thanks." CreationDate="2016-10-26T14:56:56.553" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2216" PostId="2359" Score="0" Text="Yes, it most definitely helps. Thank you so much for your contribution." CreationDate="2016-10-26T15:00:18.353" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2221" PostId="2385" Score="0" Text="This may work: http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/384/can-i-melt-or-weld-broken-abs-plastic-back-together/385#385" CreationDate="2016-10-26T20:26:44.057" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2222" PostId="2385" Score="0" Text="Could you specify the depth of the engraving?" CreationDate="2016-10-27T06:57:11.183" UserId="70" />
  <row Id="2223" PostId="2385" Score="0" Text="The engraving is not very deep, it is shallow enough where I can't measure it, I tried to use super glue last night on the off chance it would work but the glue just filled the engraved area" CreationDate="2016-10-27T13:32:09.627" UserId="1132" />
  <row Id="2224" PostId="2362" Score="0" Text="I agree that your question is great for reference here. I read your question before of course, but felt that they were different enough to post separately (my comment on your post was just a long list of further questions). I want to know more about coatings and things like that, but mostly I want to know how long I can expect them to last for. That's what I think makes this so different. It's not so much about how I should dry flowers, as much as it is 'how much time can I get out of these dried flowers?'" CreationDate="2016-10-27T13:58:08.107" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2225" PostId="2368" Score="0" Text="Your answer seems well researched, but I want to know how long these will last for, assuming that I won't be able to process them perfectly (due to lack of experience), and how my drying and preserving techniques will effect how long they last." CreationDate="2016-10-27T14:02:23.917" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2226" PostId="2331" Score="0" Text="@Catija , would you suggest I change the question a bit to include prevention?" CreationDate="2016-10-27T14:11:08.773" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2227" PostId="2391" Score="0" Text="This sounds very much the same as [Martha's answer](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/553/44)" CreationDate="2016-10-27T14:20:55.817" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2228" PostId="2376" Score="0" Text="I think you are right and this will end up being the most effective method. I wasn't sure if some sort of epoxy would be necessary." CreationDate="2016-10-27T14:50:10.387" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2229" PostId="31" Score="0" Text="This answer was super helpful. Keeping the knife straight is the hardest part but also one of the most important. I use a ceramic pen that has a very small but sharp blade and although it cuts pretty well on thinner paper, I also experience tufts when I don't cut straight down." CreationDate="2016-10-27T15:00:28.523" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2230" PostId="2394" Score="0" Text="You are probably right about me being heavy handed, I always just poor it onto the paper! I had honestly never had anyone tell me not to, so thank you for the honest and easy advice!" CreationDate="2016-10-27T17:15:16.370" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2231" PostId="2395" Score="1" Text="sorry just to clarify, are you saying that you also want to be able to draw pictures with them on paper?" CreationDate="2016-10-27T17:27:16.380" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2232" PostId="2395" Score="0" Text="No, not necessarily, unless using this same coloring tools for paper is common practice. Thanks, though. :-)" CreationDate="2016-10-27T18:55:46.037" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2233" PostId="2395" Score="2" Text="Have you searched the web for body paint? I'm not sure what you're looking for. We can't really tell you where to find something as the answer depends on where you are on the planet." CreationDate="2016-10-27T19:27:20.597" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2236" PostId="2397" Score="2" Text="Is the package open? If not, the easiest solution is to exchange them. The blowers don't have the reeds that are present in noisemakers so I'm not sure that converting them is even possible." CreationDate="2016-10-27T21:23:09.253" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2237" PostId="2397" Score="0" Text="@Catija I'm trying to avoid going back to the store; I already got everything else I needed. Also, I have more tools and supplies then the adverage household. I could make a metal whistle with everything I have if I wanted to. Making things is a lot more fun then doing the adult thing." CreationDate="2016-10-27T21:29:07.400" UserId="1137" />
  <row Id="2238" PostId="2397" Score="0" Text="I wanted to do something similar with straws. http://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/1736/24" CreationDate="2016-10-27T21:39:34.227" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2240" PostId="2391" Score="1" Text="@Matt This one has some specific details not in the other answer: Amount of tea, use a paintbrush, tips on burning. Very helpful." CreationDate="2016-10-28T05:02:50.150" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2241" PostId="2399" Score="0" Text="Your tube is plastic, not cardboard?" CreationDate="2016-10-28T05:04:43.467" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2242" PostId="2395" Score="0" Text="Thank you for providing the terminology. I will search the web for body paint. Thanks." CreationDate="2016-10-28T11:08:04.013" UserId="1097" />
  <row Id="2243" PostId="2395" Score="1" Text="I frankly think this is only barely related to Arts &amp; Crafts, but there is another question that relates to makeup and it can be considered costuming. What more information do you want than &quot;non-toxic&quot;, can you be more specific?" CreationDate="2016-10-28T12:01:28.957" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2244" PostId="2395" Score="2" Text="@Erica Yowza, with Halloween upon us, how can costume design  and face/body painting ***not*** be an art *or* a craft? Seems like a bulleye growth area to me. And with folks here asking about painting and alternative media surfaces all the time, I'm sure folks like **[this](http://craigtracy.com/?page_id=41)** would disagree this is &quot;not on topic&quot;. Think about it." CreationDate="2016-10-28T13:16:24.540" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="2245" PostId="2395" Score="1" Text="@RobertCartaino That's why I edited it to focus just on the &quot;what types of paint are suitable [for] kids' faces and hands&quot;." CreationDate="2016-10-28T13:39:36.170" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2246" PostId="2400" Score="5" Text="Just to add to what Robert has said, there are MANY body paints and face paints on the market. The key for you will be to look for water based paints so they wash off easily, do not need extra equipment to apply and are likely cheaper anyways. That is if you want to buy them rather than make them at home." CreationDate="2016-10-28T15:17:37.597" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2247" PostId="2401" Score="1" Text="Right now this is pretty broad, and I can't tell if you're asking for a tutorial (which would be off-topic) or just a starting point for the process terminology (which might be on-topic, but I don't know enough about making dies). Can you focus this a little more to be specific about what problem you're trying to solve, what you've researched so far, and how the A&amp;C community can help you out?" CreationDate="2016-10-28T22:49:36.620" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2249" PostId="2405" Score="5" Text="Side note: the results of such an effort may depend a lot on how big the difference between your hands is. Dexterity is not a black-white thing, but a greyscale: some people are (almost) ambidextrous, just favour one hand, others' non-dominant hand is nearly &quot;useless&quot; - and there is everything in between. Yes, training helps, but may mean a lot of practise and an unpredictable degree of success. OTOH, most neuroscientists would encourage you to try, because it's good training for your brain." CreationDate="2016-10-31T05:13:30.253" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="2250" PostId="2403" Score="1" Text="You may be able to harden the steel yourself (depending on the carbon content, and unlikely for stainless).  You should be able to put a bit of an edge on it with a sharping stone/diamond file for an easier cut." CreationDate="2016-10-31T13:44:05.617" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2251" PostId="2368" Score="0" Text="different herbaria contains well-preserved herbarium specimens more than 100 yrs old. However a pressed-dried plant material works just like piece of paper. Majority of my collections are more than 5 yrs old and sadly wasn't maintained well (since I'm having to go through certain competitive exams where the requirement to revision through these specimens)... but most of them are in well and unchanged condition in spite of dust. However those not pasted properly, became quite cracked. Some of my friends reported insects ate part of there specimen. But none of my specimens affected by insects." CreationDate="2016-11-01T03:31:23.173" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2252" PostId="2368" Score="0" Text="... contd... I'll add pictures later-on when I'll get time." CreationDate="2016-11-01T03:31:55.857" UserDisplayName="user1091" />
  <row Id="2253" PostId="2407" Score="0" Text="Thank you, I agree. I've already made a book with 2 page signatures and it turned out great." CreationDate="2016-11-01T05:01:57.087" UserId="1142" />
  <row Id="2255" PostId="2407" Score="0" Text="@GlebSabirzyanov Nice! You can accept this answer if it helped you, so others can use if if they have the same problem." CreationDate="2016-11-01T08:53:05.670" UserId="961" />
  <row Id="2256" PostId="2410" Score="0" Text="I was going to mention that you could apply an epoxy primer on your pumpkin as epoxy primers are water resistant. But you are still going to run into the problem that overtime your pumpkin will dry out and shrink. Any paint on the surface of the pumpkin will crack and flake off. Why not make a mold of your pumpkin and make a casting of it? Paint the cast instead." CreationDate="2016-11-02T03:01:58.937" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="2257" PostId="2410" Score="0" Text="@JohnVukelic In need only last a few weeks, at most, it's not meant to be permanent." CreationDate="2016-11-02T03:07:32.343" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2258" PostId="2342" Score="0" Text="I have no experience with this, but have you tried black colored pencil?" CreationDate="2016-11-02T03:29:13.580" UserId="955" />
  <row Id="2260" PostId="2410" Score="0" Text="It's an actual pumpkin, not an artificial one, right?" CreationDate="2016-11-02T10:58:15.393" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2261" PostId="2410" Score="0" Text="I'd experiment with a range of water-based varnishes, spray paints (applied thinly enough to still see your sketch) and anything else you can think of on different bits of the same pumpkin.  It might also be worth giving it a good scrub with a brush and then wiping over with methylated spirit (denatured alcohol) in case there's anything greasy stopping the paint from sticking." CreationDate="2016-11-02T11:25:37.457" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2262" PostId="2410" Score="0" Text="@Erica Yep, it's real" CreationDate="2016-11-02T13:56:58.447" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2263" PostId="2408" Score="0" Text="What do mean by working from right to left and left to right?" CreationDate="2016-11-02T14:30:02.287" UserId="1144" />
  <row Id="2275" PostId="2342" Score="0" Text="No, I haven't actually but that is a really good idea! I would definitely suggest posting that as an answer :)" CreationDate="2016-11-07T18:05:00.177" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2283" PostId="2427" Score="1" Text="For a small production run it would seem like a good idea to make a jig so that the wood and paper could be pressed together cleanly.  I'd put the paper ink-side up and press the wood onto it, at least for a first attempt" CreationDate="2016-11-09T17:00:08.527" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2284" PostId="2427" Score="1" Text="The graphic that I was using when I tried this technique, allowed for a wide left margin on the wax paper.  So I stapled that margin of the wax paper to the edge of  the wood just before folding it over to press against the wood's face.  That kept the paint-slick wax paper from shifting during the application.  A jig would serve the same purpose as the staple and probably provide more accurate paper placement." CreationDate="2016-11-10T03:30:09.663" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="2285" PostId="2427" Score="1" Text="That's a neat idea. For sheet wood you could also use bulldog (binder) clips to avoid staple holes on either side" CreationDate="2016-11-10T06:56:19.600" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2287" PostId="2432" Score="0" Text="i know its no paper but i want share what i do ;)" CreationDate="2016-11-11T21:39:45.757" UserId="1209" />
  <row Id="2288" PostId="2432" Score="0" Text="Ever try paper cups?" CreationDate="2016-11-12T02:31:38.217" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2290" PostId="2433" Score="0" Text="I think I have one of those!" CreationDate="2016-11-13T15:35:18.160" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2293" PostId="2437" Score="0" Text="Does just the *fabric* need to be waterproof or the entire finished bag? Machine sewing waterproof fabric (not to mention the mechanism for closing the bag, etc), adds another level of complexity to *keep* it &quot;water proof&quot;." CreationDate="2016-11-15T13:09:15.927" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="2294" PostId="2437" Score="2" Text="(I'm wondering out loud why a hard-sided, waterproof case wouldn't be a better solution here)" CreationDate="2016-11-15T13:12:58.090" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="2295" PostId="2432" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the idea!   There seems to be something wrong with the points buttons.  I've tried to give you a +1, but the counter only goes negative.  Never seen it do that before.  Thanks!" CreationDate="2016-11-15T13:43:20.867" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="2296" PostId="2437" Score="1" Text="@Robert solution: 3D print the case? :)" CreationDate="2016-11-15T13:44:49.137" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="2297" PostId="2437" Score="2" Text="I agree with Robert. Considering all you want, I think the case is going to be a better option. I believe &quot;Pelican&quot; is one of the top-selling brands (in the US, anyway)." CreationDate="2016-11-15T13:53:41.170" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2298" PostId="2437" Score="0" Text="@Catija That sounds like perfectly acceptable answer that should be written then. You or Robert could do it Using a pelican like case can ensure that it is perfectly formed to the device and stops movement, dust, moisture and makes it impact resistant. Should be cheaper then replacing the printer when it break in the fabric bag." CreationDate="2016-11-15T16:31:55.523" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2299" PostId="2437" Score="2" Text="@Matt It's certainly a solution but it doesn't really answer the question. If the question was &quot;how do I protect my printer?&quot;, that would be one thing... But it would probably also be off topic. I'm hesitant to add it as an answer." CreationDate="2016-11-15T16:56:24.500" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2300" PostId="2436" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge, Answer edited, I hope I didn't add unnecessary details..." CreationDate="2016-11-15T18:28:09.103" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="2301" PostId="2436" Score="1" Text="Much better! I added a video link, to, to help make it clear. If you've never seen carbon paper before (or had it called by that name), I think it'll help." CreationDate="2016-11-15T18:38:26.090" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2304" PostId="36" Score="0" Text="Similarly you can use a leather punch on paper, and these often have selectable hole sizes on a wheel.  Backing the paper with a cutting mat or card helps to cut all round." CreationDate="2016-11-16T16:50:56.883" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2305" PostId="2438" Score="0" Text="I think ripstop nylon might be a tad easier to see, and IME almost as durable." CreationDate="2016-11-16T22:26:39.307" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="2306" PostId="2441" Score="1" Text="Very interesting question. Do you have any specific examples of ratios or consistencies you have tried. Have your issues been you have been making it too hard or too soft? How are you making your mixture and what sand are you using? Just whatever you find outside? Curious about the micron size is all." CreationDate="2016-11-17T01:01:47.937" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2307" PostId="2441" Score="0" Text="I'm using sand bought for arts and crafts that I bought on eBay, so the sand is very fine. As for ratios / consistencies, I've tried with PVA glue and rubber cement (seperately) with 2:1, 1:1 and 1:2 ratios with the sand (roughly). Too little PVA and the sand doesn't stick, too much and it becomes a bit 'floppy'. I didn't know if there was a different type of glue I should try, or with a mixture of something else. I've also tried with kinetic sand, but that doesn't break as well as normal sand." CreationDate="2016-11-17T01:22:12.377" UserId="1238" />
  <row Id="2308" PostId="2441" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the extra information Dan. I would [edit] that into your question as it is good information that shows what you were trying exactly." CreationDate="2016-11-17T04:23:32.677" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2309" PostId="2441" Score="0" Text="How long to you expect a &quot;coin&quot; to hold together before you crush it?" CreationDate="2016-11-17T04:28:19.270" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2310" PostId="2441" Score="0" Text="@Matt I've updated the question as you suggested - as for how long I'd expect it to hold for, it doesn't need to stay together long, I imagine it'll only be briefly handled before being crushed. However I would want to make them in 'advance' as it were, so it'd need to stay together until its time to use it." CreationDate="2016-11-17T11:48:00.940" UserId="1238" />
  <row Id="2311" PostId="2438" Score="0" Text="@BrownRedHawk I knew I was forgetting something! If you wanted to write it up, I think that would make a good answer too :)" CreationDate="2016-11-17T13:25:40.447" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="2312" PostId="2438" Score="0" Text="Feel free to add it to your answer. Just an expansion." CreationDate="2016-11-17T13:32:08.833" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="2314" PostId="2442" Score="0" Text="This sounds awesome; I'm going to give it a go now. How much water did you use? I'll have a little play around with it, thanks! Do you think the coin could be sprayed / painted and maintain consistency?" CreationDate="2016-11-17T19:12:28.943" UserId="1238" />
  <row Id="2315" PostId="2442" Score="0" Text="@Dan I drained off as much water as I could, so essentially just enough to wet the sand. *Then* I added the flour. And, yes, I there are a variety of spray varnishes/paints that would make the sand creation reasonably permanent; anything that wouldn't &quot;wet&quot; the sand too much. There are folks who do this with sand sculptures." CreationDate="2016-11-17T19:14:00.617" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="2316" PostId="2442" Score="0" Text="Ahhh thats where I potentially just went wrong then :P Okay cool I'll begin again. As for making it permanent - I still want it to crumble like sand, but just be as &quot;coin-like&quot; as possible, so I have some metallic silver spray paint which comes out quite nice." CreationDate="2016-11-17T19:23:35.667" UserId="1238" />
  <row Id="2317" PostId="2441" Score="0" Text="Props for a magic tric?" CreationDate="2016-11-20T07:25:19.513" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="2318" PostId="150" Score="0" Text="Also, if you're using DPN's, sometimes it's easier and helps with consistency to cast on all of the stitches to just one of the needles and then distribute them appropriately to the rest of the needles after." CreationDate="2016-11-21T14:17:54.427" UserId="1176" />
  <row Id="2319" PostId="2444" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Art&amp;Crafts.SE. This answer would be improved by a picture (or a link if you don't have the rep) and/or a synopsis of a tutorial (if its not too big.) or at least a link especially if it is a _not very used crochet style_" CreationDate="2016-11-21T17:09:19.713" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2320" PostId="2416" Score="0" Text="This seems like the right direction to pursue. Epoxys will be toxic and have long dry time before you can use the surface. Acrylic grounds or gessos would be the way to go. [Here is some info from Golden](https://www.goldenpaints.com/products/gesso-ground/grounds-for-painting---drawing) which I use and like." CreationDate="2016-11-21T17:51:36.737" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="2321" PostId="2408" Score="1" Text="I think he is referring to where your hand/arm is relative to what you are drawing. Depending on which hand and which direction you are working you will be dragging your hand through what you just drew. Switching hands will fix this." CreationDate="2016-11-21T18:00:10.110" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="2322" PostId="2360" Score="0" Text="You comment about there being no fixed peach color points to the problem of trying to pick pigments based on skin color names." CreationDate="2016-11-21T18:06:37.197" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="2323" PostId="1967" Score="0" Text="No where between this and the other post about stretchy paper do you say what pattern you are using to make your strips. You are facing a classic dilemma of how to make a sphere out of a flat surface and the shape of your pieces is critical to getting them to lay smooth on a sphere." CreationDate="2016-11-21T18:11:32.887" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="2324" PostId="2411" Score="0" Text="I do not think the water in the pumpkins are the problem. It is the glossiness of their surfaces (see my answer) which epoxy primer *may* overcome in that they are more likely to adhere to glossy surfaces. However they take a long time to dry, are often very toxic, and may result in an equally glossy surface that will reject the acrylic paint the same as the original surface." CreationDate="2016-11-21T18:20:14.803" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="2325" PostId="2445" Score="0" Text="Thanks!  That information will help a lot!  +1 I was getting tired of showing off my painted plastic plates to my friends." CreationDate="2016-11-21T18:27:10.040" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="2326" PostId="2443" Score="1" Text="this looks like it would be similar to the forge I've built for myself, I need to try it out, I'll give it a go this weekend and let you know how it works out." CreationDate="2016-11-21T20:54:40.180" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="2327" PostId="1967" Score="0" Text="@rebusB: classic globe layout - 12 &quot;slices&quot; each of 30 degrees of longitude (plus small overlap margin) for latitudes  of -80~+80, () - shaped, plus two round polar caps." CreationDate="2016-11-22T08:03:58.920" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="2328" PostId="2443" Score="0" Text="That would be great!" CreationDate="2016-11-22T08:44:08.670" UserId="1249" />
  <row Id="2329" PostId="1967" Score="0" Text="Seems like the caps are where you need the shaped paper the most, that the tapers need to go all the way to the poles." CreationDate="2016-11-22T19:23:05.210" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="2330" PostId="2445" Score="0" Text="There are bond papers specifically made for airbrushing out there too, but any bond should do." CreationDate="2016-11-22T19:25:26.403" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="2331" PostId="219" Score="0" Text="The reference work looks like it is brush painted over an airbrushed background after it has dried.  The acrylic is opaque and can be worked that way.  (Alternately it could have been painted digitally and then ink jet printed on the board and the foreground background layering done digitally.)" CreationDate="2016-11-22T21:38:25.497" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="2332" PostId="616" Score="1" Text="Liquid mask is typically used as a frisket for water-colors. It is liquid latex and you paint it over the areas you want to preserve and it then peals off after the paint is dry. It works better on unpainted paper though so in the future you would want to reverse your process, mask the foreground paint the background, remove the mask and paint the foreground." CreationDate="2016-11-22T21:47:23.820" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="2333" PostId="2447" Score="2" Text="What was the issue caused by the glue being too sticky exactly?" CreationDate="2016-11-23T05:54:05.393" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2334" PostId="1967" Score="0" Text="@rebusB: Maybe - I never got to attaching the caps. They are to cover the utter mess that the thin ends will make connecting near the poles, so they come last - and the strips would crumple by the edges in &quot;tropical regions&quot; after sticking the strip flush with the globe along its central meridian and equator." CreationDate="2016-11-23T09:42:49.813" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="2335" PostId="2450" Score="0" Text="By outer lines, do you mean the lines defining the silhouette?" CreationDate="2016-11-25T07:20:10.400" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2336" PostId="2450" Score="0" Text="Yes. @CreationEdge" CreationDate="2016-11-25T07:23:16.473" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="2338" PostId="2455" Score="4" Text="This isn't really an answer to the question posted. They're asking for the proper terminology to use" CreationDate="2016-11-25T23:58:33.207" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2341" PostId="2458" Score="0" Text="The white is the background so it's already negative space. I wouldn't do this for white parts of the pattern... I may not have been clear about that." CreationDate="2016-11-26T23:34:52.473" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2342" PostId="2456" Score="0" Text="Do you intend to frame the finished project, or incorporate into something else (e.g. a pillow)?" CreationDate="2016-11-27T13:26:32.917" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2343" PostId="2456" Score="0" Text="Frame it. That's actually a really good point. A pillow would make more sense with all of the squares stitched." CreationDate="2016-11-27T13:43:45.350" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2345" PostId="2339" Score="0" Text="Have you considered shears instead of a saw? That thin you may need to shear/snip it, rather than saw." CreationDate="2016-11-28T03:22:35.977" UserId="130" />
  <row Id="2346" PostId="2443" Score="0" Text="I need to make some modifications, my test didn't go well, for a variety of reasons.  I'll be trying it again, hopefully soon." CreationDate="2016-11-28T15:37:31.300" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="2348" PostId="2339" Score="0" Text="I am going to edit this question, because the saws did not work at all, and I'm going to be trying a rotary tool(dremel) and see what I can do with that.  Snips would work if I had a good sized hole to start, the issue is the lettering is very tiny, so I need something with precision." CreationDate="2016-11-28T21:42:54.353" UserId="996" />
  <row Id="2349" PostId="2447" Score="1" Text="What exactly do you mean by &quot;diamond dust&quot;? Do you mean glitter?" CreationDate="2016-11-30T07:10:27.203" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="2355" PostId="2462" Score="2" Text="I never knew about these - very interesting! A few pages on google claim they are not good for heavy fabrics, as the needle may deflect or break due to the slant. Maybe the &quot;general-purpose&quot; machines won out since they could handle heavier material? That's just speculation, though." CreationDate="2016-12-02T17:22:40.537" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="2356" PostId="2462" Score="0" Text="Also the modern [Singer 14SH654 serger](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Singer-Finishing-Touch-Sewing-Machine-14SH654/2276639#about-item) is listed as having a &quot;slant needle bar&quot;. Kinda hard to see in the pictures." CreationDate="2016-12-02T17:29:08.300" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="2363" PostId="2462" Score="0" Text="[Meta consensus seems that this is on-topic](http://meta.crafts.stackexchange.com/q/279/30), so I'm looking forward to seeing answers about it." CreationDate="2016-12-04T18:51:56.253" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2364" PostId="2478" Score="1" Text="I disagree that the line is always the same. Because of the thin lead of .5/.7 mm mechanical pencils, the tips can become very angled, very quickly. This makes the lines vary quite a bit if you rotate the pencil at all. You can actually use this to your advantage, using some scrap paper to intentionally wear the point and quick make a sharp point to make either fine details or wider lines, depending on how you hold the pencil, or flatten it to get a more consistent line once it's become too sharp." CreationDate="2016-12-05T02:26:23.440" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2365" PostId="2478" Score="1" Text="That said, I do love mechanical pencils and I've used them more than anything else when sketching, because of their convenience." CreationDate="2016-12-05T02:30:27.487" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2366" PostId="2424" Score="0" Text="I somewhat combined responses and drew my image on plain white paper, cut it out and then drew around it with black pencil crayon. It worked really well! Thank you for your suggestions margalo and @JiUgug they were very helpful to me!" CreationDate="2016-12-05T14:11:48.580" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2367" PostId="2462" Score="0" Text="I think the meta is wrong. The only way this can be definitively answered is from someone at the companies that used the make the machines. Otherwise it is just speculation." CreationDate="2016-12-05T20:30:08.780" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="2375" PostId="2483" Score="3" Text="Do you have an image of an example?" CreationDate="2016-12-07T11:41:39.117" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2376" PostId="2483" Score="0" Text="You can read on some guidelines and suggestions for these types of questions [here on Meta](http://meta.crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/212/what-guidelines-should-we-set-for-identification-style-questions)" CreationDate="2016-12-07T14:36:41.573" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2377" PostId="2483" Score="0" Text="Like this? http://img-cdn.jg.jugem.jp/706/2363597/20120521_531643.jpg" CreationDate="2016-12-07T14:59:15.367" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2378" PostId="2483" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge You think he is describing glass carving?" CreationDate="2016-12-07T15:07:54.760" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2379" PostId="2484" Score="1" Text="It would also be worth mentioning that buy a new machine from some places comes with free introductory instructional use from the retailer. The place in town does that for customers and its really handy." CreationDate="2016-12-07T16:55:35.383" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2380" PostId="2483" Score="1" Text="Sounds sort of like those fancy Halloween pumpkin carvings that don't carve all the way through the pumpkin flesh." CreationDate="2016-12-07T21:22:33.913" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2381" PostId="2483" Score="0" Text="Actually @CreationEdge the first thing I though of was those himalayan salt lamps but I don't know if they're ever carved very intricately." CreationDate="2016-12-07T21:30:38.047" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2382" PostId="2483" Score="0" Text="Sorry, no images except the mental one of an instance I saw at the Madison hackerspace a year ago.  That one might have been 3D printed." CreationDate="2016-12-07T23:37:59.447" UserId="1323" />
  <row Id="2383" PostId="2483" Score="0" Text="The carved and/or edge lit owl image is not what I mean.  The pumpkin reference from @Catija is the right stuff.&#xA;I guess I should send a note to the hackerspace - thanks for that inspiration!" CreationDate="2016-12-07T23:44:01.440" UserId="1323" />
  <row Id="2384" PostId="2486" Score="0" Text="I'm glad you found this -- I _have_ a lithophane sitting on my shelf at home, but couldn't remember what it's called, and googling was getting me nowhere. Well done." CreationDate="2016-12-08T12:22:25.297" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2385" PostId="2486" Score="2" Text="Thanks. I was also pretty surprised that googling such a narrow, specific topic with the best words I could throw at it didn't turn up an answer.  Glad to throw a little light on (behind?) this one." CreationDate="2016-12-08T13:41:13.180" UserId="1323" />
  <row Id="2386" PostId="2486" Score="1" Text="FYI, you can mark your own answer as the correct one by clicking the checkmark :)" CreationDate="2016-12-08T16:39:41.410" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="2387" PostId="1943" Score="1" Text="His book, Composition, is an excellent addition to any visual artist's library." CreationDate="2016-12-08T17:22:53.413" UserId="1309" />
  <row Id="2388" PostId="560" Score="0" Text="A high tooth support is generally valuable in just about any medium." CreationDate="2016-12-08T17:26:31.233" UserId="1309" />
  <row Id="2390" PostId="2492" Score="0" Text="It would be helpful to have the instructions you used, to see what's to be improved upon or compare it to your technique." CreationDate="2016-12-09T05:22:00.100" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2391" PostId="633" Score="0" Text="Update: after years of searching I managed to find a new one almost identical to the old one, and threw the old one away. (Hats of this style are easy to find once you know that the material is seagrass.) Of course an answer might still be helpful for future visitors." CreationDate="2016-12-09T08:37:55.260" UserId="399" />
  <row Id="2393" PostId="2441" Score="0" Text="If you want it brittle, you should use a brittle glue.  PVA and rubber cement are both too flexible.  You could try superglue and use as little as will make it hold together.  I assume you're casting it into a mould.  Any oil/grease should stop it sticking, though if you wanrt to use paint afterwards, don't degrease with acetone as that will destroy the superglue (a neat effect in its own right perhaps)" CreationDate="2016-12-09T09:18:39.867" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2395" PostId="2492" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge Added some more information." CreationDate="2016-12-09T13:44:48.300" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2399" PostId="1715" Score="0" Text="Thanks for updating older content. This is good behavior for our site!" CreationDate="2016-12-09T16:44:58.793" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2400" PostId="2494" Score="0" Text="Nah, a smoking pipe, commonly found in direct contact with a bic lighter :) sorry for the confusion" CreationDate="2016-12-09T16:51:23.060" UserId="1336" />
  <row Id="2401" PostId="2494" Score="0" Text="You should [edit] that into the question. That reduces confusion as lets us know that you are working on... which I am assuming is glass and not metal now? This should also be clarified. Most pipes I see (glass) the glass is coloured not painted... I don't look at pipes much" CreationDate="2016-12-09T16:52:39.623" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2402" PostId="2494" Score="0" Text="Edited! And they are in fact metal. They typically come painted, so there must be some paint that works." CreationDate="2016-12-09T16:55:08.920" UserId="1336" />
  <row Id="2403" PostId="2494" Score="0" Text="Thanks for updating the question. Someone should be able to help." CreationDate="2016-12-09T16:55:45.653" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2407" PostId="2495" Score="2" Text="Of note is the final part of that forum, and my first thought: the coloring on the pipes as purchased is probably not paint but anodized or electroplated metal." CreationDate="2016-12-10T03:06:16.463" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2416" PostId="2510" Score="1" Text="If you're going to sew a patch, you could also do that at the inside, so it's less visible on the  outside." CreationDate="2016-12-14T20:19:13.617" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="2417" PostId="2509" Score="0" Text="What kind of 'hole'? Is the fabric totally gone on that spot, or is there a seam that doesn't hold two pieces of fabric together? Or both?" CreationDate="2016-12-14T20:22:53.670" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="2418" PostId="2509" Score="0" Text="A hole in the fabric next to a seam. It is not the actual seam splitting" CreationDate="2016-12-14T20:27:29.643" UserId="1356" />
  <row Id="2419" PostId="2510" Score="0" Text="@JiUgug - Yes, but that still means you're attaching something adding more seams and putting something older on something newer or vice versa which means it's not going to wear evenly anymore though he might not care about that anyways since he's asking." CreationDate="2016-12-14T20:42:45.187" UserId="1350" />
  <row Id="2420" PostId="2509" Score="1" Text="Welcome! I've edited your title slightly to focus on your question and getting a solution to your problem. I'm not sure if this is on topic as it's not really about crafts, more about standard wear and tear on clothing." CreationDate="2016-12-14T21:07:08.530" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2421" PostId="2516" Score="0" Text="Generally, naming brands as long as you disclose your relation with the company (doting customer) is fine, particularly if you explain well **why** you find their product to be preferred. That being said, I'm not sure that naming a brand on this question is appropriate and may be better served as a comment as &quot;What brand of jeans doesn't thin at the crotch&quot; is not an on-topic question here. Answers should focus on how to fix the pants rather than which brand of pants don't have the problem." CreationDate="2016-12-15T16:48:58.747" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2422" PostId="2516" Score="0" Text="As I do agree with Catija, it would still be nice to know which brand you suggest." CreationDate="2016-12-15T17:32:23.060" UserId="1356" />
  <row Id="2423" PostId="2519" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Can you be more specific about the problem you're having? Is it starting badly, something wrong with the ends matching, etc. -- the more specific you can be, the better quality of answers you will get :)" CreationDate="2016-12-16T12:15:30.923" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2424" PostId="2519" Score="1" Text="This is very open ended. Do you have an example of something you are trying to do. Colour changes are relatively simple but changing too frequently can be hard depending on your technique and project." CreationDate="2016-12-16T12:57:09.917" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2425" PostId="2515" Score="1" Text="Please don't cross post. The topic is valid here but don't ask the same question twice in the network please. http://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/64529/is-varnish-with-a-flash-point-above-40-celsius-safe-in-a-microwave-oven The answer you got there is the gist of what I would have said here. I would be more concerned about you drinking from it." CreationDate="2016-12-16T12:58:55.463" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2426" PostId="2514" Score="0" Text="Are you considering sewing this by hand or machine? Answers won't be too different but I am curious" CreationDate="2016-12-16T13:15:43.030" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2427" PostId="2514" Score="0" Text="By hand, I expect. Only 4 inches." CreationDate="2016-12-16T13:49:21.933" UserId="1358" />
  <row Id="2429" PostId="2522" Score="1" Text="I think you should be including the make and model of your machine for question like this. That way answers will have something concreate (in theory) to reference." CreationDate="2016-12-16T18:21:33.250" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2430" PostId="2523" Score="0" Text="Did the manual confirm this for you? It might be worth adding in some images or more information in case some people can't follow your description." CreationDate="2016-12-16T18:22:24.767" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2431" PostId="2519" Score="0" Text="@Erica Well I wanted to try to work on something that would be similar to this. http://maintje.deviantart.com/art/Severus-Snape-Blanket-Square-467502896  But, I just wanted to know how to prevent the project from shrinking on itself and tightening from switching to one color to another." CreationDate="2016-12-16T18:37:11.047" UserId="1361" />
  <row Id="2432" PostId="2523" Score="0" Text="How did you confirm this?" CreationDate="2016-12-17T02:11:38.080" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2433" PostId="2519" Score="0" Text="Why would switching colors cause it to shrink?" CreationDate="2016-12-17T02:39:02.940" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2434" PostId="2522" Score="1" Text="Based on the image, this looks like an exact match for the [Singer Overlock 14SH754 Sewing Machine](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Singer-Overlock-14SH754-Sewing-Machine/dp/B0036U4LB0). If this is incorrect and the OP addresses it, we can adjust, otherwise, let's pretend this is the machine to write an answer about." CreationDate="2016-12-17T03:33:51.437" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2435" PostId="2519" Score="0" Text="I am really curious how you tie off and change colours now." CreationDate="2016-12-17T03:34:44.023" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2436" PostId="2524" Score="1" Text="Welcome! You mean between the two crafts? The stitch itself or the effect? As far as I'm aware, nearly all of the stitches are unique... I think the only one that comes to mind that is not is the slip stitch... but it's likely possible to get similar results between the two. Could you please be more precise in what you're looking for?" CreationDate="2016-12-19T06:26:42.970" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2437" PostId="2524" Score="0" Text="@Catija Hello there. Yes, pretty much between the two and the stitch itself." CreationDate="2016-12-19T06:30:33.793" UserId="1361" />
  <row Id="2438" PostId="2525" Score="0" Text="&quot;A lot of single points&quot; is a little bit vague, honestly. Are the dots relatively close (e.g. ~5 squares away, even if angled)? Are they all the same color or is it a relatively random assortment? Is there another color that takes up the majority of the space between the dots?" CreationDate="2016-12-19T12:45:22.940" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2439" PostId="2525" Score="0" Text="By &quot;dots&quot; do you mean single crosses or do you mean a French knot?" CreationDate="2016-12-19T16:05:18.287" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2440" PostId="2525" Score="1" Text="There is no single color around the points, it is very disparately distributed and there are a lot of different colors. I added a picture, in the hope to be clearer" CreationDate="2016-12-19T19:26:35.737" UserId="70" />
  <row Id="2447" PostId="2535" Score="0" Text="This seems like a good idea. I'd probably use a spare block of wood and some small nails that I have an excess of. I would never have thought of something like this!" CreationDate="2016-12-21T19:23:46.357" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2449" PostId="2531" Score="0" Text="They want specific advice for _how to plan_, so telling them *not to* plan isn't very helpful." CreationDate="2016-12-22T02:59:40.063" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2450" PostId="2477" Score="2" Text="I cannot thank you enough for such an insightful, intricate answer! I know it will help me a lot!" CreationDate="2016-12-22T06:34:40.103" UserId="879" />
  <row Id="2451" PostId="2532" Score="0" Text="Can you expand on what exactly the problem is? Is it adding the final modules, merely connecting single modules together or something different? Not required but do you have the name of the book you got this tutorial from? I love sonobe modules so I would like to try this myself. What size paper are you using? Using larger squares will likely give you a better grasp on the assembly (even if you only make a few to start)." CreationDate="2016-12-22T13:17:24.110" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2452" PostId="2543" Score="0" Text="I am not sure I like the question but the OP is looking for stitches that are mutually exclusive to the crafts. Tunisian crochet is the opposite of what the op is asking for." CreationDate="2016-12-22T13:20:31.403" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2453" PostId="2543" Score="0" Text="I didn't explain myself very well, I'm afraid. I'll see if I can edit my response to address the question more directly..." CreationDate="2016-12-22T14:15:12.070" UserId="1176" />
  <row Id="2454" PostId="2025" Score="0" Text="It is bonded leather, and the stitching ripped a month after I re-sewed it" CreationDate="2016-12-22T15:05:01.297" UserId="716" />
  <row Id="2455" PostId="2509" Score="1" Text="Do you ride a bicycle? If so, that might do the damage. Changing to a recumbent bike did take away the source of damage for me and my jeans have not suffered in the crotch section anymore. Less dramatic might be changing the seat to one that is kinder to the jeans." CreationDate="2016-12-22T17:50:05.233" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2456" PostId="2025" Score="0" Text="@Dman I wonder if you had put some glue on the inside as well if it would have added some strength to it. Did the threads break or did they tear through the bonded leather." CreationDate="2016-12-22T17:51:14.457" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2458" PostId="2137" Score="0" Text="If the single fishermans knot it not doing the work, (the one in the picture) you can use a double one. This is winding the string round twice before tucking it. (Google will get you pictures.) It will make the knot a tiny bit more bulky but not much. It is likely more reliable than fusing or gluing rubber elastic." CreationDate="2016-12-23T19:25:33.683" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2459" PostId="1925" Score="0" Text="If you can find/use braided fishing line, (as available in the USA but not so much in Europe) it will be easier to tie than monofilament. It is also a bit less sharp so less likely to cut into the straws." CreationDate="2016-12-23T19:29:42.000" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2460" PostId="2467" Score="1" Text="Also available in cook shops as they use it to tie meat before putting it in the oven. And now also craft shops, as people found it nice to work with because of the colours." CreationDate="2016-12-23T19:33:13.437" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2461" PostId="2549" Score="2" Text="This might be a better fit for [photography.se] since it is about modifying camera equipment and not about applied arts and crafts." CreationDate="2016-12-24T04:59:54.900" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2462" PostId="2549" Score="0" Text="Or for [Lifehacks](http://lifehacks.stackexchange.com)." CreationDate="2016-12-24T09:25:16.297" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="2463" PostId="2549" Score="0" Text="Unlikely to stay open on Photography, but it can be given a try." CreationDate="2016-12-24T13:03:12.733" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2464" PostId="2550" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your kind answer. Are you suggesting a masking tape? I will try that. This lens cap is fuji's original one and i really would like to keep using it. Thank you so much." CreationDate="2016-12-24T13:53:17.810" UserId="1393" />
  <row Id="2465" PostId="2550" Score="0" Text="Yes masking tape is one of the names used. I was not sure what the local name would be where you are. Maybe invest in a lens cap security connection, a bit of string with a connection with glue onto the cap and a snap or also glue on connection to your camera." CreationDate="2016-12-24T13:58:42.430" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2466" PostId="2532" Score="0" Text="Possibly no help at all, but someone put [a picture of one up on deviantart](http://saston.deviantart.com/art/Winged-Sonobe-Octahedron-119110085) and mentioned a high frustration level." CreationDate="2016-12-24T20:41:01.780" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="2467" PostId="2532" Score="0" Text="@Matt  I can make the seperate units without a problem. I can put them together into a cube without (much) trouble too but the 12 piece one is killing me. I think smaller size is actually better as you can hold them more easily...you really have to fumble to fit them all together. The book is is ZAP origami creations." CreationDate="2016-12-25T07:33:44.900" UserId="1385" />
  <row Id="2468" PostId="2025" Score="0" Text="The thread tore through the bonded leather" CreationDate="2016-12-25T09:55:02.783" UserId="716" />
  <row Id="2469" PostId="2291" Score="0" Text="You can dye pumpkins but I'm not entirely sure of the process; however, have you seen melted crayon pumpkins? They provide very bright colors especially if you use a white pumpkin. Just put the crayons around the top and melt them so that they drip downward. Check it out on Pinterest!" CreationDate="2016-10-12T07:16:19.660" UserId="1059" />
  <row Id="2474" PostId="2553" Score="2" Text="[Acme, you say?](http://cdn2us.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeekus/files/acme.jpg)" CreationDate="2016-12-27T07:44:05.287" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2475" PostId="2277" Score="0" Text="Good advise on experimenting and use of computer photo manipulation software.+1, (wishing I could give +2)" CreationDate="2016-12-27T12:56:26.320" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2486" PostId="2376" Score="0" Text="the hot glue gun worked perfectly. Thank you for your suggestion :)" CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:02:10.570" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2487" PostId="2424" Score="0" Text="to update: Drawing over nicks and pencil marks with ink did not work, but drawing with black pencil crayon did work. More investigation to follow!" CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:03:49.553" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2488" PostId="2562" Score="0" Text="&quot;just getting a new fabric that you like will be much faster and less likely to go wrong&quot; -- This is quite accurate, and I really agree with the sentiment -- but shopping is not always as much fun (nor on topic) ;)" CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:20:48.573" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2489" PostId="2562" Score="0" Text="True, but if you have ever done embroidery like this you understand what I mean." CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:21:46.317" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2490" PostId="2560" Score="0" Text="I have never thought of knitting a cushion/pillow cover, but that could be a great way to challenge myself into learning how to knit better." CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:22:01.480" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2491" PostId="2558" Score="0" Text="I see what you're saying, even though I've never woven -- it's definitely a bigger project than I had imagined." CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:22:42.883" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2492" PostId="2524" Score="0" Text="Hello D.K. White. Are you looking for a list of the main differences between the two crafts?" CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:39:40.267" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2493" PostId="2519" Score="0" Text="I am also curious about tying off, but am more curious if you are using all the same brand and weight of yarn. If you had collected colours from people or old storage you have with no labels, the weight may be what throws off your project, and not the colour." CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:43:23.263" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2494" PostId="2509" Score="1" Text="Is it one hole, or two symmetrical holes? A lot of people get holes in their jeans where their thighs rub together." CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:46:33.503" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2495" PostId="2509" Score="0" Text="You might want to add any skills or equipment you have that would enable you to mend a fabric like denim. That way people will be able to offer you better advice on fixing your jeans." CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:48:06.560" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2496" PostId="2552" Score="0" Text="Hello Rob! Welcome to Arts and Crafts! For clarity, do you want to attach the wire so that it lays on top of the wood, above the joint, or will it be somewhat inlayed? If you are not receiving responses, your question may have better resuts if posted on the woodworking site: http://woodworking.stackexchange.com/" CreationDate="2016-12-28T17:54:57.733" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2511" PostId="683" Score="0" Text="I was going to say something similar. I draw blobby outlines of the shadows on their face and flesh out the placement of their features. This helps get both right which leads to more likeness in your drawing. I also do this with super fine lines so that when I start layering detail, it's easy to cover or move or blend out my old lines." CreationDate="2016-12-29T13:10:47.617" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2514" PostId="2174" Score="0" Text="You can also use the thumbnails and layering without actually layering the pictures you made by adding the information out of the thumbnails into the main picture, scaling up to the right size of course." CreationDate="2016-12-29T14:06:23.547" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2516" PostId="2566" Score="0" Text="@Matt, thanks - I've updated the answer to give a bit more detail." CreationDate="2016-12-29T15:05:07.037" UserId="1423" />
  <row Id="2517" PostId="2566" Score="0" Text="Love the improvements. Welcome to arts and crafts" CreationDate="2016-12-29T15:14:18.653" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2518" PostId="2552" Score="1" Text="@EmRoBeau The intent is to inlay the wire in the center of the groove, so that it is partly recessed. Thanks for pointing out the woodworking site!" CreationDate="2016-12-29T15:56:33.550" UserId="1404" />
  <row Id="2523" PostId="2519" Score="0" Text="@EmRoBeau Yes, I use the same brand and weight of yarn for my projects. ." CreationDate="2016-12-30T04:37:04.860" UserId="1361" />
  <row Id="2524" PostId="2524" Score="0" Text="@EmRoBeau No, just if there are stitches that can only done through crocheting and stitches that can only be done through knitting. However, if you do have something in the question you're asking, then post it on the comments. I would be interested to know." CreationDate="2016-12-30T04:42:48.880" UserId="1361" />
  <row Id="2525" PostId="2575" Score="0" Text="Can you clarify what part of the process you want help with? Based on what you have found so far, it's possible to preserve a flower in resin and possible to make a fluorescing flower -- asking if anybody's done this before doesn't really seem on topic, but asking for tips on a particular part of the process would be." CreationDate="2016-12-30T11:37:30.437" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2526" PostId="2575" Score="0" Text="Hi @Erica . I'm really sorry. I'm new to this group and now I realize that my question is kinda out of topics. I'll update my question. Sorry :)" CreationDate="2016-12-30T12:48:11.380" UserId="1426" />
  <row Id="2527" PostId="2524" Score="0" Text="Yes for sure. I am not the most experienced knitter, and have never done crochet,  so I will leave the answering to the experts we have on this site. I think the thing that might be throwing people off is that crocheting and knitting are completely different, each with completely different stitches. It is almost faster to answer what is similar about the two (as I see one user did), because there are so many differences." CreationDate="2016-12-30T12:56:44.933" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="2528" PostId="2576" Score="2" Text="What type of yarn are you using? Wondering if blocking the top of the jumper to match the dimensions of the bottom may be an easier fix. That said, I love what you've done -- it looks great as it is :)" CreationDate="2016-12-30T13:04:08.373" UserId="1264" />
  <row Id="2529" PostId="2576" Score="2" Text="@JennieK_NS, thanks!  The yarn is Plushtweed: https://www.deramores.com/products/sirdar-plushtweed - unfortunately it's polyester so blocking the problem away isn't an option.  I wouldn't mind if it was for me, but it's intended for my husband so the 'skirt' part can't stay ;)" CreationDate="2016-12-30T13:09:25.797" UserId="1423" />
  <row Id="2530" PostId="2575" Score="2" Text="This is a lot better, I am glad you've got specifc detailed questions now. But... can you ask it as two separate questions (use this for the resin casting, open a new one for the flower dying/coloring)? We really love having questions, and the two parts of the process are different enough that you'll likely find different &quot;specialists&quot; able to address the two parts :) Thanks!" CreationDate="2016-12-30T13:12:31.820" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2531" PostId="2576" Score="0" Text="Haha yeah, that would be a little interesting for a man to wear :)" CreationDate="2016-12-30T13:12:45.670" UserId="1264" />
  <row Id="2532" PostId="2575" Score="0" Text="@Erica Thanks for the warm response! Roger that" CreationDate="2016-12-30T13:16:20.080" UserId="1426" />
  <row Id="2533" PostId="2578" Score="1" Text="Thanks, this was very interesting!  Although neither of the techniques is exactly what I need (one is not stretchy and the other leaves a line), it helped me to find http://www.interweave.com/article/knitting/5-grafting-myths-myth-2/, which has a great diagram of how it all works, and a top-to-bottom rather than top-to-top technique." CreationDate="2016-12-30T13:37:57.197" UserId="1423" />
  <row Id="2534" PostId="2577" Score="0" Text="This reads like a product recommendation question which is off topic for our site. Otherwise your question is &quot;do such products exist&quot; which I am sure it yes." CreationDate="2016-12-30T13:39:40.063" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2535" PostId="2575" Score="0" Text="Since the question got split I removed some of the text that didnt need to be there and tried to clean it up a bit. Forgive me if I changed too much. Also linked to the other question." CreationDate="2016-12-30T13:53:53.390" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2536" PostId="2576" Score="2" Text="Any plans to block this? The reason I ask is my wife said in passing to my mom that blocking can equalize looser vs tighter knit sections. I'm not 100% on this as I don't do any yarn crafts, but I help my wife and her best friend so I learn a bit." CreationDate="2016-12-30T14:14:53.133" UserId="1350" />
  <row Id="2537" PostId="2580" Score="0" Text="I realize the validity of this question is subject but I think it is on topic. Also I have no idea how to tag this yet and `nail-polish` seems horrible. `finishing` is too vague." CreationDate="2016-12-30T14:32:17.273" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2538" PostId="2581" Score="0" Text="It might be worth adding in what the active chemical(s) in those products is. Looking at the couple on Amazon there product descriptions are vague." CreationDate="2016-12-30T14:39:06.073" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2539" PostId="2581" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this information. I have acetone and thought about it but it looks like that would be a bad idea. Never though about prepping it either so thanks." CreationDate="2016-12-30T14:40:09.373" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2540" PostId="2581" Score="0" Text="I've looked into this in the past and wasn't able to find out much about the active ingredients. I suspect they are generally guarded as trade secrets to stop people making their own cheaper substitutes." CreationDate="2016-12-30T14:42:21.167" UserId="1423" />
  <row Id="2541" PostId="2583" Score="3" Text="This question *might* be better reworded to be more of a &quot;How do I select a Faber-Castell Polychromos color based on an existing image?&quot; That way the advice offered would help in the general color-matching process." CreationDate="2016-12-30T18:24:18.053" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2542" PostId="2583" Score="1" Text="Reference for anyone who might answer: [that pack is *all* 120 hues available](http://www.fabercastell.com/~/media/local/us/Service/color-charts/POLYCHROMOS%20Artist%20Color%20Pencils.ashx) [PDF]" CreationDate="2016-12-30T18:30:43.953" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2543" PostId="2585" Score="1" Text="Do you have a photo of the connection? How much contact area do you have? Is it just the rim around a metal stand or is there more contact area underneath?" CreationDate="2016-12-30T19:58:19.410" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="2544" PostId="2585" Score="0" Text="It is not just the rim, it is the whole cap. Think of it like a jar cap. The contact area is a disk with a diameter of the inner diameter of the jar. I do not have a photo readily available." CreationDate="2016-12-30T20:07:05.830" UserId="1132" />
  <row Id="2545" PostId="2584" Score="1" Text="To add to this answer, you can create custom palettes in GIMP and other image software to narrow down the available colours.  Then you can apply that palette to the image and it will choose the closest colour.  It will also choose a combination of colours if there isn't a single closest match." CreationDate="2016-12-30T20:10:17.597" UserId="1423" />
  <row Id="2546" PostId="2532" Score="0" Text="I want to help with this but I am having trouble finding instruction for the module. I can only find a couple of pictures for it. Do you have a picture of the finished model just to be sure what I am looking for. I have a modular origami book at home but I don't recall any unit called this." CreationDate="2016-12-30T20:21:33.990" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2547" PostId="2586" Score="0" Text="I will give this a try" CreationDate="2016-12-30T20:54:12.120" UserId="1132" />
  <row Id="2548" PostId="2583" Score="1" Text="While the &quot;how to pick the right pencil colour&quot; part makes for an interesting question (+1), it might be interesting to remember that the original photo is black &amp; white, so one could argue that there is lots of room for artistic interpretation of &quot;the right colour&quot;." CreationDate="2016-12-30T21:29:17.773" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="2549" PostId="2584" Score="0" Text="Thanks for you answer and the comment provided by @TaraHanratty, I installed the GIMP on Mac OS, but I do not know how can I extract layered colors on GIMP." CreationDate="2016-12-30T21:57:14.490" UserId="1431" />
  <row Id="2550" PostId="2584" Score="1" Text="@Trix [graphicdesign.se] might be able to help you with the how-to on using GIMP for sampling." CreationDate="2016-12-31T01:54:24.657" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2551" PostId="2583" Score="0" Text="Since you have an answer to your question before the edit, editing should not change the question so much that it invalidates the answer. As a side note, did you try the scratch paper tests John recommended?" CreationDate="2016-12-31T16:46:12.280" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2552" PostId="2583" Score="0" Text="Yes I tried so much with no success. I changed the question title because you asked me to do so and I am a newbie here on Arts &amp; Crafts. My real question was that one I posted first" CreationDate="2016-12-31T17:21:03.017" UserId="1431" />
  <row Id="2553" PostId="2590" Score="0" Text="If you have a picture of what it looks like as you are working it wouldnt hurt." CreationDate="2017-01-01T19:14:54.600" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2554" PostId="2588" Score="1" Text="Gorilla is the trade name for a line of glues which includes polyurethane (the original Gorilla glue), cyanoacrylate(super glue), and two part epoxy.  As written, this is not much of an answer -1." CreationDate="2017-01-02T06:21:03.400" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="2555" PostId="2594" Score="3" Text="In addition, in my mind at least, a *mural* covers the entire wall it's on, or at least a large rectangular portion thereof. So the example in the question would not qualify as a *mural* unless the artist added a background around the flag." CreationDate="2017-01-02T15:59:48.127" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="2556" PostId="2591" Score="0" Text="I updated my post with a picture, my slack increases by the stitch. I am doing something wrong but I feel I am getting the process of the knit stitch correct. How much slack is ok?" CreationDate="2017-01-02T17:35:07.167" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="2557" PostId="2592" Score="0" Text="Is cotton hard work with? I do notice when looking at videos that my yarn is much thinner. I just want something washable so I am avoiding wool and I like the natural aspects of cotton over a acrylic/polyester blend." CreationDate="2017-01-02T17:36:28.380" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="2559" PostId="2592" Score="0" Text="Good advice, as it looks like the needles are rather thick for the yarn." CreationDate="2017-01-02T18:20:45.180" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="2560" PostId="2592" Score="0" Text="@TheCodeNovice thickness of yarn doesn't matter for how it works. You should try to get needles that are the right size for your yarn though. As Jo Ugug points out, yours seem too thick." CreationDate="2017-01-02T18:34:13.840" UserId="1436" />
  <row Id="2562" PostId="2592" Score="0" Text="@TheCodeNovice this is my most recent knitting which seems of similar thickness to yours: http://i.imgur.com/Hi380Z6.png, done on 4mm (US 8) needles. The first stitch is always a bit sloppy for me too :) is this your yarn? https://www.michaels.com/sugar-n-cream-yarn-solids/M10147254.html" CreationDate="2017-01-02T18:43:35.867" UserId="1436" />
  <row Id="2564" PostId="2577" Score="0" Text="@Matt This seems a bit more like a &quot;how do I find a compatible lens cap for my DSLR&quot; you'd see on [Photography.se]. I could be wrong, but that's what I get out of it." CreationDate="2017-01-02T20:21:58.303" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2567" PostId="2594" Score="0" Text="Or, grafitti be designated street art ;)" CreationDate="2017-01-03T05:14:44.097" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2568" PostId="2575" Score="0" Text="The thing about a silicone mould is that you can pull the cast item out through a small hole as it stretches.  You can *probably* make your own mould by casting bathroom sealant around an item of the right shape, using a mould release fluid (oil).  Perhaps you could practise the casting process with cheap epoxy, which won't set clear but may help you troubleshoot any handling issues." CreationDate="2017-01-03T11:46:48.083" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2569" PostId="2567" Score="0" Text="Carpet shops may also have tubes available.  Even poster tubes could take the weight and are cheap to buy,  With all tubes you're likely to need to cut them very square -- maybe make an oversize mitre box for the cutting." CreationDate="2017-01-03T11:49:03.090" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2570" PostId="2281" Score="0" Text="Resin impregnated cardboard may be cheating but is worth looking into.  A honeycomb structure for the seat might be interesting" CreationDate="2017-01-03T11:51:12.870" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2572" PostId="2592" Score="0" Text="@Belle yes that is the yarn that I am using. I bought a set of metal #4 circular neddles and that seemed to help a bit. Now if anything, I do not have enough slack. Do you have a tip on getting just the right amount of tension on your cast on loops. I found that I was having a hard time getting in there as I went to 2nd and 3rd passes." CreationDate="2017-01-03T17:45:21.447" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="2574" PostId="2603" Score="0" Text="You are spot on with my cast on method and thank you for the feed back. I am going to try and learn the long tail cast-on." CreationDate="2017-01-04T01:11:13.610" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="2575" PostId="2603" Score="0" Text="Hey @TheCodeNovice I actually just edited the answer. dstinard wrote it and deserves your thanks. As such, I've edited your comment." CreationDate="2017-01-04T01:27:23.877" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2576" PostId="2605" Score="0" Text="Can we see a picture of the tool you made? How much of the needle sticks out and how much is _supported_ inside the tool? Has using multiple needles damaged the cork inside allowing the needle to move more?" CreationDate="2017-01-04T12:26:58.837" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2577" PostId="2605" Score="0" Text="@Matt I have added an illustration until I am able to take a picture. I replace the cork inside (they have to be bits of cork instead of one solid piece because I am not able to solidly slide one whole piece in) after every needle breaks to avoid that problem." CreationDate="2017-01-04T12:50:01.830" UserId="1448" />
  <row Id="2578" PostId="2603" Score="0" Text="The long tail cast on method was a marked improvement over my previous approach. There is hope after all. Thank you !" CreationDate="2017-01-04T15:54:59.567" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="2580" PostId="2564" Score="0" Text="It might be worth linking to a source that provides standard paper labelling references that includes metric/imperial conversions as the outside of the US paper weight would be gsm rather than lb. For example this site http://www.paper-papers.com/paper-weights.html" CreationDate="2017-01-05T13:34:56.277" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="2581" PostId="2579" Score="0" Text="The thread you linked to relies on a soluble dye being transported along with the water.  Most phosphorescent paints use a non-soluble powder so transport will be stopped or greatly reduced.  The actual ingredients for a specific paint aren't often published. If you started with a water-based glow-in-the-dark paint you just might have some success with a bit of luck, but I suspect the glow would be too faint.  You'd also have to make sure that your resin let enough UV (or possibly blue) light through to charge the phosphor." CreationDate="2017-01-06T16:38:36.347" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2582" PostId="2608" Score="0" Text="An airbrush would be a bit on the expensive side. Do you think the paintbrush method would work as well, and/or would it depend on how large the petals are?" CreationDate="2017-01-06T23:01:10.540" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2583" PostId="2608" Score="0" Text="After a little bit analysis, your paintbrush solution seems like a good idea. Do you think I still need acrylic spray for flower before drown them in resin?" CreationDate="2017-01-07T02:05:22.890" UserId="1426" />
  <row Id="2584" PostId="2608" Score="0" Text="@Erica, if you are careful and if you keep your brush very dry, applying the paint in light swaths and tiny dots, you can get close to almost any airbrush spray pattern.  It just takes a tremendous amount of patience and a steady hand.   That said, an airbrush does not instantly guarantee smooth gradients and sharp pin-stripes.  Practice and experience determines the artistic potential of any brush or tool.  If you are currently skilled with a conventional brush, then that is the tool you should use." CreationDate="2017-01-07T07:55:27.193" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="2585" PostId="2608" Score="0" Text="@dpw, it sounds like you are using the acrylic spray as an intercoat, a neutral layer which keeps each layer of newly applied paint from reacting with previous layers (or with the petals themselves).  &#xA;Determining if you need an intercoat must be done on a project by project basis." CreationDate="2017-01-07T08:04:32.163" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="2586" PostId="2608" Score="0" Text="Take a spare flower petal and paint a thin line on it.  If the line spreads out or bleeds into the petal, then a clear intercoat between the flower and the first layer of paint is probably a good idea.  If the line remains sharp and bright, then no intercoat is needed for that first layer.&#xA;Another potential use for an intercoat layer, is to isolate the top layers of paint from the clear resin.  It is unlikely, but your resin may interact with either the exposed petal surface or the applied and dried paints.  As before, test for these potential problems on a spare petal." CreationDate="2017-01-07T08:06:34.997" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="2587" PostId="2607" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the answer, I really appreciate that. It turns out that the Wall's container melt (maybe due to the corrosive property of resin) and the plastic container works well (but lack of &quot;interesting shape&quot;)" CreationDate="2017-01-08T09:26:37.400" UserId="1426" />
  <row Id="2588" PostId="2607" Score="1" Text="Melting!  Didn't think that would be a problem.  Resin does give off some heat while it cures, but the outer shell is usually insulated by the mold (either silicon or gelatin).  Are you filling the whole container with resin such that your finished item is the shape of the container?" CreationDate="2017-01-08T16:44:34.203" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="2589" PostId="2609" Score="0" Text="Will you sew the backing on by hand or with a sewing machine?" CreationDate="2017-01-08T17:40:11.713" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="2590" PostId="2610" Score="0" Text="You know, I thought about using two different colors of string, one for the front, one for the back since I'll be using a sewing machine and I vaguely remember that it's something you could do, but I wasn't sure XD A person from JoAnn Fabrics where I just went to get the materials said that it's not really necessary to attach the backing anywhere other than around the perimeter." CreationDate="2017-01-08T19:23:58.613" UserId="1469" />
  <row Id="2591" PostId="2610" Score="0" Text="But maybe that's because I'm using fleece, so it's a little thicker that cotton fabrics. I'm just worried about the front and back separating when you use it and it being awkward. I do like the idea of free form backing though :) I might try that, or the two different strings approach :) Thanks!" CreationDate="2017-01-08T19:24:02.633" UserId="1469" />
  <row Id="2592" PostId="2609" Score="0" Text="@Stephie definitely sewing machine. I can't imagine how long this would take by hand X.X Though I've never done anything like this before so I don't know if there are some tricks, plus it won't be pretty if i do it by hand XD" CreationDate="2017-01-08T19:25:03.283" UserId="1469" />
  <row Id="2593" PostId="2609" Score="2" Text="that at least solves your thread colour dilemma: pick black for one thread and a (or multiples) matching one for the other. See the existing answer." CreationDate="2017-01-08T19:27:41.377" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="2594" PostId="2610" Score="1" Text="Will you be using it as a blanket, or something else that's flat? In that case, you can start with just sewing the outlines, and if you later find that the front and back are indeed separating, you can add stitches where needed." CreationDate="2017-01-08T19:56:17.323" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="2595" PostId="2610" Score="0" Text="I'm making a blanket as a present, so I wouldn't really have the chance to fix it later unless they tell me that it's separating and bring it back &gt;.&gt;" CreationDate="2017-01-08T20:17:50.043" UserId="1469" />
  <row Id="2596" PostId="2607" Score="0" Text="No, I just pour 1/8 resin to the container. The shape is the same as the container, and the melted part does not interfere with resin though." CreationDate="2017-01-09T01:00:47.503" UserId="1426" />
  <row Id="2597" PostId="2607" Score="1" Text="I'm happy that your technique is working for you.  If you decide to look into getting more control of your resin's final shape, look into mold making.  With a little creativity and some silicon (or geletin) you can create resin castings of any shape imaginable." CreationDate="2017-01-09T02:58:12.233" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="2599" PostId="2613" Score="1" Text="I used to have a quilt where the thread on the back was tan or gold and the back dark navy blue, which made the design's outline stand out out on the back and look very nice. The front was a geometric pattern. I don't know the sewing terms for this, but I think it fits your idea. Matching the outlines of the cat's base shapes would create another cat on the reverse." CreationDate="2017-01-09T08:11:39.163" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2601" PostId="2611" Score="0" Text="Could you include a link to the making of rag-rolled rugs &amp; possible a picture? This would help enormously in visualising your answer." CreationDate="2017-01-09T13:31:13.957" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="2602" PostId="2611" Score="0" Text="I don't have a particular site of preference.  If one uses the search term &quot;braided rag rug&quot; the list of 'how to' is extensive.  Basically, a 2&quot; wide strip of cloth makes a smaller &quot;dia.&quot; thread than a 4&quot; wide strip." CreationDate="2017-01-09T13:41:47.480" UserId="1465" />
  <row Id="2605" PostId="2616" Score="2" Text="Whilst the advice is sound in respect to the chemistry &amp; physical properties, there are issues from health &amp; safety perspective with potential hazardous materials. Nullifying the potentially hazardous scenarios from storing turpentine in a freezer should be addressed in the answer." CreationDate="2017-01-10T13:37:46.670" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="2606" PostId="2617" Score="0" Text="I thought about sid, but I'm super new at this and I'm not sure how straight I can make it %\ also, won't that tear up the original stitching?" CreationDate="2017-01-11T14:31:25.890" UserId="1469" />
  <row Id="2607" PostId="2619" Score="0" Text="Could you please explain what you mean by  [--][--]... ? I don't really understand that." CreationDate="2017-01-12T15:33:24.180" UserId="955" />
  <row Id="2608" PostId="2619" Score="0" Text="@margalo Refer to the diagram method used in the original question. The answer replicates the Questioner representation of toilet tubes." CreationDate="2017-01-12T16:09:03.307" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="2609" PostId="2619" Score="3" Text="Pradnya, perhaps expand a little on the method. What sort of thread would be best, the type of needle or threading device, and the best way of tying off the ends (either as most secure, or be able to untie quickly)." CreationDate="2017-01-12T16:12:44.560" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="2612" PostId="2618" Score="0" Text="Curious, what is the purpose of this? It doesn't really matter in the end but I wonder what you use it for. :D" CreationDate="2017-01-12T23:15:46.113" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2613" PostId="2619" Score="0" Text="The image shows that the tubes are being used side-by-side, not end-to-end. I don't know that this method will work in securing the tubes together as depicted in the image." CreationDate="2017-01-12T23:15:47.193" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2614" PostId="2620" Score="0" Text="It is a piecing then I guess, 60x80 inches. I'm using antipill fleece and I was told that I won't need stuffing since it'll already be thick enough (front and back - two pieces). Why do you say that it's a hard design? Seems like all I gotta do is sew in straight lines to connect all the pieces." CreationDate="2017-01-13T06:52:05.677" UserId="1469" />
  <row Id="2615" PostId="2621" Score="0" Text="My problem with the glue is that it breaks when I don't want it to, when the row is bent." CreationDate="2017-01-13T08:20:39.783" UserId="1482" />
  <row Id="2616" PostId="2618" Score="0" Text="@Catija does there have to be a reason for everything? :P" CreationDate="2017-01-13T08:38:42.263" UserId="1482" />
  <row Id="2617" PostId="2621" Score="0" Text="Is the row getting bent when you are positioning it?" CreationDate="2017-01-13T11:51:51.943" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2618" PostId="2618" Score="2" Text="That response is making me more curious :)" CreationDate="2017-01-13T11:52:54.037" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2619" PostId="2621" Score="0" Text="Yes, because they've gotten so large that I bend them while putting it up." CreationDate="2017-01-13T12:01:13.580" UserId="1482" />
  <row Id="2620" PostId="2621" Score="0" Text="@Mithrandir Have you used _hot glue_? The picture in your question shows _white craft glue_ which has some different properties after drying (e.g. the joint will break easily if stressed)." CreationDate="2017-01-13T12:12:21.930" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2621" PostId="2621" Score="0" Text="@Erica not yet. Maybe I'll give it a try." CreationDate="2017-01-13T12:27:17.690" UserId="1482" />
  <row Id="2622" PostId="2621" Score="0" Text="@Mithrandir In the past, I have used hot glue and it worked really well, since it dries fast and you can bend it slightly" CreationDate="2017-01-13T15:11:09.237" UserId="961" />
  <row Id="2623" PostId="2622" Score="0" Text="This also allows for partial disassembly making the bigger (36 rows) pyramid portable again. Heavy-duty, higher quality paperclips will hold better for the thicker materials under load, and the [non-skid variety](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TG8gI.png) will hold stronger still." CreationDate="2017-01-13T16:05:05.913" UserId="2" />
  <row Id="2624" PostId="2622" Score="0" Text="My first thought, and what I use to make &quot;binoculars&quot;" CreationDate="2017-01-13T18:30:27.043" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2625" PostId="2620" Score="0" Text="Sewing triangles and gettng them right is not easy and your pattern consist of mostly triangles." CreationDate="2017-01-13T19:05:05.833" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2626" PostId="2622" Score="0" Text="Just to clarify: The rows aren't attached to the rows above/below, they're just stacked on top of each other. (Except for the top 16 rows, which are glued together.)" CreationDate="2017-01-14T20:41:23.173" UserId="1482" />
  <row Id="2627" PostId="2622" Score="0" Text="ok, that just makes using the paperclips that much easier as you're only needing to prevent lateral (left to right) separation." CreationDate="2017-01-14T21:16:40.933" UserId="1465" />
  <row Id="2628" PostId="2624" Score="0" Text="For those who are metric like me, 1/16&quot; is 1.6 mm, 1/8&quot; is 3,2 mm,  3/16th is 4.8 mm (or near enough for this).  So in metric I would go for 1.5mm, 3 mm, and 4.5 mm, which are near enough." CreationDate="2017-01-14T22:35:32.640" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2629" PostId="2625" Score="0" Text="What about the slip stitch?" CreationDate="2017-01-15T00:49:22.967" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2630" PostId="2625" Score="0" Text="Well, I think of those two as distinct entities that happen to share the same name. In knitting, the slip stich means that you merely pass a loop from the left needle to the right needle. In crochet, the slip stitch means that you insert the hook into the stitch, draw up a loop, and continue drawing that same loop through the loop that's already on the hook. This creates a completely different result." CreationDate="2017-01-15T01:03:31.260" UserId="1489" />
  <row Id="2631" PostId="2625" Score="0" Text="Sure. :) I figured it might be worth mentioning in your answer as the two stitches having the same name might make someone think that they were the same stitch." CreationDate="2017-01-15T01:18:06.930" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2632" PostId="2381" Score="1" Text="[Sharpie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpie_(marker)) is an extremely popular manufacturer of marker pens.  Metallic is one of their lines.  You can find them easily by plugging those two words into the search engine of your choice." CreationDate="2017-01-15T02:42:19.450" UserId="1490" />
  <row Id="2633" PostId="2624" Score="0" Text="Already have a vise like that. Now I know what it is called . Thanks" CreationDate="2017-01-15T03:07:45.230" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2634" PostId="2627" Score="1" Text="Welcome! Do you have an image of what you're trying to achieve?" CreationDate="2017-01-15T18:00:23.127" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2635" PostId="2627" Score="0" Text="Also, as a note, the action of making lace - like doilies - is called &quot;[tatting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatting)&quot;, which is not what you want. Shoelaces are, as you've noted, braided, not knotted. I think the words have a similar etymology but are not the same process at all." CreationDate="2017-01-15T18:06:17.157" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2636" PostId="2627" Score="0" Text="Tatting is one way to make lace, there is also braided (bobbin) lace, knitted and crochetted lace, needle lace, macrame lace and likely some more I have forgotten or even never heard about." CreationDate="2017-01-15T18:36:39.210" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2637" PostId="2592" Score="0" Text="@TheCodeNovice, to answer your question 'is cotton hard to work with?&quot;, I would say that you can of course learn with any yarn, but if I might make a suggestion, I find that for beginners, wool is easier to learn with.  It is stretchy and squishy, which means your stitches will smooth out a bit on their own - we call this being 'forgiving'.  It is much softer than cotton, also, making it more pleasant in the hands and, in my opinion, funner to work with.  One last thing is, it is less slippery, so easier to manage on the needles.  Good luck, and happy knitting!  Hang in there, it gets funner!!" CreationDate="2017-01-16T01:46:20.077" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="2638" PostId="194" Score="3" Text="@Matt Hi!  Short of purchasing a designated 'yarn bowl', it is perfectly fine and usually just as useful to use any old bowl which has a deep enough well to keep the ball in place.  If your yarn is rolling smoothly off the ball, it would take quite a mighty tug to get it to jump out of the bowl..." CreationDate="2017-01-16T01:58:20.033" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="2639" PostId="194" Score="0" Text="@LaurentR. I actually made one from a wooden Ikea bowl I found second hand. Thing is pretty awesome for what I paid for it. Would only be better if it was heavier. A bowl like you describe would work yes." CreationDate="2017-01-16T02:00:29.390" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2643" PostId="2267" Score="1" Text="Would the use of Paper Mache solve the problem?  You would be essentially 'making' the paper onto the dimensional form, rather than attempting to force flat paper to contour over a dimensional shape without folds or cuts." CreationDate="2017-01-16T09:31:01.697" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="2644" PostId="195" Score="0" Text="Another nice quality for the container to have is a smooth rim/lip on the container. I use an old cardboard coffee can when I'm at home." CreationDate="2017-01-16T17:28:06.017" UserId="1197" />
  <row Id="2645" PostId="2634" Score="0" Text="I added a tag that may help draw attention from people with costume and cosplay experience." CreationDate="2017-01-16T19:07:41.343" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2646" PostId="2634" Score="0" Text="Fantastic, thank you! I saw that people were trying to get a cosplay/costuming community up and running which is where I was hoping to post this in the first place, but it's good to know there's at least a relevant tag." CreationDate="2017-01-16T19:30:15.517" UserId="1495" />
  <row Id="2647" PostId="2630" Score="0" Text="Wonderful answer. Thanks for your contribution! Don't go anywhere" CreationDate="2017-01-16T21:01:41.777" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2648" PostId="2634" Score="1" Text="Do you have a picture that might be what you are going for. Those never hurt for things like this so we get the best idea of what you are going for." CreationDate="2017-01-16T21:03:13.010" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2649" PostId="2634" Score="0" Text="@Matt Sure, the costume is of a [character from a videogame](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=images&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjRjMHvzsfRAhVKwiYKHRkODfgQjRwIBw&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Foverwatch.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FFile%3AMcCree_Reference.jpg&amp;psig=AFQjCNGErfGpwmE_aWR-VXBPxtLomnQz-A&amp;ust=1484688784213257) There are lights on both the arm piece as well as the chest piece. I may or may not also include the lights on the flashbangs that are hanging at his waist, haven't decided yet." CreationDate="2017-01-16T21:35:54.827" UserId="1495" />
  <row Id="2650" PostId="50" Score="3" Text="I think I understand what you meant by &quot;knitting with the new yarn, I have the old yarn follow the stitches on the back for like ten stitches.&quot;  Could you please provide a step-by-step instruction for this?  Also please include links to your research.   These steps would make for a more specific answer.  As for your last sentence, &quot;On the next row, I try to have the loose yarn follow on the back, so that it holds more&quot;, I cannot picture what you are doing.  So please include specific steps for this as well.  Thanks, I am very intrigued to learn your method!" CreationDate="2017-01-16T21:59:19.970" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="2651" PostId="2634" Score="0" Text="you mean the oblong blue shapes on the nipple region?" CreationDate="2017-01-17T01:09:15.363" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2652" PostId="2634" Score="0" Text="Clear paint or transparent blue paint? Have you considered something like this https://www.envelopes.com/folders/9-1-2-x-11-1-2-poly-folder-translucent-blue?" CreationDate="2017-01-17T01:17:09.050" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2653" PostId="2634" Score="0" Text="@Catija haha yes, I'll be including the nip lights too. :) And no, I hadn't considered the pocket folder, although I've used that technique before for changing the color of the lenses in a pair of glasses and SHOULD have thought of that for this too!! I think I want to stick with the plexiglass on the outside though, for strength, but maybe I can use something like this behind it if I can't find paint." CreationDate="2017-01-17T14:33:24.947" UserId="1495" />
  <row Id="2654" PostId="2590" Score="1" Text="*I have really long needles and made the amateur move of just grabbing a set and throwing out the wrapping so I cannot give you a diameter either.* - Unrelated to the question but a knitting needle gauge is helpful when your needles don't indicate their size but you can measure them in millimeters with a ruler too." CreationDate="2017-01-17T21:28:31.660" UserId="46" />
  <row Id="2655" PostId="2590" Score="1" Text="*The yarn brand is Sugar 'n Cream 100% cotton, it does not list a needle size on the package* - You can often find that on the web site for the yarn manufacturer or on Ravelry." CreationDate="2017-01-17T21:34:43.717" UserId="46" />
  <row Id="2656" PostId="2638" Score="0" Text="My guess is that it is Pyrography." CreationDate="2017-01-19T13:03:02.130" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="2657" PostId="2638" Score="0" Text="@Surb woodburning? how does that work in the context of glassware decals?" CreationDate="2017-01-19T15:47:40.207" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2658" PostId="2638" Score="0" Text="@Erica well Pyrography is usually done on wood but can also be applied on glass (note that there is nothing about &quot;wood&quot; in the word pyrography). [Some examples](https://www.google.de/search?q=Pyrogravure+sur+verre&amp;espv=2&amp;biw=1125&amp;bih=636&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwixr5Xuyc7RAhWrFZoKHYN-AcMQsAQIIA) (it might be my translation of &quot;pyrogravure&quot; which is wrong though...)" CreationDate="2017-01-19T16:00:27.393" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="2659" PostId="2638" Score="0" Text="@Erica However, I guess your answer is correct (especially because of the different colors)." CreationDate="2017-01-19T16:05:53.637" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="2660" PostId="2638" Score="1" Text="Ah -- I think that is more accurately _engraving_ (or perhaps etching, but I think that's chemical-based rather than mechanical) rather than burning." CreationDate="2017-01-19T16:12:26.410" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2661" PostId="2638" Score="0" Text="@Erica Might be (I'm definitely not an expert :). Nevertheless, it seems that people use this technique &quot;at home&quot;." CreationDate="2017-01-19T16:15:59.863" UserId="71" />
  <row Id="2662" PostId="2641" Score="0" Text="Wander through a toy store and see if you can find a high-quality lion toy to study in 3D.  When I was carving dragons, I found a spectacular toy which I have kept on my desk for inspiration (and proportion-analysis) ever since.  Since you are trying to differentiate the features of different species, you might want to buy toy versions of all the big cats, as a guidebook of what not to do while finding your lion." CreationDate="2017-01-20T03:56:25.653" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="2663" PostId="2641" Score="0" Text="Do you have some example of your work that can be critiqued? Pictures could be helpful here. Also your medium might help answers." CreationDate="2017-01-20T04:06:50.733" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2664" PostId="2641" Score="1" Text="Also, female lions don't have manes... So if you want to see the underlying structure, look at them." CreationDate="2017-01-20T10:33:06.777" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2665" PostId="2641" Score="1" Text="Heads of felines often look very similar, regardless. Coloration, fur and size are usually a significant factor in our distinguishing them in isolation of their bodies." CreationDate="2017-01-20T11:34:40.513" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2666" PostId="2641" Score="0" Text="It is very difficult to actually tell the difference between a Lion &amp; Tiger skull. Only very specialised biologists and veterinarians can do it with any degree of accuracy. However, the hair colour and formation is the biggest give away. So I wouldn't worry too much about the underlying shape, just the colouration as @JohnCavan has already pointed out." CreationDate="2017-01-20T13:04:53.770" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="2667" PostId="2643" Score="1" Text="Welcome to A&amp;C! Can you please **[edit]** to just one question that you are most interested in getting an answer to -- what method would be better (and let us know your criteria: easiest, cheapest, prettiest?) or how to diamond dust? Take a look at our **[tour]** to learn why we like questions to focus on just one question at a time. (Feel free to ask more than one! We love questions!) Thanks :)" CreationDate="2017-01-23T00:00:09.793" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2668" PostId="2646" Score="1" Text="Cross stitching swatches take much more time than knitting or crocheting them. You're better off just starting on the project than wasting the time on a swatch. The math version seems much more viable to me. I'll bet there's actually a site that does this as the sites that convert images into cross stitch patterns can often tell you how many skeins of floss to buy." CreationDate="2017-01-23T15:07:27.157" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2669" PostId="2646" Score="0" Text="@Catija I did find [this site](http://www.scarletquince.com/using_floss_calc.php) on a cursory search which talks a bit about how they estimate, but unfortunately it's only for the patterns they sell. [This site](http://www.ursasoftware.com/Howto/estimate/estimate.html) has some example calculations, but it's mostly rule of thumb and based on a swatch. I agree that gets very tedious, even with knitting! :)" CreationDate="2017-01-23T21:35:16.527" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="2670" PostId="2648" Score="3" Text="Hi Tyler. perhaps add a photo of the his pieces, links to Laliques work, and links to one of the YouTube examples. It would help anyone trying answer." CreationDate="2017-01-24T13:13:34.967" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="2671" PostId="2649" Score="0" Text="While id questions are on topic here, some additional information would be helpful- where on the planet are you? What type of paint is this (tempera, acrylic etc)... Which of the bottles? I see three distinct types. Please help us out as much as you can." CreationDate="2017-01-24T19:30:37.027" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2672" PostId="2641" Score="0" Text="I honestly think the real distinguishing feature is likely only the male lion's mane and the lion's coloration. After that, you might want to look at their size/proportions and things like the muzzle length. Not sure how much difference there is between a tiger's and a lion's muzzle, but it might be something to check out as well." CreationDate="2017-01-24T20:32:00.390" UserId="1350" />
  <row Id="2673" PostId="2649" Score="0" Text="Italy, the long bottle is just too hided for identification. I'm still missing the gold bottle" CreationDate="2017-01-25T09:58:30.107" UserId="1515" />
  <row Id="2674" PostId="2653" Score="1" Text="You need to write an answer that actually supports itself with proof - a matching image, for example." CreationDate="2017-01-25T13:44:01.667" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2675" PostId="2653" Score="0" Text="Thanks added. Actually it is not the same exact bottle, maybe they changed size. But the label is the same." CreationDate="2017-01-25T13:55:49.230" UserId="1515" />
  <row Id="2676" PostId="2651" Score="0" Text="This new lamp is a completely different design. It's made out of several pieces rather tan a single one. I recommend you ask about it in a different question as the process is likely very different." CreationDate="2017-01-25T17:39:36.400" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2677" PostId="2651" Score="0" Text="To connect two sides of the sheet I want to use some kind of hook-and-loop. The last lamp is just an example of it" CreationDate="2017-01-25T17:41:11.123" UserId="1520" />
  <row Id="2678" PostId="2651" Score="0" Text="But the second lamp is just slits cut in both sides and then you alternate which is on top. It's extremely simple. If that's not what you want, please clarify what you're looking for." CreationDate="2017-01-25T17:42:56.410" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2679" PostId="2655" Score="1" Text="How &quot;en masse&quot; are you talking? I assume that these are purchased as a custom order from a supplier." CreationDate="2017-01-26T17:33:09.310" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2680" PostId="2655" Score="0" Text="@Catija about 1000 packets.  I just don't know what this is called and where to get them from, and if I need to make them myself" CreationDate="2017-01-26T21:28:37.180" UserId="1529" />
  <row Id="2681" PostId="2655" Score="3" Text="I'm sorry, but I'm really mystified as to how this is an arts &amp; crafts question." CreationDate="2017-01-27T02:34:07.140" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2682" PostId="2649" Score="1" Text="I've closed this now for a couple reasons: 1) The picture is *really* blurry. 2) Your comment (and answer) indicate you're asking us to ID multiple, distinct objects and that's too broad for our format (even if the photo was clear)" CreationDate="2017-01-27T07:48:53.353" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2683" PostId="279" Score="0" Text="@catija has a good scale, that we spinners try, much like commercially spun natural fibers. 100 meters - 2 ply = 100 grams. That is small 2 mm two ply yarn. Almost to the point of hand spun string. That is achievable with some fibers, but not many. Comes to mind (based on my own experience) Flax = Linnen, and Giant Angora. Only the giant, due to it usually has staple length from 4-11&quot;. Yes I have touched 11&quot; staple White Giant Angora, 2nd place overall, at Angora Nationals Fiber &amp; Garment competition, 2014, Amana, Iowa, by Amanda Fristch, from Wisconsin. (I was the judge)" CreationDate="2016-09-09T21:30:04.670" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="2684" PostId="2649" Score="0" Text="sure no problem :). Picture is blurry but bottle labels most times have unique designs. Still need to identify the other 2 XD" CreationDate="2017-01-27T11:18:07.420" UserId="1515" />
  <row Id="2685" PostId="2294" Score="0" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because while the tool is obviously used in arts &amp; crafts, photo identification is really not a good fit for the site as it has low utility for others." CreationDate="2017-01-27T11:38:10.937" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2687" PostId="2657" Score="0" Text="right on!  I'll look for a lower price.  Thanks for the answer!" CreationDate="2017-01-27T12:56:33.660" UserId="1529" />
  <row Id="2688" PostId="2655" Score="0" Text="@JohnCavan sorry if it wasn't obvious to you, but I was thinking of making these from scratch (hang tabs, adhesive, printed cardboard, plastic clamshells) and I didn't know where to start.  Thanks for the help!" CreationDate="2017-01-27T12:57:16.537" UserId="1529" />
  <row Id="2689" PostId="2657" Score="0" Text="You might find that producers can print for less than what you have to pay if you do your own prints. Often they offer the combination because they make money on one and are willing to do without a lot of profits on the other, and they do print in huge numbers, cutting their costs." CreationDate="2017-01-27T17:47:04.570" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2690" PostId="2660" Score="0" Text="Could you include a picture of the teddy bear? For tops like a jacket or nightdress, I don't think it should matter whether it is sitting or not, since it will only be fitted at the arms." CreationDate="2017-01-27T18:18:31.110" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="2691" PostId="2659" Score="2" Text="Could you clarify what you're looking for here? A google search for &quot;uv light paper&quot; turns up a store selling &quot;sun sensitive paper&quot;, and many colored papers will fade when exposed to sunlight. So I'm not sure if you're trying to figure out what makes that happen, or what material will avoid / have that effect, or something else?" CreationDate="2017-01-27T18:58:57.630" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="2692" PostId="2659" Score="0" Text="I've edited the question with some context. I basically want to know if there are some specific type of papers which are sensitive to blacklight just as blacklight paint." CreationDate="2017-01-27T21:41:38.060" UserId="1532" />
  <row Id="2693" PostId="2659" Score="1" Text="... yes... they're called &quot;blacklight paper&quot; or &quot;UV light paper&quot;... which is what whrrgarbl already said. Are you looking for paper that **isn't** specifically made for this purpose? Something that's *incidentally* black light reactive?" CreationDate="2017-01-27T22:07:32.533" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2694" PostId="2660" Score="0" Text="@whrrgarbl Added, the bear is about 20 cm tall." CreationDate="2017-01-28T13:18:34.140" UserId="1534" />
  <row Id="2695" PostId="2294" Score="1" Text="@JohnCavan there is nothing wrong with these questions. At least not yet.  I'm sure the consensus is that we should allow them for now until they get out of hand. We will almost always need pictures for these but it is tagged sewing and has a good description of what the item is. Not sure if you have seen [one of the metas about this topic](http://meta.crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/212/what-guidelines-should-we-set-for-identification-style-questions/215#215) yet? If you want to weigh on this I would suggest starting there." CreationDate="2017-01-29T01:19:15.510" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2696" PostId="2643" Score="0" Text="As in, you want to apply glitter after the photo has been printed on it?" CreationDate="2017-01-29T02:38:51.997" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2697" PostId="2655" Score="1" Text="Making them from scratch doesn't necessarily mean it's a craft. Reading &quot;buy/make this en masse&quot; implies that this is for general retail usage and that there is no craft aspect to it. If it make it from scratch is the sole criteria to define an art/craft, then just about everything is. That's rather broad." CreationDate="2017-01-29T03:03:06.940" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2698" PostId="2294" Score="0" Text="@Matt - I'm curious as to how anyone thinks this question, as currently formed, is going to be of use to others... If the point of these sites is to create a compendium of knowledge, &quot;what is this thing&quot; isn't really going to be easily used as an index to it." CreationDate="2017-01-29T03:06:38.353" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2699" PostId="2664" Score="0" Text="Ryan, do you have a &quot;MakerSpace&quot; in your area? MakerSpaces are organization that offer industrial tools to the general public; kind of like a gym but with tools instead exercise equipment. Usually before a MakerSpace will allow you to use their tools they have you take a class on how the equipment works." CreationDate="2017-01-29T22:14:13.040" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="2700" PostId="2664" Score="0" Text="There are usually a couple of points about making these sorts of things. You need to worry about speed and aerodynamics. I think some of the simple approaches to get closer to what you need you affect your overall weight regardless of you materials. These are also _typically_ something done by children so simple designs are helpful. Are you going for looks or functionality or both? If you are considering 3d printing do you even have a budget for this and 3d drafting experience? Have you seen other derby cars that would be closer to what you were thinking?" CreationDate="2017-01-30T02:00:04.783" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2701" PostId="2663" Score="0" Text="Is that true of most commercial plain white paper then?" CreationDate="2017-01-30T02:01:23.637" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2702" PostId="2663" Score="0" Text="@Matt Yeah. Paper has brightness scales, too, so brighter is treated more. From what I found out, paper pre-1950s wasn't treated, but since then most is. I think you'd have to get specialty white paper to not have it." CreationDate="2017-01-30T02:03:12.570" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2713" PostId="2673" Score="0" Text="I know that you've already *made* it, but in future, it may actually be a better bet to color it before assembling. :) (As in, dyeing the paste)." CreationDate="2017-02-01T17:57:24.983" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2716" PostId="2676" Score="1" Text="Considering the entire rose is an inch across, I'm not sure if a finger is sufficiently small." CreationDate="2017-02-03T01:07:17.813" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2718" PostId="2676" Score="0" Text="A Q-tip might work." CreationDate="2017-02-03T16:05:31.180" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="2719" PostId="2676" Score="0" Text="@magerber No, a Q-tip is still too large. Anything thicker than a needle doesn't fit" CreationDate="2017-02-03T19:16:03.417" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="2723" PostId="2677" Score="0" Text="Are you asking about store bought pants or slacks in which are homemade and  thus you might possibly have extra fabric on hand?" CreationDate="2017-02-04T13:32:37.990" UserId="90" />
  <row Id="2724" PostId="2677" Score="0" Text="It could be either.   Any case that you have extra fabric and have flexibility in what initial cuff is implemented." CreationDate="2017-02-04T15:44:52.450" UserId="656" />
  <row Id="2729" PostId="2688" Score="0" Text="That is the name for a specific product is it not? Including information about the _product family_ this is from might be better since we cannot guarantee stores will carry this one." CreationDate="2017-02-06T13:29:07.007" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2730" PostId="2689" Score="0" Text="_E6000 works better_. What is e6000 exactly? We want as much information in answers as possible so users don't have to go elsewhere. Can you expand on what that is? More how E6000 would be good to use in this case and not just how it is superior to GG perhaps?" CreationDate="2017-02-06T13:30:36.833" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2731" PostId="2687" Score="0" Text="The zigzag is the nearest a normal sewing machine can come to the overlock stitches of a serger, but it is nowhere near the same or as effective. Adding a straight stitch will stop the needed stretch." CreationDate="2017-02-06T19:59:33.723" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2732" PostId="2688" Score="1" Text="I am not sure there is a &quot;family of products&quot; like FrayCheck.  I have never seen any other product that does the same thing and is sold in fabric stores.  That said, it works pretty much the same as nail polish does, so it might have a similar chemical makeup." CreationDate="2017-02-06T23:06:03.727" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="2733" PostId="2686" Score="0" Text="I know some designs are unique enough famous  enough to be identifiable without any further details, but do you have any reason to suspect this is such a design?" CreationDate="2017-02-07T05:22:30.237" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2734" PostId="2694" Score="0" Text="Would pectin help with durability?" CreationDate="2017-02-07T05:23:56.190" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2735" PostId="2694" Score="1" Text="I agree that gelatin would be suitable. I one accidentally made _extremely resilient_ Jello by putting in the wrong amount of water :) If the &quot;blox&quot; recipe is still too fragile, try another batch with even less water." CreationDate="2017-02-07T14:38:30.187" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2736" PostId="2143" Score="0" Text="I have learned that the best way to avoid RSI injuries is to take a short break every so often. That is about 1 second every 20 or 5 seconds every minute, and the longer you wait between the short breaks the longer the breaks need to be. In crochetting from a pattern you might read the next set of instructions in one break, take a sip of tea in the next, look up and chat with someone for a few lines, and so on." CreationDate="2017-02-07T16:42:36.220" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2737" PostId="2695" Score="0" Text="Very nice samples of knitted work. But knitting works different from crochetting so the samples are no use for crochetters. Which methods work in crochetting depend very much on the methods used. In some stitches you can get away with having many and long lengths at the back, in others you can not even have it going behind one stitch." CreationDate="2017-02-07T16:46:20.583" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2738" PostId="2695" Score="0" Text="As I said, it is difficult to find pictures of crochet to use as examples, so I used pictures of knitting to help illustrate the concepts I was explaining.  I have added a diagram that shows how to strand in crochet.  Can you provide more specifics about when stranding won't work in crochet?  The OP did not identify what type of stitches s/he was using, so it might be helpful if you could identify the stitches where stranding would not work." CreationDate="2017-02-07T18:03:36.297" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="2739" PostId="2694" Score="0" Text="I would be careful with pectin. You know how they say not to include certain fruits in jello...somewhere in the back of my head I seem to remember that that was related to an interaction between the gelatin and the pectin.  I could be wrong, however." CreationDate="2017-02-07T18:07:12.053" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="2740" PostId="2697" Score="0" Text="Good catch @Ferrox Glideh!" CreationDate="2017-02-07T21:47:00.033" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="2741" PostId="2697" Score="2" Text="Unh, on second glance, it appears that every month began on a Thursday,  This indicates that the designs were being knocked off by people who do not care for scientifically useful tea towels.  This is just getting deeper and deeper." CreationDate="2017-02-07T21:51:44.683" UserId="1580" />
  <row Id="2742" PostId="2697" Score="0" Text="Evil unscientific tea towel manufacturers..." CreationDate="2017-02-07T22:04:05.313" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="2743" PostId="2686" Score="1" Text="Even though this fabric is meant to be used in a handmade product, this question seems more like a manufacturer or artist identification question than any direct application, which doesn't really suit our scope." CreationDate="2017-02-07T23:34:58.523" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2744" PostId="2698" Score="0" Text="http://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/284/24" CreationDate="2017-02-08T14:24:37.157" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2745" PostId="2701" Score="1" Text="I think the simplest (safest) option is @fred_dot_u's knife and straight-edge. I would use an X-acto knife and and make multiple passes until you have cut through the stick.  The thing to be careful about is that your straight edge could slip and cause you to cut yourself.  I suggest taping the popsicle stick down to the working surface to keep it stable, and then (a trick from working with polymer clay), use a stack or two of playing cards at the same height as your popsicle stick, to support and stabilize the width of the straight edge, which is likely wider than your popsicle stick." CreationDate="2017-02-08T17:11:23.070" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="2746" PostId="2699" Score="1" Text="Generally, requests for resources are a bad format of question for SE sites. Amazon is your friend for books, and there are millions of sites out there devoted to art tutorials. There's no one correct answer." CreationDate="2017-02-08T17:28:19.247" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2747" PostId="2699" Score="0" Text="When you say comic strip are you referring to comic books or actual comic strips as they appear in newspapers and online?" CreationDate="2017-02-08T17:36:21.030" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="2748" PostId="2592" Score="0" Text="I just wanted to point out that there are alot of washable wools (sometimes labeled &quot;Superwash&quot;) out there that you can try.  This will have more elasticity than Sugar-n-Cream cotton. And as you discovered, the material that comprises the needles make a difference, but also important (and easily overlooked) is the point on the needles you are using.  Some needles are much pointier than others, and it makes a big difference when you are trying to get that tip under the stitches on your needle." CreationDate="2017-02-08T19:15:47.287" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="2751" PostId="2701" Score="0" Text="Thank you, I managed to get my hand on a jig saw. Work wonders!" CreationDate="2017-02-09T16:44:51.893" UserId="1582" />
  <row Id="2752" PostId="2709" Score="0" Text="I don't think the op is looking for tool assisted solutions but ways to practice freehand" CreationDate="2017-02-09T20:46:37.520" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2753" PostId="2707" Score="1" Text="To clarify you are not looking for tool assisted solutions but ways to practice freehand?" CreationDate="2017-02-09T20:47:31.273" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2754" PostId="2710" Score="1" Text="Pretty much everything in this answer is already covered in one or more of the other answers. (Except maybe the warning about eraser pencils and their use may vary with the paper and medium used.)" CreationDate="2017-02-09T21:07:07.753" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2756" PostId="412" Score="0" Text="Eraser shields offer the most precision available for removal and not-removal. Even the outside edge allows for large protected areas." CreationDate="2017-02-10T02:08:41.953" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="2758" PostId="2707" Score="0" Text="@Matt yes, if there are any freehand techniques to help practice that would help!" CreationDate="2017-02-10T17:50:58.690" UserId="1588" />
  <row Id="2759" PostId="2711" Score="0" Text="_I_ am having issues picturing what you are trying to do. Do you have a resource you are trying to follow or a picture of a result you are trying to emulate?" CreationDate="2017-02-11T03:43:50.493" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2760" PostId="456" Score="0" Text="I've heard that electrical erasers must be used with care, or you might end up with a hole in your paper." CreationDate="2017-02-11T20:41:33.713" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="2761" PostId="56" Score="1" Text="@Willeke -- I was sort of torn about your edit, but it includes a partial answer (abrading is done &quot;to strengthen the [edge] in preparation for flake removal&quot;) and I think it would be better added as an answer." CreationDate="2017-02-12T13:40:34.143" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2764" PostId="2714" Score="0" Text="How large were you planning on making this. Sounds really heavy. Your mounting hardware will need to be accounted for as well." CreationDate="2017-02-13T14:39:05.880" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2766" PostId="2714" Score="0" Text="@Matt I'll probably start small (e.g. 8&quot;x8&quot;) to see how it turns out before trying to make it bigger." CreationDate="2017-02-13T16:24:34.137" UserId="1601" />
  <row Id="2767" PostId="2715" Score="3" Text="Specifically what sort of gemstones? Diamond is harder than anything else (and if you could afford to go cutting it up you could afford the tools to do so).  Sapphire (including ruby) is almost as bad, but most others are softer.  [Table](http://www.csgnetwork.com/gemchar.html).  A dremel probably spins too fast and isn't intended to be used wet; it may also waste to much with a thick wheel, but might be worth a shot on something cheap or scrap." CreationDate="2017-02-13T16:53:55.887" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2768" PostId="2702" Score="0" Text="Dipping in a non-aqueous dye solution (e.g. the alcohol inks suggested by another answer, possibly diluted) would probably avoid the softening." CreationDate="2017-02-13T16:57:37.220" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2769" PostId="2717" Score="0" Text="Great idea to do two pours! This should give a more uniform appearance than using glass on one side." CreationDate="2017-02-13T18:53:57.107" UserId="1601" />
  <row Id="2770" PostId="2717" Score="0" Text="@JimConant You are welcome to mark whatever answer you want with the checkmark but, in general, I would suggest waiting. _Sometimes_ that discourages others from answering." CreationDate="2017-02-13T19:56:31.523" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2773" PostId="2715" Score="0" Text="I don't have an answer for you, but I took a stained glass class and we had to add water to the saw's basin before using it (here's a video of a similar saw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xKov3s_Vwc).  Our instructor told us that the water reduced the heat that would build up from the friction of the blade against the glass, and could otherwise warp the blade. I wonder if you could use a glass cutter, scoring along the center line of the gemstone multiple times and then use breaking pliers to break it, just like you would with a piece of glass?" CreationDate="2017-02-15T00:35:08.127" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="2774" PostId="2267" Score="1" Text="Laurent, your suggestion has merit. If one needs a paper shape that is difficult to create from flat paper, create the paper in place. There are packaging materials that qualify as an answer to this question, although the shapes are more complex. I would add that one could chop up paper in a blender and spray it onto a mold of the shape to be duplicated. Papier-mâché means chewed paper!" CreationDate="2017-02-15T16:14:25.347" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="2775" PostId="2721" Score="0" Text="Great idea - I didn't think of that. The whole idea behind this project is to produce a prototype of a shoe model as realistic AND cheap as possible to show investors. Of course it can't be worn but that is not a problem as I want it to be displayed as a prototype for investors while seeking money for producing real shoes... in short. Maybe silly of me but I'd love to give it a try! " CreationDate="2017-02-15T20:40:26.003" UserId="1013" />
  <row Id="2776" PostId="2725" Score="1" Text="Corrugated cardboard, or more like cardstock?" CreationDate="2017-02-16T01:07:52.310" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2777" PostId="2721" Score="1" Text="In that case, perhaps you could make a cast of the shoe (e.g. Using clay), then pour in jello or something). Or you could cover the shoe with a protective layer like plastic wrap, and then submerg the shoe in a silicon block, which hou spcould easily remove after it gas solidified, and tgen pour a cast into that, etc... Cast molding isn't really my area of expertise, but thies are just a few ideas tgat come to mind." CreationDate="2017-02-16T03:09:53.033" UserId="1615" />
  <row Id="2778" PostId="2725" Score="0" Text="@Erica corrugated cardboard, as in cardboard box" CreationDate="2017-02-16T14:20:38.540" UserId="1344" />
  <row Id="2779" PostId="2726" Score="0" Text="Could you show a picture of the project? It'll help to actually see the problem, and maybe come up with other suggestions, like, adjust the yellow shape by adding more black paint instead of trying to remove paint. But only if that makes sense for the painting, of course!" CreationDate="2017-02-16T18:29:29.430" UserId="137" />
  <row Id="2780" PostId="2726" Score="1" Text="I added a picture, I hope it helps. The image is painted on the outside, and the colors are put on the inside as well (to give them more strenght when lit). That's why it looks like a kids drawing" CreationDate="2017-02-16T18:33:18.437" UserId="1584" />
  <row Id="2781" PostId="2727" Score="0" Text="Can you please summarize the contents of your video? Otherwise this just reads as an ad." CreationDate="2017-02-17T02:34:24.893" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2782" PostId="2726" Score="2" Text="Is there a reason you can't add gelatin sizing back into the cloth after removing the color? Generally the typical way to lift watercolor from a surface is to use water." CreationDate="2017-02-17T02:52:50.473" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2783" PostId="2699" Score="0" Text="Possibly see Scott McCloud's book, _Making Comics_." CreationDate="2017-02-17T04:44:07.273" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="2784" PostId="2698" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge How is this not a duplicate? both the answers are the same even if the question is worded _slightly_ differently" CreationDate="2017-02-17T13:14:02.497" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2785" PostId="2698" Score="2" Text="Possible duplicate of [How can I cut popsicle craft sticks without splitting them?](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/284/how-can-i-cut-popsicle-craft-sticks-without-splitting-them)" CreationDate="2017-02-17T13:14:18.580" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2786" PostId="2725" Score="1" Text="How thick is the board that you need power tools to cut it? Why not a box cutter and a straight edge?" CreationDate="2017-02-17T13:16:57.490" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2787" PostId="2715" Score="2" Text="Scoring helps guide a break. If the gemstones are anything but flat this will be near impossible to do. So I do not think that will work well except in very specific circumstances." CreationDate="2017-02-17T14:35:38.900" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2788" PostId="2698" Score="1" Text="@Matt Well, this is asking to split them and mine is asking how to cut them without splitting them" CreationDate="2017-02-17T15:13:15.007" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2794" PostId="2727" Score="0" Text="I'm sorry, I wasn't clear in my last comment. Could you summarize _the information_. If for some reason that YouTube link failed or your video was removed, we wouldn't be left with an of the information _here_ that's actually presented. As-is, this is really a link-only answer, because your text hasn't told us anything about the color of skin except that we can find the answer through the link." CreationDate="2017-02-18T03:32:18.093" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2795" PostId="2727" Score="0" Text="Ok, I've spelled it out for you now. The discription above contains all the relevant sumation of the video sans the demonstration." CreationDate="2017-02-18T07:30:59.523" UserId="1615" />
  <row Id="2796" PostId="2727" Score="0" Text="When you voted me down just now, is it because you thought my comment was unhelpful or inacurate? Just curious. The better able I am to understand why one of my comments was voted down in the past, the better I will be able to construct my future replies." CreationDate="2017-02-18T07:46:58.977" UserId="1615" />
  <row Id="2821" PostId="2735" Score="0" Text="I would think there's a caveat in the design with regards to large scale, as the larger you go the more you have to make sure your design is structural sound. Perhaps it could truly look the same at any scale, but perhaps physics would dictate a sculpture be adjusted once you hit a certain mass." CreationDate="2017-02-19T23:46:26.777" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2823" PostId="2730" Score="1" Text="I think this question would be less likely to attract close votes if it related to a specific scaling issue. At the moment, it appears to be too broad and potentially opinion based. I like the premise of the question, and it has potential, but I believe it would attract better quality responses if reflecting a specific medium, or even better, and specific issue." CreationDate="2017-02-20T15:12:17.870" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="2825" PostId="2730" Score="0" Text="I think that the fact that it has been up-voted and answered makes it pretty unlikely to attract close votes." CreationDate="2017-02-21T12:15:51.250" UserId="1615" />
  <row Id="2831" PostId="2737" Score="1" Text="Glue on the edge of the fabric should be a temporary solution, when the embroidery is done, the fabric should be finished in such way that the raw edges can not be seen anymore (or if left visable, it should be clean and not glued.)" CreationDate="2017-02-21T22:10:20.347" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2832" PostId="2738" Score="0" Text="This helped you but I fear that it will not help most people." CreationDate="2017-02-21T22:20:49.617" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2833" PostId="2742" Score="2" Text="I'm not certain but I'd bet that anything on the pure white-grey-black spectrum would work." CreationDate="2017-02-21T22:57:17.777" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2834" PostId="2737" Score="0" Text="@Willeke Based on the comment just above yours, it seems that the work's edges will be hidden (tucked in) but the OP is looking for a way to prevent them from fraying even after this finishing is done. Perhaps you know the proper way to finish the project that will also prevent fraying?" CreationDate="2017-02-21T23:01:17.430" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2835" PostId="2738" Score="3" Text="It helped you. Afterall, before I posted this comment, no one had attempted an answer. But as soon as I wrote something/anything, suddenly people were able to find their words.  You see, it's that blank sheet, that scares the hell out of most people. Matisse talked about this in &quot;Notes of a painter.&quot; And Kandinski also wrote about the importance of that first stroke." CreationDate="2017-02-22T02:36:51.747" UserId="1615" />
  <row Id="2836" PostId="2095" Score="0" Text="https://www.diplomaframe.com/chc-blog/how-to-frame-an-animation-cel/ or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8XlmfxmKBs or http://www.framersworkshop.com/Animationcels/index.html" CreationDate="2017-02-22T14:35:39.753" UserId="1635" />
  <row Id="2837" PostId="2737" Score="0" Text="There is one way given, hide the edges behind the work, with a piece of fabric sewn onto it to hide it all if it can be seen from the back. Other ways include sewing the edges of the canvas onto a base fabric, embroidery, hand sewing or by machine sewing. (Very many options, not enough details in the Q.)" CreationDate="2017-02-22T17:13:55.680" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2838" PostId="2742" Score="0" Text="This seems like an interesting question but I believe the close voters are correct. This really isn't a good fit for us. I wonder if it would work on [diy.se] maybe?" CreationDate="2017-02-22T20:18:21.617" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2839" PostId="2742" Score="0" Text="OK, so not DIY... we're working on finding a home for it, though. :D" CreationDate="2017-02-22T20:46:25.163" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2840" PostId="2737" Score="0" Text="@Willeke why not elaborate and make that an answer? Just because the question specifically asks for glue, if the best or standard solution doesn't use glue, your answer is still valid." CreationDate="2017-02-23T05:56:19.573" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2841" PostId="2746" Score="1" Text="Considering that many of the people who are anti-fur are also vegan, I don't know that farmed rabbit fur is something they would consider &quot;ethical&quot;." CreationDate="2017-02-23T16:24:44.153" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2842" PostId="2746" Score="2" Text="Roadkill + a local taxidermist? I assume a taxidermist could prepare a pelt.  Or roadkill + DIY?" CreationDate="2017-02-23T16:41:10.330" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2843" PostId="2746" Score="1" Text="I guess I'm not sure what you're asking here. Is there a specific ethical framework we should answer under, because the comments and existing answers are all using different ones (and real ethical frameworks of animal use range from none at all, not even imitation fur and leather, to everything is fair game). Or are you asking if there's something like Fair Trade Certification or Organic, as in an industry certification or standards?" CreationDate="2017-02-23T22:10:22.807" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2847" PostId="2751" Score="0" Text="You might find www.huevaluechroma.com useful" CreationDate="2017-02-24T13:44:50.057" UserId="1654" />
  <row Id="2848" PostId="2751" Score="0" Text="I searched on google &quot;rich saturation value&quot; and got http://www.ni.com/white-paper/2723/en/" CreationDate="2017-02-24T13:55:28.247" UserId="1658" />
  <row Id="2849" PostId="2748" Score="0" Text="In some areas of the US this is the case with raccoons (they carry rabies and are attracted to garbage). I recently saw a reddit post where the user had to get rid of a few, and ended up making a coonskin cap. IMO, better than killing the animal and not using it at all." CreationDate="2017-02-24T14:30:57.433" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="2850" PostId="2748" Score="0" Text="Finding a &quot;deer processor&quot; may be a resource, too, as many hunters don't dress their own game (and many of _those_ may not be interested in the pelt, just the venison)." CreationDate="2017-02-24T19:24:35.073" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2851" PostId="2747" Score="0" Text="Thank you for this answer. I have chosen a different one to accept, but you have highlighted the possible hypocrisy of supporting animal use for some means, but not another. I hadn't thought of that before." CreationDate="2017-02-24T20:49:53.010" UserId="1654" />
  <row Id="2852" PostId="2759" Score="0" Text="I would test homemade laser prints, as most of them do not react to many liquids." CreationDate="2017-02-24T21:49:09.923" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2853" PostId="2747" Score="1" Text="@marts Be careful about using shedding as an indication of quality. Faux fur always sheds a HUGE amount when it is cut, but once all of that loose material is removed, there should be little shedding at all. Determining the quality of a faux fur while cutting is like looking at a tree in November, with only a few dead leaves hanging, and deciding whether or not you like that type of tree based on its appearance at that moment.  I would go back and re-examine the faux stuff you have that did shed--it might not be such a bad quality after all." CreationDate="2017-02-24T22:04:15.483" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="2854" PostId="2747" Score="0" Text="@magerber That seems like a comment better suited to the question, not my answer?" CreationDate="2017-02-24T22:08:54.693" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2855" PostId="2747" Score="0" Text="Possibly, but I was really thinking about it more as additional information to help the OP determine the quality of the material s/he was using--which was something that you flagged as important in your answer." CreationDate="2017-02-24T22:33:43.897" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="2856" PostId="2747" Score="0" Text="@magerber Fair enough :)" CreationDate="2017-02-24T22:35:38.847" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2858" PostId="2760" Score="1" Text="What is the purpose of the weight? To prevent tipping when the organizer has imbalanced loads?" CreationDate="2017-02-25T03:34:36.897" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2861" PostId="2769" Score="0" Text="What kind of &quot;famous paintings&quot; and what era are we talking about?" CreationDate="2017-02-26T08:59:09.527" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="2862" PostId="2769" Score="0" Text="@Stephie Example: those that use ultramarine. Artists could have used indigo." CreationDate="2017-02-26T18:30:58.097" UserId="1677" />
  <row Id="2864" PostId="456" Score="0" Text="I second the Tombow Erasers, I got a one 2.3mm round in a scrawlerbox recently and I've fallen in love. It's great for tidying up edges and small areas. However I use a mechanical pencil most of the time. This wouldn't be great for super soft pencils." CreationDate="2017-02-27T15:57:17.373" UserId="1665" />
  <row Id="2866" PostId="2776" Score="0" Text="Most of the basic GG's are exanding glues. In order for this to work you would need to make sure that the digit is held in position for a pleasing fit." CreationDate="2017-02-27T23:38:41.590" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2867" PostId="2763" Score="0" Text="I recommend adding the text of the step as an [edit] to the question including your notes. . Also if you can say where you got this pattern from as that can help in situations like this (even though you already have an answer the surrounding steps can still give context)." CreationDate="2017-02-27T23:43:42.390" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2869" PostId="2773" Score="0" Text="You may be able to get round the issue by using a bulb like [this (wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_filament).  But epoxy will work as the answer below states." CreationDate="2017-02-28T09:07:08.883" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2870" PostId="2774" Score="0" Text="I used to use slow epoxy (1 or more hours to harden at room temperature) warmed with a desklamp to around 40°C (100°F).  That makes it start oiff runny so it wets the surface better than cold, but then it speeds up setting.  You can't do this with the fast versions because they cure too fast." CreationDate="2017-02-28T09:10:02.097" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2871" PostId="2766" Score="0" Text="Brass is slightly denser than steel, but more expensive.  It's a good material to consider as it's easy to cut threads into, and gives you more options for finding stock parts to use/modify." CreationDate="2017-02-28T09:13:58.873" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2872" PostId="2776" Score="0" Text="I only have exp with the polyurethane glue and the wood glue, but good to know that I should double check their other glues if I'm using them for future projects. - Thanks!&#xA;&#xA;Also good point on holding the digit in place, which really should be the case for any glue aehlke chooses until the piece sets in position." CreationDate="2017-02-28T10:57:16.483" UserId="1665" />
  <row Id="2873" PostId="2780" Score="0" Text="Material is closed-cell neoprene foam rubber." CreationDate="2017-02-28T22:54:53.263" UserId="1344" />
  <row Id="2874" PostId="2781" Score="0" Text="Does your craft center offer glass blowing classes or have the facilities for this? Otherwise you may need to find a local glassblowing shop." CreationDate="2017-02-28T23:21:51.643" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2875" PostId="2780" Score="0" Text="updated answer to reflect additional information" CreationDate="2017-02-28T23:24:45.643" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="2876" PostId="2780" Score="0" Text="You can also use a small suitcase from a thrift store as the case. I used a $10 suitcase and a mattress pad to make a case for a 16-track mixer. Although I suspect I should upgrade that case with better foam." CreationDate="2017-03-01T00:33:18.467" UserId="1692" />
  <row Id="2877" PostId="2782" Score="2" Text="I am starting with just a cylinder, but I will need a more complex shapes going forward. You didn't answer my question about working the glass to a specific spec by hand. Thanks." CreationDate="2017-03-01T02:25:56.243" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="2878" PostId="2781" Score="0" Text="@Catija They do offer a class on Borosilicate Flameworking, but I wanted to know if I can make stuff to specific measurements with this technique or do I need machine." CreationDate="2017-03-01T02:29:55.803" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="2879" PostId="2782" Score="2" Text="I agree. This question seems to be about obtaining a specific shape, not about whether borosilicate glass can be shaped in general." CreationDate="2017-03-01T02:56:15.350" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2880" PostId="2779" Score="0" Text="This isn't quite enough detail. Are you wanting the case to be an exact fit, so it perfectly hugs the clock, or are you just asking about how to make a case in that general shape? Is this something meant for complete enclosure, or a case more like a phone case where the screens/controls would still be exposed?" CreationDate="2017-03-01T05:08:09.367" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2881" PostId="2778" Score="0" Text="An image would help, here. I imagine the location _might_ have an impact on possible solutions (especially alternatives)" CreationDate="2017-03-01T05:10:59.423" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2882" PostId="2782" Score="0" Text="One would wonder if the question is associated with the skills of the posting party. Can you make stuff to specific measurements? If one of the measurements is outside diameter, you have to have the ability to measure the outside diameter with an appropriate tool. What dimensions will you need to measure?" CreationDate="2017-03-01T11:02:56.167" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="2883" PostId="2778" Score="0" Text="Of course it would not hurt. Was trying to avoid adding an image to everything unless it actually helped. The chip is on the edge. I will get an image once I am home." CreationDate="2017-03-01T12:34:33.697" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2884" PostId="2779" Score="0" Text="If you're using closed cell neoprene, are you hoping that it will be waterproof? Or at least water resistant? If so, consider checking out [this related question](http://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/1819/will-sewing-onto-neoprene-compromise-its-water-resistance)." CreationDate="2017-03-01T16:46:55.680" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2886" PostId="2764" Score="0" Text="@Jessica Lah, I think that Stephie's response is what the pattern writer meant when s/he said to &quot;Open out the bodice lining.&quot;  The idea is to pull it out from the inside of the bodice so that it is out of the way when you are sewing your bodice and skirt seams.  Not a very clear way to state things--but at least you will know what they are getting at if you ever use another pattern by this person again." CreationDate="2017-03-01T19:58:59.557" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="2887" PostId="2647" Score="1" Text="Do you have an example of what you are trying to achieve?" CreationDate="2017-03-01T21:15:43.637" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2889" PostId="2786" Score="0" Text="Posterboard is a name that can be used for a few different materials, it's most commonly thick card, but it some people call foamcore and corrigated plastic core boards posterboards too. Can you elaborate on what exactly it is you have? And if it is simply heavy paper/card, do you know what weight it is?" CreationDate="2017-03-02T09:49:11.837" UserId="1665" />
  <row Id="2890" PostId="2786" Score="0" Text="Heavy paper/card. The usual stuff you buy at an office supply store." CreationDate="2017-03-02T14:16:24.827" UserId="1700" />
  <row Id="2891" PostId="2786" Score="0" Text="Thanks, in that case Rhonda's answer below might be the best bet, other liquid glues would likely be too heavy and are more likely to warp your card on you." CreationDate="2017-03-02T14:58:28.090" UserId="1665" />
  <row Id="2892" PostId="2782" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u Initially i want to make glass tubes, therefore my dimensions of interest would be inner/outer diameter and length. I am asking if a person who is working glass can check these parameters while the glass is still malleable or do I wait until the piece has cooled to check and see if I need to start over. This all revolves around being able to make something out of glass by hand to specified dimensions." CreationDate="2017-03-02T17:26:47.423" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="2893" PostId="2792" Score="0" Text="Great tips! Top drawer." CreationDate="2017-03-02T20:59:45.617" UserId="1705" />
  <row Id="2894" PostId="2782" Score="0" Text="That's a very good clarification. I've been lucky enough to watch artisans working glass. In most of the cases, it's somewhat a production activity. As such, the tools are tailored to provide measurement as well as shaping. For example, a truncated cone on the end of a long steel handle is used to open the cylinder to the desired inner diameter and additionally to push into the depth of the cylinder. As an extension, a cylindrical tool would be used to force an outer diameter as well, although it is expected to start with nearly correct wall thickness." CreationDate="2017-03-02T23:32:53.937" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="2895" PostId="2782" Score="0" Text="It's important to note that such skill as described above requires practice and may not be acquired in a single session. I've &quot;played&quot; with such glass activities. The end result was much greater respect for the artisans' skill." CreationDate="2017-03-02T23:34:00.727" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="2896" PostId="2792" Score="1" Text="*If* you could cut two slots nearly all the way through, down opposite sides of the tube, you should be able to split it open with a screwdriver after casting.  A dremel with a cut-off wheel and a home-made depth stop might do the trick." CreationDate="2017-03-03T09:36:36.193" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2897" PostId="2787" Score="2" Text="Have you looked at buying suitable [acrylic rod](https://www.theplasticshop.co.uk/extruded-acrylic-rod-clear-2mm-3mm-4mm-5mm-6mm-8mm-10mm-12mm-15mm-16mm-18mm-20mm-22mm-25mm-30mm-32mm-35mm-40mm-diameter-.html) (arbitrary example website, they also do tube -- lighter and cheaper) instead of casting yourself?" CreationDate="2017-03-03T09:41:22.267" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="2898" PostId="2792" Score="0" Text="@Chris H: That sounds good!" CreationDate="2017-03-03T10:33:32.270" UserId="1705" />
  <row Id="2899" PostId="2791" Score="1" Text="Out of curiosity, how many glue sticks would I need to cover a 22x28&quot; sheet?" CreationDate="2017-03-03T12:43:24.947" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="2901" PostId="2791" Score="0" Text="I would say more than 10 maybe 15 or 20 but if I had that size poster board I would actually be able to tell you. I would say use liquid glue, but if you do it may become very, very messy." CreationDate="2017-03-03T15:18:43.523" UserId="947" />
  <row Id="2903" PostId="2791" Score="2" Text="In my experience glue sticks (like pritt stick) run the risk of the surface not being even and they can dry out and glitter can fall off as they are not very permanent - you'd want a good high quality glue and would need to test out spread and sticking power a day or two later when it's dried." CreationDate="2017-03-03T16:42:10.523" UserId="1665" />
  <row Id="2904" PostId="1848" Score="0" Text="I am stuck with a recent soap carving using glycerine soaps. Last time I tried using acrylic mixture (clear) to coat my carving, but with time the coating turned pale yellow and fractured too. Hope to try lacquer or acrylic paints now." CreationDate="2017-03-03T10:35:58.823" UserId="1714" />
  <row Id="2906" PostId="2781" Score="0" Text="... Not quite sure what you mean in your update... Borosilicate used for glass blowing **comes** in tubes... from the manufacturer. https://www.waleapparatus.com/product-category/glass/borosilicate-corning-pyrex-glass-clear-rod-tubing-33-coe/heavy-wall/" CreationDate="2017-03-03T22:43:08.177" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2908" PostId="2769" Score="0" Text="Sorry, @Catija, but this question has modern relevance and is informative to modern users who might ask the same question about their art supply choices. The title of the question does not place it into antiquity." CreationDate="2017-03-04T00:35:53.347" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2910" PostId="2769" Score="0" Text="It wasn't really an art history question even before, to be honest, and the word tweaks are minor. I don't think it's always necessary to have the op do it, if you think a minor word update is sufficient, there's not reason not to. The site is expected to have others edit questions and it's fine as long as it doesn't change meaning to invalidate the answers." CreationDate="2017-03-04T01:02:29.027" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2911" PostId="2769" Score="1" Text="@JohnCavan Our edits now make this more about hands-on, modern application, but at the same time your current, accepted answer is about the historical use of dyes vs. pigments, and doesn't really address a modern artist's decision making process in choosing dyes vs pigments. For instance, I don't really know if there still is a huge price difference in dyes vs. pigments. Is that relevant to the decision now?" CreationDate="2017-03-04T01:07:08.767" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2912" PostId="2769" Score="0" Text="Invalidating your answer @JohnCavan was my concern. I don't know enough about painting to know if that was still the case or not. With such a broad spectrum of subjects, you can't expect the moderator team to know everything, so if you see something at risk of closure that only needs an edit to rescue it, please do that rather than expect us to do the work. I'm happy to rescue questions when I can and I'm glad this one has been saved. Remember, &quot;on hold&quot; is exactly for the purpose of giving people a chance to fix things so that questions can be hopefully reopened." CreationDate="2017-03-04T01:10:44.987" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2913" PostId="2769" Score="0" Text="There is historical information in the answer, it provides a lot of context, but the heart of it is still true in this day and age and I didn't talk to the price differences today. Pigments are still more permanent than dyes and for the same reason. However, I think you'll also find that pigments are also still more expensive than dyes. Even that reason hasn't changed all that much, though synthetic pigments have brought some color families down the price grade over the years." CreationDate="2017-03-04T01:13:19.350" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2914" PostId="2771" Score="0" Text="Is lapis lazuli/ultramarine still extremely expensive? (Hey, is that what Patreon is for?)" CreationDate="2017-03-04T01:15:23.807" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2915" PostId="2769" Score="0" Text="@Catija - I don't frequently return to questions I've answered where the answer was accepted. If you're unsure, we do have meta for this purpose and you can do a call out in it to attract attention. I'll admit that I sometimes miss meta questions because I've gotten lazy since I get notifications on my other sites, but I try,,," CreationDate="2017-03-04T01:15:54.557" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2916" PostId="2771" Score="1" Text="Ultramarine is usually synthetic now, sodium aluminum sulfosilicate, so quite common as a result." CreationDate="2017-03-04T01:19:04.017" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2917" PostId="2769" Score="0" Text="@JohnCavan closing the post serves the same purpose. I'm not going to fill meta with &quot;can someone fix this post&quot; questions. I'm guessing that seeing it as on hold is what brought you back to it..." CreationDate="2017-03-04T01:19:40.753" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2918" PostId="2769" Score="0" Text="Worked because we're not a busy site, hopefully as of yet, and so it wasn't out visual range on my laptop. You can also do a call out in a comment on the post too. Anyways, we're being bad by using comments to chat. :)" CreationDate="2017-03-04T01:24:10.307" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2919" PostId="2769" Score="0" Text="Also, meta is not a scarce resource and I don't think you'd fill at the current rate of questioning..." CreationDate="2017-03-04T01:25:35.123" UserId="34" />
  <row Id="2920" PostId="2787" Score="0" Text="What size are you looking for then? Approximately a life-size lightsaber?" CreationDate="2017-03-04T01:30:44.873" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2921" PostId="2787" Score="0" Text="@Creation E: Initially a small keychain-sized test, but if that works out well, yes, a big one." CreationDate="2017-03-04T19:49:42.817" UserId="1705" />
  <row Id="2922" PostId="2787" Score="0" Text="@Chris: I have, but I want to try making something myself. For fun. :)" CreationDate="2017-03-04T19:50:41.710" UserId="1705" />
  <row Id="2923" PostId="2781" Score="0" Text="@Catija I will need different diameters and also they are pretty expensive. If I can start with cheaper stock and make my own that could be beneficial." CreationDate="2017-03-05T00:30:02.950" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="2933" PostId="2795" Score="0" Text="Thanks for all your pointers and anecdotes; I appreciate it! The reason I going to try casting myself, is because I want to experiment with adding particles to the resin to get a uniformly lit rod using a single light source, a opposed to one that has multiple LEDs or those that are diffusely lit from the source. I also don't intend to hit stuff with it, but I agree that other options would probably be wiser for sake of durability." CreationDate="2017-03-06T10:45:35.803" UserId="1705" />
  <row Id="2941" PostId="2805" Score="1" Text="If I understand correctly you are [trying to avoid this](https://cdn.instructables.com/ORIG/FZF/CLP2/FEJ2G9EU/FZFCLP2FEJ2G9EU.jpg)? Should be easy for a true cylinder but you have on conical one there as well...." CreationDate="2017-03-07T17:02:02.807" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2942" PostId="2778" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge I totally did it when I said I would." CreationDate="2017-03-07T17:23:34.570" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2943" PostId="2805" Score="0" Text="@Matt: Yep, that's _exactly_ what I want _not_ to happen! :-)" CreationDate="2017-03-07T17:35:30.713" UserId="1056" />
  <row Id="2944" PostId="2778" Score="0" Text="You were technically at home, I presume ;)" CreationDate="2017-03-07T17:35:34.197" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2945" PostId="2807" Score="0" Text="Since his damage is a surface shard, and not a gouge, I imagine this would be more effective, as the resin wouldn't need to be very thick" CreationDate="2017-03-07T17:37:41.307" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2946" PostId="2805" Score="0" Text="Do you have access to a lathe or a table saw?" CreationDate="2017-03-07T18:10:18.680" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="2949" PostId="2808" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the answer! I guess the techniques may be too coarse (sorry if I get the terms wrong, I'm not a native speaker). The parts are small: about 1.8cm/0.7in in diameter. The hole-in-board-method is a very interesting idea, though. The &quot;noses&quot; on the parts will make it tricky to fit, but I might be able to do that using shims." CreationDate="2017-03-07T19:57:24.057" UserId="1056" />
  <row Id="2950" PostId="2805" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor: Unfortunately I have neither. A table saw would be too imprecise, I guess: the parts are about 1.8cm/0.7in in diameter. A small table-top lathe may indeed be a nice tool to have." CreationDate="2017-03-07T20:04:04.430" UserId="1056" />
  <row Id="2951" PostId="2808" Score="0" Text="using shims is a good idea, especially if they are uniform thickness and are of sufficient length to fill the entire depth of the hole. That will better ensure the alignment of the cylinders to the perpendicular. You can also use the same hole as a gluing jig, to keep the two parts properly placed while the glue cures. If you like my answer or consider it the best solution please click the appropriate check marks." CreationDate="2017-03-07T23:09:44.873" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="2955" PostId="2810" Score="0" Text="How can I use the sewing machine so it doesn't stitch through all layers of leather but only the ones that form the pocket? If I passed the entire leather under the sewing machine I'd permanently close the pocket underneath the seam. :-(" CreationDate="2017-03-09T11:29:10.103" UserId="1731" />
  <row Id="2956" PostId="2810" Score="0" Text="@Numielle added more info! I think it should be doable with the machine. Hopefully the explanation makes sense, I can try adding a picture later if needed :)" CreationDate="2017-03-09T13:45:48.063" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="2957" PostId="2805" Score="0" Text="I wonder if a jeweler's saw would work...." CreationDate="2017-03-09T18:39:58.220" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2958" PostId="2814" Score="3" Text="It looks like you're asking two different questions here - what do the ones you know of do/how do they differ - and also - are there other options. As such, the answer you do have doesn't really answer your main question. Sometimes it may be better to limit your question so that it's focused on one thing and save additional questions for other posts." CreationDate="2017-03-09T21:12:06.157" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2959" PostId="2816" Score="0" Text="Welcome, Matt! Do you have anything to add regarding the main question &quot;What is the difference between oil and vinegar treatments&quot;?" CreationDate="2017-03-09T21:12:49.883" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2962" PostId="2805" Score="0" Text="@Catija: How would I be able to get a _very_ precise cut with such a saw?  I'm talking about sub-millimeter differences between one side and the other. Are there any &quot;guides&quot; or other tools to assist achieving that with a jeweler's saw? I struggle to get an almost-straight cut with these things :-)" CreationDate="2017-03-10T10:18:39.740" UserId="1056" />
  <row Id="2963" PostId="2816" Score="1" Text="@Catija - No, other than that I wouldn't use vinegar as a finish on steel unless you intend for it to rust," CreationDate="2017-03-10T12:24:06.540" UserId="1741" />
  <row Id="2964" PostId="2805" Score="0" Text="I don't know why you couldn't find or make something like the frame in the answer but the jeweler saw is designed for cutting details. They are much more on the scale of your project than the huge saw in the answer. But I don't know, hence why this is a comment." CreationDate="2017-03-10T13:26:50.883" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2965" PostId="2820" Score="0" Text="It is indeed going to be free standing without a table; I'm going to use it for small-scale bladesmithing and demonstrations indeed, so no heavy work, and it wouldn't have to support oddly shaped pieces. Excellent answer with some important considerations I have to make!" CreationDate="2017-03-10T14:09:53.203" UserId="1249" />
  <row Id="2967" PostId="2821" Score="0" Text="it is helpful to indicate your country or an indication of willingness to order from around the world and pay shipping charges. Your size requirement is certainly a challenge. Five gallon buckets from the &quot;big box&quot; stores are a good reference of size. Are you willing to cast your own cylinder if unable to locate a source?" CreationDate="2017-03-11T12:55:45.837" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="2969" PostId="2821" Score="3" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is a shopping recommendation. On top of that it is not even for an Arts &amp; Crafts project. If you can reword this to focus on just creating your own that might be better." CreationDate="2017-03-11T18:08:32.840" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2970" PostId="2821" Score="0" Text="@Matt I would say that hand-making your own aquarium is very much a craft, and there are many artisans who make their trade of it." CreationDate="2017-03-13T22:09:54.010" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2971" PostId="2821" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge Perhaps. Either way I think this part should be worked out first _I'm looking for where to buy a large plexiglass/acrylic cylinder._ Which is more why I VTC" CreationDate="2017-03-13T22:44:10.437" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="2972" PostId="2830" Score="0" Text="So the toothpick is use as simply an applicator, or are you suggesting prying open the joints with it, too, to open up some space? Part of my issue is that I can't even open up a gap for the oil to move into." CreationDate="2017-03-14T01:24:57.410" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2973" PostId="2830" Score="0" Text="Ah, sous-vide style is a good idea! I meant to ask about parts for figures that contain metal in their joints, and that would solve it. Also, a heads-up on formatting here, extra spaces after lines creates a line break and it was making it harder to read your answer so I improved (I think) the formatting." CreationDate="2017-03-14T02:00:25.583" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2974" PostId="2830" Score="0" Text="I'm dyslexic.  It's hard for me to read/write long blocks of text, so I split lines into smaller segments that are easier for me.  Sorry if it caused confusion, but it's easier for me to get thoughts out that way." CreationDate="2017-03-14T02:09:16.197" UserId="1753" />
  <row Id="2975" PostId="2830" Score="0" Text="It's fine. If don't mind the changes, you can leave them. Another solution is that if you hit the `enter` key once for a new line, just once, it won't actually put a new line unless you put two spaces before it. So, you can chunk up your writing in the editor without it being chunked in the final formatting. Whatever helps you!" CreationDate="2017-03-14T02:18:18.243" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="2977" PostId="2715" Score="0" Text="Have you tried a diamond saw blade? I believe diamond is the only thing that cuts diamonds." CreationDate="2017-02-27T23:03:05.770" UserId="1685" />
  <row Id="2978" PostId="2715" Score="1" Text="Most gem stones aren't diamond, though. While sapphire is nearly as hard, emerald is quite soft. This is what Chris H mentioned in is comment." CreationDate="2017-02-27T23:05:38.813" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2980" PostId="2833" Score="0" Text="the goal is to make lenses, that are white from the outside and see through from the inside, so the peek-though won't work." CreationDate="2017-03-14T09:26:32.820" UserId="1584" />
  <row Id="2981" PostId="2833" Score="0" Text="Would pinhole glasses do?" CreationDate="2017-03-14T09:33:04.373" UserId="1753" />
  <row Id="2982" PostId="2833" Score="0" Text="No, not really, It should be equally white everywhere, but still thank you for the input." CreationDate="2017-03-14T09:35:08.033" UserId="1584" />
  <row Id="2983" PostId="2833" Score="3" Text="My kid has a little ninja mask with see through fabric.  It's stretchy like, a thick form of nylon-stockings.  You could look into sheer fabric.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheer_fabric  - Attaching it to frames might be tough though." CreationDate="2017-03-14T09:41:26.750" UserId="1753" />
  <row Id="2985" PostId="2830" Score="0" Text="I assume 100° means 100°F, not 100°C. We are a world wide site, it would be nice to have the F or C with all temperatures here." CreationDate="2017-03-14T21:22:34.687" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="2986" PostId="2830" Score="0" Text="Oh yeah, that didn't even cross my mind.  You're right to point that out." CreationDate="2017-03-14T21:39:38.200" UserId="1753" />
  <row Id="2991" PostId="2842" Score="1" Text="Welcome, Brian! This is a beautiful piece of work but I'm not really sure how it relates to your answer. We're not a site for advertising - you're more than welcome to put a link to your site in your user profile but if it doesn't answer the question, there's no reason to include it here. Could you please make your answer address the question more directly? Right now it seems that you're recommending a pen eraser? I'm also not sure about your anecdote. I apologize for the commentary but we require our answers to be more direct. :)" CreationDate="2017-03-15T20:29:02.367" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="2997" PostId="2843" Score="1" Text="I have no idea if [any of this](http://www.ehow.com/how_7780624_remove-rubber-cement-wood.html) will work, but used with extreme care, it might work." CreationDate="2017-03-16T04:15:58.253" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="3002" PostId="2847" Score="0" Text="Is the obtained fluid white at least?" CreationDate="2017-03-18T03:18:44.897" UserId="1724" />
  <row Id="3003" PostId="2847" Score="0" Text="@jrojasqu yes it is white, it looks like milk but slightly more creamy" CreationDate="2017-03-18T03:23:02.127" UserId="1796" />
  <row Id="3005" PostId="2850" Score="2" Text="Is crackle paint close to what you want?" CreationDate="2017-03-19T02:45:25.193" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3006" PostId="2855" Score="0" Text="Real leather would work as well and might be available free or cheap where sofas are re-upholstered or plain dumped." CreationDate="2017-03-19T09:45:38.747" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3007" PostId="2849" Score="0" Text="Are you looking to do a photo transfer or just glue a standard photograph into the hand? If the latter would it just be into the palm?" CreationDate="2017-03-20T02:28:02.770" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3008" PostId="1885" Score="0" Text="@Martha Silk is very sensitive to sunlight and can degrade easily and quickly.  I suggest using polyester or nylon thread for items exposed to the sun and weather.  Silk is a natural protein fiber (as is wool) with properties very different from synthetics like polyester and nylon.  Some polyesters and nylons are manufacturered to look like silk, but they do not have the same properties.  Even silk used on curtains and upholstery inside, if exposed to sunlight, will degrade." CreationDate="2017-03-20T17:16:37.017" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3010" PostId="270" Score="0" Text="I've been sewing for a very long time, have gone through many types of machines and sewn on all kinds of fabrics, and I still do a test strip before I start working with fabrics that are new to me.  There are so many thicknesses, textures, levels of slipperiness, etc etc, that for me, there is no formula other than not skipping this step and doing a quick test on a scrap." CreationDate="2017-03-21T03:02:21.400" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3011" PostId="424" Score="0" Text="Good answer.  An added point about the importance of drycleaning a fabric before cutting just as you would a washable fabric.  There is some level of water in the dry cleaning solution so this is good practice to insure against shrinkage after sewing." CreationDate="2017-03-21T15:49:00.860" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3012" PostId="399" Score="0" Text="I've found that washing and drying smaller lengths of fabric reduces twisting and wrinkling and makes the whole process a lot easier.  Depending on my projects, I cut my new fabric into 2 or 3 yd pieces and wash/dry and iron if it's cotton.  I fold the fabric &quot;inside out&quot; so it doesn't fade. Then my fabric stash is all ready to go whenever I need it.  I have no real problems with unraveling with the 100% cotton fabrics I use,  if I do end up with loose threads, I clip them when I iron.  If I did have problems with unraveling, I'd pink the raw edges before I spent time sewing/serging the ends." CreationDate="2017-03-21T16:11:34.130" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3013" PostId="2409" Score="1" Text="Excellent solution.  I use Soft 'n Crafty batting quite a bit, and have experience with loft levels from 2-4.  The low-loft would work well for adding warmth and low-bulk.  You might consider only adding the batting in the torso, and just your light silky lining in the sleeves, depending on how much warmth you need.  This will cut down on bulkiness and is how many commercially made light-warmth jackets are made - the fleece or sherpa or batting only in the torso." CreationDate="2017-03-21T16:28:52.790" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3014" PostId="1885" Score="0" Text="@abbie Are you responding to Martha? I don't have anything about silk in my answer." CreationDate="2017-03-21T22:22:09.360" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3015" PostId="2866" Score="0" Text="Welcome! I've changed your title to reflect your question... what is the purpose of your chain mail? Knowing that sort of thing can really help us narrow answers as there are tons of options for chain mail. Is it decorative or does it need to be functional? Most of the stuff that I've thought about working with is lightweight aluminum - it's colorful and doesn't weigh a ton." CreationDate="2017-03-22T05:36:15.843" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3016" PostId="2866" Score="0" Text="Wearable use. Larp I guess. I'm not into it myself I just have an Interest in History and like building stuff. I'm not using aluminum for that reason. I thought about getting some of it though in the future to make some jewlry." CreationDate="2017-03-22T05:40:36.230" UserId="1815" />
  <row Id="3017" PostId="2866" Score="0" Text="I haven't had a chance to look through it but you might find this chart useful : http://theringlord.com/cart/shopcontent.asp?type=materialsdata" CreationDate="2017-03-22T05:42:35.303" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3018" PostId="2866" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the reply Catija! I'm trying to upload a picture of the coif I've made, but my phone wont let me :/" CreationDate="2017-03-22T05:46:20.530" UserId="1815" />
  <row Id="3019" PostId="2866" Score="0" Text="I haven't made maille beyond a bracelet kit, but there's [a subreddit for maille](https://www.reddit.com/r/maille/) which might be a useful resource." CreationDate="2017-03-22T12:20:05.093" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3020" PostId="2868" Score="0" Text="Are you trying to replicate it, or just curious?" CreationDate="2017-03-22T17:29:36.310" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3022" PostId="2865" Score="0" Text="My hunch says that is bonded leather since I can see &quot;fibres&quot; but I do not know for sure. What is it about the leather you are curious about? if you can use it to bind a book? How were you planing on attaching to you book? I have used leather and simple fabrics simply by gluing them to hardboard and millboard. Were you hoping to make a soft cover?" CreationDate="2017-03-22T19:29:41.830" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3024" PostId="2865" Score="0" Text="@matt they advertised the leather as a whole hide, and it's cut in the Normal coat shape, so if it is bonded, it's a lot of trouble to fake it." CreationDate="2017-03-22T20:33:39.120" UserId="904" />
  <row Id="3025" PostId="2865" Score="0" Text="@Matt i was told that the hide was too low quality to be used commercially, if that makes any difference. Also, I'm curious as to which side I'm gluing down. I'm using contact cement." CreationDate="2017-03-22T20:36:21.343" UserId="904" />
  <row Id="3028" PostId="1885" Score="0" Text="Catija, yes, Martha's comment re: silk.  Sorry if that doesn't belong here. I did edit your interesting question by changing &quot;rayon is a form of polyester&quot; (can't remember the exact wording).  Rayon is not a synthetic fiber, it's a &quot;manufactured&quot; fiber bc it has the same basic chemistry as cotton but does not have its physical properties bc it's extruded, not grown around a cotton seed.  E.g., cotton is stronger when wet due to extensive hydrogen bonding, whereas rayon is weaker when wet bc it does not have the same highly organized micro structure as cotton fiber.  Nerdy, I know. :-)" CreationDate="2017-03-23T00:34:20.007" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3029" PostId="1885" Score="0" Text="@abbie that's fine! The edit history actually saves all of the changes so if anyone wants to see what it used to say or roll it back, it's easy to do. As a note, if you want to direct a comment at someone (and have them be notified of it) you can tag them in the comment the way I've tagged you here. This helps keep it clear (or more so, at least) how the conversation flows. :D Welcome and thanks for the help. If you're curious why I didn't direct my first comment at Martha, it's because if there's only one commenter, it goes to that person automatically and the poster is always notified." CreationDate="2017-03-23T01:14:56.047" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3031" PostId="2869" Score="0" Text="_by taking the jacket to a fabric store and looking for something similar_ that might be hard since it is a movie prop. Do you mean the photo?" CreationDate="2017-03-23T11:52:10.517" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3033" PostId="2865" Score="0" Text="Do you have a finished example of what you are trying to do? I have bound leather to hardcover books before using what I have described in previous comments. Once I get home I was just going to take a picture and answer as such. Unless you had a better idea of your end result?" CreationDate="2017-03-23T11:58:02.863" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3036" PostId="2872" Score="0" Text="Considering she's wearing four layers of clothes, I'd hope the hoodie was sleeveless! :P It seems like a lot of ribbing for a lightweight denim, though. Have you looked at the closeup of the image in the question? It's completely possible that the wardrobe designer had the jacket made for her... there's also an article I read that mentions they went with a style that's supposed to be reminiscent of her wearing her dad's old clothing, so the jacket could be vintage from the 70s." CreationDate="2017-03-23T18:30:09.933" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3038" PostId="2874" Score="1" Text="If I get any answers which don't include a summary section beginning with the words &quot;*In a nutshell, ...*&quot;, I'll be disappointed." CreationDate="2017-03-24T01:37:43.217" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="3043" PostId="2874" Score="1" Text="Let the disappointment begin." CreationDate="2017-03-24T18:28:02.353" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3044" PostId="2874" Score="0" Text="@Catija Let the edit abuse begin :-P" CreationDate="2017-03-24T18:30:30.590" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="3045" PostId="2874" Score="0" Text="Stop interrupting my editing. :(" CreationDate="2017-03-24T18:32:09.913" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3046" PostId="2874" Score="0" Text="Oops, that was unintentional. Sorry." CreationDate="2017-03-24T18:33:21.383" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="3047" PostId="2869" Score="0" Text="Considering that this jacket is in a collection owned by Disney and is occasionally put on display, I don't think they're going to be repairing it :P https://mousertainment.wordpress.com/2016/05/22/tomorrowland-at-the-el-capitan-theatre-the-costumes-and-props-display/" CreationDate="2017-03-24T20:59:36.727" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3054" PostId="2869" Score="0" Text="The OP didn't say anything about where or what the jacket was other than asking for fabric construction info!  Just trying to be helpful. :-)" CreationDate="2017-03-26T00:06:25.117" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3055" PostId="1885" Score="0" Text="@catija, thank you for being so helpful and welcoming.  Obviously, I'm new, and have gotten some less than cordial comments in another community/account.  I'm sticking with Sewing, much nicer people :-)" CreationDate="2017-03-26T06:04:02.440" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3056" PostId="2888" Score="0" Text="great advice.  When you attached the lace to the satin, how did you get rid of the fusible left in the spaces of the lace?  Or does it just disappear (either physically or just visually?)." CreationDate="2017-03-26T16:24:03.270" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3057" PostId="2888" Score="0" Text="The first step of ironing the interfacing into the lace (while still on its paper backing), I had a paper grocery bag underneath. When I peeled the lace and interfacing backing off​ the bag, the interfacing stuck to the paper bag in spots where the lace holes were." CreationDate="2017-03-26T16:58:56.793" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3058" PostId="2888" Score="0" Text="this sounds like a perfect solution for @Mary ML, and a great tip to store away in my mental tip stash :-)" CreationDate="2017-03-26T18:21:12.820" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3059" PostId="1924" Score="1" Text="Technically, a thread is a yarn, which is made by spinning fiber.  In this case the stretch &quot;system&quot; is fabric&gt;yarn&gt;fiber.  Each step of manufacture contributes property variables that multiply with each manufacturing step.  The reason a T-shirt yarn typically doesn't break has at least as much to do with the mechanics of the yarn structure as that of the fabric construction.  The primary contribution of the fabric construction is that it allows displacement of stress across the fabric, i.e., a stressed yarn can roll and move and adjust to stress, thus &quot;sharing&quot; the stress with other yarns." CreationDate="2017-03-27T17:11:04.893" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3060" PostId="2888" Score="0" Text="Will fusible interfacing keep the satin from fraying too, or do you still need to hem the edges separately?" CreationDate="2017-03-27T19:17:57.570" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3061" PostId="2888" Score="0" Text="It will _probably_ keep the edges from fraying, but I can't actually speak to that from experience -- I'm just assuming, because of the adhesive. Running a very thin bead of [fray check](https://www.google.com/search?q=fray+check) may help, but I'd test on a small swatch of fabric first to make sure it doesn't bleed the colors or appear unpleasant. (I've used it on satin-ish fabrics without trouble, but it takes a bit of practice.)" CreationDate="2017-03-27T20:22:25.937" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3062" PostId="2891" Score="0" Text="Good tip about the wool batting/padding (I iron enough clothes with steam that moisture is a minor, but present, concern). And I _love_ having a board that just vanishes into the wall! :)" CreationDate="2017-03-27T23:11:19.380" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3066" PostId="2888" Score="0" Text="Actually, [glitter glue](http://www.joann.com/crafts-hobbies/basic-craft-supplies/craft-supplies/glitter-and-glitter-glue/) could be a really cool fray check alternative -- a nice silver edging along the black skyline? (Just brainstorming!)" CreationDate="2017-03-29T11:23:41.567" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3074" PostId="2895" Score="0" Text="According to that tutorial, the borax helps thicken the water, so I'd expect it to _increase_ surface tension. That appears to give a better surface for the oil paint to rest on (instead of swirling beneath surface as well). I don't know any substitutes, but wanted to clarify what the borax accomplishes." CreationDate="2017-03-30T05:38:52.287" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3075" PostId="2895" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge oh yes you're right, I'll edit the question, thank you" CreationDate="2017-03-30T06:43:41.983" UserId="1847" />
  <row Id="3076" PostId="2853" Score="0" Text="Thank you, John. We took it to a shop with experience. They did a very nice job with it and I suspect it will outlast us now!" CreationDate="2017-03-30T11:04:13.717" UserId="1797" />
  <row Id="3078" PostId="2896" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your ideas! I'll try with gelatin and if it works, i'll accept your answer." CreationDate="2017-03-31T07:25:41.080" UserId="1847" />
  <row Id="3079" PostId="2900" Score="1" Text="If you expect &gt; 4 which could be a lot then I would expect you need a modular approach to this. Does this also mean you would prefer a solution that does not rely on adhesives?" CreationDate="2017-03-31T12:00:02.217" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3081" PostId="2908" Score="0" Text="This answer was flagged as low quality but I don't see a good reason for that. While we value as much information as we can some answers are perfectly valid if they are terse, such as this one." CreationDate="2017-03-31T18:25:13.570" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3082" PostId="2900" Score="2" Text="Another thing to consider is how do you plan to operate this fortune hydra you are considering? The 4 flap model works very well with a pair of thumbs and index fingers." CreationDate="2017-03-31T18:27:02.173" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3083" PostId="2908" Score="0" Text="@Matt Sometimes such flags are auto-generated (based on length)" CreationDate="2017-03-31T22:29:21.987" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3084" PostId="2908" Score="0" Text="I was not aware that even happened . Thanks" CreationDate="2017-03-31T22:58:04.953" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3085" PostId="2908" Score="0" Text="Matt and @Erica, thank you both for the info and support.  I'm still learning." CreationDate="2017-04-01T02:17:44.163" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3086" PostId="2912" Score="0" Text="I wonder if the separate sets of &quot;windows&quot; are one set for salt and one for pepper, but that would be pretty complicated for such a simple (in a positive sense) shaker.  I guess it would be possible to have two flll chambers under the bottom plug, but it would be hard to control which you are dispensing.  I agree it's probaby just for salt." CreationDate="2017-04-01T15:00:09.030" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3088" PostId="2912" Score="0" Text="@abbie There is only one compartment." CreationDate="2017-04-01T15:14:09.707" UserId="1867" />
  <row Id="3089" PostId="2911" Score="0" Text="Can you give us a sense of scale? could a small candle fit inside? Also, what information have you obscured? is it the name of the shop/address?" CreationDate="2017-04-01T15:16:15.270" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3091" PostId="2911" Score="0" Text="A handful, something a little bigger than an adult fist. The diameter of the hole at the bottom is smaller than the tea light candles." CreationDate="2017-04-01T15:23:29.050" UserId="1867" />
  <row Id="3092" PostId="2911" Score="0" Text="Yes, the information was the name and address of the shop." CreationDate="2017-04-01T15:24:19.800" UserId="1867" />
  <row Id="3093" PostId="2911" Score="0" Text="Are you able to call the shop and ask? Often times that's the only option. Not that we don't welcome your question here! You're more than welcome to answer it yourself if you're able to figure out the answer." CreationDate="2017-04-01T15:26:52.007" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3095" PostId="2911" Score="0" Text="I thought of that. We have bought it from one of those places that people sell their old things and I am not sure the shop is still there. I'll try to call the shop and if there is any success post the answer :)" CreationDate="2017-04-01T15:34:57.720" UserId="1867" />
  <row Id="3096" PostId="2911" Score="0" Text="@AmirAsghariAh, I see.... so it was not new. That certainly may complicate things." CreationDate="2017-04-01T15:42:40.547" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3097" PostId="2900" Score="0" Text="Very good point, but this question is about implementation of the design, not the practicality of it." CreationDate="2017-04-01T19:13:57.050" UserId="1854" />
  <row Id="3098" PostId="2900" Score="1" Text="I think I have seen 6 flap fortune tellers made from 6 sided paper, but a google search did not reveal any. When you unfold your composite 8 flap one you will see you do not get a flap piece of paper, so any fortune teller with more than 4 flaps will need a method to make paper with the extra bit, out of hiding the extra paper not needed. Very difficult in a moving object." CreationDate="2017-04-02T14:49:53.240" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3100" PostId="2908" Score="0" Text="One good way to add length and helpfulness to short instructions like this in to add in an example or two of times you've done this and it worked, or issues you had." CreationDate="2017-04-02T15:52:36.557" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3101" PostId="2913" Score="0" Text="Thank you. Tomorrow I try to call the shop and if I find any more information I post it here :)" CreationDate="2017-04-02T20:54:22.650" UserId="1867" />
  <row Id="3103" PostId="2915" Score="4" Text="__Note: this is not a genre I am well versed in.__ I worry about the validity of this question here on the StackExchange environment. I don't know if we can objectively answer this question as each arts _story_ and the elements that make it up can be very different. However if you showed us work you have tried that you think has the issue you are describing perhaps we can try to suggest techniques, like use of certain colours maybe, that could address your issue. I suppose there is a general theory but it might be too hard to narrow it down to be useful." CreationDate="2017-04-03T16:34:50.937" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3104" PostId="2913" Score="0" Text="This makes sense. You are clearly supposed to put something it it but a candle does not make sense given the &quot;plug&quot; at the bottom." CreationDate="2017-04-03T16:36:19.440" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3105" PostId="2900" Score="2" Text="@lolzerywowzery _.. not the practicality of it._ That is fine. I hope you get an answer but it some cases it can be very important to question the premise so it is not wrong of people to do so if they are trying to find out more information." CreationDate="2017-04-03T16:41:17.857" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3106" PostId="2908" Score="0" Text="I find that sometimes just adding to the comment or question or answer is just padding to apease the &quot;monitors&quot; or to hear onesself talk.  Sometimes a short answerr is just a short answer, not an incomplete answer." CreationDate="2017-04-03T17:11:17.237" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3107" PostId="2915" Score="2" Text="Welcome! My concern is that this is too broad. There are potentially many options for this and I'm guessing it's a very complicated subject. If you could restrict it somehow, that might help... be more specific about your project, perhaps? Or show us some examples of this in existing art and what about those examples you're trying to emulate. Show us that you've done some work of your own." CreationDate="2017-04-03T21:39:19.137" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3110" PostId="2915" Score="1" Text="Are you looking to learn how to direct your viewers eye movement across an image? If so then here's a nice article that covers the basic principles http://vanseodesign.com/web-design/direct-the-eye/ If you are looking for examples then grab a comic book as those artists are masters at controlling the viewers gaze." CreationDate="2017-04-04T01:32:18.737" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="3111" PostId="2915" Score="2" Text="Is this meant to be a sequential narrative, or just simultaneous scenes in different places? What have you tried so far?" CreationDate="2017-04-04T05:16:41.977" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3112" PostId="406" Score="0" Text="Get a square of a good quality metal to cut around with a sharp knife, or buy your paper in squares." CreationDate="2017-04-04T20:00:51.010" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3113" PostId="406" Score="0" Text="@Willeke, there's nothing wrong with short answers. Comments are more like footnotes and may be deleted at any time. Also, I've bought so-called &quot;squares&quot; that actually weren't." CreationDate="2017-04-04T22:54:21.460" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="3114" PostId="2918" Score="1" Text="I am a big fan of hot baths for restoring shape to plastics. It distributes the heat pretty evenly across the whole object." CreationDate="2017-04-05T00:45:23.963" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3115" PostId="2918" Score="0" Text="It's certainly the safest method. Even boiling hot water isn't likely to damage the mat, while hot air can be too concentrated." CreationDate="2017-04-05T01:39:07.553" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3121" PostId="2924" Score="0" Text="Do you know what sort of fabric is in a softshell jacket -- nylon? I haven't heard of the term, so I'm not sure myself ;)" CreationDate="2017-04-05T14:24:59.340" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3122" PostId="2900" Score="3" Text="I think Willeke is right, if you want more flaps, you'll need more sides to the paper. Consider the anatomy of the folds. If you hack two together and try and unfold it flat, what shape do you get? Because each point or petal over the overall shape is based on a 90 degree corner of paper, you may need to look at hexagonal or similar to get all the flaps, but your points will be at different angles to your prototype model. I don't think this is something you'll readily find an answer for, but rather something you may need to design yourself from you prototype model." CreationDate="2017-04-05T15:09:17.763" UserId="1665" />
  <row Id="3123" PostId="2924" Score="2" Text="Welcome @guest_user Right now you have two different users you're posting as. I recommend that you use the contact us link at the bottom of the page to request that these two accounts be merged, which will allow you to edit your question to provide the information requested by Erica. I also encourage you to register your account so that you can log into it from any device." CreationDate="2017-04-05T16:16:33.220" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3125" PostId="2915" Score="0" Text="The perfect example of a complete story in a painting I can think of is [The Garden of Earthly Delights](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/El_jard%C3%ADn_de_las_Delicias%2C_de_El_Bosco.jpg) by Hieronymus Bosch. Can you give some specifics about the style and technique you mean to use for your project?" CreationDate="2017-04-05T13:11:29.563" UserId="1884" />
  <row Id="3127" PostId="2927" Score="1" Text="Interesting question! If you decide to try it out yourself, don't forget to post an answer discussing your experience. :)" CreationDate="2017-04-06T23:18:41.677" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3128" PostId="2924" Score="1" Text="Do you know the make / model of your jacket? That information might lead to manufacturer information that might help!" CreationDate="2017-04-07T01:19:37.007" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3130" PostId="2928" Score="0" Text="can I also recover areas that have been burnished with graphite?" CreationDate="2017-04-07T08:13:53.847" UserId="1636" />
  <row Id="3132" PostId="2928" Score="0" Text="Two options: break the smooth surface and remove some of the clay or apply a material that gives the burnished surface some of its tooth back. What type of paper are you drawing on? If you are working with very thin paper then chipping away at the clay is not an option. Another option is to spray onto your drawing a &quot;workable fixative.&quot; These types of coating sprays are made to provide some tooth to surface so more drawing material can be applied. Here's some infor from the Krylon website https://www.krylon.com/pdf/gallery-series/Types%20of%20Fixatives.pdf" CreationDate="2017-04-07T11:58:10.030" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="3133" PostId="2928" Score="1" Text="I'm working on 170gsm paper with medium tooth.. thanks for pointing out the option with the workable fixative." CreationDate="2017-04-07T12:02:57.933" UserId="1636" />
  <row Id="3135" PostId="2912" Score="0" Text="I think the holes are way too large to be a salt or pepper shaker" CreationDate="2017-04-07T19:45:33.620" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3136" PostId="2917" Score="0" Text="I don't know if there is anyway for you to do this, but I try and store my cutting mats vertically as much as possible. Many of them already have a hole punched in the center, and I will use something like a picture hook, and use the hole, or loop cord through the hole and hang from that. I have one hanging from my cubicle wall at work, and another one hanging from a hook that I installed on the side of my work table/desk at home. I don't know if that would impact the way the sunlight hits the mat, but I thought I would throw it out there." CreationDate="2017-04-07T19:52:18.040" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3148" PostId="2936" Score="1" Text="An image would probably help. :)" CreationDate="2017-04-09T18:56:34.600" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3149" PostId="2938" Score="2" Text="Best _can_ have negative connotations and attract opinions. I removed it &#xA; from the title in place of words you used in the question. Roll back if you prefer." CreationDate="2017-04-09T20:22:49.967" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3150" PostId="2936" Score="1" Text="See Matt's answer's *Before* photo; it looks just like my veneer but with a different insult as described above" CreationDate="2017-04-10T05:30:20.210" UserId="1776" />
  <row Id="3151" PostId="2215" Score="0" Text="@JohnCavan you would need proper flat tinsnips rather than the aviation shears sometimes sold under the same name -- mine at least would give a rather uneven cut." CreationDate="2017-04-10T08:33:24.330" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3152" PostId="2939" Score="1" Text="This helps much. Thank You! As for the black background do I have to add it after laying out the hair, drawing 'around' the the strands I wish to be the lightest?" CreationDate="2017-04-10T08:43:51.253" UserId="1636" />
  <row Id="3155" PostId="2939" Score="0" Text="You could start your drawing on black paper and draw using a white medium. You could start your drawing on grey paper and use both a black and white media. No matter the paper or medium the concept of layering will help you achieve your desired goal. Look at takintoolong's answer below, he points out different processes and materials but the concept of layering still plays a role. Look at some of the lectures by Vitruvian Fine Art Studios  https://vitruvianstudio.com/video/ and David Kassan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2sSm7EP3Wo to see how a drawing like this is made" CreationDate="2017-04-10T11:28:06.337" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="3156" PostId="2936" Score="2" Text="_with a different insult_ well said sir." CreationDate="2017-04-10T11:28:42.320" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3163" PostId="2950" Score="0" Text="thanks for the tip I appreciate it. So I have only worked on antler once and I was using a triple wrapped T-Shirt as my mask and in a extremely well ventilated area. So maybe next time use a respirator.  Thanks!" CreationDate="2017-04-11T00:08:31.167" UserId="1727" />
  <row Id="3164" PostId="2950" Score="0" Text="@terrariabat While I appreciate the check and rep you don't _need_ to be quick to  accept. Someone might come along with a better answer then me.Or I might be some crazy person perpetuating silly ideas (i'm not)" CreationDate="2017-04-11T00:18:04.483" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3165" PostId="2952" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your answer, however I'm not shure if this is the material I'm looking for. Wikipedia says: &quot;Unprotected exposure to Ca(OH)2 can increase health risks, so it should be limited. It can cause severe skin irritation, chemical burns, blindness or lung damage. See MSDS.&quot; Sounds dangerous, doesn't it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide" CreationDate="2017-04-11T08:05:38.750" UserId="1584" />
  <row Id="3166" PostId="2952" Score="0" Text="I don't want to doubt your answer, I just try to be skeptical on answers I get on the internet. (Because when I look on Amazon.de, I see the warning signs for &quot;reizend&quot; and &quot;ätzend&quot;)" CreationDate="2017-04-11T08:47:28.410" UserId="1584" />
  <row Id="3167" PostId="2951" Score="0" Text="What are you hoping to try to write? Calligraphy? Just ink drawing in general or something different. The craft you are trying might be important here." CreationDate="2017-04-11T14:47:07.897" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3168" PostId="2951" Score="2" Text="Writing methodology will really depend on several things, none of which you've mentioned here - firstly, what are you writing? Is this everyday writing (like notes, or in a journal) or something decorative that needs to be &quot;pretty&quot;. Who needs to be able to read this writing? Do you want to learn print writing (letters are disconnected) or cursive writing (letters flow into each other)? Are you right or left handed? - Believe it or not, the method differs between the two. It might help to add an image of your current writing and what you're hoping for." CreationDate="2017-04-11T15:16:15.083" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3169" PostId="2952" Score="1" Text="The MSDS for Ultracal [is similarly terrifying](http://msdsdigital.com/system/files/mplultra.pdf). (However, it also has a different chemical formula -- may simply be proprietary formulation of the Ultracal product but may be a somewhat different material.)" CreationDate="2017-04-11T15:42:33.863" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3170" PostId="2741" Score="1" Text="I viewed a video recently of a study similar to that of this answer. It referenced two groups. One was told that a failure was going to result in a penalty, but giving up was an acceptable option. One was told there was no penalty for failure. The first group reached acceptable levels far less often than the second and had an increased surrender rate. Generally, it is considered acceptable to make errors, as one should learn and progress appropriately." CreationDate="2017-04-12T00:35:50.127" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3171" PostId="2741" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u That sounds really interesting! Do you have a link to the video or the study?" CreationDate="2017-04-12T11:49:59.170" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3173" PostId="2954" Score="0" Text="This is a good combination of practical experience with why epoxy would perform poorly, and making an alternative proposal. Thanks for the Answer!" CreationDate="2017-04-12T15:51:58.430" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3174" PostId="2741" Score="0" Text="I've been able to narrow the source to Derek Muller of Veritasium, 2Veritasium and Sciencium YouTube fame. I cannot locate the video and suspect it was one of his transitory/expiring productions. Many people fear failure, others thrive on finding solutions, even if it's not the first result of the effort." CreationDate="2017-04-12T18:12:03.650" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3178" PostId="2958" Score="0" Text="But once it's not warm, the old clay would still crack pretty easily all the same, right?" CreationDate="2017-04-13T03:51:11.217" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3179" PostId="2959" Score="0" Text="Thank you, Abbie. I did all of the things you mentioned before posting my question. I guess I probably need to have my machine looked at by a tech. Unless maybe someone else has a different suggestion. It really perplexes my how it slips out of the disks." CreationDate="2017-04-13T03:35:04.320" UserId="1932" />
  <row Id="3181" PostId="2959" Score="0" Text="So sorry.  Please let us know how you solve the issue!" CreationDate="2017-04-13T14:44:45.463" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3183" PostId="1793" Score="0" Text="@Tapeshvar, when you are using the pressure cooker, are you cooking it long enough to build up steam in the pot?  I wonder if steaming the clay outside of a pressure cooker would also work--although it would probably take longer than using a pressure cooker.  I use steaming in a lot of situations where I want to add moisture back into a craft material (fiber that I will be spinning, etc.).  It may be risky, but if the choice is between this and tossing the old clay, I think it is well worth the risk." CreationDate="2017-04-13T17:12:15.643" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3184" PostId="2958" Score="0" Text="Yeah, the heating pad works well for clay that has the correct amount of moisture in it, and just needs some softening before you begin conditioning it, but without adding moisture back into the clay, I think you would still see the cracking." CreationDate="2017-04-13T17:18:01.177" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3185" PostId="2007" Score="0" Text="This tutorial https://thebluebottletree.com/can-soften-hard-polymer-clay/ on The Blue Bottle Tree blog follows exactly the process that @rayanth mentions, but also suggests that after you add mineral oil, you let the clay and oil sit together in a sealed ziplock bag for a few days before even trying to work it again.  This seems to parallel the suggestion below about using the pressure cooker to &quot;push&quot; moisture into the clay." CreationDate="2017-04-13T17:23:03.463" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3186" PostId="2961" Score="0" Text="_I have previously found a website which hosted this information, but it went down._ What was the website link? This is asking for a trip with the wayback machine." CreationDate="2017-04-13T18:04:16.200" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3187" PostId="2962" Score="0" Text="Yes. This is the more detailed compliment to what I was saying. Great answer." CreationDate="2017-04-13T18:53:10.820" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3188" PostId="2961" Score="1" Text="A picture of both the tool and one to help identify the part in question would help here as well." CreationDate="2017-04-13T19:02:56.300" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3189" PostId="2962" Score="0" Text="Yeah thanks for the information! I went to the store and bought some FFP2 Rated dust masks for grinding bone." CreationDate="2017-04-13T22:10:05.530" UserId="1727" />
  <row Id="3190" PostId="2951" Score="0" Text="This page has some good advice: http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/12/16/improve-your-cursive-handwriting/" CreationDate="2017-04-14T16:36:36.693" UserId="1784" />
  <row Id="3192" PostId="1775" Score="0" Text="Unless the design is made such that the shorter lengths are part of the design features, do not use lengths which are not long enough. It is very hard to add in new lengths in such a way that it is not seen. Most of the time the spot where the new string is added is ugly and a weak spot." CreationDate="2017-04-14T16:56:06.077" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3193" PostId="2208" Score="0" Text="Pfaff is also an excellent treadle brand.  I had one for a very long time and loved it." CreationDate="2017-04-14T18:22:45.277" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3194" PostId="2967" Score="1" Text="And check that the machine is running. Once the wrong oil has been used on the machine, it gets sticky and makes it very hard work (if possible at all) to get the machine running again." CreationDate="2017-04-14T18:43:38.733" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3195" PostId="2969" Score="0" Text="I will try with a white felt pen, Thanks Will. Planning for 7 red-tshirts!" CreationDate="2017-04-14T18:58:16.230" UserId="1943" />
  <row Id="3197" PostId="2975" Score="1" Text="As your question stands, it is probably too broad. What research have you already done? What particular aspect of Irezumi are you interested in? Until now, I knew nothing about it, but looking at googled images, it appears to be a fusion of traditional Japanese and Chinese art, together with more modern elements (e.g. manga). which may themselves derive partly from Irezumi. You should start by researching Chinese and Japanese art, especially textiles. Look for traditional kimono designs. This has the makings of a good question, but it needs more work." CreationDate="2017-04-16T22:37:56.973" UserId="874" />
  <row Id="3198" PostId="2975" Score="0" Text="I like Irezumi koi fish and textures, and i would like to understand if they are a modern evolution of traditional japanese drawings, because most of the traditional drawings has much lighter color. I would like to understand if the  Irezumi drawings are copied from paintings. For a comparison if I see a Monnalisa tattoo I would like to get to know Leonardo da Vinci paintings." CreationDate="2017-04-16T23:07:44.710" UserId="1948" />
  <row Id="3199" PostId="2900" Score="3" Text="+1 for unfolding your taped-together model and seeing what you get. It may just be that you can fold two conjoined fortune tellers from a 2x1 rectangle. Otherwise, you may have to go a high-end design route and learn about [circle-packing](http://www.langorigami.com/article/treemaker). But it's [really really hard](http://erikdemaine.org/papers/DiskPacking_Origami5/paper.pdf)." CreationDate="2017-04-17T03:28:48.867" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="3201" PostId="2975" Score="2" Text="As currently written this is a request for resources which is off topic for this and most Stacks. From comments it seems like you might be interested in the history of this art which is also off-topic as a standalone question. We are an applied Arts and crafts site. So if you show an example and are curious as to whats techniques or styles were used in their creation that could be on topic." CreationDate="2017-04-17T16:28:28.777" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3202" PostId="2975" Score="0" Text="While we might not have the user base for this topic we have a number of users familiar in many genres of drawing. Ask for their opinion in [chat] and you might be good results as well. If you want help fleshing out this question you can bring it up in [Meta]" CreationDate="2017-04-17T16:30:10.963" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3203" PostId="2976" Score="1" Text="Break the glass into splinters, scrape them off the sides with an ice pick, then pour them out." CreationDate="2017-04-17T20:56:48.747" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="3204" PostId="2976" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor sounds like an answer?" CreationDate="2017-04-17T21:54:25.177" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3205" PostId="2976" Score="0" Text="Sorry I forgot to mention I don't want to break the jar." CreationDate="2017-04-17T22:09:12.947" UserId="1727" />
  <row Id="3206" PostId="2976" Score="0" Text="Figured that... which is why I offered it as a comment rather than an answer.  &#xA;@terrariabat, can you attach a picture or provide more description of your project.  From what you have provided, it is unclear whether the forged material envelops the jar (following its tapering shape) or just encircles the jar (leaving an open as big as the jar's largest demension through which it can be removed.   Chances are that if it only encircles the jar, you can remove it by heating up the forged material until it expands and releases the jar.  Next time use a mold release material such as Teflon spray." CreationDate="2017-04-17T22:57:08.017" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="3207" PostId="2976" Score="0" Text="Me and my neighbor ended up thermal shocking the jar so thanks for the help it is always appreciated!" CreationDate="2017-04-18T00:03:14.320" UserId="1727" />
  <row Id="3208" PostId="2976" Score="0" Text="If you had some before picture add that into the question and if you have after pictures I would add those into your self answer" CreationDate="2017-04-18T00:07:14.310" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3209" PostId="2976" Score="0" Text="Yeah my camera is broken or else I would have." CreationDate="2017-04-18T00:11:31.680" UserId="1727" />
  <row Id="3210" PostId="2976" Score="4" Text="Still. __I encourage you__ to use your comment and flesh out an answer with it. Comments are fickle. Answers are best" CreationDate="2017-04-18T02:27:52.850" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3215" PostId="2970" Score="0" Text="Fusible web is a great option because it doesn't rely on your ability to make nice looking hand-drawn letters. I suggest you use your computer to print out each letter at the size you want to use.  You can choose a different font for each letter, and this will allow you to compare the fonts side by side to see which ones work well together, and at what sizes (a really thin font next to a really fat font will feel too small, even if they are the same point size). Once you have found the letters you like, cut them out and trace around them on your final fabric." CreationDate="2017-04-18T15:51:44.070" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3216" PostId="2976" Score="0" Text="y es I still have some of it stuck" CreationDate="2017-04-18T22:24:03.097" UserId="1727" />
  <row Id="3218" PostId="2983" Score="1" Text="One difference could be the size of the emroider-able area (how big the hoop is). I don't know enough about embroidery machines to know if that's *the* difference, though!" CreationDate="2017-04-19T19:18:14.220" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3219" PostId="2983" Score="0" Text="@whrrgarbl I'm guessing that some machines may also manage more than one color of thread at a time, some may be faster than others, have a wider array of stitch types, a broader pre-installed collection of techniques/fonts/patterns, amount of memory, size of the screen... etc." CreationDate="2017-04-19T20:01:26.463" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3220" PostId="209" Score="1" Text="I expect that temperature being a factor is contingent on the other factors present primarily." CreationDate="2017-04-20T00:46:47.183" UserId="1870" />
  <row Id="3223" PostId="2990" Score="6" Text="Welcome! This may sound really obvious but could you actually ask a question? Right now you have several statements but no question... while I'm guessing that you're asking &quot;Are these pastels light-fast?&quot; but ... you could also be asking &quot;What do I have to protect the art made from these pastels from fading?&quot;... Please give us a bit more information! Thanks!" CreationDate="2017-04-22T02:19:18.293" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3224" PostId="17" Score="3" Text="Spray adhesives have worked well for me. The ones that come in a can like spray paint." CreationDate="2017-04-22T03:05:28.760" UserId="1784" />
  <row Id="3226" PostId="2977" Score="0" Text="Welcome! This doesn't really answer the question." CreationDate="2017-04-23T04:51:35.330" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3227" PostId="17" Score="2" Text="It's all in the glue. I also recommend using spray adhesive, but if you can't, try to find non-water-based glue - many glues do not specify water content on the label, so you are in for a trial-and-error process. In addition, after positioning your paper with the adhesive, you can cover it with a piece of paper you don't need and go over the entire surface with a [hand-roller](http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/910637P/3m-handroller-2745.jpg?boundedSize=310))." CreationDate="2017-04-23T08:16:32.453" UserId="1978" />
  <row Id="3228" PostId="2990" Score="0" Text="OK, are they light fast?  I am doing a test of a few colors right now.  I have reds, greens, blues, and violet.  I made a long stripe on sketchbook paper for each color.  I cover half of the stripe with black paper, leaving the other half exposed.  I set this in a window for a day and there is no change.  My windows have a coated,  so I am moving the test outdoors in direct sunlight.  I think this should tell the story.  I will report the results here.  My question is whether or not anyone has had a bad experience with lightfastness of Nupastels." CreationDate="2017-04-23T13:30:28.213" UserId="1973" />
  <row Id="3229" PostId="2990" Score="1" Text="It could take months to see a difference... my (very basic) understanding is that red pigments in general are quite prone to fading over time." CreationDate="2017-04-23T14:38:16.777" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3235" PostId="2995" Score="0" Text="Questions do need to have a clear goal so sticking to paper for _this question_ would be better. If you have other questions beyond that then that is a good opportunity for a new question!" CreationDate="2017-04-23T18:09:45.020" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3240" PostId="2996" Score="3" Text="Two questions that might help to clarify what you need: a) does this stuffed animal belong to a small child that might lick at the eyes and b) do you put it in the wash occasionally?" CreationDate="2017-04-23T20:45:47.577" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="3242" PostId="153" Score="0" Text="The above is a **great question and a great answer.** I have messed this up on a painting before and when someone pointed it out I was quite embarrassed. I had to withdraw the painting and then redo it." CreationDate="2017-04-23T13:37:03.053" UserId="1973" />
  <row Id="3244" PostId="2997" Score="0" Text="It might not be obvious, but the eyes are plastic and already have some deep scratches. Would you recommend to scuff them anyway?" CreationDate="2017-04-24T18:31:11.037" UserId="1070" />
  <row Id="3245" PostId="2999" Score="0" Text="If you have a selection of erasers, you could try them on that paper." CreationDate="2017-04-24T19:34:05.587" UserId="1358" />
  <row Id="3246" PostId="3002" Score="0" Text="I don’t think that’s right.  A vinyl eraser is  on abrasive, and a kneeded eraser becomes loaded with graphite but there’s no lint produced.  I think in his case some of the ink pigment is not stuck to the paper." CreationDate="2017-04-24T19:39:12.620" UserId="1358" />
  <row Id="3247" PostId="3002" Score="0" Text="@JDlugosz A kneaded eraser can pick up only the layers of graphite that are stacked on other layers. Eventually you get to that layer that's on paper only and kneaded erasers simply become less effective or they *do* start rubbing off a layer of paper, but more gently than rubber or plastic. Some marks may be so light that the last layer isn't visible, though." CreationDate="2017-04-24T19:43:47.217" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3248" PostId="2509" Score="0" Text="I have noted similar damage patterns in the brand of jeans I buy.  I tend to walk about 10 miles per week (part of the daily commute) and this results in ruining a pair of £40 &quot;Marks and Spencer&quot; jeans in something like 18 months.  The damage pattern is absolutely consistent and really annoying.  That said, I also get through a pair of &quot;Karrimor&quot; brand shoes in about 2 years.  Nothing lasts these days and the prices only go up!  Good for you, for seeking to repair your garments rather than replacing them :)" CreationDate="2017-04-24T21:28:32.850" UserId="318" />
  <row Id="3249" PostId="2997" Score="1" Text="yeah if they already have scratches do don;t have anything to lose b y giving them a rub down. For the paint all you need it to do if just create a more matt surface but that could be an opportunity to reduce the scratches as well." CreationDate="2017-04-24T21:49:17.690" UserId="253" />
  <row Id="3250" PostId="2900" Score="0" Text="I am not getting in an edit war with you. We are not a forum. The tags already explain the subject of the question. Appending &quot;papper folding&quot;, which isn't even spelled correctly, is unnecessary and non-standard. Please stop." CreationDate="2017-04-25T03:18:48.433" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3251" PostId="3002" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge♦ Thanks! I'm watching Alphonso Dunn youtube video and I also got his book, he sometimes sketch with pencil, draw with ink and then erase. He use a different ink pen, mine is Staedtler and his is from MICRON but did not notice which eraser he use. Not even sure if his ink fade or not since i can't really tell from the video, mine is not as black as before i erase." CreationDate="2017-04-25T11:13:28.333" UserId="1948" />
  <row Id="3252" PostId="3001" Score="1" Text="This doesn't seem like an answer to the question. You are talking about Carbon pencils while the question is asking about the different kinds of charcoal pencils." CreationDate="2017-04-25T12:06:38.670" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3253" PostId="2991" Score="0" Text="This is a good approach -- I've done team shirts this way at home.  You are limited to a maximum of 1 sheet (A4 or presumably letter) unless you join, whch might be tricky to do nicely." CreationDate="2017-04-25T12:24:26.857" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3254" PostId="2885" Score="3" Text="Mary ML, how did your skirt turn out?  Let us know how you attached the appliqué and maybe include a picture!  We'd love to see the result." CreationDate="2017-04-25T15:42:03.130" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3255" PostId="2900" Score="0" Text="I wonder if this question is still a valid question, as the restrictions as 'no tape' and the natural extention of no glue make this item impossible to make. Is it time to close it? (Not sure about the rules on this site.)" CreationDate="2017-04-25T17:35:19.157" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3256" PostId="2900" Score="1" Text="@Willeke If it's unanswerable, that doesn't make it off topic. If it's not possible to make, then that's the answer to the question but you'll need to also explain why it is impossible." CreationDate="2017-04-25T21:15:20.693" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3257" PostId="3011" Score="0" Text="sorry that example picture is so blurry. it's a photo of a drawing I did years ago. I am a digital and 3d artist now so my new stuff wouldn't help as an example." CreationDate="2017-04-25T21:01:34.750" UserId="1992" />
  <row Id="3258" PostId="3011" Score="0" Text="@ronapolla You can request to have your accounts merged using the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page. You can always leave comments on your own posts if you've registered your account, or on any post after you earn a little reputation. I've moved your comment here since it doesn't belong as an answer." CreationDate="2017-04-26T01:05:50.087" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3259" PostId="3002" Score="0" Text="@al404IT I added some suggestions, since I misread your question and didn't actually offer any solutions. Perhaps mine and other answers will give you alternatives that allow erasing. Unfortunately I don't have a lot of ink types handy right now (2, maybe 3?) or I'd do a practical demo for you (I've got erasers of every type though)." CreationDate="2017-04-26T01:15:26.770" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3260" PostId="3003" Score="0" Text="You seem pretty versed in ink types. Any chance you have some varieties in your supplies and could do a real-world demo of different inks and erasers? I'd love to do it myself, but my ink selection is incredibly lacking." CreationDate="2017-04-26T01:17:11.323" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3261" PostId="3002" Score="0" Text="I asked Alphonso Dunn on youtube and he replies &quot;It happens with all inks. I would suggest you take care to not disturb the ink as best as you can and also try using a kneaded eraser which is much more gentle&quot;" CreationDate="2017-04-26T08:24:42.457" UserId="1948" />
  <row Id="3262" PostId="3010" Score="0" Text="+1 and thank you for the cheese cloth reference. It opened up a new world to me. It appears I wasn't too far with my tongue in cheek &quot;drug dealer&quot; suggestion. It's *drug*stores I should go to. I also found out that on the expensive side one can also use linen cloth. I am not sure, though, what the blue cloth in the picture I've posted is. Just a plain tight woven cotton cloth, maybe?" CreationDate="2017-04-26T09:53:59.013" UserId="1990" />
  <row Id="3263" PostId="3001" Score="0" Text="@Matt I see your point. That being said, if a carbon pencil is a combination of charcoal and graphite, it sounds like it is a type of charcoal pencil?" CreationDate="2017-04-26T13:47:41.763" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3264" PostId="2729" Score="2" Text="This question seems to be drawing a lot of personal experience answers - largely because it seems to be somewhat opinion based. Please remember to focus answers on objective solutions and explain why they work. Personal experience is great but without support, there's no reason to think your experience is common to other people." CreationDate="2017-04-26T15:37:13.910" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3265" PostId="3013" Score="1" Text="Welcome! Neither this question nor this site are strictly about painting, particularly not abstract painting where there is no &quot;wrong&quot;. Unfortunately, with many crafts, the work is a one-way process. Could you please expand your answer so that it's more objective and less &quot;stop caring about it&quot;? I think as is this is sort of a non-answer. The OP is clearly worried and telling someone to just stop worrying isn't particularly constructive." CreationDate="2017-04-26T15:39:49.560" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3266" PostId="3001" Score="1" Text="@Matt Clarification on Carbon pencils.  The point of the question is really about making a very black mark, as does charcoal, but with a thinner more controlled line, as does a charcoal pencil.  Thus, the carbon pencil does the trick.  It is part charcoal and part graphite.  The charcoal is very finely ground so is not gritty like most charcoal pencils.  The graphite is added as a sort of lubricant to make the application smooth and give you nice control over a line.  dc" CreationDate="2017-04-26T16:51:07.113" UserId="1973" />
  <row Id="3268" PostId="2900" Score="0" Text="@Catija, thanks, rules are different on different sites." CreationDate="2017-04-26T21:31:17.513" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3270" PostId="3016" Score="0" Text="ack... I think I get it now that it is all written. Carbon pencil is a name for a carbon composite pencil......the other pencils are for there specific singular makeups." CreationDate="2017-04-27T02:55:27.567" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3271" PostId="2995" Score="0" Text="I google searched &quot;food safe sealer&quot; and found this website: https://theepoxyexperts.com/shop/adhesives/max-clr-24-oz-epoxy-resin-food-safe-fda-compliant-clear-high-impact-coating/" CreationDate="2017-04-27T03:03:14.600" UserId="1784" />
  <row Id="3273" PostId="3017" Score="0" Text="The salt, lemon, and vinegar method seems perfect, I will try it!" CreationDate="2017-04-27T11:48:57.750" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="3275" PostId="463" Score="0" Text="I have seen plastic thingies that do the job of the cardboard for sale in several countries. They do work fast and the prices have come down enough for most people to be able to afford them." CreationDate="2017-04-27T20:40:05.033" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3281" PostId="3008" Score="1" Text="I just want to add something that I didn't know before searching for a inkjet printer, most inkjet use dye ink that it will fade over time. Some use pigment ink at least for black that is much more durable. On Epson ink Claria is dye ink Durabrite is pigment,  WORKFORCE line should use pigment ink. On Canon usually they specify the type of ink and the first 2 letter ( PG ) usually identify pigment, for example PGI-35. I couldn't find any consumer printer with pigment color but if you are interested in black most of them has pigment black and ink is much cheaper than epson." CreationDate="2017-04-28T16:15:12.847" UserId="1948" />
  <row Id="3283" PostId="2666" Score="0" Text="Any way you do it, even by hand, it will be very helpful to have pictures of the front, back, top, bottom(less important), and side views." CreationDate="2017-04-30T02:25:25.927" UserId="1784" />
  <row Id="3287" PostId="3026" Score="1" Text="We cannot provide shopping recommendations as those likely would not be useful for the whole community and recommendations would become stale over time. The second part of your question _I am trying to identify the lacing material on these sandals._ seems like you have already done that? Are you just looking for places to buy these as that would be off topic." CreationDate="2017-05-02T00:01:08.897" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3288" PostId="3027" Score="0" Text="I chose schmincke horodam because as far as i know with W&amp;N Artist are the top quality, if the table you linked is correct and since most color range between 3 and 5 star does it mean that without coating the would last between 2 and 50 years? it really sound strange for a top quality product. On W&amp;N watercolor artist page when color are rated are often (ASTM) I = over 100 years that it sounds more adeguate to a top quality product." CreationDate="2017-05-02T13:29:40.370" UserId="1948" />
  <row Id="3289" PostId="3027" Score="0" Text="EDIT I misunderstood schmincke horodam scale 3* = 5+6 ( lightfast - year under normal conditions of display ) not sure what is meant, 4* = 7 ( good lightfastness - I guess over 50–100 year under normal conditions of display ), 5* = 8 ( extremely lightfast - over 100 year under normal conditions of display ). Can UV spray turn paps yellow over time?" CreationDate="2017-05-02T13:44:12.063" UserId="1948" />
  <row Id="3290" PostId="3027" Score="0" Text="@al404IT The horadam lightfastness scale is based on the wool scale and the transcription can be found [here](https://www.schmincke.de/informationen/wussten-sie-schon/lichtechtheit.html) (in german). To my knowledge the times in the table correspnd to the times after which an alteration of the color is visible. That means a painting with ppigments of 5star rating will last over  100 without visible change under normal conditions of display. If the color of the fixative changes depends on the quality of the fixative (there ar fixatives that say they dont change in time)." CreationDate="2017-05-02T15:20:28.853" UserId="1636" />
  <row Id="3291" PostId="3029" Score="1" Text="I've had that experience with the gold ones too :( Oddly enough it was never a problem with the silver Sharpies, maybe it's the formula. Have you tried storing it pointing down for a bit before using? Does it go clear immediately or do you get a little bit of &quot;good&quot; lines first?" CreationDate="2017-05-04T13:16:28.307" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3292" PostId="3029" Score="1" Text="How much have you written with it? Is it possible that it's just &quot;new&quot; and hasn't really started to flow?" CreationDate="2017-05-04T15:05:51.457" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3293" PostId="3031" Score="3" Text="This would be better complimented with pictures, links and or more description. As it stands I don't know exactly what a _net_ is and what a  _ fan like structure_ is." CreationDate="2017-05-05T11:34:47.160" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3294" PostId="3032" Score="2" Text="And don't try to wash thinset down the drain. It will clog your pipes." CreationDate="2017-05-05T18:24:22.983" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3295" PostId="3035" Score="0" Text="Look at [this](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/3016/what-exactly-are-carbon-pencils) question and answer.. To sum up Carbon pencils are pencils that contain amorphous carbon (together with other ingredients). They can produce deep black surfaces similar to charcoal but with the comfort (nonscratchyness) of a regular pencil (as compared to charcoal which has a weired scratchy feel when drawing)." CreationDate="2017-05-07T18:54:28.543" UserId="1636" />
  <row Id="3300" PostId="3022" Score="0" Text="Having attempted to carve some stamps in the past, if you want good quality without *a lot* of practice you should probably have one custom made.  There are also methods involving carving something else and casting silicone which might be interesting." CreationDate="2017-05-08T13:13:55.913" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3303" PostId="3040" Score="2" Text="We prefer if answers actually have information as to how to solve the problem in the body of the answer. We want users to stay here on the site as much as possible. A link to another site is not particularly useful if the whole of your answer relies on it. That link could die tomorrow. It would be best if you include at least a synopsis of that tutorial here and use the link as a reference for more information" CreationDate="2017-05-09T16:32:43.793" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3304" PostId="3039" Score="1" Text="Arda wigs is another good company for cosplay wigs. They are a little more expensive. Since I have a big noggin' they seem to fit better than random Amazon or Ebay purchases." CreationDate="2017-05-09T18:51:49.503" UserId="1950" />
  <row Id="3305" PostId="3043" Score="1" Text="WARNING: Complete google-fu. I wanted to be sure there was a focus on making your own as well if you were so inclined or inspired." CreationDate="2017-05-10T01:53:04.953" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3306" PostId="3043" Score="0" Text="Wow. This actually looks doable! Not sure if I can do it for our first cosplay venture ever, but it's a great rundown of the process. Thank you :)" CreationDate="2017-05-10T02:59:40.850" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3307" PostId="3043" Score="0" Text="+1 on the &quot;model&quot; bit, i.e. a styrofoam head to put the wig on. It's important, even for storage, since the hair is very difficult to untangle if the wig is handled carelessly." CreationDate="2017-05-11T01:31:45.567" UserId="1955" />
  <row Id="3308" PostId="3045" Score="0" Text="I wonder if this should be two questions. One to ask about identifying the stitching and technique. Another about the feasibility of sewing it. The latter right know if phrased looking for yes/no. I imagine you would be looking for more information than that." CreationDate="2017-05-12T15:05:20.453" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3309" PostId="3045" Score="0" Text="Thanks, @Matt ... I've tried to re-word it to ask only one question in the body." CreationDate="2017-05-12T15:12:18.457" UserId="2054" />
  <row Id="3311" PostId="3047" Score="0" Text="So heat would be a way to go for this then. Now to play with fire......" CreationDate="2017-05-12T20:02:17.773" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3312" PostId="3047" Score="0" Text="I had easily available only a piece of aluminum, which I feared heating too much and causing it to melt. I would have heated a steel tube or pipe much hotter and used more force more quickly had the bottle been filled with sand.  Gloves are also a good idea, perhaps eye protection, but I think projectiles are low in this project." CreationDate="2017-05-12T20:08:33.200" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3313" PostId="3047" Score="0" Text="I salute you for going out to experiment. Safety is always a good idea. Something can always go wrong." CreationDate="2017-05-12T20:30:52.740" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3314" PostId="3047" Score="1" Text="I wonder if something like the hole saw would be better if the teeth were not so large or even present. It is clear though that support is what helps either method work better. I knew that was going to be an issue but didn't put much thought into how to address it." CreationDate="2017-05-12T20:33:47.707" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3315" PostId="3047" Score="0" Text="My hole saw must be horribly dull as it seemed to take forever to get a cut started. It may have had a lot to do with the lack of internal support, however. Sand has an interesting characteristic in that it &quot;locks&quot; together with the other grains making it useful in &quot;fluid&quot; applications such as this. That characteristic is why hourglasses work with sand and not with water. Gravity has less effect on sand, while water columns have pressure dependent on height. All of which has little to do with your project, of course." CreationDate="2017-05-12T20:57:29.393" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3316" PostId="3040" Score="0" Text="Okay, thank you for telling me.  I apologize." CreationDate="2017-05-14T17:43:48.153" UserId="2048" />
  <row Id="3319" PostId="3047" Score="0" Text="You can't (in practice) melt alumium tube with a small butane torch.  It only softens a little.  I've done it to form an angle in a tent pole." CreationDate="2017-05-15T09:44:37.807" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3320" PostId="3047" Score="0" Text="I wonder about filling the bottle with something like a gelatin/cornstarch mixture that would flow at &lt;100C (to get it in and out) but solidify easily and unlike sand not abrade your tools." CreationDate="2017-05-15T09:46:11.543" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3321" PostId="3050" Score="0" Text="[Angled nail scissors](http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/TqwAAOSwYmZXJzfb/s-l300.jpg) (eBay picture) would make this easier" CreationDate="2017-05-15T09:47:33.580" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3322" PostId="3047" Score="0" Text="@Matt I had a hole-hacksaw once, something like 24Tpi.  That would be better than these coarse wood blades.  It was ancient, no idea of brand, and in a toolkit that was stolen years ago. I've found drilling soft plastics much easier with a wheel brace (hand drill) than any power tool, but the chuck on mine won't fit my holesaw" CreationDate="2017-05-15T09:48:41.010" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3323" PostId="2840" Score="0" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/58778/discussion-on-answer-by-doyousketch2-what-does-a-pigments-richness-refer-to)." CreationDate="2017-05-15T11:39:01.447" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3327" PostId="3054" Score="0" Text="Awesome answer!  Thanks for the advice.  I think I will go with the matte medium for the smaller piece.  Gonna mull over the larger piece a little more" CreationDate="2017-05-17T03:05:00.387" UserId="1829" />
  <row Id="3328" PostId="1807" Score="1" Text="This question is answerable, for the attached picture. 1. The  Composition is divided into three sections by the basket and handle. the center section has larger patches of solid color, to attract the eye to the center. 2. Each leaf style is repeated several times to give coherence, but varied in size and orientation, to add interest. Same with each flower style. All lines are Smooth curves. 3. The wide expanse of the Basket gives the eye a rest, while the grid pattern adds Variety. 4. The two side sections are in balance, Joined by the basket handle." CreationDate="2017-05-17T05:30:06.137" UserId="2060" />
  <row Id="3334" PostId="3058" Score="0" Text="So you would intend these to be permanent then? Don't suppose you have a picture? The applied surface area is not expected to be flat then? How large would these decals be?" CreationDate="2017-05-18T13:29:59.717" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3335" PostId="3058" Score="0" Text="What sort of finish do the decals / action figures have? If it doesn't mess up the look, maybe you could put a coat of something over the decal (e.g. clear nail polish)." CreationDate="2017-05-18T16:17:57.860" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3336" PostId="3056" Score="0" Text="Out of curiosity, how do you use that shape of knife? I've only seen diamond shaped ones, I just assumed they were all like that so the edge would lay flat against the canvas. (I've never painted with a palette knife before, though!)" CreationDate="2017-05-18T16:26:08.883" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3337" PostId="3058" Score="0" Text="Permanent, yes. Not always flat, no, often slightly curved or even over an angle. The decals are printed on foil so a glossy finish? But I'd prefer nothing to have to go on exposed plastic." CreationDate="2017-05-18T16:29:01.067" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3340" PostId="3056" Score="0" Text="@Matt - Create an answer for that so I can accept it. I have a feeling there might not be an exact name (e.g. offset leaf trowel knife)." CreationDate="2017-05-19T02:41:09.570" UserId="2071" />
  <row Id="3341" PostId="3056" Score="0" Text="@whrrgarbl - The fine point at the end proves very useful, and the way it widens out also helps cover areas in the way I like (and is good for taking up paint). I'm essentially using this knife exclusively." CreationDate="2017-05-19T02:41:15.857" UserId="2071" />
  <row Id="3342" PostId="1807" Score="0" Text="@RobinL. Those are good observation for _this_ Mehndi, yes. That does not apply to _all_ of them though does it? Are the all baskets with leaves and floral patterns? Some of what you said it not specific to this drawing but I don't think it warrants reopening." CreationDate="2017-05-19T02:54:41.720" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3345" PostId="3063" Score="0" Text="Are you asking about displaying the painting or storing it long term? Oil paints take forever to fully cure so that would play a factor here." CreationDate="2017-05-19T12:42:41.073" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3346" PostId="3061" Score="0" Text="Wonderful research. Based on this, I have found several places selling it online (including searching for `RGM New Age` on eBay). I just need to find one that has a good shipping rate to Australia ;)" CreationDate="2017-05-19T12:45:54.617" UserId="2071" />
  <row Id="3347" PostId="3061" Score="0" Text="This was frustratingly fun. I had worried it was an antique or vintage item but that was not panning out either and it didnt appear that old in the photo. I have done answers like this in the past and I am glad _this one_ turned out better." CreationDate="2017-05-19T12:47:49.180" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3348" PostId="3063" Score="0" Text="I am asking about storing" CreationDate="2017-05-19T14:13:25.247" UserId="2079" />
  <row Id="3351" PostId="3054" Score="0" Text="Medium is just acrylic paint without the pigments, so I don see why adding a layer of medium would make a difference. You can just paint directly with the acrylic paint onto the original painting.&#xA;&#xA;Matte medium is slightly cloudy, so you will lose a bit of color definition if you go that route." CreationDate="2017-05-20T10:46:17.457" UserId="2085" />
  <row Id="3352" PostId="3054" Score="0" Text="But Katinka, isn't matte medium less glossy (slick) than most artists' acrylics? Also, Golden has an extra-matte medium." CreationDate="2017-05-20T10:54:25.427" UserId="2060" />
  <row Id="3354" PostId="3069" Score="0" Text="Are you trying to prevent it from buckling while drying specifically, or over longer time (e.g. while on display)" CreationDate="2017-05-20T16:06:57.700" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3355" PostId="3069" Score="0" Text="after painting and drying" CreationDate="2017-05-20T22:03:56.740" UserId="1948" />
  <row Id="3359" PostId="3040" Score="1" Text="@matt's original comment was suggesting you add this explanation directly into your answer to improve it for future readers. Just cut and paste the text from this comment straight into the body of your original answer using the edit key. That will make your answer easier for future users to find. Stack exchange always encourages you to edit your original answers to improve them, and this is the perfect opportunity to do so.  It's a great answer, and we want to make sure other users actually see it. :-)" CreationDate="2017-05-21T19:39:55.130" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3360" PostId="3070" Score="1" Text="Have you looked into waterproofing treatments?  I don't know that they would work, but that where I would start." CreationDate="2017-05-21T19:42:18.487" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3361" PostId="3070" Score="0" Text="I started there, but I don't know if, say, polyacrylic, will do anything against grease." CreationDate="2017-05-22T01:59:49.587" UserId="2091" />
  <row Id="3362" PostId="3071" Score="0" Text="What are you making the stencils out of?" CreationDate="2017-05-22T03:44:29.293" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3363" PostId="3071" Score="0" Text="and what are you planning to use them for?" CreationDate="2017-05-22T04:04:33.920" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="3364" PostId="3071" Score="0" Text="and how many are you planning to make of each?" CreationDate="2017-05-22T04:10:14.980" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="3366" PostId="542" Score="0" Text="I seen something on instabond. Has anyone tried it?" CreationDate="2017-05-22T08:11:26.250" UserId="2095" />
  <row Id="3367" PostId="3070" Score="1" Text="Are you worried about grease build up from the air? Is it hanging in a kitchen? I think any material would have such an issue in that form because of all the nooks and crannies. A good coat of anything on that surface might add significant weight as well." CreationDate="2017-05-22T16:44:33.747" UserId="1784" />
  <row Id="3368" PostId="3071" Score="0" Text="Out Of: https://www.amazon.com/Blank-Stencil-Making-Sheets-Frosted/dp/B00085FACK or https://www.amazon.com/Mylar-Stencil-Material-Blank-Mylar-24-stock-priced-foot-7-5/dp/B008FPASTK depending on size options.&#xA;&#xA;For: lots of things. Notably, tshirt designs, wall decorations, fine art embellishments, and other 'artistic' uses. I'm not making electronics/traces (at least for now!)&#xA;&#xA;Quantity: one or a few of each stencil, but many different stencils over a moderate period of time." CreationDate="2017-05-22T17:13:04.220" UserId="2093" />
  <row Id="3369" PostId="3072" Score="0" Text="Have you used the Silhouette with mylar? I tried to cut plastic folders and they were too hard to cut through. Will the mylar stencil paper the OP is planning to use work? I like my Portrait but it does have some limitations. :)" CreationDate="2017-05-22T19:14:47.713" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3370" PostId="3072" Score="0" Text="I've done a lot of adhesive vinyl (both silhouette brand and others) and some card board.  I'm currently waiting on a low-adhesive mat because the default one shreds small cardboard cutouts during removal.   Haven't tried mylar yet but transparency film work fine." CreationDate="2017-05-22T20:57:53.203" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="3371" PostId="3071" Score="0" Text="Laser cutters are very expensive and can be very large, but they can cut a plethora of materials. I have one at my high school and I love it, I used it for stencils also. It has deadly precision, but I didn't have to pay for it either. It probably ran my school a few thousand dollars for the one we have..." CreationDate="2017-05-23T01:59:12.757" UserId="606" />
  <row Id="3372" PostId="3078" Score="1" Text="Hi Ryan! I think this has potential, but you need to focus your question - &quot;best&quot; is subjective, but something like &quot;What are the main techniques for colored pencils&quot; could work (but possibly too broad, unless you have a particular thing to draw in mind). Asking for particular brands of colored pencils is off-topic as we don't do shopping recommendations, but you could ask about the difference between student and artist quality pencils, or what types of colored pencils are available (as a separate question)." CreationDate="2017-05-23T11:43:04.077" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3373" PostId="3069" Score="1" Text="Have you checked out https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/62/how-can-i-prevent-watercolor-paper-from-buckling ? I know it doesn't exactly answer your question, but it might help with avoiding the situation in the first place. Earthlin's answer also has an idea of how to flatten the paper after it has dried." CreationDate="2017-05-23T16:41:24.247" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3374" PostId="3081" Score="0" Text="That would totally work. Theoretically less messy then sand as well and shouldn't move period if sufficiently frozen." CreationDate="2017-05-23T17:07:20.837" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3375" PostId="3070" Score="0" Text="Yes, it's hanging close to the kitchen in an open studio space and I worry about grease in the air. I have a plain paper lantern hanging a few feet from the stove, and that is half-saturated with grease after six months." CreationDate="2017-05-23T18:21:25.063" UserId="2091" />
  <row Id="3376" PostId="3070" Score="0" Text="Hmm, my quest isn't going well. I heard back from Plasti Dip, who said that their product will soften and peel when exposed to oil, grease or wax. Aleene's Spray Acrylic Sealer replied that their product isn't tested against grease, so they don't know." CreationDate="2017-05-23T18:26:05.367" UserId="2091" />
  <row Id="3377" PostId="3062" Score="0" Text="I guess that paints without borax are not the right way. Or maybe you did something wrong?" CreationDate="2017-05-23T14:27:20.153" UserId="2097" />
  <row Id="3378" PostId="3062" Score="0" Text="@David I've converted your &quot;answer&quot; into a comment on this actual answer as it seemed to be referring to it but it's unkind to say things about other people's art work. If you feel the comment without the negative words is unclear, feel free to delete it entirely." CreationDate="2017-05-23T19:09:08.640" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3379" PostId="3062" Score="2" Text="I don't even know what he means. It turned out exactly like i wanted. I didn't want a &quot;clean&quot; swirl, I wanted chaos and different areas with different microstructures and thats what I got. It looks awesome in reality and I couldn't care less what he thinks ;)" CreationDate="2017-05-23T19:49:30.540" UserId="1847" />
  <row Id="3380" PostId="3070" Score="3" Text="Grease from cooking is usually very hard to get off something like stainless steel -- it takes a lot of elbow grease even with a good degreasing cleaner. I can't imagine what cleaning that stuff off of delicate paper would be like. They do make translucent plastic origami paper which could look very nice for your type of project, but you'd lose the paper-white aesthetic and I don't think it would really be any easier to clean. Another idea with a similar look are those plastic modular puzzle lamps like the &quot;Niki Nu&quot; lights -- with those you could take them apart and scrub the flat pieces." CreationDate="2017-05-23T20:09:26.840" UserId="1197" />
  <row Id="3381" PostId="3070" Score="0" Text="I hadn't seen those Niki Nu lights before. Super cute! I've already made the origami lanterns (two of them, in fact) and they took *forever*, so I'll probably still hang them. (Unfortunately, I didn't think of grease until I finished. If I had, your plastic origami paper would be perfect). I saw a cool product NeverWet that repels grease, but reviewers say it doesn't hold up for long. But it's nifty stuff. . . you can spray a sheet of paper and water just rolls off it." CreationDate="2017-05-24T05:16:56.537" UserId="2091" />
  <row Id="3382" PostId="3069" Score="3" Text="Have you tried stretching the watercolor paper before you start painting? It prevents buckling." CreationDate="2017-05-24T07:49:27.253" UserId="2060" />
  <row Id="3383" PostId="65" Score="4" Text="A sunset sky usually transitions from yellow sun to blue sky by going the other way around the color wheel - from yellow to orange to muted red to very muted purple to muted indigo to blue. &#xA;For example, fade from blue paint to orange or red paint, then fade to yellow paint." CreationDate="2017-05-24T10:24:28.837" UserId="2060" />
  <row Id="3388" PostId="3038" Score="0" Text="Of course wigs can be made by hand, they have been made for many centuries before machines were invented." CreationDate="2017-05-25T10:16:41.127" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3389" PostId="3043" Score="0" Text="I like all the answers I got, but this is the one that most thoroughly addressed handmaking -- you get the checkmark :)" CreationDate="2017-05-25T10:19:40.690" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3390" PostId="3038" Score="0" Text="I suppose my question is more along the lines of &quot;is it worth the trouble to save _n_ dollars, and how will it end up looking since I'm not a professional wigmaker&quot;. For a weak analogy, I have made mayonnaise by hand, but I find it much simpler and faster to use my blender :)" CreationDate="2017-05-25T10:19:45.547" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3391" PostId="3038" Score="0" Text="By just adding one word to the question you can change it to something that is worth answering. (Not that it is needed, but your question as it stands is not what is answered.) &quot;How can wigs be made by hand?&quot;" CreationDate="2017-05-25T10:46:39.017" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3392" PostId="3040" Score="0" Text="I used the SE markup to format your numbered list. I also restored your link as it is good supplemental information to your answer now." CreationDate="2017-05-25T11:51:11.090" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3395" PostId="3089" Score="0" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because we are a site for applying art, not discussion of existing art. Identification of art pieces is off topic here. For the related discussion, please see [this](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/302/identify-this-painting-questions) meta post." CreationDate="2017-05-26T19:43:26.963" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3398" PostId="3091" Score="0" Text="Best is a subjective word that can attract opinions so it is usually discouraged. What are you planning on doing with these. Do you have more of a description of what &quot;it&quot; is. I ask because foam is very broad and some glues are not to be used with some foams. So any indication of the composite would be useful here." CreationDate="2017-05-27T01:38:11.907" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3399" PostId="3091" Score="0" Text="I want to make a thick cushion.  I have no way to tell what the material I have is made of but it seems like a kind of foam rubber.  Can you make a list of the most popular readily available glues and what materials they work with?" CreationDate="2017-05-27T12:37:35.760" UserId="2113" />
  <row Id="3400" PostId="3093" Score="4" Text="Yes. The important thing is to learn the rules - whether you follow them or not is up to you. If you like the results, use them. If you don't, ignore them. There's no one right way to do art." CreationDate="2017-05-27T15:58:36.020" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3401" PostId="3096" Score="0" Text="The image, I believe, is of the dancer Maddie Ziegler from the Sia's Chandelier video." CreationDate="2017-05-28T02:13:31.390" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="3402" PostId="3096" Score="0" Text="Yes, I know @JohnVukelic :)" CreationDate="2017-05-28T02:16:43.120" UserId="879" />
  <row Id="3403" PostId="3088" Score="0" Text="Have you used this on dolls before? Outdoor paints are not typically used on mobile objects. I would also wonder about toxicity but that is likely true of all paints." CreationDate="2017-05-28T03:46:44.937" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3404" PostId="3093" Score="2" Text="Always be willing to consider other approaches. There is no need to be set in your ways without trying others out a little. Once you see a technique from another angle you might see a way to improve your own skill set or know something that you need revisit later as your skill set evolves (or do not need to do again)." CreationDate="2017-05-28T03:55:38.553" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3405" PostId="3096" Score="0" Text="Do you have an attempt you would be willing to share? It is easier to help you with your issue if we have a better idea of where you stand. Might get more focused answers that way." CreationDate="2017-05-28T03:57:10.103" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3407" PostId="3091" Score="0" Text="What exactly are &quot;these&quot;? The picture doesn't show the label in a readable way." CreationDate="2017-05-28T11:46:20.967" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3409" PostId="3096" Score="0" Text="OK, I did just that:)" CreationDate="2017-05-30T01:56:41.657" UserId="879" />
  <row Id="3410" PostId="3103" Score="0" Text="Are you looking for the bunched cross section or the separate bust panel? What about the chest area, specifically?" CreationDate="2017-05-30T15:32:36.133" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3411" PostId="3096" Score="0" Text="The difference between the two pictures for me is the amount of white showing at the lower edge of the eyes. I think that is more important than the angle/position of the shoulders." CreationDate="2017-05-30T16:35:56.187" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3412" PostId="3096" Score="0" Text="I'm not a drawer... but have you tried recreating the photo exactly? Not tracing it but drawing it based on your view of the photo? It may help you see or feel the difference... The things that tend to catch my eye are how close her nose comes to her upper lip... which isn't something you'll get with your way of drawing the nose... it's really tiny - if not practically non-existent - and the lips are small, so it's difficult to see the gap that would normally exist. It might help to compare what a normal face-front look of your character looks like and compare the two." CreationDate="2017-05-30T20:47:02.657" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3413" PostId="3096" Score="1" Text="Probably doesn't help that the manga style already has oversized eyes, when the chin is pulled in like that, if they are looking forward, you have to really open your eyes wide, so the eyes need to be taller... which I think is similar to what @Willeke is saying. Try it... put your chin down to your chest and look straight ahead... you can feel the stretch in your eyes to look forward... or do the same with your face forward and try to look at the ceiling... you have to arch your brow somewhat to do it." CreationDate="2017-05-30T20:51:28.887" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3414" PostId="3105" Score="0" Text="Also, I wasn't sure if this question would be better posed here or in the diy SE site - if it should be posted there instead please let me know and I'll happily remove it :)" CreationDate="2017-05-30T20:53:45.580" UserId="2133" />
  <row Id="3415" PostId="3105" Score="3" Text="Knowing the type of wood would certainly help... and if he treated it in any way. Some woods are oily and others are pretty dry... and some woods absorb treatments (like oiling) well - while others will continue to seep oils for weeks. I think this is a good fit though you may find some more expert opinions on [woodworking.se]. All that said, I don't think it's off topic here. If you decide to ask on Woodworking, please do delete it here, though. Do see if you can find out the wood type and any existing preparations before you do that, though or add it here if you can find out." CreationDate="2017-05-30T20:58:58.773" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3416" PostId="3105" Score="0" Text="Thanks, I'll try to find out. If he remembers I'll edit it in." CreationDate="2017-05-30T21:06:44.300" UserId="2133" />
  <row Id="3417" PostId="3096" Score="0" Text="@Willeke, thanks! That's super helpful! I'll keep practicing and keep your wise words in mind!" CreationDate="2017-05-30T23:46:19.203" UserId="879" />
  <row Id="3418" PostId="3096" Score="0" Text="@Catjija, actually, no, I have not tried recreating it- which is probably a good course of action so I will most definitely try it now. Also, though you say you don't draw, your observations are very insightful and a big help! Thanks so much! You're making a whole lot of sense." CreationDate="2017-05-31T00:01:09.587" UserId="879" />
  <row Id="3419" PostId="3096" Score="0" Text="@Willeke, also, now I know exactly what to work on, which is exactly why I asked this question:)" CreationDate="2017-05-31T00:04:24.557" UserId="879" />
  <row Id="3420" PostId="3104" Score="1" Text="Looks like &quot;sweetheart neckline&quot; and &quot;ruched [panel]&quot; may be the keywords to look for. Nice find!" CreationDate="2017-05-31T12:56:19.323" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3421" PostId="3105" Score="0" Text="Great! Glad you were able to figure out what it's made out of. Were you able to find out if he treated it in any way already?" CreationDate="2017-05-31T15:27:10.820" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3422" PostId="3110" Score="1" Text="Are you following some sort of guide for it?" CreationDate="2017-06-01T20:19:27.297" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3423" PostId="3100" Score="0" Text="`how to soften it` you can soak vegetable tanned leather and it becomes quite supple." CreationDate="2017-06-01T21:18:31.373" UserId="1693" />
  <row Id="3424" PostId="3105" Score="0" Text="It's not tacky right? So it is likely not sap? Anything else sounds like this was treated already. Possibly more than once where the second coat didnt take. Or perhaps it is a reaction to moisture in the air. A picture would help a lot here. As well as local climate where you are and where your brother would have made this." CreationDate="2017-06-02T04:19:22.153" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3425" PostId="3109" Score="0" Text="Thank you. Two follow-up questions: 1. What do you mean by &quot;not drawing the fabric together&quot;? 2. What yarn color should be picked in a situation like this, where I need to sew together two differenet colors (grey and white)?" CreationDate="2017-06-02T06:59:00.373" UserId="2149" />
  <row Id="3426" PostId="3108" Score="0" Text="The hair line is the only thing about this angle I find easy. Also, thank you for such a detailed answer!!!" CreationDate="2017-06-02T10:30:56.147" UserId="879" />
  <row Id="3427" PostId="3113" Score="1" Text="The first _looks_ like flat lock stitch and the second could be lots of things. I think material choices play a part here. If I had to guess the second is thicker than the first. So I would say look into a flat lock stitch and use thinner material. Someone better at sewing should know more." CreationDate="2017-06-02T13:40:04.923" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3428" PostId="3109" Score="0" Text="@HeyJude either white or light gray would be preferable to that dark thread. If you go to a sewing shop you could probably find a color in between the two that would be relatively low visibility as the two colors aren't that different." CreationDate="2017-06-02T16:34:59.157" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3429" PostId="3109" Score="0" Text="What I mean by 'drawing the fabric together' is that you make little 'hills and valleys', so by 'not drawing the fabric together' you leave it flat, but with no extra space between the layers. And as @Catija says, the colours of the fabrics or something in between for your yarn would work well. But for a first project, yarn you can see well is better than the best colour, to make it easier for you." CreationDate="2017-06-02T18:29:43.563" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3430" PostId="3062" Score="0" Text="I'm glad that you're happy with the results!" CreationDate="2017-06-02T22:05:08.357" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3431" PostId="3062" Score="2" Text="I think the result is awesome!  Thanks for sharing." CreationDate="2017-06-03T05:10:25.187" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3434" PostId="3117" Score="1" Text="The first part of your question is likely subjective. The second part though adds detail that makes for a better question. Can you expand on your criteria at all?" CreationDate="2017-06-04T00:45:59.837" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3439" PostId="3110" Score="0" Text="Are you creating the entire phone case from scratch, or trying to bake clay decorations on an existing case?" CreationDate="2017-06-05T12:28:26.067" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3440" PostId="3110" Score="0" Text="When you say &quot;warping the case&quot;, you mean you are baking the phone case along with the polymer clay?" CreationDate="2017-06-05T12:28:28.877" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3441" PostId="3113" Score="1" Text="It might be using an underlying band of fabric to bridge the two sections." CreationDate="2017-06-04T03:45:04.987" UserId="2165" />
  <row Id="3442" PostId="3125" Score="5" Text="It might be easier (and look better) for you to see if your local print shop (FedEx office, etc) can print them for you. You've done the hard work (designing them)... if you give them the file and the paper, they should be able to print them in minutes rather than you spending hours gluing." CreationDate="2017-06-05T16:15:20.970" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3443" PostId="3125" Score="1" Text="What about print on sticker paper? It's designed to be fed into a laser printer. And once printed pull off the stick and stick it to your heavier card stick paper. Could create some wonderful cut out effects." CreationDate="2017-06-05T19:16:31.170" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="3444" PostId="3112" Score="0" Text="But does that temperature prevent the plastic from melting? If not, then it's not much of a solution :D" CreationDate="2017-06-05T21:13:50.740" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3445" PostId="3110" Score="1" Text="I did a little digging. Most of the guides I found for this superglue the decorations onto the case after the fact. I don't know that the clay is malleable enough to use as the entire case." CreationDate="2017-06-05T21:14:43.917" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3446" PostId="3125" Score="1" Text="Sorry if I am telling you something really elementary here, but did you adjust the settings on your laser printer for heavy stock? Depending on the printer, heavy stock might need to use the manual feed tray, and will definitely need to move through the system at a slower pace, so that there is enough time for the laser to heat-set the toner.  As long as the card stock is designed for laser printers, it should work pretty well once you have figured out the correct settings for your printer." CreationDate="2017-06-06T00:22:39.167" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3447" PostId="3125" Score="0" Text="Check with your friends and coworkers to see if anyone you know owns a printer with a flat paper path.  They aren't that common, but Epson used to make a good inkjet that could print on printable cds as well as on paper.    That type of printer would have no difficulty printing on 40lb or 80lb card stock." CreationDate="2017-06-06T05:25:04.090" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="3448" PostId="3126" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much. I'll get some from Hobby Lobby later today." CreationDate="2017-06-06T16:56:24.007" UserId="2159" />
  <row Id="3449" PostId="3129" Score="3" Text="It looks like this is only half of your answer." CreationDate="2017-06-07T04:09:25.947" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3450" PostId="3126" Score="1" Text="Nice answer.  Welcome to SE:A&amp;C." CreationDate="2017-06-07T23:43:57.220" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3451" PostId="3128" Score="3" Text="These instructions are extremely high level. Instead of the 10 mile view, could you zoom in and provide a lower level of guidance on these steps?" CreationDate="2017-06-08T02:04:37.340" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3452" PostId="3092" Score="2" Text="The way I've always viewed this is that you don't know what you don't know. I've lost count the number of times I've believed that I have an excellent, rounded, knowledge of a discipline and yet something pops and surprises me. The beautiful thing about Art is there a plethora of ways to accomplish the same thing, and I would urge you not let one bad experience with an educator stop from taking further classes. You never know what little trick you might pick up. That being said, if you enjoy your method, and get results you want, then carry on..." CreationDate="2017-06-08T15:34:38.753" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="3453" PostId="3130" Score="1" Text="I'm not actually certain that it's a residue. It may have actually removed the tumbled polish from the stone... It may be necessary to re-tumble it." CreationDate="2017-06-08T15:51:25.273" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3455" PostId="3133" Score="0" Text="_black fabric_ is vague. What is your backpack made from? canvas, leather or .... Most image transfer techniques would better with completely flat surfaces. Your material might have too much texture to take" CreationDate="2017-06-09T03:05:06.000" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3456" PostId="3133" Score="0" Text="@Matt it's canvas. No, it's flat. it's just that for those images with white color background, when I transfer the image over, only the color parts are transferred cuz' the white background is the color of the paper and has no ink on it. So the transferred image ended up with a black background instead of a white background." CreationDate="2017-06-09T03:28:45.517" UserId="2190" />
  <row Id="3457" PostId="3136" Score="0" Text="Your link just led me to the cover of the book, not to a page where the stitching is shown." CreationDate="2017-06-10T10:04:48.447" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3458" PostId="3134" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this. But I try to not iron on the backpack cuz' it will melt the pvc coating of the fabric. I tried to iron some patches on another backpack and it melted the pvc coating and made the backpack look very ugly. Maybe I can try the same paper but using mod podge transfer or something similar" CreationDate="2017-06-12T02:14:48.460" UserId="2190" />
  <row Id="3460" PostId="3136" Score="1" Text="So sorry, I don't know why for me it links to pg 343. The stitch is not shown it is talked about. Let's see...Find the links at the bottom of the page on WIKIPEDIA for Stoating: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoating Some of the links refer to it with the spelling of &quot;stotting&quot; but it is pronounced with the long 'o' in 'oa'. After reviewing them again I believe this is my favorite of the links, Thrift with a needle; the complete book of mending. Ryan, Mildred Graves, 1905-: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924003594474;view=1up;seq=76" CreationDate="2017-06-12T16:49:01.650" UserId="1932" />
  <row Id="3465" PostId="3144" Score="0" Text="Thank you! I very carefully tried cleaning-vinegar (somewhat stronger than kitchen vinegar) and it seemed to work, but I was kind of afraid to do it rigorously. Now I'm reading your post I'll try a somewhat more thorough vinegar-rinse and I'll keep you posted on the progress! Are you sure acids are safe on silica minerals such as smoky quartz?" CreationDate="2017-06-13T20:25:14.413" UserId="2187" />
  <row Id="3466" PostId="3145" Score="0" Text="I *think* dry clean only is generally due to the delicate nature of the fabric, but I'm not positive -- so I'm looking forward to an answer to this!" CreationDate="2017-06-14T13:24:50.063" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3467" PostId="3145" Score="0" Text="Considering the answer posted, could you be more clear about what sorts of &quot;dry clean only&quot; fabrics you're talking about?" CreationDate="2017-06-14T16:13:27.210" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3468" PostId="3147" Score="0" Text="+1 for your last three paragraphs. This echoes what I have always heard--a great many clothing items that are labeled &quot;dry clean only&quot; are labeled as such because they need special treatment if &quot;wet-washed&quot; and clothing manufacturers are concerned that people will blame them if a poorly executed wash ruins the garments (or if they know that they are cutting corners during manufacturing as mentioned above)." CreationDate="2017-06-14T17:10:54.827" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3469" PostId="3148" Score="0" Text="What tool do you usually use for sketching?  I know you mention erasing, so it is most likely a pencil, but are you using standard yellow pencils, artist graphite pencils or colored pencils?  I can't answer your question regardless of what type of pencil you use--but I would imagine those people who can answer this question would need to know that information." CreationDate="2017-06-14T17:19:31.740" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3470" PostId="3148" Score="0" Text="No. 2 pencil or mechanical pencil. I also color these with crayola pencils and Copic Ciao markers." CreationDate="2017-06-14T17:25:10.937" UserId="2159" />
  <row Id="3471" PostId="3149" Score="0" Text="Wow that's a lot of good info! I didn't think about the interfacing and such on finished garments being a reason for dry cleaning, and the dye/finish type would make sense for some fabrics too. Definitely will wash a test piece first :)" CreationDate="2017-06-14T18:23:07.480" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3472" PostId="3145" Score="0" Text="@Catija I didn't have a particular fiber type in mind, the jacket I read about was wool but I've also seen silk and even polyester garments labeled as dry clean only. I didn't mean animal based (leathers, fur), or highly embellished fabric though (seems pretty obvious those would need special care!)." CreationDate="2017-06-14T18:28:47.627" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3473" PostId="3145" Score="0" Text="I posted the comment before I posted my answer, so I was thinking more about the two examples given there. Velvet, specifically. Though, velvet isn't particularly popular as a clothing fabric right now anyway. Regardless, clarity in a question is always appropriate and appreciated." CreationDate="2017-06-14T18:34:27.137" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3474" PostId="3147" Score="0" Text="I'd be careful about hand washing in shampoo. There are so many shampoo formulations and ingredients that didn't used to exist - like silicone coatings for anti-frizziness and shine, curl enhancers, color protection… none of which have been formulated for or tested on textiles.  Human hair is a protein fiber, as are wool and silk, but wool and silk are probably the textile fibers that need the most care, so again, pre-testing would be my advice.  And sometimes the &quot;gentle&quot; or &quot;senstive skin&quot; description on cleaning prodiucts just means there's no perfume in the product." CreationDate="2017-06-14T19:57:08.817" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3475" PostId="3147" Score="0" Text="@abbie good to know. The site I was on specifically said &quot;baby shampoo&quot; so maybe I should have been more clear." CreationDate="2017-06-14T19:58:56.303" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3476" PostId="3144" Score="1" Text="I haven't tested smokey quartz  myself, but silicates generally react with bases, not acids. Soap and detergent are weakly alkaline, not acidic. That's why you can see 'etching' from dishwasher detergent on some glass after multiple washings.  The aluminum that makes smoky quartz 'smoky' could be mildlyreactive but I don't think there's enough in there to cause surface pitting. BTW, thanks. Thinking about this has suggested  a possible fix for polished slilica based stones that are too shiny." CreationDate="2017-06-15T01:23:26.807" UserId="2181" />
  <row Id="3477" PostId="3047" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH, I didn't specify, but I use a MAAP gas torch with a turbo nozzle. High oxygen content, very very hot flame, melts aluminum in short order if there is not too much mass." CreationDate="2017-06-15T22:55:28.893" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3478" PostId="3148" Score="0" Text="What size sketches are you doing?" CreationDate="2017-06-16T02:02:16.163" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3480" PostId="3148" Score="0" Text="generally whole page drawings" CreationDate="2017-06-16T15:02:46.937" UserId="2159" />
  <row Id="3481" PostId="3151" Score="0" Text="which is why I'm looking for sketchbooks" CreationDate="2017-06-16T15:03:44.740" UserId="2159" />
  <row Id="3482" PostId="2957" Score="1" Text="I finally had to take my machine to be serviced. I don't know what all they did, but it is fixed at the cost of $98." CreationDate="2017-06-16T04:10:26.507" UserId="1932" />
  <row Id="3483" PostId="3151" Score="0" Text="@AspenRand Not sure what you're trying to to say. Regardless, I've used thousands of sheets of printer paper for drawing and erasing just fine." CreationDate="2017-06-16T17:33:28.060" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3484" PostId="3151" Score="0" Text="I'm trying to say that I sketch a lot. But I want to have a broader idea of what kind of paper is good to use but is also cheap. Not printer paper, I can't work with it. It's too smooth." CreationDate="2017-06-16T19:10:32.533" UserId="2159" />
  <row Id="3485" PostId="3151" Score="0" Text="@AspenRand To each their own. Toothy paper annoys me, as fine details get roughed up!" CreationDate="2017-06-17T20:20:23.750" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3486" PostId="3150" Score="0" Text="I reduced the size of the initial image into a thumbnail that links to the image you originally had." CreationDate="2017-06-19T20:00:46.537" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3487" PostId="3160" Score="0" Text="During the time I wasn't doing any exhibition, i was reading books. My work is mostly inspired from literature and it interprets some books." CreationDate="2017-06-20T00:19:38.000" UserId="2061" />
  <row Id="3488" PostId="3159" Score="0" Text="I would add that you can get newsprint in bulk if you're not concerned about buying it in a pad. Moving/packing stores and the packing supplies areas of large hardware stores often sell rolls of newsprint sheets. At my nearby stores it's about $6 for 100 sheets or $10 for 200." CreationDate="2017-06-20T01:27:53.610" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3489" PostId="3166" Score="0" Text="I'm trying to use one thread of yarn (about [this](http://www.wikihow.com/images/a/ab/Change-Yarn-Step-10-Version-2.jpg) width) to connect a light hanging object to a fixed object. The two ends of the yarn will be glued to the objects. However, due to the design of the hanging object, it is ugly if the hanging object is rotated significantly (with respect to the fixed object) at rest, and spun yarn tends to rotate after a while. Filament yarn is definitely not what I had in mind - it doesn't have the soft, hairy feeling expected of string. Is there no way to twist the yarn in a neutral manner?" CreationDate="2017-06-20T07:39:02.427" UserId="2228" />
  <row Id="3490" PostId="3166" Score="0" Text="The objects will be 3D printed so I can customize them exactly as required, but I don't think this will change anything." CreationDate="2017-06-20T07:39:56.207" UserId="2228" />
  <row Id="3491" PostId="3165" Score="0" Text="What about braided cord? It's woven instead of spun, so it wouldn't separate due to twisting. You can get pretty thin and strong cord nowadays too (like paracord)." CreationDate="2017-06-20T12:21:59.363" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3492" PostId="3165" Score="0" Text="Yes, I think braided yarn might be the answer!  I don't need it to be particularly strong, so normal yarn should work.  Thanks!" CreationDate="2017-06-20T12:30:59.897" UserId="2228" />
  <row Id="3493" PostId="3161" Score="0" Text="I appreciate your efforts here - the request was rather inarticulate and vague! I'll keep my eyes on scuola metafisica and American realism - thank you for the reference! I dig Egon Schiele &amp; Giorgio de Chirico, appreciate you mentioning them. =) Will mark this the best answer, as you've identified a lot of leads...!" CreationDate="2017-06-20T12:35:59.963" UserId="2201" />
  <row Id="3494" PostId="3159" Score="1" Text="Thank you @CreationEdge! Yes, buying by the roll is awesome." CreationDate="2017-06-20T14:33:02.507" UserId="1112" />
  <row Id="3495" PostId="3160" Score="0" Text="Find a theme (up to two themes, no more) that connects the literature you were reading together and say you were studying that. Since your new work is in fact related to the reading you did, it sounds like you won't have too much trouble making your time off come across as purposeful. Good luck!" CreationDate="2017-06-20T14:40:16.877" UserId="1112" />
  <row Id="3496" PostId="3157" Score="0" Text="Yes it is seeping through capillary action. But in addition, the paint also snuck in between overlapped layers of tape and got onto the fabric. Thanks for the suggestion!" CreationDate="2017-06-20T21:55:03.000" UserId="606" />
  <row Id="3497" PostId="3168" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the suggestion!  I think I saw some Chenille before, just that I didn't know what it was called.  [This](http://imgur.com/a/Y10jm) might also be suitable - looks like some sort of braided bunches of filament, but the braiding seems to make it soft.  I'll probably go to an art and craft store to look at and feel the various strings available." CreationDate="2017-06-21T04:44:07.903" UserId="2228" />
  <row Id="3498" PostId="3158" Score="1" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it not about applied arts and crafts but more the business side of professional artists which is not currently the sites focus. You are welcome to bring this up in [meta] for continued discussion if this does get closed." CreationDate="2017-06-21T12:24:26.040" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3499" PostId="3157" Score="1" Text="In particular with a lot of spray painting tasks the first few coats (of many) should be a very light dusting, so they dry before they have time to wick.  These then seal the surface against later coats wicking." CreationDate="2017-06-21T12:51:43.287" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3500" PostId="3169" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the info! Not so sure if &quot;balanced&quot; yarn would prevent the spinning. Braided yarn/filament *feels like* it would have the most resistance to twisting at rest (as compared to &quot;balanced&quot; yarn and possibly even Chenille), so I'll probably give that a try first. Also, I realized that while I intended the &quot;*light* hanging object&quot; I mentioned in my comment to the other answer might be taken to mean the opposite of heavy, it might be taken to mean the thing that emits electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectrum. I think you might have interpreted it as the latter; sorry about that :/" CreationDate="2017-06-21T14:20:45.843" UserId="2228" />
  <row Id="3502" PostId="2924" Score="0" Text="Here's a pretty good definition of a soft shell jacket - imo I think of soft shell jackets as anything not waterproof like with a Goretex finish… most important for you though, is that they are almost always made of synthetics which may melt from high heat (i.e., from ironing).  Your best bet would be a cotton/synthetic blend, no high-prefomance finishes, and be sure to test with an iron on a place inside the jacket that no one will see.  Good Luck!" CreationDate="2017-06-21T20:37:36.803" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3503" PostId="3169" Score="0" Text="I wasn't at all confused by your use of &quot;light,&quot; but I appreciate the clarification just in case.  I agree that going with braided yarn is going to be your best bet--even a balanced yarn will definitely want to unspin over time. That's why I suggested using a double loop of yarn if the braided yarn doesn't work out, once you loop the yarn, the two ends will essentially be wound in opposite directions, and their tendency to spin will hopefully cancel each other out." CreationDate="2017-06-21T21:30:56.607" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3504" PostId="3169" Score="0" Text="Could you please elaborate on the double loop?  If I take a piece of right-handed yarn and flip it, the yarn would still be right-handed, so the tendency to spin is still in the same direction, no?" CreationDate="2017-06-22T10:28:39.093" UserId="2228" />
  <row Id="3505" PostId="3169" Score="0" Text="There are two types of twist - S and Z - and no matter which end is &quot;up&quot; that orientation remains.  You'd have to find one of each to try and make this work. " CreationDate="2017-06-22T13:00:05.530" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3507" PostId="3177" Score="0" Text="its actually screwed on, making it easier to detach from the buckle. The only problem are the seams. To glue the threads at the end can i use lactite glue instead since thats what i have?" CreationDate="2017-06-26T03:44:30.987" UserId="2256" />
  <row Id="3508" PostId="3177" Score="0" Text="heres an image of the belt: http://i.imgur.com/UXuFHo1.jpg   and is it okay to use an normal scissors to cut the leather belt?" CreationDate="2017-06-26T03:50:45.757" UserId="2256" />
  <row Id="3509" PostId="3177" Score="0" Text="Is this the glue? https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-Ultra-Control-4-Gram-1363589/dp/B003Y49R7G  the description says it works on leather so I think it's fine (that it will work).  I don't see why you can't use scissors if they work for you.  Good news about the screw - that is easier than sewing.  Good Luck!" CreationDate="2017-06-26T04:16:53.900" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3510" PostId="3179" Score="0" Text="I removed the 0 as I did not understand why it was there. If that is required feel free to roll back the edit." CreationDate="2017-06-26T13:39:45.220" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3511" PostId="3189" Score="2" Text="Worth noting that my (and many other) favorite yarn shop has a yarn winding machine and they will either wind it for you for free (if it's not busy) or show you how to use it and let you do it (particularly if you have many hanks of yarn). It's much faster and the finished product is much neater!" CreationDate="2017-06-26T20:03:26.953" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3513" PostId="108" Score="0" Text="What are you creating?  Think about what properties you want your finished creation to have.  It's important to distinguish between Fiber Type, Yarn Type (loose/tight), &amp; Fabric Construction (loose/tight knits or wovens).  IN GENERAL, washability, &quot;stickiness,&quot; allergies, &amp; breathability are relevant to Fiber Type, and to a greater degree, washability, breathability &amp; elasticity are relevant to Yarn Type &amp; Fabric Construction. Also consider coolness/warmth. Each stage of textile production from fiber to yarn to fabric and dyeing &amp; finishing brings its own set of properties &amp; trade offs." CreationDate="2017-06-26T23:21:46.680" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3514" PostId="98" Score="0" Text="Cotton is also a plant fiber.  It's a cellulosic, as is rayon (believe it or not!).  This question is entirely too broad, requiring a complex answer.  End-use textile proerties are dependent on more than just fiber type - one also has to consider yarn type, fabric type, and dyeing and finishing.  And within a fiber type there are a broad range of processing variables and properties." CreationDate="2017-06-26T23:31:20.497" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3515" PostId="3188" Score="0" Text="Good point on scanning. Printer paper is excellent for having that contrast if you intend to take a traditional sketch and finish it digitally." CreationDate="2017-06-27T00:53:31.567" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3516" PostId="3177" Score="0" Text="its Loctite Liquid Professional Super Glue 20-Gram Bottle (1365882) which also says works on leather. The screw makes it easier i got it as a gift." CreationDate="2017-06-27T08:07:57.387" UserId="2256" />
  <row Id="3517" PostId="3145" Score="0" Text="Just to add another example, I was in a chain craft store yesterday and they had a &quot;fashion&quot; knit (nothing fancy in the fiber content and not particularly high quality either) which was marked dry clean only! TBH I probably wouldn't have thought to check on something like that, except for the responses to this question :)" CreationDate="2017-06-27T12:11:26.540" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3519" PostId="411" Score="1" Text="Allow me to qualify what follows by saying, I erase. My mother used to tell me that I should never erase, especially when drawing from life. Our brains signal our hands and often what appears to be a mistake is not." CreationDate="2017-06-27T17:53:40.927" UserId="2265" />
  <row Id="3520" PostId="411" Score="0" Text="Hi @Michael! Please note that we are a Q&amp;A site, not a message board/forum. As such, we require that all answers actually answer the question. Since your answer doesn't answer the question as asked, I've converted this to a comment. With enough time and good contributions you can earn enough reputation to comment yourself. Until then, please be sure that any answers actually answer the question." CreationDate="2017-06-27T18:29:52.543" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3523" PostId="3200" Score="0" Text="Good information and backed up with external sources!" CreationDate="2017-06-29T01:00:55.413" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3527" PostId="3203" Score="0" Text="Wallets to have a variety of shapes and styles. Were their any in particular or are you just looking for a generalized wallet kind of thing? Thickness can affect your choices etc.." CreationDate="2017-06-29T20:17:20.983" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3528" PostId="3203" Score="0" Text="I haven't think about a specific type, but good point, the thickness is also a good determining factor..." CreationDate="2017-06-29T20:24:44.737" UserId="1960" />
  <row Id="3529" PostId="3204" Score="1" Text="Please add an image. It can be difficult to imagine what you're talking about while an image will let us see it exactly!" CreationDate="2017-06-29T22:29:44.377" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3530" PostId="3205" Score="0" Text="How you're using the yarn is irrelevant to the question, so I've removed the tags. :)" CreationDate="2017-06-30T15:43:33.513" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3531" PostId="3207" Score="0" Text="Great answer! I've been noticing that some of the big brands are actually printing &quot;no dye lot&quot; on their skeins now - essentially saying that they're guaranteeing that the color between batches will be identical." CreationDate="2017-06-30T15:45:20.440" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3532" PostId="3207" Score="1" Text="Yeah...I just looked that up to see how they could possibly promise that.  It seems that they dye the fiber, not the yarn and so they believe that makes the color more consistent.  But a quick Google search turns up a bunch of knitters/crocheters complaining about how the &quot;No Dye Lot&quot; yarns still change colors from dye lot to dye lot...so I wouldn't put much credence in yarn matching without knowing a dye lot number." CreationDate="2017-06-30T15:56:54.343" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3533" PostId="3207" Score="0" Text="@magerber that's certainly good to know! That might be a good note to add to your answer or for abbie to point out in this one! I had no idea that was the case!" CreationDate="2017-06-30T16:01:11.380" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3535" PostId="3207" Score="0" Text="My answer applies equally to yarn labeled &quot;dye lot X&quot; or &quot;no dye lot.&quot; There is a statistical standard devation around the exact color/shade target in any dyeing process.  Important to note that, especially in small dye lots or &quot;artisanal&quot; dyeing, there can be deviation even *within* one batch, from incomplete dissolution, mixing, submersion, rinsing, drying, etc.  The commercial yarn example Magerber shows (thank you!, great visual), is so obvioous that it should have been easy to spot just by holding the skeins up next to each other." CreationDate="2017-06-30T18:42:51.800" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3536" PostId="3204" Score="1" Text="No way to take a picture at present :-(.   Hollow, like an avocado after you scoop out the insides ..." CreationDate="2017-07-01T08:29:49.050" UserId="2181" />
  <row Id="3537" PostId="3214" Score="2" Text="Can you give some detail about the composition of the glue (e.g. its chemistry)? Not all products are available in all stores, so knowing its basic formula will let international users comparison shop in their own area :)" CreationDate="2017-07-02T13:29:51.413" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3538" PostId="3212" Score="0" Text="I would add that last sentence as a comment on the question. It doesn't really belong in the answer." CreationDate="2017-07-03T16:54:55.107" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3539" PostId="3199" Score="3" Text="Perhaps a stupid question, but: Can you turn the cushions to have the fasteners on the front and consider them a decorative element? Won't work if the original front is decorated and meant to be seen, of course." CreationDate="2017-07-03T19:29:48.243" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="3540" PostId="3189" Score="4" Text="I actually will often rewind a commercial center pull ball, because it seems that they tangle on me quite frequently.  But, I will also rewind a ball because it gives me the opportunity to &quot;pre-test&quot; working with the yarn--to see if there are any knots in the ball/skein, to determine if the yarn sheds, etc.  With all of that said, I agree 100% that the only time you absolutely need to wind yarn into a ball is if it has come in a hank." CreationDate="2017-07-03T21:42:30.880" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3541" PostId="3212" Score="0" Text="After posting the composition of your alloy, and more details about your application, it might be helpful to add a &quot;chemistry&quot; tag to your question." CreationDate="2017-07-03T23:59:53.680" UserId="2284" />
  <row Id="3542" PostId="3212" Score="0" Text="Just a note, chemistry wouldn't be a proper tag. Jewelry should be sufficient, but metalworking could be applicable." CreationDate="2017-07-04T01:11:35.217" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3543" PostId="1851" Score="0" Text="The &quot;GOLDEN RATIO&quot; is a good visual stating point.  Google it and you'll see how nature imitates art, or rather the other way around and when you look at the attached artwork again, the movement of the ratio will be visible." CreationDate="2017-07-04T17:57:11.283" UserId="2265" />
  <row Id="3544" PostId="3189" Score="0" Text="This is a great comment.  I like the idea of not being surprised by random knots.  I'm also a big fan of pre-testing anything I make, and for knitting or crochet, if I don't make a test swatch for the correct gauge, I always regret it." CreationDate="2017-07-04T22:34:53.910" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3545" PostId="3218" Score="0" Text="&quot;Elmers Glue&quot; is a commonly used term for their wood glue product. Unless the suggestion is for a specialized product made by the Elmer's Glue company, such a wood glue would not bond well to a metal surface. Such glue types require porosity for both surfaces." CreationDate="2017-07-05T01:02:09.440" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3547" PostId="460" Score="0" Text="@Erica The classic!  Your suggestion is tried and true and needs no fussy equipment." CreationDate="2017-07-05T01:04:59.780" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3548" PostId="3218" Score="0" Text="In general, Elmer's white glue that we all know and love is not a good choice for gluing metal.  However Elmer's Pro-Bond (an entirely different animal) will do the job without the need for mixing components required by epoxy." CreationDate="2017-07-05T01:16:25.637" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="3549" PostId="3031" Score="0" Text="Matt - Net is Tulle - commonly found in craft and sewing stores, all different colors, often used for petticoats under skirts to make them stand out, for ballet skirts, bows, crafts, etc.  To fan it out just means to spread out the end not fixed by the string so it assumes a fan-like shape. Here are some Tulle craft ideas from Pinterest, one showing how to make a Pom-Pom: https://www.pinterest.com/explore/tulle/" CreationDate="2017-07-05T01:16:54.853" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3550" PostId="3199" Score="0" Text="@Stephie No. The whole point of the design is the front fabric, and then the metallic domes would be uncomfortable for the people leaning against the cushions." CreationDate="2017-07-05T10:20:37.723" UserId="2275" />
  <row Id="3551" PostId="3217" Score="0" Text="or a high-density foam if weight is an issue.  In either case, the trick will be finding (or creating) something for the filler to grab onto.  Maybe solder a fish hook or a part of a paper clip into the inside of each half, then let the filler surround these new additions before hardening." CreationDate="2017-07-05T13:40:38.493" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="3552" PostId="3217" Score="0" Text="Resin could very well be a solution here. This answer could be better if you justify the choice with more that _I think_. Even better would be some examples of this process being done to compliment the suggestion." CreationDate="2017-07-05T16:12:27.047" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3553" PostId="3218" Score="1" Text="Welcome, Kitty! Please consider taking our [tour] and learning about how this site works. In general, one-sentence answers aren't very helpful. We generally need you to support your answer with an explanation. Please keep this in mind and consider editing this answer to improve it." CreationDate="2017-07-05T16:24:39.350" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3554" PostId="3217" Score="0" Text="We generally look for more than one-liners, so it'd be helpful if you could [edit] this to include some details as to _why_ resin would be a good fit, and especially if you could recommend some type(s) of resin, as it's technically a broad category." CreationDate="2017-07-05T22:12:55.830" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3555" PostId="3211" Score="0" Text="I do like your answer but I'm still waiting for more answers from people who had experience with this issue." CreationDate="2017-07-06T07:07:13.533" UserId="1960" />
  <row Id="3556" PostId="3219" Score="0" Text="What are the objects you want to hold together? I think the answer will be specific to that. For instance, if they have edges that stick out, you might be able to use a small clamp, but that might not work on other objects. Could you provide a picture of the sort of lids you mean?" CreationDate="2017-07-06T17:59:00.853" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3557" PostId="3219" Score="0" Text="This sounds like you are looking for help with an invention - but without sayng what you are trying to do, for what purpose, and with what materials, it's pretty hard to answer.  Maybe a patent search whould tell you what's out there now." CreationDate="2017-07-06T18:34:43.147" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3558" PostId="3219" Score="0" Text="Welcome to A&amp;C! As whrrgarbl and abbie noted, we really need you to be more specific. Right now, you're asking for a potentially endless list of ideas. Anything you can add to this would be helpful to us. Until then, I'm putting this question on hold. Feel free to [edit] your additional information in and flag it for moderator attention. Thanks!" CreationDate="2017-07-06T20:17:47.520" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3559" PostId="1923" Score="0" Text="If this is a baby toy I'd be more concerned about young kids cutting their mouths on the sharp straw edges than I'd be concerned about the yarn stretching.  And I agree with Martha, synthetic yarn washes well and dries quickly - I recommend nylon for strength, stretch, and washability.  You can also buy small denier (long and thin like yarn) elastic by the yard in craft and fabric stores.  With kids, no matter what the toy is made of, you should wash toys frequently - just slosh them around in soapy water and rinse and let dry." CreationDate="2017-07-06T23:54:42.787" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3560" PostId="3199" Score="1" Text="The snaps don't look pointed or like they have sharp edges, You could always test them on an unseen part of your chair to see if they damage the faux leather." CreationDate="2017-07-07T00:03:52.667" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3561" PostId="3219" Score="0" Text="Check this out (Similar to a puzzle piece) for 2D https://goo.gl/photos/8sZ1PDJTUWZkEgaK6" CreationDate="2017-07-07T18:45:29.080" UserId="2307" />
  <row Id="3562" PostId="3219" Score="0" Text="For 3D check this out https://goo.gl/photos/U1LYrByvMP6ffHeT6" CreationDate="2017-07-07T18:52:09.463" UserId="2307" />
  <row Id="3563" PostId="3219" Score="0" Text="Similar to what is used in zip lock bags" CreationDate="2017-07-07T18:52:22.313" UserId="2307" />
  <row Id="3564" PostId="3223" Score="1" Text="Hydrogen peroxide *might* bleach a pickguard but you definitely do **not** want to put plastic in direct sunlight as that will only accelerate curing and the associated discoloration and brittleness. Either way, anything that bleaches the plastic will also bleach the markers. I think you'll have to just suck it up and have the discoloration be part of the charm." CreationDate="2017-07-07T17:57:04.613" UserDisplayName="Todd Wilcox" />
  <row Id="3565" PostId="3223" Score="8" Text="I think the natural discoloration due to aging adds intrinsic value and a more authentic representation of what it truly is (personal memorabilia).  In my opinion, attempting to alter it, sanitize it, or otherwise change the nature of it might make it appear to be a &quot;reproduction&quot; of the original.  I think he most valuable aspect of what you have are the original signatures.  The aging adds to the historical perspective.  (continued)" CreationDate="2017-07-07T18:13:47.190" UserDisplayName="Rockin Cowboy" />
  <row Id="3566" PostId="3223" Score="0" Text="But if you insist on making it look like it was signed yesterday on a brand new pickguard - take some exacting straight on photos so you can superimpose the signatures back on the new looking pickguard and re-create them if whatever treatment you apply causes them to disappear altogether.  If they don't disappear altogether, a skilled artist could trace over the faded out signatures with a new permanent marker to make the signatures new looking to match the new looking pickguard.  Or get a new pickguard and superimpose the signatures onto it and apply with permanent marker.  Keep original too" CreationDate="2017-07-07T18:16:39.553" UserDisplayName="Rockin Cowboy" />
  <row Id="3567" PostId="3224" Score="1" Text="We have a similar question [here](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2070/how-can-i-remove-paint-from-glass-bottles-w-o-paint-thinner). May possibly be a dupe." CreationDate="2017-07-07T23:38:26.617" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3568" PostId="3224" Score="0" Text="The purpose is the same, but I think it isn't duplicated since I'm willing to use any product (solvent) in order to remove the image, not just household tools." CreationDate="2017-07-07T23:44:34.210" UserId="2308" />
  <row Id="3569" PostId="3224" Score="0" Text="The solution there is a solvent/cleaner. You've already tried many of them anyway. As I said, possibly. :)" CreationDate="2017-07-07T23:47:26.527" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3570" PostId="3225" Score="0" Text="mmm, some options, I'll give some of them a try. :-)" CreationDate="2017-07-08T01:09:40.747" UserId="2308" />
  <row Id="3571" PostId="3225" Score="0" Text="The linked question notes that a similar bottle is decorated using baked on ceramic. Do you think this would still qualify as &quot;paint&quot; in this case?" CreationDate="2017-07-08T01:22:25.370" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3573" PostId="3225" Score="0" Text="Baked on ceramic is going to be resistant to almost any solvent or chemical. Such material will likely be removed only by mechanical means, causing abrasions to the underlying glass. The linked question's answers also suggest an acidic chemical solution. Such a chemical powerful enough to remove ceramic may also damage the glass." CreationDate="2017-07-08T10:37:55.923" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3574" PostId="3227" Score="0" Text="This is a similar question to this one and may have useful information for you: https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/3133/image-transferred-onto-black-fabric/3134#3134" CreationDate="2017-07-08T07:15:32.837" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3575" PostId="3227" Score="0" Text="Actually, I need to print all white... so yeah." CreationDate="2017-07-08T10:08:27.807" UserId="2305" />
  <row Id="3577" PostId="3227" Score="1" Text="Unless you have white ink in your printer, it's impossible. There's no way to make white out of Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, and Black. If you buy a special printer that holds white ink cartridges, you can print white." CreationDate="2017-07-08T19:16:26.967" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3579" PostId="3226" Score="1" Text="Shaping your tool to fit your needs is certainly a good idea! And with most hand erasers, you could cut them in such a way to be left with 2 or more large, usable pieces." CreationDate="2017-07-09T02:54:21.640" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3580" PostId="3199" Score="0" Text="@abbie Not doing anything does not really answer my question..." CreationDate="2017-07-09T21:30:36.337" UserId="2275" />
  <row Id="3582" PostId="3232" Score="1" Text="Are the classifications &quot;fast/medium/slow&quot; specific product lines or does it depend on the color you're using?" CreationDate="2017-07-10T19:56:20.267" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3583" PostId="3199" Score="2" Text="Hi user158589, &quot;pretesting&quot; your project is not considered doing nothing.  Most crafters/sewers/modelers, etc., consider it an essential step in knowing if something works for the purpose or not, whether/how it can be modified, etc.  Until you test to see if the snaps damage your delicate faux-leather, you don't know if you have a problem.  Additionally, being polite to people trying to help you goes a long way around here.  Good luck and let us know everything turns out." CreationDate="2017-07-11T00:55:47.687" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3584" PostId="3232" Score="0" Text="The link provided for individual colors is specific to Winsor Newton oil paints. I'm sure these may vary from one brand to another, but it's a great baseline to refer to. Just know that your experience may vary slightly. As mentioned by Reed, there are other variables to consider also - temperature, moisure, additives, etc. Experience will be the best teacher! ;)" CreationDate="2017-07-11T02:47:40.150" UserId="2315" />
  <row Id="3585" PostId="3233" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the advice about the borders of the bottles. I was thinking of sing some of those too (Miller) ." CreationDate="2017-07-11T11:22:13.320" UserId="2308" />
  <row Id="3586" PostId="3235" Score="1" Text="I'm glad you found a solution. In future, please be aware that cross-site posting of duplicate questions is not allowed unless you gearyour question to that community somehow." CreationDate="2017-07-11T17:41:12.947" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3587" PostId="3235" Score="0" Text="Ok, I will be :-)" CreationDate="2017-07-11T21:36:07.890" UserId="2308" />
  <row Id="3593" PostId="3199" Score="0" Text="I would think about painting the back with rubber-cement (aka rubber).  When it dries, it is .. rubber.  Rubber is compliant, elastic, and non-scratchy.  Rubber cement, as long as it is applied to the button and not the cloth, is not likely to soak through.  I might put something more like a silky polymer on top of the rubber cement, so that there is &quot;lubricity&quot;.  Leather, btw, tends to be pretty resilient.  What does the part that is likely to scratch look like?" CreationDate="2017-07-14T17:44:59.773" UserId="2337" />
  <row Id="3594" PostId="3246" Score="0" Text="Mold making kits are available in most art supply stores. Look up smooth on products https://www.smooth-on.com/." CreationDate="2017-07-15T14:35:48.387" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="3595" PostId="3246" Score="0" Text="I am not tech savvy.  Can you do a thin layer of concrete &amp; have it operate?  You can carve styrofoam to shape, and then cover it with concrete and then paint it &amp; have it look very realistic.  I'd personally think you would need to make your rock with a compartment &amp; place the electronics into something waterproof that sits under the rock.  But the rock making portion isn't hard.  It can easily be done by a novice with patience." CreationDate="2017-07-16T02:41:39.870" UserId="2343" />
  <row Id="3596" PostId="3249" Score="1" Text="Skyler, I think you may have positioned your horizon line in the wrong spot. Shouldn't the horizon line fall where the sky meets the water?  Try following you perspectival lines back to the vanishing point with the horizon drawn where the sky meets the water." CreationDate="2017-07-16T22:49:47.413" UserId="402" />
  <row Id="3597" PostId="3249" Score="1" Text="That's the question I had. That would certainly be the case if the earth were planar." CreationDate="2017-07-17T00:47:49.473" UserId="2346" />
  <row Id="3598" PostId="3249" Score="0" Text="Admittedly I think the vanishing point should be somewhat lower in this pic, but not exactly at the horizon" CreationDate="2017-07-17T00:49:19.277" UserId="2346" />
  <row Id="3599" PostId="3250" Score="0" Text="Interesting. I didn't even know there were wet watercolor paint (I'm not a painter). All of the watercolors id ever used were the dried ones in the plastic tray." CreationDate="2017-07-17T01:01:38.877" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3600" PostId="3249" Score="1" Text="The lines of perspective should _all_ curve, using the same points for all the buildings, rather than merely the first two. Often the vanishing point will end up &quot;out of sight&quot; as a result of the curvature of the sphere in the image.Whenever the upper two curves becomes lower than the lower curve, that part of the image is blocked by the horizon, even though the vanishing point has not been reached." CreationDate="2017-07-17T01:59:03.323" UserDisplayName="user2268" />
  <row Id="3601" PostId="3249" Score="1" Text="@GypsySpellweaver Can you expand that into a full answer?" CreationDate="2017-07-17T11:49:58.253" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3602" PostId="3246" Score="0" Text="Resin plus stone dust can make fake rocks, but stone dust isn't easy to obtain in quantity.  Hollowing out a (fairly soft) rock with power tools might be a better option.  Another source of bits is garden lighting made to look like rocks." CreationDate="2017-07-17T13:42:56.087" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3605" PostId="3242" Score="1" Text="Really there are some very good books out there on this. It covers anatomy, but also how various species posture themselves, etc. One that I would start with is Laws Guide on Birds. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-laws-guide-to-drawing-birds-john-muir-laws/1109686391?ean=9781597141956" CreationDate="2017-07-16T02:47:27.707" UserId="2343" />
  <row Id="3606" PostId="3249" Score="0" Text="@Erica, I'd love to, but I'm not sure I have the skills to describe it correctly. Perhaps an actual artist might be better to put that into an actual answer. Everything here is CC-by-SA anyway. Maybe they can even create a proper image to demonstrate it." CreationDate="2017-07-19T03:32:00.053" UserDisplayName="user2268" />
  <row Id="3607" PostId="3246" Score="0" Text="I like the idea, but don't forget to allow some way for the electronics to cool. A wifi access point sealed inside something air tight, and with some thermal insulation, such as you're considering, will overheat and either &quot;age&quot; a lot faster than normal, or just plain die. The antenna could be another problem." CreationDate="2017-07-19T03:39:09.063" UserDisplayName="user2268" />
  <row Id="3608" PostId="3264" Score="0" Text="Thanks. I didn't know you could get such devices for such a reasonable sum. Unfortunately I'm looking to beat the cost of just using a professional laser cutter service. So buying one of those would already blow past my budget..." CreationDate="2017-07-19T06:04:08.230" UserId="2354" />
  <row Id="3609" PostId="3256" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately I don't have access to any of those devices." CreationDate="2017-07-19T06:07:28.180" UserId="2354" />
  <row Id="3611" PostId="3258" Score="0" Text="I think Feather Rock is a brand yes? Pumice would be the generic term for what you are suggesting." CreationDate="2017-07-19T14:58:03.327" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3612" PostId="3258" Score="0" Text="Not sure if it is a brand or not. Just know that is what I have heard it called everywhere. Sorry!" CreationDate="2017-07-19T15:45:22.103" UserId="2332" />
  <row Id="3613" PostId="3267" Score="0" Text="Looks like you've done a lot of research on this, and your stitching is beautiful!  It might help if we knew the &quot;desired&quot; finished edge effect you are looking for." CreationDate="2017-07-19T17:12:20.507" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3614" PostId="3109" Score="0" Text="Question: would it be possible to remove your basting stitches (those hand-done backstitches in the first photo) after you sew/attach those  fleece pieces together, or after that part of the doll is finished?  It also seems likely that you could use a very long running stitch (either by machine or hand) to baste those pieces together - it would go a lot faster.  I sew with two layers of fleece quite a lot, and to me your instructions seem a little complicated for such a simple (appearing) step.  But I don't have the big picture of your project…  Good Luck!" CreationDate="2017-07-19T17:26:08.683" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3615" PostId="3267" Score="0" Text="Thanks @abbie, but this is still a test version. The stitching isn't as near beautiful as it will be on future projects. This sheat was made quite fast and was more than anything just a testing version of many things (new rivets, new thread and also new leather). This sheat will be discarded after I try few other things on it.&#xA;Well, the edge finished as itself should be as homogenic as possible." CreationDate="2017-07-19T21:08:57.643" UserId="2119" />
  <row Id="3616" PostId="3270" Score="0" Text="I've seen that solution on a few websites but I'm skeptical of its usefulness for this particular application. It seems to me that this works really well for long relatively straight edges, but on smaller scales with more hard turns this seems inaccurate. On some edges I doubt I could get more than one spike in..." CreationDate="2017-07-20T05:52:05.110" UserId="2354" />
  <row Id="3617" PostId="3270" Score="0" Text="@Kempeth Scale can be a problem, for any method short of the laser options. For some of the delicate (for lack of a better term) sections you might have to improvise. The same paper would work using any stylus, or a pen/pencil, to trace the lines. If the work gets too fine, however, you'll have just as much trouble with the cutting as with the tracing." CreationDate="2017-07-20T05:56:28.847" UserDisplayName="user2268" />
  <row Id="3619" PostId="3271" Score="0" Text="Thank you for Your compliments @P.Nut. I've added a top view photo of the same sheath to the original post as #4 picture in a row.&#xA;Gum Tragacanth? I've heard for it sometimes before, but I'm not quite fammiliar with it, I don't even know what it is. Is it somewhat of a natural, raw rubber? Is it okay if I buy one from Fiebings?&#xA;Hmm.. If I understood you right, it means I should paint the edge with dye (Fiebings PRO Dye and NOT use the Resolene) and then just rub it with wooden burnisher then use cloth over it to &quot;smooth&quot; the edge and use Gum Tragacanth?" CreationDate="2017-07-20T14:08:29.260" UserId="2119" />
  <row Id="3620" PostId="3271" Score="0" Text="I'm sorry for asking stupid questions, but I'm not a native English speaker and sometimes I'm having difficulties in understanding (and also, I'm only 25 years of age and quite unexperienced in leatherwork)." CreationDate="2017-07-20T14:08:31.700" UserId="2119" />
  <row Id="3621" PostId="3271" Score="0" Text="@Jakey I see what you mean about the other photo. &#xA;I wasn't familiar with it either until I was looking through a very old forum of leatherworkers and they were insisting it's perfect for the job. &#xA;I got mine from amazon, so I don't suppose it matters? Just check that whatever you're using you use it in a well-ventilated room just in case! Read the labels and the warnings! &#xA;You can do either, you can do both, I'm saying you should definitely spend more time experimenting. Leather is such a varying material to work with! Good luck. (Also I'm only 22 years of age and very inexperienced too!)" CreationDate="2017-07-21T09:55:07.340" UserId="2364" />
  <row Id="3622" PostId="3271" Score="0" Text="Yes, old forums and elder members really contribute a lot to the young and new in this industry. So Gum tragacanth it is. I added another photo to original post, the last one, and I am wondering, is that the finish I will reach with Gum Tragacanth?" CreationDate="2017-07-21T13:31:07.907" UserId="2119" />
  <row Id="3625" PostId="3069" Score="1" Text="I second pre-stretching the paper. Sandwiching might work, but if you do it while it is wet might smudge your work and increase drying time." CreationDate="2017-07-22T22:00:02.480" UserId="1784" />
  <row Id="3626" PostId="3273" Score="1" Text="I have/had a similar issue. I think my problem was that I was using really-really cheap paints." CreationDate="2017-07-25T07:35:33.200" UserId="2383" />
  <row Id="3627" PostId="3275" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure if there's a solution either way but could you perhaps explain what sort of blue you're looking for?" CreationDate="2017-07-25T20:37:47.703" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3628" PostId="3275" Score="0" Text="Oooh, you might look into something calle &quot;aizome&quot; using indigo dye. Looks beautiful but I have no experience with it and can't find anything about how to do it." CreationDate="2017-07-25T20:49:46.047" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3629" PostId="3275" Score="0" Text="https://www.curbed.com/2015/5/28/9956176/aziome-blue-dye-japan presents an article with amazing photos. It indicates that dyed wood is certainly possible. I'd post this as an answer, except I borrowed Catija's lead." CreationDate="2017-07-25T22:08:35.777" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3630" PostId="3275" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u I found that article, too but it doesn't explain the process, so I don't know that it's enough for an answer. You're more than welcome to post an answer, though... if you can find some info about how it works." CreationDate="2017-07-25T22:40:32.600" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3631" PostId="3278" Score="0" Text="Welcome! ... not trying to be flippant but - if it's a scarf, does the gauge really matter too much? Without seeing the pattern it's difficult to tell how important it is... often, the info you need to be concerned with for a scarf is how wide it is and you can make it the length you like by simply stopping the knitting. So, (assuming the narrow width is how you're working it) perhaps that's the only part that's really important?" CreationDate="2017-07-25T23:06:46.190" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3632" PostId="3275" Score="0" Text="https://readysetkimono.com/2014/11/22/aizome-%E8%97%8D%E6%9F%93-indigo-dyeing-part-one-2/ does a good job of explaining the process, although I read only part one, not parts two or three. The original question included &quot;can be very expensive&quot; and this process qualifies in that respect. One batch of raw material, the sukumo portion, can go bad and that's US$2700 down the tubes!  One year from planting the seeds to creating the dye means seriously careful planning." CreationDate="2017-07-25T23:21:58.593" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3633" PostId="3278" Score="0" Text="Hmm, I suppose that makes sense - what I want to avoid is having a &quot;loose&quot; looking patterns - I want to make sure I don't see gaps between stitches and rows. That's why I thought the gauge would be more important" CreationDate="2017-07-26T01:01:16.333" UserId="2387" />
  <row Id="3634" PostId="3278" Score="0" Text="Perhaps if you shared the pattern? Is it from a website?" CreationDate="2017-07-26T01:03:30.657" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3635" PostId="3278" Score="0" Text="Yep - this one: https://www.purlsoho.com/create/2014/10/19/cashmere-ombre-wrap/ - doing seed stitch" CreationDate="2017-07-26T01:14:36.743" UserId="2387" />
  <row Id="3637" PostId="3280" Score="0" Text="So what should the OP do in this case, where the gauge only tells the width? Is the row height unimportant? :D You have a lot of great info in here. A little nudge would make this a really great answer." CreationDate="2017-07-26T04:13:26.440" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3639" PostId="3275" Score="0" Text="Methylene blue is a very effective water-soluble blue dye and you can buy it on amazon quite cheaply.  That might do the trick.  The question becomes one of whether the water raises the grain too much given that the dyed layer is likely to be quite thin.  It's also soluble in alcohols (including isopropanol, so surgical spirit/rubbing alcohol) which wouldn't raise the grain.  What sort of wood do you have in mind?" CreationDate="2017-07-26T09:09:45.737" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3640" PostId="3259" Score="0" Text="The Q&amp;A at http://www.krylon.com/products/frosted-glass-finish/ suggests not" CreationDate="2017-07-26T09:14:54.397" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3641" PostId="3275" Score="0" Text="@Catija Thanks for the pointer to aizome, it looks fantastic but is far too expensive." CreationDate="2017-07-26T17:08:22.713" UserId="2385" />
  <row Id="3642" PostId="3275" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u I think you may have misread what I said, I said 'I would like to avoid typical dyes... as I find they can be very expensive', I was trying to avoid expensive processes. Thanks for the links." CreationDate="2017-07-26T17:09:47.207" UserId="2385" />
  <row Id="3643" PostId="3275" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH Thanks for the suggestion, it's a different sort of process than I was hoping for but it looks ok. Thanks." CreationDate="2017-07-26T17:11:28.250" UserId="2385" />
  <row Id="3644" PostId="3275" Score="0" Text="HyperdriveMacGee, I did indeed read the part about too expensive. Most of the discussion was mostly aimed to Catija. My reference in quotes was to acknowledge your desire to avoid prohibitively expensive methods such as aziome. I'm glad to see Chris H.'s comment, which would be useful in answer form." CreationDate="2017-07-26T17:49:05.320" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3646" PostId="3275" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u and I did get the chance -- so I did answer." CreationDate="2017-07-27T08:33:53.093" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3647" PostId="3219" Score="0" Text="Thank you everyone for your contributions. Sorry for delay as everything is tough to balance that is going on around me and in this digital age where everything is in a swift response. &#xA;&#xA;I am looking to create a mechanism to solve a problem for an object I am looking to innovate.. so I wanted to use this post to see if any of my world citizen peers can help me clarify what I want to be able to achieve. &#xA;&#xA;Given that English is my 3rd language, it is tough for me to use the terminology for such a thing, to enable me to better research the subject.So I thank you. &#xA;&#xA;@abbie you are correct." CreationDate="2017-07-27T15:16:26.883" UserId="2299" />
  <row Id="3648" PostId="3219" Score="0" Text="The material can be plastic of any kind or anything that is similar to plastic, but that would be the second phase as now I am looking to design it as I am researching for possible mechanisms.&#xA;&#xA;@catija you are correct, this is what i am looking for, possible ideas that can possibly fit into the design i want, however, with my poor acknowledgement of English terminologies for such mechanisms, it is becoming difficult to research. But as the gentleman below, fastener and assembly are good starts for the cause." CreationDate="2017-07-27T15:17:55.050" UserId="2299" />
  <row Id="3649" PostId="3219" Score="0" Text="Moreover, the basic function of this object is composed of two objects being adjacent to each other that open and close but I want to make it where at a certain position, with one hand, flick of a finger or button pressed, they can remain closed or open. &#xA;&#xA;So in a sense for example: If I open this switch, the two objects collapse, and then when I reverse the process, I can keep it in open position upon closing the switch or some form of a mechanism that enables them to remain in that open position.. hope this can clarify the picture better with my words without the drawings to demonstrate it" CreationDate="2017-07-27T15:24:50.220" UserId="2299" />
  <row Id="3650" PostId="3219" Score="0" Text="AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS &#xA;&#xA;:D" CreationDate="2017-07-27T15:25:39.587" UserId="2299" />
  <row Id="3651" PostId="3221" Score="0" Text="Thank you, this terminology is helpful in narrowing down what I want to achieve.  &#xA;&#xA;If there are any other words , I am open to hearing you for more info." CreationDate="2017-07-27T15:26:31.963" UserId="2299" />
  <row Id="3652" PostId="3221" Score="0" Text="Also, figured out that a Latch for hardware is another technique" CreationDate="2017-07-27T15:37:58.117" UserId="2299" />
  <row Id="3653" PostId="3281" Score="0" Text="I had probably just missed your message on the way to buying and then applying the Ultra Cover Matte Clear yesterday. There were so many indiscernible options that I decided to test in on a different glass first, and that turned out far better than I thought it would. The rough surface of frost turned smooth and hard, and not glossy. But that glass only had three coats of the frost.&#xA;&#xA;When I put it on my project it does seem to have reactivated the frost, and it lost most of the opacity the test glass never had." CreationDate="2017-07-27T20:45:44.053" UserId="2386" />
  <row Id="3654" PostId="3281" Score="0" Text="How would you fix it? I'm not sure if I should spray the rest of the can of frost on top of it and try it again, or alternate layers of frost and sealant, or try to clean it all off and start over again. I'll see if I can find intercoat somewhere around here, good call." CreationDate="2017-07-27T20:45:48.647" UserId="2386" />
  <row Id="3655" PostId="3281" Score="0" Text="If you just want to increase the opacity, have you considered adding a layer of wax paper on the inside.  It would defuse the light more and has a factory-consistent thickness/opacity so you won't get light and dark spots.  If you must fix it from the outside, I wouldn't add any more clear coat.  Try building up a layer of frost over the work you have already done, to get it back to where you want it.  Then try EXTREMELY LIGHT coats of clear coat with time between each for drying.  Paints are funny stuff sometimes." CreationDate="2017-07-28T00:04:32.527" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="3656" PostId="3285" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the good suggestion, those baskets look great!" CreationDate="2017-07-28T05:49:38.947" UserId="2385" />
  <row Id="3657" PostId="3271" Score="0" Text="You can definitely get it nice and shiny if you buff it afterwards with a softer cloth, so I'd say yeah :)" CreationDate="2017-07-28T10:21:04.800" UserId="2364" />
  <row Id="3658" PostId="3280" Score="1" Text="For many patterns the row height is much less important than the number of stitches per inch, because you can keep working to add more length to an item if your row height is too small, or stop working sooner if your row height is larger than the gauge shown." CreationDate="2017-07-28T21:50:58.883" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3659" PostId="3286" Score="0" Text="What is your source of metal? If you have a strip of metal or a wire of a thickness which is usable, you do not need more than a dowel and a saw." CreationDate="2017-07-29T17:19:18.023" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3660" PostId="3286" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your reply. I'd use something common and cheap. Wire is to thin I'd say. I was amazed with cheap stuff such as coin or a nut" CreationDate="2017-07-29T17:34:59.630" UserId="2407" />
  <row Id="3661" PostId="3288" Score="0" Text="I will accept your answer because I see you made an effort and covered pretty much everything even tho I probably won't be able to make a nice ring because I'm not metal worker, I'm 16 years old with no experience at all. I will go trough your answer these days and thing about it. Thank you!" CreationDate="2017-07-29T18:27:39.030" UserId="2407" />
  <row Id="3662" PostId="3288" Score="1" Text="I was not much younger when I started working metal in school and not much older when I tried some metal jewelry, in a different school." CreationDate="2017-07-29T18:42:43.547" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3663" PostId="3288" Score="0" Text="Well, my school is not about any crafting. It's only for studying boring subjects..." CreationDate="2017-07-29T20:07:55.677" UserId="2407" />
  <row Id="3664" PostId="3288" Score="0" Text="But I love programming because it is like an art for me. And also includes brain + skills + designing like some arts too, but no need for real life expensive tools, and destroying furniture at home xD" CreationDate="2017-07-29T20:10:04.253" UserId="2407" />
  <row Id="3666" PostId="3288" Score="0" Text="Any older relatives with a shed/garage with tools you might work in? (Or friends of the family, neighbours or even a community center?)" CreationDate="2017-07-30T09:39:44.697" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3667" PostId="3288" Score="0" Text="no :/ But I've got some ideas about the ring..." CreationDate="2017-07-30T09:41:39.320" UserId="2407" />
  <row Id="3668" PostId="3255" Score="0" Text="Sorry, just saw I had a response to this! This is an EXCELLENT analysis of my gibberish question and Louis Kahn is a great reference. Thank you, you've definitely helped me think about my search in a clearer, more descriptive way." CreationDate="2017-07-31T22:23:29.050" UserId="2201" />
  <row Id="3670" PostId="3295" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your answer! I only don't understand how can I merge wires into ring? only by hammering it?" CreationDate="2017-08-01T19:32:49.180" UserId="2407" />
  <row Id="3671" PostId="3299" Score="0" Text="Not enough for an answer, but I found a cloak not warm at all, while walking around. I do live in an area with a lot of wind and the wind would always blow the cloak open." CreationDate="2017-08-02T17:17:12.593" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3672" PostId="3299" Score="0" Text="Cloak with slits or just a wrap-around you have to throw over your shoulders to use your hands?" CreationDate="2017-08-02T18:18:20.827" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3674" PostId="3299" Score="0" Text="I like cloaks with slits. They're great... though you need to be sure the slits are the right height. They need to be slit to above your elbows so that the weight falls on your upper arms rather than your forearms or directly on your elbows." CreationDate="2017-08-02T21:00:08.087" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3675" PostId="3293" Score="1" Text="I appreciated and found value in all of the answers I have received so far, but this is my chosen answer because it provides me with a safe and usable process for cutting fabric into shorter pieces, which will aid me with both storage and organisation of my projects." CreationDate="2017-08-03T12:35:06.480" UserId="2313" />
  <row Id="3678" PostId="3306" Score="0" Text="If it's non-drying when sealed up, doesn't that mean it will dry out if left out? Play-doh is non-drying when sealed but dries when left out." CreationDate="2017-08-06T21:54:59.000" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3679" PostId="3306" Score="0" Text="@Catija I guess the answer is yes. But, if it dries slowly, it might slump and deform due to gravity as it dries over days. I'm looking for a go-to recipe, not a &quot;try it and find out&quot;" CreationDate="2017-08-06T23:35:26.447" UserId="50" />
  <row Id="3681" PostId="3309" Score="1" Text="I have used contact adhesive with good results. Depending on the application though I would not rely on glue itself and would consider sewing as well." CreationDate="2017-08-08T10:47:23.813" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3682" PostId="3309" Score="0" Text="Agreed; I prefer to stitch or rivet my leather projects too, but given the OP asked only about gluing I didn't think to mention it." CreationDate="2017-08-08T11:38:00.193" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3685" PostId="3315" Score="0" Text="As a note, the written instructions for the headband are [here](https://allgirlslovemakeup.blogspot.fr/2015/09/diy-twist-headband.html). This may be easier for someone to translate for you." CreationDate="2017-08-08T16:09:06.173" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3686" PostId="3317" Score="0" Text="_don't ask why._ If I wanted to... does that not make for a good question here. Perhaps better for Chemistry or something like that?" CreationDate="2017-08-08T18:50:43.390" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3687" PostId="3317" Score="0" Text="Good question, @Matt I'm not sure. I was mostly being tongue-in-cheek. I don't *know* why so there's really an implied &quot;me&quot; in the middle of that. It might make an interesting question for Chemistry." CreationDate="2017-08-08T18:52:41.737" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3688" PostId="3317" Score="1" Text="This was...not the answer I was expecting...&#xA;Going to go and try it now." CreationDate="2017-08-08T20:12:54.663" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3689" PostId="3317" Score="7" Text="It worked beautifully **and** I got strange looks from my housemates!" CreationDate="2017-08-08T20:33:02.253" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3690" PostId="3317" Score="0" Text="@walrus Can't beat that! Glad to hear it's a success." CreationDate="2017-08-08T20:34:36.427" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3691" PostId="3295" Score="0" Text="If you weave the wire like braiding hair, then, when hammering,  the strands will flatten and work to hold each other in place.  You are correct in seeing that they could simply separate, but you have imagination at you convenience and see that a few dabs of well placed solder or epoxy will stabilize the work and when the ring size is cut and the ends joined, those well placed dabs of solder or epoxy may be scratched off." CreationDate="2017-08-08T21:17:30.600" UserId="2265" />
  <row Id="3692" PostId="3320" Score="3" Text="It might matter what sort of fabric the umbrella is made out of and if there are any waterproofing coatings on it. Some fabrics accept dyes or paints differently than others. It might also be useful to know if you have a second umbrella to test with." CreationDate="2017-08-08T21:34:36.177" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3693" PostId="3320" Score="1" Text="Also, depending on the fabric type, this may be a duplicate of [this question](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/1721/what-paints-could-i-use-on-nylon-fabric)." CreationDate="2017-08-08T21:36:50.487" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3694" PostId="3295" Score="0" Text="Thank you! I have liked your answer but I had to accept the other one because he was first to answer and explained many ways. I'm sorry. If I could I would accept both" CreationDate="2017-08-08T21:57:23.683" UserId="2407" />
  <row Id="3695" PostId="3324" Score="0" Text="I will join 2 edged like in a wallet. Just for the uniform look, they are already stitched." CreationDate="2017-08-09T15:42:44.707" UserId="1960" />
  <row Id="3696" PostId="3029" Score="0" Text="I was having this issue the day of purchase, but I did buy it from open stock rather than packaged - it might have gotten 'tested' more than I'd thought." CreationDate="2017-08-10T01:28:29.013" UserId="2023" />
  <row Id="3697" PostId="3284" Score="0" Text="This one is bugging me because you would think there would be _something_ available. Do you intend to reuse these &quot;panels&quot;?. I have two suggestions. Plastic mesh that is used for yarn could be cut to shape. However most of the common ones would not make for a firm container. Others are advertised as stiff but I have no experience. The other thing I thought of would be to just cut acrylic to shape with a knife or saw. It would be easy to do with minimal tools and you could glue or even melt them together. Would not be interlocking or as easy to disassemble though." CreationDate="2017-08-10T22:34:09.283" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3698" PostId="3329" Score="0" Text="First of all, thank you for the detailed answer. I am having a hard time understanding the scale. Let's say your house is 2 meters long - the distance to the horizon line is going to be 10s of KILOmeters, how did you determine the distance to the VP/HL in the in the first drawing? I do assume the distance to the ground line is exactly to scale, right? Ground line === picture plane, correct?" CreationDate="2017-08-11T13:19:48.893" UserId="2448" />
  <row Id="3700" PostId="3329" Score="0" Text="Hmmm, or am I making it too complicated, HL is still just eye level as compared to GL?" CreationDate="2017-08-11T13:24:28.843" UserId="2448" />
  <row Id="3701" PostId="3329" Score="0" Text="@VSO You can add a picture plane line like in John's answer. There's a way to do that with my method thats very similar to that. I can't diagram an example until tonight, though." CreationDate="2017-08-11T17:25:48.367" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3702" PostId="3329" Score="0" Text="No rush, you already gave a great answer, just trying to understand fully." CreationDate="2017-08-11T17:27:00.133" UserId="2448" />
  <row Id="3704" PostId="3284" Score="0" Text="@Matt Thank you much. It would be nice to be able to reuse it but it's not an absolute necessity assuming that these materials don't cost too much. I am not very familiar with some of the things that you mentioned. If you have any links that would be awesome." CreationDate="2017-08-12T03:30:59.720" UserId="2399" />
  <row Id="3705" PostId="3284" Score="0" Text="What are your requirements for you ideal material?" CreationDate="2017-08-12T03:38:43.453" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3706" PostId="3284" Score="0" Text="@Matt  just something that will stay together using that interlocking pattern (like in the picture) and which I could cut with a pair of heavy duty kitchen scissors if it's not the right size. I'm thinking something that's kind of a foam or plastic but I'm not really sure as I am a total amateur here. Many thanks again for your help." CreationDate="2017-08-12T03:47:30.833" UserId="2399" />
  <row Id="3708" PostId="3326" Score="0" Text="What sort of problems are you encountering when sewing the bandages? I haven't done something like that before, is it something like they're too stretchy or they pull apart?" CreationDate="2017-08-14T12:00:04.993" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3709" PostId="3326" Score="0" Text="When trying to machine stitch them they tend to fall apart after a while. It's also very hard to stitch them to begin with as they're so thin and stretchy that they either get caught easily or don't keep the shape I'm looking for because they're stretched out too much" CreationDate="2017-08-14T12:03:37.680" UserId="2464" />
  <row Id="3710" PostId="3337" Score="0" Text="some flexibility may be required in interpreting this question. Does &quot;normal household oven&quot; include microwave ovens? If so, there are gadgets known as microwave oven kilns which can reach temperatures up to 1800° F. Even though this is  a lower temperature than walrus' answer link, many of the comments on Amazon indicate that it works well for making jewelry and related glass fused items." CreationDate="2017-08-14T19:57:56.807" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3711" PostId="679" Score="0" Text="+1 for easy blending with water! &#xA;One cool technique I learned that I don't see discussed very often is after you've lightly wet your paper/canvas, use a craft knife to scrape tiny shavings of the pencil 'lead' (and not the surrounding wood) onto the wet area. The tiny specks of colour look gorgeous and create really fascinating textures." CreationDate="2017-08-15T12:28:24.100" UserId="2313" />
  <row Id="3712" PostId="2990" Score="0" Text="I suggest you get a set of Nupastels. They're one of my favorite pastels. They are relatively cheap and they blend beautifully and so smoothly. Though they are considered one of the hardest chalk pastels, they are great for backgrounds and can even be applied on softer layers. Trust me they are amazing, no one ever regretted buying a set of Nupastels." CreationDate="2017-08-15T16:02:27.350" UserId="2488" />
  <row Id="3713" PostId="66" Score="0" Text="Sometimes it is possible to use a plain yarn alongside but I'm not sure if that would be possible in this case." CreationDate="2017-08-14T23:17:36.323" UserId="2485" />
  <row Id="3715" PostId="3343" Score="0" Text="I also used one of these for my art classes, but ours had a handle cut out and a clip (like on a clipboard) to hold the paper.  It also came with a giant rubber band that you could use to keep your papers from flapping around when transporting it." CreationDate="2017-08-16T15:16:46.373" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3716" PostId="2766" Score="0" Text="fred makes a good point that the stand-offs are threaded. Look into threaded steel balls attached to the ends of your legs. A google of 'threaded steel balls' presents many options." CreationDate="2017-08-16T18:35:20.487" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3717" PostId="1953" Score="0" Text="good luck finding a 32oz bucket of quality acrylic paint for $22! Paint is not cheap, and student grade will lack the intensity and/or purity of hue of professional grade paint. Still it may be the right choice for practice/experimentation." CreationDate="2017-08-16T18:52:26.387" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3718" PostId="3341" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts SE! Could you possibly flesh out this answer a little by [edit]ing in some more explanation? E.g. *why* do you prefer to use a white pencil - what are the advantages of one or the other option?" CreationDate="2017-08-16T22:07:44.860" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="3719" PostId="3345" Score="0" Text="Product recommendations are off-topic here unfortunately.. If you just want to cut the stickers, I think googling &quot;die-cutting machine&quot; will get you some good options. I don't know about printing on top of vinyl though." CreationDate="2017-08-17T12:23:32.480" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3720" PostId="3345" Score="0" Text="@whrrgarbl I suppose it's not so much a specific product I'm looking for but a type of product or methodology" CreationDate="2017-08-17T13:20:43.190" UserId="2464" />
  <row Id="3721" PostId="3359" Score="0" Text="Thank you - I do have a vinyl cutter actually, I wasn't aware there was any dishwasher-proof vinyl, will have a look! Not sure if &quot;Food safe&quot; is really as issue as its external only." CreationDate="2017-08-17T14:26:18.903" UserId="2494" />
  <row Id="3722" PostId="3359" Score="0" Text="I did a quick amazon search for dishwasher safe vinyl and got several hits, one of which had a testimonial in its comments which stated that that particular product had survived 5 wash cycles with no signs of wear.  Thanks for the idea of restyling my coffee cups." CreationDate="2017-08-17T14:32:20.253" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="3723" PostId="1802" Score="1" Text="You can also add cobalt drier to speed drying time but this can weaken the paint if used too liberally. Usually this is done on the thin underlayers so the heavy work can start sooner. Usually I wait 2 - 6 months before varnishing, sometimes longer." CreationDate="2017-08-17T18:16:36.610" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3724" PostId="1801" Score="0" Text="Oil paintings really do not need glass over them to protect the painting (unless it is somewhere people will mess with it) instead a coat of varnish is used once the painting is dry enough to take it. The varnish can then be cleaned without threatening the painting underneath." CreationDate="2017-08-17T18:19:20.710" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3725" PostId="1870" Score="0" Text="Applying paint with a palette knife can give you a brushless finish but has less control than a brush, it is great for impasto effects and a very specific kind of look. But scraping after painting with a brush will only damage the work, fine if that is what you are going for but not a good way to eliminate brush marks from a painting." CreationDate="2017-08-17T18:31:01.330" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3726" PostId="2147" Score="0" Text="This! I recommend &quot;The Master's Artist Hand Soap&quot; which is a green bar of soap. After I clean the brushes in solvent I wet the soap and rub the bristles into the bar, then rub them around in my palm till they are nice and soapy, rinse and voila soft clean brush..." CreationDate="2017-08-17T18:40:01.223" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3727" PostId="2955" Score="0" Text="This is good if you are coming back to painting soon but I always try to clean my used brushes before leaving studio. Too easy to forget them or stay away longer than expected. Its not good for brush to be soaking for too long as it can effect the bristles or cause the handle to swell and crack. And if the solvent evaporates away that brush is history." CreationDate="2017-08-17T18:42:24.270" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3728" PostId="3345" Score="1" Text="You can get laser printable vinyl sheet (I've used white, I think clear is also available) and use that in an normal laser printer. It cuts cleanly with scissor or a knife. It probably isn't as durable a more expensive solutions but you don't say whether this is for something permanent or temporary." CreationDate="2017-08-18T08:59:28.950" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3729" PostId="3339" Score="0" Text="If they're otherwise junk, you should try it and let us know.  I susoect the answer is yes.  You may need to dilute them and knowing what with could be tricky.  Breaking in to the cartridges can be awkward and potentially messy" CreationDate="2017-08-18T09:00:56.073" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3730" PostId="3363" Score="0" Text="Please edit this into the question, do not put it as an answer. (You can put in an answer but it has to be a real answer.)" CreationDate="2017-08-19T13:03:03.440" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3731" PostId="3365" Score="0" Text="Thank you! I will use all of this information, I am getting in real brush paint soon" CreationDate="2017-08-19T23:42:09.513" UserId="2504" />
  <row Id="3732" PostId="3365" Score="0" Text="You might also get some mileage out of pressing the spray button on the aerosol very gently so it just dribbles out, and dribble it straight onto the brush you'll paint with. Hopefully not a massive brush!" CreationDate="2017-08-20T05:55:57.060" UserId="2502" />
  <row Id="3733" PostId="3368" Score="1" Text="I don't think there is a one-word term for this.  This may be an example of how the two languages differ in structure, it's my understanding that German often uses long composite words, whereas English uses several separate words, to describe the same thing,  (But I am not a linguist!)  Here is an example of sewing instructions for how to make a pillow, http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Throw-Pillow, &quot;Stitch the fabrics together along the 4 edges, .5 inch (1.27 cm) from the edge. Leave a 5-inch (12.7 cm) gap on 1 side ... for turning it right-side out and stuffing it.&quot;" CreationDate="2017-08-21T01:47:20.457" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3734" PostId="2622" Score="0" Text="Could you please provide a picture of this method of connecting them?" CreationDate="2017-08-21T14:25:37.867" UserId="1482" />
  <row Id="3735" PostId="3373" Score="0" Text="A &quot;figure 8 safety clasp&quot; is exactly what I was looking for, thank you! Now if I can just find one that isn't made of silver or gold... definitely don't need anything that fancy or expensive." CreationDate="2017-08-21T20:13:27.320" UserId="551" />
  <row Id="3736" PostId="3372" Score="0" Text="So you reckon I'll be able to separate the original tile from the latex, if I don't first peel the latex layer off it after it's set.. i.e. if I go straight to casting the supporting mould on top of the latex, I'll still be able to get them apart easily? There are no features of the pattern that would lock them together physically (no part of the relief has any undercuts etc), it's just quite a large tile (more than a metre by a metre) that i'd be separating from the latex. I figured i'd have to peel the latex off while had the flexibility of it being thin, but i'll give it a go without.." CreationDate="2017-08-21T20:14:51.153" UserId="2502" />
  <row Id="3737" PostId="3368" Score="1" Text="I agree--I don't think there is a specific word for this.  You could use the term &quot;gap&quot; like in @abbie's comment, or you could use &quot;opening,&quot; or &quot;unsewn section.&quot;  I think any of these would work." CreationDate="2017-08-21T23:43:26.927" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3738" PostId="3365" Score="0" Text="If you don't want to use it as spray paint again (e.g. you want to add some details at the end of the job), you can often remove the nozzle and widen the hole to reduce the aerosol speed." CreationDate="2017-08-22T08:14:18.483" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3739" PostId="3372" Score="0" Text="It should be all right. The issue with trying to cast the mother mould without the master, is that the latex is very flexible and will almost certainly deform without the master to keep it in shape. &#xA;If there's nothing locking the print and mother moulds together, you can take the mother mould off, then remove the master from the print mould.&#xA;The large (and flat) size should make it easier as you won't need much deflection to pop it out." CreationDate="2017-08-22T08:27:07.350" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3740" PostId="3372" Score="0" Text="Oh, I was thinking to peel the latex off the master to break any adhesion between them, and then immediately re-lay the latex back onto the master in the exact smae oritentation that it just came off with, so the master is supporting the latex but definitely not stuck to it, then pour the mother mould drywall plaster over the latex+master pair.. In the same way before I begin casting copies, I would delaminate the latex from the mother mould but then lay it back on - it should ensure I never end up with a situation where two lumps of plaster are adhered to a latex interim (however loosely) ?" CreationDate="2017-08-22T09:19:53.010" UserId="2502" />
  <row Id="3741" PostId="3372" Score="0" Text="OK, I'm not sure if that would provide any real benefit but I can't see how it would cause any problems. Do comment back with your results, I'm interested to see if it works as well with drywall plaster as with dental stone." CreationDate="2017-08-22T09:39:52.747" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3742" PostId="3372" Score="0" Text="Just waiting for my drum of latex to arrive, then I'll post up some results :)" CreationDate="2017-08-22T09:49:08.547" UserId="2502" />
  <row Id="3743" PostId="3375" Score="0" Text="I just got back from Joanne's (fabrics?), and they said pretty much the same exact thing you just said, though they mentioned a &quot;Satin Stitch&quot;, but - they all seemed to agree about the sealant/glue that you can iron the cloth over, to stop the edges from fraying, and to stop that slit from tearing further.  Thank you very much.  I am not exactly certain how to apply the stiches or that glue, but I think this is the right direction.  Accepted and +1.  Thank you!" CreationDate="2017-08-22T21:10:27.360" UserId="2516" />
  <row Id="3744" PostId="3377" Score="1" Text="Five feet tall?" CreationDate="2017-08-23T01:24:08.060" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3745" PostId="3069" Score="0" Text="Stretch the paper – either on a board or on actual stretcher bars." CreationDate="2017-08-23T02:00:00.987" UserId="2518" />
  <row Id="3746" PostId="3379" Score="0" Text="There's absolutely nothing wrong with seeking to expand your skill by trying new media. It may not be necessary, however. Maybe you can find a local crafter who can make frames for you. They can get additional exposure with labels on the frames, maybe even by mention in your marketing materials (&quot;Frames proudly made locally by Mary Crafter&quot;). Also possible to work out some in-kind trades for framing services with them." CreationDate="2017-08-23T02:12:15.257" UserDisplayName="user2268" />
  <row Id="3747" PostId="3378" Score="0" Text="Abbie - Thank you again.  Is the satin stitch a good choice for this?  Any better alternatives?  Thank you very much again - I changed the accepted answer to this one!" CreationDate="2017-08-23T06:58:44.583" UserId="2516" />
  <row Id="3749" PostId="3379" Score="0" Text="This question is fine. I am just going to remove the explicit reference for brand. Most answers will likely touch on that anyway. In the end you are looking for materials not specifically where to get them which would be off topic as a shopping recommendation." CreationDate="2017-08-23T13:22:02.423" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3750" PostId="3378" Score="0" Text="@magerber thank you - you always make everything better!  :-)" CreationDate="2017-08-23T15:22:21.167" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3751" PostId="3378" Score="0" Text="@elika kohen what are you making? Will you use a sewing machine or stitch by hand?  Will the item be laundered and/or get a lot of use, or will it simply be decorative?  All of these would be good to know in order to answer your question!  Sounds like a fun project either way :-)" CreationDate="2017-08-23T15:27:25.273" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3752" PostId="3378" Score="0" Text="I am just trying to cut out letters for a quilt... and then put patchwork quilt ***behind*** the empty cut-out spaces.   I am hoping to make weighted, quilted, blankets (with beads for weights, and letters for names, or some-such)." CreationDate="2017-08-23T18:45:17.997" UserId="2516" />
  <row Id="3753" PostId="3381" Score="0" Text="+1 These are also incredible ideas..  I think I am going to do a few proof of concepts with the different techniques and figure out which I can do the easiest.  :)  That facing idea is great!  Thank you!" CreationDate="2017-08-23T18:48:30.180" UserId="2516" />
  <row Id="3754" PostId="3381" Score="0" Text="@elika If you do let us know how it works out, it'd be neat to see a direct comparison!" CreationDate="2017-08-23T19:02:11.060" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3755" PostId="3381" Score="2" Text="Now that we know you are making something as lovely &amp; time intensive as a quilt, I would not have suggested the Fray Check option! For something this special, I think either the satin stitch edge -you can use glossy topstitching sewing thread or DMC embroidery floss (thread), both are available at Joann's- or use the great ideas from @whrrgarbl.  Another idea is to satin stitch the outlined letters on the letter fabric *to* the quilted fabric *before* you cut the letters out.  Just be careful when cutting out the letters not to cut through to the quilted fabric underneath.  Good luck!" CreationDate="2017-08-23T20:06:30.543" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3756" PostId="3377" Score="0" Text="@Catija Yes, five feet tall.  Will be a complicated mold but, if memory serves me well, it will turn out fine." CreationDate="2017-08-24T05:01:21.090" UserId="2265" />
  <row Id="3757" PostId="3378" Score="0" Text="@elikakohen in that case, I'd suggest looking up &quot;reverse applique&quot; - I think the general techniques have been covered here, but you should be able to find some tutorials and examples for quilting by searching for that." CreationDate="2017-08-24T11:45:33.480" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3762" PostId="3387" Score="0" Text="My first mural took two weeks, and it was about 7ft by 6ft." CreationDate="2017-08-24T22:44:17.217" UserId="2159" />
  <row Id="3764" PostId="3388" Score="0" Text="I have made a mural over summer break, which is why they are commissioning me now. If anything, it will probably strengthen my relationship with these particular teachers." CreationDate="2017-08-25T15:34:58.250" UserId="2159" />
  <row Id="3765" PostId="3388" Score="0" Text="But for the academic part, it may stunt some of my homework time, which is why my school has a program to catch up on late work and what not." CreationDate="2017-08-25T15:37:49.047" UserId="2159" />
  <row Id="3766" PostId="3393" Score="0" Text="Thanks for providing a short, easy to understand explanation how to read this type of yarn measurement.  I got caught up in the knitting and crochet mentioned in the title, and missed the actual response to the question." CreationDate="2017-08-25T16:20:10.427" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3767" PostId="3103" Score="0" Text="I suggest searching by image, where you upload this specific pic and looking for similar images to see what they are called... I'm sure you will find what you need. Good Luck." CreationDate="2017-08-25T10:44:58.733" UserId="1008" />
  <row Id="3769" PostId="3383" Score="0" Text="Between this and your previous question about how to **stop** the edges from fraying, there are so many variables up in the air now that you just need to fool around with your ideas and make a few samples and see what works and what you like." CreationDate="2017-08-25T20:24:34.527" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3771" PostId="3390" Score="0" Text="Yes, it seems there is no simple word, so I'll make sure I explain it clearly with several. Thanks." CreationDate="2017-08-25T23:41:01.433" UserId="2508" />
  <row Id="3772" PostId="3394" Score="0" Text="This is an excellent answer - I'm going save it to my sewing/knitting file - a great resource.  Thanks." CreationDate="2017-08-27T18:18:29.190" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3773" PostId="3389" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your answers.  I found the yarn in question here: https://www.pleta.bg/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/240x160/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/_/4/_4e8bf1a43e9a5.png" CreationDate="2017-08-27T19:22:56.070" UserId="1008" />
  <row Id="3774" PostId="3346" Score="0" Text="Another tool you could want for finishing is something that does leather burning, in case you wanted to add patterns that way. I have a 3D pen with an attachment that does this so I don't know the name of the tool when separate." CreationDate="2017-08-28T09:33:20.823" UserId="813" />
  <row Id="3775" PostId="3395" Score="1" Text="Certainly it is possible to paint using watercolors with salt water. However, I would be a little concerned that dissolved organics in seawater may ultimately result in a non-neutral pH on your paper. So, although you can do it, the archival quality of the paper could potentially be affected. If you're a hobbyist, this is probably no big deal. If you intend to sell your work, archival issues are really important. Personally, I wouldn't risk it unless I could find historical evidence that painters of yesteryear used seawater and their work survived the test of time." CreationDate="2017-08-28T22:49:38.997" UserId="2537" />
  <row Id="3779" PostId="3403" Score="0" Text="How to release the point from the wood when sharpening with a knife without breaking it?" CreationDate="2017-08-31T16:24:40.597" UserId="2546" />
  <row Id="3780" PostId="3403" Score="0" Text="Well, I am just doing it slowly and with a lot of caution with a good sharpener. And I usually keep a very small layer of wood over the tip and then move the pencil over the sandpaper which I place on a blanket on my desk. And remove the last little bit of wood like that.&#xA;&#xA;Take a look at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df6L-2sB9Ow" CreationDate="2017-08-31T18:04:09.660" UserId="2140" />
  <row Id="3781" PostId="3406" Score="0" Text="This is a well-written and comprehensive answer. I would add to it by suggesting that you need not get dead on the line when cutting. Get fairly close and use small jewelers files with your work held vertically in a vise to eliminate vibration while filing. You can get greater precision at the cost of more time and labor, but have a very high quality finish on the edges of the material." CreationDate="2017-09-01T00:05:49.700" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3782" PostId="3408" Score="0" Text="I don't know about *weight* but I've recently used the thinned white glue option instead of flour. It's nice because it's already got a gloss finish to it and it doesn't get powdery after a while. Have you looked at this method?" CreationDate="2017-09-01T19:06:30.947" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3783" PostId="3408" Score="0" Text="At home and at school we used to use the glue that here is used to put wall paper on the wall. One of the joys of new wall paper was that there was glue left over to make paper mache. (Not sure about its weight.) You can use all kinds of paper, I would go for a very smooth and thin paper. Not sure what will be around where you are." CreationDate="2017-09-02T17:44:37.390" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3784" PostId="3409" Score="0" Text="what is the strength of this like? it needs to be reasonably strong as well, although lightweight is the critical point. Also, what was the surface finishing properties of it like? does it hold paint well after or would it need to be primed?" CreationDate="2017-09-05T17:35:35.987" UserId="2552" />
  <row Id="3785" PostId="3409" Score="0" Text="It's pretty strong! And it holds paint really well. I'll see if I can find some photos of what I made with it, and hopefully that'll show the surface finishing a bit better than I can explain it." CreationDate="2017-09-05T22:31:27.177" UserId="2558" />
  <row Id="3786" PostId="3417" Score="0" Text="Welcome! Please explain the method in your answer rather than relying on the link. Links often age or change, so there's no way to ensure that the guide will remain available. Answers that fail to do this may be removed. For more information, see the [MSE post regarding link-only answers](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/225370/your-answer-is-in-another-castle-when-is-an-answer-not-an-answer) (yes, this isn't *quite* link only but it's relying on linked information very heavily). Thanks!" CreationDate="2017-09-05T23:04:24.153" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3787" PostId="288" Score="3" Text="Fine serrations (e.g. a razor saw) are OK; it's larger serrations that will tear the wood apart." CreationDate="2017-09-06T08:32:18.083" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3788" PostId="3418" Score="1" Text="This question is too subjective and opinion-based. I would recommend [edit]ing the question along the lines of &quot;How do I select a colored pencil brand?&quot; or &quot;Pros and cons of popular colored pencil brands?&quot;, where we can give more objective information (seasoned with some expert opinion)" CreationDate="2017-09-06T14:20:30.470" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3789" PostId="3397" Score="1" Text="What's a mushroom container?" CreationDate="2017-09-06T14:21:05.550" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3790" PostId="3412" Score="0" Text="Are they the same brands, or different? Which brand(s)? This could vary on manufacturer." CreationDate="2017-09-06T14:22:22.733" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3791" PostId="3401" Score="0" Text="Do you get the same problem when you use a fresh blade? How much of the tip is breaking off? (A simple diagram of picture would really help)" CreationDate="2017-09-06T14:24:59.330" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3792" PostId="3401" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge the points break where the point meets the wood." CreationDate="2017-09-06T17:08:35.053" UserId="2546" />
  <row Id="3793" PostId="3351" Score="0" Text="BTW - what probably happened here is that Scmincke makes more pigment saturated watercolor (pans) than W&amp;N." CreationDate="2017-09-06T17:57:58.080" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3794" PostId="3249" Score="0" Text="The curve of the Earth is so gradual that it, at our scale, it works as if flat. So the perspective lines are straight unless you purposely exaggerate them. See my answer below..." CreationDate="2017-09-06T19:07:20.680" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3795" PostId="3424" Score="0" Text="Good suggestions. I tried some auto headliner adhesive and it was ok, but if you are willing to deal with a bit of mess and paintbrushes contact cement works well on this foam and is quite strong." CreationDate="2017-09-06T19:54:04.277" UserId="2113" />
  <row Id="3796" PostId="3428" Score="0" Text="I am leaving them alone for months." CreationDate="2017-09-06T20:41:04.147" UserId="2546" />
  <row Id="3797" PostId="3430" Score="0" Text="Can you post an image of the effect you're trying to achieve? It's difficult to exlpain a technique if we don't know what you're trying to do. :)" CreationDate="2017-09-06T21:16:51.957" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3798" PostId="3430" Score="0" Text="I want to add a slightly yellowing background, but with olive green smoke surrounding a character." CreationDate="2017-09-06T21:17:58.717" UserId="2159" />
  <row Id="3799" PostId="3430" Score="0" Text="I'm trying to go for a more apocalyptic feel." CreationDate="2017-09-06T21:39:52.840" UserId="2159" />
  <row Id="3801" PostId="3421" Score="0" Text="I tried spraying the tiles with a clear UV coating from Krylon and the tile began to bleed. Really nervous about what to proceed with before I use the polyurethane or the art risen, the tiles need to be set . Any suggestions anyone?" CreationDate="2017-09-07T03:04:53.003" UserId="2576" />
  <row Id="3804" PostId="3428" Score="1" Text="Still sounds like the tubes will be okay for months, just stir them up. Doubtful they are using spoilable materials in their mixtures. Its the ones you mix up from powders or are made using traditional (ie. ancient methods) that are going to go bad. Refrigeration is mentioned if you want to be extra careful." CreationDate="2017-09-07T23:18:59.780" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3807" PostId="3436" Score="1" Text="Actually, it's called a *cluster*. The proper way to write it is: dc3cl." CreationDate="2017-09-09T06:05:04.940" UserId="112" />
  <row Id="3810" PostId="3438" Score="0" Text="pastel pencils? That's a thing??" CreationDate="2017-09-09T19:41:30.770" UserId="2159" />
  <row Id="3811" PostId="3397" Score="0" Text="I'd assume she means the small plastic bin that mushrooms come in at the grocery store. You could easily use a bowl or piece of tupperware." CreationDate="2017-09-11T18:55:13.917" UserId="2590" />
  <row Id="3813" PostId="3441" Score="0" Text="@ChrisMendez Well, you pointed me in the right direction with your question!" CreationDate="2017-09-12T00:12:30.607" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3814" PostId="3444" Score="0" Text="What kind of fabric is this?" CreationDate="2017-09-13T15:36:43.240" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3815" PostId="3434" Score="1" Text="What do you mean by 'construction gypsum' ? The only gypsum I encountered as a carpenter was in sheet form for doing dry-wall. That stuff is extremely weak without its protective paper wrapper." CreationDate="2017-09-13T15:46:30.393" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3816" PostId="3444" Score="0" Text="I believe it is some kind of fleece but I would have to check the tag. I will post back later when I can get my hands on it again." CreationDate="2017-09-13T15:47:08.633" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="3817" PostId="3443" Score="0" Text="That is a very smart idea! I used the Krylon UV protector and it did ruin one tile and not the other four. However it can be carcinogenic and can cause severe, permanent nerve damage –  other than that it's a swell product. I could shrink wrap over the tile and then pour on the Art Resin which is a excellent product. The tiles are now heat - coffee cup heat -water  impervious. When I can figure out how to post a picture and I become more adept at doing these tiles and using Dura lar and yupo paper,I will try and post some pictures. Thank you for your help." CreationDate="2017-09-13T22:11:45.313" UserId="2576" />
  <row Id="3818" PostId="3447" Score="2" Text="I can't answer your question, but if you haven't already, I would check out the Society for Creative Anachronism and see if they have any resources available to help answer some of your questions.  It is a group that is focused on medieval reenactments, and I myself learned naalbinding from members of the group. I know many of them make their own tools, so they may have resources that can help you if no one here is able to answer." CreationDate="2017-09-14T00:07:25.463" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3819" PostId="3449" Score="1" Text="Do you have any pictures of you project that we could add here? Specifically the peeling" CreationDate="2017-09-14T10:45:26.393" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3820" PostId="3454" Score="0" Text="The papier mache won't give any problems related to the beak structure?" CreationDate="2017-09-14T13:36:15.380" UserId="2603" />
  <row Id="3822" PostId="3454" Score="1" Text="It should be fine for the beak, with care you can get some pretty complex shapes with it." CreationDate="2017-09-14T17:01:09.553" UserId="253" />
  <row Id="3823" PostId="3454" Score="1" Text="We had a question about lightweight papier-mache that you might find useful:&#xA;&#xA;https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/3408/formula-for-strong-but-lightweight-paper-mache" CreationDate="2017-09-14T17:08:22.717" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3824" PostId="3456" Score="0" Text="Interesting; when I made a mail shirt last year I settled on using wide (~12mm) flat nosed pliers as they enabled me to open and close rings by twisting the pliers with my wrist rather than rotating my whole arm, which made a big difference when twisting 14k rings." CreationDate="2017-09-14T17:18:04.877" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3825" PostId="3456" Score="0" Text="I think it completely depends on the material and diameter of the rings. I also use my wrist to open and close rings...but I tend to work in silver or nickel (?--some silvery metal of some sort) and small sizes for bracelets, not actual chain mail.  I will say that I have tried using my tools on larger gauge/larger diameter stainless steel rings and been completely flummoxed.  I hate to imagine what the cost was for an entire mail shirt in 14k rings--but I bet it was magnificent!" CreationDate="2017-09-14T17:27:16.093" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3826" PostId="3456" Score="0" Text="Ah yes, that would make all the difference. To clarify 14k referred to the *number* of rings, not 14 carat gold (I wish). The rings were 16 gauge carbon steel with a 9mm ID." CreationDate="2017-09-14T17:45:05.833" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3827" PostId="3457" Score="0" Text="Ty for the suggestion, but the plague doctor theme it's not literal in this case, just an inspiration" CreationDate="2017-09-14T19:39:16.837" UserId="2603" />
  <row Id="3828" PostId="3457" Score="1" Text="No worries, I suspected that papier-mache was more what you were after." CreationDate="2017-09-14T19:55:57.553" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3829" PostId="3456" Score="0" Text="Yeah...I really couldn't figure out why 14k gold rings would be harder than nickel, but I was willing to take you at your word! :-)" CreationDate="2017-09-14T22:23:08.570" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3830" PostId="3454" Score="1" Text="+1 papier mache. If the beak gives problems you can reinforce it with a wire hangar or some chicken wire. Let the chicken wire show through for more brütl" CreationDate="2017-09-14T20:21:50.583" UserId="2607" />
  <row Id="3831" PostId="3460" Score="2" Text="Test home printed labels for water (and saliva) damage, most inktjet ink for home use is not waterproof." CreationDate="2017-09-16T17:19:35.183" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3832" PostId="3444" Score="0" Text="Did you check the fiber content yet?  It would be great to let the people who tried to help you know." CreationDate="2017-09-17T18:09:59.037" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3833" PostId="3209" Score="0" Text="I don't know where else to ask this - how do you retag and when?  Is it to direct the PO to a similar situation and answers?  TY." CreationDate="2017-09-17T18:13:59.790" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3834" PostId="3209" Score="0" Text="@catija, I think this is meant for your comment about removing tags" CreationDate="2017-09-17T18:25:51.400" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3835" PostId="3209" Score="0" Text="Actually, I was also interested in how to tag.  There have been a few instances where I knew there was a similar question, but didn't know how to tag the new question.  Is that the correct use of a tag? Sorry that this is not in relation to the above question and answer, just in general. Don't know where else to look for the answer." CreationDate="2017-09-17T18:59:33.503" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3836" PostId="3427" Score="0" Text="Better yet, use an inkjet printer, and then plain water will get all the bleeding ink you could possibly desire." CreationDate="2017-09-18T14:13:17.070" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="3837" PostId="2095" Score="1" Text="There are excellent sites &amp; youtubes addressing this question. I won't try and summarize here, but check out this Chuck Jones Gallery youtube for their methods of mounting and displaying valuable cels:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KjJGPkJXoQ  We have quite a few archival cels displayed in our home, they were professionally mounted and framed &amp; are displayed on a wall with indirect sun. After 30 years they look as new.  The important thing is to have the work done by a professional who possesses this expertise - this will likely not be your local frame shop unless you live in LA or NYC." CreationDate="2017-09-18T15:37:39.370" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3838" PostId="3462" Score="0" Text="As a former classroom teacher, this is a really great idea.  An added benefit is you can switch labels if and when you need to put something else in the boxes.  This kind of flexibility and durability is great for working with kids and can save you quite a bit of money in the long run.  If the self-stick envelopes don't adhere well to the fabric you can easily use a little fabric or super glue since it's the envelopes you want to utilize overtime, not necessarily the labels." CreationDate="2017-09-18T19:50:42.770" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3839" PostId="3434" Score="0" Text="If you didn't quite get the information you needed in your first question, you can edit it to update it with some clarifications, or ask comments on the answer. You may need to register your account to do this properly and seamlessly. Asking the question again, is discouraged." CreationDate="2017-09-18T22:00:32.983" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3840" PostId="3471" Score="0" Text="After 6 weeks this fine answer!  Thank you for taking the time." CreationDate="2017-09-19T00:13:06.477" UserId="2446" />
  <row Id="3841" PostId="3471" Score="0" Text="You are welcome, Will!  Have fun in Sequin Land." CreationDate="2017-09-19T03:04:55.647" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3842" PostId="3473" Score="0" Text="I dated an architecture student for most of the last five years, and these tools/materials are still the norm - they're very fond of laser cut card/MDF too but foamboard/mount board/clear plastic sheet are still what they teach current students to use." CreationDate="2017-09-19T08:46:38.990" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3843" PostId="3474" Score="0" Text="This method can produce sturdy masks as well? I kinda wanna try it too." CreationDate="2017-09-19T11:12:31.830" UserId="2603" />
  <row Id="3844" PostId="3474" Score="1" Text="@MoonKnight98, I've used it for model boats, RC cars, and WWI steel helmets (using an original as the mould; we needed about 30). Easily sturdy enough for masks, and a good way to get the shape of several identical. This was with a proper system rather than heating the sheet in an oven. You might want quite thin sheet to keep the weight down." CreationDate="2017-09-19T11:37:42.977" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3845" PostId="3444" Score="0" Text="Hey all, sorry for the delay, when I checked the tag it was completely worn out so I had to email the company I bought it from and they *just* gave me a reply. I will add it to the question." CreationDate="2017-09-19T15:37:52.227" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="3847" PostId="3485" Score="0" Text="Kindly give instructions for the Lord of the rings origami models" CreationDate="2017-09-21T15:35:24.563" UserId="2632" />
  <row Id="3848" PostId="3485" Score="2" Text="although your request would fall into the category of requiring another post as it is a different (albeit related) question, my research shows that those models are also artist creations with no instructions available. Consider to use your preferred search engine with the terms &quot;origami instructions&quot; followed by the type of model you seek." CreationDate="2017-09-21T19:39:54.197" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3849" PostId="2029" Score="0" Text="A tip for using masking fluid. First, wet your brush with water. Then apply a thin coating of pink art soap to the hairs of the brush. Then use the brush to paint the masking fluid onto your paper. The little bit of soap on the brush hairs helps to keep the masking fluid from sticking to the hairs, making it easier to wash your brush after applying the masking fluid. Masking fluid is rather like rubber cement and has a tendency to stick to the brush hair and can be a major pain to remove once it starts to stick. The little bit of soap helps to prevent it from sticking to the brush hairs." CreationDate="2017-09-22T00:54:33.477" UserId="2537" />
  <row Id="3852" PostId="3468" Score="0" Text="Veronika,&#xA;what’s the painting on, canvas, board, paper etc? Believe or not lots of the moisture penetrate the support of the paint itself and gets in from the unsealed side of the surface, usually the back." CreationDate="2017-09-23T15:37:06.197" UserId="2639" />
  <row Id="3855" PostId="3488" Score="0" Text="Is the bobbin in backwards, so the rotation is the wrong way? (That is BY FAR my most common problem.)" CreationDate="2017-09-24T11:55:04.967" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="3856" PostId="3488" Score="0" Text="Rotates counter clockwise, I believe that's correct." CreationDate="2017-09-24T17:38:22.593" UserId="2640" />
  <row Id="3857" PostId="3488" Score="0" Text="The wheel that spins around the bobbin is off sync. It sometimes clangs against the needle. Seems to catch the thread every once in a while. Looking into how to adjust." CreationDate="2017-09-24T17:39:33.510" UserId="2640" />
  <row Id="3859" PostId="3454" Score="0" Text="@asasgharg Some more what?" CreationDate="2017-09-25T00:40:24.013" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3860" PostId="3490" Score="0" Text="Are the &quot;badges&quot; you have all metal, like the pictured examples?" CreationDate="2017-09-25T11:33:24.027" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3861" PostId="3490" Score="0" Text="@whrrgarbl Yeah, they are" CreationDate="2017-09-25T12:26:09.600" UserId="2641" />
  <row Id="3866" PostId="3488" Score="0" Text="My machine doesn't have a drop-in bobbin, so I can't even begin to troubleshoot, but I did a search for &quot;singer sewing machine troubleshooting bobbin not catching&quot; and a number of articles that looked fairly promising popped up.  I also did a search for with your particular singer model number and bobbin troubleshooting, and there was at least one article that was specifically about fixing the bobbin on your machine model." CreationDate="2017-09-25T17:37:41.697" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3867" PostId="3429" Score="1" Text="Thank you very much. I just found that colourfix makes primers that increase the tooth of any surface. It is applied to the paper as an under-painting and it supposedly works very well with soft pastel. There is no need to hand sand or do any stuff like that. I'm going to get a bottle of 250 ML and try it. I hope it will last me long enough because one such bottle is 16-17 $ excluding shipping. In any case, they're definitely more economical than buying artist quality sandpaper." CreationDate="2017-09-26T13:55:35.250" UserId="2488" />
  <row Id="3868" PostId="3429" Score="0" Text="For anyone that wants to check this out here i provided a link http://www.jerrysartarama.com/art-spectrum-colourfix-pastel-primer" CreationDate="2017-09-26T13:59:14.350" UserId="2488" />
  <row Id="3870" PostId="3429" Score="0" Text="Even cheaper option https://www.amazon.com/Golden-36405-Acrylic-Ground-Pastel/dp/B000HZGJJO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1506436046&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=golden+ground+for+pastel" CreationDate="2017-09-26T14:27:41.387" UserId="2488" />
  <row Id="3872" PostId="3495" Score="0" Text="Congrats for figuring it out." CreationDate="2017-09-26T23:42:44.320" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3873" PostId="3495" Score="0" Text="Thank you for sharing how to adjust timing on a Singer machine. This is very appreciated" CreationDate="2017-09-27T00:15:37.643" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="3877" PostId="3499" Score="0" Text="Have you ever worked with hot glass?" CreationDate="2017-09-27T21:25:24.417" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3878" PostId="3438" Score="0" Text="workable fixative will add back some tooth that should offset the slickness of the graphite." CreationDate="2017-09-27T21:33:06.160" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3879" PostId="3430" Score="0" Text="An effect like smoke is as much if not more about technique than the materials you use. Look at examples of smoke and fog in real life and in others artists' works to see how they do it. From that you can develop the look of smoke and such to match your own style." CreationDate="2017-09-27T21:36:11.030" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3880" PostId="226" Score="0" Text="Actually there are workable fixatives that you can use as you go to seal the existing layers and keep adding more color on top. You can get great effects doing this with contrasting or complementary colors. Keep in mind that once you fix a layer you will not be able to go back and erase or smooth those areas.    Fixatives are also infamously toxic so ventilate or use a respirator!" CreationDate="2017-09-27T21:43:40.727" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3881" PostId="181" Score="0" Text="It is always drying even if slowly, dryers and the amount of solvent in the mix affect the drying speed too, so its good to put the pallet away or cover it if you want to be sure the paint isn't compromised." CreationDate="2017-09-27T21:56:46.073" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3882" PostId="208" Score="1" Text="Mediums also greatly effect the look and quality of the paint layer. Dali often talked about his search for the exquisite and magical medium used by Vermeer." CreationDate="2017-09-27T22:01:38.180" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3883" PostId="3430" Score="0" Text="@rebusB But I did, and the ones I liked were using pastel chalks" CreationDate="2017-09-27T22:03:01.970" UserId="2159" />
  <row Id="3884" PostId="3232" Score="1" Text="@Catija - the pigments used make a huge difference in drying time and I suspect that is what they are talking about." CreationDate="2017-09-27T22:03:50.660" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3885" PostId="529" Score="0" Text="In classical painting the underpainting does have color as well as tone. Typically the paints in the underpainting are desaturated, but still with warm and cool qualities. Depending on the desired effect the underpainting can be done in fully saturated colors as well." CreationDate="2017-09-27T22:10:24.953" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3886" PostId="3501" Score="1" Text="Yeah, this seems like something that would have to be made of some sort of special glass (Pyrex?) to be sturdy enough to be carried around as a lunch box." CreationDate="2017-09-27T23:50:14.320" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3887" PostId="3499" Score="1" Text="Probably the food safe question belongs in its own thread..." CreationDate="2017-09-28T03:58:43.647" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3888" PostId="3501" Score="0" Text="That is why I was thinking slumping, which in not quite as intense or complicated a process as casting.  Precision would be an issue though." CreationDate="2017-09-28T04:03:49.880" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3890" PostId="3502" Score="0" Text="The food safety factor with blown glass depends on the batch used: furnaces are usually fed from a mix of raw materials, not just cold glass, and the some mixes have arsenic. The colored glass that gets added can contain toxins too which is why a clear coat is recommended above." CreationDate="2017-09-28T04:17:47.830" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3891" PostId="3501" Score="0" Text="Pyrex may have the benefit of avoiding annealing as well, not 100% sure. It would not have to be structural since it nests in the lunchbox. I would imagine a sheet of it would be pretty expensive though, if even available in that form." CreationDate="2017-09-28T04:23:18.570" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3892" PostId="3499" Score="0" Text="What exactly is the issue with plastic in this case? They claim that the plastic is food safe, BPA free and recyclable." CreationDate="2017-09-28T09:02:35.193" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3893" PostId="3501" Score="0" Text="My original question asked about whether I should outsource and where I could find a company/artist to do this, but it was edited by an admin." CreationDate="2017-09-28T12:51:41.607" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="3894" PostId="3499" Score="0" Text="@walrus, I read a book about plastic (as well as talked to chemical engineering friends) and BPA free and food safe aren't good enough declarations. Glass is a guarenteed inert substance. You can read an article (by the author of the book) about it [here](https://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/04/bpa-free-does-not-mean-safe-most-plastics-leach-hormone-disrupting-chemicals/)" CreationDate="2017-09-28T13:03:03.947" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="3898" PostId="3499" Score="2" Text="Seems like it would be easier to create a similar lunchbox in a size which fits already existing glass containers than to try to create glass containers in the size needed by this lunchbox.  Collect a set of glass containers with approximately the same size relationships to each other as the plastic containers in this product.  Then scale the lunchbox design to fit those containers and craft it out of leather, wood or resin.  Lot less work and the food-contacting containers are all industrial quality glass." CreationDate="2017-09-28T14:45:57.877" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="3899" PostId="3499" Score="0" Text="I thought about that, and I was wondering if that would be what I have to do. I have reached out to at least one glass artist, and I will see what they have to say." CreationDate="2017-09-28T15:06:31.953" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="3901" PostId="3499" Score="0" Text="@Wimateeka - Agreed. Plastic never dies..." CreationDate="2017-09-29T14:08:06.360" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3902" PostId="3501" Score="0" Text="@Wimateeka - yeah, that is why I suggested a glass artist. Added another bit, maybe it helps? Or talk to the original lunchbox company, maybe they could work with you to help source glass ones." CreationDate="2017-09-29T14:46:05.140" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3903" PostId="200" Score="0" Text="I know art stix! Strange they are called woodless pencils since they are much more like pastels... not pencil like at all!" CreationDate="2017-09-29T15:02:36.633" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3904" PostId="3459" Score="1" Text="I don't think you can ever promise that &quot;nothing will happen to your fabric&quot; when you are using (even dilute) chemicals on textiles.  Any time you apply vinegar (weak Acetic Acid) or Acetone to colored fabrics, it's best to test on a hidden area that will not be seen." CreationDate="2017-09-29T20:03:40.347" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3905" PostId="3501" Score="0" Text="@Catija -and the type of glass your are talking about is &quot;borosilicate.&quot; It goes under many brand names, Pyrex being one of them." CreationDate="2017-09-30T21:45:53.620" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3906" PostId="3511" Score="0" Text="I suspect that when I wrote this I was getting confused on the danger of opal cracking when overheated, rather than losing play of color  (although I could swear I've heard that claimed as well). I've since learned that overheating is a problem usually associated with opal from non-Australian sources (US opal, Welo opal, etc.). Lightning Ridge seems to have well earnedit's reputation as the world's best :). Thanks for the advice...cheers!" CreationDate="2017-09-30T23:49:55.177" UserId="86" />
  <row Id="3907" PostId="3513" Score="1" Text="I think you need to go to an origami site, one where people go who do origami all the time. And ask on their forum or Q&amp;A corner. If asking here you will need to showing us which pattern you use and where you get stuck, with the big risk that non of us is good enough in origami to help you. (Building up to patterns that level, do many of the easier ones will help, not sure if that will solve it as it depends on talent as well.)" CreationDate="2017-10-01T13:44:13.067" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3908" PostId="3277" Score="0" Text="I hope you found a fix to the sealing issue. Please let me know how you fixed your issue of sealing your spray frosted glass. I am having the same issue on the lights I'm in process of making. I too have been unable to find anything related to this. I would think Rust-oleum would make a sealant for the frosted glass." CreationDate="2017-10-01T17:33:34.747" UserId="2669" />
  <row Id="3909" PostId="2462" Score="0" Text="I disagree. In my experience working at a mega consumer products company, no individual company will admit defeat, i.e., say that their product didn't work well, didn't produce enough profit, didn't meet consumer needs. The best perspectives come from people who can take the long view across an industry, incorporating manufacturers' and consumers' experiences, as well as being able to describe the effects of changing technologies and consumer behavior on a specific industry. That person may have worked for a specific company, but it will not likely be an official corporate spokesperson." CreationDate="2017-10-02T15:20:26.917" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3910" PostId="3515" Score="1" Text="I understand the circumstance but If this answer is just based on a link then it would be best if that information would be here. If that link were to fail this answer would serve no purpose." CreationDate="2017-10-02T23:55:25.940" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3911" PostId="3515" Score="0" Text="@Matt true, but I can't translate whatever language that website is in, so I would be unable to provide the information in my answer. This was simply an attempt at pointing the asker in a direction. And if the link fails and my answer serves no purpose, then so be it. It doesn't matter" CreationDate="2017-10-03T00:53:33.560" UserId="2191" />
  <row Id="3912" PostId="3515" Score="0" Text="I found his Japanese name, `アルドゥイン` (Alduin), then searched for it on that site, [which led me to this page that includes a basic pattern](http://www.folders.jp/g/2016/1606.html). There's actually a lot of search results, and using &quot;Translate this page&quot; is fairly helpful in telling if the page is relevant or not. (Arduin, Aldin, and Alduin are all names that it translates to. He's also called The World Eater in the games he's from.) Helpfully, that website [has also tagged all relevant Alduin posts](http://www.folders.jp/uc/tag/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3/)" CreationDate="2017-10-03T13:07:21.373" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="3916" PostId="3518" Score="0" Text="Beaker has always been my favorite Muppet--great costume!" CreationDate="2017-10-05T00:13:12.897" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3917" PostId="3518" Score="0" Text="It has been an aspiration of mine for a while so I am looking forward to it. Seemed like a good excuse to ask a question." CreationDate="2017-10-05T00:17:31.897" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3918" PostId="3519" Score="0" Text="I get how a spring would do it but how could I get an elastic to hold the mouth open" CreationDate="2017-10-05T00:57:44.297" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3919" PostId="3519" Score="0" Text="@Matt One way would be if you attached the bottom &quot;lip&quot; to a lever inside. Then pulling the lever up with an elastic band would open the mouth. This assumes there is an effective pivot point for the bottom lip. That would depend on details of its construction of course, you'll need to judge all that for yourself, but that might give you some ideas." CreationDate="2017-10-05T01:24:18.673" UserId="1955" />
  <row Id="3920" PostId="3520" Score="3" Text="Can you post what the image looked like without the filters?" CreationDate="2017-10-05T03:03:36.307" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="3921" PostId="3521" Score="1" Text="Do you know what type of leather they are?" CreationDate="2017-10-05T08:58:00.353" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3922" PostId="3508" Score="0" Text="Tried soaking it in acetone, and it actually did help remove any already loose bits, so I'm thinking I might try to scrape the ring up a bit and then soak it again." CreationDate="2017-10-05T12:37:29.290" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="3924" PostId="3521" Score="1" Text="@Dandan, don't know if these are the same as the ones you have, but here is the [link](https://www.dansko.com/Womens/Footwear/Styles/clogs/Pro%20XP/Black%20Floral%20Tooled) to the Dansko site showing a pair of embossed clogs that are probably similar to yours.  It calls the leather &quot;full grain&quot; but doesn't seem to define it any more than that." CreationDate="2017-10-05T15:50:13.537" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3925" PostId="3519" Score="0" Text="Beaker doesn't really &quot;talk&quot;" CreationDate="2017-10-05T20:39:46.083" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="3926" PostId="3519" Score="1" Text="@NotTheFace He sings in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnT7pT6zCcA, which would require mouth movement. So yes, perhaps he doesn't form a wide variety of sophisticated words, but all the mechanics for talking would still be relevant, even if he only says &quot;Meee-mee-mee&quot; :)" CreationDate="2017-10-05T21:05:06.300" UserId="1955" />
  <row Id="3927" PostId="3521" Score="0" Text="@magerber Yep that's them!" CreationDate="2017-10-06T00:45:23.927" UserId="2378" />
  <row Id="3928" PostId="3521" Score="0" Text="@walrus Full grain leather, that's all I can tell. The link in Magerber's comment above is correct." CreationDate="2017-10-06T00:46:21.377" UserId="2378" />
  <row Id="3930" PostId="3519" Score="3" Text="I plan to do much meeping" CreationDate="2017-10-06T02:49:56.170" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="3931" PostId="3524" Score="0" Text="Thank you. But could you please tell which rubbers you have tried? Thermoplastic Olefin (TPO)&#xA;Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE)&#xA;Thermoplastic Rubber (TPR)?  I could only find info on whether these can be vacuum formed in one place, a Stratasys document, where it says it is possible. But cant find actual examples anywhere. http://usglobalimages.stratasys.com/Main/Secure/Applications/Thermoforming/AG-Thermoforming-10-13.pdf?v=635635020100933346  (check the &quot;VACUUM FORMING MATERIALS&quot; table)" CreationDate="2017-10-06T13:20:37.330" UserId="855" />
  <row Id="3932" PostId="3524" Score="0" Text="Quote from above document: &quot;Virtually any thermoplastic that is available as extruded sheet stock may be used (see figure &#xA;1).   And unlike injection or blow molding processes, wall thicknesses can range from foils to thick-gauge &#xA;stock—thicknesses  ranging  from  0.0005  to  0.50  inch  (0.0127  to  12.7  mm)&quot; . But hey its Stratasys, they might be using some very powerful vacuums maybe, or pressure, or long cooling times. Dunno." CreationDate="2017-10-06T13:22:10.963" UserId="855" />
  <row Id="3933" PostId="3524" Score="0" Text="I haven't used any of those products, ...yet.  Thanks for sharing the link.  Those definitely look interesting.  My vacuum forming experience is limited to clear PE.  In my experience, the quality of the heat source matters more than that of the vacuum, but that may not be true for everyone.  Wonder if Stratasys has a sampler that lets potential customers try small pieces of all of the sheet materials?  I would definitely be interested in getting (even paying a small price for)  something like that." CreationDate="2017-10-06T13:47:14.063" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="3934" PostId="3528" Score="0" Text="As I'm planning to print something likely larger than will fit through a laser printer, I may have to use the clothes iron method but I'll see if I can find any of this foil. Coincidentally, I last used something like this about 20 years ago myself on a project in college. Thanks for the reminder!" CreationDate="2017-10-07T14:39:06.120" UserId="2691" />
  <row Id="3935" PostId="3529" Score="0" Text="Great suggestions. There is a small makerspace nearby so I'll check that out to see what they offer, and read more about the equipment you posted. I might find a novel or better method using one of those than I imagined." CreationDate="2017-10-07T17:24:55.687" UserId="2691" />
  <row Id="3936" PostId="3533" Score="0" Text="I did find one that was within my size range. It's kind of cheap, but I also don't believe in spending the price of a new car on a ring. https://goo.gl/icnkQD I went with a 6.5, and at only $15 bucks it's not a severe problem to return it if it does not fit. Now to find my wife &quot;a new car&quot;." CreationDate="2017-10-08T17:37:10.517" UserId="2693" />
  <row Id="3937" PostId="3534" Score="1" Text="+1 for the general idea. Having watched a copper garden grill chimney hat literally melt and drop down after someone (not me!) stuffed the grill chamber below with thin wood planks, I suggest you really do your homework on fire-proof materials." CreationDate="2017-10-08T20:18:20.053" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="3938" PostId="3536" Score="0" Text="Looking at aftermath footage (e.g. search &quot;black saturday aftermath&quot; on youtube), I don't think it's a given that things will be covered in soot, though it's a risk.  I'll check out aircrete" CreationDate="2017-10-09T07:53:42.867" UserId="2686" />
  <row Id="3939" PostId="3318" Score="0" Text="Your first photo is not seed stitch, but double seed (you can see two knit 'v's and two purl bumps in each column)" CreationDate="2017-10-09T09:04:29.607" UserId="112" />
  <row Id="3940" PostId="3536" Score="0" Text="Note that my concern is primarily for people to be able to find survivors after the fire.  If there's a backdrop of flames, it's too late to be reading signs." CreationDate="2017-10-09T11:40:14.293" UserId="2686" />
  <row Id="3941" PostId="3318" Score="1" Text="@jkadlubowska:  Good catch...I was so busy looking for a good example of ribbing (which was surprisingly difficult to find) that I didn't even notice that this sample marked as moss stitch was actually double seed/double moss.  I have updated my answer with this information." CreationDate="2017-10-09T15:45:47.217" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3942" PostId="3536" Score="0" Text="This would also work against a backdrop of sky, but not so well against a backdrop of charred trees. It may still be a good idea." CreationDate="2017-10-09T15:52:58.580" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3946" PostId="3543" Score="0" Text="+1 for Lazy Nezumi.  That looks like a very helpful software." CreationDate="2017-10-10T13:36:55.743" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="3949" PostId="3543" Score="0" Text="+1 - The only thing I would add is make sure your tablet is calibrated properly! It may seem obvious but I've had issues in the past with my pressure sensitivity going out of whack, which makes a big difference in how it feels to draw." CreationDate="2017-10-10T16:00:46.413" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3952" PostId="3544" Score="0" Text="Thank you for answering, but I think you misunderstood the question. I am not looking for a larger number of rows, I am looking for the longest possible scarf, no matter if it is made on small needles (many low rows of tight fabric) or large needles (few hgih rows of loose fabric). And there is no wool to spend on swatching. Also I don't want to add yarns, change the pattern or anything else." CreationDate="2017-10-10T17:37:03.350" UserId="77" />
  <row Id="3953" PostId="3544" Score="1" Text="I don't think there is any way to determine which way will result in a longer scarf without swatching.  But, you don't have to use extra yarn to swatch.  Cast on the appropriate number of stitches using whatever needles you want--start working the pattern.  When you get to about 4 inches (10 cm) examine the fabric and see if you are happy with what you are creating.  If not, then frog what you have done, and start over with a different sized needle.  That is still considered swatching." CreationDate="2017-10-10T17:41:20.397" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3954" PostId="3539" Score="1" Text="I don't think there is any way to answer this without trying the pattern with the yarn and needles--which means swatching.  I have heard that some people have had good luck frogging fuzzy yarn without too much damage to the yarn by putting the project in the freezer first and then ripping out the stitches.  You can also limit the damage by carefully pulling out the completed work one stitch at a time, rather than pulling it out row by row." CreationDate="2017-10-10T17:44:48.263" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3955" PostId="3544" Score="0" Text="I prefer not to frog, because I think the slightly hairy yarn will look worse after frogging. Also, I think there is a good chance that the prediction can be done - I am not asking about the total length of the scarf (which is a PITA to predict) but about a comparison which one will be longer, and for that the relationship could be simple enough." CreationDate="2017-10-10T17:45:45.820" UserId="77" />
  <row Id="3956" PostId="3539" Score="1" Text="Another suggestion--you can try going to [Ravelry](https://www.ravelry.com/) and looking for the specific yarn.  If you are really lucky, you might find someone who has extra yarn in the same dye lot that you can purchase, but at the very least, you can contact someone who has used the yarn in the past and ask them what size needles they used, and if they had to rip out any stitches, how the yarn looked after they did so." CreationDate="2017-10-10T17:47:39.657" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3959" PostId="3539" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure how the size needles from somebody else will help - I have enough experience knitting to know that this yarn will look good on anywhere from a 3 mm to a 6 mm needle, it is a squishy DK from 100% llama. Also, it is not on Ravelry, I had looked it up even before deciding what to do with it to see if there are patterns for it." CreationDate="2017-10-10T17:59:58.287" UserId="77" />
  <row Id="3961" PostId="3539" Score="0" Text="A scarf made out of llama is probably going to have a good amount of drapiness--but if you knit this yarn with size 1 needles, you will probably lose that drape and end up with a very firm fabric.  Because llama doesn't have a lot of elasticity, knitting it on needles that are too large could result in a fabric that doesn't feels like it is going to fall apart.  Looking at the range of needle sizes that others have used can give you a better idea of the largest and smallest needles that can be successfully used for this yarn." CreationDate="2017-10-10T18:07:24.287" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3962" PostId="3539" Score="0" Text="Also, do you think the yarn will bloom with washing/wetting?  If so, I would aim for a larger needle/looser stitch. I know alpaca is prone to shedding but doesn't bloom much--I imagine that llama is the same, but haven't worked with it enough to be sure." CreationDate="2017-10-10T18:12:46.047" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3963" PostId="3539" Score="0" Text="Lastly, the structure of the yarn can impact whether it works well with larger or smaller needles--some yarns tend to split when used with smaller needles, but are fine with smaller needles.  Non-elastic yarns (like llama) might be more difficult to work with larger needles, because you have trouble getting the point of the needle under the yarn from the previous row.  Reading about other people's experience with the yarn (using different sized needles) has saved me from many irritations with a particular yarn." CreationDate="2017-10-10T18:13:58.843" UserId="1555" />
  <row Id="3964" PostId="3543" Score="0" Text="@whrrgarbl very true! Also to make sure drivers are updated - will edit my answer to include this" CreationDate="2017-10-10T18:21:32.273" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="3965" PostId="3543" Score="0" Text="+1 - While practice is good, remember that when you are tired, details will get harder. Do not worry if at the end of a long day you make more mistakes or get worse results." CreationDate="2017-10-10T19:42:57.793" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3966" PostId="3544" Score="0" Text="Make swatches in a different yarn of about the same size, that way you can change the needle size and see the difference without having to use your special yarn." CreationDate="2017-10-10T19:45:56.950" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="3968" PostId="3518" Score="0" Text="I love Beaker too!  Especially his green lab coat.  I have a Beaker doll on my desk at home - he is awesome!  Great idea.  Good luck with the mechanics of his mouth.  Just one more reason to miss Jim Henson, right?" CreationDate="2017-10-10T23:47:09.200" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3970" PostId="2688" Score="2" Text="Fray Check is the only fabric glue product I've ever seen in fabric stores, however, it may also be that Fray Check is now like Kleenex, many people call any facial tissue a Kleenex.  In any case, anyone who walks into a fabric store and asks for Fray Check will be well understood.  A quick check on Amazon came up with Fray Check, Fray Block, Fray Fusion, Fray Stop.  So (anti) Fray is the way to go" CreationDate="2017-10-11T00:15:29.320" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3971" PostId="3534" Score="0" Text="Are you creating signs for commercial sales? If so, you will need to check to see what the fire code standards are for materials and visibility, etc. Anyone interested in purchasing the signs (cities, counties, etc.) will need to comply with all fire code standards.  Even if the signs are just for your neighborhood, you should check with a lawyer to assess liability.  In addition to directing rescuers to potential survivors, the signs also imply that people following the signs to the fire shelter will be safe from the fires. Hopefully, this would be the case, but you can't really guarantee it." CreationDate="2017-10-11T01:26:45.457" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="3972" PostId="3543" Score="0" Text="That software is amazing! I used it and will defenitely buy it when the trial runs out. I have now just been practicing control with my hand by drawing the oultine of existing cartoon characters. The rounded objects were the hardest but that software helped me with that! Thanks!" CreationDate="2017-10-11T06:18:34.453" UserId="2671" />
  <row Id="3973" PostId="3543" Score="0" Text="@whrrgarbl I dont believe the tablet can be &quot;calibrated&quot;. Its  a 35 euro tablet and the drivers are up to date. I went through the app it came with but there are no calibration options." CreationDate="2017-10-11T06:30:32.543" UserId="2671" />
  <row Id="3974" PostId="3543" Score="0" Text="@Granny Don't forget to check in whatever drawing program you are using, there may be brush options available there too. But yes the cheaper versions generally have less options." CreationDate="2017-10-11T08:50:49.913" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="3975" PostId="3543" Score="0" Text="@whrrgarbl I am using Photoshop CC, i have also bought a set of premade brushes from a youtuber who i like to watch." CreationDate="2017-10-11T09:03:36.887" UserId="2671" />
  <row Id="3977" PostId="3540" Score="0" Text="@magerber Updated the question with my methods." CreationDate="2017-10-11T13:27:22.497" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="3979" PostId="3534" Score="0" Text="No, this is for signage within a private property.  That's not to say fire code standards might not be useful though, if they identify a range of materials as acceptable.  We've been explicitly asked by the local fire authority to establish the signage, but they aren't much help in terms of how best to construct the signs." CreationDate="2017-10-11T14:56:35.183" UserId="2686" />
  <row Id="3980" PostId="3447" Score="0" Text="Suggestion: bamboo. That sort of flat strips from which tweezers are made should be pretty good for this." CreationDate="2017-10-12T10:56:04.363" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="3986" PostId="2866" Score="0" Text="I'd also recommend the [Regia Anglorum MAA (Master At Arms) Guide](https://regia.org/members/docs/2015%20MaA%20Regulations.pdf) as a resource - they specify 1-18ga steel or iron wire rings with 6-10mm ID for reenactment." CreationDate="2017-10-13T09:24:40.050" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="3990" PostId="3556" Score="0" Text="Ah, I was really hoping to just buy a tool on amazon and not to Macguyver it. Thanks for your answer, appreciate your time." CreationDate="2017-10-15T15:37:22.180" UserId="2713" />
  <row Id="3991" PostId="3556" Score="0" Text="Without knowing more (or all) of your application, it's mostly hopeful guessing. To add to that, however, I also discovered there are pasta crimpers and pasta sealers that may work with paper. It's the type of tool you may not want to order blindly, though. Perhaps a local housewares type store would carry a model you can examine." CreationDate="2017-10-15T22:47:19.977" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="3992" PostId="3556" Score="0" Text="Ok great. We have a fantastic kitchen industry shop close by. Will pop in there. " CreationDate="2017-10-16T05:15:19.023" UserId="2713" />
  <row Id="3993" PostId="3398" Score="0" Text="Have seen this done with alternating layers of thick paper or printing blankets as well, and pressed using a large wooden press like old timey printing presses. I suppose any large flat press would work. It is a little risky though." CreationDate="2017-10-16T18:59:55.867" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="3994" PostId="3086" Score="0" Text="Also, ink jet printers often have custom settings in the printer drivers that let you control the ink delivery. Should be available when in the Print dialog." CreationDate="2017-10-16T19:02:37.873" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="4001" PostId="3557" Score="1" Text="Amazing! I did the search and found the exact stapleless staplers I need! Its called a Harinacs press . Thank you" CreationDate="2017-10-18T07:17:22.523" UserId="2713" />
  <row Id="4002" PostId="3560" Score="2" Text="Great answer.  The only thing I would add is that each time the shot-glass shaped container gets full, you should remove it from the heat and let the oil/water mixture cool and separate out.  Then use a pipette to pull the oil out for bottling.  What collects in the shot glass wont be a pure distillate as water will condense against the icy pot cover as well as oil.  But once you've got it down to oil and water, time will do the rest." CreationDate="2017-10-19T20:07:21.477" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4003" PostId="3560" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor&#xA;Yep, that was my plan - essential oils are all hydrophobic as far as I'm aware and I've got some lovely long test tube-y containers for the mix to settle in." CreationDate="2017-10-20T12:29:02.640" UserId="2726" />
  <row Id="4004" PostId="3560" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this answer Fred, great little guide you have linked!" CreationDate="2017-10-20T12:29:39.590" UserId="2726" />
  <row Id="4005" PostId="3559" Score="0" Text="I do not want to get into an edit war over this but if you want to leave some flair that is fine. When phrased properly and paragraphs are used properly most people will infer this on shorter questions like this one. There is no absolute need to keep it and it seemed lacking when I removed the one question that is off topic. _Where would be the best place to source the parts for this?_ is definitely off topic and should be removed. see [About:Ontopic](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic)" CreationDate="2017-10-20T15:02:42.317" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4006" PostId="3563" Score="0" Text="Have you tried other tools (for example aviation/tin snips)? These wouldn't solve the sharpness issue, but you shouldn't have any trouble cutting the sheet with it (I've cut ~2mm aluminium sheet with snips without any issues)." CreationDate="2017-10-23T09:56:20.050" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4007" PostId="552" Score="2" Text="The video in the post you linked to appears to be fake; [here's another](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dUAdwOei78) that shows roughly the same technique." CreationDate="2017-10-23T10:06:01.650" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4008" PostId="3563" Score="0" Text="Other than the rough cuts made with a utility knife, I only tried a pair of wire cutters as that's all I had on-hand. I found it deformed the aluminum a lot more than doing straight cuts with the utility knife." CreationDate="2017-10-23T14:55:15.547" UserId="2691" />
  <row Id="4009" PostId="3565" Score="0" Text="Thanks. I think my dad has pair of those scissors so I can give that a try. For the edge, I actually came across a video showing one of the deburring tools you mentioned. As the sheet is so thin, I think you're right about trying a hand file. I'll also do some tests with a Dremel bit on a piece of scrap. From what I could see in other videos, aluminum oxide and silicon carbide grinder bits don't work well as they get gummed up. One of the sandpaper bits may do the trick. (https://youtu.be/IBiAsSGjNMQ?t=6m21s  &#xA;  /  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA3HDDOOY9A&amp;hd=1)" CreationDate="2017-10-23T15:03:38.513" UserId="2691" />
  <row Id="4010" PostId="3565" Score="1" Text="Burr bits for the Dremel class of tools are cylinders and cones and spheres constructed of cutting edges, not abrasives. They may get gummed up a bit, but not usually. It's the equivalent of a fast rotating file. They cut like crazy especially at high speed and may be challenging to handle. If you have a full Dremel kit, you may have a few included. If you get clogging on that type of bit with aluminum, a bit of kerosene or WD-40 applied periodically will prevent that. I use kerosene on my mini-mill when machining aluminum with great results." CreationDate="2017-10-23T15:14:47.273" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="4011" PostId="3565" Score="0" Text="Great tips, thanks. I think I do have some bits like that but I'll have to check later this evening. If I do, I'll be doing tests on scrap first. A comment I came across while looking into this also mentioned using 3-in-1 oil to prevent the clogging." CreationDate="2017-10-23T15:17:49.950" UserId="2691" />
  <row Id="4012" PostId="3563" Score="0" Text="Yeah, you have to be careful with them and use something to keep the sheet from deforming too much. The heavy duty scissors that fred_dot_u recommends are much the same thing." CreationDate="2017-10-24T08:50:27.383" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4013" PostId="3566" Score="0" Text="Do the bits covered by EVA foam need to stretch too?" CreationDate="2017-10-24T08:51:55.480" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4014" PostId="3566" Score="0" Text="@walrus no, they resemble pieces of armor and such so they don't have to stretch. However the fabric will naturally stretch while putting the suit on, which is why I'm scared attaching a non-stretchy object to it will rip the fabric somehow..." CreationDate="2017-10-24T09:36:32.273" UserId="1448" />
  <row Id="4015" PostId="3566" Score="1" Text="I'm afraid I can't give an authoritative answer, but I imagine something like E6000 will hold the foam on just fine. [here](https://tripleacosplay.com/2011/03/06/your-guide-to-adhesives-for-cosplaying/) is a useful article on glues in cosplaying and [here](https://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=146139) is a thread on the RPF (an excellent resource, by the way) in which people discuss a similar issue.&#xA;&#xA;Hopefully someone who has actually done this kind of thing will be able to give a proper answer" CreationDate="2017-10-24T09:55:03.823" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4016" PostId="3566" Score="1" Text="I also have no experience doing anything like this, but maybe gluing along only one edge of a non stretchable piece of EVA would allow most of the fabric under it to stretch freely in most directions.  You might even want to glue only the center of one edge (or just the center of the patch) to allow even more fabric freedom.  Reinforcing such a center with  thread maybe?&#xA;Alternatively, you could glue the EVA to a slightly larger patch of the stretchable fabric, then sew/glue all the edges of that fabric to the body suit.  That way the pressure is distributed across the stretchy patch." CreationDate="2017-10-24T13:21:02.447" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4017" PostId="3563" Score="1" Text="Turns out a pair of scissors was all I needed. I was worried it would ruin them so I used an old pair and no problem because the sheet is so thin. Made for cutting curves a lot easier than a utility knife. Didn't deform the metal either. Then I used a sanding bit on my Dremel to deburr the edges. Not smooth by any means but no jagged bits and it took off the sharp edge." CreationDate="2017-10-24T13:53:43.630" UserId="2691" />
  <row Id="4018" PostId="3531" Score="0" Text="you may want to fill the balloon with lightweight sand or water as air will tend to compress and distort." CreationDate="2017-10-26T20:23:31.730" UserId="2744" />
  <row Id="4019" PostId="3568" Score="0" Text="Not that I have any knowledge about stretching canvases, but a closeup picture of an edge (possibly also showing the underside and frame) would probably help others understand your situation.  Does the painting go over the edge and if so, does it wrap around onto the back?" CreationDate="2017-10-27T13:42:43.713" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4020" PostId="3565" Score="0" Text="A copper or brass hammer can work in a pinch, easy to accidentally mar the surface however. If it is a small area you can just use a fine file." CreationDate="2017-10-27T22:17:09.133" UserId="2744" />
  <row Id="4022" PostId="3571" Score="1" Text="The section and nib are usually metal, but the barrel can be made of bone, wood, metal or even ivory.  Cleaning the barrel may be a completely different process than the rest of the pen.  What is the exterior of the barrel made of?" CreationDate="2017-10-28T06:13:02.473" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4023" PostId="3571" Score="1" Text="Also, the nib and section may be plated in a soft metal rather than solid.  To figure out if plating is present, look for the word &quot;plated&quot; on either part, and compare the color of the interior of the  section to its exterior.  If they are different, then plating may explain why.   Some solvents can damage such plating, so it is good to know before proceeding." CreationDate="2017-10-28T06:17:23.270" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4027" PostId="3570" Score="0" Text="Someone had commented. Now the comment is gone. Your link was about correct" CreationDate="2017-10-28T15:36:13.433" UserId="2747" />
  <row Id="4028" PostId="3570" Score="0" Text="Disclaimer, the images shown here are not my intellectual property. They are used here for demonstrational purposes and nothing more. The were found in Google and all rights to their use lie solely with those in possession of their IP rights. No infringement is intended." CreationDate="2017-10-28T15:38:28.340" UserId="2747" />
  <row Id="4029" PostId="3570" Score="0" Text="I took out my comment as I did find what I thought you meant." CreationDate="2017-10-28T15:43:29.030" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4030" PostId="3575" Score="0" Text="You're answer satisfies my question. However, I hate to be that guy, but SE rules say that answers cannot be in the form of links to other sites because if that site goes down the answer is invalidated. I would accept it, but cannot do so as it stands. If you edit your answer to provide the information directly on this page I will accept it. Feel free to keep the links in there though, just for reference. And thank you so much. Once finished with my first scarf, I'll post a picture here. =)" CreationDate="2017-10-28T15:56:29.963" UserId="2747" />
  <row Id="4031" PostId="3575" Score="0" Text="One link answers are not appreciated, I had however added in several links. But I have copied the instructions of one braid from my site, hoping you accept that as enough." CreationDate="2017-10-28T16:17:20.347" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4034" PostId="3582" Score="0" Text="Nice answer. Welcome to the site. (i know you have been here for a bit.)" CreationDate="2017-10-31T15:19:37.473" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4036" PostId="3582" Score="0" Text="I've looked inside.  It's clear what happened to the zig-zag stitch: the drive gear for the sideways-movement arm (the only piece of plastic in the entire machine) split in half and came off the shaft.  Blind stitching still works because it uses a separate displacement cam." CreationDate="2017-10-31T17:55:26.267" UserId="762" />
  <row Id="4037" PostId="3582" Score="0" Text="@Mark The good news is that may be repairable for low cost by a local shop!" CreationDate="2017-10-31T18:22:29.960" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4038" PostId="3582" Score="0" Text="@Mark plastic in machines does have a bad habit of breaking, but I've had similar repairs done to cheap machines in the past, and they've generally been cheap repairs. If it's something you decide you can't live without in the future, it never hurts to go in for an estimate!" CreationDate="2017-10-31T21:04:13.387" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="4040" PostId="3588" Score="0" Text="By light sanding you just mean rubbing it a few times so that the particles go away, yeah? It will still be black?&#xA;&#xA;What should I use for the coat?" CreationDate="2017-11-02T03:54:59.860" UserId="2762" />
  <row Id="4041" PostId="3588" Score="0" Text="Yes, light sanding is just to get rid of any particles.  If that sanding exposes any wood, (which would distinguish the tile from all others) you can correct it with a little paint.  For a coating, I would recommend Polycrylic which is a tough water-based clear coat by Minwax.  It comes in either matte or gloss.  Really any clear coat will do as long as you apply it in multiple thin coats to avoid brush strokes." CreationDate="2017-11-02T13:14:43.460" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4043" PostId="3589" Score="2" Text="This is probably a [more traditional fabric for a duster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duster_(clothing)) anyway, good thought!" CreationDate="2017-11-03T14:17:20.807" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4044" PostId="3588" Score="0" Text="Thanks! For the burnt umber idea would I have have to sand completely or would it still work with light sanding?&#xA;&#xA;(I'm mostly considering using black because I may also paint the kanji itself green and orange)" CreationDate="2017-11-03T17:41:07.080" UserId="2762" />
  <row Id="4045" PostId="3588" Score="0" Text="If you use a stain for the burn umber color, you will need to sand off the black.  If you use an opaque paint, you should be able to leave the black underneath.   Congrats on a beautiful project!" CreationDate="2017-11-03T18:05:45.237" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4046" PostId="3591" Score="0" Text="you are correct that calipers should measure thickness, but fabric/thread thickness is often specified in units (like deniers) that are all basically just measuring weight for a given length of thread, in which id need a tape measure and accurate scale. anyway, i would expect it is listed on the packaging, but i feel like i must be missing something..." CreationDate="2017-11-06T06:08:50.363" UserId="2772" />
  <row Id="4047" PostId="3591" Score="1" Text="Thank you!  I didn't know that.  ...and a quick search around the internet confirmed your statement that weight information about specific threads is not easy to find.  I hope one of the other members can provide more help for your question." CreationDate="2017-11-06T12:24:56.983" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4048" PostId="3590" Score="2" Text="Perhaps it would help if you explained why you want that information?" CreationDate="2017-11-06T14:59:35.677" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4049" PostId="3585" Score="0" Text="This is how I collected real leather for my book bindings." CreationDate="2017-11-06T17:56:54.940" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4050" PostId="3590" Score="0" Text="because i like to be precise when building things and know exactly what i used so i can replicate it over time and across brands, colors, etc." CreationDate="2017-11-06T18:13:27.010" UserId="2772" />
  <row Id="4051" PostId="3588" Score="0" Text="Thanks! Yeah, the (opaque) paint arrived yesterday and I tried it out; it looks pretty good!&#xA;&#xA;(In case you're interested, here is what the fronts look like now: https://twitter.com/ManishEarth/status/927423843169214464 . Backs still look the same, I may paint them)" CreationDate="2017-11-06T19:22:25.617" UserId="2762" />
  <row Id="4052" PostId="3588" Score="0" Text="Very Nice!  Congrats Again!" CreationDate="2017-11-06T22:24:39.993" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4053" PostId="3571" Score="1" Text="Do you know the model of the pen?" CreationDate="2017-11-06T23:10:03.160" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="4054" PostId="3538" Score="0" Text="I'm currently pursuing the laser-cut steel approach.  I wouldn't be confident that patinas would stay in place through the sort of heat we'd see in a bush-fire, but it does seem likely that different metals would remain visibly different and provide a contrast." CreationDate="2017-11-07T06:41:20.697" UserId="2686" />
  <row Id="4055" PostId="3538" Score="0" Text="I think the patination would survive though maybe change colour a little. The rest of the sign may also end up patinated (but not in the same way) reducing the overall effect (I ended up getting some stainless quite hot the other day and saw discolouration). Another option might be to use a thin sheet of copper or brass (check the melting points) on top of the steel - but use steel fasteners or weld/braze it on top, not aluminium pop rivets." CreationDate="2017-11-07T07:48:27.557" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4056" PostId="3597" Score="0" Text="Hmm. I think we have an attachment that lets us screw the Dremel into a board to mount it. I didn't even think about that. I'll have to look into it. I'm sure I also have sanding drums that came with an assorted accessory pack." CreationDate="2017-11-07T20:44:36.060" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4057" PostId="3599" Score="0" Text="Can you add an image? It might help. :D" CreationDate="2017-11-08T05:06:24.240" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4060" PostId="3538" Score="0" Text="aluminium is definitely out.  copper is a bit dubious, and brass more so." CreationDate="2017-11-08T16:08:00.247" UserId="2686" />
  <row Id="4061" PostId="3604" Score="0" Text="Are there any examples of what the finished wire looks like? I'm just seeing the tool itself. Trying to judge exactly how smooth the finished wire would be." CreationDate="2017-11-09T18:10:11.477" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4062" PostId="3605" Score="0" Text="This tool has been mentioned in my answer (if with just a link instead of a picture) posted 9 months ago. Besides, it misses that the OP mentioned (in a comment to the Q) that he wants to learn to drawn circles free hand, which is added after I wrote my answer." CreationDate="2017-11-09T18:10:48.253" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4063" PostId="3604" Score="0" Text="Nevermind, I just searched Videos instead. Not sure why I was just looking at images!" CreationDate="2017-11-09T18:11:35.203" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4065" PostId="3569" Score="0" Text="Each fabric/material has several charactristics, one of them is thickness, one is strength. In each case you will have to test the material or go by the manufaturers files. PVC is a kind of plastic, Vinyl can be an other name for the same material. Nylon is a different material and there are several more that will be suitable if thick enough and made to the right requirements." CreationDate="2017-11-10T21:00:04.397" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4067" PostId="2651" Score="0" Text="Cuts that are more appropriate: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/779545016721846429/ ; https://www.pinterest.com/pin/446771225520016301/" CreationDate="2017-11-13T14:19:46.863" UserId="1520" />
  <row Id="4068" PostId="2651" Score="0" Text="Please [edit] so your question just has the ideas that you are most interested in, rather than leaving the more appropriate designs in a comment :)" CreationDate="2017-11-13T17:25:24.317" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4073" PostId="3599" Score="0" Text="Can you show the inside? &quot;Wrong side&quot; turn them inside out B)" CreationDate="2017-11-15T13:30:28.970" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="4074" PostId="3026" Score="0" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because: The only relevant part of the question has been answered in the question, and the rest is asking for shopping recommendations." CreationDate="2017-11-15T16:01:42.740" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4076" PostId="3615" Score="0" Text="I know nothing about yarn but it seems like a bent piece of cardboard could serve as the swift.  Maybe duct tape both sides of an arch of cardboard onto a tabletop so it doesn't move, then wind the yarn around it.  Then when you are finished winding, you can bend the cardboard further (or tear it) making it easy to get it out of the middle of your loop." CreationDate="2017-11-15T21:33:46.220" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4077" PostId="3615" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor, perhaps you should turn your comment into an answer?" CreationDate="2017-11-16T09:13:58.063" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4078" PostId="3615" Score="0" Text="@walrus, I was sort of hoping that someone who has some actual idea of what a swift does would get involved.  Like I said, I know nothing about yarn and couldn't field even the simplest followup question should the OP's need exceed my initial description." CreationDate="2017-11-16T14:14:26.073" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4079" PostId="3615" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor my understanding was that it was still good practice to answer, and hope that someone else provided another (better informed) answer later." CreationDate="2017-11-16T14:29:21.230" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4080" PostId="3615" Score="1" Text="@walrus, I just watched a youtube demo of a yarn swift and ball winder and I now see that the complicated part is not the stick lattice (swift) which holds the unballed yarn, it is the spinning spooler (winder) which must rotate on an angle lateral to the direction from which the yarn is being fed.  I'll add an answer once think up a better solution than my cardboard swift...  maybe using a hand-drill or mixer to spin the winder.  Thanks for getting me to look closer at this OP's need" CreationDate="2017-11-16T16:02:54.307" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4081" PostId="3615" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor, I think your method has merrit, (and I have wound enough yarn alone to know,) write your answer now please and update it when you have more ideas." CreationDate="2017-11-16T20:47:25.860" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4082" PostId="3618" Score="1" Text="Unfortunately I don't have anyone else to rope into helping (... no pun intended), but the kitchen chair method just might work! I'll have to try this weekend and report back :)" CreationDate="2017-11-17T00:21:17.217" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="4083" PostId="3617" Score="0" Text="Just to be clear, by &quot;dramatic&quot; you mean you want the jacket to be stiff and stick out in the back?" CreationDate="2017-11-17T14:54:52.967" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="4084" PostId="3119" Score="1" Text="That is somewhat true of the consistency of paint straight out of the tube, but neither is meant to be used that way. In both cases the consistency will vary greatly depending on which mediums they are used with." CreationDate="2017-11-17T16:20:34.037" UserId="1112" />
  <row Id="4085" PostId="3619" Score="0" Text="Partial 'answer' so as comment: Be careful with plastic, it comes in many different kinds. Some will age fast and break just when you need them. Others will just be too floppy to work, or even too stiff. And almost all will allow wetness to stay on the inside of the leather, promoting problems in the leather if not handled right." CreationDate="2017-11-17T18:16:21.827" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4086" PostId="3618" Score="1" Text="If you don’t have a nitty noddy, or can’t make one; the chair method works well. Good luck! Then fun knitting time. Niddy noddy" CreationDate="2017-11-18T02:42:21.703" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="4087" PostId="3617" Score="0" Text="Yes dramatic as if there is air blowing a little bit. like expanding a little bit at the bottoom, but not like a skirt. basically look somewhat like a cape." CreationDate="2017-11-18T10:54:16.010" UserId="2812" />
  <row Id="4089" PostId="3618" Score="1" Text="I never had a niddy noddy and never thought about it." CreationDate="2017-11-18T19:28:45.883" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4090" PostId="3619" Score="0" Text="@Willeke I hadn't thought of this. Is degradation much of an issue if not exposed to sunlight?" CreationDate="2017-11-20T09:48:55.213" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4091" PostId="3618" Score="3" Text="I ended up using the chair method and it worked out pretty well! There were some awkward spots due to twisting / the shape of the chair backs, but still much easier than what I'd tried before." CreationDate="2017-11-20T12:43:30.233" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="4092" PostId="3619" Score="1" Text="it really depends on the kind of plastic. It is not only sunlight that can be an issue, it can also be bending. There are very many kinds of plastic, so you can find kinds that would work, but you will need to be careful selecting." CreationDate="2017-11-20T17:01:02.450" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4093" PostId="3621" Score="0" Text="Welcome, Jan! Are you talking about something like [oilcloth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilcloth)? Wikipedia says it's called *Toile cirée (tissu)* in French." CreationDate="2017-11-20T19:38:33.233" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4095" PostId="3621" Score="0" Text="What is a swingbin?  Thanks." CreationDate="2017-11-21T05:27:39.087" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4097" PostId="3626" Score="1" Text="... and after designing the bottom part with enough extra fabric for cool movement, you might want to spend some time in front of a mirror, practicing the right „swishing“ movements and an impressive entrance. A coat like the one in question is boring on a still figure, but can greatly emphasize the wearer‘s regal or domineering attitude. If, otoh, you slouch or entangle yourself in the coat, it would be super embarrassing ;-)." CreationDate="2017-11-22T20:27:07.803" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="4098" PostId="3626" Score="0" Text="I always encourage practicing poses regardless of the costume, but especially with one with the dynamic looks this one has. There's nothing more boring than a cosplayer just standing there when you ask for a picture, instead of taking a good pose and selling it. @Stephie is dead on with that suggestion." CreationDate="2017-11-22T21:43:47.207" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="4099" PostId="3621" Score="0" Text="thank you for taking the time to answer me I am sorry that I did not make myself clear, I already have the vinyl material, it is a thin sheet of vinyl with a waterproof top and the underneath is material like, however it is not two separate layers. The swing bin is just a normal plastic bin with a lid that &quot;swings&quot; to one side to allow you to deposit trash in it. I also have the bin, I want to glue the vinyl material onto the bin as it is currently the wrong colour and rather than have something that does not match my newly decorated bathroom, I found the right colours in the vinyl and this is" CreationDate="2017-11-23T07:17:55.627" UserId="2621" />
  <row Id="4101" PostId="3635" Score="0" Text="Instead of painting white, you might cover with white fabric, like the one used for stretchy bedsheets." CreationDate="2017-11-25T09:46:52.180" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4102" PostId="3632" Score="0" Text="I should mention that you don’t want to use liquid gum arabic, because you really don’t know what was used to suspend it." CreationDate="2017-11-25T14:14:35.393" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4103" PostId="3635" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u Thanks! This is really useful. By the way, is there any alternative to trash cans for the torso?" CreationDate="2017-11-25T16:56:21.483" UserId="2836" />
  <row Id="4104" PostId="3635" Score="0" Text="what do you think of small hula hoops with a fabric wrap?" CreationDate="2017-11-25T17:39:53.403" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="4106" PostId="3513" Score="0" Text="related: [How do I determine if an origami crease pattern is at the intermediate level of difficulty?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/198) see also: [this snkhan board thread](http://snkhan.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&amp;t=13738) and [this youtube timelapse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD4gvfFT5PI)." CreationDate="2017-11-25T21:33:54.557" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="4107" PostId="3484" Score="0" Text="See [this meta discussion](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/151/whats-the-distinction-between-recipe-and-technique-questions) on why your &quot;recipe&quot; question isn't a great fit for this SE." CreationDate="2017-11-25T21:43:18.140" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="4108" PostId="3638" Score="3" Text="Is this meant to be an answer? If so, can you reword it so it is clear, and maybe add a link to the product you mention. If this is meant to be an additional question, can you please ask it as a new question?" CreationDate="2017-11-26T11:26:41.780" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4112" PostId="3632" Score="0" Text="thanks! I can't wait to try this out. I have found sources for &quot;food grade&quot; gum arabic and yellow dextrin. Do you have a reference source for this process? Have you tried it?" CreationDate="2017-11-28T02:35:00.153" UserId="2824" />
  <row Id="4113" PostId="3632" Score="0" Text="@Angelo I used references from “The Artist’s Handbook” as well as internet research into historical production methods (and believe it or not, a method for producing dextrin as a filler for the production of fireworks) as well as my own experience with colloids. I suggested the clove oil because it is a common anti fouling additive." CreationDate="2017-11-28T16:03:34.987" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4116" PostId="3642" Score="0" Text="This is a great point, but I'm hesitant to upvote it because it seems better suited to being a comment on the question rather than an answer as it doesn't actually answer the question. Perhaps someone with more experience can advise?" CreationDate="2017-11-28T23:59:45.260" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4118" PostId="3642" Score="1" Text="I edited it to answer the question and provided an answer to use the product with oil paint." CreationDate="2017-11-29T00:55:40.433" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4120" PostId="488" Score="0" Text="Don't drop them. The cores crack inside the wood from the shock." CreationDate="2017-11-30T19:42:01.920" UserId="2905" />
  <row Id="4121" PostId="3647" Score="3" Text="On the Cameo, anyway, you can buy mats in several different glue strengths depending on what you're using it for... for example, for fabrics, you want higher strength while tissue papers, you want lower." CreationDate="2017-11-30T22:44:57.823" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4122" PostId="488" Score="0" Text="@Bill Not the issue I'm having. Seem to require less shock than a drop to crack." CreationDate="2017-12-01T17:10:48.850" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4123" PostId="3648" Score="0" Text="Where did you find a stylus or pen mentioned in the question? Most people use their fingers on a tablet." CreationDate="2017-12-02T19:21:52.687" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4124" PostId="3648" Score="0" Text="@Willeke my mistake. I misunderstood the initial question. Editing my response to note this. Thanks!" CreationDate="2017-12-02T19:35:33.583" UserId="2870" />
  <row Id="4125" PostId="3650" Score="0" Text="Great answer, thank you! Can you please also advice something? Shall I disassemble it and let it work for some time?" CreationDate="2017-12-03T14:53:07.010" UserId="2619" />
  <row Id="4126" PostId="3650" Score="1" Text="I think you could leave it assembled. You might want to take out some of the attachment screws, or at least loosen them, such that each board is only held by one screw at each attachment location along its length. The shrinkage will be mostly in width, and what you're trying to do is avoid two screws working against each other to counter the shrinking; that's what would cause splitting. A year of &quot;seasoning&quot; is probably plenty. Note the boards will still expand and shrink with seasonal changes in humidity." CreationDate="2017-12-03T20:20:59.060" UserId="1955" />
  <row Id="4127" PostId="3648" Score="1" Text="I use a pen. I dont think i will be able to draw with my finger any better then with the pen :)" CreationDate="2017-12-04T07:39:21.400" UserId="2671" />
  <row Id="4128" PostId="3648" Score="0" Text="@Granny - in that case, the ‘draw from the shoulder’ tip is definitely worth a try. It feels incradibly awkward and counterintuitive at first, but you’ll be drawing smooth, controlled lines in no time. Hope you’re having fun with the tablet." CreationDate="2017-12-04T09:09:43.057" UserId="2870" />
  <row Id="4129" PostId="3651" Score="0" Text="unless there's something specific to do with the beads, this question might be a duplicate of https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/3313/which-glue-should-i-use-to-attach-paper-to-glass&#xA;&#xA;If there is some specific reason the above question doesn't answer your query, please can you edit it to clarify?" CreationDate="2017-12-04T11:23:43.240" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4130" PostId="3651" Score="0" Text="Are you looking for an adhesive that works simultaneously to affix paper to glass, and magnet to paper/glass? Or would a two-step process be OK?" CreationDate="2017-12-04T13:04:05.227" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4131" PostId="3651" Score="0" Text="@walrus Edited for clarity: Looking for something that doesn't cause the laser printed side to run/bleed/smudge. &#xA;Erica Separate glue for the magnet is fine. Magnet side is moot if we can't get an clear image/text on the glass side.&#xA;Thanks," CreationDate="2017-12-04T14:02:30.750" UserId="2954" />
  <row Id="4132" PostId="3651" Score="1" Text="When I work with laser and ink jet printed paper as decals in scale modelling, I just mist both sides of the paper several times with a light covering of mat clear coat (using a spray can or airbrush).  There is also a Createx airbrush paint called intercoat which is specifically for such misting.  In either case, the coating forms a water proof barrier between the ink and the liquids (qlue in your case) which would smear it.  I have no suggestion for what glue to use." CreationDate="2017-12-04T14:21:23.097" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4137" PostId="3398" Score="1" Text="It's really not risky, providing that you (1) wait until your work has dried completely after you initially do the painting, (2) wet only the back of the paper and (3) do this with a damp, not wet, sponge. I have never had a problem using this method and I use this method on the vast majority of my work because I do not pre-stretch my paper." CreationDate="2017-12-07T02:04:43.790" UserId="2537" />
  <row Id="4138" PostId="3120" Score="0" Text="There's not really any reason to remove it, assuming you're going to mat and frame your finished work. You're never going to see it." CreationDate="2017-12-07T02:09:21.820" UserId="2537" />
  <row Id="4143" PostId="351" Score="0" Text="IMO @Miranda Graves' answer is quite helpful - having an expert knitter assess your knitting efficiency first hand, and provide specific intervention suggestions, is superior to just seeing words on a page, knitting is not like Ikea assembly.  Of course, if the OP doesn't have access to an expert, then reading what people suggest without them knowing how/she   currently knits (I'm not talking about French, German, or English, I mean things like yarn tension and economy of movement), then it's a shot in the dark." CreationDate="2017-12-08T05:04:19.997" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4144" PostId="3657" Score="0" Text="Please focus your question. The fundamentals of art are not the same as the fundamentals of drawing, and painting is another thing entirely, really. You are asking a question, like what are the fundamentals of architecture? And how does plumbing / electricity work?" CreationDate="2017-12-08T18:17:38.003" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4145" PostId="3657" Score="1" Text="@Nothingismagick Edited the question to be specific to drawing realistically" CreationDate="2017-12-08T18:30:50.193" UserId="2995" />
  <row Id="4146" PostId="3657" Score="1" Text="Could you give us examples of what your instructors have told you?" CreationDate="2017-12-08T19:19:55.023" UserId="2996" />
  <row Id="4147" PostId="3659" Score="1" Text="hot iron, while not as safe as drill, is in my opinion better choice for plastic when you just need some small holes as it will not leave sharp edges, wont leave residue around holes, is faster and easier when done correctly." CreationDate="2017-12-08T19:16:42.093" UserDisplayName="Sampo Sarrala" />
  <row Id="4149" PostId="3645" Score="0" Text="This looks like the paper doilies we used to have to use to make cards for Valentine's day.  I imagine it's still possible to buy such a thing." CreationDate="2017-12-09T01:51:45.667" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4150" PostId="541" Score="0" Text="@aparente001 FYI. For small edits you can always try to let the OP of the post know first. Seemingly trivial edits can sometimes be discouraged." CreationDate="2017-12-09T02:41:37.033" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4151" PostId="3659" Score="1" Text="That really depends on the plastics you are dealing with as there could be a safety issue there. Drill would be more precise and you can always clean up after. A _little_ heat can help here to clean edges but I can't imagine using it as a go to for making holes." CreationDate="2017-12-09T02:48:58.620" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4152" PostId="541" Score="0" Text="In this case, I didn't think the edit was trivial because I had to scratch my head a bit to understand that sentence when I was reading your answer.  So I fixed the spelling to make it easier for others to understand your answer." CreationDate="2017-12-09T02:52:54.533" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4153" PostId="541" Score="0" Text="I agree it needed to be changed but when you have to find other changes to justify it then it is best left to people with &gt; 2000 rep or the post owner. If I didnt agree with it I would not have allowed it." CreationDate="2017-12-09T02:58:19.213" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4154" PostId="541" Score="0" Text="I didn't make the rules about editing and reputation. // Everybody has their own philosophy.  I would prefer to do the civic service of editing myself, rather than go around telling people what they should fix.  But if the other approach, that you suggested, works for you, that's fine." CreationDate="2017-12-09T03:04:49.083" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4155" PostId="562" Score="0" Text="May I suggest a sheer curtain liner?  It would still allow the nice color effects that occur when the light is going through the origami." CreationDate="2017-12-09T03:06:25.733" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4156" PostId="3662" Score="0" Text="great information!" CreationDate="2017-12-09T10:01:14.180" UserId="2619" />
  <row Id="4157" PostId="3663" Score="3" Text="The majority of US newspapers have been using soy based inks for many years, removing the previously dangerous oil based inks from the picture." CreationDate="2017-12-09T12:26:01.980" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="4158" PostId="3667" Score="0" Text="Is there a reason you only want the gel pens? What about a paint marker or something else?" CreationDate="2017-12-09T18:59:51.773" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4159" PostId="3668" Score="0" Text="If you match the weight of the interfacing called for in the pattern, you should be okay.  I think it might be a good idea to fuse it to the cotton rather than the outer fabric." CreationDate="2017-12-09T19:50:29.133" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4160" PostId="3668" Score="0" Text="@aparente001 cool, that's what I was hoping! Why do you suggest fusing to the cotton instead?" CreationDate="2017-12-09T20:13:34.323" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="4161" PostId="3668" Score="1" Text="I guess it's intuition -- I'm having trouble coming up with any rational reasons.  I have fused interfacing to facing pieces when sewing articles of clothing and it has worked well.  I think the basic idea of using interfacing is to give the fabric sandwich more body.  But for clothing at least, you don't want to affect the drape of the jacket or whatever you're making, so it's better to attach the interfacing to the hidden layer.  // Also, I don't know what the texture of the outer fabric is.  It might be a special texture; if so, that will not be affected if you fuse to the lining fabric." CreationDate="2017-12-09T20:18:07.287" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4162" PostId="3668" Score="0" Text="Is this bag coming from your imagination, or a pattern, or is it inspired by an existing tote bag?  How non-floppy are you trying to get it?  It's so easy for a homemade bag to end up floppier than I would like.  (At least, that's been my experience.)" CreationDate="2017-12-09T20:19:22.587" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4163" PostId="3668" Score="1" Text="@aparente001 I don't use interfacing nearly as often as I should, so I appreciate the intuition :) It's a pattern, [B5741](https://butterick.mccall.com/b5741) (adding pockets to the inside though). Actually I just finished cutting out the fabric - the inside has facings that go a few inches down on the inside, so the lining doesn't come up the whole way, and the interfacing pattern pieces are the outer pieces. So it would be much less complicated to fuse to the outside.." CreationDate="2017-12-09T20:48:52.293" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="4164" PostId="3668" Score="0" Text="I also have no idea what &quot;hair canvas&quot; is so I just picked out an interfacing that seemed sturdy but wasn't super thick... I'd like the bag to stand up on its own, but it's meant to be filled with things so it doesn't have to be completely rigid, if that makes sense." CreationDate="2017-12-09T20:52:58.167" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="4165" PostId="3667" Score="0" Text="Well since I'll be drawing a location plan with lots of detail, a paint marker might be a bit too thick. And I don't know many other alternatives." CreationDate="2017-12-10T18:28:56.137" UserId="1453" />
  <row Id="4166" PostId="3667" Score="0" Text="Are these too thick: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007TACTCQ/ref=asc_df_B007TACTCQ5297513/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;creative=395033&amp;creativeASIN=B007TACTCQ&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=167130062341&amp;hvpos=1o2&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=2214162024190192990&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=m&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9028316&amp;hvtargid=pla-332229737994 that said, I don't know if they are safe for acetate, either." CreationDate="2017-12-10T18:32:54.590" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4168" PostId="3671" Score="0" Text="Thank you!  Well, this makes toilet paper look extremely attractive as a material for making papier maché projects.  Whenever I've done papier maché, the dipping in the watery paste really slowed me down, and having my hands in water gives me dry skin. // Would kleenex (tissue for blowing the nose) work in the same way as toilet paper?" CreationDate="2017-12-11T15:03:47.207" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4169" PostId="3663" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u - This is great to know.  Funny that this point hasn't sunk in in the online hamster community." CreationDate="2017-12-11T15:04:27.923" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4170" PostId="286" Score="0" Text="It will take a couple of weeks or even months to get faster in the other method, but being able to do both is worth the effort in my view." CreationDate="2017-12-12T18:55:38.423" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4171" PostId="3632" Score="0" Text="I got all the ingredients together and gave it a shot (see update in my answer)... mixed results, but I will try again and be more careful with the yellow dextrin, thanks!" CreationDate="2017-12-13T11:07:49.653" UserId="2824" />
  <row Id="4172" PostId="3632" Score="0" Text="@Angelo nice one. Maybe try whisking the dextrin separately until you get a fluid honey like paste and use less water in general." CreationDate="2017-12-13T12:12:36.197" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4173" PostId="3674" Score="0" Text="Williamsy, welcome to the site! I edited your post (no need to say &quot;thanks&quot;, for example) and formatted it a bit. Hint: if you want a new line, add *two* blank spaces before hitting return. For a new paragraph. *two* returns are the way to go. While you are waiting for answers, I suggest you take the [tour] and browse our [help] to learn a lot more about how this site and the Stack Exchange system in general works." CreationDate="2017-12-14T05:54:14.503" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="4175" PostId="3674" Score="0" Text="If you could include a picture and perhaps any information on the products you used it can mean a great deal in getting a more accurate answer. While you do not have the reputation to embed a picture yet someone will be able to help with that as long as you supply a link ." CreationDate="2017-12-14T13:16:04.120" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4177" PostId="3154" Score="0" Text="I wonder what effect baking the leaves would have - before or after freezing?" CreationDate="2017-12-15T11:39:38.037" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="4183" PostId="1934" Score="1" Text="&quot;Knippen&quot; in Dutch simply means to cut with scissors. A more common term is &quot;papier snijden&quot;, but most Dutch I know just use &quot;papercut&quot;." CreationDate="2017-12-18T20:37:21.057" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="4185" PostId="3682" Score="2" Text="Will your waistband have a casing to hold elastic or a Drawstring? Using elastic or a drawstring would make your ribbing choice easier." CreationDate="2017-12-19T15:25:08.673" UserId="2060" />
  <row Id="4187" PostId="3657" Score="0" Text="Patience and practice. Sadly, I can usually only muster of one of those at a time." CreationDate="2017-12-19T16:17:35.170" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4188" PostId="3674" Score="0" Text="I don't have a way to test right now, but I would think an answers lies along the path of a thin adhesive material (thick stuff could lead to clumping) applied to the canvas first, then apply the glitter/dust _evenly_ (maybe using a sifter), and after drying applying your sealant. If someone has the resources to try that out, feel free to steal this as an answer." CreationDate="2017-12-19T16:54:12.810" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4189" PostId="3663" Score="2" Text="And if you don't want to use toilet paper, you can buy _newsprint_ from pretty much any art store and even big box stores that sell art supplies (Target, Wal-Mart). It's the same paper as in newspapers (but generally tan instead of grey), but blank." CreationDate="2017-12-19T16:56:35.227" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4191" PostId="3513" Score="0" Text="Are you looking for help with the crease pattern? Or diagrams for the model? If the former, you need to be more specific; if the latter [that's off-topic](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/151/whats-the-distinction-between-recipe-and-technique-questions)." CreationDate="2017-12-19T18:19:33.520" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="4192" PostId="3682" Score="0" Text="My waistband will have a casing to hold elastic in it. So that means that if I want to make the casing out of ribbing, I will have to knit to twice the wanted length and fold it in half(or as close to in half as I can get)." CreationDate="2017-12-19T19:54:19.437" UserId="1121" />
  <row Id="4193" PostId="3682" Score="0" Text="Will the waist have a zipper, or velcro, or any kind of closure?" CreationDate="2017-12-20T11:36:25.610" UserId="2060" />
  <row Id="4195" PostId="3678" Score="0" Text="Thankyou for your help, Iv managed to done he canvas but just have trouble sealing it without any of it falling off.  The sealant zpray works wonders on my glitter glasses that I do, it seals it without any issues, but as the diamond dust is small pieces of glass, it's not sealing it properly. I will keep browsing around. But many thanks for the helpful Information x" CreationDate="2017-12-20T19:35:20.103" UserId="3015" />
  <row Id="4199" PostId="3617" Score="1" Text="Note that in the picture of the guy in black, I strongly suspect there's a sword underneath there." CreationDate="2017-12-21T00:04:32.583" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="4201" PostId="3698" Score="0" Text="I've used Deviant Art, and it has a pretty good artist community. &#xA;It is also free, but if you really like it and want extra features there is a premium tier called &quot;Core&quot; that you can use as well." CreationDate="2017-12-21T14:31:03.647" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="4202" PostId="3695" Score="0" Text="I'm closing this question as off-topic because product and service recommendation questions are specifically off-topic. You can read more about [on-topic questions](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic) in the help guide or on our [meta]." CreationDate="2017-12-21T15:33:55.060" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4204" PostId="3695" Score="0" Text="I read: &quot;Proper media storage&quot; is considered on-topic, and that's the point of my question: keep track and share. The same for &quot;tool selection&quot; (according to one's definition of &quot;tool&quot;, a website or software can fit)." CreationDate="2017-12-21T17:41:52.550" UserId="3021" />
  <row Id="4205" PostId="3698" Score="0" Text="UI is kind of rough, old-fashioned, but the features seem good enough. I don't intend to sell so I probably won't go with the Premium feature. Thx" CreationDate="2017-12-21T17:47:59.527" UserId="3021" />
  <row Id="4206" PostId="3695" Score="1" Text="That's refers to stuff like how to safely store your physical works or supplies so that they don't fade/dry out/break/leak fumes, etc. You're welcome to ask a question about it on [meta] and see if we want to make an exception for websites. (However, the non-digital parallel to this question is &quot;What shop/gallery is best for displaying drawings?&quot; is clearly a service recommendation question. I think taking a visit to [chat] might be the best place to get these types of recommendations." CreationDate="2017-12-21T19:06:05.720" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4207" PostId="3695" Score="1" Text="[tag:tool-selection] is what's involved in the _creation_ of your art, not display or advertisement of it. I agree that this is a &quot;shopping list&quot; style question -- even though you're not buying something it's a potentially limitless bunch of options and could become outdated rapidly." CreationDate="2017-12-22T00:17:37.033" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4208" PostId="3688" Score="1" Text="Are you hoping for these to be still functional when you are done? Coatings will add to the thickness of the item." CreationDate="2017-12-22T02:29:18.123" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4209" PostId="3685" Score="0" Text="I misread _group of seven_ at first" CreationDate="2017-12-22T02:29:57.197" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4210" PostId="3690" Score="0" Text="Hey, I updated the answer with a more durable suggestion." CreationDate="2017-12-22T03:14:07.130" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4211" PostId="3702" Score="0" Text="What size of drawing are we talking about?" CreationDate="2017-12-22T11:58:07.857" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="4212" PostId="3702" Score="0" Text="its A3 but im also interested in the A2 case" CreationDate="2017-12-22T11:58:59.967" UserId="1636" />
  <row Id="4213" PostId="3702" Score="0" Text="maybe wrap it around with parchment paper, that should prevent smudging. see link http://www.artistsynergy.com/what-is-your-talent/fine-artists/shipping-art/shipping-artwork/" CreationDate="2017-12-22T15:17:39.857" UserId="2488" />
  <row Id="4214" PostId="3703" Score="1" Text="Is this for permanent framing, protection while transporting (e.g. in a portfolio), or something else?" CreationDate="2017-12-22T15:28:21.047" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4216" PostId="3664" Score="0" Text="WOW!  This is excellent, detailed but easy-to-understand advice. Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise.  I'm saving this." CreationDate="2017-12-22T17:39:58.823" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4217" PostId="3664" Score="0" Text="@abbie - Thanks.  The part I'm most worried about is how to wind a ball that can be pulled from the inside.  Do you think a video is necessary?" CreationDate="2017-12-22T17:58:54.400" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4218" PostId="3664" Score="0" Text="A video is always a helpful tool, especially for beginners or visual learners.  You may not have to create one, there may be one on youtube already that demonstrates your technique.  Thanks again for the great resource!" CreationDate="2017-12-22T18:11:20.597" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4219" PostId="3664" Score="0" Text="@abbie - Okay, I selected a succinct video and added a link.  Thanks." CreationDate="2017-12-22T18:20:39.993" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4220" PostId="3703" Score="0" Text="What media do you use?" CreationDate="2017-12-22T19:24:25.637" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4221" PostId="3686" Score="1" Text="_I was looking at these ..._ It would still be useful if you added a link to what you found and add it to the question so we know what you are looking at as well" CreationDate="2017-12-22T21:12:36.783" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4222" PostId="3686" Score="0" Text="Thy will be done." CreationDate="2017-12-23T00:40:17.353" UserId="3042" />
  <row Id="4223" PostId="3705" Score="1" Text="Could you please clarify what you mean by &quot;dyeing&quot;: Dipping in paint or letting the plant absorb sime kind of dye?" CreationDate="2017-12-23T11:12:58.907" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="4224" PostId="3706" Score="2" Text="By &quot;look and feel&quot; do you mean available colors, shape/size of the tip, feel when drawing, or what? Have you tried just giving him Crayola or similar &quot;kid&quot; markers, and if so what's his response (or compliant)?" CreationDate="2017-12-23T21:41:36.393" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4225" PostId="3706" Score="0" Text="I think his preference is about the barrel width and tip style (i.e. that it's a little chunk of felt.)" CreationDate="2017-12-23T21:43:27.860" UserId="3067" />
  <row Id="4226" PostId="3706" Score="0" Text="Have you looked around in your local shops? I own markers, bought as a set of 12 colours, but it is one of the cheaper stores 'no brand name' items." CreationDate="2017-12-24T11:00:05.283" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4227" PostId="3703" Score="0" Text="@Nothingismagick I use soft pastel." CreationDate="2017-12-24T18:58:22.033" UserId="2488" />
  <row Id="4228" PostId="3703" Score="0" Text="@Erica i am looking for permanent framing/protection." CreationDate="2017-12-24T18:58:44.950" UserId="2488" />
  <row Id="4229" PostId="3710" Score="0" Text="I saw on youtube that glassine is considered a cheap alternative, it just didn't work for me, so i thought that there might be some other good alternatives, and i'm still looking out for good suggestions. Thanks for yours." CreationDate="2017-12-25T01:20:13.800" UserId="2488" />
  <row Id="4230" PostId="3711" Score="2" Text="The problem you will face with plexiglas (or other plastics) is that they will take a great deal of static charge, which will pull loose powder from the pastel to the underside of the glass, &quot;muddying&quot; the painting." CreationDate="2017-12-25T13:35:59.063" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4233" PostId="3712" Score="1" Text="Great first question. Feel free to check out the [help] section if you have any questions." CreationDate="2017-12-27T13:13:55.690" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4237" PostId="3714" Score="0" Text="Were you using the same pair of scissors? She may have &quot;cheated&quot; by using a sharper pair :)" CreationDate="2017-12-28T01:14:22.170" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4238" PostId="3699" Score="2" Text="Have Kingston do it, really." CreationDate="2017-12-28T13:32:27.237" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4239" PostId="3720" Score="0" Text="Questions are preferred that can be objectively answered. Questions that can have multiple answers that can be based on facts, experience, non-opinions etc. are more than welcomed." CreationDate="2017-12-30T17:56:14.777" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4240" PostId="3717" Score="0" Text="&quot;Henry&quot; are you actually Matt's mother?  LOL" CreationDate="2017-12-30T18:15:44.713" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4241" PostId="3714" Score="0" Text="Another variable in additon to the sharpness of the scissors is the quality of the paper.  In my experience, the better quality paper, i.e., thicker, is easier to use this technique on.  Less-expensive, thinner paper tends to rip." CreationDate="2017-12-30T18:20:32.783" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4242" PostId="3717" Score="3" Text="No, but we studied at same school of advanced wrapping" CreationDate="2017-12-30T19:08:38.177" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4243" PostId="163" Score="0" Text="&quot;The 305 is a decidedly darker lead than the 306.&quot; - http://www.penciltalk.org/2007/08/stabilo-schwan-305-and-306-pencils" CreationDate="2017-12-31T01:48:09.093" UserId="3093" />
  <row Id="4244" PostId="3722" Score="0" Text="That's the issue I'm having, really. If I want to say &quot;I'm stationed 45 degrees and 100 ft from by object&quot;, how do I actually determine where that point would be. Is there some side elevation projection I need to do?" CreationDate="2017-12-31T03:26:23.003" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4245" PostId="3725" Score="0" Text="To clarify, you're talking about a bound book of watercolor paper, like a sketchpad, and whether or not the paint will leak through the pages near the binding? Or am I way off the mark?" CreationDate="2018-01-02T19:58:22.787" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4246" PostId="3704" Score="0" Text="Do you also have experience with rolling charcoal drawings? Is damage likely to occur?" CreationDate="2018-01-03T14:27:59.307" UserId="1636" />
  <row Id="4247" PostId="3725" Score="3" Text="@CreationEdge a watercolor block is different from a sketchpad in that it's glue bound on all edges, not just the top edge, letting you skip the steps of removing a single sheet, stretching it, and binding the edges to prevent warping." CreationDate="2018-01-03T14:32:45.690" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="4248" PostId="3728" Score="2" Text="Can you add a photo of it - we can tell you whether it's knit or crochet just by looking at it... they're usually pretty distinct? Can you guess how much it's been stretched? Have you ever washed it?" CreationDate="2018-01-03T16:18:57.990" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4249" PostId="3728" Score="0" Text="I asked the person who gave me the hat for information about the seller, and I will take a picture when I get home from work. It's probably stretched by at least 1/4 of the original size (125%). It's been washed only once (accidentally) in a cold cycle." CreationDate="2018-01-03T16:46:43.733" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="4250" PostId="3728" Score="0" Text="Material will definitely make a difference - you can shrink something like wool, but not acrylic. You could do a burn test to check if it's acrylic, but you'd need a spare scrap of yarn for that, is that possible? There may be other non-destructive ways to tell but I'd have to do some research.." CreationDate="2018-01-03T20:47:03.120" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="4251" PostId="3728" Score="0" Text="Image added; let me know what technique was used (crocheting? knitting?) so I can update the question and corresponding tags. I am waiting on the person who gifted the hat to get back to me. I will see if I can get information that way first before I go setting things on fire :P" CreationDate="2018-01-04T13:58:49.197" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="4252" PostId="3667" Score="0" Text="If you are not wed to gel pens, a Sharpie or other solvent based pen or marker (they are the smelly ones) will draw on acetate." CreationDate="2018-01-04T15:32:08.763" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="4253" PostId="3692" Score="0" Text="+1 for using vellum. It will be a lot more practical too, since you can easily cut, fold, or otherwise work with paper in ways that are difficult with plastic. You may be able to transfer the traced lines back to another surface if you draw with soft pencil/graphite and rub the opposite side of the paper after tracing." CreationDate="2018-01-04T15:35:47.090" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="4254" PostId="628" Score="1" Text="Just a note about graphite... it is pretty much the core of all pencils, and is not water soluble." CreationDate="2018-01-04T15:40:01.570" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="4257" PostId="3309" Score="1" Text="We do both. Glue first then stich second and it has worked perfectly" CreationDate="2018-01-04T18:22:26.553" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="4258" PostId="2651" Score="0" Text="looking for clarity here: you want it to be held together with the cuts in the paper and not with an adhesive on the back sides of the tabs like in the first example?" CreationDate="2018-01-04T18:37:13.430" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="4259" PostId="3736" Score="1" Text="Can you state the brand name? There may be brand-specific methods for removing it that aren't an option with others." CreationDate="2018-01-04T19:12:13.670" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4260" PostId="3739" Score="1" Text="thank you for the suggestions, the only thing I could think to use instead of nail polish remover was paint thinner" CreationDate="2018-01-04T19:35:05.513" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="4261" PostId="3736" Score="1" Text="Geez good thing you asked that, when I looked it turns out I'm using super glue. Thanks for the tip, I've updated my answer." CreationDate="2018-01-04T19:42:41.803" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="4262" PostId="3736" Score="0" Text="The obvious solution is to be much more careful with the glue." CreationDate="2018-01-04T20:44:26.350" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4263" PostId="3736" Score="0" Text="Of course you could also use the superglue as a stain resist and build up a pattern with it..." CreationDate="2018-01-04T20:45:39.897" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4264" PostId="3736" Score="2" Text="@Nothingismagick that's not a solution... it's already done." CreationDate="2018-01-05T01:06:50.023" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4265" PostId="3741" Score="1" Text="Welcome, Susan! We need to know more info about your characters... what is your yarn made of... for example. Is it poly or cotton or wool?" CreationDate="2018-01-05T01:07:30.137" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4266" PostId="3309" Score="0" Text="Yes, glue first then stitch, works perfectly! Then you can easily burnish edged" CreationDate="2018-01-05T08:21:19.197" UserId="1960" />
  <row Id="4267" PostId="3736" Score="3" Text="Have you tried to use some tape on top of the leather, to protect it?" CreationDate="2018-01-05T08:23:57.600" UserId="1960" />
  <row Id="4269" PostId="3736" Score="1" Text="The tape idea is a good suggestion and I can definitely use that for future projects, thanks @n1kkou" CreationDate="2018-01-05T13:08:15.317" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="4270" PostId="3741" Score="0" Text="Also, how tightly are they crocheted and do you know if the yarn might have problems with colour bleed?" CreationDate="2018-01-05T13:10:17.000" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="4271" PostId="3740" Score="0" Text="wow this was a super helpful answer, thanks so much!" CreationDate="2018-01-05T13:11:48.770" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="4272" PostId="3724" Score="0" Text="Could you provide a link to a specific episode?" CreationDate="2018-01-05T13:14:07.893" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4273" PostId="3742" Score="0" Text="shaving away with a blade might be a great alternative if done carefully.&#xA;I did use a moisturizer / conditioner on the leather after using the sandpaper but the depressions left were still deep enough that the stain settled. &#xA;Great suggestions" CreationDate="2018-01-05T13:15:51.020" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="4274" PostId="3741" Score="0" Text="Are your characters stuffed with anything, like cotton batting or polyester fiberfill?  About how big are they?  We'd love to see a picture of one so we can give good advice!" CreationDate="2018-01-05T13:37:21.137" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4276" PostId="3724" Score="0" Text="Paper towel paper mache is used on the mostly to for bulk or 3D construction. You could probably use an appropriate size bowl rather than a balloon. This clip shows the use of normal glue, but as previously mentioned use water .At 2.27 this  https://youtu.be/avWNquyqCqc you tube video it shows the use of paper towels for mache" CreationDate="2018-01-05T20:03:13.947" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="4277" PostId="3748" Score="1" Text="I carry pH neutral PVA glue for that purpose, as it is economical on the long run. I use two light passes of it and let it dry. I havent got a chance to test it, but I think the miniscule glue that may have gotten past the sides of the paper adds some visual effect. Thanks for the tips though! :)" CreationDate="2018-01-05T21:27:10.693" UserId="3074" />
  <row Id="4278" PostId="3751" Score="1" Text="Selling art has much to do with how well you talk people into buying it as with the quality of the art itself, medium is the least of the problems. (Unless it makes you feel unsure and in that case I wonder if you have the 'it' that makes you a prof." CreationDate="2018-01-07T11:53:09.300" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4279" PostId="3704" Score="0" Text="@Vincent.W. If by damage you mean transfer of the charcoal dust from the drawing side to the back of the paper, yes. We usually solve this by putting a piece of parchment paper (also known as tracing paper) on top before rolling, being very careful not to move the parchment across the surface of the drawing. A very light mist of fixative (or in a pinch hairspray) will help - but with charcoal as with pastel you are going to have issues of the dust transfer to other surfaces." CreationDate="2018-01-07T14:32:54.287" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4280" PostId="3709" Score="2" Text="Sometimes kids have the greatest creative experiences with inexpensive or free or repurposed items -things that most adults would not consider relevant or worthwhile. My mother was an artist and she would encourage us to &quot;see what you might want to do with this.&quot; &quot;This&quot; could be stacks of trimmed strips of paper from a paper cutter at work, old toothbrushes, overstocks of things like sponges, paper straws, or bags of tiny little metallic gift boxes. She did buy us &quot;art supplies&quot; but they weren't professional grade, they were just kids' paints and pencils and crayons, and lots of newsprint." CreationDate="2018-01-07T17:09:23.257" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4281" PostId="3709" Score="0" Text="@abbie I totally agree with you regarding sculpture, but glues, paints and markers are really technical things. Glue that doesn’t bond well, markers that don’t cover and paints that don’t mix are recipes for bad experience. The disconnect happens when materials don’t behave like you would expect, and that is the point I was trying to make." CreationDate="2018-01-07T17:46:35.867" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4282" PostId="3758" Score="0" Text="why wouldnt clearbags work for framing my pastel work long term?" CreationDate="2018-01-07T19:27:05.340" UserId="2488" />
  <row Id="4283" PostId="3671" Score="0" Text="Toilet paper is more absorbent and softer than facial tissue. It will probably work better, but facial tissue will likely work, too. To help your dry hands, use plastic exam gloves (available in many department and many grocery stores). It makes it easier to keep clean, too. You just wash your hands with the gloves on and go back to your project." CreationDate="2018-01-07T21:00:30.283" UserId="3110" />
  <row Id="4284" PostId="3758" Score="1" Text="If you can keep the clearbag surface from touching the pastel-painted surface, the clearbags should work. Touching the surface can smear it. Even if you've done your pastel on sanded paper or velour, this can still happen. In addition, condensation can form under the glass/plastic and damage the painting. That's why watercolor paintings need to be matted (unless you varnish them). For pastel though, ideally not even the matte should be allowed to touch the surface." CreationDate="2018-01-07T23:50:35.520" UserId="3110" />
  <row Id="4285" PostId="3768" Score="0" Text="Thanks, I will try clamping them down and if that doesn't do it I'll recruit a friend holder.  I'm going to make a &quot;flexible bridge&quot; for my hamster, out of willow sticks.  Usually I start with an awl before I drill, and I start with a small bit to make sort of a pilot hole, and then I switch to the proper size." CreationDate="2018-01-08T02:21:40.463" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4286" PostId="3736" Score="2" Text="Don't know if this would work, but I've seen a super glue remover at the hardware store. // I've seen rubbing alcohol recommended as a leather cleaner." CreationDate="2018-01-08T02:28:52.043" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4287" PostId="3728" Score="1" Text="If [this](https://www.etsy.com/listing/168832897/hand-knit-cat-ear-hat-in-charcoal-grey?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=knit%20cat%20ear%20hat&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-1) isn't the same hat, it's extremely similar. The edging is identical, I think. This is not to say this is the exact item in the shop that you have... but the pattern is the same, so it's likely the same seller." CreationDate="2018-01-08T04:55:33.333" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4288" PostId="3761" Score="0" Text="Phenomenal response. Never thought of that!" CreationDate="2018-01-08T20:38:46.320" UserId="3119" />
  <row Id="4289" PostId="3699" Score="0" Text="Interesting. I'll look into it." CreationDate="2018-01-08T20:39:39.647" UserId="3119" />
  <row Id="4290" PostId="3689" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the in detailed answer. I'll look into it more." CreationDate="2018-01-08T20:40:13.623" UserId="3119" />
  <row Id="4291" PostId="3768" Score="0" Text="If you can get the hole started with an awl, that should be a big help. It's the curved surface that causes the problem." CreationDate="2018-01-09T04:29:31.277" UserId="3110" />
  <row Id="4292" PostId="3770" Score="0" Text="Nice answer. I suggest a change to the advice in 2 to put the hat in the dryer with a towel. Synthetic fibers pill very easily so tumbling with a towel could negatively impact the hat's appearance. It would be better to tumble the hat inside out with something smooth and synthetic to make sure the hat tumbles. Also, the explanation of the dryer &quot;activating the elasticity of the fibers&quot; makes it sound like the fibers become stretchier. In fact, with wool fiber the fiber permanently shrinks up, it's called felting. Cotton fiber also shrinks due to rearrangement of the intermolecular structure." CreationDate="2018-01-09T17:39:00.513" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4293" PostId="3728" Score="0" Text="I found out that it is a wool blend and updated the question accordingly." CreationDate="2018-01-09T21:09:05.500" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="4294" PostId="3770" Score="0" Text="I found out that it is a wool blend and updated the question accordingly. Feel free to update your answer." CreationDate="2018-01-09T21:11:17.150" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="4295" PostId="3732" Score="0" Text="I found out that it is a wool blend and updated the question accordingly. Feel free to update your answer." CreationDate="2018-01-09T21:11:26.883" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="4296" PostId="3778" Score="0" Text="I'm self taught and have been weaving for over a year but I don't know the Jargon." CreationDate="2018-01-10T08:45:55.053" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="4297" PostId="3779" Score="0" Text="Can you be a little more specific about &quot;super thick&quot; -- is it two thick pieces of paper being stuck together, paper onto cardstock, etc.? What's the [paper weight](https://www.paperpapers.com/paper-weights.html)? The better we understand your project, the better answers you'll get :)" CreationDate="2018-01-10T13:05:26.163" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4298" PostId="3770" Score="0" Text="@Wimateeka - But we still don't know how washable this wool is.  If you want to be really safe and prevent any unwanted felting and true shrinking, best to play it safe: wash by hand very gently in cold water, do not twist or wring, dry flat." CreationDate="2018-01-10T17:30:01.640" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4299" PostId="3770" Score="0" Text="@abbie - You know more about what's going on microscopically than I do.  I'm speaking from experience, without the benefit of the structural knowledge you have.  When I wrote &quot;activate,&quot; what I meant was that often when a garment gets a bit stretched out of shape, washing and drying in a dryer can help restore its original dimensions; but I've had somewhat less luck with this with cotton knits than with other fibers. // I would not put wool in the dryer." CreationDate="2018-01-10T17:34:17.050" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4300" PostId="3770" Score="0" Text="@abbie - Re the towel idea: are you saying some lint from the towel might stick to the hat, or the towel could trigger more pilling?  Something &quot;smooth and synthetic&quot; -- could you give an example or two of some commonly found items that would fit the bill?  The only thing I could think of when reading that description is a nylon half slip.  Am I on the right track?" CreationDate="2018-01-10T17:36:41.037" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4301" PostId="3770" Score="0" Text="The cotton loops on the towel can abrade the surface fibers of the yarn so it can pill.The idea is not to have a towel in the dryer to absorb moisture, but just to have something in there to &quot;help&quot; the hat tumble (not get stuck to the side of the tub). Yes, a slip, or synthetic exercise clothes, wool or synthetic socks, and even a pillow case would be better than the towel. The weird thing about pilling is that cotton and wool also pill, but the pills break off so you don't see them as much. When synthetics pill, the fibers are so strong they don't break off so the pills stay on the surface." CreationDate="2018-01-10T18:59:41.820" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4302" PostId="3770" Score="0" Text="@aparente001 I agree with you! As far as items shrinking &amp; stretching, there's the fiber level, the yarn level, and the fabric level. Most natural fibers shrink (cotton, wool); loose and open yarns (all things equal) tend to shrink and stretch more than tight yarns (a fluffy yarn vs a thread); and open fabric structures like most knits (again, all things equal) will stretch and shrink more than tight weaves like sheets." CreationDate="2018-01-10T19:27:40.997" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4303" PostId="3770" Score="0" Text="Fiber-level shrinkage is a result of chemical &amp; physical structure, e.g., the scales on the surface of wool fiber latch onto/bond with nearby fiber and pull them tighter; the breaking and reforming of hydrogen bonds in cotton can cause shrinking and wrinkling; &amp; knits &amp; open weaves physically just have more room to stretch and shrink." CreationDate="2018-01-10T19:28:12.050" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4304" PostId="3770" Score="0" Text="When all else fails, the standard care instructions for any knitted item is the safest:  Hand wash and lay flat to dry.  @aparente001 and I have just been trying to explain the extra/intermediate step of reshaping the hat." CreationDate="2018-01-10T19:37:55.730" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4306" PostId="3781" Score="0" Text="I would be careful about diluting any glue for paper with water. In my experience that is the reason for curling and bubbling." CreationDate="2018-01-10T21:53:56.723" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4307" PostId="3770" Score="0" Text="Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/71510/discussion-between-abbie-and-aparente001)." CreationDate="2018-01-11T05:01:46.733" UserDisplayName="user1798" />
  <row Id="4308" PostId="3779" Score="0" Text="Two sheets of 350gsm" CreationDate="2018-01-11T11:29:57.193" UserId="3127" />
  <row Id="4309" PostId="3781" Score="0" Text="@Nothingismagick Care is of course recommended, but the product is designed to be used this way. Its normal thickness is at least twice the viscosity of acrylic paint, which can cause its own problems with certain kinds of paper." CreationDate="2018-01-11T15:48:45.760" UserId="1737" />
  <row Id="4310" PostId="3781" Score="1" Text="one of the reviews on that product page says: will not buckle due to low moisture content. Sure, you can thin it with water because it is water-based, but paper “cockles” unless the whole sheet is wet when you add watery glue to one side. This is one of the reasons that you soak a sheet of paper before running it through a press where you’ll be using water-based inks. It is also why you coat both sides of wallpaper with your wallpaper glue." CreationDate="2018-01-11T19:34:47.317" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4312" PostId="3678" Score="0" Text="Hey Williamsy, try using hairspray! To fix on top of the glitter. It will probably be enough to hold it, without spoiling its appearsnce. I use hairspray a lot, on my charcoal drawings too. Try on a small area first. I buy the pump action inexpensive ones. Not to close, not too much - dont make the whole thing wet - as dyes in glitter can run. Layer by layer and lightly. Let it dry a bit between coats. Hope that helps! :)" CreationDate="2018-01-11T23:32:09.613" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="4313" PostId="3678" Score="0" Text="The other way, is let your paint dry fully. Then apply white pva glue (white glue, school glue) that you've watered down about 50:50 with water (or can be a bit thinner) paint that over the painting, (it will be transparent but a bit shiny when dry) sprinkle your glitter on when still wet. That should hold it!  You could also try painting thin pva on the canvas you've done, then add a bit more glitter on top. Finish with hairspray when dry." CreationDate="2018-01-11T23:37:11.603" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="4320" PostId="2462" Score="0" Text="I wasn't aware of slanty needles - sounds interesting! I was amazed to discover that my normal fairly cheap desktop machine has an embroidery foot! I had no clue that alternate feet were available! The embroidery foot is a ring about 1.5 cm across, it is suspended above the work, about half a centimetre, so one can see the position and also, move it in all kinds of directions freely while sewing. It is very useful for artistic sewing, can be used with various stitches, and it so much more fun than the square flat foot which is designed for straight edges and seams." CreationDate="2018-01-11T23:51:06.063" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="4321" PostId="3788" Score="0" Text="I do not know how to sharpen, but I do know that if you use them on wood, the ends of the grain, so mostly the end of a bar, you get a much better result, less damage so less need of sharpening and it works easier as well. That is, you use the wood under whatever you want to cut the hole in." CreationDate="2018-01-12T17:35:47.290" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4322" PostId="3788" Score="0" Text="@Willeke that's interesting. I've been using a plastic cutting mat (and before that a pad of paper; I may have to cut on a paper template to align). I'm sure I can arrange a decent sized block of endgrain sanded smooth enough for working at this scale." CreationDate="2018-01-12T17:40:42.960" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4323" PostId="3789" Score="0" Text="I've got a drill press so that sounds good. I don't have a bench grinder so I won't be tempted to try that. And I can make a jig to control the angle of the stone and make it easier to hold." CreationDate="2018-01-12T17:52:26.210" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4324" PostId="3779" Score="1" Text="This is super related: https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/77/why-have-my-paper-crafts-hung-on-the-wall-deformed-and-what-can-be-done-to-preve/346#346" CreationDate="2018-01-12T20:04:35.007" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4325" PostId="3790" Score="0" Text="Not familiar with this!  Do you want to explain a tiny bit about it?" CreationDate="2018-01-13T04:36:31.687" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4326" PostId="3790" Score="0" Text="It's basically just a tiny hand powered drill, you basically turn it to drill the holes. This might be useful if you want to insert wire or pins, or when the item you are drilling is particularly fragile. You are able to ever pressure on a fractional scared and thus control potential fractures to some degree" CreationDate="2018-01-13T05:15:10.157" UserId="3136" />
  <row Id="4327" PostId="3790" Score="0" Text="Last sentence came out a little garbled, but thanks.  Please add this material to your answer!" CreationDate="2018-01-13T05:22:17.910" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4328" PostId="3792" Score="1" Text="Nice idea about thrift-store recycling!" CreationDate="2018-01-13T14:50:36.443" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4329" PostId="3792" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much for that! I was unaware if anyone else had tried it and I am glad you did! The upholstered vinyl I found had a very nice, supple texture to it, so I may buy a 1/4 of a yard to test it out and see if that thickness works well. If it does, I will be sure to follow up with you to give you the details on the brand I used, if you wanted to try it as well." CreationDate="2018-01-13T19:39:19.770" UserId="3137" />
  <row Id="4330" PostId="3792" Score="0" Text="Also, the vinyl I found is White, so I am going to try to dye it and stamp it (like you would with leather) and also follow up with that. Thanks again for your insight!" CreationDate="2018-01-13T19:40:12.017" UserId="3137" />
  <row Id="4331" PostId="3792" Score="0" Text="When I woke up this morning and saw this question I thought it was addressed to me personally and went to find the book of the shelf. Glad to help and good luck. For sure share your results in [chat]." CreationDate="2018-01-13T19:43:04.333" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4332" PostId="3791" Score="0" Text="If money or sources for leather is the case, have you tried shops where they re-upholster furniture (or just the furniture before it goes to the dump)? The seats are likely quite thick but the parts where nobody sits on are thinner." CreationDate="2018-01-13T21:58:12.880" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4333" PostId="1960" Score="0" Text="Ekaterina Lukasheva recently published a blog post about spray painting completed models. She suggests putting the model inside a cardboard box to minimize the mess: [blog post here](https://blog.kusudama.me/2017/10/28/spray-painting-origami-paper/)" CreationDate="2018-01-14T10:19:21.443" UserId="344" />
  <row Id="4334" PostId="2532" Score="0" Text="Have you ever folded a 12-unit assembly of some other Sonobe unit? The method is quite standard so it's an important question whether the issue arises with this particular Sonobe variation or perhaps with going from a cube to an octahedral assembly with any Sonobe unit?" CreationDate="2018-01-14T10:23:50.973" UserId="344" />
  <row Id="4335" PostId="3793" Score="0" Text="For DIY art projects such as this my first course of action is usually to search youtube - [these might help](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=make+a+scraperboard)" CreationDate="2018-01-14T12:23:12.383" UserDisplayName="Billy Kerr" />
  <row Id="4336" PostId="3793" Score="0" Text="I have already watched many videos on Youtube, but all of then are not serious, only for children, but thanks anyway" CreationDate="2018-01-14T12:32:44.050" UserDisplayName="ChesuCR" />
  <row Id="4340" PostId="3795" Score="0" Text="It would be useful to know what exactly you mean by 'longer', as that's very subjective." CreationDate="2018-01-17T11:11:16.560" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4341" PostId="3808" Score="0" Text="Good idea, but would it resist the pressure of being transported in bags?" CreationDate="2018-01-17T15:59:29.847" UserId="2603" />
  <row Id="4342" PostId="3808" Score="0" Text="I have made ornaments with these and dropped them several times from a table without them breaking if that is any indication" CreationDate="2018-01-17T16:03:18.390" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4343" PostId="3808" Score="0" Text="I would add though that these can have artifacts at the mouth. I have seen glass strings that had to be broken off. When the cap is on it is not a big deal but if you are not using it understand that the mouth is not perfectly formed." CreationDate="2018-01-17T16:04:25.513" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4344" PostId="3808" Score="1" Text="@MoonKnight98 Probably. Depends on how many are in the bag, what else is in the bag, what you've filled them with (epoxy vs. liquid). To be really safe, I'd recommend a lining of bubble wrap in the bag (protects against drops/impact from outside), and if they're liquid filled, consider a waterproof bag." CreationDate="2018-01-17T16:31:45.467" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4345" PostId="3808" Score="1" Text="@Matt This is a very good point; a wrapping of twine around the collar might help both disguise variation in the form, and make it look a little more &quot;potiony&quot;." CreationDate="2018-01-17T16:32:38.690" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4346" PostId="3509" Score="0" Text="Most reasonable suggestion here." CreationDate="2018-01-17T17:07:44.747" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4347" PostId="3801" Score="2" Text="How have you been trying to work it thus far?" CreationDate="2018-01-18T03:31:30.190" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4349" PostId="3808" Score="1" Text="I suggest a [wax sealed top](https://www.google.co.uk/search?&amp;tbm=isch&amp;q=wax+sealed+bottle&amp;oq=wax+sealed+bottle) (which you could also do with coloured hot glue) instead of the twine.  A suitable stamp might be a nice finishing touch." CreationDate="2018-01-18T11:54:28.893" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4350" PostId="3808" Score="0" Text="Another thought -- you could possibly (with the aid of a little heat and a lot of care) make a slightly flat bottom." CreationDate="2018-01-18T11:57:02.480" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4351" PostId="3811" Score="0" Text="That would set very nicely! And it's available in a wide range of bright colors, too..." CreationDate="2018-01-18T12:00:50.580" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4353" PostId="3811" Score="0" Text="It would only be good in the short term, and would be prone to liquefying (and thus leaking) at moderate temperatures... but this would be a good idea for making edible potions for parties, or for a one-time use that doesn't have to be transported." CreationDate="2018-01-18T14:33:28.250" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="4354" PostId="3811" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC maybe.  A strong mix, well sealed, should be quite stable.  And you could empty and refill just with a hot water bath." CreationDate="2018-01-18T14:35:29.070" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4357" PostId="3813" Score="0" Text="You could possibly iron it on using [Bondaweb](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vilene-Bondaweb-90cm-wide-1m/dp/B01H2T2FF4). If  I was doing it I'd tack everything first as keeping it aligned would be beyond me." CreationDate="2018-01-19T09:04:53.903" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4358" PostId="3814" Score="1" Text="Using an eraser for highlights isn't a &quot;cheating&quot; method, it's just a method." CreationDate="2018-01-19T14:22:47.390" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="4359" PostId="3814" Score="0" Text="@allison_c in fact the eraser is a useful drawing tool but I mentioned it that way so the OP gets better to control the pencil pressure for shading as well as line quality by not erasing the mistakes." CreationDate="2018-01-19T22:09:32.580" UserId="3126" />
  <row Id="4362" PostId="3797" Score="0" Text="they also sell chalkboard paint, which is slightly more forgiving of rough surfaces." CreationDate="2018-01-20T19:39:03.967" UserId="2744" />
  <row Id="4363" PostId="3797" Score="0" Text="I have a can of the stuff. Even if not used for intended labeling, it's good quality paint, fairly durable, although matte finish, of course." CreationDate="2018-01-20T22:03:39.427" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="4364" PostId="3818" Score="0" Text="Good selection of ideas!" CreationDate="2018-01-21T00:27:33.303" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4365" PostId="3794" Score="0" Text="The dishsoap is only for the acrylic paint. I will pour it over the board when I get a consistent white layer. I have waited for two weeks and the mixture is still transparent, I think it is because of the glue. Now I am going to apply the zinq oxide, let see what happens." CreationDate="2018-01-21T14:01:57.700" UserId="3147" />
  <row Id="4366" PostId="3789" Score="0" Text="The drill press seemed to do the trick (a test on several layers of thinner plastic went through them into the workbench).  I've only got quite fine stones, and ended up doing a bit of reshaping with 240 grit wet/dry paper before I could get a decent edge. One addition: keep the stone moving.  If you hold it  still you'll wear a noticeable dent in it almost instantly." CreationDate="2018-01-21T19:52:26.623" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4367" PostId="3801" Score="0" Text="This is the rice paper that I ordered: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JJMI48/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1 . I don't know how to add a photo, but it is very thin, delicate and almost like tissue paper." CreationDate="2018-01-21T20:32:34.547" UserId="2262" />
  <row Id="4368" PostId="3810" Score="0" Text="What I have is like the first type shown, and it is on a roll." CreationDate="2018-01-21T20:33:16.287" UserId="2262" />
  <row Id="4369" PostId="3811" Score="1" Text="When you say gelatin, do you mean edible, (like brand name jell-o) or craft gelatin? Edible might mold over in the long run..." CreationDate="2018-01-22T13:14:17.787" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="4370" PostId="3811" Score="0" Text="@Wimateeka I'm not familiar with craft gelatine, so was thinking of edible. The word &quot;costume&quot; suggested that the solution didn't have to last forever, but a few drops of bleach should make it permanent" CreationDate="2018-01-22T13:47:10.117" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4371" PostId="3811" Score="1" Text="@Chris H I don't know of any brand or type off the top of my head, I just assumed that there was a &quot;type&quot; of gelatin that was not edible that you could use for crafts (kind of like how there is edible and non edible glitter). Looking online though, it looks like the majority is edible and animal/plant based." CreationDate="2018-01-22T13:57:39.570" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="4378" PostId="3811" Score="0" Text="Not all &quot;costumes&quot; are one-time Halloween gear; serious cosplay/costuming can involve hundreds of dollars and hundreds of hours to prepare, and generally gets reworn several times at least. This is a great idea for a one-off Halloween costume (and better for party snacks!), but given the time of year I think it's safer to assume this will be a longer-wearing costume that would need better prop longevity." CreationDate="2018-01-23T14:09:59.417" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="4379" PostId="3811" Score="1" Text="@AllisonC I was thinking of theatrical costumes; this would be fine for runs of a few weeks." CreationDate="2018-01-23T15:14:18.087" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4380" PostId="3805" Score="0" Text="Hey, thank you for the reply. I do not think that is the technique I am looking for." CreationDate="2018-01-23T19:07:56.430" UserId="3156" />
  <row Id="4381" PostId="1802" Score="0" Text="Stretch and prime all the way around to the back of the bars (or buy pre-primed canvases with primed canvas on the back.) Paint successive layers on the a small area of the wrapped area of canvas when you finish each layer. Test these areas in 6-12 months for adhesion and full cure." CreationDate="2018-01-23T19:16:16.057" UserId="3193" />
  <row Id="4384" PostId="3827" Score="1" Text="@NotTheFace if it’s good for you, don’t forget to mark the answer as correct." CreationDate="2018-01-24T01:33:49.663" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4385" PostId="3827" Score="0" Text="I was waiting to see if there’s another response first. As soon as I purchase the varnish I plan to mark it. This is definitely not a mod podge project, right?" CreationDate="2018-01-24T21:15:21.003" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="4386" PostId="3827" Score="0" Text="I would worry about the stain.  But you know, my suggestion is probably pretty expensive. You could try it with skipping the first layer..." CreationDate="2018-01-24T23:13:29.380" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4387" PostId="3800" Score="0" Text="I tried to edit the question so your answer was still relevant, but as it was, it was a product recommendation request and would have been closed. My vote would be to revert your answer, and maybe just edit to preface with a &quot;longer needles could help&quot;. You can also withdraw/delete an answer." CreationDate="2018-01-25T01:18:30.923" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="4390" PostId="3834" Score="0" Text="The &quot;hole&quot; isn't a hole, it's just a straight line -- a simple rip (along the grain). // Are you saying the following?  I should buy a fabric glue (something I've never worked with); cut a patch of similar material, and instead of making a fold on each edge, leave the raw edge exposed but prevent fraying by applying some of the fabric glue; and then glue the patch to the coat lining so as to cover the rip?  Sounds doable.  But are you sure I can't use an iron-on patch?  That would be easier.  I always have some on hand.  I'm not sure if a low iron setting would make the iron-on patch stick,..." CreationDate="2018-01-26T01:48:29.507" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="4391" PostId="3836" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. Can you add a little more detail to your suggestion? I'm having trouble visualizing exactly what you have in mind." CreationDate="2018-01-26T01:56:05.443" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4392" PostId="3829" Score="0" Text="I found the perfect colored Sharpie, non-industrial, today, and it smears off pretty easily. I'm not finding the industrial or &quot;Pro&quot; in the color I need." CreationDate="2018-01-26T02:12:14.233" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4393" PostId="3835" Score="0" Text="After the coarse reshaping I did use a needle file to deburr the inside, but the steel of the punch seemed rather hard. Too hard for a file (much harder than my steel lawnmower blade, for example)." CreationDate="2018-01-26T07:58:51.300" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4395" PostId="3827" Score="0" Text="you're right, i don't really want to buy two different varnishes. This project is happening this weekend. I'll be sure to post." CreationDate="2018-01-26T21:16:02.217" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="4396" PostId="3827" Score="0" Text="Good luck with it!" CreationDate="2018-01-27T06:04:12.510" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4397" PostId="3840" Score="0" Text="Testing? Beading? Can you be a little specific about what you are talking about?" CreationDate="2018-01-27T08:18:34.947" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4398" PostId="3837" Score="0" Text="Except it will get creases." CreationDate="2018-01-27T08:19:16.147" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4399" PostId="3832" Score="0" Text="A picture would be helpful." CreationDate="2018-01-27T11:28:37.347" UserId="90" />
  <row Id="4400" PostId="3840" Score="0" Text="The water comes up to a tiny area, and upon surface contact collects up into a little bead of water. Its caused by the surface tension of it, and the nonporosity of the surface. Its similar how water behaves on a new plastic palette." CreationDate="2018-01-27T14:59:36.263" UserId="3074" />
  <row Id="4401" PostId="3840" Score="0" Text="Are you using watercolor?" CreationDate="2018-01-27T17:47:22.293" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4402" PostId="3840" Score="0" Text="Yes, watercolor is used" CreationDate="2018-01-27T17:52:05.417" UserId="3074" />
  <row Id="4403" PostId="3840" Score="0" Text="Then please state that in the question - and tell us if you are using dry watercolor or from the tube or thinned acrylic or oil paints with varnish..." CreationDate="2018-01-27T22:02:36.730" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4404" PostId="3840" Score="0" Text="I am using concentrated liquid watercolors, pigment based" CreationDate="2018-01-27T22:23:10.213" UserId="3074" />
  <row Id="4405" PostId="3840" Score="0" Text="I do not want to to be rude, but please update your question. I doubt people are going to read all these comments." CreationDate="2018-01-28T02:27:20.040" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4407" PostId="3841" Score="2" Text="Provoking question: Have you ever tried to use your other hand? This can be so “confusing” that it forces your brain to think outside the box." CreationDate="2018-01-29T07:30:52.767" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="4408" PostId="3841" Score="0" Text="Good suggestion @Stephie. Drawing the subject upside down is another trick." CreationDate="2018-01-29T18:34:24.390" UserId="3178" />
  <row Id="4409" PostId="3660" Score="2" Text="+1 for using black sparingly. My painting instructor in college didn't allow any manufactured black paints in the classroom - instead, he taught us to mix our own. Black is an incredibly nuanced color, and can provide much more depth and interest if you create just the shade you want. (I think he started us off with Alizarin Crimson and Pthalo Green.)" CreationDate="2018-01-29T21:18:10.667" UserId="1737" />
  <row Id="4410" PostId="3660" Score="1" Text="I started with Viridian green and alizarin, added a touch of ultramarine for the cool shadows and touch of cadmium red for the warm shadows. Or I just glazed the alizarin with stand oil over the top..." CreationDate="2018-01-30T00:11:33.593" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4411" PostId="3749" Score="2" Text="For those who stumble across this thread, I hope you pay no attention to this answer. Every sentence is wrong, except the last one - but its only thread of sanity is that the person who wrote this decided to stop writing. The position of authority is not an argument. You don’t have to be gifted to focus. You should never ignore anyone. You don’t have to be able to draw to criticize drawing. Inspiration is not enough: you need drive. And if you do things in life to get the appreciation of others you are certainly misguided." CreationDate="2018-01-30T00:24:09.897" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4413" PostId="3429" Score="0" Text="You can make your own pastel ground using a mixture of 2 parts acrylic gesso and one part water. Then add pumice powder for grit and some acrylic paint to add color. Just make sure to read some precautions to ensure you handle the pumice powder correctly. Makes pastel ground super cheap." CreationDate="2018-01-31T03:58:15.353" UserId="48" />
  <row Id="4416" PostId="3853" Score="0" Text="Interesting design. It looks almost like a single piece of string, you'd just have to figure out the pattern." CreationDate="2018-01-31T05:44:20.797" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4417" PostId="3841" Score="0" Text="It takes a long time and lots of practice. Make sure you sign and date all your sketches. Practice every day, and look back at your sketches from 2,3,6 months ago. You'll see progress." CreationDate="2018-01-31T05:47:18.287" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4418" PostId="3828" Score="0" Text="That's weird looking spiderman" CreationDate="2018-01-31T10:21:09.590" UserId="3229" />
  <row Id="4419" PostId="3861" Score="1" Text="I hadn’t thought of that approach! Yes! I think that might work!" CreationDate="2018-01-31T14:24:16.457" UserId="3212" />
  <row Id="4420" PostId="3828" Score="0" Text="@Vishwa http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0207120/" CreationDate="2018-01-31T15:18:46.230" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4421" PostId="3652" Score="2" Text="After some time (having to order some more, better beads) the Modge-Podge does the trick. It is clear drying/curing and doesn't seem to affect the laser printer toner." CreationDate="2018-01-31T15:27:18.277" UserId="2954" />
  <row Id="4426" PostId="3864" Score="0" Text="Permanent AND non-marking? How does that make sense?" CreationDate="2018-01-31T21:42:59.917" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4428" PostId="3860" Score="0" Text="Seriously people, this answer should not have been downvoted, because it would really work." CreationDate="2018-01-31T23:17:20.430" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4430" PostId="3828" Score="0" Text="no no I'm familiar with the cartoon. I meant that figurine in first photo. he looks at me weird" CreationDate="2018-02-01T04:49:16.847" UserId="3229" />
  <row Id="4432" PostId="3865" Score="3" Text="Personally I exclusively use acrylic paints through my airbrush rather than enamels, but I definitely agree that oil paints are an *odd* choice for airbrushing.&#xA;&#xA;I'd also recommend priming the model before airbrushing in addition to degreasing it." CreationDate="2018-02-01T10:05:08.213" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4433" PostId="3864" Score="1" Text="@Nothingismagick I'd assume that OP means the glue bond needs not to be visible either on the book that isn't covered by the card, or on the card?" CreationDate="2018-02-01T10:09:06.760" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4434" PostId="3865" Score="1" Text="@walrus good point about the priming." CreationDate="2018-02-01T13:59:00.287" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4437" PostId="3828" Score="0" Text="@Vishwa It's the only one from that show they made. Beggars can't be choosers." CreationDate="2018-02-01T15:55:29.007" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4439" PostId="3870" Score="0" Text="Do you know what type of wood your sticks are made from? It may say on the packaging. If not, you may be able to look it up on the web. I know birch is common but not necessarily ubiquitous. Also, I don't know much about woodworking but you might consider looking at [this interesting instrucables](http://www.instructables.com/id/Popsicle-Stick-Longboard-Deck/) about making a skateboard out of popsicle sticks." CreationDate="2018-02-01T18:56:10.803" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4440" PostId="3870" Score="0" Text="I am not sure on the type of wood. I checked on the amazon page but found nothing. Pacon Regular Natural Craft Sticks https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073VS3WBC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_p84CAb0M8APB4" CreationDate="2018-02-01T22:09:02.230" UserId="2623" />
  <row Id="4441" PostId="3870" Score="0" Text="Hmmmm, yeah, [their website](https://pacon.com/creativity-street/creativity-street-craft-sticks.html) doesn't say anything other than &quot;natural wood&quot;." CreationDate="2018-02-01T22:31:28.787" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4443" PostId="3853" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge with three going to each point, it's impossible that it's a single strand :)" CreationDate="2018-02-02T03:42:22.667" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4444" PostId="3853" Score="1" Text="@Catija Only if none of those connections actually have a second strand hidden underneath!" CreationDate="2018-02-02T14:59:24.650" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4446" PostId="3873" Score="1" Text="Thank you for the helpful information! I will first try to make it with just popsicle sticks, so I struggle and learn from that. Then, I am definitely going to try with the basswood so I can just carve the shapes myself!" CreationDate="2018-02-02T16:03:32.830" UserId="2623" />
  <row Id="4447" PostId="3874" Score="1" Text="Just an FYI, this pattern appears to be a 3D model, rather than a photo of an actual pattern, so it is probably hiding any &quot;messy&quot; stuff like knots or holes." CreationDate="2018-02-02T20:56:16.460" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4448" PostId="3867" Score="0" Text="Do you have the proportions for this or a recipe?" CreationDate="2018-02-03T03:47:45.347" UserId="48" />
  <row Id="4449" PostId="3867" Score="0" Text="@robhasacamera updated answer because you asked so nicely." CreationDate="2018-02-03T05:04:36.560" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4450" PostId="3867" Score="0" Text="Thank you for updating your answer. This looks like a recipe for making pastel sticks though and not pastel ground (aka pastel primer). While I would like to make pastel sticks at some point, what I'm looking for is the ground or primer that is applied to the substrate (paper, board, etc.) that makes the surface abrasive enough to accept pastels and layer them when drawing. I've updated my question with a better explanation and some commercial examples." CreationDate="2018-02-03T13:59:50.673" UserId="48" />
  <row Id="4451" PostId="3867" Score="0" Text="Sure it works in a thinner consistency too. (I did misread your question though...)" CreationDate="2018-02-03T18:27:11.430" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4452" PostId="3878" Score="0" Text="I did think about that, but I was afraid that they might damage the holes over time, since of course the part that goes through the hole isn't round, and its made of metal. But honestly, it may be my best option anyway." CreationDate="2018-02-03T20:02:38.390" UserDisplayName="user3245" />
  <row Id="4453" PostId="3877" Score="0" Text="I've created short-term &quot;accessories&quot; from food product boxes and find the material to be of consistent structural characteristics and very useful. As I have a laser cutter with which to make the parts, it's fast and fun to come up with different designs and test them in such materials." CreationDate="2018-02-03T20:05:08.653" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="4454" PostId="3878" Score="0" Text="@lXBlackWolfXl You could reinforce the holes with tape to help prevent damage" CreationDate="2018-02-03T20:13:01.423" UserId="3205" />
  <row Id="4455" PostId="3878" Score="0" Text="I think the hinge will wear out quickly with these." CreationDate="2018-02-04T19:19:20.727" UserId="3249" />
  <row Id="4456" PostId="3827" Score="1" Text="Finished it, blog with how it was done plus link to this question is here:  https://steemit.com/@oceanmoon" CreationDate="2018-02-05T02:15:17.037" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="4457" PostId="3828" Score="0" Text="ha haa.. gotcha ;)" CreationDate="2018-02-05T05:36:30.900" UserId="3229" />
  <row Id="4458" PostId="3883" Score="0" Text="Related: &#xA;https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/62/how-can-i-prevent-watercolor-paper-from-buckling&#xA;https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2393/which-glue-should-be-used-for-adhering-thin-paper&#xA;https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/17/how-can-paper-be-glued-to-cardboard-without-creating-wrinkles&#xA;https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/3846/what-kind-of-glue-to-use-for-large-area-paper-to-wood-that-is-visible-while" CreationDate="2018-02-05T08:12:09.287" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4459" PostId="3881" Score="1" Text="These are actually used for the purpose in some cardboard toys, fancy greetings cards, etc.  I suspect you'll need to experiment with the amount of pressure you apply to close them, or use a spacer to keep some slack in the joint.  Ideally the punched hole should be a close but not tight fit" CreationDate="2018-02-05T09:03:52.937" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4460" PostId="3883" Score="0" Text="My bad. Hadn't searched thoroughly. I was only relying on the suggestions when typing in the subject. I'm voting to close." CreationDate="2018-02-05T10:00:13.707" UserId="3249" />
  <row Id="4462" PostId="3337" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u Does it say anything about whole bottles? Small glass pieces are one thing, but being able to melt / slump a whole bottle is a different scale that I am not sure would work with the &quot;microwave oven kiln&quot;, especially if it is not long enough to cover a whole bottle (ie a wine bottle)" CreationDate="2018-02-05T13:27:07.830" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="4463" PostId="3837" Score="0" Text="While a possibly viable solution, it would lead me to have to ask &quot;how to effectively cut tape into detailed patterns&quot; and then also how to apply it perfectly straight." CreationDate="2018-02-05T18:07:13.207" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4464" PostId="115" Score="0" Text="I have once seen synthetic spinning fiber that was every much like spinning wool. (I do not remember when or where, sorry.)" CreationDate="2018-02-05T20:23:57.623" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4465" PostId="3873" Score="0" Text="Would I be able to glue them on &quot;wet&quot;? I am just having a hard time trying to think of a way to get the popsicle sticks to hold the shape the side planks. I just know that when they dry they will lift off." CreationDate="2018-02-05T21:23:12.893" UserId="2623" />
  <row Id="4466" PostId="3337" Score="0" Text="Certainly a good point, hence my comment rather than an answer. The heat from these microwave kilns come from a reaction of the substrate with microwave radiation. It's a rather small amount, limiting the amount of heat that can be generated." CreationDate="2018-02-05T23:00:58.797" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="4467" PostId="3873" Score="1" Text="I think you'll need to bend the planks to shape and use a jig to hold them there while they dry. When dry they should hold that shape and you can glue them in place.&#xA;&#xA;[here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN9OInCevsU) is a video showing the same technique" CreationDate="2018-02-06T09:56:30.690" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4469" PostId="3882" Score="0" Text="Can we have a better picture of the hat itself? That was we can connect the linings to the text for you better instead of assuming." CreationDate="2018-02-06T12:48:23.500" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4470" PostId="3887" Score="1" Text="Do you mean uncured oils or fully/mostly cured?" CreationDate="2018-02-06T13:47:54.997" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4471" PostId="3888" Score="0" Text="well I had this reaction.. my sight was gone for a second and that scared me so I stopped painting with oils.. I dunno if it was the oil or something else but I was in the atelier when it happened, so it's not worth it.. I have been painting with oils for 20 years, but now I have started with acrylics." CreationDate="2018-02-06T14:05:32.420" UserId="3256" />
  <row Id="4472" PostId="3888" Score="2" Text="@Northlight2018 - that is a common reaction to long term nerve damage from inhaling terpenes - the organic components in turpentine. Oil isn’t the problem, it’s the turps." CreationDate="2018-02-06T16:01:12.187" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4473" PostId="3888" Score="0" Text="but i did not use terps i used linseed oil" CreationDate="2018-02-06T16:02:46.503" UserId="3256" />
  <row Id="4477" PostId="3890" Score="1" Text="Country of origin as the most likely indicator of imperial vs metric system makes a lot of sense. Thanks!" CreationDate="2018-02-06T18:19:47.943" UserId="3258" />
  <row Id="4478" PostId="3888" Score="0" Text="How did you clean your brushes?" CreationDate="2018-02-06T18:22:43.943" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4479" PostId="3888" Score="0" Text="soap or butter i think.. or i keep them in oil" CreationDate="2018-02-06T23:05:21.777" UserId="3256" />
  <row Id="4481" PostId="3888" Score="0" Text="Did you wash them with your bare hands?" CreationDate="2018-02-07T05:16:14.677" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4484" PostId="3882" Score="0" Text="@prosepraise: Thanks for transcribing the label contents into text.  I took out the double-spacing in case the some of text was line-wrapped.  Double-spacing would make that harder to recognize." CreationDate="2018-02-07T12:35:11.827" UserId="3247" />
  <row Id="4486" PostId="3891" Score="2" Text="What are the other paint tray materials you're comparing to -- metal? other plastic? etc.? What type(s) of paint do you want to put in it?" CreationDate="2018-02-08T13:18:31.760" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4487" PostId="3836" Score="0" Text="flex duct at all the joints and lengths of cardboard tube to cover the long areas of the arms and legs." CreationDate="2018-02-09T17:52:05.207" UserId="3204" />
  <row Id="4488" PostId="3618" Score="1" Text="Chair backs, absolutely!" CreationDate="2018-02-10T02:31:47.230" UserId="3233" />
  <row Id="4489" PostId="3895" Score="0" Text="And there's  Portuguese knitting" CreationDate="2018-02-10T06:05:40.257" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="4490" PostId="3893" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the explanation, Josh. It seems that I should seek multilayer artificial materials. Regarding the label, can the following be considered separate items: (1) line 1; (2) lines 2-5; (3) line 6. If so, then lines 2-5 look like a material breakdown of thinsulate." CreationDate="2018-02-10T20:47:41.010" UserId="3247" />
  <row Id="4491" PostId="3893" Score="0" Text="I think that's probably the right interpretation." CreationDate="2018-02-10T20:50:27.987" UserId="3233" />
  <row Id="4494" PostId="3761" Score="0" Text="Airbrush artists used that a lot. I still have an old bottle of the stuff. Liquid latex might work,too. Even 1:1 silicone." CreationDate="2018-02-12T02:59:37.460" UserId="3275" />
  <row Id="4495" PostId="3848" Score="0" Text="Even though that one's been downvoted: Betty Edwards is an important name to keep in mind. Re-learning to use the right half of your brain for drawing is essential. Another recommendation is Fun with a pencil by Loomis." CreationDate="2018-02-12T03:11:20.727" UserId="3275" />
  <row Id="4496" PostId="3848" Score="0" Text="Thanks @Haunt_House, I just tend to rub people the wrong way I guess." CreationDate="2018-02-12T17:20:12.417" UserId="3178" />
  <row Id="4498" PostId="3852" Score="0" Text="Picasso sucks. :)&#xA;&#xA;While I realize just about any art critic would revile the above statement, the man's art is disgusting in my opinion. His philosophies are much more interesting though. I once saw a decent copy of the above painting. It's some of his better work.&#xA;&#xA;I like your advice about light and shadow." CreationDate="2018-02-12T17:27:57.397" UserId="3178" />
  <row Id="4499" PostId="3848" Score="2" Text="One can train and improve anything. Betty Edwards says: if you can write your name so others can read it easily, you can learn to draw and I agree with her. It's not even hard. It's just that most arts teachers in school are incompetent. Just like math. And then we internalise the result of this incompetence as negative part of our identity." CreationDate="2018-02-12T18:24:02.280" UserId="3275" />
  <row Id="4500" PostId="3848" Score="0" Text="@Haunt_House Well said. Goes to my theory that many do not even comprehend that art IS math. It is extremely complex math. Or to some, perhaps it's simple. I've always thought of visual art on the 2D plane as being sacred for some reason. I guess mostly just because of the diversity of directions artists take it in. My favorite art teacher told me &quot;In art there are no mistakes&quot;, It is a true statement which infuriates me occasionally to this day. :)" CreationDate="2018-02-12T19:32:54.417" UserId="3178" />
  <row Id="4503" PostId="3848" Score="1" Text="Well, I don't really want to create art. I want to communicate through pictures and do it well. And if one arm is twice as long as the other because perspective was neglected, then I have a problem with it. And I call it a mistake then. Even in simplified anatomy, there's right and wrong." CreationDate="2018-02-12T19:53:53.823" UserId="3275" />
  <row Id="4505" PostId="3848" Score="0" Text="Exactly. What is this concept of art anyway? I agree that from a technical standpoint mistakes are all too common. Should your mind make the subject's right arm twice as long as the left perhaps it's just ineptitude, but it could be there is something less obvious lurking in the background. Identifying the difference is an important skill for truth be told we cannot often trust the blatant visual displayed before us as fact, for it isn't. It is an interpretation. Maybe the arm really is twice as long. And the mind evens them out to cope. As ridiculous as that might sound it may be more likely." CreationDate="2018-02-12T20:22:05.697" UserId="3178" />
  <row Id="4506" PostId="3848" Score="0" Text="Usually botched anatomy is just a lack of skill. There's artists who claim: when I spit out, that's art. It's just not my cup of tea. For me, craft is more important than artistry." CreationDate="2018-02-12T20:44:36.330" UserId="3275" />
  <row Id="4507" PostId="3852" Score="0" Text="You not liking one particular segment of Picasso's work (albeit the most famous part) doesn't mean he sucks. His realism is absolutely lovely, and is where he started out." CreationDate="2018-02-13T20:35:46.633" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="4508" PostId="3794" Score="0" Text="I have misunderstood your problem. I thought you meant the colour is different from white (like grayish or brownish), but not transparent. Yes, adding some zinc oxide to the mixture should do the job then - it's quite an opaque pigment. I see no problem with adding more layers too (up to 5 altogether is certainly ok)." CreationDate="2018-02-13T23:19:19.090" UserDisplayName="user3216" />
  <row Id="4509" PostId="3905" Score="0" Text="Could you elaborate? Moving or shifting how? I thought a stay was attached after the dress was assembled so I'm not sure I understand.." CreationDate="2018-02-14T12:42:15.373" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="4510" PostId="3901" Score="0" Text="Have you tried electric clothing irons, curling irons or hair straighteners? Most modern versions are Teflon coated and have wide temperature ranges. Using a smooth, warm smooth surface as the anvil, the tip of a curling iron or the edge or point of a clothing iron pressed down for several seconds might be worth trying if you have some scrap to practice on. Temperature, pressure and timing should be the only important factors." CreationDate="2018-02-15T04:14:26.623" UserId="3106" />
  <row Id="4511" PostId="3848" Score="0" Text="Agree about the pretense. Not a fan of modern art. I guess maybe that drives at the difference between art and design. It is certainly true that technical aptitude is not all that's required to make great art. One of my favorite schools of art is scientific illustration however, I admire the craft. One of my favorite artists is a physicist, another a mathematician. And this lady who chalks the ice melt as a form of environmental activism. All are extremely precise. Me not so much. Though I too am a scientist. https://twitter.com/idiotprovider/status/939163308338249728" CreationDate="2018-02-17T16:52:15.973" UserId="3178" />
  <row Id="4513" PostId="3906" Score="0" Text="We don't address questions about digital art here." CreationDate="2018-02-18T20:26:22.510" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4514" PostId="3906" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately since you're asking about a digital tool (the software) and technique, this is not a question that is well-suited to Arts &amp; Crafts. In future, you might want to visit our sister site [Graphic Design](https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/) for asking about details like that." CreationDate="2018-02-18T21:21:44.870" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4515" PostId="3906" Score="0" Text="@Erica Ok I understood. I was not aware of Graphic design site. Sorry for the question." CreationDate="2018-02-19T03:59:09.320" UserId="2174" />
  <row Id="4516" PostId="3907" Score="1" Text="FYI, this kind of question is also relevant on https://diy.stackexchange.com/ - you might find it useful if you have any further questions." CreationDate="2018-02-19T11:57:11.337" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4517" PostId="3906" Score="0" Text="No problem. It's actually almost on topic for us -- if you'd just asked &quot;what method is used for this artwork&quot; we could have let it stand, but the tool recommendation is where we aren't the right site :)" CreationDate="2018-02-19T13:02:52.620" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4518" PostId="3913" Score="2" Text="Can you add a picture with the pen disassembled?" CreationDate="2018-02-20T00:32:53.733" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4519" PostId="3905" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the additional info, but I'm asking about a structural component called a &quot;waist stay&quot;, not &quot;stay stitching&quot;.." CreationDate="2018-02-20T13:35:38.437" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="4520" PostId="3805" Score="0" Text="@atwright147 maybe found the answer for you. See my edit" CreationDate="2018-02-21T04:01:57.317" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4523" PostId="3882" Score="0" Text="By the way, if you want to remove the 'bobbles' from knitted items that you have already made, shaving the surface carefully with a normal disposable safety razor gets them off! I sometimes do this on jumpers where the arm movement has caused pilling on the sides of the jumper. Then gently brush off by hand or use sticky tape wound around the hand to remove the 'bits'!" CreationDate="2018-02-21T06:17:37.430" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="4527" PostId="3882" Score="0" Text="Thanks, user3025.  I have a hand held device made for this purpose (and it does look like an electric razer).  It's time consuming to get all the pills, however, and it has to be done regularly.  Just trying to find a way to eliminate that." CreationDate="2018-02-21T12:37:20.993" UserId="3247" />
  <row Id="4528" PostId="3913" Score="0" Text="Hey Ribika. :D We won't be able to direct you at a specific shop, but if we have some people who know about pens, they may be able to tell you what kind of converter you need." CreationDate="2018-02-21T22:03:36.737" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4529" PostId="3897" Score="1" Text="Bamboo is generally considered to have more friction than other types of needles. I've used bamboo, metal, wood, carbon fiber, and plastic needles. The metal, wood, and carbon fiber were all slicker than the bamboo, although the type of yarn matters too." CreationDate="2018-02-21T22:36:32.173" UserId="1197" />
  <row Id="4530" PostId="3913" Score="0" Text="Would you be open to buying a small pack of cartridges to test fit? IME there are three common sizes: Parker (long, also used by others), Lamy (long) and almost everyone else (short).  I've used a paerker reservoir in a Lamy before." CreationDate="2018-02-22T10:26:40.140" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4531" PostId="3930" Score="0" Text="Technically this isn’t the right forum. You might have better luck at graphic design in stack overflow" CreationDate="2018-02-24T11:44:29.620" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4532" PostId="3926" Score="1" Text="As satin is a way to weave, it is impossible to have one out of four threads in Satin (as you could have in cotton or some such.) So this 'answer' makes no sense." CreationDate="2018-02-24T14:11:05.043" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4533" PostId="3930" Score="5" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this site is not a legal site, nor is it a photography site." CreationDate="2018-02-24T18:17:30.670" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4534" PostId="3931" Score="3" Text="If you know it's off topic, please don't answer the question." CreationDate="2018-02-24T18:17:56.150" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="4535" PostId="3930" Score="0" Text="Thanks very much @Nothingismagick I wasn't aware of the other two stack overflows." CreationDate="2018-02-24T19:15:30.863" UserId="3258" />
  <row Id="4536" PostId="3931" Score="0" Text="@Catija sorry - I answered it and then figured out I shouldn’t have..." CreationDate="2018-02-25T03:42:31.587" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4537" PostId="3815" Score="1" Text="Knees braces I've worn have used long pieces of velcro to incorporate the adjustment, rather than little pieces" CreationDate="2018-02-25T19:18:48.703" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4544" PostId="3922" Score="0" Text="Regarding your point 1), that is easily fixed. 2) and 3) are much harder to fix, of course" CreationDate="2018-02-26T10:54:31.047" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4547" PostId="3938" Score="0" Text="Do you want to do this painting digitally, or by hand but you don't know how to visually merge the two subjects you are modeling on?" CreationDate="2018-02-28T15:59:33.913" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4548" PostId="3938" Score="0" Text="@Erica I wish to paint by hand" CreationDate="2018-02-28T17:18:52.560" UserId="3336" />
  <row Id="4549" PostId="3938" Score="0" Text="OK -- we thought it was about taking an expression from one digital image to change another. Thank you for clarifying." CreationDate="2018-02-28T17:30:32.150" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4550" PostId="3938" Score="2" Text="digital manipulation might still be a good starting point.  If you have film footage from each of these episodes, such that you can move frame by frame through views of her face until you find a smiling one where her face is at the same angle and elevation, you could cut that face out and roughly paste it into a copy of the sad picture.  Then use that crude amalgamation as the basis of your hand painting." CreationDate="2018-02-28T20:11:00.170" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="4551" PostId="3940" Score="3" Text="_Barge_ brand is what shoemakers and leatherworkers use for this purpose. https://www.amazon.com/Barge-All-Purpose-Cement-Quart/dp/B0032YYOFS. It's very durable. I expect some heat from a hot air gun or hair drier would soften it enough to allow you to remove the sole without too much damage to the underlying wood. As fred_dot_u mentions, it is used like contact cement, applied to both surfaces and then pressed together after a short drying period." CreationDate="2018-02-28T23:18:05.203" UserId="1955" />
  <row Id="4552" PostId="3938" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor Fantastic idea!" CreationDate="2018-03-01T02:28:39.007" UserId="3336" />
  <row Id="4553" PostId="3938" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor Could you write that up as an answer?" CreationDate="2018-03-01T13:00:52.330" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4555" PostId="3943" Score="0" Text="What type of tire? When you say &quot;winter tire&quot; I tend to think of thick tired bicycles for snow cycling. Did you mean auto tires?" CreationDate="2018-03-01T13:05:47.817" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="4556" PostId="3942" Score="0" Text="Hi, I just saw a couple of anonymous edits proposed for some answers of yours. If they are your edits, please log in and you'll be able to edit without needing approval. If you accidentally made two accounts, you can merge them using the &quot;Contact&quot; link at the bottom of the page." CreationDate="2018-03-01T19:43:43.627" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="4557" PostId="469" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge are you David Rees? https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/13q4qw/i_am_david_rees_founder_of_artisanal_pencil/" CreationDate="2018-03-01T19:53:45.927" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="4558" PostId="469" Score="0" Text="@Nothingismagick No, nor am I fan." CreationDate="2018-03-03T05:37:53.620" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="4559" PostId="3945" Score="0" Text="This is a very good explanation!" CreationDate="2018-03-05T00:43:23.273" UserId="3336" />
  <row Id="4560" PostId="3948" Score="3" Text="Occasionally, one will see a video of an &quot;old-time&quot; animator at work. He uses the peg bar and light table and you can see him lift up multiple pages to reference the previous drawings. Disney documentary videos often show this sort of activity." CreationDate="2018-03-06T16:53:37.943" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="4561" PostId="3942" Score="0" Text="I love the link to bambi development, it was fascinating! I'll also add that studying how other artists draw can help you in understanding basic shapes, where they go, when something gets shaded or doesn't ect. You can also use the &quot;sausage person&quot; method - where you draw oval sausage shapes instead of the actual figure - to help you learn proportions, which will often be critical to drawing in even unrealistic styles." CreationDate="2018-03-06T20:09:20.553" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="4563" PostId="3952" Score="1" Text="The fabric can be 100% cotton with an aluminized coating. Clearly a composite material. That is a technical description and not &quot;semantics&quot;." CreationDate="2018-03-08T03:40:51.370" UserId="3106" />
  <row Id="4564" PostId="3950" Score="0" Text="If it's made from *coated* cotton fibres, the cotton will stay drier as it will absorb less steam.  That steam may then be available to do its job.  Cheap Ironing boards often use normal fabric covers anyway, so it's not essential" CreationDate="2018-03-08T09:59:48.720" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4565" PostId="3951" Score="1" Text="Do you have details of the sticky lacquer?  I've had some success with using a solvent that *doesn't* remove the coating, such as meths (denatured alchohol) to remove residual solvents." CreationDate="2018-03-08T10:15:54.447" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="4566" PostId="3957" Score="0" Text="I can see why you said &quot;landscape illustration&quot;, but that describes the subject of the image, not the style.  The image on that page that comes the closest to what I'm asking is the engraving at the bottom.  If there's a name for a style of &quot;drawing like an engraving or an etching&quot;, that would probably be the best answer I can imagine so far." CreationDate="2018-03-09T00:49:15.650" UserId="3370" />
  <row Id="4568" PostId="3957" Score="0" Text="Ok, I edited my answer there, hope it helps. Good luck." CreationDate="2018-03-09T01:40:47.563" UserId="3372" />
  <row Id="4569" PostId="3957" Score="0" Text="I like &quot;pen-and-ink illustration for advertising&quot;, at the very least to start the conversation.  Thank you for your patience!" CreationDate="2018-03-09T02:41:41.220" UserId="3370" />
  <row Id="4571" PostId="3951" Score="0" Text="_I build a wooden table and put stain on it_ Are you sure it was _just_ a stain? Not some sort of stain and finish product. Either way... What was the stain product exactly? If you want it done right you likely need to refinish the table now but would need to know more about the products used to be sure." CreationDate="2018-03-09T13:01:14.717" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="4573" PostId="2700" Score="0" Text="Have you already found an alternative Frezzley?" CreationDate="2018-03-06T19:52:53.630" UserId="3358" />
  <row Id="4574" PostId="2700" Score="0" Text="Answers on Stack Exchange aren't just intended for the person who asked the question initially, but for anyone who may have a similar question in the future - so if you have information to add, go for it." CreationDate="2018-03-07T12:22:54.893" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4578" PostId="3951" Score="1" Text="This question is definitely on topic here, but if you haven't checked it already, we also have a dedicated woodworking site (woodworking.stackexchange.com) that you might find has some useful information." CreationDate="2018-03-12T09:30:05.177" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="4579" PostId="3966" Score="1" Text="Welcome! Is this a questions that can be answered objectively? (Take our [tour] to understand why we don't do discussion or opinion-based questions.)" CreationDate="2018-03-12T11:06:44.803" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="4584" PostId="3921" Score="0" Text="Are you sure it is 1/4? If it is the normal notation about the weave, it would be an odd number of at least 5. My friend who weaves called it 'one in five' but I have no answer to the other details." CreationDate="2018-03-17T10:36:52.177" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4585" PostId="3980" Score="0" Text="Have you noticed the number 8401 on the label?" CreationDate="2018-03-17T10:47:06.070" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4586" PostId="3980" Score="0" Text="I have, but &quot;Eberhard Faber 8401&quot; gets me no useful results on google. I think the product might have been discontinued or something, or the number is not an actual serial number but a production line stamp." CreationDate="2018-03-17T10:53:03.677" UserId="3403" />
  <row Id="4587" PostId="3980" Score="0" Text="I googled in Dutch (one of the languages on the label) and found you this link. If you think it is right, I will convert it into an answer. https://artsupplyshop.nl/products/boetseerpasta/767825.html" CreationDate="2018-03-17T10:58:51.477" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4588" PostId="3980" Score="0" Text="It's possible, although my package contains 460G. That one claims it's airdry, which mine seems like it doesn't wan to do, though." CreationDate="2018-03-17T11:05:30.323" UserId="3403" />
  <row Id="4589" PostId="3980" Score="0" Text="In that case I am not converting it." CreationDate="2018-03-17T11:06:26.920" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="4590" PostId="3981" Score="0" Text="Thank you, I lean more towards vinyl as it is easy to apply and remove :)" CreationDate="2018-03-17T13:20:59.473" UserDisplayName="user3400" />
  <row Id="5590" PostId="3982" Score="0" Text="Thank you, this explains a lot. I tried just about every trick I could come up with to get it to cure." CreationDate="2018-03-17T22:58:27.313" UserId="3403" />
  <row Id="5592" PostId="3985" Score="0" Text="*Thanks!* So if the original height is 8.5 inches, and the innner-height, less the orange triangle (straight up 0deg) is 7 inches... The square root of 17 is 4.123.. I'm unclear about what to do with the 4.123, since that's shorter than the visible portion of the frame." CreationDate="2018-03-18T19:38:22.557" UserId="4408" />
  <row Id="5593" PostId="3985" Score="0" Text="Square root of two is 1.414 (exponential actions take priority over multiplication) and that number times 7 is 9.89 or close enough to 10 to probably work well enough. This is presuming that there's nothing below the 7 inch mark on the original, blocked by the triangle. If the original image is 8.5 and all of it is to be visible above the triangle, the size would be 12." CreationDate="2018-03-18T19:59:18.703" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="5594" PostId="3991" Score="2" Text="I would add to Allison‘s answer that the downside of using fixative on charcoal is that you may actually lose some of the details in soft-shading. Another point to consider is that you need to be careful to use acid-free fixative, because especially on paper you will have a problem with it becoming yellow as time passes." CreationDate="2018-03-20T19:26:17.873" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5595" PostId="3977" Score="1" Text="I notice you have edited with a new account! If you would like to get these merged, you can ask for help (look for &quot;Contact&quot; at the bottom of the page)." CreationDate="2018-03-21T14:47:08.083" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5596" PostId="3982" Score="1" Text="@Theik - I updated my answer with a bit more information on the product." CreationDate="2018-03-21T14:58:36.307" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5597" PostId="3986" Score="0" Text="keep in mind getting a bond with a polished surface is difficult, windshields are left unpolished in areas specifically for the glue, roughing up the surface to be glued with glass (fine sandpaper works) is a good idea, means more cleaning but you get a better hold. this applies ot a lesser extent to the metal." CreationDate="2018-03-21T19:15:22.840" UserId="2744" />
  <row Id="5598" PostId="3998" Score="1" Text="How are you attaching the thread to the needle? If you're tying it, then the knot will be difficult to pull through - you can just pull a length (say 4&quot;/10cm) through and that will hold fairly well without adding all that additional bulk to the end of the needle." CreationDate="2018-03-22T08:53:54.567" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5599" PostId="3998" Score="0" Text="I've been using the art of hand sewing leather method -- thread the needle and then pole the needle through the thread, and then pull down to form a partial knot" CreationDate="2018-03-22T09:05:07.780" UserId="4423" />
  <row Id="5600" PostId="3998" Score="0" Text="OK, that's probably at least part of it then" CreationDate="2018-03-22T12:59:10.053" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5601" PostId="4001" Score="0" Text="Fabric, and i want it to be professional so preferably sturdy metal." CreationDate="2018-03-22T13:42:04.457" UserId="1336" />
  <row Id="5602" PostId="3998" Score="1" Text="Try cleaning your needle, (wax will make it sticky.)" CreationDate="2018-03-22T18:50:51.363" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="5604" PostId="3998" Score="0" Text="@NicholasSizer did either of those help?" CreationDate="2018-03-23T20:12:35.607" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5605" PostId="4004" Score="0" Text="I have to laugh, because the next question I was going to ask was, I have multiple books that say to blow out the eggs before dyeing them, and then they blithely go on about making sure the dye covers the eggs completely, and I'm like, *how*? None of the books mention how to deal with eggs peeing dye all over the place, which is what I imagine would happen if I had to fill them with dye... You know, maybe I'll go ahead and ask that question." CreationDate="2018-03-25T03:25:20.360" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="5606" PostId="3998" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure they did. Could it be a symptom of the leather type/thickness or the size of the awl?" CreationDate="2018-03-26T06:21:09.013" UserId="4423" />
  <row Id="5609" PostId="4009" Score="0" Text="How does it work is there a laser or something ? @fred_dot_u" CreationDate="2018-03-27T22:04:59.903" UserId="4451" />
  <row Id="5610" PostId="4009" Score="0" Text="The experience I have with this type of product was for identification badges. The printer is fed with blank (white) cards and printed using dye sublimation method. Once completed, a final pass with a protective cover is made to seal in the colors and protect from scratches. If the product information does not state how the cards are printed, ask the seller." CreationDate="2018-03-28T00:34:04.423" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="5611" PostId="4015" Score="1" Text="Can you post a picture of it to give everybody an idea of its structure? I think I know what's causing it to keep falling, but am not positive." CreationDate="2018-03-28T14:57:52.930" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5612" PostId="4016" Score="3" Text="There's a woodworking.se where this might fit better.  Ther are some real experts there who will be able to advise you on how to avoid cracking as the wood seasons, and how long the process will take.  But whether it migrates or not, your question would benefit from knowing what type of wood it is" CreationDate="2018-03-29T07:49:09.413" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="5613" PostId="4016" Score="0" Text="If you do choose to work with raw wood like this, make sure to kill off any parasites and wood-eating bugs which might be hidden inside.  How to do that would be another great question to ask over on the woodworking se." CreationDate="2018-03-29T14:40:18.453" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="5614" PostId="4015" Score="0" Text="Hi Erica, Thanks for the reply. I did a lot of experimenting and found a way to keep it from falling. I will update the post and give details on how I did it." CreationDate="2018-03-29T16:10:03.063" UserId="4459" />
  <row Id="5619" PostId="4019" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much! I never realized there were plant based options in felt materials. This is great to know." CreationDate="2018-03-30T09:59:52.023" UserId="4463" />
  <row Id="5622" PostId="4029" Score="0" Text="I am really not sure why this material has not taken over the planet. Probably has to do with traditionalism..." CreationDate="2018-03-31T16:21:51.927" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5623" PostId="4034" Score="1" Text="What stands out to me most is the simplicity of each element (in terms of usability and function) combined with the obvious quality of everything.  A hobbit hole is an un-intimidating space where you don't have to worry about figuring out how to use anything, nor that you might accidentally break an element because it is flimsy or cheap.  This is a space that can be lived in without effort or disproportionate carefulness.   Finally, the walls, doors and even the windows seem thick and solid; which reinforces a sense of safety from the dangers outside." CreationDate="2018-04-03T13:19:19.983" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="5624" PostId="4034" Score="2" Text="[Worldbuilding SE](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/32410/ken-graham) may be a better fit for this question." CreationDate="2018-04-03T13:21:00.493" UserId="90" />
  <row Id="5625" PostId="4037" Score="0" Text="maybe just printing on a vinyl sticker using an inkjet printer? I know they sell them. I don't know how well the inks will stand up to being touched. [Though maybe I could spray some kind of coating/ sealant over it after printing](https://www.onlinelabels.com/articles/krylon-weatherproof-waterproof-label-overcoat-spray.htm)" CreationDate="2018-04-04T04:48:39.307" UserId="4486" />
  <row Id="5626" PostId="4035" Score="0" Text="Indeed, 'rustic' is what triggers quite a bit of useful information on Google, so I know now where I can continue reading. That's pretty interesting actually, since the translation of 'rustic' into my native language ('rustikal' in German) is also connoted with oftentimes crudely made and possibly even poor quality objects. This does not seem to apply here, but is the reason that I never expected to find anything useful by googling the English translation of this word." CreationDate="2018-04-04T08:01:51.587" UserId="4482" />
  <row Id="5627" PostId="4034" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor Your comment is amazing, because I feel that every single aspect you pointed out is truly important for me, while I did not manage myself to recognize those aspects from seeing the whole scenery. Would you mind to make this comment an answer? I accepted the answer from user18849 because 'rustic' seems to be the correct overall term, but I feel that you added some very, very important points about the overall appearance and shaping of things, that make the rustic style feel so cosy for me." CreationDate="2018-04-04T08:27:41.563" UserId="4482" />
  <row Id="5629" PostId="4034" Score="0" Text="@Wanderer, I'm happy to move my comment to the answer area, but please don't change your answer acceptance.  I'm just happy to help." CreationDate="2018-04-04T13:42:04.547" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="5630" PostId="4037" Score="0" Text="@gman they won’t stand up to that kind of use. You could double them though, in that you have one print layer and one layer on top of that. I wouldn’t use spray sealant." CreationDate="2018-04-04T14:42:53.903" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5631" PostId="4039" Score="0" Text="Not really sure that this product will work for the use case." CreationDate="2018-04-04T23:04:05.853" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5633" PostId="4038" Score="1" Text="adding to the &quot;lived in without effort or disproportionate carefulness,&quot; I think this is also seen in the colour treatment of the walls and floors. The colours are all mottled, instead of clean and pristiine. You don't have to worry about smudges on a counter or dirty fingerprints on the wall." CreationDate="2018-04-06T15:04:18.020" UserId="4505" />
  <row Id="5635" PostId="4042" Score="0" Text="Again not right but might help someone to think about the right one: Damast weaves, which are often one colour only but can be in different colours." CreationDate="2018-04-08T09:40:39.643" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="5638" PostId="4044" Score="2" Text="@Kitty you've now got two accounts -- use the Contact Us link at the bottom to ask for them to be merged." CreationDate="2018-04-10T01:51:00.420" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5639" PostId="4050" Score="0" Text="+1. Is USPS flap’s adhesive material sufficient for frankenboxing 2 Priority Mailing Boxes with flat surfaces? Can I buy that in a bottle? USPS’s partial curing time until ready-to-ship for the folded-onto flap appears instant, though I guess it gets stronger over time in-transit. But is there a non-instant curing time at factory to anchor the adhesive to the pre-applied flap first so that the curing time for the folded-onto flap will be effectively instant? On flat-surface boxes, will USPS flap adhesive be stronger than hot glue?" CreationDate="2018-04-11T03:20:40.347" UserId="4531" />
  <row Id="5640" PostId="4050" Score="1" Text="If you're using USPS adhesive strips to bond one USPS box to another, you're likely to have good results on clean surfaces. It's tape, not liquid, however. It's a slightly resilient type of tape, that is somewhat &quot;foamy&quot; and does take more than an instant to bond, as you've noted. I believe that no selection of tape will be stronger than hot glue, based on experience." CreationDate="2018-04-11T09:31:28.350" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="5641" PostId="4050" Score="0" Text="What is this tape or the closest thing on the market called?" CreationDate="2018-04-11T09:50:48.203" UserId="4531" />
  <row Id="5642" PostId="4049" Score="1" Text="While we do have expertise in adhesives, &quot;a bigger shipping box&quot; isn't really a traditional handicraft." CreationDate="2018-04-11T13:03:28.903" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5643" PostId="4050" Score="1" Text="Most of the double sided tape will be either thin and insufficient or extremely strong and expensive, typically for outdoor use. Curiously, there's a great middle ground: https://www.homedepot.com/p/hyStik-2-in-x-11-yds-Carpet-Paper-Double-Sided-Tape-890-2/204388994 which is 7 mil thick but designed to hold carpet which means it's also strong enough for your application. 48 mm width!" CreationDate="2018-04-11T15:44:43.217" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="5645" PostId="4057" Score="3" Text="This is the answer I would have started to make. Real world examples" CreationDate="2018-04-12T14:45:09.220" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="5649" PostId="4061" Score="0" Text="Hi @rachel1. Please be more clear about what you are doing with it." CreationDate="2018-04-14T10:38:31.557" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5651" PostId="4047" Score="0" Text="Do you plan on folding the fabric, or sewing edges together? Will it be stuffed or standalone?" CreationDate="2018-04-15T11:48:10.430" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5652" PostId="4060" Score="1" Text="Look at old books, from the time when real leather was the most common option, and go with that. It will depend on what kind of layers are under your leather or whether you would use the leather on its own." CreationDate="2018-04-15T13:47:26.077" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="5653" PostId="570" Score="0" Text="I work for a company where we make things from plastic foils and I have used waste of the process to do origami with. But be careful that the plastic is stable for a longer while, even when out in the sun. Many of the ones we work with are only guarantied for a year when out in the sun and that is for a company where the products often have to be out in the sun. Most for sale will be lower sun/UV resistant." CreationDate="2018-04-15T13:52:05.687" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="5654" PostId="575" Score="0" Text="Hairspray is reputed to work as well. (Not sure if it all hair sprays but experiment or research online for recommendations.)" CreationDate="2018-04-15T13:57:44.540" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="5655" PostId="576" Score="0" Text="Correction, Tyvek is produced in colours, but at this time you need to buy very much (container load size) if you buy it at the factory. You might be able to find it sold by a company that uses it. But Tyvek does take colour well, you could experiment with colouring it yourself. It does fold well and holds creases when pressed in well." CreationDate="2018-04-15T14:01:18.477" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="5656" PostId="4060" Score="0" Text="Good idea; I'll have a look - it was my understanding that you needed *something* under the leather to give it a bit of rigidity." CreationDate="2018-04-16T08:55:37.260" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5661" PostId="4069" Score="0" Text="By the way, I just drove through the “Norman Alps” this morning, and saw many examples of this type of technique in some of the villages." CreationDate="2018-04-16T14:45:46.690" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5662" PostId="3998" Score="0" Text="@NicholasSizer sorry, I didn't see your reply to this - if you include my username with the @ symbol preceding it, then I'll get a notification. Your leather isn't particularly thick, and your awl seems to be appreciably larger than your needles so neither of those should be a problem. Perhaps a picture of the issue would help?" CreationDate="2018-04-16T15:43:22.280" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5663" PostId="4069" Score="0" Text="Beautiful ideas, simply beautiful. Yes, I'll have to find the original color (somehow I'm guessing earth reddish/orange, will have to see). And really thoughtful .... southern walls have light color (it does get hot in India, even the North)" CreationDate="2018-04-16T16:28:14.903" UserId="3336" />
  <row Id="5666" PostId="4071" Score="1" Text="The image size is specified by the letter at the end of the url. If you remove the 's', you'll get the full size image, which I thought was too large for the post. For example, https://i.stack.imgur.com/n1720s.jpg changes to https://i.stack.imgur.com/n1720.jpg" CreationDate="2018-04-17T11:20:20.397" UserId="4506" />
  <row Id="5667" PostId="4071" Score="0" Text="Thanks, I didn't know that. I think an image showing more of the cloth (rather than the same piece at higher resolution) might still be helpful too." CreationDate="2018-04-17T12:10:31.100" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5669" PostId="4071" Score="1" Text="I edited the images so the thumbnails show in the post (your instinct to include the small was good!) but if you click it takes you to the full version." CreationDate="2018-04-18T13:06:00.610" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5670" PostId="4052" Score="0" Text="Wow! This is amazing. However, I am dumb and you are incredibly way over my head smart, so I do not fully understand this. Thus, If possible, I would relish more detailed instructions and information about this." CreationDate="2018-04-19T02:43:16.937" UserId="1854" />
  <row Id="5672" PostId="4075" Score="0" Text="I updated my answer with a solution that might work for you" CreationDate="2018-04-20T17:31:52.217" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5673" PostId="4035" Score="0" Text="After some more reading on this topic, I think that the hobbit hole designers also could have been influenced by the ideas of the [Arts &amp; Crafts Movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_Crafts_movement). 'Rustic' could be seen as one of its attributes, but the leading practitioners created quite some literature about what and why the want to do it this way. Thus, this seems to be a good source for further reading to understand the style better, and therefore I thought it is worth been added as a comment here." CreationDate="2018-04-21T09:43:04.470" UserId="4482" />
  <row Id="5674" PostId="4052" Score="1" Text="Hi Lolzery, I hope the update helps. The eight sided one is the easiest to connect as you can get your hands into the center to lock the final pocket." CreationDate="2018-04-21T15:44:26.007" UserId="4536" />
  <row Id="5675" PostId="4080" Score="0" Text="Thanks, that was quite good suggestion, I fixed the handle with vices and tried to turn the shaft with pipe wrench - it did not budge. Perhaps I gave up just before applying enough torque but I'm sure any rusty thread would have yielded. Tried both directions too." CreationDate="2018-04-21T17:06:54.770" UserId="4569" />
  <row Id="5676" PostId="4078" Score="1" Text="Thanks for your help, especially the lead to the Retayne page. Lots of good information there." CreationDate="2018-04-21T19:48:51.867" UserId="4568" />
  <row Id="5677" PostId="4078" Score="0" Text="@JackieBell if it answered your question, please feel free to mark this response as correct." CreationDate="2018-04-21T23:18:34.083" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5678" PostId="4084" Score="0" Text="A quick search seems to indicate that the term &quot;bookbinder's glue&quot; is ambiguous, alternately used for wheat paste, methyl cellulose, and perhaps most often used for pH-neutral (non-acid) PVA glue. I'm not sure non-acid properties would be important in this case. Was there something more specific in that category you think might be good for this job?" CreationDate="2018-04-22T01:01:40.060" UserId="1955" />
  <row Id="5679" PostId="4079" Score="0" Text="Have you applied a thin oil (or even a thing like WD40) on all possible screw/locking locations?" CreationDate="2018-04-22T06:49:53.017" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="5680" PostId="4077" Score="1" Text="That depends on having a local yarn shop, and them having a swift and ball winder. I would not know how to find one in a shop around here and I am blessed with 6 or more yarn shops within easy reach." CreationDate="2018-04-22T06:52:52.693" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="5681" PostId="4064" Score="1" Text="You might find paintings of this kind of building when in full use as well as photos of the time before 1947 (or even just after) which might even be in colour. If not this building, than others in the same era and area." CreationDate="2018-04-22T07:05:18.457" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="5682" PostId="4084" Score="0" Text="@scanny I updated my answer with a recipe for bookbinders  glue." CreationDate="2018-04-22T08:30:14.753" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5683" PostId="4079" Score="0" Text="Yes, had it soaked with WD40 for couple of days before. I have a feeling the joint is some kind of rivet, hammered shut. I'll try to clean the whole thing with soda blaster, leaving the crank in place" CreationDate="2018-04-22T11:04:25.917" UserId="4569" />
  <row Id="5684" PostId="4052" Score="1" Text="Thank you so much. You are incredibly helpful. This is simply amazing!" CreationDate="2018-04-23T23:06:46.077" UserId="1854" />
  <row Id="5686" PostId="286" Score="0" Text="I know the philosophy about those two knitting types.  Personally I use pin looms, and can knitt quite fast on those too.  Hands Down my other method is the FASTEST, I have a Singer 700 4.5mm knitting machine.  I can not use builky yarn on this machine, streatchy is best, I've not tried my fine hand spun...but I should (on the machine)  you can use any type yarn on most knitting looms." CreationDate="2018-04-25T23:26:59.237" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="5687" PostId="4096" Score="1" Text="The hair of other mammals has long been used as a stuffing (such as [horsehair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsehair) which is also used to make fabric) and plenty of people wear the fur of many species.  The existence of antiques using such materials suggests that they're durable enough." CreationDate="2018-04-27T12:51:40.783" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="5688" PostId="4096" Score="1" Text="I think for the sake of this question we can assume you would procure the human hair in an ethical manner -- much as we'd assume someone asking about a certain type of paint wouldn't shoplift their supplies from the store :) Somewhat related, [human hair has been used for crafts historically](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/victorians-made-jewelry-out-of-human-hair-180948192/), albeit not as a stuffing material." CreationDate="2018-04-27T16:29:42.443" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5691" PostId="4099" Score="0" Text="Do you want to bring the bat back to 'looks like new' status to sell it as new or do you just want to look as nice as possible for your own use?" CreationDate="2018-04-28T13:14:36.037" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="5692" PostId="4089" Score="1" Text="If you are going to glue items (paper or other things) to the pages, you may want to take out pages of the book, so there is space for your additions." CreationDate="2018-04-28T13:25:17.787" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="5693" PostId="4099" Score="0" Text="@Willeke  For my own use, certainly." CreationDate="2018-04-28T13:43:41.583" UserId="4600" />
  <row Id="5694" PostId="4099" Score="0" Text="@Nothingismagick Please find the images :)) Took some time to upload as I had remove some of the duct tapping I had previously done on it (don’t know why)." CreationDate="2018-04-28T14:41:03.893" UserId="4600" />
  <row Id="5696" PostId="4103" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your answer:) I have certain doubts to the steps you mentioned: 1) How can I get lacquer and would it be possible to fill those scratches, somehow by any method? 2) Whats PVA commonly known as? And also pls mention what its actually called. 3) SANDING the entire bottom part would be a tough game, don’t you think so? Is there any alternative method? 4) Can any natural wood based oil be used, instead of using some artificial polishing agent?? It would be helpful if you reply in the same point format:) Thanks again!" CreationDate="2018-04-29T11:27:04.120" UserId="4600" />
  <row Id="5697" PostId="4104" Score="5" Text="What do you not like about them? What's the problem that you're trying to solve, and what specific advice do you need? :)" CreationDate="2018-04-30T00:07:46.610" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5700" PostId="4111" Score="1" Text="I'd be inclined to think of headphones rather than speakers for you to hear with. If the speakers are in the same confined space as the microphone you're liable to get feedback right off the bat." CreationDate="2018-05-02T03:15:36.107" UserId="1955" />
  <row Id="5701" PostId="4111" Score="0" Text="Why exactly do you need all of this? It's unlikely that you'll be able to hear nothing through the helmet unless you're *really* trying to block out all noise, and likewise with being able to speak." CreationDate="2018-05-02T09:43:21.797" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5704" PostId="4108" Score="0" Text="What's the goal with the stuffing? To firmly support a specific shape, or just give it some fill?" CreationDate="2018-05-02T17:35:28.573" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5705" PostId="4115" Score="0" Text="If you hang something on it (about the weight of a cell phone), will it bend?" CreationDate="2018-05-02T18:17:23.247" UserId="4407" />
  <row Id="5706" PostId="4115" Score="0" Text="@JetBlue you need to have it suspended from something.  If it is attached at the ends it should hold the weight without any issues." CreationDate="2018-05-02T19:22:45.387" UserId="1741" />
  <row Id="5707" PostId="4113" Score="1" Text="I saw in other comments you are worried about the wire bowing. How long will this wire need to be. I don't think your are going to find wire that won't bend. Even if you found a 4 foot needle it would bend with weight." CreationDate="2018-05-02T19:53:02.210" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="5708" PostId="4116" Score="0" Text="I would add to this, that aside from using steel, one of the key ways to prevent _bowing_ specifically is to make sure your anchor points are secure and that the wire is completely taut before it's secured to the anchor. It's unlikely that the wire itself would then stretch and cause bowing. Bowing is usually a sign of having slack on the line." CreationDate="2018-05-03T15:43:27.177" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5709" PostId="4118" Score="1" Text="HI there. That looks neato. But that open hole is actually being used in the back of the eye. It has the light fixture and is how the eyeball is mounted. So this method wouldn't work for me." CreationDate="2018-05-03T19:51:30.780" UserId="4617" />
  <row Id="5711" PostId="3998" Score="1" Text="@walrus The following things seemed to make it easier:&#xA;1. The thread - I bought a different thread that seemed less 'sticky' than the tandy thread, and found stitching easier&#xA;2. Using dyes - After dying a piece, I found the leather was easier to stitch. Maybe the dye made the leather more rigid&#xA;3. Switching from size 4 to size 2 needles - I think the increase in size helps keep the hole open better.&#xA;&#xA;Using some combination of these seems to help, but I'm not entirely sure why." CreationDate="2018-05-04T01:19:52.820" UserId="4423" />
  <row Id="5712" PostId="4121" Score="2" Text="Can you provide more information and/or a picture on the type of button?" CreationDate="2018-05-04T15:14:13.497" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="5713" PostId="4122" Score="1" Text="What role is the aluminum serving if you're planning to paint over it?  Couldn't you peal the aluminum off of the portions which you want to be rusty and then paint over the exposed cardboard.&#xA;Also, there are a lot more than two colors in that image.  You are going to want to start with at least three colors: black, white and dark orange, then mix them together in different proportions to create lots of different shades.  Then apply the many colors over a solid black coat using pieces of torn sponge to get the mottled effect." CreationDate="2018-05-04T22:34:50.153" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="5718" PostId="4125" Score="0" Text="Well my approach would give a more metallic sheen if only I could figure out how to make metallic paint out of non-metallic paint(the only paint I have is not metallic so I basically have the color - metallic sheen). And when I looked up painting aluminum foil, nothing came up about using epoxy based paint, they all said that acrylic is the best paint to use and that paint won't stick permanently on bare aluminum foil and that if you want it to stick, you have to treat the metal and make sure there is no oxide on the aluminum." CreationDate="2018-05-07T01:28:42.193" UserId="1121" />
  <row Id="5719" PostId="4122" Score="1" Text="Will any of the shiny foil be unpainted and visible, or do you plan to fully cover the foil?" CreationDate="2018-05-07T01:58:46.327" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5720" PostId="4107" Score="1" Text="Any specific examples, such as brands, to give people with access a better feel of what you mean (pun intended)?" CreationDate="2018-05-07T04:47:57.407" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5721" PostId="4122" Score="2" Text="Perhaps a different material is in order. You might be able to fight a big enough piece of balsa wood at a hobby store, which can be cut fairly easily, and is a little more durable than cardboard. Then all you need to worry about is priming the wood." CreationDate="2018-05-07T04:54:34.303" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5722" PostId="4114" Score="2" Text="Have you only tried hand painting it? Because with an airbrush or even spray paint you won't have any brush strokes. And you could cut a circle in almost anything to be a stencil." CreationDate="2018-05-07T04:57:10.080" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5723" PostId="4123" Score="0" Text="I think your counting is off. The term refers to the front and back of a half sheet as one page, even though numbered it'd be two pages. So the picture would be 1 gathering, 2 leafs, 4 pages, 8 numbered pages." CreationDate="2018-05-07T04:59:43.527" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5724" PostId="4123" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge - No.  If you have 8 numbered pages in 1 gathering you have 4 leaves." CreationDate="2018-05-07T08:07:40.257" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="5725" PostId="4123" Score="2" Text="According to [U of Wisconsin](http://creative.uwp.edu/page/sheets-pages), the [English Language Stacke Exchange](https://ell.stackexchange.com/a/83229) and [wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_(paper)), a leaf has two sides and each side is considered one page." CreationDate="2018-05-07T12:32:50.203" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="5726" PostId="4123" Score="0" Text="Which matches what I said @Wimateeka" CreationDate="2018-05-07T13:57:16.140" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="5727" PostId="4123" Score="1" Text="I see the confusion I'm having here, it's the phrase &quot;single sheet bound in a book&quot;, yet the illustration we're looking at isn't loose-leaf, so a &quot;single sheet&quot; is actually forming _two_ leaves. A better quote for you here is from the [ANSI /NISO/ LBI Library Binding Standard, Z39.78-2000](https://bomi.memberclicks.net/assets/lbc-documents/librarybindingstandard2.pdf): `A single sheet of paper, or one half of a folded sheet of paper. Each side of the leaf is a page. Leaves can be printed or blank.`" CreationDate="2018-05-07T17:56:07.910" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5728" PostId="4115" Score="0" Text="Stiffness or Youngs modulus is a function of the material  not the strength level, So, all steel is the same 30 million psi. If piano wire won't do it you need a new plan." CreationDate="2018-05-08T01:39:15.480" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="5729" PostId="3913" Score="0" Text="Well, get in contact with Inoxcrom themselves: http://inoxcrom.com/en/ They love Collectors and collections, I'm quite sure they'll be more than happy to help you. Good luck!" CreationDate="2018-03-09T02:15:20.213" UserId="3372" />
  <row Id="5730" PostId="4128" Score="0" Text="Wow, those color wheels are beautiful. Now that I think of it I may decide to keep sari same color (perhaps increasing contrast). Will have to experiment and see." CreationDate="2018-05-09T12:37:25.180" UserId="3336" />
  <row Id="5732" PostId="4114" Score="0" Text="I haven't tried airbrushing or spray-painting. I will test that out on my smaller (cheaper) globe and see how it looks with light coming through. I'm guessing it'll be tricky to get a coat thin and even enough to look good and still let light shine through, though." CreationDate="2018-05-10T13:55:37.503" UserId="4617" />
  <row Id="5733" PostId="4111" Score="0" Text="I am cosplaying as a Mandalorian, or rather that is my intent to cosplay as one. I know it is quite an odd thing to do for a project as simple, as using eva foam or pvc for armor and what not." CreationDate="2018-05-10T20:53:05.517" UserId="4612" />
  <row Id="5734" PostId="4112" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the specifics on this. definitely very useful. If I may ask, what would you recommend as a power source for this project, 9V, AA, or AAA?" CreationDate="2018-05-10T20:55:49.333" UserId="4612" />
  <row Id="5735" PostId="4111" Score="0" Text="I do appreciate the concern about feedback, that can always be an issue, I had to do a lot of A/V for events, trying to monitor the audio levels was a big pain." CreationDate="2018-05-10T20:57:49.887" UserId="4612" />
  <row Id="5736" PostId="4112" Score="0" Text="The information provided for the kit indicates that it uses a 9 volt battery. This would lead me to believe that the current draw is low, as that type of battery does not tolerate well high current use." CreationDate="2018-05-10T21:02:51.113" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="5737" PostId="4130" Score="0" Text="Oooh, very clever thinking! :)" CreationDate="2018-05-11T19:53:57.253" UserId="1955" />
  <row Id="5738" PostId="4134" Score="0" Text="Did you by any chance use air curing silicone from a tube like the stuff for sealing bathtubs?" CreationDate="2018-05-13T18:55:11.550" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5741" PostId="4134" Score="0" Text="How close of a match do you need.  If you applied a layer of smooth saran wrap to the original and then pour silicone of that, would the variance caused by the thickness of the wrap be too much for your intended use?" CreationDate="2018-05-13T21:50:13.890" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="5743" PostId="4134" Score="0" Text="@nothingismagic no im used a 2 component silicone from smooth on" CreationDate="2018-05-14T05:46:39.237" UserId="1584" />
  <row Id="5744" PostId="4134" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor the difference in depth wouldn't make a difference however I guess I would be having a hard time getting the details right" CreationDate="2018-05-14T05:47:59.107" UserId="1584" />
  <row Id="5745" PostId="3376" Score="0" Text="Came across thing again while editing tags, and these questions look very similar, but it appears that the earlier question is regarding the actual _how to_ of casting silicone, and _this_ question is more about ensuring the whole process is food safe." CreationDate="2018-05-14T19:25:09.353" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5746" PostId="4107" Score="1" Text="Are you asking about the difference between different lines of yarn like Red Heart Soft Yarn vs Red Heart Super Saver or are you asking about the difference in the same line where one ball of Super Saver can feel softer than another?" CreationDate="2018-05-15T13:01:32.773" UserId="46" />
  <row Id="5747" PostId="4107" Score="0" Text="@BSMP the first one, why are some brands a lot softer than others?" CreationDate="2018-05-15T19:47:33.010" UserDisplayName="user4610" />
  <row Id="5752" PostId="3998" Score="1" Text="@NicholasSizer matching the needle to the thread to the material sewed makes a huge difference across all materials. If you found the answer yourself, congrats! you should answer your question and approve it." CreationDate="2018-05-16T19:32:40.190" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5755" PostId="4142" Score="1" Text="Hot glue can definitely seep through felt, especially if you apply pressure for an even lay." CreationDate="2018-05-17T18:00:40.300" UserId="1737" />
  <row Id="5757" PostId="4107" Score="2" Text="I would very much like an answer to this question too. I find some brands start out course and get softer the more you wash them. Some just the opposite. Please help us two needle artists!" CreationDate="2018-05-18T00:17:26.697" UserId="4661" />
  <row Id="5758" PostId="4115" Score="0" Text="@blacksmith37 This is not strictly true; the type of steel makes a difference https://eprints.qut.edu.au/64377/" CreationDate="2018-05-20T16:13:09.680" UserId="441" />
  <row Id="5761" PostId="3794" Score="1" Text="Downvoted for link only answer. Links die, explanations are forever." CreationDate="2018-05-20T23:54:00.770" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5762" PostId="3793" Score="0" Text="Actually, I think India ink is the traditional top layer, it will dry to a nice hard plate finish. What plaster are you using? Plaster of Paris is typically bright white with a very fine grain." CreationDate="2018-05-21T00:00:24.003" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5763" PostId="4147" Score="0" Text="Anodising implies aluminium though (and that would be very even for matte anodising, which isn't easy)" CreationDate="2018-05-21T15:25:31.243" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="5764" PostId="4145" Score="0" Text="To get the matte finish you may need to pretreat.  Bead-blasting might be useful, for example, or caustic etching on some materials" CreationDate="2018-05-21T15:31:43.163" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="5765" PostId="4147" Score="0" Text="Interesting; [a reverse image search](https://www.gemselect.com/other-info/scratching-the-surface-of-black-metal-jewelry.php) suggests that the picture in question is actually black gold; I'll revise my answer." CreationDate="2018-05-21T15:39:44.133" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5766" PostId="4147" Score="0" Text="I was wondering about sulphur-treated silver plate, but gave up" CreationDate="2018-05-21T15:45:48.397" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="5767" PostId="4147" Score="0" Text="Niello? I would assume that it wouldn't be durable enough. I'm rewriting my answer with a few suggestions." CreationDate="2018-05-21T15:47:33.827" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5768" PostId="4147" Score="0" Text="I'm no expert, thinking craft rather than jewellery, but more along the lines of treating with [liver of sulphur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver_of_sulfur)" CreationDate="2018-05-21T15:49:59.197" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="5769" PostId="4115" Score="0" Text="Sounds like one researcher made some mistake when he finds modulus varies with thickness," CreationDate="2018-05-21T17:55:58.020" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="5770" PostId="4149" Score="1" Text="See https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/1/what-are-the-advantages-of-watercolour-paper-over-sketch-paper and https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/3712/what-criteria-should-i-consider-for-choosing-paper-for-watercolor-pencils (possible duplicate of the latter). You may also find that https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/62/how-can-i-prevent-watercolor-paper-from-buckling solves your problem." CreationDate="2018-05-22T08:36:01.900" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5772" PostId="4085" Score="0" Text="[Wikipedia's article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminated_manuscript) on that topic is quite good. I may be wrong, but I think they actually used tempera (pigment+yolk) for the colour. For contemporary artists try searching '[contemporary illuminated manuscripts](https://www.google.com/search?ei=bvPcWr7QDaue6ATegqboDg&amp;q=contemporary%20illuminated%20manuscripts&amp;oq=contemporary%20illumi&amp;gs_l=psy-ab.3.0.0l2j0i22i30k1l8.797550.807534.0.808628.14.14.0.0.0.0.270.2178.0j12j1.13.0.foo%2Ccfro%3D1%2Csueb%3D1...0...1.1.64.psy-ab..1.13.2157...46j0i67k1j0i46k1.0.Fnflu3NtGls)'." CreationDate="2018-04-22T21:03:51.693" UserId="4577" />
  <row Id="5779" PostId="4145" Score="0" Text="No accurate answer can be provided without knowing the alloy used. The &quot;blackening&quot; method depends entirely on the metal. You can not blacken one metal the way you would another and some can not be blackened at all. First, figure out what material you are using." CreationDate="2018-05-23T05:13:41.097" UserId="3106" />
  <row Id="5780" PostId="4145" Score="0" Text="In this case the asker has mentioned brass and steel, so it's a fair guess to assume that the exact material they want to use is somewhat flexible and depends at least in part on the practicality of their blackening it." CreationDate="2018-05-23T14:21:31.553" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5781" PostId="3115" Score="0" Text="all of Ken's items are correct .. i would only add that hard corners, like the 4 corners of a ceramic &quot;box&quot;, will dry out faster (source of stress in the clay) and have inside corners that are always prone to splitting. Also area of sharp transitions in thickness are weak points" CreationDate="2018-05-25T16:43:00.433" UserId="3315" />
  <row Id="5782" PostId="1949" Score="0" Text="see [my answer](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/1947/30) on the related quesiton" CreationDate="2018-05-25T17:17:35.637" UserId="3315" />
  <row Id="5784" PostId="4011" Score="0" Text="I use all kind of paper for origami&#xA;I know it's not right but I don't care" CreationDate="2018-05-25T15:16:59.100" UserId="4683" />
  <row Id="5786" PostId="4159" Score="3" Text="The question is specifically about air-dry clay, which is not fired, and multiple pieces would likely still have the same issue of flattening on one side. With an air-dry material, it would most likely also just look like five pieces glued together instead of one solid piece as shown in the photo." CreationDate="2018-05-25T18:36:21.227" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="5797" PostId="4161" Score="1" Text="As long as the rest of the mask is opaque such that no light illuminates the eyes or surrounding skin, the fabric over them can be translucent (like silk) and still appear opaque from outside.  The mask wearer would not be able to see perfectly, but they could make out basic shapes and obstacles." CreationDate="2018-05-29T21:04:26.197" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="5801" PostId="4166" Score="2" Text="In general we don't do specific product recommendations here; if you could instead explain what type of paper these two brands are and better still their characteristics and what makes them good for watercolours, this answer would be greatly improved." CreationDate="2018-05-30T14:25:51.343" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5802" PostId="4164" Score="0" Text="FYI; In the UK - in my experience at least - we call scrim *gauze*." CreationDate="2018-05-30T14:27:07.550" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5803" PostId="4164" Score="0" Text="@walrus that's interesting because I first came across the term in stage lighting in London in the 90s" CreationDate="2018-05-30T14:48:14.517" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="5805" PostId="4166" Score="1" Text="Please do [edit] to describe the characteristics, not just the brands -- the OP may not have access to them locally, but could find another brand that would have the same weight/feel/performance based on your description. Read over [this meta Q&amp;A](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/a/35/30) for some of the reason for this." CreationDate="2018-05-31T13:36:39.157" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5809" PostId="4169" Score="2" Text="When you say add a *third* colour, which two of the three colours in the picture (purple/orange/yellow) are you adding it to?" CreationDate="2018-06-01T08:19:44.897" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5811" PostId="4169" Score="2" Text="&quot;Based on the color wheel and color theory&quot; - not sure I understand this part, are you trying to ask what color scheme (e.g. split complementary, triadic, etc.) these colors could be described as, and what a third color in that scheme would be?" CreationDate="2018-06-01T12:44:39.210" UserId="92" />
  <row Id="5812" PostId="4171" Score="2" Text="What is a Caneva needle? If it's a brand, please could you edit your answer to explain a little about the properties of these needles, and why they're good for ribbon embroidery?" CreationDate="2018-06-01T15:39:14.497" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5814" PostId="4169" Score="2" Text="There are already three colors in the photograph. So do you mean we should ignore the yellow?" CreationDate="2018-06-02T03:27:09.203" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5817" PostId="4172" Score="2" Text="&quot;from a scientific perspective, both were wrong&quot; deserves an explanation outside of this throwaway line in the quote. If they're talking about differences in the artist's color wheel compared to the RGB light spectrum, then the comparison is invalid because the color wheel isn't based on additive light." CreationDate="2018-06-02T22:15:36.577" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5818" PostId="4172" Score="0" Text="Also, that BBC link took me to today's article, not anything about color" CreationDate="2018-06-02T22:16:25.533" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5822" PostId="4172" Score="1" Text="Same for me, I got an article about a psychopathic AI called Norman." CreationDate="2018-06-04T08:34:20.160" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5823" PostId="4176" Score="1" Text="A word of warning... Hamsters love to gnaw on wood, so don't expect your structures to last forever and be very careful not to use poisonous or pressure-treated wood." CreationDate="2018-06-06T13:51:12.573" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="5824" PostId="2727" Score="0" Text="Was going to vote this up at first, but the self promotion was a negative, and the idea &quot;color has no name&quot; is too general and obviously wrong.  Better to say &quot;skin color has no name&quot; which is right on, explain why, and leave your video out of it (or make it a postscript to the explanation.)" CreationDate="2018-06-06T23:13:20.673" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5827" PostId="4169" Score="0" Text="Based on those colors in which way? We did exercises in producing related colors in terms of transparency (as if the colors are layered films) as well as simply making primary and secondary complementary hues." CreationDate="2018-06-06T23:32:52.807" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5830" PostId="4170" Score="0" Text="A word or phrase encoded in a picture is a &quot;rebus&quot; but these do not appear to be rebuses. The illustration style is &quot;clip art&quot; like, but beyond that I do not think there is an answer to your question. These are just drawings of arbitrary associations that fit into the gameplay." CreationDate="2018-06-06T23:58:14.353" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5831" PostId="4176" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor thanks! Luckily my current hamster is not interested in chewing on wood, he's left all his wood structures alone so far." CreationDate="2018-06-07T07:23:16.340" UserId="1448" />
  <row Id="5833" PostId="4179" Score="1" Text="Awesome -- thank you for sharing your own solution!" CreationDate="2018-06-07T16:49:09.773" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5835" PostId="4175" Score="3" Text="It’s nice that you share your solution with us, but please don’t write *three* answers - just edit one to have all the pictures and text and then delete the others, thanks!" CreationDate="2018-06-07T20:45:20.547" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="5836" PostId="4175" Score="1" Text="@Stephie please forgive me, I'm still new here... It wasn't immediately obvious how to add multiple photos to a single post. " CreationDate="2018-06-07T21:05:28.980" UserId="4715" />
  <row Id="5837" PostId="4175" Score="0" Text="No problem, it’s just what we „seasoned“ users do - explain and remind. Yes, I could simply have edited the first post and flagged the others for deletion, but a) I‘m on my mobile and b) it’s a „give a man a fish“ vs. „teach a man to fish“ situation. Welcome to the site!" CreationDate="2018-06-07T21:09:07.833" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="5838" PostId="1952" Score="0" Text="All I can say is, thanks for the much needed information, and WOW you people are smart XD" CreationDate="2018-06-07T17:19:47.030" UserId="4724" />
  <row Id="5840" PostId="4184" Score="0" Text="This answer is incorrect; the OP was asking not for terms to describe the drawing itself but the thing that is drawn - the other answer correctly identifies this term as being *the subject*." CreationDate="2018-06-08T10:33:30.427" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5842" PostId="4178" Score="1" Text="Do you know where you can get it?" CreationDate="2018-06-09T20:05:47.097" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5846" PostId="4185" Score="1" Text="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=painting+with+portraits+acrylic  has plenty of hits.   Is the &quot;(young) man&quot; aspect a requirement? I believe the techniques for other kinds of people should carry over." CreationDate="2018-06-09T20:43:42.437" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5847" PostId="4185" Score="0" Text="Yes, &quot;(young) man&quot; is requirement, I don't like to paint women and even more I don't like to paint old people." CreationDate="2018-06-09T20:49:00.433" UserId="2461" />
  <row Id="5849" PostId="4186" Score="0" Text="Is it possible to adjust the light so that it is not in the reflection at the desired viewing angle?" CreationDate="2018-06-10T15:17:34.680" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5850" PostId="3906" Score="0" Text="@Ercia - It may be created digitally, but those programs are made to simulate real world tools, in this case pastels. So the artist may be using a Wacom, but the techniques are the same as if she was using crayon or pastel or colored pencil. It certainly is not Graphic Arts... so where is one to go? (meta, and ok... not exactly the same but pretty close.)" CreationDate="2018-06-10T15:25:53.030" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5851" PostId="3910" Score="0" Text="Corel Painter is a good one for simulating real world tools/mediums." CreationDate="2018-06-10T15:28:05.083" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5852" PostId="3853" Score="1" Text="@CreationEdge -  Well, the sample shown is a virtual creation: 3d digital, so topology is not so important to it. Doubt you would see that pattern in a real life version." CreationDate="2018-06-10T15:36:14.647" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5853" PostId="3874" Score="2" Text="Not hiding... just not there. Basically its a illustration of string art, and not a very realistic one at that." CreationDate="2018-06-10T15:38:42.807" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5854" PostId="4186" Score="1" Text="@rebusB Well light source is always not in my hand to control. So..." CreationDate="2018-06-10T15:53:58.817" UserId="2756" />
  <row Id="5868" PostId="3852" Score="0" Text="@JesseIvy  - you should look at more of his work. It covers a lot of ground. I too really dislike a few of his works. Senioritas d'Avignon is horrible to my eye despite its historic position and I am not a big fan of his ink work. But, most of his painting is both monumental (not just in scale), sublime, and often astounding." CreationDate="2018-06-10T17:05:16.480" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5875" PostId="4193" Score="0" Text="Generally we try to avoid [link only answers](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/8231/are-answers-that-just-contain-links-elsewhere-really-good-answers). Can you summarise the contents of this video in your answer?" CreationDate="2018-06-11T09:02:12.963" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5876" PostId="4185" Score="3" Text="Yes, but is it actually necessary to learn from videos of people painting young men? I don't see why the techniques wouldn't be the same when painting women." CreationDate="2018-06-11T12:20:16.693" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5877" PostId="4190" Score="1" Text="Well that's a new piece of information indeed. Thank you. Although I'm not sure I can find it locally. I found some in Amazon." CreationDate="2018-06-11T20:37:40.927" UserId="2756" />
  <row Id="5878" PostId="4193" Score="0" Text="Oh, sorry about that. I'll fix it." CreationDate="2018-06-11T23:56:39.160" UserId="4733" />
  <row Id="5879" PostId="3848" Score="0" Text="Check out the &quot;Anyone can draw&quot; TED talk" CreationDate="2018-06-12T04:11:43.933" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="5880" PostId="4193" Score="0" Text="No worries, it's a learning curve and your answer is much better now." CreationDate="2018-06-12T08:16:52.823" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5882" PostId="4196" Score="0" Text="Kim, I think your question has already been answered [here](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/542/what-kind-of-glue-works-for-stones-and-shells)?" CreationDate="2018-06-12T08:23:12.613" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5883" PostId="4201" Score="0" Text="I'm afraid that 'what is your favourite X' -type questions aren't on topic here (see the [help centre](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/dont-ask) for more) - can you rephrase this into something more objective such as *'What steels are good for knife making, and why?'* or similar?" CreationDate="2018-06-12T08:37:40.493" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5884" PostId="4201" Score="0" Text="Ok. Best will not do too because there is never a best material since a slight change in the specifications can have heavy consequences. I tried another wording but English is not my native langage. Feel free to make better proposals." CreationDate="2018-06-12T11:48:13.587" UserId="4738" />
  <row Id="5885" PostId="4201" Score="0" Text="Yes, it's a difficult thing to word. Are you wanting to ask about knife making in general, or are you interested in something more specific (say, for a beginner)?" CreationDate="2018-06-12T12:22:54.487" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5886" PostId="4201" Score="0" Text="I'm making knives so I'm more interested in how other people think about them knife steel. How they choose it and what steels are they considering as the most relevant for them uses." CreationDate="2018-06-12T12:39:15.603" UserId="4738" />
  <row Id="5889" PostId="4187" Score="1" Text="_What would be a good way to bind a A8 notebook?_ That is subjective. This question would be better if we knew the criteria you were considering. Is the _size_ of the paper the main reason for asking the question?" CreationDate="2018-06-12T23:51:35.157" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="5890" PostId="4201" Score="1" Text="The great majority are 420 , at least in the US. A small point; the compositions of 420 and 410 have a very small overlap. The 440s are specialty blades like scalpels and industrial blades/shears. Too brittle to make a household knife. Another point ; I am sure there are a hundred proprietary names for basically 420 that are claimed to have unique properties." CreationDate="2018-06-13T03:12:01.753" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="5891" PostId="4210" Score="0" Text="I love the connection to the well known saying. I'm not so interested in researching weaving techniques as I am in buying woven fabric for sewing projects. So far, my most successful searches are for specific weaving traditions rather than a general overarching term, so this is still a good answer." CreationDate="2018-06-13T22:53:48.447" UserId="4506" />
  <row Id="5892" PostId="4213" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure what the relationship between Link and Napoleon is (except maybe that they are both short) but this is a reworking of a painting known as [Napoleon Crossing the Alps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Crossing_the_Alps)" CreationDate="2018-06-16T04:19:31.190" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="5893" PostId="4172" Score="0" Text="@CreationEdge - Color has always been a very decisive matter, as we are seeing here. For your information, I wrote the “quote”,. The “artist’s color wheel” as you call it, is only one part of the entire scientific system of color." CreationDate="2018-06-16T09:36:05.387" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5894" PostId="4213" Score="0" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this site is for applied art, not art interpretation." CreationDate="2018-06-16T18:45:14.587" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="5895" PostId="4213" Score="0" Text="Is there an SE site for art interpretation?" CreationDate="2018-06-16T19:29:05.223" UserId="4758" />
  <row Id="5898" PostId="4216" Score="0" Text="This answer contains a lot of useful information, thank you." CreationDate="2018-06-17T14:46:05.390" UserId="4759" />
  <row Id="5903" PostId="4042" Score="0" Text="Try **textile pattern** or **woven design** and see if those give you the result you're looking for." CreationDate="2018-06-12T00:33:35.143" UserId="4733" />
  <row Id="5906" PostId="4220" Score="0" Text="Many thanks for the detailed answer.&#xA;Tell me, please, given your recommendations, is it worth using the approach presented in my question?&#xA;&#xA;It is difficult to study immensity. So, skills will be formed within the task)." CreationDate="2018-06-18T14:47:14.017" UserId="4761" />
  <row Id="5907" PostId="4220" Score="0" Text="I would say your technique is *almost* complete. Make sure you have some idea of a story (or maybe overarching theme if you are doing more of a &quot;slice of life&quot; style manga) and once you have that solidified, begin story boarding. The storyboarding helps with how you want to pose characters, speech bubbles and environment. Then once you have a nearly complete story board, you can start adding actual art and text, using the storyboard as a guide. So to sum up steps are: (1) consider story or theme (2) story board (3) apply drawing skills to story board (4) write the complete manga." CreationDate="2018-06-18T15:06:06.403" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="5908" PostId="4225" Score="0" Text="Is this center pull from a commercial skein, or a ball of yarn you've rolled yourself?" CreationDate="2018-06-19T18:32:07.963" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5909" PostId="4225" Score="0" Text="Commercial skein. 50% cotton 50% acrylic if that matters. :)" CreationDate="2018-06-19T18:35:51.363" UserDisplayName="user4610" />
  <row Id="5910" PostId="4219" Score="2" Text="A question that can be answered by an entire book or library of books is too broad for stackexchange. I think one of the books you're looking for is [Scott McCloud's _Making Comics_](http://scottmccloud.com/2-print/3-mc/index.html), another might be [Will Eisner's _Comics and Sequential Art_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_and_Sequential_Art)." CreationDate="2018-06-19T23:06:52.700" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="5911" PostId="4228" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the answer, I tried to provide a bit more detail in my post. I am looking for something a bit more sophisticated than B&amp;W and I do not need more than one or two copies of what I make." CreationDate="2018-06-20T01:09:54.077" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="5913" PostId="4228" Score="1" Text="After a brief search using &quot;printer for thick material,&quot; I've discovered that there's very little to fit your requirements (nothing!). If it's not objectionable, you could print on a normal printer and bond the paper or card stock to the board." CreationDate="2018-06-20T09:57:54.877" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="5914" PostId="4228" Score="0" Text="Yeah I searched for a while, and I threw myself at the mercy of the exchange community hoping for a miracle.  I want to give this to my younger relatives who will certainly slobber on it. I think I may have a lead in using a flattop printer or UV printer. They seem to be able to print on anything. The downside they run like $20K. I am looking to see if i can find a prosumer version." CreationDate="2018-06-20T16:44:41.820" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="5915" PostId="4201" Score="0" Text="I think it depends on how you are making them. Are you doing forged in fire style or will you be grinding them from an existing piece of steel?" CreationDate="2018-06-20T18:06:06.080" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="5916" PostId="4219" Score="0" Text="This IS pretty broad! If you have any narrower questions as you start learning how to draw manga (style, etc.) please do ask them :)" CreationDate="2018-06-21T13:15:16.397" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5917" PostId="4042" Score="0" Text="The bottom one is a Tabby weave with a multi coloured warp" CreationDate="2018-06-21T23:30:44.680" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="5919" PostId="4224" Score="0" Text="Sounds like a myth, but hold tight and maybe someone will eventually find this question and provide an interesting answer.  I have hopes for an answer that involves very delicate paper, and complicated folds that would tear such delicate paper." CreationDate="2018-06-27T15:08:23.123" UserId="63" />
  <row Id="5923" PostId="4254" Score="0" Text="Construction Materials!!!!   Great Idea.  I will look into that.   Thanks!" CreationDate="2018-07-01T15:38:48.273" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="5924" PostId="4252" Score="0" Text="Would a garbage bag with some cheap paper do the job. I stick some paper (eg. oven paper) to a garbage bag and poke me desighn there" CreationDate="2018-07-01T20:04:48.977" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="5925" PostId="4252" Score="0" Text="I'd experiment first -- the bag in the suggested tutorial was very thin plastic!" CreationDate="2018-07-01T20:06:01.710" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5926" PostId="4252" Score="1" Text="Also On spencil part if I stick a bunch of A4 Sheets a plain one and one with the stencil on top of oven paper, and cut through it with a X-ACTO knife I recon would do the job as well. (Also if I stick the paper solig to the table surface with duct tape as well)" CreationDate="2018-07-01T20:20:53.187" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="5927" PostId="4257" Score="1" Text="Welcome to [crafts.se]. Right now, you really have 2 separate questions: One about sewing, and one about heat. On StackExchange, we prefer that you post such distinct questions separately. You can ask multiple questions, and by doing so it makes the answers easier to find for future users with the same problem(s)." CreationDate="2018-07-02T17:08:44.490" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5928" PostId="4260" Score="1" Text="The rather fierce blue flame lighters (or chefs' blowtorches) give a much more precise flame that's not easily blown around.  You don't actually need to get the material in the visible flame, just next to it (at least, this is true with webbing, which is what I normally need to seal)" CreationDate="2018-07-03T15:29:24.417" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="5929" PostId="4262" Score="0" Text="Do you consider it acceptable to bore large diameter holes into the log to increase the absorption area and to improve the longevity of the burning chemicals? Drilling from both ends would not have much cosmetic impact as drilling into the sides." CreationDate="2018-07-04T15:07:27.750" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="5930" PostId="4258" Score="0" Text="I accepted the answer from Chris H because it actually answers pretty good what I asked for (information about glue from beeswax and stone meal). Nonetheless, I wanted to point out that the information from this answer here was incredibly valuable for me, because it referred to the hook of my original question (a way to mount a spearhead historically correct) and thereby made me realize that I was completely on the wrong track. I wish I could mark more than one answer as accepted here." CreationDate="2018-07-04T17:58:28.630" UserId="4482" />
  <row Id="5931" PostId="4237" Score="0" Text="Any idea why the Búlgaro name is in there? There are lots of paisleys out there, are there named subgenera of paisley?" CreationDate="2018-07-04T18:25:06.763" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5932" PostId="3134" Score="0" Text="@teedee - was just about to ask if it was cotton canvas or synthetic and it sounds like the latter as most backpacks are made out of nylon. That makes a difference in what will adhere to it." CreationDate="2018-07-04T18:31:00.103" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5933" PostId="3173" Score="0" Text="tl;dr: You cannot do iron-on transfers to the material in a soft shell jacket. From the info on the transfer paper: &quot;For use on 100% cotton or poly/cotton blend fabric.&quot; which a soft shell jacket likely is neither of. It will melt. The idea of using a cotton layer and attaching that sounds like the closest you will get." CreationDate="2018-07-04T18:36:43.830" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5934" PostId="4262" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u Yes, I feel that would be acceptable." CreationDate="2018-07-04T20:28:40.523" UserId="90" />
  <row Id="5935" PostId="4258" Score="0" Text="@Wanderer - no worries mate. I don’t care about the points, just helping out. The other answer sort of dealt with your question, but I was afraid if you only got that perspective you would actually go down the wrong rabbit hole. If you like, just ask a a new question and I will post the answer there too. :)" CreationDate="2018-07-04T21:50:24.693" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5936" PostId="4264" Score="1" Text="Do you have an image of what you'd like the finished item to look like?" CreationDate="2018-07-05T09:20:49.710" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="5937" PostId="4262" Score="0" Text="You could also make many small (even nail) holes to increase the absorbing area.  The lack of absorption of liquids into wood is a common topic at woodworking.se, where it normal relates to oils and other finishes.  Holes will also increase the longevity of the colour.  You *could* bore out (almost) the entire log, and pack it with soaked and dried wood chips/sawdust, plugging the end with a bit more wood." CreationDate="2018-07-05T13:44:00.307" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="5938" PostId="4258" Score="0" Text="No no, this won't solve the problem. The new question could trigger multiple high-quality answers again, and then I will feel even worse not being able to mark them all as accepted, because I will have stolen other peoples time for answering a question I already knew a good answer for. :(" CreationDate="2018-07-05T18:01:16.290" UserId="4482" />
  <row Id="5939" PostId="4266" Score="0" Text="I assume you found card paper from old boxes" CreationDate="2018-07-05T20:12:58.987" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="5940" PostId="4264" Score="0" Text="What kind of leather are you using? Where did you get it from?" CreationDate="2018-07-06T12:24:40.637" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="5942" PostId="4266" Score="1" Text="I used paper from an art class -- it was essentially the same material as organizing folders that go in a filing cabinet. In fact, you could even use those too. Just make sure the paper/material you use is (1) big enough to fit your design and (2) not too thin; if a paper type material is too thin, the bleach will saturate it and make your design look smudged." CreationDate="2018-07-06T13:38:11.640" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="5943" PostId="4237" Score="0" Text="It might be that Paisley came to England from Bulgaria .. humm, no .. wikipedia says “Paisley or paisley pattern is an ornamental design using the buta (Persian: بته‎) or boteh, a teardrop-shaped motif with a curved upper end. Of Persian origin,[1] paisley designs became very popular in the West. Although the fig- or almond-like form is of Persian origin, its English name derives from the town of Paisley, in West Scotland, a centre for textiles where paisley designs were produced”" CreationDate="2018-07-07T17:33:15.337" UserId="3315" />
  <row Id="5944" PostId="4273" Score="1" Text="Use paper towels, disposable pallets and disposable brushes?  Painting without thinners/solvents is going to be rather limiting, but it can be done." CreationDate="2018-07-07T20:58:25.223" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="5945" PostId="4274" Score="0" Text="is palette knife that easy to clean though i heard it requires thinners. also I've tried painting with oil before from tube directly on board to make a black canvas, and i don't really expect oil paint to ever dry anymore, i think of it more like intruder paint that always at best smudges." CreationDate="2018-07-07T23:02:53.847" UserId="4828" />
  <row Id="5946" PostId="4274" Score="0" Text="No, I always clean my palette knife with a rag. You don’t need thinner. And oil paint will dry, it just takes a while." CreationDate="2018-07-07T23:07:30.763" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5948" PostId="24" Score="0" Text="did you ever try a more well-respected brand?" CreationDate="2018-07-08T05:53:18.230" UserId="4832" />
  <row Id="5949" PostId="4247" Score="0" Text="Gold dust careful don't breathe. And silver paste" CreationDate="2018-07-08T09:46:15.473" UserId="4834" />
  <row Id="5951" PostId="4278" Score="0" Text="This is not so much a question on texture, tensile strength, specific application, etc., as it is wondering if anyone makes large squares of paper for all-around origami use." CreationDate="2018-07-08T22:15:18.123" UserId="4455" />
  <row Id="5953" PostId="4279" Score="0" Text="Off the top of my head (but untested), if I wanted to make something that was made out of my preferred mold-making material, I would probably cover the original with tin foil, using my embossing tools to smooth the foil into all the nooks and crannies, and maybe some modelling clay to smooth out the foil seams.  Once the original was completely protected within its foil armor, I would then cast it as normal." CreationDate="2018-07-09T13:26:06.643" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="5954" PostId="4279" Score="0" Text="On further thought (but still untested), you could probably just use mold release spray (which is used in two-part silicone molds so that the top and bottom parts of the mold don't stick together) in place of the tin foil." CreationDate="2018-07-09T16:21:31.050" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="5955" PostId="4281" Score="1" Text="epoxy seems to be a good choice for mixed materials such as those described. The silicone adhesive isn't so much for plumbing as it is for caulking things but it will work for a limited time. Silicone will peel free from the keys over time, but if it's not handled or manipulated, it probably will be okay." CreationDate="2018-07-09T16:27:12.023" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="5957" PostId="4283" Score="2" Text="Hi! Thanks so much for your answer. As a note, I've removed your link to the Japanese sewing site for a couple of reasons. First, please avoid using shortened URLs. We don't really have a character limit here and obscuring the site URL can make your post look like spam. Second, we require links to be directly supportive of posts. You're more than welcome to use specific off-site content to support your answer but the link must relate to the answer rather than be a non-specific &quot;here's more general sewing info&quot; link. Thanks again and welcome to the site!" CreationDate="2018-07-10T00:54:38.727" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="5958" PostId="4279" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the suggestions. The item I want to reproduce is rather expensive, and I don't want to risk not being able to release it.  Also, I want to make many copies in silicone (it's an earplug).  Were I to use a silicone mold, I would have the same risk every time because I am casting in silicone." CreationDate="2018-07-10T02:32:50.223" UserId="4824" />
  <row Id="5959" PostId="4279" Score="0" Text="For that second issue, you might also want to search the term &quot;silicone on silicone casting&quot; on youtube.  There seem to be a few mold release products which can handle that requirement.  Not sure that any of them are safe for your expensive original, but once you somehow get the first mold, creating silicone castings seems feasible.  Have you considered self-hardening clay for the first mold?" CreationDate="2018-07-10T04:16:01.180" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="5961" PostId="4278" Score="0" Text="I will try again: What techniques--if any, well I know how many origamists feel about tape or adhesives--to join four squares of paper together in such way as to make a larger sheet to work with...and with a minimal amount of visible evidence that this has been done?" CreationDate="2018-07-10T23:33:09.553" UserId="4455" />
  <row Id="5963" PostId="4285" Score="1" Text="Potatoes, turnips and orange peels." CreationDate="2018-07-11T10:42:11.163" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="5964" PostId="4275" Score="1" Text="I regularly cut [cuprite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuprite) (too soft to be much of a gem despite the appearance) and sapphire (really rather hard), but also silicon, and many other crystalline materials, but also glass.  With the diamond saw we have here, and protecting the workpiece with mounting resin, you can use the same settings for all of the above (because we stick to a slow feed-rate and always cut wet).  This is an [industrial](https://www.struers.com/en-GB/Products/Cutting/Cutting-equipment/Secotom#) rather than a lapidary diamond saw (&gt;10x the price!)" CreationDate="2018-07-11T14:00:08.570" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="5966" PostId="4279" Score="1" Text="Henry:  It would be great if you summarized your comments into a post, so that it could be marked as an answer.  self-hardening clay might work, but I worry about shrinkage - it's an earplug and small percentage shrinkage matters." CreationDate="2018-07-13T18:28:30.303" UserId="4824" />
  <row Id="5967" PostId="4290" Score="2" Text="Are you looking for a particular type, weight, texture, and/or finish for the book jacket? What are you making it from (drawing directly on, printing, painting, other)? The more detail you include ([edit] your question) the better responses you'll get :)" CreationDate="2018-07-13T19:39:19.297" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="5968" PostId="4290" Score="0" Text="You can also protect the book cover and the jacket surface by simply wrapping the jacket you make in a paper-backed mylar jacket cover, like libraries use." CreationDate="2018-07-13T19:51:30.957" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="5970" PostId="5296" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately this is in the family of welding, and it's not something I'll be able to use." CreationDate="2018-07-15T05:47:45.220" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5971" PostId="5294" Score="0" Text="This looks brilliant and I never would have thought of it! I will look into pricing and see if I can do a little prototype :)" CreationDate="2018-07-15T10:45:08.170" UserId="4860" />
  <row Id="5972" PostId="5299" Score="1" Text="This is a great answer @fred_dot_u :)  I was all constrained in &quot;how attach without drilling&quot; when the right answer is obviously &quot;get someone else to do the drilling for you :)" CreationDate="2018-07-15T18:47:09.677" UserId="1955" />
  <row Id="5973" PostId="5296" Score="1" Text="@WebHead I think fred_dot_u has the right idea, which is &quot;get someone else to do the drilling for you&quot;. I think you'd be wasting your time with _any_ adhesive if the item needs any strength at all. A situation like this (without a hole for mechanical strength) has the ball stressed in &quot;peel&quot; mode, which is the very weakest for an adhesive. If the ball just has to sit there and look pretty, some epoxy might get it done with the right preparation. But if it is part of an arm or something that has to move, I think you'd be looking at early failure of the joint." CreationDate="2018-07-15T18:51:21.980" UserId="1955" />
  <row Id="5974" PostId="5302" Score="0" Text="This is mainly posted in case the &quot;buy drilled balls&quot; answer isn't suitable -- if you want the balls to be much bigger than the screws, that's the way to go." CreationDate="2018-07-16T08:22:20.910" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="5975" PostId="5299" Score="0" Text="+1 (despite giving an alternative).  You may want to use threadlocker or even glue if you get the threaded balls." CreationDate="2018-07-16T08:23:04.373" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="5976" PostId="5303" Score="0" Text="ooh i'm intrigued, that definitely gets round the making the pool to cold issue but i would worry it would be too fragile to use as a prop most of the day. But I really want to make a Ice pitcher or something now using this technique :)" CreationDate="2018-07-16T08:45:13.047" UserId="4860" />
  <row Id="5977" PostId="5303" Score="1" Text="@chrispepper1989 It would melt pretty fast at room temperature, I reckon." CreationDate="2018-07-16T09:02:03.983" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="5978" PostId="5303" Score="1" Text="yer I agree, probably wont work in this case, but damn I want to try it anyway :)" CreationDate="2018-07-16T10:37:21.300" UserId="4860" />
  <row Id="5979" PostId="5296" Score="0" Text="Yes, I'm hoping I may be able to find some pre-drilled, but I feel like I may be looking under the wrong search terms to source them properly." CreationDate="2018-07-16T20:28:24.067" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5982" PostId="469" Score="0" Text="Don't forget the technique of sharpening the lead to a chisel point, a major benefit of sharpening with knife and sandpaper, where the lead has a flatter side and a sharper side which gives the artist a much more expressive line and range of effects." CreationDate="2018-07-18T21:17:59.023" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5983" PostId="4194" Score="0" Text="Ha! Always good to find methods that eliminate the need for the gestapo! That being said, acrylics can still take advantage of the use of gesso for a uniform ground as raw canvas may absorb unevenly." CreationDate="2018-07-18T21:23:46.770" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5984" PostId="469" Score="0" Text="@rebusB And great for all types of pencils, not merely graphite!" CreationDate="2018-07-19T04:18:18.667" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="5985" PostId="5305" Score="0" Text="I know that, but that can be sanded off. My question is that if it will cut it to begin with because I don't think the silicone in it always conducts electricity." CreationDate="2018-07-19T23:18:00.760" UserId="5860" />
  <row Id="5986" PostId="5310" Score="0" Text="I'd forgotten that the thread gets pulled under the bobbin case; now I'm wondering if there are catches on the bottom of the case that I could clean. BTW, on this model, the FAQ for &quot;Where do I oil?&quot; is [&quot;Don't!&quot;](http://support.brother.com/g/b/faqend.aspx?c=us&amp;lang=en&amp;prod=hf_xl2600i2610eus&amp;ftype3=2148&amp;faqid=faqh00000529_001&amp;pfs=1)." CreationDate="2018-07-20T11:23:50.137" UserId="5872" />
  <row Id="5987" PostId="5310" Score="0" Text="@DanielGriscom I am perpetually amazed at how much lint and thread can hide in the bobbin area of a machine, so hopefully more cleaning does it. And wow, I've never seen a graphic more accurately summarized as your &quot;don't&quot; link. :-) Cracked me up. Good luck!" CreationDate="2018-07-20T12:59:22.187" UserId="5880" />
  <row Id="5988" PostId="5311" Score="1" Text="You need to test this in an area not seen. Alcohol will dissolve shellac, which may affect the finish of the wood depending on how it was treated." CreationDate="2018-07-20T20:46:37.820" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="5989" PostId="5309" Score="0" Text="oh, so you are saying the problem is that if i use them as a base layer, pencils tend to scratch them off, and unless they are very pigmented, they won't be very noticeable or stick at all on top of pencil layers? But then again, I found that really thin layers of crayons don't really scratch off with pencils, and they tend to be fairly bright and true to their color, but I guess markers do this better. I notice that crayola crayons tend to get really scratchy as soon as I get to third layer of crayon only drawing." CreationDate="2018-07-20T22:15:43.193" UserId="4828" />
  <row Id="5990" PostId="5309" Score="0" Text="the thing is that pencils scratch off pencils too if you are too rough, i understand they don't layer as well, but they come in larger and cheaper color variety which allows you to mitigate a lot of the scratching that pencils naturally get if you try to blend difficult deep colors(such as deep skies, water, or skin)." CreationDate="2018-07-20T22:19:59.760" UserId="4828" />
  <row Id="5991" PostId="5309" Score="0" Text="Anyway, 1) are you saying that they're as good as pencils for single-layer drawings? 2) are you saying that they're great for blending due to their waxiness and high filler content? Why are they not worth it, if a 96 set of them only costs $7, equivelent to 48-96 crayola pencils(2-4 of each), or 2(singular) high end pencils." CreationDate="2018-07-20T22:21:56.560" UserId="4828" />
  <row Id="5993" PostId="2027" Score="0" Text="Two years have passed since you said that you would get back to me.  Did the needle files work?" CreationDate="2018-07-21T16:23:18.513" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="5994" PostId="5314" Score="1" Text="What you want to do is called reweaving.  If you Google &quot;reweave&quot; there are articles and you tubes that tell how it's done.  There is one that even shows a herring-bone pattern being repaired." CreationDate="2018-07-21T16:33:10.580" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="5995" PostId="5313" Score="0" Text="I have always learned to use fingers on the stencil close to where the brushes are working. (But as I never used that knowledge for real I hesitate to post this as an answer.)" CreationDate="2018-07-22T08:47:22.723" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="5996" PostId="5313" Score="0" Text="Part of your trouble may be from putting the finish coat (the polyurethane) on the wood before you stenciled it. Maybe another coat of polyurethane after the stenciling would cover any glue?" CreationDate="2018-07-22T21:56:16.703" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6000" PostId="5325" Score="1" Text="Are these eggs that could be eaten later, or are they empty/decorative only?" CreationDate="2018-07-23T21:57:32.013" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6001" PostId="5325" Score="1" Text="Eggs that could be eaten later." CreationDate="2018-07-23T23:06:40.227" UserId="2531" />
  <row Id="6002" PostId="5313" Score="0" Text="@rebusB that is a thought, but I'm actually using washable paint (which actually does wash off pretty easy even after drying), so I'd worry about the paint liquifying and/or tinting the poly with an additional coat." CreationDate="2018-07-24T13:34:33.163" UserId="5884" />
  <row Id="6003" PostId="5313" Score="0" Text="So the stenciled design is temporary?" CreationDate="2018-07-24T14:52:10.700" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6004" PostId="5313" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I wanted the option to wash off the stencil'd paint instead of making new boards to hold new sayings/phrases. A sort of future proofing. I don't plan on doing this, but I'm not the boss of the project. :)" CreationDate="2018-07-24T15:05:06.000" UserId="5884" />
  <row Id="6005" PostId="380" Score="0" Text="@WebHead - Fixative is critical to protecting graphite and charcoal drawings but keep in mind it is pretty toxic. I usually spray the fix outside away from my work space when I can and wear a mask and ventilate the work area when I cannot." CreationDate="2018-07-24T20:37:32.457" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6006" PostId="5328" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the answer, I'll sure try it when I get to that part, thanks again!" CreationDate="2018-07-25T09:31:12.063" UserId="5893" />
  <row Id="6009" PostId="5332" Score="1" Text="This reads more like an advert for Dremel tools than an actual answer to the question, as does your other post." CreationDate="2018-07-26T08:43:13.427" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6012" PostId="4247" Score="1" Text="Wouldn't sandpaper be way too course for jewellery buffing? The coarsest rouge I recall seeing used was still more like clay than sand." CreationDate="2018-07-26T14:49:40.417" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6014" PostId="5325" Score="1" Text="You might want to have a look over at cooking.se as well: [Why do egg dye recipes include vinegar?](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/33158/20413) for example.  Note that in this case you'll probably want water-based dyes, which rules out [paprika and turmeric](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/88156/20413)" CreationDate="2018-07-26T14:54:35.420" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6016" PostId="5335" Score="0" Text="I think a very soft pencil like 6B would come close." CreationDate="2018-07-26T20:10:28.453" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="6020" PostId="5338" Score="0" Text="Please attach a photo of the lens from the side. Round definitely outwards..." CreationDate="2018-07-30T10:04:38.747" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6021" PostId="5329" Score="0" Text="This approach is working better that any other I've tried. Thanks!" CreationDate="2018-07-30T14:06:54.300" UserId="5884" />
  <row Id="6028" PostId="3827" Score="1" Text="BTW, the layered varnish helped so the stain has not bled through - update. Thank you!" CreationDate="2018-07-31T20:51:04.537" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="6029" PostId="5347" Score="2" Text="This answer would be greatly improved if you fleshed it out a bit more." CreationDate="2018-07-31T21:53:28.117" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6030" PostId="5350" Score="1" Text="P.S. You can drink the whey. It’s what the bodybuilders pay lots of money for. :)" CreationDate="2018-08-01T14:56:46.610" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6037" PostId="5357" Score="1" Text="Another answer already mentions spray adhesive; if you can expand on your answer so that it adds something new it would be greatly improved." CreationDate="2018-08-06T07:34:56.517" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6038" PostId="229" Score="0" Text="@Matt -  This looks like a great answer.... did it work?" CreationDate="2018-08-06T15:56:22.153" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6039" PostId="1975" Score="0" Text="Hi again! Still think you need to look at the pattern you are using. (can you show us the pattern?)  Are you sure you have the measurements and the taper of your slices correct? Maybe you need more than 12 sections to get a smoother bending. There are lots of globes out there that are not made of stretchy materials and still work..." CreationDate="2018-08-06T16:00:09.947" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6040" PostId="5360" Score="0" Text="My problem is not how to make the stuff, it's how to make more than one bead at a time including holes, as is done with some glass and clay beads. Casein plastic made with an organic acid does start out the same as paneer - Indian &quot;cottage cheese&quot;" CreationDate="2018-08-07T06:11:05.090" UserId="5935" />
  <row Id="6041" PostId="5359" Score="0" Text="Given your comments below, this question seems related: https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2834/how-to-cast-silicone-beads?rq=1" CreationDate="2018-08-07T08:21:45.897" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6042" PostId="5360" Score="0" Text="It's probably a good idea to translate your comment into the original post, as the original post did not have the clarification you've now provided." CreationDate="2018-08-07T09:25:27.530" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6043" PostId="5359" Score="0" Text="Look up galalith, syrolit and lactoid. Basically the mass was formed, extruded and pressure cast." CreationDate="2018-08-07T09:45:58.963" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6044" PostId="4269" Score="1" Text="Would a light wood like balsa burn too quickly compared to harder woods? (Presumably the best choice is something in between, to find a balance between porosity and longevity -- in any case, good answer!)" CreationDate="2018-08-07T12:08:35.483" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6045" PostId="3652" Score="1" Text="I'm going to combine the two elements - use UV blocking gloss acrylic varnish from winsor &amp; newton (its the UV gloss that amazon has in stock), to apply a UV blocking layer to the bottom of my glass, then once that is dry use mod podge water based sealer (matte) to adhere and seal the paper to the UV protected base.  (in my case I'm using 2.75&quot; mason jar glass discs and putting a felt adhesive backing on, to make card protectors)" CreationDate="2018-08-07T23:01:15.773" UserId="5937" />
  <row Id="6046" PostId="5358" Score="0" Text="Rather enthusiastic riffle-shuffling bends the cards quite a bit and ages them quickly.  Combined with deliberately oily/grubby hands it should be quite effective (rub olive oil into your hands in advance, or even get a heavy smoker to do it)" CreationDate="2018-08-08T16:01:26.737" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6047" PostId="5362" Score="0" Text="sounds like an interessting approach - what kind of molding rubber would you suggest for a life size statue that would can keep the form and isn't too expensive?" CreationDate="2018-08-09T17:02:37.790" UserId="1584" />
  <row Id="6049" PostId="5364" Score="0" Text="Do your patterns have allowance included? If not you should add it anyway while cutting, so you cut about 1,5cm away from the pattern, problem solved." CreationDate="2018-08-10T11:30:49.210" UserId="1070" />
  <row Id="6050" PostId="5362" Score="0" Text="You should check out the mold making materials manufacturers or retailers for that. https://www.sculpturehouse.com/ and https://shop.smooth-on.com/ have a lot of info." CreationDate="2018-08-10T15:17:56.070" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6051" PostId="5358" Score="1" Text="Plus there is something satisfying about a perfect riffle cascade... the sound it makes." CreationDate="2018-08-10T15:28:11.407" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6052" PostId="497" Score="0" Text="OMG!!! I think you did a disservice to the Science of Arts &amp; Crafts by not testing hot glue gun though. :-)   btw - You got the answer in the second line of the **In Short** section." CreationDate="2018-08-10T15:39:18.987" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6053" PostId="5367" Score="1" Text="This seems like not only a well-reasoned response, but a well-practiced one that is exactly the type of expert advice SE seeks. Not only does it include the technique, but how to avoid common issues with the technique that you'd only know from experience." CreationDate="2018-08-10T15:50:57.190" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6054" PostId="497" Score="0" Text="@rebusB Indeed there are many other things that could have been tested here. I AM ONLY ONE MAN. There is a wide variety of hot glues as well. I am sure the high test stuff is really good." CreationDate="2018-08-10T16:07:47.910" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="6055" PostId="5367" Score="0" Text="Thank you @WebHead, It is indeed well-practiced, as I don't think I've actually cut a pattern out this millennium, but sew quite frequently." CreationDate="2018-08-10T16:25:43.987" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6056" PostId="5369" Score="0" Text="I'm not really worried about costs, rather I'm curious why more artists don't use crayons, they seem very bright, accessible, work well with hot water as a thinner, nice to apply with palette knives, and are easier to block in color with than pencils yet don't stain as much as oil pastels." CreationDate="2018-08-11T00:39:11.223" UserId="4828" />
  <row Id="6057" PostId="5377" Score="0" Text="I just read your question to my wife who has 37-38yrs experience running her own Leather shop. Add a wide seam allowance and use either the tape as mentioned or use Shoe repair/leather craft cement, not the brown bottle one, carefully as anything on your finished area will block the dyes as you saw." CreationDate="2018-08-12T16:51:11.270" UserId="5957" />
  <row Id="6058" PostId="5377" Score="1" Text="I'm afraid this doesn't actually answer the question asked." CreationDate="2018-08-13T08:41:13.827" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6059" PostId="5378" Score="1" Text="I wish I could flag this answer as being dangerously awesome." CreationDate="2018-08-13T17:41:30.827" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6060" PostId="5377" Score="0" Text="This seems to be answering &quot;How to glue leather?&quot; and the question is actually &quot;How to _remove glue_ from leather?&quot;. If you [edit] your answer to include this details then it can be left up, otherwise it may risk deletion." CreationDate="2018-08-14T15:39:27.060" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6062" PostId="5383" Score="0" Text="Of course, if you have a ruler with a hole in it and a second object to rotate it about, you could use it as a makeshift pair of compasses..." CreationDate="2018-08-15T16:34:57.073" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6063" PostId="5384" Score="1" Text="The lines you point out seem less like &quot;curvature&quot; lines, and more like wrinkle and foreshortening lines. They're there to indicate folds in the fabric, or when an object is in front of another. The curve on the top of the shoe is doing a little extra, because it's more of a stylistic cartoony element than a reflection of what you'd see in a shoe from that perspective. The wrinkles on the coat, on the other hand, reflect how the material would pull when stretched around an object (the body) in such a way (while also being pulled on by the arm and sleeve)." CreationDate="2018-08-15T20:19:33.417" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6064" PostId="5376" Score="2" Text="Break the ruler in half. Glue the halves together at a right angle. Now you get perfect right angles every time. :)" CreationDate="2018-08-15T20:22:02.933" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6065" PostId="5383" Score="0" Text="Well, that would still be a straightedge and a compass- albeit in one object. ;)" CreationDate="2018-08-16T00:17:48.523" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6066" PostId="5376" Score="0" Text="@WebHead I said using only a ruler......:)" CreationDate="2018-08-16T16:13:33.417" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="6067" PostId="5376" Score="0" Text="I knew you'd say that, so I decided you could use the ruler's sharper edges to saw out a cross lap joint, stick the two halves together, and voila!" CreationDate="2018-08-16T17:59:00.380" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6068" PostId="5376" Score="1" Text="Well aren't you crafty" CreationDate="2018-08-16T17:59:36.863" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="6069" PostId="5378" Score="1" Text="Does Pythagoras know about this?" CreationDate="2018-08-16T17:59:47.180" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6072" PostId="5387" Score="5" Text="Go outside a little before dark, turn west and wait...   take notes." CreationDate="2018-08-18T06:30:43.217" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6073" PostId="5383" Score="0" Text="For what it is worth, this technique can also be applied to spheres, albeit with a string instead of a ruler." CreationDate="2018-08-18T09:50:34.360" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6075" PostId="5394" Score="2" Text="Indeed, *if* watercolors were to mix *perfectly*, then you would only need three." CreationDate="2018-08-20T09:38:19.800" UserId="5990" />
  <row Id="6076" PostId="5394" Score="2" Text="@JörgWMittag convenience is the key word here." CreationDate="2018-08-20T09:39:50.093" UserId="3177" />
  <row Id="6077" PostId="5394" Score="0" Text="@JörgWMittag only if the watercolors were perfit primary colour and I expect that is not possible." CreationDate="2018-08-20T13:20:17.017" UserId="5997" />
  <row Id="6079" PostId="5396" Score="4" Text="Welcome to Crafts.SE, EmKayDee. This is a great answer." CreationDate="2018-08-20T16:01:21.470" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6080" PostId="5394" Score="3" Text="@IanRingrose No 3 points in the human gamut can cover it; the human colour gamut is horseshoe shaped, not a triangle.  There are many other issues too." CreationDate="2018-08-20T19:34:42.807" UserId="6007" />
  <row Id="6081" PostId="5382" Score="1" Text="So, uh... What the fork?" CreationDate="2018-08-21T02:54:12.140" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6082" PostId="5366" Score="3" Text="How would you see the edges of the pattern through _mask_ing tape?" CreationDate="2018-08-21T02:55:43.110" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6083" PostId="5398" Score="0" Text="Amazon and eBay both have this." CreationDate="2018-08-21T03:13:44.180" UserId="1955" />
  <row Id="6084" PostId="5398" Score="0" Text="@scanny online purchase isn't an option for me right now" CreationDate="2018-08-21T04:03:22.473" UserId="6012" />
  <row Id="6085" PostId="5394" Score="0" Text="@Yakk Can't yellow cyan magenta watercolours and water work together to create the range? Assuming that the paper is white and the watercolours have the potential to be opaque." CreationDate="2018-08-21T04:34:10.520" UserId="1406" />
  <row Id="6086" PostId="5402" Score="0" Text="Is this the correct place to post this question?" CreationDate="2018-08-21T04:46:46.297" UserId="6015" />
  <row Id="6087" PostId="5402" Score="1" Text="I'm afraid not - this is a site for *applied* art/crafts, not art history or identification. Have a look at the [help/on-topic] page for a more in depth list of what is or isn't on topic here." CreationDate="2018-08-21T08:03:20.013" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6088" PostId="5400" Score="1" Text="Link-only answers are generally considered poor quality because the links may become invalid in time. Please consider summarising the information contained in those videos, so that if they disappear your answer will still be useful." CreationDate="2018-08-21T08:06:52.767" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6089" PostId="5394" Score="0" Text="@wizzwizz4 no, because the CMYK colourspace is *additive*, not *subtractive* - if you shine cyan, magenta and yellow light you get white, not black. RGB is subtractive, which is why it works for paints and things that absorb light." CreationDate="2018-08-21T08:23:10.113" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6090" PostId="5394" Score="0" Text="@walrus You mixed them up. Think: which one do printers use, and which do computer screens use?" CreationDate="2018-08-21T09:51:59.733" UserId="1406" />
  <row Id="6091" PostId="5394" Score="0" Text="@wizzwizz4 ah yes, apologies. [This wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtractive_color#CMY_and_CMYK_printing_processes) does suggest that it would be possible, since that's how printer inks work." CreationDate="2018-08-21T09:54:49.600" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6092" PostId="5397" Score="0" Text="I should note, however that I meant that in the space of a year this is improbable. Only thing that it might be is if they got rather hot or the tubes are transparent and you left them in direct sunlight for months, which could be the explanation. Acrylic if properly stored will keep for a very, very long time." CreationDate="2018-08-21T12:10:37.667" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6093" PostId="5394" Score="0" Text="@wizz gamut problems.  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/CIExy1931_srgb_gamut.png/240px-CIExy1931_srgb_gamut.png -- no single triangle can cover the entire horseshoe shaped colour (hue/sat) space of human perception.  And practical issues make the extreme parts hard to reach using pigments, let alone water soluble ones." CreationDate="2018-08-21T13:16:14.333" UserId="6007" />
  <row Id="6094" PostId="5394" Score="0" Text="@JörgWMittag For watercolor in particular, you might also want some variation in granulating vs non-granulating...or other properties." CreationDate="2018-08-21T13:55:25.277" UserId="6023" />
  <row Id="6095" PostId="5398" Score="0" Text="The only other option I've seen in the theatrical supply shops around here is Prosthetic Adhesive, which is stronger and of a somewhat different chemical composition (allowing use by people who may react to Spirit Gum, and also requiring a specific remover). If you have theatrical supply shops, check those, but very little that's generally available is both skin-safe and non-damaging to delicate prosthetic pieces." CreationDate="2018-08-21T16:03:41.447" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6102" PostId="5398" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC with a little expansion and research, that would be the core of an excellent answer." CreationDate="2018-08-21T18:13:13.553" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6103" PostId="5398" Score="1" Text="@walrus it'll take some more research than I can do at work, but I'll try to remember to do just that later today" CreationDate="2018-08-21T18:17:47.623" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6106" PostId="5398" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC We don't have those stores. The question as specifically for craft stores like Hobby Lobby or a place like Walmart, so, common stores." CreationDate="2018-08-21T22:04:06.207" UserId="6012" />
  <row Id="6108" PostId="5382" Score="0" Text="It was probably meant to be a &quot;pen&quot; it was rather late." CreationDate="2018-08-22T07:37:57.303" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="6109" PostId="5398" Score="0" Text="@Achlys it's quite possible you do in fact have those stores, but haven't found them yet. They tend to not stand out unless you're actively looking for them. I can drive around for hours without seeing any, but we have at least a dozen in the area where I live, IF I know where they are. Where I used to live, there was one right down the street that I didn't know about until I walked into it one day for something else (it was, in fact, a craft store with an extensive theatrical section)." CreationDate="2018-08-22T13:06:53.597" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6112" PostId="5400" Score="0" Text="I did. It is called line weight." CreationDate="2018-08-24T10:51:21.553" UserId="460" />
  <row Id="6113" PostId="5400" Score="0" Text="And what is 'the rule of line weight?" CreationDate="2018-08-24T11:08:00.623" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6114" PostId="5409" Score="0" Text="Are you making an enclosure or a chew toy?" CreationDate="2018-08-24T14:51:04.813" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6115" PostId="5409" Score="0" Text="Enclosure. I have heard that hamsters are very crafty at finding thir way out of a cage and plastic material cannot keep them in." CreationDate="2018-08-24T20:30:58.117" UserId="6035" />
  <row Id="6116" PostId="5400" Score="1" Text="I have tried to add more details." CreationDate="2018-08-24T21:56:58.340" UserId="460" />
  <row Id="6117" PostId="5408" Score="0" Text="I would recommend asking this in https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/" CreationDate="2018-08-25T06:18:15.773" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="6118" PostId="5411" Score="0" Text="This does not really give a solid answer to me.  Latex is waterproof.  How would latex degrade in a container of water?  Why silicon rather than latex?  Could that have toxicity issues?" CreationDate="2018-08-25T06:21:59.400" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="6119" PostId="5412" Score="0" Text="Would that be a cage or a box when made of glass and aluminium?  Plus, would aluminium be a bit soft? Would steel be better?" CreationDate="2018-08-25T06:31:38.183" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="6120" PostId="5411" Score="0" Text="@ChrisRogers added some more information for you." CreationDate="2018-08-25T10:20:47.027" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6121" PostId="5412" Score="0" Text="@ChrisRogers, Every box is a cage when you are inside and can't get out!  As for choosing between aluminum and steel, if the box doesn't need to be portable (weight is not an issue) steel would have an advantage.  Aluminum is a little easier to work with and comes in span form with grooves to hold a sheet of glass (which can often be salvaged from broken windows for free)." CreationDate="2018-08-25T15:30:11.197" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6122" PostId="5414" Score="0" Text="Are you sure you want realistic fur? It's going to look very...weird in stop-motion with all the inadvertent rippling. Have you seen _Fantastic Mr. Fox_?" CreationDate="2018-08-26T02:35:24.983" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="6123" PostId="5414" Score="0" Text="You have a good point, and I am open to suggestions!" CreationDate="2018-08-26T09:48:46.740" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6124" PostId="5415" Score="0" Text="Thanks @fred_dot_u - but the armature has already been manufactured." CreationDate="2018-08-26T10:03:49.247" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6125" PostId="5415" Score="1" Text="I should learn to read more carefully this early in the morning!" CreationDate="2018-08-26T10:06:24.327" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6126" PostId="2345" Score="1" Text="As this question hasn’t got an answer for just under 2 years, maybe you might want to try asking in https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/" CreationDate="2018-08-26T11:11:51.123" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="6127" PostId="5400" Score="0" Text="This is a massive improvement." CreationDate="2018-08-27T09:32:44.723" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6128" PostId="5409" Score="0" Text="This question doesn't actually appear to be about arts or crafts, as defined in the [help/on-topic] page." CreationDate="2018-08-27T09:33:47.570" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6129" PostId="5417" Score="0" Text="Which book were you reading?" CreationDate="2018-08-27T16:06:09.547" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6130" PostId="5423" Score="1" Text="I feel that this lacks some of the guidelines on what opposing curves are, such as their purpose in indicating movement, flow, and constructing composition, and focuses a little too much on some aspects like symmetry, which I feel are slightly erroneous. I'm not sure the first Google result for &quot;opposing curves&quot; and &quot;drawing&quot; is necessarily the best reference in this case." CreationDate="2018-08-27T17:21:41.120" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6131" PostId="5422" Score="0" Text="Thank you Henry, I just forget to say that I've cleaned it with Acetone before painting. I'll update my question.&#xA;As for the surface, I'm using hairline or &quot;fine bead blasting&quot; plate, not mirror(No.8) plate. So it's not smooth surface." CreationDate="2018-08-28T00:36:22.470" UserId="6045" />
  <row Id="6132" PostId="5425" Score="0" Text="Thank you, Scanny. I'll try it. However, I'm not living in USA, I'll try to get some Comet first. :D" CreationDate="2018-08-28T00:48:58.947" UserId="6045" />
  <row Id="6133" PostId="5423" Score="1" Text="Sadly, I could not provide better answer considering how the question was asked. CGSociety came up as the first result, however, the page itself is really good and it is worth a read. You should definitely share your knowledge." CreationDate="2018-08-28T08:49:37.263" UserId="460" />
  <row Id="6135" PostId="5409" Score="0" Text="What do you mean by that? Picking the material for a project is not part of the handicraft process? Please elaborate." CreationDate="2018-08-28T15:44:41.033" UserId="6035" />
  <row Id="6136" PostId="5423" Score="0" Text="I really _want_ to, but I'm unfortunately strapped for time lately! :(" CreationDate="2018-08-28T16:33:40.510" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6137" PostId="5427" Score="1" Text="Those would probably be useful (pictures and links); something else that would probably be useful would be to know what you intend to use it for." CreationDate="2018-08-29T08:25:35.140" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6138" PostId="5427" Score="1" Text="Pictures would be helpful.  In the meantime, when casting clear resin, the elimination of trapped bubbles is both more important and more difficult.  Two techniques for bubble removal involve the use of a vacuum chamber or a blow torch.  You will want to check that your mold is itself bubble free and fire proof before trying these techniques respectively.  Also, if the tip of your sword is at the bottom of your mold, farthest from the opening where the resin enters, you may have trouble eliminating bubbles using either technique.  A horizontal mold layout might yield better results." CreationDate="2018-08-29T11:46:10.313" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6139" PostId="5427" Score="0" Text="In addition to pictures, some information on how you will be using the final product might be helpful.  Does the cured resin need to take and keep a sharp edge?  Will it be striking other weapons? (in which case it needs to be impact resistant)  Are you planning to make the blade glow by adding led lights in the pummel?." CreationDate="2018-08-29T12:07:32.967" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6140" PostId="5421" Score="0" Text="Maybe a silly question, but why are you doing this?" CreationDate="2018-08-29T13:07:16.247" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6141" PostId="5418" Score="0" Text="http://www.animationartconservation.com/from-concept-art-to-finished-puppets.html  is also a great link that goes into more detail about those “gear” puppets" CreationDate="2018-08-29T13:14:09.473" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6142" PostId="5421" Score="0" Text="And are you really only coating once? I always do at least three coats..." CreationDate="2018-08-29T14:38:46.333" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6144" PostId="5409" Score="1" Text="Rephrasing the question so it is more about what you are making and how to go about making it (which the answer does address well) may help avoid the issue of off topic. As it is phrased it more about rodents than crafting." CreationDate="2018-08-29T15:16:02.537" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6145" PostId="5412" Score="0" Text="Not sure Al is the way to go... aluminum is soft enough to be vulnerable to scratching and chewing and possibly neurotoxic . I think it would really be about shape because you would need plastic as hard as steel to prevent the gnawing. Those guys can chew through copper wire." CreationDate="2018-08-29T15:34:27.623" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6146" PostId="5424" Score="1" Text="+1 for providing your solution... you can accept it so the question appears answered." CreationDate="2018-08-29T15:42:22.373" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6148" PostId="5356" Score="0" Text="Wouldn't this always be rubbing off, as well as running and staying sticky if it gets too warm?" CreationDate="2018-08-29T15:57:42.397" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6149" PostId="5356" Score="0" Text="Well, the epoxide type of etching ground really only comes off with a solvent, and asphaltum / bitumen is probably as good as the ancients could have managed, and much better than waiting 1000 years for pollution to do its job. With modern techniques I would probably go with dip with a 2k and surface buff, but OP asked for traditional methods." CreationDate="2018-08-29T16:04:18.560" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6150" PostId="5356" Score="1" Text="I see now that the museum calls it an inlaid compound; would have thought it was a chemically induced oxidizing process... like you just said! They could have done it back in the day as the chemicals are not that exotic and they were firing the metals to make pieces so high heat would not be a problem." CreationDate="2018-08-29T16:16:19.993" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6151" PostId="5428" Score="0" Text="I don't think this is answerable without knowing *where* in the picture you wish the dog to be (in the '3D' space of the second picture) at the very least." CreationDate="2018-08-30T08:36:00.017" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6152" PostId="5412" Score="0" Text="Didn't know about the possible neurotoxic issue.  I will change my answer to sheet steel." CreationDate="2018-08-30T13:16:13.290" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6153" PostId="5428" Score="0" Text="@walrus I'd like the entire dog to be in the very front, on the right hand side. As if the Dog is at the place and we are taking a photograph. The cluster of houses should be in the back, on the left. Dog can be same size, and scenic photo can be zoomed in." CreationDate="2018-08-30T13:17:53.953" UserId="3336" />
  <row Id="6154" PostId="5428" Score="0" Text="Yes, but to know how large to make the dog, you need to know how far away it is in the 3D space represented by the background picture (imagining that you're taking a picture of the background with the dog in), and how large (in real life) the dog is." CreationDate="2018-08-30T13:35:55.180" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6155" PostId="5429" Score="0" Text="Wow that is so beautiful!!!!! I paint with oil pastels :-) I wish I can double-vote up your answer!" CreationDate="2018-08-30T15:25:21.863" UserId="3336" />
  <row Id="6156" PostId="5428" Score="0" Text="Hello @walrus Well, henry-taylor nailed it in his answer. And he even flipped the dog. It looks prettier than I imagined!" CreationDate="2018-08-30T15:27:35.713" UserId="3336" />
  <row Id="6158" PostId="5428" Score="0" Text="I had assumed that you were asking how to place the dog *in* the other picture, and thus asking how to calculate how big the dog should be *in-situ*, rather than just asking for opinions (which IMHO is off-topic)." CreationDate="2018-08-30T15:38:53.870" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6159" PostId="5429" Score="1" Text="You are welcome, but I really wasn't recommending a particular layout or scale.  Just describing a method for playing with such factors to find what works for you.  I really do recommend that everyone in artistic creation download gimp and spend a few hours learning how to work with layers.  I have found no better composition tool anywhere." CreationDate="2018-08-30T16:24:56.250" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6163" PostId="5427" Score="0" Text="I'm using it for cosplay, dont need to be hitting anything, but I'd still prefer it to be durable and firm" CreationDate="2018-08-31T15:19:18.253" UserId="6051" />
  <row Id="6164" PostId="5421" Score="0" Text="@Nothingismagick Thank you, I'm trying to paint while not covering the pattern(Like hairline or so). I've tried coating once and also multiple coats but still in vain." CreationDate="2018-09-04T03:22:28.153" UserId="6045" />
  <row Id="6165" PostId="5436" Score="3" Text="Hi PeteW, it's not clear if you're actually answering the question that was asked - are you saying that cutting the stick with a razor at a compound angle won't cause it to split? If so, could you edit your answer to more directly address the question?" CreationDate="2018-09-06T08:29:46.267" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6166" PostId="5409" Score="0" Text="I am just wondering how come you can change my question without my permission. Frankly it is a bit annoying. I guess I really need to have a look at those terms." CreationDate="2018-09-06T09:15:16.867" UserId="6035" />
  <row Id="6167" PostId="5409" Score="0" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's more about what's toxic to mice/hamsters and building a pet enclosure than a traditional craft, and may be a better fit at the [pets.SE beta](https://pets.stackexchange.com/)." CreationDate="2018-09-06T23:43:37.093" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="6168" PostId="5440" Score="0" Text="I'm afraid that there is no appropriate site for the question you're asking." CreationDate="2018-09-07T11:07:15.137" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6169" PostId="5440" Score="0" Text="@walrus Any chance you might have an answer, though? ^_^;" CreationDate="2018-09-07T14:14:44.317" UserId="6078" />
  <row Id="6170" PostId="5443" Score="0" Text="It's a bit too delicate for that. As I mentioned I _can_ mount it (on felt), which I may end up doing.&#xA;&#xA;The cake boards are just to keep the dust off and retain its shape from when I finished it. I didn't make it for competition...I just made it and realized I was within the deadline to submit to the fair this year ^_^" CreationDate="2018-09-07T14:29:07.973" UserId="6078" />
  <row Id="6171" PostId="5442" Score="0" Text="+1 for the tape as clamping device. Clamping doesn't necessarily require tremendous force. Sometimes it's just a means to hold something in place. Gorilla glue will work without water, but it foams up and can be unsightly. Epoxy is a good choice, especially 5 minute cure stuff." CreationDate="2018-09-07T17:27:54.850" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6172" PostId="5440" Score="0" Text="Sorry, but even if I did know an answer (I know almost nothing about knitting), it's bad form to answer off-topic questions because it just encourages people to ask more of them..." CreationDate="2018-09-08T15:03:22.503" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6174" PostId="5441" Score="0" Text="This is definitely a duplicate of one of the following:&#xA;https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/542/what-kind-of-glue-works-for-stones-and-shells&#xA;https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/3101/i-want-to-glue-shells-onto-a-mirror-frame-which-is-very-old-dark-wood-varnishe" CreationDate="2018-09-08T15:04:56.937" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6175" PostId="5428" Score="1" Text="I'm voting to close this question as it is mostly opinion based." CreationDate="2018-09-09T13:09:01.683" UserId="1636" />
  <row Id="6179" PostId="5441" Score="0" Text="Welcome, Patricia -- do the suggested links help with your specific problem? If there is additional detail that makes your question different, please [edit] to give us more details." CreationDate="2018-09-12T23:53:09.287" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6180" PostId="5438" Score="0" Text="Good suggestion -- and great diagram! Welcome :)" CreationDate="2018-09-12T23:59:27.940" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6181" PostId="5453" Score="0" Text="To clarify, are you asking about clothing projects in general, or just hats?" CreationDate="2018-09-13T14:19:51.383" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6182" PostId="5453" Score="0" Text="@walrus Added minor detail to title. I am specifically asking about this hat. If the question is too broad other wise I will add that specifically to the title." CreationDate="2018-09-13T14:27:48.113" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="6183" PostId="5453" Score="0" Text="OK, if you're just asking about the hat then yes, please specify a bit more. A picture would also probably come in handy (millinery isn't my specialty, so I'm not sure what else is useful/necessary for a good answer)." CreationDate="2018-09-13T14:32:15.797" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6184" PostId="5453" Score="0" Text="@walrus. updated more. I had to google millinery... those are some weird hats." CreationDate="2018-09-13T14:40:33.653" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="6185" PostId="5453" Score="0" Text="That looks good to me - I don't have an answer for you, but I expect someone who knows what they're doing will." CreationDate="2018-09-13T14:44:59.007" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6186" PostId="1975" Score="0" Text="@rebusB: [link](https://mega.nz/#!rgIFWILK!G-HjLw1n9qXwSR6m-eAbUHaxc42A-7eIjkjZaLJS6jU) (the file is a bit too big to upload to Imgur.)" CreationDate="2018-09-14T11:39:42.043" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="6187" PostId="5458" Score="1" Text="Have to disagree with that assumption..." CreationDate="2018-09-15T14:00:39.433" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6188" PostId="410" Score="0" Text="Have you finally lost the mystery ? I also had this challenge and never solved it." CreationDate="2018-09-15T07:17:08.097" UserId="6112" />
  <row Id="6189" PostId="5440" Score="1" Text="Yeah... seems like you would want to ask the people putting the fair together." CreationDate="2018-09-15T14:27:53.397" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6190" PostId="5435" Score="0" Text="Voting to leave open even though it does not fit a strict interpretation of the rules. It does have to do with an aspect of craft that is not likely to find a home anywhere else. After all, many of us are making arts and crafts to sell/send to others. So if someone has had decent results with their packing methods that is useful info to the community." CreationDate="2018-09-15T14:34:51.410" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6194" PostId="5440" Score="0" Text="If you rephrased your question to be about mounting lace doilies for show in general it would be better, and it looks like someone answered it in that context." CreationDate="2018-09-15T14:59:58.490" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6195" PostId="410" Score="0" Text="@Ariel, not yet!" CreationDate="2018-09-15T19:46:44.533" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="6210" PostId="5463" Score="0" Text="Great idea with the hole, and I have to concur, hotglue is a poor choice - especially when there will be many moments of physical strain on the object throughout its lifetime." CreationDate="2018-09-19T08:47:07.513" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6212" PostId="5464" Score="1" Text="What is a knife eraser?" CreationDate="2018-09-20T13:12:46.310" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6213" PostId="5464" Score="2" Text="Adding a picture or a link so we know what you mean by &quot;knife eraser&quot; would be good. Internationally, some terms are different, and it might be known by a different name somewhere else; like &quot;flashlight&quot; vs. &quot;torch&quot;. You can always edit your answers on stackexchange." CreationDate="2018-09-21T20:35:27.670" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="6214" PostId="5463" Score="0" Text="I don’t think that the magnets in the kit have holes in them." CreationDate="2018-09-21T22:25:58.790" UserId="6118" />
  <row Id="6217" PostId="5459" Score="0" Text="I have used this method for several smaller scale knitted and knotted items and seen it used on many more. Usual for a hard but not solid shape is 1 glue in 10 of water, but your results may vary depending on the materials you have used. (You can do a test piece if you made a size swatch.)" CreationDate="2018-09-23T17:29:54.600" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6220" PostId="5470" Score="0" Text="I do not have tools to drill a hole in the bearing, and have not found pre-drilled balls of the right diameter for purchase." CreationDate="2018-09-24T14:01:45.307" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6221" PostId="5471" Score="0" Text="In assembling your wallet, have you arranged the curved rubber sheets such that their curves resist or complement each other.  If you glue the previously inside-side of the tube to another previously inside-side of the tube, their curves should negate each other, yielding a flat-ish composite surface." CreationDate="2018-09-24T14:31:11.103" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6222" PostId="5471" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor it's a single thickness so the inside is still the inside.  It's all made from one piece except the strap to hold it shut.  It's no the original curve to fthe tube that's the issue but the fold.  It will be much clearer when I get home and can post a photo" CreationDate="2018-09-24T15:02:41.300" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6223" PostId="5471" Score="0" Text="Cool.  I will check back later.  In the meantime, you can probably score the fold by cutting a v-shaped grove along its' length, sort of like if you were making a miter cut for a corner, just not all the way through.  Then put a little glue in the grove to replace any lost structural strength." CreationDate="2018-09-24T15:37:50.707" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6224" PostId="5458" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I think this is exactly how this look can be reproduced. Considereing that a weathered sign will not have added paint on the edges. Rather, the paint on the edges will have faded or rubbed off revealing the underpaint (black in this case)" CreationDate="2018-09-25T07:25:10.117" UserId="1636" />
  <row Id="6225" PostId="5469" Score="0" Text="The birdhouse material is wood and then the stones will be glued to the walls, do I have that right?" CreationDate="2018-09-25T10:39:39.663" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6226" PostId="5469" Score="0" Text="You are correct Erica. Just wanna know if a glue will do the job, or if I have to go epoxy, etc." CreationDate="2018-09-25T16:31:26.143" UserId="6135" />
  <row Id="6227" PostId="5458" Score="0" Text="@Vincent.W.- It doesn't answer the question and no one mentioned weathered but ok, if you want to do it the hard way go ahead ;-)" CreationDate="2018-09-25T17:37:07.153" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6228" PostId="414" Score="1" Text="I find kneaded erasers are good for softer drawing mediums and papers where shields are better for technical work or finer detailing on smoother bond like papers. Shields also protect the paper from wrinkling when erasing. I use a kneaded eraser when sketching or doing figurative work but would use a shield for line work or design." CreationDate="2018-09-25T17:52:23.217" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6235" PostId="5478" Score="3" Text="Possible duplicate of [Creating Food-Safe silicone beads](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/3376/creating-food-safe-silicone-beads)" CreationDate="2018-09-27T08:37:51.917" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6236" PostId="5478" Score="1" Text="It looks like [this question](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/3376/creating-food-safe-silicone-beads) answers your query exactly. If that's not the case, please can you edit your question to explain what's different?" CreationDate="2018-09-27T08:38:32.463" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6237" PostId="5481" Score="1" Text="be careful with the vinyl transfer paper.  If it made of vinyl (which most are) then it emits chlorine gas when burned.  Chlorine gas can not only hurt you if inhaled, [it can damage the optics on the laser](http://atxhackerspace.org/wiki/Laser_Cutter_Materials)" CreationDate="2018-09-27T13:20:45.993" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6238" PostId="5473" Score="2" Text="Nice edit, would love to see your workshop. ;-) The &quot;Rose Gold&quot; in that ring is probably just rose gold toned steel. Do a google for Rose Gold Steel and you will see many listings for architectural rose gold steel. The fact that there is no karat rating for the gold is a giveaway and the fact that it would be impossible to forge the two together as the gold has a much lower melting point. Any real gold or gold alloy would have to be an inlay. But to answer your original question... forged steel is very durable." CreationDate="2018-09-27T15:58:08.593" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6239" PostId="5473" Score="0" Text="Thanks, @rebusB! I appreciate your feedback! Yes, my workshop is very cool!&#xA;&#xA;If you want to respond officially, I'll mark your answer." CreationDate="2018-09-27T18:27:31.220" UserId="6140" />
  <row Id="6240" PostId="5477" Score="0" Text="As OP uses mm in his question, you can expect that his tools are also in metric. It would be nice if you converted your imperial sizes to metric for that reason." CreationDate="2018-09-27T18:36:58.083" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6241" PostId="5481" Score="0" Text="That's certainly a valid concern. The stuff I use is paper with a light gum adhesive." CreationDate="2018-09-27T21:12:58.673" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6246" PostId="5482" Score="0" Text="This question is quite broad and would be greatly improved if you narrowed it down somewhat; I'd suggest you pick a specific set of utensils  - or better yet a single one - along with pictures." CreationDate="2018-09-28T09:44:08.790" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6249" PostId="5482" Score="0" Text="Sorry, I meant a spoon, fork &amp; a knife. As for pictures, I’m not sure how to put them up from the website myself, sorry." CreationDate="2018-09-28T14:00:24.357" UserId="6118" />
  <row Id="6250" PostId="5488" Score="0" Text="Why does the paper need to be soaked in glue, are you using it like paper mache?" CreationDate="2018-09-28T19:23:21.530" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6251" PostId="5473" Score="1" Text="Well I am no expert, just did a little digging, so I cannot give a definitive answer. Forged steel is strong but rose gold steel may not be as tough (that is why it etches away differently,) and they may have used some kind of plating technique which could also be less durable. Best to check with the maker." CreationDate="2018-09-28T19:33:11.223" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6252" PostId="5488" Score="0" Text="@rebusB not soaked but I need to trace shapes in glue with a brush to build up a textured design" CreationDate="2018-09-28T19:34:29.527" UserId="3317" />
  <row Id="6253" PostId="5488" Score="2" Text="In that case you may not need glue at all... maybe rephrase the question to be more specific about making a textured ground/design?" CreationDate="2018-09-28T19:38:03.187" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6254" PostId="5487" Score="1" Text="Can you edit in the need for a good base to work on, (as a good knife will cut into the table top and so on.)" CreationDate="2018-09-28T20:14:34.317" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6255" PostId="5488" Score="1" Text="Maybe you can use thin plastic rather than paper, if suitable, as it is much less likely to wrinkle." CreationDate="2018-09-28T20:16:08.430" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6256" PostId="5487" Score="0" Text="@Willeke the question [was asked today](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/5484/319) and cutting heavy card can be done unsupported (especially when starting with boxes as in the question, so sticking to an appropriate tool rather than advising on technique was deliberate." CreationDate="2018-09-28T22:08:30.740" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6257" PostId="5482" Score="0" Text="There's a button in the editor; just find the URL of the image you want to include and click on the right icon." CreationDate="2018-09-28T22:18:17.083" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6258" PostId="5482" Score="1" Text="I just did @walrus" CreationDate="2018-09-28T22:21:51.253" UserId="6118" />
  <row Id="6260" PostId="5487" Score="0" Text="I have done a lot of cardboard cutting and seen it done by others at work. The table tops have to be replaced often for most of them." CreationDate="2018-09-29T12:50:45.937" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6261" PostId="5487" Score="0" Text="@Willeke I don't disagree with that, I was just trying to resist the urge to be overly broad in my answer" CreationDate="2018-09-29T13:22:37.983" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6262" PostId="5493" Score="0" Text="This sounds right to me, a hollow-punch (first picture) is exactly what I would try first. @Willeke I think what you're saying with &quot;cut end of wood&quot; is &quot;end-grain&quot;, is that right? That should be easy to find and I expect works very well. The hollow punches have a knife edge (as opposed to serrated like the fruit corer) which I'm sure will work better for this application. The cork borers are a very cool option I was unaware of and can be gotten on Amazon or eBay for less than $30USD. I might get a set of those just to keep around for future use :)" CreationDate="2018-09-29T18:59:57.560" UserId="1955" />
  <row Id="6263" PostId="5491" Score="0" Text="Are you removing the masking material while the paper is still wet and therefore fragile?  Perhaps just waiting for it to dry thoroughly will resolidify the paper enough to help it survive the mask removal." CreationDate="2018-09-30T10:59:35.533" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6264" PostId="5491" Score="0" Text="I've tried it dry and wet to see if it was that. I've also tried press it down not as hard (if that makes sense) but the obvious happens " CreationDate="2018-09-30T15:35:11.313" UserId="6156" />
  <row Id="6265" PostId="5493" Score="1" Text="Cork borers generally start at 4 or 5 mm unfortunately, though for foam you can make something similar out of copper or aluminium pipe" CreationDate="2018-10-01T14:51:38.830" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6266" PostId="5493" Score="1" Text="If the foam is very soft, heating the tool first may help as well" CreationDate="2018-10-01T14:52:45.547" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6268" PostId="5503" Score="0" Text="The person who asked the question specifically mentions that masking fluid such as this is causing them problems; please update your question to address this issue." CreationDate="2018-10-04T09:23:54.523" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6269" PostId="5502" Score="3" Text="Is the glued side of the card something you need to be visible or stay sticky while inside the box, or would a solution that covers up the sticky side work? (So, fixing the card, not the whole box)?" CreationDate="2018-10-04T14:11:34.023" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6270" PostId="5503" Score="0" Text="This looks like it designed to _not_ be removed. Can you help us understand how masking fluid should work?" CreationDate="2018-10-04T16:12:31.373" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6271" PostId="5462" Score="0" Text="They're rather larger, flatter magnets than I evisaged, and look like fridge magnet material that will flex a little.  Both of those factors make gluing easier" CreationDate="2018-10-05T08:46:36.087" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6272" PostId="5506" Score="0" Text="B.Martini - there's no need to apologise; generally we edit existing answers rather than creating entirely new ones, but in this case we'll probably just keep this one and delete your old one.&#xA;I've reformatted your large paragraph into a numbered list for ease of reading, but I could only find 7 distinct tips; I suspect that the first tip is actually three in one, but couldn't work out where to split it." CreationDate="2018-10-05T13:52:00.613" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6273" PostId="5500" Score="0" Text="I can be swayed but are you 100% convinced this is not a real leaf that has been painted? Although the coincidence of the pun cannot be ignored. I can see what could be veins and it resembles actual Birds of Paradise leaves I see online. If it is fake I commend the artist as it is very good." CreationDate="2018-10-05T18:37:54.230" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="6275" PostId="5500" Score="0" Text="@Matt, All of the BoP and Banana leaf images I've seen, show a main vein down the middle with straight sub-veins radiating outward to the leaf edge.  These sub-veins are represented in the golden artwork, but are significantly less pronounced than in the live leaf images.  It is possible that some other species looks exactly like this artwork, in which case I'm wrong, and the artwork could be either a casting or a spray painted leaf.  There is also a bubble along the lower right edge which seems like an implementation error rather than a biological feature.  I still think its a beautiful fake." CreationDate="2018-10-05T19:28:34.157" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6276" PostId="5500" Score="0" Text="I have 0 experience in this so I will default to you on this one" CreationDate="2018-10-05T19:36:09.020" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="6277" PostId="5503" Score="0" Text="If you no longer want this as an answer, since you've added a new one that's not about permanent fluid, you can [delete] it. It's easy and there's no penalties associated with that. Happens all the time" CreationDate="2018-10-05T19:47:33.163" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6278" PostId="5499" Score="0" Text="@user6131 if it's helpful, you can click 'accept'" CreationDate="2018-10-05T23:00:59.880" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6283" PostId="5506" Score="1" Text="Great answer! Thank you for providing all these details." CreationDate="2018-10-06T19:17:08.977" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6285" PostId="5502" Score="0" Text="Once the card is removed from the box, it needs to be sticky. I've considered attaching another card to that one and then removing the other said card, but because of the reason I need the sticky card in the first place, it doesn't make sense to do it (cryptic I know, haha)" CreationDate="2018-10-07T13:02:01.173" UserId="1238" />
  <row Id="6286" PostId="5512" Score="0" Text="A friend of mine advised me to look at neon acrylic paints. Will do that. Any other technics are welcome!" CreationDate="2018-10-07T18:47:08.873" UserId="6189" />
  <row Id="6287" PostId="5514" Score="1" Text="Without knowing what they're made of this question will be basically impossible to answer. Are they leather? suede? fabric? plastic? If you can update your question to include this information, along with a picture of your shoes, you might get an answer." CreationDate="2018-10-08T08:14:38.047" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6288" PostId="5512" Score="2" Text="Punchy is a very subjective term, can you explain exactly what you mean by it? (off the top of my head you could be talking about saturation, something to do with the glossiness of the finish as guessed by Henry Taylor, or something a little more specialist such as additives to make them glow etc as your comment suggests)." CreationDate="2018-10-08T08:18:14.740" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6291" PostId="5512" Score="0" Text="@walrus You are right: by punchy, I mean very saturated and opaque/thick. Each color has to litterally pop out of the frame when you look at it." CreationDate="2018-10-08T15:32:48.290" UserId="6189" />
  <row Id="6292" PostId="5513" Score="1" Text="Floor finishes contain a variety of chemicals, some of which are harmful to substances other than those they're specifically designed to finish. Is there a particular reason to go for floor finish with this risk to the longevity of the artwork, versus using a [glossy medium or additive](https://www.art-is-fun.com/acrylic-mediums/) for acrylic paints?" CreationDate="2018-10-08T16:41:27.267" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6293" PostId="5517" Score="0" Text="I think your answer will depend on the size/shape of the prosthetic and where you plan to attach it. A picture would help, too. Attaching to an ear is different than attaching to a check, or a full mask, etc. You can [edit] your question to include additional details." CreationDate="2018-10-08T16:42:56.563" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6294" PostId="5513" Score="0" Text="@WebHead, I recommended floor finish because that is what I use to paint styrene plastic model cars.  I have used glossy medium for acrylics to good effect, but I've found nothing that imitates a showroom shine better than floor finish.  I've also airbrushed an acrylic-paint/floor finish mix on paper, cardboard, wood and vinyl.  Never had any negative effects.  I'm sure that you are right and that there are some medium which won't work with floor finish, but I've haven't encountered them yet.  I agree with your recommendation of glossy medium if the OP's budget allows for it." CreationDate="2018-10-08T16:49:51.050" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6296" PostId="5503" Score="0" Text="It is designed to be removed it needs to completely dry.  As well as the painting especially the area around the masking.  When you get ready to remove just be careful and move slow." CreationDate="2018-10-09T05:40:20.730" UserId="6172" />
  <row Id="6298" PostId="5398" Score="0" Text="It's a long shot, but if you are lucky enough to have a magic store in your area, you'll probably find the source of many special effects products. Our town has had a shop for a couple of decades and the proprietor caters to professional theatre performers, carrying makeup kits and spirit gum, as well as latex products used for such purposes." CreationDate="2018-08-21T15:45:48.097" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6300" PostId="5518" Score="0" Text="Then upvote my answer! @Kroma :)" CreationDate="2018-10-09T23:39:21.163" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6301" PostId="5518" Score="0" Text="@Kroma - I updated my answer with a couple tips." CreationDate="2018-10-09T23:42:07.237" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6302" PostId="5512" Score="0" Text="Also, throw away your black paint. Never mix it with any colors." CreationDate="2018-10-10T01:12:51.180" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6303" PostId="5398" Score="1" Text="Fancy dress and party supplies shops sometimes also have small sections for related materials, like magic props." CreationDate="2018-10-10T07:36:53.983" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6304" PostId="5521" Score="0" Text="I wonder how well the corn syrup and flour mixture would hold up when exposed to body heat and sweat — but what an interesting alternative idea!" CreationDate="2018-10-10T19:24:55.037" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6305" PostId="5521" Score="0" Text="@Erica I thought that too, but they were quoting a pro.  On the other hand maybe in the pro world it can be touched up between scenes/takes" CreationDate="2018-10-10T19:32:55.337" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6306" PostId="5523" Score="2" Text="Hi B.Martini, it appears that you copied this answer from [here](https://www.artistsandillustrators.co.uk/how-to/Watercolour/266/how-to-preserve-your-watercolours). You're using someone else's work without giving the author credit. This amounts to plagiarism, and is not welcome on Stack Overflow. Remember to always add prominent attribution when using other sources." CreationDate="2018-10-11T13:31:03.493" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6307" PostId="5506" Score="0" Text="@B.Martini, as with your other answer that I just edited, copying and pasting answers in general is frowned upon; doing so without attribution [is not allowed](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/160071/what-to-do-when-plagiarism-is-discovered). Please give credit for any answers that do rely on other sources, and ideally just use them for reference rather than copying and pasting at all." CreationDate="2018-10-11T13:36:58.163" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6308" PostId="5524" Score="0" Text="Similarly, I've added attribution to this one too." CreationDate="2018-10-11T13:39:30.073" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6309" PostId="5503" Score="2" Text="It specifically says &quot;Non Removable&quot; and &quot;Permanent&quot;..." CreationDate="2018-10-11T13:40:28.723" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6310" PostId="5528" Score="2" Text="I think your understanding of how plastic moulding works is lacking; you can't generally just pour plastic, you need to [injection mould](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMjtmsr3CqA) at high temperatures and pressures - this isn't generally something you can do at home." CreationDate="2018-10-12T13:27:54.853" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6311" PostId="5528" Score="3" Text="Check out the Precious Plastics series on [Dave Hakkens you tube channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/hakopdetak).  He has serious mechanical engineering expertise and is working specifically on reusing plastics.  Pay attention to all the solid steel hardware involved in his process.   Yes, he created it all diy-style, but it is still very serious hardware." CreationDate="2018-10-13T04:51:21.467" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6312" PostId="5526" Score="1" Text="Manually heating the blade is absolutely an option, but there is also a specialty tool called a &quot;hot knife&quot; which is just a soldering-iron with an xacto-blade as the tip.   I find that using a hot knife to &quot;scratch&quot; at sheet plastic slowly with very low pressure and going over the line a dozen or more times usually provides the best results.  Practice on less precious objects of similar material before hand." CreationDate="2018-10-13T05:51:24.547" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6313" PostId="5526" Score="1" Text="As for cutting the straight lines of a rectangular opening, set up a guide for your blade using layers of blue painters tape carefully applied around the outer edge of your cutting lines.  Slide the blade along the tape wall with the tip resting against plastic at the cut point.  Then once your hole is done, wet the tape to loosen its glue and peal off VERY CAREFULLY starting at the edge of the tape furthest from the hole with force perpendicular to the cut.  Remember that you have seriously compromised the plastic's integrity by cutting it, so treat it like an empty egg shell... delicately." CreationDate="2018-10-13T06:00:15.940" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6314" PostId="5529" Score="0" Text="I only wanted to know how to create a mold in the way you want, and how can you create it in the way that holds the molten plastics in it safely." CreationDate="2018-10-13T06:14:01.827" UserId="6207" />
  <row Id="6315" PostId="5526" Score="0" Text="I think that @HenryTaylor's comments should be made into an answer, either by editing this one or by making a new answer." CreationDate="2018-10-13T10:42:02.443" UserId="6204" />
  <row Id="6316" PostId="5529" Score="2" Text="@AlexA well, tbh I understand you're looking to utilize any old plastic to “be creative” but perhaps there are safer/cleaner means to accomplish whatever exactly it is that you're trying to have as a final product. Most plastics are known to release hazardous and downright dangerous compounds when heated up or burnt." CreationDate="2018-10-13T12:46:36.720" UserId="6212" />
  <row Id="6317" PostId="5526" Score="0" Text="@OlivierGrégoire, you are right, but that neither of my answers have enough distinction to be stand alone answers.  My first comment simply reinforces fred_dot_u's excellent answer while my my second comment provides more process details but is still completely reliant on fred_dot_u's answer.  I think that he should merge my comments up into his answer (if he agrees with them) so that the forum gains one more complete solution rather than two less complete versions.  Also, if I made my comments an answer, I might steal points from fred which is not my goal." CreationDate="2018-10-13T16:01:12.083" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6318" PostId="5526" Score="0" Text="We did this today and it worked well, so many thanks!" CreationDate="2018-10-14T19:20:37.353" UserId="6204" />
  <row Id="6319" PostId="5533" Score="0" Text="I believe A4 is the 'European' name for what Americans call 316L" CreationDate="2018-10-16T10:49:11.607" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6320" PostId="5535" Score="0" Text="Can you name what type of hard and safe plastic to melt easily and then give any shape or form?" CreationDate="2018-10-16T14:01:45.070" UserId="6207" />
  <row Id="6321" PostId="5535" Score="0" Text="What kind of metal I need to use for pouring any molten plastic?" CreationDate="2018-10-16T14:02:12.630" UserId="6207" />
  <row Id="6324" PostId="5535" Score="1" Text="@AlexA if you re-read the answer you'll notice that the point is that there aren't any hard, safe, easily meltable and pourable plastics. This has been explained several times. With regard to what kind of metal, steel and other metals are normally used to create mould for injection moulding." CreationDate="2018-10-16T20:44:34.310" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6326" PostId="5537" Score="1" Text="Cindi, in which country do you buy your #10 Quilting needles? Some size systems are not well known abroad." CreationDate="2018-10-17T18:07:17.430" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6327" PostId="5539" Score="0" Text="FYI, we generally try to discourage people from answering clearly off-topic questions as it just encourages people to ask them - see the [help] for more info." CreationDate="2018-10-17T22:07:40.727" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6328" PostId="5539" Score="0" Text="@walrus Sorry, is it off-topic ? I saw other questions like that, so I asked it, Even I read some meta questions about a question like this and I thought it should be Okay" CreationDate="2018-10-18T13:08:40.547" UserId="6217" />
  <row Id="6329" PostId="5539" Score="0" Text="@computercarguy They use graphite, I'll update the question" CreationDate="2018-10-18T13:08:56.910" UserId="6217" />
  <row Id="6330" PostId="5539" Score="3" Text="@DarkSuniuM actually on re-reading it (and the [meta discussion](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/212/what-guidelines-should-we-set-for-identification-style-questions), this question is on topic; my apologies." CreationDate="2018-10-18T15:13:44.827" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6331" PostId="5542" Score="2" Text="Could you add a picture or two showing what you mean exactly by *puff up*?" CreationDate="2018-10-19T19:09:19.790" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6332" PostId="5545" Score="1" Text="Welcome! I am going to close this as a duplicate of an existing question — while it's about removing the smell of paint _from a room_, it looks like the solutions suggested there would also work for your smaller item (and none involve soaking or washing). Please [edit] if you think it won't work, or if you give the suggested fix a shot and it doesn't work!" CreationDate="2018-10-20T18:17:44.260" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6334" PostId="5525" Score="0" Text="I have to admit -- I'm extremely curious how you're going to _get the envelopes out again_ after it gets full :)" CreationDate="2018-10-20T18:22:12.940" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6337" PostId="5548" Score="0" Text="Hi chib, thank you for accepting my answer, but in general it's considered polite to wait at least 24 hours before accepting an answer so as to give people in different timezones a chance to answer." CreationDate="2018-10-22T13:21:41.810" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6338" PostId="5548" Score="0" Text="@walrus I've unaccepted the answer, will accept it again tomorrow. Thanks for your prompt and detailed answer, I'll look into applying some finishing products to the leather." CreationDate="2018-10-22T13:28:07.443" UserId="6239" />
  <row Id="6339" PostId="5548" Score="0" Text="That's quite all right; you posted at a convenient time." CreationDate="2018-10-22T13:29:20.363" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6340" PostId="5547" Score="2" Text="What level of smoothness do you want in the final product?  Manually smashed concrete is never going to be as powdery as uncured Portland cement, so it will contribute graininess to your finished product.  In all likelihood, you will probably not even be able to smash it to an overall sand-grain size, so your finished product will be rougher than normal concrete made with sand." CreationDate="2018-10-22T16:47:41.040" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6342" PostId="5425" Score="0" Text="Hi, Scanny. I've got Comet and tried what you said but still in vain.&#xA;I've also tested the surface with a few drops of water and there is no beads up.&#xA;Is there any suggestion? Thank you very much!" CreationDate="2018-10-23T03:39:31.960" UserId="6045" />
  <row Id="6344" PostId="5553" Score="0" Text="Are you planning on casting (and from what), or removing material from a solid blank? If the latter, what shape? A cuboid or something closer to the finished form?  Is the end result to be solid or hollow?" CreationDate="2018-10-23T14:59:40.573" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6346" PostId="5553" Score="1" Text="And how big is It?" CreationDate="2018-10-24T01:21:50.553" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6348" PostId="5556" Score="2" Text="Success! I couldn’t tell if it was discardable. I hammered a screw into it (‍♂️) and [pried it right out](https://i.stack.imgur.com/luuww.jpg). Thanks, your mastery of cans is impressive indeed." CreationDate="2018-10-25T19:04:37.673" UserId="4839" />
  <row Id="6350" PostId="5554" Score="2" Text="There are many reasons why clay breaks at drying. Can you give more details of what you did in making your things and how you had them while drying?" CreationDate="2018-10-26T08:14:31.750" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6351" PostId="5561" Score="0" Text="At work we have steel (it rusts) tubes like the one asked about but that is very heavy. (It is standard for sale in the Netherlands, I do not know where work buys it.)" CreationDate="2018-10-28T10:49:00.713" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6353" PostId="5563" Score="0" Text="Thank you taking the time to write an answer, but that's not what I asked. I asked specifically about knitting a child's sweater in a larger gauge. I already know all of the suggestions you made, and none will work in this case, since we are not talking about a stitch here and there, we are talking about patterns having 30% to 40% more stitches than I need." CreationDate="2018-10-28T12:12:29.213" UserId="77" />
  <row Id="6354" PostId="5563" Score="0" Text="My answer does work, as you can take out strips and stitches, but as I said in my last line, you are likely best off finding a pattern that fits the yarn and needles." CreationDate="2018-10-28T12:30:27.213" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6355" PostId="5563" Score="0" Text="Your last line is not applicable, because as I said, I was not able to find such patterns. Leaving out strips until I have gone from 112 to 78-ish stitches would in principle work, but it is so complicated and the result will look so unlike the original that it would be actually easier to design my own sweater from scratch than to make this kind of adjustment. And in any case, I did not ask for alternative methods, I asked very specifically for the problems which I might encounter in the method I have chosen this time." CreationDate="2018-10-28T12:40:10.630" UserId="77" />
  <row Id="6356" PostId="5561" Score="0" Text="Vinyl fence posts are a good idea, I like that. Link is broken but I was able to find it on Home Depot's website anyways (I've had issues with Home Depot links myself so I don't blame you). &quot;Prohibitive&quot; from earlier was putting it in the ~$75 or more range because I think it was custom made or similar. You're right that the tubing might be slightly hard to find in the right size, but I think it's close enough that I can make it work well.&#xA;&#xA;And thank you for the wood idea, I'll keep that in mind as a secondary option." CreationDate="2018-10-28T17:57:53.747" UserId="6261" />
  <row Id="6358" PostId="5564" Score="0" Text="Is there a reason you're going for 2 legs and not 3?" CreationDate="2018-10-29T15:20:42.300" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6359" PostId="5562" Score="1" Text="This seems to be a question about human proportions, I think? Without getting too detailed, it depends on the fit of the original design and target age and the physical build of the adult meant to wear the upscaled version. The ratios of arm lengths, shoulder widths, and trunk size. My concerns would be having the adult sized one having enough length (arms and bottom hem) and also having enough freedom of movement in the chest/shoulders. Is that the type of information you're looking for? Unfortunately, I know more about the body than I do anything textiles, so I'm not sure _I_ can be any help" CreationDate="2018-10-29T15:31:23.810" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6360" PostId="5377" Score="1" Text="Although he didn't really answer the question, this does help me with future projects where hopefully my sloppy glue skills won't be an issue anymore." CreationDate="2018-10-29T17:04:26.667" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="6361" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="I thought that people usually use plaster with metals." CreationDate="2018-10-29T17:09:02.197" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="6362" PostId="5552" Score="0" Text="I also prefer using them after they have dried. Maybe its just from practice but I find I have more control that way." CreationDate="2018-10-29T17:11:22.467" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="6363" PostId="5525" Score="0" Text="Thank you for answering this question! I wanted to do the same thing for a bridal shower but wasn't sure how" CreationDate="2018-10-29T17:16:56.563" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="6364" PostId="5503" Score="0" Text="so you believe the OP could use this instead of traditional masking fluid so they won't have to pull anything off, therefore not ripping the paper?" CreationDate="2018-10-29T17:22:23.893" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="6365" PostId="5506" Score="0" Text="I wonder if it would help to colour underneath the masking fluid spot with white clean crayon? the waxy surface might protect the paper a bit? Not sure, but just a suggestion. Or maybe use white watercolour pencil?" CreationDate="2018-10-29T17:24:12.903" UserId="1026" />
  <row Id="6366" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="@EmRoBeau Really? I don’t think that’s correct. Because the molten metal, can cause serious problems while pouring into a plaster." CreationDate="2018-10-29T19:09:58.597" UserId="6207" />
  <row Id="6367" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="@AlexA I've used plaster for silver (both fine and sterling), ceramic for bronze, sand for iron, and selastic rubber for pewter. There's no issues with pouring metal into plaster, what issues do you think there are?" CreationDate="2018-10-29T19:33:44.720" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6368" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC I was thinking that, perhaps when you pour molten metal into something, then that something can melt and cause serious problems. And I was thinking, that it needs something hard, powerful enough that can guarantee security and protection." CreationDate="2018-10-29T19:41:07.223" UserId="6207" />
  <row Id="6369" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="@AlexA Plaster does not melt; nor does ceramic, and sand is fine at the temperatures used for cast iron. Similarly, selastic is temperature resistant to a certain level, and pewter melts at a comparatively low temperature, so it won't melt in that case." CreationDate="2018-10-29T19:45:29.140" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6370" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC Ok. But what type of material I need to pour any molten metal? I mean, to pour any molten metal in the same mold. Is that even possible? Or better, does that kind of material even exist?" CreationDate="2018-10-29T19:46:20.833" UserId="6207" />
  <row Id="6371" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="@AlexA I'm unaware of a &quot;universal&quot; material; ceramic may have the best overall heat tolerance, but I have not used every metal, and there's often no &quot;silver bullet&quot; answer." CreationDate="2018-10-29T19:49:44.913" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6372" PostId="5573" Score="1" Text="Plaster and Clay (ceramic) are both commonly used as casting mold media. Both are kiln-dried to prevent issues with steam, and are used for high-temperature media (silver and bronze both melt at ~1800 F; silver is commonly cast in plaster, and bronze in ceramic molds)." CreationDate="2018-10-29T20:03:25.627" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6373" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC Do you think it is possible to transform the normal microwave into a melting metal machine? Just in curiosity." CreationDate="2018-10-29T20:19:40.190" UserId="6207" />
  <row Id="6374" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="That is a terrible idea; you should not put metal into a microwave, and even if it wouldn't destroy your microwave to do it, it wouldn't melt, either. It sounds like you don't have any experience in metalcasting at all. I'd suggest some classes to start." CreationDate="2018-10-29T20:21:16.213" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6375" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC But I have seen an American man who did it." CreationDate="2018-10-29T20:52:20.173" UserId="6207" />
  <row Id="6376" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="Molten metal is dangerous. Please take some classes (not just watching Youtube Videos) before attempting to work with it." CreationDate="2018-10-29T20:53:28.860" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6377" PostId="5561" Score="1" Text="I'll second wood as a solution, as someone who works in a convention setting, and frequently directly with rules for cosplay weapons. The less it looks like it can fire a projectile, the less trouble you'll have bringing it into a convention space." CreationDate="2018-10-29T20:55:20.950" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6378" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC Hmm... in University I suppose you refer?" CreationDate="2018-10-29T21:21:50.060" UserId="6207" />
  <row Id="6379" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="Or community education classes, wherever you can find one." CreationDate="2018-10-30T13:46:00.767" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6380" PostId="2494" Score="0" Text="There must be a paint that can be used because these small metal one-hitters come painted like cigarettes it's just that after a while the paint comes off so there must be something to redo it with." CreationDate="2018-10-08T15:54:19.257" UserId="6195" />
  <row Id="6381" PostId="2494" Score="0" Text="thats what I thought too" CreationDate="2018-10-09T19:29:14.110" UserId="1336" />
  <row Id="6382" PostId="2494" Score="0" Text="I don’t think that they’re necessarily painted. Maybe anodized? Just a thought. I haven’t ever heard of a paint that was safe to apply any amount of heat to without the concern of some hazardous reaction." CreationDate="2018-10-23T01:14:43.593" UserId="6240" />
  <row Id="6384" PostId="5573" Score="0" Text="I wouldn't call it &quot;plaster or clay&quot; after vitrification in a kiln." CreationDate="2018-10-30T15:49:20.467" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="6385" PostId="5573" Score="0" Text="Plaster is still called plaster even after kiln-hardening. Clay is still called clay after kiln-hardening. Sorry, but the answer is still incorrect. These are materials that are specifically used in casting high-temperature materials. I have used both extensively in both foundry and jeweler's settings in the past." CreationDate="2018-10-30T15:54:16.503" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6386" PostId="5574" Score="0" Text="&quot;Lost Wax&quot;  ( polystyrene for parts made in quantity) typically uses hydrolyzed ethyl silicate and silica sand  for mold materials , but I thought that was beyond the scope of the question." CreationDate="2018-10-30T15:57:10.380" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="6387" PostId="5574" Score="1" Text="@blacksmith37 I think you're speaking of what I described as &quot;lost foam&quot; casting, which does use those materials, but I didn't do it as frequently and similarly felt it was a bit beyond the scope of the question, particularly as the OP seems to have no metalwork experience at all. &quot;Lost Wax&quot; uses wax and a ceramic slip mold (with sanding between layers after a base has been created) which is burned clean before casting." CreationDate="2018-10-30T16:03:59.970" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6388" PostId="5579" Score="0" Text="This is exactly what I needed to fix my project. Thank you for your assistance Fred, I greatly appreciate it! " CreationDate="2018-10-31T20:00:35.387" UserId="6281" />
  <row Id="6389" PostId="5579" Score="0" Text="I'm glad that it's the right stuff. Please pop a check mark on the answer if you believe it to be correct. I get a little electric shock with each check mark! Maybe I should check my wiring." CreationDate="2018-10-31T20:45:41.550" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6390" PostId="5579" Score="0" Text="Haha! Done ✅ There are plenty of people who will be inadvertently thanking you for this!" CreationDate="2018-11-01T22:09:35.970" UserId="6281" />
  <row Id="6391" PostId="5587" Score="1" Text="Pencil and ruler have always worked for me." CreationDate="2018-11-02T19:13:42.417" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6392" PostId="5590" Score="0" Text="Have you tried other materials? Like cardboard?" CreationDate="2018-11-03T09:08:25.803" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6393" PostId="5590" Score="0" Text="@Willeke I haven't tried cardboard, purely because I didn't find any that would be thick enough. If it's too thin then the gears will just overlap each other instead of staying flat against the surface and meshing with each other. I imagine that 2mm thick solid card would actually be quite difficult to cut, but if I find some I will try it. (I'm fairly sure corrugated cardboard won't work, since the cut surface will not be smooth even if I can cut it accurately.)" CreationDate="2018-11-03T09:37:24.487" UserId="399" />
  <row Id="6395" PostId="5557" Score="1" Text="While it's more work, asking multiple artists what they charge in order to determine fair market value is going to give you the answer you need." CreationDate="2018-11-03T21:56:49.117" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6398" PostId="5594" Score="2" Text="It can also be that the items are too thick on one side and too thin on an other, drying is at too high a temp, clay has not been mixed well or many other reasons." CreationDate="2018-11-05T09:13:08.733" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6399" PostId="4243" Score="0" Text="It also depend on how fine the acrylic fibers have been extruded. So how fine the parts that make the yarn are." CreationDate="2018-11-06T17:04:46.897" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6400" PostId="5599" Score="1" Text="important information is missing in your question. Do you require that the frames be removable without damage to the wall or painted surface? How much weight is involved?" CreationDate="2018-11-07T22:34:43.297" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6402" PostId="5590" Score="1" Text="You could spray paint the foam parts to make them slide against each other. But certain solvents dissolve foam as well." CreationDate="2018-11-08T14:40:18.643" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6403" PostId="5600" Score="0" Text="+1 for Velcro, I’ve used it before and it’s an awesome approach." CreationDate="2018-11-09T09:43:28.257" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6412" PostId="5610" Score="1" Text="An electron microscope with EDAX ( energy dispersive analytical X-ray)  would be very handy to determine the cause. If you would need to pay someone to do it , it is likely to be very expensive. I suggest blasting or polishing the spots off if you don't want them. It looks like &quot;heat tint&quot; colors caused by different thickness of oxide layers but I can't imagine how they could develop on such a small scale," CreationDate="2018-11-12T20:22:30.513" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="6413" PostId="5615" Score="0" Text="The question asker specifies (in a comment below) that they're using a commercial skein, so presumably they're not winding the yarn at all?" CreationDate="2018-11-13T17:34:12.697" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6414" PostId="4190" Score="1" Text="this sounds like its for temorary use (while filming) for a drawing however you would need to ensure its also archival." CreationDate="2018-11-14T15:18:56.813" UserId="1636" />
  <row Id="6417" PostId="5605" Score="1" Text="Could you also produce this same effect using tube watercolors, instead of pans?" CreationDate="2018-11-14T16:38:38.100" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6418" PostId="5604" Score="1" Text="Any chance you could summarize a couple of those articles for us?" CreationDate="2018-11-14T16:47:04.347" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6419" PostId="5602" Score="0" Text="The question, in its current context, could be considered off topic as it is not specifically related to hand crafts or art. However, reworked / edited to reference a craft problem it could provide valuable information." CreationDate="2018-11-14T17:41:27.190" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="6420" PostId="5621" Score="0" Text="Definitely a fabulous diagram!" CreationDate="2018-11-15T11:19:47.753" UserId="2149" />
  <row Id="6421" PostId="5600" Score="0" Text="Maybe add &quot;If pulled in the right direction&quot; before &quot;It stretches&quot;. :D" CreationDate="2018-11-15T19:15:32.137" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="6422" PostId="5600" Score="0" Text="If I recall correctly, there is an arrow on the tab." CreationDate="2018-11-15T22:40:46.783" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6423" PostId="5627" Score="0" Text="Do you mean adding paint thinner to the Vaseline or to the silicone?" CreationDate="2018-11-16T12:37:35.690" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6424" PostId="2513" Score="0" Text="I cannot recommend any of the suggested solutions! I once tried an iron-on patch on the inside of the crotch area and it rendered the pants unwearable. The patch doesn't stick well at the edges and causes friction on sensitive skin (I can only imagine what Duct Tape would feel like). The patch makes the material in that area twice as thick and the pants unbelivably uncomfortable. The glue cannot withstand constant movement and after one washing cycle the patch fell half off and added more damage to the pants." CreationDate="2018-11-16T15:19:58.117" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6426" PostId="5627" Score="0" Text="To the vaseline, so it is spreads more evenly." CreationDate="2018-11-17T16:38:08.460" UserId="4569" />
  <row Id="6427" PostId="5623" Score="0" Text="Do you mean for sound damping purposes?" CreationDate="2018-11-17T19:28:34.457" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6428" PostId="5631" Score="0" Text="I never knew something like that tape existed, that seems like the best solution, I only worry about the corners though, but I will give it a try thank you!" CreationDate="2018-11-17T20:21:12.520" UserId="6352" />
  <row Id="6430" PostId="5626" Score="0" Text="Did you miscalculate using the Fahrenheit values, or where do “200 degrees difference” come from? Starting from room temperature, I would expect only a bit over 100 Kelvin, so 100 * 17x10^-6, leading to 0.17 percent expansion? The more relevant bit however is that the coefficient for polymers is typically higher than the one for metals, so the risk of the wire poking out can probably be neglected. (+1)" CreationDate="2018-11-18T06:20:37.773" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="6432" PostId="5626" Score="0" Text="I used a ridiculous starting point of 200° cooler than the expected maximum temperature as the forming temperature for the copper wire, to exaggerate the expansion dimensions. One can certainly expect to have normal temperatures for forming the wire, leaving the expansion dimensions even smaller." CreationDate="2018-11-18T11:28:16.723" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6433" PostId="5623" Score="0" Text="Yup, that's it." CreationDate="2018-11-18T13:33:13.263" UserId="6346" />
  <row Id="6435" PostId="3276" Score="0" Text="I think it is spelled Tole, and is a traditional American folk method of decorative painting on tin and wooden objects. My grandmother used to do it! And yes, it is done with a brush loaded with color(s) that makes a single mark per stroke that add up to the total design.    For Elmy, in addition to using heavily pigmented paint be sure to really load the brush before starting a mark. High quality sable brushes or equivalent in the proper size for the mark is critical." CreationDate="2018-11-18T20:48:36.620" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6436" PostId="5613" Score="1" Text="Glue sticks may have a problem with longevity and may discolor the work..." CreationDate="2018-11-18T20:52:45.293" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6437" PostId="3365" Score="0" Text="Spray paint uses some powerful and usually pretty toxic solvents to make it workable as a spray. Might want to keep that in mind when handling it in any form." CreationDate="2018-11-18T21:04:02.990" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6438" PostId="5623" Score="0" Text="Next question: why do you want to do this, and specifically what do you expect to gain? Can you update your question to reflect this? I am not even sure that a flat surface is really going to accomplish what you hope to achieve." CreationDate="2018-11-19T02:48:36.373" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="6439" PostId="5623" Score="0" Text="I am responding mainly in comment because I don't think this information is relevant, but, of course, I can answer your questions. My plan at the beginning was having a picture painted by my friend. At the same time I realized that my room has not so good acoustics, mainly involving way much gained low freqs. I got to know that there are something like acoustic panels with pictures printed on them, so I thought about merging these ideas. Now I am doing research if there is any way it could makes sense. Flat surface reflects low freqs very well. Also, updated the question." CreationDate="2018-11-19T06:50:00.897" UserId="6346" />
  <row Id="6442" PostId="5602" Score="0" Text="@BeaglesEnd This could be applied to food safe art, such as ceramics, or hand painted glasses, or even art where power tool sanding is not useful (like blown glass ornaments). I would argue there is a wider application to art. Glass does chip, and there are people on this site that are familiar with glass sanding techniques, hence why I asked this question here." CreationDate="2018-11-19T13:56:36.843" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="6443" PostId="5638" Score="0" Text="Ad. 3. One of manufacturers told me about fiberglass, another one about linen canvas and gabardine." CreationDate="2018-11-20T09:16:26.807" UserId="6346" />
  <row Id="6444" PostId="5643" Score="0" Text="It seems that the actual name is “recoil spring” but search results aren’t precise. But then I searched “rewind spring” and it seems to return only those types but still calls them recoil." CreationDate="2018-11-21T01:14:04.223" UserId="6363" />
  <row Id="6445" PostId="5640" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for the feedback. I need to get new pencils because the ones I currently have don’t get dark enough. The light from my desk was reflecting off of the pencil on the paper." CreationDate="2018-11-21T07:46:29.847" UserId="6359" />
  <row Id="6446" PostId="5605" Score="0" Text="@WebHead Have a look at this [old question](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/556/6316). &quot;The way you use tube colors is quite different from the way you use pan colors.&quot; and &quot;pan colors tend to be more washed, so think runny light watercolor. Tubes tend to be more opaque&quot;. I'm no expert in water colors, but it should be possible to recreate a similar effect using tube colors if you adapt your technique and dilute them accordingly." CreationDate="2018-11-22T10:42:06.600" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6447" PostId="5602" Score="0" Text="That is fair comment, but the post had been flagged by someone else as potentially off-topic due to the question not relating to a specific Art or Craft. So, the comment was advisory because I believe the question to be relevant, and I want to see the question remain, but and not fall foul of the rules. I still believe it would be of benefit if you explain for what specific Art/Craft your issue relates i.e. Add context without rendering the current answers redundant." CreationDate="2018-11-22T12:44:22.917" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="6448" PostId="5648" Score="0" Text="Hi &amp; welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. What would help your question is example pictures of the type of Origami Art you would like to learn and what access you have to books, internet, and also what sort of budget you have to spend on the resources." CreationDate="2018-11-22T12:54:11.930" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="6449" PostId="5648" Score="0" Text="he had made a lot of stars and fish and some cool animals, well i can afford art accessories at least and i like arts" CreationDate="2018-11-22T13:01:10.637" UserId="6379" />
  <row Id="6450" PostId="5650" Score="0" Text="I don't know whether or not alder is too hard to whittle well, but I wouldn't worry about dulling your blades; just learn to sharpen them properly and you'll be fine." CreationDate="2018-11-23T10:17:57.537" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6451" PostId="5650" Score="0" Text="Awesome! Thanks :) I am going to work on getting a strop later today." CreationDate="2018-11-23T14:50:53.890" UserId="6381" />
  <row Id="6456" PostId="5660" Score="2" Text="Wood could be varnished, for a one-off treatment. But that looks more like it's got a skeleton handle rather than no handle at all, which makes getting the shape to match harder than a simple tang.  Have you considered casting resin around it?" CreationDate="2018-11-26T11:58:31.777" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6458" PostId="5658" Score="1" Text="I have used Epson iron-on sheets with an Epson printer int he past, successfully.  The designs stand up to several washes at least.  My printed T-shirts became obsolete and were relegated fairly quickly so I can't advise on longer timescales." CreationDate="2018-11-27T09:31:44.600" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6459" PostId="5661" Score="0" Text="It would be useful to know what this jewellery is made of - gold/silver/bronze/nickel/something with paint over it/etc, as what sticks to one material may not stick to another." CreationDate="2018-11-27T12:14:29.247" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6461" PostId="5667" Score="1" Text="An alternative to glue, if you want to open and close the shell, would to get mini hinges, which you could screw in or just glue on." CreationDate="2018-11-28T15:14:58.370" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6462" PostId="5669" Score="1" Text="Wow, that does sound challenging. Do you think it would help your question to include the reference photo that you're copying?" CreationDate="2018-11-28T15:25:37.227" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6463" PostId="5669" Score="0" Text="Is there a reason why you cannot glue actual glitter to the mask?" CreationDate="2018-11-28T15:49:05.143" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6464" PostId="5664" Score="0" Text="I would say this handle is NOT made for paracord, and I come to that because of the shaping of the metal. For paracord you would use straight metal." CreationDate="2018-11-28T18:18:10.657" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6465" PostId="5664" Score="0" Text="Thanks @Walrus for your answer, I appreciate the time you took writing it and I'll probably decide once I get it and have a feel with it." CreationDate="2018-11-28T18:23:50.067" UserId="6389" />
  <row Id="6466" PostId="5664" Score="0" Text="@Willeke I'm intrigued; those holes at the end of the handle are the give away that it's designed for wrapping with *something*. Why is it necessary for the handle to be straight?" CreationDate="2018-11-28T18:56:39.023" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6467" PostId="5664" Score="0" Text="The holes at the end are to attach string to the handle, not to use them in a covering." CreationDate="2018-11-28T19:00:27.047" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6468" PostId="5664" Score="0" Text="I had that in mind, seems like the maker had the odd idea of making a skeleton metal made handle, as if that's how it supposed to be, naked...." CreationDate="2018-11-28T22:10:01.343" UserId="6389" />
  <row Id="6469" PostId="5664" Score="0" Text="The vaguely ergonomic shape would make wrapping in paracord or leather thongs harder than it should be. I wonder if it's meant to be a flat, easily stowed, occasional use knife. It certainly wouldn't be very comfortable for long unless in gloves" CreationDate="2018-11-29T08:15:21.377" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6470" PostId="5664" Score="0" Text="I have vague ideas about doing something way-out like wrapping with sisal combined with epxoy" CreationDate="2018-11-29T10:38:31.233" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6471" PostId="5673" Score="3" Text="Also am wondering if I should use some other solvent than turpentine or rubbing alcohol" CreationDate="2018-11-29T20:57:03.947" UserId="6283" />
  <row Id="6472" PostId="5673" Score="1" Text="You should probably contact the makers of Krylon for suggestions.  I used some Krylon metallic spray paint as a base coat on a plastic model that I planned to paint with further layers of transparent acrylics.  Much to my surprise, I found that the acrylics beaded when sprayed against the dried Krylon.  I then tried all my usual paint solvents including separate applications of purple power, rubbing alcohol and paint thinner.  Nothing even raised color onto my white cleaning rag.  Krylon paints are tough stuff.  But using them is a one way trip in my experience.  I threw out the model." CreationDate="2018-11-29T22:50:25.257" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6474" PostId="5669" Score="0" Text="Thank you Erica, I did think of that but could not see where I could post a photo. I still don't see where I could upload a photo" CreationDate="2018-12-01T16:11:32.690" UserDisplayName="user6395" />
  <row Id="6475" PostId="5675" Score="0" Text="CM that is very good advice, I started that way but unfortunately the areas are so small that it did not achieve the result I was trying to create. I was hoping someone had a 'magic' solution. I am leaning towards &quot;conveying&quot; the idea as you suggested without trying to achieve the glitter effect." CreationDate="2018-12-01T16:14:09.987" UserDisplayName="user6395" />
  <row Id="6476" PostId="5669" Score="0" Text="Elmy, I am treating this as I would an oil painting. I think adding glitter would make it more 'crafty' and that is not the effect I am looking for." CreationDate="2018-12-01T16:21:19.907" UserDisplayName="user6395" />
  <row Id="6477" PostId="5669" Score="0" Text="If you [edit] your question and try to add an image (either click the button for it, or press Ctrl+G) the option to upload a picture will be available there :)" CreationDate="2018-12-02T13:30:23.800" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6478" PostId="5681" Score="0" Text="I don't have an answer to your question, but I often use [mirrored vinyl film](https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Repositionable-Adhesive-Backed-Cutters-Punches/dp/B074JG6HC1/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1543768727&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=mirror+vinyl) for odd shaped mirrors.  This doesn't really produce a real mirror surface (it is more like chrome) but it has solved a lot of problems for me and is very easy to cut to shape either with scissors or a vinyl cutter like silhouette." CreationDate="2018-12-02T16:43:23.163" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6479" PostId="5675" Score="2" Text="Are you restricted to just pencil crayon? A white gel pen is great for adding highlights after the fact. Good luck!" CreationDate="2018-12-02T17:23:39.427" UserId="6401" />
  <row Id="6483" PostId="5669" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the tip. In the photo I am working from you see the gold on the mask is smooth and that is easy enough to reproduce, but the problem is in the hat, both the red on the left and the blue on the right contain glittery gold. I have used an opaque white marker on the shiny parts of the blue fabric below the mask, but not sure what to do about the glitter gold." CreationDate="2018-12-03T15:16:33.617" UserDisplayName="user6395" />
  <row Id="6484" PostId="5685" Score="2" Text="You mentioned masking to protect the acrylic. Don't use any product with plastic film masking, as it will generate dangerous chlorine gas when hit with the laser!" CreationDate="2018-12-04T01:14:41.077" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6485" PostId="5685" Score="0" Text="I found only one source on eBay, but the color selection expanded only to blue from the clear, white and black you've noted. Perhaps that source could provide special order pieces? The username is acrylicfabus from Clearwater, FL, found with a search of &quot;1/2&quot; acrylic&quot;" CreationDate="2018-12-04T01:20:52.357" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6486" PostId="5685" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u, good call on the plastic film.  I don't usually use it anyway, and it tends to melt to the project when using a laser, so it doesn't produce good results anyway when leaving it on.  I'll see if I can find that acrylicfabus  seller on eBay.  Thank you for the assistance!" CreationDate="2018-12-04T17:27:33.573" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="6487" PostId="5686" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the suggestion.  I've looked into casting with resins, and that has some limitations which are preventing my from doing that, too.  The biggest is that I do offer customization of the etching on the checker.  The second is the time and effort that goes into the molding and casting process.  I have a lot of experience with a laser cutter, so, to me, finding already created sheets is a lot less work than mixing, pouring, casting, and finishing for each set." CreationDate="2018-12-04T17:33:33.813" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="6488" PostId="5686" Score="0" Text="I'm not against casting, since I know it can produce some amazing results.  I've even considered casting my own sheets, but I honestly don't know how that works, or if it'll work in a laser cutter.  I just need to find some time to do some research and testing of mold making and casting before I offer this to my customers." CreationDate="2018-12-04T17:35:30.643" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="6489" PostId="5686" Score="3" Text="Sorry my suggestion wasn't more help.  As for casting your own sheets, research it extensively before attempting.  The resin that most people use is epoxy based and burning epoxy gives off cyanide gas.  I do a lot of laser cutting myself but after a few early mistakes, I now read the material specification page for every media before I burn it for the first time.  Avoided more than a few catastrophes along the way." CreationDate="2018-12-04T18:25:21.690" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6490" PostId="5686" Score="1" Text="Unless I know from other people that a material is fine, I tend to read the MSDS to find out what chemicals it gives off during incineration/burning, so I understand that concern, too.  Too many people don't do the research, or simply ignore the research they found." CreationDate="2018-12-04T19:04:52.213" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="6494" PostId="3913" Score="0" Text="@MarcoAntónio that link seems broken?" CreationDate="2018-12-05T14:30:37.337" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="6495" PostId="3913" Score="0" Text="Ribika, what do you mean by &quot;standard&quot; converter size? (Compare @ChrisH's comment.)" CreationDate="2018-12-05T14:31:51.490" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="6499" PostId="5692" Score="3" Text="It would help if you explained how letter capsules look and work so the people who want to answer your question don't have to research it before answering." CreationDate="2018-12-07T09:30:05.540" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6500" PostId="5693" Score="2" Text="What is the desired outcome? Do you want to create a decorative item that has no other purpose than being looked at? Or do you want to use it for other purposes like stamping or stenceling as well?" CreationDate="2018-12-07T09:33:40.473" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6501" PostId="5693" Score="0" Text="It’s a decorative item mostly." CreationDate="2018-12-07T13:31:19.873" UserId="6118" />
  <row Id="6504" PostId="5691" Score="0" Text="Is bottle slumping possible without a kiln?" CreationDate="2018-12-07T22:02:23.780" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="6506" PostId="3014" Score="0" Text="I just stumbled upon this Q&amp;A. I am wondering if you tried any of these suggestions and if you were indeed able to get rid of the strong paint smell. We had our place remodeled over a month ago, and our kitchen cupboards still smell SO strongly of oil-based paint (...wondering if they even should’ve used that type for a cupboard) that our glasses, mugs, etc, smell and even taste like paint. A month ago, from research elsewhere, I left about a dozen bowls full of salt and lemon water in the cabinets for 3 days, and it only helped some. Then my family and I moved in, and with that chaos, did not" CreationDate="2018-12-02T17:23:31.293" UserId="6415" />
  <row Id="6508" PostId="5691" Score="0" Text="@ChrisRogers see Related [Is it possible to melt a glass bottle without a kiln?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/3337/6431)" CreationDate="2018-12-08T10:38:53.820" UserId="6431" />
  <row Id="6509" PostId="5698" Score="0" Text="The toothpicks being too large seems to be a very common complaint with these models. For some users (based on Amazon reviews) the waxing works, for others it doesn't. Someone suggested using &quot;[a can of PAM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAM_(cooking_oil))&quot;: maybe try that?" CreationDate="2018-12-09T07:55:49.990" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6510" PostId="5690" Score="1" Text="This is useful, but not much of a help for making clean cuts in the first place." CreationDate="2018-12-10T00:23:49.913" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6512" PostId="3913" Score="0" Text="Can you find out what the diameter and length of the barrel is?" CreationDate="2018-12-11T17:45:55.917" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6513" PostId="5701" Score="3" Text="Wire conducts heat too so its not just direct burns from the iron you would have to worry about." CreationDate="2018-12-11T17:54:13.737" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6514" PostId="5700" Score="0" Text="I'd say your soldering skills would translate over but the materials you use in electronics will not." CreationDate="2018-12-11T18:03:18.793" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6517" PostId="5675" Score="0" Text="I agree with the use of white gel pens or white acrylic paint for adding in sharply contrasting white highlights for glitter effect." CreationDate="2018-12-12T20:02:00.623" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="6518" PostId="4104" Score="5" Text="Please don't vandalize your own posts." CreationDate="2018-12-12T20:49:22.343" UserDisplayName="user6125" />
  <row Id="6519" PostId="5708" Score="1" Text="+1 good answer, welcome to the site. Next to glue you can also sew on a patch if the leather of the jacket around the patch feels stronger. If at all possible I would use both glue and sewing." CreationDate="2018-12-12T21:17:32.990" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6520" PostId="5714" Score="0" Text="There are pigments available to help resins look metallic, and casting resin is something a person can do at home far more easily, even taking the safety measures into consideration." CreationDate="2018-12-14T14:24:16.653" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6528" PostId="5718" Score="0" Text="This would be a decent hole punch :) but I think it would also end up being too big for this specific application." CreationDate="2018-12-18T17:02:23.403" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6530" PostId="5721" Score="1" Text="In general we try to ask one question per question, so I've removed the bit about alternatives to clay to focus on what seems to be the main bit about stopping the clay cracking. If you still want to ask about alternatives to clay, you're more than welcome to do so in a separate question." CreationDate="2018-12-19T16:28:20.020" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6531" PostId="5720" Score="0" Text="The OP specifically asked for solutions using pencils, not pens; are there pencils that will give the same effect?" CreationDate="2018-12-19T16:29:41.027" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6532" PostId="5720" Score="0" Text="@walrus - that is true but since other suggestions are being offered that are thinking outside the box, I just wanted to add that option to the mix. :-)" CreationDate="2018-12-19T16:37:58.063" UserId="6463" />
  <row Id="6533" PostId="5725" Score="0" Text="Thanks. I think my clay is not that bad quality, however, I think when I water it after it gets hardened to add mor clay for the cracks, it is not workable very well - so I can say it didn't work out well. &#xA;&#xA;I firstly apply aluminium foil around my armature, then put a not-thick layer of clay around it, still lots of cracking. I used PonArt brand. I also have Darwi one but didn't try it yet." CreationDate="2018-12-19T19:12:02.973" UserId="6475" />
  <row Id="6534" PostId="5725" Score="0" Text="I tried to take a look at the information on a package of PonArt clay but was unable to find anything readable. Be aware that &quot;super soft&quot; or &quot;super light&quot; products are full of fibers and prone to shrinking. Using a harder clay (more like natural clay) might yield better results." CreationDate="2018-12-19T19:34:11.687" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6535" PostId="5722" Score="1" Text="You need to include a picture or something from that book. The second that link on drive stops working this question becomes harder to read and understand." CreationDate="2018-12-20T13:21:44.140" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="6536" PostId="5725" Score="0" Text="Thanks. My other Darwi clay is on the light/soft side. Ponart is pretty thick and heavy but still cracks a lot! which makes sculpting very not fun." CreationDate="2018-12-20T18:14:54.903" UserId="6475" />
  <row Id="6537" PostId="5648" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately, questions [asking for resources on learning an art or craft are not on-topic](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/q/183/30) for this site. There are just way too many &quot;right&quot; answers!" CreationDate="2018-12-21T20:35:25.493" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6538" PostId="5673" Score="0" Text="As an alternative, ask the owners whether they will accept a painted floor and discuss which colour is acceptable. An extra layer of the same paint in a different colour should work." CreationDate="2018-12-22T09:53:05.093" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6539" PostId="5675" Score="0" Text="In addition to this answer, drawing halos - letting the brightness cross the edges of the reflective areas and quickly dissolve - around the brightest spots, suggests a diffusion of incoming light (usually due to the bokeh of lenses). This is visible around some of the beads in the reference image, and on most images of glitter you can find online." CreationDate="2018-12-22T11:39:38.250" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6540" PostId="5736" Score="1" Text="Perhaps a 'crystal' similar to those on wrist watches could be used instead of paint. A bit more protection, and not a removal problem..." CreationDate="2018-12-24T02:14:49.640" UserId="6489" />
  <row Id="6541" PostId="5735" Score="4" Text="On the slightly-absurd side, but not completely impractical, one could place the stack/sandwich on the ground and park a motor vehicle on it." CreationDate="2018-12-24T02:38:10.383" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6544" PostId="5741" Score="1" Text="Congratulations! Wishing you and your fiancé(e) the very best!" CreationDate="2018-12-25T13:43:29.603" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="6545" PostId="5737" Score="1" Text="You’ll want to be conscious of what is placed under the paper you are embossing. Too hard a surface will not allow for the impression, too soft of a surface will puncture it." CreationDate="2018-12-25T22:50:10.807" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="6547" PostId="5685" Score="0" Text="You may have better luck searching for acrylic blocks. oroglas.com/en/collections/blocks or www.shoppopdisplays.com" CreationDate="2018-12-26T15:30:36.093" UserId="2744" />
  <row Id="6548" PostId="5685" Score="0" Text="@John, I've considered getting large blocks, then turning them into cylinders and then chopping off the thickness of checker I need, but not only is that a lot of work, including polishing the pieces, but I don't have an accurate enough latch to do that.  I also offer custom sizes, and I don't want to waste a bunch of material turning a 3&quot; block down to 1.25&quot;.  I also don't have an accurate enough saw to cut a 3&quot; block into 6x 0.5&quot; slabs. I have already looked at you links and will keep them handy, though. Lots of good stuff there!" CreationDate="2018-12-26T17:10:21.460" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="6549" PostId="5741" Score="0" Text="Put on glasses and use it , you will find out how to use. If you are going to decorate walnut shells there is no reason to learn how to grind steel." CreationDate="2018-12-26T20:54:13.977" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="6550" PostId="5685" Score="0" Text="You can buy cylinders easier than thick blocks you may want to look into just buying the right size cylinder. But what I meant was above a certain thickness sheets get labeled as blocks regardless, so you may just be using the wrong word in your search. We use acrylics a lot in museum displays and the terminology is ... inconsistent to say the least." CreationDate="2018-12-27T02:21:29.720" UserId="2744" />
  <row Id="6551" PostId="5685" Score="0" Text="@John, I understand now.  I did some searching, and everything I saw at multiple sites at 1/2&quot; was still labeled a sheet, but good call on trying different search terms.  So far, the only cylinders I've found are in clear acrylic and tend towards tubes, rather than true cylinders, but it's something I'll have to pay more attention to, as well.  Thank you again!" CreationDate="2018-12-27T02:36:02.193" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="6552" PostId="5685" Score="0" Text="For rods these are your guys, they kind of specialize in them. https://www.coloredplastics.com/ alibaba also has a lot but it is hit or miss, https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/colored-acrylic-solid-rod.html making something t cut rod is easy, a normal chop saw for woods with a simple jig will cut nearly identical ones." CreationDate="2018-12-27T02:57:53.830" UserId="2744" />
  <row Id="6554" PostId="5685" Score="0" Text="That's a great find!  Unfortunately, I currently need 2&quot; checkers.  Those rods are almost $200, so it's more expensive per checker than the sheets, so even though it's less money up front, it's much less cost effective. Their &quot;pearl&quot; is awesome, so I'm going to have to think about that." CreationDate="2018-12-27T03:07:04.550" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="6555" PostId="5685" Score="0" Text="Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/87541/discussion-between-computercarguy-and-john)." CreationDate="2018-12-27T03:07:09.303" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="6556" PostId="5751" Score="0" Text="Thank you so very much and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !!! :)" CreationDate="2018-12-28T14:41:21.737" UserId="6227" />
  <row Id="6560" PostId="5747" Score="1" Text="fyi - you certainly don't need the outer frame but frames were recommended because they protect the artwork and prevent warping of the stretcher bars. These days they are used a lot less in general. The frame also can contribute to the overall work of art in its color, design and how it works with the painting." CreationDate="2018-12-28T19:46:48.990" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6561" PostId="5736" Score="0" Text="@BobT has a good suggestion. I do not think you will find anything that will not eventually devalue the coin. Even the mounting of the coin as a piece of jewelry will put it at risk." CreationDate="2018-12-28T19:52:23.893" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6562" PostId="5747" Score="0" Text="You might also want to paint the raw canvas sides so they aren's so obvious... Black might do, or if there is enough of the painted portion to wrap around the edges- usually called a gallery wrap." CreationDate="2018-12-29T03:43:06.887" UserId="6489" />
  <row Id="6563" PostId="5760" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure why this was down voted, so I up voted to try to cancel it out.  I briefly looked at the Calsak Plastics website and it seems to have a lot of variety of options and materials.  Unfortunately, no prices are shown or options for online sales, but there's a location not too horribly far away that I can contact to see what they charge and what they have." CreationDate="2018-12-29T16:53:38.570" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="6564" PostId="5764" Score="2" Text="Plus, if the painting has monetary (as opposed to just sentimental) value, you want a professional to handle any conservation task, not another [Ecce Homo](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecce_Homo_(Mart%C3%ADnez_and_Gim%C3%A9nez,_Borja))" CreationDate="2018-12-29T22:19:48.567" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="6567" PostId="5746" Score="0" Text="That's a really good answer for how to apply any adhesive, but doesn't help much with which adhesive to use. Do you have more specific recommendations about that?" CreationDate="2018-12-31T23:23:15.857" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6569" PostId="5762" Score="0" Text="I don't think there are two opposite colors that can confuse me, at least on this color wheel. This gave me some confidence." CreationDate="2019-01-01T12:47:18.387" UserId="6503" />
  <row Id="6570" PostId="5768" Score="0" Text="Sorry... Questions about **art history, artwork/artist identification, and art appreciation** are not on-topic for this site; we focus on [questions about making art](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic)." CreationDate="2019-01-01T20:54:01.903" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6572" PostId="5773" Score="0" Text="Thanks, that's perfect. I've just ordered some." CreationDate="2019-01-02T14:03:23.483" UserId="6525" />
  <row Id="6575" PostId="5776" Score="0" Text="Are you sure the needle is pushed all the way up into its holder?" CreationDate="2019-01-02T20:45:52.420" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6576" PostId="5776" Score="0" Text="Yes, needle is all the way in. Set screw has about 1 inch of possible clamping locations" CreationDate="2019-01-03T03:07:23.423" UserId="6539" />
  <row Id="6577" PostId="5779" Score="1" Text="Starving Artist Theory : can't afford the whole paint set." CreationDate="2019-01-03T15:11:02.590" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6579" PostId="5784" Score="6" Text="I reckon this would be easier to give a good answer to if we had a picture of the coat to work from." CreationDate="2019-01-04T10:01:04.423" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6581" PostId="5766" Score="0" Text="I’m not sure but I defiantly know that it’s not holographic [this is holographic](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Yr3hE.png)" CreationDate="2019-01-01T13:33:16.663" UserId="6531" />
  <row Id="6583" PostId="5768" Score="0" Text="Sorry, I didn't know about it. Anyway, could you let it be for a while? I think the answer is near..." CreationDate="2019-01-04T14:10:01.127" UserId="6529" />
  <row Id="6584" PostId="5769" Score="0" Text="Thank you! Though they aren't what I'm looking for, the 2nd pic &quot;Slave Market in Ancient Rome&quot; by Gerome is quite similar to the mysterious painting. They both show the crowd from behind and the general background tone is red, too. But IIRC there was only 1 girl, she was standing on the left of the pic, and the view is farther so there are more people in the scene. Now that I'm looking at these painting, I'm pretty sure that the mentioned work also depicted a slavery scene." CreationDate="2019-01-04T14:15:16.847" UserId="6529" />
  <row Id="6586" PostId="5779" Score="1" Text="Why do some artists paint landscapes and others paint still lives?" CreationDate="2019-01-04T16:20:36.617" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6587" PostId="5768" Score="0" Text="If all it took was a google search... -1" CreationDate="2019-01-04T16:22:19.683" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6588" PostId="5789" Score="0" Text="Hello @rebusB, I am using Gallery Soft Oil Pastels. This is awesome advice. Currently I ordered pre-stretched canvas board (with triple gesso). I was re-thinking the whole fixative thing ...... varnish may be most suitable in my case..." CreationDate="2019-01-04T20:22:37.310" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="6590" PostId="5792" Score="11" Text="You left a candle burning for five hours while you were away?" CreationDate="2019-01-05T10:53:28.423" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6591" PostId="5792" Score="0" Text="It does seem like the wick might cause to much wax to heat up a lot more than it needs to keep burning. Otherwise, it must be the consistency of the wax, having too low a melting point." CreationDate="2019-01-05T10:56:25.753" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6592" PostId="5792" Score="1" Text="I have little to no experience with candles but agree with @Joachim, you shouldn't left! However from the pattern and my past experience, I guess the wax was melting inside the candle without enough heat to melt the surrounding but at some point finally the wall can't withstand the heat and melts then there's a flow of wax. (This was what happened to mine)." CreationDate="2019-01-05T12:26:59.197" UserId="3126" />
  <row Id="6593" PostId="5792" Score="0" Text="@Joachim it was meant to be a Yahrzeit candle. Could it also have had to do with it not having a proper container?" CreationDate="2019-01-05T14:39:07.613" UserId="6549" />
  <row Id="6594" PostId="5792" Score="0" Text="I doubt it, as a container should not keep a candle together. You write the candle looked 'pretty ok': can you expand on that? Was it already soft to begin with?" CreationDate="2019-01-05T18:21:30.030" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6595" PostId="5792" Score="0" Text="Also please provide more details such as room temperature, original candle shape, advertised melting point of the wax, brand of the components (wax, sterate acid, colors and fragrances), wick thickness and material.  Almost any of these can affect burning time.  Is there an unusual amount of soot above or around the candle which might indicate a hotter than normal burn?  If the wax was already harder than your usual finished products, why did you add the acid and how much did you add?" CreationDate="2019-01-05T22:09:19.360" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6596" PostId="5792" Score="2" Text="Check out [this link](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321005243_Influence_of_stearic_acid_on_paraffin_melting_point_and_it's_mechanical_properties) which suggests that stearic acid can adversely affect paraffin melting point in low percentage by weight doses." CreationDate="2019-01-05T22:51:29.373" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6597" PostId="5792" Score="0" Text="@Joachim It was a cylinder; not particularly soft at all, although I did notice some irregularities like some color appeared to have precipitated to the bottom of the mould (not too much but the very top of the candle/bottom of the mould appeared to have some color nor completely mixed)." CreationDate="2019-01-05T23:48:28.697" UserId="6549" />
  <row Id="6598" PostId="5792" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor room temp must have been around 27°C, brand no idea since these guys are 99% probably resellers. Wick was braided cotton 2mm. Soot looked like the normal amount one would expect. Material sellers recommend adding 10% stearate by weight, which is what I did." CreationDate="2019-01-05T23:48:40.253" UserId="6549" />
  <row Id="6599" PostId="5789" Score="0" Text="@Marium - :-)  just be sure to let the work dry before you varnish" CreationDate="2019-01-06T04:42:08.150" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6601" PostId="5793" Score="2" Text="Can you upload some pictures of what you have so far? Also, I honoustly wouldn't take Bob Ross as an authority on painting, but it seems logical his advice applies to a dried background." CreationDate="2019-01-06T15:13:59.890" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6602" PostId="5793" Score="0" Text="As an example of effective abstracted, economically painted people (and crowds) I suggest looking at [Canaletto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaletto)'s paintings. If I have a clearer idea of what you are looking for, I might incorporate this more extensively in an answer." CreationDate="2019-01-06T15:21:42.590" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6604" PostId="5701" Score="0" Text="I've moved some of the [discussion to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/87930/discussion-on-answer-by-walrus-permanent-bracelet-at-home), since it's no longer about the answer (as the concerns had been addressed)." CreationDate="2019-01-06T18:55:30.150" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6605" PostId="5793" Score="0" Text="@Joachim here are pictures" CreationDate="2019-01-07T11:02:39.943" UserId="6551" />
  <row Id="6608" PostId="5794" Score="0" Text="what size canvas do you reckon i should use then? The picture in my question was rather small, but i usually use 18/24&quot; canvases." CreationDate="2019-01-08T04:11:18.870" UserId="6551" />
  <row Id="6610" PostId="5792" Score="0" Text="Leaving a candle unattended in a sensible location and container seems fine to me, but not one from a new batch made to an untested (by you) recipe and wick combination. BTW, how long before lighting it did you make it?  The wax may have still been a little soft if you rushed it" CreationDate="2019-01-08T10:30:06.830" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6611" PostId="4034" Score="1" Text="Something not mentioned is the color tone of the place. All the colors and light are very warm in tone. There are only a few objects that have blue in them and they stand out as accents. That with all the surfaces being of natural materials makes it warm and inviting." CreationDate="2019-01-08T20:16:00.297" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6613" PostId="5793" Score="0" Text="Beware that painting thin paint over thick breaks the &quot;fat over thin&quot; rule of oils and will be unstable, leading to cracking and such." CreationDate="2019-01-08T20:22:34.960" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6614" PostId="5784" Score="0" Text="Is the lining ripping or has the zipper come un-stitched from the lining?" CreationDate="2019-01-08T21:27:09.860" UserId="6566" />
  <row Id="6616" PostId="5792" Score="0" Text="It had a little bit over 24 hours after the last pour before I lit it. Another (smaller, about half the size) candle made with the same recipe (save for coloring and probably it had less scent also), but with a thinner wick burnt for roughly 24 hours with no problem ‍♂️" CreationDate="2019-01-09T11:18:13.353" UserId="6549" />
  <row Id="6617" PostId="5801" Score="1" Text="Hello David, and welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts and thank you for taking the time to answer. Several other contributors have already mentioned Hair Spray and the consensus is that it is not a reasonable solution due to the potential for discolouration. However, you have mentioned that it is a 'non-aerosol' spray. Perhaps expand on what the eventual outcome was when it was used and explain the reason why a non-aerosol spray would differ from an aerosol spray." CreationDate="2019-01-09T12:31:01.223" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="6619" PostId="3697" Score="0" Text="Not so much with the water colors... you still need a binder like gum arabic." CreationDate="2019-01-09T23:18:19.553" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6620" PostId="5784" Score="0" Text="The zipper is ripping away from the lining, about 5 inches so far." CreationDate="2019-01-10T15:20:18.827" UserId="6544" />
  <row Id="6621" PostId="5809" Score="0" Text="You sure these metal spray paints will stick to aluminum foil? Because I thought the only 2 options to stick with aluminum foil while using acrylic paint were to either chemically treat the aluminum to get rid of the oxide layer or to use epoxy paint. I doubt I have the equipment for chemical treatment of aluminum and as much epoxy as I would need to paint with it is expensive. And it would be time consuming because I would have to wait for the epoxy to not be so liquidy on the outside before painting the next layer and I'm sure that takes hours, if not overnight." CreationDate="2019-01-10T16:20:37.983" UserId="1121" />
  <row Id="6622" PostId="5809" Score="0" Text="They are advertised to adhere to metal, but there is a chance they could flake off if the surface you've made is incredibly smooth. If you are nervous about using them, you can always buy a more expensive spray paint, intended for use on automobiles. For any material, it is best to do a test before applying it to a full project or large area." CreationDate="2019-01-10T16:28:52.157" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6623" PostId="5554" Score="0" Text="Could you share a few details on what you are making or potentially some photos of the broken pieces or pieces that survived. This would give a better idea of what is causing the problem. (For example, are you making bowls or figurines? Are they hand-built or thrown on the wheel. Do they have small, delicate parts or very thick areas?)" CreationDate="2019-01-10T18:31:33.917" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6624" PostId="5805" Score="0" Text="I think a lot of things could cause this, but if the tempera itself is bad, this should soon show up in all areas (esp. those with the same pigments). What do these spots look like? Is it a fungus, or a decoloration? And is the gesso a chalk skin glue mixture, or an acrylic paint?" CreationDate="2019-01-10T21:30:02.837" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6625" PostId="5805" Score="0" Text="On a sidenote: is the green of your shadows actually coming through the skin layer? It doesn't appear to be the case, judging by the photographs, seemingly defeating its purpose." CreationDate="2019-01-10T21:34:48.860" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6626" PostId="5788" Score="1" Text="You can select your own answer as the preferred one." CreationDate="2019-01-10T21:37:14.560" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6627" PostId="5805" Score="0" Text="Joachim, the spots are small and dark, about the size of a dot that would be made by the tip of a felt pen (like a Sharpie). When the owner of the painting sends me a photo, I will add it to the post; I've seen it in person, but do not have photo documentation. I do not know if it is a fungus, rot, or a mysterious discoloration. I do not believe that it is a mark on the surface. I believe it is a change in the color of the paint itself. The gesso was acrylic based, applied in several layers, and sanded very smooth before painting on top." CreationDate="2019-01-10T21:51:47.540" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6628" PostId="5805" Score="1" Text="Joachim, addressing your side question, it's hard to say for certain if the verdaccio (green under painting) is doing much in the finished image. It is supposed to add vibrancy to the color of the skin. Egg-tempera has just a little transparency and is meant to be build up in layers, so it could be subtly influencing the finished look. I did it because it is what is traditionally done." CreationDate="2019-01-10T21:59:07.263" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6629" PostId="5814" Score="0" Text="Hey, so the specifics you provided are about acrylic paints. My question is only about oils. Also, what I've listed are not &quot;names&quot; of paints the way paint chips at a Home Depot have arbitrary names. Oil paints are named for their ingredients. &quot;Cadmium Yellow&quot; or &quot;Zinc White&quot; for instance, are fairly obvious examples. Oil paints will be mostly consistent across brands because in order to be a specific color, the ingredients/pigments would be the same. However, one can argue for quality of one brand over another." CreationDate="2019-01-12T16:13:16.180" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6630" PostId="5814" Score="0" Text="The Handprint link is nice though." CreationDate="2019-01-12T20:09:22.120" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6631" PostId="5753" Score="0" Text="Wow sir! This is epic! Thanks for taking the time to write all this I will surely look into it all. I appreciate it!" CreationDate="2019-01-14T00:00:34.093" UserId="6381" />
  <row Id="6637" PostId="5821" Score="0" Text="@user4308: I have a device in the same price range. The tool itself is solid and works well, but be prepared to throw some accessoirs away and replace them with quality ones. Especially grinding wheels and stones are often not centered on the shaft and therefore completely useless." CreationDate="2019-01-14T18:10:50.667" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6638" PostId="5821" Score="0" Text="I figured. As long as the device itself works fine, I have no problem spending some more to replace stuff." CreationDate="2019-01-14T18:42:53.597" UserId="2752" />
  <row Id="6646" PostId="5814" Score="1" Text="@A.Staffelbach - While each medium has its own behavior and look the answer provides the qualities of the pigments which will be the same in oils and other mediums. They are also traditionally named pigments, not like the names on the paint chips at home depot, that refer to specific pigments or processes to get the pigments." CreationDate="2019-01-16T04:39:08.500" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6647" PostId="5825" Score="0" Text="Are you asking about the car/tree combination that is mounted on the flat disk, or are you asking about the illuminated rotation stand underneath the flat disk?  The former would be easy while the latter would involve gears, motors and leds, making it significantly more difficult." CreationDate="2019-01-16T14:53:55.887" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6648" PostId="5824" Score="0" Text="Do you have any photos of the fabrics you are using? Some images of the poor results may be helpful too. I'm going to see what I can find on the subject of your question!" CreationDate="2019-01-16T15:42:39.820" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6649" PostId="5826" Score="0" Text="Are you looking for crafts for children, adults, or artists? (If children, what age group/s?)." CreationDate="2019-01-16T15:44:38.187" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6651" PostId="5814" Score="0" Text="I understand what you are saying, but oil paint DOES have different qualities than acrylics. Some attributes will be the same across the two mediums, but others will not. For example, with oils, drying time will vary greatly based on the color used. Titanium White will take days to dry even if applied in a thin layer, whereas Zinc White will be dry much faster." CreationDate="2019-01-16T15:50:31.897" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6652" PostId="5826" Score="0" Text="All 3 if possible" CreationDate="2019-01-16T16:41:15.703" UserId="6118" />
  <row Id="6653" PostId="5835" Score="1" Text="I would have suggested spray paint or varnish as well. To avoid smearing the printed page, you should apply several very thin coats and let them dry thouroughly in between." CreationDate="2019-01-17T08:12:49.070" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6654" PostId="5835" Score="0" Text="Would this work? https://www.walmart.com/ip/Plaid-Acrylic-Sealer-Gloss-6oz/21738353?wmlspartner=wlpa&amp;selectedSellerId=0&amp;wl13=1991&amp;adid=22222222227017872847&amp;wl0=&amp;wl1=g&amp;wl2=c&amp;wl3=40942038632&amp;wl4=pla-78880035272&amp;wl5=1017003&amp;wl6=&amp;wl7=&amp;wl8=&amp;wl9=pla&amp;wl10=8175035&amp;wl11=local&amp;wl12=21738353&amp;wl13=1991&amp;veh=sem&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz86j-pL13wIVQr7ACh0kXQqxEAkYCiABEgLlG_D_BwE" CreationDate="2019-01-17T15:38:45.667" UserId="6594" />
  <row Id="6655" PostId="5836" Score="0" Text="Would this stuff work? https://www.walmart.com/ip/Plaid-Acrylic-Sealer-Gloss-6oz/21738353?wmlspartner=wlpa&amp;selectedSellerId=0&amp;wl13=1991&amp;adid=22222222227017872847&amp;wl0=&amp;wl1=g&amp;wl2=c&amp;wl3=40942038632&amp;wl4=pla-78880035272&amp;wl5=1017003&amp;wl6=&amp;wl7=&amp;wl8=&amp;wl9=pla&amp;wl10=8175035&amp;wl11=local&amp;wl12=21738353&amp;wl13=1991&amp;veh=sem&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz86j-pL13wIVQr7ACh0kXQqxEAkYCiABEgLlG_D_BwE" CreationDate="2019-01-17T15:38:57.363" UserId="6594" />
  <row Id="6656" PostId="5836" Score="0" Text="I don't know that particular brand, but it would probably work, assuming none of the issues I've already raised cause a problem. My personal recommendation is just to buy glossy paper. I think trying to DIY with what you have will make the project bigger and more expensive than intended. (However, if it does work, I suggest adding an answer to your own question with some photos of what you did for anyone with a similar problem in the future!)" CreationDate="2019-01-17T16:27:52.137" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6657" PostId="5836" Score="0" Text="&quot;I think trying to DIY with what you have will make the project bigger and more expensive than intended.&quot;&#xA;&#xA;Yeah, if this doesn't work, I'm going to say F it and just get glossy paper. But I like to tinker with things, and I wanna know if this is something that can easily be DIY. I don't mind spending a little money to learn. (within reason)" CreationDate="2019-01-17T20:30:37.453" UserId="6594" />
  <row Id="6658" PostId="5806" Score="0" Text="Hey, I liked your answer for the most part, but I haven't accepted it as my solution because of the off-topic parts of the answer. (Encaustic painting and mixing paint with wax don't relate to my question about creating a finish on top of a completed painting.)  I'd be happy to accept your solution if you edited out those parts; part of my goal in participating on this site is to create a good database of art knowledge with clear, topical answers to questions. =)" CreationDate="2019-01-17T20:39:54.073" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6659" PostId="5836" Score="0" Text="Good luck! If my suggestions help at all, send an upvote my way. =) Have fun experimenting!" CreationDate="2019-01-17T20:42:18.420" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6661" PostId="5840" Score="2" Text="Thanks so much! These are all things I never knew about so now I feel like I've got some clue about how to tackle the problem!" CreationDate="2019-01-18T14:25:06.433" UserId="6544" />
  <row Id="6664" PostId="5806" Score="2" Text="IMHO mentioning encaustics is useful as the look is similar and the materials used are the same, and are  a cool thing some readers may want to know about. As far as wax mediums, they will be far easier for an artist to work with than applying hot wax and are another way to reach your goal of a wax finished painting which also seemed useful.  I will rearrange it so as to emphasize the limited amount of information your question demanded, will that satisfy?" CreationDate="2019-01-18T23:06:17.637" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6666" PostId="5803" Score="0" Text="I don't have an answer but I'm curious why not use a matte varnish? I'm not asking to sound smart I assume you have a reason and I'd like to know for my own education. Is there a benefit for lack of a better word in using wax?" CreationDate="2019-01-18T17:39:30.237" UserId="6603" />
  <row Id="6667" PostId="5803" Score="0" Text="We worked with wax a lot, finishing large plaster panels and other projects, so I have been thinking a lot about wax finishes. Now that I am oil painting again, I was curious if wax would work similarly with oil paintings. I remembered a student in one of my undergraduate classes finished some paintings with wax, but I couldn't remember if what kind of paint she used or if her methods were sound." CreationDate="2019-01-18T22:14:08.113" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6670" PostId="5853" Score="3" Text="I'd very much like to see the backs of the pouches. I suspect the ornament on the ribbon is a brooch with a pin going through the entire pouch with a butterfly clasp or pin clasp on the other side. Impossible to tell without a visual." CreationDate="2019-01-21T05:07:56.990" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6671" PostId="5848" Score="0" Text="What do you need the technical terms for? To look for similar works, or to describe the painting to someone?" CreationDate="2019-01-21T12:15:01.010" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6672" PostId="5848" Score="0" Text="@Joachim : Fair question. To look for similar works." CreationDate="2019-01-21T12:40:32.427" UserId="6606" />
  <row Id="6673" PostId="5850" Score="0" Text="Monochrome can be any colour, however." CreationDate="2019-01-21T13:01:46.090" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6674" PostId="5852" Score="2" Text="The words &quot;sewing pattern&quot; in your question might be confusing some people. I think if you change it to &quot;sewing machine stitch&quot; people will understand better. A sewing pattern is a paper blueprint of a sort for making clothing from scratch; it provides directions for cutting out the correct shapes and how to fit them together, etc." CreationDate="2019-01-21T17:28:59.463" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6675" PostId="5854" Score="2" Text="There is definitely some brown and some hints of blue in the painting. I don't think you could get both of these from just one black and one white. One of those two colors, potentially yes, as black can lean warmer (toward brown) or cooler (toward blue), but not both from the same black." CreationDate="2019-01-21T17:34:12.483" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6676" PostId="5854" Score="0" Text="But both hues don't have to come from the same colour. Black acrylics, in my experience, are usually cool, and the whites neutral to warm, especially in contrast to the cooler blacks. The colour balance of the photograph could have altered the painting's appearance as well. Furthermore, the slightly visible, slightly warmer oval-shaped area to the right of the middle, cutting through the field and barn, is from a painting underneath. All in all, there is too little information to attribute the subtle colouring to the painter's intent." CreationDate="2019-01-21T22:42:43.780" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6677" PostId="5852" Score="0" Text="Are you interested in specifically the Nike stitching or athletic wear in general? I'm not familiar with theirs so I don't know if it is unique or different in some way :)" CreationDate="2019-01-22T00:45:32.220" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6678" PostId="5852" Score="2" Text="I'm interested in a machine sewing pattern that is suitable to elastic materials, and I gave Nike as an example because I'm looking for something similar." CreationDate="2019-01-22T08:29:17.500" UserId="1960" />
  <row Id="6680" PostId="5851" Score="0" Text="If you have a registered account you can [edit] your own posts to fix mistakes." CreationDate="2019-01-22T16:58:45.000" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6681" PostId="5852" Score="0" Text="Are you interested in a &quot;sewing pattern,&quot; a paper template used for cutting material for making garments, or a &quot;machine stitch,&quot; a system by which two pieces of fabric are connected using a sewing machine? As it is, this question is really unclear. Please edit it for clarity of what you actually want." CreationDate="2019-01-22T17:19:17.543" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6682" PostId="5852" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC I edited the question. Pattern as in the type e.g zig-zag, dashed etc" CreationDate="2019-01-22T19:31:26.533" UserId="1960" />
  <row Id="6683" PostId="5852" Score="0" Text="A &quot;pattern&quot; is a paper template. Do you want machine stitches?" CreationDate="2019-01-22T19:39:47.993" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6684" PostId="5855" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this very complete answer. Is there a way to make thick acrylic strokes dry completely? Like varnishing or something alike? I’d like to avoid deformation over time due to temperature or humidity" CreationDate="2019-01-23T10:14:14.797" UserId="6607" />
  <row Id="6685" PostId="5855" Score="1" Text="You're welcome. The only way to let it dry out completely and cure, is giving it time and, optimally, a low-humidity and warm environment for the water to easily evaporate and be transported away. Note however, that drying and curing will deform the paint as it loses volume. Varnishing would keep the moisture inside, and will cause problems later on, so I suggest postponing that until you are sure the painting has sufficiently dried. Is there a way for you to lower air humidity?" CreationDate="2019-01-23T10:25:24.630" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6686" PostId="5855" Score="0" Text="I can probably reach 60% but difficultly lower. What about torching?" CreationDate="2019-01-23T10:26:36.957" UserId="6607" />
  <row Id="6687" PostId="5855" Score="1" Text="As a method for drying, I discourage it, since it will blister and darken, if not burn, the paint - unless you don't mind experimenting with the technique. For drying purposes, I recommend using a (hair) dryer, since it heats up  the air, and drives moisture away." CreationDate="2019-01-23T11:31:17.530" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6688" PostId="5851" Score="3" Text="However, sepia has a defining red/brown hue, originally an ink in that specific colour." CreationDate="2019-01-23T11:34:26.727" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6690" PostId="5805" Score="0" Text="Does the paint currently show an increased amount of these spots, or does the deterioration seem to have settled? And did you use contemporary (acrylic) or traditional (skin glue-based) gesso? Also, AFAIK, the verdaccio would normally be visible through the layered hatching technique that was traditionally used. Only really with oil painting does it make sense to cover it using glazing." CreationDate="2019-01-23T12:27:33.733" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6691" PostId="5855" Score="0" Text="That’s a good advice :) I will test how hair dryer and removal of water inside the paint stroke affect the final shape. Thanks for your advices!" CreationDate="2019-01-23T13:38:56.920" UserId="6607" />
  <row Id="6693" PostId="5857" Score="0" Text="I am very much leaning towards “just decorative, never to be opened again”." CreationDate="2019-01-23T15:20:03.353" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="6694" PostId="5604" Score="0" Text="Can you recommend any articles to read on the subject or any specific brand of diamond file?" CreationDate="2019-01-23T18:50:07.750" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="6695" PostId="5854" Score="0" Text="Assuming the painting in question is made using acrylics, of course, but it seems to be." CreationDate="2019-01-24T12:19:01.223" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6696" PostId="5806" Score="0" Text="So now it's waiting for someone who repeats the answer without the additional information? Can a compromise be made, maybe, highlighting the answer more clearly, or placing the additional info in &lt;sup&gt; tags?" CreationDate="2019-01-24T12:23:27.003" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6698" PostId="5861" Score="2" Text="I suggest tracing your underdrawing before applying the gesso so you don't lose it just in case something goes wrong. You can use graphite paper to transfer it onto thicker paper (or pre-gessoed canvas sheets/&quot;paper&quot;). Good luck!" CreationDate="2019-01-24T16:01:32.457" UserId="6565" />
  <row Id="6700" PostId="4125" Score="1" Text="Why not buy metallic paints? Get rid of the foil - and the need to find a solution for painting over it - and build your sword using materials mentioned in this answer or other answers or some of the comments." CreationDate="2019-01-25T12:14:13.717" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6701" PostId="5861" Score="0" Text="Your title and the sub-questions don't really correspond with each other. I you are asking about the application of acrylic gesso on paper, can you specify what exactly you are having trouble with, beside the possibility of it? Alternatively, could you change your title so it reflects your questions (e.g. 'Can I apply gesso to paper?')?" CreationDate="2019-01-25T14:13:10.540" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6703" PostId="5872" Score="0" Text="Thanks, it is terrible that when looking for clothes all of this type of information such as weave type is rarely presented (probably because too much information dissuades most consumers). Also the difference between the quality of the twine is probably hard to convey in a comparable manner that is easy for the lay man such as myself to understand." CreationDate="2019-01-27T15:06:21.940" UserId="6625" />
  <row Id="6704" PostId="5872" Score="3" Text="@Tmam There are vast differences in quality of cotton. Cheep shirts are often made from low-quality cotton with short fibres. The longer the cotton fibres, the more durable the shirt is. Higher prices are generally a sign of better quality, but unfortunately no guarantee. But take a look at close-up pictures of knit fabrics and take note of the even, V-shaped loops. The loops in your shirt look uneven, almost like rows of vertical and diagonal lines. Look for this pattern in your shirts to find a new one made of twine." CreationDate="2019-01-27T15:17:46.470" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6706" PostId="5805" Score="0" Text="Did you thoroughly dry the yolk before opening the membrane (using, for example, the hand-to-hand technique, wiping your hands dry after every turn)? This seems to be important, I think to prevent the egg-white (and/or other contaminations) from mixing in and upsetting the mixture." CreationDate="2019-01-28T09:47:56.990" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6708" PostId="5879" Score="0" Text="But what if I'm going to use it in my products?" CreationDate="2019-01-29T08:37:45.310" UserId="6636" />
  <row Id="6709" PostId="5877" Score="0" Text="You can certainly get Victorinox spares for their mini penknifes, and they fit in a space about 50mm long.  They're not cheap, but they are good quality (ballpoints)." CreationDate="2019-01-29T10:38:16.860" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="6714" PostId="5876" Score="3" Text="This presumes that whatever germs you think are on the floor: a) actually transferred to the piece b) can actually _survive_ on the piece c) aren't worse than the germs already on your hands and mouth." CreationDate="2019-01-29T17:17:39.723" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6715" PostId="5876" Score="0" Text="As far as on-topicness, I'm not sure if this stack is the right fit, but I'm not sure it _isn't_. I can see similar questions coming up about disinfecting pieces, and we've had some related ones in the past." CreationDate="2019-01-29T17:19:05.373" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6716" PostId="5878" Score="2" Text="Just as a gentle caution: laminating a piece, especially one that isn't sealed, can cause damage (as the laminate can sometimes pull up parts of the artwork, especially if it ever has to be removed and re-laminated). UV might also work, but as a general solution to disinfecting art, UV is not friendly towards paper or colors. Depending on the exact piece of art, there may be additional steps required." CreationDate="2019-01-29T17:25:06.660" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6717" PostId="5877" Score="0" Text="Just an FYI, shopping list questions aren't on topic on this site, or Stack Exchange in general. However, I'm treating this more as a sourcing/procuring question, rather than a &quot;what product?&quot; or &quot;what website?&quot; question. You could [edit] your question to reflect that." CreationDate="2019-01-29T18:02:00.233" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6718" PostId="5806" Score="2" Text="@Joachim - well I did edit it so the first sentence provides a direct answer to the question. Not unhappy about the edit, it does read better. But the rest of the info is on topic so I am not going to delete it. OP and anyone else who is disinterested in the rest could just stop reading after the first sentence. If someone else (including OP) wants to copy paste the answer for the credit more power to them." CreationDate="2019-01-29T21:20:38.450" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6719" PostId="5876" Score="4" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is not about arts and crafts per se. The same question could apply to anything dropped on the floor. Perhaps it belongs in https://medicalsciences.stackexchange.com/?" CreationDate="2019-01-29T21:33:59.043" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6723" PostId="5876" Score="0" Text="I've gone with the community votes here and cast the final close vote. Medical Science may or may not be the right place. If you want to appeal the on-topicness for _this_ site, you can ask a question on [meta] regarding it. Best of luck." CreationDate="2019-01-30T17:30:42.747" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6724" PostId="5873" Score="0" Text="Questions about art history (including current art), artwork/artist identification, and art appreciation are not on-topic for this site; we focus on the questions related to hand-making arts and crafts. [See meta](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/348/) for more information." CreationDate="2019-01-30T17:37:05.810" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6734" PostId="5884" Score="2" Text="Hi Daniel. Can you explain your question in more detail? I think you mean you want to draw where the sun hits and where it doesn't, but it's not clear where the sun is in your drawing." CreationDate="2019-02-01T14:59:46.610" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6735" PostId="5884" Score="1" Text="You should clarify the scene and setting as well. At first glance the car seems to move out of a tunnel. At second glance there seems to be a plane flying on the tunnel's roof, so I suppose it's actually sky. Are those walls or buildings left and right of the car? Where is the sun supposed to be?  And what do the diffent colors mean in the second picture?" CreationDate="2019-02-01T21:50:22.637" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6736" PostId="5884" Score="0" Text="Having a hard time reading the image...What direction is the light coming from and what is casting the shadow that separates the dark and the light? What are perspective guides and what are surfaces?" CreationDate="2019-02-02T00:49:35.483" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6737" PostId="2144" Score="0" Text="You may prefer outlining (contour drawing) but as an exercise take a soft pencil  (2B or softer) and a kneaded eraser (the stretchy grey rubber ones) and try drawing *only* using tones, no lines. Don't worry about details or edges, just try to capture the shapes of light and dark. It may help to expand your technique." CreationDate="2019-02-02T00:59:03.350" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6738" PostId="5402" Score="0" Text="Try using the image based search on Google... you search via a link to an image, the answer below is in the [hit results of a search of the url of your post.](https://www.google.com/search?tbs=sbi:AMhZZisKnwgd6Lz4IeIq4zHxugv5Jso4Ad0w2vP47A6wxllZ6KnLE9vj25VmSWME-DhYP78V6bZ2T6tYGsXf33Gj5cUd2kmngK6WF90AyKqGsGVpu24pStheK02ZmenxJPRIlJzoXzOHFdI0SC0RIM5b9LxbdhyKn8rUUXdO236McQACRrho1bx9KUed99xpOd31BzxWQSZ4_10R5e9kkjJfkcvu-qouYJMgVTqKW5MQLv2wxxTMbS4ybVoh6drdXB7QsNsiACigkNEXhn0aSoUGDibvZW1EROHbuOTUJgUBBl-pWhk6WdMHYMDCM-3WXSg0whzlNkCXX75BjBf2kPyaXqW7M6S-iBA&amp;hl=en)" CreationDate="2019-02-02T01:06:24.490" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6739" PostId="5878" Score="1" Text="@WebHead - sounds like archival issues are not the prime concern here... pretty sure repeated kissing of an image can cause damage as well.  The lamination may actually prolong its life." CreationDate="2019-02-02T01:12:27.933" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6740" PostId="5876" Score="0" Text="Dag nabbit... Should have waited to close. I think Henry provided a really good answer!" CreationDate="2019-02-02T01:14:24.410" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6741" PostId="5862" Score="0" Text="Does the acrylic need to be brushed, that is do you want to show brush marks? If not you could consider spraying the acrylic medium directly and skipping the fixative step. You may actually wind up with a smoother finish that way. (Test first of course.)" CreationDate="2019-02-02T01:23:49.620" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6742" PostId="5888" Score="0" Text="Thanks! Maybe if I used a skeleton to begin with it wouldn't have unstuck the first time. Still, do you have any idea on why clay would stop sticking at all after a while?" CreationDate="2019-02-02T13:21:54.433" UserId="6654" />
  <row Id="6743" PostId="5888" Score="0" Text="Even if you keep on moisturizing, it will be superficial: the centre will eventually dry out. The result will be more obvious in smaller parts like the fingers." CreationDate="2019-02-02T14:44:47.800" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6744" PostId="5889" Score="0" Text="Hi Aristides, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! I realize you have insufficient reputation to place a comment, but it's policy here (and on SE in general) that when you address only the prelude to a question (and not the real question, i.c. 'What are ... brands?') to do this in a comment." CreationDate="2019-02-02T15:01:22.483" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6745" PostId="5878" Score="0" Text="@rebusB Perhaps, but in general answers should be heplful for everyone with th4 same or similar root question, even if the reason for asking is different." CreationDate="2019-02-03T04:45:45.867" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6746" PostId="5878" Score="0" Text="@WebHead - Exactly... the question is not about archiving a drawing, it is about making it safe for a utilitarian purpose and the answer seems totally reasonable. I voted to reopen." CreationDate="2019-02-05T16:22:31.967" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6747" PostId="656" Score="1" Text="The shopkeeper might understand &quot;roughness&quot; or &quot;texture&quot; if the term &quot;tooth&quot; doesn't translate well." CreationDate="2019-02-05T16:26:21.170" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6748" PostId="5878" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I think this probably needs a [meta] question, unless you think enough reopen votes will happen. I'm not sure one way or another, so I would prefer to go to with the community's decision, only casting a final vote instead of an overruling one." CreationDate="2019-02-05T17:51:40.813" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6749" PostId="5878" Score="1" Text="@WebHead - thats cool. It has four upvotes, maybe voters will comeback to vote to reopen though I doubt it. Its just a (no offense to OP) unusual question, at first it seemed off topic (germs!?) but then it does fit in that it is trying to address a specific problem in the production of an artwork (I guess this is getting meta again... will think on that.)" CreationDate="2019-02-05T18:05:59.657" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6751" PostId="5897" Score="0" Text="Are you cutting corrugated cardboard, or &quot;cardstock&quot;?" CreationDate="2019-02-07T12:55:34.800" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6752" PostId="5897" Score="0" Text="I didn't know its name was cardstock, will fix it right now." CreationDate="2019-02-07T13:14:18.403" UserId="6672" />
  <row Id="6753" PostId="5884" Score="0" Text="Sorry I hadn't have the time until today. The Clock in the Background is the sun. And I'm not sure where the shine from the sun is supposed to end as it will be a black white ink art" CreationDate="2019-02-07T13:31:15.620" UserId="6653" />
  <row Id="6754" PostId="5896" Score="0" Text="Oh okay, good thought. The sun is setting in the back, the clock is also the sun" CreationDate="2019-02-07T14:56:32.050" UserId="6653" />
  <row Id="6756" PostId="5806" Score="2" Text="I don't see how covering alternative but closely related materials is off topic especially when they provide a more practical or alternative solution. More related info does not unanswer the question IMO. (I'd get it if there were pages of blather to wade through, but I don't think this ranks among those kinds of answers.)" CreationDate="2019-02-09T02:10:00.260" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6757" PostId="3865" Score="0" Text="Enamels are definitely the right choice for plastic model painting, will adhere better than acrylics. They are harder to work with since they need stronger solvents. If you air brush, thin them to the consistency of milk or else they will never get through the nozzle (unless you are using industrial sized sprayer) and blast mineral spirits through as soon as you are done spraying or your going to kill your airbrush." CreationDate="2019-02-09T02:15:49.203" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6758" PostId="5806" Score="1" Text="@rebusB I completely agree with you. Additional information is usually a bonus, especially here on Arts &amp; Crafts. And it's certainly not off-topic." CreationDate="2019-02-10T13:22:34.870" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6760" PostId="5806" Score="1" Text="@A It's an answer and the additional information is certainty helpful, because the question itself doesn't say *why* you want to try wax, specifically. Similarly, if an answer provided other &quot;all natural&quot; alternatives to beeswax. The answers are meant to help people with the same or similar questions, which this certainly does. Regardless, whether or not you mark the answer as accepted does not indicate whether the answer was correct or accurate, so you're free to vote as you choose, for whatever reason. On the other hand, the community as a whole rates the value of the answer." CreationDate="2019-02-11T05:16:06.230" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6764" PostId="5897" Score="0" Text="When you say &quot;reverse&quot; do you mean you want a water drop shaped hole in an otherwise intact piece of card and not a tear drop shaped piece of card?" CreationDate="2019-02-12T03:45:00.083" UserId="1899" />
  <row Id="6765" PostId="5897" Score="0" Text="@smithkm I mean a cardstock punched in the form of a reverse water drop." CreationDate="2019-02-12T07:48:19.927" UserId="6672" />
  <row Id="6766" PostId="5877" Score="0" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it appears to be a shopping question more than an Arts &amp; Crafts question." CreationDate="2019-02-12T16:44:00.647" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="6767" PostId="5907" Score="0" Text="You're just going to end up with uneven stitches and a broken needle. Some home machines do have the ability to drop the feed dogs, but evenly spaced stitching in a straight line is still difficult on them. Better to just make your pant legs the normal way." CreationDate="2019-02-13T19:12:24.420" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6768" PostId="3154" Score="0" Text="Please do update to let us know what results you get. I'm curious as well. Alcohol breaks down chlorophyll, so that might be something to experiment with. The one issue I can think of is that the red colors in leaves aren't produced by the tree until autumn. The yellow is there all year round, though. You may find this article helpful: http://www.usna.usda.gov/PhotoGallery/FallFoliage/ScienceFallColor.html Good luck! It sounds fun, and again, I'd love to hear how your experiments turn out." CreationDate="2017-06-19T19:59:43.750" UserId="1112" />
  <row Id="6769" PostId="5908" Score="0" Text="Thanks! I'm not sure to understand (a video would be handy!). But if I understand well, your technic only works for small tubes. I was wondering how these pant maker sewing machine looks like, thanks for that! (It's easy to get rid of the watch dog, see the update in my question)." CreationDate="2019-02-14T17:13:32.927" UserId="6692" />
  <row Id="6770" PostId="5908" Score="1" Text="@JinSnow Sorry, but I can't find a video of someone sewing that way on a non-professional machine. It just isn't done ;-). May I ask why you even want to do this? Isn't sewing the the sleeve or leg with right sides together and then pressing the seam open enough? Like demonstrated in [this video](https://youtu.be/qEaIRIYNoiA) at 2:00 minutes" CreationDate="2019-02-14T17:57:33.433" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6771" PostId="5908" Score="0" Text="I'm just curious to know other creative way to use a sewing machine (the rest ( to sew a long line on a long tube) is just an excuse/challenge). The video doesnt fit: I don't want to make a tube, I want to draw a line on a (very long) tube (already sewed)." CreationDate="2019-02-14T19:21:06.627" UserId="6692" />
  <row Id="6772" PostId="5908" Score="1" Text="@JinSnow I tried to explain what I meant better. Basically you just sew the normal way and keep the fabric that cannot move past the arm out of your way. If the fabric is not too stiff and the tube not too tight, you can sew several meters with this method." CreationDate="2019-02-14T20:32:48.463" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6773" PostId="5901" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much guys! I'm currently making them right now, still 27 out of 50 pieces and thank God mom is helping out. lol, it's gonna be a lot of work but I know it's going to be worth it." CreationDate="2019-02-15T02:28:55.413" UserId="6674" />
  <row Id="6777" PostId="5911" Score="0" Text="thank you very much, I was looking for these precious informations!" CreationDate="2019-02-17T11:45:00.900" UserId="6692" />
  <row Id="6778" PostId="5910" Score="1" Text="The usual way to get fancy stitching on the outside of trouser legs is to do that stitching before you close the other side of the leg and/or crotch of the trousers." CreationDate="2019-02-18T17:43:13.690" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6779" PostId="5913" Score="1" Text="Thanks! It would be great if you could add a video of this technic (much easier to understand)." CreationDate="2019-02-19T06:18:25.057" UserId="6692" />
  <row Id="6780" PostId="5917" Score="1" Text="&quot;check&quot; is a mix of &quot;chess&quot; and &quot;checkers&quot;?" CreationDate="2019-02-19T13:00:13.253" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="6781" PostId="5917" Score="0" Text="Thanks @virolino, correcting my bazaar spelling now..." CreationDate="2019-02-19T16:25:03.467" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="6783" PostId="3776" Score="0" Text="@Jane I agree!  This works great!" CreationDate="2019-02-19T17:46:22.293" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="6784" PostId="5840" Score="1" Text="@Kerri, great answer, ingenius, it will save AlwaysThinkin from having to replace the entire zipper.  I will remember this trick!" CreationDate="2019-02-21T00:33:34.110" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="6785" PostId="5899" Score="0" Text="I'm closing this question off-topic because broad how-to guides and [idea generation questions](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/43/how-do-we-deal-with-idea-generation-questions) are not on-topic for our stack." CreationDate="2019-02-21T01:15:25.080" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6786" PostId="5922" Score="1" Text="Thanks WebHead, this is a very helpful explanation, the pictures especially are instructive..." CreationDate="2019-02-21T02:24:20.007" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="6788" PostId="5913" Score="0" Text="Off topic, but interesting video, thanks! (The question is not how to sew a tube, but how to draw a line on a tube already sewed)" CreationDate="2019-02-22T19:41:15.427" UserId="6692" />
  <row Id="6789" PostId="5913" Score="0" Text="To clarify, I am suggesting that sewing super-tidy topstitching on an already enclosed tube is going to be very problematic, and the chances of a pleasing result are quite slim, in my experience.  So I am suggesting that if it is possible, sew the topstitching before the tube is formed." CreationDate="2019-02-22T20:46:02.657" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="6790" PostId="4175" Score="0" Text="I think you did exactly the right type of join, especially considering that this blanket wants to look good from both sides.  The only thing that might have improved it would have been a mint green thread that blends in...  (In cases where the “wrong side” was not going to be visible, I have handled tape yarn joins by leaving 3” or so loose on the back (with a single overhand loop to temporarily keep things from slipping) and going back, after finishing the piece, to sew the two ends neatly together, much as you have done here.)  The blanket is very pretty, good job!" CreationDate="2019-02-24T06:39:54.713" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="6791" PostId="4175" Score="0" Text="P.S. I cut and pasted your four entries into one long entry, which is the usual format here.  That way your “continuing saga” is all in one place, and doesn’t appear as one question and three answers.   (Someone with a higher pay grade than myself will need to delete the three duplicate “answers” now... )" CreationDate="2019-02-24T06:41:17.693" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="6792" PostId="2990" Score="2" Text="Rick Peterson posted a Nupastels Light Fastness test that he conducted on 95 colors, over a 3 month period, here: http://rickpetersenspaintingaday.blogspot.com/2013/04/nupastel-light-fast-test.html   As for the lack of ASTM Standards for Lightfastness in Pastels, read this update on the IAPS’ efforts to solve this problem: http://www.iapspastel.org/pdf/IAPS_News_Spring2018.pdf" CreationDate="2019-02-24T07:34:13.227" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="6794" PostId="194" Score="0" Text="I recently saw a ceramic one for sale in the Tiger (cheap chain of stores which is now common in several European countries.)" CreationDate="2019-02-24T09:10:47.580" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6795" PostId="5931" Score="1" Text="It seems to my wife that the pattern is incomplete.  Is there another part to the pattern that goes on after this?  With the first part being 50 stitches for 9 rows, when going over to the triangle pattern, you could add another K1, P9 to the end of Row 1, K7, P3 on Row 2, P5, K5 on Row 3 and so on, or reduce the 50 stitches to 40.  When casting on 50 stitches, is the length 30cm?  That may be a tell-tale sign as to whether you should have 40 or 50 stitches." CreationDate="2019-02-24T13:39:52.663" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="6796" PostId="5931" Score="0" Text="That’s definitely all I’ve got pattern wise. Does the first section mean knit one row, purl one row? I thought it meant alternate knit and purl stitches within the row, meaning I’d stitch 8 rows for that section in total. 50 stitches in total does come out a lot larger than 30cm, so I guess the pattern meant 40..." CreationDate="2019-02-24T16:10:11.193" UserId="6736" />
  <row Id="6797" PostId="5931" Score="0" Text="The pattern is saying after casting on, knit 1 stitch, pearl 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch, pearl 1 stitch and so on to the end then repeat for another 7 rows." CreationDate="2019-02-24T16:13:03.783" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="6798" PostId="5931" Score="0" Text="I would try if 40 stitches fits with the 30 cm." CreationDate="2019-02-24T19:01:23.427" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6799" PostId="5929" Score="0" Text="These came from an Eastern Orthodox Church, so I did a little work with Google, and determined that it is permitted to have as little as 51% beeswax in a candle.  https://oca.org/questions/parishlife/beeswax-candles   So a 51% beeswax 49% soy wax composition might well be acceptable.  This then seems like it may be the explanation.  It still leaves unanswered the question of why the original company that made the candles underwicked them.  I'll probably never know the reason, it may just be a manufacturing mistake." CreationDate="2019-02-25T04:33:26.840" UserId="3312" />
  <row Id="6800" PostId="5928" Score="0" Text="I have had charcoal drawings being completely smudge-proof, actually. Of course, different amounts of pigment should wield different results, but an underdrawing (which the question is about) of 'reasonable' pigmentation can be completely shut off." CreationDate="2019-02-25T10:45:32.217" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6802" PostId="5610" Score="0" Text="The electron microscope reveal nothing more than the base metal with a lot of oxyde sadly..." CreationDate="2019-02-25T20:21:10.587" UserId="6131" />
  <row Id="6805" PostId="5939" Score="0" Text="How does intensity deviate from the purest value of a given hue?" CreationDate="2019-02-26T17:24:07.883" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6808" PostId="5935" Score="0" Text="thanks for the extensive answer Laurent R! It seems like 40 stitches is working for me" CreationDate="2019-02-26T19:02:18.997" UserId="6736" />
  <row Id="6810" PostId="5939" Score="0" Text="@Joachim - Guessing he means saturation when he is talking about intensity, although it could also be considered the combination of saturation and value. You can add a complementary color to your base color to cause it to desaturate." CreationDate="2019-02-26T20:33:59.467" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6811" PostId="5939" Score="0" Text="@rebusB - Yes, that's what I mean. Saturation is interchangeable in this case. In fine art studies I have just heard &quot;intensity&quot; used more often as the vocabulary." CreationDate="2019-02-26T21:19:25.420" UserId="6741" />
  <row Id="6812" PostId="5939" Score="0" Text="@Rob -  Same here. Intensity is more ambiguous which may be the point." CreationDate="2019-02-26T21:24:54.827" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6813" PostId="1784" Score="2" Text="As important a reason to not put glass over the oil painting is that it may trap moisture and cause the canvas to rot or paint to separate. Glass is typically not needed for oils -if they are varnished- because the varnish protects the work and allows cleaning. When you see glass over oils at a museum it is probably more about protecting the artwork from humans than anything else." CreationDate="2019-02-26T21:31:07.553" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6814" PostId="5899" Score="1" Text="Seems a bit tight to close this one. Question was on materials for low budget hand -crafted- cards, not ideas on what to put on them. Voting to reopen." CreationDate="2019-02-26T21:36:02.933" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6815" PostId="5610" Score="2" Text="The range of colors shown : gold to blue to purple , on steel and stainless are caused by different thicknesses of oxides. They are very thin. Often they are caused in a situation with a temperature gradient like an engine exhaust pipe." CreationDate="2019-02-27T01:07:07.520" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="6816" PostId="5935" Score="0" Text="So glad to hear you are off to a good start!" CreationDate="2019-02-27T14:40:35.483" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="6817" PostId="5926" Score="0" Text="This is always the bind-off that I use for stretchy patterns :)" CreationDate="2019-02-28T18:24:43.903" UserId="6398" />
  <row Id="6820" PostId="5899" Score="0" Text="@rebusB, it's still a shopping question, which is considered [off-topic on the whole of SE](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/158809/why-are-shopping-list-questions-bad)." CreationDate="2019-02-28T20:52:50.433" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="6822" PostId="5943" Score="1" Text="Actually it is not impossible! Tint the darker hue so it matches the tone of the lighter one before you mix in. That way you will not lose intensity or get muddy intermediates. This one technique will completely change how you look at color mixing.  Plus you -will- get a grey when the opposite hues are balanced." CreationDate="2019-03-01T21:45:52.643" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6823" PostId="5943" Score="1" Text="Of course it is impossible to get paint to behave like the RGB spectrum emitted from a screen. (re. mixing hues)" CreationDate="2019-03-01T21:53:36.320" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6824" PostId="5947" Score="0" Text="What do you mean by repair? Wouldn't the book need to be rebound?" CreationDate="2019-03-01T22:36:31.683" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6826" PostId="3089" Score="0" Text="use google images search... paste the url of the source. the answer is immediate." CreationDate="2019-03-02T00:34:28.783" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6827" PostId="5951" Score="0" Text="you beat me to it by 15 minutes!  I think you over thought the jig though... just two pins the right distance should suffice." CreationDate="2019-03-02T01:28:06.833" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6828" PostId="5951" Score="0" Text="I overthink just about everything." CreationDate="2019-03-02T01:37:21.470" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6829" PostId="5951" Score="0" Text="I know the feeling :-)" CreationDate="2019-03-02T01:48:33.383" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6830" PostId="5951" Score="0" Text="i don't really think this is possible,  as I'm going to be cutting 52 different lengths,  so I'd need a lot of board" CreationDate="2019-03-02T03:57:50.733" UserId="904" />
  <row Id="6831" PostId="5943" Score="0" Text="@rebusB According to color theory you get the muddy colors at the center of the circle instead of grey. There's always a primary color opposite of a secondary color on the wheel (e.g. orange opposite of cyan). Mixing these complementary colors yields a &quot;broken&quot; color that is less vibrant and looks muddy. Sure you can tweak the hue by adding more colors, but the pure 1:1 mix won't be as vibrant as in the RPG or YUV color space. And in my experience, some pigments react different to mixing than their hue might suggest." CreationDate="2019-03-02T08:17:15.947" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6832" PostId="5951" Score="0" Text="With that clarification, I've edited the answer." CreationDate="2019-03-02T10:36:44.190" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="6834" PostId="5943" Score="1" Text="Mixing yellow and blue (well, cyan) on a computer screen or with any light source, will actually give you white: additive and subtractive colors work differently. With paint, if you match the value and tone of your base colors you can get an amazing range of very clean colors especially when mixing primaries. It is definitely possible to mix a clean bright green from yellow and blue." CreationDate="2019-03-02T17:21:51.663" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6835" PostId="5947" Score="3" Text="Take a course in book-binding. Really: if you want to do this properly, you are going to have to learn it properly. In this specific case, I think you're going to need to replace the cover entirely." CreationDate="2019-03-02T19:21:23.177" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6836" PostId="5949" Score="0" Text="Possible duplicate: https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2526/how-do-i-evenly-space-my-knots-for-my-hanging-craft-project" CreationDate="2019-03-03T07:29:20.377" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6838" PostId="5955" Score="0" Text="**Thank you very much**. During waiting for some response I was looking for hints what I am doing wrong on youtube and found the same you mentioned, I am too slow and do not proper moves. I have to try do same lines as the shown ones in the video you recommeded me as comparation and practice. Only difference is that I have high-pressure cans (Black)..." CreationDate="2019-03-03T19:14:14.357" UserId="6763" />
  <row Id="6839" PostId="5955" Score="0" Text="Ah, I had forgotten to address that issue. Answer updated. I always assumed the Black line was their general purpose one, since those were the first cans I ever used as well." CreationDate="2019-03-03T19:20:23.207" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6841" PostId="2468" Score="0" Text="This looks like it came out really well! Nice work :)" CreationDate="2019-03-04T01:35:36.490" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6842" PostId="5888" Score="0" Text="@Joachim So, what you're saying is, the reason the clay wouldn't stick together was because the inside was dry? If so that's extremely helpful." CreationDate="2019-03-04T14:52:18.700" UserId="6654" />
  <row Id="6843" PostId="5951" Score="0" Text="It will be easy enough to drill a series of holes, to place the pegs in different locations for different lengths. If the lengths are too variable, you can make your board out of three pieces, two at the top making the board out of the answer, the third underneath which can be used to move the top two ones." CreationDate="2019-03-04T16:52:16.360" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="6846" PostId="5959" Score="6" Text="I don't knit so I can't really help, but I suspect a picture of your knitting showing this loop might prove useful." CreationDate="2019-03-05T10:44:33.880" UserId="2423" />
  <row Id="6847" PostId="5959" Score="4" Text="When you say &quot;the last stitch&quot; do you mean the final stitch in each row? Or do you mean the final stitch in the very first row, right after you cast on? A photo would definitely be helpful!" CreationDate="2019-03-06T02:05:58.890" UserId="6398" />
  <row Id="6849" PostId="2468" Score="0" Text="@Erica thank you so much! It was a labor of love." CreationDate="2019-03-06T14:31:44.700" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="6851" PostId="5964" Score="1" Text="This is one of the main reasons white ink exists. It's definitely the right tool for the job. It's a good answer, and could be a great answer if you add in a little information about the distinctions between ink and other options. Welcome! :)" CreationDate="2019-03-07T14:55:15.193" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6852" PostId="5965" Score="1" Text="Aluminum does not heat tint like iron alloys and titanium." CreationDate="2019-03-08T01:53:26.107" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="6853" PostId="5966" Score="0" Text="I agree, anodizing might be the only way. Thanks for the input" CreationDate="2019-03-08T23:34:53.913" UserId="606" />
  <row Id="6854" PostId="5968" Score="1" Text="This sounds absolutely brilliant and I'm totally going to do this, but the question is about getting the diamond dust to stick to a canvas. Do you have info about a good adhesive to use?" CreationDate="2019-03-09T01:44:12.547" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6855" PostId="5977" Score="6" Text="A 150 year old leather bound volume is not a great choice for your first attempt at amateur book repair.  Take the pieces to a professional or if that isn't possible for you right now, store them in an archival grade (preferably nitrogen-filled) plastic bag until such professional services are available.  Learning to fix books is a wonderful skill to develop, but anything you work on during your current learning phase is likely to be decreased in value if not destroyed outright." CreationDate="2019-03-10T00:20:56.200" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6856" PostId="5977" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor thanks. I still want to understand what can be done, even if I am not competent to do it myself." CreationDate="2019-03-10T00:28:40.020" UserId="6783" />
  <row Id="6857" PostId="5968" Score="2" Text="Answer does mention what glue to use, but it is buried in the grinding and smashing... maybe an edit so it better addresses the question? Plus keep that coffee grinder away from the kitchen!!!" CreationDate="2019-03-10T05:19:18.517" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6858" PostId="5970" Score="2" Text="First of all, this website doesn't just give tutorials on whatever subject. We expect a researched question, and specific, targeted questions. Secondly, all drawing skills will come in handy when drawing manga. There is no yellow-bricked road to professional manga drawing that circumvents 'unnecessary' info; starting off skipping things that are not directly related will cause you a lot of headache later on. Learn to draw. Draw things you see. Learn about light, shape, texture, perspective. Soak up all the info you can get your hands on." CreationDate="2019-03-10T11:06:08.017" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6859" PostId="2243" Score="1" Text="@Aquarius_Girl - nope. Stretching and folding will get it where it won't leave any marks. You can get a lot of milage out of one before it becomes too leaden (wordplay!) to be useable." CreationDate="2019-03-11T23:26:13.540" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6860" PostId="4002" Score="0" Text="Upvoted to offset the unexplained downvote. Accepted answer is wrong about film structure and I believe you when you say you have actually done it! You might want to flesh out your answer a little... do you need to wipe the emulsion off the base? etc... cheers!" CreationDate="2019-03-11T23:45:09.470" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6861" PostId="5962" Score="0" Text="There are lots of white paints out there... is there a specific type: acrylic, laquer,...?" CreationDate="2019-03-11T23:51:05.040" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6862" PostId="5961" Score="1" Text="Just noticed the mixed media aspect. Any liquid is going to have a hard time dealing with the pastels when applied. You may want to spray fix or otherwise find a way to bind the pastel layer before applying paint or ink. Of course you risk the pastel layer darkening slightly from the fix. It doesn't answer your specific question, but have you considered using white pastel instead of ink for the light details?" CreationDate="2019-03-11T23:54:51.310" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6863" PostId="5962" Score="1" Text="@rebusB Depends on the base colors you are using. When working with simple paper and colored pencils, I usually use poster paints, as they are easy to dilute and to work with. But you could use acrylic as they would stay better on the material." CreationDate="2019-03-12T04:31:36.753" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="6864" PostId="5961" Score="0" Text="As I fix all my work anyway, that's not such a bad idea. I'd been thinking along the same lines, after some further research.I really want to go for pens, so the research was focused on the best gel pens. I've made a choice now and will order it. If I have more success with it, I'll mention the type &amp; brand but not before. If I'm unsuccessful, I'll take the white ink with a dip pen option, although I have a history of spilling ink with dip pens, on the drawings, horror. Anyway, I'll keep everybody here posted, but don't hold your breath, because I'll need to find time to do some proper tests." CreationDate="2019-03-12T07:34:28.393" UserId="925" />
  <row Id="6865" PostId="5961" Score="0" Text="As for using my white pencils, both pastel and colour, I do use them, a lot, but sometime they are just not white enough, and my pastels, definitely not fine enough. (my drawings usually are A6, A5 or A4 sized)." CreationDate="2019-03-12T07:34:42.647" UserId="925" />
  <row Id="6866" PostId="5964" Score="0" Text="I just added my next steps to my original question. But, if I'm not successful with them, white ink and a dip pen will be my next move. Cheers for the suggestion." CreationDate="2019-03-12T07:38:34.820" UserId="925" />
  <row Id="6867" PostId="5962" Score="1" Text="Bella, thanks for the suggestion. I work in watercolor too and use gouache there for the fine white details. But, I'm having trouble with very unsteady hands, one of my reasons to switch to pencils/pens, so I'm trying to figure out a work flow without brushes." CreationDate="2019-03-12T07:42:47.983" UserId="925" />
  <row Id="6868" PostId="5965" Score="1" Text="@blacksmith37 That's perhaps why he's asking for the 'effect' of heated steel." CreationDate="2019-03-12T09:45:22.833" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6869" PostId="5962" Score="0" Text="@Peter have you tried using correction pen instead of paint? They've got fine tips, and the ink doesn't soaks into paper either." CreationDate="2019-03-12T11:33:28.490" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="6870" PostId="5962" Score="1" Text="@Bella, no, not yet, but another good suggestion! I'll have a look" CreationDate="2019-03-12T14:18:40.047" UserId="925" />
  <row Id="6871" PostId="5983" Score="1" Text="Yup, I use a fixative, I'll let you know how succesful I am on drawing with the aforementioned gel pen that I ordered." CreationDate="2019-03-12T14:21:11.210" UserId="925" />
  <row Id="6885" PostId="5984" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for your help, I didn’t had a chance to reply because my internet wasn’t working!" CreationDate="2019-03-14T05:14:14.417" UserId="6800" />
  <row Id="6886" PostId="5984" Score="0" Text="One friend told me that maybe it’s a overlook stitch too ! I want to make dog bandana" CreationDate="2019-03-14T05:16:39.360" UserId="6800" />
  <row Id="6887" PostId="450" Score="0" Text="@Catija - noooo! words are better than sitting through a video that has 30 seconds of information hidden in 5 - 15 - ??? minutes of umms and schmaltz. Worth the effort to type it up. +1" CreationDate="2019-03-14T14:57:33.067" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6888" PostId="5988" Score="3" Text="Hi Frustrated. If you're meaning to adjust your last question, please edit that one. If you're meaning to ask a new question, please don't refer to another question. This will keep the different questions isolated, and allows users to help you more easily and focused." CreationDate="2019-03-15T10:55:15.780" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6892" PostId="5993" Score="0" Text="I would rather have my art as a bit abstract but most importantly displaying major emotions. I think that would be best for me. I feel photorealism to be fake in a sense so..." CreationDate="2019-03-16T10:52:15.707" UserId="6819" />
  <row Id="6894" PostId="5992" Score="0" Text="Welcome to our site! I have closed your question because &quot;is this good?&quot; is really a subjective question -- some may say yes, some no, and there's no &quot;right&quot; answer. Please continue to ask questions that are about specific problems you encounter (see [ask]) -- for example if you wanted to improve the shading on a figure and weren't sure how to proceed, that would be great!" CreationDate="2019-03-16T17:11:55.280" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6897" PostId="5996" Score="0" Text="Also, I want that sewing machine. #jealous ;)" CreationDate="2019-03-16T18:35:13.950" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6901" PostId="5995" Score="1" Text="Make them into cutoff shorts. That's the only way to shorten them without hemming. If you want pants with a nicely finished edge, hemming is necessary. Do you mean without sewing?" CreationDate="2019-03-18T14:00:50.480" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6902" PostId="6004" Score="0" Text="That is a great idea, Elmy! I will search some out :) Thank you" CreationDate="2019-03-19T09:32:45.713" UserId="6822" />
  <row Id="6903" PostId="6004" Score="0" Text="I noticed that there are currently easter decorations on sale that have the same kind of fixtures. Maybe you don't have to sacrifice a christmas ball if you find such an easter egg ball for cheap ;)" CreationDate="2019-03-19T09:38:05.903" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6904" PostId="5998" Score="0" Text="Terse but works for me. You can approve your own answer if you feel satisfied with it." CreationDate="2019-03-19T18:08:51.390" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6906" PostId="5998" Score="0" Text="The added text is directly plagiarized from https://ourpastimes.com/use-hemming-tape-6541765.html  Please add proper citations when using someone else's words." CreationDate="2019-03-19T20:48:45.343" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6907" PostId="6004" Score="1" Text="Fantastic, thank you. I will have a look today. Wouldn't it be terrible if they all came with chocolate. I would just have to eat it! ;)" CreationDate="2019-03-19T21:37:28.990" UserId="6822" />
  <row Id="6908" PostId="5998" Score="0" Text="It is not plagiarized. It comes from the link I posted. Please pay attention before you make accusations." CreationDate="2019-03-19T22:38:40.010" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="6909" PostId="5998" Score="0" Text="The problem with denim is that it will fray. if using this technique, you may want to spend $ on fray check. But for all that time, effort, the supplies you are purchasing and electricity from the iron, it would be cheaper to take to the tailor at the dry cleaner." CreationDate="2019-03-19T23:05:35.057" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="6910" PostId="5998" Score="0" Text="It will be quite a bit cheaper than a dry cleaner. $6 for 20 yards of fusible tape and $4 for a bottle of fray check. I can get at least 10 uses for $10. That's about $1.00 for the whole project. Labor should be about 30 minutes. Dry cleaner = $10 DIY = $1. Plus the fun or learning some new things. :-)" CreationDate="2019-03-20T03:07:54.903" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="6911" PostId="5973" Score="1" Text="I've seen people use water colour paint/pencil or acrylic paint and then a sealant. Not something I do though." CreationDate="2019-03-20T08:05:14.857" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="6912" PostId="5998" Score="3" Text="It's outside the quote block, and you didn't add the note &quot;the information below...&quot; until after being told to include citations, thus, copied without credit. There is no reason for you to be hostile about being reminded of the rules here." CreationDate="2019-03-20T13:26:16.510" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6914" PostId="5998" Score="0" Text="As I said previously, I included the link in my post.  I came here for help and I do my best. And I help others when I can.  But like all humans, I am not perfect." CreationDate="2019-03-20T14:58:12.797" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="6917" PostId="5999" Score="1" Text="Furthermore, it looks like a digitally simulated version of stippling created with a photoshop filter, not actually drawn using the stippling technique." CreationDate="2019-03-20T23:57:44.557" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6918" PostId="5849" Score="0" Text="Is the paint very old?  Acrylic usually dries very quickly and cleanly, so it sounds like this batch may have gone bad... even taking into consideration humidity. Try getting a new tube of the same brand and comparing the behavior." CreationDate="2019-03-21T01:09:15.883" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6919" PostId="6008" Score="1" Text="You could try clear acrylic spray or nail paint." CreationDate="2019-03-21T05:14:36.480" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="6923" PostId="5970" Score="0" Text="I'm voting to close this question as full tutorials, how-tos, and idea-generation questions as off-topic." CreationDate="2019-03-21T14:39:50.490" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6924" PostId="6008" Score="1" Text="@BellaSwan If you have an answer, would you be willing to put it in an answer format? Comments are not for answering." CreationDate="2019-03-21T14:42:58.340" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6925" PostId="6012" Score="0" Text="Have you applied similar studies to photographs and nature? Such as still lifes and the like? Do your observations of natural saturation levels mesh in your head (!) with what you see in analysis of artworks?" CreationDate="2019-03-21T16:01:19.100" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6927" PostId="5970" Score="1" Text="Curious @WebHead - do you downvote everyone who answers a question you don't like?" CreationDate="2019-03-21T17:40:16.363" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6928" PostId="6012" Score="1" Text="I do not think you are correct in your theory regarding light and saturation. What if the light is a tint that is complementary to the surface color? you will get grey or black instead of more saturation. If a full spectrum light is over powering you will get get washed out colors (think of a desert scene at noon)." CreationDate="2019-03-21T17:43:52.640" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6929" PostId="5970" Score="0" Text="@rebusB You assume the downvotes are mine because I closed this... or...?" CreationDate="2019-03-21T18:26:31.370" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6930" PostId="5970" Score="1" Text="@WebHead - was just asking. Interesting you 'answered' with a question. I was curious if it was you because your comment and the down vote happened within a few minutes of each other, and since there is nothing really objectionable in my answer, and all the other answers were equally down voted..." CreationDate="2019-03-21T23:08:46.687" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6932" PostId="6008" Score="0" Text="I added it as a comment because I am not sure if it's a correct answer or not." CreationDate="2019-03-22T04:52:02.553" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="6933" PostId="6016" Score="0" Text="The problem is that from where I am, resin is not available and is very expensive to order online. I have made one from hot glue (using the gun), but the finishing is not neat, and it melts off in hot weather." CreationDate="2019-03-22T12:42:18.220" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="6934" PostId="6016" Score="0" Text="Also, being a beginner, I'm unable to cut out the plate myself. Can't I join them by a dab of super glue pr something similar?" CreationDate="2019-03-22T12:43:41.017" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="6935" PostId="6016" Score="1" Text="@BellaSwan You *can* glue them together, but I doubt the pendant will survive even the first day of being worn..." CreationDate="2019-03-22T12:45:40.810" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6936" PostId="6016" Score="0" Text="So, no solution possible, then? :(" CreationDate="2019-03-22T12:57:37.867" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="6937" PostId="6016" Score="1" Text="Maybe you could wrap the junctions with a thin wire of the same color, but the junction in the blue circle is still too fragile. Or glue / sew the whole symbol onto a background of fabric, metal or whatever you like." CreationDate="2019-03-22T13:03:09.243" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6938" PostId="5970" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I have the same question, I see nothing wrong with either your or my answers, and no explanation for why either was voted down." CreationDate="2019-03-22T13:27:51.700" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6939" PostId="6013" Score="1" Text="Fantastic explanation. I've been studying light and color for a while, but my question was something I  just _couldn't_ find answers for. When you wrote &quot;But as you increase the amount, or intensity, of the white light being cast on the dice, you reach a point where the physical properties of the object can't absorb as much Red and Green light,&quot; you hit the nail on the head for my question, because I didn't know that little tidbit. Now everything makes more sense.Thanks a bunch!" CreationDate="2019-03-22T21:40:01.937" UserId="6833" />
  <row Id="6940" PostId="6012" Score="0" Text="@WebHead I've been refraining from taking photos because I've been told that modern cameras exaggerate the saturation of colors. Instead, I've been creating scenes with models and lighting in Cycles, a path-tracing rendering engine that's supposed to be physically accurate. When I save the rendered image to a file and open it in my painting app, I color-pick the various color zones. Cycles actually shows _no_ change in saturation in the light or the shadows." CreationDate="2019-03-22T21:46:04.133" UserId="6833" />
  <row Id="6941" PostId="6012" Score="0" Text="@rebusB Yea, I'm aware of how complementary colors neutralize each other. What had me banging my head against my desk is an environment with normal white light. I think I've got it now. Thanks for the input!" CreationDate="2019-03-22T21:49:31.333" UserId="6833" />
  <row Id="6942" PostId="6017" Score="0" Text="The same problem, metal clay isn't available locally and is too expensive to order online" CreationDate="2019-03-23T07:41:37.027" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="6943" PostId="6012" Score="0" Text="Look at [Josef Albers &quot;Interaction of Color&quot;](http://www.g-e-s-t-a-l-t.org/MEDIA/PDF/Interaction-of-Color.pdf). There is a lot more to experiencing color than a pixel RGB value interpreted as HSV. The choice of color for a shadow is as much about the colors around it as the color in it." CreationDate="2019-03-23T14:14:00.277" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6946" PostId="5970" Score="1" Text="@AllisonC - yeah.. and your answer is really nice too. Hopefully Mee got something out of it." CreationDate="2019-03-23T14:58:36.100" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="6948" PostId="6013" Score="0" Text="@MeshHead Glad it helped. Thankfully, I remember some stuff from my physics class, lol." CreationDate="2019-03-24T01:01:39.120" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6949" PostId="6021" Score="0" Text="You can also get it from art supply stores (better if online, to get in bulk) sold as &quot;armature wire&quot;." CreationDate="2019-03-25T18:23:28.407" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6950" PostId="2467" Score="0" Text="Recently watched an episode of Kawaii International and they demonstrated making a Himmeli ornament. They used vinyl covered wire with straws. Kawaii International is a program given by NHK World." CreationDate="2019-03-25T22:18:05.630" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="6952" PostId="6024" Score="2" Text="A little extra information: wool fabrics shrink and felt less if: 1. they are moved as little as possible in hot water (no stirring, wringing or spinning!) and 2. the temperature difference is kept very small. So don't rinse your fabric in cold water if the dye bath was hot! Heat the rinsing water to the same temperature as the dye bath and let the fabric cool naturally in the rinsing water." CreationDate="2019-03-26T15:22:42.687" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6953" PostId="6024" Score="0" Text="I'll edit those in; I'm sensitive to wool so I was working off more common knowledge than personal experience. Thanks!" CreationDate="2019-03-26T15:35:51.877" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6954" PostId="6027" Score="3" Text="Trying to use sandpaper or a file on a kneaded eraser is just going to result in a differently shaped kneaded eraser. They are not standard &quot;pink rubber&quot; erasers." CreationDate="2019-03-26T20:54:57.137" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6955" PostId="6029" Score="0" Text="Maybe, try clear acrylic sealant?" CreationDate="2019-03-27T05:21:10.487" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="6956" PostId="6029" Score="0" Text="Is this a liquid or a spray? Would it react with the glue? I tried fixative and the glue started melting." CreationDate="2019-03-27T06:15:37.683" UserId="5901" />
  <row Id="6957" PostId="6029" Score="1" Text="It's a spray, comes in a can like spray paints. I don't think it will react with the glue, would just add a top layer to the product. You could try on a tiny part first to check, though" CreationDate="2019-03-27T06:18:04.687" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="6958" PostId="6029" Score="2" Text="@BellaSwan No, that won't work because acryllic never truely dries. It always retains a little amount of moisture and reacts to air humidity, which makes it stick just like the current solution. That's why you should never store acryllic artworks with the paint touching directly, but always put a seperating sheet between them." CreationDate="2019-03-27T07:55:01.183" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6959" PostId="6030" Score="1" Text="What kind of bristles, paint and glue is it? Oil? Acryllics? Paper craft glue? Mod podge? The answer depends on what exactly it is you want to remove from your brushes. And just as a side note: it's usually easier to just buy new brushes because the chemicals that can dissolve dried paint also attack the bristles and make them break." CreationDate="2019-03-27T08:04:05.760" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6960" PostId="6030" Score="0" Text="Not sure of the bristles but its mostly acrylic paint and modpodge." CreationDate="2019-03-27T08:10:17.330" UserId="5901" />
  <row Id="6961" PostId="6030" Score="0" Text="Mod Podge may be removable with just a soak in water." CreationDate="2019-03-27T13:20:54.683" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6962" PostId="6029" Score="0" Text="How long have they been tacky? Mod Podge needs a month or two to fully cure." CreationDate="2019-03-27T13:21:53.400" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6963" PostId="2243" Score="0" Text="Oddly, &quot;snapping&quot; it (pulling rapidly so it breaks instead of stretching) will extend the life of the eraser. I doubted it until I started trying it; they do get cleaner when you &quot;snap&quot; several times before stretching and folding." CreationDate="2019-03-27T13:42:41.407" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6966" PostId="6035" Score="1" Text="Engraving that precise may be done with a laser, which I assume falls under &quot;professional&quot;?" CreationDate="2019-03-28T17:06:19.413" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6967" PostId="6035" Score="3" Text="@Erica, Laser cutters are available to hobbyists in a lot of locations via maker spaces and even in some libraries.  Many maker spacers have community nights where non-members can use the tools under member guidance either for free or for a small fee.   Laser cutters are now a consumer level tool.  Professionals use plasma-jets and water cutters." CreationDate="2019-03-28T19:04:37.730" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="6968" PostId="6035" Score="1" Text="I'm leaving it up to Bella whether she considers that professional grade or not. The additional context in her question implies she wants leather working tools that she can buy for herself, at a reasonable price, but she'll need to edit to clarify." CreationDate="2019-03-28T19:17:11.990" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6969" PostId="6035" Score="0" Text="@Erica I have mentioned in the question that the tools are not available in my local stores, I am not from US." CreationDate="2019-03-29T04:57:16.807" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="6970" PostId="6024" Score="0" Text="So, any recommendations for washing or pretreatment before the dying process? Vinegar would be the mordant only if i use the kool aid method?" CreationDate="2019-03-29T18:14:08.507" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="6971" PostId="6028" Score="1" Text="Hemming tape best used with less bulk. Cut the jeans an inch longer than you want, fray check the edge (or zigzag stitch, blanket stitch or serge); fold over and apply. Less bulk. Looks like you didn’t cut." CreationDate="2019-03-29T18:30:04.227" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="6973" PostId="6024" Score="2" Text="I would also recommend Paula Burch's site (http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/reactivedyesprotein.shtml) and Prochemicalanddye.com as excellent sources for information. You can use fiber reactive dyes (such as MX/Procion MX dyes) with vinegar and hot water as well on wool (typically used with soda ash on cellulose). The vinegar isn't acting as a mordant but it is changing the pH." CreationDate="2019-03-29T21:59:23.063" UserId="6853" />
  <row Id="6976" PostId="1707" Score="1" Text="Great description, but I thought it might help to explain the term 'expansion properties' -- as these took me by surprise when I used it the first time.&#xA;&#xA;Gorilla Glue expands about two/three times original volume and then sets as a tough, slightly-aerated solid. Great glue, but the overrun is messy and hard to remove. (I tried limiting overrun (unsuccessfully) by using masking tape over what I did not want the glue to cover.)" CreationDate="2019-03-31T03:58:40.117" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="6977" PostId="6043" Score="0" Text="As there are so many formulations around, perhaps a paint especially designed for use on metal outdoors would be worth considering? Especially if you are near the sea. &#xA;&#xA;Look for something designed for metal fence or a steel corrugated roof. Some paints also have anti rust-chemicals added. I'd talk to the people at the paint desk.&#xA;&#xA;Remember that these often come in a spray can for small jobs." CreationDate="2019-03-31T04:14:53.470" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="6978" PostId="6035" Score="1" Text="@BellaSwan - If basic leather working tools are not available, I am not sure you are going to be able to work with leather in the way you are looking for." CreationDate="2019-03-31T16:31:40.110" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="6979" PostId="6027" Score="0" Text="This is a complementary techniuqe, used to clean sand paper sheets, disks, belts, even blocks.  A raw (brown course) block of rubber 2x2x12&quot; is held against clogged paper and the grit is cleaned out.  There is no reason it wouldn't work in reverse.  I'm only a trained BA in Industrial Technology. JLH" CreationDate="2019-03-31T19:35:06.473" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="6981" PostId="5955" Score="0" Text="Would it help to do several light coats?" CreationDate="2019-04-01T01:56:56.440" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="6983" PostId="6050" Score="0" Text="Or a rivet on each side under the lip" CreationDate="2019-04-01T23:32:58.307" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="6985" PostId="6060" Score="0" Text="What material is it?" CreationDate="2019-04-03T02:13:35.560" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="6986" PostId="6060" Score="0" Text="Fabric and I think the internal material may be plastic. @Erica" CreationDate="2019-04-03T02:54:55.613" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="6987" PostId="6062" Score="1" Text="Do you have a pottery workshop or highschool / university that offers pottery classes nearby? It would probably be easier to pay a small fee for them to fire your pottery than making your own killn." CreationDate="2019-04-03T06:37:36.687" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6988" PostId="6039" Score="1" Text="You can also try gelly roll pens in white. They provide good coverage in instances like this." CreationDate="2019-04-03T09:55:01.377" UserId="5901" />
  <row Id="6989" PostId="6065" Score="0" Text="For what purpose do you need the fabric stiffened? Is it for wearable clothing, or to display?" CreationDate="2019-04-03T11:44:16.137" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="6990" PostId="6065" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, thanks for your response. I'm making a model of a paraglider and want to use the fabric for the wing. I want it to have a curved shape along both axes, I've found something which has the shape I want and am trying to place the fabric on top and then coat with the glue to fix the shape." CreationDate="2019-04-03T13:39:42.767" UserId="6876" />
  <row Id="6991" PostId="6063" Score="0" Text="Super Glue is a cyanoacrylate glue and is not ideal for many surfaces. Do you have experience or evidence that shows it's useful for OP's use case?" CreationDate="2019-04-03T14:48:15.487" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="6993" PostId="6027" Score="1" Text="It seems you are unacquainted with the difference between rubber and kneaded erasers; this would work perfectly on a standard eraser, and I am not disputing that, but a kneaded eraser is a consistency much more like putty or poster tack (aka blu-tack). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kneaded_eraser" CreationDate="2019-04-03T14:50:28.580" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="6994" PostId="6067" Score="1" Text="Another approach would be to use iron on repair fabric, but folder over the top to give a good strong edge. Normally this is used to repair holes in jeans etc. It's normally available in at least blue, black and white, and just need a warm/hot iron." CreationDate="2019-04-04T01:03:33.253" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="6997" PostId="6068" Score="1" Text="You should add epoxy resin to your list. Fabric drenched in epoxy becomes almost plastic-like when cured. It's absolutely waterproof and could be displayed outside without taking damage. OP only needs to take care using a UV-stable epoxy or it might become yellow over time." CreationDate="2019-04-04T07:06:49.583" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="6998" PostId="6069" Score="0" Text="Are you performing these power applications without the use of a kiln temperature controller?" CreationDate="2019-04-04T09:46:07.360" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7000" PostId="6068" Score="0" Text="Wow! Thanks so much guys, loads to work with here." CreationDate="2019-04-04T11:25:48.690" UserId="6876" />
  <row Id="7003" PostId="6067" Score="0" Text="Found this. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Iron-On-Patches-5-X5-2-Pkg-Black/23901326?wmlspartner=wmtlabs&amp;adid=22222222222017282010&amp;wmlspartner=wmtlabs&amp;wl0=e&amp;wl1=o&amp;wl2=c&amp;wl3=10356956149&amp;wl4=pla-1103079622926&amp;wl12=23901326_10000000249&amp;wl14=black%20iron%20on%20patch&amp;veh=sem&amp;msclkid=cc62d53951ca1bdf5b1d899ca7ea3d7b" CreationDate="2019-04-04T12:20:13.117" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="7004" PostId="6069" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u We have the elements connected in parallel directly to 220VAC.  We also have a thermometer in the kiln.  When the temperature is high enough, we turn off the breaker to the kiln.  (The thermometer is on a different, 110V circuit.)  We do eventually plan to have the thermometer directly control the on/off of the kiln, but for now we control it by hand." CreationDate="2019-04-04T13:39:25.087" UserId="6879" />
  <row Id="7005" PostId="6071" Score="0" Text="Hmm.  By my calculations, given the numbers we measured for these elements, if I were to connect three elements in series I'd get a 1259 watt kiln, rather than a 11328 watt kiln (as we've effectively been getting, if you extrapolate to three elements).  Going by the wattage listed for the elements, I think the kiln should be 9000 watts.  So, currently we're at 126% of the listed wattage, but putting the elements in series would give us 14% of the listed wattage, which I don't think would be enough.  Resistance changes based on temperature might make it worth trying, though." CreationDate="2019-04-04T15:27:11.793" UserId="6879" />
  <row Id="7006" PostId="6070" Score="3" Text="It seems either you don't overlay the colors or not using enough pressure for underneath layer (presuming you use the right surface for pastel) or doing over blending. It's better to blend while &quot;building&quot; the shape using pastels themselves, usually going from dark to light. Sometimes a light touch with clean finger will help but don't overdo that cause it'll lift the pigments." CreationDate="2019-04-05T05:03:03.503" UserId="3126" />
  <row Id="7008" PostId="6074" Score="1" Text="So neat and beautiful, wow. Never thought a gel pen could work so great!" CreationDate="2019-04-05T10:07:57.037" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="7009" PostId="6072" Score="0" Text="That's a very interesting distinction I hadn't heard before.  However, as it stands, I'm a little more suspicious that it's a matter of too much power, so for now I'm going to accept the other answer, despite that the specific solution it gives is probably incorrect.  I've ordered a length of nichrome coil, as well as an assortment of voltage regulators, so in a few weeks I'll be able to do some tests, and perhaps figure out which answer is more correct.  Thanks for the new info." CreationDate="2019-04-05T18:42:20.523" UserId="6879" />
  <row Id="7010" PostId="6063" Score="0" Text="Super glue is able to bond with wood, plastic, and metal." CreationDate="2019-04-06T01:12:06.167" UserId="6875" />
  <row Id="7011" PostId="6076" Score="1" Text="What are the grommets made of, and what are your other options? A photo might help. :)" CreationDate="2019-04-06T01:15:42.383" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7012" PostId="6027" Score="2" Text="For those who are unsure, a kneaded eraser looks and feels like BlueTak. You can mould it into shapes etc. Once a section has been used, you knead it to expose an unused area, often from within the mass of the rubber itself. Unless you attend a drawing class, you may never have seen one, but when you do they are quite a revelation. They're also more expensive than an ordinary solid eraser, so I can understand why you might want to clean one for re-use." CreationDate="2019-04-06T04:37:46.063" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7013" PostId="6079" Score="0" Text="One use case is for plein-air painting or travel where you can't always have a container of water handy." CreationDate="2019-04-06T18:15:51.737" UserId="6489" />
  <row Id="7014" PostId="6078" Score="0" Text="This is, I presume, again an answer addressing the regular rubber eraser, and **not the kneaded eraser**." CreationDate="2019-04-07T09:25:09.533" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7015" PostId="3357" Score="0" Text="Depending on the type of white paint: titanium white has a high opacity, whereas zinc white *can* be used for glazing." CreationDate="2019-04-07T09:29:53.067" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7017" PostId="6078" Score="1" Text="No, it's the kneaded eraser. When I find another unusable eraser, I'll wash it and post some photos of before and after. :)" CreationDate="2019-04-07T21:11:03.023" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7018" PostId="6078" Score="0" Text="I'll try it myself then. Have some lying around :)" CreationDate="2019-04-07T22:39:40.180" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7019" PostId="6078" Score="0" Text="Don't forget to knead it as you wash it." CreationDate="2019-04-08T01:42:06.810" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7020" PostId="6080" Score="0" Text="Have you tried using oil paints with these.  I know it would not last long but would be interesting to know if they can work." CreationDate="2019-04-08T08:17:22.967" UserId="6872" />
  <row Id="7021" PostId="6079" Score="0" Text="They are not costly if you can get them from china directly.  https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&amp;SearchText=water+brush+pen" CreationDate="2019-04-08T08:19:25.937" UserId="6872" />
  <row Id="7022" PostId="6062" Score="0" Text="You could use ceramic fibre, the stuff invented to go on the bottom of the space shuttle.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpzS_L3ueeo" CreationDate="2019-04-08T08:31:20.553" UserId="6872" />
  <row Id="7023" PostId="6081" Score="1" Text="Can you please describe what exactly your desired outcome is? Do you want to encase a (dry) bar of soap in a layer of epoxy resin or have I misunderstood your question? Have you already done that and the result was not as expected? Or have you done it, the result was OK and now you wonder why someone would tell you that it's impossible?" CreationDate="2019-04-08T11:05:00.017" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7024" PostId="6081" Score="0" Text="I've edited the question to hopefully better reflect what you wish to know, feel free to further edit if I've misjudged the intent." CreationDate="2019-04-08T14:06:54.177" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7025" PostId="6080" Score="0" Text="@Hellonearthis they're filled with water, not paint, so I would imagine the paint wouldn't even flow through due to the viscosity." CreationDate="2019-04-08T14:09:17.070" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7026" PostId="6076" Score="0" Text="Pewter, it says on the label. (Last I heard, &quot;pewter&quot; was a pretty wide class of alloys.)" CreationDate="2019-04-08T22:42:20.393" UserId="6884" />
  <row Id="7027" PostId="6076" Score="0" Text="What bit would pictures help with? The grommets, pre-installation? Post-install and splitting? The hammer-grommet-gizmo, the handled-grommet-gizmo?" CreationDate="2019-04-08T22:49:34.343" UserId="6884" />
  <row Id="7029" PostId="6076" Score="3" Text="A photo would show where they are splitting." CreationDate="2019-04-08T23:07:08.987" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7030" PostId="6086" Score="0" Text="Thank you! You have answered my question. The resin worked perfectly over the soaps and they look amazing. I just needed to know if this project had longevity. Your advice re adding paint makes sense and is extremely helpful for my project. I am very glad I found this forum. " CreationDate="2019-04-09T11:31:26.847" UserId="6891" />
  <row Id="7031" PostId="6086" Score="0" Text="If this answer worked for you, please consider accepting it. Have a look at the [tour] to see how it's done." CreationDate="2019-04-09T11:35:53.980" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7033" PostId="6075" Score="2" Text="Paper type is critical when using pastels... must have a lot of tooth (texture) to grab the soft powder pigment. Using oils is an interesting idea but unless you prepare the paper first it will breakdown from the oils over time." CreationDate="2019-04-09T20:52:00.077" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7034" PostId="6083" Score="0" Text="Welcome! Is it faded because of sun or is it other damage? Do you know how it was dyed originally? We don't tend to cover repair to bought items (we focus on _handmade arts and crafts)..." CreationDate="2019-04-09T22:23:40.267" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="7035" PostId="6075" Score="0" Text="You've raised an important question. I  wonder what oils would not breakdown pastel paper over time?" CreationDate="2019-04-10T01:28:15.740" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7036" PostId="6088" Score="0" Text="I was wondering if you've done this before, will it still look like stone with a clear protective coating?" CreationDate="2019-04-10T03:54:31.943" UserId="3126" />
  <row Id="7037" PostId="6088" Score="0" Text="I have not done this before, no, but I think that will depend mostly on the finish, whether it's matte or glossy. You can also add a little texture to the polystyrene with gesso, so it won't look as polished once the coating is applied." CreationDate="2019-04-10T06:49:24.277" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7038" PostId="6075" Score="0" Text="Any oil will soak into the paper and degrade it. You can prep it with gesso first to seal the fibers, or maybe try matte (to preserve tooth) acrylic medium or for more traditional prep, rabbit skin glue." CreationDate="2019-04-10T17:29:23.810" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7039" PostId="6093" Score="0" Text="Is there a metal cheaper and or as abundant as scrap copper? It surprises me that copper makes up the bulk of the alloy. Or is cost not the only consideration...?" CreationDate="2019-04-10T22:26:32.210" UserId="4407" />
  <row Id="7044" PostId="6093" Score="0" Text="@JetBlue Price is not the only consideration. The alloy has to be soft enough to be easily formed but strong enough to not bend out of shape. And it has to be reasonably skin tolerable and non-toxic. This alloy seems to be the best choice considering price and material properties." CreationDate="2019-04-11T04:00:57.923" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7045" PostId="6093" Score="0" Text="It could be [gilding metal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilding_metal) which is 5%zinc and the rest copper, i.e. a very low zinc brass.  While copper is expensive, material cost is only part of the story - if it can be cheaply, reliably and robustly formed and plated  that will save a lot (reinforcing a point made in the question)." CreationDate="2019-04-11T15:57:50.973" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7046" PostId="4077" Score="0" Text="@Willeke I’ve never seen a yarn shop that didn’t have a swift and ball winder available for customer use. If you ask the clerk, I’m sure they’ll point it out to you." CreationDate="2019-04-12T15:28:12.620" UserId="6911" />
  <row Id="7048" PostId="2633" Score="0" Text="Be aware, though, that brass has a particular feel that some people may not like. I can’t stand my Addi Turbos, even though they’re decent needles: the brass feels clammy and makes my hands smell funny." CreationDate="2019-04-12T18:33:11.677" UserId="6911" />
  <row Id="7049" PostId="112" Score="0" Text="@Belisama I’ve liked the Clovers I’ve used, though I haven’t used them much because I prefer metal in general." CreationDate="2019-04-12T18:36:51.117" UserId="6911" />
  <row Id="7050" PostId="234" Score="0" Text="I wouldn’t recommend Boye aluminums for anything. The tips are dull and the cables are stiff and kinky." CreationDate="2019-04-12T18:38:35.323" UserId="6911" />
  <row Id="7051" PostId="6096" Score="0" Text="I should mention that the cables (plastic-coated steel) are strong and soft on the Red Lace, the tips are sharp, the finish has just the right amount of friction, and the cable joins are just about perfect." CreationDate="2019-04-12T18:42:47.810" UserId="6911" />
  <row Id="7052" PostId="5972" Score="0" Text="...unless you’re doing Norwegian purl, which is a purl technique that starts with yarn in back." CreationDate="2019-04-12T18:49:41.907" UserId="6911" />
  <row Id="7053" PostId="4225" Score="1" Text="This is why ball winders exist. Traditional skeins aren’t really meant to be pulled from." CreationDate="2019-04-12T18:50:48.860" UserId="6911" />
  <row Id="7055" PostId="5998" Score="1" Text="I've used a stapler in an emergency." CreationDate="2019-04-14T07:22:35.407" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7056" PostId="5998" Score="0" Text="Good idea. @Stefan 2" CreationDate="2019-04-14T09:29:02.360" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="7059" PostId="598" Score="0" Text="One method I use is the use a small piece of a plastic bag. Cover the spout and then tighten the top over it. I use bags that groceries come in." CreationDate="2019-04-14T23:43:02.470" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="7062" PostId="5493" Score="0" Text="Hollow punch without the serrations https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-6586-Hollow-Punch-6-Piece/dp/B0037UUO74" CreationDate="2019-04-15T09:30:52.313" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7063" PostId="6104" Score="0" Text="Do you have specific requirements for the material of the stencil? Would a thick paper stencil for your private use be enough or do you want to make professional stencils and maybe even sell them?" CreationDate="2019-04-15T14:45:13.797" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7064" PostId="6077" Score="0" Text="Could you use a tool similar to the one used for wood burning as well? Or is that the same as what is used for branding?" CreationDate="2019-04-15T18:33:58.113" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="7066" PostId="6104" Score="0" Text="Yes this is to make professional stencils - e.g to cut 1.5mm PETG thermo-plastic" CreationDate="2019-04-16T06:03:58.100" UserId="6918" />
  <row Id="7067" PostId="6109" Score="1" Text="This needs more details, like what kind of plastic the figurine is made from. Additionally, we are about handmade arts and crafts, rather than a general repair forum, so it's only tangentially on topic anyway." CreationDate="2019-04-16T10:54:06.327" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="7068" PostId="6106" Score="0" Text="I would challenge this idea that a Cameo would cut metal.  You need something more substantial." CreationDate="2019-04-16T19:44:43.370" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="7069" PostId="6106" Score="1" Text="I would challenge the idea that the OP asked for metal cutting capability. The comment after the post suggests that the desired material is 1.5 mm PETG, which may be more challenging than thinner paper or thinner plastic." CreationDate="2019-04-16T20:25:43.523" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7078" PostId="3851" Score="0" Text="I would use two patches, one on the inside and one on the outside. This allows you to stitch (if you want to) with the original material sandwiched between the two new layers. I would (sparingly) glue the first one inside, and then stitch the outer one." CreationDate="2019-04-19T04:29:35.097" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7079" PostId="6118" Score="0" Text="I live in that part of India where the Temp is 40+ ℃" CreationDate="2019-04-19T11:11:23.740" UserId="6845" />
  <row Id="7081" PostId="6117" Score="0" Text="BTW, a weird thing about English is that &quot;few&quot; and &quot;a few&quot; kinda mean opposite things." CreationDate="2019-04-19T14:48:28.077" UserId="6944" />
  <row Id="7082" PostId="6042" Score="0" Text="Be careful when grinding zinc. To protect workers, OSHA has set an average legal limit of 1 mg for zinc chloride fumes and 5 mg for zinc oxide (dusts and fumes) in workplace air during an 8 hour workday, 40 hour work week.https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=300&amp;tid=54" CreationDate="2019-04-19T17:41:36.270" UserId="6946" />
  <row Id="7083" PostId="6042" Score="0" Text="Thanks @DavidD.  I'll only be doing a little bit and outdoors but I'll wear a respirator anyway." CreationDate="2019-04-19T19:42:37.483" UserId="6665" />
  <row Id="7086" PostId="6121" Score="0" Text="Hi Tricia, welcome to Arts and Crafts, and thanks for your input! Can you expand on your answer? The question seems to be more about an unbiased comparison between grips, not personal preferences. Could you address the sub questions, as well?" CreationDate="2019-04-22T08:13:57.100" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7087" PostId="6123" Score="1" Text="Where will the statue be placed once it's done? Outside or inside? Should it be able to withstand regular usage, or will it be purely decorative?" CreationDate="2019-04-22T21:55:11.540" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7088" PostId="6124" Score="1" Text="I don't know the answer to the big question, but there are several youtube videos about unusual materials used to change the color and texture of resin.  One channel tests things that are &quot;already around the house&quot; like food coloring and cocoa powder.  When all else fails, just take note of the paints which are being used in resin art teaching videos." CreationDate="2019-04-23T21:48:50.930" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="7089" PostId="6124" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor Thanks for the comment, but I already know this video. It's one of those that inspired me to try resin in the first place and it's where I got the idea to use eye shadow from. Nontheless, all of the &quot;ingredients&quot; make the resin opaque. I want to find something that tints the resin but keeps it trasparent." CreationDate="2019-04-24T04:02:51.720" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7091" PostId="6127" Score="2" Text="How would you go about sandpapering the entire sphere uniformly?" CreationDate="2019-04-24T13:12:38.560" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7092" PostId="6127" Score="0" Text="@Joachim with a sanding disk, a lot of time, and extreme difficulty. :D  (you see why it isn't my preferred option!)" CreationDate="2019-04-24T13:18:22.997" UserId="7955" />
  <row Id="7093" PostId="6127" Score="4" Text="are you using a mold release agent? Additionally, are you vacuum or pressure treating the mold?" CreationDate="2019-04-24T14:00:34.487" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7094" PostId="6124" Score="2" Text="I just want to say that I find this to be a great example of a question. One, it sounds very useful to many people and I'm surprised it's not been asked already. Two, you've included good information on what you've tried already, and Three, clear expectations on the outcome you need. I hope those with experience find their way to an answer for you." CreationDate="2019-04-24T14:24:23.600" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7095" PostId="6127" Score="0" Text="Is this object completely spherical or is there a hole or handle or something dedicated to hold it and move it around?" CreationDate="2019-04-24T14:27:42.213" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7096" PostId="6128" Score="0" Text="This is largely theoretical, but now I want to try it myself!" CreationDate="2019-04-24T15:58:49.657" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7097" PostId="6124" Score="0" Text="What about ink? Won't that give a translucent effect?" CreationDate="2019-04-24T15:59:14.690" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7098" PostId="6128" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot, the links you provide are very useful to me, especially how to extraxt ink from pens. That epoxy can be thinned with denatured alcohol is exactly the kind of answer I was hoping for, because it allows me to search for alcohol-based dyes of any kind." CreationDate="2019-04-24T18:30:25.107" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7099" PostId="6124" Score="0" Text="By the way, the food colouring in the video Henry Taylor mentioned came out translucent. Using a few less drops, it might turn out exactly how you want. Have you tried that?" CreationDate="2019-04-24T19:13:07.310" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7100" PostId="6124" Score="1" Text="And there is something called [ResinTint](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxGYOaZflbE), of which you can also use a few drops to make the resin translucent, but this a brand name, and not what you're after, maybe." CreationDate="2019-04-24T19:13:36.090" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7101" PostId="6127" Score="1" Text="Resin spheres (or wood/resin spheres) are often turned on a lathe, including for the polishing. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulGB2ixZu1Y (also @Joachim)" CreationDate="2019-04-25T08:13:01.887" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7103" PostId="6108" Score="0" Text="I bought the below tubing bender but it does not give me tight enough bends on 3mm brass rod. I want to try it manually and am struggling with the method. Do you know of any helpful video? This kind of stuff is outside my natural propensities. Tool: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BB1WPLF/" CreationDate="2019-04-25T17:55:10.660" UserId="6921" />
  <row Id="7104" PostId="5471" Score="0" Text="I'd use several score marks next to each oother, say 1mm deep, 2mm across, 2mm apart. Say three parallel. This way you have a nice wide thinner area without weakening the fold area too much. The other option is to remove the fold and replace/sew in with canvass or the blue rubberised tarpaulin material." CreationDate="2019-04-26T04:36:43.803" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7105" PostId="6108" Score="0" Text="Figured it out with some trial and error. Thanks all!" CreationDate="2019-04-29T12:44:43.150" UserId="6921" />
  <row Id="7106" PostId="5617" Score="0" Text="I believe that put-up is called a “pull skein”, and it’s meant to be pulled from, as opposed to a traditional skein, which isn’t (though apparently it can be done)." CreationDate="2019-04-29T19:54:37.977" UserId="6911" />
  <row Id="7107" PostId="2015" Score="0" Text="The attachments are sold near the actual tool. They specifically say 'grinding', 'glass cutting', 'sharpening', 'engraving'" CreationDate="2017-03-03T07:49:52.733" UserId="1712" />
  <row Id="7111" PostId="6139" Score="1" Text="In case it's not obvious to someone outside the UK, &quot;Wickes&quot; is a chain of DIY and building material stores, not an adhesives manufacturer. This is just their &quot;own-brand&quot; generic PVA glue - nothing special about it." CreationDate="2019-05-01T19:46:19.830" UserId="6737" />
  <row Id="7112" PostId="2130" Score="0" Text="I believe you have hit upon the Crochet equivalent of Continental vs English in knitting. All the best in getting a satisfactory answer. It may be entirely opinion though." CreationDate="2019-05-01T20:05:22.390" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="7113" PostId="6142" Score="0" Text="Does the brush have any marks, any identification?" CreationDate="2019-05-02T20:41:49.310" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7114" PostId="6141" Score="0" Text="Completely dried up? And what kind of acrylic paint are you talking about exactly? I think with poster paint, you can grind it and add water." CreationDate="2019-05-02T21:09:13.493" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7115" PostId="1918" Score="0" Text="Is this actual soldered stained glass, or some sort of faux process?" CreationDate="2019-05-02T22:35:57.313" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="7116" PostId="1918" Score="0" Text="@Martha Actual!" CreationDate="2019-05-02T22:45:50.307" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="7117" PostId="1918" Score="0" Text="In that case, have your wife refresh her memories of how to do stained glass, take it apart, and add more solder lines. Simple to describe, not so easy to do... there's a reason stained glass is still expensive. :)" CreationDate="2019-05-02T22:48:06.807" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="7118" PostId="6148" Score="2" Text="A proper answer is usually 'isolated' from external sources, so that it remains useful even when the linked page has been (re)moved, but I can imagine you skipped getting into it more extensively for lack of detail in the question." CreationDate="2019-05-05T16:54:01.680" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7119" PostId="6146" Score="1" Text="You have to just keep going, use a magnifying glass to muscle through when necessary. The seam ripper is your best tool for this job. You may want to use a pin occasionally. I've done it on a Champion hoodie. As long as the jacket is not too old, the fabric behind the embroidery stitching should still match. That was my error with my hoodie, since it was old and faded, the word on the dark fabric that was covered by the stitching is still visible." CreationDate="2019-05-06T20:06:48.510" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="7120" PostId="6151" Score="4" Text="Welcome! What's the thing that is being glued to the rock, and how firmly does it need to be held on? (If it will get stressed or pulled a lot, weaker transparent glues would not work, for example.) Can you [edit] to add any more information? The more details, the better answers you will get :)" CreationDate="2019-05-06T21:57:20.367" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="7121" PostId="6148" Score="2" Text="Yes, I posted because I couldn’t tell what was actually wrong with the pictured method from the picture. Even after zooming, it looked like the removal process is going as normal so I was hoping the steps could give OP some ideas of verbiage to describe what exactly they’re stuck on." CreationDate="2019-05-07T07:34:21.553" UserId="6933" />
  <row Id="7122" PostId="6151" Score="0" Text="I'm not offering this as an answer because I don't know if it stays clear over deep time but there is a special glue used in plastic model car making which stays clear even when you accidentally smear it on the car's clear windshield.  It applies and dries transparent.  The bottle I have is called &quot;Clear Parts Cement &amp; Window Maker&quot; by Model Master, Inc.  I bought it at a local hobby shop a couple of years ago and it is still good (and clear)" CreationDate="2019-05-07T21:35:09.417" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="7124" PostId="6153" Score="0" Text="Apart from using MS paint software, i believe everything you said is perfect. MS paint has a lossy zoom. I'd prefer (and suggest) using corelDraw or Adobe Illustrator for that purpose." CreationDate="2019-05-08T16:08:38.567" UserId="6845" />
  <row Id="7125" PostId="6153" Score="0" Text="@shripalmehta, do those programs do the grid printing across multiple pages?  If so, then yes, I agree with you completely." CreationDate="2019-05-08T22:09:19.617" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="7126" PostId="6149" Score="0" Text="Good point in the second paragraph - even black sharpie fades quite quickly in full sunlight. If you can find them you might do better with overhead projector permanent pens. The resin should provide some protection from the UV light that causes fading, at least in thick layers, but reddish colours will fade by absorbing blue light as well." CreationDate="2019-05-09T07:29:44.013" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7127" PostId="6155" Score="1" Text="Please see the edit. I've starting applying the techniques mentioned here. Thanks!" CreationDate="2019-05-09T10:10:42.920" UserId="7976" />
  <row Id="7128" PostId="6148" Score="1" Text="Please see the edit. I've starting applying the techniques mentioned here. Thanks!" CreationDate="2019-05-09T10:10:46.487" UserId="7976" />
  <row Id="7129" PostId="6146" Score="1" Text="Please see the edit. I've starting applying the techniques mentioned here. Thanks!" CreationDate="2019-05-09T10:11:21.220" UserId="7976" />
  <row Id="7130" PostId="6153" Score="2" Text="Yes, they do. In fact, they are greatly used to design and print huge banners and posters. They support vector designing (unlike MS paint which is pixel designing), hence, no loss of quality; and high accuracy and precision." CreationDate="2019-05-09T12:16:49.003" UserId="6845" />
  <row Id="7131" PostId="6157" Score="3" Text="Can you give more details? What's the paint you're working with, what type of paint are you attempting to cover, what type of canvas are you working on, etc.?" CreationDate="2019-05-10T06:52:32.327" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7132" PostId="6154" Score="0" Text="That is a great idea! I'll give it and other clear nail products a try. Thank you!" CreationDate="2019-05-10T11:54:22.457" UserId="7981" />
  <row Id="7133" PostId="6151" Score="0" Text="Thank you Erica. I added more info which I had left out. No stress will be put on most of the glue as some areas will be &quot;stand-alone&quot; blobs, other areas will have rock-to-rock attachments." CreationDate="2019-05-10T11:56:30.123" UserId="7981" />
  <row Id="7134" PostId="6151" Score="0" Text="Hi Henry! I'll try your Clear Parts Cement suggestion if I can find the glue. I did edit my question somewhat if you want to reread it. I have tried Duco Cement but it was way too runny and wouldn't stay in a cohesive blob. It did start out clear though. Thanks for your suggestion!" CreationDate="2019-05-10T11:59:18.400" UserId="7981" />
  <row Id="7135" PostId="6151" Score="0" Text="More of an answer for Erica-- I have tried Duco Cement and it stayed clear for at least 2 months but per my added edit info, didn't stay in a well-demarcated area. Thanks for your idea. It was a good one." CreationDate="2019-05-10T12:04:40.267" UserId="7981" />
  <row Id="7136" PostId="6151" Score="0" Text="Thanks, these are great details :)" CreationDate="2019-05-10T13:32:53.347" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="7137" PostId="5864" Score="0" Text="The blog post you referenced presents a very thorough and informative evaluation of fixative sprays. Thank you so much for sharing it!" CreationDate="2019-05-10T16:04:16.507" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="7138" PostId="5378" Score="0" Text="Shout out to the ancient Egyptians, who also used the 3-4-5 method to create right angles - before Pythagoras existed: https://www.storyofmathematics.com/egyptian.html" CreationDate="2019-05-10T16:50:21.153" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="7139" PostId="6146" Score="0" Text="You got it! low heat iron when you're finished will help get out the lumps. :)" CreationDate="2019-05-10T19:24:09.253" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="7140" PostId="6156" Score="1" Text="I’d give you the bounty but I really wanted to see photos of dry clear glue in use." CreationDate="2019-05-11T03:15:55.907" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7141" PostId="6156" Score="0" Text="@Stefan They're actually hard to find, excepting commercial videos. Especially of the clear curing ones it is hard to find proper illustrations. I've added some links, though." CreationDate="2019-05-11T09:48:53.043" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7142" PostId="6159" Score="0" Text="Depending on the paint used this could be a bad idea." CreationDate="2019-05-12T13:59:49.293" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7143" PostId="6159" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, for all of our sakes, could you be more specific about why it is a bad idea and which paints produce specific negative results.  Leaving us to experimenting to find what you already know is exactly opposite of what this forum is about." CreationDate="2019-05-12T14:18:44.443" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="7144" PostId="6159" Score="3" Text="It was meant as a reference to my comment on the OP. For example, you shouldn't cover up oil paints with gesso, since they have very different curing times. That's why I said it *could* be a bad idea - not that it was :)" CreationDate="2019-05-12T16:31:04.727" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7147" PostId="6086" Score="0" Text="@Tammy Hi, could you please post some pics to show what you were successful at making, please. I read it all, and i am interested in resin art, but could not visualize what the achievement was." CreationDate="2019-05-14T04:50:27.770" UserId="6845" />
  <row Id="7148" PostId="6147" Score="0" Text="Thanks.  I've tried this method in the past on front panel, but I used a printable clear label. The visible edges weren't an issue, since the label covered the entire panel. The raised edges were slightly visible and could be felt on the edges of the panel and cutouts. Are water decals significantly thinner and less visible?  Thanks." CreationDate="2019-05-14T15:30:03.210" UserId="8005" />
  <row Id="7149" PostId="6147" Score="0" Text="If the clear labels you used are like the Avery clear mailing labels, then yes, the water decals are thinner.  The only problem I have had with water decals is that inkjet printed content can smear during the wet on wet process.  Spraying some clear coat only on the top of the decal after printing but before wetting helps." CreationDate="2019-05-14T15:42:57.067" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="7150" PostId="2649" Score="0" Text="Also, you are going through different mediums, photograph -&gt; compression software -&gt; computer screen, so there is no guarantee the colors we see are the ones you are after." CreationDate="2019-05-14T20:51:17.713" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7153" PostId="6167" Score="0" Text="Great call out! There's also a variety of YouTube videos that demonstrate the loss of magnetism due to the heat). I find them interesting to watch." CreationDate="2019-05-15T15:53:18.787" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7154" PostId="6166" Score="1" Text="Need it be a solid rod of aluminum, rather than one that starts out as 2 pieces?" CreationDate="2019-05-15T15:54:14.427" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7156" PostId="6152" Score="0" Text="How fine are the details? Is it something like alphanumeric text, where you could reinforce the connections by attaching an extra support layer, or is it an artistic design with a lot of small details and no room for additional support?" CreationDate="2019-05-15T16:00:48.543" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7157" PostId="194" Score="0" Text="Bowls with Chopstick holders are also a viable option as well, as they have holes that you can string your yarn through. Keep in mind though that unlike the swirl opening of a yarn bowl, you can't easily take the yarn ball out of the bowl if it is still connected to a project." CreationDate="2019-05-15T16:26:06.273" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="7161" PostId="6170" Score="1" Text="Loving it. Nice answer and welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.SE" CreationDate="2019-05-16T11:21:15.460" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="7162" PostId="5376" Score="1" Text="It is impossible to draw anything with a just ruler.  Pencils, pens, chalk and even paint brushes are far better at drawing than rulers." CreationDate="2019-05-16T14:03:23.020" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="7164" PostId="6170" Score="0" Text="This is the best answer: it's simple and efficient." CreationDate="2019-05-16T16:06:08.020" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7165" PostId="5383" Score="1" Text="&quot;This is not possible using only a ruler&quot; - but other answers prove it is." CreationDate="2019-05-16T16:06:24.097" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7167" PostId="3070" Score="0" Text="Grease is a very broad term that contains a wide variety of chemicals. This question doesn't specify from what types of grease that you wish to protect your work. Would you please clarify? There are pH issues, greases that contain solvents and cleansers, greases that contain solid particulates suspended in the lubricating chemicals. I would try and help answer." CreationDate="2019-05-17T02:58:57.660" UserId="2262" />
  <row Id="7168" PostId="4008" Score="0" Text="Do you need them specifically for identification only or do you need a card printer with mag strips and RFID chips?" CreationDate="2019-05-17T03:21:48.330" UserId="2262" />
  <row Id="7169" PostId="6151" Score="0" Text="You didn't mention what you are trying to bond with the glue or adhesive." CreationDate="2019-05-17T06:02:46.877" UserId="2262" />
  <row Id="7170" PostId="6167" Score="0" Text="With a close fit and degreased parts, epoxy works very well on the (nickel) plating if you glue the magnet into a recess" CreationDate="2019-05-17T08:32:25.460" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7171" PostId="6178" Score="0" Text="I think I like the look of bare wood anyway but I was curious to ask" CreationDate="2019-05-18T12:51:22.677" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="7172" PostId="6156" Score="1" Text="You're right. I decided to post my own photos, after buying some of the glue." CreationDate="2019-05-18T23:54:49.250" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7173" PostId="2215" Score="0" Text="I have not tried it, but from comments at work, (we work with different plastics) metal tools should work. So metal cutting shears and maybe fine toothed metal saws." CreationDate="2019-05-19T10:13:53.570" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="7176" PostId="6071" Score="0" Text="For the record, we've bought a small pile of voltage regulators like https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32850214225.html and connected the elements to them (and replaced the middle one with Nichrome).  We just keep the dials at like 60%, and everything's worked pretty well so far - aside from having two regulators overheat/burn out and have to be replaced, haha.  I think we just have the dial too high on the Nichrome coil." CreationDate="2019-05-21T18:28:58.610" UserId="6879" />
  <row Id="7177" PostId="5383" Score="0" Text="@Joachim - my understanding of a right angle was a geometrically perfect one, and the other approaches are approximations, albeit close - like how 22/7 is almost the circle constant. Your reading of this would imply that it’s also ok to just use the corner of a ruler because that’s also close enough to 90 degrees. They also suggest that it’s ok to use a piece of paper and fold it." CreationDate="2019-05-21T20:03:52.900" UserId="2835" />
  <row Id="7178" PostId="5383" Score="1" Text="(Geometrical) perfection is setting the bar really high, and it can be reasoned this is physically impossible anyhow. Your method is as much an approximation as the one involving the parallels of a ruler (and, even though I said &quot;answers&quot;, the only one I was referring to), both increasing in approximation of a 90° angle through accuracy. Furthermore, the question was about using &quot;only a ruler&quot;, so even if your method was more accurate, it would still be beside the point." CreationDate="2019-05-21T20:36:59.607" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7179" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Does anything ever emerge from your iron?" CreationDate="2019-05-21T21:26:56.897" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7180" PostId="6183" Score="1" Text="@Stefan yes, limescale. That's what I meant by &quot;get... from&quot;." CreationDate="2019-05-21T21:30:04.183" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7183" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Nothing other than steam. @Stefan" CreationDate="2019-05-22T03:03:23.267" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="7185" PostId="6183" Score="0" Text="Bang on answer.  Hard water is the bane of many irons for this reason." CreationDate="2019-05-22T04:03:18.770" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="7188" PostId="5378" Score="0" Text="You suggested using multiples of 3, 4 and 5, but you can also use fractions too. 1.5, 2 and 2.5 (halves of each) would work.  Fractions of multiples would also work. Half of the 9, 12, 15 (4.5, 6 and 7.5) for example." CreationDate="2019-05-22T04:23:29.943" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="7189" PostId="6185" Score="0" Text="Great to hear that it will not damage the glue gun!" CreationDate="2019-05-22T04:29:08.687" UserId="3262" />
  <row Id="7191" PostId="6180" Score="0" Text="Someone has used a powder-based cleaner for the base of the iron, for example, bicarb soda? If you are in a hard water area, it might be a deposit, but I have not seen that on my iron. How much material is there? Is it gritty, sticky etc?" CreationDate="2019-05-21T01:17:17.697" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7192" PostId="6180" Score="0" Text="The material was gritty, but it only came out one time.@Stefan" CreationDate="2019-05-22T03:01:54.770" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="7194" PostId="6170" Score="0" Text="I've upvoted this answer for its simplicity." CreationDate="2019-05-22T12:58:01.417" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7195" PostId="6140" Score="0" Text="Cool, thanks for the feedback. Going to try this out." CreationDate="2019-05-22T19:30:19.493" UserId="7968" />
  <row Id="7196" PostId="6189" Score="1" Text="Love it. I have some friends who are experts I'll share it with them and an online knitting group; and get back to you." CreationDate="2019-05-23T02:32:33.953" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="7197" PostId="6189" Score="2" Text="She  held up the aran (sweater/ Jersey/ cardigan) and inspected  the&quot;Gordian knot,” of cable work, and not a stitch was out of place. Well? Is it any good?&quot; Dan said.&#xA;&#xA;She swallowed, and put it back down. &quot;Yes,&quot; she said quietly. &quot;It's good. It's very good.&quot;" CreationDate="2019-05-23T02:56:34.360" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="7198" PostId="6190" Score="0" Text="Several members would like to read this. I hope I've helped" CreationDate="2019-05-23T06:40:05.780" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="7200" PostId="6190" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much, this is exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for!  :)  Maybe you could clarify a couple of things for me: When you say shawls and socks are &quot;I've made it as a knitter&quot; items, do you mean these are things that would usually not be considered too interesting/challenging by experts?  If so, they sound like items to avoid in the context I have in mind.  Are &quot;lace&quot;, &quot;cables&quot; and &quot;aran color work&quot; 3 separate things?  And does &quot;lace&quot; refer to a style of knitting, or the incorporation of lace &quot;fabric&quot; (for want of a better word) into something knitted?  Thanks!" CreationDate="2019-05-23T12:21:15.623" UserId="8031" />
  <row Id="7201" PostId="6189" Score="0" Text="Much appreciated :)" CreationDate="2019-05-23T12:22:00.987" UserId="8031" />
  <row Id="7202" PostId="6190" Score="0" Text="Nice to hear that there's interest in reading it :)  I have a long way to go, but if people really are interested I could probably post it as an answer here when it's finally ready (assuming it fits in the limits.)" CreationDate="2019-05-23T12:24:55.460" UserId="8031" />
  <row Id="7203" PostId="6190" Score="1" Text="I'm on my phone, formatting is difficult. Edited and added information." CreationDate="2019-05-23T18:42:31.877" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="7204" PostId="6190" Score="1" Text="Thanks!  So shawls are actually showcase pieces, or can be.  Good to know." CreationDate="2019-05-23T18:58:37.897" UserId="8031" />
  <row Id="7205" PostId="6190" Score="0" Text="They certainly can be." CreationDate="2019-05-23T19:13:09.357" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="7206" PostId="6192" Score="0" Text="From watching them myself, I think it's a speciality item, used for wetting the canvas so you can easily spread your paint. I've watched two videos where he uses liquid black.  It's not gesso,  he's got a tree painting that he used gesso on and then `coloured in` with acrylic." CreationDate="2019-05-23T23:34:56.120" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="7207" PostId="6194" Score="0" Text="Do you have practical experience with bending metal into such a shape? I would expect either the inner edge of the ring to crinkle or the outer edge to rip because the outer diameter is bigger than the inner, but you have the same length of material on both sides. OP should *really* try the design out with inexpensive materials before buying actual silver..." CreationDate="2019-05-24T07:33:49.017" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7208" PostId="6194" Score="0" Text="I already covered both topics. I do not have practical experience. And yes, OP should practice on cheap empty cans - thin wall, readily available everywhere as scrap." CreationDate="2019-05-24T09:20:56.733" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7209" PostId="6193" Score="1" Text="I think glycerin may be more consistently translucent, too. Baby oils come in scents or colors, sometimes. Or the scents might cause discoloration over time. Hard to tell  if the oil is translucent if the bottle isn't translucent, too." CreationDate="2019-05-24T15:58:03.137" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7210" PostId="6197" Score="0" Text="Hi guys you’re great! I have enough silver smithing knowledge to do that it makes sense now and yep you’re right I’ll try with something much cheaper first!" CreationDate="2019-05-24T21:43:39.107" UserId="8033" />
  <row Id="7211" PostId="6194" Score="0" Text="Fantastic I really appreciate it. Between all these answers it makes perfect sense now!" CreationDate="2019-05-24T21:44:13.707" UserId="8033" />
  <row Id="7212" PostId="6165" Score="0" Text="This is precisely what I was looking for. There are services that will print them for you online. My cursory search yielded a few places, but the pricing was quite expensive for what it is. Do you know of a reasonably priced service I can upload my files to?" CreationDate="2019-05-25T05:45:17.993" UserId="8005" />
  <row Id="7213" PostId="6165" Score="0" Text="Sorry, have only used the old school letter sets. Impressed that you can get custom versions. Maybe there is blank material that can be printed on like in Henry Taylors' answer?   The existing font looks pretty familiar, like a Helvetica, so there should be sheets out there you can use. It may be a little more work, but there is no special graphics so totally doable, and cheaper." CreationDate="2019-05-26T15:49:59.730" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7214" PostId="6188" Score="2" Text="Amazing! Great efforts with testing and picture shown. Upvoted your answer!" CreationDate="2019-05-27T01:39:34.513" UserId="3262" />
  <row Id="7215" PostId="6200" Score="1" Text="Why don't you use the glue gun to apply the melted glue sticks directly to the mold tray? Using a cooking pan will lead to random results, as you will not be able to control the temperature properly." CreationDate="2019-05-27T05:45:32.853" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7216" PostId="6199" Score="0" Text="What do you want to salvage? The glue? The glitter? Both? What kind of glue is that?" CreationDate="2019-05-27T05:47:50.150" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7217" PostId="6202" Score="0" Text="Good to know that melted hot glue cannot be used as resin. Thanks." CreationDate="2019-05-27T09:23:21.390" UserId="3262" />
  <row Id="7218" PostId="6199" Score="0" Text="@virolino, both if possible, follow by the glitter, and glue last." CreationDate="2019-05-27T09:24:24.693" UserId="3262" />
  <row Id="7219" PostId="6201" Score="0" Text="Wow, good to know that it is possible to sieve glitters from glue!" CreationDate="2019-05-27T09:26:04.410" UserId="3262" />
  <row Id="7220" PostId="6200" Score="0" Text="@virolino, actually the main objective is to turn hot glue as resin, but it seems like it can't work, as described in the answer below." CreationDate="2019-05-27T09:28:23.027" UserId="3262" />
  <row Id="7221" PostId="6202" Score="0" Text="If this answer helped you, please consider accepting it as described in the [tour]." CreationDate="2019-05-27T09:30:51.773" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7222" PostId="6201" Score="0" Text="Be warned: 1. I never did such thing. I would prefer to throw away and buy new stuff. 2. It depends on the glue and on the availability of the solvent. It also depends if the glue had the time to cure or not - this can make a huge difference." CreationDate="2019-05-27T09:39:03.657" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7223" PostId="6200" Score="0" Text="So at least I was right about one thing: the temperature control of melting can be a (serious) problem." CreationDate="2019-05-27T09:42:00.207" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7224" PostId="6202" Score="0" Text="I wonder (mostly curiosity): will the result change a lot if the mold was &quot;hot&quot; from the beginning, and the mold+glue would then coll gradually together in a closed chamber with &quot;controlled&quot; temperature? Maybe use the chamber to heat the glue directly in the mold?" CreationDate="2019-05-27T09:43:18.143" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7225" PostId="6202" Score="1" Text="@virolino I doubt it would work. The temperature difference between hard and molten hot glue is very small, so controlling the temperature in the chamber needs to be extremely precise. And that doesn't change the fact that the cast would ultimately shrink smaller than the mold." CreationDate="2019-05-27T11:12:04.963" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7226" PostId="6202" Score="0" Text="Aha. Thank you for the information." CreationDate="2019-05-27T11:18:47.583" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7227" PostId="6203" Score="0" Text="The first paragraph was going to be a comment on Elmy's answer. Then it grew." CreationDate="2019-05-27T12:22:50.170" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7228" PostId="6199" Score="0" Text="What sort of glue?" CreationDate="2019-05-27T12:32:51.643" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7229" PostId="6191" Score="0" Text="If you find a ring you really like you should buy it. Not copy what someone else has designed without paying them for it. It is alright if you want to use a small detail out of a bigger design. Do not be a copy cat." CreationDate="2019-05-27T17:01:20.123" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="7230" PostId="6190" Score="0" Text="Knitted lace is lace, not something like lace. There are several styles within knitted lace, but that is very advanced." CreationDate="2019-05-27T17:17:00.563" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="7231" PostId="6203" Score="0" Text="@user275517 I just got the idea that a different material would probably be better suited for casting. Candle wax is cheap and easy to melt and I think it doesn't shrink as much as hot glue. Soap is another alternative with a similar melting temperature to hot glue. Both come in different colors, so you can give the cast an artistic touch." CreationDate="2019-05-28T06:09:17.337" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7232" PostId="6203" Score="0" Text="@Elmy *paraffin* wax has a rather large CTE (at least as much as EVA which is common in hot glue), but beeswax would work. Crystallisation is important - it's quite an interesting topic (IMO, but physics is what I do)" CreationDate="2019-05-28T08:52:34.567" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7233" PostId="6188" Score="0" Text="Did you pull the trigger while pushing the glue stick in?  I challenge that you will get your issue if you don't pull the trigger.  Pulling the trigger allows the glue to flow out the nozzle.  If you don't pull the trigger, the glue will just ooze out the holder whether the stick was large or small." CreationDate="2019-05-28T10:37:56.610" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="7234" PostId="6188" Score="1" Text="@ChrisRogers on this gun (and in fact my little one as well), the trigger operates exactly one thing: the mechanism that pushes the stick.  So there's no way it could make any difference.  This is obvious even without taking the gun apart, though I've done that in the past. When it heats up a little glue flows out of the nozzle (much more so if you turned it off immediately after feeding some)." CreationDate="2019-05-28T10:51:02.393" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7235" PostId="6197" Score="0" Text="@donjuanila Thanks, if you find the answers given helpful, please go ahead and upvote them; if one has answered your question, please also accept it. :)" CreationDate="2019-05-28T12:43:35.767" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7236" PostId="6165" Score="0" Text="Actually, the font was very hard to ID.  After much searching, it appears to be a form of Univers." CreationDate="2019-05-28T16:36:33.843" UserId="8005" />
  <row Id="7237" PostId="6165" Score="0" Text="Ha!  https://www.etsy.com/listing/548722076/letraset-instant-rub-on-letter-transfers" CreationDate="2019-05-28T20:07:05.863" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7239" PostId="6201" Score="2" Text="+1 for the easier method... and only for that part. Unless it is water soluble glue like Elmer's or actual gold in the glitter, the labor, toxicity of solvents, and likelihood of it being a huge messy waste of time makes letting the gluey glitter go a better call. OR just use the glue glitter as is." CreationDate="2019-05-28T22:22:52.010" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7241" PostId="6179" Score="0" Text="Velvet might be a good choice for the fabric, has a luxurious feel and look." CreationDate="2019-05-28T23:40:23.470" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7245" PostId="6199" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH, normal liquid sticky glue." CreationDate="2019-05-29T01:33:56.590" UserId="3262" />
  <row Id="7246" PostId="6199" Score="0" Text="That's nowhere near enough information to help you. I can't even tell if it's water based or solvent based from that little." CreationDate="2019-05-29T05:36:36.843" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7247" PostId="6179" Score="0" Text="@rebusB That would look good, but I think the pile (fuzz) would catch on the plastic sleeves just as much as felt. In that repect silk would be the best fabric choice, but silk is a pain to glue without seeping. It's actually easiest if you use wheat paste and saturate the silk completely, so it looks even in the end." CreationDate="2019-05-29T08:27:23.027" UserId="6951" />
  <row Id="7248" PostId="6205" Score="0" Text="You might be able to use other materials, depending on what you want to obtain." CreationDate="2019-05-29T10:13:06.363" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7249" PostId="6208" Score="0" Text="Gipsum / plaster is also a very readily available, non toxic material that's often used when crafting with children. Mix the dry gipsum with glue instead of plain water for added durability." CreationDate="2019-05-29T11:17:25.650" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7250" PostId="6208" Score="0" Text="Wow! It never occurred to me to mig glue with gypsum. What kind of glue? Add the glue to the already wet gypsum, or dry? When I mentioned &quot;some kind of cement&quot;, I also had gypsum in mind." CreationDate="2019-05-29T12:13:05.297" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7251" PostId="6206" Score="0" Text="It was oil painting specifically, yes.  I don't think it was specifically the Valzquez palette, but that certainly has limited colors and would be worth exploring" CreationDate="2019-05-29T13:23:42.157" UserId="8041" />
  <row Id="7252" PostId="6208" Score="0" Text="The common paper / craft / white glue is ideal. The amount of glue to add depends on how strong you want the cast to become, how much water is in the glue to begin with and what material your mold is made off (you don't want the cast to stick in the mold). 50/50 glue and water yields a pretty stong result that doesn't crumble at the slightest provocation. Be aware that the cast can become tacky in high humidity due to the glue." CreationDate="2019-05-29T14:09:42.633" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7253" PostId="6205" Score="0" Text="That's the missing portion of this question, what is the objective? One usually has parameters to be met, mechanical, chemical, etc, but this question leaves so much open and unanswered." CreationDate="2019-05-29T22:07:28.020" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7254" PostId="6208" Score="0" Text="@Elmy, wow, I never thought that resin can really made from 50% of white glue + 50% of water! Amazing!" CreationDate="2019-05-30T01:02:02.090" UserId="3262" />
  <row Id="7255" PostId="6203" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH, if the supplier did not state what type of wax, can I assume that the candle wax is actually paraffin wax?" CreationDate="2019-05-30T01:05:28.820" UserId="3262" />
  <row Id="7256" PostId="6206" Score="0" Text="Can you provide more info than a link? What is the Velazquez pallet?" CreationDate="2019-05-30T01:08:21.403" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7257" PostId="6203" Score="0" Text="@user275517 I would. There are other possibilities but I think its the cheapest" CreationDate="2019-05-30T05:33:09.160" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7258" PostId="6208" Score="1" Text="@user275517 Sorry, but you misunderstood. Gypsum is a material that can be used instead of resin, but (depending on the quality) it can be brittle. Adding some glue to the gypsum gives it more strength. You cannot make resin from water and glue." CreationDate="2019-05-30T05:37:31.230" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7259" PostId="6208" Score="0" Text="I've been mixing patching plaster powder with PVA glue and paint to make gesso. Leave out the paint, and try that perhaps." CreationDate="2019-05-30T09:28:13.020" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7260" PostId="6206" Score="0" Text="@rebusB thanks for the prompt, I expanded the answer a little." CreationDate="2019-05-30T10:40:26.397" UserId="6951" />
  <row Id="7261" PostId="6206" Score="0" Text="@MichaelStachowsky I did some more research and can't find anything. Do you remember what context have you heard/read it in? 16th century would still be the heyday of studio painting, where apprentices would work on the same pieces as the masters, so having a named palette of pigments for them seems odd to me. Not impossible though! Or it could be a art historian label instead of contemporary one..." CreationDate="2019-05-30T10:58:48.063" UserId="6951" />
  <row Id="7262" PostId="6206" Score="0" Text="I only remember that it was composed of Earth tones, black, and a white. Perhaps you are correct though and a contemporary historian just named a common set of colors..." CreationDate="2019-05-30T11:24:52.527" UserId="8041" />
  <row Id="7263" PostId="6206" Score="0" Text="@MichaelStachowsky hm, that *could* actually be Grisaille! Check out the Wikipedia article, they mention its popularity in early Netherlandish painting, which fits your century. And apprentices would certainly start with it before progressing to a full palette." CreationDate="2019-05-30T13:35:32.263" UserId="6951" />
  <row Id="7265" PostId="6206" Score="0" Text="Grisaille is monochromatic, though. It's not really a palette, since it comes in a several different colours, but always the same one (the name coming from monochromatic preparations  in grey made for printing)." CreationDate="2019-05-30T14:23:36.433" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7266" PostId="6206" Score="0" Text="Those three colors sound like they would also be used for underpainting." CreationDate="2019-05-30T20:44:33.617" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7267" PostId="6196" Score="1" Text="If you were just asking about what colors might be in that palette, or how to replicate your own for everyday use, this would be topical. However, art history is not a topic that we accept questions on." CreationDate="2019-06-01T14:44:10.853" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="7268" PostId="6196" Score="0" Text="Yes I'm trying to create that palette for my own use" CreationDate="2019-06-01T21:12:45.813" UserId="8041" />
  <row Id="7270" PostId="6215" Score="0" Text="any ideas as to how to tighten the compass?" CreationDate="2019-06-01T22:32:48.100" UserId="8059" />
  <row Id="7271" PostId="6215" Score="0" Text="If anybody knows what any of them do, that would also be helpful" CreationDate="2019-06-01T22:47:05.827" UserId="8059" />
  <row Id="7273" PostId="6215" Score="0" Text="https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1122193" CreationDate="2019-06-01T23:16:33.507" UserId="8059" />
  <row Id="7274" PostId="6215" Score="0" Text="Just found that" CreationDate="2019-06-01T23:16:39.110" UserId="8059" />
  <row Id="7276" PostId="6215" Score="0" Text="What do you mean with 'tighten' the compass?" CreationDate="2019-06-02T08:33:59.577" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7277" PostId="6215" Score="0" Text="Ahh... I mean how to fix the compass so I can draw a circle without having to hold the two metal rods in place." CreationDate="2019-06-02T10:09:45.940" UserId="8059" />
  <row Id="7278" PostId="6215" Score="0" Text="It could be you have to tighten it at the top: there seems to be a hole for a screw or something similar, could that be the place where you tighten it?" CreationDate="2019-06-02T10:48:31.233" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7279" PostId="6215" Score="0" Text="The one that appears black in the photo?" CreationDate="2019-06-02T11:09:32.913" UserId="8059" />
  <row Id="7280" PostId="6217" Score="0" Text="I think with some of these drafting compasses you can take off the top to use different arms. Usually, with those older tools, there is a lot of compatibility, and it also offers an easy fix on the rare occasion that one of the arms breaks. It stems from that age when more manufacturers would mainly invest in quality, in durability." CreationDate="2019-06-02T15:49:00.463" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7281" PostId="6215" Score="0" Text="Long ago , in engineering school , the drafting set was a bit of a status symbol . This set would have been a minimum , even mine had a few more instruments . A very good one would have five times more instruments. I don't remember anyone needing instructions. An old drafting text would likely have some helpful hints." CreationDate="2019-06-02T20:12:56.200" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="7282" PostId="6217" Score="1" Text="I reckon the fact you can unscrew the top handle is just a result of how they're assembled and how the piece parts are made. This is more obviously the case on models where that handle screws into a curved spring" CreationDate="2019-06-03T07:03:40.723" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7283" PostId="6220" Score="0" Text="Hi Jamie Hutber, a mix between two complementary colors are called *broken colors*, see [this answer](https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/114049/120647) at graphicdesign.stackexchange." CreationDate="2019-06-04T11:03:45.247" UserId="4779" />
  <row Id="7284" PostId="6221" Score="0" Text="I can't offer you any alternative recommendations, as I don't paint myself, but I'm part of a few large groups of people that paint minis and other figures, and Citadel are highly recommended. You may find that getting something cheaper results in a poorer experience that pushes you away from the hobby. In many areas, the stores the sell Warhammer products often host painting nights, where you could attend and use some communal supplies, including paints." CreationDate="2019-06-04T17:37:42.870" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7285" PostId="6225" Score="0" Text="Sounds good - thanks! [This link says that most acrylic paints take about the same time to dry.](https://www.liveabout.com/acrylic-paint-drying-time-by-brand-2577357) Are you aware of any that dry faster than normal?" CreationDate="2019-06-04T23:08:10.847" UserId="8063" />
  <row Id="7286" PostId="6221" Score="0" Text="They might not be any cheaper but I've heard good things about tamiya acrylics. They're popular for RC models and other larger but detailed work." CreationDate="2019-06-05T07:47:32.970" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7287" PostId="6225" Score="4" Text="You can water down the acrylic, as this will accelerate the drying process, make the application easier, allows for quicker (and more) absorption, and causes the cloth to be less rigid than using the acrylic undiluted." CreationDate="2019-06-05T09:56:23.627" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7288" PostId="6221" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH I've used Tamiya gloss, the pricing is fairly similar to Citadel, but they're definitely another good option for mini painting. I believe they're one of the options that frequently gets used for GunPla and similar models with a lot of fine detail." CreationDate="2019-06-05T12:56:59.350" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7289" PostId="6226" Score="0" Text="The main reason I didn't suggest lower-end artist-quality acrylics is because the price savings isn't there compared to miniature paints per unit (per volume, it's absolutely cheaper). This is great information from experience! (I just jumped straight to Citadel, myself.)" CreationDate="2019-06-05T16:36:59.203" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7291" PostId="6205" Score="0" Text="What are you making a mold of and what material are you trying to cast? The resin can damage the article that you are trying to make a mold of, and the material which you are trying to cast may break down the mold. These are both important when trying to find the material o use in the mold." CreationDate="2019-06-06T05:22:16.610" UserId="2262" />
  <row Id="7292" PostId="6223" Score="1" Text="Thanks Allison. I was in town yesterday and found a few shops that sold sets of these Acrylic paints - about £6 for 20 12ml tubes, with a nice selection of shades - so I'm definitely looking to buy this sort of thing as an introduction to the hobby. I have a ton of Heroquest miniatures from the 1989 game so I'll be using some of them to practice on, as well as some cool furnature pieces. Was planning on using water to thin the paints but I'll keep an eye out for a flow medium to use instead." CreationDate="2019-06-06T10:11:33.783" UserId="8061" />
  <row Id="7293" PostId="6226" Score="0" Text="Thanks Dstinard. I'm generally all for buying the &quot;official&quot; products, but in this case the price really is a factor, considering that I just want to dip-my-toe, so to speak. I'll definitely look into buying a flow medium and invest in a decent set of brushes though (I saw some cheap ones yesterday that I could tell were not going to give a good paint result). Do you know if you can buy empty pots similar to the Citadel ones? I'd like to transfer the paint from the acrylic tubes into something a bit more usable." CreationDate="2019-06-06T10:19:07.030" UserId="8061" />
  <row Id="7294" PostId="6221" Score="0" Text="Thanks @ChrisH - not sure on the availability of Tamiya paints here in the UK but I'll keep a look out - Although if they're not much cheaper it seems that they still might not be what I'm looking for at this time. Maybe as I start to work on miniatures that I purchase in the future though." CreationDate="2019-06-06T12:13:53.363" UserId="8061" />
  <row Id="7295" PostId="6221" Score="0" Text="Strong recommendations are one thing @WebHead, but often that gives the company behind it more of a reason to price it however they please, with little thought going to those who are just starting out. Don't get me wrong, I've used them in the past and they are great, with all the colors you could need, but when it comes to buying a standard sized pot for minor asthetic/highlighing purposes on a handful of mimis, the price becomes an issue. At this point in time I'm certainly looking to do this `on-a-budget`." CreationDate="2019-06-06T12:19:46.787" UserId="8061" />
  <row Id="7296" PostId="6221" Score="0" Text="@W.H.the recommendations I've had have been from people in the UK, and they're certainly on eBay UK (as a test)" CreationDate="2019-06-06T12:24:43.547" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7297" PostId="6221" Score="1" Text="Cheers @ChrisH - I'll check out a few model shops ( well, the ones that still exist in town ). Not too keen on buying online, but we're at a point where it's probably the best place to shop, so I'll look around. For now I'm going to check out some budget artist-acrylics which I can probably pick up at some local stationary shops. I checked out The Works yesterday - Decent looking paint sets, but poor brushes!" CreationDate="2019-06-06T12:29:02.407" UserId="8061" />
  <row Id="7298" PostId="6226" Score="0" Text="@W.H. Craft stores do often sell various small paint pots, yes. They don't always seal very well, so I'd only transfer small amounts of paint to them at a time, but they're helpful when the original container is harder to work with for whatever project you're doing." CreationDate="2019-06-06T14:19:10.600" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7299" PostId="6226" Score="0" Text="Thank you @AllisonC, I was concerned about the pots not being as sealable as they could be. May have to look at spending a bit more on these to get a quality product - At least they are re-usable. With the flow medium, is there a formula for how much to use (1 part paint, 1 part medium, for example)? I'm guessing there are some tutorials online?" CreationDate="2019-06-06T15:15:00.697" UserId="8061" />
  <row Id="7300" PostId="6226" Score="0" Text="@W.H. I'd check for online tutorials. I did just go straight to mini paint, since I was actually using them for a different hobby I've been in for over a decade and figured I may as well dive all-in, so I haven't tried it out personally." CreationDate="2019-06-06T15:42:22.267" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7301" PostId="6226" Score="1" Text="Thanks again @AllisonC. I'll check some more online tutorials, but found this video which seems to be worth trying - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCCEGX-P90o" CreationDate="2019-06-06T16:24:24.883" UserId="8061" />
  <row Id="7302" PostId="6226" Score="1" Text="So here's some bad news: when you add a flow medium to paint, there is no formula because even different colors from the same brand can have different consistencies. It's just a skill you gotta learn, but the good news is that it's not hard. Start with the paint, then add half as much flow medium. Stir it in, then check the consistency and paint a bit on newprint or scrap paper or your cat to see if it's going on smooth, covering well, and not leaving brush strokes. I generally do about 1-to-1." CreationDate="2019-06-07T16:37:45.087" UserId="1197" />
  <row Id="7303" PostId="6235" Score="0" Text="Once the glitter glue hardens, it should not change shape any longer. If you apply enough force to the test tube to &quot;break&quot; the glitter glue, then you have good chances that the test tube itself will &quot;change shape&quot; itself." CreationDate="2019-06-11T11:23:10.570" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7304" PostId="6234" Score="0" Text="All this information was already covered in the earlier answer. Do you have any other additions that weren't included there?" CreationDate="2019-06-11T13:11:40.120" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7307" PostId="6234" Score="1" Text="I gave an insight from my personal experiences which was not included in the previous comment? Some times people like reassurance when it is an indefinitive answer?" CreationDate="2019-06-11T22:05:39.870" UserId="8077" />
  <row Id="7313" PostId="2957" Score="0" Text="I have the same thing happening to me. I checked my tensions and so on. I watched a video where the guy was saying to put the thread between disk 2 and 3. (I was putting it between disk 1 and 2 before) i was having mass loops on the bottom. I tried between 2 and 3 disk and did one seem with no problem then ran out of the thread i needed. But didn't have any loops. I want to also know why this happens" CreationDate="2019-06-10T16:55:09.157" UserId="8075" />
  <row Id="7314" PostId="6235" Score="0" Text="Glitter hot glue wouldn't dissolve into the water - but you waste a lot changing colour" CreationDate="2019-06-13T13:48:43.100" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7315" PostId="6217" Score="1" Text="The &quot;spike&quot; in row 2 can be used to draw circles on metal sheets, like a scriber." CreationDate="2019-06-13T20:42:25.703" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7316" PostId="6237" Score="2" Text="The last part of your question (top 5 or top 10 brands) is an opinion based question which may or may not match your own view. As for quality of oils, depending on the style of your artwork, some oils of &quot;lower quality&quot; might be better for your piece. This kind of question does not fit well within the StackExchange format." CreationDate="2019-06-14T08:09:11.713" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="7319" PostId="6244" Score="0" Text="What stuffing do you currently use?" CreationDate="2019-06-16T07:40:19.530" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7321" PostId="6249" Score="2" Text="Also make sure the resin is actually **hard** after curing. If you mix resin and hardener in incorrect ratios, the product will not cure completely and therefore it won't be food safe. It should be hard as glass or ceramic glaze. If you can deform the epoxy even a tiny bit, it's not cured completely." CreationDate="2019-06-20T07:00:35.497" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7322" PostId="6249" Score="0" Text="Good point, Elmy: any deviation from the standard ratio and drying conditions can have detrimental percussions on the curing process." CreationDate="2019-06-20T08:34:57.587" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7323" PostId="6252" Score="0" Text="[This answer](https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/114049/120647) can help." CreationDate="2019-06-20T15:46:21.083" UserId="4779" />
  <row Id="7324" PostId="6252" Score="0" Text="&quot;Learning how to best&quot;? Do you mean mix? Guess? Am I right in guessing that you would like to learn how to &quot;reverse engineer&quot; colors into the composite paints/pigments used to make them?" CreationDate="2019-06-20T16:49:21.563" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7325" PostId="6252" Score="0" Text="Sorry web :) Yes, this is about mixing colours for painting." CreationDate="2019-06-20T16:50:21.587" UserId="8049" />
  <row Id="7326" PostId="6252" Score="3" Text="Awesome! Could you [edit] your question to include that, and maybe even mention the type of paints you're using? I'm not painting expert, but I do know that color selection and application varies between types, especially like water color compared to acrylic." CreationDate="2019-06-20T16:53:08.950" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7327" PostId="6252" Score="0" Text="Hi Jamie, I've edited your post somewhat: does this reflect your intention?" CreationDate="2019-06-20T20:14:08.250" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7328" PostId="6251" Score="0" Text="Oh, that's interesting: our answers seem to contradict each other, as the document I linked mentions several Araldite products that **do** conform to the FDA CFR 175, that states that it should be food-safe." CreationDate="2019-06-20T20:18:12.073" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7329" PostId="6251" Score="1" Text="@Joachim it looks like they &quot;conform&quot; without being fully certified; the document you linked appears to be based on ingredient/manufacturing data that suggests that everything should be safe, but a certification is a third party testing that says &quot;this is safe.&quot;" CreationDate="2019-06-20T20:31:32.867" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7330" PostId="6251" Score="0" Text="I interpreted it to be a bit more than that: &quot;When correctly formulated and cured for food contact applications, the following products will comply with the U.S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act as amended under the Food Additive Regulation&quot;, as well as that &quot;the final responsibility for product selection rests with the user&quot;, as the application lies with the consumer. But I'm certainly no expert when it comes to health regulations.." CreationDate="2019-06-21T09:02:41.443" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7331" PostId="6252" Score="0" Text="Yes, thank you Joachim. I will also add some photos of colours that I find confusing when trying to work out which way they are leaning." CreationDate="2019-06-21T09:40:31.377" UserId="8049" />
  <row Id="7333" PostId="2030" Score="0" Text="Umm... Osama, you are Propose your Idea at 2016, it may be better if you propose your Idea in Kick Starter or find Freelance Artist (if you are Indie/ Individual Developer). Propose your idea to supervisor (if you are working), and have an Final/ Group Project with Art &amp; Design/ Animation/ Game Art student in your college or University and become a Portfolio (if you are a Student). Hope you Online next time, and listen to my advise... I'm trying to help you. Thank you." CreationDate="2019-06-21T11:28:31.370" UserId="2564" />
  <row Id="7334" PostId="2030" Score="0" Text="Listen to John Vekelic's answer is to spend money, find a person and make your App look good." CreationDate="2019-06-21T11:37:21.333" UserId="2564" />
  <row Id="7335" PostId="6258" Score="1" Text="One thing I would point out to @Deadfish is that Rhodium plating does make silver items a little dull in comparison to unplated silver in my experience. Was it sold cheaply?  My wife who makes silver jewellery questions the validity of the 925 hallmark on the tarnished necklace due to tarnishing very quickly and suggests getting it tested." CreationDate="2019-06-23T11:55:10.013" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="7336" PostId="6262" Score="3" Text="How about making two copies of the QR code and in each version cut out the boxed from every second row only. Then spray one stencil first and place the second stencil at the same position before you spray it (the result will depend on how exact you can position both stencil at the same spot...)" CreationDate="2019-06-23T17:37:59.200" UserId="8081" />
  <row Id="7337" PostId="6263" Score="1" Text="Do you mean a material like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoclaved_aerated_concrete ?" CreationDate="2019-06-23T17:50:25.303" UserId="8081" />
  <row Id="7338" PostId="6262" Score="1" Text="thats a great way to solve the islands. ill try." CreationDate="2019-06-23T18:10:46.273" UserId="8122" />
  <row Id="7339" PostId="6263" Score="0" Text="@user36296 yes but with much larger holes. Maybe 1.5-2cm" CreationDate="2019-06-23T20:39:11.963" UserId="8124" />
  <row Id="7340" PostId="6263" Score="1" Text="Not hollow, but there are thin wall glass beads used to lower the density of concrete ; And I have added Styrofoam beads to concrete - it takes a lot of beads to make much density difference." CreationDate="2019-06-23T23:41:51.417" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="7341" PostId="6266" Score="12" Text="Real QR codes have registration marks in three corners. You should be able to make use of those to align the stencils. Instead of adhering strictly to the every-other row thing, you can include overlapping opposite &quot;C&quot; shapes of the registration marks, without violating the no-islands constraint." CreationDate="2019-06-24T02:51:35.623" UserId="8128" />
  <row Id="7342" PostId="6262" Score="5" Text="Related - with what are you spraying?  What's the drying time and bleed characteristics?  Do you expect this tag to last an hour, a day/week/month or as long as possible?    Sprinkled chalk dust could last as little as minutes depending on the traffic level.   You may consider overspraying your tag with a clear-coat laquer for increased durability.   Do you have permission to tag the pavement like this - and if not, should you ?     Consider, this may diminish your brand not enhance it." CreationDate="2019-06-24T04:27:36.480" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="7343" PostId="6270" Score="1" Text="I will have to be honest: I did not understand the question, I did not understand the answer, and I did not understand how they are connected. The question is clearly about projection, the answer is about trajectory... Will you please update both the question and the answer to make things more clear?" CreationDate="2019-06-24T06:24:03.537" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7344" PostId="6264" Score="2" Text="QR codes are specifically designed to withstand a moderate number of single-pixel errors, so even if the few millimeters is excessive, you may be able to leave it there anyway." CreationDate="2019-06-24T06:24:36.500" UserId="227" />
  <row Id="7345" PostId="6270" Score="0" Text="Also: a plane (or its projection) does not get smaller when you rotate it in any way, because by definition it is infinite. Of course, unless it degenerates to a line, in the case of perpendicularity. And how do you connect 45 deg to 1/2? Do you have some mathematical formula to prove it? My recollection of trigonometry would lead to sqrt(2) / 2 = 1/ sqrt(2)." CreationDate="2019-06-24T06:27:05.397" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7346" PostId="6270" Score="0" Text="@virolino Thank you for challenging my question. I can’t say it’s “plain surface”, because all matter has volume. It’s like when you say that in perspective projections that are farther away are getting smaller. This wouldn’t be true for an infinite plane either, but for a plain object it’s actually measurable. &#xA;I think I see the confusion, but I don’t know how to clarify it." CreationDate="2019-06-24T06:55:58.807" UserId="8131" />
  <row Id="7347" PostId="6270" Score="1" Text="You actually added to the confusion :) A plane has volume?!" CreationDate="2019-06-24T07:01:32.873" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7348" PostId="6270" Score="0" Text="@virolino Graphics can have pretty subtle concepts… " CreationDate="2019-06-24T07:12:02.283" UserId="8131" />
  <row Id="7349" PostId="6270" Score="1" Text="Your concepts defy mathematics so far :(" CreationDate="2019-06-24T07:14:16.023" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7350" PostId="6270" Score="2" Text="A link to [orthographic projections](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthographic_projection) might help some to understand your question answer more." CreationDate="2019-06-24T07:43:29.500" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="7351" PostId="6270" Score="0" Text="I had to really get my head around what you were trying to put across for a bit, thinking the whole hypothesis was bunkum like @virolino but you are very right.  Great share." CreationDate="2019-06-24T07:45:10.780" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="7352" PostId="6266" Score="0" Text="@hobbs Good idea!" CreationDate="2019-06-24T08:19:04.863" UserId="8081" />
  <row Id="7353" PostId="6270" Score="0" Text="Let me try to grasp the concept as well: your question seems to be &quot;why is a plane, seen at a 45 degree angle in orthographic projection, not (apparently) half of the width it would have when seen perpendicularly (its absolute width)?&quot;? Then I can try to clarify both posts." CreationDate="2019-06-24T09:03:58.867" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7354" PostId="6270" Score="0" Text="@Joachim You got it. If you can point out how I can develop on the answer, I’d be glad to hear it." CreationDate="2019-06-24T10:29:01.893" UserId="8131" />
  <row Id="7355" PostId="6262" Score="0" Text="Sprying with regular spray can. I guess the QR should be good to read for least few weeks. Its not on road. But places where it is safe for people to stand or wait. Its not commercial but to encourage citizen activism." CreationDate="2019-06-24T10:47:20.727" UserId="8122" />
  <row Id="7356" PostId="6266" Score="0" Text="Not understood the C shape method." CreationDate="2019-06-24T11:15:39.643" UserId="8122" />
  <row Id="7357" PostId="6262" Score="0" Text="2 A4 = 1 A3, 4 A4 = 2 A3 = 1 A2" CreationDate="2019-06-24T12:27:17.407" UserId="8135" />
  <row Id="7358" PostId="6269" Score="0" Text="Having edited the question, I realize this is actually -topic for A&amp;C: it's a purely geometrical/mathematical question. Unless you have a direct practical application for this, I think it needs to be moved to [math](https://math.stackexchange.com)." CreationDate="2019-06-24T12:43:47.407" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7359" PostId="6269" Score="0" Text="@Joachim You can use it to draw better, obviously, or try to extract proportions from photos using this theory. Thanks for editing." CreationDate="2019-06-24T12:48:06.933" UserId="8131" />
  <row Id="7360" PostId="6269" Score="1" Text="If you edit one of those examples - as directly relating to that practical application - into both your question and answer, that would be helpful." CreationDate="2019-06-24T13:04:07.087" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7361" PostId="6269" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I can't help you for now. Hopefully I'll do another question related to this one that deals with applications. But it's a lot of difficult content." CreationDate="2019-06-24T13:15:32.657" UserId="8131" />
  <row Id="7362" PostId="6269" Score="4" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is purely theoretical, and not related to either arts or crafts." CreationDate="2019-06-24T13:27:41.427" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7363" PostId="6266" Score="2" Text="@thevikas If you look at a QR code, it has nested Black and White squares in the corners (3 large, 1 small).  On both stencils, include 3 sides of each square, so that 2 sides overlap and are shared between stencils.  Then you can use those to line the second stencil up" CreationDate="2019-06-24T15:21:23.730" UserId="8139" />
  <row Id="7364" PostId="6272" Score="4" Text="Great answer. It is a Processing project. Link to the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/golanlevin/QR_STENCILER)" CreationDate="2019-06-24T16:06:31.187" UserId="6001" />
  <row Id="7365" PostId="6271" Score="1" Text="The target size being asked for is 4 sheets of A4 paper.  That'd be a huge roller and well beyond what typical consumer 3rd printers can do." CreationDate="2019-06-24T17:36:45.627" UserId="341" />
  <row Id="7366" PostId="6271" Score="3" Text="Unlike the other examples given on this page, my QR code reader is unable to read this one, or even identify it as a QR code." CreationDate="2019-06-24T21:27:46.257" UserId="762" />
  <row Id="7367" PostId="5970" Score="0" Text="check out hokusai's manual on drawing, he influenced many manga artists after his time" CreationDate="2019-03-20T04:37:19.613" UserId="6828" />
  <row Id="7369" PostId="5970" Score="0" Text="Hokusai's examples prove that it is by mastering drawing you master the chosen technique. His line quality is amazing in its variety and life, and that comes from drawing... a lot." CreationDate="2019-03-20T23:45:10.380" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7370" PostId="6262" Score="0" Text="It is worth noting that QR codes have redundancies, so even if they have some defects, they are still readable. You could read more about QR codes redundancies here:&#xA;https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49287574/how-to-estimate-a-qr-code-redunduncy-level" CreationDate="2019-06-24T02:35:02.520" UserId="8127" />
  <row Id="7371" PostId="6266" Score="2" Text="Alignment could be done using a cardbard box with no top, and the bottom flaps folded out.  User stands on two flaps to hold box position between sprays, and the sides will help stop overspray.   OR a flat frame with two flaps held in on one side by tape hinges, so they can be folded out." CreationDate="2019-06-25T04:39:40.937" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="7372" PostId="6262" Score="4" Text="Not directly related to answering your question, but depending on the type of footpath (indoor/outdoor), consider using reverse graffiti (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_graffiti) instead of spraying paint for a much more environmental friendly solution. (also solves some concerns of @Criggie)" CreationDate="2019-06-25T08:33:19.637" UserId="8146" />
  <row Id="7373" PostId="6262" Score="7" Text="I might be out of touch, but do people these days tend to scan random QR codes that they see in the street? It doesn't seem to be much different than clicking random links in spam emails." CreationDate="2019-06-25T09:17:39.363" UserId="8148" />
  <row Id="7374" PostId="6271" Score="0" Text="It's flipped, the image is a Photoshop montage" CreationDate="2019-06-25T10:08:41.340" UserId="4779" />
  <row Id="7375" PostId="6270" Score="3" Text="I am still in complete dark: is the question + answer about why sin45=cos45=0.707 and not 0.5?" CreationDate="2019-06-25T11:31:05.010" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7376" PostId="6263" Score="0" Text="This is going to be really hard. Anything you put in the concrete to leave voids will float when the concrete is liquid. All the stones will fall to the bottom, leaving (for example) ping-pong balls loosely stuck together with weak mortar." CreationDate="2019-06-25T11:46:09.853" UserId="8151" />
  <row Id="7378" PostId="6262" Score="0" Text="@AaronF Scanning a QR code usually shows you the URL first, and then after that you can tell your phone's browser to navigate to it." CreationDate="2019-06-25T12:59:02.300" UserId="265" />
  <row Id="7379" PostId="6262" Score="6" Text="@thevikas &quot;Its [...] to encourage citizen activism.&quot; Oh, great. Somebody who thinks vandalism is a good way to promote civic responsibility." CreationDate="2019-06-25T13:14:15.403" UserId="8155" />
  <row Id="7380" PostId="6271" Score="0" Text="@Danielillo: Shouldn't flipping not have any effect on QR code? Aren't the 3 identical corners for orientation?" CreationDate="2019-06-25T14:00:28.933" UserId="8137" />
  <row Id="7382" PostId="6262" Score="0" Text="Ouch. I think I have to explain further. :) The first example is a many adult size open manholes near the street of my home. Do you still think vandalism is going to be something to worry about there?" CreationDate="2019-06-25T14:02:01.403" UserId="8122" />
  <row Id="7383" PostId="6271" Score="0" Text="I have not idea, maybe is the Photoshop editing. The original QR code used is the one from the [Spanish Wikipedia](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%B3digo_QR)" CreationDate="2019-06-25T14:09:04.440" UserId="4779" />
  <row Id="7384" PostId="6262" Score="3" Text="@thevikas What's your goal? If it's to get the manholes fixed, you should talk to the people responsible for them and/or the city council. Neither of those things involves graffiti. If that doesn't work, contact local newspapers. I don't see how spraying QR codes on the ground is going to help get people to work with you, especially when they're in a place where they have to watch their step to avoid serious injury. Why not just put up posters? If people find the poster interesting, they'll read it. I doubt many people are going to scan random QR codes just to see if they point somewhere good." CreationDate="2019-06-25T14:53:43.023" UserId="8155" />
  <row Id="7385" PostId="6262" Score="0" Text="Thanks for lot of ideas. Th current experiment is to check if people do something with QR. The URL which lists all the name, designation, phone numbers and office address of the staff responsible to keep this road safe. Nobody of our learned citizens knows who to call for this(or any other civic) problem. If the experiment fails do to anything, it simply ends the experiment in a sad way." CreationDate="2019-06-25T15:17:02.283" UserId="8122" />
  <row Id="7386" PostId="6262" Score="3" Text="@thevikas Then I definitely suggest posters. With QR codes, people have to be curious enough to scan the code (an action that has no obvious benefit to them) and _then_ interested enough to actually call the council. With posters, you're not filtering people based on how willing they are to waste their time scanning a QR code that could point to literally anything." CreationDate="2019-06-25T15:47:57.100" UserId="8155" />
  <row Id="7387" PostId="6272" Score="0" Text="Hello to you, too!" CreationDate="2019-06-25T17:50:16.483" UserId="302" />
  <row Id="7390" PostId="6262" Score="1" Text="Instead of spraying paint on the footpath, which could be seen as vandalism, how about you use a high pressure cleaner? There's a technique to &quot;paint&quot; something on a street or sidewalk by cleaning the dirt on the painted part instead of adding &quot;dirt&quot; to it. It's sometimges called Reverse Graffiti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4zdyu30nw. Edit: seems like this was mentioned by @BrtH already" CreationDate="2019-06-26T07:09:30.313" UserId="8165" />
  <row Id="7391" PostId="6262" Score="1" Text="&quot;The URL which lists all the name, designation, phone numbers and office address of the staff responsible&quot; Do you have permission from that staff to do this?" CreationDate="2019-06-26T09:57:45.597" UserId="519" />
  <row Id="7392" PostId="6275" Score="1" Text="I've used this, worked pretty well. Covered the whole grid in tape and then used a sharp knife to cut out the stencil." CreationDate="2019-06-26T11:15:17.657" UserId="8170" />
  <row Id="7393" PostId="6275" Score="0" Text="@NotAGenie - that's interesting, I was thinking that you'd use (for example) a 1&quot; grid with 1&quot; tape, and just wrap tape around the squares or lines you want to mask" CreationDate="2019-06-26T11:26:12.330" UserId="8151" />
  <row Id="7394" PostId="6262" Score="0" Text="fred_dot_u's [answer](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/6264/302) was pretty fantastic and reminded me of the fact that QR codes can have error correction built in. It's probably possible to use a high enough error correction rate that you can just ignore several bits, connecting any islands with &quot;flipped&quot; bits." CreationDate="2019-06-25T17:52:56.730" UserId="302" />
  <row Id="7395" PostId="6262" Score="0" Text="If someone had asked me about this ten minutes ago, I would have said that it would never have worked because of the registration marks, but I just tried it and it actually works pretty well. It can get pretty tedious to stamp out all of the islands though." CreationDate="2019-06-25T21:12:44.513" UserId="8162" />
  <row Id="7396" PostId="6262" Score="0" Text="Yeah, but probably just about as tedious as making two stencils I'd guess. It would be pretty neat if you could automate the process!" CreationDate="2019-06-25T23:36:25.237" UserId="302" />
  <row Id="7397" PostId="6262" Score="0" Text="@mast Its a public office and the staff are public servants." CreationDate="2019-06-26T16:05:04.457" UserId="8122" />
  <row Id="7398" PostId="6274" Score="2" Text="Your approach bears the risk of glueing the bristles together. Bristles offer less resistance to viscous liquids like oil paint than wood, so the liquid will squeeze out instead of filling the gap between wood and ferrule. Thin liquids like superglue will creep up the bristles as well, even against gravity. If you already have a medical syringe, you should try to inject the glue / oil paint at the opposite end of the ferrule. Or just dab a bit of super glue at the &quot;wood end&quot; of the ferrule and let it flow into the gap." CreationDate="2019-06-27T11:09:34.530" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7399" PostId="6260" Score="2" Text="Let me get it right: The bristles come out of the ferrule, or the ferrule (+ bristles) come out of the (wood / plastic) handle?" CreationDate="2019-06-27T11:15:03.290" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7400" PostId="6274" Score="0" Text="@Elmy: thanks for the heads-up. I think I thought of the wrong problem, I expanded the answer. +1" CreationDate="2019-06-27T11:24:16.970" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7401" PostId="6271" Score="1" Text="That’s amazing." CreationDate="2019-06-27T15:23:12.467" UserId="8174" />
  <row Id="7403" PostId="6282" Score="1" Text="&quot;As if sharpening a pencil&quot; - depending on how thick the gluestick is, perhaps an *actual* pencil sharpener would be viable?  Especially if OP can use an electric one to reduce effort even further!" CreationDate="2019-06-28T14:11:55.023" UserId="8139" />
  <row Id="7404" PostId="6281" Score="3" Text="For like a hot glue gun, or one of the kid-safe sticks that twist out of the tube?" CreationDate="2019-06-28T15:17:10.503" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7405" PostId="6281" Score="1" Text="What kind of glue stick again?  There are a lot of answers that seem to assume a hot glue stick." CreationDate="2019-06-28T18:54:42.117" UserId="256" />
  <row Id="7406" PostId="6286" Score="0" Text="Hi Ashutosh, I removed your comment specifically asking after the legality of the matter, since that would make this question off-topic. This site is about arts and crafts, not law." CreationDate="2019-06-28T19:46:34.367" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7407" PostId="6284" Score="0" Text="Would a well made kitchen food processor cut these?" CreationDate="2019-06-28T21:55:49.440" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7408" PostId="6284" Score="0" Text="That's a great idea. There are plenty of videos on YouTube under &quot;will it blend?&quot; Items much tougher than glue sticks are involved." CreationDate="2019-06-28T22:03:05.607" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7409" PostId="6281" Score="0" Text="How small do you want the pieces? Like &quot;grated&quot; small or just in chunks?" CreationDate="2019-06-28T23:03:29.853" UserId="8181" />
  <row Id="7410" PostId="6284" Score="0" Text="I was also thinking coffee grinder. Coffee beans would be about the same hardness?" CreationDate="2019-06-29T04:52:42.943" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7411" PostId="6284" Score="1" Text="glue sticks can be marked by one's fingernail, which implies softness. The heat of friction would probably melt the glue." CreationDate="2019-06-29T10:32:50.647" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7412" PostId="6284" Score="1" Text="I’d say you’re right about hardness. Good point." CreationDate="2019-06-29T10:37:50.757" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7415" PostId="6282" Score="1" Text="It depends on the technology of the __actual__ pencil sharpener. In some cases, they are actually able to create sheets instead of chips." CreationDate="2019-07-01T05:44:12.993" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7417" PostId="6260" Score="0" Text="The bristles are good, it is just the metal that is loose where it meets the wood handle." CreationDate="2019-07-02T00:24:56.317" UserId="8085" />
  <row Id="7421" PostId="5427" Score="2" Text="Have you tried **clear resin**? It's clear, transparent, rigid and easily mold-able.&#xA;I personally use **hot glue** for smaller items, as it is easy to work with, but I don't know if it'll be a good choice for something as big as a sword." CreationDate="2019-07-03T06:30:08.977" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="7423" PostId="6298" Score="0" Text="Why do you think acrylics support mixing less well than other paints?" CreationDate="2019-07-06T07:49:32.750" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7424" PostId="1779" Score="0" Text="Correct, and the the glass guarantees that no one except the museum staff will ever see the paintings again." CreationDate="2019-07-03T01:05:28.693" UserId="8186" />
  <row Id="7425" PostId="6301" Score="0" Text="In grey iron the graphite flakes are &quot;chip breakers&quot;  preventing long swarf." CreationDate="2019-07-07T22:04:22.240" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="7426" PostId="6300" Score="1" Text="ASM recommends  35 to 175 surface feet/minute for milling depending on grade , with feed of 0.008 to 0.016 in./turn ( hss tools). They suggest no cutting fluid as the small chips from cast iron cake-up and are difficult to remove from work and tools." CreationDate="2019-07-08T00:42:15.737" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="7427" PostId="6302" Score="1" Text="@mod Not sure if this is necessary or an improvement, but I accidentally created the tag [tag:make-up] instead of [tag:makeup]: could a mod change this?" CreationDate="2019-07-08T10:54:13.143" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7430" PostId="6304" Score="2" Text="How do you apply it? How do you protect it from decaying or damaging the piece?" CreationDate="2019-07-08T19:59:36.537" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7433" PostId="6291" Score="0" Text="Thanks. You make a good point about paint not sticking to plastic miniatures, but what about if they are painted with a good coat of plastic primer?" CreationDate="2019-07-09T13:44:44.390" UserId="8061" />
  <row Id="7434" PostId="6291" Score="0" Text="@W.H. Plastic primer is a great way to go. I'd still stay within the paint makers recommendation for diluting with water. It might be fun to do some side by side testing to see what works best for you." CreationDate="2019-07-09T14:14:43.483" UserId="6946" />
  <row Id="7435" PostId="6302" Score="2" Text="@Joachim It's a valid spelling but less common, I merged it with makeup and made it a synonym." CreationDate="2019-07-11T05:39:19.730" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7436" PostId="6302" Score="0" Text="@WebHead Thanks. I remember I used to write it that way, but it seems to be less common indeed." CreationDate="2019-07-11T06:55:34.003" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7438" PostId="6302" Score="2" Text="Adding a little water to eye-shadows could give the effect probably... You can trickle it like you're supposed to do with the water colors" CreationDate="2019-07-12T06:16:51.407" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="7439" PostId="6274" Score="0" Text="Using screws you risk splitting the handles." CreationDate="2019-07-12T10:47:48.693" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7440" PostId="6260" Score="0" Text="Can you take the 'heads' (ferrules + bristles) off of the handle?" CreationDate="2019-07-12T10:54:45.827" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7441" PostId="6274" Score="0" Text="That is exactly why I wrote: `If you worry that the handle will break due to the pressure of the screws, drill some &quot;guiding&quot; hole first.`" CreationDate="2019-07-12T10:58:20.153" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7443" PostId="6310" Score="1" Text="Your answer would be even better if you could relay a bit of the information found in the videos to your post." CreationDate="2019-07-13T14:30:15.967" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7445" PostId="6311" Score="0" Text="If you cannot cut one end, you might be able to cut the other. Will you post a picture with the full skirt, so we can have a better idea how to help you?" CreationDate="2019-07-15T06:25:04.380" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7446" PostId="6312" Score="0" Text="This is quite comprehensive!" CreationDate="2019-07-15T23:26:02.197" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7455" PostId="6316" Score="0" Text="Great answer! I remember I used styrene monomer when I repaired a surfboard with polyester to decrease viscosity because of the risk of bubbles forming, so you really nailed an issue there. I think I'll try to order the crystal resin online, I was thinking of using the boat resin because it's localy available and I was afraid the insect I want to encapsulate would not be in good conditions by the time the resin arrived." CreationDate="2019-07-16T21:44:16.677" UserId="8224" />
  <row Id="7456" PostId="6316" Score="1" Text="@IanC If this insect is a butterfly or moth, it's wings will lose all the color when it comes into contact with the liquid resin. Search Youtube for &quot;butterfly in resin&quot; (sorry but Youtube won't let me link to the video in the mobile app)." CreationDate="2019-07-17T04:10:41.757" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7457" PostId="6318" Score="1" Text="I made those two edits because the second-to-last sentence is repeating something from earlier in your post, and the last sentence is completely beside the point of both your question and your answer." CreationDate="2019-07-17T11:15:29.957" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7460" PostId="6316" Score="0" Text="It's an elephant beetle. It died by natural causes, and the wings were in good conditions when I found it, so I was thinking if I could make them show in the cast if they are still looking good. From the comments in the video it seems you can protect the colors with a sealant before you encapsulate it, but the beetle wings are actually dark brown, so the colors are a minor concern for me." CreationDate="2019-07-17T20:42:16.307" UserId="8224" />
  <row Id="7461" PostId="6316" Score="1" Text="@IanC Beetles shouldn't have this problem. Butterflies actually have black wings. The color we perceive is created my tiny scales reflecting the light of different wave lengths. Once the scales are wet, they wecome black." CreationDate="2019-07-18T04:03:56.563" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7462" PostId="6318" Score="1" Text="@VansFannel It's not appropriate to tell others not to use the site as it's intended to be. Editing answers, including others', is a core and fundamental part of the Stack Exchange premise of curating quality content." CreationDate="2019-07-18T17:31:13.417" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7463" PostId="6317" Score="0" Text="For future reference, it's okay to ask for recommendations of _types_ of products, even if it means the answers [cite specific brands/shops](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/486/24). I think there was some confusion here regarding &quot;erasable colored pencils&quot;, which is not a product _type_ that's common knowledge (despite the marketing attempts of the product makers ;) ). I'm cleaning up this comment thread because everything has been clarified in replies that have been seen, or the answers below." CreationDate="2019-07-18T18:06:27.703" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7464" PostId="6317" Score="0" Text="The earlier conversation has been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/96359/discussion-on-question-by-vansfannel-erasable-blue-pencils-for-sketching)." CreationDate="2019-07-18T18:06:44.690" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7465" PostId="6313" Score="0" Text="Related: [How to dye or tint epoxy resin to produce translucent colors?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/6124/how-to-dye-or-tint-epoxy-resin-to-produce-translucent-colors)" CreationDate="2019-07-18T18:11:27.910" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7466" PostId="6316" Score="0" Text="That's interesting, always thought the color was from the actual wing. Think I can see those scales with a 10x magnifying glass? Might try to see it when I find a butterfly laying around :)" CreationDate="2019-07-18T23:49:33.877" UserId="8224" />
  <row Id="7467" PostId="6319" Score="0" Text="Thanks. Sorry, I'm not English and I don't know how you call it, but I'm trying to find a pencil that let me distinguish between the first line I draw (i.e. the circles and lines that help me draw a face) and the final steps. It's a mess!! A lot of lines of the same colour. This is why I'm looking for a blue pencil." CreationDate="2019-07-19T13:48:08.653" UserId="1882" />
  <row Id="7468" PostId="6320" Score="1" Text="How thick is the plywood? can you put a small nail or screw into the backside of the image without it going right through to the front?" CreationDate="2019-07-19T19:52:09.437" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7469" PostId="6320" Score="0" Text="It’s a quarter inch thick. So pretty thin." CreationDate="2019-07-19T20:29:59.410" UserId="717" />
  <row Id="7470" PostId="6320" Score="0" Text="It’s 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide. Maybe if I used several of those flat headed thumbtacks I could get some wire around those" CreationDate="2019-07-19T20:38:54.737" UserId="717" />
  <row Id="7471" PostId="6320" Score="1" Text="I doubt that thumbtacks can hold the weight... They're probably gonna be pulled out after a certain time" CreationDate="2019-07-20T06:33:36.117" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7472" PostId="6320" Score="2" Text="This might be better asked in https://diy.stackexchange.com" CreationDate="2019-07-20T07:07:29.063" UserId="1997" />
  <row Id="7474" PostId="6322" Score="0" Text="Hi Gunslinger711, we can't give manufacturer recommendations, so only your second question might be answered." CreationDate="2019-07-20T14:31:13.090" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7475" PostId="6322" Score="0" Text="For me the essence of the first question is more of a &quot;do any other pens refills fit in this pen body?&quot;" CreationDate="2019-07-20T15:06:39.470" UserId="8234" />
  <row Id="7476" PostId="6319" Score="0" Text="@VansFannel Yup, that's called the undersketch, under-drawing, sketch layer, or any number of things. I refer to it as the undersketch in my answer. My main point is that I think you can get by without one if you need to, but if you can't.. Try the erasables (I honestly haven't heard of anyone having luck with anything but Col-Erase) and switch up the erasers you use." CreationDate="2019-07-21T02:08:16.157" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7477" PostId="6324" Score="0" Text="I found this. https://www.amazon.com/Neoprene-Glasses-Retainer-Eyeglass-Sunglass/dp/B00KHJYJ2Y/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=neoprene%2Bglasses%2Bstrap&amp;qid=1563815783&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-1&amp;th=1 Not quite what I am looking for. Would prefer something with the same diameter throughtout." CreationDate="2019-07-22T17:17:46.793" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="7478" PostId="6325" Score="0" Text="The question here is asking about pencils, not pens/ink." CreationDate="2019-07-22T19:27:29.260" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7479" PostId="2607" Score="0" Text="There is a consistent misspelling in this answer. “Silicon” is a chemical element (a metal) used to make integrated circuits. It is not suitable for mold making unless you have equipment for high-temperature metal forging. “Silicone” on the other hand is a rubbery material often used to make molds, often available as two-part mixtures specifically for mold making, or one-part mixtures often sold as aquarium sealant, bathroom caulk, and other uses." CreationDate="2019-07-22T20:27:26.350" UserId="8236" />
  <row Id="7480" PostId="2607" Score="0" Text="Thanks @SomeGuy.  I have fixed my answer" CreationDate="2019-07-22T21:12:11.570" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="7481" PostId="6325" Score="1" Text="@AllisonC Well, yes, but conceivably that's because pencils are the medium known for their erasability.  It seems relevant to me that there ALSO exist highly-erasable pens.  Were I asking this question, I would likely be interested in knowing about the existence of these pens." CreationDate="2019-07-23T20:30:34.813" UserId="6879" />
  <row Id="7482" PostId="6319" Score="1" Text="Nice answer. I think what the OP misses is that the blue lines are never expected to be erased... the photo-reproduction process takes care of that.    Another thing missing throughout the post is that the under drawing (in blue or light pencil) is typically worked over in **ink** to create the finished work.  If you are sketching, then sketch in whatever color you like to whatever degree of polish you like, its a sketch, not a &quot;finished&quot; work of art." CreationDate="2019-07-23T22:10:01.533" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7483" PostId="5790" Score="1" Text="Glassine paper is made specifically for this." CreationDate="2019-07-23T22:22:10.583" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7485" PostId="6270" Score="1" Text="@virolino - Yes... that is exactly the question, just asked and &quot;answered&quot; in math antagonistic terms. OP: draw a circle radius 1 at the origin, draw a line bisecting the x and y axes (45 degrees), now extend lines from where the bisecting line intersects the circle to the axes. Measure those lines, they will equal .707)   It all comes down to Pythagoras' theory." CreationDate="2019-07-23T23:02:33.237" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7490" PostId="6319" Score="0" Text="@rebusB Good point about inking. I suppose that also depends on the process, and it slipped my mind. If you're going digital, you don't need to ink, either, the darker graphite is fine." CreationDate="2019-07-24T14:46:04.833" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7493" PostId="6331" Score="0" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because questions about product recommendations are off topic on the site." CreationDate="2019-07-27T14:01:28.663" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="7494" PostId="6331" Score="0" Text="As per: https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic and https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/361/where-is-the-line-between-material-selection-and-product-recommendations" CreationDate="2019-07-27T14:03:59.067" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="7496" PostId="6331" Score="0" Text="True, we can't really give a specific answer to this. I've closed as a duplicate of another question that covers some characteristics to look for when shopping for sewing machines." CreationDate="2019-07-27T16:03:08.390" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="7497" PostId="6277" Score="0" Text="this helped a lot." CreationDate="2019-07-28T02:08:41.310" UserId="8112" />
  <row Id="7498" PostId="6336" Score="1" Text="Never heard of that term, French cleat. This is a really clean and practical solution." CreationDate="2019-07-28T08:56:33.743" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7499" PostId="6339" Score="0" Text="Ok, that sounds promising. How though? I mean, I don't suppose I'd be able just to flex it with my bare hands..." CreationDate="2019-07-28T22:42:57.070" UserId="8249" />
  <row Id="7500" PostId="6205" Score="0" Text="To answer this in a useful way needs more detail on your actual objective. If by resin, you mean a 2-part clear polymer optimized for casting, the answer is no, you can't make anything similar with household ingredients. However, there are lots of materials you can make from household ingredients that may be perfectly fine for a specific task. If you describe the kinds of projects you have in mind, that will identify the characteristics that are important. From that, we can identify things you can make that might fit the bill, or be able to know that you can't do it with household ingredients." CreationDate="2019-07-29T01:25:40.500" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7501" PostId="6151" Score="0" Text="It isn't clear whether the objective is to adhere something to the rock, or embed it in a clear blob of material and it is all stuck to the rock.  Any chance there is a picture of something similar you could post, or describe the objective in more detail?" CreationDate="2019-07-29T01:39:01.983" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7502" PostId="6127" Score="1" Text="Just came across this question. Are you still looking for a solution? If so, a few questions to better understand the problem. 1. Is isn't clear what surface the gouges are on (the picture may be a bit of an optical illusion). Does the silicone mold have gouges in the surface that leave raised areas on the casting, or are you getting gouges in the casting from raised areas on the mold or from something going on during casting? 2. Are you looking to get one perfect sphere and you're done, or cast a lot of spheres (if the objective is to fix the process, how robust must the fix be)? (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-07-29T02:19:03.743" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7503" PostId="6127" Score="1" Text="3. Resin tends to be a lot more expensive than the mold.  If the problem is with the mold, would it be practical to just get another one?  4. If you're talking about sanding the sphere, does that mean that the actual size isn't critical, and it doesn't need to be a perfect sphere?  5. Are there visible abnormalities in that area of the mold?  6. Have you ruled out a &quot;process&quot; issue (interaction in that area between resin and mold producing the pattern, or removal before curing in that area was complete)?  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-07-29T02:19:38.963" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7504" PostId="6127" Score="1" Text="7. Is the curvature of the mold perfectly consistent (if the casting was rotated in any arbitrary direction, would there still be perfect contact between the casting and the mold everywhere; relates to potential solution)?  8. Is your objective just to cleanup that casting and you're done, or to solve the casting problem so the next casting is perfect?" CreationDate="2019-07-29T02:19:49.517" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7505" PostId="6339" Score="0" Text="Pewter is surprisingly soft. I've bent the pewter handle on a cake slice (only slightly thinner than this stem appears) by trying to cut pastry with it. The difficulty will be getting a good grip either side of the bend. However pewter is harder than tin, and harder metals tend to be more brittle." CreationDate="2019-07-29T07:54:40.993" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7507" PostId="6322" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the clarification.  I updated the answer.  Pilot offers nine ink colors and two point sizes for that pen.  The different point sizes will have slightly different feels.  If you want to stick with a rollerball, any manufacturer's refill will have ink with a consistency that isn't too different, due to the mechanics of how a rollerball works.  However, if someone makes a different tip, particularly a much broader one, the writing feel is likely to be different.  To get a different ink consistency or a radically different writing feel, you will need a different type of refill. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-07-29T23:17:20.253" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7508" PostId="6322" Score="0" Text="Some (much more expensive), refillable pens do offer different types of refills for the same pen.  Their refills will sometimes fit other pens.  The problem is that their refills tend to be much more expensive than the entire other-brand pen.  If your objective is to get another type of refill into the V5 pen body, you can expand the possibilities by not worrying about an exact physical match, but modifying the refill to fit.  As long as the refill will physically fit in the pen (or can be cut down to fit), you can make &quot;adapters&quot; so they work properly with the pen." CreationDate="2019-07-29T23:17:30.123" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7512" PostId="6339" Score="0" Text="Ok, then - I'll (with some trepidation) give it a go and report back. Otherwise, I shall try my friendly local jewellers." CreationDate="2019-07-30T15:28:05.943" UserId="8249" />
  <row Id="7513" PostId="6343" Score="1" Text="I don't know the answer to all of your questions so I won't hazard an answer. There are answers for the thinning ratio part of your question on another post. https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/6290/mixing-acrylic-paint-with-water-and-storing-it" CreationDate="2019-07-30T18:02:04.143" UserId="6946" />
  <row Id="7515" PostId="6346" Score="1" Text="What kind of fabric is it (cotton, synthetic, etc.)? Do you know how it was dyed (the thread or the whole fabric)? Please focus and provide details and we can reopen." CreationDate="2019-07-30T23:13:57.327" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="7516" PostId="6346" Score="0" Text="Cotton. I do not know how it was dyed as I bought it at a fabric store." CreationDate="2019-07-30T23:21:47.283" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="7517" PostId="6346" Score="0" Text="Please edit it into the question. You've been an active StackExchange member for quite a while and the expectations for your questions are somewhat higher than for a new user." CreationDate="2019-07-31T00:49:03.913" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="7519" PostId="6346" Score="0" Text="I think it is clear enough. Vote to reopen. In addition, do you have any idea how the cotton was painted, what kind of pigment was used?" CreationDate="2019-07-31T11:01:48.287" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7520" PostId="6346" Score="3" Text="@fixit7 another user added the cotton information. I encourage you to pay attention to details like that to help you get the most useful answers for your situation." CreationDate="2019-07-31T12:20:43.830" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="7521" PostId="6322" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 This is exactly what I was looking for, do you have any references/web links of people attempting to modify a refill to fit a pilot pen? Or a link to someone who's made an adapter? (maybe 3D printed?)" CreationDate="2019-07-31T12:45:36.750" UserId="8234" />
  <row Id="7522" PostId="6348" Score="4" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it does not appear to be related to traditional hand-made arts and crafts." CreationDate="2019-07-31T14:17:49.717" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7523" PostId="6346" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I have no info on how the cotton was painted or dyed. The fabric was bought at a fabric store at least 5 years ago." CreationDate="2019-07-31T14:30:46.940" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="7524" PostId="6322" Score="0" Text="1. That would be unique for each combination of refill and pen body.  2. It would take an investment of thought, time, and effort.  It would be a labor of love to make that investment for a $1 refill and $2 pen (or an engineer who just had to do it as a challenge because it's possible).  There are probably people who have gone that far (I'm an engineer and it's the kind of thing I might do), but I haven't seen anyone post an example.  :-)" CreationDate="2019-07-31T17:12:50.113" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7525" PostId="6348" Score="3" Text="If there are, the people who made my couch sure didn't have access to them." CreationDate="2019-07-31T20:27:06.087" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7526" PostId="6348" Score="1" Text="Hm. I am wavering here. The principles of human comfort can be defined (I distinctly remember some from when I was studying architecture, e.g. the formula for stairs or good heights for stools), drawing has them (golden ratio etc. for aesthetically pleasing design), sewing and others as well... And I would possibly see such a chair as a “sculpture”, “hand made” by an algorithm as artistic process, not an industrial product." CreationDate="2019-07-31T20:55:28.727" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="7527" PostId="6335" Score="0" Text="Indeed my goal is to build a reflector (we skip the surface treatment for now and stick with the shape only).&#xA;I thought of a similar approach (but a positive mould). I think the problem is that you will have only linear interpolations between the fins meaning you will need a **lot** of fins. Using a mylar film makes it somewhat curvy however I think it is still far from perfect. Can you think of a solution to overcome that?" CreationDate="2019-08-01T09:30:43.563" UserId="8250" />
  <row Id="7528" PostId="6335" Score="0" Text="added new info." CreationDate="2019-08-01T09:47:12.103" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7529" PostId="6350" Score="0" Text="Your comment about wetness in the wood is spot on. Even on the warmest of days, the pole feels cool to the touch. I guess it'll be a while before I can do anything on it." CreationDate="2019-08-01T10:38:09.360" UserId="8268" />
  <row Id="7530" PostId="6350" Score="0" Text="Your comment about wetness in the wood is spot on. Even on the warmest of days, the pole feels cool to the touch. I guess it'll be a while before I can do anything on it. However, the original question was about doing artwork on the pole and not painting it (I have since blended the titles). Do you have an opinion on types of paints that would work well in that scenario? (PS. I'm new to SO and learning the mechanics of using it; hence the multiple comments)" CreationDate="2019-08-01T10:54:25.447" UserId="8268" />
  <row Id="7531" PostId="6335" Score="0" Text="added yet another suggestion" CreationDate="2019-08-01T11:00:55.470" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7532" PostId="6348" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC Well, the fact that I intend to use algorithms is irrelevant to the question itself, so I can edit that paragraph. I, probably unnecessarily, wanted to contextualize the question. Any resource that can teach comfort is relevant to anybody who wants to create furniture, regardless of the tools used." CreationDate="2019-08-01T11:15:21.027" UserId="8240" />
  <row Id="7533" PostId="6348" Score="0" Text="I retract my close vote. If we had someone asking for standards or algorithms to design comfortable garments or to create arbitrary Origami figures, we would probably consider it on topic, too. This seems to be no different, even if furniture making is not considered as &quot;hand craft&quot; anymore." CreationDate="2019-08-01T11:23:23.753" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7534" PostId="6348" Score="3" Text="This is the study of ergonomics, essentially; I'm also on the fence about how topical it is. Honestly, I think you are more likely to get the algorithm or analytical resources you seek from an engineering site, not this one... Would you perhaps be interested in migration?" CreationDate="2019-08-01T13:19:22.360" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="7535" PostId="6350" Score="0" Text="@Anandologist you could create your pattern with different colors of stains, either using actual colored stains, or using the different hues of &quot;wood&quot; colors to create your artwork. It'd likely last longer than painted artwork, as well." CreationDate="2019-08-01T13:23:15.353" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7536" PostId="6351" Score="0" Text="Cheap army men make great practice subjects, too, if one doesn't have a model they're willing to use for practice." CreationDate="2019-08-01T13:24:59.817" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7537" PostId="6348" Score="0" Text="@Erica Yes, this is essentially a question regarding an application of ergonomics. However, I don't think the engineering SE's are more appropriate than this one; Those do not deal with design. The only SE sites that would be more appropriate are Ergonomics SE, IxD SE and the like, but those do not exist. So, if I cannot ask design questions here either, no relevant SE exists." CreationDate="2019-08-01T14:03:09.150" UserId="8240" />
  <row Id="7538" PostId="6350" Score="0" Text="@Anandologist, better?" CreationDate="2019-08-01T18:55:20.657" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7539" PostId="6353" Score="0" Text="That could be done quite nicely by someone with the skills. On stretchy material that's not me, which is partly why I sewed on the inside. I could try it on the hinge of this prototype (which I keep loaded as a mini cycling wallet, so do use)" CreationDate="2019-08-01T20:49:20.773" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7540" PostId="6348" Score="1" Text="As a former industrial engineer, ergonomics is definitely a subspecialty of engineering, but you can leave it here if you prefer :)" CreationDate="2019-08-02T00:13:09.823" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="7541" PostId="6350" Score="0" Text="Yes, I like the ideas, from both you and @AllisonC." CreationDate="2019-08-02T10:49:45.717" UserId="8268" />
  <row Id="7542" PostId="6335" Score="0" Text="I really like your second solution. The limiting factors regarding precision is paper/cardboard thickness and alignment only. Thanks!" CreationDate="2019-08-02T15:16:14.877" UserId="8250" />
  <row Id="7543" PostId="6354" Score="0" Text="Darnn, I did not know you needed a computer . I built a 20 ft long bench on my deck 22 years ago that has been very comfortable ( although a seat cushion is good for sitting a long time).  Seat is 10 degrees and back is 105 degrees ( 15 degrees past vertical ." CreationDate="2019-08-02T15:19:59.007" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="7544" PostId="6330" Score="1" Text="Hello, excuse my late response, I was on vacation. I will follow your advice meticulously and I hope to continue to use mylar because this medium is very different from what I normally use. Thanks again for taking time for advice." CreationDate="2019-08-02T16:53:40.347" UserId="8237" />
  <row Id="7545" PostId="6330" Score="0" Text="No problem, I hope it's useful. If it is, please accept the answer, as it may help others." CreationDate="2019-08-03T10:03:54.087" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7551" PostId="6335" Score="0" Text="I came up with another point to consider concerning the second approach. When you put the cardboard slices together you have to make sure that they have to have approx. the same thickness, Second there is some additional space to consider (when you put two slices together you get some add-on of possibly 0.xxx mm in between the slices due to tolerances, glue, ...) . One have to test in advance how much this would be on average and consider that in the dimensions of slices." CreationDate="2019-08-04T17:42:47.783" UserId="8250" />
  <row Id="7552" PostId="6335" Score="1" Text="If you require such a precise resolution that you have to consider glue thickness, cardboard may not be the best material for this construction. Something more stable in dimension seems to be better suited, but is likely to be more expensive, of course. If you are reflecting sunlight or artificial light, you won't need nanometer precision. I measure cardboard for laser cutting and get +/- 0.2 mm variations on a single piece, sometimes greater." CreationDate="2019-08-04T19:32:54.500" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7553" PostId="6335" Score="0" Text="What material(s) would be suitable in your opinion?" CreationDate="2019-08-04T19:57:39.657" UserId="8250" />
  <row Id="7555" PostId="6349" Score="0" Text="I would be inclined to brad-nail or brass screw small colorful objects onto the post for the interim. This could be done in a spiral pattern around the post, or pieces like diamond shapes of kiln-dried wood vertically on the four sides - not apply densely enough to impede natural drying of the post. I love color and a blank slate has taught me to mitigate!" CreationDate="2019-08-02T18:45:42.467" UserId="8273" />
  <row Id="7557" PostId="6335" Score="0" Text="CA adhesive means the thinnest impact. I think cardboard is probably okay, but are you unhappy with the variance from layer to layer? The variation is why I suggested coating it with wall board compound and sanding it smooth. You could cut a precision template from thin plastic and while sanding, insert it into the curve to ensure you are keeping to the shape. It's similar to how lathe users create duplicate table legs and other items. What level of precision do you require?" CreationDate="2019-08-05T00:10:21.717" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7559" PostId="6363" Score="1" Text="Consider the following test: remove all threads from the machine to avoid making knots. Gently press the foot pedal. Listen/observe the speed. Press more on the pedal. Does the speed increase or does it remain at the first level? If it does not get faster, but runs the same speed, your foot pedal may be defective." CreationDate="2019-08-05T16:53:12.227" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7560" PostId="6363" Score="2" Text="You can even test the pedal with your hand. Since most people are more dexterous with their hand than their feet, it's easier to see whether the machine reacts to different pressure levels of the pedal. Simply lay it on the table and gently press down with your hand until the machine starts the sewing motion. If the machine always runs on full speed, the pedal is probably broken. If not, consider using it barefoot or turned around (back side facing you)." CreationDate="2019-08-06T07:50:40.613" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7563" PostId="6372" Score="4" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is asking after a product recommendation, it is open-ended, opinion-based, and has nothing to do with a creative process." CreationDate="2019-08-07T08:02:56.103" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7565" PostId="6311" Score="0" Text="You can do a costumers cheat by tacking it.  Once you know how much you want to shorten it, fold the fabric in half right sides together, sew a baste stitch all around. The hardest part is finding a pretty spot to put that stitch because the seam it will show. Alternatively, You can fold it wrong sides together and make a cute layer." CreationDate="2019-08-07T22:13:25.027" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="7567" PostId="6334" Score="0" Text="What size are you thinking for this structure to be? 1cm, 10 cm, 100 cm 1000 cm?" CreationDate="2019-08-09T05:13:28.287" UserId="725" />
  <row Id="7571" PostId="6380" Score="2" Text="Good to know! I only applied one layer and don't plan on applying more. Guess it'll just be a while until I can make use of them." CreationDate="2019-08-09T14:33:39.013" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="7572" PostId="6379" Score="2" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about art historical terminology. Terminology questions are fine if they can clarify a creative process, but this seems to have nothing to do with creating things." CreationDate="2019-08-09T18:48:31.637" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7573" PostId="6383" Score="0" Text="I'm not completely satisfied with this as a definitive answer, but in case nothing more specific exists yet, I thought I'd throw it out there :)" CreationDate="2019-08-10T15:52:32.053" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="7574" PostId="6380" Score="0" Text="Mod Podge is a true exercise in patience, but the results can be fantastic once you wait it out." CreationDate="2019-08-12T14:03:15.877" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7575" PostId="6339" Score="0" Text="The crackling noise is really quite off-putting, but that seems to have worked. Thanks!" CreationDate="2019-08-12T19:09:43.560" UserId="8249" />
  <row Id="7576" PostId="6379" Score="3" Text="@Joachim I guess I don't see the difference between this terminology question and our other technique or style identification terminology questions. The example might be a historical piece, but it's not merely a history or appreciation trivia. If you want to learn about a technique, it's generally fundamental to learn what it's called, first." CreationDate="2019-08-13T14:22:27.347" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7577" PostId="6379" Score="0" Text="@WebHead You're right. I think that my decision was informed by both Arcimboldo's painting and the lack of any indication of artistic usage or usefulness. Vote retracted. (Also, it's Dwight)." CreationDate="2019-08-13T15:10:13.350" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7578" PostId="6339" Score="0" Text="I didn't mention , tin is unusual , it makes squeaks and other sounds when it is deformed ." CreationDate="2019-08-14T00:02:33.463" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="7580" PostId="6390" Score="0" Text="The reflective surface is [almost certainly metal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror#Manufacturing) and unlikely to come off with paint stripper.  With a glass scraper (or razor blade) you should be able to scrape the coating off glass without damage, but it will be tedious." CreationDate="2019-08-16T15:23:05.637" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7587" PostId="6334" Score="0" Text="Something around 30 to 80 cm (diameter)." CreationDate="2019-08-19T14:44:48.880" UserId="8250" />
  <row Id="7588" PostId="6378" Score="1" Text="Polyacrylic works best , it’s better than poly urethane. And mod podge is out dated. . It was basically the first clear coat they came up with . My granny went crazy with it in the 70s" CreationDate="2019-08-19T07:05:00.030" UserId="8320" />
  <row Id="7589" PostId="6378" Score="1" Text="@Foolishgirl Mod Podge is absolutely not outdated; there are different uses for urethane, acrylic &quot;urethane,&quot; and mod podge (and crystal clear, and floor polish, and dullcote, and...), and thinking there's a one-size-fits-all clear coat is as foolish as thinking hot glue is perfect for everything (it never is)." CreationDate="2019-08-20T01:39:23.137" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7590" PostId="6397" Score="1" Text="Can you revise and clarify this? I'm having a hard time understanding how putting safety pins in the selvedges will prevent the cut edges from fraying." CreationDate="2019-08-20T03:57:16.907" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7591" PostId="6356" Score="0" Text="First answer is correct . You do not have to back stitch a zigzag , just that straight stitches especially the corners" CreationDate="2019-08-19T06:56:47.163" UserId="8320" />
  <row Id="7594" PostId="6392" Score="1" Text="The last paragraph is the best answer IMO, because making such a mirror doesn't require starting from a special glass. And if you really want to reuse the frames, if they're particularly nice, then you could get fresh panes of glass cut to your size needs. Lots of window shops can do that type of work." CreationDate="2019-08-20T18:23:13.727" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7595" PostId="6390" Score="0" Text="Why bother stripping the mirror at all if you plan applying the mirroring with a different material? Seems like a toxic messy waste of time. Just start with a piece of glass cut to the dimensions of the frame/original mirror." CreationDate="2019-08-20T19:55:32.543" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7596" PostId="6381" Score="0" Text="I don't think this is Pareidolia as there is nothing vague about what Arcimboldo is doing. It is not interpretive or hidden. He is purposely constructing, in a sculptural manner (he was a Mannerist after all), the figures in the paintings using inanimate objects. His work is considered unique, and the closest thing I found to a name for them is &quot;double-meaning&quot; paintings." CreationDate="2019-08-20T20:08:38.340" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7597" PostId="6390" Score="0" Text="@rebusB, You are of course correct on this, as long as the existing mirror glass is square or rectangular.  I was assuming that the existing mirror had an unusual, hard-to-replicate shape, in which case it might be easier to strip the existing properly fitting glass rather than try to make a fresh piece work." CreationDate="2019-08-20T20:11:24.520" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="7599" PostId="6390" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor - good point re. unusual shape." CreationDate="2019-08-20T20:13:29.553" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7600" PostId="6387" Score="0" Text="That looks like drawing paper in the photo... should be fine." CreationDate="2019-08-20T20:35:10.750" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7601" PostId="6358" Score="1" Text="It is a great drawing... even with the little bit of softness in the details. Looks fine." CreationDate="2019-08-20T20:36:27.123" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7602" PostId="1728" Score="1" Text="Looks solid. Have you considered using guache? Its paint so the application is different but it is made to give just the look you are going for: solid saturated even color." CreationDate="2019-08-20T20:40:59.593" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7603" PostId="6387" Score="1" Text="Yes, but it is quite coarse. For thinner, more defined lines, finer paper could help." CreationDate="2019-08-20T20:48:52.340" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7604" PostId="6387" Score="0" Text="I would not consider that paper very coarse at all. Looks like standard quality drawing paper. A paper that is more plate (smoother) will actually smudge more, not less, since there will be less friction between the pigment and the paper. I hear what you a saying about thin lines, like on drafting paper, but it is the smudging that is an issue, not line weight." CreationDate="2019-08-20T20:53:22.470" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7605" PostId="6346" Score="1" Text="sorry, voting to close. There is no way to answer this question. Depending on how the cotton was dyed it may be impossible to extract the color. Without knowing how it got there, there is no way to express how to get rid of it." CreationDate="2019-08-20T20:58:34.580" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7606" PostId="6298" Score="0" Text="Digital colors are produced differently than pigmented ones (emissive versus reflective) and have different primaries (Red Green Blue instead of Red Blue Yellow) so that won't work." CreationDate="2019-08-20T21:23:43.550" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7607" PostId="1728" Score="0" Text="@rebusB No. I don't know anything about all that." CreationDate="2019-08-21T05:48:12.070" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="7608" PostId="6387" Score="1" Text="Sure, it seems like a standard quality sketching paper. And I follow that smoother paper might increase smudging, but that depends on technique. And, yes, the question focuses on smudging, but the underlying reason seems to be that the *finer lines* &quot;blend&quot; into adjacent colours. My answer is merely an addition to the other answers, as it focuses on a different aspect, and is obviously not exhaustive." CreationDate="2019-08-21T09:23:00.297" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7609" PostId="6380" Score="1" Text="@jackwise Don't forget to accept the answer if you're satisfied with it! :)" CreationDate="2019-08-21T11:05:31.513" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="7610" PostId="6346" Score="0" Text="Try soaking it in bleach for longer period, and keep on checking till you achieve the desired shade" CreationDate="2019-08-21T11:07:23.783" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="7611" PostId="6342" Score="1" Text="Maybe it's not getting enough time to cure? Bake it instead at 180°C for 30 minutes and let it cool in the oven before taking it out to avoid cracks.. Also, I have used acrylics to paint ceramic and then baked them to cure the paint. It didn't wash off even with scrubbing." CreationDate="2019-08-21T11:11:37.653" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="7612" PostId="6346" Score="1" Text="Use color remover. A product exists for this purpose and is better than throwing completely random products at it for no reason other than you got some weird idea that beer would fade color." CreationDate="2019-08-21T11:48:53.403" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7613" PostId="6346" Score="1" Text="The question is likely answerable, but the bare minimum of research was not done. Color remover is not an obscure or hard to find product; I can find it in any big box store that sells dyes and stain removers." CreationDate="2019-08-21T11:51:00.410" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7614" PostId="6346" Score="0" Text="Color remover was tried and it too failed." CreationDate="2019-08-21T13:26:11.497" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="7615" PostId="6380" Score="3" Text="@BellaSwan I'm waiting a while to make sure the blocks actually cure - if waiting doesn't work, the question still stands." CreationDate="2019-08-21T16:05:58.550" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="7616" PostId="6401" Score="0" Text="Did this work? It is not clear from your answer. It looks unchanged." CreationDate="2019-08-21T17:54:01.893" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7617" PostId="6401" Score="0" Text="It partially worked. The white area in the middle. Not sure why it is not uniformly white ?" CreationDate="2019-08-21T23:35:43.830" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="7618" PostId="6403" Score="0" Text="What sort of hose  diameter are you thinking of? For some sizes there are very cheap (in bulk) push-fit connectors that can be disconnected easily" CreationDate="2019-08-22T06:52:53.853" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7619" PostId="6401" Score="0" Text="I thought that was residue :) It seems like the part that did get bleached was the top: was it maybe sticking out of the bleach for a while? Maybe the bleach needs to oxidize?" CreationDate="2019-08-22T08:35:20.567" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7620" PostId="6380" Score="0" Text="@jackwise if you have a warm dry space to keep them in while curing, that will help keep it on a shorter timeframe" CreationDate="2019-08-22T11:50:25.943" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7621" PostId="6403" Score="1" Text="Have you been to your local home improvement store?" CreationDate="2019-08-22T11:52:09.210" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7622" PostId="6346" Score="0" Text="Honestly, at this point, you're better off going and buying fabric that's already the color you want instead of continuing down this path. If you haven't already, you're probably close to sinking more money into this activity than you would into a new cut of fabric." CreationDate="2019-08-22T11:54:08.770" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7623" PostId="6380" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC Unfortunately it's summer on the east coast, so I definitely do not have a dry space! They have been sitting next to my AC unit. They seem less sticky so far, at least. I'm hoping they'll be usable after a week or so." CreationDate="2019-08-22T14:28:40.477" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="7624" PostId="1728" Score="1" Text="check it out sometime if you can... its water based so easy cleanup. It would also let you cover much more area in a much shorter time then trying to get the same look from colored pencils." CreationDate="2019-08-22T14:34:48.163" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7625" PostId="6404" Score="2" Text="Want to warn you that the question as it stands is asking for an opinion and will likely be closed. I would take away the why do people make art this way ( I would say its because its the closest to the way people see the world they are capturing. ) and focus on what kind of perspective it is. This site is more about the techniques of arts and crafts than the philosophy of it." CreationDate="2019-08-22T14:41:29.310" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7626" PostId="5643" Score="0" Text="@Timinycricket - Actually it is called is a **flat spring**" CreationDate="2019-08-22T14:52:55.230" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7627" PostId="1830" Score="0" Text="@WebHead - then you should post your answer and accept it so as to clear up the mystery why these answers are not acceptable." CreationDate="2019-08-22T16:11:48.893" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7630" PostId="6401" Score="2" Text="@Joachim The part that got bleached was at the bottom of the bowl where the fabric was soaking. But Allison is right, I might as well buy new fabric in the color I want." CreationDate="2019-08-22T17:29:13.783" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="7631" PostId="6404" Score="1" Text="The images you show are not from a perspective point that is a couple of degrees below the horizon, however (which is a very vague description anyway, because in linear perspective, the horizon is on the same level as the observer's viewpoint). Why did you post those images?" CreationDate="2019-08-22T18:18:41.507" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7632" PostId="6408" Score="1" Text="Whipping is the way to go! Perfect. Thanks for the two nodes suggested, I'll try them." CreationDate="2019-08-22T22:39:21.403" UserId="8336" />
  <row Id="7633" PostId="5643" Score="1" Text="@rebusB you are correct! Where were you a year ago? Lol." CreationDate="2019-08-23T01:50:39.853" UserId="6363" />
  <row Id="7634" PostId="6404" Score="1" Text="@Joachim. The OP did not use the word horizon, that was from your edit. The views actually are a few degrees below horizontal, at least where the horizon is above the midline of the image. I think it is pretty clear what the OP is asking, and is not technically trained regarding perspective so provided a visual aid. Unfortunately the question as phrased is a off topic for this site. Imma answer anyway though even though I expect it will be closed. its nice to be helpful." CreationDate="2019-08-23T03:47:49.087" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7635" PostId="6404" Score="0" Text="@rebusB You think changing the obviously grammatically misused word &quot;horizontal&quot; for the more (grammatically) appropriate word 'horizon', is a strech? I'm asking the OP to clarify the question - the reason I posted it as a comment. You can't position something &quot;below horizontal&quot;, that makes no sense." CreationDate="2019-08-23T08:28:57.547" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7636" PostId="6414" Score="0" Text="Hi Mangocherry, could you explain or show how to tie a &quot;monkey's fist knot&quot;? Without it, your answer is not really helpful." CreationDate="2019-08-23T08:30:13.120" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7638" PostId="6404" Score="0" Text="I think you answered your own question: it is the most commonly used viewpoint because it's the perspective &quot;we see in&quot; - it is the most natural and acceptable of perspectives." CreationDate="2019-08-23T08:34:20.713" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7639" PostId="6404" Score="1" Text="I'm just looking for the terminology for this perspective, which no one seems to know! Even though I have heard the word for this view before, I cannot remember!" CreationDate="2019-08-23T08:46:10.563" UserId="8334" />
  <row Id="7640" PostId="3577" Score="2" Text="Note that the first two options aren't proper long-term solutions: the tension will increase and decrease due to atmospheric influences, causing the *visible* part of the canvas to suffer irreparably. Glueing it will worsen this effect. The third option - glueing it to a panel (a.k.a. *marouflage*) is the only viable option for these cases, as far as I know." CreationDate="2019-08-23T09:08:19.223" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7647" PostId="6380" Score="0" Text="@jackwise when in doubt (due to summer humidity), err on the side of leaving them a bit longer, even if they don't feel sticky. Better to take the extra time to play it safe than find out that they weren't quite ready and your set is fused together!" CreationDate="2019-08-23T11:46:31.287" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7648" PostId="6417" Score="0" Text="I think you’re right about the cord being covered by a fabric casing. That makes a lot of sense. Thank you ☺️" CreationDate="2019-08-23T12:56:09.370" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="7649" PostId="6413" Score="1" Text="Gotta love experimental verification! Good answer." CreationDate="2019-08-23T23:37:21.253" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="7650" PostId="6404" Score="1" Text="@Joachim - Absolutely! Horizontal and horizon, though they have the same root, are totally different things! In this case it completely changes the conditions of the question. You can __look__ below the horizontal, the vector your eyes are pointed in would be a few degrees below the horizontal line parallel to the ground.  It may seem a strange way to word it, but it makes sense with the images shown. It doesn't make sense when the word is changed to horizon. You assumed it was a grammatical error, and then curtly accused the OP of making no sense after you &quot;corrected&quot; it." CreationDate="2019-08-24T00:12:31.023" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7651" PostId="6404" Score="0" Text="@Conso: that is why I recommended an edit to clarify your question. I suggest it is Landscape Perspective, maybe you are thinking Panoramic? but the images are not wide enough to suggest that. Two point perspective may be a general way of describing the images... I will add that to my answer." CreationDate="2019-08-24T00:17:43.657" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7652" PostId="6416" Score="1" Text="There are seperate names for perspectives as someone smaller ([worms-eye view](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm%27s-eye_view)) or taller than an average human would see the world ([bird's-eye view](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird%27s-eye_view)), but there doesn't seem to be a seperate name for a &quot;humans-eye view&quot;. The pictures OP shows as examples are &quot; humans-eye views&quot;, wheras the last one is a bird's-eye view with the horizon moved out of the view." CreationDate="2019-08-24T07:10:01.987" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7653" PostId="6416" Score="0" Text="I have never heard of the term 'landscape perspective', nor does Google give me any noticeable hits. Can you provide any references?" CreationDate="2019-08-24T09:46:16.703" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7654" PostId="6416" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Google does hit, I checked... there is even a [book with that title.](https://www.google.com/search?q=Landscape+Perspective+Drawing+Nicholas+T+Dines&amp;stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgecSYxy3w8sc9YanUSWtOXmOM5-IKzsgvd80rySypFNLhYoOylLgEpHj00_UNjZKKzVIsU5I1GKT4uFBElJSN-HddmnaOjVNwV9OLEgWtQIdHqztXsTIZMDTtW3GIjYWDUYCBZxGrnk9iXkpxcmJBqkJAalFxQWpySWZZqoJLUWJ5Zl66gl9mckZ-TmKxQoiCS2ZeajEA-PiLQKQAAAA&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiq7LvZ9ZvkAhUkxVkKHaIvDUIQ6RMwOXoECBwQBA) I don't know that it is a convention but it is more than nothing." CreationDate="2019-08-24T16:25:32.293" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7655" PostId="6418" Score="1" Text="Aerial perspective is ambiguous... birds-eye is definitely the better term for &quot;looking from above.&quot;" CreationDate="2019-08-24T16:32:32.003" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7656" PostId="6418" Score="0" Text="It is interesting that the most common POV we have a humans appears to have no conventional name in art making." CreationDate="2019-08-24T16:34:55.127" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7657" PostId="6416" Score="0" Text="I noticed that title, but it's a book that simply adresses &quot;a new technique of drawing landscapes in perspective&quot;. It's about drawing landscape in perspective, not drawing in landscape perspective." CreationDate="2019-08-24T16:54:34.693" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7659" PostId="6418" Score="0" Text="Yes, that's quite ironic. But that says something about the way we interpret things, as well, I think. And, of course, both high and low angle shots have a relatively large arch in which they can be recognized, whereas the default POV is more of an intuitive interpretation." CreationDate="2019-08-24T17:05:12.197" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7660" PostId="5427" Score="4" Text="This is a year-old question, so probably overtaken by events.  But if the need arises again, I wouldn't try to cast something like this.  Even a metal sword is a lot thicker than 3 mm.  Plastic that thin will either be very flimsy and flexible, or brittle and easily broken.  I would cut the blade from a sheet of something like clear Lexan.  Judge the required thickness by how flexible the sheet is.  If you're just going to wear it, it can be more flexible than if you intend to wave it around." CreationDate="2019-08-25T00:41:07.707" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7662" PostId="6176" Score="0" Text="What are the inside dimensions of the box, and how much clearance do you have between the plastic sleeves and the sides?" CreationDate="2019-08-26T02:23:05.950" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7664" PostId="6422" Score="0" Text="It sticks rather well to the inks used for offset printing.  (We used it in my high school print shop for fancier business cards).  But I don't remember how we cured it ... I don't remember using a heat gun, and it was before we got the conveyor belt t-shirt dryer." CreationDate="2019-08-26T20:20:59.257" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="7665" PostId="6370" Score="1" Text="And if you don't have an adjustment, it might be possible to tape a small block of wood or similar to the back of the pedal that would keep you from being able to depress it fully." CreationDate="2019-08-26T20:54:22.133" UserId="631" />
  <row Id="7667" PostId="1711" Score="1" Text="@user812786 - Contact with the glass, through condensation causing adhesion or just plain friction, could easily damage the artwork," CreationDate="2019-08-26T21:27:17.773" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7668" PostId="689" Score="0" Text="Not a good idea for archival purposes. If these are collectable you will destroy their value... if not you run the risk of destroying the artwork anyway, almost guaranteeing it in the long term." CreationDate="2019-08-26T21:44:29.767" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7669" PostId="6429" Score="2" Text="Without knowing what the base looks like, it will be hard for people to give you useful advice.  What is the size and design of the current base (and can you post a snapshot of it)?  How large and heavy is the statue? People here can offer some general guidance, but it will likely require that someone with finish carpentry skills look at it and figure out what to do.  You could even consider a different base design.  If it will continue to be stored in an inhospitable area, it might also make sense to use a material other than wood." CreationDate="2019-08-27T03:26:34.963" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7671" PostId="6427" Score="0" Text="What is the size of the statue?" CreationDate="2019-08-27T04:33:09.240" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7676" PostId="1816" Score="0" Text="Lower cost alternative is Oogoo (DIY Sugru).  See https://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-Your-Own-Sugru-Substitute/." CreationDate="2019-08-27T22:59:09.503" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7680" PostId="6431" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts SE. Please take the [tour] and have a look at the [help], especially [How do I ask a good question?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-ask). You need to be more specific to get a specific answer. What exactly is it you don't understand or struggle with? What have you tried that didn't work? Maybe you can link to a specific source and ask for clarification of a certain paragraph. As it stand this question in unclear and too broad and might get closed." CreationDate="2019-08-28T09:29:27.180" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7681" PostId="6427" Score="3" Text="What is the value of the statue? Financial, cultural, archeological... If the value is big enough, you'd better hire a professional. Can you please provide a picture with some details? If it is a &quot;Venus de Milo&quot;, please do not attach hands :)" CreationDate="2019-08-28T10:04:50.920" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7682" PostId="6427" Score="2" Text="The statue is approximately 49 inches tall. I do not think it is of great value financially, culturally, archaeologically. No Venus de Milo here! ;) I am trying to figure out how to add photos from my computer...." CreationDate="2019-08-28T14:35:53.117" UserId="8347" />
  <row Id="7683" PostId="6429" Score="1" Text="I added a picture of the statue to the original question, along with dimensions. I would estimate the weight of the statue to be around 20 lbs. It was in a wet basement in Atchison, KS, for a while (a year, maybe?), but now it is in a dry location in Colorado. I have had it here (CO) for 3 days, so it's still very wet. I am hoping that it will dry out enough to handle and repair." CreationDate="2019-08-28T14:54:40.947" UserId="8347" />
  <row Id="7684" PostId="6429" Score="0" Text="The surface is covered with little spots of discoloration.  Those look like mold.  I'm not sure what disinfectant is safe for plaster, but this must be a common problem. so I assume there are standard treatments available." CreationDate="2019-08-28T16:58:41.920" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7685" PostId="6437" Score="3" Text="You beat me to it.  Good answer.  A few additional thoughts.  1. The base in the photo looks like it might be a little more complicated than this sketch.  It would be worth enlisting a woodworker.  They would have a better understanding of the construction and the tools to do the job.  2. Assuming the armature is metal rods, they were firmly anchored before the plaster went on.  You don't want to just free them from the base.  They may be under tension and freeing them could break the plaster.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-08-28T17:28:55.887" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7686" PostId="6437" Score="3" Text="Even if not under tension, they will move around, resonate, etc., all of which are likely to damage the plaster.  Before removing the base, I would get something like Great Stuff insulating foam from the hardware store.  Use a long nozzle to get well into the hollow cavity at the bottom of the stature and fill it with foam to a height of maybe 4&quot;.  When it hardens, it will hold the rods (and any other framework) in position and dampen vibration.  You can cut away any foam that expands out of the broken areas, and a hacksaw blade will separate the foam from the base to remove the base." CreationDate="2019-08-28T17:29:03.013" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7687" PostId="6437" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 That's an excellent point. Brought to mind that the base might not have to be removed at all, just harden it up with a resin and it is good to go. Thank you!" CreationDate="2019-08-28T17:36:31.760" UserId="8270" />
  <row Id="7688" PostId="6427" Score="0" Text="It looks like some serious cracks in both arms.  If they aren't stable, you might want to consider replacing the broken parts as well as the hands.  Do you know what was the original pose of the hands?  If you are a good sculptor, recreate the hands in place (would probably want to add a bit of armature into the arms to support them).  Another possibility is to cast them.  It looks like without the crown and base, she is around 3 1/2' tall.  Find a girl of similar height and stature to pose while you create a mold of her hands and arms in the same position.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-08-29T00:13:20.630" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7689" PostId="6427" Score="0" Text="Mold in a channel for the armature on the back side so it will be hidden.  Trim the hands and statue arms so there is an accurate fit.  Slide the hands in place and patch the channel to keep it there (maybe pre-fill the channel with adhesive caulk that will flow around the armature).  Then patch the joints and add the shirt layer." CreationDate="2019-08-29T00:13:27.323" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7691" PostId="3376" Score="0" Text="You can create the mold entirely from food products, with no need for mold release, then use food-grade silicone for the beads.  See https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/6441/8251." CreationDate="2019-08-30T18:20:21.083" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7692" PostId="4008" Score="0" Text="For high volume operations, there are whole systems that print and laminate.  For low volumes, you can use any printer and any laminating machine.  You can buy sheets of micro-perf cards.  You print the insert, stick it into a pre-formed laminating pocket, and run it through the laminating machine.  The pockets can be pre-punched with the hole, or you punch the hole with a paper punch.  The pre-formed pockets have rounded corners.  On high-volume machines, a whole sheet of cards is printed and laminated, then the individual cards are punched out with a shaped punch." CreationDate="2019-08-31T00:17:15.903" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7696" PostId="3810" Score="0" Text="I'd recommend skin glue as well: the paper will remain perfectly translucent. It might give the paper a slight ochre-like hue, though." CreationDate="2019-08-31T19:20:27.637" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7697" PostId="3557" Score="0" Text="For interesting historical background, see [(The Paper Welder | American Stationer)](https://americanstationer.wordpress.com/2013/07/31/the-paper-welder/).  It works by embossing interlocking bumps into the paper." CreationDate="2019-09-01T00:30:09.927" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7698" PostId="3691" Score="0" Text="Good answer, just a note to expand on it.  There are also other kinds of plastic commonly used for toys and household items, like polystyrene, polycarbonate, polypropylene, acrylic, urethane, etc.  There are some special cyanoacrylate formulations that do a better job on plastics in general and are sold for that purpose.  Certain plastics like polyethylene I don't think can be glued with any variety, and polypropylene may be in the same boat.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-09-01T00:57:01.797" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7699" PostId="3691" Score="0" Text="But also be aware that it can damage some plastics, in a different way than suggested in the question.  I'm not aware of plastics being melted or structurally damaged, but some plastics are etched by the fumes.  So the item appearance can be damaged by vapors from the glued location." CreationDate="2019-09-01T00:57:08.033" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7701" PostId="6448" Score="2" Text="You might want to use some sponge (the kind used in mattresses) - it should be easier o work with, and you will get a more uniform distribution, with less skills." CreationDate="2019-09-02T05:37:33.313" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7702" PostId="6448" Score="2" Text="If you can't find information online, I would find a local upholsterer and see if they would be willing to talk to you about if for a few minutes." CreationDate="2019-09-03T01:05:34.770" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7703" PostId="6453" Score="1" Text="I only paid attention to the picture embedded in your post, by the way, not in the least because I think a question should contain all the information it needs to be answered." CreationDate="2019-09-03T07:33:58.300" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7704" PostId="6448" Score="0" Text="@virolino I may end up doing that if the wool proves too hard to work with, but for right now I'd like to try and keep it as close to original as possible as it's an antique. Not to mention I find wool so much more comfortable than sponge, if I'm honest." CreationDate="2019-09-03T17:39:03.170" UserId="8363" />
  <row Id="7705" PostId="6448" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I'll do that when I get a chance. If this still doesn't have an answer by that point I'll post what I find out." CreationDate="2019-09-03T17:40:48.753" UserId="8363" />
  <row Id="7706" PostId="6448" Score="3" Text="Are the cushions in the original condition? With the old wool inside? If yes, then weigh them, and you know how much wool you need. if it is the seats which cannot be removed for weighing, maybe you just remove the old wool, weigh it, and put it back until you can replace it." CreationDate="2019-09-04T05:25:48.670" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7707" PostId="6455" Score="1" Text="I would have said mitre saw and rough chisel work as well." CreationDate="2019-09-05T12:47:59.570" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="7708" PostId="6456" Score="0" Text="Will you please attach a picture to the question, besides the link? 1. The link might not work in the future, if the site changes its structure, of if it goes offline. 2. Even now, that site forbids me access to it." CreationDate="2019-09-05T14:04:37.513" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7709" PostId="6459" Score="0" Text="Possible duplicate of [Replicating a silicone object](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/4279/replicating-a-silicone-object)" CreationDate="2019-09-05T17:33:24.260" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7710" PostId="6459" Score="0" Text="updated to make the question unique." CreationDate="2019-09-05T18:06:35.683" UserId="8375" />
  <row Id="7711" PostId="6451" Score="1" Text="The description of this image is relevant to how this was done, I think: 2009 22x22x3 carved and painted oak.  The size of the piece might be an indicator of what was done to it." CreationDate="2019-09-05T18:29:27.990" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="7712" PostId="6455" Score="0" Text="This piece is too big for most circular miter saws, and definitely not a hand miter saw." CreationDate="2019-09-05T18:32:37.480" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="7713" PostId="6454" Score="0" Text="I also thought a circular saw, then I saw the size of the piece and changed my mind." CreationDate="2019-09-05T18:34:39.887" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="7714" PostId="6453" Score="1" Text="The kerf of the cuts shows this to be much wider than the large majority of circular saws I've seen, so this really hints at chainsaw being the tool used. Before I saw the dimensions of the piece, I would have said circular saw, but those grooves are close to, if not over, 1/4&quot; wide. Most circular saws are only 1/16&quot; wide." CreationDate="2019-09-05T18:37:43.700" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="7715" PostId="6455" Score="1" Text="My mitre saw has rails so it is possible to cut boards much wider than the the diameter of the blade. Being careful with your fingers, one can hack the piece of wood exactly as on the picture. Of course one can also use table saw for this." CreationDate="2019-09-05T18:45:47.117" UserId="4569" />
  <row Id="7716" PostId="6436" Score="0" Text="You might want to do more research on how people restore old paintings from The Old Masters, and such. Most of those paintings are cracked and they are able to repair them without having to retouch them." CreationDate="2019-09-05T18:46:17.603" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="7717" PostId="6437" Score="1" Text="If the OP isn't into woodworking, they can get a bar stool type seat top or a lazy susan top as a premade base. They are usually easily sourced at home improvement stores. Some even come prefinished." CreationDate="2019-09-05T18:50:06.510" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="7720" PostId="6463" Score="0" Text="That is a valid point. When working with something like mass loaded vinyl you can get access to the manufacturers rated response curves. However is there a resource for material frequency response curves for pourable rubber and silicone? There are acoustic rated rubbers and foams ready made for these purposes, however this does not fit the use case. In my cursory searching, Acoustic materials are not advertised.  I am specifically looking to dampen multiple 21.6 Htz sources." CreationDate="2019-09-05T20:55:27.163" UserId="8375" />
  <row Id="7721" PostId="6454" Score="0" Text="@computercarguy, good catch with the dimensions.  Updated the answer." CreationDate="2019-09-05T20:56:27.543" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7722" PostId="6454" Score="0" Text="The circular saw blade wouldn't be wide enough to make those cuts though. They are around 1/4&quot; wide and a circular saw blade is generally closer to, if not narrower than, 1/16&quot;." CreationDate="2019-09-05T20:58:46.130" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="7723" PostId="6453" Score="1" Text="The more I look at the piece, I'm more convinced it's a chainsaw. I almost think the chipped out section is just done with tweaking/twisting the chainsaw to have it rip out the pieces automatically. There's almost a pattern to it, as if it follows a specific distance from the ends of the curs as well as the peaks follow the grain. Also, the cuts aren't perfectly straight and have &quot;divots&quot; on the edges, indicating a handheld tool or that it was twisted while used." CreationDate="2019-09-05T21:07:46.640" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="7724" PostId="6451" Score="2" Text="There's always the &quot;Contact us&quot; page to learn from the artist. Telling you the tool is unlikely going to give you enough info to recreate something like this. Many artists don't mind sharing this kind of info with people who are actually, truly interested in it. http://www.circlefactory.com/contact" CreationDate="2019-09-05T21:09:34.970" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="7725" PostId="6453" Score="0" Text="@computercarguy Good observations, and exactly :)" CreationDate="2019-09-05T21:14:19.180" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7726" PostId="6463" Score="0" Text="@Simianspaceman, probably?  I'm not familiar with what manufacturer data is out there." CreationDate="2019-09-05T21:29:49.823" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7728" PostId="6463" Score="0" Text="High frequencies are easy to dampen.  21.6 Hz will be a challenge.  You might need mechanical isolation rather than dampening." CreationDate="2019-09-05T22:25:02.210" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7729" PostId="3029" Score="0" Text="Oh! I've been having the same problem with my metallic sharpies that I just opened like, three days ago. Shaking the sharpie definitely helped. Though, it doesn't look as crisp as when I just opened the box and used it." CreationDate="2019-09-05T21:13:47.703" UserId="8376" />
  <row Id="7730" PostId="6456" Score="0" Text="I avoided it at first since box was potentially universal but I get the point. In my defense its my first day...." CreationDate="2019-09-06T05:26:26.470" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="7731" PostId="6462" Score="0" Text="I am aware that this would be a solution... however unless I use a router or plane I don't think I would get a consistent amount of material removed across the width of the box. It would bother me. This is a good answer regardless." CreationDate="2019-09-06T05:34:28.993" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="7732" PostId="6458" Score="1" Text="Ah good ol' Mathias. Love that guy. Inspired me to do all kinds of things" CreationDate="2019-09-06T05:42:01.253" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="7733" PostId="6463" Score="0" Text="Yes, that's a low enough frequency to be tricky. A lightly inflated bike inner tube with a heavy plate (e.g. stone) on top is an old trick that might work. Mass is important at low frequency; you may get away with mass on one side of the cast rubber, but then the rubber shouldn't be too stiff" CreationDate="2019-09-06T07:52:10.983" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7734" PostId="6466" Score="1" Text="Are you familiar with metal turning practice which results in bowl shapes? Do you think you could spin your bronze disk and form a cone on your current equipment?" CreationDate="2019-09-06T09:29:30.690" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7735" PostId="6466" Score="1" Text="What dimensions are you after?  I'd be surprised if some sort of spring washer couldn't do it, perhaps a [Belleville washer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville_washer). [Here](https://www.springmasters.com/disc-springs/disc-springs-belleville-washers/) are some specs from the spring supplier I use in work.  [Wave-spring washers](https://www.springmasters.com/precision-spring-washers/) may be more suitable if a Belleville washer is too stiff, though Belleville washers can be stacked back-to-back to reduce the force for a given deflection" CreationDate="2019-09-06T09:42:26.163" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7736" PostId="6466" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH Yes I considered washers, but all I've had in hand were way way way too stiff. And give the application, it needs to be one piece, so stacking won't work. Wave-spring is a completely different thing that wouldn't work for the application. I've added the expected size." CreationDate="2019-09-06T09:53:35.173" UserId="8377" />
  <row Id="7737" PostId="6466" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u Not really, though I won't know until I try, which I certainly could if I knew that's what I want to do. I should have plenty enough material for a few failures." CreationDate="2019-09-06T09:54:51.367" UserId="8377" />
  <row Id="7738" PostId="6466" Score="0" Text="That is big.  The ID:OD ratio wouldn't work for washers for a shaft in the middle, even apart from the stiffness." CreationDate="2019-09-06T10:30:56.920" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7739" PostId="6468" Score="1" Text="I hope this is clear enough.  It would be easy to illustrate if I hadn't just upgraded my machine - I don't have the right software at the moment." CreationDate="2019-09-06T10:47:00.727" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7740" PostId="6468" Score="0" Text="Sounds like a decent plan, I'll give it a shot soon enough. Will report on my results." CreationDate="2019-09-06T10:58:56.980" UserId="8377" />
  <row Id="7743" PostId="6436" Score="1" Text="&quot;oil paint with linseed oil or something equivalent (turpentine is a cheap solution)&quot; You are right about fat over thin... but wrong about this. Turpentine and other _solvents_ are __thin__, where linseed and other oils are __fat__ (literally)." CreationDate="2019-09-06T13:50:13.910" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7744" PostId="6468" Score="1" Text="Seems to be somewhat working, though it looks like I might need to add some heat to get it done in a reasonable amount of time." CreationDate="2019-09-06T16:00:56.577" UserId="8377" />
  <row Id="7745" PostId="6468" Score="1" Text="Enough heat will probably anneal it. It should be easier to bend, maybe even after cooling, but may be less springy as a result. This behaviour is very dependent on the exact alloy" CreationDate="2019-09-06T16:23:14.607" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7746" PostId="6468" Score="1" Text="I've looked it up and found a source claiming 475 – 675 °C as annealing temp. I want to try the soldering iron, so I should be below that no problem." CreationDate="2019-09-06T17:57:05.500" UserId="8377" />
  <row Id="7747" PostId="6466" Score="0" Text="Is what you have like a stiff foil?  Phosphor bronze is a hard material to work.  Soft metals can be easily formed.  What makes phosphor bronze good for things like springs is that it is hard to reshape.  It's a bit brittle.  Springy applications rely on the geometry -- long, thin pieces that you can deflect over a length of material without so much deflection at one spot that it breaks.  If the application is mainly for show, something like copper sheet would be a lot easier to work with." CreationDate="2019-09-07T02:00:10.990" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7748" PostId="6466" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 when I bend it it quite eagerly returns back into original shape. I'll see how this works out, if it doesn't then I'll consider getting something else." CreationDate="2019-09-07T05:48:40.283" UserId="8377" />
  <row Id="7749" PostId="6471" Score="0" Text="The link from &quot;[This video]&quot; is missing. Great post, once again, though!" CreationDate="2019-09-07T10:37:59.170" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7750" PostId="6471" Score="1" Text="@Joachim, thanks for catching that." CreationDate="2019-09-07T11:32:19.190" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7751" PostId="6474" Score="0" Text="Are you asking after the object or the technique used to create it? In the first case - as it seems now - your question is off-topic, since it has nothing to do with creation or crafting. In the second case, please update your question to reflect that." CreationDate="2019-09-07T18:52:57.697" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7752" PostId="6474" Score="2" Text="@Joachim, if you want this community to grow, you might want to be patient with new users and forgive their mistakes. How about suggesting which StackExchange community would be a better place to ask?" CreationDate="2019-09-07T19:00:59.997" UserId="8382" />
  <row Id="7753" PostId="6474" Score="0" Text="My apologies, I did not assume my tone to be antagonizing, nor your question to be a mistake - I was merely inquiring. You might want to try at [History](https://history.stackexchange.com/users/36552/), since, like you say, the object seems antique. (Interesting user name, by the way, it seems Frisian.)" CreationDate="2019-09-07T19:14:52.430" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7754" PostId="2121" Score="0" Text="Just to close the loop, a solvent weld will fuse the parts together as if it was a single piece of plastic.  It will withstand pressure as well as if the part had originally been molded that way.  If there's enough pressure to break the plastic, it will break at its weakest point, which isn't likely to be the weld." CreationDate="2019-09-07T21:13:52.300" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7755" PostId="1830" Score="1" Text="@rebusB That’s not really how SE works. Just because I know these answers aren’t answering the question, because they either don’t address station points or they don’t address how to accurately or specifically place them, as I asked, doesn’t mean I suddenly have a perfect answer. And just because an answer isn’t accepted, doesn’t mean it’s not good." CreationDate="2019-09-07T21:53:44.813" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7756" PostId="6473" Score="0" Text="I’m surprised this didn't come up before! Nice. Could certainly be handy for a variety of crafts" CreationDate="2019-09-07T21:55:38.163" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7757" PostId="2121" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 That would be ideal, but IME, welded ABS toys are still often weaker at the &quot;seams&quot; where they were welded, especially when the plastic is warmed." CreationDate="2019-09-07T21:58:03.277" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7759" PostId="6474" Score="2" Text="@Tjalsma Very, very rarely is anyone on [crafts.se] intending to be anything but helpful. Comments are intended to ask for additional information, and because their length is necessarily brief, wording can be equally brief and to the point. I wouldn’t read anything into beside that, as designed, comments are meant to be short, clear, and not take much time." CreationDate="2019-09-07T22:07:26.887" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7760" PostId="6465" Score="1" Text="I do hope you make some regardless and report the results!" CreationDate="2019-09-07T22:12:41.143" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7761" PostId="6456" Score="0" Text="Like hinges on a tackle box  tray, maybe?" CreationDate="2019-09-07T22:18:04.413" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7762" PostId="6462" Score="0" Text="@Matt if you’re not in a rush, you could sand it down by hand. Hard to make too big of a mistake there, easy to correct small ones as they pop up." CreationDate="2019-09-07T22:21:32.330" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7764" PostId="2121" Score="1" Text="The usual cause of that is either not letting the weld harden long enough (weaker when warmed is because there's still a little solvent present), or choice of solvent.  ABS is a mix of resins that don't all have the same solubilities.  If you pick a solvent that isn't good for all 3 resins, the weld won't be as complete, so it will be weaker than molding one piece.  A mixture of solvents may work better.  Also, once the weld seems hard, warming the piece without stressing the joint can help diffuse solvent away from the joint.  Then let it harden again.  Full strength can take days." CreationDate="2019-09-07T22:54:54.400" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7766" PostId="6474" Score="3" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because there is no reason to assume the object presented is a tool; there is no intent to fix or replicate it, or use it as a tool to create other things." CreationDate="2019-09-08T17:30:37.957" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7767" PostId="1830" Score="0" Text="@WebHead - Really? SE only works if people with info post it, not just allude to it. If what you found answers the question it absolutely belongs here as an answer (no one says it has to be perfect), if it expands upon the info in the question it should be added to it. SE is not just about the OP getting their answer, its about everyone else who visits seeking information." CreationDate="2019-09-08T19:27:32.770" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="7768" PostId="1830" Score="0" Text="@rebusB The &quot;other info&quot; you’re presuming I’m withholding, was immediately edited into the _question_ after I posted that other comment. I have no new answer, only a question. If you still have concerns, you’re welcome to discuss it up in [chat], because I’d rather not continue pinging Ji." CreationDate="2019-09-09T02:45:29.370" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7772" PostId="6474" Score="0" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; so I [moved them chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/98455/discussion-on-question-by-tjalsma-what-is-this-antique-thing) so we can stop pinging the OP but still discuss. Also, it's worth having a read [of our identification question policies](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/212/what-guidelines-should-we-set-for-identification-style-questions)" CreationDate="2019-09-09T14:03:11.560" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7773" PostId="4025" Score="0" Text="You can also buy just the chameleon pigments and mix them into a transparent base, for even more variety." CreationDate="2019-09-09T14:12:21.193" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7774" PostId="6462" Score="0" Text="This calls for a lot of trial and error, which will take a lot of time. There's also the problem of removing material, which could lead to loss of structural integrity, especially if any mistakes are made. If the OP was making a box, this could be integrated into the original design and made to work. As it is, I don't see working well. And simply moving the hinge still requires getting a new set of hinges and still requires work done to the front of the box. The lower edge is the most problematic in the first diagram, but not in the last. You still have to remove the material inside the arc." CreationDate="2019-09-09T16:06:25.750" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="7777" PostId="6462" Score="0" Text="@computercarguy, with the 2nd approach, you don't need to do anything to the front of the box.  I don't see either approach affecting structural integrity, because they don't involve removing material from structural areas.  The 1st approach would need some care, though, to not remove too much, so maybe that isn't too practical an idea.  The second approach does involve some trial.  With sanding by hand, it would be easy to avoid taking off too much.  You could cut a template out of cardboard or a piece of plastic, and slide that along the edge to see the high spots.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-09-09T17:10:30.893" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7778" PostId="6462" Score="0" Text="But unless the box was absolutely full front to back, just rounding the corner could be enough to avoid damaging the contents, even if it isn't precisely to the arc; it would work like a cam to push away any contents.  The 2nd approach might well require new hinges if the mounting tabs aren't long enough, but they would be simple, inexpensive, and readily available.  They would likely require either shortening the mounting tab for the lid, or bending it to fit over the top of the lid.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-09-09T17:11:00.580" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7779" PostId="6462" Score="0" Text="In the 1st case, it might require drilling new mounting holes on the lid tab.  In the latter case, the original holes might end up on top and be usable there.  An approach like fred_dot_u's hinges requires a structure hanging out the back of the case (although you could incorporate a handle into it), and would need to be designed and built from scratch (but it would be way cool)." CreationDate="2019-09-09T17:11:08.720" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7780" PostId="6476" Score="1" Text="Excellent! just one question.  Does the camel's hump go between the saddle legs, or does each pair of legs fit over a hump?  :-)" CreationDate="2019-09-09T17:33:18.450" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7782" PostId="6476" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 On a dromedary, the saddle goes on the hump. On a bactrian, I believe another version goes between the humps - but I am unable to find an online source to confirm! Image search on &quot;camel saddle&quot; and you'll see the incredible variety out there. I doubt there's one set rule. Again, I have no source, just what I have seen over the years of horse-packing and running into camels as pack animals, on the trail. (THAT was 'fun' the first time, with a skittish horse!)" CreationDate="2019-09-09T17:53:40.670" UserId="6934" />
  <row Id="7786" PostId="6474" Score="1" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because as a seemingly correct answer indicates, this is _not_ about a a crafting tool, as presumed." CreationDate="2019-09-09T20:58:17.503" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7788" PostId="6476" Score="0" Text="@SueC thanks for solving the mystery!" CreationDate="2019-09-09T22:06:54.670" UserId="8382" />
  <row Id="7790" PostId="6477" Score="0" Text="Thanks! I will try out the uni-ball signo 0.28. About technical rapidograph pens: I didn't know about them, thanks! Is there anything I need to know before buying? e.g. is this a good one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Staedtler-Matic-700-M018-Technical/dp/B001U3V1E0/ref=sr_1_17?keywords=technical%2Bpen&amp;qid=1568092514&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-17&amp;th=1" CreationDate="2019-09-10T05:25:51.780" UserId="1918" />
  <row Id="7791" PostId="6477" Score="0" Text="@user56834, I have that pen and tip, it's a commonly used pen (as technical pens go).  It's probably been a few decades since I used it.  India ink (black) is what's commonly used for technical drawings, but here's a link to colored inks: https://www.artsupplywarehouse.com/finelineDisplay.php?id=260120.  I wouldn't plan of changing ink colors very often with the same pen; there is a lot of cleaning involved.  You should buy a bottle of cleaning fluid for technical pens.  It's important to clean the tip when it's not in use; you typically soak it in cleaner.   (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-09-10T06:07:26.627" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7792" PostId="6477" Score="0" Text="I would stick with inks designed for that type of pen.  Feeding the right amount of ink (or at all), relies on the ink having the right characteristics.  One of the product pictures shows the pen at a steep angle.  That's just a product illustration.  My recollection is that the pen needs to be close to perpendicular to the paper, especially with the tiny tip sizes." CreationDate="2019-09-10T06:07:33.067" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7794" PostId="6480" Score="6" Text="A lot of it is just practice.  But people will be better able to help if you add some details.  What type of drawing, and using what to draw with?  What do you find inadequate with your lines that you want to improve?" CreationDate="2019-09-10T07:04:41.740" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7795" PostId="6481" Score="1" Text="You need to develop a very light touch with those plastic micro tips. It's amazing that they can even make a point that small. They won't last long without delicate treatment. They also don't have the strength to use at an angle. The micro tips aren't really designed for variable width lines." CreationDate="2019-09-10T07:24:37.507" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7796" PostId="6481" Score="1" Text="&quot;The micro tips aren't really designed for variable width lines&quot;, just to be clear, I am not holding it at a very steep angle, and not to get variable width (I don't want variable with). I'm just doing it because holding it perfectly vertical is unnatural to me." CreationDate="2019-09-10T07:29:15.890" UserId="1918" />
  <row Id="7797" PostId="6482" Score="1" Text="Well I have been making green by using `yellow + blue` But I will experiment with black + yellow and see where it takes me, thank you :)" CreationDate="2019-09-10T07:45:51.140" UserId="8049" />
  <row Id="7798" PostId="6482" Score="0" Text="I did not suggest yellow + blue simply because you mentioned cyan ;)" CreationDate="2019-09-10T07:48:25.923" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7799" PostId="6482" Score="0" Text="I understand that you want a dark color. You will have difficulties getting it with yellow, white and golden whatever... But miracles happen sometimes, I guess :)" CreationDate="2019-09-10T07:52:04.573" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7800" PostId="6482" Score="0" Text="lol I don't want miracles for sure. I want to be able to create this often!! I'm looking forward to testing this out this evening" CreationDate="2019-09-10T08:04:44.623" UserId="8049" />
  <row Id="7801" PostId="6482" Score="1" Text=":) of course, by miracles I understood some unexpected pleasant result, not something against physics / chemistry ;)  Example: years ago, I prepared some red tea (=tea from some red fruits). I had the crazy idea that I want the tea to be basic, rather than acidic. Therefore I added baking soda. Instantly I had very-green colored tea. =&gt; not against physics or chemistry, not necessarily pleasant, but definitely unexpected, hence &quot;miracle&quot; -&gt; mixing red (tea) with white (baking soda) to get green." CreationDate="2019-09-10T08:48:38.287" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7802" PostId="6480" Score="0" Text="Practice, practice, practice. Draw lines. Keep drawing lines. The more you do, the better you'll get." CreationDate="2019-09-10T13:46:40.770" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7803" PostId="6477" Score="0" Text="Copic, Deleter, Marvy, Pilot, Staedtler, and Uni Pin all offer 0.05 tips; Copic, Deleter, and Marvy also offer 0.03 tips." CreationDate="2019-09-10T13:50:15.350" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7805" PostId="6481" Score="0" Text="Do you see a difference with the type of paper you use, or do you always use the same type of paper? I'm just wondering if the tooth affects the life at all." CreationDate="2019-09-10T16:34:48.633" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7807" PostId="6481" Score="0" Text="@web head, i am using the same type of paper. How do I find out what type that is?" CreationDate="2019-09-10T19:14:35.993" UserId="1918" />
  <row Id="7809" PostId="6487" Score="1" Text="They're common on bikes, but I don't know what they're called either" CreationDate="2019-09-11T10:09:21.287" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7811" PostId="6487" Score="0" Text="I've been looking and I really can't find a source or name.  The closest is a flanged button head.  I've seen plenty of unusual curved-head screws on bikes, such as button heads with the same size socket normally used for a cap head" CreationDate="2019-09-11T15:58:10.970" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7812" PostId="6487" Score="0" Text="Same! It’s crazy because I’ve seen them on things like bikes like you say. But not to buy as-is. Super annoying!" CreationDate="2019-09-11T16:17:15.903" UserId="8106" />
  <row Id="7813" PostId="6487" Score="0" Text="My last idea is to look at the brand of my old mudguards and see if they're sold as spares, and given a name there. My regular screw suppliers (work) don't do them and more surprisingly I can't find them on ebay" CreationDate="2019-09-11T16:38:54.623" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7814" PostId="6487" Score="0" Text="I mean, they are not in McMaster Carr either, which is normally my go to for this kind of question. Good idea, or if I can find them on something being sold currently, give them an email? They might be nice to me? Hehe" CreationDate="2019-09-11T16:41:54.470" UserId="8106" />
  <row Id="7815" PostId="6487" Score="0" Text="The ones I've got were fitted to my genesis bike when I bought it new. On an unrelated issue they weren't very helpful" CreationDate="2019-09-11T16:51:17.623" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7816" PostId="6481" Score="0" Text="Look at the package or sketchbook? But sometimes they don't have that information and it's just based on experience" CreationDate="2019-09-11T21:26:52.040" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7817" PostId="6356" Score="0" Text="I don’t sew back when I zig-zag, as the stitches stay on their own (and often tangle, if you do try to sew back over them!)" CreationDate="2019-09-11T21:26:58.473" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="7818" PostId="6484" Score="0" Text="...except pigments in a binder will only ever act additively, never subtractively. Yellow paint plus magenta paint make a muddy orange, never red. (As the YouTube video you linked to adequately demonstrates.) You're correct that the best way to get a burnt umber hue is to use actual burnt umber, but that has nothing to do with subtractive color mixing." CreationDate="2019-09-12T01:55:03.020" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="7819" PostId="6484" Score="0" Text="@Martha Sorry, but you got it wrong. Pigments in a binder act subtractively, as explained by the included Wiki link: &quot;This idealized [subtractive] model is the essential principle of how dyes and inks are used in color printing and photography &quot;. Actual pigments often deviate from the idealized color wheel, hence it's better to use pigments with a hue closer to the desired color." CreationDate="2019-09-12T04:11:17.450" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7820" PostId="6481" Score="0" Text="@WebHead, it says &quot;80GSM high white paper&quot;" CreationDate="2019-09-12T05:28:39.240" UserId="1918" />
  <row Id="7822" PostId="6487" Score="0" Text="I've found a product photo with them in, a spares kit for [Norco suspension](https://www.evanscycles.com/norco-2013-sight-upper-shock-pivot-bolt-EV195729).  I've come to suspect that as they're functionally the same as flanged buttonheads, the difference is one of styling and there may be no standard term.  I haven't exactly given up but I've run out of idea for now (no branding on the surviving bits of my old back mudguard)" CreationDate="2019-09-12T12:51:48.897" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7823" PostId="6484" Score="0" Text="Dyes and pigments-in-binder (=paints) are very different things." CreationDate="2019-09-12T18:16:44.897" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="7824" PostId="6484" Score="0" Text="@Martha From [https://isle.hanover.edu/Ch06Color/Ch06ColorMixer.html]: &quot; Subtractive color mixing is creating a new color by the removal of wavelengths from a light with a broad spectrum of wavelengths. Subtractive color mixing occurs when we mix paints, dyes, or pigments.&quot; From [http://www.physics.wisc.edu/ingersollmuseum/exhibits/optics&amp;color/subcolormix]: &quot;Subtractive primary colors are important in the mixing pigments in paint or ink, in color printing, color photography and overlapping multiple filters.&quot; Can we stop arguing now? IT'S SUBTRACTIVE." CreationDate="2019-09-12T18:24:45.507" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7825" PostId="6484" Score="0" Text="Fine, then mix me up a nice bright red using yellow and magenta paints. (Hint: you can't. It's not possible.)" CreationDate="2019-09-12T18:46:38.930" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="7826" PostId="7487" Score="1" Text="I don't think this is a duplicate: there's a world of difference between gluing pebbles and shells to each other and gluing pebbles and shells to a piece of cardboard." CreationDate="2019-09-12T18:53:16.560" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="7827" PostId="7488" Score="0" Text="But is silicone going to stay put on cardboard? Or is it just going to peel off?" CreationDate="2019-09-12T18:54:08.523" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="7828" PostId="7496" Score="0" Text="I think the pen necessarily has three different 'mouths', which are tied to its three functions. I'm sure someone would be able to customize the pen, but in my opinion that's more an engineering question than an arts and/or crafts question. I think you will have more success at [Engineering SE](https://engineering.stackexchange.com/)." CreationDate="2019-09-13T09:28:56.830" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7829" PostId="7488" Score="0" Text="I have some plans to glue cardboard with silicone, but I did not do it yet, so I cannot guarantee. However, I saw ornaments with things glued on cardboard, using the hot-glue / hot-gun &quot;silicone&quot;. That's why I assume that normal silicone might have a good chance to work. The only problem is the quality of the cardboard itself - which might peel regardless of the glue being used." CreationDate="2019-09-13T10:01:55.723" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7830" PostId="6468" Score="1" Text="Alright the first results are in. With a bit more patience this might work! I think I might try to modify the jig a bit, so that I'll have a big bolt pulling the center down as I'll thighten it over the course of several days rather than hammering it. Feel free to check out the gallery. I'll leave the question open for a while longer to see if anyone has other good suggestions, if not I'll accept yours." CreationDate="2019-09-13T11:48:43.467" UserId="8377" />
  <row Id="7831" PostId="7488" Score="0" Text="Silicone glue isn't the same thing as hot glue, though, is it?" CreationDate="2019-09-13T14:29:32.857" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="7840" PostId="7501" Score="0" Text="Thought about that, but was hoping for another way. Like, i am not sure about this, buying ultra-wide masking tape, if such a thing exists anywhere. Or using some kind of laser cut vinyl. Something else?" CreationDate="2019-09-14T18:03:19.367" UserId="1152" />
  <row Id="7841" PostId="7501" Score="0" Text="@Lucian, how large are the shapes?" CreationDate="2019-09-14T18:05:27.980" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7842" PostId="7501" Score="0" Text="My work is rarely above 100cm on either side. Sometimes half of that. Certainly not A4 sheets." CreationDate="2019-09-14T18:10:15.230" UserId="1152" />
  <row Id="7845" PostId="6025" Score="1" Text="This is really more of a comment than a solution to what was asked.  Can you maybe add some pictures or links to illustrate what might be solutions to the question?  Thanks." CreationDate="2019-09-14T19:52:23.173" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7852" PostId="7500" Score="0" Text="What type of painting are you doing? Watercolor, acrylic, oil?" CreationDate="2019-09-16T17:26:32.317" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7853" PostId="7500" Score="1" Text="Sorry, i should have mentioned that, its acrylic work." CreationDate="2019-09-16T18:14:07.167" UserId="1152" />
  <row Id="7854" PostId="7500" Score="0" Text="Ah, then masking fluid will not work! Alas!" CreationDate="2019-09-16T18:39:40.747" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7855" PostId="6380" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC Unfortunately they are still sticking, I've updated my question." CreationDate="2019-09-16T19:55:29.023" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="7856" PostId="6380" Score="0" Text="Honestly, due to the humidity in the summer months, combined with the unknown thickness of the layer applied, &quot;keep waiting&quot; is the best advice I can offer at this time." CreationDate="2019-09-16T20:11:26.820" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7857" PostId="7510" Score="3" Text="I suspect the difference is 100 years ago the weaver would wash the cloth as part of the finishing. Nowadays with machines weaving the cloth, and all the added chemicals,  it falls to the purchaser to shrink the fabric." CreationDate="2019-09-17T05:41:48.273" UserId="3094" />
  <row Id="7858" PostId="7509" Score="2" Text="I think a picture would help towards understanding the problem and finding a solution. Personally, I can only guess the problem." CreationDate="2019-09-17T05:47:42.803" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7859" PostId="7510" Score="0" Text="Fifty years ago was 1969. Unless seamstresses in the 60s and 70s were using nothing but polyester, they were pre-shrinking their fabrics." CreationDate="2019-09-17T14:56:56.490" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7860" PostId="7509" Score="1" Text="Seconding a need for a photo. Also, how long ago did the bottle get knocked off the table/how long have the bubbles been present? I guarantee it was subjected to much worse than a short fall in shipping and stocking, and you may only need to wait." CreationDate="2019-09-17T14:58:57.927" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7861" PostId="7510" Score="0" Text="@SAMA mechanized textile production started in the 19th century, well over 100 years ago" CreationDate="2019-09-17T15:37:40.867" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7862" PostId="5650" Score="0" Text="Fresh alder peels off easily enough...." CreationDate="2019-09-17T09:30:27.523" UserId="8410" />
  <row Id="7863" PostId="7509" Score="1" Text="Let me see if I understand the question: The bottle itself has a bunch of air bubbles, to the point that the brush you use picks them up and applies them, leaving bubbles on the painted product itself?" CreationDate="2019-09-17T16:29:47.063" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7864" PostId="7512" Score="0" Text="The yarn is Polyester. I will test on a sample before working on this monumental project." CreationDate="2019-09-17T18:54:51.003" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7865" PostId="7514" Score="0" Text="Ah, I'll do this on cotton then (traditionally phulkari was done on hand-spun cotton)" CreationDate="2019-09-17T18:55:36.093" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7866" PostId="7517" Score="1" Text="I *think* that depends entirely on the product you use. I can't really imagine it though, not as a general rule, anyway." CreationDate="2019-09-17T23:41:50.533" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7867" PostId="7519" Score="1" Text="And yet every other hit I've seen for &quot;tapered socket head&quot; is for a more conical shape e.g. https://www.pro-bolt.com/stainless/stainless-steel-bolts-tapered-socket-cap.html" CreationDate="2019-09-18T11:14:56.843" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7868" PostId="7519" Score="0" Text="Yeah, think it’s a bicycle thing." CreationDate="2019-09-18T13:30:36.780" UserId="8412" />
  <row Id="7870" PostId="7521" Score="0" Text="Curious about the pitting on PU resin. Is the Krylon itself, or is it the propellant used in the spray, which is often more reactive than the product itself." CreationDate="2019-09-18T17:51:48.660" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7871" PostId="7521" Score="1" Text="@WebHead unfortunately, there haven't been any scientific looks at it as far as I know, but one of my hobbies has a lot of sealant use on PU resin, and numerous people have reported assorted issues with Krylon. I'd love to know the details myself." CreationDate="2019-09-18T18:36:51.457" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7872" PostId="7522" Score="1" Text="Do you have any experience with sewing and alterations? If not, you're likely better off either buying the dress in your size, or taking it to someone who is skilled, as you're looking to do a lot more than just take up the hem." CreationDate="2019-09-18T18:37:52.503" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7874" PostId="7522" Score="2" Text="I agree with AllisonC, what you want may be too risky to undertake, if you do not have enough experience. You risk ruining the dress. And if you ask the question here, you are quite likely to not have the experience. My mother was a clothes maker. I know from her experience that resizing a piece of clothes actually means transforming it back to pieces, adjusting all the pieces to the new size, and putting them together again." CreationDate="2019-09-19T08:19:12.947" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7877" PostId="7522" Score="1" Text="@Marium Do you mean &quot;*narrow* the poofy sleeves&quot; or *shorten* them? Narrowing would make them less poofy. Or do you want to reduce the poofyness only in a certain part of the sleeve?" CreationDate="2019-09-19T12:56:36.170" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7878" PostId="7522" Score="0" Text="@Elmy - Narrow them while maintaining their shape. That's why I was thinking (top of my head) to alter along the seam of the sleeves (which would be curvy). Please advise." CreationDate="2019-09-19T13:04:33.433" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7879" PostId="7522" Score="0" Text="@virolino You bring up a great point. This got me very interested in learning more. I posted another question, feel free to chime in, https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/7532/how-to-alter-dress-where-bodice-is-joined-to-gathered-skirt-without-cutting-garm" CreationDate="2019-09-19T13:46:44.710" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7880" PostId="7522" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC You have a valid point. The dress fit perfectly when I purchased (I lost weight though). Probably I will practice with something purchased at thrift store." CreationDate="2019-09-19T13:51:45.050" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7881" PostId="7531" Score="0" Text="Updated my question! Ideally I'd end up with some sort of antique appearance" CreationDate="2019-09-19T13:52:47.543" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="7882" PostId="7530" Score="0" Text="Updated my question! Ideally I'd end up with some sort of antique appearance. Also, 3 is not really helpful for me, I want to change the lamp that I have, not get a new one :)" CreationDate="2019-09-19T13:52:50.553" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="7883" PostId="7530" Score="0" Text="I thought so, that's why number 3 is the last :)" CreationDate="2019-09-19T15:01:51.273" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7884" PostId="7532" Score="1" Text="One issue I can think of with just sewing along existing seams is, the leftover fabric. If you're making substantial changes, you'll have a lot of leftover fabric behind your seams (inside the garment) that will then be in the way. It can affect the fit &amp; flow of the garment. Would you be removing that extra fabric after sewing?" CreationDate="2019-09-19T16:14:56.087" UserId="6934" />
  <row Id="7886" PostId="7532" Score="0" Text="Hello @SueC I will be turning left-over fabric into seams. I added this info to the original question." CreationDate="2019-09-19T16:37:08.243" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7888" PostId="7535" Score="0" Text="I think the color profile of the image might be skewed - it's definitely a bright yellow gold. I'll try to post a better photo later. Also, this technique might not work well as there are few crevices to work with. I've updated the post with a photo of the full lamp." CreationDate="2019-09-19T17:55:37.490" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="7889" PostId="7535" Score="0" Text="Oh, yes, I thought it was a desk lamp. On the stand it would work well, but on the rest not really." CreationDate="2019-09-19T19:06:41.270" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7890" PostId="7522" Score="0" Text="I  [moved some comments chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/98868/discussion-on-question-by-marium-how-to-trim-poofy-sleeves), since they were more applicable to the original question, not the updated one, just to reduce the noise :)" CreationDate="2019-09-19T19:40:15.843" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="7891" PostId="7496" Score="0" Text="@TurePålsson, thanks so much for checking! That's helpful to know. Lamy Logo Twin Pen also uses M 21 and M 41 refills, so I will assume that the attachment points are similar in the CP1. Another alternative is using different (e.g. Zebra) brand refills which is another idea discussed at the Drop link, but looks like I will find out by trial and error." CreationDate="2019-09-20T01:09:28.643" UserId="8400" />
  <row Id="7892" PostId="7532" Score="0" Text="I think the point is that a small amount of leftover seam might be ok, but start leaving large seams inside and you will see the edges, which might look odd. If the material is thick and opaque then possibly no problem with appearance. With a thinner more translucent fabric you might even see the leftover fabric inside the outer layer, which in my opinion looks odd." CreationDate="2019-09-21T05:23:14.427" UserId="6817" />
  <row Id="7893" PostId="7536" Score="0" Text="Hi Michael, why is this product perfect for the job?" CreationDate="2019-09-21T09:43:55.033" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7894" PostId="7536" Score="0" Text="Well it's a forgiving mediium.It has true 24ct. plating,it can be cut ,shaped,folded,painted,layered,it can be applied to plastic,wood,metal,glass,and has a convenient adhesive backing.It goes on smooth or can be stippled to imitate a more weathered looked.It is a bit pricey for what is maybe a 6&quot;x12&quot; sheet,although depending on your ideal finish you could easily achieve your desired effect with 2 sheets for a standard floor lamp and or lamps.✌" CreationDate="2019-09-21T18:53:56.497" UserId="8420" />
  <row Id="7895" PostId="7538" Score="0" Text="Very comprehensive @Elmy" CreationDate="2019-09-21T20:42:25.477" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7896" PostId="7532" Score="1" Text="Yes @Stefan, so far I have used thick, opaque fabric and it worked well. In future may have to trim the left over fabric to size before making invisible seam, such as clean seam." CreationDate="2019-09-21T20:43:37.173" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7897" PostId="7540" Score="0" Text="Some great finds; thanks. I was aware of the health risks, but for any readers landing here, I'm glad you included it. BTW, the residual toner isn't just residue in the empties. If your printer dies and your new printer doesn't take the same cartridges, you can have almost full cartridges, or even a supply of unopened ones. But you're probably right that it won't go very far if you melt it down.  I had thought about spreading a thin layer on a silicone pad, heating it just enough to fuse some of the particles, then grinding and filtering to get a grain size close to embossing powder.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-09-21T22:44:55.537" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7898" PostId="7540" Score="0" Text="But mixing it with a liquid carrier sounds like a much simpler approach.  In the video, alcohol did a better job of wetting the toner than water, but it didn't become a useful liquid until some glue was added.  It's worth experimenting so see if a usable ink could be made; something to hold the toner together until it's heated.  Adding toner as a colorant for glue, then using that with stencils would be a good way to get a thick layer, and the glue is a lot cheaper than embossing powder.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-09-21T22:45:26.967" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7899" PostId="7540" Score="0" Text="In the video, the mixture dried to a flat finish (maybe because toner is similar to the fine powder added to finishes to make them flat).  It got shiny by running it through a heat laminator and molding the melted mixture against a shiny release sheet.  That may have been mostly the glue.  But it would be easy enough to try a heat gun and see what happens (or just replicate the laminator and release sheet)." CreationDate="2019-09-21T22:45:35.660" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7902" PostId="7543" Score="1" Text="Thank you. This is exactly what i'm after. God bless you." CreationDate="2019-09-23T18:08:09.663" UserId="8423" />
  <row Id="7906" PostId="7546" Score="0" Text="Do you have any clue what the black residue is?  Are you assuming it's paint powder from what's been chipped and ground between the magnets?" CreationDate="2019-09-23T23:07:24.663" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7907" PostId="7546" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 that seems like a good guess. My hands look like they did when I used to read the newspaper." CreationDate="2019-09-24T00:52:18.120" UserId="8426" />
  <row Id="7908" PostId="7547" Score="1" Text="Magnets can take damage from hot temperatures, to the point where they loose all their magnetation. If you pour water over them, I'd advice going no hotter than you can comfortably touch. Higher temperatures wouldn't notably increase the cleaning effect anyways." CreationDate="2019-09-24T07:02:05.037" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7909" PostId="7546" Score="1" Text="There are 2 main corrosion products of iron: brown rust (iron III oxide) and black iron II oxide, which is a regular part of permanent magnets. If a magnet is chipped off, you can see the black interior beneath the silver coating. The black residue could be paint or dirt or rubbed off iron oxide. The magnets could also be coated in oil (to avoid corrosion) that collected dust over time." CreationDate="2019-09-24T07:35:30.860" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7912" PostId="7549" Score="0" Text="Did you buy embroidery THREAD (for machine embroidery) or embroidery FLOSS (for hand embroidery)?" CreationDate="2019-09-25T19:16:26.863" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7913" PostId="7549" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC I bought THREAD :-(" CreationDate="2019-09-25T19:17:35.267" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7914" PostId="7549" Score="1" Text="Then if you're hand-embroidering, buy supplies designed for hand embroidery, not machine thread." CreationDate="2019-09-25T19:18:34.783" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7915" PostId="7552" Score="0" Text="would yarn also work? Such as sock yarn, or linen yarn? Floss looks really expensive. It's good for friendship bracelets but I am looking to do embroidery for 42 inch by 96 inch stole." CreationDate="2019-09-25T19:28:26.973" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7916" PostId="7555" Score="0" Text="This was an amazing answer thank you!  I am looking into SprayPrinter right now, too." CreationDate="2019-09-25T22:10:59.910" UserId="8430" />
  <row Id="7917" PostId="7555" Score="0" Text="Please consider to upvote my answer and if it proves to be the most useful response, click the check mark to accept it. Good luck with your project." CreationDate="2019-09-25T22:25:00.070" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="7918" PostId="7556" Score="3" Text="It is better if you transcribe the text here, so it can be read. Maybe attach some pictures. The video can be removed, and then your question will no longer have the proper details. Additionally, videos are disabled on many networks, and therefore not viewable." CreationDate="2019-09-26T06:13:57.413" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7919" PostId="7556" Score="2" Text="40 spools of embroidery thread on Amazon is $26. 50 skeins of embroidery floss on Amazon is $7. 100 skeins is $7.50. I don't know where you're looking, but embroidery floss is always significantly cheaper than embroidery thread; just use the proper material for the job." CreationDate="2019-09-26T12:52:25.910" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7920" PostId="7552" Score="0" Text="@Marium floss is dirt cheap, considerably less than thread. It's designed for exactly what you want to do; &quot;friendship bracelets&quot; are just a repurposing of it." CreationDate="2019-09-26T12:53:32.910" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7922" PostId="7552" Score="0" Text="@Marium My one concern about yarn would be smoothness - as you stitch, the thread/yarn will rub against the fabric over and over again, and yarn is more likely to get fuzzy because of the rubbing. Cotton crochet thread (sold for crochet, but called thread instead of yarn because it is thin) might be a less expensive option for a large amount of embroidery using a small number of colors, but if you need many colors (and so smaller amounts of each) I don't know whether you would save money that way." CreationDate="2019-09-26T16:49:33.787" UserId="5880" />
  <row Id="7923" PostId="2246" Score="0" Text="did you ever get an answer for this as in a product to use? i do very large HAMA projects myself usually at about 50x50 cm at least and it gets a bit nerve wracking when moving about to the frames etc, would like a way of strengthening ones that are not framed before posting, maybe like a lacquer spray?" CreationDate="2019-09-26T12:50:05.317" UserId="8432" />
  <row Id="7924" PostId="7552" Score="0" Text="You have a good point @Reve. I was testing scraps of  bamboo silk yarn and it does get fuzzy.  I just purchased a single cotton cone to start --- looks promising, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BF7QFA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1" CreationDate="2019-09-26T17:00:52.507" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7925" PostId="7556" Score="4" Text="Don't forget that if you want (say) 3x thicker you'll need 3x the length - so you need to take that into account when comparing prices, unless you plan on never finishing a reel" CreationDate="2019-09-27T10:22:43.740" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7926" PostId="7559" Score="0" Text="I was maybe thinking of using LEDs to make the light effect, and let's say that paint isn't the place where i'm the best. And if i understand correctly, thermoplastics isn't a viable option right ?&#xA;&#xA;I also heard that transparent worbla could work but i wasn't sure about that." CreationDate="2019-09-29T09:57:32.987" UserId="8438" />
  <row Id="7928" PostId="7559" Score="0" Text="I'm going to try with some softwood and maybe some other materials, thank for the help" CreationDate="2019-09-29T12:24:21.227" UserId="8438" />
  <row Id="7929" PostId="7559" Score="0" Text="I wonder about UV LEDs in the guard and flourescent paint.  I've put my previous long comment in the answer, along with a photo of the sword I'm making for my daughter" CreationDate="2019-09-29T14:17:15.563" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7930" PostId="7560" Score="2" Text="Leonardo da Vinci worked on the Mona Lisa for four years.  It's common to improve a painting long after the paint is dry.  I suspect completing a painting in a day or two is what's more unusual." CreationDate="2019-09-29T17:27:08.310" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7931" PostId="7559" Score="0" Text="A thought on using thermoplastic--you can use fairly thin material if it gets rigidity from the shape (hollow with a little bit of a diamond shaped cross section).  That can be done without vacuum forming by combining two half shells.  Make a wooden form the shape of half the thickness of the cavity (flat on the bottom, with a triangular cross section; you can even get a little fancy at the tip by beveling the end a little).  Cut blanks from plastic sheet a little wider and longer than the form.  Use a heat gun on both sides of the plastic to soften it until it's limp.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-09-29T17:54:59.293" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7932" PostId="7559" Score="0" Text="Then lay it on the form and continue to heat the top surface until it sags around the form.  If you really want to get fancy, make a mating form that's larger by the thickness of the plastic.  With the plastic very soft, press the second form on top and put some weight on it until the plastic cools.  Solvent weld the two halves on the lip of excess material.  Then trim away all but a tiny lip, and that can even be tapered to continue the contour.  You can stick LED lights in the cavity." CreationDate="2019-09-29T17:55:04.860" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7933" PostId="7559" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I've never tried that method, though I have done some vacuum forming in the past. Maybe your comments combine into a rival answer. I'd be tempted to heat the plastic in the oven if it would fit. A couple of line bent projects recently have scorched trying to use a heat gun, before the plastic has softened all the way through" CreationDate="2019-09-29T18:56:04.657" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7934" PostId="7559" Score="0" Text="Yeah, with a heat gun, you need a low setting, some distance from the plastic, and need to keep it moving over all the plastic, both sides.  It's a slow process, allowing the plastic to soften all the way through.  You can do it on an insulating surface, like a sheet of plywood.  Warm one side, flip it over, warm the other; rinse and repeat until the plastic goes very limp.  The thinner the plastic, the easier it is.  Even clamshell packaging, which is pretty thin, can be rigid enough for this if it has some shape.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-09-29T19:33:04.243" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7935" PostId="7559" Score="1" Text="It's easier to get scorching if you're doing line bends.  Your answer was already good, and more practical if you don't do this kind of thing regularly.  I upvoted yours and figured this could just be a supplement." CreationDate="2019-09-29T19:33:10.017" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7936" PostId="7560" Score="0" Text="One master was asked by a novice: Why can I create a picture in one day, but I need a year to seel it, while you can sell it in only one day? The answer was: Becasue I create a picture in one year." CreationDate="2019-09-30T05:50:38.683" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7937" PostId="7561" Score="0" Text="What material is the back of the frame / painting made of?" CreationDate="2019-09-30T05:51:58.393" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="7938" PostId="7559" Score="0" Text="Cosplay weapons are usually oversized. I'm afraid such an amount of silicone would be too heavy (and probably too expensive)." CreationDate="2019-09-30T08:52:37.380" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7939" PostId="7559" Score="0" Text="@Elmy, that's a good point, but the core I mentioned (for stiffening) could be hollow.  It could reach most of the way down and gives somwhere to put the LEDs" CreationDate="2019-09-30T09:54:35.990" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="7940" PostId="7561" Score="0" Text="@virolino - it's just standard stretcher bars (wood)." CreationDate="2019-09-30T13:30:46.837" UserId="2518" />
  <row Id="7942" PostId="7564" Score="1" Text="If you don't have wool felt laying around, what's sold in rolls as weatherstripping is good for this.  You can get it in different widths at any hardware store." CreationDate="2019-09-30T23:00:34.993" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7948" PostId="7570" Score="2" Text="Hi Supreetha, this answer doesn't seem to make a lot of sense at first sight. Can you expand on the relationship between squeezing out paint and then feeling the artist has to use it all up because otherwise it seems to lose its vibrancy? And I think the question is focusing on technique, rather than practicality, as you do in your answer. Can you tell a bit more about the technical advantage of letting the paint dry first?" CreationDate="2019-10-04T09:02:20.230" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7950" PostId="7574" Score="3" Text="Milo Franks, welcome! Please make sure that you always post answers where the actual information is *in the answer*, not somewhere else. The [tour] and [help], especially [answer], will get you started in the right direction. If you have more questions, the community is here." CreationDate="2019-10-04T18:47:00.473" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="7952" PostId="7574" Score="1" Text="Milo, just to add to Stephie's comment, in addition to better explaining the &quot;how-to&quot; in your answer, it would be great if you could add a link to that video if it's publicly available online.  You seem pretty impressed with it, so it sounds like others could also benefit from watching it.  Thanks." CreationDate="2019-10-05T08:38:02.410" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7953" PostId="7577" Score="2" Text="Cut one to match the one you have, out of a piece of felt?" CreationDate="2019-10-06T16:18:48.577" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="7955" PostId="7581" Score="0" Text="I like the embroidery idea. And it just so happens there is same hole on both sides." CreationDate="2019-10-06T19:26:01.943" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7956" PostId="7582" Score="1" Text="Are you looking for all three materials for different parts, or one of those materials for the whole thing?" CreationDate="2019-10-07T06:49:36.013" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7958" PostId="7577" Score="1" Text="Do you actually encounter any problem when not using a felt pad? Or rather: what kind of problems are they supposed to prevent? I don't have any of those and haven't noticed any problems yet. Might be that I don't need them for my machine." CreationDate="2019-10-07T08:28:20.170" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="7961" PostId="7577" Score="0" Text="Please, take an in person class. There is no substitute when you are beginning to learn to taking a class; online tutorials can be written by anyone and can have a great deal of conflicting information. You've been asking a lot of questions about getting started based on online tutorials; they can be answered much better--and all at once--with an in-person sewing class." CreationDate="2019-10-07T14:07:34.193" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7963" PostId="7582" Score="0" Text="I don't really have a clear picture of your objective from the question, but did my best to get you started.  It's hard to give you a good answer if we don't understand the question." CreationDate="2019-10-07T17:25:26.680" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7964" PostId="7588" Score="3" Text="What's the backpack made of? What specific type of paint did you use? How did you use it? As this question stands currently, it's too vague to answer." CreationDate="2019-10-07T17:59:53.893" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7965" PostId="7586" Score="0" Text="Hey that's awesome!!!!" CreationDate="2019-10-07T18:11:47.103" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7966" PostId="7577" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC I am unable to go to any class, hence I must rely on Internet." CreationDate="2019-10-07T18:12:42.050" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7967" PostId="7577" Score="0" Text="@Elmy I haven't encountered any problems, I just wanted to do best practice." CreationDate="2019-10-07T18:13:13.050" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7968" PostId="7577" Score="0" Text="The store where you purchased your machine should be able to recommend a class to you. If you truly must depend on online training, please use a single, respected, vetted site instead of flitting about between random blogs and youtubers." CreationDate="2019-10-07T18:23:53.837" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7969" PostId="7577" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC it was good ole Amazon. Can you recommend a single, respected, vetted site?" CreationDate="2019-10-07T18:25:22.763" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="7970" PostId="7577" Score="0" Text="Your machine's manufacturer is a good starting point, followed by any respected machine manufacturer, established resources like Threads or Sewing for Dummies, and established patternmakers." CreationDate="2019-10-07T19:04:49.473" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7971" PostId="7587" Score="0" Text="Agreed, the bobbins space should not have any wool or lint in the casing area. Spool pads are totally a DIY." CreationDate="2019-10-07T22:37:04.177" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="7972" PostId="7588" Score="1" Text="Painting in cordura or a vinyl is going to need a different paint than cotton canvas." CreationDate="2019-10-07T22:39:01.017" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="7974" PostId="7588" Score="1" Text="Besides the material, like nylon vs. cotton, which are completely different for painting, a natural fabric like cotton may have some form of waterproofing, which would really introduce a problem for painting.  If the backpack doesn't have a label identifying the material, can you guess at it?" CreationDate="2019-10-08T01:53:57.047" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7975" PostId="7590" Score="1" Text="Thank you so much for replying. My backpack has a leather material. I will try the things you have mentioned. Thanks again.!" CreationDate="2019-10-08T03:48:18.763" UserId="8463" />
  <row Id="7976" PostId="7587" Score="1" Text="The &quot;constant tension&quot; you mention is the heart of it, I think. The felt pad reduces unwanted motion of the spool, such as recoil or excess thread unreeling. Protecting the surface of the machine and reducing noise are also nice but more about personal preference." CreationDate="2019-10-08T18:31:48.807" UserId="5880" />
  <row Id="7979" PostId="7600" Score="0" Text="Could you expand this answer? How does a colour wheel practically fit in to tell what way a colour is leaning? Also, the digression on color calibration seems a little off-topic." CreationDate="2019-10-09T15:26:34.643" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7980" PostId="7588" Score="0" Text="Thanks for adding the information on the material.  In your comment, you refer to it as a &quot;leather material&quot;.  It would make a big difference whether it is real leather or Naugahyde (the surface of which is vinyl).  Can you add that clarification?" CreationDate="2019-10-09T17:38:45.553" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7981" PostId="7604" Score="1" Text="Could you add a lifeline close to where you'd start to make any of these changes, so it's easy to rip back and re-do if needed? Save half the stitches on a stitch holder, work the other half. I'd wait and bind off the palm afterwards, just to see if stitching the triangle on top changes the fit / stretch of the mitt." CreationDate="2019-10-09T20:03:38.587" UserId="6934" />
  <row Id="7982" PostId="7588" Score="2" Text="Thanks for the info. I edited the question as you have mentioned." CreationDate="2019-10-10T04:07:23.040" UserId="8463" />
  <row Id="7983" PostId="7605" Score="0" Text="Another thing well if we're talking about it how sticky is it really ? As in stick it to a wall and stays there sticky? Or just.. keep it somewhere for long and when you try to move it, it resists kinda sticky?   Also well another stupid solution if you're open to trying it would be.. superglue, the extremely liquid one, pour it on it and spread it across just like coating will mod podge (and it will surely dry and give a shiny-ish texture)" CreationDate="2019-10-10T06:27:08.930" UserId="8480" />
  <row Id="7984" PostId="7607" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  You've got some good suggestions here.  If you have clarifying pictures to add (to any post), that's always great.  As a new user, you don't yet have the level of reputation needed to add pictures, but other users who do will be happy to do it for you.  Just stick the images at a public sharing site like imgur.com and post links to them." CreationDate="2019-10-10T07:33:01.393" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7989" PostId="7605" Score="0" Text="Will this help the drying process?" CreationDate="2019-10-10T08:47:12.053" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="7990" PostId="7590" Score="0" Text="You're welcome! Good luck :D" CreationDate="2019-10-10T13:39:20.787" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="7991" PostId="7608" Score="1" Text="You're thinking in the right direction with the super glue idea, but super glue isn't the best material.  It's brittle and doesn't have any strength in the direction that would be helpful for this.  But some other clear glues that are of the type that form a strong film would work.  Even PVA glue (Elmers or &quot;school glue&quot;) or Weldbond Universal Adhesive (clear and stays clear) would add strength as you suggest.  Hot melt glue could also be good on the back (go over it with a heat gun at a lower setting to melt it to a thin consistency so it flows and flattens out).  Keep those ideas coming!" CreationDate="2019-10-10T15:05:44.347" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7992" PostId="7609" Score="1" Text="Your last sentence cracked me up.  A plastic sheet is a great idea.  Polystyrene is a bit brittle.  It will provide the stiffness but could break easily with rough handling or being flexed too much.  Something like Lexan would be perfect, although that stuff is a lot more expensive than polystyrene.  Extrapolating from your answer, you can get sheets of what looks like corrugated cardboard but made of white plastic.  It used for making outdoor signs as well as things like the mail trays and tubs used by the Postal Service.  Really tough stuff; rigid, light, and cheap." CreationDate="2019-10-10T15:35:58.057" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="7993" PostId="7605" Score="0" Text="I tried doing something similar actually! It unfortunately did not help." CreationDate="2019-10-10T18:36:07.003" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="7994" PostId="6380" Score="2" Text="After about two months, it seems like my blocks have finally cured (enough). Going to accept this answer." CreationDate="2019-10-10T18:36:32.373" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="7995" PostId="6380" Score="2" Text="@jackwise thanks for the update! It really is very, very slow to cure." CreationDate="2019-10-10T19:03:17.530" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="7996" PostId="3313" Score="0" Text="I have tried milk, variations of cream, various glue sticks and glue gun and I'm still searching for something that works. I will try gelatine at a thicker mixture than recommended." CreationDate="2019-09-30T17:39:51.267" UserId="8446" />
  <row Id="7997" PostId="7582" Score="1" Text="@JamesHanvey you can use [meta] to ask questions about how the site works. I think this is better than your previous question and much more focused." CreationDate="2019-10-11T01:08:53.533" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="8003" PostId="7583" Score="1" Text="Space blankets are a very good suggestion. They are usually not much more than a thin transparent plastic sheet covered in extremely thin metal (we're talking nanometers here). Because of that, an LED can shine through the blanket if it's close enough to the surface. Might create a really cool futuristic look, but they tend to tear quickly." CreationDate="2019-10-11T11:16:26.530" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8005" PostId="7583" Score="0" Text="Neoprene is an amazing suggestion! Though I have no idea if I can find it in white color. But seriously guys great suggestions. The responses from you guys was a complete mix of negative and positive. The first few comments I was considering taking my questions elsewhere but the next few answers came to the website's rescue, so now I have no idea what to do... I actually was considering asking on a cosplay site but I got some excellent answers here, thanks guys!" CreationDate="2019-10-11T12:14:00.057" UserId="8474" />
  <row Id="8006" PostId="7613" Score="1" Text="That's an amazing suggestion! Thankyou." CreationDate="2019-10-11T12:14:33.270" UserId="8474" />
  <row Id="8007" PostId="7583" Score="0" Text="Rather than LED strips, EL wire would be good for the bright green bits" CreationDate="2019-10-11T12:37:43.417" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8008" PostId="7541" Score="1" Text="If nobody's said it yet, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  Your answer could well be correct (it's out of my area, so I don't have a clue).  But it got bumped to a [review queue](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/review/low-quality-posts/4988) because of its brevity.  Ideally, answers should be a little more educational, explaining not just what the answer is but why.  As is, this is sort of just a hint.  The reader would need to do their own research to know if you are right, and create their own answer.  Compare this to Danielillo's answer.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-10-11T15:21:10.087" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8009" PostId="7541" Score="1" Text="The images illustrate how and why that answer is correct.  Readers can instantly see the similarities and know how good a match it is.  If you could add some examples from each style that are similar to those in the question, that would be a big improvement.  Just store the images on a public sharing site, like imgur.com, and post links to them.  Some one here will embed them for you." CreationDate="2019-10-11T15:21:21.270" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8011" PostId="7616" Score="0" Text="How much do you need to crop off the edges? A couple centimeters, a couple inches, etc.?" CreationDate="2019-10-13T23:07:42.513" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="8012" PostId="7616" Score="0" Text="How frequent a requirement would this be?  For example there are large format paper cutters, but if it is a one-time need for a few sheets, you might not want to invest in something big that you also need a place to store." CreationDate="2019-10-13T23:59:52.507" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8013" PostId="7616" Score="0" Text="I need to crop about 60 sheets. Amount cropped up to 12 inches." CreationDate="2019-10-14T03:38:44.637" UserId="2546" />
  <row Id="8017" PostId="7614" Score="0" Text="Do you mean water-based or solvent-based markers?" CreationDate="2019-10-14T15:45:33.567" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8018" PostId="7614" Score="0" Text="Actually I'm new to markers. So I don't have much idea about what marker type I should use." CreationDate="2019-10-14T15:52:05.197" UserId="8463" />
  <row Id="8020" PostId="7619" Score="0" Text="Thanks! What would you say in terms of actual practicing processes and drawing sessions? E.g. Pick a part to draw and draw from a reference at two different angles, and then do a third angle without reference" CreationDate="2019-10-14T16:34:13.420" UserId="8490" />
  <row Id="8022" PostId="7615" Score="2" Text="Sorry, everything here is incorrect." CreationDate="2019-10-14T17:52:34.737" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8023" PostId="7619" Score="1" Text="Starting out would be focusing more on what your eyes see, practicing with your hand and eye coordination, to draw what your eyes are observing. A lot of beginners, draw what they think their brain should fill in, when the individual needs to be looking with their eyes, and observing what is in front of them, and not 'filling in the blank' of what they think should be there. &#xA;Guess the whole point of drawing, is to find what you really enjoy to draw. Drawing from different angles would be a wonderful start." CreationDate="2019-10-16T00:14:13.113" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="8024" PostId="7619" Score="0" Text="Are you drawing from life or from illustrations/photos?" CreationDate="2019-10-17T13:21:51.450" UserDisplayName="user8502" />
  <row Id="8025" PostId="7626" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for the info. I really appreciate it." CreationDate="2019-10-17T16:25:02.110" UserId="8463" />
  <row Id="8028" PostId="7622" Score="0" Text="Generically, these are called &quot;mat cutters&quot;. There's a wide variety, size, and quality to be found. I've seen them get as big as 3-4 ft (900-1300 mm) wide, and I'm sure there are larger ones around, not that many people need them that large." CreationDate="2019-10-17T20:29:50.393" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="8029" PostId="7620" Score="0" Text="Some of these have a clamp to prevent the paper from curling or otherwise moving as you cut. I've seen one of these that can cut as many as 50 sheets at once, but it also had a very heavy duty clamp and cutting arm." CreationDate="2019-10-17T20:31:06.147" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="8030" PostId="7622" Score="0" Text="@computercarguy all the &quot;mat cutters&quot; I can see are bigger, more versatile (e.g. bevels) and much more expensive than the rotary trimmers I can find (Rotatrim is a genericized trademark)" CreationDate="2019-10-17T20:38:35.290" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8031" PostId="7622" Score="0" Text="Googling &quot;mat cutter&quot;, I see at least one from OfficeMax/Depot that is less than $20 and cuts vertically. Going to that listing shows 2 others than are also less than $20. Granted, if you get one that is specifically for mat cutting, it'll likely have that bevel cut you mention." CreationDate="2019-10-17T20:54:16.473" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="8032" PostId="7630" Score="0" Text="Thanks! Will that glove force me to use my shoulder rather than my wrist to write? Is that the idea?" CreationDate="2019-10-18T05:32:21.787" UserId="1918" />
  <row Id="8033" PostId="7622" Score="0" Text="@computercarguy, I think I see the issue. &quot;Mat cutter&quot; as a term extends to cheap models your side of the Atlantic but not mine, where our cheap option tends to be called some variant on Rotatrim (the brand we all used in school etc. in the 80s). Another slight difference - all the mat cutters I've seen online cut in a groove, but rotary trimmers cut on an edge." CreationDate="2019-10-18T05:36:12.487" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8034" PostId="7622" Score="1" Text="Ah, I see now this is a case of different countries calling the same things by different names. I don't doubt your terminology is at least as correct there are mine is here. I think we all sometimes forget to think globally on sites like this." CreationDate="2019-10-18T16:01:58.967" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="8035" PostId="7630" Score="0" Text="@user56834, it will involve your elbow and shoulder more as a side effect of just trying to keep your wrist from moving in undesirable ways. Carpal tunnel is caused by friction of ligaments in your wrist. This can cause pain as well as needing to use other muscles in your hand to compensate. The brace also helps the blood flow better, since you are less likely bending blood vessels in undesirable ways. Well, as long as you don't over tighten the wrist brace, like I've done before. If your fingers turn colors other than pink, you've either got it too tight or there's real issues there." CreationDate="2019-10-18T16:06:16.140" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="8036" PostId="7611" Score="1" Text="Ditto #1. Take breaks. It can be called RSI (repetitive stress injury). Getting it done sooner is not worth the long term risk." CreationDate="2019-10-21T12:44:44.947" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="8037" PostId="7634" Score="1" Text="I assumed as much. Looking this up nets me nothing. Was just curious what others thought. In my defense I figured that primer was paint with something potentially added as supposed to _&quot;paint without pigment,&quot;_" CreationDate="2019-10-21T17:09:12.980" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="8038" PostId="7634" Score="0" Text="It wasn't a bad question by any means, just not one with the solution you were expecting. For the record, I like Citadel's &quot;Chaos Black&quot; primer, but there's a lot of great options out there, and a single can will last a good long time." CreationDate="2019-10-21T17:22:03.427" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8039" PostId="7634" Score="2" Text="I've been dormant on the site for a while but I like to ask a multitude of questions some of which I know the answer.. others not so much. Just trying to bring more traffic in." CreationDate="2019-10-21T18:57:25.510" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="8040" PostId="7636" Score="1" Text="Is there anything we need to know about how to use this properly and safely? Does it work the same on all types of foam? More details could help expand this answer to be more useful!" CreationDate="2019-10-22T09:15:15.093" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="8041" PostId="7638" Score="0" Text="Thanks @fixer. I'm not actually gluing the last of the shoe to the sole, rather the thin bottom &quot;tread&quot; layer of the sole to the rest of the sole which is fixed to the last.." CreationDate="2019-10-22T09:19:46.760" UserId="6876" />
  <row Id="8044" PostId="7640" Score="0" Text="Hi Chris. Hot glue as in glue from a glue gun? I tried this on some other shoes but it didn't take (may have been the rubber) and like you say, went quite hard in the cold." CreationDate="2019-10-22T15:45:42.393" UserId="6876" />
  <row Id="8045" PostId="7640" Score="0" Text="@RichM exactly.  I have a dual melt Stanley, and the black, used on high temp mode, has been reasonably effective on the soles of my bike shoes so far.  When repairing the welt, it's less good" CreationDate="2019-10-22T15:47:52.790" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8046" PostId="7640" Score="1" Text="My experiences with hot glue are that 99% of the time it's the wrong choice. I've never tried it on shoes, but on similar surfaces it pops loose very quickly even in &quot;ideal&quot; conditions." CreationDate="2019-10-22T15:48:09.773" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8047" PostId="7640" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC I've got a pair here; I repaired them just before a 200km ride a few weeks ago (so total ~400km of riding) and the repair to the sole is holding up well. On the previous pair I tried shoe goo, but wasn't as successful." CreationDate="2019-10-22T15:50:59.027" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8048" PostId="7636" Score="5" Text="Hot knives is a little vague. From what I have seen styrofoam cutters actually use a wire, not really a knife at all." CreationDate="2019-10-22T19:41:27.717" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8049" PostId="7622" Score="0" Text="If this is paper that you have already drawn on I would not try cutting more than one at a time. It is too easy to destroy the drawings under the top of the stack." CreationDate="2019-10-22T20:00:03.357" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8050" PostId="7590" Score="1" Text="These paints (acrylic, fabric paint) **will not work on vinyl!!** which is what Naugahyde is. It is non porous material so there is nothing for the paint to hold on to. (don't approve so quickly!)   There are paints made specifically for vinyl, and other solvent based paints like oil based enamels may also work.  But the answer above is not likely to work... have you tried it yet? Let me know if I'm wrong. Cheers!" CreationDate="2019-10-22T20:18:47.997" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8051" PostId="7641" Score="0" Text="This is all great advice.  The question was about methods to practice in 15-30 minute increments.  Any thoughts on ideas to expand the answer to better address that aspect?" CreationDate="2019-10-22T20:58:49.443" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8052" PostId="7641" Score="1" Text="Well that is not much time if you are serious about drawing, you have to be able to really get into it and 15 minutes is not enough... but it makes no difference as to the above. Just do lots of 15-30 minute sessions I guess. There are no short cuts to learning a skill like life drawing." CreationDate="2019-10-22T21:03:02.387" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8053" PostId="7641" Score="2" Text="... in fact, in life drawing sessions, 15 minutes would be considered a short pose. There is a benefit in doing short poses though in that it tends to push the artist away from trying to be too perfect. Usually we would do a few 3 minute poses, then a couple of 15 minute poses, then longer ones, an hour or more, with breaks every 30 minutes." CreationDate="2019-10-22T21:05:27.750" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8054" PostId="1757" Score="2" Text="The opposite to hyper-realism would be pure abstraction." CreationDate="2019-10-22T21:12:53.957" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8055" PostId="3403" Score="2" Text="@kevin - you would expose the charcoal amount you want shaving off the outer wood with the knife, then shape the point how you like with the sand paper." CreationDate="2019-10-22T21:59:17.473" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8056" PostId="7590" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the update - The original question didn't have the materials listed, so I hadn't crafted it specifically for Naugahyde leather - in which case, they should definitely look for paints designed for non-porous materials. I agree that **acrylic and fabric paints may chip/scrape off over time, even after drying and curing.** However, I've had great luck with using acrylic and fabric paints on other plastics (e.g. HDPE water bottle), but I've never specifically used it on faux leather. It'd be really helpful if the OP could post an update on what they tried and how well it worked!" CreationDate="2019-10-23T18:48:26.327" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="8057" PostId="7590" Score="0" Text="I did some more research - It seems that they could either stencil &amp; spray paint a design using upholstery spray paints, such as described here: https://www.homedit.com/paint-vinyl-upholstery/.&#xA;Also, this person tested 3 types of upholstery paint: https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/painting-vinyl-upholstery-215327).&#xA;&#xA;Or...if WikiHow can be trusted... apparently acrylic paints might actually do the trick?&#xA;&quot;Acrylic paint is perfect for using to paint faux leather. It is flexible, adheres well to faux leather and won’t crack with movement.&quot;&#xA;Source: https://www.wikihow.com/Paint-Faux-Leather" CreationDate="2019-10-23T18:55:41.147" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="8060" PostId="3299" Score="2" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is about the practical and aesthetic differences between two types of garments." CreationDate="2019-10-25T08:27:55.457" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8063" PostId="7646" Score="0" Text="Are there any clues to how it was made, or whether it is a relic vs. recent art?  I'm thinking things like whether weight and surface markings indicate it's carved from a solid block of stone vs. being a casting or made from clay." CreationDate="2019-10-27T23:22:43.717" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8064" PostId="7646" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I added pictures of the top and the bottom. My guess is that it is a solid block of stone. Maybe the little indent in the top was how it was held in place while carved. It is very heavy." CreationDate="2019-10-27T23:33:10.323" UserId="8535" />
  <row Id="8065" PostId="7646" Score="0" Text="Tineye didn't find anything similar.  Google Images identified it as a &quot;carving&quot; and showed &quot;visually similar&quot; images that covered every form of carving on a mineral material.  This object apparently isn't something for which sufficiently similar images have been posted and indexed on the Internet.  There's a chance that someone knowledgeable could spot this post, but it might be worth going directly to expert sources.  If we start with the assumption that it's an antiquity, there are some web sites, typically run by museums and university departments, that may be able to help.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-10-28T19:50:23.320" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8066" PostId="7646" Score="0" Text="Some have identification tools, others describe how to submit identification requests.  I put &quot;identify antiquities&quot; into Google, and the result looked like that might be a promising source of some leads." CreationDate="2019-10-28T19:50:28.720" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8067" PostId="7647" Score="1" Text="I am just curious: why do you need the technical terminology, if you only want to create those products? Most of the details are clearly visible in the pictures, so you only need to start doing it." CreationDate="2019-10-29T08:12:04.920" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8068" PostId="7647" Score="0" Text="Seconding the question of why you need &quot;technical terminology;&quot; if you have any experience you should be able to create them from the photos, and if you need a pattern, googling &quot;reusable shopping bag pattern&quot; will get you thousands of tutorials for hundreds of styles." CreationDate="2019-10-29T12:56:27.667" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8069" PostId="7647" Score="1" Text="Agreed, the only technical term you need is &quot;pattern&quot;. There is no magic involved in sewing these bags, you only need a pattern describing the shapes and sizes of the individual pieces and where to sew them together. Whether you hand-sew them, use a sewing machine or use any fancy techique doesn't really matter for the finished product." CreationDate="2019-10-29T13:21:17.830" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8070" PostId="7618" Score="1" Text="Could you be more specific in your question? Are you looking for exercises? Or how to organise your training? See  https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-ask  for help clarifying this question." CreationDate="2019-10-29T16:16:28.360" UserId="70" />
  <row Id="8071" PostId="7647" Score="1" Text="I thought that by knowing technical terminology I could then research those terms, understand why a particular design pattern or stitch was used, gather insight on how it was built, and ultimately build a better product. I currently have no sewing experience so what is _clearly visible_ from the pictures is not _easily reproducable_. Perhaps I should have thought about the wording of my question more carefully. Not only am I interested in sewing this type of bag but I'm just as interested in the decisions behind why this particular pattern or why a particular stitch X on panel Y was used." CreationDate="2019-10-29T21:08:45.447" UserId="8543" />
  <row Id="8072" PostId="7647" Score="1" Text="With no sewing experience, I'd suggest, instead of jumping straight into trying to &quot;develop a better product,&quot; you start simple by following some basic instructions for a very basic item (i.e. pillowcases, simpler bag designs, etc). There's still no &quot;technical terminology&quot; involved other than the most basic sewing education." CreationDate="2019-10-30T15:24:54.593" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8073" PostId="7647" Score="2" Text="Please note that the sewing pattern on the sides, the one reminding of the &quot;peace sign&quot;, is actually not mandatory. Its purpose is to aid while folding the empty bag." CreationDate="2019-10-31T06:31:38.643" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8076" PostId="7652" Score="0" Text="Welcome, this is a great first answer! :)" CreationDate="2019-10-31T09:35:05.400" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="8079" PostId="7652" Score="0" Text="Nicely put. :) I'll note, though, that the pictured examples don't look particularly &quot;fuzzy&quot; and are likely made with a bottomweight that's standing due to the seam construction and weight of the material. (Bottomweights make great bags due to their durability.)" CreationDate="2019-10-31T12:47:11.283" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8080" PostId="7652" Score="0" Text="The material in the images about is duck canvas for what it's worth. Also, thank you @ninjabrer for the tips! I appreciate the constructive feedback." CreationDate="2019-10-31T14:04:47.430" UserId="8543" />
  <row Id="8081" PostId="7647" Score="0" Text="@virolino That is the type of information I was looking for. That's a useful thing to know. Thanks!" CreationDate="2019-10-31T14:07:05.443" UserId="8543" />
  <row Id="8087" PostId="7660" Score="3" Text="Just curious--given the inherent risk of destroying the paper or starting a fire, would it be possible to achieve the result by baking the paper in an oven at a controlled temperature, or is it the irregular scorching that produces the aged look?" CreationDate="2019-11-01T19:05:41.047" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8088" PostId="7660" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 You could possibly achieve the same thing in the oven! I have not tried literally baking paper. I like using the heat gun or a lighter to get darker spots and/or burns where I want them. &#xA;&#xA;Which reminds me that OP could also maybe burn a piece of paper and smudge/rub the char on a new piece to make it look older?" CreationDate="2019-11-01T19:55:07.950" UserId="8551" />
  <row Id="8092" PostId="7653" Score="0" Text="Hi Malavika, as your questions stands, it is impossible to answer. It might boil down to opinion in the end, but it's too broad to begin with. What medium are you working with? What kind of paper is it? What do you wish to achieve with it?" CreationDate="2019-11-02T19:47:37.560" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8093" PostId="7628" Score="2" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it asks after service recommendations." CreationDate="2019-11-02T19:50:41.983" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8094" PostId="6436" Score="2" Text="Another solution: leave the cracks and pass it off as a newly discovered work of an old master.  The cracks add character.  :-)" CreationDate="2019-11-03T20:18:55.917" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8095" PostId="6215" Score="0" Text="Please add manufacturer and model number information. This might help us find a user manual." CreationDate="2019-11-04T15:34:53.277" UserId="6946" />
  <row Id="8096" PostId="7652" Score="1" Text="@evans863 duck canvas is in fact a type of bottomweight, making it a good choice! Other bottomweights include heavy twill, denim, and other thick fabrics (think fabrics for pants or skirts--literally &quot;bottoms&quot;); they're durable enough to stand up to the stress of use on reusable fabric bags." CreationDate="2019-11-04T16:07:09.630" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8098" PostId="7660" Score="3" Text="On longer bake times, the parchment paper I use for food prep does start to get an &quot;aged&quot; look around the edges, so with some careful experimenting, it's likely that printer paper could also achieve this look, but there's risk of ignition there as well, and the final project would have to be treated post-printing as it will get brittle." CreationDate="2019-11-04T17:26:56.323" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8099" PostId="7678" Score="0" Text="Hi Mohamed, I think this doesn't really fit the scope of A&amp;C, because there is no practical (creative) side to it." CreationDate="2019-11-04T19:30:53.540" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8100" PostId="7678" Score="1" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it does not have a practical aspect." CreationDate="2019-11-04T19:34:22.493" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8101" PostId="7683" Score="1" Text="I am sorry to say, the nap texture of the wool cannot be restored, as the very integrity of the tiny wool fibers within the weave has been destroyed in the bare patch. Depending on where the bare area is located on the garment, a patch would be about the only remedy. Sometimes a hole or destroyed surface happens to be in a place where a patch or pocket placement would appear to be a normal design element, such as on an elbow or where a chest pocket would go." CreationDate="2019-11-06T02:13:54.150" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="8103" PostId="7585" Score="0" Text="This is exactly what I would do. To stabilize it even further, one could opt to add a layer of a fusible product such as “Stitch Witchery” between the patch at the back, and the shirt fabric. If a hole is literally a slit, with a product like this, I have been able to get the edges to precisely meet, so that the cut is “almost” invisible... –" CreationDate="2019-11-06T04:10:36.220" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="8104" PostId="7585" Score="0" Text="Embroidery on denim and chambray shirts and jackets is a huge trend.  I love it!  Sometimes a tear in a favorite garment is actually a cool opportunity for creative self-expression! If you are looking for design ideas to embroider, I am happy to share my curated Embroidery board over at Pinterest, which includes specific sub-boards with design inspirations for Mending, Jean Jackets, and Sashiko / Boro...:   https://pin.it/4rtibsagjh5ij5" CreationDate="2019-11-06T04:13:58.110" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="8105" PostId="7585" Score="0" Text="Hi @Marium! !https://www.pinterest.com/pin/503418064585102232/" CreationDate="2019-11-06T04:26:09.510" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="8107" PostId="7652" Score="1" Text="One specifically unique feature of this pattern is that box gusset which is mitered also - a “mitered box gusset”? (This is not an official term.)  Here is a tutorial which covers three types of bag bottoms, including boxed corners and a gusset base: https://www.thesewingdirectory.co.uk/bag-bottoms/" CreationDate="2019-11-06T04:46:10.277" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="8108" PostId="7684" Score="0" Text="I like your answer, Yes I am referring to pad that rests on top of spool spindle." CreationDate="2019-11-06T14:45:12.797" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="8109" PostId="7679" Score="2" Text="Welcome! Can you clarify what you need help with -- a literal &quot;where&quot; on the image, or do you mean selecting colors, or do you mean a more general question about using acrylics? Are you painting over your sketch or using it as a reference?   The more details you can provide, the better answers you will get! Please [edit] and we can then reopen." CreationDate="2019-11-06T16:20:05.193" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="8111" PostId="7688" Score="3" Text="Thanks for posting this.  It looks like Dendrite is a brand name for a bunch of different kinds of adhesives, and might be sold only in India.  Can you add a link to a specific product to help identify the one you're referring to?  Also, if you can find a generic description of the glue, it might help people in other areas find a locally available equivalent." CreationDate="2019-11-06T16:59:58.203" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8112" PostId="7687" Score="5" Text="Wool will take temperatures substantially higher than that.  Enjoy your **hot** coffee." CreationDate="2019-11-06T17:04:23.793" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8113" PostId="7679" Score="0" Text="Tank you very much. Is it good like this?:  To start Acrilic painting i want to use the drawing as a reference or is it better to start painting over the drawing . What is best for a beginner how wants to expand" CreationDate="2019-11-06T17:25:47.777" UserId="7992" />
  <row Id="8116" PostId="7678" Score="3" Text="The question should be allowed.  As another current asker states when criticized for requesting terminology help, knowing technical terminology helps with research and understanding. Moving from novice to expert in any area requires a grasp of the discipline’s particular terminology.  https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/7647/what-are-the-technical-terms-techniques-involved-in-sewing-paper-bag-like-bags" CreationDate="2019-11-06T22:22:00.037" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="8117" PostId="7685" Score="1" Text="You are a superstar! Thank-you. Everything you said above was absolutely true. I roughed up the problem spots with velcro and the areas are less noticeable. As you said, it’s not perfect but it no longer looks like I’m walking around with a stained jacket! Thanks." CreationDate="2019-11-07T03:02:32.337" UserId="8571" />
  <row Id="8119" PostId="7513" Score="0" Text="Your chosen fabric is 100% cotton, and a dark blue to boot, which may contain some indigo that is famous for bleeding.  I agree with @SueC, I would prewash this particular fabric. Then give it a good press.  That said, if I worked for days on a heavily embroidered work of art, I am not sure I would ever “wash” it per say. The abrasion of a washing action could be very disruptive to your prescious embroidery.  You might consider dry cleaning it as you would an embroidered or beaded evening gown,.." CreationDate="2019-11-07T12:47:25.413" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="8120" PostId="7695" Score="0" Text="Wow, thanks a lot! This looks so much better than what I clutched together. I'll definetely undo the top of my mitts and try your technique instead." CreationDate="2019-11-07T12:52:11.777" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8121" PostId="7696" Score="3" Text="What about using a projector to project the pencil drawing onto the canvas as a guide?" CreationDate="2019-11-07T22:10:41.713" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8122" PostId="7678" Score="0" Text="@LaurentR. While that may be true, there is no reason to assume the OP is planning on incorporating it in personal creative work. I know it's kind of a silly prerequisite, but it does differentiate between art (historical) terminology and practical reference." CreationDate="2019-11-08T12:11:53.573" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8123" PostId="7678" Score="2" Text="What would be a suitable platform for this then? In other SE forums these questions are pretty common. How can you read and learn about a new topic you're interested in if you don't know what keywords to search for?" CreationDate="2019-11-08T12:19:17.157" UserId="8565" />
  <row Id="8125" PostId="7678" Score="1" Text="There is a real push, though arbitrarily enforced, to make this site _only_ about practical technique and _not_ about the history or theory of art, even though the topic &quot;Arts &amp; Crafts...&quot; definitely suggests that should be included. Maybe it should just be called &quot;Crafting Techniques&quot; (but that's a case for the Meta...)" CreationDate="2019-11-08T17:25:39.993" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8126" PostId="7689" Score="3" Text="Hi there. It would be much more helpful if you would [edit] your answer to include more details. As it stands, this seems like more of a comment, because of the lack of instructions. For example, color the page with _what_ and _how_? And why would black spray make it look old, rather than just spotted or dirty? An example image of this being done would also be great." CreationDate="2019-11-08T17:37:49.417" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="8127" PostId="6286" Score="0" Text="If you are limited to copying photographs does that really show you are a capable portrait artist? That being said you are free to copy any photo you like, _for your own personal use_ which can include showing others what you can do. You would run into trouble trying to sell those copied works as your own artistic expression though." CreationDate="2019-11-08T18:58:33.403" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8128" PostId="6288" Score="0" Text="The [story of Shepard Fairey's &quot;Hope&quot; poster](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_%22Hope%22_poster) is a good example of what can happen when you assume you have fair-use copyright regarding referencing/copying another's work." CreationDate="2019-11-08T19:03:27.613" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8129" PostId="7678" Score="0" Text="@rebusB, I suspect that stems from the specific exclusion in the help section for &quot;Art history and art appreciation related questions&quot;.  This is probably considered art appreciation.  I think you nailed it with your observation that the intended site scope was more the &quot;crafting&quot; aspect.  Interesting gray area, though re: Laurent R.'s comment." CreationDate="2019-11-08T19:04:21.303" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8130" PostId="6288" Score="0" Text="Or [Luc Tuymans' A Belgian Politician](https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jan/21/luc-tuysmans-katrijn-van-giel-dedecker-legal-case)" CreationDate="2019-11-08T19:06:08.897" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8131" PostId="6288" Score="0" Text="That is interesting... as a painter it seems a poor ruling, but Tuymans work really did little more than copy the original intent of the photograph. So not trans-formative, other than in terms of materials, at all. He didn't reference the photograph, he literally copied it including its mood (a politician feeling the heat)" CreationDate="2019-11-08T19:12:43.867" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8132" PostId="7678" Score="2" Text="AFAIK, this is a terminology question about _composition_, which would seem to be on-topic. I would assume it's as on-topic as any terminology questions, but whether or not there's a satisfactory answer for you, time will tell." CreationDate="2019-11-08T19:44:30.067" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="8133" PostId="7687" Score="0" Text="Just be sure its not synthetic." CreationDate="2019-11-08T19:51:26.197" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8135" PostId="7696" Score="2" Text="That could work, since it also helps take care of any scaling issues (if they wanted to change the size of the image for the painting). I personally don't often use a projector because (1) I don't have one at my disposal (back when I was a student, I did...), and (2) my arms get tired from holding them up at an awkward angle, but if it's just to draw the outlines/guidelines for a painting, that could work quite well :)" CreationDate="2019-11-08T23:04:11.250" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="8139" PostId="7691" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the reply, I would like to know if the kind of result with an automatic machine could be good enough to be sold. I would avoid premade covers because the books I will print will have their and the strip holding pages element will be hidden inside the cover itself. Are also machines like that up to A3 size ?" CreationDate="2019-11-09T16:38:58.587" UserId="8567" />
  <row Id="8140" PostId="7691" Score="0" Text="@user3450548, the results look very professional, like a commercial result.  When I used one years ago, we had plain heavyweight paper covers.  Some are like a single piece of cardstock and some are like cardstock covers with a flexible cloth tape binding connecting them.  You could also create your own using glue strips.  [This link](https://www.amazon.com/stores/node/14497315011?_encoding=UTF8&amp;field-lbr_brands_browse-bin=ThermoBind&amp;ref_=bl_dp_s_web_14497315011) will give you an idea of the kind of stuff readily available.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-11-09T18:38:24.947" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8141" PostId="7691" Score="1" Text="A3 is pretty big, so it might be a challenge to find off-the-shelf covers, although if the cover will be glued inside another cover, you may not need full-size.  I suspect binding on the short edge wouldn't be a problem because that's a pretty standard dimension.  Binding on the long edge would probably depend on the machine.  I wouldn't be surprised if the inexpensive machines don't handle something that long.  You'd need to look at the specs." CreationDate="2019-11-09T18:38:31.837" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8143" PostId="7706" Score="3" Text="Hi Lucas, can you add the source to your picture, please?" CreationDate="2019-11-12T07:42:26.980" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8144" PostId="7709" Score="2" Text="What types of brushes are you using? What types of paints? How are you treating them when using them? When cleaning them? When storing them? Please add this information, as currently this is very vague." CreationDate="2019-11-12T15:14:57.953" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8146" PostId="7702" Score="1" Text="Welcome! Can you add some more details to this answer, some definitions of the term that help explain the contrast? (I think you're right, but we like to have answers with explanation to help anybody reading the question understand and learn.)" CreationDate="2019-11-12T23:04:16.790" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="8147" PostId="7709" Score="1" Text="Welcome! Please do add more details about the sort of art you are working on and materials you are working with, because there are a lot of possible solutions to your problem :)" CreationDate="2019-11-13T02:37:36.733" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="8150" PostId="7712" Score="5" Text="Hi Johan, what exactly is your question? The floor in the co-cathedral is not a fresco - do you want to *imitate* a marble floor in fresco? Can you edit your question to focus it on the one thing you want to know (like 'How can I imitate a marble floor?')? Welcome to A&amp;C :)" CreationDate="2019-11-13T19:26:55.523" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8152" PostId="7609" Score="0" Text="I decided to use a foamcore acid free to mount my piece. It is not clear for me if I should put a glass (with spacers so the glass won’t touch the piece) or not. Will it really improve conservation of my oil painting or should I leave it without glass?" CreationDate="2019-11-13T19:50:08.950" UserId="8454" />
  <row Id="8153" PostId="3386" Score="0" Text="Might sound funny but I am going to try wet&amp;dry sandpaper. Only problem is it only comes in small sizes, but you get a choice of grits and it should take whatever you throw at it" CreationDate="2019-11-13T14:28:06.720" UserId="8598" />
  <row Id="8154" PostId="7709" Score="1" Text="I'm closing as too broad for right now because &quot;best types&quot; is a huge scope, and &quot;keep long lasting&quot; does depend on factors like Allison pointed out. For example, we already have questions on [oil paint brushes](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2142/how-do-i-maintain-my-oil-paint-brushes). When you get a chance, go ahead and [edit] your question with a few more details so the community can provide specific, helpful answers!" CreationDate="2019-11-13T21:28:27.663" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="8155" PostId="7712" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Hi Joachim. I really want to know a range of options. I'll update my question, thanks." CreationDate="2019-11-14T03:14:40.100" UserId="6227" />
  <row Id="8156" PostId="3317" Score="0" Text="What if I want to attach the label to the *back* of the glass (not for beer bottles here) so the image shows through the glass.  How well will milk work for this?  The milk (or adhesive) would be between the ink and the glass." CreationDate="2019-11-14T03:46:02.100" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8157" PostId="3317" Score="1" Text="@bgmCoder There are often special considerations for different applications. Depending on the type of ink printed on the paper, the milk may cause it to run. I'd encourage you to ask a question (feel free to link to this one) and talk about your project specifically so that we can see if there's a better solution for you! :D" CreationDate="2019-11-14T03:51:10.487" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="8158" PostId="7715" Score="0" Text="Thanks! Will the epoxy resin not degrade over time and yellow? Removing it would remove the underlying paint I think." CreationDate="2019-11-14T05:55:57.850" UserId="6227" />
  <row Id="8159" PostId="7715" Score="1" Text="Completely removing it will definitely carry a high risk of damaging the protected areas. Instead of epoxies, you might use some lacquer (of which thre is a huge variety). Again, I am not an expert, you will need to find the details searching the web, or consulting an expert / dealer. Lacquers might be removable with solvents, and if the floor is immune to solvents, then the removal will not damage it. I am not aware of solvents for epoxy." CreationDate="2019-11-14T06:00:16.340" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8160" PostId="7715" Score="0" Text="that's amazing. Thanks. Lacquer, also, would be more shiny then polished epoxies I expect" CreationDate="2019-11-14T06:34:37.560" UserId="6227" />
  <row Id="8161" PostId="7715" Score="2" Text="Maybe. And _maybe_ you can apply lacquer over epoxy, if their properties allow this. However, as I saw on videos on the net, epoxy can be polished to be very shiny too. But I do not know its resistance to scratches. Maybe a top layer resistant to scratches needs to be applied, over whatever base is used." CreationDate="2019-11-14T06:45:12.983" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8163" PostId="7712" Score="2" Text="Johan, in that case your question is way too broad: you want to know how to create a fresco, on a floor that is being used, in addition to other practical solutions to that same effect. The question on how to create a fresco alone would take an extensive answer. Can you at least split your questions up? As it stands now, the first question already received the answer &quot;creating the beautiful floor&quot; - if that's all it takes, your question is not 'how to create a fresco', but *only* 'how to protect an artistic floor' (or something to that extent)." CreationDate="2019-11-14T11:01:00.470" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8164" PostId="7648" Score="1" Text="It seems the green indigo needs to oxidize. Have you tried mixing it with water and dying cloth with this mixture, to see if it oxidizes while drying?" CreationDate="2019-11-14T11:22:53.857" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8165" PostId="7648" Score="0" Text="That article says that blue indigo is made by *oxidation*, while fermentation does the reverse, *reduction*." CreationDate="2019-11-14T22:47:01.180" UserId="221" />
  <row Id="8166" PostId="7712" Score="3" Text="You will find interesting [this page](http://www.javierderiba.com/works/category/floors?fbclid=IwAR2XUwpSTjSHF6q5sbIHTq6jcOC64BNAhBGqpbGt9TMfjlNDYfoEZqYYSGg)" CreationDate="2019-11-15T10:57:13.883" UserId="4779" />
  <row Id="8169" PostId="7706" Score="1" Text="Hopefully helpful sidenote: Since this costume is based on historical fashion, you should have a look at some [historical tailoring books](https://archive.org/search.php?query=Tailoring%20%28men%27s%29) instead of buying a costume pattern. First try narrowing down the time period the costume is based on, then look through some books published at or before that time. That, and the proper material selection, is the key to making things look authentic instead of costumy." CreationDate="2019-11-15T17:58:01.433" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8170" PostId="7712" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I'm not looking for a detailed explanation of every single method, or a step by step of how to make a fresco, forjust want to know what methods are feasible. Then I'll look into those methods myself" CreationDate="2019-11-15T18:11:28.717" UserId="6227" />
  <row Id="8179" PostId="7712" Score="0" Text="Johan, I edited your post. If you don't agree with the changes, feel free to edit it yourself :)" CreationDate="2019-11-16T12:20:22.797" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8180" PostId="7712" Score="1" Text="This doesn't solve your problem directly, but floor paints won't smudge once dry, even if scrubbed with soap and water. This is true for most oil-based and even some water-based paints. They may scuff, however, a dry process of abrasion that removes material rather than mixing it. Floor paints aren't designed as art materials, or available in a wide enough range of colours." CreationDate="2019-11-16T15:22:18.683" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8182" PostId="7712" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH Thanks so much Chris! I didn't know they made separate &quot;floor paints&quot;" CreationDate="2019-11-16T15:47:45.643" UserId="6227" />
  <row Id="8186" PostId="7628" Score="3" Text="Sorry @Joachim, after thinking this over, I think what he is looking for can be seen as a tool, moreso than a service.  I retract my close vote, and am able to also provide an answer..." CreationDate="2019-11-17T13:53:09.973" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="8187" PostId="7628" Score="3" Text="I actually agree, in retrospect. Also, there is no mention of anything in particular, just *a* service, a tool, indeed, to help with the drawing." CreationDate="2019-11-17T13:56:33.413" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8191" PostId="7628" Score="3" Text="Just asking for a list isn't a good fit for a Q&amp;A site because it is very open-ended.  The answers are never &quot;complete&quot;, and it can be hard to identify a best answer.  If answers are just links to resources, it doesn't add much value to a simple Google search.  I added a request for supplemental information so that answers can provide context as to why they are good suggestions." CreationDate="2019-11-17T18:42:22.647" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8192" PostId="7720" Score="3" Text="I agree that these kinds of resource recommendations can be appropriate on A&amp;C, while they might not be on most other sites.  But just links aren't great answers (see my edit and comment on the question).  Can you expand the answer to provide more information on each link; what they offer that makes them good solutions?  Thanks." CreationDate="2019-11-17T18:47:53.883" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8193" PostId="7653" Score="1" Text="If you come back to clarify, I will be happy to reopen this for you :)" CreationDate="2019-11-17T20:09:12.997" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="8195" PostId="7679" Score="0" Text="I Will start painting the drawing sparetly" CreationDate="2019-11-17T22:53:59.263" UserId="7992" />
  <row Id="8196" PostId="5427" Score="2" Text="@fixer1234&#xA;Surprised I didnt find that type of plastic when I was doing my research, Thank you for the suggestion!&#xA;&#xA;I actually ended up using a large sheet of .. I beleive it was polyethylene.  creating two individual pieces where I heat sealed the outer seam (the cutting edge of the sword).  it Is very rigid (but not brittle) and the plastic alone weighted roughly 1.3 lbs at 3mm thickness I believe &#xA;(might be off, was recalling details by memory) You can see the outcome here&#xA;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90mCj-MINkg" CreationDate="2019-11-18T00:57:09.323" UserId="6051" />
  <row Id="8197" PostId="7722" Score="3" Text="I can't really figure out what the second set of photographs is about. If it is another optical illusion, I don't see it - if not, I think it should be posted as a separate question." CreationDate="2019-11-18T01:10:08.627" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8198" PostId="5427" Score="2" Text="Very impressive job!  It turned out great!" CreationDate="2019-11-18T01:25:35.073" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8199" PostId="7720" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234: Will do, thanks for the constructive feedback, I get what you are saying.  My husband is the expert on these sites so when he is back from a business trip I will have him help me craft an excellent rewrite...   ~L" CreationDate="2019-11-18T07:23:18.247" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="8201" PostId="7707" Score="1" Text="I agree with @Joachim. You can do so much better quality-wise by collecting the basic layers from thrift stores, then spending your efforts and money on cool details. You surely have trousers like those under the chaps, which could so easily be made from a thrift-store pair of black jeans, maybe 1-2 sizes larger. The jacket would be a bit more difficult, but envision taking a long wool coat with lapels, trimming the lower edges to create tails, and folding the right lapel over to the left side creating the asymmetrical jacket front. Reshape the collar, finish the edges and add trim, et voila!" CreationDate="2019-11-18T08:38:26.530" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="8202" PostId="7721" Score="0" Text="These use the shape, color, and arrangement of familiar objects to simulate the appearance of something unrelated.  Would you consider this kind of &quot;food art&quot; in the same category: https://allthatsinteresting.com/food-art?" CreationDate="2019-11-18T09:08:28.300" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8203" PostId="7712" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH - with a little more info you could post your comment as an answer. Pretty sure you could get a wide range of floor colors btw." CreationDate="2019-11-18T16:49:47.130" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8204" PostId="7712" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I see where you're coming from, but an answer is a bit too much of a recommendation, so I'm not sure" CreationDate="2019-11-18T16:54:47.253" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8205" PostId="7712" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH Floor paint plus a lacquer layer of protection?" CreationDate="2019-11-18T16:56:56.790" UserId="6227" />
  <row Id="8206" PostId="7712" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH - well... maybe. It has potential, and there can be more than one answer." CreationDate="2019-11-18T16:57:19.323" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8207" PostId="7712" Score="0" Text="@Johan88 quite possibly.  But what's a suitable lacquer for a hard-wearing specialist paint" CreationDate="2019-11-18T16:57:39.293" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8211" PostId="7726" Score="2" Text="Glow in the dark paint" CreationDate="2019-11-19T16:27:16.997" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8213" PostId="7692" Score="1" Text="But make the cozy thick enough, so that your skin doesn't accidentally come into contact with the mug through potential gaps." CreationDate="2019-11-19T19:58:47.600" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8215" PostId="7710" Score="0" Text="+1 - its pretty simple, clean your brushes and they will last longer. Just want to mention that acrylics and other fast drying paints will dry on the brush if you don't keep them wet. If its oil based paints you are using, you can wash with soap and water (I use dish soap or green soap bar) but be sure to rinse out the oils very well with turps or mineral spirits first." CreationDate="2019-11-19T23:35:54.873" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8217" PostId="7727" Score="2" Text="Phosphorescent paints are (usually) also fluorescent, which gives you slightly more options.  I doubt your last idea would work, because the light will be emitted from in front of the black and the white areas; you'd need your phosphorescent material behind the normal paint (I'll answer with another material for that)" CreationDate="2019-11-20T14:31:50.637" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8218" PostId="7728" Score="0" Text="I suggest you read [fixer1234's answer](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/7727/319) first - I didn't want to duplicate all the good stuff from that answer when adding a few ideas" CreationDate="2019-11-20T14:46:58.840" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8220" PostId="7731" Score="0" Text="Depending on size desired and many other factors , copper clad stainless cookware could be cut -up for the project." CreationDate="2019-11-20T22:39:06.093" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="8221" PostId="7730" Score="1" Text="Can we assume that these are just raw materials for art that will be displayed inside, it doesn't need to hold up to weather, high humidity, or big temperature changes?  Also, give us more details on the project.  Were both the slate and MDF clean and &quot;solid&quot; (no surface in the process of deteriorating)?  Did you paint the parts first and then glue to the paint, or did the glue go directly on the slate and MDF?  How tightly did the surfaces mate over the whole glue joint?  How big and heavy are the components?  What kind of &quot;abuse&quot; does the glue need to take (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-11-21T04:21:44.073" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8222" PostId="7730" Score="1" Text="(how strong does the bond need to be)?  How much surface area is there for the glue?  Are the pieces glued flat against each other or are you gluing pieces on end where there is a lot of potential leverage?  When the glue failed previously, did the parts just fall apart of their own weight or break apart as the result of rough handling?  When you tried the second glue, had all traces of the first glue been removed?  How long did the PVA glue dry before the pieces were handled?  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-11-21T04:22:04.887" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8223" PostId="7730" Score="0" Text="Without knowing any of that, what comes to mind as something that should generally work well for those two materials is to clean the surfaces well and make sure they mate well.  Then use polyurethane adhesive like Gorilla Glue." CreationDate="2019-11-21T04:22:10.757" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8224" PostId="5959" Score="1" Text="A picture with the problem would help a lot. Also, a picture with the desired result would help, for comparison." CreationDate="2019-11-21T05:53:20.190" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8225" PostId="7687" Score="0" Text="@rebusB acrylic crochet can certainly handle being wrapped round containers of hot drinks" CreationDate="2019-11-21T10:50:00.487" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8226" PostId="7741" Score="0" Text="I do like this idea, but it would probably limit me to simple connections, and not making Y-like branches. I was trying to think of a way to attach to the outside like this." CreationDate="2019-11-22T14:29:28.723" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="8227" PostId="7739" Score="1" Text="Oh, wow, this would be perfect. It's almost exactly what I was imaging, but I couldn't think of an example product that had them to figure out the term/tools. The tutorial is even using a fabric material similar to what I would." CreationDate="2019-11-22T14:32:31.093" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="8228" PostId="7741" Score="0" Text="I don't quite understand what you mean with &quot;Y-like branches&quot;, but you should be able to fix a piece fabric at an angle with this method. You could sew the hem at the same angle the fabric is supposed to branch out to distribute the force. But if a piece of fabric is too narrow it might move along the wood if it's not anchored." CreationDate="2019-11-22T14:36:45.977" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8229" PostId="7687" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH - Yes its melting point is higher than that of boiling water, but it can still melt if exposed to enough heat unlike natural fiber. Plus it feels awful IMHO... but technically you are right, its safe for coffee." CreationDate="2019-11-22T15:21:45.913" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8230" PostId="7740" Score="2" Text="Ha! Second the “learn continental”. Anecdote: During a long train ride through the US, I was first watching and then talking with an elderly lady who was busy knitting and clearly experienced and used to knitting. We started talking about the differences in style and she doubted that there would be much of a speed difference. She handed over her work so that I could show her how I knit. Suffice to say that I spent the next few hours teaching her continental - at her request." CreationDate="2019-11-22T15:50:59.320" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="8231" PostId="7687" Score="0" Text="@rebusB rather than melting I'd be more concerned about it losing its shape, like a sort of anti-ironing, especially if it gets splashed.  Resistance to coffee staining would also be desirable" CreationDate="2019-11-22T16:42:20.983" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8232" PostId="7736" Score="0" Text="Can you provide an example of how the end product is to be used? Different adhesives or alternatives may depend on whether your combine sheets are holding weight, or expecting shear force vs. compression force, or whether they'll be carrying any weight at all." CreationDate="2019-11-22T17:26:12.013" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="8233" PostId="7741" Score="0" Text="Something like a single sandwich have one length of fabric on one side, and _two_ lengths on the other one. Although, I think I could solve this by having some lengths of fabric have dowels in their center, so I can fold them and half and the fold would have the support dowel. I'm really liking this approach, too, because I could create ramps the same way with the dowels acting like &quot;steps&quot;, like I've seen on playground equipment." CreationDate="2019-11-22T17:46:39.290" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="8234" PostId="7740" Score="0" Text="@Stephie I honestly don't understand why english style is still taught to children and students. It's so cumbersome and slow that I would expect it to be a lost and forgotten technique by now..." CreationDate="2019-11-22T18:04:44.457" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8235" PostId="7741" Score="2" Text="This is a clever solution! Thinking outside the holes, as it were :)" CreationDate="2019-11-22T18:14:10.413" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="8236" PostId="7740" Score="0" Text="Not [her fault](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Zimmermann) at least ^_^. I guess it’s classic case of “we did it always like that” or “that’s how Granny taught me”. With “always” being since WWII." CreationDate="2019-11-22T18:45:46.640" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="8237" PostId="7741" Score="1" Text="This is a great idea... if the corded edge sticking out is a problem you could bevel the edges of the clamping wood to provide a channel for the cord to rest in and remain flush with the outside. It wouldn't take much of a bevel cut, just slightly less than half the diameter of the cord." CreationDate="2019-11-23T17:18:24.663" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8239" PostId="7737" Score="0" Text="Actually solvent based glues are used on plastics for that very reason, in melts the plastic and forms a weld, much stronger than conventional adhesives. Water based glues are unlikely to work because it will not bond with the plastic" CreationDate="2019-11-23T17:56:23.287" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8240" PostId="7731" Score="0" Text="fyi - galvanizing is specifically adding a layer of zinc to metal to provide protection from oxidation. It is applied using thermal processes like dipping in molten zinc. I think what you are after is called anodizing or electroplating." CreationDate="2019-11-23T18:05:49.153" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8241" PostId="7730" Score="1" Text="The acrylic paint is probably causing the adhesion problem as it has sealed up the porosity the adhesive needs to grab on to. You will need to get down to the base material before you glue." CreationDate="2019-11-23T18:10:49.233" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8242" PostId="7709" Score="2" Text="vote to reopen. The materials used do not really matter because the universal answer, as Joachim has provided, is keep your brushes clean when not using them (and wet when you are.)" CreationDate="2019-11-23T18:13:46.917" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8243" PostId="7710" Score="3" Text="I do recommend that artist soap btw (the green bar) as it does a nice job of cleaning and conditioning the brushes. I have had many of my brushes for 30+ years and they are still going strong... the same brushes, when I forget to do a good wash, can go bad after one use." CreationDate="2019-11-23T18:16:23.307" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8244" PostId="7737" Score="1" Text="@rebusB, extruded polystyrene is a form of polystyrene foam.  The problem with solvent based adhesives on polystyrene foam is that the foam is almost all air.  The solvent quickly makes the surface disappear, so you are gluing a hole." CreationDate="2019-11-23T19:06:55.173" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8245" PostId="7737" Score="0" Text="re: water-based glues, there are some that are more tacky, like [Aleene's Tacky Glue](https://www.amazon.com/Aleenes-Purpose-Tacky-Glue-8-Ounce/dp/B00178KLEY), that will grip polystyrene foam better than plain PVA craft glue." CreationDate="2019-11-23T19:18:20.827" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8246" PostId="7743" Score="0" Text="Interesting question. I almost suspect it won’t. The acid will probably discolor the paper eventually from natural oxidization. Much much slower than a direct heat source. I wonder if it’s been tested with other substances or if older books with acidic media can be used as close enough examples." CreationDate="2019-11-24T05:19:02.510" UserDisplayName="user24" />
  <row Id="8247" PostId="3062" Score="0" Text="Of course, while this option may have given you the result you were looking for, it doesn't answer your original question." CreationDate="2019-11-25T12:11:25.820" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8248" PostId="3865" Score="0" Text="And be sure to coat/varnish your paint afterwards." CreationDate="2019-11-25T13:57:54.480" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8249" PostId="84" Score="0" Text="I still think this is too broad: there is no mention of what kind of paint gets spilled in this hypothetical situation, nor on what kind of surface. Voted to close." CreationDate="2019-11-25T14:01:44.783" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8252" PostId="3062" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Yes it does? I looked for a Borax substitute, and using paint specifically made for this procedure is a substitute for using Borax." CreationDate="2019-11-26T09:04:58.467" UserId="1847" />
  <row Id="8253" PostId="3062" Score="0" Text="No, it is not; you merely changed your medium (even though the end results are probably very similar). The issue might come from the fact that your question is an [XY Problem](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/66377/what-is-the-xy-problem), and, although you solved X, you asked after Y." CreationDate="2019-11-26T09:21:07.740" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8254" PostId="7709" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC I have added more information regarding my query." CreationDate="2019-11-26T11:01:13.983" UserDisplayName="user8550" />
  <row Id="8256" PostId="7709" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Thanking for the kind reply.I have modified my question.Have a look at this." CreationDate="2019-11-26T11:42:41.187" UserDisplayName="user8550" />
  <row Id="8258" PostId="7653" Score="0" Text="@Erica Hello.Thanking for the response.Please have a look at my question again." CreationDate="2019-11-26T12:06:52.353" UserDisplayName="user8550" />
  <row Id="8259" PostId="7653" Score="2" Text="The problem is that what side you draw on is a matter of taste. Both have their (dis)advantages. I think the best option is to simply ask what those qualities are, as there is enough to tell about objectively. If you prefer, I can edit the question to reflect that, and you can tell me if you agree with the changes." CreationDate="2019-11-26T14:41:41.633" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8261" PostId="7721" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234, I would probably say so, yeah." CreationDate="2019-11-26T19:41:42.287" UserId="8618" />
  <row Id="8262" PostId="7653" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I am always happy with your opinion." CreationDate="2019-11-26T19:46:57.963" UserDisplayName="user8550" />
  <row Id="8263" PostId="7750" Score="1" Text="This doesn't add anything to the existing answers, and is very superficial. The 'best' brand doesn't automatically give you 'perfect texture' or  'incredible results', that's what technique, skill, experience, adaptability, etc. are for. And these 'various factors' should be kept in mind, but can you expand on *how* that is important? And what are you trying to achieve with the last sentence? It is completely random and subjective." CreationDate="2019-11-27T12:28:17.543" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8264" PostId="7653" Score="1" Text="@Joachim YES.Thanking You !  Nice ! Thats all I wanted to ask and know." CreationDate="2019-11-27T16:06:18.857" UserDisplayName="user8550" />
  <row Id="8269" PostId="7729" Score="1" Text="Can you give us an example/link of what you mean by &quot;blanket stitch&quot;? That's not a common term, except as [the sewing stitch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanket_stitch) for finishing hems." CreationDate="2019-11-29T01:17:22.927" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="8270" PostId="7754" Score="0" Text="I was thinking to use glue just for the alignment and then create a spine. Puncher would destroy parts of the notes (there are no margins). Sleeves sound like a practical approach, but I would really like a book; besides, I would need a few hundred of sleeves and ideally they should match the larger page format." CreationDate="2019-11-29T07:03:26.557" UserId="8656" />
  <row Id="8271" PostId="7754" Score="0" Text="The punching machines for spine-ing usually align the papers for you - if you use them properly. Maybe give us some information why the machine is not helpful with this." CreationDate="2019-11-29T07:06:06.187" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8272" PostId="7754" Score="0" Text="I don't have any experience with punching machines, so likely missing something. But the problem with manual alignment is that the smaller pages don't have any protruding edges that I can push to align. Instead, they are sandwiched between the larger pages. Also, the pages had been folded, so there are creases left even after the press, which does not help with sliding the pages against each other - they tend to stuck." CreationDate="2019-11-29T07:14:47.103" UserId="8656" />
  <row Id="8273" PostId="7753" Score="1" Text="Are they double sided or single? If (mostly) the latter, a scrapbooking approach might be a better option; there are pockets available for occasional double sided sheets." CreationDate="2019-11-29T07:24:46.470" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8274" PostId="7753" Score="0" Text="Mostly single sided. Some of the notes pages have writings on the back occasionally. Can you please clarify what exactly do you mean by scrapbooking? I have no experience with it." CreationDate="2019-11-29T07:26:57.533" UserId="8656" />
  <row Id="8275" PostId="7753" Score="0" Text="It's not really my thing, but I've done a little as a way of keeping photos and other items in a holiday in a journal. I'm sure there are people here who are keen, and much more knowledgeable about techniques and products. At its most basic, it's about sticking (usually permanently but not necessarily) flattish memorabilia  etc. into a ready made book, which can be quite fancy or rather plain. Annotating and decorating the pages is common." CreationDate="2019-11-29T07:33:42.517" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8276" PostId="7753" Score="1" Text="Matches my (superficial) understanding - thanks! Sounds like it would be a rather degenerate case of scrapbooking. Although it got me thinking that maybe I can bind the yellow pages and use it as a &quot;ready made book&quot; for scrapbooking involving the smaller white pages." CreationDate="2019-11-29T07:38:58.993" UserId="8656" />
  <row Id="8277" PostId="7754" Score="0" Text="Ah!, I understand what you mean. My idea was that you punch them one by one, or you punch them grouped according to size. After that, you reorder them properly and bind them." CreationDate="2019-11-29T08:38:26.353" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8278" PostId="7753" Score="0" Text="Another consideration for a scrapbooking approach: there are acid-free / “archival” papers and glues available if the materials being collected and preserved are precious." CreationDate="2019-11-29T09:13:48.280" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="8279" PostId="7755" Score="0" Text="I understand some of the basics of bookbinding. (I have bound maybe 10 books although they all had &quot;standard&quot; same-sized pages). In my original post, I meant to use glue to help me align the block before I strengthen the spine (there are ways to do it, e.g. the double fan method or sawing grooves in the spine and putting glue soaked twines there). I don't mind cutting the block to make the edge smooth, I just don't want to cut the large pages down to small page size." CreationDate="2019-11-29T21:12:47.353" UserId="8656" />
  <row Id="8280" PostId="7756" Score="0" Text="Very interesting option, thanks! The only two downsides I can see are the price and the labor need to attach pages one by one. Still not too bad." CreationDate="2019-11-29T21:21:01.367" UserId="8656" />
  <row Id="8281" PostId="7755" Score="0" Text="I updated the original post to clarify the ambiguous parts" CreationDate="2019-11-29T21:33:00.643" UserId="8656" />
  <row Id="8282" PostId="5587" Score="1" Text="One thing to keep in mind is that working with material that has a thickness is different from working with paper.  The inside and outside dimensions will be different.  That will affect dimensions for pieces that need to fit inside each other,  folds, and the appearance of exposed edges." CreationDate="2019-11-30T02:15:24.320" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8283" PostId="7759" Score="0" Text="Any chance you could add a picture, maybe including a ruler for scale?  Roughly how wide and deep are the hair scratches?  What tool did you use to make them?" CreationDate="2019-11-30T06:47:34.317" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8284" PostId="7733" Score="0" Text="Just for clarification, where you say “stockinette stitch”, did you mean “knit stitch”? The two basic stitches of knitting are the knit and the purl. Stockinette stitch involves knitting on the “right side” and purling on the “wrong side” when knitting back and forth." CreationDate="2019-11-30T16:32:57.987" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="8285" PostId="7759" Score="0" Text="Yeah, I know - I need a photo, for sure.  I was being lazy....  I'll get one." CreationDate="2019-11-30T16:37:06.083" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8286" PostId="7762" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  Your question is really too broad as-is for people to provide useful answers.  You can draw virtually anything--any physical object in the universe, imaginary objects, simple graphics, etc., and use any medium.  You need to give us some hints to provide some level of focus on what would be relevant to you and your objectives." CreationDate="2019-11-30T18:01:25.967" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8287" PostId="7763" Score="0" Text="I do want it all the same colour - I don't like the white lines - I think it makes it harder to discern the shapes.  (and I think the nose needs better polishing).  This is the first thing I've ever carved from soapstone.  I'm used to carving wood.  But you say that waxing it would turn the white areas to the stone colour?  If I do that, it will be hard to go backwards..." CreationDate="2019-11-30T18:50:51.273" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8288" PostId="7763" Score="1" Text="Wax wouldn't make everything a uniform color.  If you use translucent candle wax, I would expect the gouges to still be whiter-looking than the surface (less contrast than you have now, but still visible), but the whole surface would become smooth and could be buffed.  So you would get a shiny surface with visible hair lines.  If you didn't like the result, you could probably remove almost all the wax by putting the pig in the freezer (the wax will become brittle), then go over it with a Dremel nylon brush wheel to knock off the wax.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-11-30T19:16:05.533" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8289" PostId="7763" Score="0" Text="One thing you could try if you want to smooth the gouges, which would make them much less visible, would be a Dremel wire wheel (maybe start with a brass one; they have finer and softer wires), and try it in an inconspicuous place, like the underside or a scrap piece.  It might leave a brushed texture on the surface, which may or may not help the hair effect.  Start with a very light touch to see how aggressively it affects the surface." CreationDate="2019-11-30T19:16:10.970" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8292" PostId="7733" Score="0" Text="Yes you are right, I should have said &quot;knit stitch&quot;" CreationDate="2019-12-01T17:24:07.750" UserId="8632" />
  <row Id="8297" PostId="7731" Score="0" Text="Zinc is applied to steel by both hot dipping and electroplating ; Depends on the product form." CreationDate="2019-12-04T15:27:43.730" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="8298" PostId="7772" Score="0" Text="Hi, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Can you tidy up your post a little bit? There is a lot of repetition. And can you give a summary of the information the link you provided gives? Just linking alone is generally bad practice because of link rot." CreationDate="2019-12-04T23:42:34.707" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8299" PostId="7771" Score="0" Text="What exactly do you need? An opaque green dome made of a paintable material? Maybe you can rephrase your question to ask after a solution to the problem you face, and not just after one (or two) of the possible solutions." CreationDate="2019-12-04T23:45:15.977" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8300" PostId="7771" Score="1" Text="For example, why wouldn't spray-painting a dome like the one in your image be a proper solution?" CreationDate="2019-12-04T23:46:07.837" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8301" PostId="7771" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I made an edit, does that illustrate the concern?" CreationDate="2019-12-04T23:47:14.190" UserId="8669" />
  <row Id="8302" PostId="7771" Score="0" Text="Can you tell us what you need it for? That way, we can think along with the process, and maybe find alternatives that are easier to attain. It seems like you've come up with a specific solution to the problem you're facing, but are only asking after that specific solution." CreationDate="2019-12-04T23:49:46.623" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8303" PostId="7771" Score="0" Text="@Joachim added. Good idea" CreationDate="2019-12-04T23:51:32.930" UserId="8669" />
  <row Id="8304" PostId="7771" Score="1" Text="How strong and inflexible do the domes need to be?  For example, if the purpose is only to hide something under it, it could be pretty flimsy and crushable.  If it needs to stand up to handling, you would probably want something sturdy.  Are you thinking along the lines of, say, plastic clamshell material?  Rigid, molded plastic?  Can you provide a link to the clear ones you found?  As long as you can paint the clear ones, would that be satisfactory?  If you've already found domes that are ideal except for the color, painting them would be the logical way to go." CreationDate="2019-12-05T01:21:12.533" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8305" PostId="7775" Score="1" Text="Here's a video that shows how to do the Trucker's Hitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUHgGK-tImY" CreationDate="2019-12-05T11:15:07.877" UserId="8677" />
  <row Id="8306" PostId="7774" Score="0" Text="Have you tried using that small wooden piece (that looks like a dowel) to apply the needed tension to the string? As in: 1. remove the dowel, 2. tie the string, 3. put the dowel back in to push the metal tube up, which will in turn tension the string." CreationDate="2019-12-05T15:43:33.970" UserId="8679" />
  <row Id="8307" PostId="7779" Score="0" Text="Yes, I am quite aware all of these things exist, and have many of them.  But your solution is a general description of simply working with stone - it doesn't answer my particular question, which is a precise question regarding technique and how-to." CreationDate="2019-12-05T16:40:58.663" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8308" PostId="7782" Score="0" Text="Ah yes I see. So if you're not layering paint over dried paint, there ought to be no real reason to use white paint." CreationDate="2019-12-05T20:22:55.197" UserId="8662" />
  <row Id="8309" PostId="7782" Score="1" Text="That's how people usually work with watercolours.  People hardly ever use white watercolour paint.  But when you paint, you can really do anything you want unless you are trying to reproduce some historical technique.  If you find a use for white, then use it if it suits your needs.  You don't have to follow any painting rules if you don't want to.  What I'm saying is there *could* be a reason to use white watercolour, but it depends on what you want to accomplish.  I mentioned how you could use white to make your colours slightly paler and opaque." CreationDate="2019-12-05T20:26:58.177" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8310" PostId="7782" Score="1" Text="I added a couple links for you to see what I'm talking about - one link is why to use white, the other is how to paint white without white paint." CreationDate="2019-12-05T20:30:30.963" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8311" PostId="7781" Score="0" Text="This is a good answer to the question and could be exactly right for someone looking to accomplish a similar task to what I ask of - and I've tried these approaches and can note some additions; the mounting of the last chimes you link to creates a very resonant sound, including all the overtones of a pipe (great for a single chime; not great for a large set). The orchestral chimes are similar, though aren't mounted at a node, so sound less &quot;pure&quot;. A xylophone-like approach gives a nice sound, but is surprisingly difficult to make and requires that the pipes be horizontal and struck from above." CreationDate="2019-12-05T21:22:24.633" UserId="53" />
  <row Id="8312" PostId="7790" Score="0" Text="I get what you are saying, like shadows on eyes are very similar to hair, in the fact that you can't really see any detail depending on lighting. When there isn't detail you kind of just draw what you are seeing. I've been feeling kind of stuck. Because I would like to do the 'silhouette' appearance, but it kind of looks too flat. The alternative would be to draw what it would look like with 'normal' lighting." CreationDate="2019-12-07T19:41:46.767" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="8313" PostId="7785" Score="1" Text="This gets into the material chemistry.  Other people might have experienced a similar effect, but your best bet for technical information and workarounds might be to contact the manufacturer." CreationDate="2019-12-07T23:08:01.380" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8314" PostId="7791" Score="3" Text="LOL.  I tried to enhance the hair to see the detail and there was nothing there but noise.  I was trying to figure out how you did it and then noticed it's a different picture." CreationDate="2019-12-07T23:14:51.700" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8318" PostId="7659" Score="1" Text="What about a brown paper bag?  Do you have those?  Or some paper packing material?" CreationDate="2019-12-09T03:50:29.247" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8319" PostId="7659" Score="1" Text="What do yo umean by &quot;I would lose quality&quot;?  Is your paper a photograph or something?  What *would* happen if you wet it (I know &quot;lose quality&quot;) but what do you mean?  Now, an inkejet print would smear - so I can understand to not want to wet *that*." CreationDate="2019-12-09T03:53:12.397" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8321" PostId="7761" Score="1" Text="I want to second everything Laurent R. said." CreationDate="2019-12-09T05:13:22.330" UserId="8692" />
  <row Id="8322" PostId="7763" Score="0" Text="I finally used some high-polish buffing wax-varnish compound that you normally use for wood on lathe.  If you add that to your answer I'll mark it and try to post an after-photo.  By the way, the wire brushes are a no-no, and even the plastic ones are too abrasive for soapstone!" CreationDate="2019-12-10T05:55:16.730" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8323" PostId="7763" Score="0" Text="@bgmCoder, good to know about the brush wheels.  It would be better for other readers if you post an answer with your actual solution (specific compound and how you applied it).  That would also be a great place for a picture of the result." CreationDate="2019-12-10T06:05:33.837" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8324" PostId="7774" Score="0" Text="Won't tying down the chime dampen the sound?" CreationDate="2019-12-10T16:23:47.267" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8325" PostId="7802" Score="1" Text="Or soaked in dilute PVA, or wallpaper paste" CreationDate="2019-12-10T17:53:39.423" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8326" PostId="7803" Score="0" Text="What do you mean by &quot;fused&quot;?" CreationDate="2019-12-10T19:12:39.490" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8327" PostId="7803" Score="0" Text="@bgmCoder I would start with glass frit and fuse it into the final shape. I would like to have a final thickness of 2mm. I am worried about getting around the 6mm rule with glass" CreationDate="2019-12-10T20:10:00.640" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="8328" PostId="7804" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the proposed approaches. Say I relax my requirement that it is completely trapped and I allow for a single access port. Is there a way I could have something that preserves the geometry and then dissolve it out after firing?" CreationDate="2019-12-10T21:54:29.530" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="8329" PostId="7804" Score="0" Text="@TheCodeNovice, interesting idea.  Let me check out materials that might work for that.  If there is any complexity to the shape, getting solvent in and washing it out might be a challenge.  Let me think on that." CreationDate="2019-12-10T22:02:29.467" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8330" PostId="7804" Score="0" Text="@TheCodeNovice, I suspect identifying a material for your idea would be a good question for the [chemistry](https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/) site.  You would need a material with a higher melting point than the glass, that's also chemically active with chemicals and equipment you might want to mess with outside a lab, and it would need to be something where neither it nor the solvent affect glass.  It wouldn't necessarily require a solvent, it could use a chemical reaction that turns it into something that dissolves in something that doesn't affect glass." CreationDate="2019-12-10T22:40:47.093" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8331" PostId="7779" Score="1" Text="From the above &quot;Skipping grades can be done at the risk of ending up with a collection of finely polished scratches, which appears to be the effect you are looking to achieve.&quot;" CreationDate="2019-12-11T12:30:38.157" UserId="8676" />
  <row Id="8333" PostId="7781" Score="1" Text="A true [xylophone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylophone) doesn't have steel slats.  It has wooden slats (Greek ξύλον—xylon, &quot;wood&quot;). A [glockenspiel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glockenspiel) has steel slats.  Both usually mount at the nodes. The wooden bars on a large xylophone or marimba are often shaped on the back (thinned in the middle). [More details](https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nOG5BAAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA271&amp;lpg=PA271)" CreationDate="2019-12-12T08:41:20.550" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8334" PostId="7804" Score="0" Text="If you could make your form from calcium carbonate (real chalk, with a melting point just over 1300C, but not most blackboard chalk which is gypsum) you could dissolve it in a household acid. Vinegar may be too slow, but domestic  limescale removers should be safe on glass for long periods. Lime mortar (without sand filler) may also work and could be formed wet" CreationDate="2019-12-12T16:05:56.383" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8336" PostId="7804" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH Thanks for the suggestions. I have access to acids as I work in science lab. How would i make these into a paste to fit a mold? Do I bake them off? I am going to give this a go." CreationDate="2019-12-14T16:19:52.537" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="8339" PostId="7733" Score="0" Text="Actually just using the knit stitch back and forth (front &amp; back) creates the garter stitch which i find is the easiest and fastest way to knit something IMHO. " CreationDate="2019-12-14T17:04:40.837" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="8340" PostId="7804" Score="0" Text="Lime mortar (or lime plaster) air dries. I'm far from an expert at any form of sculpting but I'd form it into roughly the right shape, then carve or dremel to the exact shape when hard. Melting points are close, so there's a risk it won't work" CreationDate="2019-12-14T18:18:02.063" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8341" PostId="7804" Score="0" Text="Oh, and (you probably realised this anyway) test your acids on both glass and chalk/lime before committing." CreationDate="2019-12-14T18:19:17.327" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8342" PostId="7762" Score="0" Text="It does seem really too broad... yet Marian has a great answer. Vote to reopen." CreationDate="2019-12-14T19:43:18.920" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8343" PostId="7765" Score="0" Text="The list of ideas is brilliant." CreationDate="2019-12-14T19:44:38.280" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8345" PostId="556" Score="0" Text="Basically the pigments are the same between tube and pan, it is the binder that is different. There are some manufacturers that vary the pigments between the two, but the major professional brands are pretty consistent." CreationDate="2019-12-17T00:48:44.200" UserId="5960" />
  <row Id="8346" PostId="556" Score="0" Text="If you really want to get the scoop on the differences (not just appearance) check out this link: &#xA;&#xA;http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/pigmt5.html" CreationDate="2019-12-17T00:51:01.273" UserId="5960" />
  <row Id="8347" PostId="7811" Score="1" Text="Are you sure that the microwave oven is the right tool for the job? If heating is needed, maybe a proper heating oven should be used. From my experience (and countless reports on the net), the microwave oven is not good enough even for heating food. Not to mention the destructive change of the molecules of the substance, which might lead to veery unexpected failures over time. You might be able to re-purpose the microwave oven to a normal heating oven - and the heat there can be controlled very accurately with minimal &quot;effort&quot;." CreationDate="2019-12-19T06:13:45.453" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8348" PostId="7811" Score="0" Text="@virolino, good points, and for a lot of applications, that's all true.  I use a microwave oven mainly for cases where I want to work at &quot;room temperature&quot; and generate small amounts of heat in the material quickly and in a controlled, interactive way.  A microwave is convenient for things like working with tiny batches of material, doing partial cures to a specific point, drying in small increments, etc.  Some &quot;bulk&quot; materials, like &quot;cold porcelain&quot; are typically made in a microwave oven because the process is kind of interactive, and it is easy to heat in small increments." CreationDate="2019-12-19T07:15:59.763" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8349" PostId="7812" Score="2" Text="Alternatively you can set full power (so it's predictabl)  and run in much shorter bursts manually." CreationDate="2019-12-19T07:22:41.633" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8350" PostId="7811" Score="2" Text="The two examples you provided in the question make me assume that the controlling of the power is not he only (the main) problem, but an important thing is the less-than-uniform distribution of the microwaves inside the oven. So instead of fiddling with the power, fiddle with the position of the material on the plate (lower, higher, closer to the center, further away from the center...)" CreationDate="2019-12-19T09:04:35.293" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8351" PostId="7813" Score="1" Text="This is a good idea for applications where you want a safety margin to avoid overheating.  For my own case, I was really looking more at predictable amounts of power.  Short durations using the power level settings were producing unpredictable results.  Once I figured out why, I started doing what you suggested in your comment, which was spot on." CreationDate="2019-12-19T09:17:18.587" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8353" PostId="7813" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 (just realising it's your Q as well) the effect should be predictable for a predictable ratio, e.g. if you always heat the same amount of material, always use the same amount of water.  Other options include an inverter microwave and one with a lower maximum power (though those tend to have the most basic controls)" CreationDate="2019-12-19T09:55:14.460" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8354" PostId="7813" Score="1" Text="LOL, an inverter microwave (and then lack of one) is how I ended up with the problem.  My previous unit was an inverter microwave, and I assumed they all work the same way.  The replacement unit isn't and doesn't, which led to this question.  :-)" CreationDate="2019-12-19T10:07:24.217" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8355" PostId="7813" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 Here's an example of how uneven the heating can be: https://www.evilmadscientist.com/2011/microwave-oven-diagnostics-with-indian-snack-food/" CreationDate="2019-12-19T15:37:36.107" UserId="6023" />
  <row Id="8357" PostId="7627" Score="0" Text="I don't understand what &quot;staining&quot; means in this context. Does it refer to how easily removed? I am an artist and I've never heard of &quot;staining&quot;." CreationDate="2019-12-20T03:12:28.303" UserId="2518" />
  <row Id="8361" PostId="7773" Score="0" Text="Maybe paint the inside of the dome. I saw a great example for dripping craft paint into ornaments this week on the news. They swirled the pigment around to cover the inside surface. It would be even easier with a dome. " CreationDate="2019-12-21T03:48:13.340" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="8362" PostId="7817" Score="1" Text="This is an important point for using a microwave oven for crafting.  I think NeilMed's writers might have made a technical error or over-simplification in explaining &quot;why&quot;, but it's correct that unexpected things can happen when the inside of the oven is hot.  For example, glass is considered &quot;microwave safe&quot;.  But if it is hot, it absorbs microwaves and gets hotter.  I couldn't lay my hands on a YouTube video I saw of the glass turntable in a microwave oven glowing red hot after running the oven with the turntable already hot.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2019-12-21T05:45:10.817" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8363" PostId="7817" Score="1" Text="But here is a similar video of melting a glass bottle by preheating it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwEQZw3KPWg.  If the inside of the oven or the turntable is hot, especially if you run it without much material that normally absorbs microwaves, you can get weird stuff, like the turntable acting like a hotplate, or in general, results not consistent with what happens when the oven is cool." CreationDate="2019-12-21T05:45:17.300" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8364" PostId="7817" Score="1" Text="There's another small but significant effect that you'll notice if you heat a second identical item. Heating something in a cold microwave warms the turntable and walls by normal thermal transfer from the warm food (or craft material). This slows the heating. When you put the second item into a warm microwave, it gains some of the heat stored in the microwave body. I'm not sure whether it's significant in the context of the question, but in the context of this answer it is. I've time I've noticed it is sterilising jars for making jam." CreationDate="2019-12-21T07:18:29.603" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8371" PostId="7822" Score="1" Text="This is a good question, and I haven't got a clue as to the answer.  However, if there is any doubt or question, why not use distilled water?  It's sold by the gallon in grocery stores for use in things like steam irons and other appliances where you don't want mineral buildup, and it's pretty cheap." CreationDate="2019-12-22T19:01:40.053" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8373" PostId="7821" Score="3" Text="Is it like a pom pom? I’ve seen tinsel (also sparkle) pom poms that look similar. Though they might not be as dense." CreationDate="2019-12-22T20:15:19.977" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="8374" PostId="7821" Score="1" Text="Is the ball like a dense pom pom, or a solid ball covered with tinsel?  Maybe try &quot;tinsel ball&quot;?" CreationDate="2019-12-22T20:25:56.200" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8375" PostId="7821" Score="0" Text="It's definitely denser than the standard glimmer/tinsel fuzz craft balls. It weighs a bit more and there seems to be more tinsel ribbons that the standard glimmer/tinsel fuzz craft balls." CreationDate="2019-12-22T20:33:07.453" UserId="8727" />
  <row Id="8376" PostId="7822" Score="1" Text="I don't know about archival quality, but I've never scrapped for what kind of water to use for my watercolours.  However, to be fair, I've never had any of them for 100 years, so I can't vouch for the water." CreationDate="2019-12-22T21:20:14.440" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8377" PostId="7648" Score="0" Text="I did not try to dye cloth with it, but it is exposed to air when the soap dry. However the color did not change." CreationDate="2019-12-24T09:27:01.877" UserId="70" />
  <row Id="8378" PostId="7822" Score="1" Text="If the salt content is high in the water, it might make a salt film once dried. I've never used hard water, so I'm just talking out of logic, not experience." CreationDate="2019-12-24T09:33:11.940" UserId="6754" />
  <row Id="8379" PostId="2264" Score="0" Text="Do you think linseed oil, boiled by the artists in previous centuries were tested for mineral additives and longevity of the canvas or paint? If it was good enough for the likes of Rembrandt and Holbein, would it not be good enough for painters these days?" CreationDate="2019-12-24T14:25:19.183" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="8380" PostId="7825" Score="0" Text="I agree.  You should be able to wash the chunks off the stamps so they can be used with any ink pad.  However, if your daughter is very young, you probably don't want to use an &quot;office&quot; ink pad like you find in an office supply place.  Your daughter (and her clothes and your furniture) may end up with ink stains that are difficult to remove.  Look for an ink pad (or un-inked pad plus ink that you apply), that is designed for children, and has washable ink." CreationDate="2019-12-25T03:55:50.623" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8381" PostId="7825" Score="0" Text="If this is indeed the case, I think the ink can still be used by adding water and gum arabic as a binder to use it as a pigment ink or by adding oil to use it as oil paint." CreationDate="2019-12-25T10:48:01.353" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8382" PostId="7828" Score="1" Text="Ah, please take no offense, but if you are going to put this &quot;holder&quot; on your desk, why don't you make something, uh, pleasant?  This fellow is a bit rough and doesn't have any ears.  Also, technically speaking, a *bust* is the head and shoulders of a person, not just the head - technically speaking..." CreationDate="2019-12-25T16:37:41.010" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8383" PostId="7828" Score="1" Text="@bgmCoder, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  I find this head kinda interesting.  :-)" CreationDate="2019-12-25T23:58:35.587" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8384" PostId="7828" Score="1" Text="In D&amp;D, a *beholder* has one central eye, lots of eyestalklets and fires death rays. hahahhaa" CreationDate="2019-12-26T03:40:34.640" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8389" PostId="7828" Score="0" Text="@bgmCoder - woah! Insult a guy's taste and his vocabulary in one comment... On Christmas Day no less. Sheesh." CreationDate="2019-12-31T19:05:18.817" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8390" PostId="7828" Score="0" Text="Yeah, I know.  I didn't *really* mean to be offensive.  I'm willing to be convinced of a contrary opinion.  Make me think this is beautiful.  (I admit that everyone has their own taste and that mine is of no consequence.)  I was hoping the OP would say why exactly he made this particular head." CreationDate="2019-12-31T23:15:33.977" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="8392" PostId="7828" Score="2" Text="I didn't really found this thing beauty, aesthetic or attractive seen from a normal viewpoint. Let me say, i found it interesting and kind of funny. I needed some kind of shape that is stable and not easy to be tipped over, so this man with his multiple chins is a perfect choice. The fact that he doesn't have ears is because that a flat surface is more suitable for my current and future headsets." CreationDate="2020-01-01T20:07:01.980" UserId="8734" />
  <row Id="8393" PostId="7833" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this post. I am going to give this a go with some slight modifications. I am modifying my kiln to get to higher temps ~2400F which will allow me to change the frit into molten glass. This seemed to work when I sat at 1800F for a bit. For the shape I am planning on using graphite and will try pour casting outside the kiln. After getting my shape I will anneal in cool in the kiln between two plates with a spacer to try and achive the desired thickness. Hopefully this will give me the desired outcome. I will keep you posted." CreationDate="2020-01-02T10:26:06.190" UserId="1390" />
  <row Id="8394" PostId="1981" Score="0" Text="Per the last paragraph, it would be a safe to assume that children's art materials and other less expensive supplies without ratings are going to be _very_ fugitive, ie. not permanent." CreationDate="2020-01-02T15:23:04.067" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8396" PostId="7835" Score="1" Text="The basic question about the nature of the piece is kind of an &quot;art appreciation&quot; one, which is currently off-topic (the site's focus is on **making** art).  But this looks like a handcrafted item and someone might want to replicate it or copy the style.  So hopefully, readers will view the question in that context and give it some leeway.  Good luck." CreationDate="2020-01-02T18:44:13.847" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8397" PostId="7835" Score="0" Text="Frankly speaking, I don't really know, where to ask such question, searched StackExchange for &quot;jewelry&quot; and found crafts.stackexchange. Thanks for your answer." CreationDate="2020-01-02T20:15:55.323" UserId="8749" />
  <row Id="8398" PostId="7627" Score="1" Text="@NoGrabbing, staining means that the pigment soaks into the fibers of the paper and stains those fibers with permanent, or nearly permanent, color. Which means that it is not easily removed, either with lifting or scrubbing techniques. When a staining color is used, it is almost impossible to get back to pure white paper." CreationDate="2020-01-03T00:29:33.767" UserId="5960" />
  <row Id="8399" PostId="7835" Score="1" Text="I'm still voting to close, especially since [History.SE](https://history.stackexchange.com/) seems like a better place for this type of identification inquiries (with questions like [this](https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/55514/help-me-identify-this-pin), in which case you might need to provide more information if you possibly can)." CreationDate="2020-01-03T09:30:06.060" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8402" PostId="7835" Score="0" Text="Yes, thanks, now it's clear, where to create such threads." CreationDate="2020-01-03T17:01:31.017" UserId="8749" />
  <row Id="8403" PostId="7840" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the insight! I'm not sure the issues is exactly loose stiches, as the stitches themselves have good tension, and there's not any bird nesting or other issues I've seen when the stitches have been loose.&#xA;&#xA;That being said, the machine itself doesn't appear to be functioning as well as another identical machine we have from the same time, so I'm thinking it may be a mechanical problem as you said.&#xA;&#xA;Thanks so much for your insight! :)" CreationDate="2020-01-05T02:06:40.997" UserId="8756" />
  <row Id="8404" PostId="7839" Score="1" Text="What kind of wall is it? Is it painted, is it wallpapered? What is the size of the wall?" CreationDate="2020-01-05T10:27:34.830" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8405" PostId="7841" Score="0" Text="Why would you need a solid independent foundation?" CreationDate="2020-01-05T10:28:17.667" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8406" PostId="7841" Score="1" Text="@Joachim Because OP stated they don't want to glue or pin anything to the existing wall." CreationDate="2020-01-05T12:15:06.643" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8407" PostId="7841" Score="1" Text="I interpret is more as a preference, rather than a prerequisite. Having to paint over a wall to cover minor damage might outweigh having to add an extra one." CreationDate="2020-01-05T12:44:01.910" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8408" PostId="7839" Score="1" Text="Welcome to the group!&#xA;What I have wondered about your comment about the tape dilemma. When it comes to wall and paint, or sticking anything like tape to a wall. It will peel the paint off. &#xA;Masking tape, or known as painters tape, will not ripe the paint off the wall. It is specifically used for painting, so when the tape is removed, the paint will stay in tact. Using masking tape to apply paper to the wall might be another idea. Masking tape is relatively cheap." CreationDate="2020-01-06T14:19:32.927" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="8409" PostId="7839" Score="0" Text="What kind of tape did you use? If you use actual painter's tape (Scotch or Duck brand, blue, or Frog brand, Yellow; I do not recommend off-branded tapes), particularly &quot;delicate surfaces&quot; or &quot;low adhesion&quot; varieties, it won't peel the paint." CreationDate="2020-01-06T17:57:57.867" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8410" PostId="7839" Score="1" Text="Off brand masking tapes are a bit questionable. Allison named a few brands that would be appropriate. Mostly off brand can be cheap quality and it might pull paint off the wall." CreationDate="2020-01-06T18:54:47.937" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="8411" PostId="7847" Score="0" Text="Your jet engine example is a bit off. Nobody makes *compressor* blades by lost wax casting (and most of them are aluminum or titanium). The nickel based superalloys used for *turbine* blades (typically &gt;60% Ni) are used in lost wax casting and have typical melting points around 1100C to 1200C  (2000F - 2150F). But that sort of lost wax casing is not a &quot;do this at home&quot; process." CreationDate="2020-01-07T02:36:14.747" UserId="6737" />
  <row Id="8412" PostId="7847" Score="0" Text="… Stellite (aka Vitalium) was used for cast turbine blades back in the 1950s, but its temperature capability (800C, 1450F) is much to low for modern jet engines." CreationDate="2020-01-07T02:45:39.020" UserId="6737" />
  <row Id="8413" PostId="7824" Score="0" Text="I have rarely seen ink pads that seemed to be solid ink and needed wetting, but they didn't look like your picture.  The ink pads I've had similar to yours seem fairly wet (and still are after being in my attic for several years) - is yours?  They can actually wet some stamps too much if pressed hard." CreationDate="2020-01-07T10:24:54.887" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8414" PostId="7825" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 or in my case your child's friend goes back to their parents with purple hands because she decided to use a craft ink pad to make hand prints!" CreationDate="2020-01-07T10:26:09.370" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8415" PostId="7847" Score="0" Text="i am afraid I dont know the specifics other than I can cast silver (so trmp&gt;1750) and the investment compound is similar to plaster and needs to be put in a vacuum chamber prior to curing in a kiln, but mostly shatters off when thrown in water after casting" CreationDate="2020-01-07T12:01:28.167" UserId="8763" />
  <row Id="8416" PostId="7847" Score="0" Text="what about aluminum? any potential there?" CreationDate="2020-01-07T12:04:00.357" UserId="8763" />
  <row Id="8417" PostId="7847" Score="0" Text="@alephzero I don't know about jet engine parts in particular, but many aluminum machine parts are made by lost foam casting. Anything that won't bind to the mold material should be fine, though. (And tin and pewter aren't the same thing; pewter is an alloy of tin.)" CreationDate="2020-01-07T14:48:22.883" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8418" PostId="7847" Score="0" Text="Vitallium goes back before 1940 to the first gas turbines. The gas cools as it goes through the turbine stages so Vitalium may still be used in the last stages . Or the hottest compressor stage. Some of the high allos can only be made by casting . Also orientated grain and single grain technologies can only be done by casting.." CreationDate="2020-01-07T15:40:22.713" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="8419" PostId="7847" Score="0" Text="A little alloy ( eg. 5 Sb , 3 Cu ) is added to tin to make it a little harder. Much like Sterling silver has 7 % Cu added to make it harder. I still think of them as tin and silver." CreationDate="2020-01-07T15:53:14.233" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="8420" PostId="7839" Score="0" Text="I was going to migrate this to DIY at first, but then I read through it and it definitely looks more like an &quot;art&quot; than &quot;home improvement.&quot; (I hope answers keep that in mind, but it's definitely moving in the right direction.) Good luck :)" CreationDate="2020-01-07T22:06:21.540" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="8421" PostId="7851" Score="2" Text="On porcelain and stoneware, it's glaze, not varnish :)" CreationDate="2020-01-08T18:28:30.610" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8422" PostId="7854" Score="0" Text="Very useful. Thank you. Can you possibly tell me a little more (post a link?) about what I'm looking for in terms of food safe resin. Thank you again." CreationDate="2020-01-11T14:33:44.407" UserId="8772" />
  <row Id="8423" PostId="7854" Score="0" Text="I used The Google with terms &quot;food safe casting resin&quot; and was deluged with plenty of results. You may find you have a local source or that you can only find what you need online." CreationDate="2020-01-11T20:03:23.233" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="8424" PostId="7856" Score="0" Text="Kaisen Foam doesnt really cut it out for me, i do not have a 3d model of the object so i can slice it up and transfer it to the foam layers. The guy making the camera holders seem an okay approach for me," CreationDate="2020-01-12T01:33:53.743" UserId="8777" />
  <row Id="8425" PostId="7856" Score="0" Text="I was thinking of using fine sand as backfill but i think plaster is a good choice too, its fairly cheap." CreationDate="2020-01-12T01:35:11.250" UserId="8777" />
  <row Id="8426" PostId="7857" Score="0" Text="This only addresses a part of the question, can you expand on this, and tell us why you think these are used in the brooch?" CreationDate="2020-01-12T22:09:25.313" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8427" PostId="7858" Score="5" Text="I removed your comment saying you don't want downvotes: that is completely up to other users. About your question: draw it how? Using linear perspective? In oblique projection?" CreationDate="2020-01-12T22:12:26.830" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8428" PostId="7858" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Like dodecahedron here: https://www.dearingdraws.com/how-to-draw-dodecahedron-platonic-solids/." CreationDate="2020-01-13T18:19:11.757" UserId="8781" />
  <row Id="8434" PostId="7836" Score="0" Text="Glad you mentioned charm bracelets. It looks like someone took a charm bracelet and converted it into a broach, explains the chain links at the top. Possibly it was a loved one who passed and was cut into pieces to share with their descendants." CreationDate="2020-01-14T22:54:11.480" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8436" PostId="7858" Score="3" Text="&quot;I can draw anything.&quot; than it sounds like you already know how to draw it so go do it. Snark aside not all shapes can be drawn using a compass and ruler. Check [the wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straightedge_and_compass_construction) on that.   I am voting to close because this is requesting a tutorial, and has more to do with higher mathematics than it does with crafting." CreationDate="2020-01-14T23:05:07.053" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8439" PostId="7858" Score="1" Text="@rebusB Agreed. With both points. The missing step here - based on the linked video - seems to be figuring out how that method can be applied to other solids. And looking at it I'm not even sure if there is a logic to it." CreationDate="2020-01-15T10:06:45.477" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8440" PostId="7858" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I have written then that &quot;I can draw anything. **But how can I do it?**&quot;. I have meant here that I am skilful with the compass and the ruler, but I don't know the instructions on drawing it." CreationDate="2020-01-15T17:28:36.717" UserId="8781" />
  <row Id="8442" PostId="7863" Score="0" Text="This question might interest you: [Does knitting needle material make a difference in knitting?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/7/6316)" CreationDate="2020-01-16T07:19:16.747" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8443" PostId="7863" Score="0" Text="Thank you! I have metal needles for now, as I'm struggling with tension and I've read metal is better for this as wooden ones tend to hold the yarn more and the metal ones are a bit more slippery." CreationDate="2020-01-16T08:58:19.137" UserId="8792" />
  <row Id="8444" PostId="7858" Score="0" Text="Just teasing... but there are things that cannot be drawn that way. And elevating the construction to 3d objects extends that. The video works because the underlaying shapes of the solid are constructible with compass. There is no guarantee more complex ones will be..." CreationDate="2020-01-16T15:07:21.543" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8446" PostId="7836" Score="0" Text="...owned by a loved one..." CreationDate="2020-01-16T15:12:14.743" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8447" PostId="7863" Score="1" Text="I found that wooden needles actually helped me break the habit of pulling my stitches too tight, because I was forced to knit more loosely so the yarn wouldn't snag." CreationDate="2020-01-16T19:45:00.087" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="8448" PostId="2887" Score="0" Text="what if the x-acto knife doesn't cut well?" CreationDate="2020-01-15T02:17:20.827" UserId="8791" />
  <row Id="8450" PostId="7866" Score="0" Text="Thank you - this is really helpful! Definitely trying not to knit quite so tightly." CreationDate="2020-01-17T09:17:01.160" UserId="8792" />
  <row Id="8451" PostId="7867" Score="0" Text="Yes, this is a good technique. Going stitch-by-stitch will help you find and catch any stitches that already slipped out of the last row." CreationDate="2020-01-17T17:41:56.540" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="8452" PostId="7868" Score="2" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because product and service recommendations (&quot;Where can I get [product]?&quot; or &quot;Where can I find someone who does [service] in [area]?&quot;) are off topic" CreationDate="2020-01-17T22:28:10.050" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8453" PostId="7868" Score="1" Text="@AllisonC It is not because I'm not asking neither where to get it, or if someone do that in a specific area. I'm asking if products like that exists, in case give examples AND / OR in case get other suggestions to achieve my goal of plastify something in a professional looking way using diy grade instrumentation..." CreationDate="2020-01-18T01:06:13.280" UserId="8567" />
  <row Id="8454" PostId="7870" Score="0" Text="That looks really nice! So the spine is just the stack of paper glued together, without an additional strip of paper or cloth? And is the cover made of cardboard?" CreationDate="2020-01-18T11:02:25.273" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8455" PostId="7868" Score="1" Text="You're asking &quot;who sells them?&quot;, &quot;does anyone sell?&quot;, and &quot;could anyone suggest me any product?&quot;, quite literally those specific off-topic questions." CreationDate="2020-01-18T11:14:16.633" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8456" PostId="7868" Score="1" Text="The problem with questions like these is that it treats this platform as a middle man (&quot;I can't find this, can you help me?&quot;), whereas what we want to achieve is offering users conclusive solutions. For example, fixer1234's answer below does not address the questions you ask, but the general problem you seem to have. If you can rephrase your question introducing your problem in detail and asking for insights and possible solutions, it would be a lot better." CreationDate="2020-01-18T11:14:21.827" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8457" PostId="7870" Score="1" Text="Thank you! I did use a strip of cheesecloth for the spine. I followed https://youtu.be/RO6NGw8oNCQ and https://youtu.be/uHFV3aAMBjw to make the block. The cover is made of cardboard from the back of a notebook, inspired by http://instructables.com/id/How-to-bind-your-own-Hardback-Book/ The outer part of the cover is made out of a Staples hanging file folder." CreationDate="2020-01-19T05:58:47.200" UserId="8656" />
  <row Id="8460" PostId="7863" Score="0" Text="@csk - interesting idea, might have to give that a go." CreationDate="2020-01-20T11:58:21.970" UserId="8792" />
  <row Id="8466" PostId="7869" Score="0" Text="I understand and thank you for the reply however I'm uncertain about what you wrote for the Cold Lamination. I mean, while I do understand the problems connected in using professional laminator rolls &lt; 75 micron in hot melt mode, isn't it possibile buy a professional 35 micron roll designed for cold &quot;adhesive&quot; lamination cut it in the right pieces and use it manually or with a pouch laminator or with a manual big laminator/calender ?" CreationDate="2020-01-20T13:47:18.547" UserId="8567" />
  <row Id="8467" PostId="7869" Score="0" Text="@user3450548, I expanded the answer to try to address your comment." CreationDate="2020-01-21T00:25:56.253" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8468" PostId="7874" Score="0" Text="I think gluing the paper down would probably work better than taping. At least to the extent that I will certainly try it on some scrap material. I still have trouble with consistent depth of the cut more than anything though.&#xA;&#xA;Do you have a suggestion of how to search for Makers in my area? I did find, through some google searches, folks who offer laser engraving/cutting as a service, though on contacting one in the Cincinnati, OH, area (my area) they did not seem very helpful so I went more of the DIY route" CreationDate="2020-01-21T03:07:36.477" UserId="8811" />
  <row Id="8469" PostId="7863" Score="0" Text="You might like circular needles, I wrote out my reasons for using them rather than straight needles in this question: https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/7876/why-and-how-do-some-people-use-circular-knitting-needles-when-working-flat-not" CreationDate="2020-01-21T14:59:18.050" UserId="1436" />
  <row Id="8470" PostId="7874" Score="0" Text="I did a quick search using &quot;maker space cincinnati oh&quot; and was returned with three links. The best way to accomplish a contact is to attend a meeting if possible. Our maker space is in the public library and excludes no one. Some are invitation only, too bad for them! Get to know a couple of members and things may expand from there." CreationDate="2020-01-21T20:33:59.393" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="8471" PostId="7874" Score="0" Text="added edit for depth of cut concerns" CreationDate="2020-01-21T20:34:45.527" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="8472" PostId="7882" Score="1" Text="I couldn't find the actual definition, so kudos.  Just to add: appearance-wise, rope has a spiral look, while chopin has a more uniform braided look.  The style is often called &quot;wheat&quot; or &quot;foxtail&quot;." CreationDate="2020-01-22T23:18:21.420" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8473" PostId="7882" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Thanks. I do believe both foxtail and wheat have different looks. Foxtail at least has a decidedly symmetrical appearance. Wheat could indeed be that second variant of chopin, with the broader links." CreationDate="2020-01-22T23:32:29.257" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8475" PostId="7883" Score="2" Text="There are some color removers (bleaching will damage the material), but you won't get colored polyester white.  It's very inert and hard to get dye to bind with.  So to keep the color from washing out, the color is usually either added to the plastic before it's extruded into fibers, or a chemical process is used that's hard to fully undo.  At best, you can lighten the color in an uncontrolled way (potentially really ugly result).  See http://www.pburch.net/dyeing/dyeblog/C1975726308/E20111209070220/index.html." CreationDate="2020-01-23T01:32:22.703" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8476" PostId="7885" Score="2" Text="I'm not sure the question really relates to arts and crafts, so it's likely to get some push-back.  People do make their own cosmetics as a craft, and cosmetics might be considered like a &quot;tool&quot; for cosplay.  So it's at least tangentially related.  On that basis, I went ahead and posted an answer for you.  Just a heads up, though, that the question might get closed as outside the site's scope." CreationDate="2020-01-23T08:06:04.873" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8477" PostId="7885" Score="0" Text="Thanks for that. Even I thought the same before posting." CreationDate="2020-01-23T08:40:32.637" UserId="6845" />
  <row Id="8478" PostId="7883" Score="1" Text="That sounds like a complete answer to me, @fixer1234" CreationDate="2020-01-23T10:26:40.213" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8479" PostId="7886" Score="0" Text="`There are products sold for removing it. It may seem like one of those should dissolve it` - it might happen that it is not simple dissolving, but some kind of destructing - like applying acids on cement to remove it from whatever. I would advise OP to make a small test on a sample before risking to destroy the entire content - if the content is really important." CreationDate="2020-01-23T12:16:16.030" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8480" PostId="7885" Score="1" Text="I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it isn't about arts and crafts" CreationDate="2020-01-23T14:34:40.247" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8484" PostId="7887" Score="2" Text="@AllisonC Sorry, my previous comment was wrong. That question and this one have very similar answers, because the conversions somewhat overlap. It might be confusing for knitters not familiar with crochet, because US crochet hook sizes tend to use the letter system, not the number system. I think Catija's question and answer could be expanded to include both knitting and crocheting, but it would need editing." CreationDate="2020-01-23T14:59:20.113" UserId="1436" />
  <row Id="8485" PostId="7885" Score="0" Text="Hi shripal, this might be a good question for [Sustainability.SE](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/). You can try it there." CreationDate="2020-01-23T15:28:45.317" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8486" PostId="7887" Score="0" Text="Sorry about that! I'd misread the two questions as being the same, then retracted it without realizing that it left a comment." CreationDate="2020-01-23T16:29:57.797" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8487" PostId="7887" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC I'll add a link to it in my answer, since they're pretty closely related." CreationDate="2020-01-23T16:50:57.530" UserId="1436" />
  <row Id="8488" PostId="7885" Score="1" Text="[Lifehacks](https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/) might also be a good site for future questions like this." CreationDate="2020-01-23T19:06:12.260" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8489" PostId="7883" Score="1" Text="@Joachim, yeah, you're probably right; should have posted that as an answer rather than a comment.  But virolino's answer covers the bottom line, so it wouldn't add value at this point to make it another answer.  Next time.  :-)" CreationDate="2020-01-23T19:16:24.823" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8490" PostId="2573" Score="1" Text="&quot;November 2019: pdfjam has relocated to a new home, on GitHub: https://github.com/DavidFirth/pdfjam&quot;" CreationDate="2020-01-23T19:43:07.870" UserId="8656" />
  <row Id="8491" PostId="7890" Score="0" Text="The only thing that seems to match your description is the &quot;ruler/triangle&quot; segment at time 8:50.  Is that what you're referring to?  I haven't seen one like the one shown there." CreationDate="2020-01-23T20:17:06.657" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8492" PostId="7890" Score="0" Text="Yes, that's what I'm referring to." CreationDate="2020-01-23T21:36:32.453" UserId="8818" />
  <row Id="8493" PostId="7891" Score="0" Text="Hi Amanda, welcome to A&amp;C! I edited your post. If there is something you don't agree with, feel free to roll the changes back." CreationDate="2020-01-23T22:36:07.223" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8494" PostId="7891" Score="1" Text="Are you sure a sprayable variant exists? I can only find 'Clear Acrylic Sealers', and they do have a different purpose." CreationDate="2020-01-23T22:45:35.433" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8495" PostId="7874" Score="0" Text="The highlight of your answer was referencing MakerSpaces. I mentioned my question to a coworker who pointed out The Public Library of Cincinnati has a makerspace with laser cutter available." CreationDate="2020-01-24T00:54:37.983" UserId="8811" />
  <row Id="8496" PostId="2573" Score="0" Text="Specifically, pdfbook and pdfbook2 scripts from pdfjam-extras are designed for the task. I ended up using: pdfbook2 --paper=letterpaper --signature=32 -n my.pdf" CreationDate="2020-01-24T18:27:40.010" UserId="8656" />
  <row Id="8497" PostId="7890" Score="2" Text="Please add an image of the tool you're looking for. Videos can be removed and links can die." CreationDate="2020-01-24T19:29:12.627" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8498" PostId="7893" Score="0" Text="Can you cite a source for this information? I wasn't able to find any variant of sprayable Mod Podge that wasn't a clear acrylic sealer. And if things are unclear in the question, please ask for clarification in the comments, not in your answer." CreationDate="2020-01-25T12:14:27.457" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8499" PostId="7893" Score="0" Text="I am talking about this product [link] (https://store.abovegroundartsupplies.com/products/mod-podge-spray-matte-4oz-101085.html)" CreationDate="2020-01-27T17:13:34.870" UserId="8822" />
  <row Id="8500" PostId="7893" Score="0" Text="and I found a link to a description of how it's used here [link] (https://modpodgerocksblog.com/all-about-mod-podge-ultra/)" CreationDate="2020-01-27T17:14:11.917" UserId="8822" />
  <row Id="8502" PostId="7899" Score="1" Text="PS I would start with a knot and bring the needle in through the glove." CreationDate="2020-01-28T00:39:19.190" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="8503" PostId="7900" Score="2" Text="Look up tutorials. Find the ones that suit you. It depends on a lot of factors, including your current skills, your style, what you find incites you to keep working, etc. What we do here at Arts&amp;Crafts is try to help people solve *specific* problems, not link them through to other places (unless as part of a solution, of course)." CreationDate="2020-01-28T09:36:55.123" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8506" PostId="7902" Score="0" Text="But where could I find such sheets of clear PVC? My books are of various sizes, some from different regions of the world where different book size standards apply. So I need actual sheets not premade book covers with fixed folds." CreationDate="2020-01-28T16:21:42.780" UserId="8830" />
  <row Id="8507" PostId="7902" Score="0" Text="That's why I gave the different search terms: they are admittedly a little hard to find, but, depending on your location, I'm sure you can find sheets in your area looking for a combination of those words. If you want, I can help looking (we don't do product recommendation, hence my hesitation)." CreationDate="2020-01-28T16:29:57.587" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8508" PostId="2820" Score="0" Text="I never accepted this answer- I just got to it. My apologies!" CreationDate="2020-01-30T17:36:49.953" UserId="1249" />
  <row Id="8510" PostId="7904" Score="3" Text="Positive pressure? How are you applying it to the resin? Vacuum is used to get bubbles out in many cases, while pressure only shrinks them" CreationDate="2020-02-03T09:18:04.610" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8511" PostId="7866" Score="0" Text="This has become easier over the last week or two as I've got better at tension, thanks again!" CreationDate="2020-02-04T17:29:42.480" UserId="8792" />
  <row Id="8512" PostId="7904" Score="0" Text="For thin applications, I use a heat gun, but that's to dry the air and put CO2 across the resin to pop the surface bubbles, not for any air pressure reason." CreationDate="2020-02-05T00:49:12.190" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="8513" PostId="5792" Score="0" Text="What kind of colourant did you use? And what did you use to scent it? Apart from structural weakness due to its size, these are apparently the only variables and have likely influenced the consistency." CreationDate="2020-02-05T15:07:53.907" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8514" PostId="5427" Score="1" Text="Jordan, if you want to, you can answer this question yourself based on the end-result. It indeed looks good." CreationDate="2020-02-05T15:11:38.450" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8523" PostId="7914" Score="0" Text="You are correct that the risk is high in trying to inlay metal- a piece of silver coated aluminum wire easily hammered through the slate like a nail, unfortunately. I failed to mention in the original question that were I to continue trying with wire I had planned on using 'jewelry and metal glue' to secure it.&#xA;If the color coating is thin as you say, then I would need to cut even deeper to ensure the wire was at least flush with the surface.&#xA;I will definitely check out Window Color paint, and possibly nail polish." CreationDate="2020-02-07T15:28:32.117" UserId="8811" />
  <row Id="8524" PostId="7912" Score="3" Text="The border between Louisiana and Arkansas is missing." CreationDate="2020-02-07T17:57:17.567" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="8525" PostId="7912" Score="0" Text="It absolutely is. I kept thinking how odd that looked. It must have been on the edge of a grid line so I missed it when I was engraving." CreationDate="2020-02-07T18:13:06.277" UserId="8811" />
  <row Id="8526" PostId="7912" Score="3" Text="Whatever you do, I would suggest trying it on some scrap bits of the same material first. That map is gorgeous. It would be a real shame to damage it." CreationDate="2020-02-07T19:10:24.320" UserId="8866" />
  <row Id="8527" PostId="7912" Score="0" Text="Yeah, I have one spare piece for testing various designs and cutting techniques on because it broke when I removed the pine frames that these came with. I am growing even more cautious now that the results are showing, and are close to how I have been picturing this in my head." CreationDate="2020-02-07T19:38:12.447" UserId="8811" />
  <row Id="8528" PostId="7912" Score="0" Text="How deep are the grooves?" CreationDate="2020-02-07T20:28:29.707" UserId="8867" />
  <row Id="8529" PostId="7914" Score="0" Text="@AChrapko I added another idea: email paints. They often have a high quality and dry with a very even shine." CreationDate="2020-02-07T21:16:53.157" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8530" PostId="7914" Score="0" Text="Do you mean 'enamel paints'?" CreationDate="2020-02-07T21:38:22.957" UserId="8811" />
  <row Id="8531" PostId="7912" Score="0" Text="@bishop currently they're about 1mm at most- I was planning on trying to make them deeper with the hand tools, but I may continue with the dremel instead as I have been getting more comfortable with the technique. I have attached one more picture of the profile of a sheet." CreationDate="2020-02-07T23:22:10.513" UserId="8811" />
  <row Id="8532" PostId="7912" Score="0" Text="Have you tried rubbing chalk into the grooves? At a minimum this would let you experiment with colors." CreationDate="2020-02-07T23:32:53.777" UserId="8867" />
  <row Id="8533" PostId="7914" Score="0" Text="@AChrapko Oh, sorry, translation error. Yes I mean enamel paints, which translates to german as &quot;email&quot; with a slightly french pronounciation." CreationDate="2020-02-08T08:38:18.253" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8534" PostId="7917" Score="0" Text="Hi Judson, do you have a picture of the circuit boards, and can you provide the dimensions?" CreationDate="2020-02-08T08:42:34.450" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8538" PostId="7923" Score="0" Text="I think you can actually use specific (water-based) dyes to colour the clear resin, and make it look similar to the rest of the sink." CreationDate="2020-02-09T14:42:42.673" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8539" PostId="7923" Score="0" Text="This is a great idea for a solution. I'm curious how I would get the casting resin to be curved near the outside where it meets the ceramic. Perhaps if I wait until it is partially solidified and then tilt the bowl around and let it run up the sides slightly?" CreationDate="2020-02-09T17:33:52.377" UserId="8875" />
  <row Id="8540" PostId="7923" Score="1" Text="@fudge I have no experience with acrylic resin specifically, but I would expect any partially cured resin to react badly to this - it could create a bad surface and inferior strength. Plus, if it's already partially cured it probably won't flow in the way you hope. Nothing keeps you from trying it out though, with something disposable like a plastic yoghurt cup or something." CreationDate="2020-02-09T18:25:06.653" UserId="8140" />
  <row Id="8541" PostId="7923" Score="0" Text="@fudge If you have a way to spin the whole wash basin the whole time the resin is curing, then you could have it go up the sides. But if it stops spinning (or doesn't keep a constant rate) during the curing process, the whole thing would be ruined. It would still only be piecewise continuous, doing one spinning resin pour and a second non-spinning." CreationDate="2020-02-09T18:29:51.360" UserId="8140" />
  <row Id="8542" PostId="7923" Score="0" Text="I'd have some concerns about the seal/join between the resin and the basin's side.  But as it stands this one is junk, so excellent idea." CreationDate="2020-02-09T19:07:40.897" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="8543" PostId="7923" Score="0" Text="The spinning idea at a constant rate is a good idea. I'm picturing an inexpensive record player, as they are engineered for careful speed control. Inexpensive, because it could be damaged by resin. An easy test with water would provide for good preparation. It's possible the spin will work with helping the bubbles exit." CreationDate="2020-02-09T23:06:41.130" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="8544" PostId="7923" Score="1" Text="Would it be plausible to plug the hole, fill it *slightly more* with resin, and then grinding/polishing the resin so that the middle is lower and water flows appropriately? Or would grinding transparent resin 'matte' it?" CreationDate="2020-02-09T23:13:18.450" UserId="8687" />
  <row Id="8545" PostId="7923" Score="1" Text="@Peteris One can polish clear resin to a transparent shine with enough elbow grease. If the bowl could be mounted in a lathe, the effort would be easier as well. Your idea is sound, as one would need only the smallest gradient to provide the necessary flow." CreationDate="2020-02-09T23:16:36.287" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="8546" PostId="7921" Score="3" Text="Would you contemplate filling the bad hole with some kind of under-water LED light and fresnel?  Rather than trying to blend a plug back in place, a suitably-coloured under-light might be neat, specially if the basin is mounted in front of a mirror." CreationDate="2020-02-10T02:21:40.433" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="8547" PostId="7541" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the information I absolutely understand,and will do that from now on.My apologies for the delayed response , I've been fighting with &quot;Aloha&quot; browser and configuration for full integration due to some data issue's through list file's,but I digress.Thank you again!✌️" CreationDate="2020-02-10T08:19:36.270" UserId="8420" />
  <row Id="8548" PostId="7927" Score="0" Text="Welcome to A&amp;C! &#xA;I was pondering suggesting Udemy as well, and it seems they have a lot of in-depth art classes to take." CreationDate="2020-02-10T18:12:18.043" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="8549" PostId="7929" Score="0" Text="That's very interesting... I didn't actually think it could matter at all... Could you post your research?" CreationDate="2020-02-11T00:35:01.793" UserId="8887" />
  <row Id="8550" PostId="7929" Score="0" Text="I tried to find something concrete and came up with anecdotes and references to epoxy casting resin, not pertinent to this question. I don't like having that limitation, but there's little out there." CreationDate="2020-02-11T01:10:33.750" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="8551" PostId="7927" Score="1" Text="Hi! That's very true. I learned a lot because I was able to contact the teacher and get responses quickly. I think that's what makes it better than YouTube." CreationDate="2020-02-11T04:42:18.613" UserId="8885" />
  <row Id="8552" PostId="7932" Score="5" Text="To get more attention, and hopefully more information, [Home Improvement](https://diy.stackexchange.com/) would also be a good site for asking this." CreationDate="2020-02-11T13:04:35.467" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8553" PostId="7932" Score="0" Text="Sinks that I am familiar with are made with polyester resin ( isothalic polyester plus styrene). Although the result is the same ; add catalyst to liquid and it hardens in an hour or so.  I suggest you go with your choice 3 or 4." CreationDate="2020-02-11T16:05:53.767" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="8554" PostId="7928" Score="0" Text="Most strength of epoxy components comes from the fiberglas in them." CreationDate="2020-02-11T16:10:37.103" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="8555" PostId="7932" Score="1" Text="Not a bunch of great choices.  Can you add some detail on the sink and the space issue?  Is the sink a vessel mounted on top of the counter, molded into a countertop on a vanity, a single-piece stand-alone sink mounted to the wall or on a pedestal (different considerations and potential solutions for each)?  Can you add a diagram of the bathroom showing the issue?  Are you envisioning casting a huge, solid resin item rather than resin coating a fiberglass form or a concrete casting?  Do you need the sink to be transparent?  Are you envisioning just a uniform molded block of resin, (cont)" CreationDate="2020-02-11T17:19:46.780" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8556" PostId="7932" Score="2" Text="or embedding decoration of some kind within it? Do you have some experience casting big resin items? What makes the sink you want unique (a particular shape/style/design that might be available in a size that would work vs. a one-of-a-kind work of art)? If there's any chance you can buy what you want in a size that will work, that will save you a lot of headaches over any of the alternatives.  The YouTube videos make it look straightforward. But that's with a big investment in a shop and materials, and a lot of experience doing it before. The first sink those guys made wasn't like the video." CreationDate="2020-02-11T17:20:13.233" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8557" PostId="7925" Score="1" Text="The characteristic feature of a _kneadable_ is that you knead it, i.e. there is no permanent outer surface one could clean with white spirit. And applying the spirit to remove smudges from the drawing surface - typically paper - won’t work without damaging it." CreationDate="2020-02-11T18:34:15.860" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="8558" PostId="7934" Score="1" Text="Is this something you can do with a ceramic bowl? Sounds kind of intense. There is a ring around the bottom of the bowl that it sits on so i would worry that would interfere. Also, I drilled the original hole with a diamond hole saw and touched it up with a countersink." CreationDate="2020-02-12T00:43:36.250" UserId="8875" />
  <row Id="8559" PostId="7934" Score="0" Text="@fudge, I thought it was a metal bowl. This could destroy a ceramic bowl. Your best bet is to use the epoxy that fred_dot_u suggested. If he hadn't already answered that, I would have." CreationDate="2020-02-12T00:48:19.393" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="8560" PostId="7933" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the answer. I planned to create a larger object by crating smaller parts, joining them together, and then seal the joints. Same resin, same chemicals. Your answer hints that it is doable." CreationDate="2020-02-12T06:32:49.280" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8561" PostId="7933" Score="0" Text="@virolino I added a bullet point about roughening the surface with sandpaper. &quot;Larger object by crating smaller parts, joining them together&quot; sounds like the joints will be under tension by the weight of the object alone. I don't know how stable those joints will actually be. All I ever created from resin is jewelry where the object's weight is negligible." CreationDate="2020-02-12T10:30:20.847" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8562" PostId="7935" Score="0" Text="+1 If I forfeit the door anyway, then it is more &quot;practical&quot; to make it swing outwards. The hinges must remain on the same side. I am not time-pressured, I currently live far from the said apartment. However, having a solution in mind is better than having a panic when I return, being out of options :)" CreationDate="2020-02-12T10:50:04.303" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8563" PostId="7933" Score="0" Text="I have in mind adding some kind of reinforcement if I will go the joined-parts way. But your hint with sandpapering as a preparation step is very good." CreationDate="2020-02-12T10:54:40.267" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8564" PostId="7935" Score="0" Text="@virolino, just added some discussion about making it with fiberglass.  That's at least within the realm of possibility.  If you happen to know somebody who makes custom car bodies or boats from fiberglass, you could talk to them about how realistic a job this would be." CreationDate="2020-02-12T10:54:55.893" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8574" PostId="7929" Score="0" Text="Thermal effects in quick-curing may well be an issue, especially if the thermal contraction is very different compared to the workpiece.  some of the quick-cure stuff also seems to be very sensitive to proportions and mixing: you don't mic much so you use it quickly, but then the proportions are off, and you can over- or under-mix easily" CreationDate="2020-02-13T17:00:56.813" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8575" PostId="7924" Score="1" Text="People should be aware that, when talking about acids, &quot;glacial&quot; means *extremely* strong. As in, permanent blindness if it gets in your eyes. Think, &quot;Carol didn't wear her safety goggles, now she doesn't need them.&quot;" CreationDate="2020-02-13T22:12:55.893" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="8576" PostId="7947" Score="0" Text="Great answer, but you might also include how shining a colored light on a colored paint will react to make it a fully rounded answer." CreationDate="2020-02-14T21:43:02.147" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="8577" PostId="7948" Score="0" Text="Take a look at the project link in the question.  It's a working double sink.  You can cast almost any shape, but this needs provisions for the overflow plumbing, etc., and the basins are deeper than the top.  Even casting this in sections would be extremely complex and require great precision.  Then almost none of it is horizontal, so you can't pour a finish layer like you could for something like a tabletop." CreationDate="2020-02-14T23:19:11.493" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8578" PostId="7948" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234, I looked at the project and it looks doable to me. And yes, I've used epoxy finish coats on vertical surfaces. Of course, this isn't something that should be done as a first project, since it is really complicated, as you say, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. If I had more experience with epoxies, I might get into making multicolored epoxy resin sinks. It sounds pretty awesome." CreationDate="2020-02-14T23:26:26.360" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="8579" PostId="7932" Score="0" Text="You may decide that this design is no longer adequate after you see this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBY5bEreKVM, starting at time 9:53.  :-)" CreationDate="2020-02-15T21:14:40.003" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8581" PostId="7950" Score="3" Text="Sharpies don't last forever. :(" CreationDate="2020-02-18T00:43:59.457" UserId="221" />
  <row Id="8582" PostId="7952" Score="0" Text="Hi Sombra, I edited your post as best as I could, but if some edits don't make sense, you are welcome to change them, of course. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2020-02-18T12:56:00.077" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8583" PostId="7952" Score="0" Text="I'm also not entirely sure what you mean with your comment about the chaos of mountain textures, can you expand on that?" CreationDate="2020-02-18T13:01:35.563" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8584" PostId="7952" Score="1" Text="It just feels like theres no pattern, so i dont really understand how to shade it, besides just using a textured brush or something." CreationDate="2020-02-18T13:30:46.657" UserId="8907" />
  <row Id="8585" PostId="7952" Score="0" Text="Hello Sombra! Welcome to A&amp;C!&#xA;I think what Sombra means about 'chaotic' textures, is that it doesn't seem to have a consistent 'this is how it's done' feel, which from what I've experienced mountain scenery tends to do. It entirely depends on what Sombra is looking for because there is a lot of lighting and textures that go on in a scenery drawing/painting.. Maybe it can be updated in the question some examples Sombra is looking at to give us an idea of how to help." CreationDate="2020-02-19T01:07:28.353" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="8586" PostId="7952" Score="1" Text="I added a few images i find myself stumped after getting down the general shape of the mountain, from there im not really sure if i should just put patches of rock and snow wherever i find it needs more detail or where to put some kind of texture of rock or trees/grass, i also look at how other artists approach this, and find they do simplify them i their own way, but doing it myself i just cant seem to find a solution" CreationDate="2020-02-19T04:51:23.157" UserId="8907" />
  <row Id="8587" PostId="7952" Score="1" Text="I also added some illustrations that might help answer my question." CreationDate="2020-02-19T05:09:14.350" UserId="8907" />
  <row Id="8588" PostId="7952" Score="3" Text="Mountain appearance depends very much on its height and latitude.  There is a treeline, above which trees won't grow, and most other vegetation doesn't grow much higher.  The elevation of that depends on latitude.  If the mountain is higher than that, there may not be much soil above that level, so that will be more of a rock surface.  Rock surfaces can be much more angular and irregular.  The amount of detail will be determined by distance and scale.  Up close, there's endless detail.  From a great distance, it's more like texture and patches of color.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-02-19T06:42:33.513" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8590" PostId="7957" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for taking your time to answer! This will help me a lot!" CreationDate="2020-02-19T13:29:26.753" UserId="8907" />
  <row Id="8592" PostId="7925" Score="1" Text="Solvents will actually liquify the soft rubber. So this could wind up being a real mess." CreationDate="2020-02-19T15:53:15.573" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8593" PostId="7947" Score="0" Text="@computercarguy - except its not part of the question..." CreationDate="2020-02-19T16:01:17.020" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8594" PostId="7947" Score="0" Text="Great answer, but I think the idea that white paint is &quot;all colors combined&quot; is a little misleading. White paint is reflecting all colors combined, but is not itself made of all colors combined, that would result in black paint when talking subtractive colors." CreationDate="2020-02-19T16:06:32.403" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8595" PostId="7941" Score="2" Text="I think it may be a mistake to say epoxy fumes are not poisonous. They just may not be emitting enough toxic compounds in normal use (ie. small amounts in well ventilated area) to be considered hazardous." CreationDate="2020-02-19T16:16:23.483" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8596" PostId="7939" Score="1" Text="It looks like repeated contact with the epoxy chemicals can cause an allergic reaction over time. So even if the stuff is not toxic enough to cause immediate problems, it is still a good idea to protect yourself especially if using it often." CreationDate="2020-02-19T16:20:06.827" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8598" PostId="7932" Score="0" Text="Unless you are a practiced epoxy sculptor, I would suspect that #4 will lead directly to the problem you have with #3: regret.  Seems like the best solution is to buy a sink that fits your bathroom and comes as close as possible to something you can live with happily. There are a lot of sinks out there..." CreationDate="2020-02-19T16:28:46.640" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8599" PostId="7923" Score="0" Text="This seems like a good idea but is it executable? Not likely. You will definitely have a problem with getting the resin to bond well and evenly to the non-porous porcelain surface.  Spinning the bowl to get a gradient seems like a long shot. The speed required would send all the epoxy flying out of the bowl or would compromise the curing process (by always moving the materials.) The only way I would see this working is if you cast a properly shaped bowl separately and covered the existing one entirely with it." CreationDate="2020-02-19T16:49:08.427" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8600" PostId="7900" Score="0" Text="Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain should give you enough to get started. You do not need YouTube to tell you how to do it, you have what you need. The rest is practice. (Not that its a bad idea to get different inspiration, and YouTube can help with that.)" CreationDate="2020-02-19T16:54:25.577" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8601" PostId="7909" Score="0" Text="Nice answer, but it needs more photos." CreationDate="2020-02-19T16:58:51.367" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8603" PostId="7880" Score="0" Text="When I was doing carpentry we used a lot of [West System Epoxies.](https://www.westsystem.com/) They have multiple types of fillers to do exactly this." CreationDate="2020-02-19T17:22:55.307" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="8604" PostId="7909" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I tried, but failed to find more examples. :(" CreationDate="2020-02-19T17:42:43.840" UserId="5884" />
  <row Id="8605" PostId="7923" Score="0" Text="@rebusB, epoxy bonds well to non-porous surfaces, especially when properly prepared. In this case, some light sanding should allow for a good bond. Epoxy will also cure while moving, as there are rotisserie style drying rigs for applying epoxy coatings while avoiding pooling. One can accomplish the goal without spinning, using Peteris' suggestion." CreationDate="2020-02-19T18:04:52.387" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="8606" PostId="7956" Score="0" Text="+1 for fiberglass mesh because I was trying to think of method similar to how a 12&quot; x 12&quot; group of 1&quot;x1&quot; tile are held together. Gluing the moasic to a thin mesh would allow customer to choose a mounting frame that is to there liking when they order. If you get a chance, elaborate on &quot;slats of wood&quot;.  A picket from a fence is a 'slat' but so is a skinny little piece of lattice." CreationDate="2020-02-19T18:22:00.547" UserId="8909" />
  <row Id="8607" PostId="7941" Score="0" Text="@rebusB, the regulations make a confusing technical distinction.  I'll have to figure out better wording.  They seem to distinguish things that react chemically with your body to produce harm, from things that your body can find physically irritating, even in extreme cases causing your body to produce harmful changes.  If you get sick as a result of exposure, I suppose you can take great comfort from the technical difference.  :-)" CreationDate="2020-02-19T18:27:01.023" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8608" PostId="7932" Score="0" Text="@rebusB: actually, I am most inclined for option #2 (buying the sink I want), trying to &quot;sculpt&quot; as a &quot;why not give it a try&quot;." CreationDate="2020-02-20T05:53:18.547" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8609" PostId="7956" Score="1" Text="@Roger: English is not my first language, and the word needed is indeed a &quot;specialty&quot; one. I used &quot;slat&quot; because it was the first entry in the dictionary, and the pictures showed something similar with what I intended :)  Actually, any wood that fits the purpose is good - considering size, weight, quality..." CreationDate="2020-02-20T06:00:17.673" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8610" PostId="7947" Score="0" Text="I suppose now what's confusing me is the terms &quot;additive&quot; and &quot;subtractive&quot;. Your two scenarios are explained in an almost identical way yet they're different things because one is light and another is a physical substrate. Light makes sense. YOu shine a light through a subtractive color filter, it REMOVES wave lengths thus resulting in a new color. I understand why that's subtractive. Where's the subtraction occurring with paint?" CreationDate="2020-02-20T12:16:49.567" UserId="8897" />
  <row Id="8611" PostId="7947" Score="0" Text="@ScottJamesWalter You can compare paint to a color filter. In a ideal model red paint would remove any wavelength but that of red light, just like a red color filter would do. The difference between additive and substractive is the &quot;stuff&quot; you put on a wall to get white color. In case of light you put all diferent colors of light on a wall and the result is white. You need to **add more light** to get white, so it's called additive mixing. If you put all colors of paint on a wall, you end up with black. You need to **substract paint** to get a white wall, so it's called substractive mixing." CreationDate="2020-02-20T12:55:55.960" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8612" PostId="7947" Score="0" Text="@ScottJamesWalter The main difference between additive and substractive color mixing is that the primary colors vary. Have a look at [Color Theory Basics – Additive and Subtractive Color Mixing](https://lucaskrech.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/22/color-theory-basics-additive-and-subtractive-color-mixing/)" CreationDate="2020-02-20T13:04:13.307" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8613" PostId="7932" Score="2" Text="Have you considered using a barn door approach.  Since the door's wall is apparently too narrow (and full of solid concrete) for a pocket door which slides into the wall with no need for swing room, you could hang the door on the outside of the frame in the hallway.  Something like [this](https://homyhomee.com/2019/02/27/42-inspiring-sliding-barn-door-ideas/)" CreationDate="2020-02-21T18:25:28.300" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="8614" PostId="7932" Score="1" Text="...or you could just hang a drape in place of the door like [this](https://www.pinterest.com/bekahmurphy/portiers-doorway-curtains/)" CreationDate="2020-02-21T18:32:12.437" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="8615" PostId="7932" Score="0" Text="You really stir my imagination. To the heck with the drape too. Just embrace the open-space concept and extend the bathroom to the kitchen and the living room, while getting rid of the apartment door also - maximizing the anti-claustrophobic design. It could not be easier to multitask, watching the food being cooked and chatting with the guests while taking a dump and saying hello to the passing neighboors,   not to mention the ever-surprising &quot;potpourri&quot; of scents :) Joke aside, a proper door is a must. I favor the philosophy &quot;what happens in the bathroom remains in the bathroom&quot; :)" CreationDate="2020-02-21T21:17:21.080" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8616" PostId="7960" Score="1" Text="Welcome and thanks for your input. But the question is “what works” - so strictly speaking, your post doesn’t answer the question?" CreationDate="2020-02-24T15:04:00.127" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="8617" PostId="7960" Score="1" Text="Hi Ruben, this is indeed more appropriate as a comment, but since you lack the necessary reputation to post those and it adds valuable data to the answer referred to, I'm not sure downvoting or deletion is appropriate. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts, in any case!" CreationDate="2020-02-24T16:49:22.447" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8618" PostId="5366" Score="0" Text="This is a terrible idea, it'll actually do __more__ damage to the pattern than just pinning it." CreationDate="2020-02-25T14:27:19.810" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8619" PostId="7962" Score="1" Text="Water is actually how you remove mod podge from a surface; when it gets cloudy from the water sitting on it for a period of time, it's been rehydrated and can be wiped off." CreationDate="2020-02-25T14:39:19.267" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8620" PostId="7964" Score="0" Text="Why don't you show the picture at the shop? Maybe they do not know the name either." CreationDate="2020-02-26T07:22:58.327" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="8621" PostId="7964" Score="1" Text="Hi Sarah, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Unfortunately, this question doesn't seem right for this website. You want to buy an item but want us to identify the technical name - there is neither art or craft involved." CreationDate="2020-02-26T08:31:31.137" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8622" PostId="7962" Score="0" Text="Thank you! I will keep in mind to evaluate it over time. It is definitely not going into the shower. It is hanging on the wall in the bathroom. I can see that humidity over time might give a cloudy appearance, or sticky texture." CreationDate="2020-02-26T17:34:00.757" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="8623" PostId="7964" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I want a certain type of chain to add to a jewelry piece I'm working on. I don't know what this type of chain is called therefore I can't find the piece. Your comment doesn't make sense to me. I asked the question to help finish a craft project I'm working on... if you have a suggestion for a better way to phrase my question I am open to it." CreationDate="2020-02-26T17:51:02.737" UserId="8929" />
  <row Id="8624" PostId="7964" Score="0" Text="@virolino thanks for your suggestion. I haven't been to every craft store in my area (who has that kinda time) but no one at my local JoAnns seems to know." CreationDate="2020-02-26T17:52:53.183" UserId="8929" />
  <row Id="8626" PostId="7969" Score="0" Text="Model railway types also use powdered cork, which works well.  Note though that they're trying to get scaled down dirt; I'm not sure if the OP is.  This is still a good suggestion, especially the part about applying it on top of the glue, so +1, but in the OP's case I'd be worried about colour transfer from the paint to anything damp, or by friction; that's not something railway builders are so concerned about - as a result I'd lean towards a non-soluble powder, and give it a good brush and a sponge down after the glue has dried" CreationDate="2020-02-28T09:21:57.690" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8627" PostId="7965" Score="1" Text="ahh the panther chain!! I bow to your research prowess! My eyes were bleeding from all the chain comparison photos on google. This indeed looks like exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for your time! Sorry I don’t have reputation to upvote your answer." CreationDate="2020-02-28T11:21:40.697" UserId="8929" />
  <row Id="8628" PostId="7968" Score="1" Text="I hadn't considered using real potting soil, but now that you mention it I'll be able to get my hands on that a lot faster than some other materials. I'll test it out this weekend and let everyone know!" CreationDate="2020-02-28T17:34:30.463" UserId="8934" />
  <row Id="8629" PostId="7969" Score="0" Text="Yeah unfortunately this will get moved around and handled a lot more than I think most models do. This will probably be a really great solutions for something that was just going to be stationary though, so I'll keep your suggestion in mind for future projects." CreationDate="2020-02-28T17:36:13.257" UserId="8934" />
  <row Id="8633" PostId="492" Score="0" Text="I thought caran d'ache luminance is wax based but caran d'ash pablo is oil based. . . heard even those oil based(probably petroleum not vegetable) have some wax in them. wax=petroleum. don't think bee wax." CreationDate="2020-02-27T20:57:14.493" UserId="8935" />
  <row Id="8634" PostId="7968" Score="1" Text="I tested this out with 4 different possible glues in little Jell-O cups but I don't have the results yet as they take a very long time to dry!  There wasn't any resin which might set a lot faster. Anyway I will mark this question answered for now. Thank you!" CreationDate="2020-03-03T16:08:13.793" UserId="8934" />
  <row Id="8635" PostId="7946" Score="0" Text="*What* exactly is the optical illusion you are referring to?" CreationDate="2020-03-04T12:59:54.153" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8638" PostId="7946" Score="1" Text="@Joachim, the optical illusion is that it appears pink but actually isn't. Under a microscope you would see red particles and white particles; there isn't really any pink there. The source of confusion behind the question is that if you uniformly mix colors, the red material &quot;should&quot; absorb the other light colors so there is nothing but red light for the white material to reflect. It's still a matter of how much of the other light colors the red material absorbs (it isn't binary for the whole material as was assumed). With paint pigment particles, it's easy to visualize why the amount matters." CreationDate="2020-03-04T17:46:34.083" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8643" PostId="2762" Score="0" Text="Just FYI, you can freely edit your own posts but for your protection, it must be done under the original user account.  It looks like you tried to edit without logging into your account.  That appears as an anonymous edit, which gets reviewed to ensure someone else isn't trying to change your intention." CreationDate="2020-03-05T01:06:05.530" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8644" PostId="5792" Score="0" Text="@Joachim it was powdered color; not entirely sure what kind; mixed a seemingly (not sure if actually) fluorescent yellow with some blue. I'm pretty sure it was the thicker wick that was to blame." CreationDate="2020-03-05T10:33:55.783" UserId="6549" />
  <row Id="8645" PostId="7904" Score="0" Text="When applying vacuum to remove air a clear glass like a &quot;bell jar&quot; is useful to see if the air has been removed." CreationDate="2020-03-06T16:08:27.843" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="8646" PostId="7976" Score="1" Text="An excellent reference! I ended up using a combination of an incandescent light bulb and a white LED bulb, and that seems to do the trick." CreationDate="2020-03-06T22:08:28.010" UserId="8662" />
  <row Id="8647" PostId="7976" Score="1" Text="@Ingolifs Oh, combining both LED and incandescent light sources is an excellent idea! I'll add it to my answer so that future readers can find it without scrolling down to the comments." CreationDate="2020-03-07T07:09:32.990" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="8654" PostId="7983" Score="0" Text="With &quot;repaint&quot;, do you mean you want to touch them up, or remove the current layer(s) and start from scratch? Can you identify the material the figures are made of?" CreationDate="2020-03-10T11:28:09.887" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8655" PostId="7983" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I stripped the old layer of the paint of and want to repaint it. It made of PVC." CreationDate="2020-03-10T12:08:12.507" UserDisplayName="user8966" />
  <row Id="8659" PostId="7990" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  This is a good suggestion.  If the foam is bonded to the leather, it will provide more stiffness than if it's just another layer." CreationDate="2020-03-14T15:53:19.423" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8660" PostId="7991" Score="1" Text="Thank you for sharing the picture! You got a really nice effect there." CreationDate="2020-03-16T13:04:09.667" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="8661" PostId="7858" Score="0" Text="Hi User123, I've edited your changes into the original question: you can just use that function to change your question, and don't need to add 'edits'." CreationDate="2020-03-16T14:41:10.367" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8662" PostId="7993" Score="0" Text="I was able to fold the diamonds like you suggested, but it doesn't seem to produce the model I would need to make the &quot;house&quot;.  Here are a couple of pics for reference: [link]https://imgur.com/a/F0O3ebJ and [link]https://imgur.com/a/KntpoaY" CreationDate="2020-03-19T00:48:53.177" UserId="8983" />
  <row Id="8663" PostId="7993" Score="0" Text="@SteveSheppard, I'm not sure what you did in the first picture,  The second picture looks like you accomplished diagram 4, but there doesn't appear to be as many segments as there should be and the segments look thick, like you somehow nested what should be multiple segments inside each other.  Try this.  Flatten the model back to a strip with crease lines as in diagram 3.  Start with the 11 perpendicular creases all as valley folds rather than accordion folds.  Make all the diagonal creases mountain folds.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-03-19T01:56:09.513" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8664" PostId="7993" Score="0" Text="Now focus on the 6 small diamonds across the middle; forming those into shape as the top of the 3D model will force the rest.  Ignoring the ends of the strip, the odd-numbered perpendicular creases bisect those diamonds; the even numbered ones are between those diamonds.  Start with the end of the strip and fold each half-diamond as you come to it.  As you fold the sides of the diamonds down and fold each diamond in half on its bisecting crease, the row of diamonds will sort of accordion into 3D.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-03-19T01:57:03.810" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8665" PostId="7993" Score="0" Text="The even-numbered perpendicular folds will swing down and meet in the middle between the segments.  The odd-numbered perpendicular creases outside the diamond will tuck under the diamond as the diamond folds in half.  You'll end up with the general 3D diamond shape shown in figure 4.  The odd-numbered creases outside the small diamonds that tucked underneath then get inverted (popped to the outside) to form the &quot;walls of the house shape&quot; shown in figure 6.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-03-19T01:57:29.517" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8666" PostId="7993" Score="0" Text="Alternately, you could go directly to the house shape.  Start by making the portions of the odd-numbered perpendicular creases that are outside the small diamonds mountain folds (but valley folds within the diamonds).  The model will then accordion into the &quot;house shape&quot;." CreationDate="2020-03-19T01:57:37.277" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8668" PostId="7996" Score="4" Text="I wouldn't count on any process coloring it all the way through, especially evenly and without degrading the MDF.  I'd either start with something that's manufactured black throughout, or after it's trimmed flush, protect everything else and color the edge." CreationDate="2020-03-19T23:18:04.397" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8669" PostId="7998" Score="2" Text="Good answer.  I wouldn't add metal or anything else to the adhesive inside the actual joint as it will just weaken the joint and not be visible.  After the parts are joined, you can reinforce the repair with a visible stripe of lacquer or resin mixed with metal powder." CreationDate="2020-03-20T07:04:33.753" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8671" PostId="7993" Score="0" Text="Ok, I think I got it folded up to step 6 [link](https://imgur.com/a/D4ff3rE), assuming those pictures show the correct outcome up to that point. On to step 7..." CreationDate="2020-03-20T23:42:26.783" UserId="8983" />
  <row Id="8672" PostId="7993" Score="0" Text="Hmmmm, [looks](https://imgur.com/a/doFE1s5) like I have some kind of problem with the last shape. Not sure what I did wrong. Will try to figure that one out..." CreationDate="2020-03-21T00:16:19.643" UserId="8983" />
  <row Id="8673" PostId="7993" Score="1" Text="@SteveSheppard, looks like you figured it out, except you only folded 5 of the 6 diamonds.  So that end isn't starting from the correct geometry.  Both ends should look the same.  BTW, the diagrams show a shortened version for explanation.  The actual caterpillar starts with a strip almost 3 times as long (good that you're practicing on the short version).  :-)  Looks like you may have drawn the line pattern missing half a diamond at the problem end." CreationDate="2020-03-21T04:57:50.673" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="8676" PostId="8004" Score="0" Text="Hi Owen, good answers usually include all information, while yours is merely a referral. Can you expand on your answer, by describing Bob Ross' technique, and explaining how it is helpful?" CreationDate="2020-03-22T21:03:34.933" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8677" PostId="8005" Score="2" Text="Will you be going out to buy groceries sometime in the foreseeable future? If so, it might be worth asking, &quot;What products available at a grocery store can be used as a fixative for chalk pastel?&quot; And in the meantime, preserve your art by laying it flat in a closed box or drawer. (Of course, this assumes you buy your groceries at the type of large grocery store that also sells a variety of non-food items.)" CreationDate="2020-03-23T16:54:19.973" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="8678" PostId="3189" Score="0" Text="Who doesn’t love a niddy noddy!?! That’s the tool to use when you don’t have a friend to hold the yarn while you make the ball.  " CreationDate="2020-03-24T19:49:06.300" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="8679" PostId="8009" Score="0" Text="Is 5mm the thickness or width of the strips?" CreationDate="2020-03-25T16:33:44.343" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8680" PostId="8009" Score="1" Text="@Joachim Wide (I edited it into the question just now). Good question. Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-03-25T18:04:23.590" UserId="8998" />
  <row Id="8684" PostId="8009" Score="0" Text="It would also be worth editing in the thickness" CreationDate="2020-03-26T13:16:56.550" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8685" PostId="8010" Score="1" Text="Not bad in theory, but having used these, they're way too flimsy to cut wires" CreationDate="2020-03-26T13:37:53.013" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8686" PostId="8015" Score="1" Text="I thought that too, but couldn't find one the right shape.  With machine tools and steel stock it would be possible to fabricate something, but that's engineering rather than craft!" CreationDate="2020-03-26T16:58:50.743" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="8687" PostId="8009" Score="1" Text="Could you adjust the design so that the flat end is acceptable? What does the end go in to?" CreationDate="2020-03-26T21:02:20.963" UserId="9005" />
  <row Id="8688" PostId="8009" Score="0" Text="@AndrewMorton The metal piece helps snug a medical mask to a person's nose. We wanted it to be rounded to prevent it from breaking through the material." CreationDate="2020-03-27T12:51:14.447" UserId="8998" />
  <row Id="8689" PostId="8009" Score="0" Text="@ChristopherBottoms If a chamfered end would do, search for &quot;deburring external chamfer tool&quot;." CreationDate="2020-03-27T13:24:56.430" UserId="9005" />
  <row Id="8690" PostId="7999" Score="0" Text="You were exactly right. I went with a pretty piece of cherry instead." CreationDate="2020-03-27T16:54:33.120" UserId="8987" />
  <row Id="8691" PostId="8021" Score="1" Text="The references I found made it clear that this is clearly a modern issue, and that paper towels (and any other paper) are also risky, not just &quot;rags.&quot;" CreationDate="2020-03-27T19:30:47.050" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="8692" PostId="7762" Score="1" Text="@rebusB I agree that Marian's answer is good, but the quality of questions does not depend on that of the answers. On the other hand, I do think the question 'How do I deal with artist's block?', although broad, is an interesting and important one, and I'll edit the question to reflect that - if Owen agrees with the change." CreationDate="2020-03-27T22:58:42.030" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="8693" PostId="8020" Score="0" Text="Thank you for these resources. I also checked the composition of the particular colors I have and the binder is in fact linseed oil." CreationDate="2020-03-28T11:22:02.153" UserId="9008" />
  <row Id="9693" PostId="8021" Score="2" Text="Water-based paints precede oil-based paints." CreationDate="2020-03-28T20:26:45.397" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9696" PostId="8021" Score="0" Text="Water base paint does not predated oil base unless you are calling white-wash ( lime in water ) a paint . Paint contains a pigment, a vehicle ( oil, water, alcohol, etc.) ,AND a resin/polymer." CreationDate="2020-03-29T15:19:48.733" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="9697" PostId="8021" Score="0" Text="I am referring to a modern technical definition of paint as ASTM would use. The Wiki definition is not good ; but they do call the resinpolymer a &quot;binder or film former&quot;. No doubt people have been painting on rock with muddy water,etc, for many thousands of years." CreationDate="2020-03-29T17:08:59.573" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="9699" PostId="8024" Score="0" Text="The right glue could take the pressure as well as the fiberglass. In effect you're using the tar as glue anyway, just on a different scale. You need a design to avoid peeling forces, and supporting the glued joint might be helpful (bike inner tube patches and their glue can easily hold 7 bar, but they're supported by the tyre)" CreationDate="2020-04-01T07:25:18.977" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="9700" PostId="8023" Score="1" Text="I hadn't heard of &quot;conservation glass&quot; before, so this is definitely what I'll be looking to implement. Thank you!" CreationDate="2020-04-01T09:50:02.567" UserId="7976" />
  <row Id="9704" PostId="7965" Score="0" Text="Yes, it is a panther link chain." CreationDate="2020-04-01T02:20:40.667" UserId="9014" />
  <row Id="9707" PostId="8030" Score="1" Text="If the original was printed with toner (by a laser printer) I don't think bleaching in the sun works. Toner basically creates a thin colored plastic layer fused with the paper. AFAIK black toner is extremely lightstable and might actually be more stable than paper in sunlight." CreationDate="2020-04-03T05:55:53.463" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="9709" PostId="6149" Score="0" Text="FYI, There is a type of Sharpie called &quot;Sharpie Extreme&quot; which is specifically designed to be much more fade-resistant than the normal sharpies. (I have been burned by writing labels on Ziploc bags with normal sharpies and finding them unreadable years later. I haven't so far had this problem with Sharpie Extreme.) With that said, I would generally suggest alcohol inks unless you absolutely need to use a Sharpie for some reason." CreationDate="2020-04-03T10:42:01.900" UserId="8236" />
  <row Id="9710" PostId="6357" Score="0" Text="Just to add re: UV resin -- I haven't worked with it but asked a manufacturer about curing thick castings.  Their advice was to pour it in thin layers and cure each layer.  Apparently, the layers bond completely and there aren't visible lines between them.  My recollection is 1/4&quot; max thickness per layer." CreationDate="2020-04-03T16:27:43.730" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9716" PostId="8036" Score="2" Text="Hi pauld, this is a very broad question: have you already tried some things, or looked up information on how to start your project? On Arts &amp; Crafts we don't offer complete tutorials, but would love to help you when you get stuck somewhere specifically." CreationDate="2020-04-04T18:03:42.487" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9721" PostId="8036" Score="0" Text="My main concern is 20 Ga wire strong enough so that I don't have to do welding on the jump rings?" CreationDate="2020-04-05T01:39:52.967" UserId="9029" />
  <row Id="9722" PostId="8037" Score="1" Text="Thank you so much for both of your input! Most of the pages are from old guidebooks, so there’s definitely  some kind of layer to them. My idea was also to sustain and reuse some of the beautiful paper that I already have, and therefore scanning and printing again would not be ideal. But covering it with paint or wood stain may work! I’m also looking into if some whether a tool exist where you could actually kind of gently polish the paper." CreationDate="2020-04-05T11:06:19.897" UserId="9019" />
  <row Id="9723" PostId="7979" Score="0" Text="better start with new painting in Acrillic." CreationDate="2020-04-05T12:45:31.147" UserId="7992" />
  <row Id="9728" PostId="8036" Score="2" Text="If you don't even know how to make a chain to start with, stop thinking about jumping straight into making one out of expensive materials. It's like thinking you'll win Cupcake Wars when you've never even seen an oven." CreationDate="2020-04-06T14:37:45.673" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="9729" PostId="8030" Score="0" Text="@Elmy I've certainly seen fading in laminated black laser-printed stuff left in the sun for long periods, but I don't understand why, because the black is basically pure carbon. Colour toner can be expected to fade, especially reds, as the dyes absorb light. Coloured plastic does after all fade in the sun - think of garden toys" CreationDate="2020-04-07T07:25:05.993" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="9730" PostId="8037" Score="1" Text="@Mia perhaps try polishing with a slurry of baking soda on a cloth. Making the slurry with water may work, but you could also try water or denatured alcohol. Different inks may require different liquids." CreationDate="2020-04-07T07:27:46.770" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="9733" PostId="8045" Score="0" Text="Could you please expand on the possible method of usage a bit? Would I just sprinkle it on? Wouldn't it just burn? It ignites in air at around 350°C, and we are talking about over 1500°C." CreationDate="2020-04-07T18:04:19.933" UserId="9035" />
  <row Id="9734" PostId="8045" Score="0" Text="First get a new reference; silver melts at 960.8 C. Any of the typical alloys like Cu will lower the melting temperate.  For casting 50 C should be enough super-heat. Even less with a hot investment mold,  The charcoal will slowly burn generating a CO + CO2 atmosphere . I remember about a 1 to 2 inch deep charcoal bed. Charcoal granule size  of roughly 1/4 &quot;. No fans blowing at the crucible." CreationDate="2020-04-07T18:38:45.433" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="9735" PostId="8045" Score="0" Text="I know what temperature silver melts at, however if I understand it correctly it must be higher in order to flow to the mould successfully and the temperature of the torch I am planning to use is advertised to be 1900°C(so I expect it to be at least something above 1500°C). Should I lower the temperature by adjusting how much air gets to the flame? Have you tried it yourself? Don't get me wrong - I really appreciate the advice and will give it a go, I am just curious what to expect." CreationDate="2020-04-07T19:04:12.960" UserId="9035" />
  <row Id="9736" PostId="8045" Score="1" Text="The 50 C super-heat should handle it unless you are trying to cast  thin section like 1 mm /0.040&quot;.My only experience was commercial except watching a dental lab pour Vitallium ( Co + Cr) and they used no flux for fast induction melting." CreationDate="2020-04-07T19:22:04.080" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="9737" PostId="3683" Score="0" Text="The reason the label says &quot;don't use on Teflon&quot; is because *nothing* sticks to Teflon." CreationDate="2020-04-07T20:04:42.463" UserId="762" />
  <row Id="9738" PostId="8047" Score="1" Text="Maybe post photos? Pedal (open and closed), connector between pedal and the machine (I expect that the pedal's cord is detachable)... Also, the cable of the pedal. You should inspect the entire length of the cable, to check if there is any obvious sign of internal degradation. Worst case: the problem is inside the machine itslef, and the best solution in that case is taking it to a specialized service." CreationDate="2020-04-08T05:23:14.550" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="9739" PostId="8047" Score="0" Text="Please have a look at [this question](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/6363/6316). Maybe there is a similar dial on your pedal that got adjusted accidently." CreationDate="2020-04-08T07:00:03.360" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="9741" PostId="8046" Score="2" Text="Hi, CIMend, and welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. Your question is overly broad, can you specify what you're trying to achieve? Are you working on a particular project? The logical next step in moving from what I assume are grey pencils to colours would be coloured pencils. Why do you want to try paints?" CreationDate="2020-04-08T13:29:52.713" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9743" PostId="7964" Score="0" Text="What type of metal is it? Silver?" CreationDate="2020-04-08T18:55:54.433" UserId="7992" />
  <row Id="9744" PostId="8040" Score="0" Text="Would the sandpaper not dull the shine? What grain did you use?" CreationDate="2020-04-08T19:48:54.983" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="9747" PostId="8047" Score="1" Text="I fixed a Bernina foot pedal in which the metal strip that actuates the speed control (and a further microswitch to completely stop the machine) was bent to the point that it affected behaviour. If you're troubleshooting, beware, as there's live mains in the pedal, exposed at soon as you get the cover off" CreationDate="2020-04-09T10:38:59.737" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="9748" PostId="8046" Score="0" Text="Not coloured pencils! In future i would like to paint more artistic" CreationDate="2020-04-10T12:24:14.647" UserId="7992" />
  <row Id="9749" PostId="8046" Score="0" Text="I was thinking in Acrilic, for all i ve been findind" CreationDate="2020-04-10T12:25:41.620" UserId="7992" />
  <row Id="9750" PostId="8046" Score="1" Text="You write &quot;I use pencils now, and would like to upgrade to colors&quot;. So I wondered why you want to start painting, as the *logical* next step - from grey pencils to colours - would be coloured pencils. The rest of your comments don't make sense to me: &quot;painting more artistic(ly?)&quot; has nothing to do with what you're asking in your question (if you want to start using paint because you think it will allow for a more artistic approach, you should specify that), and if you were already thinking of acrylic, you might want to add why." CreationDate="2020-04-10T13:38:27.970" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9752" PostId="8049" Score="0" Text="So I used clay to raise parts in a 2 part mold. These were plastic Nintendo Gameboy Color buttons." CreationDate="2020-04-10T13:50:49.387" UserId="9038" />
  <row Id="9754" PostId="8049" Score="0" Text="It was just to rise the buttons off the base of my mold box, then to be removed when I started the second half of the mold" CreationDate="2020-04-10T13:58:14.620" UserId="9038" />
  <row Id="9756" PostId="8049" Score="0" Text="posting as a comment because I don't know for sure (couldn't quickly find an answer, I'll look again later), but try a solvent like (strong) rubbing/isopropyl alcohol to remove it, and don't use it again. Polymer clays tend to partially melt plastics--the plasticizers in them break down hard plastics like your buttons." CreationDate="2020-04-10T15:19:45.363" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="9757" PostId="8049" Score="0" Text="Thanks! That's helpful, any suggestions on a good clay to use?" CreationDate="2020-04-10T15:21:22.750" UserId="9038" />
  <row Id="9758" PostId="8049" Score="0" Text="it's been a very long time since I've made a silicone (selastic) mold, but iirc, I used plasticene (non-drying modeling clay) to create the registration &quot;bumps&quot; and pour spout when making the first half, and it removed cleanly from the mold material. I can't speak for plastic, as I was molding from a silver piece." CreationDate="2020-04-10T18:29:52.133" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="9759" PostId="8050" Score="1" Text="That's not a sewing machine. It's an awl." CreationDate="2020-04-11T04:07:21.023" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="9760" PostId="8050" Score="0" Text="@csk thanks, fixed. I'd never heard of them before so thought it was a name specific to that brand.  Any ideas on the repair?" CreationDate="2020-04-11T09:15:07.863" UserId="9043" />
  <row Id="9761" PostId="8052" Score="1" Text="Commonplace where, and how? What do you mean with sculptural objects, in regard to them being blurry? Why would the appearance of a sculptural object become blurred when looking at it with one eye rather than two?" CreationDate="2020-04-11T09:42:14.810" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9762" PostId="8051" Score="0" Text="Obrigado ! I ve alredy the paintings to paint" CreationDate="2020-04-11T12:31:37.673" UserId="7992" />
  <row Id="9763" PostId="8051" Score="1" Text="You’re welcome :) I hope you make something beautiful!" CreationDate="2020-04-11T20:14:34.130" UserId="9045" />
  <row Id="9764" PostId="8050" Score="0" Text="You could add a band of the nylon webbing around the bag horizontally. That would prevent it from expanding at the bottom when dropped. It looks like that's what burst the seam in the first place." CreationDate="2020-04-11T20:26:49.710" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="9765" PostId="8053" Score="1" Text="I'm voting to close this question because, as per the guidelines, asking for &quot;product and service recommendations (&quot;Where can I get [product]?&quot; or &quot;Where can I find someone who does [service] in [area]?&quot;) is off-topic." CreationDate="2020-04-11T22:51:43.097" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9766" PostId="8053" Score="0" Text="Hi Michele, this is basically a 'search for me' question. If an alternative approach to your problem is fine for you, you could rewrite your question and add a detailed description of the component that you need." CreationDate="2020-04-11T22:58:20.230" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9767" PostId="8021" Score="1" Text="There have been many binders before oil was used: beeswax, glue, (Arabic) gum, egg yolk (of course, the history off oil-based paints is still lacking, so this also has to be taken with a grain of salt). And I would consider 'white-wash' paint when used for drawing imagery that is to have a decorative, ceremonial, religious, or expressive function. Also, 'muddy water' is a little derogatory, since the paintings that survive us were drawn with intentionally pigmented substances, and great care and skill." CreationDate="2020-04-12T09:40:18.633" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9768" PostId="8052" Score="2" Text="Will you please provide an example (e.g., picture)? I am not even sure that I understand what you want / need..." CreationDate="2020-04-13T08:45:24.640" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="9769" PostId="8052" Score="0" Text="Think of a photo of a person or object or scene. Now imagine it out of focus. In other words blurry. It might have been blurred deliberately by panning as it was shot or afterwards, with a digital treatment. That is a blurred image. If you have short sight and look at an object far enough away if will look blurry because it is out of focus.&#xA;My question is: has an object been constructed that successfully looks out of focus when someone with good eyesight looks at it. This object will in fact be in focus but because of the art and craft of the maker it will appear out of focus, ie blurry." CreationDate="2020-04-13T20:30:35.437" UserId="9047" />
  <row Id="9770" PostId="8056" Score="1" Text="That is definitely a special paint; it might need some special tools / methods to apply it. I cannot help you with details, unfortunately. The same, or similar, paint is used to paint cars, by some enthusiasts." CreationDate="2020-04-14T06:18:37.000" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="9771" PostId="8052" Score="1" Text="I think we know what 'blurry' means, but your original post was quite vague, and my original questions still stand." CreationDate="2020-04-14T09:39:11.750" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9772" PostId="8064" Score="5" Text="I am not sure what I see in the picture, but it looks like your car needs a proper painting, not a hack. The darker area looks spotted like camouflage, and the lighter area looks already scratched. None of these problems can really be hacked. Maybe apply a lot of dirt?! :)" CreationDate="2020-04-15T05:57:51.660" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="9773" PostId="8061" Score="2" Text="As a beginner, please be aware that oil paints and rags can combust if not stored properly. See this [related question](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/8018/6316) for more details." CreationDate="2020-04-15T10:21:36.210" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="9774" PostId="8064" Score="0" Text="The cheapest options that i can think of are buying a sharpie and just doodling away or using some stickers - plotted car wraps or sth like that - would be fairly cheap too if you can find some generic designs with fitting dimensions." CreationDate="2020-04-15T12:48:16.737" UserId="9039" />
  <row Id="9776" PostId="8063" Score="0" Text="You mean 'don't transition complimentary colours'? I've never heard of that being a first rule, where did you pick that up?" CreationDate="2020-04-15T23:44:24.510" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9777" PostId="8064" Score="1" Text="Add a horizontal stripe along the side (just underneath that rim, or so) in a notable colour (e.g. neon red). It's mostly distraction at that point, so it will only draw attention while you drive by :) If it were up to me, though, I'd paint the entire car that way. I like texture and prefer matte finishes: it makes it look more unique, like a machine, and with a history." CreationDate="2020-04-15T23:55:28.643" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9778" PostId="8064" Score="2" Text="I am just curious, is the question proper for their site? The guy does not want to pimp the car, he just wants to hack a bad paint job." CreationDate="2020-04-16T06:08:51.000" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="9780" PostId="8064" Score="1" Text="Isn’t this an opportunity to test those “lovely” car cleaning products that are “seen on tv”? Otherwise a fun Calvin and Hobbes sticker should draw attention." CreationDate="2020-04-16T16:57:18.963" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="9781" PostId="8036" Score="0" Text="I think this would be a great question if you give it a try and let us help you out with a specific step. There are lots of ways to approach this, and we don't even know what size you're looking for :)" CreationDate="2020-04-17T00:45:54.823" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="9783" PostId="8001" Score="1" Text="The advice you were given is entirely wrong. The twist on the yarn is the same no matter which end you start with. Untwisting of the yarn is connected to the way the yarn was plied and how a stitch is formed. Very shortly: in knitting you usually wrap the yarn clockwise and in crochet counterclockwise on your tool and most yarns are plied in such a way as to work well with knitting, not crochet. Look into s- and z-twist to learn more" CreationDate="2020-04-17T06:32:19.867" UserId="112" />
  <row Id="9784" PostId="8070" Score="1" Text="+1 In short, anything you can cut into squares (and other shapes) or come in useful sizes and can be folded. (I have also tried some fabrics but it helps if you will be able to stiffen the fabric.)" CreationDate="2020-04-17T10:50:53.527" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="9785" PostId="8063" Score="0" Text="I assume this is bathed in sarcasm. I picked it up in 7th grade art class fading watercolors. I am a professional graphic designer, color tech now, and I see people, 'professionals',  attempting it all the time. &quot;Why does my purple to yellow fade look so weird?&quot;...." CreationDate="2020-04-17T15:23:53.637" UserId="9057" />
  <row Id="9786" PostId="8063" Score="0" Text="and I would suggest for anyone, go to your best local museum and see how the greats did it." CreationDate="2020-04-17T15:24:35.697" UserId="9057" />
  <row Id="9787" PostId="8063" Score="1" Text="I completely agree with your last comment: visiting museums is usually the best way to learn things! But no, I wasn't being sarcastic: the difficulty of fading one colour to another shouldn't depend on whether it's complimentary or not. True, fading darker to lighter similar hues is easier, but fading red to blue is as hard as fading red to green." CreationDate="2020-04-17T15:35:43.493" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9788" PostId="8068" Score="0" Text="It will be stretched by a framer - I'm hoping to give an allowance of an inch or two on all sides for proper stretching." CreationDate="2020-04-18T06:51:15.283" UserId="9065" />
  <row Id="9789" PostId="8069" Score="0" Text="The wall I'm planning to attach the canvas too is concrete, so would thumbtacks still be a good option? I'm hoping to use this wall multiple times for the same size of canvas, so I was wondering how the process would look like for setting it up and taking it down. Thanks for the help!" CreationDate="2020-04-18T06:53:35.117" UserId="9065" />
  <row Id="9790" PostId="8065" Score="0" Text="In the old books you sometimes find information on how to cut proper square pieces of paper, maybe you can also find those instructions online. Otherwise, the old tools you used in mathematics at school and a good metal ruler and sharp knife will help." CreationDate="2020-04-18T14:20:29.373" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="9791" PostId="8068" Score="1" Text="per @joachim you’ll want to be sure that you take into consideration the change that will occur to the paint if you stretch the canvas after painting. This is why we stretch and prime before painting." CreationDate="2020-04-18T16:09:33.370" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="9792" PostId="8073" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  Tapeshvar already suggested plastic food wrap, but let me ask for clarification on the window winterizing shrink film.  It seems like there might be the possibility for that to smudge the work as it shrinks (or bend lightweight media).  The original wording of the answer asked if anyone had tried it, rather than framing it as a proven solution.  Is this something you're aware has been tested and works, or are you just suggesting it as something to try (that maybe should be experimented with on disposable pieces)?  Thanks." CreationDate="2020-04-18T19:17:15.003" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9794" PostId="8074" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. I posted an answer, but I'm not sure how on-topic this is for the site. There are a couple of other sites that might be a better fit--[Home Improvement](https://diy.stackexchange.com/) (stuff that isn't part of the house is off-topic there, so you would want to make the question more general; e.g., lichen on vinyl siding would be on-topic, so make it a more general question about removing lichen from plastic, or mention siding to make topicality more obvious), and maybe Gardening &amp; Landscaping (not sure about the scope of that site but you're a member).  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-04-19T17:10:57.623" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9795" PostId="8074" Score="2" Text="If the question gets push-back, you might want to ask a moderator to migrate the question. Good luck with this." CreationDate="2020-04-19T17:11:02.653" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9796" PostId="8074" Score="2" Text="I’m voting to close this question because it is about the maintenance of furniture, and as such has nothing to do with arts or crafts." CreationDate="2020-04-19T18:49:24.453" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9798" PostId="8069" Score="0" Text="If you can drill holes, you might want to neatly drill a few along the borders of the average size of canvas you use, and use nails or even screws to attach the canvas there. This will allow you to easily stretch and remove your canvases.  In case you can't damage the concrete wall, you can put a big piece of hardboard or multiplex against the wall and stretch your canvas on there." CreationDate="2020-04-19T18:58:28.917" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9799" PostId="8068" Score="2" Text="In that order, yes. That is why pre-stretching is so important: if you paint on an unstretched piece of canvas, the paint will contract the fabric, and, whenever you want to present it properly, it needs to be stretched, which in that case will very likely damage the integrity of the paint, causing it to crack (or stretch initially, in the case of oil, but then even more sensitive to changes in pressure and the like)." CreationDate="2020-04-19T19:00:39.170" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9800" PostId="8064" Score="0" Text="Thank you everyone for your suggestions. 1. Yes, it is an awful crappy job that I did, but I have learned that painting a car with a spray can is definitely not for everyone. 2. I have used some compounds and a #2000 grit pad for buffing/cleaning as Not that face suggested. Will try with wool pad next. 3. The dirt option might work. Actually, when the car is wet, the colors seem to match, so I’m thinking that maybe polishing will solve this. 4. I thought of stickers, but I’m sure that if I don’t put them right, it’ll look even worse. Since when it’s wet it fits (ish), any other suggestions?" CreationDate="2020-04-19T23:26:53.847" UserId="9058" />
  <row Id="9801" PostId="8064" Score="0" Text="Are there any hacks to make it look wet?" CreationDate="2020-04-19T23:28:05.850" UserId="9058" />
  <row Id="9802" PostId="8071" Score="0" Text="Yarn companies will host a number of patterns. TheCrochetCrowd.com secondarily hosts a number of the best of them, with very clear videos to follow along as you learn and help explain any pitfalls of the patterns." CreationDate="2020-04-20T14:13:16.857" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="9803" PostId="8074" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Certainly _not_ on topic at Gardening and Landscaping SE." CreationDate="2020-04-20T16:27:45.777" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="9805" PostId="8082" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much!! What the lady is wearing looks very much like the dress. Your help is very appreciated!" CreationDate="2020-04-21T21:15:05.890" UserId="9080" />
  <row Id="9806" PostId="8060" Score="0" Text="Great answer! Lovely to see your thesis" CreationDate="2020-04-22T00:36:15.647" UserId="2518" />
  <row Id="9808" PostId="8084" Score="1" Text="Does this answer your question? [Alternatives to Citadel / Games Workshop Paints](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/6221/alternatives-to-citadel-games-workshop-paints)" CreationDate="2020-04-22T17:49:31.483" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="9809" PostId="8084" Score="0" Text="Not exactly. This is specifically about the use or `Poster Paints` as opposed to the Acrylics that are suggested elsewhere" CreationDate="2020-04-22T18:00:40.300" UserId="9088" />
  <row Id="9810" PostId="8084" Score="0" Text="So -and correct me if I'm wrong - your question is: 'can I use poster paints for painting miniatures?'? ('Posting' in your question is a misspelling of 'painting', I presume?)" CreationDate="2020-04-22T18:30:50.383" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9811" PostId="8064" Score="0" Text="@NotTheFace Many things improve when you throw in Calvin &amp; Hobbes - seconded!" CreationDate="2020-04-22T18:38:46.753" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9812" PostId="8064" Score="0" Text="@virolino I think the means are more important than the goal for deciding the on-topicness, especially in this case: it combines a crafts project with an undesired outcome, that needs to be fixed, if possible, with an alternative approach that could be even craftier, as it should be visually 'deceptive' (something that's a big part of art)." CreationDate="2020-04-22T18:46:08.750" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9813" PostId="8064" Score="0" Text="There are Wet Look waxes for cars. But a quick search shows that the underlying polish is more important, so that might not be ideal." CreationDate="2020-04-22T18:49:15.187" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9814" PostId="8064" Score="0" Text="All right! Just saw that that there are indeed glossy wet polish compounds. That might actually help. Thank you for the tip. I might also consider Calvin and Hobbes. They look cool. Didn’t know about them" CreationDate="2020-04-22T18:52:21.690" UserId="9058" />
  <row Id="9815" PostId="8084" Score="0" Text="Yes I guess that sums it up. But I don't recall using the word Posting!" CreationDate="2020-04-22T19:13:51.997" UserId="9088" />
  <row Id="9818" PostId="8084" Score="0" Text="Check the edit fixer1234 made ;)" CreationDate="2020-04-23T11:33:01.700" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9820" PostId="8070" Score="0" Text="Any tips on how to get accidental creases out of tinfoil? Everytime I try straighten it using a scale, I always manage to tear it :(" CreationDate="2020-04-23T13:06:20.973" UserId="9056" />
  <row Id="9821" PostId="8085" Score="0" Text="What is manila folder design called? I'd love to look it up and learn how to make it :)" CreationDate="2020-04-23T13:11:00.120" UserId="9056" />
  <row Id="9822" PostId="8070" Score="1" Text="I usually use my finger nails, and, while holding it with the other hand, gently rub the foil from the centre in the direction of the edges." CreationDate="2020-04-23T13:27:24.220" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9823" PostId="8087" Score="0" Text="Thanks Elmy. I looked into it a little more and found that Poster paints are used a lot for Scenery, so they would come in handy at some point. The other question that is raised I guess is, where can you buy empty pots like the ones shown in the photo provided?" CreationDate="2020-04-23T15:51:46.783" UserId="9088" />
  <row Id="9825" PostId="8085" Score="1" Text="@Hiya, that's the David Huffman &quot;Hexagonal Column with Cusps&quot;[(tutorial)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpobOS6P5II).  The template is shown near the beginning and you can use a screen grab.  I understand subscribers to that author's channel may have access to downloadable templates." CreationDate="2020-04-23T18:09:08.547" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9826" PostId="2568" Score="0" Text="This seems to be the most elegant option. The most upvoted post mentions watercolour pencils, but sees no merit in them, as the colours would need to match, but this is far less of a problem since they usually contain light and little pigment, and are likely close to the desired localized hue." CreationDate="2020-04-23T23:14:14.520" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9827" PostId="3129" Score="0" Text="@Catija I removed that half of a sentence, since the user doesn't appear to return, and it's still a valid and useful answer." CreationDate="2020-04-23T23:17:04.567" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9828" PostId="8090" Score="0" Text="Hi yubraj, it's still a bit unclear to me what exactly you're looking for. Can you add an image to your question of an example of the extreme angle you're looking for?" CreationDate="2020-04-24T09:22:39.410" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9829" PostId="8090" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Yes, I am looking for references for drawing extreme angles with features placed on them so that It gets easier to study and practice them , especially neck and jaw placement, and features ( angles of eyes, noses, ears) on them. I tried to break down some reference photos of my own into Loomis construction but I found difficult in those things" CreationDate="2020-04-24T10:52:00.383" UserId="871" />
  <row Id="9830" PostId="8090" Score="0" Text="I also said that this books didn't provid something which I felt the need: references with neck and features placement in those construction correctly, the book doesn't seem to talk more on these subjects. Next, I tried to break down some extreme angles photos into Loomis head construction, but, to whom can I show and get checked out so that I can find my mistakes on them and make corrections." CreationDate="2020-04-24T11:10:02.240" UserId="871" />
  <row Id="9831" PostId="8090" Score="2" Text="But do you have an example of an extreme angle you'd like to be able to draw, so we can work from that specific example?" CreationDate="2020-04-24T11:45:49.583" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9832" PostId="8085" Score="1" Text="Money origami is the best for giving gifts, you make something special for someone that has everything and they can use it in (almost) every shop. (Just iron paper money to get out the creases, before folding and before use as money again.)" CreationDate="2020-04-24T13:39:30.770" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="9836" PostId="8090" Score="0" Text="Sure, but not only one example will work ! There are plenty of angles!" CreationDate="2020-04-25T17:06:01.843" UserId="871" />
  <row Id="9843" PostId="8090" Score="0" Text="Yes, but we can't show you how to do every single angle. If your provide one example, we can use that to figure out where your problem lies, and how to construct such an angle using the desired method." CreationDate="2020-04-26T08:15:30.690" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9844" PostId="8090" Score="0" Text="Ok, I will edit my question adding some examples with reference images too" CreationDate="2020-04-26T08:17:05.050" UserId="871" />
  <row Id="9846" PostId="8091" Score="1" Text="I have no experience with CriCut, but it looks like the 0-coordinate / reference point in one of your files is off. Which software do you use? Is there a special software for CriCut?" CreationDate="2020-04-27T13:13:59.393" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="9862" PostId="8092" Score="1" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/107286/discussion-on-question-by-just-a-man-how-to-repair-leather-belts). Thank you all for reaching an amicable conclusion :)" CreationDate="2020-04-28T02:40:15.933" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="9863" PostId="8095" Score="0" Text="Hi ! There are lot of truly amazing craft ideas available on Youtube.Like making beautiful flowers and all..Have a try on it . :)" CreationDate="2020-04-28T04:20:49.223" UserDisplayName="user8550" />
  <row Id="9864" PostId="8095" Score="4" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  The site is designed to focus on solving specific problems that have a &quot;right answer&quot;.  Collecting project ideas isn't really a good fit (that applies to all the Stack Exchange sites).  As ASMI suggests, a good starting point is a search of sites like YouTube and Pinterest; there's tons of great ideas out there.  If you try one and run into a specific problem or question, that might make a more in-scope question for the site.  Happy crafting!" CreationDate="2020-04-28T04:56:08.070" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9865" PostId="8095" Score="4" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. Please take the [tour] and have a look at the [help] to get a better understanding of how this site works and what kind of question is a good fit. We'll be happy to help you with any specific question or problem, but fishing for ideas is not really acceptable here." CreationDate="2020-04-28T08:58:07.893" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="9869" PostId="8091" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  Almost every question on the site gets at least one answer if there's an answer to be had.  If Elmy's suggestion doesn't turn out to be the issue, the lack of answers suggests that the site doesn't have a big pool of CriCut users.  If you still need a solution, you might want to try a site where CriCut users congregate (the company may even have a dedicated support forum).  If you do manage to solve this, please post an answer.  Good luck." CreationDate="2020-04-28T19:52:24.880" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9870" PostId="8090" Score="0" Text="Please do, yubraj." CreationDate="2020-04-29T18:53:33.667" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9872" PostId="8090" Score="0" Text="I will do it soon, as I am collecting some references" CreationDate="2020-04-29T18:56:06.347" UserId="871" />
  <row Id="9875" PostId="8099" Score="0" Text="This question is solely about planes of the head/ how to draw the planes of the head in any angles/ Loomis shows only two angles: front ( still it's tilting right) and side views" CreationDate="2020-04-29T19:11:22.427" UserId="871" />
  <row Id="9878" PostId="8099" Score="0" Text="My problem is those lines of drawing seems unclear , blurry to me , what's the process of drawing these lines of planes !" CreationDate="2020-04-29T19:16:05.043" UserId="871" />
  <row Id="9879" PostId="8099" Score="0" Text="Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/107370/discussion-between-joachim-and-yubraj)." CreationDate="2020-04-29T19:17:03.933" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9880" PostId="8015" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH - that would still qualify as craft, just with bigger tools. Answer seems close, you could use a press to make the round cut. It would have to be a steel cutter either way, and since Al is soft, you could use a small hand press with a concave cutter 5mm wide to nip the ends off the strips." CreationDate="2020-04-29T21:33:36.703" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9881" PostId="8087" Score="0" Text="Where to get empty jars/pots? Craft stores, art stores, hardware stores, online, reuse the ones your jams and jellies come in, and so on." CreationDate="2020-04-29T21:41:26.960" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9883" PostId="8015" Score="0" Text="@rebusB, you're right in a way, but from snipping aluminium to machining steel is a step too far for me in the context given in the question. With the facilities in work I could design a punch with integrated length stops that would do a fast and clean job, but even in my well-equipped garage I couldn't" CreationDate="2020-04-30T06:32:16.993" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="9884" PostId="8103" Score="0" Text="Many thanks for your answer, very helpful. I will not accept it yet, as I hope to see more answers roll in." CreationDate="2020-04-30T08:21:20.720" UserId="9108" />
  <row Id="9885" PostId="8107" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your answer. To clarify, I don't mean actualy hard plastic enclosure, but how the flexible, transparent, paper thin, cover is joined at the front and back edges. Not sure if solvent would still be suitable, but I'll check it out, thanks." CreationDate="2020-04-30T21:27:16.903" UserId="9120" />
  <row Id="9891" PostId="7762" Score="0" Text="@Joachim - artists block is a specific, if diffuse, problem that artists face. I would say that the edits that added the second paragraph actually made it more confusing/opinion based. But that is a much better title for the question." CreationDate="2020-04-30T23:42:19.853" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9892" PostId="7762" Score="0" Text="It is closed now, but I would answer: draw what moves you. You say you like landscapes and people, then draw those. Do not worry about specifics like the weather, draw all kinds of weather, draw all kinds of people in all kinds of ways. The decision of what to draw comes from inside you, though others may inspire with their suggestions and ideas. But there are no rules... be free!" CreationDate="2020-04-30T23:47:09.760" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9893" PostId="7762" Score="0" Text="I'm still having trouble with this question, but I'll vote to reopen.  The quality of a question doesn't depend on the answers, but Marian's answer provides context that demonstrates that the question is answerable.  I think the bottom line is that one draws because they have something they want to draw and a motivation to draw it.  If  there's nothing you want to draw, that's what you should draw (nothing).  As soon as you have a blank sheet of paper, you're done." CreationDate="2020-05-01T01:04:41.860" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9896" PostId="8107" Score="2" Text="I've never seen a case like you describe, so I did an online search.  I came across this with a pocket for the art cover: https://www.cdrom2go.com/content/images/sitecdrom2go/blog/dvd-case-dimensions.jpg.  Is that pocket what you're referring to?  If so, that looks like it's heat welded at the case edges.  If you can confirm the case style, I'll modify the answer to address trying to accomplish that at home." CreationDate="2020-05-01T01:33:53.437" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9898" PostId="8105" Score="0" Text="Hi Josh, can you show us what plastic you have?" CreationDate="2020-05-01T09:41:32.140" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9899" PostId="7762" Score="0" Text="You are both right. I agree the second paragraph is more focused, and I also realize I might be a little too harsh in comparison to my fellow A&amp;C users. I still think the question is too broad, and would set a bad example, and my initial comment still stands. I'll vote to reopen once the OP (who still visits the site) adds those details, which shouldn't be a problem. Alternatively, we can start a canonical question with a communal answer, as I think those are allowed to be really broad, but I would first like to discuss that possibility on meta." CreationDate="2020-05-01T09:46:26.780" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9902" PostId="8074" Score="1" Text="Unfortunately maintenance, even for cleaning something that's going to be upcycled and used in a craft, isn't really on-topic for our site." CreationDate="2020-05-02T21:20:48.670" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="9905" PostId="8091" Score="0" Text="There are a (very!) few CriCut questions over on Graphic Design, so I am going to migrate this in the hopes you'll get an answer." CreationDate="2020-05-02T21:27:26.363" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="9906" PostId="1731" Score="0" Text="+1 for that alternative circle drawing tool." CreationDate="2020-05-03T15:26:54.117" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="9907" PostId="8091" Score="0" Text="@Erica Please dont do that... just because theres a tag and answer does not mean its ontopic. THis is a production issue, ina corner of design that is not even tradittionaly thought of being graphic design" CreationDate="2020-05-03T17:02:46.867" UserId="9131" />
  <row Id="9908" PostId="8119" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot for the ideas. I have added a picture to the question of how it looks. As you can see,the cross is quite a lot nearer to the neckline than in the pattern's picture. We anticipate the front will be cast off in a similar spot. It's a real shame there are no pictures of the model from the back!&#xA;&#xA;Won't it look weird if you just don't do the cross? She thought she'd have to undo quite a bit of the last pattern (and put in some scrap yarn just in case to make picking them up easier)" CreationDate="2020-05-03T19:21:24.787" UserId="9129" />
  <row Id="9909" PostId="8091" Score="0" Text="@joojaa I was going off of what looks like registration errors during transfer from electronic media to printed, not the tag; sorry it is not something that Graphic Design would be able to help with." CreationDate="2020-05-03T22:01:56.300" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="9910" PostId="8091" Score="0" Text="@Erica its a machine calibration issue.  Graohic design is about drawing the item. Uts drawn correctly" CreationDate="2020-05-04T07:36:37.043" UserId="9131" />
  <row Id="9911" PostId="8119" Score="1" Text="The look should change a bit when she blocks it too." CreationDate="2020-05-04T13:58:54.943" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="9912" PostId="8119" Score="0" Text="could she block it with the piece of scrap yarn in it? Or will that pull that row out of shape?" CreationDate="2020-05-04T17:06:31.143" UserId="9129" />
  <row Id="9913" PostId="8091" Score="1" Text="it's definitely a machine issue, not a design issue. Cricut support has basically told me there's not much to be done about it — sometimes the registration detection just doesn't work." CreationDate="2020-05-04T23:02:56.320" UserId="9095" />
  <row Id="9914" PostId="8112" Score="1" Text="Thanks. I'm going to hold off on giving an accepted answer until I try the project out myself and see which works for me." CreationDate="2020-05-05T18:47:40.210" UserId="9123" />
  <row Id="9915" PostId="8123" Score="1" Text="Thanks. I'm going to hold off on giving an accepted answer until I try the project out myself and see which works for me." CreationDate="2020-05-05T18:47:42.620" UserId="9123" />
  <row Id="9916" PostId="8121" Score="1" Text="the tool in the images looks like needle-nosed pliers, not a clamp" CreationDate="2020-05-06T17:28:04.397" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="9917" PostId="8102" Score="0" Text="I see the planes as a tool to help determine volume and shading. It may be easier to visualize how the light will illuminate a plane than a curved surface, and how that surface will orient to different perspectives." CreationDate="2020-05-06T19:25:49.693" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9919" PostId="8121" Score="1" Text="Be careful when using this method. If the pliers/clamp has angled jaws you are likely to damage the nozzle cone which can lead to an uneven spray pattern." CreationDate="2020-05-07T13:07:04.877" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9920" PostId="8121" Score="0" Text="P.S. Its okay to accept your own answer." CreationDate="2020-05-07T13:08:13.727" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9921" PostId="8120" Score="0" Text="Its not stated clearly in the question, the nozzle cone is stuck in the cap? If this is happening a lot you are over torquing the cap when assembling." CreationDate="2020-05-07T13:11:06.017" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9922" PostId="99" Score="0" Text="Alternately, if you are on a budget, set up a window fan blowing to the outside and work in front of that." CreationDate="2020-05-07T13:12:26.433" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9923" PostId="8114" Score="1" Text="&quot;Occasionally and intuitively I can draw an eye correctly (real-like), but I cannot explain how even to myself.&quot;   Yeah, that is what makes art magic... its not about words, and though making algorithms can be an art, algorithms struggle to make {soulful; lifelike; natural;real} art." CreationDate="2020-05-07T13:23:41.293" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9924" PostId="8117" Score="0" Text="OMG!!  tl;dr   :-)" CreationDate="2020-05-07T13:25:33.137" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9926" PostId="8105" Score="0" Text="There are many case types, but I can guess what you are after. Those thin plastic slip covers appear to be heat welded to the case body. You can get soldering iron tips that are made for that kind of thing, but you are better off getting a new intact case from somebody. At less than a dollar a pop, maybe a friend will give you one if you cannot afford the 12 bucks or so for pack of them." CreationDate="2020-05-07T13:33:49.437" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9929" PostId="8123" Score="1" Text="This made me think of masking liquid where you could paint out the areas you don't want painted. Basically like rubber cement with different solvents, but rubber cement will do in a pinch. Super handy with water colors, but probably a little to fragile for this situation." CreationDate="2020-05-09T13:55:28.097" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9930" PostId="560" Score="0" Text="@JAMalcolmson - not any... try using a quill pen on rough plate water color paper." CreationDate="2020-05-09T14:00:11.837" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9932" PostId="8024" Score="0" Text="Just curious, wouldn't the fiberglass break down with repeated flexing." CreationDate="2020-05-09T14:34:29.210" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9933" PostId="8134" Score="0" Text="Thinking maybe in the glue E6000 range. A superglue variant, or Gorilla Glue/Gorilla Glue Superglue." CreationDate="2020-05-10T17:00:48.077" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="9935" PostId="8134" Score="0" Text="Thanks, I have both so will give them a try!!!" CreationDate="2020-05-10T17:31:52.607" UserId="9154" />
  <row Id="9936" PostId="8134" Score="0" Text="I would recommend a superglue that does not expand on drying, the way Gorilla Glue does." CreationDate="2020-05-10T19:12:52.797" UserId="221" />
  <row Id="9938" PostId="8133" Score="0" Text="What material was this carved from?  What is visible inside the cracks doesn't look like wood.  How long have you had it, and have the cracks gotten any bigger since you acquired it?" CreationDate="2020-05-10T20:16:23.137" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9939" PostId="8131" Score="5" Text="Vinegar is added to increase plasticity, so it may be that the problem is simply too much liquid.  Before modifying the pH or adding more liquid, try letting a sample dry out a little, with occasional kneading.  See if it becomes less sticky." CreationDate="2020-05-10T22:33:55.677" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9941" PostId="8131" Score="0" Text="I thought it made it more 'sticky' - great for joining as it breaks down the clay, but not for plasticity as such." CreationDate="2020-05-11T05:30:44.613" UserId="9152" />
  <row Id="9942" PostId="8136" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this, I have a lot to look into!  I also need to do some practice before doing the real thing.  It's useful to know how various methods work or applicable to different circumstances and how to decide what to use :)" CreationDate="2020-05-11T05:57:08.893" UserId="9142" />
  <row Id="9943" PostId="8136" Score="1" Text="You need to be careful with casting resins. All resins have a minimal and maximal pouring volume / layer thickness. If the layer is too thin, it won't harden (applies mostly to polyester resin). If the volume is too much or the layer too thick, the resin will heat up and bubble (applies mostly to epoxy resin). I recently had a volume of only 100 ml (1 inch thick) bubble away on me and destroy my cast." CreationDate="2020-05-11T06:38:49.813" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="9944" PostId="8134" Score="0" Text="Does this answer your question? [What kind of glue works for stones and shells?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/542/what-kind-of-glue-works-for-stones-and-shells)" CreationDate="2020-05-11T06:41:59.223" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="9945" PostId="8134" Score="0" Text="@Elmy, some of the adhesives mentioned there should work by coincidence, but gluing shells and stones together is very different from gluing stones to canvas.  I wouldn't expect some of the adhesives mentioned there to work for this application, so it would be dangerous to rely on that thread for this question." CreationDate="2020-05-11T08:29:32.187" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9946" PostId="8134" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 We have a lot of question like &quot;How to glue stones and/or shells to something&quot;, but I have to admit that we have no 100% duplicate. The question I linked to has the most different answers, so I think it could suffice. I'd like to let the community decide if it's actually duplicate or not." CreationDate="2020-05-11T08:49:38.700" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="9947" PostId="8134" Score="1" Text="There is an answer at the suggested duplicate addressing gluing stones to heavy paper, but the question asked does not really reflect it, and I don't want to mess with the intention of the author. I vote to keep this open." CreationDate="2020-05-11T09:52:09.600" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9948" PostId="8133" Score="0" Text="No naturally occurring wood, indeed: it looks like a kind of multiplex or hardboard." CreationDate="2020-05-11T09:58:04.827" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9949" PostId="8134" Score="0" Text="What kind of paint is used on the canvas and how thick is it applied? As fixer1234 mentions in his answer, it is best to glue the stones to the canvas itself." CreationDate="2020-05-11T10:03:14.727" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9950" PostId="8133" Score="0" Text="Sorry - I don't know what it was made from, I've added a few photos to show inside the crack and the base - not sure if it helps.  I've had it for probably 15 years and they may have expanded earlier, but nothing for some time." CreationDate="2020-05-11T10:12:20.737" UserId="9142" />
  <row Id="9951" PostId="8127" Score="0" Text="To clarify your question, are you looking at a dedicated flex shaft like this: https://www.riogrande.com/product/foredom-sr-motor-and-flex-shafts/117539gp or a Dremel (or similar) tool with a flexible shaft accessory like this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Dremel-32-in-Flex-Shaft-Attachment-for-Rotary-Tools-4000-Series-1-6-Amp-Variable-Speed-Corded-Rotary-Tool-Kit-22501-40004-34/311537519" CreationDate="2020-05-11T14:16:41.633" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="9952" PostId="8137" Score="2" Text="I’m voting to close this question because it's about a home improvement project, not traditional arts and crafts." CreationDate="2020-05-11T15:55:42.320" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="9953" PostId="8137" Score="2" Text="Use white paint." CreationDate="2020-05-11T16:58:18.620" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9954" PostId="8133" Score="0" Text="IMHO repairing it will not add anything to its appearance. You will not be able to match the pattern of the cross hatching and other carving details, or the aged look of the stain. You said yourself that you would have to cut back the leading edge on the head. That will pretty much destroy the original work. If anything a repair will stand out more than the crack itself. Accept it as part of the &quot;antique&quot; appearance of the artwork (Plus if it is antique a bad repair will ruin its value.)" CreationDate="2020-05-11T17:07:47.027" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9956" PostId="8124" Score="2" Text="This worked perfectly. It was super easy to transfer the image onto via tracing and then cut it out using an exacto knife. Thank you! The only issue I had with it is it didn't work in my laser printer and ended up jamming it ... which should have been obvious to me since laser printers use heat to adhere the toner and the thin film will obviously melt given enough heat." CreationDate="2020-05-11T18:29:34.143" UserId="9123" />
  <row Id="9957" PostId="8123" Score="1" Text="I opted to use rebusB's solution, but your solution would have worked too. I tried your solution and the adhesive definitely worked, but frisk film was much easier to use and required much less effort. Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-05-11T18:31:16.960" UserId="9123" />
  <row Id="9958" PostId="8137" Score="1" Text="@AllisonC, I'm having trouble figuring out where we draw the line around A&amp;C.  Lots of craft projects involve making something from wood and applying a finish, which is often paint.  In this question, the wooden thing is long and flat and has household utility, but the question is about the painting.  Painting a house wouldn't be considered arts &amp; crafts.  Painting a small wooden object probably would.  Something this size seems within the crafting realm.  The requirements for the paint here (it needs to stand up to abrasion and chipping), are common for crafting items of utility.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-05-11T19:06:02.790" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9959" PostId="8137" Score="1" Text="If someone was hand-making, say, an Adirondack chair or a coffee table and wanted to paint that, would that be considered crafting within the site scope?  Is refinishing wooden trunks or small furniture items considered crafting within the site scope?  I'm hoping for some input before I vote on this one." CreationDate="2020-05-11T19:06:09.730" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9960" PostId="8137" Score="3" Text="I'm with rebusB on this. An alternative, more detailed answer: use white paint suitable for wood. @CIMend: what makes this plank so special you need to ask this here?" CreationDate="2020-05-11T22:50:44.740" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9961" PostId="8139" Score="3" Text="I’m voting to close this question because it is asking for product comparison." CreationDate="2020-05-11T22:55:26.250" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9962" PostId="8137" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 I agree. That it's about home improvement is an assumption (but I would like more details from CIMend to see if it is maybe justified), and it's nevertheless still not about the *usage* of an object, but about the *customization* of that object - albeit at its most basic level." CreationDate="2020-05-11T23:01:48.453" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9963" PostId="8129" Score="1" Text="But that's not the point of the question: the OP is asking for a reason the wax has not evaporated and burned away, but just melted and streamed away." CreationDate="2020-05-11T23:07:41.180" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9964" PostId="8137" Score="2" Text="@ClMend if this answers your question, I'm not sure how good a fit the question is for the site, but a shelf should typically either be painted with non-water-based  paint, or if water-based paint is used, overcoated with a non-water-based finish.  Water-based paint tends to absorb humidity and soften, so items stationary on a shelf will stick to it." CreationDate="2020-05-12T03:24:32.350" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9965" PostId="8137" Score="0" Text="I want to put it prettier painting a mask in it like image attatched" CreationDate="2020-05-12T11:12:30.207" UserId="7992" />
  <row Id="9966" PostId="8137" Score="3" Text="@ClMend, it isn't clear what specific problem is giving you trouble on this project.  What would a good answer address?" CreationDate="2020-05-12T11:19:01.983" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9967" PostId="8139" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I know that product comparisons are likely to be opinion-based question, but I am not asking for an opinion.&#xA;I just want to know if these machines differ in more than their brands.&#xA;I have modified my questions to make it more clear." CreationDate="2020-05-12T11:57:44.817" UserId="9156" />
  <row Id="9968" PostId="8139" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  The push-back on your question isn't that it's opinion-based.  The site scope does include questions about the best kinds of tools for your project.  So, &quot;I want to do ABC; do I need a sewing machine with feature XYZ to accomplish that?&quot; would be an on-topic question.  But comparing the specifications of different sewing machine models  is essentially requesting help shopping for a sewing machine, which isn't within the site's scope.  You might be able to get an answer, though, by contacting the company's customer service department." CreationDate="2020-05-12T12:33:39.187" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9970" PostId="8138" Score="1" Text="Does that shaft spin in only one direction?  If so, the screws could gouge it only in the opposite direction.  So the leading end of the gouges would be the original position of the screws.  If the shaft oscillates, you can't know from the gouges.  Beyond that, I'm thinking that repairing a sewing machine is probably going to be considered off-topic for the site if the information needed to do it (and special equipment?) isn't available to end-users." CreationDate="2020-05-12T13:05:49.230" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9971" PostId="8138" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 That's an excellent idea, thank you. The shaft would have only been spinning in one direction when she was sewing. If this is off topic for this SE community then I don't suppose there is one where it would be on topic? It's fine if there isn't, I just figured the people most familiar with sewing machines would be in crafts.SE :)" CreationDate="2020-05-12T13:37:49.040" UserId="9155" />
  <row Id="9972" PostId="8137" Score="1" Text="Yes, please write down what exactly you want to do, and how you think you will do it, and what step(s) you need help with. Write down as much as you can think of, in clear words." CreationDate="2020-05-12T17:05:53.513" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9973" PostId="8124" Score="0" Text="Ah... right. When you said laser printer I read laser cutter. Glad it worked for you!" CreationDate="2020-05-12T19:40:31.283" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9974" PostId="8139" Score="0" Text="Maybe ask a store owner..." CreationDate="2020-05-12T19:41:52.267" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9975" PostId="8129" Score="0" Text="Where? The question specifically said the candle &quot;burned (or melted) way too quickly&quot;  Nothing about evaporating. I guess it is hinted at in some of the comments, but never stated." CreationDate="2020-05-12T19:44:58.980" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9976" PostId="8137" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 - those are good questions for meta. But nothing is stopping you from answering it as you see fit. OP asked a basic question with no details... same would apply if one asked &quot;I have a coffee table and I want to paint it green, what paint should I use?&quot; Its too open ended." CreationDate="2020-05-12T19:58:09.127" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9977" PostId="8068" Score="0" Text="A small staple gun is my tool of choice when I work on the walls (actually a sheet of finish plywood leaning against the wall), whether paper or canvas. But if you are going to mount it on a stretcher to frame it, @NotTheFace is right... stretch it first." CreationDate="2020-05-12T20:08:34.783" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9978" PostId="8069" Score="0" Text="If the wall is cement or plaster or other hard material then you would be better off attaching a plywood or fiber wood board and tacking the canvas to that. Very hard to get anything to penetrate cement, and if you do the wall maytake damage that would be harder to repair. Heavy tape might work but only temporarily" CreationDate="2020-05-12T20:12:34.383" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9979" PostId="8129" Score="0" Text="The OP asks &quot;what might be possible causes for this?&quot; after showing the consequences of burning this candle in the image. The &quot;way too quickly&quot; refers to that very same effect of the wax just streaming away (which I think is reason enough to assume it didn't combust properly). Evaporation is part of that process but, indeed, not mentioned by the author." CreationDate="2020-05-12T21:01:33.813" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="9980" PostId="8137" Score="1" Text="@ClMend, also, please clarify what the end result will be.  After painting, will the shelf be used as a shelf to hold stuff (only prettier than it is now), or are you creating an art panel on wood, and the shelf happens to be the right size to use as the medium?" CreationDate="2020-05-13T07:52:22.660" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="9981" PostId="8142" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Please take the [tour] and have a look at the [help]. Unfortunately I cannot help you with your question, but have you contacted the company about it? With some luck they can provide you with a substanciated answer. If you do, you can post the result as an answer to your own question. That helps future users who have the same question and is very much appreciated." CreationDate="2020-05-13T10:38:55.587" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="9982" PostId="8123" Score="0" Text="Could the downvoter explain what they find wrong with this answer?" CreationDate="2020-05-13T13:38:22.137" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="9984" PostId="8123" Score="1" Text="For toxicity and mess of spray glues. But OP said it worked so I'll fix it." CreationDate="2020-05-13T15:33:49.657" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9985" PostId="8123" Score="0" Text="@rebusB that's fair, and it's why I also recommended stick and liquid options :) I've used all three for various projects with good results." CreationDate="2020-05-13T16:18:06.867" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="9987" PostId="8138" Score="2" Text="If it were a mechanical machine I would look for dots or other markers on gears and such that should align when assembling the machine. But this is an electronic one, and it looks like you have a damaged machine, not one that has just slipped out of alignment. Probably will require qualified service technician... and yes, they keep that stuff secret for job security, and possibly to keep people from injuring themselves." CreationDate="2020-05-14T17:38:21.010" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9988" PostId="8142" Score="0" Text="Are you forging the steel or just shaping it? From what I have seen it is an involved process to make a forged steel knife with the repeated heating and quenching and hammering and so on... very different from industrial finishing of metal products." CreationDate="2020-05-14T17:50:04.470" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9989" PostId="8142" Score="0" Text="Check out this link as it goes into the science of quenching and may provide some answers...[Gas Quenching - an overview...](https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/gas-quenching)" CreationDate="2020-05-14T17:55:11.223" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9990" PostId="3421" Score="0" Text="Looks like that spray contains oil based solvents that will attack the ink. The varnish may as well, testing to be sure is the only safe way. Perhaps a top coat of (water based) acrylic sealer or acrylic medium before varnishing will work. Baking them is likely to oxidize the pigment or burn up/melt the acrylic medium." CreationDate="2020-05-14T18:10:23.397" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9995" PostId="8139" Score="0" Text="Or call or email the manufacturer or a sales person. Say you are interested in the machines and ask them about specific differences between what appear as identical models. I am sure they will explain why the high end models (more expensive) are better." CreationDate="2020-05-15T03:38:20.523" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9996" PostId="8053" Score="0" Text="Down voted for asking us to watch a video link in order to get the info needed to answer the question. Links go bad, its better to describe or perhaps grab images of what the problem is, beyond trying to source a specific material item (which would be off topic.)" CreationDate="2020-05-15T03:42:39.803" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9997" PostId="8054" Score="1" Text="Good answer to a bad question... it should have been accepted, unless OP really does just want someone to tell them where to order the spacers." CreationDate="2020-05-15T03:45:51.743" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="9999" PostId="8143" Score="0" Text="I was unable to see the picture, but Im pretty sure were talking about the regular party blowers." CreationDate="2020-05-15T14:27:44.323" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10005" PostId="8142" Score="0" Text="The blade not be forged, just cut to shape from a piece of steel" CreationDate="2020-05-15T18:08:08.547" UserId="9161" />
  <row Id="10006" PostId="8152" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  Nylon is one of a few materials that are very difficult to glue for a bond that adheres permanently and handles serious stress (like dropping a heavy sandbag).  The kind of glue you linked to is good for many other fabrics, even nylon for less demanding requirements, but won't give a secure enough bond on nylon for an application like this.  There are a few specialized glues designed for nylon and other &quot;ungluable&quot; polymers that might be strong enough.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-05-16T05:11:27.177" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10007" PostId="8152" Score="1" Text="They often involve a more complicated process, like surface prep, using activators and heat, and can take up to a month for the bond to reach full strength.  I'm not sure how often they're used for &quot;structural&quot; applications (where the joint needs to have strength, flexibility, and longevity similar to the material being bonded).  Still, your basic idea isn't bad.  Consider doing some quick research on gluing nylon for high-strength requirements, and modifying the answer to recommend a glue that is likely to hold up to the demands of the application." CreationDate="2020-05-16T05:11:32.570" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10011" PostId="5748" Score="1" Text="It will be interesting to see how your eyes interpret color. Don't think of it as an impediment, think of it as something to make your work unique." CreationDate="2020-05-16T14:18:02.647" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10012" PostId="8153" Score="3" Text="There is a lot of unuseful information here, like the whole glue-in-a-can concept. Punctuation would be a very welcome addition, too. Can you edit your answer, please?" CreationDate="2020-05-16T17:29:18.757" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10013" PostId="8157" Score="0" Text="I wouldn't be surprised if they'd missed a crucial piece of information, just as recipes sometimes do. Outdoor fabric is often about 1.5m or 5' wide, at least going by the seams in finished articles, but it's not defined" CreationDate="2020-05-17T16:56:44.277" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10014" PostId="8156" Score="0" Text="I first gave you the check mark for answering the question but I realize Chris was first so I thought it is only fair if I attribute the solution to him. Sorry about that! But thanks for the answer, the upvote you got anyway :)" CreationDate="2020-05-17T18:35:52.967" UserId="9174" />
  <row Id="10015" PostId="8156" Score="1" Text="@Philipp No problem, and you're right!" CreationDate="2020-05-17T19:13:35.177" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10017" PostId="5553" Score="1" Text="You can't replicate that with concrete.  The detail is too fine for aggregate.  You need a cement product designed for casting, probably fiber reinforced.  It may also need some internal support. It will require vent holes to allow air pockets to escape, and then cleanup." CreationDate="2020-05-18T11:33:59.840" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10021" PostId="8158" Score="0" Text="The sizes in Metric countries may be different, but the range is not (much) smaller." CreationDate="2020-05-18T15:53:38.667" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="10022" PostId="8009" Score="0" Text="A friend found (without knowing about this question) a metal strip used with a bit of plastic to hold paper together. (I could not find an image on internet as I do not know the right name.) You might be able to find pre-cut metal as well." CreationDate="2020-05-18T16:25:49.707" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="10024" PostId="8139" Score="1" Text="I think that this is on-topic, although it's a bit challenging, since you're basically asking about the features and/or longevity of the machines. [I'll add a side note... I used to work for a car manufacturer that owned a few brands in different countries; the car models all had different names (e.g. the Company1 Trip and the Company2 Journey) but contained identical components other than minor branding. The pricing was still slightly different because the assembly factories and other overhead influenced things differently. How brands end up being priced can be pretty obscure!]" CreationDate="2020-05-20T00:16:31.617" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="10025" PostId="8169" Score="0" Text="I am not against the idea of powder coating. I just couldn't find a close enough match." CreationDate="2020-05-20T21:52:09.967" UserId="8005" />
  <row Id="10026" PostId="8171" Score="3" Text="I am not sure that it will help, but still, a picture of the broken needle might help. Also, the dimensions of the needle are important. While some needles have a thickness of a hair, other have the thickness of a finger. Repairing those cannot be done in the same way. What material is the needle made of? Metal? Plastic? Wood?" CreationDate="2020-05-21T05:47:34.413" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10027" PostId="8171" Score="3" Text="What's special about the needle? Is it remotely possible there's a more readily available substitute?" CreationDate="2020-05-21T06:22:00.680" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10028" PostId="8171" Score="1" Text="Needles need to be smooth on the outside. Any kind of repair is likely to introduce burrs that will either cause a more rapid re-break, or damage whatever material is joined. And seconding the need for clarification on what's so special about this needle; I can't imagine any kind of needle that's so special it would need a repair." CreationDate="2020-05-21T13:54:21.217" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10029" PostId="8164" Score="0" Text="How is this going to work? The fabric has to cover a rectangle that is 4' x 5'. If you assume the measurements are wrong and go with 45&quot; you wind up with a side panel that is 53&quot;x45&quot;, not enough material to cover the 48&quot;x60&quot; panel. ???" CreationDate="2020-05-21T15:20:32.263" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10030" PostId="8157" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH Its not an outdoor tent. It is an indoor play tent, any fun fabric will do." CreationDate="2020-05-21T15:21:19.557" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10031" PostId="8164" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I'm confused where you're getting a 53&quot; x 45&quot; panel. The directions specify two pieces 43&quot; x 65&quot; (cut as a 65&quot; length from a 45&quot; wide fabric, which is often closer to 43&quot;), and two pieces 10&quot; x 65&quot;, that are then sewn together to create (subtracting for seam allowances, a piece roughly 52&quot; x 65&quot;." CreationDate="2020-05-21T15:39:45.477" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10032" PostId="8164" Score="0" Text="Said 52&quot; x 65&quot; piece is certainly sufficient to cover a 48&quot; x 60&quot; panel, including space for finishing the edges. Can you explain why this wouldn't work?" CreationDate="2020-05-21T15:40:49.713" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10033" PostId="8164" Score="0" Text="It calls for sewing the 43&quot; wide to the 10&quot; wide... that is 53&quot;, you say the measurement is wrong, not 65&quot; but 45&quot;... so now you have a panel that is 54&quot; x 45&quot;. How do you get to 65&quot; if you are using 45&quot; wide fabric?" CreationDate="2020-05-21T15:43:03.663" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10034" PostId="8164" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I think you're confused. It calls for sewing the 43&quot; wide to the 10&quot; wide, yes. That's 52&quot; wide (seam allowances). But both pieces are still 65&quot; long, and sewing them together doesn't make it shorter, therefore, your pieces are 52&quot; wide and 65&quot; long. Remember that 45&quot; is only the measurement of one side; the other side, if purchased as a full 7.25 yard piece, is ~260&quot; long, plenty of space for multiple 65&quot; long pieces." CreationDate="2020-05-21T15:45:52.693" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10035" PostId="8164" Score="0" Text="@rebusB and I never said the measurement was wrong anywhere in my answer. I specified that the measurements of the pieces show that 45&quot; fabric works because the measurements will fit a piece of that fabric. Fabric doesn't commonly come in 65&quot; lengths, and I see no errors in the instructions." CreationDate="2020-05-21T15:47:47.083" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10036" PostId="8164" Score="0" Text="Got it. It does look like fabric comes in the right width (54&quot;) for a more efficient use of the yardage though, one that fits the specs with just one cut per two panels and no leftovers." CreationDate="2020-05-21T15:49:15.670" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10037" PostId="8164" Score="0" Text="@rebusB it does, but based on the intent of the pattern (play tent for kids), it's likely geared toward kid-friendly (and often licensed) prints. I imagine most kids would be more excited about a Disney or sports team tent than a delicate embossed floral pattern. :)" CreationDate="2020-05-21T15:51:35.540" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10038" PostId="8137" Score="0" Text="You know what people, just because this seems less artistic than other projects, redoing an old shelf to make it like new it can still be considered a crafts project for someone who hasn't done this kind of thing. Voting to reopen." CreationDate="2020-05-21T15:55:05.507" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10039" PostId="1958" Score="0" Text="Technically speaking, doesn't spraying it with color also change, therefore **not** preserve, the work of art you were gifted?" CreationDate="2020-05-21T16:01:42.170" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10040" PostId="8157" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I didn't notice that information in the question" CreationDate="2020-05-21T16:07:57.097" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10041" PostId="8137" Score="1" Text="I agree . Vote to reopen" CreationDate="2020-05-21T16:33:56.043" UserId="7992" />
  <row Id="10042" PostId="8171" Score="0" Text="Please provide more information about the machine make and model and what the needle’s special purpose/function is, such as it’s a double needle or it has a special eye. A picture would be very helpful as well. Needles for a sewing machine should not be repaired they should only be replaced as they wear down." CreationDate="2020-05-21T16:39:16.540" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="10043" PostId="8171" Score="0" Text="@virolino yes, a picture would help" CreationDate="2020-05-21T16:39:37.190" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="10044" PostId="8164" Score="0" Text="Umm...so is everything good here?  Because honestly, I'm just going to link my wife to this page so I can get back to work lol." CreationDate="2020-05-21T22:57:29.670" UserId="9179" />
  <row Id="10045" PostId="8176" Score="1" Text="Inkjet or Laser?" CreationDate="2020-05-22T08:00:13.837" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10046" PostId="8157" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH - It should have been in there instead of chasing down the link." CreationDate="2020-05-22T18:55:37.860" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10047" PostId="8178" Score="1" Text="Welcome Connor. Could you provide a little more technical info on how a welt seam is made in case someone wants to do their own (and don't have a overlocker machine)?" CreationDate="2020-05-22T19:10:21.063" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10048" PostId="8164" Score="0" Text="@Arctiic Yep, your wife can use basically any bolt of fabric she wants (or piece together if she has a stash already)" CreationDate="2020-05-23T01:00:12.753" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10054" PostId="8179" Score="2" Text="To me copier art would appear to be at best a subset of what the OP is after.  Their workflow would appear to involve digitally-generated or -modified material, which is then printed taking account of the characteristics of the printer.  There's no mention of a copier." CreationDate="2020-05-26T07:52:48.807" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10055" PostId="8187" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts StackExchange! Please take the [tour] and have a look at the [help]. Not everyone is familiar with the kind of pen you mention, so a link to a website (of the manufacturer or even a web shop) or a picture of your problematic pen and its writing result would help users who want to answer your question. You can [edit] your post at any time to add more information." CreationDate="2020-05-26T12:04:27.070" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10056" PostId="8188" Score="0" Text="Very helpful answer, thank you!" CreationDate="2020-05-27T03:26:02.443" UserId="9204" />
  <row Id="10057" PostId="1958" Score="0" Text="You may find this blog post useful (Firefox currently warns about expired certificate): https://blog.kusudama.me/2017/10/28/spray-painting-origami-paper/" CreationDate="2020-05-27T09:07:21.393" UserId="344" />
  <row Id="10059" PostId="8190" Score="0" Text="That's why I've been puzzled with the nose - its the area below it! Will re-work the area." CreationDate="2020-05-27T11:16:32.907" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="10060" PostId="8179" Score="1" Text="Yeah, thought about that but it wasn't clear in OP question. A slightly archaic term but IF the art was about using the office printer as part of the process this seemed closest name for it. Otherwise Joachim is right, just name the type of print in the materials listed." CreationDate="2020-05-27T13:22:06.680" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10062" PostId="8190" Score="0" Text="IMO It will still look stylized, exaggerated in length... if you put your finger over the ball of the nose as it is now, what remains looks like the right size." CreationDate="2020-05-27T13:35:40.727" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10063" PostId="8187" Score="1" Text="Is it a pen you dip ie. a problematic nib, or a refillable, or a disposable pen?" CreationDate="2020-05-27T14:20:28.277" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10064" PostId="8185" Score="0" Text="Epoxy seems like overkill. Especially when there are decent non-toxic solutions already available per Joachim's comment above. Plus there is a very good chance the epoxy will seep unevenly into the paper ruining it and since epoxy is going to be permanent, the glass artwork as well." CreationDate="2020-05-27T14:23:42.887" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10066" PostId="8192" Score="0" Text="Yeah I do have to round-out the right side of her face - seems too angular. As for the eyes, well I'll see if I can re-do it at this stage." CreationDate="2020-05-27T17:55:00.300" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="10067" PostId="8187" Score="0" Text="It is a Pilot Parallel Pen which is a fountain pen (so ink comes from a cartridge) with an automatic pen nib (two, nearly parallel metal plates). https://scribblers.co.uk/product-category/dip-pens-and-nibs/automatic-lettering-pens/automatic-pens/" CreationDate="2020-05-27T21:51:03.703" UserId="9208" />
  <row Id="10069" PostId="8190" Score="0" Text="hmmmm @rebusB I try to draw and re-draw outline of nose and I still get this length, i.e. the one shown in the photo" CreationDate="2020-05-28T13:46:07.983" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="10070" PostId="8197" Score="0" Text="My daughter has some food colouring for use in kids craft activities. That's faded in the bottles, but it's kept in a very sunny room (though not in direct sunlight)" CreationDate="2020-05-29T06:50:48.940" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10073" PostId="8192" Score="0" Text="Its not the eyes so much as the proportions of the mouth and jaw relative to the upper part of face and the distance from the bottom of the eyes to the top of the mouth." CreationDate="2020-05-29T15:02:02.013" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10074" PostId="8200" Score="1" Text="A lot of great info here on why and what to do next time.  Any advice on what to do with the current painting?" CreationDate="2020-05-30T18:58:22.477" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10075" PostId="8187" Score="1" Text="If it flows way more than the 6mm and it's an improper amount of ink, it may be out of tolerance (a manufacturing defect).  You could ask Pilot or the retailer to replace it." CreationDate="2020-05-30T19:03:02.953" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10076" PostId="8200" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Yes, added. Thanks for the heads-up!" CreationDate="2020-05-30T20:30:38.097" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10089" PostId="8201" Score="0" Text="Have you tried using a final fixative? Workables aren't meant for a final coat, and a final fixative will likely need more than one coat--the can should give you instructions." CreationDate="2020-06-01T18:45:52.893" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10090" PostId="8203" Score="0" Text="Can you confirm it's definitely steel? And not coated in any way?" CreationDate="2020-06-01T19:34:32.793" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10091" PostId="8203" Score="1" Text="coated with zinc" CreationDate="2020-06-01T20:34:51.670" UserId="7973" />
  <row Id="10092" PostId="8205" Score="1" Text="It looks like you were right about the galvanising" CreationDate="2020-06-02T06:02:54.207" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10093" PostId="8201" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC Thanks so much! I hadn't used any final fixative, I will try them." CreationDate="2020-06-02T11:50:17.130" UserDisplayName="user9225" />
  <row Id="10101" PostId="8210" Score="1" Text="Yes, so it won't write much per dip though you can dip.  The solution is an &quot;ink converter&quot; or &quot;refillable cartridge&quot;.  If you want to change colours, it's worth having several, even if you rely on cleaning the pen" CreationDate="2020-06-03T07:31:20.570" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10106" PostId="8211" Score="0" Text="I've sprayed muriatic acid and it looked like it removed the first coat. Will wait for a few days ." CreationDate="2020-06-04T20:06:39.097" UserId="7973" />
  <row Id="10108" PostId="8212" Score="1" Text="Hello! Just looking for a bit of clarification: when you say, “ We used poster paint (childrens paint) because i remembered i could not completely wash it out of clothing” I am confused, do you mean you remembered that a different paint wouldn’t come out of clothing, therefore you chose poster paint?  And now the poster paint that you used does come off of clothing when laundered, but alas does not stay put on the shield? Thanks for clarifying..." CreationDate="2020-06-04T22:49:17.240" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="10109" PostId="8214" Score="1" Text="You can spread simple transparent construction silicone with your bare fingers in a thin layer. Just put a glass or bowl of water with lots of dish detergent next to you and keep your fingers very wet with this water. It keeps the silicone from sticking to your fingers. Try to keep the shield as dry as possible in the process. I recently did the same thing for a craft project and it's dead-simple. I squirted a bit of silicone from the cartridge, dipped my fingers in the water, grabbed the silicone with my bare fingers and pushed it around over the object." CreationDate="2020-06-05T07:00:19.183" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10110" PostId="8214" Score="0" Text="@Elmy: I always considered silicone as too viscous to be used directly for the mentioned purpose (without thinning). However, if you have a good experience, thank you for sharing." CreationDate="2020-06-05T07:05:30.743" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10111" PostId="8214" Score="0" Text="With this method the thickness of the layer depends on how much force you excert with your fingers. By pushing harder, you can easily create layers thinner than 1 mm. However, since the shield is supposed to be used as a shield, I suggest keeping the silicone 1 mm thick or maybe thicker." CreationDate="2020-06-05T07:10:10.457" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10112" PostId="8212" Score="0" Text="@LaurentR.When i used the paint previously a shirt also got a few brush-strokes and this did not come out in the laundry. For this reason i thought that the paint would dry up waterproof." CreationDate="2020-06-05T07:51:48.223" UserId="9180" />
  <row Id="10113" PostId="8144" Score="0" Text="first i used the primer" CreationDate="2020-06-05T13:48:30.917" UserId="7992" />
  <row Id="10114" PostId="8183" Score="0" Text="At no point have you said what your labels are made of, and that's crucial - or is the label material actually part of the question?" CreationDate="2020-06-05T21:52:35.110" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10115" PostId="8213" Score="1" Text="Stronger clear tape (often sold as repair tape) should work even better. It's stiffer so less likely to form bubbles, and less jumpy when you're trying to line up the label. I've used it for similar tasks in the past" CreationDate="2020-06-05T21:54:21.427" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10116" PostId="8009" Score="0" Text="In this answer (on Lifehacks.SE) they mention the kind of strip I mentioned in the other comment and give a link to a picture: https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/a/23662/19058" CreationDate="2020-06-06T08:56:31.080" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="10129" PostId="8221" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts and Crafts! Please take the quick [tour] to understand how this site works and have a look at the [help] for more detailed explanations. We're always happy to welcome new contributers and help you with your projects." CreationDate="2020-06-08T06:18:32.597" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10131" PostId="7623" Score="0" Text="I know this has already been answered but to simplify it, any thick paper will work ok. There is paper specially designed for markers. It takes the ink nicely, allows blending, doesnt pill, and has a plasticy coating on the back so the ink doesnt bleed through. Just look up &quot;marker Paper&quot; and there are plenty of different kinds." CreationDate="2020-06-08T20:49:44.300" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10132" PostId="7950" Score="0" Text="My solution would be buy a new sharpie, its only $2 for a two pack." CreationDate="2020-06-08T20:51:59.240" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10133" PostId="7614" Score="0" Text="Its been a while, but a little tip: lots of markers (like Copic, Ohuhu,) have a blender marker that you can buy. Its a marker with only the marker ink base (no pigment so no color, its clear) that can also be used to blend colors together." CreationDate="2020-06-08T20:56:15.137" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10134" PostId="8219" Score="0" Text="Do you mean like this lady does: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQFRzdL2A_0 Would'nt that make the paint run?" CreationDate="2020-06-08T22:18:26.430" UserId="9180" />
  <row Id="10139" PostId="2381" Score="1" Text="I agree, gel pens are great. The ink is thicker I guess, so they're really good for drawing over other dark colors. Artists like myself use them a lot when were doing really fine highlights on drawings and paintings because they are small, easy to control, and are opaque. I find that Gelly Roll are one of the best, and a white Posca 1MR (its paint though) also work very nicely." CreationDate="2020-06-09T15:02:37.910" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10141" PostId="8125" Score="0" Text="Painting a car  to look like original is more of an industrial process than &quot;arts and crafts&quot; project." CreationDate="2020-06-09T16:34:13.513" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="10142" PostId="8227" Score="0" Text="You can likely buy a semi-precious stone for less than the cost of diamond saw and bits,  grinding/polishing  wheels, assuming you have a drill ,grinder and small vice." CreationDate="2020-06-09T18:47:19.207" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="10143" PostId="8226" Score="1" Text="You are right. 'Under' here means that to work the trebles you put your hook under the three chains which were made previously. There is no noun after the first '3', so the first noun of the sentence is meant, '11 trebles in 11 stitches, 3 trebles around the ch3 of previous row'" CreationDate="2020-06-09T19:25:07.497" UserId="112" />
  <row Id="10147" PostId="8212" Score="0" Text="@Ivana, my only concern with using wood glue it that it usually has a yellowish brown color to it. It also may have a chemical reaction with the paint and produce a negative outcome. Maybe test it (paint a small piece of wood and try the glue) and if it works out then go full scale." CreationDate="2020-06-10T14:51:34.397" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10148" PostId="18" Score="1" Text="There are things called paint mixing cups that have different measurements all over the sides. Those are really good, and I know some people do it by weight. They get a cup, put it on a scale, then pour paints in to the right weight. So it could be like 9g or blue, 7g or red, and 2g of white to make light purple," CreationDate="2020-06-10T14:54:37.557" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10154" PostId="8219" Score="0" Text="Kind of. You can brush on thicker medium instead of pour coating like in video it which would be less runny. You could also spray apply it or apply a spray fixative like those used for pastels before coating." CreationDate="2020-06-10T19:39:07.203" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10157" PostId="2380" Score="0" Text="Just a heads up, ballpoint pens are one of the worst things to write with. They require a lot of pressure to write, and usually cause lots of wrist pain. Rollerball are better, and fountain are the best for writing lots of stuff. :)" CreationDate="2020-06-11T18:58:52.317" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10158" PostId="6475" Score="0" Text="Here are two that I found, not sure if this helps. Hi-Tec-C in 0.25 mm ant the finest, Uni-ball Signo Bit .18mm" CreationDate="2020-06-11T19:01:43.853" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10159" PostId="8213" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH Can you be a bit more specific, on the type or title of said tape? Is this a book-binding repair tape? I am very intrigued!" CreationDate="2020-06-12T03:38:39.547" UserId="1488" />
  <row Id="10160" PostId="8213" Score="1" Text="I've used at least 2 different brands. One was &quot;Gorilla clear repair tape&quot; (now apparently [&quot;crystal clear&quot;](https://uk.gorillaglue.com/gorilla-tape-crystal-clear/); the other I think came from the DIY section of a French supermarket (near the duct tape and electrical tape), but I don't have the packaging.  I've used the latter to reinforce a printed label on a kayak paddle shaft, so to the method can take a lo of water and handling on the right surface" CreationDate="2020-06-12T08:52:22.867" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10161" PostId="8210" Score="1" Text="Re: capillary effect, see [Parker 61](https://timetowrite.nl/2018/03/31/parker-61-the-self-filling-almost-perfect-pen/). :)" CreationDate="2020-06-12T21:08:23.833" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="10162" PostId="8235" Score="0" Text="I'm wondering if there is a way to put the balls into an enclosed frame(enclosed structure/frame, with closed bottom) and then take spray paint and gently go over the balls in a sweeping motion. Then shake the enclosure, so they rotate." CreationDate="2020-06-13T17:30:04.823" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="10163" PostId="8235" Score="0" Text="@Lyssagal I'd envisioned something like that too, but once they rotate the paint would stick to the frame/structure (at least in my mind's eye)." CreationDate="2020-06-13T18:00:11.950" UserId="8757" />
  <row Id="10164" PostId="8235" Score="0" Text="Are these plain wooden balls or do they have holes in them (more like wooden beads)?" CreationDate="2020-06-13T20:28:15.050" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10165" PostId="8235" Score="0" Text="@Elmy thanks for asking! They're plain wooden balls." CreationDate="2020-06-13T22:47:58.150" UserId="8757" />
  <row Id="10166" PostId="8236" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the steps, and also for that link! I've been searching online but hadn't found that site yet." CreationDate="2020-06-13T22:53:47.460" UserId="8757" />
  <row Id="10167" PostId="8236" Score="0" Text="I had a quick look for a supplier closer to you, but couldn't find one.  I doubt they're made in the UK though, so it's a matter of tracking down the importer" CreationDate="2020-06-14T07:12:53.703" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10168" PostId="8236" Score="0" Text="Spraying will still likely get you uneven results. Even if the layers are 'only wafer thin', you'll likely get relief, right?" CreationDate="2020-06-14T10:58:55.773" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10169" PostId="2380" Score="1" Text="I’m voting to close this question because it is asking for product recommendation, which is [off-topic](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic)." CreationDate="2020-06-14T11:06:09.810" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10170" PostId="8236" Score="1" Text="@Joachim I haven't tried it on surfaces that curved, but in general I haven't found that to be the case.  The layers are so thin as to barely cover the surface completely, and reorienting the ball every coat means the edges don't line up.  Also if you imagine a straight stream hitting a curve, very little will stick at the edges, naturally tapering the coverage." CreationDate="2020-06-14T12:03:28.477" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10172" PostId="8216" Score="0" Text="I've cleaned up the comments, the edit history, and the answer. Please review meta question [Is it OK to cite brand/shop?](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/q/28/30) -- describing the product can be helpful, linking to a store is generally not. (Focusing on product avoids making a post look like spam, lets me search for products locally, and can help look for other brands with similar products.)" CreationDate="2020-06-14T14:53:50.147" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="10173" PostId="8216" Score="0" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/109342/discussion-on-answer-by-michimcchicken-why-arent-there-mechanical-pastel-pencil)." CreationDate="2020-06-14T14:56:14.947" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="10175" PostId="2380" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I think it’s _just_ about on the good side of [the line between material selection and product recommendation](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/361/where-is-the-line-between-material-selection-and-product-recommendations)." CreationDate="2020-06-14T21:19:09.820" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="10176" PostId="8216" Score="0" Text="These aren't pastels, they're pastel colored (intended for undersketching, not coloring large areas). They're more equivalent to a Non-Photo Reproducing Blue pencil (one of the colors is, in fact, non-photo blue) than anything else, and aren't at all either a chalk or oil pastel core." CreationDate="2020-06-15T14:56:56.013" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10178" PostId="8240" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your suggestions! Unfortunately I think that would be too much work for painting 1000 balls. BTW, I found a couple other sites that sell 1000 unfinished wood balls for just $50!" CreationDate="2020-06-16T00:36:50.540" UserId="8757" />
  <row Id="10179" PostId="8244" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your quick answer! First of all: You're right, I didn't know the quality of the picture would suffer like that. I added a link to the original website where you can see the image in much higher quality.  &#xA;Now to your tips: 1.1 What is &quot;pyroxylin&quot; used for? Never heard of this stuff before. 1.2 by grain you mean e.g. mixing sand into the acrylic color? And what do you mean by &quot;+1 load&quot;? Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-06-16T11:11:33.977" UserId="9278" />
  <row Id="10180" PostId="8240" Score="0" Text="oh ok nice, well good luck on whatever works out!" CreationDate="2020-06-16T13:32:52.967" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10183" PostId="8243" Score="3" Text="So... welcome, there are few things that would make your post more successful. First, you need to ask one question, not a fleet of them. Second, opinion based questions like &quot;is there something in the picture that bothers you&quot; do not work on stack exchange. Third, you are kind of asking for a general tutorial on abstract painting techniques which is too broad of a question. Maybe narrow your question to just the background and how it was painted..." CreationDate="2020-06-16T17:58:31.297" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10186" PostId="8245" Score="0" Text="Thank you for such a comprehensive response!" CreationDate="2020-06-16T22:48:14.557" UserId="9275" />
  <row Id="10187" PostId="8214" Score="0" Text="Thinning clear silicone and applying it like paint is much easier, and easier to get an even coat, than trying to smear the pure silicone.  Also, clear silicone is often more translucent than clear, so a thick layer will affect the appearance more.  You can buy xylene the same place you buy paint.  Paint thinner will also work." CreationDate="2020-06-16T23:55:51.667" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10188" PostId="8250" Score="0" Text="https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2018/07/24/sewing-glossary-how-to-add-a-drawstring-to-a-waistband-tutorial/" CreationDate="2020-06-17T14:08:14.083" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10190" PostId="8253" Score="0" Text="Thank you this is so helpful! I have dug out an old sheet so I can play around with that first perhaps! I think I am fine with drawstrings but on the back I will perhaps pleat as I sleep on my back. If it turns out nicely, I may just wear as a dress :) Thanks again" CreationDate="2020-06-17T14:57:47.977" UserId="9289" />
  <row Id="10191" PostId="3273" Score="0" Text="Yeah I agree with what most of the people are saying. Cheap paints are thin, and they wont coat the medium nicely. Buying a higher quality paint, although more expensive, will reduce the need for layering. That saves time, and paint, and its just overall a lot more fun to use." CreationDate="2020-06-17T19:28:27.750" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10192" PostId="8237" Score="1" Text="The down voters may want to reevaluate their votes as the answer has been updated." CreationDate="2020-06-19T06:55:20.130" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="10193" PostId="8258" Score="1" Text="Hi Tyler, I don't quite understand your question. What do you mean by 'storyboard'? Are you actually meaning to draw out stories, or do you want to find alternative compositions for a drawing? What are the '2 images' you refer to, and how do you want to create drawings from those?" CreationDate="2020-06-20T08:48:57.207" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10194" PostId="8261" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. It isn't clear from the picture and description exactly what the nature of the damage is or what you're trying to accomplish. It looks like an area of the paper has an irregular surface and missing text. But the image could reflect paper that was swelled by liquid and the text cleaned or abraded, or the surface was pealed away taking text with it and content from the other side of the sheet or next page is slightly showing through the thin paper remaining. What is the actual nature of the damage? What is the desired repair &amp; how would shipping labels accomplish that?" CreationDate="2020-06-20T23:57:03.000" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10195" PostId="8261" Score="0" Text="(cont'd) Are you trying to restore the missing text?  Just reinforce the damaged paper?" CreationDate="2020-06-20T23:57:09.497" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10196" PostId="8261" Score="0" Text="A glued glass fell on it and I removed it without much care." CreationDate="2020-06-21T00:10:16.657" UserId="9306" />
  <row Id="10200" PostId="8261" Score="0" Text="I would like to repair the damage. I have a copy of the text that should be in it. I believe a shipping label, with the right sized font printed on it could be a fix, albeit, not a great one." CreationDate="2020-06-21T01:01:30.933" UserId="9306" />
  <row Id="10201" PostId="8258" Score="2" Text="Hi @Joachim, I've edited the original question to hopefully provide some clarity for future readers. What I was meaning was to take multiple panels of a comic strip and use them to produce a single drawing that encompasses most of their ideas." CreationDate="2020-06-21T22:58:20.360" UserId="9298" />
  <row Id="10202" PostId="8261" Score="0" Text="Is there material missing or material added? I guess that there is some glue added, but I cannot be sure." CreationDate="2020-06-22T05:52:04.663" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10203" PostId="7858" Score="3" Text="A little late to the party here, but a mathematically-inclined friend and I might be interested in investigating this question. While it's not possible to draw all shapes with a compass and straight-edge (which is the subject of the article linked in the wiki earlier), it sounds like @User123 is willing to use a marked ruler (not just a straight-edge) to produce the drawing, which provides much more freedom/opportunity than just a straight-edge. This is still a non-trivial question, though, so no promises on providing a satisfactory answer. But we'll probably give it a try in about a week!" CreationDate="2020-06-22T11:41:22.107" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="10204" PostId="8265" Score="1" Text="This is a very good answer for a technical person, but it sure looks intimidating for someone who isn't an engineer. Especially the paragraph &quot;If your eyes were sharp enough...&quot; seems kind of too technical without adding much information. I think a short conclusion would greatly benefit this answer: Since you map the field of vision onto a piece of paper and the rail takes up only X% of said field of vision at distance Y, the lines of the rail move towards each other on paper, even though they are parallel in our 3D world." CreationDate="2020-06-22T13:13:55.380" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10205" PostId="8267" Score="0" Text="Hi Romna, have you read the other answers? Yours doesn't really add any new information to them. Can you expand on it, maybe?" CreationDate="2020-06-22T14:00:58.793" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10206" PostId="8265" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the feedback! I've revised the last paragraph and summary to make its meaning clearer and more succinct. (Basically, there's an interesting coincidence that railroad tracks are set just wide enough such that our eyes can't see the gap between them when looking at the horizon.)" CreationDate="2020-06-22T18:05:12.217" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="10207" PostId="8263" Score="2" Text="For those interested, the book can be found in its entirety in the Internet Archive [here](https://archive.org/details/PerspectiveMadeEasy/page/n41/mode/2up)." CreationDate="2020-06-22T19:13:55.937" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10208" PostId="8216" Score="0" Text="There are also colored leads/graphites that you can purchase and put into any mechanical pencil; just make sure the lead/graphite is the right diameter. I've done this before, particularly with this [Pilot Eno brand](https://www.amazon.com/Pilot-Color-Mechanical-Pencil-Japan/dp/B00L1HUFJC). It's quite nice." CreationDate="2020-06-23T11:56:56.583" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="10213" PostId="8245" Score="2" Text="To add on to rebusB's response - I'm not sure what would happen if you were to dilute the gesso with acrylic medium, but in general, diluting acrylic paints/media with too much water (e.g. &gt;25% water in the diluted mixture) will make it less stable. I suspect you could add acrylic medium to the gesso to make it more translucent without compromising it, but I can't say this for certain. This video does a nice job explaining why one should be careful about thinning acrylics with water when painting on non-porous media (like canvas):: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKNpKUK4lMc" CreationDate="2020-06-25T00:04:20.670" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="10214" PostId="8207" Score="1" Text="something else that might work is just a regular clear coat spray. Like the stuff used over paint." CreationDate="2020-06-25T19:21:27.830" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10215" PostId="8277" Score="1" Text="Plus 22 gauge wire is pretty lightweight for an armature." CreationDate="2020-06-26T20:37:52.713" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10216" PostId="8277" Score="3" Text="You could also strip it off with a standard wire stripper, but that can be a pain in the butt -- and if you have to buy a new tool, it's cheaper to just get new wire :)" CreationDate="2020-06-27T13:19:28.230" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="10217" PostId="8276" Score="0" Text="Why do you want to bake the wire? It is very likely vinyl if you want to look up properties." CreationDate="2020-06-27T15:52:35.137" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="10219" PostId="8264" Score="2" Text="Interesting sidenote: the concept of telling stories by repeating people or objects without comic stripe panels is as old as hieroglyphics and the first human civilizations. See a curator of the British Museum explain an example dating to c. 653 BCE in [this Youtube video](https://youtu.be/vpe7fevbReA?t=124)." CreationDate="2020-06-29T07:14:49.277" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10220" PostId="8276" Score="0" Text="It is being used to reinforce my thicker gauge wire so that my clay will grab on to it better.  However, I found a better wire.   Thanks!!" CreationDate="2020-06-29T17:50:41.553" UserId="9324" />
  <row Id="10221" PostId="8282" Score="0" Text="Thank you! I wasn't expecting such an extensive reply!! I will re-read over this until it makes more sense in my brain! But it does make sense!" CreationDate="2020-06-29T18:40:03.410" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="10223" PostId="8282" Score="0" Text="If you have any questions, please let me know: I think I phrased some parts a little vague." CreationDate="2020-06-29T21:15:52.770" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10224" PostId="8281" Score="2" Text="If working from a photograph, which is (I think) quite a different skill set from working from life, it's often helpful to turn the image upside-down, so you're less distracted by what you *think* things look like." CreationDate="2020-06-30T08:44:35.673" UserId="9338" />
  <row Id="10225" PostId="8285" Score="0" Text="This doesn't seem to provide much help with matching the drawing and the errors that the OP has noticed in their work. Could you include some more details in that regard, not just about picking better reference material?" CreationDate="2020-06-30T12:00:45.143" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="10226" PostId="8282" Score="2" Text="Regarding the anatomy: Yes, the right sternocleidomastoideus is definitely off, this is what irritated me the most when I first looked at the drawing. The right clavicle seems also to be a little bit off, which makes the left chest slightly mis-shapen to my eye. [For reference, here are the superficial muscles of the rest and the clavicle in a similar position](https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-9b0b680a227e8ae5cf4c74c8f66afd6e) I think the shape of both clavicles in the painting is too round." CreationDate="2020-06-30T12:19:25.647" UserId="9340" />
  <row Id="10227" PostId="8269" Score="0" Text="You wouldn't happen to have photos? Thanks." CreationDate="2020-06-30T17:57:23.947" UserId="8005" />
  <row Id="10228" PostId="8285" Score="0" Text="The original poster wants to make their drawings look more &quot;fleshy / plump&quot;, which is exactly what someone would do in Photoshop to enlarge the breast of a model. If you could point out which effects make a breast look bigger than it naturally is, this could actually be a really helpful answer." CreationDate="2020-06-30T19:42:31.433" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10229" PostId="8289" Score="1" Text="Alright, I will try and repost what I get." CreationDate="2020-07-01T14:28:30.280" UserId="9347" />
  <row Id="10231" PostId="8283" Score="0" Text="This is helpful for future projects, but doesn't answer the specific question about whether this wire can be safely baked." CreationDate="2020-07-02T02:24:35.187" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="10232" PostId="8284" Score="1" Text="Thank you for your input, Elmy!&#xA;Your advice has helped immensely. I will keep it in my in the future!" CreationDate="2020-07-02T15:09:28.183" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="10233" PostId="8294" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the answer! So just to clarify, you think in time I will learn to use a small reference photo for a larger drawing without using a grid or other tools?" CreationDate="2020-07-02T19:45:24.177" UserId="9348" />
  <row Id="10235" PostId="8281" Score="1" Text="The second drawing looks much better, but this time you are losing the highlights on her shoulder and breasts. I've always had problems erasing pencil drawings and found it easier to leave the light areas white while filling in the base color. You can always add more strokes to make an area darker, but erasing is problematic. So try starting with a lighter tone and gradually darkening it everywhere but the highlighted areas." CreationDate="2020-07-03T07:36:53.743" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10236" PostId="8295" Score="0" Text="Hi RajanArak, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. Is this a question into what is technologically possible, about the amount of realistic detail one can possibly add at all, or about creating a realistic looking model within a certain limited time frame?" CreationDate="2020-07-03T08:08:33.637" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10237" PostId="8281" Score="1" Text="To add to Elmy's comment: the cast shadow on the person's left shoulder seems a lot more realistic now, and the fleshiness surrounding her left armpit is very convincing (try to figure out what the difference in your shading technique is compared with the other areas). Again, the sternum area is strange, because the breasts seem to be attached to each other. The shadow above the bra on both breasts (esp. their right) is too emphasized." CreationDate="2020-07-03T10:42:05.230" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10238" PostId="8295" Score="0" Text="@Joachim This is a question about what is technologically possible, the amount of realistic detail one could add at all?" CreationDate="2020-07-03T15:56:19.827" UserId="9351" />
  <row Id="10239" PostId="8296" Score="0" Text="Apologies I updated my answer. I was asking if it was technologically possible to create a scaled earth over several decades: such that if we used a microscope we could see the mountains of earth and (for more specialized telescopes) even humans made of atoms." CreationDate="2020-07-03T16:06:21.450" UserId="9351" />
  <row Id="10240" PostId="8295" Score="2" Text="Based on your comments, it isn't clear exactly what you're asking.  It sounds like Arts &amp; Crafts may not be the best place for the question.  You ask about scale relative to a soccer ball, and Zeus's answer addresses that.  Then you ask about creation techniques that would allow adding microscopic detail so that human-sized objects would be visible, and magnification techniques that would allow viewing atom-sized detail.  If you could see humans, there would be trillions of details large enough to see, that would require millennia to create.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-07-03T17:23:42.457" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10241" PostId="8295" Score="1" Text="Arts &amp; Crafts focuses on actually making things with your hands, so the level of detail you describe, and the time frame needed to create the detail even if it was feasible, is outside the site's scope.  It's an interesting question, but I'm voting to close it here.  As a theoretical question, it may fit on a site like Astronomy." CreationDate="2020-07-03T17:23:51.150" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10242" PostId="8295" Score="5" Text="I’m voting to close this question; see comment." CreationDate="2020-07-03T17:25:23.393" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10243" PostId="8296" Score="3" Text="@RajanArak, within the scope of the Arts &amp; Crafts site, the smallest sculptures people make are probably on a grain of rice or the tip of a pencil lead.  That would be a scale of roughly 1:250 for a human.  At that scale, the earth would be 32 miles in diameter, and it would take millennia, not decades, to sculpt all of the visible detail." CreationDate="2020-07-03T17:50:34.633" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10244" PostId="8298" Score="0" Text="You might want more reinforcement than just a double layer of fabric. At a minimum, put a layer of interfacing between the two layers of fabric. Interfacing is a material you can buy in packages from stores that sell sewing supplies." CreationDate="2020-07-03T18:42:46.297" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10245" PostId="8298" Score="0" Text="Does a green screen background need to be flat? Because if you hang it as a curtain, it won't be a flat surface. If it needs to be flat, you could sew a channel at the top and bottom and insert a straight rod into each channel. Then you would need a more complicated method for pulling it out of the way." CreationDate="2020-07-03T18:45:41.940" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10246" PostId="8296" Score="0" Text="@RajanArak Over several decades? Are you actually asking after the amount of detail that would occur naturally or organically after an extended amount of time?" CreationDate="2020-07-03T20:28:16.990" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10247" PostId="8300" Score="0" Text="Is this for one-off designs, or for a production run (or something in between, like making a kit for someone else to finish)? That may affect the effort you're prepared to put in to pre-creasing" CreationDate="2020-07-04T07:54:13.080" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10248" PostId="8304" Score="0" Text="For this particular model there is no center pin so alignment is difficult but not impossible." CreationDate="2020-07-04T16:31:41.227" UserId="9358" />
  <row Id="10249" PostId="8305" Score="0" Text="The pipe solution and creating my own punch is interesting.  The other methods you suggest would require more investment than just paying someone to do it for me :)" CreationDate="2020-07-04T16:32:21.617" UserId="9358" />
  <row Id="10250" PostId="8281" Score="1" Text="It is so hard! I am trying! Haha!....Sternum is having issues. Thank you!" CreationDate="2020-07-04T17:21:57.887" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="10251" PostId="8304" Score="0" Text="Mine is a cheaper design, and of course damages the removed part, but it's quite useful" CreationDate="2020-07-04T17:42:21.680" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10252" PostId="8304" Score="0" Text="I may see if I can drill a hole in the center and cement a pin in if I can get teh cutting technique clean enough, thanks!" CreationDate="2020-07-04T21:43:38.203" UserId="9358" />
  <row Id="10253" PostId="8298" Score="0" Text="@csk generally, yes. But you could achieve the stretch by having anchors on both ends of the curtain rod. If the bottom needs something other than weights, you can make anchors on the wall instead of using a rod." CreationDate="2020-07-05T00:58:46.020" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="10254" PostId="8306" Score="0" Text="Hi Marlice, thanks for the idea.  I mentioned the specific item in my question but even their website is rather lacking for specifications.3d printing a holder for a stock exacto blade might be an option though.  Thanks for the idea." CreationDate="2020-07-05T05:07:35.507" UserId="9358" />
  <row Id="10255" PostId="8302" Score="1" Text="In hindsight, &quot;clips&quot; was so obvious that I missed it. :)" CreationDate="2020-07-05T09:15:08.173" UserId="9353" />
  <row Id="10256" PostId="8305" Score="0" Text="There might be factory made punches available, not sure if they go up to 35 mm but I do remember them for at least 25mm." CreationDate="2020-07-05T11:40:38.597" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="10257" PostId="8307" Score="0" Text="The alignment tip is very apt, keeping things aligned on a project like this is of course one of the biggest challenges.  I'm glad to hear you've had some success with the fine toothed hole saw, it's a rather simple solution.  The idea of a diy circular saw is rather interesting as well." CreationDate="2020-07-05T13:59:49.300" UserId="9358" />
  <row Id="10258" PostId="8305" Score="0" Text="There are punches of that size, but as the OP noted, they are rather expensive and he'd like to avoid the cost." CreationDate="2020-07-05T14:13:38.157" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="10259" PostId="8307" Score="0" Text="I like the idea of a sharp fine tooth count hole saw, it's even better than my suggestion. Additionally, one could drill the pilot hole and tap the hole saw into thin material, remove it, then rotate it a bit and tap it again." CreationDate="2020-07-05T14:15:01.203" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="10260" PostId="8302" Score="0" Text="@SimonRichter yea, I’m poor, so I look through catalogs for what designers do and figure out the least expensive way to pull it together. " CreationDate="2020-07-05T14:52:56.343" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="10261" PostId="8303" Score="3" Text="This is the sort of repetitive task that might be suitable for a laser cutter. Is there anyone in your area that offers that service? It requires no special tooling - you can make any sized hole. Note that the software would allow you to choose a honeycomb layout rather than the more wasteful rectangular grid." CreationDate="2020-07-05T17:52:17.997" UserId="9361" />
  <row Id="10262" PostId="8308" Score="0" Text="The problem with clickers is that they are unable to cut into a fairly deep matte.  Given the size of the project it is pretty likely the mat will be a few feet by a few feet." CreationDate="2020-07-05T23:57:23.423" UserId="9358" />
  <row Id="10263" PostId="8308" Score="1" Text="@Stephen The typical clicker press that I'm familiar with (industrial, not hobby) has a bed measuring 20 x 40 inches, which would handle a matte board measuring about 40 inches high by any width, provided you flip the matte board. I see there are many much smaller clicker presses out there now, which, as you say, would not handle a deep matte board." CreationDate="2020-07-06T00:32:01.903" UserId="8865" />
  <row Id="10264" PostId="8301" Score="3" Text="These tools are also known as &quot;folding bones&quot; or [&quot;bone folders&quot;](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_folder). The rod style ones are simply &quot;paper scoring tools&quot; and you can use an empty ballpoint pen instead (just make sure it's really completely empty)." CreationDate="2020-07-06T06:40:37.523" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10265" PostId="8253" Score="1" Text="I just wanted to add an update, the nightdress is now done and it came out really well and there is no drawstring at the back so it is also pretty damn comfy https://imgur.com/elN5ZFC" CreationDate="2020-07-06T13:58:35.063" UserId="9289" />
  <row Id="10266" PostId="8293" Score="0" Text="I’ll consider this, I’ll be back soon with a rework of sorts. I appreciate the feedback." CreationDate="2020-07-06T21:23:53.290" UserId="9347" />
  <row Id="10267" PostId="8253" Score="0" Text="@Nila And it looks cute, too ;D" CreationDate="2020-07-07T05:32:43.983" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10268" PostId="8314" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts&amp;Crafts! Please take the [tour] and have a look at the [help]." CreationDate="2020-07-09T06:03:33.877" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10271" PostId="8316" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much for your detailed reply! I think I understand the issue more now. I was confused because on the surface it seems like you can achieve almost the same shape by tapering from one seam only, but I guess if you look at the angle of that seam relative to the hem and waistline, it makes sense that it wouldn't sit right on the leg and would lead to poor fit. I may try the cut slightly off grain option to align the stripes. I'm not doing a huge taper and it's inexpensive fabric. Curious to see what will happen." CreationDate="2020-07-09T17:50:55.377" UserId="9372" />
  <row Id="10272" PostId="8293" Score="0" Text="I don't mean to post an OT comment, but how do you get photos to upload? I took a photo of the rework, from the site via my phone, but can't seem to upload it." CreationDate="2020-07-09T23:14:55.567" UserId="9347" />
  <row Id="10273" PostId="8293" Score="1" Text="@user98242: You need to edit your question, then click on the picture icon and select &quot;browse&quot;, then browse to your image file. If the image is too large, open it in MS Paint (or similar app on Mac) and adjust the size to 50% for example. Please keep in mind that this is not a general discussion forum and chances are low that people read old posts again to give feedback on your updated work. Asking for feedback is considered oppinion based and not well received. It's better to analyze your own work and ask a new question about the detailed aspect you didn't understand or that went wrong." CreationDate="2020-07-10T05:45:25.813" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10274" PostId="8295" Score="0" Text="This might (very literally) fit on [Worldbuilding.se], but please check their help centre before posting to be sure if it's on-topic or not." CreationDate="2020-07-10T09:30:01.493" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="10275" PostId="8295" Score="0" Text="Please re-ask this question if you have questions as you pursue this effort, but &quot;is it theoretically possible to&quot; isn't really something we answer on Arts &amp; Crafts." CreationDate="2020-07-12T00:31:39.520" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="10277" PostId="8139" Score="2" Text="I’m again voting to close this question because it is asking for product comparison. Product comparison is not necessarily opinion-based (and this question seems to look for technical differences [also not for features of a single model]). This is also no 'tool selection' question, which intended use is to find tool suitable for a specific job. There is no mention of a specific task the OP wants to perform for which any of the two machines mentioned might be better." CreationDate="2020-07-12T07:56:22.130" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10278" PostId="8235" Score="0" Text="You could just paint/dye/whatever half of them? This doesn't solve how to do it, but means there's less of them to do :)" CreationDate="2020-07-13T04:10:30.610" UserId="9298" />
  <row Id="10279" PostId="8320" Score="1" Text="Hi Lonelyman40, why exactly are you asking this? And if the teeth must be steel, why do you need this information? The lack of clarity also makes your post look like spam." CreationDate="2020-07-13T07:00:41.560" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10280" PostId="8320" Score="2" Text="I’m voting to close this question because It does not appear to be related to hand-made arts and crafts" CreationDate="2020-07-13T14:20:51.380" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10281" PostId="8320" Score="0" Text="I want to buy this machine, I think you misunderstood." CreationDate="2020-07-14T18:22:41.090" UserId="9388" />
  <row Id="10282" PostId="8325" Score="0" Text="Thanks! In mild steel, my 6mm holes are 6.05mm, and the bolt shank is 5.90mm, giving me 0.15mm clearance. Seems to go in fine, even leaves some wiggle room. But my actual piece is O1 tool steel and twice as thick, so going in with a pilot hole is probably not a bad idea. Twice the thickness will reduce the wiggle by half as well." CreationDate="2020-07-15T12:27:53.820" UserId="9394" />
  <row Id="10283" PostId="8325" Score="0" Text="One more question. How would you align the drill press on the pilot holes again? just eye-ball the tip of the drill?" CreationDate="2020-07-15T19:07:17.383" UserId="9394" />
  <row Id="10284" PostId="8325" Score="1" Text="Good point, I'll edit" CreationDate="2020-07-15T20:23:50.423" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10285" PostId="8328" Score="0" Text="Tried it... it worked surprisingly well (excepting that my younger brother decided it was the right time to tap my shoulder while I was cutting and the scissors slipped), so thanks!" CreationDate="2020-07-19T05:32:08.503" UserId="9265" />
  <row Id="10286" PostId="8313" Score="1" Text="Thank you very much for this detailed answer, it was very helpful!" CreationDate="2020-07-20T08:00:06.120" UserId="9365" />
  <row Id="10288" PostId="8333" Score="0" Text="Thank you For the suggestion ٩(๑~▽~๑)۶" CreationDate="2020-07-21T05:58:30.963" UserId="9412" />
  <row Id="10289" PostId="8332" Score="0" Text="Ideas many - but we do not know what to choose for you. Please post a picture of what you have, so we can understand better your situation and needs. The way you describe it (or the way I understand), it is already kind of too late to fix it." CreationDate="2020-07-21T05:59:49.623" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10290" PostId="8332" Score="0" Text="I am still painting the upper region" CreationDate="2020-07-21T06:07:52.067" UserId="9412" />
  <row Id="10291" PostId="8332" Score="0" Text="How do you proceed? Collate-then-paint or paint-and-then-collate? Is that paper? (I guess yes...)" CreationDate="2020-07-21T06:10:50.017" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10292" PostId="8332" Score="0" Text="First i painted for about few days" CreationDate="2020-07-21T06:11:44.967" UserId="9412" />
  <row Id="10293" PostId="8332" Score="0" Text="Then i got really tired doing that so i made some sketches for upper parts" CreationDate="2020-07-21T06:12:20.940" UserId="9412" />
  <row Id="10294" PostId="8332" Score="0" Text="And then i joint them cause i know that if they wont be there then i will lose then in a few days you know i cant remember where i kept my paintings after few days" CreationDate="2020-07-21T06:13:21.673" UserId="9412" />
  <row Id="10295" PostId="8332" Score="0" Text="Yes thats paper" CreationDate="2020-07-21T06:14:07.673" UserId="9412" />
  <row Id="10296" PostId="8334" Score="0" Text="Wow the table idea seems to be a bit heavy" CreationDate="2020-07-21T06:32:32.570" UserId="9412" />
  <row Id="10298" PostId="8334" Score="0" Text="I did not claim that the table idea is the best, just that it might work ;)" CreationDate="2020-07-21T06:51:23.667" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10305" PostId="3161" Score="0" Text="De Chirico was actually a great source of inspiration for the creators of Ico (just look at the [cover art](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/40/Ico_cover_-_EU%2BJP.jpg))." CreationDate="2020-07-23T07:29:54.800" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10313" PostId="8348" Score="0" Text="Hi Carlo, what exactly do you want to do? What's the tape on the back used for? Is it for hanging, or for keeping it in place as you work on it? Are you going to ground the paper before applying the paint?" CreationDate="2020-07-24T12:35:07.267" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10318" PostId="8263" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Thanks for updating with better images! Out of curiosity, where did you find that link? Is there a way to browse the waybackmachine for specific books/pdfs? I tried searching on Google before resorting to photos, but couldn't find one." CreationDate="2020-07-26T03:46:56.180" UserId="9310" />
  <row Id="10319" PostId="8263" Score="1" Text="If I remember correctly, I entered the title in google between quotation marks (so it will only list results with that particular string of words), added the author's last name, and added 'full' or 'pdf', or some other keyword." CreationDate="2020-07-26T07:46:33.710" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10321" PostId="8263" Score="1" Text="@Joachim Ah, I've used that operator before, but, testing it against a few other books I've been considering, that specific combo seems to work great for PDFs! You've given me a great boost to my &quot;knowing HOW to Google&quot; skills; thanks so much!" CreationDate="2020-07-26T16:17:07.120" UserId="9310" />
  <row Id="10322" PostId="8357" Score="0" Text="Please give one example each of dry and wet inks and pens." CreationDate="2020-07-26T19:43:03.060" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10326" PostId="8357" Score="0" Text="The *Pelikan 4001* you mention in [your other question](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/8356) is a good example of a dry ink and *Aurora Black* of a wet ink (see [here](https://youtu.be/i2pn5uAH_jU)). Because for pens the nibs are decisive, it's a little harder to compare and give examples: I suggest going over [this thread](https://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread.php/21616-The-wet-and-dry-of-it)." CreationDate="2020-07-27T10:49:49.240" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10327" PostId="8357" Score="0" Text="Yes, but haven't mentioned how do I know before purchasing whether the ink is dry or wet so that I can make an informed decision." CreationDate="2020-07-27T12:42:23.937" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10328" PostId="8357" Score="0" Text="It's more of an informal property. I suggest searching for the ink type online, scanning through reviews (using the browser's search option), and reading about it on forums." CreationDate="2020-07-27T14:41:05.670" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10330" PostId="8358" Score="0" Text="What's cool about this is that I could also use multicolor yarns to make it interesting. Thanks for the example links, too!" CreationDate="2020-07-28T23:49:45.750" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="10332" PostId="8366" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. We try to avoid duplicate questions to collect all the answers in one post if possible. I already linked you to one former post that might answer your question and here's another one: [Intentionally letting watercolor paints dry before using them?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/3250/6316). If none of those answer your question, please [edit] your post to point out which aspect is still unclear to you or what you don't understand." CreationDate="2020-07-29T06:07:45.193" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10333" PostId="8367" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Please take the [tour] (you'll get a badge for it) and have a look at the [help]. I hope you'll find the answers helpful and have a lot of fun making your costume." CreationDate="2020-07-29T06:12:33.277" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10334" PostId="8367" Score="6" Text="Fiberglass is actually a really bad idea for multiple reasons. It's rather heavy (bad for costumes except in small parts), tends to produce very sharp edges when broken, and working it properly is seriously dangerous (there are a huge number of major health hazards associated with working with fiberglass)." CreationDate="2020-07-29T18:06:57.883" UserId="6010" />
  <row Id="10335" PostId="8370" Score="2" Text="Even for an adult with the right tools, making lots of metal or fiberglass pieces for lamellar can be difficult and very time consuming. Not to mention the sharp edges and the weight involved can be significant problems. If this was someone going for something they could use for years in LARPing or something, it might be worth it, but the OP says they are 13, so they are going to grow out of it quickly." CreationDate="2020-07-29T22:08:39.270" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="10336" PostId="8373" Score="0" Text="Is that pen a wet pen?" CreationDate="2020-07-30T01:47:24.090" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10337" PostId="8371" Score="1" Text="Good point about used leather, an old cow-hide mat would make great costume armour." CreationDate="2020-07-30T01:59:31.727" UserId="9447" />
  <row Id="10338" PostId="8373" Score="2" Text="@Aquarius_Girl, &quot;wet&quot; and &quot;dry&quot; aren't rigorously defined terms; the pen and ink manufacturers don't use them. Refillable pens are designed to work with as broad a range of inks as possible (how narrow that range is varies), and inks are designed to work with as broad a range of pens as possible. To know the exact performance characteristics of a specific pen-ink combination, somebody needs to try it. I'd be skeptical if someone labels a specific pen as &quot;wet&quot; or &quot;dry&quot;, and just speculates that a &quot;dry&quot; ink will be a problem or require special handling.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-07-30T03:52:15.873" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10339" PostId="8373" Score="2" Text="I assume your comment refers to the last paragraph?  What I described is generally good practice, but would be especially beneficial if the ink characteristics are already pushing the limits of what is optimal for the pen.  But to know if that's the case, you'd have to try it." CreationDate="2020-07-30T03:52:21.453" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10340" PostId="8373" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your explanation." CreationDate="2020-07-30T05:09:20.943" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10341" PostId="8369" Score="1" Text="My thoughts exactly: &quot;Real&quot; greek armor is linothorax mostly." CreationDate="2020-07-30T09:06:52.197" UserId="8231" />
  <row Id="10342" PostId="8367" Score="0" Text="Slightly off-topic as you are interested to know what material to use to make your custome. You might already have a clear idea what you want the custome to look like. In which case just ignore this comment. However, if you are looking for inspiration, have a look at https://acoup.blog/2019/05/03/collections-armor-in-order-part-i/ and https://acoup.blog/2019/05/03/collections-armor-in-order-part-ii/ . Really interesting and fun read into historial armor and how they compare to armor in films." CreationDate="2020-07-30T12:12:31.737" UserId="9453" />
  <row Id="10343" PostId="8371" Score="5" Text="Just be careful you don't accidentally score a valuable antique and then shred it with scissors before you realize how much it's worth!" CreationDate="2020-07-30T13:00:36.290" UserId="9455" />
  <row Id="10344" PostId="8348" Score="0" Text="Can you clarify the timeframe of &quot;over time&quot;, and the type of tape?  The tape adhesive plays a big roll.  Over some period of time, some adhesives can bleed through and discolor the paper.  Many tape adhesives also have a life of a few years, so the tape could fail before the paper discolors, making the matter moot.  We'll need more specifics to be able to provide a useful answer." CreationDate="2020-07-30T19:10:50.257" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10345" PostId="8366" Score="0" Text="What you ask in this question is different from what was asked in the questions Elmy linked, but the answers in those seem to broadly address what you're asking.  Your edits focused your question better, but it isn't really clear how what you want to know is or isn't covered in the linked threads.  Can you add a few sentences to clarify what specifics you're looking for that aren't addressed in those threads?  That will help people provide the detail you need without repeating what doesn't." CreationDate="2020-07-30T19:24:41.360" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10346" PostId="8370" Score="1" Text="It's also just not an effective substitute for leather in any way. Leather is breathable, relatively lightweight, and pliable; metal and fiberglass aren't." CreationDate="2020-07-30T19:47:51.607" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10347" PostId="8367" Score="4" Text="If you ever do need a fiber-glass-like composite material (resin + cloth), don't use glass. You're not making a boat or race car body. You can just use some ordinary cloth, like polyester or even cotton. Casting resins have health risks, but at least the glass it out of the picture." CreationDate="2020-07-30T20:53:48.277" UserId="632" />
  <row Id="10348" PostId="8368" Score="2" Text="Those EVA (sometimes known as PEVA) sheets come in all kind of colours, textures and thickness. A dark 3mm snake surface may be a good start. There's all kinds of leathery-look versions available, [here's some examples with pictures](https://aminoapps.com/c/cosplay/page/blog/craft-foam-leather/bMUo_u8vLbRoqp5w3q07xWaEKDZne7Ig)." CreationDate="2020-07-31T07:24:19.627" UserId="519" />
  <row Id="10349" PostId="8375" Score="1" Text="This is possibly the best answer I could have hoped for! Thank you very much." CreationDate="2020-07-31T14:23:54.170" UserId="9457" />
  <row Id="10350" PostId="8375" Score="1" Text="@Piestar, just to supplement this good answer, the paper is the weak link, not the ink.  Archival paper can last a major fraction of a century in good condition with proper storage,  Cheap printer/copier paper not so much.  After a few decades, it can start to become brittle.  Also, controlled humidity is critical.  Fluctuating humidity makes the paper expand and contract, contributing to weakening it.  High humidity leads to mildew.  Pigment ink can retain color longer than dye ink, but for archival time-frames, that isn't the biggest risk.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-07-31T20:35:52.233" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10351" PostId="8375" Score="2" Text="Dye is embedded in the paper, pigment sits on the surface.  With cheap paper that deteriorates, bits of pigment can fall off.  Dye is there as long as the paper is intact." CreationDate="2020-07-31T20:35:57.570" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10352" PostId="8375" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 that's a great addition, thank you! Just a quick question, I can buy archival paper but what about the ink, is normal printer inkjet ink okay? Can't think how to print with dye." CreationDate="2020-07-31T20:41:39.083" UserId="9457" />
  <row Id="10353" PostId="8134" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I'm not sure I agree with the addition of the [safety] tag here, as it seems to be a byproduct rather than a driving force behind the question." CreationDate="2020-07-31T21:24:33.057" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10354" PostId="8134" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, we have a bunch of questions about gluing shells and pebbles.  This was the only one about gluing heavy rocks and then hanging it on the wall.  I see your point about safety not being the motive for the question.  I saw that more as a relevant factor for answerers.  The adhesive isn't just about keeping the art intact; there are also risks of heavy stones falling off the wall, which frames the requirements for the adhesive.  I thought it was an appropriate tag (it was a consideration when I answered), but if you strongly disagree, feel free to delete it." CreationDate="2020-07-31T22:21:24.360" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10355" PostId="8375" Score="0" Text="@Piestar, most photo-quality inks are dye-based, they produce smoother gradients because you don't get easily distinguishable dots of intense primary color.  On most of the printers better than bottom-of-the-line, there is pigment-based black ink, which does a better job printing text with opaque black and sharp edges.  I think HP makes most of their consumer-grade printers with all pigment-based ink.  The printing is more intense, but photo output can look grainy.  On printers with dye-based color and pigment black, (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-07-31T23:02:44.677" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10356" PostId="8375" Score="0" Text="you can usually print text with the dye inks by using a setting to print the document as if it's a photo (&quot;grayscale&quot;; it will create black by mixing all the colors if there isn't photo-black dye ink).  If you're using archival paper, dye vs. pigment isn't as big an issue (and either kind of ink is better than laser toner, which can fuse to the back of the adjacent sheet and come off the paper).  There are premium printer inks designed specifically for long archival life, (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-07-31T23:04:09.570" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10357" PostId="8375" Score="0" Text="but many of the printer OEM and reputable third party inks are claimed to have archival life now when used with archival paper.  The company web site should have specs on the ink's archival life (or may indicate it's &quot;archival&quot; without specifying a number of years; that's typically taken to mean life of at least many decades)." CreationDate="2020-07-31T23:04:15.723" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10358" PostId="8379" Score="0" Text="I should say, the width of the spine fits the correct contents perfectly, so it’s not a “one-size-fits-none cover stock” situation." CreationDate="2020-08-01T02:19:29.790" UserId="221" />
  <row Id="10359" PostId="8380" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  It sounds like you have a lot of good experience, so I look forward to more of your contributions.  On this particular answer, it isn't clear what solution you're recommending (what answers are supposed to be).  There's a lot of good information, but it seems more like a progress report and you're still looking for a solution, yourself (so it's more in the nature of commentary).  If I'm missing it, can you edit the answer to make the solution clearer?  Thanks." CreationDate="2020-08-01T02:21:58.770" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10360" PostId="8379" Score="0" Text="@Buzz, maybe the picture is an optical illusion.  It looks like the spine is way too big for the pages.  If it actually isn't, ignore my commentary.  Still, if the spine is stiff, it will pull on the pages when the book is open (if it is oversized, it will do that even when the book is closed).  What I describe in the answer should help even if the cover isn't oversized.  If you give it a try, please post back with the results." CreationDate="2020-08-01T02:32:27.763" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10361" PostId="8376" Score="0" Text="When I started to type, &quot;how to make a paintbrush,&quot; into google, google helpfully suggested the full search phrase, &quot;how to make a paintbrush at home.&quot; There were many tutorial-type search results." CreationDate="2020-08-01T02:48:52.247" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10362" PostId="8187" Score="1" Text="Are you using the original ink cartridges and ink?" CreationDate="2020-08-02T21:20:20.323" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10363" PostId="8053" Score="4" Text="I'm voting to close this question because, as per the guidelines, asking for &quot;product and service recommendations (&quot;Where can I get [product]?&quot; or &quot;Where can I find someone who does [service] in [area]?&quot;) is off-topic" CreationDate="2020-08-02T21:55:17.923" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10364" PostId="2787" Score="1" Text="A way to make it seamless is using some pipe as a mold, and destroying it in the process of extracting the final piece." CreationDate="2020-08-03T13:49:35.673" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="10365" PostId="3320" Score="0" Text="Umbrellas are rarely actually &quot;waterproof.&quot; They're just a tight enough water-resistant weave and appropriate shape that it's extremely unlikely water will drip through." CreationDate="2020-08-03T14:23:54.523" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10366" PostId="8371" Score="0" Text="Note that there's different ways to tan leather (chrome, vegetable, and synthetic), that will affect the way the final product behaves. For shaping, you need vegetable tanned, but most thrifted leather (according to one site, 100% of clothing leather) is likely to be chrome tanned and can't be worked the same way. A project like armor would work better in stiff veg tanned than soft chrome tanned. But thrifting is a great option for other leather projects!" CreationDate="2020-08-03T14:32:53.923" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10367" PostId="8134" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I agree that it is important, but - in addition to my former reservation - it seems to me that if it was a consideration for the OP, they would have added it. Of course it can be negligence, but we can't know that for sure." CreationDate="2020-08-03T15:27:30.140" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10368" PostId="8387" Score="1" Text="Can you explain what you mean by 'a quilt'?" CreationDate="2020-08-03T17:18:43.007" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10369" PostId="8387" Score="0" Text="I updated my question @Joachim" CreationDate="2020-08-03T18:30:47.027" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="10370" PostId="8387" Score="2" Text="But what do you imagine a quilt made out of post-its looks like? Do you have a technique in mind? As is stands, this is way too broad and unclear." CreationDate="2020-08-03T20:24:00.950" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10371" PostId="8360" Score="0" Text="[Related](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2300/whats-the-difference-between-a-pigment-and-a-dye)." CreationDate="2020-08-03T20:52:36.743" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10372" PostId="8076" Score="3" Text="I’m voting to close this question because it asks for the identification of an object and has - as such - nothing to do with arts or crafts. Questions like these can be asked in our [chatroom](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/38932/the-studio) if anywhere." CreationDate="2020-08-03T21:11:16.317" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10373" PostId="8387" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Each post-it should be a different square in the quilt, i.e. King-Size quilt made of 3&quot; by 3&quot; post-it squares. I need to turn post-it notes into soft fabric I can sew." CreationDate="2020-08-03T22:12:25.330" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="10374" PostId="8387" Score="3" Text="If your main problem is to &quot;turn post-it notes into soft fabric&quot;, please clarify in your question, but be aware that I'm pretty sure it's impossible. Paper has much shorter fibres than fabric and cannot withstand moisture well. You can process fabric into paper, but not the other way around." CreationDate="2020-08-04T05:22:58.880" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10375" PostId="8387" Score="2" Text="Find someone with scraps of cloth, and ask them if they want to trade for used Post-Its.  Then make a quilt.  There might be some other way to upcycle used Post-Its, but a quilt isn't one of them.  They just have all the wrong characteristics and there isn't a practical way to turn them into fabric.  With a huge investment, you could turn them into rayon and make your own fabric, but that would defeat your purpose." CreationDate="2020-08-04T05:47:55.273" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10376" PostId="8391" Score="0" Text="Well, try it then you may see what you have to pay attention to." CreationDate="2020-08-04T08:30:28.300" UserDisplayName="Solar Mike" />
  <row Id="10377" PostId="8391" Score="0" Text="This style of binding is called a perfect binding but you may already knmow that." CreationDate="2020-08-04T08:55:24.553" UserDisplayName="Jasen" />
  <row Id="10378" PostId="8391" Score="0" Text="This can also be done with PVA (&quot;white&quot;) glue (liquid that dries, not hot.) Glue intended for bookbinding will possibly last longer than glue intended for woodworking, though they are similar - the bookbinding product may be formulated as an &quot;archival&quot; product, but that does not matter much unless the paper is also archival." CreationDate="2020-08-04T10:53:50.553" UserDisplayName="Ecnerwal" />
  <row Id="10379" PostId="8391" Score="0" Text="If you're not comfortable or confident in the material presented in the YT videos, you may want to do additional research on book binding to see if and how often that method is actually used and how long it usually lasts. It may well be that your thinking hasn't yet caught up with a century (or more) of experience that says it's a perfectly acceptable and long-lasting solution. (Which is, of course, why you're a learner, and not yet an expert.) Unfortunately, this is off-topic for a site called &quot;home improvement&quot;." CreationDate="2020-08-04T12:34:43.693" UserDisplayName="FreeMan" />
  <row Id="10380" PostId="8392" Score="0" Text="Once clamped, roughing with a file can help..." CreationDate="2020-08-04T09:12:40.867" UserDisplayName="Solar Mike" />
  <row Id="10381" PostId="8392" Score="0" Text="ah, yes, or a rasp." CreationDate="2020-08-04T09:36:19.167" UserDisplayName="Jasen" />
  <row Id="10382" PostId="8395" Score="4" Text="I don't think the small-head/big-body is a style characteristic, but it is very similar to this  question: [What's the name of this cartoon style?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/8262/whats-the-name-of-this-cartoon-style)" CreationDate="2020-08-04T15:53:43.193" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10383" PostId="8395" Score="1" Text="I agree with Joachim.  I don't think that characteristic, alone, would be considered a separate style.  Flat illustration often uses some type of exaggeration, distortion, or humor to add interest to the minimalist representation.  These often mimic some of  the kinds of distortions a young child makes in drawing." CreationDate="2020-08-04T17:51:40.193" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10384" PostId="8391" Score="1" Text="Fair warning: The videos you saw may be clickbait or a scam and not work at all. Especially tacky titles like &quot;Hacks with hot glue&quot; or &quot;You won't believe&quot; or &quot;Must see&quot; are red flags. These types of videos are produced by content farms simply to **entain** as many viewers as possible, **not to educate**. If you actually try to replicate the results, it either doesn't work at all, the result is not practical or the method is outright dangerous." CreationDate="2020-08-05T06:27:35.743" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10385" PostId="8391" Score="0" Text="@Elmy Not really, [this is one of them](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JNkqEH8bk4) and it seems to have a good feedback. I just have the weird feeling that the glue won't be flexible enough and may break when I open the book." CreationDate="2020-08-05T09:06:49.217" UserId="9481" />
  <row Id="10386" PostId="8387" Score="0" Text="The closest thing I could find is &quot;paper cloth,&quot; but even then it becomes more of a sturdy paper that can be sewn, not a soft fabric that could be washed. This essentially glues thin papers to fabric (and therefore might not work with Post-It notes, which might be too thick to saturate with glue): https://youtu.be/OrV03y0R0yE&#xA;&#xA;Unless there was some way to transfer the ink from the Post-It notes to fabric, I'm not sure this is possible." CreationDate="2020-08-05T14:34:11.140" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="10387" PostId="8387" Score="0" Text="I’m voting to close this question because it asks how to conduct what seems to be a physically impossible task." CreationDate="2020-08-05T14:37:22.590" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="10388" PostId="8391" Score="0" Text="@IonicăBizău, the key is to make the hot glue a thin layer.  People who make model RC airplanes and need a flexible hinge for control surfaces, typically create one with a thin layer of hot glue.  It's very flexible." CreationDate="2020-08-05T18:23:26.487" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10389" PostId="8387" Score="2" Text="@FloraSu, that actually isn't a reason to close; it's answerable with information about it not being possible." CreationDate="2020-08-05T18:33:55.287" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10395" PostId="227" Score="0" Text="Precision knife blades have different shapes of blades depending on what the person is working on. I think the &quot;d&quot; type is specifically the style of blade. There is at least over 10(probably more) different style blades that could be attached to use a precision blade." CreationDate="2020-08-07T14:18:59.367" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="10396" PostId="8376" Score="0" Text="@csk none that use the &quot;proper&quot; materials. I can use nylon hair extensions to make a brush but the quality isn't there. That's what I am looking for is where to purchase the material or a synthetic fiber that is the same as in quality. But thank you I did check." CreationDate="2020-08-07T23:48:46.197" UserId="9463" />
  <row Id="10397" PostId="8410" Score="0" Text="That indeed makes sense. Thank you" CreationDate="2020-08-08T01:40:56.193" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10398" PostId="8376" Score="0" Text="Hi Nareik, &quot;where to purchase the material&quot; is a type of question that is off-topic here, but I did give an overview of some materials you can use. I have no experience with their construction myself (yet), so I don't really have any advice. I suggest you ask here about any obstacle you encounter, and I'm sure we can help you out. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2020-08-08T18:32:16.607" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10399" PostId="8413" Score="0" Text="`You can also do it yourself by making the notes into collages, copying the collage squares using a colour laser printer and transferring the image to fabric using gel medium.` This might seem silly, buy why not bypass the color laser printer and transfer the collage using gel medium directly?" CreationDate="2020-08-09T01:21:23.880" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="10400" PostId="8409" Score="1" Text="Real spiders have 2 joints in each leg. Yours has 1 joint in the front and hind legs, and none in the middle legs. Drawing these joints correctly would make the shape much more recognizable as a spider, even without the context of the web. Try googling &quot;spider icon&quot; for inspiration." CreationDate="2020-08-09T08:59:14.817" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10403" PostId="8416" Score="0" Text="That's very helpful. Thank you very much." CreationDate="2020-08-09T14:22:20.413" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10404" PostId="8417" Score="1" Text="I am not an expert on what hair most brushes come from. But I work in a tool store, and it is very common for the inexpensive brushes to have a 'wirey'/natural look appearance to them. [As shown in the last two images Joachim provided] &#xA;They are usually used for quick, &quot;get the job done&quot; brushes for painting houses. Very commonly tossed in the garbage after use for being inexpensive." CreationDate="2020-08-09T17:26:25.563" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="10405" PostId="8417" Score="0" Text="Yeah, it's a pity how cheap stuff is overproduced and undervalued." CreationDate="2020-08-09T19:11:04.747" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10406" PostId="8413" Score="0" Text="Mostly because the colours of the coloured paper squares is probably part of what the OP wants for the design and that won't transfer like printer ink, so you'll be transferring only the writing (if that). Also because I have no idea what was used to write the notes. Some types of marker/pen transfer beautifully, others don't. If you copy or scan and print on a laser printer, all the writing and background is in the same ink and will transfer equally well." CreationDate="2020-08-09T19:12:24.520" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10407" PostId="6484" Score="0" Text="@Martha Ever used a colour ink jet or laser printer? Ever changed the cartridges? Notice something? (Hint: The colours are yellow, magenta, cyan and black). Now, ever seen a colour printer that can't print red? Yeah, didn't think so. As said above, almost perfect mixing can be done with inks. With paint it's less straight forward. If you mixed high quality pure magenta and yellow paints you would get red, although not as vibrant as with inks, due to binders and other additives. Unfortunately what most buy as yellow and magenta (especially cheap paints) aren't pure primary colours." CreationDate="2020-08-09T21:34:53.850" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10408" PostId="8418" Score="0" Text="Also, slightly off-topic, this tutorial shows a decent way to make &quot;extra&quot; figurines - Making custom Nendoroids (and keeping the originals): https://myfigurecollection.net/blog/30037   - this way you can get extra xp and do custom designs." CreationDate="2020-08-10T04:09:02.270" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10409" PostId="8417" Score="0" Text="So,the hog hair has flagged/split ends.Is this visible?" CreationDate="2020-08-10T05:20:41.500" UserId="9491" />
  <row Id="10410" PostId="8417" Score="0" Text="@Fariha Yes, see the fourth bullet point under 'Identification'." CreationDate="2020-08-10T07:49:48.413" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10412" PostId="8352" Score="0" Text="I checked out rubber paint and it seems that it's not made to bind to materials and it's supposed to be peelable. Won't that be the case when used on rubber?" CreationDate="2020-08-10T09:01:14.620" UserId="9428" />
  <row Id="10413" PostId="8413" Score="0" Text="Upvoted, but with disagreement that printers that print to fabric don't create a long-lasting effect. Professional machines last a very long time, and there are a number of means of printing using home ink jet machines that can be very long-lasting as well." CreationDate="2020-08-10T13:23:58.870" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10414" PostId="7983" Score="0" Text="I think the easiest way to do this would be take it apart, paint it, then use a matte clear coat/finishing and re-assemble." CreationDate="2020-08-10T13:39:00.983" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10415" PostId="8352" Score="0" Text="I've updated my post while looking for an answer to your question, but have been unable to find one, unfortunately. I suggest trying out the Plasti-Dip, since it's not very expensive." CreationDate="2020-08-11T19:02:09.580" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10416" PostId="8352" Score="1" Text="As a caveat, plasti-dip smells VERY bad! Be sure to use it in a well ventilated area!" CreationDate="2020-08-11T19:36:19.303" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10418" PostId="8425" Score="0" Text="Welcome! And thanks for being willing to step up here! A&amp;C was one of the sites I moderated before I became a CM and it's a nice little site. I only wish I'd had more time to hang out since then." CreationDate="2020-08-12T01:18:53.980" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="10419" PostId="8425" Score="0" Text="Thank you, Catija! You've done a lot for this website already, I hope you find the time to come by regularly." CreationDate="2020-08-12T12:28:57.820" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10420" PostId="8427" Score="0" Text="Firing produces changes in the brick, giving it properties that allow it to tolerate very high temperatures.  The changes associated with firing don't require the maximum temperature the finished brick will tolerate." CreationDate="2020-08-12T19:26:14.253" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10422" PostId="8433" Score="2" Text="Welcome! It’s probably not a good idea to post your e-mail: All trustworthy users will use the answer section to help you solve your problem. Questions about “where can I buy” are problematic (we do have an international user base and all Q/A posts should at least potentially help future readers with the same problem, too), but asking how to identify or correctly name the part is fine. The [tour] and te [help] should explain more about how the site works." CreationDate="2020-08-13T05:27:35.110" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="10423" PostId="8431" Score="0" Text="Depending on the shape of the nozzle/cap, flexing it before getting the pliers out can crack the bond and make unscrewing easier. This also works for superglue, which is brittle but bonds its nozzle a bit more than PVA" CreationDate="2020-08-13T07:24:06.777" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10424" PostId="8436" Score="1" Text="Hi Bob, can you maybe quote the information you're referring to in the document? It's aimed at a specific product and only a single A4, and it will improve your answer (especially since links can change)." CreationDate="2020-08-13T08:13:23.487" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10425" PostId="8433" Score="1" Text="Also for any repair questions, it's a very good idea to post the make and model, and for any questions about availability to post roughly where you are (which country)" CreationDate="2020-08-13T11:11:00.097" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10426" PostId="8444" Score="0" Text="I get your point. BTW is there any way to get this 3d effect by adding some designs in some particular way instead of shading?" CreationDate="2020-08-13T13:34:02.120" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10427" PostId="8444" Score="0" Text="Also, what is relief?" CreationDate="2020-08-13T13:34:33.440" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10428" PostId="8444" Score="1" Text="1. Well, you have apparent 3-dimensionality because of overlapping elements (in the decorations), and, more importantly, a series of lines that seem to converge in the center (a kind of linear perspective setup). The latter already gives a sense of recedence. Also bear in mind that classic frames are familiar objects, and that they are naturally associated with depth (as we picture them in our minds), so the more your zentangle drawing simulates a classical frame, the more apparent depth people will imagine it having. Does that help at all? (2. [Relief](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relief))." CreationDate="2020-08-13T15:47:30.047" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10437" PostId="8325" Score="0" Text="Normally I'd just do what Chris suggested,  just have the piece in a vice and  let it wriggle itself around, then push down hard on the vice to stop it wiggling and finish the hole. &#xA;An important thing to check before drilling the hole is that the movable base is actually at right angles to the drill, if it's tilted you will drill a crooked hole, or potential have the drill grab if the vice rotates a bit during drilling.. Helicopter - nasty!" CreationDate="2020-08-14T14:04:57.063" UserId="9494" />
  <row Id="10443" PostId="8433" Score="0" Text="I'm quite sad that you have so much trouble with your machine. Why don't you watch some Youtube videos or read some beginner's tutorials? You don't even need to find tutorials for your specific machine, because in principle all sewing machines work the same way. If you have a basic understanding of how a sewing machine works, maybe you can find the reason for your &quot;birds nests&quot;. Maybe the thread tension is off or the bobbin isn't inserted all the way (as it was in my case when I started sewing)." CreationDate="2020-08-14T18:05:56.730" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10444" PostId="8457" Score="1" Text="@Aquarius_Girl, you could also try repositionable or removable tape." CreationDate="2020-08-14T18:09:58.553" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10445" PostId="8422" Score="0" Text="If you go the hot glue route, a trick is to lay down some hot glue and spread it with the hot nozzle.  Then go back and forth over the whole spine with a heat gun to melt all of the glue.  If you get it a little hotter than it comes out of the gun, it gets more liquid.  It will self-level into a smooth surface and soak into the edges of the pages better.  It also provides a little more working time." CreationDate="2020-08-14T19:25:16.343" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10446" PostId="8460" Score="2" Text="The pants trick is something I learned both in my drafting, and my print classes. I still use it today for any tape that is too strong to avoid damaging a material. It takes a little practice with a specific tape to know how much holding strength you lose, but it's a good skill to have." CreationDate="2020-08-15T05:10:49.217" UserId="9519" />
  <row Id="10447" PostId="8433" Score="0" Text="If the machine is only 2 weeks old, the problem may be due to a manufacturing defect or improper factory adjustment.  You may be able to exchange it or get it fixed under warranty (or just return it and buy another)." CreationDate="2020-08-15T17:35:58.167" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10448" PostId="8467" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your answer, just a one thing I wanted to clarify. You said that in real life it would likely not work due to the additives used, but I would only plan on using single pigment paints, so I'm wondering if that would still apply. My thinking is that I would still use a mostly standard palette for the majority of my painting, but I would reserve a high quality magenta and cyan for producing maximally saturated colours. Plus, would all of this still work for other subtractive colour mixing, like for pencils or watercolour? Thanks" CreationDate="2020-08-17T02:16:56.707" UserId="9526" />
  <row Id="10449" PostId="8468" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  I started to try to answer this and realized that the question is really broader than it looks; too broad to do it justice within the intended scope of an answer.  From your description, &quot;concrete&quot; is probably the wrong material (it contains gravel and coarse sand, which wouldn't be suitable for your projects).  There are cement-based materials for fine castings.  But there are also many other considerations for producing a smooth casting, and different requirements for a small solid tabletop item, a tray, (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-08-17T03:45:40.800" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10450" PostId="8468" Score="1" Text="anything that might hold food, items with detail or structure on more than one face, etc.  There are pre-mixed materials you can use (sold for casting countertops or artwork), which will vary in availability.  There are also recipes online, but some of the ingredients may take some hunting or preparation.  You would want to invest in some PPE, because some of the ingredients are harmful to breathe or get on your skin.  It would be worth doing some online research to get a basic education in the considerations that go into the item design, (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-08-17T03:46:10.287" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10451" PostId="8468" Score="0" Text="mold-making, material selection, casting procedures, curing, etc., for items of different shapes/sizes and requirements.  Then maybe pick a specific project and ask a question focused on that." CreationDate="2020-08-17T03:46:17.423" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10452" PostId="8467" Score="0" Text="@user9526 Keep in mind that the color wheel is an idealized model based on wavelengths of visible light. There are still aditives like acryllic medium, oil or other binders in single pigment colors and they do influence the color of the paint. The most vibrant paints are usually the ones bought with a (not primary color) pigment. Inks are the purest painting medium with the least additives and react the most like color theory teaches us. And yes, this works for all subtractive mixing, although it's much harder to mix pencils and they have more additives in their lead." CreationDate="2020-08-17T04:15:28.850" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10453" PostId="8460" Score="0" Text="Yep. It works like a charm." CreationDate="2020-08-17T12:07:24.860" UserId="4733" />
  <row Id="10454" PostId="2633" Score="0" Text="I can only say I was so happy to have saved up to buy my set of Hiya Hiya, it was short lived, my hands got the horrible eczema, I tried switching yarn from wool to bamboo,nope, then changed to my knit pick wooden, so story goes I am allergic to the needles. A month later I am still suffering. I am so sad. But happy I read here that Turbo is safe. The wooden needles just don’t cut it for me." CreationDate="2020-08-13T01:58:19.240" UserId="9506" />
  <row Id="10455" PostId="8439" Score="0" Text="This isn’t an answer just a thought, use a pencil. That’s what the Russians did in space rather than spend money to develope a pen like the US did." CreationDate="2020-08-14T09:15:51.500" UserId="9512" />
  <row Id="10456" PostId="8467" Score="0" Text="As someone trying to develop a CMY watercolor palette, the other real life restriction is what colors of paint are manufactured. From what I've read there isn't an agreed-upon standard pigment for any of the three colors. Yellow and magenta choices seem often to be a matter of taste, but cyan seems more like how well you can approximate the correct color by what's available." CreationDate="2020-08-17T16:24:36.693" UserId="5880" />
  <row Id="10457" PostId="8473" Score="0" Text="Grommet pliers would be the best result to look for tool online." CreationDate="2020-08-17T17:28:55.353" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="10458" PostId="8467" Score="3" Text="&quot;The primary school art class colors red, blue and yellow aren't even a valid set of primary colors!&quot; Actually, I would say that red-blue-yellow is the ONLY *practical* set of primary colors, given the limitations of the real world. All the color theory in the world doesn't change the fact that 99.9999% of the time, mixing magenta paint with yellow paint will result in orange-ish paint, not red. (Although of course, mixing blue paint and yellow paint probably won't get you the nice grass green you wanted, either, which is why they make so many different colors of paint.)" CreationDate="2020-08-17T21:05:21.683" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="10461" PostId="7839" Score="2" Text="They do sell distressed wood wallpaper. probably cheaper than all that printer ink." CreationDate="2020-08-18T04:32:20.773" UserId="2744" />
  <row Id="10463" PostId="4119" Score="0" Text="socks that can’t be darned anymore" CreationDate="2020-08-18T12:25:29.833" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="10464" PostId="8486" Score="0" Text="Just to check, when you rethreaded the spool, you raised the presser foot first?" CreationDate="2020-08-18T21:31:08.693" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10467" PostId="8486" Score="1" Text="Note especially the suggestion to clean the entire bobbin area from accumulated fuzz. It doesn't seem like it would make any difference, but somehow it can." CreationDate="2020-08-18T21:47:26.773" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="10468" PostId="8413" Score="0" Text="@Allison C : Material used for quilts traditionally have the patterns/colours woven in, i.e. the yarn is dyed rather than the design printed onto fabric.This makes for quilts that last for generations. I have a quilt made by my great-great grandmother more than 100 years ago. The colours are stil vibrant. Silk screen prints using quality dyes will last quite a while, though still not as long as well dyed fabric. Printers that surface print inks directly onto fabric is less colour-fast than silk screen prints, while hot transfers (iron-ons) wil fade quickest, and also tend to &quot;crack&quot;." CreationDate="2020-08-19T00:13:28.313" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10469" PostId="8486" Score="2" Text="I encountered a similar problem and it helped me to sew a few stitches turning the hand wheel with the bobbin compartment open so I could see how the top thread moved around the bobbin case and got stuck there. The loops are usually caused by the top thread still being stuck somewhere around the bobbin case while the machine already pulls it tight. When the thread finally comes loose, the thread isn't tightened anymore, which leaves a loop behind." CreationDate="2020-08-19T06:08:26.767" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10470" PostId="81" Score="0" Text="working with a couple of different compressors, i can tell you that the majority of airbrush compressors are about the same volume as a conversation so about 50-60db but some are quieter and some are louder." CreationDate="2020-08-19T14:46:46.973" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10472" PostId="8245" Score="1" Text="@FloraSu -  Absolutely right on the over dilution possibility. I typically add just enough water to make the gesso flow better and then find that a single coat does not cover 100%. So it should be translucent enough to still see an underdrawing without getting too thin." CreationDate="2020-08-20T14:16:43.277" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10473" PostId="8483" Score="0" Text="Interessting, I'll give it a try" CreationDate="2020-08-20T18:42:12.383" UserId="1584" />
  <row Id="10474" PostId="4091" Score="1" Text="One of the links for shredded currency is now dead. However, I found a replacement link that informs users how to send a mail request for shredded US currency for art projects/commercial products: https://www.moneyfactory.gov/services/shreddedcurrency.html" CreationDate="2020-08-20T18:49:58.723" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="10476" PostId="8494" Score="2" Text="Nail polish could work, depending on the plastic.  It would fill better if undiluted.  Put a drop into each pockmark with a toothpick; enough to be proud of the surface.  When it dries, it will shrink and level out.  Then coat the whole surface.  If the eyes are polystyrene, the nail polish should bond, but trying to remove it with acetone would attack the eyes and make a mess of the surface.  If the eyes are polypropylene, the nail polish might peel off if the eyes get handled a lot, but could be OK if just be on display.  It would probably stick to vinyl." CreationDate="2020-08-21T07:47:10.383" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10477" PostId="8492" Score="4" Text="I like your perspective of scars telling a story. I can also pretend that she has **cat**aracts." CreationDate="2020-08-21T15:02:42.897" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="10479" PostId="8494" Score="2" Text="Be careful of putting acetone near plastics - some are badly attacked by it and it could make things worse" CreationDate="2020-08-21T18:53:52.113" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10480" PostId="8492" Score="1" Text="Please note that rather than toothpaste, it's better to use baking soda.  The recommendation to use toothpaste as a mild abrasive actually is due to the inclusion of baking soda, and not all toothpaste includes baking soda, which can lead to a sticky mess with no results!  Another mild abrasive you can try is sunscreen; the higher the SPF value, the higher resultant abrasion." CreationDate="2020-08-21T19:36:27.960" UserId="9179" />
  <row Id="10481" PostId="8492" Score="3" Text="@Arctiic, the common abrasive in toothpaste is extremely fine silica.  But you've got a good point that it's important to verify that the toothpaste contains some kind of abrasive, like silica or baking soda, or make a baking soda paste." CreationDate="2020-08-22T00:35:19.053" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10482" PostId="1976" Score="0" Text="The post was very likely mistagged, as the [style-identification]  tag is relatively new. It has been changed since your answer." CreationDate="2020-08-23T07:39:52.040" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10483" PostId="3288" Score="2" Text="Another idea: at one time it was popular to make rings by bending the handle cut off from silverware with an ornate pattern on it.  You bend it around a dowel or mandrel.  A vise can be used to apply more bending pressure (protect the design)." CreationDate="2020-08-23T18:39:22.090" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10485" PostId="8489" Score="0" Text="[Related](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/8275/)" CreationDate="2020-08-23T18:46:28.457" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10487" PostId="8500" Score="0" Text="Additionally: the horror of having a classy fountain pen, and having to carry that horror with you. Not to mention that the hole of the grip might be incompatible with the diameter of the pen. Even in the first grade, when nobody knew how to hold a pencil, these things were out of sight." CreationDate="2020-08-24T05:51:09.673" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10489" PostId="8500" Score="1" Text="@virolino &quot;The horror of having a classy fountain pen&quot; and using such a grip, you mean? There are less intrusive grips, the image just shows some painfully colourful ones. I'll try to find an image of a more 'mature' grip and add it. Besides, apart form not using the pen, being able to use it comfortably seems like a small sacrifice." CreationDate="2020-08-24T07:11:12.740" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10490" PostId="8500" Score="0" Text="@Joachim: my bad, for not being specific enough. From my point of view, a fountain pen is a &quot;symbol&quot; of fashion, beauty, elegance. The grips you showed are anything but beautiful / attractive. Even in the new picture you added, the grip is not suitable because: 1. It is specific to roll-ball pens - a totally different kind of tool, addressing totally different customers and 2. That grip comes by design with the pen. The best hack to write comfortably with fountain pens is to learn how to do it properly. It is the same with any other tool and with any other activity. IMHO" CreationDate="2020-08-24T08:27:48.227" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10491" PostId="8500" Score="0" Text="@Joachim: pairing fountain pens with grips is like pairing penguin tuxedo's with ripped jeans." CreationDate="2020-08-24T08:31:11.847" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10492" PostId="8500" Score="0" Text="`With the pen in question` so, you mean to say that fountain pens have to be held in a particular special way?" CreationDate="2020-08-24T09:13:22.350" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10493" PostId="8500" Score="2" Text="@Aquarius_Girl no, I mean that the pen might simply be too small for you. A tripod grip is quite common, I think, and a quadropod grip would force even more fingertips on the shaft, so apparently there is no way to properly hold the pen without your fingers touching each other (from my answer: it &quot;might simply not work&quot;)." CreationDate="2020-08-24T10:56:58.523" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10494" PostId="8500" Score="0" Text="@virolino I completely agree. But nowhere in the question is the demand being made that the solution to comfortably holding a pen that is too small should be stylish, aesthetic, or unintrusive." CreationDate="2020-08-24T11:04:12.820" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10495" PostId="8500" Score="0" Text="@Joachim: I looked on the internet for &quot;pen grips&quot;. What I saw seems to help indeed have a better grip while doing nothing, at the cost of worse control during writing - resulting in potentially uglier writing result, or (almost) impossibility to write at all. Moreover, the grips available on some roll-ball pens damage my skin much worse (because they stick to the skin), compared to the shiny polished surface of the fountain pens. I am curious: how much time did you spend writing with fountain pens, while using pen grips? How much without?" CreationDate="2020-08-24T12:54:03.470" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10496" PostId="8504" Score="5" Text="There's no right or wrong.  Hold it in any position that feels comfortable and provides control for writing.  You probably wouldn't want to hold it by the nib because you'd get ink on your fingers.  Try different positions and use what works for you.  Everybody is different (which is why you can find pictures of people holding pens in different ways)." CreationDate="2020-08-24T13:06:32.023" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10497" PostId="8497" Score="0" Text="As this is undoubtedly a &quot;safety eye,&quot; removal without damaging the plush in any way is not possible." CreationDate="2020-08-24T13:17:16.033" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10498" PostId="8504" Score="4" Text="Careful with advertisments and commercial pictures. Most of them are stock images done by photographers and models who have no idea how a scene they recreate looks like in real life. There are whole websites dedicated to making fun of stock images of doctors with stethoscopes over their shoulders (although the kind of specialist depictured wouldn't even use a stethoscope), mechanics holding the wrong tools, musicians holding the instrument incorrectly and people awkwardly placing their hand on computer keyboards, looking uncomfortable but sporting the obligatory toothy smile." CreationDate="2020-08-25T06:01:17.843" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10499" PostId="8506" Score="0" Text="Which part is called the neck?" CreationDate="2020-08-25T06:34:32.983" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10500" PostId="8506" Score="0" Text="I do not know if it is actually called &quot;the neck&quot;. I see the nib as a head, so whatever is just below / above it, holding it, is the neck. Further from there is the body. I see no hands or legs :)" CreationDate="2020-08-25T06:47:15.280" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10502" PostId="8139" Score="0" Text="Strange, the question was pretty straight forward ...two servers from the same manufacturer..are they identical?" CreationDate="2020-08-25T04:50:31.680" UserId="9555" />
  <row Id="10503" PostId="8504" Score="0" Text="Honestly, *both* of those look wrong to me -- I'd go somewhere in the middle :)" CreationDate="2020-08-27T17:59:52.993" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="10504" PostId="8504" Score="1" Text="I am struggling with this question being closed as opinion-based. It is answerable in two ways (what is usually taught and what fits the natural pattern of a user’s hand and feels comfortable for a good while), which are both not individual opinions but rather objective, although there is a certain variance in how the final choice or habit may look for a certain user, the basic principle should be a pretty universal fit. The asker is putting the focus on the same things - customary approach and how to recognize that something is amiss." CreationDate="2020-08-27T20:58:28.097" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="10505" PostId="8504" Score="1" Text="I'm with Stephie on this one.  This is &quot;opinion-based&quot; in the sense that different people can have different opinions on what works best for them, and nobody can know what will work best for someone else.  There are a number of equally correct answers for different people.  However, everyone doesn't know that, and certain positions are taught and there are pictures of other positions.  So this seems like a valid question, which can be factually answered by addressing that there are different positions that will work for different people and (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-08-28T00:28:40.223" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10506" PostId="8504" Score="1" Text="it's a matter of preference and what works for you.  If this had attracted people merely spouting their own preference, that would reinforce the idea that the question is opinion based.  But it attracted several decent answers that address the question in a factual way, which supports the view that the question is answerable in a non-opinion-based way.  I'm going to vote to reopen." CreationDate="2020-08-28T00:28:46.120" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10513" PostId="8521" Score="2" Text="Hello Chris and welcome to A&amp;C!  &#xA;Is there any way of elaborating more on your answer?    &#xA;Having a visual or example of your  answer might be helpful for others to understand." CreationDate="2020-09-03T02:20:00.150" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="10517" PostId="8523" Score="1" Text="Thank you for the detailed information." CreationDate="2020-09-03T08:02:55.293" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10520" PostId="8525" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts&amp;Crafts! Please take the [tour] and have a look at the [help]. Could you please [edit] your post to link a description or instruction of your pattern? That makes it easier for us to help you." CreationDate="2020-09-04T18:49:47.717" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10521" PostId="8527" Score="0" Text="Hi Maggie, can you expand and clarify your answer a little? Are the 'side holes' you're talking about the grooves in cardboard? Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2020-09-04T21:00:15.047" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10522" PostId="8527" Score="1" Text="That idea would work (the liquid version might be easier to apply, fills gaps up to 1/4&quot;, and a number of companies make an equivalent product).  But that stuff is very expensive.  Tamping the paste into the edges would go through a $100 tub of the stuff pretty quickly.  Packing tape, as suggested in Rand al'Thor's answer,  would seem to accomplish the result, it would be much faster to apply, look neater, and it's dirt cheap.  Can you clarify what the benefit would be of using Flex Paste rather than something like tape?" CreationDate="2020-09-05T00:03:53.643" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10525" PostId="144" Score="1" Text="I thought I'd add that you can (and must, when not working in the round) turn your work when knitting or crocheting, whereas you never turn your work when doing Tunisian crochet." CreationDate="2018-06-11T02:03:23.657" UserId="4733" />
  <row Id="10526" PostId="8504" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I partially agree with your reasoning, but I think some parameters have to be set by the OP before a potential answer actually becomes factual or objective or even generally helpful. Right now, the titular question and both questions in the body - &quot;where to hold a pen while writing?&quot;, &quot;what would be considered a proper comfortable way of holding a pen?&quot;, and &quot;how do I know I am holding it wrong?&quot; - are way too broad and can only really be answered by the OP.&#xA;We also shouldn't judge questions by their answers." CreationDate="2020-09-06T12:14:37.527" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10527" PostId="8535" Score="1" Text="Hi Emad, can you focus on the question in your answer? You seem to want to provide information on what oils to use for oil painting and related actions, but the question is whether or not boiled linseed oil can be used in those situations. Furthermore, what do you mean with &quot;hardware brand on black color&quot;, and why do you refer to black and white? Also, please mind your punctuation, as it will improve the legibility of your posts, and give reasons for your advice. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2020-09-06T12:21:25.480" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10528" PostId="8504" Score="0" Text="@joachim please give an example of a proper title for this question so that I can edit it" CreationDate="2020-09-06T12:27:11.747" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10529" PostId="8527" Score="0" Text="Joachim...Thank you. thick Corrugated cardboard Has larger holes on the sides." CreationDate="2020-09-06T13:46:50.597" UserId="9591" />
  <row Id="10530" PostId="8527" Score="0" Text="Fixer1234... I didn’t realize there was that much space to be covered since it was only the sides of cardboard. Packing tape is heavy but I don’t think it holds up to water/humidity if it rained and can’t be painted.  And it’s very expensive. What I meant by “tamping” was a way of “applying“ a small amount first then smoothing it out. The “paste” doesn’t expand so you can control how much you use. It would make a clean finish." CreationDate="2020-09-06T13:57:05.080" UserId="9591" />
  <row Id="10531" PostId="8504" Score="0" Text="I think without describing a reason you think you're holding your pen the wrong way, there is little to solve or comment on. Are photos of people holding their pens differently the only reason you assume you're holding it wrong? And, if so, can you show us how you hold it, and tell us how you  that's impeding your writing?" CreationDate="2020-09-07T07:16:17.360" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10532" PostId="8504" Score="0" Text="@joachim the problem is if we are accustomed to doing a thing in a particular way for 35 years, we may not know that we are doing it wrong or that is the source of trouble." CreationDate="2020-09-07T08:08:42.533" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10533" PostId="8504" Score="1" Text="@Aquarius_Girl, I took a stab at addressing the closure issues.  Feel free to play with what I did." CreationDate="2020-09-07T17:59:33.983" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10534" PostId="8504" Score="1" Text="@Joachim, I added explicit specificity, focus, and context.  Does that solve the closure issues?" CreationDate="2020-09-07T18:05:05.823" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10535" PostId="8538" Score="1" Text="This is actually how the foot pedals on many models work anyway. On an old simple machine, it should be fine, though any built-in light would get dimmer. Many modern machines would be damaged by being run off such a controller. The power supply for the electronics expects to see unmodified mains voltage" CreationDate="2020-09-10T17:48:20.647" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10536" PostId="8538" Score="1" Text="This will often work, but you need to be careful.  Some dimmers work by reducing the voltage, some work by chopping up the line voltage and passing through brief bursts so the load is getting voltage only a fraction of the time (and at a higher frequency).  Some types of motors will do fine within limits, some will overheat with the &quot;wrong&quot; type of controller, which can shorten the life of the sewing machine." CreationDate="2020-09-10T20:37:45.457" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10541" PostId="8439" Score="0" Text="@Jim True...but that was a bad decision by the Russians. If the pencil tip breaks, it would hover around and could get into someone's eye or into some critical instrument and damage something." CreationDate="2020-09-13T01:07:49.673" UserId="9451" />
  <row Id="10552" PostId="8543" Score="2" Text="Hello Mr.Boy and welcome to A&amp;C!&#xA;I agree, that maybe doing a burn stamp of the image onto wood would be an effective way of getting an overall natural wood effect. and keeping it related to your company." CreationDate="2020-09-15T15:38:35.387" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="10553" PostId="8546" Score="0" Text="I'm curious about sealing the grain during seasoning, won't that impede the water leaving the wood?" CreationDate="2020-09-16T08:38:01.983" UserId="9622" />
  <row Id="10554" PostId="8546" Score="0" Text="Regarding a plank, could this simply be cut as a slice from the same wood rather than a round... ask the arborist to produce a few when he fells a tree? What's the advantage of a plank over a round?" CreationDate="2020-09-16T08:39:36.240" UserId="9622" />
  <row Id="10555" PostId="8546" Score="1" Text="@Mr.Boy yes, it would.  The point is that fast drying causes more cracking, especially when it's uneven as it would be at the ends. My [self-answer at woodworking](https://woodworking.stackexchange.com/a/10720/1344) provides a crude experiment, though I force-dried the piece with the ends sealed." CreationDate="2020-09-16T08:40:47.387" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10556" PostId="8546" Score="1" Text="Cutting a slice (or a few) in the opposite direction when felling is possible.  They are likely to bend in drying rather than crack badly, and a bend can be planed or even sawn out (if you need to).  This, combined with wanting to dry through the sides at not the end-grain to avoid cracking, means a plank can be dried faster." CreationDate="2020-09-16T08:43:36.030" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10558" PostId="191" Score="0" Text="For making pens, you generally need a mandrel to hold the blank , so you would typically need a lathe with a &quot;morse taper&quot; in the headstock, to push the mandrel into. There are some really cheap rubbish lathes out there that don't have morse tapers." CreationDate="2020-09-16T10:33:53.140" UserId="9494" />
  <row Id="10559" PostId="8543" Score="1" Text="if you're burning the logo on, &quot;pyrography&quot; is the name for drawing by burning." CreationDate="2020-09-16T13:04:29.420" UserId="8674" />
  <row Id="10562" PostId="8550" Score="0" Text="good idea on the fishing line, that seems like a lighter option. I'll check out my local hobby lobby and see if I some balsa wood." CreationDate="2020-09-17T15:24:50.327" UserId="9629" />
  <row Id="10566" PostId="8549" Score="2" Text="If you're going to use a candle for heat, use something other than a plastic bag for the skin.  The air inside gets very hot and plastic bags quickly melt through.  Even in the &quot;tall&quot; orientation so the plastic is far above the flame (I used to make mini hot air balloons from large plastic bags), you'll be lucky to get a few minutes of air time.  If you're going to go through the work of building an aircraft, use a skin that will take the heat.  Tissue paper will last a lot longer than plastic bags, especially if you treat it (think of the Japanese &quot;paper bag&quot; candle balloons)." CreationDate="2020-09-17T17:39:34.193" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10567" PostId="8549" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234, okay, tissue paper was another thing I was thinking of, I'll probably use that then." CreationDate="2020-09-17T17:55:01.120" UserId="9629" />
  <row Id="10569" PostId="8549" Score="0" Text="An important thing to remember about airships is that lift goes up as the cube of size, while mass goes up as the square.  This hits you *hard* when making a small airship: it needs to be a meter or two long just to lift its own weight." CreationDate="2020-09-17T21:48:16.257" UserId="762" />
  <row Id="10570" PostId="8471" Score="0" Text="Some people use printer toner refills as pigments (you don't get white though)  By &quot;acrylic&quot; do you mean artists colours (rather than acrylic house paint)?" CreationDate="2020-09-18T13:43:04.690" UserId="9494" />
  <row Id="10571" PostId="191" Score="0" Text="@BobT good to know, I haven't seen that before." CreationDate="2020-09-18T14:29:04.963" UserId="43" />
  <row Id="10572" PostId="191" Score="0" Text="There are some really cheap $100 pressed metal lathes out there that don't have a hollow headstock, so can't be used for pen making. (Can't really use them for bowl turning either, except with sacrificial blocks and a faceplate)" CreationDate="2020-09-18T22:56:01.960" UserId="9494" />
  <row Id="10574" PostId="8559" Score="2" Text="Hi Nate, I haven't tried this, but I *think* the tempera will not adhere to the acrylic, but you might be able to find a proper grounding technique. Sealing afterwards seems like a necessity, as handling the miniatures will likely abrade the paint. I hope someone else here has experience with this. And welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2020-09-22T17:28:59.773" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10575" PostId="8554" Score="1" Text="If you are painting in transparent layers you will need to use some sort of medium. Fattier in this case does not mean more pigment from the tube, but fattier mediums. Meaning, by ratio, less solvent (&quot;thinner&quot;), more and increasingly heavy oils and usually some dammar varnish.  The idea is to _thin_ out the amount of pigment suspended in the medium (which can be thick), not just add more thinner.       Stand oil is absolutely amazing to work with for this, and there are pre-made glazing mediums and varnishes." CreationDate="2020-09-22T21:12:36.383" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10576" PostId="8551" Score="0" Text="One thing to consider, if this is an electric guitar, is what adding a plate of metal will do to the instrument electronically, ie. grounding issues, and or acting as a noise source, how it might interfere with the pickups, etc..." CreationDate="2020-09-22T21:23:23.747" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10577" PostId="8131" Score="0" Text="Find any solution?" CreationDate="2020-09-22T21:31:54.337" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10578" PostId="8090" Score="3" Text="Isn't this basically an extension of a question you already asked?  [Planes of the head](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/8099/planes-of-the-head)  Sure, you added extreme angles, but the question at the core is essentially the same: &quot;How do understand and use the Loomis method of drawing a head?&quot;" CreationDate="2020-09-22T21:35:06.380" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10580" PostId="628" Score="0" Text="12B!? I find 5B extremely soft, 12B must almost be liquid." CreationDate="2020-09-22T21:56:28.953" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10581" PostId="8564" Score="2" Text="Designing a line control and retrieval system doesn't seem to be within the scope of a crafting project covered by the site.  Brainstorming an approach is too broad, designing a system seems too broad, and the design requirements would be a much better fit on the Engineering site.  I edited one of the trio of questions so it was about crafting the line rather than flying a kite (off-topic).  I'm not sure A&amp;C is the right site for this one." CreationDate="2020-09-23T20:31:26.927" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10582" PostId="8559" Score="2" Text="Just a suspicion, but I would expect tempera to at least bleed with any water-based coating.  You might be able to mix in something that would add some water resistance once dry (a little PVA glue?).  It only needs to stay intact until the seal coating is mostly dry.  But this is all speculation, never tried it." CreationDate="2020-09-23T22:31:21.207" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10583" PostId="8563" Score="2" Text="I would look at fishing line.  It is light in weight, available in different strengths and in huge spools, particularly for big game fishing, which requires serious line lengths.  The hardware for game fishing might also address your related question on managing the line.  Posting this as a comment because I'm not a kite flyer or fisherman, and have no hands-on experience." CreationDate="2020-09-23T23:08:32.720" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10584" PostId="8563" Score="1" Text="I'd like to issue a warning that if your kite will be a big and flying as high as it sounds, you absolutely need to anchor it to the ground. There are some commercial display kites that are required to be anchored to a car of a minimum weight (like an SUV). Please keep your own safety in mind." CreationDate="2020-09-24T06:18:33.833" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10585" PostId="8566" Score="1" Text="Before I asked the questions, and before I read your answers, I did not even know how / what to search on the net regarding the subject of kites. I made a short search on Amazon, and I did not find the monster string you described. What length does is it have? I am curious. I will keep searching. I am not in the US, btw." CreationDate="2020-09-24T06:24:49.380" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10586" PostId="8563" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234: for a first draft, I will try fishing line. Most likely, ordinary fishing line, not the one suitable for whale fishing (ignoring that whales are not fish). Maybe even the fishing reeling &quot;system&quot;." CreationDate="2020-09-24T06:46:09.757" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10587" PostId="8569" Score="0" Text="I also thought about making the line shiny somehow, or attaching to it some small reflective pebbles / cylinders - every X meters. What would be such &quot;pebbles&quot;?" CreationDate="2020-09-24T13:21:17.580" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10588" PostId="8567" Score="0" Text="The idea is good for long term, or for a dedicated enthusiast. For my level I would prefer something more simple, I am not sure what. +1 for the idea, anyway." CreationDate="2020-09-24T13:27:21.640" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10589" PostId="8559" Score="2" Text="Thanks for the insight and suggestions. I had a notion to add a little PVA as a binder, so I'll experiment a bit and will update my post with the results." CreationDate="2020-09-24T13:53:43.573" UserId="9650" />
  <row Id="10590" PostId="8569" Score="1" Text="@virolino, I wouldn't count on either variation working.  The kite line is vanishingly thin from a distance and reflections depend on a lot of variables.  Just because you have a reflective spot doesn't mean sunlight will reflect in your direction.  Cylinders of any length will interfere with line handling, and small bands every few meters aren't likely to be perceived as a pattern, so there's a good chance they wouldn't be visible.  A spiral wrap would be close to complete coverage.  With mid-day use when the sun is close to overhead, (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-09-24T15:27:46.710" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10591" PostId="8569" Score="0" Text="some portion  of the line would reflect sunlight coming from some direction.  The tiny speckles of reflected light in close to a continuous line would form a pattern, making it more perceivable.  To a pilot, the kite line will be competing for attention with the entirety of the great outdoors.  A few bright speckles of random visual noise will get filtered out before it gets to the pilot's brain." CreationDate="2020-09-24T15:27:53.570" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10592" PostId="8569" Score="1" Text="I've upvoted your answer as it is a direct reply to &quot;how to make visible&quot; and is certainly a great idea. Even a ton of Christmas tinsel attached every few inches should provide for reflectivity. It's not practical, I believe, due to labor, weight and drag, but still a good idea. Probably more practical would be a battery operated emergency strobe on the kite." CreationDate="2020-09-24T15:51:28.133" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="10593" PostId="8569" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u, an emergency strobe is a great idea.  You should add that to your answer." CreationDate="2020-09-24T16:07:09.500" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10595" PostId="8564" Score="0" Text="I agree with fixer1234. Adding that you like to see a &quot;crafty&quot; solution doesn't solve that issue, I fear." CreationDate="2020-09-24T20:06:17.970" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10596" PostId="8565" Score="0" Text="I have a slight issue with the appropriateness of this question on A&amp;C: even though the *solution* might be, the *problem* here is not one based on craft or art, but purely on safety." CreationDate="2020-09-24T20:11:55.763" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10597" PostId="8568" Score="0" Text="The kite itself might not pose a real threat, unless seen from the side. The line is the one which can be very difficult to spot, until it is too late. I do not really understand why all 3 questions fit better in Engineering.I suspect only one to need it." CreationDate="2020-09-25T05:22:16.577" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10598" PostId="8572" Score="0" Text="Hi Paul, since your question is about customizing a generic household item, and there is no artistic angle to it or any type of craft involved, it is off-topic on Arts &amp; Crafts. If you want to, I or another moderator can migrate the question to [Home Improvement/DIY SE](https://diy.stackexchange.com)." CreationDate="2020-09-26T07:30:57.800" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10599" PostId="8572" Score="1" Text="@Joachim, this wouldn't be on-topic there.  Home Improvement is limited to things related to the structure, infrastructure/utilities, and to a limited extent, major appliances that typically convey with the house.  The OP doesn't describe what the mat is for, but such non-slip mats are often a tool/accessory for crafting work.  Creating a mat and preparing it for use (selecting material, etc.), seems like it would be within the site's scope from that perspective.  Also, neoprene is a common crafting material, so the material characteristics seem relevant." CreationDate="2020-09-26T08:17:21.627" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10600" PostId="8572" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Good points, and thanks for the info on Home Improvement." CreationDate="2020-09-26T09:04:44.850" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10601" PostId="8573" Score="0" Text="Thanks for taking the time to comment.  I washed a small square and indeed the &quot;residue&quot; appears to come off, leaving a slippery finish, without a hint of tackyness (which is moderately annoying).  Do you know if there are there different types of neoprene with a specific descriptive term I should look for (other than &quot;non-slip&quot; or &quot;grippy&quot;)? Te sheet is 2mm thick but slightly more rigid than the existing smaller peices." CreationDate="2020-09-26T15:15:28.440" UserId="9662" />
  <row Id="10602" PostId="8573" Score="0" Text="@PaulEden, even if the pad feels slippery because it's very smooth, if it is soft and rubbery, it won't slide around, and it will work for keeping items on it in place if there isn't a lot of vibration.  If there's vibration, like from using power tools on the same surface or in a car, you would need a version that's super soft and a little tacky.  I'm not aware of a use for that other than non-slip pads or sound deadeners, and those are the only forms I've seen it sold in.  So &quot;non-slip&quot; seems like the key search term.  &quot;Elastomeric&quot; is sometimes used.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-09-26T18:24:38.043" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10603" PostId="8573" Score="0" Text="The really soft, tacky material is often butyl rubber rather than neoprene.  When it's used in sound deadening pads, it typically has a liner so stuff doesn't stick to it.  You could try making your own pad from silicone caulk.  Thin it with mineral spirits to make it liquid, then spread it into a sheet.  Give it several days to dry and cure.  It won't be tacky, but it will be very soft and will work for this purpose.  You can make it on a stippled surface or duct tape so it has some texture.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-09-26T18:25:13.970" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10604" PostId="8573" Score="0" Text="Another thing that works pretty well is sold as a non-skid rubber mesh or netting.  It's used under rugs and to line tool drawers so tools don't slide around." CreationDate="2020-09-26T18:25:35.000" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10605" PostId="8573" Score="0" Text="&quot;non-slip shelf mat&quot; might be what @fixer1234 is referring to.  That's good stuff though fairly easy to damage with sharp metal tools" CreationDate="2020-09-27T19:25:57.413" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10606" PostId="8576" Score="0" Text="I used nail polish remover and elbow grease. Thank you." CreationDate="2020-09-27T22:53:49.477" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="10607" PostId="8577" Score="0" Text="Overall good points, but note that this will only help readers setting out to buy a pen. The OP simply wrote “I have a pen”, it may have been given as a gift or acquired in another way the asker couldn’t influence." CreationDate="2020-09-28T04:29:59.513" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="10608" PostId="8565" Score="1" Text="@joachim: I agree with you, these questions are somewhere between Crafts, Hacks and Engineering. There are pro's and con's for either place." CreationDate="2020-09-28T06:54:57.973" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10609" PostId="8568" Score="0" Text="Additionally, the tails of the kite can be made reflective and omnidirectional with an acceptable level of success, quite cheaply I guess. Thus, the kite itself is not not the main matter of concern." CreationDate="2020-09-28T06:58:03.027" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10610" PostId="8571" Score="0" Text="Thanks! Fully emptying the pencil and then pushing up a new lead loosened a bunch of graphite shards and now it's working nicely." CreationDate="2020-09-28T08:18:03.590" UserId="9656" />
  <row Id="10611" PostId="8577" Score="0" Text="@Stephie, that's what I said in the first paragraph.  For someone who already has such a pen and can't, or doesn't want to, return/exchange it, my suggestion in the next to last paragraph was to limit how much you use it.  The basic suggestion is for everyday writing, to buy a pen that's comfortable to use.  For whatever reason a person wants to keep a pen that isn't comfortable to use, it doesn't mean that they need to use it for their everyday writing.  It isn't something that can be properly fixed by changing how you hold the pen." CreationDate="2020-09-28T09:33:51.817" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10612" PostId="8565" Score="0" Text="re: last edit, I doubt glitter paint would work.  You'd lose a lot of light going through the binder in both directions, and there would probably be much less than full coverage of glitter. You might be able to adhering a complete coating of glitter to the line, but it wouldn't hold up to handling.  The line needs to be visible from at least two city blocks away.  Experiment with the amount of reflective surface needed to see it that far away.  Fluorescent or phosphorescent paint doesn't put out useful amounts of light for this.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-09-28T10:09:47.933" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10613" PostId="8565" Score="0" Text="You need very intense light.  The line is too thin to see.  You're relying on getting enough light on the person's retina to register, even though they can't actually distinguish the source." CreationDate="2020-09-28T10:09:54.313" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10614" PostId="8578" Score="0" Text="Often what is called epoxy in the consumer market is actually polyester. More importantly most polyester/epoxy contains fiberglass or other fill which strengthens and lowers cost. You would need to define any fill to  get close to a strength estimate." CreationDate="2020-09-29T20:58:37.123" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="10615" PostId="8131" Score="1" Text="Not really, but I think it was just too wet. This is the first time I've reused clay (my normal pottery class is closed while we get Covid under control in Australia) so it's all a learning process!" CreationDate="2020-10-01T01:04:48.933" UserId="9152" />
  <row Id="10617" PostId="8582" Score="0" Text="I honestly seen/thought almost all these solutions before but thank you for putting them together here which is great for other people to see. Also, providing the correct names of the materials is a big help." CreationDate="2020-10-02T01:37:04.497" UserId="9675" />
  <row Id="10618" PostId="8582" Score="0" Text="Syringe is what I will try because it is sturdy like a bottle. My only problem with it is the protruding plunger, it consumes unecessary space, I'm thinking of cutting it and have just one when I need it. I will then attach a capped nozzle with epoxy. Do you mind highlighting (make it bold maybe) the names of the materials in your answer for easy reference? Thank you." CreationDate="2020-10-02T01:48:19.740" UserId="9675" />
  <row Id="10619" PostId="8582" Score="1" Text="@dpp, a couple of thoughts for syringes.  1. You don't need to attach a separate nozzle.  The syringe ends in a nozzle.  You just need some form of removable cap.  you can easily make one from a tip designed to attach to the syringe, a piece of soft tubing that you seal, or mold a cap out of a little silicone caulk.  Syringes are usually made of polyethylene, and epoxy won't bond well with that, anyway.  2. You can get syringes with a removable pusher for the plunger.  A lot of printer ink refill kits come with the ink in those.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-10-02T03:28:50.427" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10620" PostId="8582" Score="0" Text="If you buy syringes, they're typically a few dollars each, and you can clean and reuse them.  If you cut off the plunger stem, you can find a way to push the plunger in.  But it will be hard to get it out again for reuse.  If it was me, I'd go with the lotion tubes.  They're essentially what paint comes in, they work, they're easy to fill and use, and they're an inexpensive solution." CreationDate="2020-10-02T03:29:22.760" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10621" PostId="8578" Score="0" Text="Epoxy for table tops typically involves using it for a coating, fill with another material like wood, or as a way to embed stuff, usually on a backing.  Glass is typically a sheet. The fact that epoxy is regularly used for table tops implies that it's suitable (hard enough, won't melt, etc.).  It's possible that the required thickness for strength might be different.  Someone could do a side-by-side comparison of the material characteristics for a resin and a glass commonly used for table tops.  If the purpose is just assurance that a table won't break, they don't if they're properly designed." CreationDate="2020-10-02T04:38:03.477" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10622" PostId="8578" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234: that is exactly where I wanted to get! :) What does it mean to &quot;properly design&quot;? I was hoping that when I start working, I will NOT need to learn everything only by experimenting and mistaking." CreationDate="2020-10-02T05:07:04.890" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10623" PostId="8582" Score="0" Text="thanks for the heads up about polyethylene stuff, I didn't know that. Regarding the plunger problem when its empty, maybe I can install a thread or hook to pull it, I'll figure it out. I already tried one type of lotion tube with big lid and the spout and lid gets messy if you push it down the palette. I find capped nozzle appealing. I learned a lot!" CreationDate="2020-10-02T06:18:09.590" UserId="9675" />
  <row Id="10624" PostId="8563" Score="0" Text="I would start with buying a kite, ready made or a set to make a kite, and get used to what kites are and how they behave. Then when you have some experience you go to a site where kite people hang out and start with reading and asking questions, best a site where people in your country come. And remember that high flying kites may be a problem for air traffic and may be forbidden." CreationDate="2020-10-03T11:55:29.990" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="10625" PostId="8584" Score="2" Text="[Understanding Comics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Comics) by Scott McCloud is an excellent book on narrative devices like this in comics." CreationDate="2020-10-04T15:03:02.080" UserId="2518" />
  <row Id="10627" PostId="8589" Score="0" Text="Congrats for your your project. And thanks for sharing the info. I did not know that there are different epoxy recipes for different purposes. Maybe you will take the time and install some legs on that table, and afterwards tell us how it holds? :) +1" CreationDate="2020-10-05T05:12:16.907" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10628" PostId="8586" Score="0" Text="Great idea, thank you! I'll give it a shot and update with how it goes!" CreationDate="2020-10-05T06:09:41.353" UserId="9688" />
  <row Id="10630" PostId="8587" Score="3" Text="+1 for this being the correct answer, but also noting that the example image is actually an exception to this rule, where the division appears to be highlighting the different senses Daredevil is using (note where the divisions are taking place)." CreationDate="2020-10-05T13:31:54.387" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10632" PostId="3777" Score="0" Text="This is a very meager answer - can you expand on it?" CreationDate="2020-10-06T10:09:11.243" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10633" PostId="8584" Score="0" Text="[Related](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/8258/how-to-tell-a-story-through-pencil-drawings)" CreationDate="2020-10-06T10:13:55.563" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10635" PostId="8565" Score="0" Text="I think the easiest way to solve the problem would be not to fly a kite near airplanes and helicopters." CreationDate="2020-10-06T15:22:42.510" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10636" PostId="8581" Score="0" Text="Accepted answer sure is comprehensive but it missed an easy solution: use the bottles, fill with your oil paint and then add a thin layer of linseed oil to cover the paint and seal it from air. Voila!" CreationDate="2020-10-06T20:32:22.610" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10637" PostId="8565" Score="0" Text="&quot;low flying helicopters...&quot;   If you are flying kites where this is an issue then you are at more risk than they are!" CreationDate="2020-10-06T20:37:24.730" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10638" PostId="8564" Score="0" Text="There are a variety of simple spools for this kind of thing... quite common. Not sure what the issue is. Have you tried googling or looking next to the kites in the kite store?" CreationDate="2020-10-06T20:40:11.880" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10640" PostId="8581" Score="0" Text="Forgot to mention that the bottles or jars should be glass. Plastics will react, some sooner some later, with the oils and solvents in the paint, possibly with the pigments themselves." CreationDate="2020-10-06T20:48:44.157" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10641" PostId="8017" Score="1" Text="Interesting question... though it is asking for opinions more than solutions, so not sure its a good fit for site. Edited the original to remove additional &quot;related&quot; questions that could be in their own separate post." CreationDate="2020-10-06T21:02:47.093" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10642" PostId="8017" Score="4" Text="What advantage are you seeking by hand weaving your canvasses? The ancient Incan's wove fabric by hand at over 300 threads per inch, fine enough to be waterproof (pre-colonial gore-tex), so it is possible to hand loom a tight weave but the time it will take and the skill and effort required to keep the weave regular enough would make it totally impractical IMO." CreationDate="2020-10-06T21:08:41.290" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10644" PostId="8597" Score="1" Text="Can you add a photo of the glider, and/or a link to a product listing for the glider (if it's a commercially available product) or the foam you made it out of (if it's homemade)?" CreationDate="2020-10-06T22:53:34.733" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10645" PostId="8597" Score="0" Text="@csk, it will be something along the lines of [this](https://www.amazon.com/Styrofoam-Gliders-Wingspan-Color-Paint/dp/B00K3SQ8HS/ref=pd_lpo_21_t_1/139-6371836-7581217?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B00K3SQ8HS&amp;pd_rd_r=0771da65-895d-4ef7-81ca-9f3d605bc3b1&amp;pd_rd_w=9ofhz&amp;pd_rd_wg=GfNXQ&amp;pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&amp;pf_rd_r=P1Y63361HMR4YHGRAJZ3&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=P1Y63361HMR4YHGRAJZ3) although I might buy a different version locally but it's the same general thing." CreationDate="2020-10-06T23:18:23.830" UserId="9629" />
  <row Id="10646" PostId="8017" Score="1" Text="Do you already have a loom? If not, what loom were you considering purchasing?" CreationDate="2020-10-07T04:31:50.237" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10647" PostId="8017" Score="2" Text="Try asking on the forums of [Ravelry](https://www.ravelry.com/). While it's mostly a site for knitters and crocheters, there are a fair number of weavers on there, and even some weaving-specific groups." CreationDate="2020-10-07T04:34:31.273" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10648" PostId="8598" Score="2" Text="A heated knife is also a very useful tool.  Old kitchen knives tend to be better than craft knives for this. Personally I wouldn't use either of my soldering irons because I want to keep them clean for soldering and the fumes from styrofoam at full iron temperature are unpleasant at best, toxic at worst.  Good ventilation is essential" CreationDate="2020-10-07T10:58:10.380" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10649" PostId="8565" Score="0" Text="@rebusB: I am not in an area near an airport or heavy air traffic. But in case of some emergency, a helicopter might appear where no helicopter appeared before. Also, I once saw a formation of 3-5 military airplanes flying quite low (maybe even in the flight range of a normal kite). I have no idea what they were doing there. So, I want to be &quot;safe&quot; even in unexpected situations." CreationDate="2020-10-08T05:25:04.193" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10650" PostId="8564" Score="0" Text="@rebusB: actually, I searched. but I found only solutions for &quot;short&quot; lines. If the line is very long (like I have in mind), then they would not be able to handle the length and the weight. If you were luckier and found something more suitable, please help me with a link or a picture. I would be most grateful." CreationDate="2020-10-08T05:33:35.267" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10653" PostId="8605" Score="0" Text="Hi Alan, your answer is both very meager (in regards to content as well as grammatically), and it doesn't add anything to the existing answers. Can you expand on this or provide more options?" CreationDate="2020-10-10T20:32:15.063" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10658" PostId="8610" Score="0" Text="EVA Foam ABSOLUTELY moves and is actually more flexible than the heavier leathers that would be used for a project like this. Not to mention that faux leather is very uncomfortable to wear..." CreationDate="2020-10-13T14:23:47.040" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10659" PostId="8372" Score="1" Text="I can confirm that faux leather is very uncomfortable. I often use it in costumes as a &quot;test&quot; to make sure a design will work before investing in much more expensive real leather, and it's dreadful to wear." CreationDate="2020-10-13T14:26:34.797" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10660" PostId="8608" Score="1" Text="The actual fact is that a door was cut right through the painting, so the part referred to was simply removed from the painting. See the [Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Supper_(Leonardo)) for details." CreationDate="2020-10-14T07:02:55.337" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10661" PostId="8611" Score="1" Text="How permanent do you need the ink to be? Most paints and inks are damaged by UV light or by acids in the paper, so where/how do you want to store your journals and how long do you need the writing to last? Would changes in color be accaptable as long as the writing stays legible?" CreationDate="2020-10-15T05:59:23.973" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10662" PostId="8611" Score="0" Text="I guess &quot;permanent&quot; refers to water-resistent. I am interested in the subject too. During university, a colleague used to use a black ink, water-resistent. To prove, he would spit on the written paper, &quot;massage&quot; the area, and the ink was perfectly unaffected. Later I asked him about it, but he did not remember any more what he used. So the info is (temporarily?) lost. We were using &quot;normal&quot; fountain pens, not roll balls." CreationDate="2020-10-15T07:08:49.800" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="10663" PostId="8610" Score="1" Text="oh my bad, i thought people were talking about stiff foam sheets." CreationDate="2020-10-15T12:38:54.750" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10664" PostId="8611" Score="0" Text="Since I'm thinking primarily of journaling, my main concern is for waterproofness and that the ink won't fade (that it will stay legible).  I have a journal from ten years ago that was written in ballpoint ink and it is now a faint yellow, I'd like to avoid that. Withstanding UV would be nice but isn't critical since the journals will generally be closed." CreationDate="2020-10-15T13:32:49.577" UserId="877" />
  <row Id="10665" PostId="8610" Score="0" Text="Nope, it's the stuff sold as &quot;craft foam&quot; or brand names like &quot;foamies,&quot; soft pliable sheets rather than stiff packing/insulation foam. Very different. :) EVA foam is similar enough to leather that it's frequently used for mocking up pieces before cutting the leather for the final product." CreationDate="2020-10-15T13:48:17.010" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10668" PostId="8613" Score="0" Text="Hi nonnaisaquilter, I edited your question - since you tagged it with quilting, I assumed you want to cut these holes in fabric. If not, you can [edit](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/posts/8613/edit) the post yourself, or perform a rollback to the initial state. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2020-10-15T19:56:43.217" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10669" PostId="8615" Score="0" Text="Template plastic is actually an existing product that can be purchased, and is fairly thin so it can be cut by standard household scissors: https://www.joann.com/heavy-duty-plastic-templates/4793428.html I would guess this is the type of plastic the question refers to based on context." CreationDate="2020-10-15T21:15:15.083" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10670" PostId="8613" Score="0" Text="The question wording has been edited and may imply a different meaning.  Is the question about how to cut/create the template, or how to cut the fabric?" CreationDate="2020-10-15T21:22:25.340" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10671" PostId="8614" Score="1" Text="The links are all for *paper* cutting tools. It seems unlikely that they would work on fabric." CreationDate="2020-10-15T22:56:05.363" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10672" PostId="8610" Score="1" Text="lol yeah i got it. i was like who is using hard foam as an alt leather. that doesn't seem like it would work." CreationDate="2020-10-15T22:57:37.877" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10673" PostId="8614" Score="0" Text="Until the OP confirms the objective, the wording appears to reference cutting holes in plastic. Fabric can be cut with hole punches as long as the punch is not abused by cutting abrasive material. Our makerspace has similar items and are used with great results." CreationDate="2020-10-15T23:49:36.820" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="10675" PostId="8618" Score="0" Text="Hi Lee. You don't really answer the question, and it sounds a little like you're trying to advertize. Do you have experience with this product, and have you tried similar ones?" CreationDate="2020-10-16T22:35:04.990" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10676" PostId="8611" Score="1" Text="Well, graphite and charcoal pencils are extremely lightfast and waterproof, but prone to smearing. If you're comfortable to move away from the ball pens, this is a very cheap and good alternative. Apart from that, good old [iron gall ink](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_gall_ink) was favored for several hundred years because it was the most lightfast and waterproof ink at the time." CreationDate="2020-10-17T08:34:43.867" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10677" PostId="8613" Score="2" Text="It would help a lot if you could [edit] your question and describe what exactly you want to achieve. Any hole you cut into fabric will stretch and weaken the fabric in thar area. For example, if you want to put an 1 inch eyelet into a fabric and cut a 1 inch hole for it, the eyelet **will fall out** because the hole wil stretch. If you want a 1/4 inch hole, I wouldn't cut at all but gently push the threads aside until I could fit a 1/4 inch knitting needle through." CreationDate="2020-10-17T08:45:36.667" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10679" PostId="5574" Score="0" Text="Not really.  The foundry I worked in used mostly solid polystyrene and some wax for larger parts and short runs ( not many) parts . Never saw foam patterns, I expect they would produce a rough surface . Not to split hairs ,but we poured both investment molds and shell cast ." CreationDate="2020-10-17T21:22:07.147" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="10680" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="First decide what &quot;molten metal&quot; is; does it melt at room temperature of at 3000 F ?" CreationDate="2020-10-18T14:56:12.793" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="10681" PostId="8619" Score="0" Text="The original question could use some clarification.  Most readers interpreted it to mean that the OP is looking for a general purpose mold material that can be used with any common casting metal (and the OP's response seems consistent with that).  However, it could also be interpreted to mean that the OP wants to cast something from molten metal, and the metal and its characteristics aren't important or are unspecified.  In that case, there are some metals that melt at a low enough temperature to use cardboard molds, and amalgams that can be molded at room temperature.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-10-18T18:27:55.573" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10682" PostId="8619" Score="0" Text="Answering that interpretation would benefit from more criteria from the OP to avoid a potentially endless collection of specific examples that may not be relevant to the OP's unspecified needs.  BTW, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts." CreationDate="2020-10-18T18:28:02.010" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10683" PostId="5570" Score="0" Text="re: microwave melting -- there are inexpensive microwave kilns that will melt small amounts (&quot;jewelry&quot; quantities) of many metals." CreationDate="2020-10-18T18:38:01.623" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10684" PostId="8619" Score="0" Text="True, I interpreted 'any' as 'some' rather than 'every', which may not be what the OP meant." CreationDate="2020-10-18T22:00:30.377" UserId="9749" />
  <row Id="10685" PostId="5574" Score="0" Text="@blacksmith37 Yep, that's &quot;lost foam&quot; casting; polystyrene is foam. The surface depends on the surface of the foam piece, with smoother starting pieces giving smoother results. My experience was art-based casting, with an instructor who adapted industrial polystyrene casting to artistic purposes in our foundry." CreationDate="2020-10-19T00:12:22.943" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10686" PostId="5574" Score="0" Text="Foam is foam ,solid is solid , polystyrene can be either." CreationDate="2020-10-19T01:55:57.140" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="10688" PostId="5574" Score="0" Text="&quot;Polystyrene&quot; is a substance colloquially referred to as &quot;foam.&quot; It seems this is just an argument of semantics at this point." CreationDate="2020-10-19T13:10:54.247" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10689" PostId="5574" Score="0" Text="Look at Wikipedia under polystyrene." CreationDate="2020-10-19T18:59:32.277" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="10690" PostId="5574" Score="0" Text="If you want to argue semantics, please do it with someone else. I am not interested." CreationDate="2020-10-19T19:13:06.440" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10691" PostId="8621" Score="0" Text="Hi Ailita! Just as a heads-up: your answer contains a lot of information that is already provided in the accepted answer. Please check out the [Tour](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/tour) and our [Help section](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help) to get yourself familiarized with the Stack Exchange platform. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2020-10-20T08:32:26.743" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10692" PostId="8622" Score="0" Text="What kind of slot? To attach it to the wooden wheels, or as a profile for the wheels to have more grip on the ground?" CreationDate="2020-10-20T12:22:31.953" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10693" PostId="8622" Score="1" Text="I was thinking the slot would help secure the rubber wheel to the wooden rim, having tread or not is not essential" CreationDate="2020-10-20T13:04:04.367" UserId="9760" />
  <row Id="10694" PostId="8622" Score="0" Text="Are the strollers toys for your children to push around their dolls in? Or are they for you to push around your children in? If the latter, I would do some research about how to make a safe stroller." CreationDate="2020-10-20T15:04:05.047" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10695" PostId="8622" Score="0" Text="@csk good thing to clarify, this is for the kids to push dolls in" CreationDate="2020-10-20T15:05:50.860" UserId="9760" />
  <row Id="10696" PostId="8623" Score="1" Text="You could glue inner tube rubber - not with patch cement but with contact adhesive  or gel superglue. Neither will hold against attempts to peel the rubber away, but should work in this case. This wouldn't work for a tyre, as that's too stiff." CreationDate="2020-10-20T18:14:33.080" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10697" PostId="8623" Score="0" Text="I'd use a hybrid or commuter tyre - just enough tread to bury the nail in especially if you drive it with a punch, but quiet and easy rolling. And you should be able to pick one or two up for free (I'm too far away to provide one)" CreationDate="2020-10-20T18:15:39.413" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10698" PostId="8624" Score="0" Text="I appreciate the alternative ideas, I might try the plasti-dip option before springing for bike tires." CreationDate="2020-10-20T19:22:41.700" UserId="9760" />
  <row Id="10699" PostId="8623" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH I was considering suggesting glue for the inner tube, but I wasn't sure if it would hold. Thanks for the info. I added it to my answer." CreationDate="2020-10-20T20:55:41.647" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10700" PostId="8625" Score="2" Text="I doubt there is a one-size-fits-all calculation because packaging depends on the sturdiness, size and shape of the object as well as the weight. Marketing aspects play a role, too. A game controller doesn't need half as much foam as depicted in your image, but a big package full of foam looks more valuable than a small package without foam. Can you [edit] your post and add some details about what exactly your goal or problem is? What kind of object do you want to package?" CreationDate="2020-10-21T05:37:29.627" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10701" PostId="8624" Score="1" Text="@stackoverfloweth you really should be able to get used tyres for free if you ask around" CreationDate="2020-10-21T07:57:32.890" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10702" PostId="8623" Score="0" Text="I've made a wallet using an old inner tube, so I've tried a few things.  this is easier than I had to deal with - a larger contact area and a rigid substrate" CreationDate="2020-10-21T07:58:43.987" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10703" PostId="8625" Score="1" Text="And are you actually looking for a proper way to pack something, or for an existing study? This is not really the proper place to ask for the latter." CreationDate="2020-10-21T10:15:14.117" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10704" PostId="8625" Score="3" Text="Having packed some very fragile things in the past (for work), if it's both heavy and fragile it's tricky, but you have a point.  More than one layer can often be best - the inner layer can be a bit softer and designed to evenly support the object, also protecting it from chips and scratches, and the outer layer protects from crushing and dropping.  This could be an outer layer of foam, but it could be a crate or a cardboard box.  So much depends on what you're packing and how it's being transported - and that's why this is a comment; there simply isn't a single answer." CreationDate="2020-10-22T13:44:44.170" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10705" PostId="8625" Score="1" Text="It sounds like you want a paper on best practices. Such a paper would be most likely produced by an industry group for the shipping industry. Try doing a search with different combinations of &quot;packing material&quot; &quot;industry&quot; best practice&quot; etc. I'm sure something like this exists; it won't be &quot;one answer&quot; but rather a discussion of best options for different combinations of weight/size/shape/shipping method." CreationDate="2020-10-22T17:17:52.060" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10706" PostId="8626" Score="0" Text="You might also be able to make a paste with acetone and something it won't react with, like baking soda or powdered chalk" CreationDate="2020-10-22T20:24:10.843" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10707" PostId="8627" Score="0" Text="Maybe a monochrome artist? Or grisaille artist if you paint. Im not really sure what other words there would be." CreationDate="2020-10-23T00:04:10.070" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10708" PostId="8627" Score="0" Text="It's total not grisaille, but monochrome I don't know? When i search Google I saw 2% similar drawings. I just don't know." CreationDate="2020-10-23T00:22:18.783" UserId="9771" />
  <row Id="10709" PostId="8627" Score="1" Text="When I first saw it, it reminded me of henna tattoos." CreationDate="2020-10-23T02:27:15.017" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="10710" PostId="8627" Score="0" Text="yes agarza it's 80% similar to  henna tattoos, do you know why?&#xA;it's because the drawing don't have a really shap to use or a rules, it used any shap and start add line and point and design In and around it, then make the same for other shap near it, then mirge the two shaps together." CreationDate="2020-10-23T07:13:38.803" UserId="9771" />
  <row Id="10711" PostId="8628" Score="0" Text="The fantastical floating tree is a very similar drawing, please see my addition in the question. You're right: my work is more abstract. I'll accept your answer if there is not really name for my art but a similar art." CreationDate="2020-10-23T07:32:09.043" UserId="9771" />
  <row Id="10712" PostId="8629" Score="1" Text="I totally agree with you. It's more like ornamental free drawing and an intentional form of doodling or 'automatic drawing' and similar to henna tattoos. Reading these answers and comments gave me more ideas. And your answer is even better. Thanks all." CreationDate="2020-10-23T12:45:32.303" UserId="9771" />
  <row Id="10713" PostId="4231" Score="0" Text="Hydrofluoric acid will do little to any plastic. It will eat glass, titanium and skin. I would not experiment with it." CreationDate="2020-10-24T01:22:35.823" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="10719" PostId="8608" Score="0" Text="Why is it relevant that the arch is not painted? What would be different if it was painted?" CreationDate="2020-10-29T07:36:27.437" UserId="9750" />
  <row Id="10720" PostId="8608" Score="0" Text="@TanZor As virolino pointed out, the door was cut through the fresco around 150 years later, when it was in such a deteriorated state it was almost indiscernible. It was never part of the painting surface or the depicted scene. The OP thought it was part of the scene, because we know it from photographs where the frame is always present." CreationDate="2020-10-29T20:03:52.847" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10725" PostId="8608" Score="0" Text="Yes but why does this matter for the question of vanishing points?" CreationDate="2020-10-30T07:13:39.830" UserId="9750" />
  <row Id="10727" PostId="8608" Score="0" Text="@TanZor It doesn't, it's completely unrelated, but the OP didn't know this." CreationDate="2020-10-30T07:55:33.040" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10730" PostId="8637" Score="0" Text="Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for!" CreationDate="2020-10-30T12:48:34.613" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10731" PostId="8632" Score="1" Text="Thanks a lot for the details! I tried to put *a lot* of books on the paper, but despite of that, it still has those waves. As for the second method: are you sure this would work for non-watercolor papers (the block of paper I own is 80 g/m^2, so the same weight as normal printing paper, it's only smoother than it)?" CreationDate="2020-11-01T09:25:06.963" UserId="9747" />
  <row Id="10736" PostId="8642" Score="0" Text="My experience with &quot;easy&quot; kits for small, cute toys (in various crafts) is that they are often quite lacking in instructions, or materials, or for some reason the finished product is not quite how it looks in the photo. Once I bought a kit for a whale toy that when I finished it, it was obvious that the image on the package was computer generated, not an actual photo of a finished object. The image looked fully 3D due to computer-generated shadows, but the toy was basically flat. It's usually better to get the pattern first and read it all the way through before purchasing your own materials." CreationDate="2020-11-03T19:27:12.997" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10737" PostId="8614" Score="0" Text="You have the right idea... just suggest going right to fabric punches and skipping the plastic step." CreationDate="2020-11-03T19:47:45.887" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10739" PostId="8504" Score="1" Text="fwiw - those photos are for advertising not showing proper pen technique." CreationDate="2020-11-03T19:55:26.777" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10744" PostId="8630" Score="3" Text="This is a technique, not a style." CreationDate="2020-11-03T20:28:07.257" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10745" PostId="8627" Score="0" Text="This is a technique, not a style." CreationDate="2020-11-03T20:28:47.040" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10747" PostId="8645" Score="0" Text="Harder charcoal, how do I get that..?" CreationDate="2020-11-03T20:39:09.963" UserId="9815" />
  <row Id="10748" PostId="8645" Score="0" Text="Where are you getting your charcoal? Artist's charcoal, including vine, comes in different hardnesses. If you are making your own, or using cooking charcoal, you could try different wood types I suppose. The latter will unlikely ever be good for drawing though." CreationDate="2020-11-03T20:43:33.047" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10750" PostId="8643" Score="1" Text="TYSM, This is so helpful. I understand now! I really appreciate this, and the diagram you made is a cherry on top. Thank you so much!" CreationDate="2020-11-04T01:39:13.357" UserId="9817" />
  <row Id="10752" PostId="8645" Score="0" Text="In addition: charcoal comes in different sizes. Pick very thin ones. Not only will the lines they produce be naturally thinner, they will also force you to draw very lightly, as otherwise they might break. This is key to hatching properly." CreationDate="2020-11-05T07:28:37.563" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10753" PostId="8649" Score="0" Text="What about if I don't have a dishwasher? Would pouring in some boiling water from a tea kettle do the trick?" CreationDate="2020-11-05T21:10:02.120" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="10754" PostId="8649" Score="1" Text="I wouldn't pour boiling water in directly.   It might break the glass. I'd wash in very hot soapy water - hot enough that you'd want to let it soak for a bit before putting your hands in.  That shoudl be adequate though it might not quite reach the melting point." CreationDate="2020-11-05T21:13:45.233" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10755" PostId="8647" Score="0" Text="Do you mean to prevent the canvas from yellowing? Independent of the paint itself? Are you planning on leaving parts of the canvas shine through, or are you talking about the backside?" CreationDate="2020-11-06T08:48:26.277" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10756" PostId="8649" Score="0" Text="@jackwise Pouring boiling water in directly might also not break the glass. If you have trouble cleaning it otherwise, give it a try in the sink. Worst case you'll need to clean the shards from the sink. I regularly make tea in glass jars not rated for boiling water, the only time one broke was when I knocked against it when it was already stressed from the temperature." CreationDate="2020-11-06T10:11:11.293" UserId="8140" />
  <row Id="10757" PostId="8649" Score="0" Text="@Nobody prewarming in merely hot water, or putting in hot water then microwaving (if no metal parts) would be another option" CreationDate="2020-11-06T10:33:28.187" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10758" PostId="8650" Score="3" Text="Have you had that toluene for a while? It's not as easy to buy in significant quantities as it used to be.  I don't think I'd use many of those solvents in something that's going to hold food anyway - even warmed for long periods to drive off the solvent itself, they're often not very pure." CreationDate="2020-11-06T10:35:25.480" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10759" PostId="8648" Score="0" Text="A minor frame challenge - how about replacing some of the bought candles with home-made, reusing the containers?" CreationDate="2020-11-06T10:37:31.810" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10760" PostId="8649" Score="0" Text="Before putting any wax in your dishwasher, check its manual. Generally those say NOT to put wax in the dishwasher as the detergents can't bind wax and it'll clog the filters over time, destroying the dishwasher in the end. Also your dishwasher will end with a fine film of wax on every surface. Additionally any wax reaching the drainpipes will accumulate and clog those over time. For boiling water: make sure to prewarm the containers as the temperature difference in rather thick glass structures can make them break easily." CreationDate="2020-11-06T11:50:50.180" UserId="9833" />
  <row Id="10761" PostId="8649" Score="0" Text="@Tim exactly - get rid of essentially all the wax first, then just give it a final clean in the dishwasher." CreationDate="2020-11-06T13:05:36.433" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10762" PostId="8647" Score="0" Text="You would usually just paint on the canvas and add a varnish on top to protect the paint (and the canvas if there is any blank canvas left)." CreationDate="2020-11-06T13:48:04.733" UserId="9039" />
  <row Id="10763" PostId="8648" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH I do reuse the leftover wax bits and make &quot;garbage&quot; candles, but I am not looking into turning it into a full hobby :)" CreationDate="2020-11-06T15:11:59.137" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="10764" PostId="8649" Score="1" Text="I just tried this with some leftover containers - popped them in the oven for a bit, then gave them a rinse with hot soapy water and an old scrubber. I don't have a wire tray, I just placed them upside down over foil. Worked like a charm!" CreationDate="2020-11-06T15:14:07.320" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="10765" PostId="8652" Score="0" Text="Would small bells make sound on the amount of movement? (Some are triggered by little but as I have not seen the movies I can not say whether it is enough.)" CreationDate="2020-11-07T17:27:23.247" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="10766" PostId="8652" Score="0" Text="@Willeke The link I added to the name Kodama is a Youtube video where you can see the movement of their heads and hear the corresponding rattling. I don't know what implement they used to make the original sound, but it sounds a lot like wood or maybe bone and not metallic at all." CreationDate="2020-11-07T17:38:00.160" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10767" PostId="8647" Score="0" Text="@Joachim yes and yes. I’m planning to leave some parts of the canvas unpainted" CreationDate="2020-11-08T09:00:37.803" UserId="9427" />
  <row Id="10768" PostId="8650" Score="0" Text="Toluene has serious health risks and is now difficult to get in the consumer market.  Xylene is generally available.  However, waxes don't easily dissolve at room temperature.  You generally need to melt the wax, then slowly mix in the solvent.  The solvents evaporate quickly at room temperature, and much faster at the temperature of melted wax.  So the process should be done in a sealed environment, not in an open pan.  Even if it's a big enough space and small enough quantities to not reach an explosive concentration of vapor, (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-11-09T19:29:22.013" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10769" PostId="8650" Score="0" Text="there is a serious fire risk because the vapor is easily ignited from any source of flame or spark even a good distance away, and serious health risks from breathing the amount of vapor generated.  Sorry, but -1 because this is bad and dangerous advice." CreationDate="2020-11-09T19:29:28.857" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10770" PostId="8647" Score="0" Text="I'll post this as a comment because it's speculation.  You can slow down any yellowing that will occur by sealing the surface of the canvas with something clear.  But if it's going to yellow, it eventually will.  I suspect the solution is to coat the surface with something white and opaque.  There are low viscosity finish materials that won't change the surface texture if that's important." CreationDate="2020-11-09T19:43:57.410" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10771" PostId="8654" Score="2" Text="Just some supplementary thoughts.  Something irregular like gravel may not move around inside via &quot;bobblehead&quot; movements; you would probably need to shake it.  BB-sized ball bearings would be a better bet.  They need to be small enough to have room to move inside the head but large enough to produce a sound you can hear.  The head will also need to be made of a hard material that will transmit the sound and resonate.  Something like wood or hard plastic would work.  Soft plastic or a molded material that is &quot;dead&quot; will muffle the faint sound produced in something that size." CreationDate="2020-11-09T19:56:00.980" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10772" PostId="8659" Score="1" Text="Does it mean that the quote from the above blog is baseless?" CreationDate="2020-11-09T20:21:06.387" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10773" PostId="8659" Score="1" Text="I've always found the quality of erasers to be a key factor as well. &#xA;Buying cheap erasers from the dollar store, compared to buying a named brand quality eraser. Makes a huge difference." CreationDate="2020-11-09T21:21:15.503" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="10774" PostId="8658" Score="1" Text="A Google search for the quote shows the same link, but I couldn't find the text or the product anywhere on the page.  That Staedtler eraser wasn't among the listed products.  The quoted statement makes no sense.  Perhaps a reviewer speculated that but it doesn't appear to be a manufacturer claim.  Maybe The Spruce got pushback on the statement and removed the review from the article." CreationDate="2020-11-09T22:56:38.357" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10775" PostId="8655" Score="0" Text="Do Geraldine (and her family) always use her full name? That would seem unusual, unless they are never in a hurry when needing to talk to her." CreationDate="2020-11-10T00:37:06.970" UserId="6737" />
  <row Id="10777" PostId="8658" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Staedtler wasn't there ever. It is of black color hence I just posted it's link. Text is still there. I just checked." CreationDate="2020-11-10T03:12:00.950" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10778" PostId="8660" Score="0" Text="I read somewhere that if you are not careful then plastic eraser can tear the paper off. Hence I didn't buy it. Thank you for your detailed answer." CreationDate="2020-11-10T03:17:13.407" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10780" PostId="8660" Score="1" Text="@Aquarius_Girl, I also saw a couple of articles saying plastic erasers more easily tear paper.  One also described the plastic erasers as hard.  I have no idea where those ideas come from.  Those articles are often written by writers who have no actual experience, they just do a little research.  Plastic erasers are relatively soft and rubbery, and I've never had a problem with them tearing the paper.  They're more effective and take less pressure and rubbing.  A rubber eraser that smears the pencil marks and then needs more aggressive rubbing to clean it up is more likely to tear the paper." CreationDate="2020-11-10T04:41:56.113" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10781" PostId="8660" Score="0" Text="I trust you and people of this site more than random blog writers. I have cancelled the black eraser order and have now ordered plastic eraser of Stadeltor." CreationDate="2020-11-10T05:07:42.277" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10782" PostId="8658" Score="2" Text="OK found the text on the Sakura eraser.  Yeah, that makes no sense.  Reviewers like to add some positive verbiage about each product so it looks like a balanced review, or there was a reason they selected the product for review other than it happened to be at their local store.  That writer probably didn't think the statement through.  It's possible that it happens to be a good eraser, but not because it's black.  :-)" CreationDate="2020-11-10T05:25:23.730" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10783" PostId="8655" Score="0" Text="I you asked Geraldine, she'd probably suggest larger stockings with a larger container capacity ..." CreationDate="2020-11-10T15:59:23.770" UserId="9843" />
  <row Id="10784" PostId="8654" Score="0" Text="Very good points! I think a lot of the behavior ends up depending on how large the encasing head is -- I'd still lean towards BBs for the smoothness factor that you mention, though :)" CreationDate="2020-11-10T16:06:54.090" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="10785" PostId="8659" Score="1" Text="@Aquarius_Girl yeah, the color has no meaning." CreationDate="2020-11-10T16:49:39.460" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10786" PostId="8659" Score="1" Text="@Lyssagal,  yeah thats what im saying. buying a Pink Peral vs a Tombow, youre definitely gonna see a difference." CreationDate="2020-11-10T16:53:21.033" UserId="9158" />
  <row Id="10787" PostId="8662" Score="0" Text="You can ask a question on Meta to know how to improve this question so that it gets reopened.  https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/" CreationDate="2020-11-11T02:47:00.410" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="10788" PostId="8663" Score="2" Text="Thanks, great help, I have a place to begin now :-) That site btw might be https://quickposes.com" CreationDate="2020-11-11T19:55:31.900" UserId="9841" />
  <row Id="10789" PostId="8647" Score="2" Text="Are you using &quot;raw&quot; canvas, or &quot;white&quot; canvas that has already been prepped for acrylic (with e.g. a couple of layers of gesso). Because the former will tend to yellow regardless of your efforts to seal it, even if you seal both sides, whereas the latter will stay white for longer (depending on the quality of the gesso)" CreationDate="2020-11-12T00:58:17.373" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10790" PostId="5570" Score="1" Text="What exactly do you want to make? Which metals are you thinking of using? The type of material to use for the mould depends on both the metal you wish to cast and the size of the casting, as well as the amout of surface detail and the surface finish you want. And a few other things too. There is no silver bullet or &quot;one-size-fits-all&quot; solution." CreationDate="2020-11-12T01:51:25.923" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10793" PostId="8663" Score="0" Text="Yeah I think that was it. It looked a lot more basic back then but the functionality is exactly like i remember it." CreationDate="2020-11-12T08:07:15.373" UserId="9039" />
  <row Id="10794" PostId="4231" Score="0" Text="Armour etch wil not work on plastics/acrylics." CreationDate="2020-11-12T12:30:11.953" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10795" PostId="8670" Score="1" Text="Can you give examples of the Amazon and Springer pub. books? And why do you mention the top-left and top-right, is that for page numbering?" CreationDate="2020-11-13T14:26:10.360" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10796" PostId="8670" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately I have a paperback old springer book and it seems that it has no extra white space for middle (the place sheets joint, that I forget its name)." CreationDate="2020-11-13T17:25:40.580" UserId="9849" />
  <row Id="10797" PostId="8670" Score="0" Text="I mentioned top-left and top-right, for simplicity that requires just 2 cut while the center print needs 4 cut I think." CreationDate="2020-11-13T17:26:55.393" UserId="9849" />
  <row Id="10798" PostId="8670" Score="0" Text="You should add space to the side of the page that will be bound. Add as much space as the book binding will consume, then center the book page in the remaining space. How will you bind the book? That will determine how much space to add. If possible, do a test run with blank pages, and measure the size of the page remaining outside the binding." CreationDate="2020-11-13T18:38:42.167" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10799" PostId="4231" Score="0" Text="Also, using the various types of plastic/acrylic glues tend to cause uneven melting and &quot;bubbling&quot; on the surface, leaving clumpy areas that have to be sanded down." CreationDate="2020-11-13T22:13:53.570" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10800" PostId="8668" Score="1" Text="BTW if you are looking for &quot;softer&quot; plastic erasers, Sakura foam erasers are great. They tend to wear away faster than plastic, but they are really amazing at getting graphite off the page and don't create smears." CreationDate="2020-11-13T22:26:22.370" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10804" PostId="8632" Score="0" Text="I have another question: would it help if I put the paper inside a closed plastic bag?" CreationDate="2020-11-14T11:36:01.857" UserId="9747" />
  <row Id="10805" PostId="8677" Score="2" Text="Can you post the picture you're looking at, and maybe a picture of your result?" CreationDate="2020-11-15T06:22:07.653" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10806" PostId="8673" Score="1" Text="&quot;It keeps the eraser clean so it doesn't pick up body oils from handling or other contaminants&quot; It also helps prevent oxidation, since most of the eraser is covered by plastic." CreationDate="2020-11-15T07:40:01.393" UserId="8169" />
  <row Id="10807" PostId="8675" Score="0" Text="Hi Mong H. Ng, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. Unfortunately your question is off-topic because it's of the find-this-for-me variety (it falls under &quot;product and service recommendations&quot; category as mentioned on the [on-topic help page](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic)). We specialize in questions of a practical hands-on nature." CreationDate="2020-11-15T10:08:24.557" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10808" PostId="8675" Score="0" Text="I’m closing this because it is a 'find-this-for-me' question." CreationDate="2020-11-15T10:10:08.217" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10809" PostId="8681" Score="0" Text="Not an answer, just an aside: the type of print you originally showed is not much fun for the kids, so consider getting more than one canvas and letting them use the extras to do spatter painting or lots of overlapping handprints in different colours or other fun and messy stuff afterwards." CreationDate="2020-11-17T09:13:52.663" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10810" PostId="8682" Score="1" Text="The problem with many ready-mixed kids paints is that they're not designed to be stable - not against moisture (less of an issue here), contact (they can rub off easily) or even light. Light-fastness is the hardest to test, and these paints use cheap pigments.  I'd go with craft store acrylics." CreationDate="2020-11-17T09:29:04.563" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10812" PostId="8679" Score="0" Text="Thank you csk!! kindest regards to you" CreationDate="2020-11-19T02:28:33.037" UserId="8768" />
  <row Id="10814" PostId="5573" Score="1" Text="Be careful not to interpret the downvote on Blacksmith37's answer as meaning that it is safe to pour into a damp mold. A mold must be fully dry before pouring in molten metal, or the water vapor caused by the molten metal hitting the damp mold will blow the metal back out, and possibly also blow the mold apart. I have pewter splatters on my ceiling to remind me of this. Fortunately no accidents with silver or bronze yet." CreationDate="2020-11-18T23:23:43.633" UserId="9874" />
  <row Id="10815" PostId="5573" Score="0" Text="Not only damp but also water of hydration. Real foundry sands are compounded to give porosity for steam to escape." CreationDate="2020-11-20T19:42:33.997" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="10816" PostId="8687" Score="0" Text="You described it as wool thread/yarn. Do you know for a fact that it's actually wool, or are you using the word wool in the sense where it just means yarn or fiber?" CreationDate="2020-11-22T21:29:13.263" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10817" PostId="8687" Score="2" Text="If you don't know what the fiber content is, you should do a burn test. There are lots of guides for this test, eg [this one](https://www.fabricmartfabrics.com/Burn-Test-Chart.html) or you can find others by googling &quot;fiber content burn test.&quot; I recommend looking at multiple charts because the descriptions are somewhat subjective, particularly the descriptions of odors." CreationDate="2020-11-22T21:31:33.707" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10818" PostId="8687" Score="0" Text="It is supposed to be wool, what I will weave will be from 100% wool - I have not done a burn test as it is someone's garment." CreationDate="2020-11-24T05:05:36.370" UserId="9128" />
  <row Id="10819" PostId="8699" Score="0" Text="I see Rotring also make a couple of 0.05s and 0.1s, and there's a dealer nearby so I might be able to pick one up on my commute.  I wonder about the actual line thickness writing/drawing (slowly) on real paper - the complete lack of bleed is one advantage of a pencil" CreationDate="2020-11-24T15:02:53.090" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10820" PostId="8699" Score="1" Text="0.05 is a pretty common size, actually; there's a lot of companies (Kuretake (Zig), Sakura (Micron), etc) that are very widely available for 0.05 and 0.1 mm pens. It's only the very small 0.03 that's rare. :) As far as bleed, on a good sheet of paper there's very little to any bleed from Copic, Zig, and Micron pens, all of which I've personally used." CreationDate="2020-11-24T16:46:34.110" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10821" PostId="8687" Score="0" Text="If you know the fiber content, the WPI, the EPI and the number of plies, what are you asking for help with? It seems like you already know enough to fully describe the yarn." CreationDate="2020-11-24T17:28:49.963" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10822" PostId="8693" Score="0" Text="The advice to use a toner process is on point. Yellow is very easy to see on black paper. You can also use **white toner** from https://ghost-white-toner.com. I've not tried it but don't expect it'd work any worse than yellow, except being different color :)" CreationDate="2020-11-24T20:18:04.520" UserId="9894" />
  <row Id="10823" PostId="8699" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC It might be useful to put that information in your answer, as well as define what you mean by a &quot;good&quot; sheet of paper." CreationDate="2020-11-24T20:31:56.700" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10824" PostId="8699" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH, re: actual line thickness -- those tiny pen tips aren't anything close to their labeled size.  They will give you a finer line than a larger size tip, but the actual line is way thicker than the measurement used as a tip name.  A single inkjet printer dot is roughly 0.05 mm and is barely visible to the naked eye.  Feeding ink through a hollowed out human hair could write a 0.03 mm line.  The lines those pens produce are orders of magnitude larger than their name.  :-)" CreationDate="2020-11-25T01:52:45.660" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10825" PostId="8701" Score="4" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  Can you clarify your suggestion?  Why 3D print the book?  What would the kids use to write on the result?  Can you better focus your solution on what the question asks?  Thanks." CreationDate="2020-11-25T02:05:08.873" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10827" PostId="8699" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 there is a final taper or radius at the tip of the tip though. That's probably what they're referring to in some way. But in this case a 0.1mm line would be fine. For work I've just been through something similar with markers to write on copper, until I chanced on some ultra-fine sharpies, which spread a little even on non absorbant surfaces. There I'm working under a microscope. For this I'll just use a magnifier" CreationDate="2020-11-25T06:39:57.387" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10828" PostId="8701" Score="3" Text="I'm not sure how sending up with plastic to write on would help. If I wanted plastic I could use waterproof &quot;paper&quot;, which I have, and which would take ink better than most 3d printing plastic (we use a few in work)" CreationDate="2020-11-25T06:44:17.240" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10829" PostId="8702" Score="0" Text="Thanks. You're working at a scale I can do by hand (just) with a 0.5mm pencil. My inkjet is a pretty decent photo printer (though old), and I've got a range of papers to try, so it's worth a go, especially as the Linux drivers allow me to reduce the amount of ink (though how that's achieved in fluid terms is another question). Of course the coated papers with less bleed tend to be rather thick, as does printable vinyl. It might make a good cover for handwritten pages though." CreationDate="2020-11-25T07:22:42.477" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10830" PostId="8701" Score="0" Text="no ink, print all, tried to clarify in the answer" CreationDate="2020-11-25T08:41:50.507" UserId="9897" />
  <row Id="10831" PostId="8702" Score="4" Text="I think it's worth expanding on the 'With good font selection ...' comment.  Regular fonts aren't optimised for tiny print.  If you go with the inkjet option, it will be time well spent to try out different fonts eg: [Miniscule](https://typographica.org/typeface-reviews/minuscule/) at small sizes." CreationDate="2020-11-25T09:14:10.797" UserId="9901" />
  <row Id="10832" PostId="8705" Score="0" Text="Nice idea.  I have a 35mm compact still (though sadly not an SLR body to go with my lenses).  I've done B&amp;W developing in the past" CreationDate="2020-11-25T13:02:15.450" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10833" PostId="8701" Score="1" Text="I don't know what resolution your 3d printer can do, but the one I've got access to in work would be coarser than handwriting or inkjet printing - otherwise 3d-printing a *printing plate* would be a very nice approach." CreationDate="2020-11-25T13:04:44.917" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10834" PostId="8702" Score="0" Text="@mcalex that's very interesting.  I'd thought about light fonts to get the lineweight down but not specially-designed  ones" CreationDate="2020-11-25T13:06:29.027" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10835" PostId="8706" Score="0" Text="Good point.  I've got some 0.5mm H leads and I think that's what's in that pencil.  I've got up to 6H in non-mechanical pencils at home but I was trying this in work where I've got a microscope and nothing harder than H (but an 8B).  I did try reshaping the tip on scrap paper, but it was of limited benefit as I needed to hold it steeply enough that it hit the microsocope (a low power stereo microscope that I use for fine assembly work." CreationDate="2020-11-25T13:37:42.657" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10836" PostId="8706" Score="1" Text="That begs the question: does the writing have to be legible? Can't you just squiggle around on the paper and call it &quot;writing&quot;? By the way, another idea you can try are RPG miniature books: [Youtube video](https://youtu.be/3_WYXzt7_hM), [free print](http://www.mariasminis.com/2019/11/how-to-make-miniature-antique-books-and.html)" CreationDate="2020-11-25T13:45:22.987" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10837" PostId="8706" Score="0" Text="It looks like there are some nice ideas in that video and the page with the download is useful too.  I'll have to watch properly tonight.  I would like it to be legible for a couple of reasons (in jokes, and the challenge of it) but we don't need a lot of words per line/page" CreationDate="2020-11-25T13:56:08.877" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10839" PostId="8699" Score="0" Text="@csk I already put the note about rarity in the answer; as far as bleed, I felt it was evident from the sample image, which is using the actual pens on actual paper, not a simulation. And &quot;good&quot; paper is just &quot;not newsprint,&quot; I used them on cardstock with no problems." CreationDate="2020-11-25T15:02:25.497" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10841" PostId="8702" Score="0" Text="Even when using a pen, hand-rendering e.g. Miniscule would probably be more successful than simply trying to write very small" CreationDate="2020-11-25T17:43:55.400" UserId="9907" />
  <row Id="10842" PostId="8708" Score="0" Text="Hi WithRegards. Contemporary drawing as used in the title of the show you link to is simply that: drawing of this time. It is no style, even though similarities between drawings will naturally occur. Besides, for future answers, it is beneficial to explain *why* you think your answer is correct - the quotation doesn't link your answer to the drawing in the question's post." CreationDate="2020-11-25T17:47:28.190" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10843" PostId="8701" Score="0" Text="Resin printers can more or less match the OP's hand-written resolution.  FDM printers are typically an order of magnitude worse." CreationDate="2020-11-25T21:54:59.940" UserId="762" />
  <row Id="10844" PostId="8706" Score="0" Text="I remember being encouraged by my mother to learn to write the Lord's Prayer on a piece of paper the size of a postage stamp, and was unlikely to have had anything other than HB pencils available. I remember that I managed, and didn't find it particularly difficult. I suspect that one of the most difficult things is going to be holding the paper down, and that the best way would be to work within a frame drawn on a much larger piece." CreationDate="2020-11-25T22:04:08.570" UserId="9910" />
  <row Id="10845" PostId="8708" Score="0" Text="Hi Joachim, please explain why you believe what I said, which was 'a form of Contemporary Drawing' is identical to what you have presented it as; style." CreationDate="2020-11-26T01:40:53.320" UserId="9905" />
  <row Id="10846" PostId="8708" Score="0" Text="You're right in that the OP didn't explicitly ask for the style of his artwork to be identified. But that specific tag is used, and the way the question is written seems to indicate the OP wants his artwork's style identified. Your answer isn't technically wrong, it's just that it's overly broad and not very helpful as such, and it lacks argumentation." CreationDate="2020-11-26T07:43:27.573" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10847" PostId="8709" Score="0" Text="Apart from the fact that one probably needs to be a calligrapher to work on that scale while remaining legible, can you add some sources or images to support your answer?" CreationDate="2020-11-26T07:47:28.257" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10848" PostId="8708" Score="0" Text="The OP explicitly asked whether his 'drawing falls in any well known form of art', which is precisely what I responded to.  My answer is neither wrong nor broad.  &#xA;&#xA;As to lacking argumentation, your statement that 'Contemporary drawing... is no style' was pure opinion.  If you wish for your criticism to be taken seriously, you need to set a better example." CreationDate="2020-11-26T07:59:45.873" UserId="9905" />
  <row Id="10849" PostId="8701" Score="0" Text="@Mark that sounds right.  We've got a good FDM printer in work and I've used SLS before, but never resin.  There are very rare and expensive UV resin printers that will go much smaller, but they're used more in nanoscience than in craft" CreationDate="2020-11-26T08:05:54.473" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10850" PostId="8706" Score="0" Text="@MarkMorganLloyd I'm thinking of marking the cut lines on a full sheet, writing, then cutting out the pages" CreationDate="2020-11-26T08:07:40.303" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10852" PostId="8709" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Actually, no. This is anecdotal from life experience. The tiny text was created by a very nearsighted teenager who took off their glasses while working. You can see somewhat larger examples by searching Google Images for: pebble painting text." CreationDate="2020-11-26T14:44:27.807" UserId="8865" />
  <row Id="10853" PostId="8708" Score="0" Text="Contemporary drawing is not a form of art. Neither is it a style. That's not opinion, but fact (for example, cubism is an art form, and used to be a form of contemporary art), and also not a reason to forego the argumentation of your answer. Be sure to check the [Tour](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/tour) and [Help section on answering](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-answer) to improve your answer." CreationDate="2020-11-26T18:45:44.373" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10854" PostId="8715" Score="2" Text="Please keep in mind to **never use appliances that were used in crafting projects to later prepare food with**. Or the other way around: don't try to cure your resin in your baking oven or microwave oven if you ever want to use it to prepare food again. And don't ever use the molds for food again (like making chocolate). There are unbelievably many combinations of chemicals that are all called &quot;epoxy resin&quot; and you never know what kind of fumes they omit." CreationDate="2020-11-27T06:59:03.157" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10855" PostId="8715" Score="1" Text="I used to speed up epoxy in work by putting it under an incandescent desk lamp. That got the black aluminium parts up to about 35C, where I left them for several hours" CreationDate="2020-11-27T07:13:51.477" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10856" PostId="8715" Score="1" Text="@Elmy I certainly wouldn't use the same container to hold food, but I'd happily use the oven after airing it. I also repaired my last dishwasher with epoxy, but it deteriorated when used with descaler" CreationDate="2020-11-27T07:15:45.633" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10857" PostId="8715" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH Of course completely cured epoxy is safe, but this seems to be a mix that contains too much hardener or too much resin to cure properly. I wouldn't want any residues of uncured resin in my oven." CreationDate="2020-11-27T08:37:35.473" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10858" PostId="8715" Score="0" Text="@Elmy as the solid/liquid part won't come into contact with the oven, you're concerned  with fumes.  These are an inhalation issue rather than ingestion, and you'll inhale far more working with the stuff or sitting in the room where you did, than using an oven that's been aired.  So I wouldn't cook at the same time of course.  The exception might be spills and if you overheat the epoxy - so don't do that." CreationDate="2020-11-27T09:28:34.070" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10859" PostId="8708" Score="0" Text="What I said, which was 'your work can be understood as a form of Contemporary Drawing' and what you have now presented it as, 'Contemporary Drawing is a form of art' are not equivalent statements.  It is not ok to misrepresent the words of others.  Responding to arguments that nobody made is utterly unproductive." CreationDate="2020-11-28T08:16:28.773" UserId="9905" />
  <row Id="10860" PostId="8708" Score="0" Text="In my first comment I mention that you don't make an argument for the correctness of your answer, which you still haven't done, in my second comment that your answer, while being hard to disprove, doesn't really add anything to the matter at hand. Admitting to your last comment will prove your answer is not really an answer, but a comment. I never misrepresented anything. Giving feedback is a feature of this platform to improve the overall quality. If that is not something you can deal with, I'm afraid this is not the right platform for you. Please update your answer." CreationDate="2020-11-28T11:02:24.550" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10861" PostId="8687" Score="0" Text="Based on what I measured and described, I google searched and found no results. So am I wrong, misdescribed/wrong terms, or is it just nowhere on the internet? Something is not adding up." CreationDate="2020-11-28T16:34:06.790" UserId="9128" />
  <row Id="10862" PostId="8687" Score="0" Text="I'm still a little confused. Where did you get the yarn in the photo? Is it from something you wove already, and you just don't remember where the yarn came from? Is it a commercial fabric that you're trying to reproduce? Why are you trying to &quot;find it on the internet&quot; - are you hoping to buy more of this yarn?" CreationDate="2020-11-28T17:56:43.013" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10863" PostId="8687" Score="0" Text="It is a commercial fabric, I would like produce something similar. When search on the internet the closest I find is lace weight wool yarns for sale (retail or wholesale), which is 2 to 3 times thicker for the smallest lace weight yarn found." CreationDate="2020-11-28T19:11:52.183" UserId="9128" />
  <row Id="10864" PostId="8722" Score="0" Text="great answer, thank you @fred_dot_u. i looked up &quot;hand stitching awl&quot; and found leather stitching awls. do you think a leather awl would work?" CreationDate="2020-11-30T05:59:52.883" UserId="9933" />
  <row Id="10865" PostId="8722" Score="0" Text="also do you think that the loops connect to each other? from this pic https://i.imgur.com/HbuPlNq.jpeg looks one standalone loop per fixing point" CreationDate="2020-11-30T06:01:33.737" UserId="9933" />
  <row Id="10866" PostId="8722" Score="1" Text="I've added a useful video link to the answer body." CreationDate="2020-11-30T10:12:49.970" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="10868" PostId="8725" Score="1" Text="Is it a removable or a permanent lining?" CreationDate="2020-11-30T22:12:15.923" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10869" PostId="8725" Score="1" Text="How big should the hole be? Do you only need to pass wires through or something bigger like a headphone plug?" CreationDate="2020-12-01T05:59:22.853" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10870" PostId="8725" Score="0" Text="So far as I can see it’s a permanent lining. The wires do have a plug on the end of them, yes, it’s a JST connector [similar to these](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JST_connector#/media/File:JST_RCY.JPG). It would fit through a standard button hole, or maybe a 12mm diameter round metal grommet." CreationDate="2020-12-01T08:26:03.413" UserId="9944" />
  <row Id="10871" PostId="8708" Score="0" Text="We have observed a significant gap between what actually I wrote and how you presented what I wrote.  Highlighting this as a concern of yours - the possibility of there being more than one interpretation -  while demonstrating an ability to acknowledge that multiple viewpoints exist is an example of valid feedback that you could have provided, with respect to a specific goal in mind.  As it stands, your responses do not present as feedback and cannot be treated as such." CreationDate="2020-12-01T15:14:34.520" UserId="9905" />
  <row Id="10872" PostId="8708" Score="0" Text="That seems to be an extremely convoluted way of saying that you think the only valid form of feedback is to acknowledge something might have been misunderstood. If so: I might have misunderstood, could you please clarify your answer? That's what I asked you to begin with, so I don't really see the problem here. Also: who are 'we'?" CreationDate="2020-12-01T15:35:10.577" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10874" PostId="8725" Score="0" Text="Generally linings have somewhere that they were topstitched shut at the end of jacket construction. If you're lucky it will be the center back seam - are there any visible stitches along any of the seams of the lining? If so you could unpick that, install your grommet, and resew it." CreationDate="2020-12-01T22:08:18.000" UserId="5880" />
  <row Id="10875" PostId="8733" Score="0" Text="can you have a frame at the edge of the table?" CreationDate="2020-11-30T10:50:16.083" UserDisplayName="Jasen" />
  <row Id="10876" PostId="8733" Score="0" Text="@Jasen, I could - every edge is 10 cm wide. But would 10cm from both sides enough to hold 300cm width?" CreationDate="2020-11-30T11:35:01.457" UserDisplayName="Arturs Vancans" />
  <row Id="10877" PostId="8733" Score="0" Text="Some idea of your plans and dimensions seem important here. Your question is quite vague as it is." CreationDate="2020-11-30T13:15:59.033" UserDisplayName="isherwood" />
  <row Id="10878" PostId="8733" Score="0" Text="@Arvo, it will be used as a table to hold food and drinks so the flat surface is indeed necessary." CreationDate="2020-12-01T17:37:57.047" UserDisplayName="Arturs Vancans" />
  <row Id="10879" PostId="8733" Score="0" Text="Does your table/screen need to be flat? I would think that some kind convex installation could be much more rigid, although your projector may not focus on such surface properly." CreationDate="2020-12-01T15:43:29.790" UserDisplayName="Arvo" />
  <row Id="10880" PostId="8733" Score="0" Text="it would be much better than just bolting legs to the corners of a slab would.," CreationDate="2020-11-30T18:41:34.020" UserDisplayName="Jasen" />
  <row Id="10881" PostId="8738" Score="2" Text="I'd have to test that but putting anything under the sheet might cast shadows from the projector." CreationDate="2020-12-01T05:30:02.317" UserDisplayName="Arturs Vancans" />
  <row Id="10882" PostId="8734" Score="4" Text="I suggest you replace &quot;all the fear about this stupid virus&quot;' with something a bit more neutral like &quot;with the pandemic&quot;. As is, you kind of come across as a pandemic denier and that's likely to start some controversy that's not relevant." CreationDate="2020-11-30T23:29:36.003" UserId="8879" />
  <row Id="10883" PostId="8734" Score="5" Text="@Kat I think FreeMan comes across more as a normal human being frustrated at how one tiny little - but very dangerous, even deadly, for many people - virus can disrupt the world to such a degree. It is &quot;stupid&quot; in the sense of &quot;viruses don't have brains, not even neurons&quot; and &quot;stupid&quot; in the sense of the effects on humanity in so many ways. That doesn't deny its existence." CreationDate="2020-11-30T23:50:56.307" UserDisplayName="manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact" />
  <row Id="10884" PostId="8734" Score="3" Text="@manassehkatz-Moving2Codidact it could be read either way IMO, which is why I said &quot;kind of&quot;. It's not denying the existence of anything but could be read as denying the severity of it. It's more the &quot;fear&quot; than the &quot;stupid&quot; that suggests that to me. But maybe that's just me. No offense meant FreeMan if that wasn't your intent!" CreationDate="2020-12-01T00:22:37.977" UserId="8879" />
  <row Id="10885" PostId="8736" Score="1" Text="That's a creative idea! But also seems like a potential source of troubles. If a leak occurs and pressure drops fast beyond the critical point, the sheets bend and create a chain reaction of other issues." CreationDate="2020-12-01T05:32:09.010" UserDisplayName="Arturs Vancans" />
  <row Id="10886" PostId="8736" Score="0" Text="I like this - you don't have to seal the table, just control the rate at which air enters and exits so it has a positive pressure.  This would help with cooling the projector too.   Downside, any forced air will have noise too.  I'm sure someone smarter than me can figure out how many cubic feet per minute would be needed." CreationDate="2020-12-01T08:36:56.137" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="10887" PostId="8738" Score="1" Text="@J.Hirsch   Quality CRT Trinitron tubes are an excellent example - they had one (or more if you were rich!)   stabilising wire that ran horizontally, and were easily visible if you looked on a plain colour.  One didn't notice them in a moving scene, or in a complex still image. &#xA;  However those were stabilising a mesh of hundreds of vertical wires, that noone ever noticed because they were more numerous and &quot;between&quot; pixels.     I think a test run / trial is in order." CreationDate="2020-12-01T21:47:11.303" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="10888" PostId="8738" Score="3" Text="Yes it will. Remember CRTs? They had two lines in them. People didn't care (well, mostly didn't). They weren't objectionable and got ignored after a few seconds once your brain worked out to ignore them." CreationDate="2020-12-01T14:28:18.867" UserId="9183" />
  <row Id="10889" PostId="8738" Score="0" Text="@ArtursVancans yes it might - depends on the resolution / quality of the image, and whether the projected image has big or small pixels.  Also, you'd want a way to add tension somehow - everyting sags with age." CreationDate="2020-12-01T08:35:04.493" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="10890" PostId="8735" Score="1" Text="I was considering glass, however, due to it being brittle, it would be safer to subdivide the area in maybe 3-4 tiles. Easier and cheaper to replace the broken tiles. But then it means I would need some kind of support mechanism from bellow." CreationDate="2020-12-01T05:50:47.110" UserDisplayName="Arturs Vancans" />
  <row Id="10891" PostId="8737" Score="0" Text="that will distort the image. but it might be mostly fixable in software." CreationDate="2020-12-02T03:27:20.617" UserDisplayName="Jasen" />
  <row Id="10892" PostId="8731" Score="3" Text="This would be my approach too. I would also advise using an small piece of iron-on facing material inside the lining where you sew the buttonhole or put in the grommet. Lining material tends to fray easily without it." CreationDate="2020-12-02T14:57:35.727" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10897" PostId="8722" Score="1" Text="After researching the tambour needle option, I think that's going to be the easiest of the bunch. It's mostly a specialized crochet hook with a handle. All three of these options depend on the same pattern, looping thread through holes and other thread. Your challenge is going to be creating the holes, but that should not be too tough either. Print out a pattern, tape it to the plastic and punch holes along the lines, then perform the threading." CreationDate="2020-12-03T00:53:54.740" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="10898" PostId="8722" Score="0" Text="well, thanks again fred. your answer shows the most research and has the most explanation, but the newbie takes the cake home this time - it is the most appropriate for me, and I think that most ppl would also be looking at the simplest way to do this. I don't think i've ever marked an answer by a 1 point member as the answer ;)" CreationDate="2020-12-03T01:07:40.820" UserId="9933" />
  <row Id="10901" PostId="8721" Score="2" Text="Your question update is problematic for 2 reasons: 1st: it invalidates all of the answers you were given until now and you force everyone who tried to help you to edit their answer to fit your updated question. 2nd: Your new question is completely subjective. What's simple or easy depends on the experience and capabilities of each individual person. We cannot answer that question for you. In terms of materials every answer seems to be equally simple because you need one tool and thread. You have to choose your preferred method now, we cannot do it for you." CreationDate="2020-12-03T05:42:27.677" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10904" PostId="8721" Score="0" Text="I've chosen an answer. Keep in mind everything can be simple for the skilled person, but for the unskilled it is usually (as it seems to be the case here) one (at worst a couple) of the methods. Also, I didn't ask them to revise their answer. I asked them to comment on which method they believe to be the simplest." CreationDate="2020-12-03T05:59:43.570" UserId="9933" />
  <row Id="10905" PostId="8743" Score="1" Text="I tried to clean up the grammar and punctuation but I'm not sure this is accurate for what you want to say.  Please review the edit and modify anything where I didn't get it right." CreationDate="2020-12-03T06:22:25.090" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10907" PostId="8232" Score="1" Text="Diamond drill bits should be used underwater to prolong their life and reduce dust from the glass getting into your lungs." CreationDate="2020-12-03T02:50:16.293" UserId="9952" />
  <row Id="10908" PostId="7833" Score="0" Text="Realize if you raise the temperature to a higher molten state you will need to anneal, i.e. to lower the temperature slowly to loss any stress you cause in the glass. To anneal the glass you need to slowly allow the temperature to lower and hold it for about 30 minutes around 850 F. I am not used to working with 90COE glass so it might be higher than 850, as I am used to 104 COE glass." CreationDate="2020-12-03T03:53:46.650" UserId="9952" />
  <row Id="10909" PostId="7556" Score="0" Text="All that video showed was to chain the thread which can be done with any thread or yarn." CreationDate="2020-12-03T04:20:12.710" UserId="9952" />
  <row Id="10910" PostId="8749" Score="1" Text="Hi beadforever, could you update your answer with punctuation and capitalization, please? It will make it easier to read :). Thanks!" CreationDate="2020-12-03T19:08:55.270" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10911" PostId="8750" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Could you post a picture of the broken joint? That would make it far easier to understand the size of the joint, how it should work in the end and maybe spark some good ideas." CreationDate="2020-12-04T06:02:41.290" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="10917" PostId="8750" Score="1" Text="It looks like you tried to post a picture but somehow posted only a comment about having posted a picture (which got edited out).  Give it another try." CreationDate="2020-12-04T15:57:11.593" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10918" PostId="8752" Score="2" Text="Can you be more specific? For one-off projects, people typically do it by hand. There are lots of gadgets for scoring straight lines. For making certain common things like cardstock boxes and envelopes, there are gadgets for scoring the lines and punching rounded corners. Embossing machines can use templates that score and punch complex shapes (someone has to make the template). Desktop cutting machines can trace and cut complex printed outlines, and cut based on a program. Can you elaborate on example projects (component size/complexity) and maybe include an image of an example template?" CreationDate="2020-12-04T16:10:57.100" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10920" PostId="8752" Score="3" Text="Why would there be any difference between colored card stock and other paper stock? There's loads of home cutting machines that can also do scoring by switching the stylus (think Cricut, Cameo, etc). Is there a reason these solutions don't work for you?" CreationDate="2020-12-04T18:35:17.633" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10921" PostId="8722" Score="0" Text="I think you meant to say that some sewing machines use a version of the Tambour stitch, which is several (many?) centuries older than any sewing machine." CreationDate="2020-12-04T19:48:22.373" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="10922" PostId="8753" Score="0" Text="I agree. Also, grommets often develop slight burrs or scratches which catch on things and then the lining may tear or fray." CreationDate="2020-12-04T20:12:11.793" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10924" PostId="8231" Score="0" Text="Sanding and polishing individual pieces by hand would take forever. I'd just use a tumbling machine or shaker for that part." CreationDate="2020-12-04T23:00:22.200" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10925" PostId="8231" Score="0" Text="@Gwyn, that's true if you want a lot of polished pieces, which the OP might well do. My mental picture was of items using just one or two pieces of beach glass" CreationDate="2020-12-05T08:14:14.640" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10926" PostId="8755" Score="1" Text="+1 for the description of tumbling, but I'm not sure all tumbling media should be put in soil. Some include plastics, and I wouldn't be surprised if there were detergents/wetting agents in there as there are in the diamond slurries I use in work. What I do is drain into a bucket, leave overnight, then pour off the water slowly, leaving the sediment behind.That can go in normal waste, but might need to dry a bit first." CreationDate="2020-12-05T08:24:58.593" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10928" PostId="120" Score="1" Text="Many artist will tent their clay piece while baking with aluminum foil; just loosely placed over the piece not touching it." CreationDate="2020-12-05T02:39:49.247" UserId="9952" />
  <row Id="10929" PostId="8757" Score="1" Text="While this looks promising, this is both a very meager answer and a duplicate of the accepted answer. If you can expand on this (and maybe use proper punctuation), this could be a helpful addition to the other answer while ensuring it also answers the question independently." CreationDate="2020-12-05T08:36:34.423" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10930" PostId="8721" Score="1" Text="The point is that any question asking for the best/simplest/easiest (i.e. 'most something-est') is subjective by nature. While every individual case might be able to get properly argued, we simply don't allow that type of question here (or almost anywhere on the Stack Exchange platform), because potential answers can only be judged by the one who posed the question, which might invalidate objectively right answers." CreationDate="2020-12-05T08:46:26.870" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10931" PostId="8721" Score="1" Text="Updating questions to pose additional questions is simply not allowed, because the structure of this platform is not appropriate for that: it requires users to edit and possibly rephrase high-quality answers, it might invalidate accepted and otherwise perfectly informative answers, change the helpfulness of comments, &amp;c.. Besides, we have an alternative for that, which is to [ask a new question](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/ask) :)" CreationDate="2020-12-05T08:51:09.643" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10932" PostId="8721" Score="1" Text="I edited out the update in your question. You can still access your additions using the [revisions](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/posts/8721/revisions) link, if you want to post a new question (but be sure to rephrase it in such a way that it can be objectively answered). Good luck!" CreationDate="2020-12-05T08:53:56.977" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10933" PostId="8744" Score="0" Text="And do you know how it could be possible that the plate only cracked after weeks of putting hot and cold food on it?" CreationDate="2020-12-05T08:58:24.250" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10934" PostId="8755" Score="1" Text="@Chris H Good point. I was thinking more DIY, and since the OP spends all that time on the beach, I figured they would mostly use sand as it would be easily available.  I'll edit that a bit ..." CreationDate="2020-12-05T09:33:32.780" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10939" PostId="8757" Score="0" Text="An objective of the site's Q&amp;A format is to have each answer contribute a solution not already covered.  The mechanism for agreeing with an existing answer or recognizing that it contributes value is to upvote that post.  Supplementing an existing answer with minor or tangential information that isn't a new solution can be done in a comment.  Posts that just duplicate exiting information are viewed as noise that dilutes the ability of readers to efficiently find useful information.  These tend to attract downvotes or get deleted.  Consider expanding this into a unique solution or deleting it." CreationDate="2020-12-05T18:22:41.120" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10947" PostId="8723" Score="0" Text="WOW! I took a sample that weighed 345.53g which was 46.25inx67in and it came out to 9996.856332 yards per pound" CreationDate="2020-12-06T14:34:44.320" UserId="9128" />
  <row Id="10948" PostId="8723" Score="0" Text="The summary I am taking away, is finer threads are sold by weight per distance, not thread diameter. The approximate weights above are very helpful in understanding the transition from size to weight." CreationDate="2020-12-06T14:36:36.113" UserId="9128" />
  <row Id="10949" PostId="8723" Score="0" Text="&quot;mill ends, which are yarns leftover from commercial weaving&quot; is there a different terminology for the supply chain in commercial weaving?" CreationDate="2020-12-06T15:19:12.850" UserId="9128" />
  <row Id="10951" PostId="8723" Score="0" Text="@JasonPyeron Weaving yarns have different terminology than knitting yarns. I don't know what the terminology for commercial weaving would be, since I've never tried to shop for it. I was assuming you're trying to produce on a small scale. If you need the kind of bulk quantities that would be used in a factory, that's way outside my knowledge and the scope of this site.  Maybe see if you can find an industry group for weaving manufacturers." CreationDate="2020-12-06T19:51:46.220" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10952" PostId="8613" Score="0" Text="Hey everybody... edited the question so its not so confusing. OP can edit it back it so it is more confusing if they want but now it is answerable. Reopen?" CreationDate="2020-12-06T20:16:58.260" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10953" PostId="8613" Score="1" Text="@rebusB That's a possible interpretation, but we can't know what the OP intended until they clarify." CreationDate="2020-12-06T20:48:06.710" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10954" PostId="8613" Score="0" Text="@Joachim - and one that makes sense here and would provide useful info for the site. If it doesn't work for the OP they can say so." CreationDate="2020-12-06T20:50:41.223" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10955" PostId="8613" Score="1" Text="@rebusB That's true, but not how this process works. It sets a better example to have users ask well-written questions and interact with others posting comments than to have the community make something useful out of it and see what happens whenever the OP decides to show up again." CreationDate="2020-12-06T20:54:37.870" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10956" PostId="8613" Score="0" Text="@Joachim - hopefully OP is paying attention then, however if they do feel this asks what they want what is &quot;the process&quot; for them to accept the rephrasing? Do they _have_ to edit it themselves? It seems like the goal should be good questions regardless and this is easily corrected. But I see where you are coming from now..." CreationDate="2020-12-06T20:56:58.860" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10959" PostId="8721" Score="2" Text="Or, as is often, done ask for clarification in the comments of the answer(s) you are interested in, not in edits to the original question." CreationDate="2020-12-08T00:06:56.057" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10960" PostId="8722" Score="0" Text="I believe the word you are looking for is __embroidery__ (which the website clearly indicates is the method used). They simply used clear plastic acetate instead of some fabric like linen." CreationDate="2020-12-08T00:09:03.050" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10961" PostId="8742" Score="0" Text="Ah... and being clear plastic it is easy to layout and punch the holes over some drawn or printed template." CreationDate="2020-12-08T00:11:02.997" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10962" PostId="3189" Score="0" Text="But why do you do either (for the yarn art unaware)?" CreationDate="2020-12-08T00:14:21.643" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10963" PostId="3189" Score="1" Text="@rebusB hanks of yarn that you don't make into balls become tangled extremely easily... I found this out the hard way. I spent as much time unknotting the yarn as I did crocheting with it." CreationDate="2020-12-08T01:41:33.850" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="10964" PostId="8766" Score="1" Text="So, you think its more for measuring an exterior angle than an interior one? (even on a flat surface, like paper)" CreationDate="2020-12-08T13:31:28.490" UserId="9979" />
  <row Id="10965" PostId="8766" Score="1" Text="On paper you can easily measure an interior angle, though you're effectively measuring the corresponding exterior angle and subtracting from 180°.  I'm marling up your photo now" CreationDate="2020-12-08T13:34:51.057" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10966" PostId="8767" Score="0" Text="Is this an answer to the question, or a collection of comments based on the existing answers? If it is the first, can you please clarify what steps can be undertaken for what parts of the process?" CreationDate="2020-12-09T07:38:02.653" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="10967" PostId="8767" Score="0" Text="There's also a terminology mix-up here. There's a difference between lampwork beads and fire polished beads and the latter is usually used to refer to faceted beads made using the Czech method." CreationDate="2020-12-09T18:44:39.007" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10968" PostId="3189" Score="0" Text="Not only hanks, some &quot;thinner&quot; yarns are sold commercially on cardboard cones. I imagine that is so they are easier to use for machine knitting.  If you just remove them from the cone in order to use them as a centre-pull skein they will tangle like crazy." CreationDate="2020-12-09T18:59:26.987" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="10969" PostId="8768" Score="0" Text="I think you mean instead of center mark (which is under the knob) the inside corner of the protractor? That does sound like a good method to align it." CreationDate="2020-12-09T20:46:24.977" UserId="9979" />
  <row Id="10970" PostId="8768" Score="0" Text="I see, adjusted answer accordingly." CreationDate="2020-12-09T20:51:10.480" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10972" PostId="8662" Score="1" Text="Specific art question: how does one start at drawing. Yes it _seems_ open ended but as we can see there is a concise and useful answer provided. It amazes me how much we all love to close questions." CreationDate="2020-12-09T21:05:14.107" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10973" PostId="8001" Score="1" Text="Sorry mate... but this should be a comment or even its own question. Not an answer." CreationDate="2020-12-09T21:08:05.800" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="10976" PostId="8765" Score="0" Text="Could you explain that two or three different ways, please?&#xA;&#xA;If the 'origin' swivel point can't be accurately placed, what else could be accurate?&#xA;&#xA;If you're really Asking how the protractor could be accurately placed isn't that a very different Question?" CreationDate="2020-12-10T22:56:11.513" UserId="9791" />
  <row Id="10977" PostId="8769" Score="1" Text="I doubt concrete will be as much a corrosion problem as the salt and moisture on a persons skin which will cause the brass to develop a green patina. I guess you could get silver tube ." CreationDate="2020-12-11T01:09:27.273" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="10978" PostId="8769" Score="0" Text="Untreated concrete is porous, and air is an essential oxidation agent.  So I think there is some risk of corrosion over time, but you may be able to use that to your advantage in your design." CreationDate="2020-12-11T08:47:50.497" UserId="352" />
  <row Id="10981" PostId="8771" Score="0" Text="Alongside the hand-sewing needles, I'd suggest some thread conditioner as well. It helps prevent the thread from tangling as you sew." CreationDate="2020-12-11T14:22:53.813" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="10983" PostId="8772" Score="0" Text="Thanks @csk (+1) these are all great suggestions. Dummy question: are all sewing needles a &quot;one size fits all&quot; setup, or do I need to buy needles specific to her Kenmore? Thanks again!" CreationDate="2020-12-11T14:33:58.363" UserId="9867" />
  <row Id="10986" PostId="8772" Score="0" Text="@hotmeatballsoup &quot;Universal&quot; sewing machine needles are standard; they're designed to fit basically any domestic sewing machine. Make sure you get sewing machine needles, not hand sewing needles. [This article](https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/sewing-machine-needles-4122019) has a good explanation of needle sizes. She'll probably want mostly mid-range sizes, and a few for heavy fabrics (usually labelled &quot;denim&quot; on the package), a few for very fine fabrics, and a few for knits (these have a less sharp point than needles for woven fabrics)." CreationDate="2020-12-11T15:54:36.240" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10987" PostId="8772" Score="0" Text="@hotmeatballsoup One minor compatibility issue is that different brands use different color-coding schemes, so ideally you would get her more of the brand she already has. You could check what kind she currently uses. They usually come in a small white case slightly larger than a postage stamp, and most people keep them in the storage compartment in the front of the sewing machine." CreationDate="2020-12-11T15:57:32.377" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="10988" PostId="8771" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much @Elmy (+1) this is a fantastic answer!" CreationDate="2020-12-11T16:02:18.980" UserId="9867" />
  <row Id="10990" PostId="8773" Score="0" Text="It seems like epoxy or polyester  would fit your application . Either can be filled with fiberglas, iron powder, sand, etc , And will  bond to other materials unlike concrete type materials ." CreationDate="2020-12-11T19:56:07.953" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="10995" PostId="8775" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the detailed response. &#xA;&#xA;I apologize. I guess I use the term 'concrete' very loosely. Your post taught me a few things.&#xA;&#xA;I've recently purchased a bag of [Quikrete Non-Shrink Precision Grout](https://www.quikrete.com/productlines/nonshrinkprecisiongrout.asp). This looks similar to the one you recommended. &#xA;&#xA;I'll give a CSA cement a try, too. &#xA;&#xA;When you suggest coating it with resin... I can mix and just brush it on the piece, right? But, won't that gloss the piece? I don't want it glossed." CreationDate="2020-12-11T22:34:11.543" UserId="9929" />
  <row Id="10996" PostId="8775" Score="0" Text="@JaredNewnam, I have no experience with that grout.  If you already own it, give it a try.  You can probably buy CSA cement by itself but for casting purposes, you want a mix with fine sand, so I would just buy the Cement All, or research another mix with coarser sand if you prefer a grainier surface.  re: resin -- I was thinking dipping or brushing, but if you don't want a glossy finish, you could spray with a flat clear coating.  A thin coating will seal the cement so it doesn't absorb stains.  A thick coating will provide a little protection against chipping or cracking if it's dropped." CreationDate="2020-12-12T00:50:03.293" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="10997" PostId="8779" Score="2" Text="Very interesting and thorough. One place where both processes can be used is building steel bike frames. There are 2 main ways of brazing in that case - lugged, rather like plumbing, and fillet brazed where brass filler is built up around the joint. This illustrates the overlap as well as some pros and cons. See for example https://www.missionbicycle.com/blog/welding-vs-brazing-bike-frames - they use both on the same workpiece" CreationDate="2020-12-12T20:44:31.803" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10998" PostId="8777" Score="0" Text="Do you have particular metals in mind, or is that something you'd like addressed in an answer?" CreationDate="2020-12-12T20:45:25.060" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="10999" PostId="8779" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH, good catch.  Thanks.  Added it to the answer." CreationDate="2020-12-12T22:14:05.023" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11000" PostId="8780" Score="1" Text="Welcome to A&amp;C!&#xA;Most answers in our community are to help educate and enlighten others in the art community. Please elaborate more on the answer, to give the community an idea why this answer is accurate. &#xA;&quot;Kawaii art&quot; doesn't fall under an accurate answer, unless elaborated more." CreationDate="2020-12-13T18:25:11.903" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="11001" PostId="2594" Score="2" Text="Fwiw, street art is sometimes sanctioned. For example, the City of Toronto has a program called StreetARToronto, which matchmakes private property owners (and city departments) with commissioned street artists. In Toronto, street art can definitely be sanctioned." CreationDate="2020-12-14T06:26:01.013" UserId="10007" />
  <row Id="11002" PostId="8782" Score="0" Text="Can't you just catch it the same way you do the black floats? Halfway through the green stripe, catch each strand in the stitch mid-way between where you left off with that color and where you will use that color next. Does that make sense?" CreationDate="2020-12-14T16:44:32.057" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="11006" PostId="8662" Score="0" Text="@rebusB It's obviously not about &quot;us all loving to close questions&quot;, it's about having a clear set of rules. This question is way too broad; questions should not be qualified by their answers; and the fact that it's a specific art question is also way too broad a qualifier. And again, this sets a bad precedent." CreationDate="2020-12-15T09:34:37.423" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11007" PostId="8662" Score="1" Text="I edited the question to be a little bit more specific." CreationDate="2020-12-15T11:18:01.963" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11013" PostId="8725" Score="0" Text="Jacket consists of a lot of places with less stitches and easy to pass the wires. The thing which matters is how well you wanna see your jacket after passing the wires, as it might effect the appearance and balance of itself." CreationDate="2020-12-17T11:01:09.423" UserId="10030" />
  <row Id="11014" PostId="8785" Score="1" Text="Hi Shawn, if you think some of the existing answers are lacking, please wait until you have enough reputation to post comments and reply to them separately to add whatever it is you think is lacking. Alternatively, you might want to add general advice in your answer: it's usually a good idea to explain *why* something should not be done." CreationDate="2020-12-17T16:59:33.740" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11015" PostId="8787" Score="0" Text="Hi Sean, your post was flagged as spam, so I edited out the link. Please refrain from posting direct links unless they're necessary for elucidating a point or you're quoting from them." CreationDate="2020-12-17T17:02:44.420" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11016" PostId="8725" Score="0" Text="The wires need to pass through on or around the shoulders, they’re to power LED epaulettes; currently I’m just passing them down the back behind the collar but it’s a bit visible and messy-looking." CreationDate="2020-12-18T12:18:05.000" UserId="9944" />
  <row Id="11017" PostId="8787" Score="0" Text="Hi Sean, this post doesn’t really answer the question - combined with the link to a commercial site *that doesn’t explain either* it’s the kind of post that the community sees as spam. I recommend you take the [tour] and browse through the [help], especially [answer], then [edit] your post accordingly." CreationDate="2020-12-19T04:55:08.297" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="11020" PostId="8790" Score="0" Text="'*Glow*' is a peculiar word to use for saturation. With *glow* I think of both glow-in-the-dark or neon colours. Is this simply the word your nephew used, or does it mean something more than 'saturated'?" CreationDate="2020-12-19T16:44:37.390" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11021" PostId="8787" Score="0" Text="Just to add to the other comments, it sounds like you may have some great knowledge to share, but this answer doesn't really do that.  It provides a few generic tidbits that aren't detailed enough to be useful in a practical way.  Coupled with the link that was edited out, it's typical of spam posts we see where the poster provides just enough information to imply that they are knowledgeable and the reader isn't, so the reader should contact the business in the link for advice.  Answers on this platform are intended to be self-contained solutions to what was asked." CreationDate="2020-12-20T03:47:17.847" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11022" PostId="8790" Score="2" Text="You probably want shellac. Varnish is possible, but if you wanted that look you wouldn't be asking. A good arts shop will sell you shellac. I think nowadays it's probably not actually made from a resin secreted by the female lac bug!" CreationDate="2020-12-20T08:42:49.123" UserId="10049" />
  <row Id="11024" PostId="8795" Score="2" Text="Hi Kyle, I think this is for punching holes in the leather, but I'm sure there's someone here who's more familiar with leatherworking. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2020-12-22T14:17:02.343" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11025" PostId="8796" Score="3" Text="My leather awl was hastily made from a 6&quot; nail ground to a point just like that. For the little leatherwork (and similar - I've just made a belt from a bike tyre) I do, pushing is much more likely than hammering so the ergonomic shape is worthwhile" CreationDate="2020-12-22T21:10:42.997" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11026" PostId="8794" Score="4" Text="Welcome! A picture of the pompoms in question would be helpful, could you [edit] your post, please?" CreationDate="2020-12-22T22:21:52.583" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="11028" PostId="6336" Score="0" Text="Would you consider a 4kg art panel too heavy for the clear method you described above?" CreationDate="2020-12-23T05:48:50.407" UserId="10063" />
  <row Id="11029" PostId="6336" Score="0" Text="@Aleks, French cleats are one of the strongest ways you can mount something to a wall.  Properly scaled and securely fastened, they can support hundreds of kg, so a 4 kg art panel is no problem.  The wall side is generally easy to secure.  With multiple anchors, you multiply the anchor capacity.  On the load side, even if you can't fasten the cleat with screws that go in a good depth, there is a lot of surface area to glue.  A good glue job will be as strong as the material of the back of the object.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-12-23T10:04:52.937" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11030" PostId="6336" Score="2" Text="With a huge amount of weight, something like Masonite or particle board can tear apart.  So you'd want to be careful using just glue for something like a heavy, loaded cabinet with a particle board back.  A 4 kg art panel should be safe; just use common sense for how you fasten the cleats to both surfaces." CreationDate="2020-12-23T10:04:59.553" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11031" PostId="8794" Score="2" Text="It would also be helpful if you explained &quot;the fork method&quot;. It may not be a standardized method that everyone does the same way." CreationDate="2020-12-23T19:34:20.760" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="11032" PostId="8798" Score="4" Text="Hi and welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Please take the [tour], it only takes a minute. The scetch itself might be self-explanatory, but your problem is not. Can you please explain your project a little (do you want to loom weave or use a completely different technique) and why the diagonal pattern at the bottom is problematic for you? What is the difference between those squares and the rest of your pattern? Or rather: what do you mean with &quot;include the weft&quot; in those squares?" CreationDate="2020-12-24T19:36:04.610" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11034" PostId="8796" Score="1" Text="The photo in the question looks like the tip is too fine to serve as a centre punch that gets hit. It wouldn't last long at all." CreationDate="2020-12-25T08:06:07.903" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11035" PostId="8796" Score="0" Text="Yea, that may be correct, it probably would break off." CreationDate="2020-12-25T19:04:01.167" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="11036" PostId="8801" Score="2" Text="You want to affix a polymer clay to a lobster clasp and then bake, correct?" CreationDate="2020-12-26T02:50:29.527" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="11037" PostId="8801" Score="3" Text="I don't think [this question](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2272/will-i-have-problems-with-wire-baked-in-oven-baked-clay) fully answers what you're asking, but may help. If so, let us know!" CreationDate="2020-12-26T02:54:03.357" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="11042" PostId="8776" Score="0" Text="Could one use painters tape to separately seal the concrete and brass instead of adding the brass later?  Or are you saying the issue is sealing the non-visible area where the brass and concrete are touching?" CreationDate="2020-12-27T02:01:54.110" UserId="10085" />
  <row Id="11043" PostId="8804" Score="2" Text="There are some airdry clay formulas that contain joint compound, which dry pretty dense and hard, although not as hard as concrete and with a smoother texture.  They work like clay and can produce things like that hollow house.   People use Portland cement and sand as components in some &quot;clay&quot; recipes, which dry very concrete-like if that texture and hardness is a requirement.  My recollection is that it may not be as good for delicate, finely-detailed, or thin-walled work.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2020-12-27T02:33:18.933" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11044" PostId="8804" Score="0" Text="That said, it looks like there's another commercial product similar to Shapecrete.  Check out [SculptCrete](https://www.amazon.com/SculptCrete-lb-Shape-able-Concrete-Clay/dp/B0877B827X).  I've never used either product, so I'll leave this as a comment." CreationDate="2020-12-27T02:33:25.813" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11045" PostId="8804" Score="0" Text="I've checked out sculptcrete but all the examples seem to have more of a clay/resin texture instead of concrete." CreationDate="2020-12-27T02:53:20.617" UserId="10085" />
  <row Id="11046" PostId="8776" Score="1" Text="@rfii, I wouldn't trust masking the surface with something like painters tape.  And yes, the issue is sealing the non-visible area.  A microscopic gap can develop over time between the surfaces via expansion and contraction.  Then you get capillary action drawing in liquid or stains around the brass and creating a dark ring." CreationDate="2020-12-27T02:56:33.423" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11047" PostId="8804" Score="2" Text="Your best bet will probably be to experiment with various recipes to see what gives you the precise characteristics you want.  Start with a search on &quot;diy concrete clay&quot;.  You'll find videos like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4j5qgNFQE0 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWTihkgJQKA.  Each recipe will have different characteristics, depending on the purpose.  The &quot;concrete look&quot; will come mainly from Portland cement as a main ingredient, possibly with fine sand as another ingredient for texture.  Other ingredients and the ratio of water in the mix are what give it the clay-like handling." CreationDate="2020-12-27T03:30:11.673" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11048" PostId="8776" Score="0" Text="Thanks really helpful elaboration!  When you say mold the brass, do you mean simply putting some release agent on it and pulling the brass off once the concrete sets then putting it back after sealing?" CreationDate="2020-12-27T04:35:19.170" UserId="10085" />
  <row Id="11049" PostId="8776" Score="0" Text="@rfii, if I was doing it, I would try to avoid initially embedding the brass.  It could get buggered up taking it out, and the hole should be slightly oversized.  Also, the brass would then need to be cleaned before it could be sealed.  If it needs to be glued back in, any residual release agent in the hole would interfere.  Instead, I would use a temporary placeholder in the concrete mold that concrete doesn't stick to.  The author here was talking about a brass tube, so I might use something like a plastic or silicone rod, maybe incorporate it into the mold, itself." CreationDate="2020-12-27T05:38:29.473" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11050" PostId="8804" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Your comments seem to form a perfectly fine answer, can you post it as such?" CreationDate="2020-12-27T07:57:39.320" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11051" PostId="8805" Score="1" Text="I usually cast resin, but I can assure you that it's not hard at all to get surface bubbles into the object. When you pour the liquid into the mold, you usually end up with bubbles stuck to the walls and especially in corners. The big problem is getting rid of those bubbles, not getting them into the cast. I have no experience with concrete but I'm sure you can deliberately mix air bubbles into wet concrete by stirring vigurously." CreationDate="2020-12-27T10:05:43.517" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11052" PostId="8795" Score="0" Text="Does it open up on the grooves? It looks to me like there might be more parts or other options when opening up." CreationDate="2020-12-27T14:21:12.937" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11053" PostId="8804" Score="1" Text="@Joachim, it turns out there's more to the story.  The answer to this would be a bit long.  But I'll try to flesh out a real answer rather than repackage those comments." CreationDate="2020-12-27T14:32:01.223" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11054" PostId="8808" Score="1" Text="Hi KowledgeSeeker, you have written a clear and complete question. However, could you break it up into several questions? This way, the questions might be able to help out more people by being more general and easily findable. Since the question on varnish is concerned with the adhesive bond, they can be combined, but the question on sources and types of disc magnets should be a separate question (note also that we don't allow questions on where to *buy* magnets, if that was the intention). Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2020-12-28T07:28:32.650" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11055" PostId="8795" Score="0" Text="It doesn't open up anywhere but the brass plating can freely spin on the axis of the tool." CreationDate="2020-12-28T18:50:23.760" UserId="10059" />
  <row Id="11056" PostId="8796" Score="2" Text="The back/top end is flat and wider than the rest of the tool. Why would you hit down on the fine tip? Or do you mean to hit the tip into the leather? The craftsmanship of the tool is pretty sturdy and has a surprising amount of weight to it. I also noticed the brass plating seems to spin uniformly on the axis or shaft of the tool. Does that help with the description?" CreationDate="2020-12-28T18:55:02.220" UserId="10059" />
  <row Id="11057" PostId="8796" Score="0" Text="Yes, you would hit the tip into the leather to create a hole. By hitting it on the back-end. Which is why it is sturdy/heavy weighed for that purpose." CreationDate="2020-12-28T19:10:50.943" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="11059" PostId="8711" Score="2" Text="You may also like Italian Futurism ([example](https://images.app.goo.gl/XADn3cEVg9JVkBMx7))." CreationDate="2020-12-30T12:01:31.487" UserId="10100" />
  <row Id="11060" PostId="8732" Score="0" Text="I suspect uniball always have been non fading, or at least pretty good. I've just checked my undergrad revision notes from 20 years ago and there's no sign of fading of any colour on cheap lined paper stored in cardboard folders (so in the dark) - I used uniballs for diagrams and colour, fountain pen with Parker ink for body text. That seems good too." CreationDate="2021-01-01T19:35:37.583" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11061" PostId="8812" Score="1" Text="These are the HEX codes of the Polychromos palette? What method did you use to get these?" CreationDate="2021-01-02T08:34:42.560" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11062" PostId="8813" Score="2" Text="Can you tell us where the cuts are made in relation to the lines? For example: is the cut always slightly left of all the lines? Or is the cut figure bigger or smaller than the printed figure in all dimensions? If you print and cut the same page twice, are both pages cut the same or are they different?" CreationDate="2021-01-02T14:34:03.070" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11063" PostId="8814" Score="0" Text="I have used several different erasers and they have worked with charcoal. Which erasers have you tried that aren't working for you?" CreationDate="2021-01-03T02:54:17.023" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="11064" PostId="8814" Score="0" Text="Faber castell kneaded eraser, Prismacolor kneaded eraser and some weird brand that I don't know its name" CreationDate="2021-01-03T03:58:48.403" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11066" PostId="5977" Score="0" Text="I actually just bought this book on ebay! If its the illiad of homer Im pretty sure its the same exact book. I am also attempting to repair it and can show you the end result if you would like!" CreationDate="2021-01-03T06:56:34.557" UserId="10117" />
  <row Id="11067" PostId="8813" Score="0" Text="The cuts are always slightly left of all lines." CreationDate="2021-01-03T11:02:45.100" UserId="9703" />
  <row Id="11068" PostId="8813" Score="0" Text="If I print and cut the same page twice, both pages cut the same. The cut lines are always slightly left..." CreationDate="2021-01-03T12:41:26.030" UserId="9703" />
  <row Id="11069" PostId="8812" Score="2" Text="I've coloured samples on plain white, scan with no colour correction, Adobe Colour/Photoshop Sampling with 11x11 pixel area. One thing to be aware of is that not all pencils cover consistently. I was just thinking yesterday about trying to see where the biggest differences are in both colour coverage and also the colour of the pencil cover v. pigment?" CreationDate="2021-01-03T13:19:32.597" UserId="10111" />
  <row Id="11070" PostId="8812" Score="0" Text="There are a lot of things that change colours within this process (I know, since I've undertaken a similar enterprise with oil paints): the scanner interprets the colours, the software interprets the colour, 'plain white' paper is still too loose a definition, and the conversion from one file type to another will usually change the colour range. I have an X-Rite ColorChecker Passport that I used to get a proper white balance to have slightly more control over the process - do you use something similar?" CreationDate="2021-01-03T14:57:34.987" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11071" PostId="8818" Score="0" Text="Can we assume the printing on the decals is on the top surface and there is no protective covering?  Do you know what type of printing process was used?  Do you know if the vinyl stock had any treatment for printing (e.g., frosted texture, coating)?" CreationDate="2021-01-03T18:17:22.173" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11072" PostId="8818" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 good question -- actually the decals don't have any printing, they are just cutouts forming shapes." CreationDate="2021-01-03T18:40:24.840" UserId="9979" />
  <row Id="11073" PostId="8812" Score="0" Text="As to your question: averaging 11 x 11 pixels based on a sample with inconsistent coverage, although inevitable, will indeed diminish the intensity or purity of the sample, so these HEX values are likely tinted versions." CreationDate="2021-01-03T18:58:20.207" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11074" PostId="8819" Score="0" Text="I mostly use the Faber castell eraser, It's supposed to be a good quality eraser, but I think the charcoal and paper aren't that great, can you recommend me what to buy?" CreationDate="2021-01-04T05:39:00.557" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11075" PostId="8825" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts, please take the [tour], it only takes a minute. From your question it's not entirely clear what your goal is. Did you draw the linked image and want the armor to have a smooth texture? Or is the linked image your reference and you don't know how to create the scratchy texture? And please keep in mind that you must concentrate on one single question per post here. You can post additional questions in new posts. Asking &quot;What materials do you use?&quot; is very subjective, so better ask &quot;I have this problem, how could I solve this?&quot;" CreationDate="2021-01-04T06:12:39.860" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11076" PostId="8823" Score="1" Text="Hi RopeBunny, your suggestion is good, but also part of the accepted and some other answers here, effectively not adding a lot of new information. Please read through the existing answers first, to prevent this. Be sure to take the [Tour](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/tour), as this will familiarize you with this platform. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2021-01-04T08:27:11.567" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11077" PostId="8819" Score="0" Text="It definitely should be, yes, Faber-Castell is a decent/good brand. I cannot really recommend specific brands of paper and charcoal, but I can suggest getting your supplies from any store specialized in art supplies. Furthermore, before you buy anything, I recommend checking reviews online (which is a good idea no matter what you buy: invest in high quality products, pay less in the long run, support good, ethical brands, produce less waste, &amp;c. :)." CreationDate="2021-01-04T08:35:15.000" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11078" PostId="8819" Score="0" Text="Additionally, concerning paper, be sure to read through [this answer](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/478/6388) (it's a lot of information, but it's good to know what you're working with)." CreationDate="2021-01-04T08:46:17.287" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11079" PostId="8824" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this! Do you have any suggested razor blade types? I only have exacto-knives at home. Would this work or is there a better tool for scraping that you have in mind or have used with success before? Also how worried do I have to be with creating scratches on the glass?" CreationDate="2021-01-04T15:17:46.613" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="11081" PostId="8812" Score="2" Text="Thanks Joachim, agreed on both points that's by black didn't even come out darkest. I'm only too well aware of colour process, but don't own own any specialist equipment. Sorry   - take it as a best approximation :)" CreationDate="2021-01-04T18:42:55.897" UserId="10111" />
  <row Id="11086" PostId="8825" Score="0" Text="Isaac, as you can see I edited your post. I added the artist of the artwork, and I changed the title so that it focuses on the one specific problem you're having. Are these changes okay for you? You can of course always ask additional questions in new threads (like you did with the question on drawing skin)." CreationDate="2021-01-04T19:41:02.603" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11087" PostId="8824" Score="0" Text="@Wimateeka, a razor blade is how paint is removed from windows when you paint their trim.  Apply pressure across the glass (parallel with it), into the edge of the paint, so you're cutting or peeling the paint rather than pressing the blade into the glass.  I was envisioning a single edge razor blade that would be laid flat on the glass in the tall direction.  But on something round like a glass, that might be easier if the blade is held in a fixture, and it would be a good idea to use protective gloves to avoid slicing yourself if the glass or blade slips.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-01-04T19:44:05.350" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11088" PostId="8824" Score="0" Text="It might be safer and easier to use any kind of utility or hobby blade and go up and down the glass.  It just wouldn't remove more than a tiny sliver each pass, so it would take a lot of scraping to clean off all the paint." CreationDate="2021-01-04T19:44:25.867" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11089" PostId="8826" Score="0" Text="Related: https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/8281/how-to-draw-human-body-in-chest-collarbone-area/ and https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/532/how-do-i-get-a-blur-effect-in-pencil-drawings/. I think your question could be a duplicate of the second question linked, but that consideration left me wondering what exactly you're asking for here: how to draw skin, or how to control the blending of charcoal. Can you specify that in your question?" CreationDate="2021-01-04T20:03:00.900" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11092" PostId="8827" Score="0" Text="so our telling me to go big, can you give me a link of where I can buy that big paper? Thanks!" CreationDate="2021-01-04T22:59:02.320" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11094" PostId="8825" Score="0" Text="oh, wait, no no no, I was asking about the armor's details, as you can see, the armor has a lot of scratches, I'm using a &quot;utility knife&quot; because the lines are thick, I'm actually asking about 1) materials to get this done and 2) technique. sorry for the mistakes I made there hehe" CreationDate="2021-01-04T23:04:32.383" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11095" PostId="8827" Score="1" Text="@Isaac750, I would guess typical art supply sources.  Perhaps a reader who is more familiar with it can add suggestions." CreationDate="2021-01-04T23:51:14.970" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11096" PostId="8827" Score="0" Text="You can buy charcoal paper pads from many art stores. Charcoal paper comes in a variety of paper colors - you can use white if you want your finished piece to look like the original pencil drawing. If you have white charcoal (for highlights), you can try drawing on a colored or toned background to help give your portrait some depth :) You can also try toned paper later as you become more comfortable with the medium." CreationDate="2021-01-05T00:53:53.050" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="11097" PostId="8827" Score="0" Text="I would also recommend using a tortillion for blending. This is basically a rolled piece of paper with a point, which you can either make yourself or buy. (There are YouTube videos showing how you can make one yourself.) These are better to blend with than using your fingers, since your skin contains moisture and oils, which can cause the charcoal to clump to smear unevenly." CreationDate="2021-01-05T00:56:56.593" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="11098" PostId="8010" Score="0" Text="I never tried these, but your suggestion got us seriously thinking about trying out &quot;flimsy&quot; tools, which led to actually trying a pair of toenail clippers, which actually worked well." CreationDate="2021-01-05T01:42:27.893" UserId="8998" />
  <row Id="11099" PostId="8829" Score="0" Text="the tortillion and blending stump are the same thing! or... am I wrong? I use them both for the same thing, and it goes pretty well." CreationDate="2021-01-05T02:11:55.683" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11100" PostId="8829" Score="0" Text="uhmm, and I wouldnt use soft charcoal for the skin, the skin's shades arent that dark, I would use hard and medium" CreationDate="2021-01-05T02:13:39.610" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11101" PostId="8827" Score="0" Text="I do use them! but her skin is too, like, precise, you know like, if you mess up a little bit( with charcoal) it leaves a stain and that freaks me up lol, but I managed to fix it :), I think the problem is the paper, the brand is &quot;Soho studio&quot;. yeah. I know. some weird brand :p" CreationDate="2021-01-05T02:29:58.113" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11104" PostId="8830" Score="1" Text="Fixative is used to fixate the drawing to the paper, to prevent it from smudging. Where high quality fixatives might not yellow a lot, or even help slow down yellowing, the process still depends mostly on the paper and the storage, as mentioned in the other answers." CreationDate="2021-01-05T07:56:10.817" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11105" PostId="8828" Score="0" Text="Hi Isaac, this is again not really an answer to the question, which is &quot;is there a cheap solution that I can place between and on top of the drawings for the moment until I can afford a better solution?&quot;. Adding fixatives will not help with storing drawings, as it only adds another variable to take into consideration. I also feel your answer contains an unnecessary amount of links: linking to a product you think is really good is okay, but I strongly suggest at least giving proper reasons for a specific linked product. Fixative is meant to prevent smudging, so that's not a unique feature :)" CreationDate="2021-01-05T08:01:25.373" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11106" PostId="8828" Score="1" Text="Also note that hair spray is a terrible long term solution, as it yellows quite easily." CreationDate="2021-01-05T08:02:25.953" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11107" PostId="8825" Score="0" Text="In as far as the materials you're asking for are specific to drawing detailed textures, I'm sure they will come up in the answers. I think asking after the right technique to add those scratches in particular is a good, focused question. No need for that slightly off-track additional question, I think :)" CreationDate="2021-01-05T08:10:26.753" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11108" PostId="8829" Score="0" Text="Hi Flora, I feel you're partially answering the question from another thread, that asked for &quot;quality materials for drawing&quot;, which is too broad/a matter of opinion. I feel the matter of paper when it comes to drawing skin is mostly a matter of texture: too rough and the skin might look 'speckled', too smooth and the charcoal might not blend/blur properly. Can you add something about that to your answer, so it focuses more on the question at hand?" CreationDate="2021-01-05T08:17:29.363" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11109" PostId="8827" Score="0" Text="I feel the acceptance of this answer could indicate too great an emphasis on size. The question is how to blend charcoal so it might look more like skin. Blending with charcoal can be done on virtually any (practical) size of paper. Naturally one can add more detail to a greater surface, but this is about technique, which will require skill, and one can learn to work with charcoal in a very controlled, detailed way." CreationDate="2021-01-05T08:22:03.537" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11110" PostId="8829" Score="1" Text="@Isaac750 I think Flora mentions soft charcoal not for the intensity of colour, but for the ease with which it can be blended. The harder the charcoal, the harder it will be to blend. As for the difference between the tortillon and blending stump, see the linked thread ([here](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/533/6388))." CreationDate="2021-01-05T08:27:36.827" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11111" PostId="8826" Score="0" Text="Thank you, Isaac :) By the way, can you answer the question in my first comment? I feel like this thread at the moment is a duplicate of either/both of the threads I linked." CreationDate="2021-01-05T08:29:11.867" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11113" PostId="8827" Score="1" Text="@Isaac750, Joachim makes a good point about the emphasis on size.  Realistic portraits can be made with charcoal; it takes skill.  Not being an artist, I just did a little research after Joachim's comment, and was amazed at the realism that is possible when someone has the skill.  With less skill, going bigger would make it easier to get realism.  If you already have the skill, going bigger lets you squeeze more realism from it.  You're trying to learn and develop the skill.  Relying on size would be kind of a crutch to make skill less important.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-01-05T10:27:13.203" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11114" PostId="8827" Score="1" Text="That won't help you get good at it.  By not going big, the less-than-perfect results along the way will be more obvious and are what will provide the learning.  So my answer isn't the best advice for someone early into charcoal, and doesn't really address how to do it.  You might want to consider retracting the checkmark and applying it to a better answer.  :-)" CreationDate="2021-01-05T10:27:39.263" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11115" PostId="8829" Score="2" Text="@Isaac750 intensity/darkness of the resultant image really depends on _how_ you use the charcoal and how you aply the other tools. a very light pass with soft charcoal followed by appropriate erasing and blending will likely get you much better results (albeit for a lot more effort) than trying to use medium or hard charcoal for the skin. Soft charcoal, just like soft graphite and softer oil pastels, quite simply blends more smoothly than harder media, making it much easier to get the kind of smooth non-linear gradients your reference image has." CreationDate="2021-01-05T13:00:11.990" UserId="6010" />
  <row Id="11116" PostId="8833" Score="3" Text="Welcome! Are you hoping to protect them for storage or for display?" CreationDate="2021-01-05T14:36:23.637" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="11118" PostId="8826" Score="0" Text="yes!, the question was at the title, how to blend it, like, a techinique" CreationDate="2021-01-05T18:43:01.130" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11119" PostId="8827" Score="0" Text="Yes! i have the skill and thank you for telling me that I would learn more by moving to a bigger size, I really appreciate yall's help!" CreationDate="2021-01-05T18:46:14.787" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11120" PostId="8829" Score="0" Text="so you're telling me that the soft charcoal isn't just for the intensity, it's also used to blend? how'd u do that? I mean, as soon I put the soft charcoal in the paper, its already leaving a DARK mark, how do you blend? that's why the paper stumps are for" CreationDate="2021-01-05T18:51:40.787" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11121" PostId="8829" Score="1" Text="@Isaac750 Don't press so hard. Try doing some practice exercises so that you're not worried about messing up something important. The normal exercise is to draw &quot;solids&quot; (sphere, cone, cylinder, cube, etc.) to quickly practice shading." CreationDate="2021-01-05T20:03:56.677" UserId="6023" />
  <row Id="11122" PostId="8829" Score="1" Text="With respect to blending &amp; paper texture - I've found that it partly depends on how thickly you're applying the charcoal. If you're using a palette of different shades of charcoal (e.g. white, gray, &amp; black), you can apply soft charcoals quite thickly on a very rough paper, &amp; it can still blend somewhat smoothly (though it might have a &quot;grainy&quot; look)." CreationDate="2021-01-05T21:38:22.197" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="11123" PostId="8829" Score="1" Text="Continued: But this depends on what style of markings you're using for your drawing. If you want the white of the paper to show through for highlights, like in the original drawing, then you'll want to use smoother or finer-toothed paper. You'll still want paper with some &quot;tooth&quot; to it, so that the charcoal has something to grab onto." CreationDate="2021-01-05T21:41:24.020" UserId="2335" />
  <row Id="11124" PostId="8832" Score="1" Text="I wonder if normal magenta or yellow ink might fluoresce under deep blue light." CreationDate="2021-01-05T22:04:32.087" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11125" PostId="8826" Score="0" Text="do you guys see a &quot;duplicate&quot; on title? why is this happening??" CreationDate="2021-01-05T22:14:52.387" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11127" PostId="8826" Score="0" Text="Isaac, I turned two of your questions into duplicates, because there are very similar threads here already, and this way we can keep this platform clean and organized. This is also the reason I asked what exactly your question was. If you don't agree with the closure, please let us know how your questions differ, and why you think they deserve their own threads." CreationDate="2021-01-05T22:24:06.650" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11128" PostId="8833" Score="1" Text="I want to protect them for storage, but I want to know both. Are there any difference?" CreationDate="2021-01-05T22:53:16.410" UserId="10166" />
  <row Id="11129" PostId="8835" Score="1" Text="When you say &quot;the plaster we use in ceramics&quot; are you talking about the slab of plaster that you &quot;wedge&quot; or knead the wet clay on until the clay is the right consistency?" CreationDate="2021-01-06T04:30:47.143" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="11130" PostId="8833" Score="1" Text="Does this answer your question? [How can I protect my pencil &amp; charcoal drawings once complete?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/1785/how-can-i-protect-my-pencil-charcoal-drawings-once-complete)" CreationDate="2021-01-06T05:48:45.767" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11131" PostId="8838" Score="2" Text="Hair spray is not a very good choice, as it yellows quite easily over time." CreationDate="2021-01-06T08:07:12.940" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11132" PostId="8838" Score="0" Text="Well, I'm not doing white surfaces, painting is usually covered with chalk. My understanding is that yellowing is caused by UV, so not exposing it to light too much would help + those hair lacks are usually UV resistant to some level.&#xA;Alt. to lack might be framing behind the glass panel." CreationDate="2021-01-06T08:30:08.087" UserId="2776" />
  <row Id="11133" PostId="8838" Score="1" Text="The question is about comics, however. Since no deviations from the norm are mentioned, I think it's safe to assume these were made on white paper. Not all yellowing is caused by UV radiation, and hair spray's acidic nature usually causes discoloration and will harm the structure of paper. Do you have some older works you can compare to your current ones, to see the differences?" CreationDate="2021-01-06T08:44:35.580" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11134" PostId="8841" Score="0" Text="See also [this Lifehacks SE thread](https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/10972/how-to-hold-together-large-packet-of-paper)." CreationDate="2021-01-06T09:13:31.280" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11135" PostId="8837" Score="0" Text="A few thoughts: oils will dry, it just takes a long time, depending for a great deal on the thickness and richness of the oil paint. Glass is an amorphous solid, not a liquid. And what do you mean with &quot;the acrylic will die&quot;, should that be &quot;dry&quot;?" CreationDate="2021-01-06T09:24:25.710" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11136" PostId="8838" Score="0" Text="Nothing older then few years and it's still OK. But it's chalk and where there is white, it was prepped with white chalk on paper and then fixed by lack. Exposed paper base and pencil drawings might act differently.&#xA;If those comics are precious, then how about to ask some museum custodian or someone specialized in art restoration .. I take this forum more like DIY tips." CreationDate="2021-01-06T13:03:13.547" UserId="2776" />
  <row Id="11137" PostId="8841" Score="1" Text="[Treasury tags](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasury_tag) are another option if you punch holes" CreationDate="2021-01-06T13:06:08.080" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11139" PostId="8838" Score="3" Text="@TomSilver We can actually handle either archival quality protection or more everyday questions, and have done so. (You may be thinking of LifeHacks.SE?) The DIY tips are absolutely welcome, though, I'd just suggest including a disclaimer in cases where it may cause any problems. Thank you for your answer :)" CreationDate="2021-01-06T13:29:11.463" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="11140" PostId="8563" Score="1" Text="You do realise that the world record for altitude gained by a single kite is under 5km? And it was set on a wide-open, nicely flat 50km^2 ranch where there was no chance of losing control and hitting someone with a kite moving at 100km/h? This seems a bit of a big ask for a self-confessed novice." CreationDate="2021-01-06T15:04:29.883" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11141" PostId="8567" Score="0" Text="@virolino - ok... so you want to launch a kite miles into the air, a major engineering feat to accomplish. Someone tells you how its done and you whine that its too complicated. What you want is complicated pal." CreationDate="2021-01-06T16:35:26.083" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11143" PostId="8834" Score="2" Text="**No no no!** If he was the artist this would be the answer, but a buyer of art should not do anything to the work that may change its appearance, and spray fix can definitely do that. The best thing is to frame it properly under glass." CreationDate="2021-01-06T16:41:34.653" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11148" PostId="8842" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your answer, it actually has some interesting, useful information. I do not have a specific size in mind. Maybe 1m x 2 m (or slightly bigger). If it is too big, then transporting the kite itself is going to be a problem - and therefore the lines and retrieving them become a non-issue." CreationDate="2021-01-06T16:59:28.467" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="11149" PostId="8567" Score="0" Text="@rebusB: there must be some solutions available between &quot;bare hands&quot; and &quot;combustion engine + gears + what-not&quot;. I am just trying to simplify the complex feat to some degree, since I do not intend anything professional or record breaking. If I will do it, it will have to be fun, safe, and maybe bring some sentiment of achievement." CreationDate="2021-01-06T17:03:40.697" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="11151" PostId="8567" Score="0" Text="Not when you are trying to fly a kite a miles into the air. There is a thing called Physics you know, that has a say in how easy that would be. And Physics says there is no &quot;bare hands&quot; way to fly a kite 10,000+ feet into the air." CreationDate="2021-01-06T17:08:29.573" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11152" PostId="8563" Score="0" Text="@Gwyn: yes, I understand all those. I already mentioned the safety concerns, as well as the risk of interference with other flying objects (that is why I asked a dedicated question for that). What is your point?" CreationDate="2021-01-06T17:09:33.460" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="11154" PostId="8563" Score="0" Text="You are asking many questions that border on far fetched, each one going in deeper and deeper. You have been given good answers, and good advice, that you refuse to accept because it does not meet your impossible expectations." CreationDate="2021-01-06T17:19:08.740" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11156" PostId="8563" Score="1" Text="@rebusB Most places a line of more than 50m is actually illegal, certainly anywhere where you're likely to encounter &quot;intelligent fliers&quot; as mentioned in one of the related questions...." CreationDate="2021-01-06T18:45:18.763" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11158" PostId="8834" Score="1" Text="Amen. This answer is insane. It's like telling someone spray-varnish from a hardware store on an original da Vinci or Picasso or something. Yeesh. It wil alter the appearance of the original and destroy any investment/resale value" CreationDate="2021-01-06T19:15:23.543" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11159" PostId="8838" Score="2" Text="This is even worse than using purposemade fixative. People, this will destroy any investment/resale value. Do not do anything to original art that may alter its appearance." CreationDate="2021-01-06T19:19:20.737" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11160" PostId="8845" Score="2" Text="The stuff is likely to fall apart and contaminate your clay, so I agree, see if you can exchange it for store credit or else only experiment with pieces you don't mind losing" CreationDate="2021-01-06T19:36:32.620" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11161" PostId="8836" Score="2" Text="It isn't clear exactly what is the nature of the requirements, or the problems you're encountering.  Could you add an image of what the pages look like that you need to join?  Also, how many pages need to be joined to form a &quot;unit&quot; (pairs of pages vs. more)?" CreationDate="2021-01-06T19:43:27.723" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11162" PostId="8696" Score="1" Text="Doing this will probably clog/mess up you printer heads as white &quot;ink&quot; is usually pigment particles suspended in solvent, so thicker than the normal ink-jet ink - more like paint - you need a printer that is made to use that type of &quot;ink&quot;" CreationDate="2021-01-06T19:56:01.767" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11163" PostId="8010" Score="0" Text="The model above probably won't work for long. But you do get more heavy duty pinking shears that are used by furniture upholsterers rather than dress makers. The pair I use belonged to my grandmother and has during its 50+ years of life been used to cut leather, plastic and sheet metal, strip wire, remove nails from wood ... when it needs honing, we just cut a few sheets of aluminium foil and it's sharp and ready to go again." CreationDate="2021-01-06T20:15:17.853" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11164" PostId="8563" Score="0" Text="To try and put this in perspective: Unless you have access to a piece of level, privately owned land in excess  of 30 square kilometers in area with no  chance of random hikers or livestock on the ground or air traffic over it, you're likely to spend the night in jail if you try this with a line anywhere near a kilometre long.  Even if you do have the perfect spot, you'll still need to obtain special clearance from national or state air traffic control and have to stick to a narrow pre-approved time slot." CreationDate="2021-01-06T20:50:10.320" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11166" PostId="8838" Score="0" Text="@Erica and others thanks for insights into art preservation. Unfortunately original question is so broad that it does not indicate if those comics are 'art' like Picasso or 5 bucks/piece from local flee market but still so nice that owner wants to preserve them somehow. I probably misunderstood intended content of this forum. My apology." CreationDate="2021-01-07T00:11:17.637" UserId="2776" />
  <row Id="11167" PostId="8836" Score="2" Text="Is your goal to bind the sheets like a book (all sheets are glued together at the left edge) or do you want to create a folding band of sheets (sheets are glued alternatingly on the left and right edge)? The paragraph about &quot;dual end tape where the middle was not sticky&quot; confuses me. Either I can only find a wrong translation (double sided tape) or I have no idea how exactly the process is supposed to work." CreationDate="2021-01-07T06:03:02.037" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11172" PostId="8819" Score="0" Text="And even with the proper materials you are unlikely to remove all traces of charcoal markings from a drawing. It is part of charcoal's (and pastels') charm." CreationDate="2021-01-07T15:49:13.163" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11173" PostId="8808" Score="0" Text="Also, if you break your question up it will be easier to search and find that a few of your issues are already answered here." CreationDate="2021-01-07T15:52:48.940" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11174" PostId="8806" Score="0" Text="I am always impressed with the breadth of your answers." CreationDate="2021-01-07T15:55:33.907" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11181" PostId="8833" Score="2" Text="Folks -- ***please* do not answer in comments** even though the question is closed and you want to share information. If it should be re-opened, vote. If we need to discuss it extensively, [meta]. If you have an answer, for now use the linked duplicate (or vote/discuss)." CreationDate="2021-01-07T18:42:41.253" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="11182" PostId="8833" Score="0" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/118172/discussion-on-question-by-blanc-how-to-preserve-comic-pages-drawn-by-pencil)." CreationDate="2021-01-07T18:43:05.320" UserId="30" />
  <row Id="11184" PostId="8847" Score="1" Text="Welcome to A&amp;C!&#xA;I am thinking Mod Podge, or acrylic sealer." CreationDate="2021-01-08T04:08:40.947" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="11185" PostId="8845" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the awesome response @fixer1234. Appreciate your help. Makes total sense as well." CreationDate="2021-01-08T15:07:33.457" UserId="10167" />
  <row Id="11186" PostId="8835" Score="0" Text="Yeah, sorry, I mentioned that in the question only and not the description. Seems like @fixer1234 gave a pretty thorough response. Appreciate you asking for clarification though." CreationDate="2021-01-08T15:09:23.300" UserId="10167" />
  <row Id="11187" PostId="1785" Score="0" Text="Related: [How to preserve comic pages drawn by pencil?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/8833)" CreationDate="2021-01-08T15:20:08.973" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11190" PostId="8849" Score="2" Text="For a spray coating, Krylon makes Crystal Clear Acrylic.  Same advice of applying a number of light coats." CreationDate="2021-01-08T21:33:17.727" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11191" PostId="8563" Score="0" Text="@Gwyn: You are deviating from the question big time. I am aware (as explained already) of the safety and law issues. My &quot;unknown&quot; of the first interest (the actual question) is technical. If you cannot contribute, it is no problem, I will not have hard feelings." CreationDate="2021-01-08T22:24:25.717" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="11192" PostId="8563" Score="0" Text="Well, since you don't answer questions about the kite design, size, mass, or give a drawing, it's a bit difficult to actually help you in any other way. Like any engineer, (or kite enthusiast) the &quot;client&quot; no matter how little versed s/he may be in the math, physics, etc needs to at least be able to give us some indication of what they want to achieve or design is impossible. At minimum, we need to know the dimensions and materials of construction of your kite, and how many lines on your rig, in order to do the calculations and suggest the right type of line, winch design, motor size etc." CreationDate="2021-01-08T23:29:10.290" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11193" PostId="8851" Score="2" Text="It's polite to credit the originators when you quote their comments, though. Especially since Erica  has since removed many of the original comments you are quoting from ..." CreationDate="2021-01-09T00:09:04.500" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11194" PostId="8851" Score="1" Text="@Gwyn, good catch.  This was mostly summarizing and paraphrasing, but yeah, added attribution.  :-)" CreationDate="2021-01-09T02:32:46.993" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11195" PostId="8851" Score="2" Text="BTW, I made this community wiki to encourage people to edit and tweak the wording as appropriate." CreationDate="2021-01-09T02:39:37.293" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11196" PostId="8563" Score="0" Text="@Gwyn: Thanks for the careful explanation. Nobody asked that specific question, and I did not think of it as important. As of now, I am at the stage to &quot;(technically) dream&quot; about the entire project. I did not make any choice of materials, sizes etc. It will depend not only on what I want, but also on what will be available to purchase. I have in mind the rhomboid shape, (about) 1m x 2 m (maybe smaller at the beginning, maybe bigger later). But anything might change, once I start building and experimenting. I am willing to adapt while progressing." CreationDate="2021-01-10T03:34:03.143" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="11197" PostId="8563" Score="0" Text="If you put that description into your questions, you'll probably get answers that are a lot more useful.  That would probably not steer easily on longer lines, so I'd still advise you to fly it on a shorter line (20-30m) for the first few outings to get a feel for it, probably on a two line rig with what we call a hammock style attachment (not sure what it's called elsewhere in the world) I'll see if I can dredge up some designs or at least sketches for you ..." CreationDate="2021-01-10T15:57:12.437" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11198" PostId="8809" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the thorough answer! I appreciate your expertise.  In your first paragraph about Shapecrete you mention having discovered an anomaly in how it was used. I think that would be helpful for this answer as well and not wasted/tangential. Alternatively you mention it'd be good for another question and I'm happy to ask that if you can help me understand how to phrase it to hit on that correctly. Perhaps, &quot;how was Shapecrete used to make this example?&quot; Although unavailable now, it seems like understanding would help us learn.  Thanks again!" CreationDate="2021-01-11T15:55:16.700" UserId="10085" />
  <row Id="11200" PostId="8855" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. You've got a challenging project. Can you clarify a couple of things? The question refers to the metal as silver in one place and copper in another.  Also, the filigree loops in the wood look like they might be embedded metal wire. Is that the case? Can you tell what kind? Does the sheetmetal work have any kind of protective finish? Is the wood just stained or does it have a protective finish?  re: your question at the end -- unfortunately, it won't be that simple. Best case, it will be a complicated, meticulous process.  Worst case, after that it will be a mess." CreationDate="2021-01-11T19:28:29.060" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11201" PostId="8809" Score="0" Text="@rfii, I created a [chat room](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/118339/discussion-on-question-by-rfii-about-shapecrete) so we have some flexibility to get into discussion without creating a long comment thread here.  Whenever it's convenient, drop in.  I left a few thoughts.  Just remember to add an @ &quot;address&quot; on what you post there so I'll be alerted." CreationDate="2021-01-11T23:04:40.743" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11203" PostId="8855" Score="0" Text="Thanks @fixer1234, so I don't know what the metal is. Its silver coloured, which is what I meant in my post, but the colour of the corrosion suggests copper so I guess its probably an alloy." CreationDate="2021-01-12T14:28:22.247" UserId="10197" />
  <row Id="11206" PostId="8861" Score="0" Text="This is a very thorough, high quality answer, but it doesn't seem to address the specific question that was asked.  Quilting can be done with almost any kind of pattern.  To me, the question asks to identify what is the particular &quot;onion-shaped&quot; pattern shown in the pictures.  If you could add that to your answer, this would be a super one." CreationDate="2021-01-12T19:59:27.037" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11207" PostId="8861" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Thanks for the advice. I'll add some info about the stitch pattern to my question, and see if I can find a name for it." CreationDate="2021-01-12T20:09:57.867" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="11208" PostId="8855" Score="0" Text="Could the copper color be some type of finish or anodizing or does it appear to be the actual surface of the metal?  A couple of clarifications are critical to any advice on restoration: 1. Does either the metal or wood have any kind of protective finish (either clear or something providing the color), or are we looking at bare wood and metal?  The wood looks like it has a few shiny spots, and the metal color looks like it might be a finish of some kind.  2. Are the filigree loops in the wood embedded metal wire or are they some type of surface decoration?" CreationDate="2021-01-12T20:13:17.663" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11209" PostId="8861" Score="1" Text="I couldn't find an actual name for the design. All my quilting books spend most of their time on piecework, with at most 2 pages about top stitching." CreationDate="2021-01-12T20:42:43.387" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="11210" PostId="8855" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure but I think:&#xA;1) The wood has no protective finish other than the stain/dye used to colour it. The shiny areas you note are the areas where the black colour is strongest. I have no idea how the colour was achieved.&#xA;2) The metal has no protective finish that I can see.&#xA;3) The green isn't anodizing or a finish because I've had the boxes for years (they've been in the loft) and the metal started off all silver coloured. Pretty sure its the metal oxidising.&#xA;4) I'm not sure if wire is the correct term but the filigree is definitely actual metal that's been hammered into the wood." CreationDate="2021-01-12T20:45:15.170" UserId="10197" />
  <row Id="11211" PostId="8861" Score="0" Text="Fun Fact: At a not too distant point in the future, people reading this answer will think &quot;if you have to buy online&quot; means if you don't have a good local fabric store." CreationDate="2021-01-12T21:44:57.610" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="11212" PostId="8652" Score="0" Text="I took another look at the video.  Like most movie sound effects, the sound you want to replicate wasn't produced by anything like the action you see on the screen.  It was produced by something else and synced to the animation.  There's nothing you could put inside the head that would make a similar sound.  You might get in the ballpark with something bigger that works similar to a rattlesnake's tail that could be shaken.  One solution would be to use a little digital recorder.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-01-13T07:13:35.833" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11213" PostId="8652" Score="0" Text="Record the sound on it and play it back when triggered by a button or motion sensing switch in the figurine.  The kind of device I'm referring to is used in keychain note takers and  talking greeting cards.  It's a cheap little couple-of-chip device powered by a button cell and plays back through a tiny speaker.  The whole thing would fit inside the figurine." CreationDate="2021-01-13T07:13:43.393" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11217" PostId="8805" Score="0" Text="Ah ok so maybe my question could be understood as what steps should I skip to keep the bubbles.  From your comment @Elmy, sounds like I do not need to avoid mixing it up and can deliberately stir.  thanks!" CreationDate="2021-01-14T23:02:15.567" UserId="10085" />
  <row Id="11218" PostId="8834" Score="0" Text="oh, i thought u were the atist" CreationDate="2021-01-15T05:02:46.177" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11219" PostId="8834" Score="0" Text="and i thought u were trying to keep it from smudging and all that stuff, omg, everyone else said fixatif spray!, i said the same thing!!" CreationDate="2021-01-15T05:03:16.947" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11228" PostId="8870" Score="0" Text="That sounds like a good way to not losing the skill over time" CreationDate="2021-01-15T22:08:32.410" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11229" PostId="2219" Score="0" Text="@user24 the video link here is dead. Can you add another link to another video that is viewable?" CreationDate="2021-01-16T19:04:55.533" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="11232" PostId="8285" Score="0" Text="The last paragraph is the only redeeming factor in this answer, honestly: the arguments to your claim that the photo was edited to make the breasts appear larger are contentious at best - I can imagine the line you are referring to (which could be due to lighting or other post-processing), but it is a poor argument IMHO. Many types of bra have a firm grasp on the breasts, depressing the skin, causing a change in angle along the ridge. Furthermore, looking at [the high resolution original](https://images.pexels.com/photos/3279545/pexels-photo-3279545.jpeg), I see no traces of morphing at all." CreationDate="2021-01-17T11:07:58.003" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11233" PostId="8878" Score="1" Text="Hi Klawy, 'curtain' is extremely vague: do you know what kind of fabric and/or weave it was?" CreationDate="2021-01-17T12:29:13.517" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11234" PostId="4161" Score="0" Text="A related question on Movies &amp; TV asking how these eye covers were made in the Deadpool films can be found [here](https://movies.stackexchange.com/q/104218/67810)." CreationDate="2021-01-17T13:04:56.357" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11235" PostId="4163" Score="1" Text="I answered [the same thing](https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/104231/67810) - gauze - when someone on Movies &amp; TV asked how they created the eye covers in the Deadpool films." CreationDate="2021-01-17T13:07:33.880" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11237" PostId="8877" Score="3" Text="I find, when I know that I have squeezed the tube a little, that squeezing it again at right angles to the first squeeze (or against the widest part of tube) &quot;opens&quot; it up a little. If you get it right it will actually pull the paint back in." CreationDate="2021-01-17T16:48:34.337" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11238" PostId="8877" Score="0" Text="The tube could have been packed on a day with higher atmospheric air pressure, no jk. Solution is the same." CreationDate="2021-01-17T16:53:12.410" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11241" PostId="8861" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234   Probably that is a custom pattern designed by the coat designer." CreationDate="2021-01-17T17:19:08.787" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11246" PostId="8879" Score="2" Text="I edited the question to make it on-topic.  There's nothing wrong with recommending a product in the answer if you explain why it's a good solution.  In this case, I'm not sure how valuable just generic advice is as a solution.  It narrows the endless list of papers to try on no budget.  Adding a relevant example paper or two would make this a better answer IMHO.  :-)" CreationDate="2021-01-17T19:17:15.823" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11247" PostId="8884" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  I'm not sure how answerable this question is as written.  There isn't really a pen ideally suited specifically for math and symbols.  The smoothness and feedback of the pen on the paper are mostly a matter of personal preference.  A big factor is how small you write so how thin a line is required.  The pressure you use and the paper also play a big role.  The question will attract lists of pens people like for their own reason, basically a preference poll." CreationDate="2021-01-17T19:31:07.067" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11248" PostId="8883" Score="1" Text="On older machines there also was a thread &quot;catcher&quot; or thingamadoo that was reciprocating and would also be less able to snag anything if the foot was down. On newer machines this routing is often internal in the machine. It is also a just-do-it thing, leave the machine as others want to find it, even yourself. It is simple and meaningful to always have the same start position when you arrive at the machine. It is done for industrial machinery, airplanes, food and beverage machines, everything. The inherited common sense from centiuries of craft-like situations; just do it..." CreationDate="2021-01-18T09:49:53.027" UserId="10247" />
  <row Id="11249" PostId="8872" Score="1" Text="Ohhhhhhhh. The subsequent times are because the room we store all of our craft items and materials in has poor insulation (It's an addition to the house) and so gets very, very cold at night. In the mornings, we turn the heater on in there, and so I guess the temperature goes up too fast? Anyway, thanks so much!" CreationDate="2021-01-18T14:30:47.517" UserId="10238" />
  <row Id="11250" PostId="8886" Score="1" Text="Regarding springs, torque wrench manufacturers specify to untension the spring for  storage, e.g. [Norbar](https://www.norbar.com/News-Events/Blog/entryid/449/the-ten-things-you-should-know-about-your-torque-wrench) and [Snap-On](https://www1.snapon.com/display/231/ToolNews/TechRefs/2008/TorqueWrench08.pdf)." CreationDate="2021-01-18T15:30:27.510" UserId="9005" />
  <row Id="11251" PostId="8886" Score="2" Text="@AndrewMorton There is a difference between a spring in a precision measuring instrument, and springs in general. I don't think many people jack up their car each time they park it, so the coil springs in the suspension are not being compressed by the weight of the car! (Of course if the car is not going to be used for months or years, they may remove the wheels completely to avoid creating a flat patch on each tire where it touches the ground, but that is a different issue)." CreationDate="2021-01-18T16:28:33.647" UserId="6737" />
  <row Id="11254" PostId="8886" Score="2" Text="Springs absolutely do &quot;springiness&quot; if they stay under tension for a long time.  https://idcspring.com/spring-lose-tension-when-compressed/  The issue is &quot;how long is long&quot;?" CreationDate="2021-01-18T18:06:58.780" UserId="10249" />
  <row Id="11255" PostId="8889" Score="3" Text="What do you want it to look like at the end?" CreationDate="2021-01-19T00:06:38.560" UserId="221" />
  <row Id="11256" PostId="8889" Score="3" Text="Related: [How can I make a sketch under a watercolour painting and have it not be seen?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/2287)" CreationDate="2021-01-19T09:03:48.263" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11263" PostId="8891" Score="3" Text="Breathability is just one factor.  Characteristics of the fiber and its configuration are also important.  A lot of it relates to trapping air, which is a good insulator.  There's also a difference in how you use it (say as insulating pad vs. clothing).  With clothing, if you trap moisture (which the body gives off), water is a good heat conductor, so it destroys the insulation properties." CreationDate="2021-01-19T20:37:30.097" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11264" PostId="8891" Score="1" Text="In other words: it depends. Khashir, can you tell us what kind of use or situation you're thinking of?" CreationDate="2021-01-19T21:35:25.760" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11265" PostId="8891" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the feedback, @Joachim. I added the intended use: indoor slipper socks to be used without shoes." CreationDate="2021-01-19T21:57:43.030" UserId="10254" />
  <row Id="11266" PostId="8893" Score="1" Text="If the printing is on the front of the vinyl and you want to glue the back, I wouldn't worry about the print being affected by any type of adhesive.  How long does it need to last?  Will it be in a lot of sun?  The vinyl, itself, will deteriorate pretty quickly in a lot of sunlight.  Rain could affect the adhesive at the edges, and heat (even in cold weather, sunlight can really heat a surface), will soften many adhesives and deteriorate them over time." CreationDate="2021-01-20T01:42:10.400" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11267" PostId="8893" Score="2" Text="Does this answer your question? [Which adhesives work well when gluing vinyl to plastic?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/3621/which-adhesives-work-well-when-gluing-vinyl-to-plastic)" CreationDate="2021-01-20T06:51:10.077" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11268" PostId="8895" Score="2" Text="Wools with finer fibres like merino wool, on the other hand, are less scratchy, and there are a few ways to reduce the itchiness (e.g. washing with vinegar)." CreationDate="2021-01-20T08:00:20.847" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11269" PostId="8891" Score="0" Text="Are you talking about woven fabric or made from yarn? Knitted/crocheted garments breathe through their fairly open structure.  In many cases the greatest effect on the warmth of indoor footwear is the sole insulating from the floor without compressing too much, so the compressibility may be more important than the insulating properties" CreationDate="2021-01-20T13:37:22.450" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11270" PostId="8895" Score="0" Text="There are many excellent sock yarns made from 100% wool. If your wool socks are scratchy, you made them with the wrong kind of yarn." CreationDate="2021-01-20T21:15:43.753" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="11272" PostId="8886" Score="0" Text="@alephzero - I am doing that with my car from now on!" CreationDate="2021-01-20T22:44:50.490" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11273" PostId="8886" Score="0" Text="I suspect OP was looking for a reason not to have to leave the foot down. X-D" CreationDate="2021-01-20T22:56:51.297" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11274" PostId="8886" Score="0" Text="In hindsight - is &quot;Old Wives tale&quot; acceptable usage?" CreationDate="2021-01-20T23:06:45.673" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="11276" PostId="8891" Score="0" Text="Thick, &quot;scratchy&quot; wool additionally increases blood flow. Takes some getting used to the &quot;irritating&quot; socks, but they are warmer than any other." CreationDate="2021-01-21T15:42:27.490" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="11280" PostId="8904" Score="0" Text="Hi Shadow, where did you get the images from?" CreationDate="2021-01-22T17:11:21.347" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11282" PostId="8904" Score="1" Text="I found them on Google image searches while I was struggling to come up with the proper name for that item." CreationDate="2021-01-22T19:01:19.313" UserId="10268" />
  <row Id="11283" PostId="8893" Score="2" Text="@Elmy, there's an answer there that might work, but not necessarily the best solution for this application.  Applying a smooth layer of silicone caulk can be difficult, and generally, holding up to the elements and sunlight heating outside is different from a decoration inside.  While an answer there might coincidentally work, it seems better to elicit recommendations tailored to the specific requirements.  The requirements are different enough that I'd vote to keep these separate questions." CreationDate="2021-01-22T19:13:35.787" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11287" PostId="8902" Score="3" Text="Can you tell us more about this knot? Have you found it in use somewhere or did you tie it yourself? It is very well possible that this knot has been discovered and discarded many times as unreliable or too hard to untie." CreationDate="2021-01-22T23:04:54.613" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11294" PostId="8905" Score="0" Text="I had the same experience looking for the name, and there seems to be little logic behind or consensus about the terminology. The closest I came was with 'push button rim latch'." CreationDate="2021-01-23T23:30:20.873" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11298" PostId="8891" Score="1" Text="Bear in mind that acrylic tends to slip easier on smooth flooring (e.g. ceramic tile) so unless you plan on adding a rubber or leather sole or some rubber nubs to the soles of the socks, acrylic can be hazardous to your health " CreationDate="2021-01-25T01:16:29.167" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11299" PostId="8905" Score="0" Text="The suggestion to reuse the catch from cheap/old boxes is perfect. One curious question, you say &quot;not brass&quot; what could it be then? Plated zinc?" CreationDate="2021-01-25T16:31:25.490" UserId="10268" />
  <row Id="11300" PostId="8899" Score="1" Text="Thanks, that is an important warning." CreationDate="2021-01-25T17:55:59.803" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11301" PostId="8905" Score="3" Text="@Shadow, the base material could be some inexpensive metal or even plastic.  The brass coloring could be plating or a finish like paint.  It's probably worth contacting a seller or two of new, handmade ring boxes, like the one in the second link, and ask them where they get their latches (and if they would sell you a couple if you only need a few)." CreationDate="2021-01-25T21:13:59.687" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11310" PostId="8796" Score="0" Text="It's not nearly sharp (or amenable to sharpening) to be an awl, and it lacks the comfortable handle. When I started buying that sort of thing I got a (welcome) lecture from the supplier (Leprevo in the UK) on the correct technique used to sharpen it." CreationDate="2021-01-26T16:50:24.300" UserId="9910" />
  <row Id="11311" PostId="8795" Score="0" Text="What's that writing on it... it looks like &quot;DRY LEATHER TOOL&quot;? Is there more on the other side? Why does the bottom look like we can see through it? The surface has different colours which suggests that it's been used, I'd vote for it being a dip-pen for marking and would point to an apparent ink stain near the bottom of the grooves." CreationDate="2021-01-26T16:57:16.690" UserId="9910" />
  <row Id="11319" PostId="8917" Score="0" Text="It is good for highlights, and can do well on darker paper." CreationDate="2021-01-27T06:27:09.373" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="11320" PostId="8920" Score="2" Text="Why do you want to use GLASS of all possible materials for fridge magnets? All it needs is one person bumping into the fridge, knocking off a magnet and spreading glass shards all over the kitchen floor. Why don't you use plastic, acryllic sheets, epoxy or any other of the countless safer alternatives?" CreationDate="2021-01-27T07:17:12.600" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11323" PostId="8918" Score="0" Text="&quot;that gigantic foldable spear&quot; because you never leave the house without one..." CreationDate="2021-01-27T12:25:38.280" UserId="429" />
  <row Id="11324" PostId="8918" Score="0" Text="If the OP could confirm or deny the presence of the logos on the other side, it would go a long way towards confirming if this is the correct identification of the tool in question." CreationDate="2021-01-27T12:53:33.817" UserId="8169" />
  <row Id="11329" PostId="8918" Score="0" Text="It is not the same tool, (different components,) it can be from the same company and/or the same size." CreationDate="2021-01-27T17:48:03.230" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11330" PostId="8918" Score="0" Text="@Willeke, other than the additional component on the right side of OP's, what components are different? They seem the same to me, if varying slightly in proportion(and upside down). Could easily be an older and newer iteration of the 'same' tool from the same company." CreationDate="2021-01-27T19:39:34.580" UserId="10309" />
  <row Id="11331" PostId="8918" Score="0" Text="I see a four pointed 'fork' just to the left of the middle in the picture of OP, which is not in the one in this post, on the other hand, in the one in this post there is a different item in mostly the same spot. So clearly not the same item. (John in an other answer has found the same item as OP shows, or a better copy that the one in this answer.)" CreationDate="2021-01-27T19:44:36.907" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11332" PostId="8926" Score="0" Text="I think your microwave kiln idea is sound. I've researched that product for other purposes and it's amazing what a low-priced device can produce. Grinding glass smooth in a safe manner is easily accomplished with today's diamond honing tools, followed by wet sanding with fine grade paper and Micro-mesh™ products. Doing so under water is a good suggestion." CreationDate="2021-01-27T20:27:09.050" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="11333" PostId="8925" Score="0" Text="That sounds good - many thanks, will investigate if possible! Appreciate the suggestion, I hadn't considered that." CreationDate="2021-01-27T22:20:21.740" UserId="10301" />
  <row Id="11334" PostId="8910" Score="0" Text="I thought it was a stencil (for drawing), but no." CreationDate="2021-01-28T01:16:13.763" UserId="10313" />
  <row Id="11335" PostId="8920" Score="0" Text="Hi Elmy,I might, of necessity, end up having to go with acrylis sheets. I have access to a laser cutter, and this would make things a lot easier." CreationDate="2021-01-28T01:31:36.160" UserId="10088" />
  <row Id="11336" PostId="8926" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the input. I think that the time and labor of grinding a hundred tiles at a shot into the completely rounded sides  (as opposed to just taking the extra sharp edges off, would be very labor intensive, considering that I want to do about a hundred at a shot. I'd be glad to find out otherwise though." CreationDate="2021-01-28T01:47:48.293" UserId="10088" />
  <row Id="11337" PostId="8920" Score="1" Text="However, , there are a couple of reasons I'd rather not go with acrylic. Environmental issues is one, although not the only, or even paramount one. I just think in terms of aesthetics, glass is the better option. My ideal, in things I'd like to make, asks the following question: &quot;&quot;If that were sitting on a shelf in a second hand store fifty years from now,, would someone want it?&quot; I believe the answer is much more likely to be yes with glass." CreationDate="2021-01-28T05:38:35.430" UserId="10088" />
  <row Id="11338" PostId="8926" Score="0" Text="I actually have come across microwave kilns in my learning process. The issues I see there are: 1) Learning curve. Not a deal breaker, as I expect to have to pay dues like these in anything I do. 2) the capacity of said kiln. If I could only do a few pieces at a time, it wouldn't fit into a production schedule, although it might allow me to dip my tow in while deciding whether I wanted to upgrade., but mostly 3) From what I understand it's not just a matter of finding and hitting that sweet spot where the edges and only the edges melt." CreationDate="2021-01-28T05:48:50.203" UserId="10088" />
  <row Id="11339" PostId="8926" Score="0" Text="After that, will be necessary to hold and gradually lower the temperature over several hours in order to leave the piece free of internal stresses, which are very likely to lead to easy, or even spontaneous shattering." CreationDate="2021-01-28T05:48:58.357" UserId="10088" />
  <row Id="11341" PostId="8928" Score="0" Text="How big are the crystals? How natural do you require? I assume wire is out but something like beeswax would be permissible (though it's too soft). Are your crystals even natural?" CreationDate="2021-01-28T14:57:05.270" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11342" PostId="8928" Score="0" Text="Hi Stargazer, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! How large and thick is the stick? How large are the crystals? There are many organic adhesives: is making your own adhesives out of natural components good enough?" CreationDate="2021-01-28T14:57:49.887" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11343" PostId="8917" Score="0" Text="I have done drawings using white charcoal on black paper and it definitely has a different aesthetic than black on white/toned paper." CreationDate="2021-01-28T18:47:31.867" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="11344" PostId="1723" Score="0" Text="quite helpful answer. thank you." CreationDate="2021-01-29T05:27:05.243" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="11345" PostId="8910" Score="0" Text="Looks like this would fit on our sistersite The Great Outdoors." CreationDate="2021-01-29T06:59:18.797" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11347" PostId="8932" Score="0" Text="I'll use this for that one part, but apparently, that image u gave me gives the cat a very dark &quot;lense&quot;, which will modify shadows and won't help draw how the cat is exactly, however, u did a very good job doing the body, now I can fill out that big white space. thanks Joachim!" CreationDate="2021-01-29T16:07:15.543" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11349" PostId="8938" Score="0" Text="How about drawing a cat? the hairs are white, the kneaded eraser won't be able to mark them as well as the white pencil" CreationDate="2021-01-29T20:02:26.057" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11350" PostId="8936" Score="0" Text="You don't NECESSARILY need to buy the &quot;H&quot; pencil if you don't want to, you can use a normal pencil, it doesn't really matter, it's just a matter of how light you see the pencil mark." CreationDate="2021-01-29T20:06:06.510" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11351" PostId="8938" Score="0" Text="Yes, that's a perfect example for a situation where white charcoal is very helpful: the lines will be fine, and can be added with quick gestures, making sure they're nicely curved." CreationDate="2021-01-29T20:13:03.853" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11352" PostId="8932" Score="0" Text="@Isaac750 Remember that you are not restricted from using more than one photograph to draw your picture. Think of how brilliant HDR pictures are since they are made from photographs of multiple exposures." CreationDate="2021-01-29T20:22:49.237" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="11353" PostId="8938" Score="0" Text="One thing to remember when doing a full drawing using mostly &quot;white charcoal&quot; is your brain will have to think in reverse. What do I mean? Whether pencil or regular charcoal, you are drawing the shadows. When using white charcoal, you are actually drawing the light hitting the subject. That threw me for a loop when I first started doing white on black drawings." CreationDate="2021-01-29T20:27:59.260" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="11354" PostId="8938" Score="0" Text="oooh, ok, so just the light. But do you blend it as I do with charcoal?" CreationDate="2021-01-29T21:06:13.520" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11355" PostId="8932" Score="0" Text="ok, so you're telling me to find another perspective with less light or something?" CreationDate="2021-01-29T21:07:43.747" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11356" PostId="8938" Score="0" Text="@Isaac750 You can, but as I wrote white charcoal is less susceptible to blending, as it has a higher concentration of the binding agent (rather, unlike charcoal, it *has* a binding agent)." CreationDate="2021-01-29T22:17:22.977" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11357" PostId="8932" Score="0" Text="@Isaac750 I think agarza is both implying you can use photos from different angles of the same subject to draw it (allowing you to create a kind of imaginary 3D model from which you can work), and that for the highest visibility of details of the subject an HDR photograph can be used. Mind however that HDR photographs don't allow you to have consolidated relative lighting." CreationDate="2021-01-29T22:26:43.070" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11358" PostId="8932" Score="0" Text="ok, ill take more pictures, thanks!" CreationDate="2021-01-30T00:40:46.827" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11359" PostId="8932" Score="0" Text="@Joachim What did you used to photoshop the image?" CreationDate="2021-01-30T00:42:11.340" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11360" PostId="8932" Score="0" Text="@Isaac750 Photoshop :)" CreationDate="2021-01-30T08:31:50.257" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11362" PostId="8944" Score="2" Text="If a scan of the boxes is performed, be sure to scan at a higher than normal resolution. When the scans are imported into, let's say, Illustrator and stretched to the output size, the resolution will decrease. Imagine the pixels being spread apart so that the resolution is no longer what you originally scan. This will allow for a decent output at poster size. For a trial, scan a postage stamp at 100 dpi, stretch it to 8.5x11 and see the decrease in quality." CreationDate="2021-01-31T15:51:48.903" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="11365" PostId="8945" Score="2" Text="PeterV, I am afraid your picture has not come through. Maybe you have it somewhere online and can you edit the link into your answer." CreationDate="2021-02-01T14:01:46.277" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11366" PostId="8944" Score="0" Text="A scan at 300 DPI of what is not larger than A4 format should have sufficient resolution for the image to 'fall apart' into dots/'pixels'. I think enlarging it with a suitable sampling algorithm (e.g. 'bicubic smooth' or 'preserve details') and adding a light noise filter and/or sharpen filter should yield very nice results." CreationDate="2021-02-01T14:55:00.213" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11367" PostId="8944" Score="0" Text="A lot will depend on the original size and final output size. Poster size (24&quot;x36&quot;) shouldn't be too bad. Anything larger would need a higher resolution scan." CreationDate="2021-02-01T15:05:37.790" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="11368" PostId="8944" Score="1" Text="There's a very good chance the print shop will *not* print them for you; they tend to be risk-averse and won't take the chance of printing copyrighted material without approval, even if it's just for personal use." CreationDate="2021-02-01T22:07:56.707" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11369" PostId="8119" Score="1" Text="Forgot about this, and wanted to update you on how it turned out: she went with the pattern as per this answer. Picking up stitches for the neckline was a bit difficult, but it worked and looks very nice." CreationDate="2021-02-02T14:33:21.147" UserId="9129" />
  <row Id="11371" PostId="145" Score="0" Text="This is (mostly) assuming the spilled paint is watercolour as well." CreationDate="2021-02-02T17:13:22.120" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11372" PostId="8947" Score="0" Text="Alternatively, this is a duplicate of &quot;[Type of adhesive to use to attach seashells to a frame already glued to a wall](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/5441)&quot;, which was closed as a duplicate of the question mentioned above. Does either of them help you, Claudia?" CreationDate="2021-02-02T18:39:34.823" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11373" PostId="8948" Score="0" Text="Hi James, is the discolouration visible on the front side of the wooden top of the box? I'm not completely sure if that's what you're referring to. In any case, it looks great!" CreationDate="2021-02-02T18:43:29.163" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11374" PostId="8948" Score="1" Text="Hi @Joachim, yes the top left of the front of the box. Its the edge of the lid itself" CreationDate="2021-02-02T18:53:37.003" UserId="10197" />
  <row Id="11375" PostId="8946" Score="1" Text="You're gonna need to make bad content to make good content. Just like how you have to draw to learn to draw, you have to make comic pages to learn to make comic pages (commonly cited as &quot;You have to draw 200 bad pages before you start doing good ones.&quot;)--so do a little research, then draw, regardless of whether or not you put it into the world." CreationDate="2021-02-02T19:23:37.900" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11376" PostId="8950" Score="5" Text="I actually disagree with &quot;real artists don't copy&quot;, because many artists copy what they see, some just imagine it and draw it" CreationDate="2021-02-03T03:00:33.050" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11377" PostId="8951" Score="1" Text="You start well but then you spoil it by suggesting writing exersizes." CreationDate="2021-02-03T11:20:30.337" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11379" PostId="8952" Score="0" Text="Thank you Elmy. This was helpful. It is for a 6 year old. Do you have any books you can personally recommend for drawing?" CreationDate="2021-02-03T15:51:11.063" UserId="10350" />
  <row Id="11380" PostId="8954" Score="1" Text="Thank you Chris, I like Rob Biddulph's youtube channel. This is great." CreationDate="2021-02-03T15:51:41.407" UserId="10350" />
  <row Id="11383" PostId="8946" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC, I think that's an answer too" CreationDate="2021-02-03T19:13:46.430" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11384" PostId="8951" Score="1" Text="Thats how I dominated the pencil, now I can draw whatever I want" CreationDate="2021-02-03T19:14:40.953" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11385" PostId="8952" Score="1" Text="I'm not sure how much a German book would help you... this is an international community ;). What I can recommend is looking for a book section in craft or art stores and leafing through a few examples. You can also ask a person in a big book store for age appropriate books. I'm not sure if they would be sorted into the childrens books section or the hobby section. Anyways, you want a book with more pictures than text. And google for &quot;drawing instructions for kids&quot;, there are some great and simple step-by-step tutorials available (can be printed as well)" CreationDate="2021-02-03T20:14:14.013" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11386" PostId="8953" Score="1" Text="Thank you, that's embarrassing, I don't know how I did not manage to google it. The Wikipedia page has the exact examples with all the math." CreationDate="2021-02-04T00:04:03.360" UserId="10111" />
  <row Id="11387" PostId="8953" Score="1" Text="@user7660047 Don't worry. If I hadn't learned about different color spaces in analog and digital video transmission in my everyday job, I wouldn't have been able to goole it either. And I think that's what this site is for: not doing your homework for you, but at least pointing you in the right direction if you don't know where to start." CreationDate="2021-02-04T06:48:36.167" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11388" PostId="8953" Score="0" Text="@user7660047 I think you could squeeze your values into a 2-dimensional color wheel if you calculate the radius from the sum of R+G+B. That pulls very dark greys into the center and pushes very light greys to the edge, while keeping medium colors in the middle. I don't know how you calculated the radius in your current plot, but even 102, 103 and 132 seem to be misplaced." CreationDate="2021-02-04T06:56:57.680" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11389" PostId="8950" Score="2" Text="... and copied stuff for years and years to be able to draw the stuff they imagine" CreationDate="2021-02-04T12:16:03.787" UserId="9039" />
  <row Id="11390" PostId="8962" Score="0" Text="Hi BL, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Slanted how? Can you give an example of what you're trying to draw? Are they perspective lines, or just anything that deviates from straight angles?" CreationDate="2021-02-04T14:19:57.163" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11391" PostId="8961" Score="0" Text="Can you expand on the last suggestion? I don't quite get what you mean by 'mesh'?" CreationDate="2021-02-04T14:41:44.693" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11392" PostId="8960" Score="0" Text="Will the silicone be strong enough to withstand (minor) forces from the wire?" CreationDate="2021-02-04T14:43:05.070" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11393" PostId="8960" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, that will depend on the kind of silicone used and the forces applied to the string. (I assumed it was for show, like a fake beard and not under stress, in which case a knot should be enough.)" CreationDate="2021-02-04T15:55:16.243" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11394" PostId="8962" Score="0" Text="Hi! Hmm, just basic sketches of faces now. I think it has a lot to do with my positioning and the way I hold the paper. I end up viewing the drawing from a skewed POV so everything is slanted. I try to remind myself and shift the paper back every now and then, but it's hard haha. This even affects my perspective lines, so when I try and draw around the guidelines everything is slanted too. Dunno if that makes sense." CreationDate="2021-02-04T17:25:15.233" UserId="10366" />
  <row Id="11395" PostId="8962" Score="0" Text="So you mean the overall structure of your drawing gets slanted, as in distorted?" CreationDate="2021-02-04T18:18:22.310" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11396" PostId="8962" Score="0" Text="Yea, cause when I'm viewing it from the side it looks fine, but when I adjust the angle it looks slightly off." CreationDate="2021-02-04T19:00:39.487" UserId="10366" />
  <row Id="11397" PostId="8953" Score="0" Text="Thanks got much more intuitive result with that and inversion." CreationDate="2021-02-05T01:07:36.880" UserId="10111" />
  <row Id="11398" PostId="8961" Score="1" Text="@Joachim I mean any material in a grid-shape. Wire mesh is commonly used for crafting 3D objects by covering the mesh with plaster bandages or paper maché. Plastic mesh is easier to handle but doesn't retain it's shape after bending. Fabric mesh is extremely lightweight and can be surprisingly sturdy if made from synthetic fibres." CreationDate="2021-02-05T06:28:25.830" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11399" PostId="8966" Score="0" Text="Looks a lot better now. The pure greys (R = G = B) have a tendency to not fit in with the other colors, but at least they don't seem completely misplaced." CreationDate="2021-02-05T08:39:49.627" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11400" PostId="8962" Score="0" Text="Can you upload an example of one of your works? I think that would make it a lot easier to help you out." CreationDate="2021-02-05T10:06:34.013" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11401" PostId="8946" Score="0" Text="My nephew was so young he could not yet write when he started (but he did not continue, so I am not sure it counts.)" CreationDate="2021-02-05T15:03:34.403" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11404" PostId="8961" Score="0" Text="A somewhat tight mesh common in fabric stores is called tulle and is relatively light and strong and suited for this suggested application." CreationDate="2021-02-06T01:15:07.937" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="11405" PostId="8973" Score="0" Text="Have you looked into &quot;book repair tape&quot; like [this](https://www.dickblick.com/products/lineco-spine-repair-tape/)?" CreationDate="2021-02-06T03:13:36.630" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="11406" PostId="8973" Score="0" Text="I didn't even know it existed! That's great, I'll investigate. Any other ideas or techniques?" CreationDate="2021-02-06T03:36:04.893" UserId="2201" />
  <row Id="11407" PostId="8973" Score="0" Text="[This](https://www.dickblick.com/products/scotch-845-book-tape/) is another option if you want to still be able to see the spine itself." CreationDate="2021-02-06T03:51:41.167" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="11408" PostId="65" Score="0" Text="That's not the way it works in nature.  The sunlight going through the atmosphere appears blue when the sun is at most elevations.  When the sun is near the horizon, you get reds.  At that point, the overhead sky is relatively dark.  If you see yellow other than the sun, itself, it is reflections off clouds.  So there isn't blending of yellow and blue." CreationDate="2021-02-06T04:10:52.973" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11409" PostId="8902" Score="1" Text="This knot would not be secure.  It isn't clear what purpose it serves.  It definitely isn't the &quot;Weaver's knot&quot; in your link." CreationDate="2021-02-06T04:23:59.133" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11411" PostId="8975" Score="1" Text="I'm not sure if that site'll ship to my location, but at least I know what kind of tape I'm looking for (the 3M!). To rephrase your instruction in order to make sure I know what you're saying, you're suggesting to fold the extra tape at the top and bottom of the spine so that the tabs fold over the edge of the spine and adhere to the inside of the spine that projects above/below the pages (thus adding additional adhesive surface, protecting the ends of the spine and providing an attractive termination to the tape)." CreationDate="2021-02-06T05:06:20.430" UserId="2201" />
  <row Id="11413" PostId="8275" Score="0" Text="Related: [Do I need to hold the pencil in different ways for different kinds of shading methods?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/297/do-i-need-to-hold-the-pencil-in-different-ways-for-different-kinds-of-shading-me)" CreationDate="2021-02-06T08:04:46.417" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11414" PostId="8974" Score="0" Text="+1 for the main answer and I would have given an other +1 if I could for the warning in the last bit, the likelyhood of damaging a drill in a home made machine if the load is too big." CreationDate="2021-02-06T11:05:09.827" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11416" PostId="8975" Score="0" Text="Correct, the additional foldover will also protect those parts of the spine which, in the case of the bottom portion, will wear down over time being slid in and out of a shelf." CreationDate="2021-02-06T14:11:17.437" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="11418" PostId="8977" Score="0" Text="Desiccant packets are very useful to remove moisture from an enclosed container. I use [Interteck Silica Gel Packets](https://www.amazon.com/Pack-Indicating-Silica-Packets-Desiccants/dp/B01LZAQPEY?pd_rd_w=8sqtc&amp;pf_rd_p=a508bfed-3ba4-4a18-b6fb-1a7be6808b1e&amp;pf_rd_r=EQWT7H161XW951DGYV01&amp;pd_rd_r=0cd0ec72-fbf2-4b72-ab14-f4eccb63a479&amp;pd_rd_wg=6iIKb&amp;pd_rd_i=B01LZAQPEY&amp;psc=1&amp;ref_=pd_bap_d_rp_10_t) to keep my 3D printer filament as dry as possible." CreationDate="2021-02-06T16:48:01.600" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="11419" PostId="8978" Score="1" Text="Can you clarify a couple of points?  1. When you decide on the final dimensions, will those precise dimensions be critical to your use, or is it an application where you just need something close to that size?  2. Is the 1-2mm the wall thickness or the outer dimension?  3. How critical is the precision of the shape?  Is it for appearance, where it needs to be close enough to look good, or does the application require a precision fit or side-by-side stacking?  Depending on size, rectangular tubing is readily available and can be cut to length.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-02-06T18:02:33.820" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11420" PostId="8978" Score="1" Text="You may be able to find existing containers close to the needed size. If only the outside or inside shape is critical &amp; you can find a suitable form, you can mold it from a hardening clay. You can also create the squared tube shape in a number of ways from plastic tubing, heat-shrink tubing, or even strips cut from soda bottles. If you need precision in the size &amp; shape, the easiest way would be to 3D print it (could be made for you). It will be easier to provide a focused answer if you clarify the requirements.  It would also be helpful to understand the intended use of the finished castings." CreationDate="2021-02-06T18:02:40.763" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11421" PostId="8978" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I've updated the question with information I hope addresses your request. I also want to remember that I am not looking for the finishing product already, I just want to find some material that I can use to create the base mold using silicone, and then I'll create the final product from that silicone mold. I hope that is clear for you." CreationDate="2021-02-06T18:47:08.487" UserId="10268" />
  <row Id="11423" PostId="8980" Score="0" Text="I appreciate all your detailed knowledge on this field. I've decided to go with thin 2mm wood sheets cut to the size I need and sand the corners into shape and use that as a base model for the silicone cast. The box will be lined all around, so surface perfection is not necessary, sorry if that was not clear. I will take precaution to prevent the silicone substance from sticking to the wood surface. I want to use molding because I want to make these boxes a few more times and resin/liquid plastic is my preferred finished product material." CreationDate="2021-02-07T17:33:02.350" UserId="10268" />
  <row Id="11424" PostId="8983" Score="2" Text="Are you hand-embroidering these or using a machine?" CreationDate="2021-02-08T15:24:17.007" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11425" PostId="8974" Score="0" Text="thanks! This is good info, I hadnt thought to search for 3&quot; sanders. One more question, resin is supposed to be more susceptible to heat, so would an orbital sander be a better idea? There is far less friction happening with an orbital sander. I imagine I can clamp either tool" CreationDate="2021-02-08T15:41:33.800" UserId="10371" />
  <row Id="11428" PostId="8974" Score="0" Text="@andykais, the common resins are thermoset; they can be machined once cured, and heat accelerates the cure (although sufficient heat can damage them).  An orbital sander will work (and be smaller).  If the purpose is more in the nature of smoothing and polishing rather than shaping, they're less aggressive and would provide better control." CreationDate="2021-02-08T18:58:45.187" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11431" PostId="8367" Score="0" Text="I used to live near a hat factory, and got lots of scrap pieces of leather." CreationDate="2020-10-05T10:44:02.280" UserId="8827" />
  <row Id="11434" PostId="8987" Score="0" Text="Related: [Is coconut shell good to produce charcoal for drawing?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/6465/is-coconut-shell-good-to-produce-charcoal-for-drawing)" CreationDate="2021-02-09T17:52:43.120" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11436" PostId="8987" Score="1" Text="The last part of the question, about charcoal on canvas, is really a totally separate question that should be asked as another question so it can receive a dedicated response.  Readers interested in either question will generally be interested in charcoal, but combining these questions will make it harder for them to find their specific target question and its answers." CreationDate="2021-02-09T18:07:30.980" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11439" PostId="8984" Score="0" Text="I live in an other country, and no babies in the family, but I do have several cans/tubs like this, from various kinds of food." CreationDate="2021-02-09T18:37:03.040" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11442" PostId="8981" Score="0" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/119555/discussion-on-question-by-c-f-g-how-to-print-the-cover-of-an-ebook-for-binding)." CreationDate="2021-02-09T18:52:40.017" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11444" PostId="8987" Score="0" Text="You can make your own charcoal for testing, many different kinds of wood available, you just need a safe place to do it (and the laws of the place should allow open fire for most methods.)" CreationDate="2021-02-09T19:15:26.997" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11447" PostId="8990" Score="1" Text="There are existing questions that might answer yours: [Is coconut shell good to produce charcoal for drawing?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/6465/6316) and [How do I get a blur (blended) effect in pencil drawings?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/532/6316). If those don't answer your question, please concentrate on one specific tool you want to make. The creation of drawing charcoal differs so fundamentally from the creation of tortillions / blending stumps that asking about both makes the question too broad." CreationDate="2021-02-10T05:57:55.623" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11448" PostId="8990" Score="3" Text="Have you done any research? I just searched -how to make charcoal for art-  and so many results came up that I am not going to try to convert one to an answer." CreationDate="2021-02-10T18:57:54.093" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11449" PostId="8990" Score="0" Text="yes, but, I don't really trust any random website that tells me to do this and that, I want people to answer this question if they've done it before." CreationDate="2021-02-10T19:33:08.450" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11451" PostId="8992" Score="0" Text="Does this possible duplicate - [How to cut a tiny circle in paper?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/13/how-to-cut-a-tiny-circle-in-paper) - answer your question?" CreationDate="2021-02-11T07:09:09.600" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11452" PostId="8990" Score="1" Text="@Isaac750 I can understand this kind of attitude in context of controversial techniques or clickbait instructions, but for this particular technique - that has countless instructions and tutorials that are all very similar - your comment sounds like &quot;do my homework for me&quot;. What exactly tells you that the person answering your question actually has practical experiences and isn't just repeating all of those online sources? If you *only* want people to respond who have successfully created their own drawing chrcoal, you have to specify so in your question." CreationDate="2021-02-11T10:31:34.560" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11453" PostId="8990" Score="0" Text="@Elmy, I am not asking people to &quot;do my homework&quot;... You said: &quot;how can you tell if the person answering this has actual experiences?&quot; you can tell with the explanations the person gives, details, tips, etc...Like I said before, I don't fully trust any website, and I've seen that this place has so many people that do things like this." CreationDate="2021-02-11T16:51:41.400" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11460" PostId="8994" Score="1" Text="I know there are also compas style cutters that do not have a pin but a different method of keeping it in the right spot." CreationDate="2021-02-11T20:28:46.957" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11461" PostId="8996" Score="3" Text="Do the items need to be in a vacuum or is it enough to compress them until baked without a vacuum? If you give us some more information about the objects and the process we might be able to provide more ideas." CreationDate="2021-02-12T05:45:25.683" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11462" PostId="8997" Score="0" Text="an interesting product, but high end temperature limit in the ad copy indicates 230 °F, lower than the OP requirements." CreationDate="2021-02-12T11:18:14.340" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="11463" PostId="8997" Score="2" Text="@fred_dot_u, that spec is 230 C, not F." CreationDate="2021-02-12T11:27:35.927" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11467" PostId="8997" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234, Actually I have silicone food bags, but the issue is that I need the vacuum orifice to evacuate the air.  The circle in the top-right corner takes a tool like the one we have: https://www.amazon.com/FoodSaver-31161370-Cordless-Handheld-Vacuum/dp/B07VSVRNFH" CreationDate="2021-02-12T20:50:51.483" UserId="10413" />
  <row Id="11468" PostId="8997" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234, my error. I saw no scale in the opening info, but see it now in the deep body of the advert. That's pretty impressive." CreationDate="2021-02-13T00:18:27.773" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="11469" PostId="8997" Score="0" Text="@KJ7LNW, what about stuffing a silicone bag inside a FoodSaver™ type bag, pulling the air out, then using the seal on the silicone bag to close it and remove the outer bag?" CreationDate="2021-02-13T00:19:37.140" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="11470" PostId="8997" Score="0" Text="https://www.amazon.com/Reusable-Silicone-Food-Storage-Kiva-World/dp/B074KJ519P good for 220 °C and not out of stock/unavailable." CreationDate="2021-02-13T00:21:44.527" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="11471" PostId="8997" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u, good idea.  I tried that on a bag I have here, though I've not successfully gotten an air-tight seal by manipulating the inner bag since everything is so tight.  I've ordered larger outer bags to see if it will help with silicone ziplock-style bags on the inside so I can squeeze them together." CreationDate="2021-02-13T00:54:23.617" UserId="10413" />
  <row Id="11474" PostId="8999" Score="0" Text="Hi Marcia, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. I had initially closed your question as off-topic (asking where to find products is off-topic as pointed out in our [Help section](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic)), but since it already had an answer that deals with your needs within the parameters of this platform, and it is more helpful to slightly edit your question than to close it, I decided to do so. I hope you get what you want out of this :)" CreationDate="2021-02-13T09:02:46.590" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11480" PostId="8996" Score="0" Text="Its a toner transfer transparency paper pressed against copper-clad FR4 board.  It needs about 280-300 deg F for a few minutes to transfer.  In this video they use an iron, but it is hard to get small traces with even pressure so we plan to put it under vacuum before applying the iron:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3Za3YLwoo" CreationDate="2021-02-13T23:30:07.957" UserId="10413" />
  <row Id="11482" PostId="8974" Score="0" Text="Heat and orbital vs. belt sanders: the belt sander does a better job of transporting away material once it's been removed - and that material often gets hot when trapped as well as reducing the efficiency of the process. The belt also has a chance to cool when it's not in contact with the workpiece.  Sanding can certainly scorch thermoset resins if you're not careful" CreationDate="2021-02-15T15:23:40.147" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11489" PostId="65" Score="0" Text="Actual sunlight can't be a mix of blue and yellow because eyes don't perceive that mix.  It appears as white.  A good explanation on YouTube: [Why There Are No Bluish-Yellow Crayons: The Forbidden Color Experiment](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQCsDfEqr9o)." CreationDate="2021-02-19T23:52:31.803" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11490" PostId="5523" Score="0" Text="Yeah, copying without giving credit is not nice, but +1 for this being the only answer containing advice about avoiding direct sunlight." CreationDate="2021-02-20T17:08:49.833" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11494" PostId="9012" Score="0" Text="Hi Anthony, do the answers provided in the following question or any of the questions linked to that post (to the right, under 'Linked') give you a solution to your problem? [What kind of glue works for stones and shells?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/542/)" CreationDate="2021-02-22T07:32:04.417" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11496" PostId="9013" Score="5" Text="In the sewing world there are similar items in use to hold down pattern pieces while cutting the fabric according to the pattern. They are generally called &quot;pattern weights&quot; and you can easily make your own by covering any suitable object like metal scraps, washers or even stones with a soft fabric. Here's just [one example](https://so-sew-easy.com/make-sewing-pattern-weights-11-ways/)" CreationDate="2021-02-23T05:39:05.620" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11497" PostId="9013" Score="1" Text="called [weight bags](https://www.engineersupply.com/drawing-weight-bags.aspx) on a drafting supply site." CreationDate="2021-02-23T06:44:39.643" UserId="10478" />
  <row Id="11500" PostId="9015" Score="2" Text="Does this answer your question? [What can I do to smooth and polish hand cut glass edges?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/1887/what-can-i-do-to-smooth-and-polish-hand-cut-glass-edges)" CreationDate="2021-02-23T21:31:28.790" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11501" PostId="8997" Score="0" Text="The slide-lock on the Sous Vide bags cannot handle the heat, but I've had success moving the orifice of the Sous Vide bags to a zip-lock silicone bag by cutting a hole and using high-temp gasket maker to make it seal. These are the ziplock silicone bags that I spliced using the Sous Vide vacuum orifices: https://www.amazon.com/Stasher-Silicone-Reusable-Bag-Sandwich/dp/B01DZQT99I" CreationDate="2021-02-24T01:35:47.463" UserId="10413" />
  <row Id="11502" PostId="8997" Score="0" Text="@KJ7LNW, it might be easier to make a zip-lock slide or bag clamp for the sous vide bags than to try to transfer and adhere the port to another bag." CreationDate="2021-02-25T02:18:01.060" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11503" PostId="9018" Score="0" Text="cool drawing isn't it?" CreationDate="2021-02-25T04:19:03.437" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11504" PostId="9018" Score="0" Text="I've never had/heard issues with Krylon. Wondering maybe if it is an aging issue related to the age of the can itself. With quality control, and Walmart, it is hard to say how long an item was sitting on the shelf." CreationDate="2021-02-25T04:39:21.987" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="11507" PostId="9018" Score="3" Text="The fixative, itself, isn't supposed to yellow, but it doesn't prevent the paper from yellowing." CreationDate="2021-02-25T07:37:06.330" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11509" PostId="9018" Score="0" Text="@Lyssagal, haha, nope, none of that, the can isn't even a year old. It could be true about how long the can was on the shelf though, but I don't think they allow the con to be there for a long period of time, however, fixative sprays last more than one year" CreationDate="2021-02-25T16:45:39.423" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11510" PostId="9018" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234, that's one of the primary porpuses of a fixative, isn't it?" CreationDate="2021-02-25T16:49:50.550" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11512" PostId="9018" Score="2" Text="@Isaac750, that isn't the purpose of a fixative.  There are some treatments that are supposed to minimize the oxidation of the paper to slow or stop it from yellowing.  The fixative is only supposed to not yellow, itself, or add acidity that would accelerate the paper's yellowing.  The fixative's purpose is to help bond stuff to the paper." CreationDate="2021-02-25T17:54:05.343" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11513" PostId="9018" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234, well yea, but as you said, the fixative is also supposed to prevent from yellowing, its been just a few months since I sprayed it, this isn't suppose to happen" CreationDate="2021-02-25T18:52:10.167" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11514" PostId="8997" Score="0" Text="Maybe.  If only I had a mill...  Actually paper binder clips around a couple pieces worked pretty well." CreationDate="2021-02-25T20:00:45.770" UserId="10413" />
  <row Id="11516" PostId="9019" Score="0" Text="It was the sunlight then " CreationDate="2021-02-26T02:27:35.367" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11517" PostId="9018" Score="1" Text="@Isaac750, that's the opposite of what fixer1234 said. The fixative does nothing for yellowing one way or the other." CreationDate="2021-02-26T14:47:00.803" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11519" PostId="9022" Score="0" Text="I'm not at my pc now, but I think the gimp can show a grid as an option." CreationDate="2021-02-28T12:49:22.017" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11521" PostId="9022" Score="0" Text="No problem - and I can confirm it's under View|Show Grid, configured with Image|Configure Grid.  You can set the defaults in preferences." CreationDate="2021-02-28T18:06:28.997" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11522" PostId="9022" Score="1" Text="Thank you so much. Maybe the most obvious is the best solution. I will check out Gimp again and them make my own I think...." CreationDate="2021-02-28T22:12:55.280" UserId="10513" />
  <row Id="11523" PostId="9022" Score="0" Text="I think a faster way to add lines, cut, and + might be using google drawings, I sometimes use it and it perfectly works" CreationDate="2021-03-01T15:23:34.830" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11529" PostId="8422" Score="0" Text="&quot;_I generally use a hacksaw to roughen the spine of the book as well as making three very small grooves into the spine._&quot; Can you give more details please? Do you use the hacksaw to saw the paper sheaf, or to scrape the dry edges of the pages once they're pressed together? And do you cut the grooves into the surface made by the pressed page edges before or after there is some glue on it?" CreationDate="2021-03-01T19:55:01.580" UserDisplayName="user10537" />
  <row Id="11531" PostId="9025" Score="0" Text="ok i may have solved it, but still, please, answer" CreationDate="2021-03-01T20:58:46.453" UserId="10538" />
  <row Id="11532" PostId="9025" Score="0" Text="Hi!, welcome to arts and crafts, can you please tell me what the process is called?" CreationDate="2021-03-01T21:10:20.180" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11533" PostId="9025" Score="7" Text="Even if you solved it, it would be useful if you could post an answer yourself, so you can help others out." CreationDate="2021-03-01T21:27:21.007" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11540" PostId="8996" Score="0" Text="You should look into Sous Vide bags, they generally require you to have your own vacuum sealer but the advantage of that is that you can make them any size you want. They are used for cooking in a hot water bath that is maintained at a reasonably high temperature. Though it wouldn't be good enough for going in the oven I don't think." CreationDate="2021-03-02T00:25:54.933" UserId="10539" />
  <row Id="11541" PostId="5805" Score="0" Text="Did you use traditional gesso or acrylic gesso?" CreationDate="2021-03-02T14:16:39.430" UserId="10546" />
  <row Id="11542" PostId="5805" Score="0" Text="@louisamccabeart It was acrylic-based (see the third comment)." CreationDate="2021-03-02T16:51:08.160" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11552" PostId="9030" Score="0" Text="Welcome to the community, Brandinomite!&#xA;Can you provide images of the drill bit you are using. There are tons of different bits to use on a Dremel. Glass drill bits, diamond drill bits, or rotary bits. Depending on what you are trying to achieve." CreationDate="2021-03-03T18:57:27.917" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="11553" PostId="8987" Score="0" Text="Charcoal is pretty inexpensive and nothing will inform you more about the qualities of these materials than direct experience. You should just try them out." CreationDate="2021-03-04T01:43:40.757" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11554" PostId="8962" Score="1" Text="&quot;I think it has a lot to do with my positioning and the way I hold the paper. &quot;    Sounds like you answered your own question." CreationDate="2021-03-04T01:45:38.110" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11555" PostId="9035" Score="0" Text="You're right about the amount of light (over- or underexposure) being an artistic choice, but the question seems more to do with visibility (&quot;I won't be able to do anything&quot; [where] &quot;it's too white&quot;) than expression." CreationDate="2021-03-04T04:02:50.467" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11556" PostId="9037" Score="1" Text="Can you expand on this answer? How can brushing help prevent the pom pom looking separated?" CreationDate="2021-03-04T12:06:52.547" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11557" PostId="9037" Score="0" Text="done , hope this helps ." CreationDate="2021-03-04T12:14:27.447" UserId="10569" />
  <row Id="11558" PostId="9037" Score="0" Text="you can use a Card board too , that's a better way to make pom pom" CreationDate="2021-03-04T12:14:58.853" UserId="10569" />
  <row Id="11559" PostId="9040" Score="0" Text="My first reaction to the question was that the two types could have differences in wear and tear: a longer seem ..seems more prone to tearing than a shorter one (especially when it has to suffer multiple directional forces and torque, like of the arm and the torso), but I can also imagine seems to actually be stronger than the rest of the fabric. Do you think there will be any differences in 'structural integrity' between the two?" CreationDate="2021-03-05T09:16:30.467" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11560" PostId="9040" Score="2" Text="The length of the seam has no influence on wear and tear if you use modern materials. Again, this only applies to tight fitting garments: The set-in sleeve will have more ease, meaning you don't pull the fabric as much when moving your arm. But depending on the fabric it might be a bulkier seam, which might receive more friction from jackets and other garments. I can very well imagine a flat sleeve ripping open at the seam when you move your arm abruptly... and it will tuck at the armscye uncomfortably." CreationDate="2021-03-05T09:25:50.500" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11562" PostId="9041" Score="0" Text="I don't know if it's the same with hand-embroidery, but one of the sites where I buy machine patterns has Redwork for all-red, Blackwork for all black or black with bright accents, and Vintage for multicolored designs" CreationDate="2021-03-05T14:27:02.900" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11564" PostId="9041" Score="1" Text="Would you say this is more a specific style making use of outlines than the name of embroidery outlines as a whole?" CreationDate="2021-03-05T15:32:37.387" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11566" PostId="9043" Score="0" Text="The definition on Wikipedia might be applicable to historic examples, but modern [redwork](https://www.emblibrary.com/EL/search.aspx?search=redwork) fits the question, while [blackwork](https://www.emblibrary.com/EL/search.aspx?search=blackwork) can go either way. What's important is what comes up for those styles now, not how they were defined centuries ago." CreationDate="2021-03-05T18:21:08.800" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11567" PostId="9043" Score="2" Text="@AllisonC The question specifically asks about outline vs filled, rather than focusing on the fact that the birds picture is only red thread.  As that picture comes from a page describing redwork (see my link) I assume that information was available to the OP and was therefore not the answer they were seeking." CreationDate="2021-03-05T18:49:20.267" UserId="10574" />
  <row Id="11568" PostId="9044" Score="2" Text="I assume you are not connected to the Spruce Craft site you link to, but it will be good to mention it as it is very much 'there' in this answer, and might be seen as spamming it." CreationDate="2021-03-06T06:02:56.207" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11569" PostId="9025" Score="0" Text="At what temperature did you mix the MC with water?" CreationDate="2021-03-06T14:34:10.737" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11570" PostId="9041" Score="0" Text="Baltimore redwork has a long-standing history, thus the citation, i didn’t want to plagiarize. the simple answer here is that it’s a standard embroidery stitch that’s depicting an outline. specifically the example shown is redwork (red thread single stitch or backstitch embroidery) without a fill." CreationDate="2021-03-06T15:50:46.987" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="11572" PostId="9045" Score="3" Text="That will be very hard: different paints have different amounts of pigment, which might have different characteristics, meaning no mix will have equal proportions. You *will* always have to do some mixing by eye." CreationDate="2021-03-06T19:27:47.193" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11573" PostId="9045" Score="2" Text="(+2cents) You are looking at two different color models: one is additive and the other subtractive. I would be surprised if there was a way to do this other than &quot;by eye&quot;." CreationDate="2021-03-06T19:34:26.503" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="11574" PostId="9045" Score="0" Text="Agarza, I am wondering that as well, but companies that make paint in gallon buckets have a machine that calibrates the exact color the person requests. But that would go into electronics, and machinery. Not arts and crafts." CreationDate="2021-03-06T20:12:11.807" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="11575" PostId="8992" Score="0" Text="Perhaps you could also ask a local printer to cut it for you." CreationDate="2021-03-06T21:28:31.243" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="11577" PostId="9045" Score="3" Text="@Lyssagal those companies also know exactly what's in the paint, or rather the calibration files for their machines do. Even then I suspect they rely on starting with a suitable but lighter base, and adding pigment or concentrated paint, rather than mixing pre-made paint. The OP may do better converting from RGB and working in CMYK colour space, buying paints accordingly, but any mixing involving black is problematic (carbon black helps). Lots of white will be needed, and saturated colours. It feels more like an educational project than a technique" CreationDate="2021-03-07T09:06:31.647" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11578" PostId="9043" Score="0" Text="@Dragonel yes you are right it was the outline style specifically I was looking for not the color, thank you" CreationDate="2021-03-07T10:50:08.110" UserId="10571" />
  <row Id="11579" PostId="9039" Score="0" Text="Not an answer, but another outline style of hand embroidery is known as candlewicking. This is traditionally whitework using thicker embroidery threads (originally literally picked-apart candle wick thread) and mainly colonial knot stitches.   These days, you also see coloured designs still referred to as candlewicking." CreationDate="2021-03-07T17:09:47.057" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11580" PostId="8950" Score="1" Text="My recommendation would be to first abandon the concept of &quot;should&quot; when trying to help anyone learn anything about drawing.  In art, *&quot;shoulds&quot;* simply do not exist." CreationDate="2021-03-08T01:35:06.633" UserId="352" />
  <row Id="11581" PostId="9035" Score="0" Text="@Joachim - which is the problem with _depending_ on a photograph to make a drawing. This question and the idea that one needs to adjust the source material instead of the drawing suggests that the photograph is the &quot;truth' that the artist is obligated to reproduce. IF you want to make a drawing of a photo of a cat, then ok... if you want to really draw a cat, not so much." CreationDate="2021-03-08T13:43:42.280" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11582" PostId="3743" Score="0" Text="Also referred to as [naïve art](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%C3%AFve_art)." CreationDate="2021-03-09T09:39:27.307" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11583" PostId="9054" Score="0" Text="Maybe the kind of plastic used for stickers for car windows? Not sure if that will stick to a wall, though. (What kind of wall coating? Paint? Wallpaper?)" CreationDate="2021-03-09T17:31:34.837" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="11584" PostId="9054" Score="0" Text="Normal paint. What would I search for to find that kind of sticker?" CreationDate="2021-03-09T17:41:18.173" UserId="10605" />
  <row Id="11585" PostId="9054" Score="1" Text="I found a lot in google by just googling &quot;Laser printer paper for clear wall decals&quot;" CreationDate="2021-03-09T17:48:51.593" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11586" PostId="9054" Score="0" Text="Ditto using the combo &quot;clear printable car window sticker.&quot; You'll want to read the description carefully to make sure what you buy will also stick to paint." CreationDate="2021-03-09T20:17:32.810" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="11587" PostId="9056" Score="1" Text="Hi spring, welcome to Arts&amp;Crafts. This is not the right platform to ask this type of question. I can redirect you to our [Chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/38932/the-studio), and maybe you will be able to discuss it more. Otherwise, I'd try Reddit (maybe [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Art/)). I hope this helps." CreationDate="2021-03-10T07:54:40.687" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11589" PostId="9054" Score="0" Text="If you let us know what (kind of) decals you'd like to print, maybe we can offer alternative solutions." CreationDate="2021-03-10T14:45:18.323" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11590" PostId="9054" Score="0" Text="I am trying to make a clear sticker with a QR code on it for my home wifi." CreationDate="2021-03-10T17:35:28.323" UserId="10605" />
  <row Id="11591" PostId="9056" Score="2" Text="Im so sorry to hear that. Have you posted your artwork in some website? maybe that would make some profit. Those little successes can be worth something, because it the original paint. What you can also do is rent a storage, you ca put them all in there to save some space. I see throwing artwork away a loss, you spent countless hours working on them to just throw them away. I recommend selling the original paints (if you don't want them) you can just post it in some website(people can buy copies of it) think of it as &quot;assets&quot;." CreationDate="2021-03-10T19:08:54.010" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11592" PostId="9036" Score="0" Text="An additional thought on orientation: hold the rotary tool not only parallel with the line, but so that the rotation has the bit enter the line at the outer edge of the line.  The chipping is likely from abrasive particles on the bit catching the glass on the way out.  If the bit rotates in the direction that it exits on the inside of the line, most of the chipping should be hidden as part of the line.  It may also help to do the grinding completely under water, like in a small basin.  Use a flexible shaft to avoid getting water inside the tool, and blow out the shaft when done." CreationDate="2021-03-10T22:21:18.030" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11593" PostId="9058" Score="1" Text="These work quite well on doors, not so great on walls, especially normal PVA.  Tried them before.  Great for, say a convention, where it only needs to stick to the wall for three or four days, not so great for anything over a week or two.  On smooth surfaces they last much longer." CreationDate="2021-03-11T00:07:54.300" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11594" PostId="9057" Score="0" Text="Even with a (monitor) colour calibration sensor, you'll struggle with measuring paint colours precisely. Illumination will be critical, and of course it will have to be dry for the final colour and especially the reflection to show properly" CreationDate="2021-03-11T08:04:25.017" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11595" PostId="9057" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the elaboration, I've never though about these things (especially about the primary colors)." CreationDate="2021-03-11T11:19:46.057" UserId="10579" />
  <row Id="11598" PostId="2730" Score="0" Text="Somewhat related: [Do reference photos have to be the same size as my final drawing?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/8291/do-reference-photos-have-to-be-the-same-size-as-my-final-drawing/)" CreationDate="2021-03-12T16:56:47.760" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11599" PostId="9062" Score="0" Text="Just curious (I don't do anything with yarn) -- it seems like washing could also change the yarn appearance, perhaps affecting the texture, bulk, or color.  Might it be better to use something like steam to relax the yarn and then straighten it?" CreationDate="2021-03-12T18:18:12.683" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11600" PostId="9062" Score="0" Text="Indeed, washing can change the structure of some yarn, it is what we used to do, which is likely because we did not use yarn so affected, I will adjust the answer." CreationDate="2021-03-12T18:21:37.600" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11601" PostId="9065" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  This answer seems to confirm that you use a technique similar to what Stefan suggested a few years ago.  Just a heads up that the site's objective for answers is that each provide a solution that hasn't already be covered.  The way to show that you think an existing answer is useful is to upvote it, which you'll be able to do with just a few more rep points." CreationDate="2021-03-12T18:46:27.567" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11603" PostId="9064" Score="0" Text="Perhaps it would worth addressing the medium too, like, if not done digitally, then probably done by applying ink with some sort of device, like a technical pen or marker? Also, mentioning that perhaps a pencil pre/under-drawing was employed?" CreationDate="2021-03-13T04:32:19.703" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11604" PostId="8942" Score="0" Text="I would highlight that if OP chooses pronounced contour lines applied with a waterproof marker, it's necessary to wait until the ink dries out _completely_, otherwise the water in the subsequently used brush may still dissolve enough pigment to leave smudge marks. Such ink-drying period could even amount to a day or two." CreationDate="2021-03-13T04:40:01.150" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11605" PostId="9064" Score="0" Text="@Levente Do you mean to describe in more detail the processes required?" CreationDate="2021-03-13T07:01:58.913" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11610" PostId="9064" Score="0" Text="Well, to be honest I focused too much on the title and the image, and I missed the nuance in the line right above the image. So you are right, the things I suggested are not the info OP was after. (However, pre-drawing with a pencil makes the task way less intimidating than the final piece may make it appear, so it could be counted as part of a &quot;trick&quot;.)" CreationDate="2021-03-13T12:34:59.620" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11612" PostId="9055" Score="0" Text="Thank you! This helped me find what I need. Fingers crossed it works fine. Thanks!" CreationDate="2021-03-14T00:29:54.310" UserId="10605" />
  <row Id="11613" PostId="3132" Score="0" Text="I think you are confusing the wooden stretcher frame with the outer decorative frame." CreationDate="2021-03-14T13:54:08.553" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11626" PostId="9090" Score="0" Text="+1 This is essential - this, and 'practice, practice, practice'. I think the mention of a grid threw some users off." CreationDate="2021-03-17T08:43:55.143" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11627" PostId="9091" Score="2" Text="Hi Anushree, can you tell us what you have tried so far?" CreationDate="2021-03-17T13:36:33.397" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11629" PostId="9091" Score="3" Text="What do you mean &quot;net fabric?&quot; Are you embroidering by hand or machine? What's the intended result?" CreationDate="2021-03-17T15:06:40.780" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11630" PostId="9091" Score="0" Text="Hi @Joachim I have tried embroidery on cotton cloths but not on any net fabric." CreationDate="2021-03-17T18:35:14.523" UserId="4682" />
  <row Id="11631" PostId="9091" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC I have attached an image of net fabric. I don't know any other word for this.&#xA;The intended result should be design patterns with threads like the embroidery we do on normal cloths." CreationDate="2021-03-17T18:36:18.373" UserId="4682" />
  <row Id="11632" PostId="9091" Score="2" Text="Again, are you embroidering by hand or machine? What kind of designs? What kind of result? Please be specific or no one can give you an effective answer. :)" CreationDate="2021-03-17T19:19:26.833" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11633" PostId="9091" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC I want to embroider by hand , not machine. Floral designs. I am just asking for suggestions if anybody has tried on such kind of a fabric." CreationDate="2021-03-18T06:48:41.813" UserId="4682" />
  <row Id="11634" PostId="9091" Score="2" Text="What is the result you're looking for? Just outlines like vintage embroidery or redwork? Fully filled embroidery? What do you want to use it for, display or garments? These are all details that will help with an answer that will help you and others." CreationDate="2021-03-18T13:58:20.357" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11635" PostId="9095" Score="0" Text="Not an answer, just a bit of advice: Get a pattern for the kind of lace you want to do and follow the full instructions." CreationDate="2021-03-18T18:35:32.890" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11636" PostId="9095" Score="0" Text="I'm having trouble finding patterns for this kind of lace (most of what I can find is Torchon and Buck's Point) so I'm trying to figure it out on my own until I can find some" CreationDate="2021-03-18T18:41:08.473" UserId="10650" />
  <row Id="11638" PostId="41" Score="0" Text="The YouTube video is gone." CreationDate="2021-03-18T22:47:26.387" UserId="10652" />
  <row Id="11639" PostId="27" Score="0" Text="Just a quick note: styrofoam bricks are often a problem to build with. Make sure you use the right adhesive or it will fall apart with time. Some people prefer cutting with hot wire, then sticking the still tacky blocks together an letting it set,but this requires lots of practice to get straight." CreationDate="2021-03-19T10:45:25.800" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11640" PostId="2157" Score="0" Text="One trick many people use is to hold up something (usually their paintbrush or a thumb  or both) and closing one eye to measure the various sizes and distances. In effect building an imaginary grid and also simultaneously &quot;flattening&quot; the 3D object by using monocular vision. Once they have the proportions right, they then look normally and use shading to get back to simulated 3D" CreationDate="2021-03-19T11:03:16.807" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="11642" PostId="5605" Score="0" Text="@user24 - there is no real difference between the two, one is just wet. They both use the same binder and they can both produce fully saturated colors unlike that old (and unaccepted) answer suggests. For aquarelle techniques the tube form is slightly handier because they start wet and will require less work to get ready for use.  Acylics can absolutely be used since it is about wetness. They do dry faster and will not remix once dried but a retarder can be used to slow the drying processs." CreationDate="2021-03-20T22:14:16.040" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11643" PostId="589" Score="0" Text="There is no difference in the binder used (issues of quality aside) so it is only runny light watercolor if you choose it to be.   Agitating the pan color with less water will provide a fully saturated paint just like from the tube (which should be diluted slightly anyway, it is not guache and will crack if applied thick and directly from the tube).      In fact the nice thing about watercolors is you can let the tube pigment dry just like the pans and re-wet later to continue using them." CreationDate="2021-03-20T22:18:46.350" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11644" PostId="9090" Score="0" Text="You are talking about form in space yet left out the most important part of it, the modelling of light as it interacts with forms in space.  The abstract concept of the 3d object and perspective theory is helpful in understanding foreshortening but it is not the key to drawing from life. That is light and shadow.  Kudos for the idea of starting with rendering basic shapes..." CreationDate="2021-03-20T22:28:14.430" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11648" PostId="9098" Score="1" Text="I think this is good advice.  I've seen mold grow on canvas too many times to recommend wetting untreated canvas unless absolutely a last resort." CreationDate="2021-03-21T07:14:08.517" UserId="352" />
  <row Id="11650" PostId="3860" Score="0" Text="The answer is unhelpful because the question was about a process for covering a large area, not a specific type of glue to use. Do you have a way to apply gelatin on a 4'x8' scale that ensures even coverage?" CreationDate="2021-03-21T15:48:05.897" UserId="3212" />
  <row Id="11651" PostId="9101" Score="0" Text="I like the hinge solution, but unfortunately that still leaves me without a way to close it. Do you know if there's a generic name for adhesives like E6000? It looks like it's more expensive here in Canada. I can stick to the cotton ribbons; I've just been looking for alternatives because they're fiddly to make." CreationDate="2021-03-21T22:43:22.707" UserId="10665" />
  <row Id="11652" PostId="9101" Score="1" Text="@Metis7, I was envisioning the hinge as also holding the ribbon in place that you would use for closure.  E6000 is one of a number of adhesives that are very aggressive and remain flexible, often basically neoprene rubber dissolved in a solvent.  They are commonly sold for repairing shoes (they hold synthetic materials well).  They can be a little expensive but they go a long way.  Do a search on shoe repair cement to see what's available in your area or via mail order.  Some similar products are Barge Cement, Shoe Fix Glue, Boot Fix Glue (many have &quot;shoe&quot; or &quot;boot&quot; in the name)." CreationDate="2021-03-22T01:29:06.733" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11653" PostId="2834" Score="0" Text="I’m voting to close this question because it is asking for a tutorial, which is off-topic per [our guidelines](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic)." CreationDate="2021-03-22T08:52:01.217" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11654" PostId="9101" Score="0" Text="Perhaps a bit too late for current purposes - probably best tried on an unfinished, shell, as it's liable to go wrong! - but can you drill holes through the shell, thread the ribbon through, and avoid needing glue at all?" CreationDate="2021-03-22T11:55:57.373" UserId="10668" />
  <row Id="11655" PostId="9101" Score="0" Text="@avid I like the idea, but I'm moving in two months and I don't want to try to get a drill before then. Most of the instructions I've seen online agree with you, though." CreationDate="2021-03-22T12:59:02.093" UserId="10665" />
  <row Id="11656" PostId="9102" Score="0" Text="The walnut has definitely been the weak link so far, but if and when I can get to a hardware store I'll get silicone as well as the glue suggested in the other answer and find out for myself." CreationDate="2021-03-22T13:08:56.677" UserId="10665" />
  <row Id="11658" PostId="9103" Score="0" Text="Have you tried applying multiple layers?" CreationDate="2021-03-22T18:40:23.057" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11660" PostId="9102" Score="0" Text="The construction silicone I'm familiar with is generally used as a sealant or caulk rather than an adhesive.  It sticks to a lot of stuff and on most materials will at least stay put if left alone, but it can be peeled off polyester and nylon.  Is there a particular product  example that you think would be good?" CreationDate="2021-03-23T02:29:24.780" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11663" PostId="9105" Score="3" Text="It sounds like that eventually worked, but a couple of tricks may make it easier.  1. Start with hot water (~150F).  Sprinkle in the MC a little at a time, stirring continuously for many minutes to avoid clumps.  2. Let it sit for several hours, then stir again or put it in a shaker jar and shake.  It takes a while for the MC to absorb the water and gel.  People then often let it sit overnight before using it." CreationDate="2021-03-23T03:19:07.160" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11664" PostId="9102" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 No particular product, just generic transparent construction silicone. As long as you don't use extremely fine woven and smooth ribbon, the silicone should be able to latch onto the tiny gaps in the weave by gently pressing the ribbon into the fresh silicone." CreationDate="2021-03-23T06:12:40.243" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11666" PostId="9108" Score="2" Text="Acrylic is actually generally effective as a fabric paint, with the issue being not that it gets &quot;sticky,&quot; but that it doesn't penetrate the fabric and bond with it and, over time, peels away. &quot;Fabric medium&quot; is an additive that slightly thins acrylic paint and allows it to bond and remain flexible." CreationDate="2021-03-23T14:04:45.707" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11667" PostId="4130" Score="0" Text="This might be even nicer with a very thin sheet of plexiglass or other plastic material, so that the difference in depth is not as obvious. Depending on the project, one could even paint on the inside of the cover glass, so only one sheet is necessary and this depth difference is not as obvious." CreationDate="2021-03-23T14:58:47.147" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11668" PostId="4129" Score="0" Text="The poster looks like it's been attached to a piece of board; is that the case? Or is it just a sheet of paper?" CreationDate="2021-03-23T15:00:33.273" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11669" PostId="7659" Score="0" Text="Does this answer your question? [How can I artificially age paper without staining or dyeing?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/543/how-can-i-artificially-age-paper-without-staining-or-dyeing)" CreationDate="2021-03-23T19:48:43.887" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11670" PostId="7659" Score="0" Text="@rebusB This user explicitly asks for solutions that don't involve the paper getting wet." CreationDate="2021-03-23T20:12:31.877" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11674" PostId="8824" Score="0" Text="Xacto knife worked like a charm, just needed some elbow grease and patience. It did not scratch the glass and I didn't have to use chemicals :)" CreationDate="2021-03-24T15:17:20.413" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="11675" PostId="7677" Score="0" Text="Couldn't ironing be a method on its own, similar in effect to the solutions given by ninjabrer and fixer1234?" CreationDate="2021-03-24T22:31:10.497" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11676" PostId="7677" Score="1" Text="@Joachim I haven't deliberately tried it myself, but it seems to take a fair bit of heat to brown paper significantly.  That would be easier in an oven than trying to use an iron without leaving an iron-shaped print" CreationDate="2021-03-24T22:33:20.910" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11678" PostId="7677" Score="1" Text="Printing the aged look is brilliant, should give more control over the look. Especially since plain printing paper will not hold up to abuse well... One could start with photos or scans of aged paper that has the quality the OP is seeking and composite with the picture to print. Barring Photoshop like software, maybe print twice with the aging print very faint." CreationDate="2021-03-24T22:41:54.040" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11679" PostId="7659" Score="0" Text="@Joachim -and...??? Two of the suggestions in the top answer explicitly do not involve using water! Neither do the rest of the contributed answers. (edit)" CreationDate="2021-03-24T22:44:11.427" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11680" PostId="7659" Score="0" Text="@bgmCoder - Seconded. Why would staining it lose quality any more than any other aging method? There is no reason one couldn't wet the paper to age it and then print on it _after_ it dries again. Of course all this depends heavily on the paper being used as far as what it can handle." CreationDate="2021-03-24T23:02:53.907" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11682" PostId="7659" Score="0" Text="The only thing I can think of is that by wetting it, it might become somewhat wompled - that is, it wouldn't be a pristinely flat sheet of paper anymore.  But isn't that part of paper's aging, anyway?" CreationDate="2021-03-25T03:12:21.103" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="11683" PostId="7659" Score="0" Text="@rebusB Because questions shouldn't be closed based on their answers. Both questions indeed ask for a similar result, but using methods that are too diverging to be consolidated." CreationDate="2021-03-25T08:25:40.530" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11684" PostId="7701" Score="0" Text="Candle smoke particles may contain/transfer wax residues onto the paper, on which the printer ink can not stick as firmly, and there might be a risk that with time, the printed image &quot;comes off&quot; partially." CreationDate="2021-03-25T11:19:33.733" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11685" PostId="7659" Score="1" Text="I think a good way could be using plenty of _highly_ water-diluted aquarelle paint (that in effect is very low on gumi-arabic (so it does not interfere much with printer ink adhesion)). But we need to understand why OP refrains from wetting the paper. Might it be the waviness that wetting causes? Because for preventing waves and humps for a 100% effectiveness there is a tried and tested solution: **pre-stretching the paper**, as detailed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGi9HkEijtU" CreationDate="2021-03-25T11:30:56.830" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11686" PostId="286" Score="0" Text="Let me try, sometimes I overflow on the Uber Geek.  I must emphasize, this is personal information, from a former spouse (yes I was listening)" CreationDate="2021-03-26T22:23:09.213" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="11691" PostId="10115" Score="2" Text="Acrylic might work.  Another option might be one of the rubberized coatings, which remain very flexible and giving (although they tend to go on thick, which would hide surface detail).  I'll leave this as a comment since it's just speculation." CreationDate="2021-03-28T22:46:14.877" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11692" PostId="10115" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Thanks. I think what I'm going to do is go to the art supply store and just grab a small amount of a few different kinds; they definitely have acrylics and I think I saw a whole selection of other stuff the last time I was there, too, so I'll look for some rubberized stuff. Then I'll just experiment on some samples, and report back here. The only rubber-y coating I have experience with is Plasti Dip spray, which is pretty great except even the &quot;permanent&quot; stuff tends to rip off with light handling. But it's also not designed for durability. I'll see what's at the craft store!" CreationDate="2021-03-29T03:07:20.387" UserId="4839" />
  <row Id="11693" PostId="10115" Score="1" Text="I *think* acrylic will chip off at some point on a semi-flexible surface. If you take that route, at least sand the surface with fine sand paper before applying it. Maybe grounding with a thin layer can also increase longevity." CreationDate="2021-03-29T09:05:04.053" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11695" PostId="10115" Score="1" Text="I've seen plenty of examples of people using acrylic craft and/or miniature paints on 3D printed resin; I'd guess, based on that, that acrylic would be your best bet." CreationDate="2021-03-29T14:39:53.390" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11696" PostId="10115" Score="0" Text="I've got a thick acrylic, a spray enamel, a brush on enamel, and a spray acrylic drying on some thin plexiglass now with and without primer. Tomorrow I'll bend the heck out of it and see what stays together. I might add a high flow acrylic tomorrow if I can." CreationDate="2021-03-30T00:03:59.770" UserId="4839" />
  <row Id="11697" PostId="10115" Score="4" Text="Huh. It doesn't seem to matter at all. Both the enamels and the acrylics (and the primer I tried, although it was *not* specialty plastic primer, it was some all-purpose stuff I had on hand) handle the flex completely fine (noting that none of them bind particularly well to the test material, which gives them even *less* support under flex, which is good for this test). Maybe I overthought the paint choice. I'll post an answer tomorrow, I want to give it another 24 hours or so first and check again. Fwiw, btw, I don't actually know if it's plexiglass; it's just some scrap of something. ‍♂️" CreationDate="2021-03-30T18:07:06.410" UserId="4839" />
  <row Id="11698" PostId="10120" Score="1" Text="Do whatever you think looks or works best for your own preferences and skills. There are no &quot;curtain police&quot; who are going to come arrest you for &quot;doing it wrong.&quot; :)" CreationDate="2021-03-31T13:29:48.777" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11699" PostId="10120" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC true, but as a novice, if someone's found it looks better or is easier to sew one way I'd rather do that. TBH either looks easy enough (compared to the next project I have in mind)  that it shouldn't matter from that point of view that if there's a generally preferred way for looks I'd like to know." CreationDate="2021-03-31T13:36:11.827" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11700" PostId="10121" Score="0" Text="ChrisH If I used terms you are not familiar with I am happy to explain more." CreationDate="2021-03-31T16:08:51.313" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11701" PostId="10121" Score="1" Text="Just curious - why not start with 2 pcs the same size, put them back-to-back (wrong side out), stitch the sides, then turn it inside out (right side out) and press the seams flat to make them invisible at the edges?" CreationDate="2021-03-31T17:31:45.583" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11702" PostId="10121" Score="0" Text="I think the extra (top) stitching around the outside makes a stronger seam and a better fall, but it might be that your method is good enough." CreationDate="2021-03-31T17:37:30.513" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11703" PostId="10121" Score="0" Text="That's very clear, thank you. I'll have to have a think, but as the edges will be quite visible, I'm inclined to go with the option in your 2nd paragraph, and finish at the top. I just have to get a good thread match for the top-stitching, with suitable shops closed at the moment." CreationDate="2021-04-01T06:00:45.140" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11704" PostId="10121" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 that was one of my original ideas, but I wasn't sure how flat it would go, so the top-stitching might be just what I need" CreationDate="2021-04-01T06:02:46.993" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11706" PostId="10122" Score="1" Text="Thanks @Joachim, I've updated to add detail" CreationDate="2021-04-01T07:39:52.660" UserId="10736" />
  <row Id="11707" PostId="10125" Score="0" Text="That would seem to be standard when lining with a different material. Here I've got the same fabric as I've effectively got 2 right sides of the finished curtain, so no accent stripes, just seams" CreationDate="2021-04-01T07:57:07.323" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11708" PostId="10123" Score="5" Text="How old are the kids; do they get car sick? Mine (7) likes those activity books that include word/number puzzles along with colouring/drawing and sticker pictures. Not a craft answer but the [books with reusable stickers and background scenes](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Melissa-Doug-Reusable-Sticker-Pad/dp/B00U3G9QLK?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&amp;psc=1?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&amp;psc=1%27) would be good for some ages.  I'd also avoid scissors unless the roads are reliably smooth" CreationDate="2021-04-01T08:01:17.507" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11709" PostId="10123" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH, that looks like an answer to me." CreationDate="2021-04-01T08:06:35.137" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11710" PostId="10123" Score="0" Text="@Willeke I'd have made it an answer on parenting, but  not sure on craft.  When I get time later I might write something and include it, but I'd adjust for age if I knew that" CreationDate="2021-04-01T08:23:42.300" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11711" PostId="10125" Score="0" Text="Oh, then I misunderstood your question. I assumed you have a different fabric as lining." CreationDate="2021-04-01T08:26:26.487" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11712" PostId="4179" Score="0" Text="Looks cool! You could consider it your &quot;signature stitch&quot; to demonstrate that the item is handmade." CreationDate="2021-04-01T13:25:02.420" UserId="10736" />
  <row Id="11714" PostId="10123" Score="0" Text="Sleep is a often forgotten craft, especially for kids. Try to get them to sleep while you drive and play something fun when you arrive. Or meditation to clear the mind. Or watching clouds and guessing shapes or you explain to them what they see outside .. if you live in a monoculture area, it can help with the sleep craft ... this is a corn field .. and this is another corn field .. and this is another ... Not sure why and where you are driving, but you should be happy about the time you get to spend with them. Use it instead of trying to keep them busy!" CreationDate="2021-04-02T02:38:32.770" UserId="10757" />
  <row Id="11715" PostId="10129" Score="1" Text="Possible duplicate, but at least a very similar question: [How to stop or reduce graphite from reflecting light?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/4186/how-to-stop-or-reduce-graphite-from-reflecting-light)" CreationDate="2021-04-02T07:11:01.483" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11716" PostId="10127" Score="3" Text="Your suggestion of Macramé reminds me that as kids we used to do Scoubidou in the car a lot. Also generally cheap and not messy, accessible form a young age and keeps you busy for a while." CreationDate="2021-04-02T09:37:48.863" UserId="10761" />
  <row Id="11717" PostId="10123" Score="1" Text="Does Where's Wally count as a craft? We used to have comic books as kids that were similar but with a narrative. So you had to find a hidden weapon to defeat the monster on the page and depending on the one you found you were guided to a different page of the book. It was pretty neat." CreationDate="2021-04-02T09:43:10.623" UserId="10761" />
  <row Id="11718" PostId="10129" Score="0" Text="That solved the shiny part, but i also dont know the process required to be mixed with charcoal" CreationDate="2021-04-02T22:06:27.540" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11721" PostId="10129" Score="0" Text="Can you edit the post so it only focuses on that question, and maybe add what you have tried, and what effect you're looking for?" CreationDate="2021-04-03T06:22:06.343" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11722" PostId="4188" Score="0" Text="&quot;acrylic matte medium / wet medium&quot; — it was good to point out the necessity of trying it out on test pieces first: I can imagine that the wet medium, even after drying, can massively alter the values, and change the inter-relation of tones in the work: in effect, amplifying minor mistakes / inconsistencies that were still tolerable / acceptable in the original dry state. Also due to this, it could massively alter the character of the work. Even a simple fixative has some similar contribution, if applied in too large quantities." CreationDate="2021-04-03T21:45:53.447" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11724" PostId="8350" Score="0" Text="And how does one build up value then? Doesn't this set a limit on the darkest tone that can be achieved? Even when using paper with a strong, deep tooth?" CreationDate="2021-04-03T21:54:05.893" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11725" PostId="4190" Score="0" Text="Exactly as @Vincent.W. said: who guarantees whether it would not discolor the paper, or accelerate other erosion over time? The overwhelming majority of artist's fixatives and mediums were designed to answer for this criteria, but a film-prop product does not imply in the slightest that its creators took care for the concern of it being archival." CreationDate="2021-04-03T21:57:18.940" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11726" PostId="8837" Score="0" Text="I often see a professional restore paintings on TV using acrylics over oil, as that gives the best results. This is for little areas, but still." CreationDate="2021-04-04T05:54:25.037" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11727" PostId="10123" Score="1" Text="@Markus I get the spirit of your comment, but our family connects through crafting and gives us something to talk about! We also find that it adds variety to our conversations which helps with engagement and promotes problem solving skills - you can't just hop down and get something you dropped in a car, so how can you keep everything together?" CreationDate="2021-04-05T05:19:15.823" UserId="10736" />
  <row Id="11728" PostId="10123" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your suggestion @ChrisH - those books definitely sound crafty enough (and easy for cleanup :) ) &#xA;&#xA;Thanks @Touniouk! We do love Where's Waldo and those comic books sound fun!" CreationDate="2021-04-05T05:21:16.363" UserId="10736" />
  <row Id="11730" PostId="10127" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the suggestions! It's great to have some low-cost ideas!" CreationDate="2021-04-05T05:23:37.090" UserId="10736" />
  <row Id="11731" PostId="10130" Score="1" Text="Whoa, nice list! Thank you!" CreationDate="2021-04-05T05:23:57.800" UserId="10736" />
  <row Id="11732" PostId="10135" Score="0" Text="&quot;Look for the pattern&quot; is the key to expanding the pattern. The pattern in the example given is very clear--the middle-of-the-row &quot;humps&quot; follow a growth pattern of 3-3-5, while the corners always have three stitches of growth on either side of the turn. If you keep doing that, you'll keep growing the square." CreationDate="2021-04-05T13:21:42.137" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11733" PostId="10137" Score="0" Text="pic of pillowcase on sewing machine is sideways" CreationDate="2021-04-05T14:39:08.680" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="11734" PostId="10129" Score="1" Text="What process are you talking about, mixing charcoal and graphite? What is the goal? I have never encountered a &quot;formal&quot; method of mixing the two drawing mediums. Isn't that more a matter of taste, style, and/or composition?" CreationDate="2021-04-05T15:30:47.653" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11735" PostId="10129" Score="0" Text="yes. meet the normal tone color of graphite, just not so shiny. And I dont think so" CreationDate="2021-04-05T21:04:23.573" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11736" PostId="10139" Score="0" Text="I dont know what tags are there for this one" CreationDate="2021-04-05T21:08:08.913" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11738" PostId="10139" Score="0" Text="Can you post a picture of the damage you need to fix?" CreationDate="2021-04-05T21:45:19.723" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11739" PostId="10129" Score="3" Text="Graphite gonna be graphite.  The nature of it is to be shiny.  I suspect the real answer is to use something other than graphite if you don't want it to look like graphite.  Is there charcoal media (maybe with more clay content), that is harder and grayer?" CreationDate="2021-04-05T22:32:36.957" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11744" PostId="10140" Score="1" Text="Hi Patrick, what have you tried so far? We can help with specific problems that you have a  hard time figuring out on your own, but this is very broad, and basically asking for a complete tutorial. Can you narrow your question down?" CreationDate="2021-04-06T07:45:18.873" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11745" PostId="10139" Score="1" Text="There are no tags, because this is not about arts or crafts :) I'd try asking this at [Sustainable Living SE](https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/). I'm voting to close this question." CreationDate="2021-04-06T07:52:31.087" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11746" PostId="10145" Score="0" Text="wow, this helps me a lot, thanks! ps. the needle already broke" CreationDate="2021-04-06T14:20:46.347" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11747" PostId="10147" Score="0" Text="oh, i never thought about a grey colored pencil" CreationDate="2021-04-06T14:23:54.053" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11749" PostId="10139" Score="3" Text="See [What are Arts and Crafts?](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/a/141).  This question isn't really within the site's scope.  But glad you got an answer.  I suspect your parents' demand to fix it is to turn this into a life lesson rather than an expectation that it is actually fixable." CreationDate="2021-04-06T16:59:18.657" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11751" PostId="6243" Score="0" Text="Good answer, but I have to disagree with the first sentence.  You pay for what you get but you don't necessarily get what you pay for.  i.e., &quot;better&quot; will cost more but costing more won't necessarily mean better.  :-)" CreationDate="2021-04-06T17:13:05.523" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11752" PostId="6243" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Yeah, I think that is quite a controversial statement, but as I hint at in my answer I really feel it's a good rule of thumb in the oil paint world, especially when it comes to well-established brands. I do certainly agree it's quite terrible advice in general, ironically especially when it comes to brands." CreationDate="2021-04-06T17:15:57.457" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11755" PostId="6237" Score="0" Text="Responding to _standard_: any pigment-based product (so not only paints but also e.g. pastels &amp; color pencils), can have a defining property called lightfastness. This means how permanent, how resistant to erosive effects the pigment tends to be. While other properties, like how creamy, how opaque are relative compared to other products, lightfastness can be measured absolutely, compared against time. Note that lightfastness can vastly differ per pigment, so comparing lightfastness is possible only between similar colors of different brands, or rather, how lightfast the entire set tends to be." CreationDate="2021-04-07T16:53:22.013" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11756" PostId="10151" Score="0" Text="If anything is unclear, please let me know!" CreationDate="2021-04-08T12:25:02.270" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11757" PostId="10151" Score="0" Text="Very Thanks!, now is for me more cleary the difference..I'll Lokta Paper to sell and a Shop from Nepal send  to me a List, and I not Understand the difference, now, yes.. I wish your a nice Day!" CreationDate="2021-04-08T12:56:24.547" UserId="10816" />
  <row Id="11761" PostId="10155" Score="0" Text="I love this idea! They have some of that glue at my local big box. I'll give it a shot." CreationDate="2021-04-09T18:18:04.957" UserId="10821" />
  <row Id="11762" PostId="10156" Score="0" Text="And in the OP's case, a three- or triple needle one." CreationDate="2021-04-09T20:45:02.017" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11763" PostId="10158" Score="2" Text="I'm sorry, maybe I'm just not understanding, but how does this answer the question? To review, the problem is [have undyed egg shells] -&gt; [liquid dyes plus physics] -&gt; [ANSWER GOES HERE] -&gt; [miraculous dyed egg shells]. Or, to put it another way, the problem is that I have egg shells with no innards. Telling me that the traditional way is to just let the innards rot and dry out doesn't help, because THERE ARE NO INNARDS." CreationDate="2021-04-09T20:56:17.267" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="11764" PostId="10158" Score="1" Text="Also, just FYI, I've been making pysanky (well, not called that, because different language, but same difference) for many decades now. Trust me, I know way more about it than you can glean from a 5 minute web search." CreationDate="2021-04-09T21:03:41.777" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="11765" PostId="10158" Score="1" Text="It's pretty clear that I misunderstood your question. The &quot;five minute web search&quot; was to provide documentation for a process with which I was familiar, and to provide links to that process. My misunderstanding of your question is not a reason for a snarky comment. Good luck with your problem." CreationDate="2021-04-09T21:25:51.373" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="11766" PostId="10156" Score="0" Text="@Joachim for my purposes I really want a generic home machine (lockstitch, zig zig) with a really long arm.  Several models are available as well as cylinder bed, lockstitch, zig zag units." CreationDate="2021-04-10T13:46:38.100" UserId="2113" />
  <row Id="11768" PostId="10157" Score="0" Text="Martha, what exactly is your question here? How people are able to plug the holes in eggs, specifically when using wax? Or what a good, controllable way to paint eggs is?" CreationDate="2021-04-10T19:24:01.030" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11769" PostId="10157" Score="0" Text="I really don't know how else to explain it, Joachim: I usually dye whole, raw eggs. As in, draw designs in wax, dunk egg in dye, wait a bit, remove egg from dye, repeat until done, then blow out the innards (and melt off the wax). But occasionally, I get faced with already-blown-out egg shells that I want to decorate, but my usual method fails in that case, because blown-out egg shells float. Yet multiple people have told me that they always work by blowing out the eggs first, decorating after. So there must be a way to do that; I just don't know what that way is." CreationDate="2021-04-10T20:37:46.020" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="11770" PostId="10157" Score="0" Text="Do I need to add an overview of &quot;how to make pysanky&quot; or something? If someone asks a question about oil painting, do we expect them to explain all about preparing their canvas in order to ask about how to choose a brush?" CreationDate="2021-04-10T20:41:35.747" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="11771" PostId="10160" Score="0" Text="Thanks @fixer1234, great answer! I picked up some smooth-on silicone thinner today, I may experiment with a little of that and see how it effects the casting. &#xA;&#xA;I will try some silicone with a longer pot life, so I have more time to get the mold surface covered and see if that makes a difference. If that works I'll definitely accept this answer." CreationDate="2021-04-11T00:15:25.930" UserId="10832" />
  <row Id="11772" PostId="10157" Score="0" Text="No, of course not, it was just unclear to me where the focus was. Your title conveys it very well, but the body of your question threw me off, I guess." CreationDate="2021-04-11T09:58:18.803" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11773" PostId="10163" Score="0" Text="1. The usual wax-resist egg decorating method involves heat: you write the design with melted beeswax, then melt the wax off at the end. 2. Empty eggshells are incredibly strong. Filled eggs are heavier and therefore much, much, much more likely to crack." CreationDate="2021-04-11T14:51:07.073" UserId="8397" />
  <row Id="11774" PostId="10165" Score="0" Text="Thank you for that &quot;dyeing emptied eggs&quot; page; it addresses exactly the problem being asked about here." CreationDate="2021-04-11T14:54:24.147" UserId="8397" />
  <row Id="11776" PostId="10165" Score="1" Text="THANK YOU!!! Your Google-fu is clearly superior to mine. This is *exactly* what I needed." CreationDate="2021-04-11T18:08:27.860" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="11777" PostId="10165" Score="1" Text="Note that the weighing down with filled disposable cups is *in addition to* some form of plugging the hole. Can't do the one without the other." CreationDate="2021-04-12T00:39:22.937" UserId="8397" />
  <row Id="11778" PostId="10167" Score="0" Text="Hi Hanna, could you add the source for the image?" CreationDate="2021-04-12T07:41:39.770" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11779" PostId="10166" Score="0" Text="When you say, &quot;the tape you cut must be 4 times as wide as the hem should be in the end&quot;. Is this 2 times the exposed portion folded over and 2 seam allowances?" CreationDate="2021-04-12T17:51:54.280" UserId="10845" />
  <row Id="11780" PostId="10166" Score="0" Text="It's the shoulder that  sort of sticks out, a gap between my shoulder and the vest shoulder, but a lesser gap all around. I have the sleeves to scavenge as you mentioned. From your description, the length of the seam binding that I create will be the new circumference of the arm hole. That's how I'm understanding you. I have pictures, but it looks like the forum doesn't have the option? I guess I have to put a link to somewhere else?thx" CreationDate="2021-04-12T17:59:16.863" UserId="10845" />
  <row Id="11781" PostId="10166" Score="0" Text="@piton You can [edit] your question and upload pictures by clicking the picture icon at the top of the text box. It's best to use the browser for this, the mobile version doesn't handle all functions equally well... If the shoulder seam is too high, you can open the shoulder seam halfway and pull it inwards to reduce some width. That will automatically change the 3-dimensional shape and slope the fabric tighter around your upper shoulder." CreationDate="2021-04-12T19:10:25.430" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11782" PostId="10166" Score="0" Text="As for the bias tape: when you buy bias tape, it's usually pre-folded to a quarter of the width. You can take that as orientation. You need 1/4 width facing outside, 1/4 facing inwards and 2/4 seam allowances on either side. If you don't have enough material, you can get away with less for the seam allowances, but that makes pressing the creases more complicated. The standard method is to fold and press the band in half, then opening it up again and pressing one edge right to the center line, then repeating that with the other side." CreationDate="2021-04-12T19:15:44.140" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11783" PostId="10154" Score="1" Text="Bill, I undeleted your answer. I did not realize you intended the use of twine as a way to make the cardboard more durable, rather than a way for the cat to have more grip. I do think sisal twine will not really improve the durability of cardboard, as it needs a more structural strengthening." CreationDate="2021-04-12T22:35:00.817" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11784" PostId="10170" Score="2" Text="Whether or not it's a risk to your pipes (yes, it's likely to build up and maybe catch debris), what you pour down the drain ends up in your drinking water.  Waste water treatment plants can remove solids and microorganisms, but  soluable chemicals are often merely diluted.  You will be among the people drinking your diluted paint." CreationDate="2021-04-13T03:45:07.240" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11785" PostId="10166" Score="0" Text="to be clear, the edge  at the vest shoulder is in excellent shape because I carefully cut away the sleeve. If the seam binding you suggest is for cleaning up a rough age, that 's not a problem . I think I'll start by taking in at the shoulder seam." CreationDate="2021-04-13T04:32:11.807" UserId="10845" />
  <row Id="11787" PostId="3357" Score="0" Text="While I can imagine it's not _only_ for glazing, here is a tutorial with a very helpful accompanying video that seems to demonstrate the technique you mentioned: https://willkempartschool.com/acrylic-tonal-study-using-colour-strings-glazes/" CreationDate="2021-04-13T11:30:53.903" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11788" PostId="10170" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 your remark does not seem to contain any mitigation suggestions. This question welcomes suggestions about mitigation techniques. Please post your ideas / suggestions in an answer; I have no doubts if your answer delivers practical / valid mitigation ideas, it will be appreciated, and will be able to help many people in the future." CreationDate="2021-04-13T13:32:56.643" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11789" PostId="10174" Score="0" Text="That sounds very much what I am after: &quot;simply&quot; don't let it directly into the drain. Instead, catch it in a purposefully selected (fabricated, even) receptacle, and filter the collected liquid. In the most simplistic implementation, it doesn't even have to be a &quot;real-time&quot;, flow-through solution. Instead, the collected liquid could be kept in a tank, and letting it into the sink through a filter could happen later, when one has time for dealing with it. That way the water could take its time getting slowly through even an incredibly fine filter." CreationDate="2021-04-13T16:50:42.170" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11790" PostId="10174" Score="0" Text="Of course, @Elmy's amazing advice of wiping off what one can — so that it does not even get near the sink — complements this procedure amazingly." CreationDate="2021-04-13T16:51:29.427" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11791" PostId="10173" Score="0" Text="Thank you for confirming my concern, and for the excellent and very important advice of wiping off what can be wiped off (so that the most of the stuff doesn't ever get close the drain). I wish I could mark several answers as accepted." CreationDate="2021-04-13T16:55:58.443" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11792" PostId="10174" Score="0" Text="The part about the evaporation could be less than universal, because in some apartments the increased humidity would be undesirable." CreationDate="2021-04-13T17:01:23.827" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11793" PostId="10174" Score="0" Text="Levente, if you live in such an area, you may have to make sure that the damp goes outside, either by having the evaporation done outside or under a vent. I live in an area where evaporation is slow and extra humidity is not often a problem (but we would likely use the shed if we had one for long term evaporation.)" CreationDate="2021-04-13T17:04:26.897" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11795" PostId="10169" Score="0" Text="Hi ink, do note that the characteristic you're looking for is part of the technique, and not an artistic style. I've added the technique-identification tag." CreationDate="2021-04-14T13:33:34.743" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11802" PostId="3249" Score="0" Text="Revisiting the comments put here, perhaps the lens is responsible for this effect, but this is actually one of the most famous spots on earth for observing earths curvature so I assume the effect is at least moderately visible to the naked eye. This was a picture I found online at some point, so it wasnt exactly my handiwork but conveyed the idea well" CreationDate="2021-04-14T20:00:06.077" UserId="2346" />
  <row Id="11803" PostId="3348" Score="0" Text="&quot;The curve of the Earth is so gradual you will not see its effect from the ground.&quot; — OP's picture is proof that it's not always the case. All it takes is using a narrower viewing angle, imitating a telephoto lens. OP's picture was taken with some extreme telephoto lens." CreationDate="2021-04-14T20:22:02.720" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11806" PostId="10154" Score="1" Text="Thank you Joachim! Just to clarify, it's the combination of the glue and the sisal that would make the cardboard more robust." CreationDate="2021-04-15T00:28:27.827" UserId="8340" />
  <row Id="11810" PostId="10176" Score="0" Text="At worst, I think, neatly cut and positioned small squares of clear double-sided scotch tape could do the job (near the corners of the transparencies). Even if not attention-grabbing, they would remain somewhat visible though." CreationDate="2021-04-15T20:51:35.530" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11811" PostId="10178" Score="2" Text="Another source of spring steel strips is windscreen wiper blades.  Cheap ones can have really rather thin steel." CreationDate="2021-04-16T10:18:39.343" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11812" PostId="10176" Score="0" Text="When you say transparencies, do you mean polyester (often called acetate but it isn't any more) sheets as would be used for overhead projectors?  Different plastics require different glues." CreationDate="2021-04-16T15:03:41.123" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11813" PostId="10177" Score="2" Text="Do you know how well that work given the dissimilar plastics? It may vary with brand as some solvent cements use toluene and others dichloromethane to partially dissolve the acrylic.  Transparencies are apparently polyester; you don't want them to dissolve completely, and you may or may not want some service dissolution.  The print is likely to be attacked if any solvent gets on it, even small amounts at the edges.  It sounds worth a try on scrap/cheap material, buying minimal quantities of solvent" CreationDate="2021-04-16T15:14:14.347" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11814" PostId="3348" Score="0" Text="Not really. Using the yellow lines indicating a false VP, you can see that the structures are at varying heights. There is no way with perspective alone that further towers will have legs that are longer than closer ones. Nor would you see that much curvature between the two near towers unless they are 2 miles apart, which is not likely no matter how long the lens used was." CreationDate="2021-04-16T17:06:52.837" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11815" PostId="10176" Score="0" Text="Yes, I am using the overhead projector transparencies." CreationDate="2021-04-16T17:41:40.200" UserId="10880" />
  <row Id="11816" PostId="10151" Score="1" Text="When working with large sheets of paper in printmaking we would not cut the paper for smaller works, we would tear them to size using a long heavy straight edge. That gives a natural looking rough edge that we considered &quot;deckled&quot; as well." CreationDate="2021-04-16T17:43:18.367" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="11819" PostId="10182" Score="1" Text="you can place a glass, mug or smooth ball inside the sleeve to hold it open while hand stitching." CreationDate="2021-04-17T12:27:55.787" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="11820" PostId="10180" Score="0" Text="Paying a local seamstress to sew on leather patches worked very well." CreationDate="2021-04-17T20:21:58.927" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="11821" PostId="10184" Score="0" Text="Thank you VERY much for your informative response. Would it be possible for me to create the holes in the ceramic material using some kind of laser setup either off of Amazon (or somewhere else) for a &quot;reasonable price&quot; or perhaps by making a DIY laser myself either from scratch or modding an existing one that would be capable of this task?" CreationDate="2021-04-18T18:22:18.040" UserId="10896" />
  <row Id="11822" PostId="10184" Score="0" Text="Added response in main post." CreationDate="2021-04-18T21:32:36.453" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="11823" PostId="10186" Score="3" Text="Easy.  Operate the furnace in a 300C room, then no temperature difference when you open the door.  How to do that would be the subject of another question.  :-)  You might need to use a different type of furnace." CreationDate="2021-04-18T21:55:20.180" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11824" PostId="10184" Score="0" Text="Wow, I REALLY appreciate you taking the time and effort to run that experiment with your laser. I truly can't thank you enough for that. It saved me a LOT of time and money by not having to order one just to learn that it wouldn't be adequate for this project." CreationDate="2021-04-18T23:36:59.630" UserId="10896" />
  <row Id="11825" PostId="10184" Score="0" Text="I reposted this question on Reddit and someone suggested 3D printing a piezo disc using a &quot;piezoelectric material.&quot; The only ceramic printers I'm aware of are SLA based but even so there are still individual layers. My concern is that by operating the piezo disc at over 1khz continuously indefinitely the layers will being to peal themselves apart from each other. Do you have any experience working with 3D printed ceramics and is this a valid concern? Thanks again for all your help. It's deeply appreciated :)" CreationDate="2021-04-18T23:39:48.503" UserId="10896" />
  <row Id="11828" PostId="2954" Score="0" Text="CA glues are, at best, water resistant. Most won't survive more than a splash of water. That has implications for dishes and the like." CreationDate="2021-04-19T10:45:55.690" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="11829" PostId="10135" Score="1" Text="Thanks @AllisonC - I think this makes most sense, since the written pattern does say to repeat rounds 5-7. I'm new to reading patterns, and didn't think it would be as simple as that." CreationDate="2021-04-19T12:58:05.267" UserId="10776" />
  <row Id="11830" PostId="10135" Score="0" Text="@Leandri I definitely encountered that a lot when I was starting to learn :) good luck with your project!" CreationDate="2021-04-19T13:24:01.097" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11831" PostId="10186" Score="1" Text="Curious, why use a closed furnace? It doesn't seem like the right tool for the job; I never used anything but an open crucible for heating metal, because of the need to transfer it to a mold. My personal inclination is that the solution here is &quot;use the right tool for the job.&quot;" CreationDate="2021-04-19T13:59:15.813" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="11835" PostId="10189" Score="4" Text="Your local art museum might have better answers/ideas.  They will probably have/know of a restoration person that can help." CreationDate="2021-04-18T16:08:28.393" UserDisplayName="crip659" />
  <row Id="11836" PostId="10189" Score="1" Text="I'd have to agree with crip659.  This isn't the ideal forum to ask this question.  With that said, I'd be leery about putting epoxy (essentially plastic) on pottery, or sanding something that's very brittle (brittle things don't like to vibrate).  My gut says that other masonry products would be more compatible, like mortar, grout.  I'd also make guesses that chemical cleaners and manual use of brushes are going to work better than power tools." CreationDate="2021-04-18T20:59:52.260" UserDisplayName="Steve Sether" />
  <row Id="11837" PostId="10186" Score="2" Text="Send this question to the customer service of the manufacturer. Explain your motive. Ask for a method of workaround. If the manufacturer is hesitant to recommend unofficial (potentially risky, not guaranteed to work) workarounds, look up the repair agency in the warranty. They may feel less obliged to keep their mouths closed when it comes to empirical experience &amp; solutions over the prescribed procedure. If they also don't help, look up other, similar companies who repair things like this, and send your question there too." CreationDate="2021-04-19T19:36:14.290" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11838" PostId="10190" Score="0" Text="Maybe this helps, i don't know since they aren't putting the info requested in comment section." CreationDate="2021-04-20T02:14:01.617" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11839" PostId="8902" Score="0" Text="I think its opinion based because it says: &quot;Do you think that the knot in the photo I posted below corresponds to the so-called Weaver's Knot of the diagram at that page?&quot;" CreationDate="2021-04-20T02:20:35.107" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11840" PostId="10184" Score="0" Text="Part of what makes a piezo crystal function in the manner it does is that it is crystalline. I have no experience with printing ceramics, but I suspect the process would destroy any crystalline structure. I know of no SLA based ceramic printers. Most of the hobby grade ceramic printers are extrusion type." CreationDate="2021-04-20T09:07:52.753" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="11841" PostId="10186" Score="0" Text="Does the manual actually state that not opening at &gt;300°C is to avoid damage to the furnace?  Could they mean for safety reasons?" CreationDate="2021-04-20T13:53:56.717" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11842" PostId="10186" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH The manual says the lining could crack if subjected to thermal shock. The lining is pressed ceramic fiber and actually there are two hairline cracks in the lining already which were present when it was delivered." CreationDate="2021-04-20T14:44:04.780" UserId="1344" />
  <row Id="11843" PostId="10186" Score="0" Text="@TylerDurden that's reasonable - sort of.  Thermal shock from air seems unlikely as its specific heat capacity is so low.  Splashing water in there or putting a cold piece of metal on the floor would seem to be far worse at 200°C than air at 400°C" CreationDate="2021-04-20T14:47:56.483" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11844" PostId="8902" Score="0" Text="@Isaac750 That question on its own indeed suggests to ask for opinions. However, there is only one true answer to this question, namely either 'yes, yours is the same knot' or 'no, this is a different knot' (reflected by the title) (and maybe a third and fourth, saying 'your knot is (/not) viable', based on the question in the last paragraph). Hence, it doesn't have the problems opinion-based questions have, and why they aren't allowed." CreationDate="2021-04-21T08:04:53.760" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11845" PostId="10172" Score="0" Text="Oh this is very helpful, thank you!" CreationDate="2021-04-21T08:15:01.867" UserId="10863" />
  <row Id="11846" PostId="10194" Score="0" Text="It would be a shame if a layer of clay was applied - the jar in its current state is beautiful, IMO." CreationDate="2021-04-22T08:04:35.180" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11847" PostId="10194" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I agree in part, but OP specifically asked &quot;Can the pottery be painted (before epoxy coating) to recover a clearer color?&quot;. I'm afraid paint would look horrible so fresh clay would probably be preferable." CreationDate="2021-04-22T08:20:45.727" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11848" PostId="10194" Score="1" Text="Oh, yes, I completely agree, and it's a good solution. I just hope the OP won't opt for it." CreationDate="2021-04-22T10:00:00.620" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11849" PostId="10195" Score="0" Text="Just to clarify: the problem with the underpainting is that it also dissolves when painting over it?" CreationDate="2021-04-23T08:42:02.620" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11850" PostId="10195" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Right." CreationDate="2021-04-23T08:42:52.437" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11852" PostId="10195" Score="0" Text="@Joachim currently cold-pressed watercolor paper." CreationDate="2021-04-23T08:48:29.980" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="11866" PostId="10186" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH If you open the front door, the back wall of the furnace will cool quickly by *radiation* through the open hole. The thermal contraction at the surface of the back wall will start micro-cracks which will grow every time you repeat the procedure. The furnace walls are designed to cool down slowly from the outside in, not quickly from the inside out." CreationDate="2021-04-25T12:49:35.073" UserId="6737" />
  <row Id="11868" PostId="10196" Score="0" Text="I moved the conversation [to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/123413/discussion-on-answer-by-joachim-using-an-underpainting-and-painting-a-gradient-o) since it was getting pretty long :)" CreationDate="2021-04-25T13:26:27.943" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11869" PostId="10186" Score="0" Text="@alephzero good point, if the opening is a large part of what it can see.  The door lining would be even more vulnerable" CreationDate="2021-04-25T16:54:05.417" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11877" PostId="10199" Score="0" Text="I recall reading years ago of a fellow who desired to purchase nickel (US) sized washers. The local store charged $0.12 each. He returned home and drilled holes in nickels!" CreationDate="2021-04-28T14:01:08.113" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="11878" PostId="10199" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u here in the UK our lowest value coins (including the largest at 26mm diameter) used to be &quot;copper&quot; (actually bronze), but now they're plated steel and a pain to drill.  They do however cost about 1/10 of a penny washer when bought in bags of 10 - but a bag of 100 costs little more than a bag of 10" CreationDate="2021-04-28T14:16:39.567" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11882" PostId="10201" Score="0" Text="Thank you @Elmy for your answer." CreationDate="2021-04-29T12:22:47.350" UserId="9430" />
  <row Id="11884" PostId="10203" Score="0" Text="Do you mean that through painting it in a certain way the protrusion would appear from every angle, or as many as possible, to not be there?" CreationDate="2021-04-29T18:13:46.000" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11885" PostId="10203" Score="0" Text="Is the idea to have what looks like a normal, uniformly painted, wall on the side of the hallway, and from any point in the hallway it looks like there is no semicylinder sticking into the hallway (so what you see on the protrusion from the ends of the hallway looks like what's beyond the end of the hallway on the other side), or the wall and semicylinder will have a painting of some object, and at any point in the hallway the painting will look like it is on a flat wall?" CreationDate="2021-04-29T18:35:14.467" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11887" PostId="10202" Score="0" Text="just to be clear, [these prints](https://images.folksy.com/aXRlbXMvMTAxNDgzMC8yMDIwMDMwNC85NDA1MDY4NjY1Mg-Q-Q-N/main/7425698-A5-Solidarity-Red-Lino-Print-on-Bamboo-Paper-Unframed-Lauren-Linter-Art-3) should be marked as VE?" CreationDate="2021-04-29T21:36:01.297" UserId="9430" />
  <row Id="11888" PostId="10202" Score="1" Text="@user124853 Well, to me it seems the bottom print received too little ink - is that the case?" CreationDate="2021-04-29T21:56:28.570" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11889" PostId="10203" Score="0" Text="Yes, the intention of the illusion would be to make it appear as if it were, in fact, just a normal hallway with no protrusion. So the painting would need to include the floor and ceiling in some form of perspective as well. Now that I think about it some more, for it to work at all, it would have to not stick out far enough to require the ends of the hall to be included in the painting, as that would not work when viewing straight on. I've edited the original post to clarify." CreationDate="2021-04-30T03:01:04.490" UserId="10948" />
  <row Id="11890" PostId="10202" Score="0" Text="indeed. More than that, some prints have little blotches in the ink area (that's not the case) these can't be reproduced but also I found these quite unique. In my opinion, actually these &quot;faults&quot; are the beauty of linocut prints, emphasizes that they are hand-printed adding that &quot;touch&quot;. If I want crystal clear prints, I'll go with the laser printing don't bother to go through this whole process." CreationDate="2021-04-30T04:47:30.267" UserId="9430" />
  <row Id="11891" PostId="10202" Score="0" Text="So, the question is, should be these prints with this kind of variation (keeping the other variables like paper, color type, and so on) marked as VE?" CreationDate="2021-04-30T04:52:11.250" UserId="9430" />
  <row Id="11892" PostId="10202" Score="1" Text="If those differences are intentional, that's a good reason to treat the different prints as VE - if *you* regard the edition that way. The bottom line is, whenever you think one print is just as good as the other, whether that difference lies in execution or the &quot;quality&quot; of the technique - whenever you don't discard a print variation because you feel it is just as valuable as another selected print - you can treat it as a Variable Edition." CreationDate="2021-04-30T06:23:46.603" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11893" PostId="10202" Score="0" Text="Great, thanks, all clear now :) All the best @Joachim." CreationDate="2021-04-30T07:45:33.567" UserId="9430" />
  <row Id="11894" PostId="10204" Score="0" Text="Thanks, this explanation makes it really easy to visualize the issues." CreationDate="2021-04-30T15:00:16.327" UserId="10948" />
  <row Id="11895" PostId="10206" Score="2" Text="That depends on the adhesive. Do you still know what the name of the adhesive is or do you even have the can and can add the list of ingredients to your question? You can [edit] your question any time to add more information." CreationDate="2021-04-30T15:53:20.703" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11896" PostId="10207" Score="0" Text="If the glue sticks together more than to the mat, at any moment, you may be able to roll it off." CreationDate="2021-05-01T06:27:24.287" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11898" PostId="10213" Score="0" Text="Great ideas. Ok, I've got wax paper (no parchment paper), WD-40, various machine cutting oils, and a spray mold release on hand. Going to try those all now on some particularly bind-y materials (I've got some flexible PVC that almost permanently bonds to it, it's the worst case). Will report back." CreationDate="2021-05-01T22:49:32.087" UserId="4839" />
  <row Id="11899" PostId="10208" Score="1" Text="Worth trying first, before the messy, time-consuming cleaning options.  Worst case, you also get tape adhesive stuck on the mat, but the situation would be the same." CreationDate="2021-05-01T23:00:56.217" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11900" PostId="10213" Score="0" Text="Oh, yeah, the mold release (Mann Ease Release 200): Nailed it.  Black Swan cutting oil, and 3-in-1 oil both kinda reduced binding but not that much (Black Swan worked a bit better). And, lol, *do not use WD-40*. It actually made it like 100x worse than my control -- I actually ripped the PVC trying to pull the thermoplastic off, haha. While I only tested 4 things, it does appear that silicone is far superior to oils here. With the mold release it popped off with no effort and no damage to either surface. It was the only one that didn't end in me deforming the thermoplastic." CreationDate="2021-05-01T23:26:42.057" UserId="4839" />
  <row Id="11901" PostId="10213" Score="0" Text="(I wonder what was up with the WD-40... it was kind of unexpected.) I've got photos btw but whether or not I ever transfer them from my camera to my PC is kind of out of my control, lol. Also just realized I forgot to try wax paper." CreationDate="2021-05-01T23:28:58.243" UserId="4839" />
  <row Id="11902" PostId="10213" Score="1" Text="@JasonC, maybe you should sell WD40 as hot melt glue.  :-)" CreationDate="2021-05-01T23:45:30.413" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11903" PostId="10206" Score="0" Text="The adhesive is 151 heavy duty adhesive spray.  The can does not list the ingredients." CreationDate="2021-05-02T07:37:46.473" UserId="10949" />
  <row Id="11904" PostId="10207" Score="0" Text="Thanks for all the comments, will give these a try starting with the sticky tape suggested by Elmy then will move to the other cleaning options suggested by fixer1234." CreationDate="2021-05-02T07:43:05.650" UserId="10949" />
  <row Id="11905" PostId="10206" Score="0" Text="According to the [safety data sheet](https://www.151.co.uk/media_files/file/datasheet/151038%20-%20v1%20SDS.pdf) the solvent in this adhesive is acetone. Applying acetone to the dried adhesive is worth a try but not guaranteed to work. The safety data sheet doesn't contain any more information about the ingredients, so that's the best guess I can offer." CreationDate="2021-05-02T08:29:53.713" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11906" PostId="3377" Score="1" Text="5 ft tall is well beyond the size for lost wax casting ; 5 in. is more like it." CreationDate="2021-05-02T19:54:30.003" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="11907" PostId="10206" Score="0" Text="I would not try acetone.  That will attack many kinds of plastic and could damage the cutting mat." CreationDate="2021-05-03T00:36:34.400" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11909" PostId="10186" Score="1" Text="@everyone I'm just feeling nice today and gave away 10% of my rep. good luck getting those 50 points! ...remember: best answer = free 50 points" CreationDate="2021-05-04T04:40:07.907" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11910" PostId="2789" Score="0" Text="Given the potential for microplastic pollution from the glitter, and for wind blowing away the glue unevenly, I'd do it *in*doors, using lots of scrap card or plastic sheet to protect the workspace, then you could vacuum up the split glitter. You'd want decent ventilation still, but not a direct draught" CreationDate="2021-05-04T11:46:52.093" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11911" PostId="10229" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  Could you identify an example of the recommended tints (even add a product link)?  That will help readers start with the right stuff." CreationDate="2021-05-05T21:12:40.747" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11912" PostId="10232" Score="1" Text="Just a side-comment: You should strengthen the seams all around the canopy to prevent it from tearing. If there's a weak spot at the side, a single gust of wind can tear your canopy in half." CreationDate="2021-05-06T11:31:39.443" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11913" PostId="10236" Score="0" Text="Hi El Troop, thanks for your contribution! Your solution is already suggested by user fixer1234, however, and we try to have as little repetitive information as possible. Please take the [Tour](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/tour) to familiarize yourself with our platform. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2021-05-07T09:29:20.880" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11914" PostId="10115" Score="0" Text="Oops I forgot all about this. Will answer as soon as I have time. But the short answer is: Yeah, it really doesn't matter. Don't overthink it. :D" CreationDate="2021-05-07T16:59:22.473" UserId="4839" />
  <row Id="11916" PostId="10239" Score="2" Text="I’m voting to close this question because it is about &quot;service and product recommendations&quot;, which is off-topic per our guidelines as described in the [Help section](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic)." CreationDate="2021-05-09T20:47:34.833" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11917" PostId="10239" Score="0" Text="To elaborate: you're asking '*what sewing machine is more manly than the Singer Heavy Duty 4452?*', where the quality of 'manliness' within this context - although outlined - is still subjective (there is no objective answer), and apart from that not a quality that has anything to do with arts and crafts (a manlier sewing machine will not perform better or be better suited for a specific purpose)." CreationDate="2021-05-09T20:53:02.673" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11919" PostId="10239" Score="0" Text="@Joachim - What should I do to get in touch with people _online_ to get their opinions?  I think people here have the expertise to recommend tools (since they are the ones using the tools).  If I go to, say, psychology.stackexchange.com (if it exists), they won't know abut the machines.  So this is sort of an interdisciplinary problem.  If we keep insisting on sharp-boundaries across the areas, there will be a lot of grey areas that are not discuss-able, which is a net-loss for humanity.  Got any solution?" CreationDate="2021-05-10T05:10:39.590" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="11920" PostId="10239" Score="5" Text="@caveman I certainly understand not wanting to use a pink machine with flower print, I wouldn't want that as a woman either. But apart from that, your ego would greatly benefit from you saying &quot;screw it all, I'm using this masterpiece of mechanical engineering to make useful, 3-dimensional clothing from flat fabric.&quot; Your *manlyness* is currently hindering you from achieving your goals and holding you back, not empowering you or having any positive effect. It's nothing but a social construct to confine your individualism in a small box of expected behaviors." CreationDate="2021-05-10T05:26:23.907" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="11921" PostId="10242" Score="0" Text="Rounding is good to some degree to avoid injuries (e.g. Singer 4452), but I see excessive roundiness that's not practical.  Drawings, like flowers, waves, etc, are pointless (only informative labels should be there).  Darker colours make it easier to find needles.  Shineness is bad as you agreed already, so no comments here.  Some have a big label &quot;CHILD LOCK&quot;, pointless too.  Really?  Should my power drill come with child locks too?  Only explanation is that &quot;CHILD LOCK&quot; one is made for female housewives.  As a dude, I see needless things that don't give me any utility, and this is wasteful.\" CreationDate="2021-05-10T09:09:45.493" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="11922" PostId="10239" Score="0" Text="@caveman Usually, I'd recommend the [chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/38932/the-studio), but it's ..very quiet there. You already have two answers here that might have modified your specifications or objective a little. Since you are looking for something subjectively specific, I'd suggest just searching for sewing machines online and see which ones you fancy. Alternatively, you can maybe check out local (online) second-hand shops: older machines tend to look (and be?) sturdier and cruder, and used machines might have an additional grungy patina." CreationDate="2021-05-10T09:26:39.357" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11923" PostId="10246" Score="0" Text="Hi rainer, nice answer, I'd never heard of the word. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2021-05-10T09:29:13.857" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11924" PostId="10245" Score="0" Text="&quot;Earl grey, hot&quot; while reading yet another of your wonderfully elaborate answers :)" CreationDate="2021-05-10T09:39:54.827" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11926" PostId="10248" Score="1" Text="I don't think the OP is looking for a word to describe the scene as a scene, but how such an image (an image of a busy scene, or a busy image) would be called." CreationDate="2021-05-10T19:39:33.533" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="11928" PostId="10243" Score="0" Text="Where's Waldo illustrations are usually &quot;Crowd Scenes&quot;, but I don't know if that applies when the subject matter isn't a group of people." CreationDate="2021-05-10T20:27:47.233" UserId="11038" />
  <row Id="11930" PostId="10239" Score="2" Text="Can't you just spray it with some dark colors?-there are unlimited opinios we can make here, that's why we dont have an opinion-based thread here:........&quot;Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than on facts, references, or specific expertise.&quot; - Stack Exchange...... However, there are places like reddit, twitter, facebook, and etc that you can still use, good luck." CreationDate="2021-05-11T02:35:08.283" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11936" PostId="10239" Score="2" Text="Manley, really?  Quality, features, and ease of use, maintenance like any tool.  Yes, that Singer is very &quot;industrial&quot; does that make it manley IDK?  Will it do the things you describe, probably.  My self, I have Singer machines &quot;more manley&quot; since they are still operational over 100 years after they were built.  That's quality, they have a variety of accessories that put them in the same class as that gray machine.  That may not be the only machine you need.  Especially when trying to make/build professional quality garments, a single machine is not enough.  Do you only have one power saw?" CreationDate="2021-05-11T18:27:12.700" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="11937" PostId="2049" Score="0" Text="G-S Hypo Cement is designed for non-porous surfaces.  It will soak into wood and starve the contact area.  If you use it on wood, apply some to the wood first so it soaks in and seals the wood.  Then glue the parts together with more." CreationDate="2021-05-11T19:56:37.803" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11938" PostId="1822" Score="1" Text="If you can't find something labelled as neoprene repair glue or wetsuit glue, there are several generally-available adhesives that are neoprene-based, like E-6000 and some of the &quot;shoe repair&quot; glues.  Many of these are not colorless, though, so they would be visible if used as a coating unless it was done on the inside.  However, neoprene glues are extremely strong and could be used to just glue on the decorations and avoid stitching." CreationDate="2021-05-11T20:23:02.520" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11940" PostId="10250" Score="1" Text="Joel, you have some good stuff here.  A couple of things would benefit from clarification.  When you say &quot;stainless not at all&quot;, do you mean the process is not more difficult, or you can't darken stainless?  Also, your answer is the only one that mentions electrolysis.  Rather than just leave it as a research suggestion for the reader, can you add at least a few sentences to describe the gist of how it's done, and the pros and cons vs. the other methods?  Thanks." CreationDate="2021-05-11T21:08:46.270" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11941" PostId="2814" Score="0" Text="I think you mean Parkerizing , it gives a black corrosion resistant surface to steel . Many references on the internet." CreationDate="2021-05-11T21:14:43.930" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="11944" PostId="10232" Score="0" Text="Just a thought on the last bullet that you added (re: need for special tools).  It isn't clear what you would consider a special tool.  Some tough commercial canopies and tarps are sewn with very heavy thread and benefit from an industrial-grade sewing machine if this is an ongoing requirement (a factory producing them).  But pretty much any sewing machine can be used on these fabrics, and won't be adversely affected by a one-time project.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-05-11T22:23:16.623" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11945" PostId="10232" Score="0" Text="You can compensate if your machine can't handle heavy enough thread for the job by using multiple stitches.  You are looking to create something and it needs to hold up in a demanding environment.  If you select fabric based on it being easy to sew with the tools you have, you may end up with the disappointment of a wasted effort if the result is quickly damaged.  An outdoor canopy is exposed to surprisingly harsh demands (intense UV that damages many materials, wind that carries a lot of force, etc.). (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-05-11T22:23:41.600" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11946" PostId="10232" Score="0" Text="If the choice comes down to two fabrics, both suited to the task, and one is easier to work with, go with that.  But start with fabric adequate for the task rather than a random fabric that's easy to work with.  Any fabric will cost you something, and you will invest almost the same amount of your time regardless of the fabric chosen.  It would be a shame for the result to be short-lived." CreationDate="2021-05-11T22:23:47.647" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11947" PostId="5748" Score="0" Text="Jesse Draxler is a color blind artist, maybe he's an inspiration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Draxler" CreationDate="2021-05-11T22:38:30.450" UserId="11051" />
  <row Id="11948" PostId="10235" Score="0" Text="For a simple rectangular canopy, a premade tarp would work as-is, no assembly required (although maybe not the most attractive material).  Places like Harbor Freight have a big range of sizes that are inexpensive (often cheaper than buying fabric for DIY).  Used parachutes are another outdoor fabric possibility; they're huge, strong, and light-weight material, but you'd have to hunt for a bargain since even used ones typically aren't cheap.  They're often available from military surplus sellers." CreationDate="2021-05-11T22:58:12.150" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="11950" PostId="10250" Score="0" Text="The nickel in stainless steel is what gives it the &quot;stainless properties&quot;.  It can be heat treated to achieve a particular color from tempering.  Stainless is a silver/gray non-ferrous metal. Highly resistant to caustic and acidic materials.  Colors would require advanced materials handling for Stainless Steel. It is not easily &quot;stained&quot; thusly its name." CreationDate="2021-05-12T01:32:23.163" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="11951" PostId="10235" Score="0" Text="The tarps I indicate are of nice fabric. If the right size and shape they can be used as is. But so can sails." CreationDate="2021-05-12T03:44:43.233" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="11952" PostId="1822" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 good point, though it's easily available on ebay.  On black neoprene, black glue looks better than clear anyway" CreationDate="2021-05-12T08:43:49.110" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11954" PostId="10247" Score="2" Text="I think this is valid as a question about not brands but classes of tools.  It could be improved but even as it stands could be answered assuming that's what Victor is looking for. An answer might suggest  a tool designed for copper wire, for example (though most of my wire cutters don't leave a flat enough cut).  Miniatures are, after all, made of soft metals like pewter." CreationDate="2021-05-12T10:26:02.017" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="11963" PostId="10256" Score="0" Text="Does a guillotine-style paper cutter/trimmer handle paper sizes up to 24&quot; x 36&quot;?" CreationDate="2021-05-13T03:46:47.183" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="11964" PostId="10256" Score="0" Text="How thick? It's all about thickness basically, I'm not a person that uses this tool, but I can assure you that depending on thickness, size ( of the guillotine), and sharpness will be dominant for this." CreationDate="2021-05-13T03:53:03.513" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11965" PostId="10256" Score="0" Text="@Joachim yes! (I just saw your comment)" CreationDate="2021-05-13T04:34:27.470" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11966" PostId="10256" Score="0" Text="@agarza you can hit the checkmark if this answered your question" CreationDate="2021-05-13T04:47:19.413" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11970" PostId="10256" Score="0" Text="It's not the thickness I am concerned about. I am wondering if the cutter/trimmer will be able to cut a 30&quot; x 44&quot; sheet of paper down to 24&quot; x 36&quot;?" CreationDate="2021-05-13T14:15:36.487" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="11973" PostId="10232" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I did mean tools like an industrial strength sewing machine, I have a regular one. I'm not thinking of constructing the shade from pieces of fabric - ie it will be one large piece - but I am thinking of attaching trimming." CreationDate="2021-05-13T17:05:26.947" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="11975" PostId="10256" Score="0" Text="oh,  ...so you didn't like the &quot;Watch out for the size section&quot;... ok, so, I'm not talking about how to think the cutter is, I'm talking about the thickness of the paper. Not the cutter. which is unnecessary to talk about because.. it's supposed to be a high-quality cutter. So, the answer is **yes**, it can cut that size, and bigger if you need to :)" CreationDate="2021-05-13T18:40:42.010" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11981" PostId="8326" Score="0" Text="uhh, a metal frame?" CreationDate="2021-05-14T03:06:53.803" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="11990" PostId="10145" Score="0" Text="Gorilla glue actually helped me here" CreationDate="2021-05-14T03:57:13.913" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="12000" PostId="3966" Score="0" Text="@Erica (and others) I think it can be answered objectively: abstraction is a gradation, and there is a clear difference between the two images in regards to their abstraction. It is perhaps not a very informative question, that's why I tried to give a somewhat more extensive answer that reaches beyond its scope." CreationDate="2021-05-16T09:26:56.933" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12001" PostId="10283" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  Could you expand on this a little, maybe provide an example and explain how to use it to solve the problem?  Knowing that a type of product exists is a step toward solving the problem, but not directly a solution.  Thanks." CreationDate="2021-05-16T23:46:55.343" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12003" PostId="2074" Score="0" Text="Thanks for naming the material. Target ships (2021) items using this brown mesh, but I don’t think they sell it. It seems a bit stretchy &amp; probably expensive. I’m trying to figure out what to make from it that won’t collect dust." CreationDate="2021-05-17T20:30:20.123" UserId="11089" />
  <row Id="12004" PostId="10288" Score="2" Text="Hi Leandri, if you don't know anything about embroidery yet, this might not be the best platform to ask: we focus on specific problems, and don't really write full tutorials. On that note, please take the [Tour] to familiarize yourself with this platform. If you do have some knowledge about sewing, please edit it into your post and focus your question. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2021-05-18T12:16:41.467" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12005" PostId="10288" Score="0" Text="@joachim thanks for letting me know. I’m not really looking for a full how-to tutorial here, but rather advice on what I do consider a single, focused problem/question." CreationDate="2021-05-18T12:42:59.340" UserId="10777" />
  <row Id="12006" PostId="10205" Score="0" Text="Nice idea, especially since lead is VERY heavy - although i would advise to cover it for things you touch with your hands! Lead IS toxic over prolonged exposure. Alas, i can accept only one answer, but you still have my thumbs up!" CreationDate="2021-05-18T13:05:19.343" UserId="10941" />
  <row Id="12007" PostId="10290" Score="3" Text="Adding petroleum jelly (vaseline) may [apparently be done to lower the melting point](https://www.researchgate.net/post/Can-I-reduce-melting-temperature-of-paraffin) (link has various options for scientific use of waxes, so many won't be suitable but that would)" CreationDate="2021-05-18T15:42:35.700" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12008" PostId="10289" Score="0" Text="Are you talking about diluted acrylic paint? Both types of paint as they are have a huge difference in what brushes can easily hold them." CreationDate="2021-05-18T18:41:41.377" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12009" PostId="10205" Score="0" Text="If you don't dissolve it in acids like nitric and acidic  is is no problem . I have used lead weights on aquarium plant for 60 years- no problem. It was the best  material for drinking water pipes for 2000  years . Because of this the plumbing trade and plumbers were named after lead  ; plumbum  in Latin , atomic symbol Pb." CreationDate="2021-05-18T23:33:27.803" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="12011" PostId="10289" Score="0" Text="Yes, diluted acrylic paint. I didn't know that other variety also exists. @Joachim" CreationDate="2021-05-19T04:02:23.427" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="12012" PostId="10289" Score="1" Text="@Aquarius_Girl Please keep in mind that my answer was written under the assumption that you meant &quot;water color&quot; instead of &quot;water and acryllic paint&quot;. These types of brushes are ideal for very watery paints and inks. For more viscous paints there are other shapes of brushes that have different properties and are commonly used for different techniques. For regular acryllic paints it's almost always adviced to use synthetic brushes because the acryllics and other additives damage natural bristles." CreationDate="2021-05-19T04:46:27.743" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12013" PostId="10289" Score="0" Text="@Elmy I did not know the difference. I thought water colours and liquid acrylic paints are similar." CreationDate="2021-05-19T04:48:11.700" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="12014" PostId="10289" Score="1" Text="@Aquarius_Girl Well, they are mostly similar in terms of how to work with them. Water colors can be dissolved again (and cleaned) after drying, but acryllics can leave permanent stains and harden the bristles of your brush. There are special &quot;brush cleaners&quot; that can dissolve dried acryllic paints, but those (and other) chemicals damage natural bristles." CreationDate="2021-05-19T04:52:33.543" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12015" PostId="10289" Score="0" Text="@Elmy I will raise a separate thread for questions about acrylic paints." CreationDate="2021-05-19T04:53:26.043" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="12016" PostId="10294" Score="0" Text="Even if I rethread my sewing machine thread keeps on snapping." CreationDate="2021-05-20T07:23:57.207" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12017" PostId="10294" Score="1" Text="have you checked the tension?" CreationDate="2021-05-20T11:20:53.693" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12018" PostId="10294" Score="0" Text="Sometimes the diagram misses or simplifies a crucial early step.  E.g. on mine, it says to raise the needle for threading, but if raising by hand you actually have to turn the wheel until the needle is about to drop again, or it's very hard to catch the thread guide on the take-up lever." CreationDate="2021-05-20T13:01:30.060" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12019" PostId="10296" Score="0" Text="Do you need just the 12 hour positions or also need to mark the 60 minute positions?" CreationDate="2021-05-20T16:40:13.153" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12020" PostId="10297" Score="1" Text="You beat me to it.  That was essentially the solution I was writing up (but your answer is a lot more succinct).  :-)  You can reduce the work by marking both sides of the circle while the compass is there (e.g., at 12:00, mark 2:00 and 10:00)." CreationDate="2021-05-20T17:25:39.737" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12021" PostId="10294" Score="0" Text="very frequently you will need to turn the flywheel by hand, especially to thread the needle. unless it has an automatic threader, what’s the model number?" CreationDate="2021-05-20T17:48:27.377" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12022" PostId="10293" Score="0" Text="can you provide the model number of your machine?" CreationDate="2021-05-20T22:32:37.333" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12023" PostId="2137" Score="0" Text="A double fishermans knot is also a good one..." CreationDate="2021-05-21T00:45:24.160" UserId="11123" />
  <row Id="12025" PostId="10296" Score="0" Text="12-hout positions" CreationDate="2021-05-21T09:49:26.660" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12027" PostId="10297" Score="0" Text="But on a typical clock are minuted evenly distributed? I mean on every 60 degrees movement on the minutes clock hand 5 minutes are elapsed. If yes I can make some sort of a script that creates an overlapping image for a clock." CreationDate="2021-05-21T15:23:10.873" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12028" PostId="10302" Score="0" Text="Can you cite a source for the images? Or are they in the public domain?" CreationDate="2021-05-21T16:13:45.437" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12029" PostId="10293" Score="1" Text="The model number is a SNM 33 B1 one  as I edited into my original question." CreationDate="2021-05-21T16:58:10.367" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12030" PostId="10297" Score="0" Text="Every 30° movement of the minute hand is five minutes: 12 times 5 = 60 (minutes), 30° x 12 = 360° (full circle). As this is the crafting SE, I suspected you were attempting to construct a physical clock, hence the answer. For programming, seek professional help (grin)." CreationDate="2021-05-21T19:04:03.297" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="12031" PostId="10293" Score="1" Text="I updated my answer with a few more things you can try. Unfortunately snapping thread is one of those problems that happens when just about anything goes wrong on a sewing machine, so the solution is to check/fix/improve/replace/redo one thing at a time, and keep fixing things until the machine works. Sometimes walking away, having a glass of water, and coming back will fix the problem, and you'll never really know what went wrong or how it got fixed. Magical elves, perhaps?" CreationDate="2021-05-21T20:05:22.330" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="12033" PostId="10302" Score="0" Text="@Joachim https://www.amazon.in/RIANZ-Painting-Brushes-Professional-Watercolor/dp/B08LH6SVTS/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&amp;keywords=paint+brush&amp;qid=1621663753&amp;sr=8-7" CreationDate="2021-05-22T06:09:53.873" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="12035" PostId="10308" Score="0" Text="Do you have a pattern for the skirt? Usually the required amount of fabric is printed on the pattern or you can lay out the pattern pieces and measure the length and width." CreationDate="2021-05-22T16:53:59.467" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12036" PostId="10308" Score="0" Text="For now I have not a pattern." CreationDate="2021-05-22T17:00:42.520" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12037" PostId="10308" Score="2" Text="Well, you'll need a pattern, or the skirt won't fit. It's as simple as that. A pencil skirt is a rather tight fitting garment made of curved pieces of fabric. You need a pattern to get the fit right. There are commercial patterns available and some books and old fashion magazines show you how to draft your own pattern. Those usually include how much fabric you need. Alternately, you may &quot;upcycle&quot; an old jeans into a skirt (provided that it still fits). It's best to search for videa tutorials." CreationDate="2021-05-22T17:07:57.157" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12038" PostId="10297" Score="1" Text="@DimitriosDesyllas, the hour hand moves from one hour mark to the next in 60 minutes, so the minutes affect the position of the hour hand, but not the hour marker." CreationDate="2021-05-22T18:54:35.227" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12039" PostId="10316" Score="3" Text="&quot;Is it a good idea&quot; is a very subjective question, which we don't allow on this site. If you're talented enough at drawing precise pattern on a computer, you can do it, but you could also draw the pattern with a pencil on packing paper or the backside of gift wrap. Which one of these is &quot;a good idea&quot; depends on you're abilities alone." CreationDate="2021-05-22T19:59:54.400" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12040" PostId="10314" Score="2" Text="Clothing is tough as a gift if you don't already know what the person does and doesn't like.  It can even be tough for someone to order from a catalog, seeing what an item looks like on someone else.  If it isn't a brand and product you are very familiar with, it can be hard to visualize how the actual item will look on you.  Using a very different scale, like doll-size, really compounds the problem.  Any printed pattern is way out of proportion; even the cloth texture is at a very different scale.  Doll clothing won't conform and hang like human clothing.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-05-22T20:06:07.023" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12042" PostId="10314" Score="0" Text="Personal opinion, so I'll leave this as a comment, but I think a miniature version would have little value for this purpose unless the person detests it.  Also, people tend not to be completely honest when asked if they will like something as a gift." CreationDate="2021-05-22T20:11:49.303" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12043" PostId="10317" Score="0" Text="Sometimes though using scrap clothes can result a design different that the one that I have in mind. For example I thought of a Nautical-themed skirt with special slits. The collos has to be white and navy themed striped fabric." CreationDate="2021-05-22T20:13:33.137" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12044" PostId="10317" Score="2" Text="That doesn't matter for the mockup. You can sew the slit and the triangle all from white fabric and imagine the stipes. What's important is that you practice how to sew the individual parts together correctly and that the size is correct." CreationDate="2021-05-22T20:15:52.080" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12045" PostId="10317" Score="0" Text="Βut also how I can get the feedback that the clothes that I though would also like to the person I gift to." CreationDate="2021-05-22T20:17:21.040" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12046" PostId="10317" Score="1" Text="You can simply show her the picture you posted in your previous question or say &quot;imagine this part is denim and that triangle has white and blue stripes. Would you like those colors?&quot;. The mockup **is not** the finished garment. Usually you take the mockup apart again and use the scraps for another mockup or throw it away if you cannot use the fabric any more. When the mockup fits well, you start the whole process (cutting fabric and sewing) again with the final fabric and sew a completely new skirt." CreationDate="2021-05-22T20:21:07.933" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12047" PostId="10317" Score="1" Text="In the past (100 years and longer ago) it was quite common to make miniatures of clothes and have dolls scaled down from normal human sizes. These days getting dolls that work would be much harder, so miniature clothing less useful." CreationDate="2021-05-22T20:21:17.727" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="12049" PostId="10310" Score="2" Text="I would say that a 'well sewn back stitch' is better than a machine stitch. I have seen too many stitches that would not stand the test." CreationDate="2021-05-22T20:23:34.037" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="12050" PostId="10316" Score="1" Text="That is as it used to be done, back in my mothers days. But for the full scale pattern they would usually use a basic pattern adjusted to the person and change that into a big version of the scaled model. Not a simple enlargement." CreationDate="2021-05-22T20:25:13.480" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="12051" PostId="10317" Score="1" Text="@DimitriosDesyllas I added a paragraph to my answer describing how to use a mockup to refine the pattern for the final garment. I think that wasn't clear enough in the initial answer." CreationDate="2021-05-22T20:55:22.303" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12052" PostId="5610" Score="2" Text="The spots look like droplets of something that got on the metal rather than local features of the metal, itself.  The color could have been from the residue reacting to heat, the residue reacting with the metal when heated, or the residue turned the metal bluish through oxidation and the effects of heat.  It looks like the liquid caused some oxidation around the edge of the droplets." CreationDate="2021-05-23T00:01:31.737" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12054" PostId="10319" Score="2" Text="@fixer1234 Straight-bladed scissors are the norm for cutting fabric for most purposes. The kind with scalloped blades are called pinking shears, which are a specific kind of fabric scissors." CreationDate="2021-05-23T01:47:26.160" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="12055" PostId="10319" Score="0" Text="@csk, thanks.  My education continues.  I'll delete the comment." CreationDate="2021-05-23T01:51:40.520" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12057" PostId="10319" Score="0" Text="@csk ah I see. So there are fabric scissors and pinking shears. These are different things I guess. Thanks!" CreationDate="2021-05-23T02:09:46.893" UserId="11136" />
  <row Id="12059" PostId="10309" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the helpful answer." CreationDate="2021-05-23T04:06:09.780" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="12060" PostId="10320" Score="0" Text="Good scissors, used only for fabric, do not need sharpening. My mother bought a pair of Singer scissors with her sewing machine 65 years ago and they are still sharp. But drop a pair on their points and you can throw them out, ruined beyond hope on repair." CreationDate="2021-05-23T05:53:17.187" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="12064" PostId="10320" Score="0" Text="@Willeke That's an excellent point, but a good pair of fabric scissors can be dulled by using it to cut paper, or it can get nicks in the cutting edge. I've never actually had a pair sharpened, but I've definitely seen scissor sharpening services advertised at quilt shows. I don't know how effective it is, but I think it would be worth having a decent pair sharpened to get rid of the dull spots." CreationDate="2021-05-23T15:54:24.317" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="12065" PostId="10320" Score="0" Text="My mother would cut fabric, the paper pattern she used for sewing and our hair with this pair of scissors, but when it got a bit dull she would only cut fabric. And that helped. After about 40 years she replaced it with a new pair but the old pair got used as general pair and it is still good enough for fabric. As long as you are sensible in what you cut, no metal and not too hard plastics." CreationDate="2021-05-23T16:09:06.453" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="12066" PostId="10303" Score="0" Text="It did look like the one I made for some fake wood grain (a load of brushes clamped between 2 boards) but I thought that was coincidence" CreationDate="2021-05-23T16:29:45.037" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12067" PostId="10311" Score="1" Text="When my mother had that problem with me, she pretended to be making the garment for my uncle of about my size, and asked me to model it so he wouldn't know… D'you know someone very-much the same size as your sister? Failing that, can you sneak into her wardrobe and borrow another skirt?" CreationDate="2021-05-24T00:15:30.830" UserId="9791" />
  <row Id="12069" PostId="10324" Score="0" Text="Hi Ishan, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! A few questions: what pencils and paper did you use? Are you often drawing in direct sunlight? As you draw the upper parts, do you maybe smudge the coloured pillars with your hands or arms? Lastly, do you happen to have a better photo of the more recent version (the photo on the right)? This one is quite blurred." CreationDate="2021-05-24T07:02:24.340" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12071" PostId="10324" Score="0" Text="Hey there, thank you for helping me. The colour pencils I've used are: CAMLIN KING Water Colour Pencil, CAMLIN Premium Colour Pencil.  The Black pencil I've used is: CAMLIN High Quality Drawing Pencil, Crystalline Graphite Lead. The Drawing Paper is a regular one, an A4 size Drawing book. And yes, I usually, draw near the window, in natural sunlight. Is that bad for the picture?? Also, no I make sure that my hands don't smudge the colours. Otherwise, is there any solution, through which I can avoid the fading of colours while Drawing??" CreationDate="2021-05-24T09:25:55.717" UserId="11143" />
  <row Id="12072" PostId="10324" Score="0" Text="Also, I am not able to upload a better quality photo, as all are above the limit of 2mb, while the compressed ones are blurred. Still, I'll try again to upload a better picture." CreationDate="2021-05-24T09:31:51.110" UserId="11143" />
  <row Id="12073" PostId="10324" Score="1" Text="Thank you for the updates! How long have you been working on this drawing, and how do you store it when you're not working on it?" CreationDate="2021-05-24T09:54:33.893" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12074" PostId="10324" Score="0" Text="I've been working on the drawing for almost a month now. I've paper clips, which I attach on the drawn side of the paper, so that the opposite page does not touch it, when I'm not drawing. But, I'm afraid that the space it creates in between gives way to dust and unnecessary small particles which is also ruining the plain parts of the paper." CreationDate="2021-05-24T10:16:06.707" UserId="11143" />
  <row Id="12075" PostId="10317" Score="0" Text="@Willeke if you know what to look for, human-scaled dolls can be fairly easy to find (if expensive); however, the reason Barbie has such ludicrous proportions is because while she's scaled down, the fabric and thread aren't, and create a great deal more bulk on her than they would on a human." CreationDate="2021-05-24T13:35:14.930" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12076" PostId="10295" Score="0" Text="A thread fault I've had: I happened to have a reel of cheap thread the right colour for a small job, so didn't buy specially.  A rough bit of plastic on the flange of the reel occasionally snagged the thread a caused it to snap a couple of times.  After trimming the plastic the problem went away" CreationDate="2021-05-24T14:10:06.333" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12077" PostId="10324" Score="2" Text="@IshanJoshi When you compare both picutes (before &amp; after) the red seems to fade most quickly, while the yellow and green is more stable. It's extremely typical for red pigment to fade quickly in UV light (and direct sun light). You can [read more here](https://www.signsdirect.com/blog/SAFETY/why-do-red-sign-graphics-fade-first.html)." CreationDate="2021-05-24T19:27:17.820" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12078" PostId="10328" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  Just a quick suggestion on your answer.  Most of the readers will be people other than the question's author, finding their way here through an online search.  The answer will have more value for them if you limit the answer, itself, to just the solution.  The second paragraph is commentary, which would be a better fit as a comment on the question.  With a little more rep, you'll be able to post comments." CreationDate="2021-05-25T06:55:51.293" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12079" PostId="10329" Score="0" Text="Hi Sean, can you tell us more about your projects? What materials do you use, what techniques, what is your workflow generally like? I fear that your question in its current state is hard to answer." CreationDate="2021-05-25T07:17:02.247" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12080" PostId="10328" Score="0" Text="Hey, @fixer1234 why did you edit the reply, the commenter was giving me a compliment, lol." CreationDate="2021-05-25T07:56:25.350" UserId="11143" />
  <row Id="12081" PostId="10327" Score="1" Text="Unfortunately, &quot;UV protection&quot; in fixatives is only effective on the fixative itself, and at best only minimally on the underlying pigments; it's a masterwork of marketing that people believe it helps, but years-long use in various hobbies has revealed that the &quot;UV protection&quot; is only a guard against the fixative itself yellowing, not against fading or yellowing of what it's covering." CreationDate="2021-05-25T16:25:20.227" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12082" PostId="10327" Score="0" Text="The end result is really that you can likely display in ambient light without the fixative giving the piece a yellow look over time (something that can happen with other fixatives), but displaying in direct sunlight will still result in fading." CreationDate="2021-05-25T16:26:56.120" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12083" PostId="10327" Score="0" Text="ok, thanks for the correction :)" CreationDate="2021-05-25T19:33:38.933" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="12086" PostId="10327" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC that's very important insight indeed, thank you! I wanted to ask however: do you have similar experience in regards of _varnishes_? I assume the difference between a fixative and a varnish could justify better expectations towars varnishes?" CreationDate="2021-05-26T02:35:59.873" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="12087" PostId="10316" Score="0" Text="Well, the main point of vector graphics is that scale barely matters. You can resize the shapes in a split-second mouse-drag, on a whim, and that's that. Sharpness and accuracy will remain excellent. The only concern I perceive is what [@fixer1234's answer](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/10318/10433) inspired: that the _suitable amount of details_ may differ between something small, and  something large." CreationDate="2021-05-26T02:44:14.123" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="12088" PostId="383" Score="0" Text="Is frisket something like baking-paper?" CreationDate="2021-05-26T02:50:06.440" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="12089" PostId="10327" Score="0" Text="@Levente ...me?" CreationDate="2021-05-26T03:12:15.523" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="12090" PostId="10327" Score="0" Text="@Isaac750 I don't understand your question... :) I just wish someone would reassure about the difference about fixatives and varnishes. Allison — who I addressed personally in my comment — seems to have experience with it. That's all." CreationDate="2021-05-26T03:18:09.380" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="12094" PostId="10328" Score="0" Text="@IshanJoshi I made that edit. It shouldn't be part of an answer in any case. It's fine as a comment. If you weren't able to read it, you can view this post's history [here](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/posts/10328/revisions)." CreationDate="2021-05-26T07:47:37.377" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12095" PostId="10330" Score="1" Text="I had a look at the video. The plastic has a very different base color and was then painted / lacquered / varnished by another person (not shown in the video)." CreationDate="2021-05-26T11:11:58.363" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12096" PostId="10327" Score="1" Text="It's possible a varnish could do a little more protection, but I have less experience with those; it could be worth an experiment, where you apply several different varnishes to the same ground and colors and leave them in extreme UV conditions to see how each performs." CreationDate="2021-05-26T13:38:39.007" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12097" PostId="10334" Score="0" Text="That does sound like the right stuff; the brands I can easily are different but the review is still useful.  I've noticed on some early experiments that sewing a pouch and inserting a tight-fitting piece of foam is stiffer than the foam alone.  As for the weather, you'd be surprised what I ride in - 17 hours in almost unbroken rain, for example.  But the important stuff will be sealed in plastic or in dry-bags" CreationDate="2021-05-26T15:38:12.707" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12098" PostId="10334" Score="0" Text="Since it's washable and dryable, I don't think it'll become like a soggy towel, though I admit I've never dunked a piece in water... I suppose I could, I do have some on hand leftover from the hat, but it feels like it would dry fairly quickly and not soak up too much. You might also consider a flap over the zipper to help block water from getting to that area in the first place." CreationDate="2021-05-26T16:19:02.287" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12099" PostId="10334" Score="1" Text="I'll test it first, but I think it will be OK.  I'd rather avoid flaps over the zips I want to open while riding in gloves, though I suppose a waterproof zip might be an option for one of them at least;' there will be 2 and the other is going to be tricky enough anyway." CreationDate="2021-05-26T16:25:48.707" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12100" PostId="10335" Score="2" Text="A pizza cutter is just a knife with a circular edge. This question is basically asking &quot;can a knife cut through fabric?&quot; The answer, of course, depends on the knife." CreationDate="2021-05-26T18:47:34.803" UserId="10304" />
  <row Id="12101" PostId="10327" Score="0" Text="@Levente, i added to my answer the difference between those 2" CreationDate="2021-05-26T23:13:26.503" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="12102" PostId="10337" Score="1" Text="Why the downvote?" CreationDate="2021-05-26T23:14:23.220" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="12103" PostId="10327" Score="0" Text="@Isaac750 thank you, I will read up on that!" CreationDate="2021-05-26T23:29:06.057" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="12104" PostId="10327" Score="0" Text="@Levente here to help!" CreationDate="2021-05-27T01:34:54.090" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="12105" PostId="10337" Score="3" Text="It may be a good idea to add that you need the right surface to cut the fabric on. Cutting with a rotary cutter on a wooden table would ruin both the blade and the table in one go. The same goes for a pizza cutter: cutting a pizza on a metal tray or porcelain plate ruins the sharp edge of every cutter to the point where it's inlikey to cut fabric. You need a typical self-healing cutting mat to use a rotary cutter or a surface with similar properties (maybe leather would work, but that seems like a waste)." CreationDate="2021-05-27T04:58:35.020" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12106" PostId="10336" Score="2" Text="This is correct. Even a brand new pizza cutter isn't as sharp as a rotary cutter from a craft shop, and pizza cutters aren't generally designed to be sharpened. If you could find one with a bolted axle instead of a rivet you might be able to spin it and sharpen it but it would be a lot of hassle." CreationDate="2021-05-27T06:15:07.160" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12107" PostId="10337" Score="1" Text="@Elmy Good additions, but that's applicable to any kind of knife, and not specific for this case.  I will add it, though. Thank you!" CreationDate="2021-05-27T08:12:29.357" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12108" PostId="10335" Score="5" Text="@NuclearHoagie I'm not sure it's quite the same.  A pizza cutter or rotary cutter is a knife that cuts purely with pressure, while a typical craft knife cuts by dragging through the material. That's why rotary cutters are good (and scissors)" CreationDate="2021-05-27T08:48:44.947" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12109" PostId="10335" Score="3" Text="If you make your pizza cutter very sharp (flatten &amp; sharpen it), sure, it will cut through a lot of things. But out-of-the-box, no, it won't." CreationDate="2021-05-27T10:55:34.260" UserId="519" />
  <row Id="12111" PostId="10335" Score="2" Text="@Mast but you'd need to sharpen it by spinning it against a stone, mounted securely. Otherwise you'd make it out of round.  That means getting it into pieces" CreationDate="2021-05-27T14:18:24.453" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12112" PostId="10337" Score="4" Text="&quot;Rotary tool&quot; isn't the same as &quot;rotary cutter&quot;. A rotary tool is a power tool. It definitely will go through fabric, but probably not as cleanly as you might want (and don't forget your safety goggles)." CreationDate="2021-05-27T16:17:06.550" UserId="6023" />
  <row Id="12114" PostId="10344" Score="0" Text="For me, that last point is particularly interesting - I only have a small cutting mat, and I reckon you'd want your straight edge to be long enough too, but much more than a metre ruler gets unwieldy." CreationDate="2021-05-27T18:51:08.483" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12115" PostId="10338" Score="1" Text="Now I'm interested to know why your Pizza Hut used knives rather than pizza cutters; rough part of town?" CreationDate="2021-05-27T20:15:19.493" UserId="2502" />
  <row Id="12116" PostId="10334" Score="0" Text="I've ordered some, so we'll soon find out about how it handles water.  I haven't quite finalised the bag design yet so actual construction is some time away" CreationDate="2021-05-27T21:10:41.560" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12118" PostId="10345" Score="1" Text="Having only come across craft foam (too soft) &amp; floor mats (too thick), knowing about alternatives is good, thanks. Your link is in the wrong country, but it gave me some useful tips. I've got an Activa, far simpler than your machine, but appearing similar in terms of strength.  But I was thinking of sewing each panel as a pocket, then inserting the foam before joining the panels, never sewing through the foam.  I want a box-like construction anyway for these bags rather than curved corners, as it should sit better on the bike between my knees and seemed to work on a prototype" CreationDate="2021-05-28T07:51:17.480" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12119" PostId="10338" Score="4" Text="@CaiusJard I've seen that in UK Pizza Huts too, a sort of giant mezzaluna. They seem very quick with practice, and less likely to push toppings around on a generously-topped pizza than a wheel" CreationDate="2021-05-28T08:20:26.227" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12120" PostId="6089" Score="0" Text="Do you think it might be worth trying to anneal the grommets in an oven at maybe 100 °C for half an hour?" CreationDate="2021-05-28T09:31:39.473" UserId="9005" />
  <row Id="12121" PostId="10336" Score="3" Text="Rotary cutters are also used to cut leather. And naturally if something is sharp enough to effortlessly cut leather, it will also cut skin with equal ease." CreationDate="2021-05-28T12:29:15.413" UserId="11191" />
  <row Id="12122" PostId="10346" Score="0" Text="I couldn't find a tag about working with liquid latex, and I can't create it yet. If you know or want to create one, please edit my question." CreationDate="2021-05-28T12:39:47.217" UserId="11191" />
  <row Id="12123" PostId="10336" Score="1" Text="@Mołot I wasn't aware of leather rotary cutters. That's terrifying. I'm already scared enough of my leather shears. Thanks for the added information!" CreationDate="2021-05-28T13:21:11.410" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12124" PostId="10344" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH the larger mats are a bit unwieldy to store, too. I'm always having to move mine around to try to keep it out of the way while also keeping it from getting bent." CreationDate="2021-05-28T13:35:47.350" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12126" PostId="10343" Score="0" Text="@blacksmith37 what would you suggest? I might wipe with oil, at most, but it depends on  the expected storage conditions, use, and desired appearance." CreationDate="2021-05-28T14:13:51.603" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12127" PostId="10343" Score="3" Text="When clean , treat it with conversion phosphate  ( such as Navel Jelly) . That will give it some protection from rust." CreationDate="2021-05-28T14:16:09.783" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="12128" PostId="10343" Score="1" Text="You can oil the conversion surface. That should give good protection  if not exposed to weather." CreationDate="2021-05-28T14:19:17.710" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="12129" PostId="10345" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH That should work just fine! I'm not sure where you are, but if you google cosplay EVA foam + whatever country you're in, there's usually some distributor around!" CreationDate="2021-05-28T14:34:03.487" UserId="11189" />
  <row Id="12130" PostId="10345" Score="1" Text="There's plenty on eBay if nothing else.  I'm in the UK, and try to include location when it matters, but not when it doesn't (i.e. very rarely on crafts.se except regarding terminology)" CreationDate="2021-05-28T14:59:36.543" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12131" PostId="10338" Score="2" Text="@CaiusJard I don't know how universal those cutters are at Pizza Huts, but I've seen them at every one where I looked. Chris H is correct that they are fast and don't push ingredients around. Google Pizza Rocker for an idea what they look like." CreationDate="2021-05-29T00:21:34.733" UserId="11175" />
  <row Id="12133" PostId="10346" Score="0" Text="Just for clarification, is the question underlying your question specifically the compatibility of acrylic paint with latex (like you already have both and wonder if you can mix them), or you want to color latex and wonder if acrylic paint would be effective; more, what's the best colorant for latex, and acrylic paint is a suggestion)?  So would a good answer be whether and how to mix acrylic paint with latex, or what's the best way to color latex?" CreationDate="2021-05-29T17:43:51.563" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12135" PostId="10346" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 only acrylics are readily available here, so they are my main interest" CreationDate="2021-05-29T19:48:57.627" UserId="11191" />
  <row Id="12137" PostId="10337" Score="1" Text="The downvote is because a pizza cutter is not sharp enough to cut fabric and to try it is spoiling good fabric. Sharpening a pizza cutter to fabric cutting sharpness is getting other problems, like protection of fingers (that is if the blade can be sharpened enough.)" CreationDate="2021-05-30T16:34:04.397" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="12138" PostId="10351" Score="1" Text="Excellent answer. I suggest mentioning and clarifying a couple of points: 1) Can you use a pan with a nonstick coating? 2) I assume (but would like to see it confirmed or not) that a pan used for melting lead should not be later returned to use for cooking food." CreationDate="2021-05-30T16:57:07.927" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="12139" PostId="10352" Score="0" Text="For those who are wondering why 'this proves that factories manufacture closed cell foam mats at affordable prices without the grip,' it is because the chemical process of adding the rubber on top is done AFTER casting the foam. This does not necessarily mean that the underlying mat is sold to consumers..." CreationDate="2021-05-30T22:05:13.510" UserId="8332" />
  <row Id="12141" PostId="10354" Score="0" Text="I think it's a typically Mannerist thing.  (See, e.g. Leonardo's *John the Baptist*.)  However, aside from an allusion to heaven, I don't know more." CreationDate="2021-05-31T02:38:28.467" UserId="221" />
  <row Id="12142" PostId="10353" Score="1" Text="this is a fantastic resource in my search for EVA foam! Cosplay seems to be a good trend to bank with as well; I did not realize that that is a big demand for this foam as well. $20 for a sheet of the demensions listed is a great price, but the website linked charges handling and shipping and it ends up being well over twice the product value if I only buy 1. I will continue the search!" CreationDate="2021-05-31T04:13:30.570" UserId="8332" />
  <row Id="12143" PostId="10355" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the good answer and the additional examples, they are helpful. I would also like to know the meaning of this gesture in statues of Mercury. [Example 1](https://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-images-mercury-statue-schlossplatz-germany-image27314039) [Example 1](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Mercurio_volante,_Giambologna,_Bargello_Florenz-01.jpg)" CreationDate="2021-05-31T14:13:54.483" UserId="11212" />
  <row Id="12144" PostId="10355" Score="1" Text="@Eagle Mercury is the messenger of the Roman gods, bridging our world and the higher divine world. Apart from his gesture indicating this visual and symbolic linking between the two, my guess is that he is pointing upwards both in reference to this higher lineage and to his role as a carrier of messages of great importance." CreationDate="2021-05-31T19:02:45.743" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12145" PostId="10351" Score="0" Text="@csk Added, thank you. As for #2, I simply wouldn't risk it (see [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/castiron/comments/6asuwc/if_a_ci_skillet_was_used_to_melt_lead_will_it/) for comments :)." CreationDate="2021-05-31T19:26:01.810" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12147" PostId="10355" Score="1" Text="It sounds logical. Thank you very much for your answer. In this section, people ask mostly how to do something. It would be interesting to have a section on history of art and how to understand artwork, or at least such tags, to discuss such things." CreationDate="2021-05-31T19:38:39.960" UserId="11212" />
  <row Id="12153" PostId="10354" Score="3" Text="&quot;How many times do I have to tell you I don't want to buy your book; I've already got a book.  Now for the last time, get away from me and leave me alone before I count to three.  One, ...&quot;" CreationDate="2021-05-31T23:26:03.050" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12154" PostId="10354" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 A hilarious explanation. Thanks for the fun." CreationDate="2021-05-31T23:37:14.143" UserId="11212" />
  <row Id="12155" PostId="10334" Score="0" Text="Well, the first brand I tried is just about stiff enough, but soaks up water like a sponge.  I'll have to think of another use for it" CreationDate="2021-06-01T13:59:09.780" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12156" PostId="10353" Score="0" Text="@Hackstaar in the UK I've just found the best prices (including shipping) on ebay for the [thinner foam I want](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/10333/319)." CreationDate="2021-06-01T14:01:44.480" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12157" PostId="10334" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH Which brand did you use? I can try the one I have on hand to see if it might work better for you" CreationDate="2021-06-01T14:44:28.383" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12158" PostId="10334" Score="0" Text="Thanks Allison.  I bought Style-Vil which seems to be the most common over here.  I've got some EVA on order now because I know that's non-absorbent, and I'm not currently thinking I'll need to sew through it at all if I'm clever" CreationDate="2021-06-01T14:48:32.557" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12159" PostId="10334" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH I hope you get a working option! I have Pellon on hand in my studio; I can give that a test and add the results of both mine and yours to the answer afterward." CreationDate="2021-06-01T14:50:19.470" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12160" PostId="10334" Score="0" Text="That would be great, thanks" CreationDate="2021-06-01T14:50:37.840" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12161" PostId="10351" Score="0" Text="You can often pick up stainless steel pans cheap second hand in charity shops (and presumably thrift stores in other countries).  That would seem a reasonable way to get a dedicated pan" CreationDate="2021-06-01T15:38:13.267" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12162" PostId="10358" Score="4" Text="&quot;It never triggers while there's a pencil inside.&quot; then it's not working properly." CreationDate="2021-05-29T16:36:19.427" UserDisplayName="Tetsujin" />
  <row Id="12163" PostId="10358" Score="6" Text="The arm is supposed to push the pencil towards the knife so you don't have to apply pressure manually and risk pushing too hard." CreationDate="2021-05-29T17:38:45.430" UserDisplayName="Wolff" />
  <row Id="12164" PostId="10358" Score="5" Text="And also to keep the pencil properly aligned so you don’t sharpen it at an odd angle." CreationDate="2021-05-29T17:42:51.773" UserDisplayName="Janus Bahs Jacquet" />
  <row Id="12165" PostId="10358" Score="1" Text="Keeping the pencil straight obviously, but I didn't even know such a thing existed :)))" CreationDate="2021-05-29T22:09:16.417" UserId="1152" />
  <row Id="12167" PostId="10356" Score="1" Text="There are internet sites for &quot;sand casting pewter&quot; that give more info. Just replace &quot;pewter&quot; with lead and you will need about 100 f higher temperatures but everything is very similar." CreationDate="2021-06-01T18:44:36.150" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="12168" PostId="10348" Score="1" Text="What is the shape of the stone?" CreationDate="2021-06-01T20:27:15.153" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12169" PostId="10359" Score="1" Text="Have you tried out what happens if you keep turning the handle? If you did, you could observe that the entire structure in question is to **keep pulling the pencil inwards** as the sharpening process progresses." CreationDate="2021-06-01T23:06:39.197" UserId="10433" />
  <row Id="12170" PostId="10361" Score="0" Text="Or put the hammer head in a plastic container with coke." CreationDate="2021-06-02T15:44:23.917" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12171" PostId="10361" Score="1" Text="Citric acid takes 10 -15 minutes. I think coke will be a lot slower. Have you tried it?" CreationDate="2021-06-02T16:55:16.327" UserId="9035" />
  <row Id="12172" PostId="5427" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 As the OP has provided an update that shows your solution working, do you want it add it as an answer? State that using a mould &amp; pour technique is really not viable and manufacturing using Lexan or types of acrylic material would be best." CreationDate="2021-06-03T10:45:11.313" UserId="426" />
  <row Id="12173" PostId="5427" Score="0" Text="@BeaglesEnd, the OP came up with a different solution--heat welding two formed sheets of polyethylene together to create a hollow shell." CreationDate="2021-06-04T17:19:53.273" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12174" PostId="10366" Score="0" Text="Can you expand on &quot;oil pastels will eventually blend and mix if you leave them exposed to the air for too long&quot;? Using a fixative is indeed useful when wanting to display works, but how can it help someone improve *working* with pastels? This also applies to your last point: using different materials can improve a drawing in general, but won't (directly) help the problem the OP is facing. And whenever you're posting links, please provide the relevant information from that link (and preferably your affiliation if unclear)." CreationDate="2021-06-05T08:28:06.203" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12176" PostId="10320" Score="0" Text="@Willeke there's paper and paper, i.e. cutting out patterns on fairly thin paper is far from hacking away at kids' craft projects or the cardboard templates I use making bike luggage." CreationDate="2021-06-07T15:26:19.570" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12180" PostId="10353" Score="0" Text="@Hackstaar There are EVA suppliers throughout the world! Off the top of my head, I know that Coscraft is based in the EU, for example." CreationDate="2021-06-10T17:00:11.253" UserId="11189" />
  <row Id="12183" PostId="10374" Score="1" Text="These both sound perfectly reasonable; I'll give each a try and if either works, accept with a comment on which was successful" CreationDate="2021-06-12T17:17:12.953" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12184" PostId="10378" Score="0" Text="Hi Dee, you mean that the parchment paper will dry up again after a few drops of rain, as it seems to me one of the worst materials if you want them to be waterproof. Also, what are the photos for?" CreationDate="2021-06-13T07:02:06.090" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12187" PostId="10380" Score="0" Text="Hi Calvin! To use duct tape sounds like a terrible idea, as it is too strong and will ruin the paper: have you tried it yourself? And what is the benefit of using size over water?" CreationDate="2021-06-13T19:40:42.343" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12188" PostId="10380" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, re: tape, the answer describes cutting the paper away similar to the accepted answer.  An obvious difference with sizing is that you would be painting on a dry surface, which would have a different effect (e.g., less bleeding) than painting on damp paper." CreationDate="2021-06-13T20:27:28.327" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12189" PostId="10380" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 It's not mentioned in the answer indeed, but usually one would wait for the paper to dry, also when using water. It will then stretch itself perfectly flat again (if taped properly). But, yes, with size you can easily transport the paper, so this would indeed be very convenient when painting outside, for example." CreationDate="2021-06-13T21:38:37.803" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12190" PostId="10377" Score="1" Text="Please be aware that the &quot;silicone texture&quot; is a silicone mat with the negative texture, designed to imprint polymer clay and other soft materials. You do not get the leather-like pieces that are held in the hand, but the light blue mat in the background." CreationDate="2021-06-14T04:24:18.603" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12191" PostId="10377" Score="0" Text="Thank you for pointing that out, @Elmy! I will mend it later." CreationDate="2021-06-14T06:21:58.173" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12193" PostId="10377" Score="0" Text="It still is a viable option for OP if they're ok with wrapping the handle in polymer clay instead of a textile. And properly cured polymer clay might stay intact longer than faux leather, which often plits into its individual layers after prolonged skin contact." CreationDate="2021-06-14T06:41:35.410" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12195" PostId="10381" Score="0" Text="cool paintings..." CreationDate="2021-06-14T15:20:49.597" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="12196" PostId="10377" Score="0" Text="Neat ideas, but oddly enough, that actually costs more than the pearl-ray leather as rests @.@" CreationDate="2021-06-14T16:37:16.543" UserId="11332" />
  <row Id="12198" PostId="10377" Score="0" Text="@Trish I was writing a comment, and suddenly thought of something else and added it: might the last option in my answer help suppress the price?" CreationDate="2021-06-15T08:03:47.290" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12201" PostId="10388" Score="1" Text="Thank you very much for your answer. But I meant that charcoal pencils are too 'fat'. There is no way they can fit. Do you know about pencil holders for 'fatter' pencils?" CreationDate="2021-06-17T21:05:07.783" UserDisplayName="user11365" />
  <row Id="12202" PostId="10388" Score="1" Text="Thanks, @Curiousmind, I skimmed your question apparently. I updated my answer: is this helpful?" CreationDate="2021-06-17T23:25:28.013" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12203" PostId="10389" Score="0" Text="Hi Syan, is spraypainting not an option?" CreationDate="2021-06-18T07:51:23.563" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12204" PostId="10388" Score="1" Text="That's just perfect. Thank you very much!" CreationDate="2021-06-18T18:48:16.413" UserDisplayName="user11365" />
  <row Id="12205" PostId="8004" Score="1" Text="Thanks, Joachim!" CreationDate="2021-06-19T06:17:19.653" UserId="8658" />
  <row Id="12206" PostId="10391" Score="0" Text="What material is the embossed surface made of? I assume paper as well, but you don't specify it." CreationDate="2021-06-19T09:51:52.293" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12207" PostId="10391" Score="0" Text="Can clear embossing powder itself be used as a glue?" CreationDate="2021-06-19T17:40:10.840" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="12208" PostId="10391" Score="0" Text="How large a surface are you trying to glue?  How strong and how permanent does the attachment need to be?  Will there be exposed edges or corners that can catch and get peeled up?  Is the embossed surface a smooth, uniform layer of embossing medium or irregular?  If the surface is irregular, do you care if that translates through the attached paper?  What kind of paper are you trying to attach (something thick and stiff like kraft paper)?  How are you applying the hot glue (describe the procedure)--just squirting some lines or swirls around the paper or spreading a smooth layer?  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-06-19T18:51:21.987" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12209" PostId="10391" Score="0" Text="How are you keeping the glue and surfaces hot until the paper is in place?  Have you tried heating both surfaces with a heat gun, applying the paper, then ironing the back of the paper with a hot iron?  As csk suggested, have you tried remelting the embossing medium with a heat gun and pressing the paper onto it?" CreationDate="2021-06-19T18:51:29.450" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12210" PostId="10389" Score="1" Text="I suspect it isn't so much a matter of brand as consistency.  Very thick paint can act a little like texture medium.  It needs to be thin enough to self-level.  Try thinning the paint.  Also try applying several thin layers using thinned paint rather than one heavy layer using thick paint." CreationDate="2021-06-19T19:04:44.410" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12211" PostId="8326" Score="0" Text="That's not really a style, just a simple method of constructing an inexpensive frame." CreationDate="2021-06-19T20:56:34.467" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12214" PostId="10395" Score="2" Text="Have you looked around your area to see if there's any place where you can rent time on one or more of the time of sewing machines you're considering? That might give you the chance to try some of them out and see which features are important for you. I'm thinking of something like a maker space, or a quilting or sewing store (I know some of them have machines you can pay to use, but I'm not sure if those machines are heavier duty than a regular home machine.)" CreationDate="2021-06-20T00:51:45.577" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="12215" PostId="10391" Score="0" Text="@csk I will try reheating the embossing surface" CreationDate="2021-06-20T04:21:50.470" UserId="8658" />
  <row Id="12216" PostId="10395" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the idea. I will search around and see if that is an option." CreationDate="2021-06-20T04:27:21.747" UserId="11373" />
  <row Id="12217" PostId="10398" Score="1" Text="Thank you for the suggestions! It appears the CG550 will go one needle size higher than my Janome HD3000 which would be a plus. However I can't find details on the size of the motor in the CG550/590.. it doesn't appear to be that much stronger than my Janome. Another problem I'm looking to solve is getting more room under the arm, and the Singer actually looks a little smaller." CreationDate="2021-06-20T19:49:53.060" UserId="11373" />
  <row Id="12218" PostId="10398" Score="1" Text="when i sewed on the commercial machine, I flattened and worked the bag upwards, not using an arm feature at all. If you are already used to sewing the top portion using the arm, then you would do well with a commercial machine with an arm. The other less expensive option with the consumer machines is to customize your table to lift the machine higher for arm use. There’s always some part of bag making that makes you smoosh the bag at some point. " CreationDate="2021-06-20T20:57:01.813" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12219" PostId="10398" Score="1" Text="That is a good point about lifting the machine higher. My Janome has a full flat base that is flush to the table unless you take off the little drawer attachment to expose the arm, but even then there is no room. I don't like smooshing my bags too much, especially when using heavy-duty interfacing, they never seem to go back to looking perfect. :)" CreationDate="2021-06-20T21:43:49.933" UserId="11373" />
  <row Id="12220" PostId="10398" Score="0" Text="The 2nd most important tool for finishing bags - the iron " CreationDate="2021-06-21T01:37:52.300" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12221" PostId="10389" Score="0" Text="Hi @Joachim, I wanted to paint some custom art/shapes on the pot. Afraid I won't be able to do such delicate painting by using spray paint." CreationDate="2021-06-21T02:37:47.157" UserId="11367" />
  <row Id="12222" PostId="10389" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234: Ahh okay, this might work.. I will try this." CreationDate="2021-06-21T02:39:10.893" UserId="11367" />
  <row Id="12223" PostId="10400" Score="4" Text="Leather may stiffen up when it goes from wet to dry... Not a problem, but be prepared to spend a little time breaking them in again. You can make it easier by letting them dry (or finish drying) while on your feet. (I used to have leather barn gloves and they were really a nuisance if they dried completely while flat, because they would stiffen to the point where it was difficult to wedge your hand in.)" CreationDate="2021-06-21T14:57:48.387" UserId="6023" />
  <row Id="12224" PostId="10399" Score="1" Text="thank you all so much! I appreciate the answers and feel like it’s going to be okay to get these beauties wet without ruining them. orla &amp; @elmy &amp; user3067860 &amp; of course, joachim I’ll post how they turn out, hopefully I’ll have the time to wash them this weekend. " CreationDate="2021-06-22T11:28:58.820" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12226" PostId="10391" Score="0" Text="OhWin, can you let us know whether or not it worked? You can answer your question yourself if it did, and, if not, update your question and get more advice in the form of answers or comments." CreationDate="2021-06-24T07:29:00.143" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12227" PostId="10389" Score="0" Text="Syan, can you let us know whether or not it worked? You can answer your question yourself if it did, and, if not, [edit] your question to get more advice." CreationDate="2021-06-24T07:31:01.017" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12228" PostId="10389" Score="0" Text="Use a paint with dilatent properties ; it will thin and flow after application." CreationDate="2021-06-26T16:27:44.683" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="12229" PostId="8151" Score="0" Text="When you say &quot;an outlet cover&quot; do you mean an outdoor electrical outlet hinged cover?" CreationDate="2021-06-26T18:33:45.460" UserId="11175" />
  <row Id="12231" PostId="10407" Score="1" Text="You posted this exact question already and it was closed for a reason. Please improve your question instead of just posting it again. We are an international community and cannot recommend any specific brands or shops. Whatever is available in local stores where I live might not be available where you live or may have a different price etc." CreationDate="2021-06-29T07:29:46.890" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12232" PostId="10407" Score="0" Text="Yes, you don't have to repost a question after editing it. Thanks for editing the original, though. I will reopen that one." CreationDate="2021-06-29T09:20:16.010" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12233" PostId="10411" Score="0" Text="I’m closing this question because it is a duplicate of another (currently deleted) question." CreationDate="2021-06-29T09:21:56.917" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12234" PostId="10410" Score="2" Text="By sanding the surface you risk removing the particles *and* leaving a rougher, matter, and an altogether less visually appealing finish." CreationDate="2021-06-29T09:35:54.700" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12236" PostId="10420" Score="0" Text="Hi Theo, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! For clarification: what special tools are you talking about?" CreationDate="2021-07-02T05:42:14.383" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12237" PostId="10424" Score="0" Text="I understand enough to know that I need traps, but not enough to buy one that's suitable. I'm looking for recommendations of products if possible." CreationDate="2021-07-03T12:10:28.450" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12238" PostId="10424" Score="1" Text="recommendations on SE are tough and some of them reject such requests. Budget of the purchaser plays a big part, which could turn a Q/A post into a discussion, also disallowed. If you find a water/oil separator which meets your budget and has the correct connections and has a maintenance schedule you accept, you've found your device. Pressure regulators fit the same concept, although for airbrushing, an economy version is probably going to be okay." CreationDate="2021-07-03T15:53:46.403" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="12239" PostId="10419" Score="2" Text="There's another method of disintegration: crystalization of salts that were dissolved in the clay or - more commonly - in the salt dough. Even though salt dough is baked to harden and preserve it, the salt is still hydrophillic and absorbs environmental moisture. Over a long time (depending on climate) the salt dissolves and recrystalizes over and over again, forming bigger crystals that gradually brak off tiny pieces of the baked dough. The result looks quite similar to the picture by OP." CreationDate="2021-07-03T19:58:58.287" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12241" PostId="10419" Score="0" Text="@Elmy, thanks.  Great point.  I hadn't thought of that because many of these clays don't have a nice consistency, shrink a lot, and are prone to break down over time, so I don't use them.  I'll add that to the answer." CreationDate="2021-07-03T21:36:37.547" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12242" PostId="5722" Score="1" Text="@Matt, did the screencaps/edit, given that the link was to a pirated PDF of the book." CreationDate="2021-07-03T22:32:22.063" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="12246" PostId="10424" Score="0" Text="We do not do product recommend on SE because the data is opinion based, will likely go out of date soon, and invites spam." CreationDate="2021-07-05T14:28:23.427" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12247" PostId="10417" Score="0" Text="Isn't permanence what is compromised when using the easier to handle air-dry clays? Take the leap into kiln fired ceramics if you can find the way. It will give you work that is truly archival, something air-dried clay will never do, and your work is worth it!" CreationDate="2021-07-05T14:41:58.357" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12248" PostId="10407" Score="0" Text="Do you have a link the the original or is that closed too? It can be answered without specific product recommendations, starting with: NOT TO USE HARDWARE STORE VARNISH and never expect anything not made for artists to be artist quality and archival!!!!" CreationDate="2021-07-05T14:50:44.137" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12249" PostId="10407" Score="2" Text="Yeah. Not going to vote to reopen but maybe it should be on our front page: **there are artist quality products for a reason, they are archival.** Cheap substitutes are just that and they will not work in the long run. A jar of acrylic varnish is less than 20$, if your art isn't worth that than don't worry about varnishing it in the first place." CreationDate="2021-07-05T14:59:45.537" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12254" PostId="6370" Score="1" Text="I just adjusted mine, a heavy duty singer model, but found that the + setting was the slowest and the - setting was the fastest!" CreationDate="2021-07-04T16:25:02.143" UserId="11450" />
  <row Id="12255" PostId="6370" Score="2" Text="@Graham Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  This definitely isn't proper operation.  One possibility is that the control got turned 180 degrees.  This can happen if it was serviced and reassembled in the wrong orientation, or the adjuster is held in place with a nut and the control was turned hard enough to rotate it.  It's still working relative to turning it clockwise vs. counter-clockwise, but the pointer is now on the opposite side of the labeling or the unmarked slot is upside-down so it looks like it's moving toward the wrong symbol." CreationDate="2021-07-04T18:40:43.807" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12256" PostId="10411" Score="1" Text="@Joachim -Thanks. That's what I was looking for... Above says closed for off-topic so it is not listing the duplicate link." CreationDate="2021-07-06T15:39:44.250" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12257" PostId="10411" Score="0" Text="@rebusB Yes, strange, in the editing history it even says the &quot;Post [was] Closed as &quot;Not suitable for this site&quot;&quot; by me. I merged the two. I'm guessing it might take a while for all comments to have been merged. (Nevermind; apparently that's only for merging answers -&gt; reopened and closed as duplicate.)" CreationDate="2021-07-06T22:01:19.417" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12265" PostId="10433" Score="0" Text="That all seemed so logical, but if I press the 1/2 speed button while holding down the reverse button, it speeds up *and starts going forwards*. I couldn't get the permanent reverse mode to work at all, either on a straight or zigzag stitch - it sewed once stitch backwards then started going forwards again, or 2 stitches back if I double-clicked more slowly" CreationDate="2021-07-15T17:11:28.280" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12266" PostId="10433" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH That's strange. Unfortunately the manual is all the information I have and all I can give you. There are stitch patterns that are supposed to automatically revert, but only after 3 stitches. The other option is to hold down the reverse sewing button and clicking the 1/2 speed button. Watch the display to see if any 1/2 speed icon is activated or deactivated while sewing backwards. There's also the possibility that this reduced speed is a *feature*, but I haven't found any information about it in the manual." CreationDate="2021-07-16T04:27:28.883" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12267" PostId="10433" Score="0" Text="I found the manual to skip over a few things before, but put it down to them being obvious except to this novice. I've just tested and what it doesn't say is that to get into continuous reverse you have to stop, engage it, then restart, making judging foot pressure hard. The half speed  slows reverse stitching still further. The only thing that changes the icon is the button." CreationDate="2021-07-16T04:59:24.963" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12268" PostId="10433" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH Then it seems like this is indeed intended as a feature. Don't ask me why anyone would decide that reverse stitching is *so hard* you need to do it at half speed. Both of the machines I have access to (both are mechanical, one is 3 years old, the other more than 40) stitch backwards just as fast as forwards." CreationDate="2021-07-16T05:04:04.947" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12269" PostId="10433" Score="0" Text="I might see if there's a reasonable way of getting in touch with Bernina, because it doesn't feel right.  Of course backwards is occasionally fiddly, but for what I do, it's probably less likely to be fiddly than forwards.  I guess I'll just have to live with it and get used to syncing foot pressure to the button.  It's a nice machine otherwise, though not the best match to what I do, as I don't use the decorative features." CreationDate="2021-07-16T07:26:53.603" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12270" PostId="10433" Score="1" Text="I have indeed asked them - their contact page said &quot;if you have a question about using...&quot; and I do." CreationDate="2021-07-16T15:03:28.857" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12271" PostId="10437" Score="0" Text="My guideline will be Nile Red's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMBeXHnWhsE but with more oil and instead of coconut Oil I was thinking to use condensed milk." CreationDate="2021-07-19T20:31:00.113" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12272" PostId="10437" Score="1" Text="Beat me to the answer.  This mostly covers what I would have written.  A few supplementary comments: 1. If you want the fat to come from milk fat, you need to use butter, which contains about 80% fat (still substantially adulterated from pure oil, and affects the mix; cream is only about 35% fat, so a messy starting point).  2. Milk powder is non-fat, mostly casein.  The lye converts that to casein paint or glue (mixed with the soap from the fat).  The same thing happens to the non-fat components of milk.  3. To reiterate, you won't get a milk fragrance or color." CreationDate="2021-07-19T20:32:56.480" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12273" PostId="10437" Score="2" Text="@DimitriosDesyllas, condensed milk has less water, but the same ratio of fat to casein.  It makes a messy starting point.  You need to use an accurate mix of alkali to fat to saponify all the fat and react all of the alkali so the soap isn't caustic on your skin.  Milk or milk products complicate figuring that out.  People sometimes use or include milk products for the supposed skin benefits.  But if your goal is just the aroma, it won't help with that." CreationDate="2021-07-19T20:46:36.900" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12274" PostId="10437" Score="0" Text="So prepare the fat let react with the base and add any milk substance later right?" CreationDate="2021-07-20T07:50:20.627" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12275" PostId="10437" Score="1" Text="@DimitriosDesyllas If you use only a very small amount of milk, you can do that. If you want to use more, you either mix milk powder with the oils *before* adding the lye or you substitute water with liquid milk to dissolve the lye *before* mixing it with the oils." CreationDate="2021-07-20T07:55:48.333" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12276" PostId="10433" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH Have you got any answer from the manufacturer? If yes, please consider writing an answer with the information they gave you (even if all they say is &quot;It's not a bug, it's a feature.&quot;)" CreationDate="2021-07-20T08:21:30.760" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12277" PostId="10433" Score="0" Text="received a few minutes ago in fact.  I came here to post it but  got distracted by HNQs. Thanks for the reminder" CreationDate="2021-07-20T08:22:53.450" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12278" PostId="10437" Score="0" Text="Lye you mean the Sodium Hyperoxide right?" CreationDate="2021-07-20T08:26:59.577" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12279" PostId="10437" Score="0" Text="@DimitriosDesyllas [Lye](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lye) is the common name for the alkaline ingredient in soap making. It can denote different chemical substances that all have very similar properties. Mix oil and lye and you get soap, whether the lye is sodium hyperoxide,  sodium hydroxide,  potassium hydroxide or any other metal hydroxide isn't as important." CreationDate="2021-07-20T09:15:17.490" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12280" PostId="10401" Score="0" Text="BTW I wore out the plastic/rubber bottoms of the red shoes and used other bottoms from busted dollar store slippers to replace them. Used Shoe Goo glue to attach them. One day when there’s time, I’m definitely going to use your instructions to replace with leather. Thanks again @elmy" CreationDate="2021-07-22T01:08:06.500" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12281" PostId="10445" Score="2" Text="It seems odd that a tempering furnace designed for a process that involves first plunging the steel into an oil bath would be damaged by the oil fumes.  Does the furnace manufacturer state that there shouldn't be oil on what you put in it?  If so, do they offer any advice on the process?  A few thoughts: you could at least blow off excess oil using a heat gun with a nozzle to concentrate the air, or perhaps wipe the item on fiberglass cloth.  Neither would cool it, but also wouldn't eliminate all traces of oil.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-07-22T03:42:17.323" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12282" PostId="10445" Score="1" Text="Can you put the item back in whatever you used to heat it before the oil bath or hit it with a blow torch just long enough to burn off residual oil, then put it in the tempering furnace?" CreationDate="2021-07-22T03:42:25.363" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12283" PostId="10445" Score="2" Text="What's the tempering temperature? Is it below 200? If so, why would the oil turn into fumes at a temperature that low?" CreationDate="2021-07-22T06:30:47.830" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="12284" PostId="10450" Score="1" Text="I think this is more a history question, (hand sewing traditions are old) but not sure if it fits the history section of SE.)" CreationDate="2021-07-22T08:50:37.337" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="12285" PostId="10450" Score="0" Text="Leather needles are often sharp on the edges of the triangular part while sail needles are not sharp." CreationDate="2021-07-22T08:56:29.297" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="12286" PostId="10450" Score="4" Text="As I have done a lot of sewing of leather over the years, I can tell you that trying to use a smooth, rounded needle gives more tears along fibres in the leather which can spread much wider than the hole needed, as it widens the hole by stretching.&#xA;&#xA;The triangular edges on a leather needle give a controlled cut that doesn't then spread, as the material is not placed under pressure or stretched." CreationDate="2021-07-22T11:10:34.423" UserId="358" />
  <row Id="12287" PostId="10450" Score="1" Text="I hope this question is acceptable here. One user suggested it and I agreed." CreationDate="2021-07-22T16:54:43.230" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="12290" PostId="10454" Score="1" Text="The diagram shows a big round needle and a small triangular needle.  The triangular needles are bigger than the round needles.  Once the circumference of the needle is larger than the circumference of the opening in the weave (any needle once more than the tip is in), the threads will be stretched around the needle, in contact with the entire circumference.  I suspect the shape of the cross section wouldn't make a significant difference on friction.  But I can't provide proof of my theory, either.  :-)" CreationDate="2021-07-23T16:37:34.457" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12291" PostId="10455" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  I couldn't find those specific products in the US or at Amazon, but they should be very similar to some products sold as shoe repair glue or wet suit repair glue (although those are a lot more expensive than what you can apparently get these products for in Australia).  Chloroprene is the generic name for Neoprene (the DuPont trade name), and what those other glues are also based on.  These glues are pretty similar to E-6000 (mentioned in my answer), although E-6000 uses a different material than neoprene." CreationDate="2021-07-24T08:09:40.827" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12292" PostId="10450" Score="0" Text="This question falls under out 'tool-identification' tag: &quot;*for questions asking for help figuring out the name or **purpose of a known tool***&quot;." CreationDate="2021-07-24T09:38:05.433" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12293" PostId="10454" Score="0" Text="And with leather, where there is no uniform lattice to speak of, both would act different: triangular shaped needles would mean the material would have to endure a lot more friction along a significantly smaller surface, tearing the material (in a controlled manner), and maybe having less effect on the surface tension and appearance." CreationDate="2021-07-24T09:48:01.393" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12295" PostId="10454" Score="2" Text="@Joachim AFAIK leather needles are somewhat sharp at the edges to cleanly cut throught the leather. That's definitely not the case for needles intended to sew canvas. The ones shown in the question have pretty dull edges" CreationDate="2021-07-24T17:44:01.613" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12296" PostId="10458" Score="0" Text="In this recipe I want to avoid using coconut oil but use instead a bit of sunflower oil. Therefore I want to calculate how much I'll need." CreationDate="2021-07-26T07:20:41.273" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12297" PostId="10460" Score="2" Text="Can you add a photo of the fraying section? Or if that's not possible, at least clarify whether the fabric is knitted or woven." CreationDate="2021-07-27T04:15:26.117" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="12299" PostId="10460" Score="0" Text="Is there fabric covering the elastic? What is the width of the strap?" CreationDate="2021-07-27T17:44:13.443" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12300" PostId="10460" Score="0" Text="Is the strap made with the same material as the dress? It might be cut on the bias and made into a strap, which makes it seem stretchy but doesn’t use elastic." CreationDate="2021-07-27T17:53:09.530" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12301" PostId="10463" Score="0" Text="thank you @fixer1234 i appreciate your help formatting my answer! " CreationDate="2021-07-27T23:59:21.407" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12302" PostId="164" Score="0" Text="@Catija I'm using Faber Castell. Since I can't afford all grades, I'm just buying 3 grades. I've already bought HB and 8B and now I need one more: either 4B or 5B. But I can't make a decision. That's why I came here searching a lot of things online. So if you know, is there any big difference between 4B and 5B? Like 5B will break easier than 4B?" CreationDate="2021-07-28T08:37:08.400" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12303" PostId="513" Score="0" Text="May I please know the source of the image?" CreationDate="2021-07-28T09:24:28.013" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12304" PostId="164" Score="1" Text="@Vikas That looks like a question of its own. :)" CreationDate="2021-07-28T15:16:36.533" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="12305" PostId="164" Score="0" Text="@Catija actually I had almost composed it but not posted. I got some opinions and suggestions in this site's room chat, but still it would have been better if I could get more opinions from more people. So thing is, I didn't post because I feared it might get closed as opinion based. But I have done some research on it. It's just not like a question 'which is better'. So do you think I should post it?" CreationDate="2021-07-28T15:25:51.900" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12306" PostId="164" Score="0" Text="@Vikas The question you want to ask isn't &quot;which is better&quot; it's &quot;what is the difference between the two so that I can make the decision about which makes sense to add to my toolbox&quot; or &quot;Are these two different enough that which I choose will be a big difference in my situation&quot;. Talk about how you're planning to use the pencils (style of art, etc) and what you have already - opinion questions aren't always bad if they're thoroughly framed." CreationDate="2021-07-28T15:31:14.087" UserId="52" />
  <row Id="12307" PostId="164" Score="0" Text="@Catija yeah, I'll ask it that way only. I've already thought about it. Okay then I'll post it soon. Thanks." CreationDate="2021-07-28T15:40:29.987" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12308" PostId="6240" Score="0" Text="I need a long terms solution now :P What if we have 100+ drawings? We buy more briefcases? Wouldn't that be difficult to manage?" CreationDate="2021-07-28T18:08:11.470" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12309" PostId="10465" Score="1" Text="Not specifically what you are asking, but if you want to avoid smudging after your picture is complete, coat it with a lacquer or fixative." CreationDate="2021-07-28T18:18:58.887" UserId="358" />
  <row Id="12310" PostId="10465" Score="1" Text="@RoryAlsop no, actually that question has already been asked. About avoiding smudging. I just want to ask if it is true or false." CreationDate="2021-07-28T18:21:58.063" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12311" PostId="10460" Score="0" Text="Unfortunately, I'm not able to add a picture, but this is what the dress looks like: [link](https://www.outdoorvoices.com/products/w-The-Exercise-Dress). The fabric seems to be woven, and while the fabric itself is stretchy, it is definitely tacked over a stretchy elastic strap." CreationDate="2021-07-28T20:55:31.140" UserId="11561" />
  <row Id="12312" PostId="10463" Score="1" Text="Thank you @fixer1234! That's very helpful- I hadn't thought of using a whipstitch, which would both help finish an edge and be more &quot;flexible&quot; or stretchy than a blanket stitch. The fraying is currently minor (about 5mm in length), so hopefully I'll get some mileage out of mending until I need to replace the straps." CreationDate="2021-07-28T20:58:45.660" UserId="11561" />
  <row Id="12313" PostId="8668" Score="0" Text="So you mean we shouldn't use Plastic erasers in most sketchbooks?" CreationDate="2021-07-29T12:12:00.353" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12314" PostId="8660" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I'm confused. The other answer says Plastic eraser can tear the paper and not good for non-smooth paper. And you say it is good for most cases. So I'm not sure if I should use Plastic erasers (like Tombow Mono Plastic Eraser) on my sketchbook or not." CreationDate="2021-07-29T12:13:40.567" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12315" PostId="10463" Score="1" Text="@mifftiff, I can't take credit, I just helped format the list.  The content is the work of Not The Face.  :-)" CreationDate="2021-07-29T16:29:02.853" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12316" PostId="10460" Score="0" Text=" you can totally replace that with bra strap that can be purchased at a fabric/craft store or online. That will take time and be a tedious fix. But The other ideas of masking the fray should give you more fun ways to keep that dress working. fabric glue and rhinestones, bedazzle it, sequins have fun and jazz it up!" CreationDate="2021-07-29T23:12:25.250" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12317" PostId="10460" Score="0" Text="Those are great suggestions for when the straps finally give out! Thank you so much for your helpful ideas (and apologies for thanking the wrong user below!) :)" CreationDate="2021-07-30T02:49:37.330" UserId="11561" />
  <row Id="12318" PostId="8660" Score="1" Text="@Vikas, I saw that you asked this in a dedicated question.  I posted an answer there rather than try to cover it in a comment.  If that doesn't address what you're asking, let me know and I'll try to clarify." CreationDate="2021-07-30T04:07:40.897" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12319" PostId="10466" Score="1" Text="This is very similar to a question asked previously on the site, [Plastic eraser vs Rubber eraser](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/8657/plastic-eraser-vs-rubber-eraser/8660#8660). Vinyl &amp; plastic are interchangeable terms for the same kind of eraser, and all of the examples shown here look like that type, just different brands. Gum erasers are different, and there are also some other types of erasers.  To avoid duplicating previous answers, can you take a look a the earlier question and clarify what you want to know that's different so people can better focus on that?  Thanks." CreationDate="2021-07-30T04:32:50.507" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12320" PostId="10466" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 yes I had gone through it but mine has additional queries and also enquires about those very low price erasers :)" CreationDate="2021-07-30T04:49:46.860" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12321" PostId="10468" Score="0" Text="*If you're using toothy paper because you're drawing with powdery media (like charcoal or pastels), there are several differences* How do I know my paper type? I know my paper isn't very smooth but how can I find if it's like the example you gave? Also, I only use Staedtler or Faber Castell graphite Pencils." CreationDate="2021-07-30T04:58:22.727" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12322" PostId="10466" Score="2" Text="These all appear to be vinyl erasers (the term is interchangeable with plastic eraser). There are probably small differences in formulation, so one may be better than another in a side-by-side test. There are also probably users who prefer one over another for their own reasons. There's no good answer for why some brands are much less expensive than others (advertising cost, production quantity, quality differences, profit margin?), or which is the best one to use. There are comparison tests of the major brands online, but you probably wouldn't go too far wrong with any choice." CreationDate="2021-07-30T05:45:32.227" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12323" PostId="10466" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 and gum eraser == kneaded eraser?" CreationDate="2021-07-30T05:53:27.793" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12324" PostId="10466" Score="1" Text="Check out this earlier question: [What are the different kinds of erasers used in graphite drawing?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/485/what-are-the-different-kinds-of-erasers-used-in-graphite-drawing).  It covers the differences between the basic types of erasers." CreationDate="2021-07-30T06:07:03.017" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12325" PostId="10468" Score="1" Text="The paper specs and what applications it's good for should be on the package or the product description on their web site.  You can also check reviews by users.  If you're only using graphite, the more texture or tooth the paper has, the harder it will be to erase, but you might prefer it because it will tend to be darker and more contrasty.  The upside of graphite is that if you do erase the tooth, it won't have much effect on your ability to keep drawing on the paper." CreationDate="2021-07-30T06:12:39.327" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12326" PostId="10466" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 that is helpful." CreationDate="2021-07-30T06:13:00.580" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12327" PostId="10468" Score="0" Text="I am using this paper: https://www.creativehands.in/product/brustro-artists-landscape-sketch-book-wiro-bound-a4-160-gsm-116-pages-acid-free/ And yes, it feels a bit rough than Canson Bristol smooth and a bit lighter because Canson is 250 gsm which I use. So does it mean it has big tooth and can become shiny after using plastic eraser? I mean I can see some texture, but not sure if it is really very toothy or kind of smooth. Description says it's good for drawing sketching and other stuff." CreationDate="2021-07-30T06:18:36.290" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12328" PostId="10468" Score="0" Text="It also says 'finest paper' which is confusing. Descriptions on sites are unfortunately not well written." CreationDate="2021-07-30T06:20:43.783" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12329" PostId="10468" Score="0" Text="@Vikas, I'm not familiar with the paper, but the description talks about &quot;excellent tooth&quot; and being suitable for pastels, so it sounds like it does have a lot.  Tooth is almost microscopic roughness.  Texture is a surface pattern that tends to be a larger scale (readily visible), and is pressed into the surface.  A plastic eraser will affect the surface only if you use it with a lot of pressure, which isn't the right way to use it.  It will do most of its work with light pressure.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-07-30T06:53:15.190" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12330" PostId="10468" Score="0" Text="A kneaded eraser will work well with graphite and have less tendency to affect the surface.  You could use that as your main one and supplement it with a plastic eraser used lightly for stubborn residue." CreationDate="2021-07-30T06:53:21.040" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12331" PostId="10468" Score="0" Text="I just tested it and feels like my staedtler kneaded eraser was a bit easy to use on this surface and the plastic eraser (cheap one) needed a bit more effort and time.  But both were somewhat similar in terms of effectiveness. Kneaded eraser seemed worked a bit better when I used 8B pencil." CreationDate="2021-07-30T07:13:13.847" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12332" PostId="10465" Score="2" Text="I suspect you're right, but for a different reason.  Pencil lead is a mixture mainly of graphite and clay.  The higher the % of graphite, the softer it is.  Say the darkness on the page is roughly proportional to the amount of graphite (lightly applied soft pencil = small amount of graphite; heavily applied hard pencil = small amount of graphite mixed with clay).  Clumps of graphite from the soft pencil will smear more easily than the graphite/clay mix from the hard pencil.  But the real test will take an experiment.  :-)" CreationDate="2021-07-30T07:13:54.417" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12333" PostId="10468" Score="0" Text="Also one last question. Gummy eraser (those brown ones) would also be helpful than plastic eraser for such papers?" CreationDate="2021-07-30T07:14:03.607" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12334" PostId="10468" Score="0" Text="Nevermind. It has been mentioned already in that erasers answer." CreationDate="2021-07-30T07:20:22.880" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12335" PostId="486" Score="0" Text="@Matt I have a doubt. Can kneaded erasers be used to erase like other erasers? I mean even the areas that don't need detailed adjustment? Till this day, I had assumption that it is meant only for removing tiny details or create fine white effect/stroke in darker shading." CreationDate="2021-07-30T07:23:27.277" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12336" PostId="10468" Score="1" Text="@Vikas, I've never used toothy paper and find gum erasers too messy for my taste, so I have no experience with that.  Maybe another reader can provide some insight on that one." CreationDate="2021-07-30T07:26:13.893" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12337" PostId="10468" Score="0" Text="okay. Kneaded eraser is fine to use to remove even non-detailed/fine adjustments? I mean I had assumption that kneaded should be used when you want to create white lines/strokes through dark shadings, like parts in eye or hairs." CreationDate="2021-07-30T07:28:38.560" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12338" PostId="10471" Score="1" Text="You reduced not just the number but also the range.  Is there a reason why you feel you no longer need anything harder than HB?" CreationDate="2021-07-30T13:00:20.307" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12339" PostId="10471" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH 1st reason is I never felt as much need of 6H and 2H. And I can achieve similar by using HB. 2nd reason is to avoid cost and complications of using more pencils." CreationDate="2021-07-30T13:03:04.273" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12342" PostId="10468" Score="1" Text="Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/128054/discussion-between-fixer1234-and-vikas)." CreationDate="2021-07-30T17:01:21.370" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12343" PostId="10471" Score="2" Text="This seems like a matter of personal preference.  It's a trade-off between using consistent technique with a broad range of pencils vs. modifying the technique to achieve the results with fewer pencils.  With the former, you need a good sense of how each pencil will appear on the paper to select the right one.  With the latter, you adjust your technique in real time.  Different people will find that one approach or the other works best for them.  It seems like there's no downside to having a wider selection of pencils available, though, even if you rarely use some of them." CreationDate="2021-07-30T17:22:32.450" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12344" PostId="10470" Score="0" Text="I know nothing about crocheting, so I'll just throw this out there.  Part of the pattern is tight and part has large holes.  Would a solution be to &quot;fill&quot; the holes with a tighter pattern in dark color yarn?" CreationDate="2021-07-30T17:40:37.373" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12346" PostId="10473" Score="0" Text="Is there a traditional material that has been used for these?  My first thought is soft satin ribbon." CreationDate="2021-07-30T17:57:20.993" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12347" PostId="10473" Score="0" Text="Isn't the common ribbon from Hobby Lobby just satin?  If that is satin, it's not soft enough." CreationDate="2021-07-30T19:41:36.043" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="12348" PostId="10473" Score="0" Text="The packaging should say what material your ribbon is made from. Can you check the package and add that information to your question? If it's actually made from fabric, I would suggest washing a piece of it and see if it gets softer." CreationDate="2021-07-31T00:38:05.057" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="12349" PostId="10473" Score="0" Text="Yeah, I don't know about that.  I've rebound a missal that's been around for years.  Who in the world saves the box to a Missal?  The ribbons I have from Hobby Lobby is just common ribbon and I'm not sure about washing it.  I'm really looking for some kind of ribbon that is more suitable, but not sure what to look for or where." CreationDate="2021-07-31T01:44:01.037" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="12350" PostId="10475" Score="0" Text="I actually want to make my own markers, which is why I only asked about the ribbon material.  I am quite familiar with the cotton tape twill, and that's not quite what I want.  I have plenty of the ribbon like what's in the photo you posted - and you're right - it's too stiff, and the thinner ribbon from the same material cuts into the pages.  I still haven't found what I'm looking for.  I've seen soft ribbon before, but can't find it or know how to find it." CreationDate="2021-07-31T13:53:31.870" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="12351" PostId="10466" Score="1" Text="@Vikas Would you say your questions are answered through the questions that fixer1234 has linked? If so, we can close this question, or you can delete it." CreationDate="2021-08-01T22:43:24.263" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12352" PostId="10466" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I think so. I'm also thinking if I should edit and make it specific to those cheap ones vs plastic eraser? I'm still not sure about the material used in those much cheaper erasers." CreationDate="2021-08-02T06:20:18.210" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12353" PostId="10474" Score="3" Text="Yarn does not break easily even with the force of a grown adult pulling on it; it absolutely won't break if an infant gets tangled in it." CreationDate="2021-08-02T14:59:29.080" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12354" PostId="10470" Score="0" Text="While it looks like with some experimentation you could probably fill in much of the design while making it, it might be better for her to look for a similar granny square motif that's already been made baby-safe and use similar colors for a similar &quot;feel&quot; to it." CreationDate="2021-08-02T15:01:06.120" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12355" PostId="10477" Score="0" Text="Yeah I feel it could be that one of slates could be bit bad quality and which can cause problems while sharpening. So can we assume it's not beca9the pencil wood is very old? And it's because of the quality of wood used?" CreationDate="2021-08-02T19:04:13.613" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12356" PostId="10477" Score="1" Text="Old wood only deteriorates when it's damp. Think about old music instruments that are still played today or wooden objects found in egypt and other dry parts of the world after thousands of years. Unless there's high air humidity where you live, the age of the wood doesn't matter. The quality of the wood and the sharpness of the sharpener blade are the main factors." CreationDate="2021-08-02T19:42:51.553" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12357" PostId="10474" Score="0" Text="Some of the yarn I have worked with, broke quite easily but you are right that this may not be true for all kinds of yarn used for baby stuff." CreationDate="2021-08-03T05:27:45.777" UserId="11498" />
  <row Id="12358" PostId="10474" Score="0" Text="a quality yarn won't break easily; a poor quality or damaged yarn might, but those would be very bad choices for a baby blanket for other reasons. I have only had yarn break when it was damaged by rubbing against something while I was pulling it up, never on its own. Get better yarn, or re-evaluate what you're letting it fall and rub against as you work. :)" CreationDate="2021-08-03T13:30:45.680" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12359" PostId="10475" Score="1" Text="It's been a while, but if memory serves, the ones in the hymnals we had at my (Lutheran) church were satin, not grosgrain" CreationDate="2021-08-03T13:37:01.783" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12360" PostId="2586" Score="1" Text="Glue gun is not the best to bind to metal, it is rubbery and can come off easily" CreationDate="2021-08-04T14:57:56.110" UserId="11627" />
  <row Id="12361" PostId="2586" Score="1" Text="@harshikerfuffle not just that, hot glue is generally not the best to bind anything to anything, it's a terrible choice 95% of the time, but everyone's favorite terrible choice." CreationDate="2021-08-04T15:04:41.787" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12364" PostId="8326" Score="0" Text="Based on your question I queried the following term &quot;silhouette picture frames metal&quot;&#xA;&#xA;And here is the ebay result which looks promising: https://www.ebay.com/itm/372935264492" CreationDate="2021-08-04T20:58:46.130" UserId="11627" />
  <row Id="12365" PostId="10482" Score="0" Text="A face shield would be the first level of personal protection." CreationDate="2021-08-06T14:27:07.523" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="12366" PostId="10481" Score="0" Text="All things you've mentioned make sense. However, I had thought the sliver ring ones could be older, because I can see on Amazon they are available from 2010 and 2012 on Amazon, but the golden ones came a few years later." CreationDate="2021-08-07T10:23:17.437" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12367" PostId="10481" Score="1" Text="@Vikas Oh, yes, that could be as well. I couldn't find any information on changes to those lines." CreationDate="2021-08-07T10:45:45.500" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12368" PostId="10488" Score="0" Text="Hi SanePainter, can you give a source for that claim? I wasn't able to find that information. Also, the application of the varnish is not specifically asked for, but whenever you post a link, please put the information that can be found there and is relevant to the question in your answer. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2021-08-09T11:02:29.160" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12369" PostId="10489" Score="0" Text="What is your affiliation with the link? Posting the same link without additional information in all your current posts raises flags (see also [here](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/behavior))." CreationDate="2021-08-09T11:06:01.803" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12370" PostId="8201" Score="0" Text="many pastel artists would not use fixitive on the final stage of their work because of colour changes, but then would frame the finished work under glass to protect its surface." CreationDate="2020-06-18T08:48:37.727" UserId="9296" />
  <row Id="12373" PostId="10488" Score="0" Text="Hi, this is the link from the brand itself which claims it. [link](https://www.kokuyocamlin.com/product/painting-mediums/picture-varnish-spray-41-168-11.html)" CreationDate="2021-08-11T04:45:09.083" UserId="11648" />
  <row Id="12374" PostId="10489" Score="0" Text="I am a hobby artist and link is to my blog where I have written an article on how to use varnish. There are no affiliate links in the blog, just pure information." CreationDate="2021-08-11T05:01:13.133" UserId="11648" />
  <row Id="12378" PostId="10491" Score="1" Text="Wet bending (of wood) can also be done by applying a little tension, soaking repeatedly, and increasing the tension in small steps over several days.  That's more useful for big pieces you can't fit in a tub but could be used on small stuff too, especially if you want to make one former that will hold several pieces.  Hot water soaking will speed things up a bit compared to cold" CreationDate="2021-08-11T08:23:15.327" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12379" PostId="4230" Score="0" Text="You may also be able to use a printer designed to print directly onto CD-Rs (again 2nd hand, but cheaper).  My Epson Stylus Photo R300 uses [a tray to carry the CD](https://support.epson-europe.com/onlineguides/en/spr300/ref_g/basic_4.htm) in the straight path.  This tray could be modified, or you might even be able to use board cut to the same shape." CreationDate="2021-08-11T08:26:58.910" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12381" PostId="10492" Score="0" Text="If you are referring to the colors, are you certain it's not simply the book printing? It looks to be done with purpose and would fit well with the book theme of the nazis being considered &quot;brown&quot; sadly I couldn't find an image of the book from the side online to check. If you don't believe it's done purposefully could you post a picture of a page as well. Other than the color the book just appears to be somewhat used/beaten up, could you be more clear on what exactly bothers you about it?" CreationDate="2021-08-11T05:24:48.463" UserDisplayName="user11538" />
  <row Id="12382" PostId="10492" Score="0" Text="@Trae Thanks for the reply. The alternating colors of the pages isn't intentional; I'm almost certain of this. The darker pages became that way over time--all of the pages originally being of the same color (creamy white). I'm wondering why only a pattern of the pages happened to change like this. Was it at one time a tactic that publishers used to save money--by alternating cheaper paper (that degrades quickly) with more expensive paper, or what?" CreationDate="2021-08-11T06:30:16.490" UserId="11653" />
  <row Id="12383" PostId="10492" Score="0" Text="Nazis are considered to be &quot;brown&quot; because of their brown uniforms. That has nothing to do with these pages." CreationDate="2021-08-11T06:33:06.540" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12386" PostId="10489" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the clarification, but the question is not asking how to apply varnish, so it seems redundant." CreationDate="2021-08-11T08:56:20.560" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12387" PostId="10492" Score="0" Text="Are the non-discoloured pages perhaps those that contain printed images? As far as I know, it is common to use higher quality paper for that." CreationDate="2021-08-11T09:04:35.593" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12389" PostId="10350" Score="0" Text="For small casts, cuttlebone used to be fashionable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttlebone" CreationDate="2021-08-11T11:49:32.700" UserId="8827" />
  <row Id="12390" PostId="10492" Score="1" Text="Interesting thought @Joachim, and would be a good reason for the 2 batches in my answer.  That's a large proportion of the book to have colour plates though, and books bound like that tend to use full signatures of plates. Now you mention it, some of my oldest books with unyellowed paper use the same smooth stuff as used for colour plates, for their plentiful and very detailed B&amp;W line drawings, that wouldn't be clear on cheap pulp." CreationDate="2021-08-11T13:04:41.830" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12392" PostId="10495" Score="0" Text="So In order to calculate how much sodiuum hydroxide I'll need for a specific oil I'll hafta to multiply the total weight of oils that I have with saponification factor right?" CreationDate="2021-08-11T14:46:59.420" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12393" PostId="10494" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the info. You're right -- the browned pages are much more brittle. I suppose the printer either was forced out of logistical necessity to use two different types of paper; or the printer adopted it as a tactic to save money. I'm pretty sure this kind of page-color alternation is the first of its kind that I've seen." CreationDate="2021-08-11T15:29:03.117" UserId="11653" />
  <row Id="12394" PostId="10492" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Nice guess, but the book contains no images." CreationDate="2021-08-11T15:31:55.927" UserId="11653" />
  <row Id="12397" PostId="10497" Score="1" Text="Welcome! Can you please narrow this down to just a single question? Stack Exchange is designed to only focus on one actual question per post." CreationDate="2021-08-11T22:08:16.697" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12398" PostId="10497" Score="2" Text="Done. The secondary questions were more about background information I assume someone was going to ask about that I didn't have answers to." CreationDate="2021-08-11T22:43:54.247" UserId="11656" />
  <row Id="12399" PostId="10494" Score="0" Text="They may have run out or may even have accidentally used the wrong stuff (cheap as used for the novels of that age I have, or expensive as used for textbooks which were meant to last) for some of the printing.  The impression I get is that this book is serious non fiction but not an academic text, so far from a cheap novel, so I'm not sure what they'd use by default." CreationDate="2021-08-12T08:47:14.267" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12400" PostId="10497" Score="1" Text="I believe it might actually be an unfinished wood carving. The edges are sharp and rough, whereas a finished piece would in all likelihood have been sanded and polished, and - indeed - protected. This could also explain the single touch of red paint, possibly intended to see how the paint/colour would react." CreationDate="2021-08-12T09:54:44.177" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12402" PostId="10495" Score="0" Text="I'll hafta devide the final multiplicationr result with `1.403` if I use Wikipedia's saponification values." CreationDate="2021-08-12T10:58:27.703" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12403" PostId="10495" Score="0" Text="Looks right, look for someone else's calculations online to confirm" CreationDate="2021-08-12T11:13:48.907" UserId="8827" />
  <row Id="12404" PostId="10495" Score="0" Text="I can use the calculator as shown in this answer; https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/10457/1043" CreationDate="2021-08-12T13:26:55.893" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="12405" PostId="10497" Score="0" Text="Great, thanks for clarifying the question! Hopefully someone can help you out. :)" CreationDate="2021-08-12T13:38:02.777" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12406" PostId="10499" Score="0" Text="The Brewer method actually creates guidelines, so can you clarify what you mean by &quot;track perspective without guidelines&quot;? Would using string that is attached to a nail count, as with it you can create guidelines while it's not particularly useful for detailed drawing?" CreationDate="2021-08-13T13:13:38.453" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12407" PostId="10502" Score="4" Text="It would help to know more particulars about the application, like exactly what the application is.  Is the wool cloth, felt, batting, etc.?  What safety and environmental concerns are you considering?  For example, any glue used between two pieces of wool won't be exposed to humans unless they eat the wool (is this for infant toys?).  If it's small, there will be a trivial amount of glue unless you're talking about making many of whatever it is.  Are you concerned about fumes from the raw glue before it dries?  How secure does the bond need to be, and will the item be handled/pulled? (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-08-13T21:13:33.313" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12408" PostId="10502" Score="2" Text="Depending on the application, you might not need glue at all (felting might hold the items together).  Does the result need to be flexible?" CreationDate="2021-08-13T21:14:58.987" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12409" PostId="10497" Score="1" Text="Good question, but it might be hard to answer.  If it's losing color, it may have had just an oil finish, or the natural oils in the wood are drying out.  Applying some oil could help to restore the original wood appearance and highlight the exposed grain in the carving, but it may also darken the scratches and cracks.  The cracks don't look like the carving is at risk of breaking.  You could leave them alone.  They could be filled, but it would be hard to make them invisible if the wood remains unfinished." CreationDate="2021-08-13T21:35:53.733" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12410" PostId="10502" Score="0" Text="Thanks @fixer1234, I will try to add that information to the question." CreationDate="2021-08-13T21:57:46.557" UserId="11679" />
  <row Id="12412" PostId="10504" Score="1" Text="@capet yesterday I slightly misunderstood your question. I thought you wanted to glue **wool** to **wood**. If you want to join 2 pieces of wool together felting or sewing is by far better than glueing them. I updated my answer accordingly. Felting is a hobby enjoied by many kids, so it's not hard at all, just a little time consuming for bigger pieces. If you felt the wool long enough, it becomes virtually inseperable." CreationDate="2021-08-16T07:20:22.037" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12415" PostId="10506" Score="1" Text="Could this not be edited into your previous post?" CreationDate="2021-08-18T17:41:19.780" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="12417" PostId="8966" Score="0" Text="&quot;After changes suggested by @user7660047&quot; - that is you, right? Can you please edit in what you're referring to, and how the image reflects the changes, and how it answers the question?" CreationDate="2021-08-18T21:58:37.597" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12418" PostId="10506" Score="0" Text="I agree: how does this differ from your other answer, and why? Is this your own image, or did you find it online? Can you add in information of how this answers your question, and what we perhaps can infer from it?" CreationDate="2021-08-18T21:59:58.217" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12419" PostId="10508" Score="0" Text="Lyssagal, it doesn't look like there's any cutting edge on the tool in the question." CreationDate="2021-08-19T22:29:18.270" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12420" PostId="10509" Score="3" Text="You may not be able to do that.  You can create a stand to enclose around the lights right to the globe so that no light can reflect off the outside.  However, a perfectly clear globe won't diffuse any of the light entering so that it radiates out all around and looks like a glow.  It will act like a lens.  Light from the LEDs will pass through and out the opposite side, probably with a little refraction, so it will look a different size on the top.  You could try putting a curved diffuser between the globe and stand to scatter the light in all directions entering the globe." CreationDate="2021-08-19T23:08:46.693" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12421" PostId="10509" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Those are good points. A diffuser of some sort could work and I could also buy a cloudy ball instead of a crystal-clear one." CreationDate="2021-08-19T23:43:47.070" UserId="2399" />
  <row Id="12422" PostId="10510" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  I know nothing about cross stitching, but let me point out a couple of confusing points in the question you might want to check or clarify  just in case they're confusing to others, also.  1. A 100x450 point design in 4x2 inches: the aspect ratios aren't the same, so the pattern would be distorted unless the stitches are different sizes in the two directions.  Also, 25 count/inch doesn't seem right or consistent.  2. How would you remove fabric after you've sewn through it?  This could all make perfect sense to cross stitchers, though.  Good luck with this." CreationDate="2021-08-20T03:15:07.250" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12423" PostId="10506" Score="0" Text="I agree with the other comments.  But what I take away from this is that they're saying that white, black, greys, and some other colors don't fit the scheme for inclusion in the color wheel (listed on the page border)." CreationDate="2021-08-20T03:20:44.167" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12424" PostId="10509" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 That sounds like a perfectly good answer (even though the outcome is uncertain)!" CreationDate="2021-08-20T04:31:41.023" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12425" PostId="10512" Score="0" Text="Elmy, the tutorial uses cork for the sole.  Does &quot;outer sole&quot; mean that you will still use cork for cushioning and protect it with an added layer of the rubber (2mm is pretty thin for comfort or longevity by itself)?  If so, will you shape the cork and then conform the rubber to the cork?  Will  you glue the rubber to the cork or just sew through everything?    Is that rubber soft or closer to plastic?  Is the goal to form it to your foot or just curve the rim (I may have a solution for the latter)?" CreationDate="2021-08-20T10:21:14.417" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12426" PostId="10512" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I updated the question to answer your questions. There's a foam insole for comfort, but no cork or other type or sturdy material. I came to love &quot;barefoot shoes&quot;, so the 2mm sole was a concious choice. The material feels pretty close to rubber and is as bendable as rubber, although it doesn't stretch, and you can alter the shape by heating it and letting it cool in the desired shape. The goal is to mostly bend the rim upwards to create a pleasing shape. The sole doesn't have to be perfectly molded to my foot like an orthopedic footbed." CreationDate="2021-08-20T11:13:34.290" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12427" PostId="10510" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 good catch- I meant 100x50. The fabric removing thing makes sense for cross stitching- it’s common to add fabric on top the fabric you’re cross stitching to give yourself a sturdier canvas and a nice grid to stitch through" CreationDate="2021-08-20T22:28:12.407" UserId="11694" />
  <row Id="12428" PostId="10511" Score="1" Text="That's it! Very interesting to finally get to know what it is! I don't have any soft metal bearings so I'll try to give it to someone that has :)" CreationDate="2021-08-21T16:31:18.487" UserId="11671" />
  <row Id="12429" PostId="8915" Score="0" Text="After having looked at the picture you linked to I can just confirm ... it certainly looks 100% the same :)" CreationDate="2021-08-21T16:59:03.300" UserId="11671" />
  <row Id="12430" PostId="10521" Score="0" Text="&quot;*Is there a specific keyword that I can use to google further*&quot; for what exactly? Are you asking us what one can tell from these pictures or how you can find that out yourself (the first is fine, the second is off-topic here)?" CreationDate="2021-08-23T13:02:48.507" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12431" PostId="10521" Score="0" Text="Honestly I am grasping at straws here because it seems so puzzling to me. Fair point, I shouldn't be asking two questions in one, but surely it must have some kind of name, since so many people are doing it, or it may not. Should I edit the question to only include one of the two?" CreationDate="2021-08-23T13:39:46.007" UserId="11707" />
  <row Id="12432" PostId="10516" Score="0" Text="It looks like the back acts a little like a spring clip.  If it was plain wire, it would bend a little every time you put them in or take them out until they become loose.  To prevent this, the back is often made of a stiffer alloy or treated to make it stiffer, and the metal is brittle.  Where soft wire will give you an indication that it is weakening, a brittle piece will just suddenly snap.  I don't recommend bending it, but if you do want to try, even if it is plain wire, don't modify an existing bend and don't try to make a sharp bend.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-08-23T22:18:13.483" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12433" PostId="10516" Score="0" Text="Instead, lock the existing bend in round nose pliers, as Elmy suggests.  Use a second pair of pliers to secure the solder joint that holds the two pieces together.  Put a small, gradual bend along the entire short side to open up the back a little.  Repeat the process on the long side, putting another small, gradual bend along the long arm to move the end back into position.  You won't be able to gain much width, though." CreationDate="2021-08-23T22:18:19.253" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12434" PostId="10523" Score="0" Text="Just speculation, but while a thick coating of soap might be a problem, a microscopic thin layer I would expect to diffuse into water- or alcohol-based paint and not affect it once it dries.  Haven't tested it, though." CreationDate="2021-08-25T17:40:52.043" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12435" PostId="10514" Score="0" Text="Just a quick update: I tried making a mold of my feet with quick set cement (since I'm not good at woodworking), but the mold cracked. Maybe next time I'll try making a mold with a thick paper mache from cardboard, but that'll have to wait 2 weeks. But I really like your idea and will continnue trying to get it to work." CreationDate="2021-08-26T07:24:53.487" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12438" PostId="10460" Score="0" Text="I'm having the exact same issue with the exact same dress! Only wore my Exercise Dress twice and the straps are shredding. I did get a replacement from customer service, but I wanted to pass on [this photo](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FgHZL.jpg) of my strap in question because it sheds some light on the construction. It seems to be an elastic band covered by the stretchy fabric. Hope that helps, and good luck!" CreationDate="2021-08-26T17:36:00.540" UserId="11715" />
  <row Id="12439" PostId="10528" Score="0" Text="I don't know where to go about getting them made, by I have at various times owned several mugs with other colors of disappearing ink.  On I remember was blue, with a vanishing TARDIS." CreationDate="2021-08-29T01:50:41.430" UserId="221" />
  <row Id="12440" PostId="10170" Score="1" Text="The question is about the safety of pouring paint down the drain.  I supplemented the information about clogging your pipes with information about the effect on drinking water.  My suggestion to mitigate these problems is to not pour paint down the drain (seemed kind of self-explanatory so I didn't mention that).  If you want suggestions on how to dispose of waste paint, that's a different question.  If you ask that question, I'm sure you'll get good answers." CreationDate="2021-08-29T08:25:05.357" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12441" PostId="10526" Score="0" Text="Sealing a miniature in resin without pesky air bubbles clinging to all the nooks and crevices is almost impossible without a vakuum chamber. The proportions might also look off if you seal a standard human sized miniature (3 cm) in a 6 cm ball. More than half of the volume will just be empty space." CreationDate="2021-08-29T08:55:53.033" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12442" PostId="10533" Score="3" Text="Have you disassembled and cleaned your airbrush.  Dried paint on the needle and/or the nozzle can disrupt the vacuum effect which draws paint into the airstream.  I clean my brush after every session." CreationDate="2021-08-30T17:37:03.153" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="12443" PostId="10533" Score="2" Text="If the brush is clean, consider your paint to thinner ratio. Thinner doesn't just make the paint lighter so that the airstream can grab it and so it can get through the gun, it also breaks down the paint's tendency to clump together.  You can't just skimp on the thinner and compensate by increasing the air pressure.  If you do, you get large droplets." CreationDate="2021-08-30T17:53:41.280" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="12444" PostId="10534" Score="2" Text="Hi Laura, this doesn't sound like a Arts &amp; Crafts question, either. Are you sure this is off-topic on Worldbuilding?" CreationDate="2021-08-30T19:33:28.120" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12445" PostId="10534" Score="0" Text="Silk can be pretty tough stuff.  The Chinese (and maybe others), used it in the making of armor and similar protective gear.  It's one of the strongest, toughest materials available.  For that kind of purpose, keeping it looking immaculate and odor-free isn't the priority." CreationDate="2021-08-30T20:13:51.270" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12448" PostId="10536" Score="0" Text="Everything was OK at first, then I changed colors. I rinsed the brush out with water, then airbrush cleaner, then flushed with water again. Then I dried it and left it to settle. After that, it went wrong." CreationDate="2021-08-31T08:22:45.957" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12451" PostId="10540" Score="0" Text="According to [this answer on Bricks SE](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/547/), ABS melting temperature is much lower at 105°C (221°F). Also, casting under lower temperatures might help, I think." CreationDate="2021-08-31T10:13:24.850" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12452" PostId="10540" Score="1" Text="@Joachim I must admit I was surprised when I found a reference to 200C online as my first hit, especially as it's common for 3d printing. I'll check further, but the conclusion is unaffected" CreationDate="2021-08-31T12:26:50.000" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12453" PostId="10541" Score="0" Text="I don't have the stats, but anecdotally, I've gone far longer than recommended between layers (think months, not days), and everything's adhered just fine on that project." CreationDate="2021-08-31T13:40:40.947" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12455" PostId="10526" Score="0" Text="Likely a chemist could dilute it. Many &quot;epoxy&quot; products are actually polyester ; usually they are diluted with styrene before the consumer gets them . Further dilution would deteriorate the cured properties." CreationDate="2021-08-31T21:07:32.347" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="12456" PostId="10540" Score="0" Text="Casting at too low a temperature can also negatively affect the resin and increase the risk of trapping bubbles. I've had resin cure for almost 2 weeks (that should only take 24 hours) because it was too cold, I've had resin get a cloudy surface because air humidity was too high, and I've had resin bubble up on me because it got too hot, even though the volume of the mold was low. If it overheats, even putting the mold in cold water won't help because silicone insulates and the cold can't reach the middle of the mold as fast as the thing heats up. The safest option is to cast in several layers" CreationDate="2021-09-01T04:31:55.687" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12457" PostId="10527" Score="1" Text="I'll add scenery as a filler to save resin. Maybe make backgrounds solid instead rad of hollow" CreationDate="2021-09-01T07:15:17.693" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12458" PostId="10536" Score="3" Text="*Then I dried it and left it to settle*  After each session you should disassemble the Airbrush, take the needle out and clean the needle and nozzle properly with an old brush, cleaner and some paper towels. Between colors you can fill some water in your airbrush, &quot;pinch&quot; the nozzle with your thumb and index and then slowly letting some air out. This will flush out most of the pigments that way." CreationDate="2021-09-01T13:49:13.633" UserId="9039" />
  <row Id="12459" PostId="10540" Score="1" Text="@Joachim the 200°C came from a research paper and didn't appear to refer to a special formulation, but in this case I'll prefer Wikipedia's lower figure for caution" CreationDate="2021-09-02T08:46:02.187" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12460" PostId="10549" Score="0" Text="What kind of photograph do you intend to use? An ink print from a digital image might react differently to the epoxy (or any sealant) than an old style developed photograph." CreationDate="2021-09-02T09:04:36.703" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12461" PostId="10549" Score="0" Text="From one of those print your own photo stations that you find in Walmart." CreationDate="2021-09-02T09:17:39.237" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12462" PostId="10551" Score="0" Text="On other tents I've had, while the line attachment itself is webbing, it's normally small, and sewn to a lighter load-spreading piece that looks the same as the tent fabric." CreationDate="2021-09-02T13:48:37.720" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12463" PostId="10551" Score="0" Text="As for the problem with adhesives on nylon, that is one of the advantages of using webbing on both the top and bottom of the tarp.  If the webbing is something other than nylon, something glue-able, then the glue can saturate through the nylon and bond both webbings together like a sandwich.  Like the actual binding thread, the threads of hardened glue between the webbings will hold the nylon together and in place even if the glue itself doesn't stick to the nylon." CreationDate="2021-09-02T14:08:13.660" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="12464" PostId="10513" Score="0" Text="+1 but I don't think your last paragraph will help, unless viewing from a position where the diffuser is what you see looking through the ball. Imagine a diffuser under the ball in that top picture - you wouldn't see it from the camera's position. A diffuse ball would work much better.  The exception could be in a very dark room, where internally reflected light would dominate over the image of the background" CreationDate="2021-09-02T14:19:38.237" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12465" PostId="10513" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH, you wouldn't see the diffuser.  The idea would be that the diffuser would scatter light from the LED ring in all directions so the light would exit the ball everywhere.  But to be noticeable, it would probably need to be in a darkened room with no competing scenery visible through it.  I originally posted it as a comment because I wasn't sure how effective it would be." CreationDate="2021-09-02T17:51:10.733" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12466" PostId="10513" Score="1" Text="exactly - without line of sight to it, it can't be much use.  The light would exit the ball at all points, but only at angles that (including refraction) allowed sight of the diffuser.  A test could be mocked up using a glass bowl full of water, with a torch underneath, and paper for a diffuser; a perfect sphere isn't all that special" CreationDate="2021-09-02T17:54:06.430" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12467" PostId="10552" Score="1" Text="I'm not familiar with the Walmart photo stations, but those kinds of prints are typically dye sublimation rather than ink jet.  I don't know how that reacts with the solvents in the spray coating.  The OP might need a sacrificial print to test various coatings.  If liquid coatings of any kind (including water-based), turn out to be a problem, laminating the photo might be a solution.  It's also possible that resin would work directly on dye sub, so no protection would be needed.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-09-02T18:13:25.777" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12468" PostId="10552" Score="1" Text="If the resin or coating makes the photo paper translucent, it gives the photo a sort of 3D effect, like it's suspended in space, so that isn't the end of the world.  But this answer is at least a good place to start. +1" CreationDate="2021-09-02T18:13:31.533" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12469" PostId="10551" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor I'd hope the glue wouldn't soak through, because it would have to destroy the waterproofing to do so.  Obviously stitching pierces the waterproofing, but that's what seam sealant is for (it's also adhesive but not very strong)" CreationDate="2021-09-03T08:31:58.317" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12470" PostId="10551" Score="0" Text="@Chris H, If the glue soaks through, it would &quot;replace&quot; the waterproofing and be waterproof by means of displacement and adhesion. Seam sealant is certainly warranted and may soak through as well, accomplishing the desired task." CreationDate="2021-09-03T13:20:42.070" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="12472" PostId="10553" Score="0" Text="Would a soldering iron or a tool for burning designs into wood be effective. Heat but no flame." CreationDate="2021-09-04T07:25:41.560" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12473" PostId="10555" Score="2" Text="Thank you for your contribution! The original design came from [Buck](https://buck.co/work/facebook-alegria) and was designed for Facebook in 2017. It has become ubiquitous since. 'Alegria' is Spanish for joy." CreationDate="2021-09-04T08:34:54.903" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12477" PostId="10556" Score="2" Text="I strongly advise against touching uncured resin with a soldering iron or burning tool or any hot solid object. The resin will stick to the tool, overheat and release toxic gases. The same happens if you hit resin with the flame of a lighter too long. The resin starts bubbling and gets brown and it *STINKS* and it's absolutely detrimental for your lungs and airways to breath that stuff in. It can cause an allergic reaction or asthma attack even in people that have never had any of those before in their life. That's why you should always work in *very well* ventilated areas or use filter masks." CreationDate="2021-09-05T18:50:06.350" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12478" PostId="10556" Score="0" Text="Oh, and there are some hair dryers that have seperate dials for heat and air flow. You could dial the heat all the way up and dial the air flow as low as possible. Still not the best option (and won't get as hot as a heat gun), but maybe the most available one." CreationDate="2021-09-05T18:55:26.007" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12479" PostId="10556" Score="1" Text="@Elmy, hair dryers are designed to not burn your skin or melt your hair, so they never get hot enough to be good at popping bubbles in a quick pass, which is important to avoid overheating the resin surface.  If you're going to work with resin, you really need appropriate tools.  A heat gun is inexpensive, so it doesn't make sense to spend a fortune on resin and skimp on a cheap tool.  I would recommend never using a hair dryer.    If it's the only available tool, it's a bad tool.  Just wait until you have a heat gun to work with the resin, or do it in a place where an open flame is allowed." CreationDate="2021-09-05T19:38:00.230" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12481" PostId="10556" Score="0" Text="@Elmy, you're right about the hazards being the most important consideration.  I edited that portion to better focus on that.  Thanks." CreationDate="2021-09-05T20:34:52.060" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12482" PostId="10561" Score="0" Text="Thank you, all of the answers was good." CreationDate="2021-09-07T08:33:07.447" UserId="11757" />
  <row Id="12483" PostId="10564" Score="0" Text="Hi, I don't directly see the relevance of the link in your post: do you have a better example of what you'd like to accomplish?" CreationDate="2021-09-08T05:54:16.430" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12484" PostId="10564" Score="1" Text="@Joachim, what's shown in the link is a package of the foldable whiteboard (shown in the background), plus some markers and a carrying pouch.  The question is about making  the whiteboard in the background.  Zooming the image in the link shows more detail.  I added the image and explanation to the question for clarification." CreationDate="2021-09-08T06:54:12.753" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12485" PostId="10565" Score="0" Text="I reckon the improve the folds you might run it through the laminator with a length of wire outside the plastic, lining up with a gap in the card.  The wire will apply pressure to make the plastic come together, and indent the fold.  When laminating thick stuff sometimes it's worth putting it through a second time, before it's fully cooled" CreationDate="2021-09-08T07:53:17.083" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12486" PostId="9040" Score="0" Text="This is a great answer, but a general question has nagged me since this thread was created.  The diagram shows that clothing designs create the sleeve seam by following the line of the torso to the top of the shoulder.  That falls short of the widest point on the shoulder (when the arm is down).  That puts the shoulder in the sleeve, which can create a lot of stress on the seam when the arm is lowered.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-09-08T22:28:52.847" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12487" PostId="9040" Score="0" Text="The line from the neck along the top of the shoulder could be extended to the widest point of the shoulder, and the torso line could pivot out at the armpit say 20° to 30° to meet it.  That would put the shoulder in the torso portion and there would be much less stress on the sleeve.  Is there a reason why that isn't done?  Just curious." CreationDate="2021-09-08T22:28:58.747" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12488" PostId="9040" Score="2" Text="@fixer1234 Yes, current fast fashion does extend the upper shoulder seam past the widest part of the shoulder and the side seam is wider as well. The result is a very lose garment without much definition (I call it &quot;potato sack fashion&quot;). Doing the same with dress shirt fabric would definitely **not** look like a dress shirt (because the fabric doesn't drape or stretch well). It might resemble a traditional Kimono (that also extends the shoulder seam past the natural apex of the shoulder). The current standards for dress shirts stem from form-fitting tailored fashion ca. 150 years ago." CreationDate="2021-09-09T04:28:02.390" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12489" PostId="10569" Score="1" Text="I'd completely forgotten that glass was silicate." CreationDate="2021-09-09T16:01:47.873" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12490" PostId="10569" Score="0" Text="Easy thing to forget!" CreationDate="2021-09-09T16:14:37.340" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12493" PostId="10567" Score="0" Text="&quot;reasonably&quot; is the operative word.  :-)  The forces were enough to break the castor, so it's asking a lot of an adhesive.  In 1/4&quot; plywood, the nails won't really do anything but hold things together while the glue is drying.  I've never used No More Nails, but it looks like it's designed to bond well with both wood and metal." CreationDate="2021-09-10T21:56:58.573" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12495" PostId="10341" Score="0" Text="I have the Fiskars cutter with ruler and blade combined which is safer to use but I cut onto a piece of thick glass which gives better cuts and doesn't dull the blade as fast as the self healing mats. Leaving it on top of a cutting mat enables measurements to be take through the glass when other projects are being made." CreationDate="2021-09-11T04:20:27.260" UserId="11779" />
  <row Id="12496" PostId="10561" Score="1" Text="@user Hi user, if they helped you out you can upvote them, and mark one as the accepted answer. If they're not completely satisfactory, you can leave comments or edit your post to ask for more specific information." CreationDate="2021-09-11T06:34:39.993" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12500" PostId="2720" Score="3" Text="While good general advice, this is not an answer to the question posed." CreationDate="2021-09-13T05:54:09.567" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12503" PostId="10341" Score="1" Text="@LorraineKnox, it's surprising your experience is that glass dulls blades less than self-healing mats.  The mats are plastic and the blade edge doesn't really press against anything except the fabric (it goes between little fingers)." CreationDate="2021-09-13T17:58:01.400" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12508" PostId="10475" Score="1" Text="Like @AllisonC I reckon satin is more likely.  It can be quite soft.  The grosgrain I have is all much thicker than bookmark ribbon, unlike a lot of satin" CreationDate="2021-09-15T16:19:55.087" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12509" PostId="10473" Score="0" Text="Etsy sellers and tutorials seem to say satin.  I don't know what hobby lobby sell, but a lot of satin ribbon can be very soft" CreationDate="2021-09-15T16:22:44.710" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12514" PostId="10475" Score="0" Text="Cotton twill is interesting, but that's kind of thick too.  I've actually tried it.  I wish it came really thin, then it would suit well and be quite nice.  But once you've got 5 of those in your book, it makes the book rather fat." CreationDate="2021-09-15T20:36:58.430" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="12520" PostId="10583" Score="1" Text="Can you give the names of those brands? I know there is a line of products by the French paper company Clairefontaine called Goldline, but I doubt the name refers to a material or material quality." CreationDate="2021-09-18T14:23:44.627" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12521" PostId="10583" Score="0" Text="I think then, that's it. I'll have to dig out my old sketchbooks but the one on my desk is a Clairefontaine one. I know I've owned a few that had Goldline written across the front. The Clairefontaine brand mark is probably less prominent on those ones." CreationDate="2021-09-18T14:43:47.757" UserId="11817" />
  <row Id="12522" PostId="10583" Score="1" Text="Yes, some might even completely lack the Clairefontaine logo (but maybe mention the brand by name)." CreationDate="2021-09-18T14:49:02.493" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12526" PostId="10587" Score="1" Text="Related, but not duplicate: [How to open a hot furnace without damaging it?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/10186/6316)" CreationDate="2021-09-20T04:22:20.680" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12527" PostId="10588" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  Can you clarify the question?  It isn't clear what you mean by overlapping identical shapes (I don't see anything overlapping in the example), and it is hard to extrapolate the example to a circle.  If you have trouble explaining it in words, a few more varied examples would help, especially one involving a circle." CreationDate="2021-09-20T21:55:58.183" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12530" PostId="10588" Score="0" Text="Hi Ahmed! Please also note that simply asking for more examples of something you found is not really on-topic here. We can help figuring out the term or name of the style, but only if you give a clear description." CreationDate="2021-09-21T06:45:15.350" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12531" PostId="10588" Score="1" Text="A circular example might be a [yin-yang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang) symbol, but, like the visual example above, there isn't really any overlap.  They're *interlinked* (that and it's synonyms might be worth searching on) rather than overlapped." CreationDate="2021-09-21T08:17:41.923" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12537" PostId="10589" Score="1" Text="@Joachim I agree, but hopefully if my answer is not what they wanted they will clarify." CreationDate="2021-09-21T22:55:31.673" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="12538" PostId="10591" Score="0" Text="Volt alone does not say a thing. What he needs is the approximate power required for the melting process." CreationDate="2021-09-24T09:35:44.643" UserId="8250" />
  <row Id="12539" PostId="10591" Score="0" Text="That is why I put &quot;volt X amps&quot; meaning the product ,  also could be called watts." CreationDate="2021-09-24T14:31:56.177" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="12540" PostId="10591" Score="1" Text="But where comes the 4000 V from? You could also use 1 V and enough Amps to make it work. So in my opinion the `4000` only confuses the reader." CreationDate="2021-09-24T15:30:08.643" UserId="8250" />
  <row Id="12542" PostId="10589" Score="0" Text="thanks, i used  some of your keywords i think I'm looking for a drawing where the negative space is identical to the positive space" CreationDate="2021-09-24T21:04:47.817" UserId="11834" />
  <row Id="12546" PostId="10588" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH yes like the yin-yang example but a more complicated patterns, is there a specific name for this kind of art" CreationDate="2021-09-24T21:17:49.140" UserId="11834" />
  <row Id="12547" PostId="10598" Score="0" Text="Strangely, the parts of the mould that were touching the box used to contain it seem OK, it's the top that was exposed to the air that is really tacky. Are there any non-chemical alternatives, heating, cooling, exposure to UV light? Would a coating of mould making silicon likely help?" CreationDate="2021-09-25T12:12:57.473" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12548" PostId="10598" Score="0" Text="@AaarghZombies,, if the tackiness is uncured silicone, there is nothing that will make it cure at this point (temperature, UV, etc.). However, curing everywhere but the top isn't characteristic of that. When you say you made a mistake, are you just assuming it was something you did, or are you aware of something specific that could have affected it? Did you use a mold release? If there was too much, perhaps some excess floated on top of the silicone.  It's hard to guess whether you could seal it in with a coating of silicone; it depends on what the tackiness is and how deep it goes.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-09-25T16:33:05.317" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12549" PostId="10598" Score="3" Text="I would try cleaning that surface first.  Instead of immersing the mold in solvent, try wiping the tacky face with a paper towel wetted with mineral spirits, or even just washing it with soapy water.  You could also try rubbing the tacky face with talcum powder.  The tacky material may stick to the powder and you can &quot;erase&quot; it, or it may leave a dusting of the dry powder stuck to the silicone so the surface isn't tacky." CreationDate="2021-09-25T16:33:12.267" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12550" PostId="10587" Score="1" Text="This is really the wrong tool for the job.  Melting a pourable amount of metal requires transferring a lot of heat.  Furnaces for melting metal typically immerse the crucible in a flame vortex to use convection, or have it in direct contact with the heat source, or use something like induction heating to create the heat directly in the metal.  The focus is on exceeding the melt temperature as much and as fast as possible.  A kiln like this uses radiant heat.  It's designed for controlled temperatures and slow temperature changes.  It could eventually melt the metal, but it would take forever." CreationDate="2021-09-25T17:22:50.777" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12551" PostId="10600" Score="1" Text="Be sure there are no contaminants mixed in with the clay, though. I once had dried out clay growing a kind of algae after rehydrating it." CreationDate="2021-09-26T15:05:30.693" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12554" PostId="411" Score="0" Text="You might want to blow off the place where you are erasing and brush off the tip of the eraser periodically while erasing to get clean surface after the erasing has been done." CreationDate="2017-07-07T18:35:31.540" UserId="2307" />
  <row Id="12555" PostId="10603" Score="1" Text="Hi Molly, I removed the link in your answer because neither the reason for including it or your affiliation are clear. You can [edit] your answer if you want to clarify it. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2021-09-30T17:45:01.193" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12556" PostId="10603" Score="4" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  This is a good suggestion, but I suspect the reason your answer was downvoted is because it was already suggested 5 years ago by Wad Cheber.  An objective of the site is for every answer post to contribute something new.  If an existing answer is useful, the way to show that is to upvote it, which you'll be able to do when you accumulate a minimal amount of reputation points.  To get the most from the site, take the quick [site tour](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/tour) for an overview of how it works." CreationDate="2021-09-30T17:51:45.007" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12560" PostId="10612" Score="0" Text="Thank you for this suggesion - I've considered similar ideas and might go with something like it. The light won't show through the holes, as the light is shining from the top in this picture, rather than the side. (Sorry that wasn't clear, I've edited the question.) It might work with just one hole per twisted wire, which has the advantage that I could put the twisted part at the top where it won't show, instead of at the side. Cable ties are not a bad idea, if I make the holes big enough for them. Drilling all the holes will be laborious, but I can make a jig to get them in the right place." CreationDate="2021-10-04T08:16:53.467" UserId="399" />
  <row Id="12561" PostId="10611" Score="0" Text="BTW I wouldn't make a jig for the holes; a paper template would be plenty, with an awl to mark the starting spot (you could even use a large woodscrew as your awl)" CreationDate="2021-10-04T08:34:18.670" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12562" PostId="10613" Score="0" Text="Those screw rivets look like a great solution to me. The trick will be finding ones of the right size that can be bought in large-ish numbers at a reasonable price, as I'll need somewhere around 130 of them. I found some randomly on Amazon that might fit the bill, but they're 6mm rather than 5." CreationDate="2021-10-04T08:42:05.803" UserId="399" />
  <row Id="12563" PostId="10611" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH I'll be making a 3D printed jig anyway, in order to cut the wood at the right angles to make the frames, so it wouldn't be much effort to add an extra hole in it for an awl or a drill bit. I don't know the best way to make a drill guide, but anything that makes each piece easier will be worth it, as there will be a lot of them." CreationDate="2021-10-04T08:46:34.407" UserId="399" />
  <row Id="12564" PostId="10611" Score="0" Text="I'm better equipped for hand woodworking than 3D printing (I only have access to the latter in work), so I'd just use my mitre saw and a ruler, but if you're printing up a mitre guide then I agree, adding a guide hole sounds good..." CreationDate="2021-10-04T09:03:36.667" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12565" PostId="10611" Score="1" Text="...With the printer here I'd size it to the nominal drill diameter (3.5mm clearance hole for the M3 I suggest in my answer).  Then you'll need to run the drill down it to clear it because small holes usually come in a little under.  If yours don't come in under size, then print 0.5mm smaller and open up with the drill.  Print at 100% fill near the hole. Avoid sideways force when drilling as the plastic will cut easily.  It may get loose before you've finished - either see if there's a way of duplicating the hole, print another guide, or make the drill guide a replaceable insert." CreationDate="2021-10-04T09:04:35.920" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12566" PostId="10613" Score="0" Text="The screw rivets are also known as binder bolts and and also known as sex bolts. McMaster-Carr is a good source for quantity and wide variety of sizes." CreationDate="2021-10-04T09:18:52.250" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="12567" PostId="10613" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u here, those terms more often refer to bigger/longer types (furniture sizes, often with a screwdriver interface on both parts)." CreationDate="2021-10-04T09:32:57.353" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12568" PostId="10605" Score="1" Text="Can you be more specific about what kind of &quot;foam tiles&quot; you're using? I don't know what specifically would be a &quot;foam tile,&quot; and there's a large variety of foams available, all of which may require a different answer." CreationDate="2021-10-04T13:36:00.867" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12571" PostId="10611" Score="1" Text="Hot glue is reversible by re-heating it, if that's any use." CreationDate="2021-10-04T16:15:21.877" UserId="9005" />
  <row Id="12574" PostId="10613" Score="0" Text="It might be possible to use the wood, itself, as the nut.  Drill a pilot hole, then saturate the hole with low viscosity super glue.  When the glue hardens, use screws designed for assembling plastic parts.  These are flat head screws that have a very coarse, sharp thread, designed to cut their own threads in the plastic." CreationDate="2021-10-04T17:04:01.533" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12575" PostId="10613" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 possibly, but I'm wary of things like that when it's designed to be taken apart again (e.g. a bubble of glue doesn't dry as fast as you think, and the screw isn't coming out without breaking something, or just glue stains on the surface)" CreationDate="2021-10-04T19:22:34.067" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12576" PostId="10615" Score="0" Text="This is not a bad idea! Small metal fold-back clips might also work, and might last longer. (By fold-back clips I mean the things that are also called butterfly clips, the kind with a metal handle that you can remove.) If I can get those in the right size I might try them, as they're very easy to apply and won't need any holes to be drilled." CreationDate="2021-10-05T07:16:11.427" UserId="399" />
  <row Id="12577" PostId="10616" Score="0" Text="This is very useful, though it seems to be more about making the frames than about attaching them to each other. I'm planning to 3D print the jigs in order to get all the angles right. I'm hoping that glue will be enough to hold the frames together, without splines, as the rice paper will provide some reinforcement. The geometry should make the whole thing very stable once it's all assembled, so each individual frame won't be subject to much in the way of mechanical stress. I might try splines if that doesn't work out and I'm feeling adventurous! (But it's a lot of work - there are 46 frames.)" CreationDate="2021-10-05T07:23:32.920" UserId="399" />
  <row Id="12578" PostId="10615" Score="1" Text="@Nathaniel you can get those clips in almost the perfect size for this.  I've bought a couple of boxes before (probably ebay)" CreationDate="2021-10-05T09:17:26.463" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12579" PostId="10615" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH I found exactly the right size in the 100 yen store! It seems like this might work." CreationDate="2021-10-05T13:55:43.253" UserId="399" />
  <row Id="12580" PostId="10591" Score="0" Text="Why? This would solely depend on the heat loss. If you have zero heat loss, even a 1W heater will eventually melt bronze. Melting is about temperature, not power." CreationDate="2021-10-05T14:33:01.847" UserId="11898" />
  <row Id="12581" PostId="10616" Score="1" Text="Sorry!  I totally misread your question.  Off the top of my head, I would use your 3d printing skills to join the separate frames together.  If the geometry linking the triangles together is consistent throughout the structure  (cylinder/dome) then a few 3d models could be printed, each many times to fill that needs, linking two triangle faces at exactly the desired angle.  These 3d parts could attach to each face through a consistent hole or slot cut in the face's surface, or by holding onto the edge of the triangle like a clamp.  The nice thing about this approach is that it is replicatable." CreationDate="2021-10-05T14:48:20.647" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="12582" PostId="10605" Score="1" Text="I've updated the question to specify PU or XPS tiles, and that the damage would be from heavy models or transport. Most foam tiles used in table top gaming fall into this range." CreationDate="2021-10-05T17:08:01.197" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12584" PostId="10587" Score="0" Text="How big are your castings. A quick google shows small electric casting furnaces (looked at units up to 120oz.) are considerably cheaper than ceramic kilns." CreationDate="2021-10-05T17:56:26.693" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12585" PostId="10591" Score="0" Text="The small units I saw, capable of 2200 deg F were 1500w. So not sure why you need 4000w" CreationDate="2021-10-05T17:59:06.593" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12586" PostId="10605" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234   If it were soft and spongy how would it dent?" CreationDate="2021-10-05T18:01:54.143" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12587" PostId="10623" Score="2" Text="Even if you don't have the manual, the make and model may still be helpful, especially as some machines need oiling in more places than others" CreationDate="2021-10-06T10:13:53.143" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12588" PostId="10623" Score="2" Text="Make and model is definitely helpful; some machines don't actually require oiling at all, just professional maintenance, others have different locations where the oil should be added. And it's possible to find just about everything--I've even found the manual for my &gt;100 year old machine. :)" CreationDate="2021-10-06T13:55:00.307" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12589" PostId="10619" Score="0" Text="Second the magnet solution. [These guys](https://www.apexmagnets.com/magnets/2mm-x-1mm-disc-neodymium-magnet) have small magnets that could work..." CreationDate="2021-10-07T13:58:09.377" UserId="6489" />
  <row Id="12592" PostId="10627" Score="1" Text="Why do you think &quot;optical illusion art&quot; or &quot;impossible art&quot; are unlikely names?" CreationDate="2021-10-09T23:59:42.457" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12593" PostId="10627" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Because it's not an illusion. Right? You are seeing the reality of the object from a different angle. Exactly, what was explained in fred_dot_u's answer." CreationDate="2021-10-10T11:03:51.480" UserId="11915" />
  <row Id="12594" PostId="10628" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your answer. You are calling the technique &quot;objects of intersection&quot;. So, is using this technique in the art counted as a specific &quot;genre&quot;?" CreationDate="2021-10-10T11:07:00.443" UserId="11915" />
  <row Id="12595" PostId="10627" Score="1" Text="It is, at least in your first example: you see the exact same object all the time, but interpret it as different things. First it seems to be a square, at the end it seems to be a circle, but it is simply a static shape. And you are asking after an &quot;art genre&quot;, and 'op art' is the closest you can get to that :)." CreationDate="2021-10-10T14:48:24.200" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12596" PostId="10631" Score="1" Text="I’ve been wondering about loom knitting for folks with similar issues and/or a disability that affects the hands. Anybody have experience with it?" CreationDate="2021-10-11T12:57:57.727" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12597" PostId="10631" Score="3" Text="Perhaps the Chunky or Loop blanket knitting yarns would be of interest to her. I sent my grand daughter some of Yarnspirations' Blanket-EZ products and she made some beautiful blankets out of it, using just simple hand weaving, no needles needed." CreationDate="2021-10-11T15:08:06.617" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="12598" PostId="10634" Score="1" Text="Writing this as a comment because I'm not entirely sure about its efficacy and would like someone's opinion on this first: for improved anti-smudging it might be better to choose an anti-static acrylic/PET sheet, especially when working with charcoal, so it doesn't disrupt the loose particle." CreationDate="2021-10-13T09:57:10.250" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12599" PostId="10634" Score="0" Text="For hand movement, I wonder if another (small) sheet of paper laid on top would help" CreationDate="2021-10-13T10:10:52.703" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12600" PostId="264" Score="0" Text="The non-photo blue pencils I've seen are supposed to be nicely erasable (presumably for corrections during the sketch) while many normal coloured pencils aren't - so just grabbing a normal light blue may not be as useful" CreationDate="2021-10-13T10:14:46.577" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12601" PostId="10632" Score="0" Text="Are you looking for something like [Acrylic Clear Sheets](https://www.dickblick.com/products/acrylic-clear-sheets/)?" CreationDate="2021-10-13T15:36:08.280" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="12602" PostId="10632" Score="0" Text="Yes! I looked for _drawing supplied clear plastic sheet for smudging_, but I got results for mylar sheets... Wasn't sure that was exactly what I was looking for, though." CreationDate="2021-10-14T12:29:53.957" UserId="11927" />
  <row Id="12604" PostId="10635" Score="3" Text="@Elmy, we do have [this question](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/595/how-do-i-remove-labels-from-glass-jars-bottles), asking the exact some thing about bottles, but mentioning in addition that bottles are a &quot;great base material for many crafts&quot;. Since cans can be used in similar ways, and the OP doesn't disclose their reason, I think we can assume good intentions." CreationDate="2021-10-16T00:26:19.020" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12610" PostId="10635" Score="1" Text="Hector, please chose **one** SE site for your question. Cross-posting the identical question is frowned upon on the SE network." CreationDate="2021-10-17T13:37:03.487" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="12611" PostId="10635" Score="0" Text="@Stephie So that was what the OP was talking about in an answer I deleted - they weren't able to delete it since they are unregistered. Thanks for pointing it out :) Based on [this Q&amp;A on Meta](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/4708/what-to-do-with-cross-site-duplicates), however, I'll keep it here as well." CreationDate="2021-10-17T17:29:24.703" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12612" PostId="10635" Score="0" Text="Duplicate question on Life-Hacks: https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/q/25145/12132" CreationDate="2021-10-17T17:33:42.403" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12614" PostId="8017" Score="1" Text="Craig, have you already tried weaving the canvas yourself, or found an answer elsewhere? If so, you can self-answer your question." CreationDate="2021-10-17T17:37:45.660" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12617" PostId="10634" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH, almost anything would be better than a sweaty palm, but unless the paper was extremely smooth, the surface might abrade or drag graphite.  Shiny, coated paper like scrap magazine pages would probably work best if there are no plastic sheets around." CreationDate="2021-10-17T18:52:40.117" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12618" PostId="10634" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I meant extra paper on top of the plastic, but I really wasn't clear" CreationDate="2021-10-17T19:48:39.420" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12620" PostId="10641" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the good ideas - in particular for mentioning soldering!" CreationDate="2021-10-18T20:52:26.007" UserId="8081" />
  <row Id="12621" PostId="8017" Score="0" Text="A shame OP never got back on this one." CreationDate="2021-10-19T17:23:43.883" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12624" PostId="10634" Score="0" Text="Could use glassine paper, but another sheet of the same paper would be fine too. As long as it stays still it protects the drawing. I would say plain paper is better because your hand will not stick to it, as well as the static thing." CreationDate="2021-10-19T17:37:48.137" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12625" PostId="10634" Score="0" Text="+1 for the bridge suggestion." CreationDate="2021-10-19T17:38:20.217" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12627" PostId="10646" Score="0" Text="If you don't need to preserve the label, this will work.  Even if the glue doesn't dissolve, the paper will turn to mush for easy removal.  In the case of this question, the objective is to salvage the label intact, so this isn't a good solution for that." CreationDate="2021-10-21T13:27:33.067" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12628" PostId="10645" Score="1" Text="Your solution is in the form of a question.  Can you clarify whether this is an approach you're merely speculating about and putting it out there for comment, or it's a solution known to work at least in some cases?  Thanks." CreationDate="2021-10-21T13:36:33.157" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12630" PostId="10651" Score="2" Text="There are various putties, clays, and tacky materials.  Not much sticks well to wax, so you would probably need to mold it into a candleholder around the bottom of the candle.  But a common way to stick a candle is with candle wax.  You melt a few drops on the surface where you want the candle and stick the bottom of the candle in the molten wax.  The molten wax grips most surfaces well enough to hold the candle as long as it isn't subject to hard bumps." CreationDate="2021-10-24T15:54:27.097" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12632" PostId="10650" Score="1" Text="Painting sounds like a logical solution.  What was its shortcoming that you need to correct (that would be fixed by a thin wall of something solid)?" CreationDate="2021-10-24T16:21:23.537" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12635" PostId="10651" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I considered that, but the wax would melt in the end. I’m looking for something that would keep its form so that the candle is simply extinguished in the end. Do you have a suggestion for a putty or one of the other things you mentioned?" CreationDate="2021-10-24T17:49:48.133" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="12637" PostId="10650" Score="0" Text="Painting the inside of a jar cleanly and without getting brush strokes is difficult, and failed to accurately replicate the effect of a liquid." CreationDate="2021-10-24T18:19:58.017" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12638" PostId="10651" Score="1" Text="Most common materials would similarly melt and/or burn. I suspect you would need to basically mold your own candleholder out of something that doesn't melt or burn, but that seems like a lot of unnecessary work compared to just using a candleholder. If it only needs to last a few hours, you could saturate toilet paper with water, which immediately becomes moldable mush, and pack it around the base of the candle, leaving it soaking wet. It should still be wet when the candle burns down. You would probably want to confirm that the candle doesn't dry it out enough to ignite when it gets low." CreationDate="2021-10-24T19:28:12.763" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12640" PostId="10651" Score="1" Text="A cheap, simple solution would be to mold a little aluminum foil around the base of the candle and stick it in place with double-sided tape or almost anything." CreationDate="2021-10-24T21:39:42.917" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12641" PostId="10654" Score="1" Text="PVA glue will cure in the bottle, but it takes forever.  A wall of it around a jar that must dry out from the edge will take a very long time (weeks to months).  And until it's fully cured, the part that's still liquid will look different from the part that's cured.  But this will work if time isn't an issue." CreationDate="2021-10-24T22:33:53.510" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12642" PostId="10654" Score="0" Text="It does seem like forever, until one goes to use the glue only to discover that it has set up. &quot;I'm sure I used it just last week&quot; doesn't fly, though." CreationDate="2021-10-24T23:48:12.400" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="12643" PostId="10650" Score="0" Text="Is this for long-term use or short term?" CreationDate="2021-10-25T07:53:45.157" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12644" PostId="10650" Score="3" Text="Very closely related: [Crafting &quot;fake potions&quot;](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/3807/319) where I suggest gelatine if it doesn't have to last forever.  You can mix it with milk to be opaque.  Others suggest candle gel as well as epoxy." CreationDate="2021-10-25T07:57:00.533" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12646" PostId="10650" Score="0" Text="Might [this product](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011T3CWPC/ref=as_li_tl) be a good alternative? It claims to be less toxic when used as instructed than normal resin." CreationDate="2021-10-25T10:58:56.000" UserId="12000" />
  <row Id="12648" PostId="10651" Score="1" Text="You need to be careful to avoid a fire hazard.  Many materials will melt and/or burn when exposed to heat or flame.  Others will act like a wick for the molten wax and result in a much bigger flame, even eventually igniting.  The molten wax (supplemented with flammable materials in the clay/putty), can flow over a much bigger area if the containment melts, and you suddenly have a big flame area that can ignite nearby stuff.  I would be very careful with modelling clay, dried Play-Doh, wood--basically anything flammable or porous.  These fires can quickly get out of hand and pose a real danger." CreationDate="2021-10-25T17:29:11.197" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12649" PostId="10660" Score="2" Text="What could possibly go wrong when you combine flammable and wax-absorbing wood with melting and burning wax?  Apparently, you've managed to not burn your house down, yet, but are you really recommending this as a solution, given the safe materials available for use?" CreationDate="2021-10-25T17:38:39.140" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12651" PostId="10661" Score="0" Text="One potential problem is that mold and other microbes can grow in agar. It might be possible to add something (maybe lots of salt?) to it to make it less hospitable for micro-organisms, but at least I don't know of a good recipe for that off the top of my head." CreationDate="2021-10-25T18:01:19.497" UserId="289" />
  <row Id="12653" PostId="10658" Score="0" Text="Sugar will attract ants." CreationDate="2021-10-25T18:13:14.557" UserId="6023" />
  <row Id="12656" PostId="10660" Score="1" Text="The base of the candle is mounted in the wood ; the wood does not get warm." CreationDate="2021-10-25T18:42:35.620" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="12657" PostId="10660" Score="2" Text="The wax-saturated wood is essentially the same composition as a [firelog](https://www.duraflame.com/products/fire-logs/).  You're relying on the candle going out before heat or flame gets too close to the wood.  That kinda seems like the definition of &quot;playing with fire&quot;." CreationDate="2021-10-25T19:07:55.083" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12659" PostId="10661" Score="4" Text="@IlmariKaronen Mold and microbes grow on _nutrient_ agar, which is a mixture of water, agar and nutrients (sugars, proteins, electrolytes, etc.), but plain agar gel is not very supportive of microbial growth. I've made long-term stable agar gel with all microbial growth inhibited by adding 0.2 grams of sodium azide per liter of solution, but this is a toxic chemical and I don't recommend using it outside of a laboratory. OP might try plain agar gel and see how it lasts long-term before considering microbial inhibitors." CreationDate="2021-10-25T20:55:20.257" UserId="8865" />
  <row Id="12661" PostId="10658" Score="7" Text="Please be very careful when handling hot sugar. Some glasses might break if they are heated suddenly and unevenly, like when you pour molten sugar into one side of it and leave the other side empty. Getting molten sugar onto your skin or clothing can cause disasterous buns because the liquid is much hotter than boiling water, takes much longer to cool down, and sticks to you." CreationDate="2021-10-26T04:49:36.600" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12662" PostId="10661" Score="0" Text="@MTA I wonder about a little household bleach as an inhibitor.  That's familiar and not very toxic" CreationDate="2021-10-26T08:10:02.673" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12663" PostId="10658" Score="1" Text="@Elmy I'd preheat the vessel by putting it in a cold oven then turning the oven on to a temperature not much less than that of molten sugar.  That would avoid stress cracking.  I do something similar to sterilise jam jars." CreationDate="2021-10-26T08:11:13.503" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12664" PostId="10657" Score="1" Text="Acrylic would be a good choice of paint for my suggested method on most materials, +1" CreationDate="2021-10-26T08:12:01.067" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12665" PostId="10661" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH it is however dangerous because of unexpected chemical reactions (you can google bleach+ammonia, if you're not on a watchlist, but don't try it)" CreationDate="2021-10-26T08:14:14.627" UserId="9950" />
  <row Id="12666" PostId="10661" Score="1" Text="@user253751 it reacts badly with a lot of things to produce chlorine. Ammonia is one of the worst because it forms chloramine instead (at least with chloramine you'll want to get away at the first sniff).  A few drops in gelatine will be safe, though 2.5% NaOCl [will dissolve gelatine](https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/iej/article/view/23797) (I can only see the abstract at the moment." CreationDate="2021-10-26T08:23:54.587" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12667" PostId="10664" Score="0" Text="Wouldn't this go mouldy?" CreationDate="2021-10-26T17:00:59.730" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12668" PostId="10650" Score="2" Text="What kind of paint did you use in your (failed) test? There are some more translucent paints available that might work better for you (glass paints, glazes, etc)." CreationDate="2021-10-26T17:18:17.967" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12669" PostId="10664" Score="0" Text="Eventually, it would either dry out or go mouldy, but depending on your climate that can take several weeks. If you store the gel in a fridge or freezer, it keeps for half a year. Mixing honey or citric acid into the gel also protects it against mould." CreationDate="2021-10-26T17:20:24.623" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12670" PostId="10664" Score="0" Text="I had considered to recommend gelatin but was unsure of the lifespan. Ballistic gelatin may have a longer life but might also discolor over time. Considering the low cost of the materials, it's a good option for experimentation." CreationDate="2021-10-26T17:45:44.310" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="12671" PostId="10664" Score="0" Text="@AaarghZombies, there are various recipes.  Some use little to no water and will be less susceptible.  You can also add a few drops of various materials that inhibit the growth of mold and bacteria.  It's not a &quot;permanent&quot; material, but the right recipe could last a long time in a jar that is usually closed.  It isn't clear if &quot;durable&quot; in the question refers to tough or long-lasting.  It will help people answer with appropriate solutions if you edit the question to clarify whether the material needs to last a long time (Chris H's question in a comment)." CreationDate="2021-10-26T18:36:53.433" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12672" PostId="10587" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 - maybe submit this as an answer? it does the job." CreationDate="2021-10-26T19:35:39.247" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12674" PostId="10651" Score="0" Text="My grandparents had little buttons of sticky wax that they used to secure candles in their candlesticks. Came as a bunch of the buttons stuck on a piece of cardboard. No idea if they still exist." CreationDate="2021-10-26T19:43:46.387" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12675" PostId="10660" Score="0" Text="Wood burns. NG." CreationDate="2021-10-26T19:44:50.957" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12676" PostId="10649" Score="1" Text="I don't read the question as about attaching fabric to a brace with no need for strength, given the mention of lacing tending to open up.  Even the strongest small magnets will creep in shear force unless used to hold something providing a lot of friction" CreationDate="2021-10-27T09:46:26.920" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12683" PostId="10649" Score="0" Text="I read the question as being that the OP wants to cover a knee brace with fabric because they A) Want to hide it or B) can't wear clothes over it. I am basing my recommendations n the following line &quot;I am looking for fastener options to attach 2 fabrics and also keep them detachable&quot;. A neodymium strip will accomplish this, creep can be avoided by using hemming." CreationDate="2021-10-28T15:35:50.133" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12688" PostId="10364" Score="0" Text="Some quick feedback that might help improve this answer.  BTW, note that this is an application for children, presumably young, so consider that in the recommendations.  A number of the terms aren't specific to a particular product, they're characteristics or uses that could apply to a range of glues.  Tacky isn't necessarily thicker, these usually have more initial stickiness but can be thin.  Permanent only means it's difficult to remove once dry, but can be many different kinds of chemistries, not all of which smell.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-10-29T04:06:07.733" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12689" PostId="10364" Score="0" Text="Fabric glues range from strong bonds to weak temporary ones.  Craft glues range from watery to thick paste.  A more useful way to recommend glues is to refer to specific products.  If the product isn't available in some places, people can still look it up and identify something equivalent that's available." CreationDate="2021-10-29T04:06:31.903" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12692" PostId="10653" Score="2" Text="What would be also interesting to know is if it is, what are the alternatives." CreationDate="2021-10-29T09:18:55.947" UserId="8250" />
  <row Id="12694" PostId="10644" Score="0" Text="As fixer1234 points out the coating on the chosen support, be it paper or cloth, is critical to ink-jet printing. No matter how well woven the fabric, getting the right primer/coating on the canvas will make or break the process regardless of the other issues like thickness or lack of lateral stiffness (so it will advance through printer properly)." CreationDate="2021-10-29T16:15:31.210" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12697" PostId="10646" Score="0" Text="This might work if the glue dissolved during the soak and then the paper was allowed to dry before disturbing it. The paper will be very fragile while it is wet though." CreationDate="2021-10-29T16:32:11.097" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12699" PostId="10659" Score="0" Text="This is close, but what about multiple forms/projections in one object? Anamorphosis is about one form emerging when the viewer is is the correct position etc. from something otherwise indecipherable." CreationDate="2021-10-29T16:47:07.000" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="12706" PostId="10653" Score="0" Text="I don't believe there are alternatives, washi tape is basically one of the most residue free tapes out there, so if it does leave residue from staying for a long time on something then I don't believe any other tape wouldn't. &#xA;&#xA;What I'd like to know if anyone here who used it has noticed it does." CreationDate="2021-10-30T13:45:04.073" UserId="11995" />
  <row Id="12707" PostId="10672" Score="0" Text="I see, thank you!" CreationDate="2021-11-01T02:02:42.883" UserId="11995" />
  <row Id="12709" PostId="10637" Score="0" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/131059/discussion-on-answer-by-aaargh-zombies-how-do-i-draw-a-very-short-human-without)." CreationDate="2021-11-02T09:00:02.673" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12713" PostId="10678" Score="1" Text="Hot glue can be easier to work if you pre-warm the workpiece, but I wouldn't use it here.  I'd use epoxy.  Not that if you've got access to a side that's not on show (probably the inside of a lamp base), you can start with dots of superglue to tack the pieces into place where they do meet nicely, then use epoxy into residual cracks and over the surface that will be hidden.  Check the visible face for epoxy leakage before it hardens, and scrape off" CreationDate="2021-11-03T12:52:06.533" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12714" PostId="10660" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 there are plenty of wooden candlesticks and other candleholders (and not just for tealights with their foil cases; it's not inherently a problem" CreationDate="2021-11-03T13:12:33.350" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12715" PostId="10651" Score="0" Text="I've given a couple of ideas, but it would be good to have a sketch of what you're aiming for.  I've assumed  a certain construction that might be wrong.  As the candles burn down, will they still show through the holes?" CreationDate="2021-11-03T13:28:56.947" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12716" PostId="10651" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH thanks! I have added a sketch. As the candles burn down, light will shine more/less through different holes, because they are not on the same height. I will also reply to your answer below." CreationDate="2021-11-03T15:02:49.280" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="12717" PostId="10679" Score="0" Text="So far plaster is, for me, the easiest solution. It is of course not as easy as something like play-doh, but I haven't been able to find a fireproof variant of that." CreationDate="2021-11-03T15:06:20.757" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="12718" PostId="10651" Score="0" Text="That's roughly what I imagined, though I considered  more candles and fewer holes.  So my answer isn't nonsense!" CreationDate="2021-11-03T15:10:02.517" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12719" PostId="10679" Score="0" Text="If you want something you can mould by hand, raw clay is probably best, but I wouldn't trust it to hold strongly enough" CreationDate="2021-11-03T15:19:57.010" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12721" PostId="10651" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH definitely not! I will wait a bit to see if the new activity generates more answers, and otherwise accept yours. Feel free to ping me if I forget, I'm not very active on this site." CreationDate="2021-11-03T15:28:33.723" UserId="45" />
  <row Id="12722" PostId="10660" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH, there are also wood wicks used for making candles.  Some woods are harder to ignite than others, and wood can be treated to make it less flammable and less porous.  With proper precautions and design, wood isn't precluded from being used as a candle holder.  But an unqualified recommendation to use wood as a preferred material when there are plenty of safe materials?" CreationDate="2021-11-04T19:08:10.027" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12723" PostId="10679" Score="0" Text="@Keelan, there are cement products that can be molded like clay, and air dry clays you can make that consist largely of mineral materials (plaster, cement, etc.), that are fireproof.  These can be molded like clay.  But it generally means buying materials that are sold in large quantities and have a shelf life.  Plaster is probably the fastest and easiest solution." CreationDate="2021-11-04T19:29:52.940" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12726" PostId="10675" Score="1" Text="Think of this as a two-part problem.  The suggestions from Elmy and Chris H are probably as good as you will get in terms of getting the pieces back together.  If there are still visible gaps/holes, filling those in the least visible way is really a different kind of problem, with different solutions.  It might be worth posting another question (with a picture), after making the basic repair to get recommendations for how best to hide the holes." CreationDate="2021-11-04T20:40:40.630" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12727" PostId="10660" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I suggest some fireproof materials in fact.  But while  a &quot;just use wood&quot; answer isn't much help, a &quot;just don't put wood near candles&quot; goes too far the other way." CreationDate="2021-11-04T21:44:13.850" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12729" PostId="10684" Score="0" Text="Cardboard is an interesting idea. It may work for my phone but not my vertical laptop stand. I updated my question with more details." CreationDate="2021-11-06T02:10:15.877" UserId="10605" />
  <row Id="12730" PostId="10684" Score="2" Text="@IMTheNachoMan The vertical dock looks very interesting, but if you don't have a magnetic charger for your laptop as well, you'll have to be *extremely* pecise when making the stand, or you risk breaking the charger. I still think that paper maché is a viable option, but I would use a wooden board for the base to give it more stability. Maybe [this video](https://youtu.be/0ItPfhx3ulw) will inspire you, but it requires a 3D printer to make a mold for the paper maché." CreationDate="2021-11-06T11:37:11.800" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12732" PostId="10691" Score="0" Text="Hi k, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Using a thin cloth to filter the paint sounds unnecessarily complicated and seems potentially wasteful - could you elaborate on that?" CreationDate="2021-11-06T14:46:35.723" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12733" PostId="10687" Score="1" Text="Does this answer your question? [What kind of glue works for stones and shells?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/542/what-kind-of-glue-works-for-stones-and-shells)" CreationDate="2021-11-06T18:08:25.940" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12734" PostId="10688" Score="1" Text="Traditional (PVA/starch) cold porcelain has very high shrinkage.  If you constrain the size on an armature, most of the shrinkage will be in thickness.  On miniatures, it typically doesn't matter.  Thin structures like flowers dry quickly and shrink mostly in thickness.  It wouldn't be the most practical material for a solid clay structure, but it's strong and tough and would make a good shell over a skeleton stand.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-11-06T20:49:09.117" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12735" PostId="10688" Score="1" Text="Some interesting links here.  A couple of notes: The last recipe (non-shrink) is an unusual air dry clay optimized for thin structures like flowers, so it isn't clear how it would do or how to modify it for more &quot;bulk&quot; applications.  The next to last (flexible) is starch bioplastic.  You can make it less flexible, even rigid, by reducing the glycerin.  As noted under the video, though, the material breaks down over time so it isn't suited to objects that need to last." CreationDate="2021-11-06T20:49:18.787" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12736" PostId="10691" Score="0" Text="Filtering is a good idea for very old paint to remove stuff that has started to solidify, but it isn't needed on fresh paint.  Just mix it well.  The paint must be the right viscosity.  That might require diluting it if it's too thick.  In that case, use the appropriate solvent (water or latex medium only for water-based paint)." CreationDate="2021-11-06T21:03:24.303" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12737" PostId="10687" Score="1" Text="@Elmy, that's not really a duplicate.  Many adhesives will keep stones from falling off artwork, but won't hold up to the force of people walking on it.  It's a different requirement." CreationDate="2021-11-06T21:08:34.630" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12739" PostId="10693" Score="1" Text="Many thanks for your help! I will have a look around for a sewing machine to borrow, and otherwise I will sew it by hand with a longer stitch length, perhaps simplifying the design a bit to save some time. I really appreciate the feedback, very nice to have input from someone with a lot more experience than me." CreationDate="2021-11-06T21:25:11.510" UserId="12084" />
  <row Id="12740" PostId="10684" Score="0" Text="Yeah, it will have to be precise. I want something I can just slide the laptop in at night to charge." CreationDate="2021-11-08T04:05:23.257" UserId="10605" />
  <row Id="12741" PostId="10687" Score="0" Text="You might want to read up on [Terrazo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrazzo) flooring, which is based on stone chips in a binder (cement or epoxy) but is polished smooth after application.  The same binders could probably be used without polishing, and with larger stones protruding." CreationDate="2021-11-08T14:49:33.237" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12742" PostId="10696" Score="3" Text="Thanks.  I can't tell whether your answer is to just not overthink it, or you might be missing some nuances.  Let me probe a couple of points.  1. No matter how well it's sealed, it absorbs humidity every time the container is opened.  Eventually, there's enough moisture for partial hardening of some of the material.  If you break up those clumps, there's a mixture of hydrated, partially hydrated, and unhydrated material. The hydrated material acts like inert filler and the partially hydrated performs poorly.  The mix will still harden, but won't be as good as fresh PoP.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-11-08T18:16:19.313" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12743" PostId="10696" Score="3" Text="At the point where the clumps are still fragile and easily crushed (not solid rocks), is the material still close enough to fresh to be equivalent for practical purposes?  2. You can calcine fully hardened plaster back to PoP in an oven, so that will also work for partially hydrated material.  However, casting plaster isn't pure PoP, it has additives to make it less brittle, control hardening speed, improve flow, etc.  Will calcining affect or restore the additives?" CreationDate="2021-11-08T18:16:28.077" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12745" PostId="10682" Score="0" Text="This is definitely not the case as you can see in these 2 pics: [1](https://i.imgur.com/a3wVSdY.png) &#xA;[2](https://i.imgur.com/UgAG74n.png) I believe @Joachim 's answer is the correct one, they used a glue with a long working time and took advantage of it in semi-dry state to stretch the fabric to eliminate creases. This how to I found meanwhile seems to confirm it https://www.humanspeakers.com/howto/grill-cloth.htm" CreationDate="2021-11-09T17:45:07.690" UserId="12067" />
  <row Id="12746" PostId="10681" Score="1" Text="I believe you're right. I bought some dozen a dime glue stick from the supermarket (some other silicone-based glue I tried dries too quickly) and did a few experiments. It gets tacky after maybe 20 mins and it allows me to stretch or compress the fabric to eliminate creases." CreationDate="2021-11-09T17:51:03.993" UserId="12067" />
  <row Id="12747" PostId="10696" Score="0" Text="Yes, it picks up moisture every time the container is opened ; that hydrates some so the bulk is not quite as strong. So it will make a slightly weaker mix if there were lumps; it could still be satisfactory for some uses.  Calcining should restore original properties; if it is pure gypsum with no additives . I expect additives could make a significant difference depending on what they are." CreationDate="2021-11-09T19:04:13.263" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="12751" PostId="10696" Score="1" Text="We're on the same page.  The points in your comment are basically the premise of the question.  I was hoping for more specific advice based on the observed state of the material and knowledge of the common additives, or experience routinely dealing with the issue." CreationDate="2021-11-09T19:26:27.057" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12752" PostId="10115" Score="1" Text="There is still the matter of longevity, though. In this time frame, oil paints would probably also still flex along with the material. &quot;Don't overthink it&quot; is for those who don't want to overthink it - for others, more information/data might be required :)" CreationDate="2021-11-10T09:51:53.763" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12755" PostId="10693" Score="1" Text="Hi @Olivia, if this answer helped you out - and it seems quite thorough - could you accept it as well? Thanks in advance!" CreationDate="2021-11-12T11:23:37.130" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12756" PostId="5373" Score="0" Text="Hi Russell, could you please edit your answer to make it more legible? The first sentence seems nonsense. Also note that most of your answer was already suggested in other answers." CreationDate="2021-11-12T11:31:14.230" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12757" PostId="10706" Score="0" Text="Thanks joachim! &#xA;So to not sacrifice detail, no canvas...&#xA;Is there a way i can use a big paper and put it in like a piece of wood without not making any damage to the paper? like, the drawing is ment to last yearssss, and i dont want anything to happen to it, would this option do anything to the paper in the long term??&#xA;&#xA;(thx for your time)" CreationDate="2021-11-15T00:47:01.047" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="12758" PostId="10706" Score="0" Text="You mean like a wooden cylindrical casing?" CreationDate="2021-11-15T00:51:12.863" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12759" PostId="10706" Score="0" Text="uhmm, i think thats too much for a paper, i want it to be just as if it was a canvas, but with a paper (for the sake of details)" CreationDate="2021-11-15T02:21:35.653" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="12760" PostId="10706" Score="0" Text="@Isaac750 You mean you want to stretch paper on a frame?" CreationDate="2021-11-15T09:26:59.797" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12761" PostId="10704" Score="2" Text="Why do you say lace doesn’t work?" CreationDate="2021-11-15T10:49:48.137" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="12763" PostId="10707" Score="1" Text="Perfect answer, except you might wish to describe what you called &quot;fringe&quot; as what it actually is, a &quot;ruffle.&quot; That section threw me off a bit because I thought you were suggesting cutting fabric into actual fringe, which will fray badly in a woven and curl in a knit." CreationDate="2021-11-15T14:13:46.553" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12764" PostId="10707" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC Thanks, I got those words mixed up in my head." CreationDate="2021-11-15T14:22:17.020" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12765" PostId="10707" Score="0" Text="No worries, confusion happens. :) The description made sense once I read through it!" CreationDate="2021-11-15T14:23:20.560" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12766" PostId="5749" Score="0" Text="Despite being accepted and the upvotes, this is a subtype of a link-only answer, and doesn't attempt to answer the question." CreationDate="2021-11-15T15:12:13.543" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12768" PostId="10710" Score="0" Text="Thank you, these should hopefully work great :)" CreationDate="2021-11-16T17:00:15.540" UserId="12126" />
  <row Id="12769" PostId="10712" Score="0" Text="Heat guns are often rather loud as well as fierce, but there's a smaller kind used for heatshrink sleeving.  Do you have power available?  There are a few cordless heat guns,  You'd want adjustable temperature down to quite lo to avoid scorching the paper." CreationDate="2021-11-17T22:44:46.893" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12770" PostId="10712" Score="2" Text="A hair dryer would be better--little chance of scorching the paper." CreationDate="2021-11-17T23:09:43.783" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12771" PostId="10712" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 we've got the old version of [this DeWalt](https://www.dewalt.com/products/power-tools/specialty-and-other-tools/heat-gun/d26950) in work.  It goes cooler than a hair dryer, and is less likely to blow your work around.  Former colleagues have used it to dry hair, and jeans (while wearing them).  It's also quieter than a hairdryer, though still not quiet.  I'd answer with some of this info, but don't know about the effects on watercolours you might want to keep for long periods. Direct heat is fine on kids painting, though I use my fan oven set to 50°C for speed-drying kids stuff." CreationDate="2021-11-18T08:59:22.183" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12772" PostId="10706" Score="0" Text="no, that would break the paper whenever i lay the pencil down on it" CreationDate="2021-11-18T17:43:16.933" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="12775" PostId="10706" Score="0" Text="@Isaac750, a possibility to explore: bond appropriate paper to the stretched canvas using something like a spray adhesive.  The canvas would provide strength, and the canvas plus a bonded heavyweight paper might be stiff enough to draw on with minimal embossing.  Alternative: create the drawing on paper and apply fixative.  Then bond it to the stretched canvas, being careful with the drawing surface." CreationDate="2021-11-18T20:01:03.850" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12778" PostId="10706" Score="0" Text="I have made many paintings on paper stretched on a frame. It's not hard to do, and the surface is wonderful to work on." CreationDate="2021-11-18T20:40:07.350" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12779" PostId="10713" Score="0" Text="No, those are generally next to or on the model stand, pointed at the model." CreationDate="2021-11-18T23:36:44.757" UserId="2546" />
  <row Id="12780" PostId="10713" Score="1" Text="@kevin I'm used to model drawing in old spaces, where the rooms needed to have their radiators turned all the way up in addition to the portable heaters near the models. Those old radiators were especially convenient since they were very broad and you could easily lay down some (smaller) drawings on top of them." CreationDate="2021-11-19T08:42:47.530" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12781" PostId="10716" Score="0" Text="I did a bit of this about 30 years ago with my grandfather, and what you say is right.  These days with computers the paper template is much easier.  But you can only use a single string if it's possible to complete the pattern in one loop - clearly that's no possible with 3 strings coming to every point, so to make it for real you'd have to: hide a 4th string at each nail; tie a string at each nail; modify the design to have 4 strings coming to a point, probably with an odd number of points" CreationDate="2021-11-19T10:14:37.387" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12782" PostId="10716" Score="0" Text="@Chris H Yes, that particular pattern is a hybrid form though. You can not do it with a single string, or purely wrapping around the pegs/nails. Each of the points where the pattern is pulled together apart from at the nails, you would have to sew or tie the string together with finer thread. I've seen the technique used, but I don't like it much." CreationDate="2021-11-19T10:25:02.590" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="12783" PostId="10716" Score="0" Text="I suppose that would be one reason to use those large-headed pins, to hide the knots.  If you used 2 strand thread for the connections to not-quite-opposite pins, then you could use a single strand to form a loop between directly opposite pins, twisting the strands  back together, but you'd still need a knot per pair of pins.  Using magnet wire instead of string, the knot could be replaced by tidily wrapping round each pin, though that would be tedious and you'd have to be very careful feeding the wire to avoid kinks" CreationDate="2021-11-19T10:30:24.177" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12784" PostId="10716" Score="1" Text="@Chris H, well, that, and also for people just starting, they tend to let the string slip off the pin easily, especially for complex patterns that wrap around the pin many times, so it is easier to learn using nails that will prevent that from happening rather than the tiny ones you generally use for something you want to end up hanging on your wall ..." CreationDate="2021-11-19T10:38:19.197" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="12785" PostId="10716" Score="0" Text="Now I want to know what happened to the ones I did all those years ago!  Maybe I should introduce my daughter to it" CreationDate="2021-11-19T10:39:53.650" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12786" PostId="10716" Score="0" Text="Mine were tossed out years ago. But yeah, it was kinda fun ... my kid isn't much interested though." CreationDate="2021-11-19T10:50:22.887" UserId="9490" />
  <row Id="12787" PostId="10717" Score="0" Text="Regarding the thickness (which is a good point) simply working your way round the pattern probably isn't the best way to keep it even.  You'd probably want to do the diametrically opposite connections first as these all cross at a point and ill pile up already. Then, to avoid uneven piling up, start at 2 opposite pins (or even 4 evenly spaced) and run the threads to the pin to the right of opposite, alternating strings (harder to describe than to do)" CreationDate="2021-11-19T14:24:54.053" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12788" PostId="10717" Score="0" Text="I wonder how it would look with the circumference left intact, as well" CreationDate="2021-11-19T14:25:13.387" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12790" PostId="10706" Score="0" Text="alr, thanks joachim, ill do that, ill have to fine a 30x40 paper! ouch, thanks!" CreationDate="2021-11-20T03:40:46.137" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="12791" PostId="10707" Score="0" Text="Very helpful and thorough!" CreationDate="2021-11-20T16:14:06.110" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="12792" PostId="10726" Score="2" Text="If not all of your home has the humidity problem, store it in one of the drier areas, and leave the film on. You could even enclose it in a large plastic bag with a &quot;closet dehumidifier&quot; inside. However, if humidity is so high that you worry about cardboard going soft and moldy, the painting should not be at the top of your list for what you're worried about. Plenty of other surfaces can get a mold bloom, and that can have serious health risks. You might want to consider asking a question about options for controlling the humidity on the [Home Improvement](https://diy.stackexchange.com) site." CreationDate="2021-11-22T19:43:53.337" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12793" PostId="10729" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the research, this is very much what I am looking for except that the product shows 0-10000 RPM but the specs detail [1750-10000 RPM](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Q42RSNT#:~:text=Speed%3A%201750%2D10000rpm)." CreationDate="2021-11-23T00:33:15.313" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="12794" PostId="10729" Score="0" Text="That's good that you found the lower limit. It's not out of the question that one could implement a PWM speed control to bring the range down a few hundred rpm, but that moves into the DIY segment of things." CreationDate="2021-11-23T00:39:51.260" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="12795" PostId="10726" Score="1" Text="In addition to that avoid storing the painting in a place with changing temperatures, like an unheated attic or basement. Especially avoid leaning the painting against outside walls that aren't insulated. I've seen several paintings warp because of the changing temperatures, even ones hanging on the outside walls of heated rooms." CreationDate="2021-11-23T05:28:51.317" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12796" PostId="10732" Score="0" Text="I never thought of mixing PVA in with plaster." CreationDate="2021-11-25T21:16:17.700" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12800" PostId="10735" Score="0" Text="Thank you for that start. Do you have any information on the type of center present in my photos to help narrow down a search?" CreationDate="2021-11-27T03:46:06.257" UserId="12164" />
  <row Id="12805" PostId="10736" Score="1" Text="If a heater isn't available, hang it in the path of a fan (set on low speed and at a distance such that the fan's breeze is a gentle, constant flow of air).  Turn the ornament periodically so that different parts of its surface receive the focus of the breeze.  Heat and airflow contribute to the evaporation of the water and other binding mediums which make the product sticky to the touch." CreationDate="2021-11-28T22:19:08.373" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="12806" PostId="10735" Score="1" Text="&quot;Marine shock cord&quot; is another name I've found it under. I've found it fairly extensively under that name on eBay when purchasing it for the same purpose as the original question." CreationDate="2021-11-29T17:52:12.320" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12807" PostId="10731" Score="0" Text="Urethane resin is not at all &quot;too hard to cut down.&quot; I do it regularly using basic hobby knives." CreationDate="2021-11-29T18:40:06.610" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12808" PostId="10736" Score="0" Text="@Elmy and Henry Taylor: you seem to give good solutions to this question - why not answer it?" CreationDate="2021-11-29T21:39:39.197" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12809" PostId="10736" Score="1" Text="@Joachim, I was posting from my phone while away from my PC, so comments were easier.  Also, my answer wasn't a complete solution.  It was an addendum to Elmy's great answer" CreationDate="2021-11-30T16:30:16.653" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="12810" PostId="10739" Score="1" Text="Are you asking how to add fragrance to candles or if it is possible to add fragrance to candles using essential oils?" CreationDate="2021-11-30T22:40:43.900" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12812" PostId="10738" Score="0" Text="Placing it on top of the heater might have the disadvantage that more dust swirls around in the air which might stick to a still tacky surface." CreationDate="2021-12-01T11:09:40.973" UserId="8081" />
  <row Id="12813" PostId="10741" Score="1" Text="blind stitch hem function on your machine. manual should give you the instructions." CreationDate="2021-12-01T18:40:11.453" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12814" PostId="10739" Score="1" Text="Welcome to A&amp;C Cory!  &#xA;&#xA;What I am wondering because I am a novice to candle making. Someone might be able to elaborate to my comment. When you add the essential oils to the candle wax, it will take several days for the overall smell of the candle to develop. In the beginning the candle will have a slight scent, the longer it sits the more the scent develops. It can become unpleasant if too much oil is added, and then it will be too strong." CreationDate="2021-12-01T19:05:11.280" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="12815" PostId="10739" Score="1" Text="@Joachim I'm asking (and thus edited to my question to make it a bit more clear) how I can use essential oils to make candles smell good" CreationDate="2021-12-01T19:19:43.290" UserId="12180" />
  <row Id="12816" PostId="10739" Score="0" Text="@Lyssagal why does it begin to smell bad? Is this due to the wax reheating when the candle is burning? I really don't want to give bad smelling gifts" CreationDate="2021-12-01T19:20:44.517" UserId="12180" />
  <row Id="12817" PostId="10741" Score="0" Text="@NotTheFace oh my! My Singer 1304 sewing machine have blind stitch hem, and some tutorials say I need special foot. Another tutorial says most machines have poor blind hem stitch function, unless it is an industrial sewing machine. Oh dear!" CreationDate="2021-12-01T19:40:22.677" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="12818" PostId="10742" Score="1" Text="What is the purpose of the mug? To hold a few dry sticks and call it art, or to hold water? Or maybe other chemicals (e.g., alcohol)? The answer greatly depends on this." CreationDate="2021-12-01T20:25:31.237" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="12819" PostId="10742" Score="1" Text="I would like to hold liquid within the mug but if that isn't possible with a glaze fix then it may just have to be a pot" CreationDate="2021-12-01T20:36:54.247" UserId="12180" />
  <row Id="12820" PostId="10742" Score="1" Text="I cannot encourage you either pro or against fixing with glaze. I am myself a be-on-the-safe-side kind of guy, so I would probably redo the mug entirely. And use the first one as support for some dry art :)" CreationDate="2021-12-01T20:43:48.390" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="12821" PostId="10743" Score="1" Text="very helpful, very through!" CreationDate="2021-12-02T14:20:28.443" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="12822" PostId="10744" Score="0" Text="Hi Korgan, have you already brought it up with the creator on Etsy? Don't they have a policy for these kinds of (possible) shortcomings?" CreationDate="2021-12-02T14:50:01.347" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12823" PostId="10744" Score="1" Text="@Joachim Not before I confirm that it is, in fact, a shortcoming. I want to get unbiased opinions first so I can decide whether or not I should return it." CreationDate="2021-12-02T14:56:19.907" UserId="12186" />
  <row Id="12824" PostId="10739" Score="1" Text="It isn't so much smell bad (like spoiled as an example) and more that the smell is too strong and it could be overwhelming to the nose if there is too much essential oil added." CreationDate="2021-12-02T15:55:11.390" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="12826" PostId="10745" Score="1" Text="30-45 drops to how much wax?" CreationDate="2021-12-03T09:42:38.377" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12827" PostId="10749" Score="0" Text="Thank you. So... it's a rendering technique rather than an &quot;art&quot; style? right?" CreationDate="2021-12-03T12:59:02.533" UserId="12005" />
  <row Id="12828" PostId="10749" Score="0" Text="Well, yes, but since it produces a very characteristic appearance, the term is also used for the general style the technique produces. Your examples all have different artistic styles, but what links them is cell shading (it can be either 'cell' or 'cel' shading :)." CreationDate="2021-12-03T14:56:21.177" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12829" PostId="10743" Score="0" Text="thank you, maybe you can post a pic of it finished and mention what parts of the process worked. If you have time. Happy sewing! ☺️" CreationDate="2021-12-03T15:09:50.850" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12830" PostId="10721" Score="0" Text="Thank you Elmy! Haha I did learn from my grandma and I’ve been thinking about learning continental for a while but I’ve been too stubborn. Thank you for the great tip and good advice!" CreationDate="2021-12-04T04:19:39.533" UserId="8768" />
  <row Id="12831" PostId="10751" Score="0" Text="&quot;deeper&quot; you mean painting is not completely &quot;2D&quot; like a photo print? Painting has some thick brush strokes so the surface is a bit uneven?" CreationDate="2021-12-05T11:11:16.660" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12832" PostId="10751" Score="0" Text="Also, is it common to use mats in wide frames too? Or if you want mat/mounts, thin borders are preferred (like 1st example)?" CreationDate="2021-12-05T11:12:17.827" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12833" PostId="10751" Score="1" Text="Yes, &quot;deeper&quot;, since we talk about height and width as parallel to the artwork. And, yes, mats are common in frames with wide borders as well." CreationDate="2021-12-05T11:33:01.890" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12834" PostId="10753" Score="1" Text="When you say &quot;wait for it to dry&quot;, do you mean you wait until the coat is dry to the touch, or is it a specific amount of time that you wait? More importantly (possibly): does the paint peel off before you glaze it, or can you test it? I think the problem lies in the second stage of your process, and the glaze reactivates the acrylic paint." CreationDate="2021-12-05T12:10:20.580" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12835" PostId="10751" Score="0" Text="(typo correction in my first comment: &quot;2D&quot; like a photo* print)" CreationDate="2021-12-05T12:12:46.067" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="12836" PostId="10751" Score="1" Text="Typo corrected :)" CreationDate="2021-12-05T12:14:07.083" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12837" PostId="10751" Score="1" Text="Mats are less common for paintings, exactly because they have a texture that should not be abraded. In older frames especially, they often kind of encapsulate part of the painting (that is, the edges of the canvas with a few centimeters that are often not as polished as the rest of the painting). This is also how sometimes you can tell by a painting whether it it still in the original frame (e.g. seeing an oval shape around a portrait in a rectangular frame can indicate it used to presented in an oval frame)." CreationDate="2021-12-05T12:17:57.140" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12838" PostId="10743" Score="1" Text="I shall try @not-the-face" CreationDate="2021-12-05T15:36:13.113" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="12839" PostId="8689" Score="0" Text="I think blocking originally made sense when working with wool.  I'm allergic to wool and I don't block.  I just make sure the garment or the garment pieces have the desired measurements.  The best way to do this is to lay out the piece (or the garment if it's e.g. a raglan sweater knit from the top down) out on a flat surface and make sure there's no tension anywhere.  I do this periodically and rip out rows and re-knit as needed (e.g. change tension, change needles, adjust my knitting plan).  Note that a heavy garment also needs to be checked under gravity tension." CreationDate="2021-12-05T17:09:36.577" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12840" PostId="8689" Score="0" Text="When making a new type of garment it can be helpful to work modularly (not a seamless knit from the top sweater!) and check the drape as well as the flat-surface check I described in comment #1." CreationDate="2021-12-05T17:11:51.690" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12841" PostId="10753" Score="1" Text="Under what conditions does the paint and glaze peel off?  Is it spontaneously peeling off as the last coat of glaze dries or must you touch it, rub it, strike it before the peeling begins?  If it isn't spontaneous then you could add a few layers of clear coat spray paint over the second glaze after it dries.  Suspend the ornament on a thread before applying the clear coat so you can cover all sides, wrapping the hard exterior coating over all edges to mechanically enclose the ornament in a single unbroken shell which covers the clay, paint and glaze from all sides and angles." CreationDate="2021-12-05T17:59:39.647" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="12842" PostId="10754" Score="0" Text="Does the 3D pen PLA filament suffer from the same hygroscopic nature as the printer PLA?" CreationDate="2021-12-05T21:51:04.187" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="12843" PostId="10754" Score="0" Text="That's a good question. It's not out of the realm of possibility that the manufacturers take &quot;haphazard storage&quot; into consideration when formulating the pen supplies. I keep my spools in dehydration bins and if the stuff doesn't snap in handling, it works fine. ABS doesn't snap and is more susceptible to moisture than PLA. I've not had any pen PLA break and it does have stringing, but that's the pen's mechanics, mostly, I think. Hard to separate moisture stringing from user stringing." CreationDate="2021-12-05T22:28:17.990" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="12844" PostId="10753" Score="0" Text="@HenryTaylor in my process of learning, I guess I wasn't suspending it when I added the clear glaze or clear coating. That is where some of the process of peeling began. Because I was putting the clear coat on one side, and flipping it over. Had it on a paper plate. I was running into a lot of issues during the process haha! Because the peeling happened when I flip it over. If it didn't peel in that process. It peeled began to peel when I put it in away in storage and pull it out later to find it stuck to the container, or stuck against the other ornament I made. It is aggravating." CreationDate="2021-12-05T23:17:06.463" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="12845" PostId="10753" Score="0" Text="@Joachim wait to dry, as in to the touch. Which brings up a good point, maybe it is just not dry long enough all together. The acrylic paint I was using seemed to dry easily and felt dry to the touch before adding a clear coat, or glaze. Maybe that is where I am messing up because I am not waiting for the entire thing to dry thoroughly." CreationDate="2021-12-05T23:18:54.730" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="12846" PostId="10753" Score="1" Text="@Lyssagal, I still think you can seal it all behind a matt clear coat to get the durability you are looking for, but [here is an article](https://wastedtalentinc.com/can-you-use-acrylic-paint-on-polymer-clay/) that suggests a different solution." CreationDate="2021-12-06T01:03:01.697" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="12847" PostId="10753" Score="0" Text="I didn't put it in the description above, which I will probably do. I did put a white acrylic primer coat on first before painting acrylic on it. There was not matte clear-coat behind the acrylic paint coating which sounds like a good idea. I will read the rest of the article. Thank you." CreationDate="2021-12-06T03:56:45.310" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="12850" PostId="10741" Score="0" Text="The old-fashioned way: pin the skirt and the flounce together, right sides together, and sew a straight-stitch seam.  Then use your iron to flatten things out.  The seam allowance should be flipped up.  By the way for this approach, you'll want to use straight pins for the pinning." CreationDate="2021-12-07T07:03:10.663" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12851" PostId="10719" Score="0" Text="Your idea of marking the &quot;right&quot; side is excellent.  You can do this with a safety pin or a little piece of yarn." CreationDate="2021-12-07T07:09:45.997" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12852" PostId="10720" Score="0" Text="The brackets show you what the unit is.  Then you'll repeat what's between the brackets the number of times the instructions specify.  I think &quot;sc3inc over Ch&quot; refers to the center of the hat, and you'll work three single crochet stitches in one base chain.  The pattern should have a legend somewhere, showing what their abbreviations stand for." CreationDate="2021-12-07T08:00:33.783" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12853" PostId="10693" Score="0" Text="I assume Elmy is imagining that each patch would have a folded edge all the way around.  (Unless the patches overlap, in which case a raw edge is allowed when it's completely covered by a neighboring patch.)  This is easier if you avoid curvy patch edges.  The purpose of the folds is to avoid any fraying or unraveling.  Also note that an easy way to set up these folds around the edges of the patches is by folding the edge over a piece of thin cardboard and then ironing to make a sharp edge. / Look at instructions for a traditional &quot;crazy quilt&quot; - this will give you the general approach." CreationDate="2021-12-07T08:12:01.950" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12854" PostId="10633" Score="2" Text="Outstanding answer.  I remember seeing my mother-in-law suffering with this very problem.  For her the problem was exacerbated because she was accustomed to holding her fingers with a lot of tension and knitting very tightly.  It can take some retraining to learn how to work with minimal tension in the fingers. / She might enjoy embroidering with yarn over knitted mittens. / I think the knit stitch involves less finger tension than the purl stitch. You could buy her Zimmerman's *Knitting Without Tears* for her gift, and a book of designs using Lopi wool.  It's bulky yard but it doesn't have..." CreationDate="2021-12-07T08:20:44.457" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12855" PostId="10633" Score="1" Text="... that amateurish look that's common with very bulky yarns. / I wonder if a knitting machine is compatible with arthritis?  The planning stage would use her know-how and the results would be rather similar to her previous hand work. / Another fun activity is starting your own bonsai.  You could give her an intro book and a couple shallow dishes with one or more holes in the bottom.  Even better if you make the shallow dishes yourself for the initial gift!  Later maybe you two could go to a pottery class together to make some more.  This gift made a big hit with my mother in her later years." CreationDate="2021-12-07T08:21:21.807" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12856" PostId="10623" Score="0" Text="It is sometimes helpful to put a strip of paper or newspaper between your fabric and the thing that grabs the cloth to move it along. / Make sure you don't have any mistakes in the rest of the upper threading sequence, as this kind of mistake can really mess things up. / Make sure your needle is a good size for the fabric and is properly seated. / Clean the bobbin case (Q-tip, brush) and make sure you're not threading it backwards.  Also make sure the thread unspools easily from the bobbin, ..." CreationDate="2021-12-07T08:31:52.043" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12857" PostId="10623" Score="0" Text="... and make sure you're using the right size bobbin. / Ordinarily we're not supposed to adjust the bobbin tension, but if all else fails you could try a miniscule adjustment to see if that helps." CreationDate="2021-12-07T08:32:01.480" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12858" PostId="10608" Score="0" Text="Stores have thick cotton yarns, some better quality than others.  Maybe start by looking at thread used for tatting and then go thicker or thinner till you find something you like." CreationDate="2021-12-07T08:37:02.223" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12859" PostId="10618" Score="0" Text="Or trim an iron-on patch to a good size.  It won't adhere to the snap -- it will adhere to the fabric around the patch.  I think the iron-on patch is the quickest and simplest approach." CreationDate="2021-12-07T08:40:22.923" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12860" PostId="10537" Score="0" Text="But I have seen sturdy silk fabric.  It was in a large fabric store in a large city a long time ago.  It wasn't slippery and it wasn't filmy but it was beautiful.  I think it was for making a suit. / Maybe the best thing for withstanding salt water might be some kind of nylon." CreationDate="2021-12-07T08:45:01.820" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12861" PostId="114" Score="0" Text="Also you can wear a liner garment underneath the wool garment.  For example a non-wool mitten underneath a wool mitten." CreationDate="2021-12-07T08:52:37.250" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="12862" PostId="10758" Score="1" Text="One approach to make existing plastic waste more green is to repurpose it. Plastic bottles come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors.  So when something pretty is headed for your trash or recycling bin, consider slicing off the pretty parts and keeping them for future decoration projects, then put the parts that remain back in the appropriate bin." CreationDate="2021-12-07T18:28:52.300" UserId="1189" />
  <row Id="12863" PostId="10758" Score="3" Text="@Lyssagal: your question, right now, looks like the beginning of a beautiful book. Judging by your reputation, you should already know that questions should be about specific problems, and should contain &quot;enough&quot; details. You do not describe a problem, and you do not provide details. So you (kind of) challenge us to pour out all the &quot;science&quot; of materials which are &quot;eco-friendly&quot;. What do you have in mind when you say &quot;eco-friendly&quot;? What is the tag about? There is no kid mentioned in the question. Is it a task for kinder garden, or you want to impress your neighborhood with your decorations?" CreationDate="2021-12-07T22:14:04.940" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="12865" PostId="10758" Score="1" Text="I agree with virolino, Lyssagal, and close it for needing more focus." CreationDate="2021-12-08T08:13:35.250" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12866" PostId="10758" Score="1" Text="Thank you for the input from all comments. I wasn't sure what to put the tag as because I wanted it to be involved with creating a craft that would involve family project. I would like to elaborate more but got caught up in other work at the time and didn't get to add anymore input. Which I should have. Thank you again, I will try to elaborate more toughly the next time." CreationDate="2021-12-08T21:07:20.913" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="12868" PostId="10762" Score="1" Text="Hi Cory, what have you tried so far?" CreationDate="2021-12-09T09:52:05.180" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12869" PostId="10762" Score="0" Text="Hi @Joachim, so I just made an edit to the post to tell you what I have tried so far. See above" CreationDate="2021-12-09T17:24:22.923" UserId="12180" />
  <row Id="12870" PostId="10762" Score="0" Text="Not a potter so I don't know, but can you dip them in the wax instead of brushing it on?" CreationDate="2021-12-10T14:48:26.970" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12871" PostId="10762" Score="0" Text="Hi Allison, the problem with that is that if any wax gets where you don't want it then glaze wont stick to that part of the pot, which leaves you with an unfinished look to your pot" CreationDate="2021-12-10T19:41:01.377" UserId="12180" />
  <row Id="12874" PostId="10758" Score="1" Text="No problem, of course, Lyssagal :) Still I'd like to know what kind of ornaments you're talking about. And what do you want to use as a binder to apply the natural colourants?" CreationDate="2021-12-11T17:30:39.013" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12875" PostId="10765" Score="1" Text="And by &quot;more technical&quot;, you mean a translation of &quot;from the back&quot; into another language, like French? Just like &quot; en profil , en trois quarts&quot;..." CreationDate="2021-12-12T21:18:41.880" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="12876" PostId="10765" Score="0" Text="Not in French, specifically, no. I wonder if there is a more technical term than 'from the back'. Preferably a single word, or a more unique set of words, that makes it easier to find, identify, and describe this type of view." CreationDate="2021-12-12T23:02:05.117" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12877" PostId="10762" Score="0" Text="I'm still not sure how dipping would be an issue there, though I'm guessing from the accepted answer, you leave the pots inverted after waxing. I am definitely not a potter--I took pottery in college, and I was *terrible* at throwing pots, which is why I won't even attempt an answer to this one." CreationDate="2021-12-13T14:34:23.483" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12878" PostId="10767" Score="3" Text="Hm. I would guess that for two decades “regular” writing paper and standard blue or black ink should fare well enough *given reasonably good storage conditions*? I recently came across a few letters from early secondary school and that’s easily more than that time frame. OTOH, anything left in fluctuating temperature and humidity is bound to degrade quickly, and sunlight is a true “killer”." CreationDate="2021-12-13T21:08:13.230" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="12879" PostId="10767" Score="1" Text="But considering that this answer will probably help write letters to yet unplanned grandchildren, it certainly deserves a +1." CreationDate="2021-12-13T21:16:49.253" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="12880" PostId="10769" Score="4" Text="If you can toss an image (or drawing) out here, the answers are likely to be more applicable to your circumstances. A gasket often implies two flat surfaces compressed by mechanical means. This is not universal, as O-rings are also used between two flat surfaces or between a flat surface and a curved surface or a recess in a surface." CreationDate="2021-12-14T00:19:10.580" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="12881" PostId="10766" Score="0" Text="As an aside - you can also scan them and email/backup the letter. Of course, this isn't a solution to your question (I appreciate having the physical letter for sure), but is a quick way to ensure at least *some* version makes it if the paper/ink fades." CreationDate="2021-12-14T04:57:35.527" UserId="12235" />
  <row Id="12883" PostId="10766" Score="0" Text="@BruceWayne Which leads to the next challenge: How do you create a backup copy and store it on a medium that will last about 20 years and still be readable (with regard to data integrity and the availability of suitable readers)?" CreationDate="2021-12-14T09:18:23.067" UserId="11547" />
  <row Id="12884" PostId="10767" Score="1" Text="[ISO 12757-2](https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:12757:-2:ed-1:v1:en) specifies the minimum quality requirements for ballpoint pens (refillable or non-refillable) and their refills _for documentary use_. That might help when looking for pen and ink." CreationDate="2021-12-14T09:21:20.180" UserId="11547" />
  <row Id="12887" PostId="10771" Score="0" Text="Agreed. I also still have lots of notes and sketches from more than 20 years ago which are still perfectly fine (they have been stored in boxes and drawers most of the time)." CreationDate="2021-12-14T13:33:13.323" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12888" PostId="10766" Score="0" Text="@marianoju haha, yeah that's what I'm trying to work out too.  There are some questions on SuperUser addressing just that.  ...It's backups all the way down." CreationDate="2021-12-14T13:39:04.710" UserId="12235" />
  <row Id="12889" PostId="10767" Score="2" Text="I reckon your 10-20 years ink lifetime is pessimistic for decent but common stationery supplies. I recently came across some high school  and undergrad notes from 20-25 years ago written in fountain pen on ordinary lined paper.  They were almost as good as new.  Some would have used Lamy blue-black, but I generally kept one pen with black and another with blue, Parker Penman in both cases, which was pretty high quality and is now discontinued." CreationDate="2021-12-14T13:39:40.470" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12892" PostId="10767" Score="0" Text="Interesting note about iron gall ink: true _incaustum_ :-). Similarly, India inks would also stand up well, especially the lacquer-based ones containing lampblack." CreationDate="2021-12-14T18:25:39.733" UserId="12244" />
  <row Id="12893" PostId="10771" Score="1" Text="I disagree. High temperature and too high or too low a humidity can _greatly_ degrade many papers and inks. Standard papers are high in lignin, an acidic component that will yellow, brittle, and disintegrate the paper over time, especially in attic temperatures. Modern ball-point and many liquid inks tend to fade pretty quickly, in a matter of years or months. Bank checks are examples of archival-quality paper; I've bought &quot;check writing&quot; pens at office supply stores with inks that contained pigments (not dyes) that were acid-free and claim writing will remain intact 20 years or more." CreationDate="2021-12-14T18:33:11.273" UserId="12244" />
  <row Id="12894" PostId="10766" Score="0" Text="@marianoju As for availability of suitable readers, I'd imagine `png`/`jpg`/`gif` for images should definitely be readable 20 years from now, and for text `txt` with UTF-8 (or any 8-bit ASCII-based encoding) should almost certainly be safe (and things like `zip` will likely be readable for that long, it seems unlikely every copy of `unzip` would be deleted in the next two decades)." CreationDate="2021-12-14T21:24:56.597" UserId="12245" />
  <row Id="12895" PostId="10768" Score="1" Text="HI @Joachim I have edited my answer. Hopefully this is more useful" CreationDate="2021-12-14T21:38:28.980" UserId="12180" />
  <row Id="12898" PostId="10766" Score="0" Text="@Redwolf Programs I was refering to &quot;reader&quot; as a general term for the necessary hardware, ie. the data input device that reads data from a storage medium, e.g. a card reader for MicroSD cards, a USB port for USB devices, a LTO drive for a LTO cartridge, etc." CreationDate="2021-12-15T09:27:46.327" UserId="11547" />
  <row Id="12899" PostId="10767" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH That's interesting. I have some documents from my school time that didn't even survive 10 years and others that are still perfectly readable. I assume it's a difference in the quality of ink, but I cannot remember what was written with which pen or ink." CreationDate="2021-12-15T10:57:30.110" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12900" PostId="10767" Score="0" Text="@Elmy I can only remember because I still have the bottles (and a few cartridges) in my desk.  I don't keep ink in my good pens these days as I don't use them enough." CreationDate="2021-12-15T11:09:52.463" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12905" PostId="10769" Score="2" Text="Fred_dot_u has a good point, an image, or even diagram/drawing would be helpful with answering the question. If it is O-ring, or different type of gasket." CreationDate="2021-12-17T01:56:34.377" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="12906" PostId="10769" Score="1" Text="Hi @Lyssagal I just added an image. Let me know if this helps" CreationDate="2021-12-17T18:57:12.920" UserId="12180" />
  <row Id="12907" PostId="10451" Score="1" Text="I understand that the three-edged design supposedly allows the material to be pierced “without tearing it”. Your answer provides no explanation as to *how* the design of the needle would prevent tearing of the material. Would you care to elaborate?" CreationDate="2021-12-17T23:04:46.113" UserId="11547" />
  <row Id="12909" PostId="10780" Score="1" Text="I'm not sure if the straps are similar, since the ones in your answer are obviously based on overalls and have a larger area at the base, but these are certainly very close and will likely help the OP." CreationDate="2021-12-18T11:46:29.177" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12910" PostId="10771" Score="0" Text="@Suncat2000 Those are all good points, but I think the purpose of this answer was that under normal circumstances the longevity of written notes is not something you have to worry about that much within this time frame. If written papers are stored normally, which we can assume means in room temperature, in the dark, and without great variations in humidity and temperature, they should be fine in twenty years." CreationDate="2021-12-18T13:05:33.107" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12911" PostId="10789" Score="0" Text="Great post, thank you for sharing. Yes, this is is what I'm trying to create. I just don't want to lose the words to the vagaries of cellulose chemistry..." CreationDate="2021-12-20T09:49:42.963" UserId="12231" />
  <row Id="12912" PostId="10771" Score="1" Text="On the other hand (@Joachim) as this is a planned task, there's no harm apart from a little cost in using materials more likely to last even longer.  I have some notes in a lab book from 12 years ago that show signs of fading on the generic ballpoint, but not on the fountain pen demonstrating the variability.   Protection from sunlight (UV) is probably most important though, so a closed book or in a drawer would be sensible (some inks fade pretty quickly in a few weeks in direct sun)" CreationDate="2021-12-20T11:45:24.910" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12913" PostId="10771" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH Defintely! I just liked this answer because it points out that if you want to have written notes to remain legible for 20 years, you don't need to invest in special materials, you just need to store the notes somewhere 'safe'. Making this a more practical answer to the question and not giving off slightly warped ideas about their longevity." CreationDate="2021-12-20T12:02:15.780" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12915" PostId="10765" Score="0" Text="That is a hard one. I am a writer who knows the Spanish language well, including the Mexican vernacular, and I am unable to think of one. I will ask my companion when she comes, she knows the of old folk sayings; when I dont know a word I always ask her." CreationDate="2021-12-19T23:39:59.417" UserId="12270" />
  <row Id="12916" PostId="10781" Score="1" Text="Hi Joachim it is my photo. I purchased this pot some years ago and I'm trying to replicate the effect on the outside of the pot." CreationDate="2021-12-20T16:50:41.140" UserId="12180" />
  <row Id="12917" PostId="10781" Score="0" Text="Okay, thank you for the update :)" CreationDate="2021-12-20T17:16:47.907" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12918" PostId="10787" Score="0" Text="BTW erasing pencil on wood doesn't always work too well even without paint on top.  You might have to try a few things, up to and including sanding" CreationDate="2021-12-21T11:41:56.637" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12920" PostId="10787" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH I had been having no problem erasing pencil before it was painted over, but maybe it was just a lucky combination of the pencil/wood/eraser combo I'm working with here." CreationDate="2021-12-21T14:57:38.923" UserId="12264" />
  <row Id="12921" PostId="10787" Score="1" Text="Good.  If the pencil is quite soft (and softly applied) and the wood is quite hard it's much better than the other way round.  Grain direction can matter too" CreationDate="2021-12-21T15:31:15.760" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12922" PostId="10791" Score="3" Text="What are your specific concerns? Melting and spilling hot wax everywhere? HDPE is quite variable in its max. service temperature so some cautious testing would be a good idea.  Contaminating the wax? Unlikely without melting. Or something else? Also how would you make the mould from HDPE? Use an existing object of the right shape (cut down if needed)?" CreationDate="2021-12-21T15:50:34.553" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12923" PostId="10771" Score="0" Text="IMHO, if you don't know for certain that the materials you are using will last, you're taking an unnecessary chance. I'm not talking parchment and hand-ground ink, only simple archival paper and ink. Spend a few extra cents on known-good materials and there will be no doubt. The peace of mind is worth it." CreationDate="2021-12-21T17:50:19.710" UserId="12244" />
  <row Id="12925" PostId="10792" Score="3" Text="Can you give some more information about the book? Like how old is it (approximately) or how old is the leather? How important is it to you to preserve it in pristine condition? How long should it last (just a few decades for your own reading enjoyment or for the next generation or for more than a hundred years)?" CreationDate="2021-12-22T14:59:55.253" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12929" PostId="10792" Score="0" Text="It is newly ordered and newly made, I am just a paranoid gal, to a fault. Also, I mainly want it to last for my own enjoyment, but the longest it can last is good." CreationDate="2021-12-22T23:37:43.437" UserId="12278" />
  <row Id="12931" PostId="10765" Score="2" Text="I'll leave this as a comment because it isn't definitive, but it isn't clear that there is a dedicated term for this.  I did some Google-fu and found a lot of references to specific works.  Most were identified as &quot;view from the back&quot;, a couple as &quot;back view&quot;.  One image of a ballerina from the back was identified as &quot;unrecognizable ballerina&quot;.  I couldn't find any reference to a particular terminology other than such common English-language descriptors." CreationDate="2021-12-24T21:15:04.513" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12932" PostId="10786" Score="0" Text="Two thoughts re: cyanoacrylate glues. 1. There are two CA standards, waterproof (type 1) and water-resistant (type 2).  If the ceramic vessel will contain water, type 2 glues might deteriorate over time.  In that case, a type 1 would be better.  Krazy is type 2.  Gorilla and Loctite CA glues are among the type 1.  2. Regular CA glue may bond well with both materials, but it is brittle and the glue can be easily sheared.  Since it is an external rubber plug, it would be better to use one of the rubberized CA glues that remain somewhat flexible, [cont'd)" CreationDate="2021-12-24T23:06:16.380" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12933" PostId="10786" Score="0" Text="like [Loctite Ultra Gel](https://www.amazon.com/Loctite-1906107-Super-3-0-03-Squeeze/dp/B01FIL87AK).  Another adhesive that would be good is E6000." CreationDate="2021-12-24T23:06:25.033" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12934" PostId="10797" Score="1" Text="Just spray some in a small recepticle like a bottlecap, and work quickly because it will dry up very rapidly - would that work?" CreationDate="2021-12-25T19:27:19.977" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12935" PostId="10800" Score="0" Text="Hi Deven, this question is a very important one, but unfortunately off-topic here. I'll see if we can have a generic, one-to-rule-them-all question of this nature on our [Meta]. I'll let you know if and when, so please stay tuned :)" CreationDate="2021-12-27T11:35:59.733" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12936" PostId="10796" Score="2" Text="The key word here is &quot;embossing&quot;. If you look online for &quot;emboss fabric&quot; you'll find a lot of options." CreationDate="2021-12-27T11:36:57.100" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12937" PostId="10800" Score="0" Text="Thanks, I'll keep an eye out." CreationDate="2021-12-29T01:43:06.590" UserId="12295" />
  <row Id="12938" PostId="4228" Score="0" Text="Note for future DIYers expanding on why blocky cartoon images are going to be possible and photos won't be: CMYK separation is fairly straightforward, where you run into problems is color matching your ink and applying it consistently to reproduce what's on screen. If you can, creating or coloring your pages digitally based on the ink you have so you don't have to use dithering will give you much better results. Source: did this professionally for about 6 months between High School and college." CreationDate="2021-12-29T18:36:02.787" UserId="12306" />
  <row Id="12939" PostId="7692" Score="0" Text="@Joachim felting it might help with that, right?" CreationDate="2021-12-29T18:48:24.313" UserId="12306" />
  <row Id="12940" PostId="10609" Score="0" Text="You'll want to be careful, as many of the resources are NSFW, but there are ways to condition and soften natural fiber rope that may be worth looking into to expand your alternative fiber options" CreationDate="2021-12-29T19:07:23.780" UserId="12306" />
  <row Id="12941" PostId="10803" Score="1" Text="Maybe have a look at a restaurant supply store. There are menu cards which consist of a bunch of sheet protectors, but feel like a book." CreationDate="2021-12-30T11:01:46.330" UserId="8081" />
  <row Id="12942" PostId="10806" Score="1" Text="Put a small amount of paint thinner in the container and spray into that.  Then stir to mix well before applying it.  Or mix in a little paint thinner immediately after spraying.  Soaking the brushes in paint thinner or xylene (available in the store's paint section), should dissolve dried paint when you're done so you won't need to discard brushes." CreationDate="2022-01-01T20:25:55.373" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12943" PostId="10808" Score="0" Text="It's going outside, so the red will be painted on." CreationDate="2022-01-01T20:56:21.900" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12944" PostId="10808" Score="1" Text="+1 for the ribbon as a marking guide. Simplest answer to implement. Width is unimportant if two ribbons are used for wider stripes or mark one side of the ribbon and move it, although accuracy is at risk in the latter method." CreationDate="2022-01-01T21:37:13.610" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="12945" PostId="10809" Score="1" Text="It's not unusual for makers to apply spray-on mold release to a surface to ensure that the resin releases cleanly from the mold. Have you considered such a substance?" CreationDate="2022-01-02T17:09:33.647" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="12946" PostId="10810" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  Can you clarify the issue with photo paper?  That's available in different weights and finishes.  Printers that handle borderless prints are typically configured to print to the edge of standard sized photo paper.  Otherwise, oversized paper is normally used and then trimmed.  Also, when you say &quot;roughly&quot; A7 size, is there a specific dimension you need that you can trim from A7, or do you just need something close to that size (in which case, what would be the dimension limits on the finished items)?  Would there be an issue with more units per sheet?  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-01-02T23:48:23.743" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12947" PostId="10810" Score="0" Text="Would significant wastage be an issue; is this huge runs or small quantities?  Have you looked at US-sized standard-dimension sheets?" CreationDate="2022-01-02T23:48:29.780" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12948" PostId="10814" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your answer, actually that is my fallback solution. I just wanted to keep the cutting to a minimum (I need 100+ cards) and such that all cards end up in the same size in the end." CreationDate="2022-01-03T10:01:39.807" UserId="12316" />
  <row Id="12949" PostId="10814" Score="0" Text="@Dynalon There might be paper cutting stances available in that size. I've seen different sizes being used in photo shops where the pictures are printed slightly bigger than standard size and then cut to size with a single press of the hand." CreationDate="2022-01-03T10:36:43.543" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12950" PostId="10810" Score="0" Text="My old Epson photo printer (Stylus photo r300) can do borderless 10x15, borderless A4 *and pretty much anything in between*. I would expect that to normally be the case for printers that can do borderless A4, but of course the software may try to be too clever" CreationDate="2022-01-03T20:15:35.080" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12951" PostId="10816" Score="1" Text="A miniature of what, exactly? Can you give the scale? If it's a conventional one, you can try looking for textured sheets they often have at hobby/model making stores (e.g. [this](https://www.noch.com/3d-structured-sheet-roof-tiles/60355/))." CreationDate="2022-01-03T23:04:04.067" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12952" PostId="10808" Score="1" Text="You could always use non-porous ribbon of any colour as a mask and spray paint the red, having already primed the whole thing. Or indeed use masking tape (available in a range of widths easily up to 50mm/2&quot;) to keep the white parts white, and spray the red" CreationDate="2022-01-04T11:03:25.460" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12953" PostId="10807" Score="0" Text="what width do you want the stripes? and the gaps between them?" CreationDate="2022-01-04T11:04:09.967" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12955" PostId="10821" Score="0" Text="Firstly, thanks a lot for response. But how can I trust this answer? What are you basing it on? I find mixed information. Some say PVA type 3 is a good choice for making concrete waterproof, because it soaks deep into concrete, some say it cannot be made waterproof. If you do not have experience in making concrete countertops, how do you know? I guess I'll keep researching and make a few test pieces to test a few options before making the real thing... Anyway, it's not huge, it's cheap and it would not be a terrible loss if this project failed after half a year." CreationDate="2022-01-05T18:33:35.270" UserId="9035" />
  <row Id="12957" PostId="10821" Score="1" Text="@MartynasŽiemys, good follow-up questions.  I have some experience with concrete and making typical concrete applications &quot;waterproof&quot;, but a countertop is different.  Concrete, itself, is &quot;waterproof&quot; in the sense that it doesn't redissolve, but it is porous.  Water can migrate through it, and internal water can crack the concrete if it freezes.  So typical waterproofing is intended to mitigate those problems from &quot;incidental&quot; water, like temporarily getting wet from rain.  For an application like a basement wall, where ground water can sit against it for a long time, (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-01-05T19:52:27.550" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12958" PostId="10821" Score="1" Text="especially with the pressure of the water weight, that waterproofing is useless; you need an actual barrier between the water and the concrete.  That difference in applications is where the difference in advice comes from.  A kitchen countertop doesn't contend with those issues, but you don't want sink water to migrate through, and blended PVA won't help with that.  It also needs to deal with the problems outlined in the middle paragraph.  If there was no sink, it would be adequate to merely seal the countertop with something that penetrates, (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-01-05T19:53:04.550" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12959" PostId="10821" Score="1" Text="but you would still get staining because those sealants aren't 100%, or don't remain near 100% for long, and a surface coating of PVA is just a poor material for a work surface.  There are many concrete countertop sealers available off-the-shelf, but not all are food-safe, and for the sink, you will probably need a resin coating.  Here's a video comparing some of the off-the-shelf sealers: [How to Seal a Concrete Counter Top](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGa0dZD9jtA).  For a sink, you would want a resin-based one.  If that coating gets scratched or dinged, you'd want to repair that." CreationDate="2022-01-05T19:53:17.183" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12960" PostId="10821" Score="1" Text="One last thought, PVA is water-resistant but not waterproof.  Once it is fully cured, it will resist occasional temporary wetting.  But it is still affected by water over time, and it will degrade.  It is easily stained, so it doesn't provide great protection against the concrete getting stained.  You might get away with it as a sealer for a countertop that doesn't get or stay wet often (as an absorbed sealant rather than a surface coating), but it wouldn't last long coating a sink." CreationDate="2022-01-05T20:26:36.277" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="12961" PostId="10821" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot for all the insight. That's very useful. I guess I am leaning towards epoxy resin coating now. I'l research it more." CreationDate="2022-01-06T07:13:05.203" UserId="9035" />
  <row Id="12962" PostId="10825" Score="1" Text="I would add that the soaking is best done in a container with an airtight lid. And I probably wouldn't use that same container to store foods anymore afterwards." CreationDate="2022-01-07T05:37:50.883" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12963" PostId="10825" Score="0" Text="Denatured alcohol: Ethanol is also flammable (though of course not nearly as toxic as methanol, for which inhalation is an issue).  In some places denatured alcohol no longer uses methanol but isopropanol - less toxic, a more visible flame, and probably a tiny bit safer for plastics than the old formulation assuming that the other additives aren't an issue.  Isopropanol from pharmacies is often of the rubbing alcohol type, and I wouldn't be confident of the additives in that either (certain oils that give it the distinctive smell)" CreationDate="2022-01-07T12:33:07.800" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12964" PostId="10824" Score="0" Text="Just to clarify, are you talking about model car/plane/Gundam-style kits, or wargaming kits? (I'm not sure what type of plastic each uses, and googling only gets me listings for Gunpla kits.)" CreationDate="2022-01-07T14:47:06.483" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="12965" PostId="10825" Score="0" Text="I have gallons of IPA, kept in a chemical cabinet." CreationDate="2022-01-07T16:49:09.303" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12966" PostId="10824" Score="0" Text="Various kits, Warhammer, for example uses polystyrene." CreationDate="2022-01-07T17:04:10.910" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="12975" PostId="8571" Score="0" Text="I've noticed that my pencil has a very slight bend in the tip where the leads exit. I'm not sure how this happened since this pencil doesn't leave my desk, but it's the underlying cause of the problem as you suggested." CreationDate="2022-01-10T11:36:34.423" UserId="9656" />
  <row Id="12977" PostId="10829" Score="1" Text="What's the model made of? That will affect what paint to use.  But watercolours won't be a good choice (acrylics *might* be, and are water-based)" CreationDate="2022-01-11T11:53:54.963" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12978" PostId="10824" Score="0" Text="Airfix (planes etc.) certainly used to be PS too" CreationDate="2022-01-11T11:58:27.090" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12982" PostId="10829" Score="0" Text="I am thinking about using Casting Resin, does it adhere well? and will it fade away with time and friction inside the oil/water and the borders?" CreationDate="2022-01-11T21:14:05.080" UserId="12349" />
  <row Id="12983" PostId="10829" Score="1" Text="I haven't tried it myself, but apparently acrylic paint is a good choice on casting resins.  Now we know what the model is made of, someone who knows more may be able to help.  Something occurred to me - does your resin actually float? Many are denser than water and will sink.  Of course a hollow model would be fine, if completely sealed." CreationDate="2022-01-11T21:38:16.543" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12984" PostId="10829" Score="0" Text="it is a hollow model, but I did not try yet, I only tried a plastic one and it floats, thank you for your input." CreationDate="2022-01-11T21:42:05.853" UserId="12349" />
  <row Id="12985" PostId="10831" Score="1" Text="I'd like to add that the stone(s) should be flattened with a flattening stone if there are big grooves in it (which is likely with the amount of stone dust the OP is talking about.)" CreationDate="2022-01-12T02:52:18.820" UserId="12360" />
  <row Id="12986" PostId="10835" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot for the advice. Gold plated needles make perfect sense to me, but searching for them in online shops only yielded &quot;gold eye needles&quot; that are only golden at the eye, but no further down the length. Do you know whether those are resistent to corrosion any more than standard needles?" CreationDate="2022-01-12T09:26:23.167" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12987" PostId="10835" Score="0" Text="The plating needs to be where you hold them or it won't work, so I'm sure there's a good reason for plating only around the eye, but I don't know what it is.  Ebay and Amazon UK both have fully gold plated needles,  and quite a variety so they may just take a bit of hunting down" CreationDate="2022-01-12T09:48:38.317" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12988" PostId="10835" Score="0" Text="what about the purpose of walnut shells in pin cushions? Is this only for sharpening?" CreationDate="2022-01-12T21:58:37.350" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="12989" PostId="10837" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! If you have a picture of the damaged cap, adding that to the question would help a lot." CreationDate="2022-01-13T06:03:49.633" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12990" PostId="10837" Score="0" Text="Hi, this type of question is actually off-topic here per our [Help]: &quot;*Product and service recommendations (&quot;Where can I get [product]?&quot; or &quot;Where can I find someone who does [service] in [area]?&quot;)*&quot;. If you can [edit] your question to *only* ask how you could create one yourself, it would be completely fine. Thank you for your understanding, and welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2022-01-13T07:13:37.570" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12992" PostId="10837" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I don't agree with you. It's asking &quot;How / where can I get an object that looks like this and has those properties for my craft project?&quot; not &quot;Where can I buy an [insert product name here]?&quot;." CreationDate="2022-01-13T07:59:18.960" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12993" PostId="10837" Score="0" Text="@Elmy Yes, I realized, I'll edit it myself and open it again. I noticed directly afterwards, but had something more pressing going on. The &quot;where&quot; is still off-topic, though, and I think closing a question simply because it requires editing is a perfectly fine reason for closing it, right? (An honest question - not a criticism :) But, to be fair, this also makes your answer off-topic." CreationDate="2022-01-13T08:20:20.497" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12994" PostId="10837" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I know that many sites close questions quickly for many reasons and editing can be one of them. Worldbuilding even has a sandbox for closed Qs. But I personally am not a big fan because it send a negative signal to the OP. Especially new contributors abandon their questions before they notice the reopening or any answer. As to my answer, I wouldn't have written it if I thought it was off-topic ;). But there are different opinions about links to web shops (in my main community [Pets](https://pets.stackexchange.com/) it might have been flagged as spam without the explicit disclaimer)." CreationDate="2022-01-13T08:38:11.257" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12995" PostId="10837" Score="0" Text="@Elmy Yes, I know, and I also realize my position in this matter tends to sway. This is mostly because closed questions have a bad reputation among all users, but actually shouldn't be regarded as something negative in the first place (which is something I think I should bring up at Meta). But yes, good point about your answer :)" CreationDate="2022-01-13T08:44:06.940" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="12996" PostId="10835" Score="1" Text="@NotTheFace I haven't come across that.  Maybe just a traditional fill based on scrap material.  Mine, and the one I bought for my ex, just use different types of synthetic foam.  Walnut shells are slightly abrasive but that's all, and too much abrasion would take off corrosion+plating" CreationDate="2022-01-13T08:59:07.473" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12997" PostId="10835" Score="0" Text="@Elmy have you tried looking for *stainless steel*, *hypoallergenic*, or *nickel-free*? There are also some black-plated nickel-free ones made by Pony and sold internationally" CreationDate="2022-01-13T09:11:40.760" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="12998" PostId="10835" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH Yesterday I found the Pony needles with gold around the eye and some black surface finish along the rest of the needle. They look very promising and I'll try them (once they arrive)." CreationDate="2022-01-13T09:16:02.867" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="12999" PostId="10838" Score="0" Text="The original photo shows debossed lettering of 110 mm diameter, slightly larger than 4 inches. This makes your suggestion for 3D printing useful. Post processing of transparent resin printed items can approach substantial clarity." CreationDate="2022-01-13T10:02:50.017" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13000" PostId="10839" Score="0" Text="Polyvinyl, or Polyurethane resin? They're both different materials, with potentially different answers." CreationDate="2022-01-13T15:53:56.163" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13001" PostId="10839" Score="1" Text="The filler ( fiber glas, sand. etc) likely has more affect on cutting than the resin. My guess is the resin is polyester ,( very common)." CreationDate="2022-01-13T16:19:18.793" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13002" PostId="10839" Score="0" Text="I'm pretty sure its polyester resin, the website doesnt specify past &quot;Polyresin&quot; for context this is the link https://gear.bethesda.net/products/new-vegas-yes-man-statue" CreationDate="2022-01-13T23:39:48.183" UserId="12371" />
  <row Id="13003" PostId="10838" Score="0" Text="There are three problems however. The first is that I don't live in the USA and I haven't found any info about shipping to other countries. The second is that my pipe isn't 1-1/4 inch. And the third is that the solid angle of the spherical cap in this is much larger. From what I see this is virtually half a sphere, or 2π steradian. The solid angle of the spherical cap in my fan is about 1.28π steradian. Of course, I could buy one and cut a cap from it, but then again I'd need it to be a sphere of about 27 mm in diameter, and this one is pretty bigger. And I could find similar in my country" CreationDate="2022-01-14T00:17:48.150" UserId="12368" />
  <row Id="13004" PostId="10835" Score="0" Text="thank you @ChrisH  it was something I’ve been wondering about for a long time." CreationDate="2022-01-14T12:43:44.620" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="13005" PostId="10839" Score="2" Text="It should cut easily with various saws, etc.  For repairs, auto shops will have polyester kits available. I easily  cut up a polyester / fiberglas canoe with a reciprocal saw." CreationDate="2022-01-14T15:28:09.633" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13006" PostId="10842" Score="0" Text="What's the sword made of?" CreationDate="2022-01-16T09:48:11.060" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13007" PostId="10842" Score="0" Text="Vacuum formed pla." CreationDate="2022-01-16T13:29:30.713" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13008" PostId="10846" Score="0" Text="I think that the general idea is that you over saturate the white areas and then tone them down later on." CreationDate="2022-01-16T18:45:42.623" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13009" PostId="10844" Score="1" Text="There should be, I reckon. You'd need a slow setting rather runny epoxy in addition. Aren't there alcohol-based dyes for epoxy? I wonder if they're strong enough to be used as ink. I don't have casting epoxy but I know the permanent markers, I use in work do something similar in our acrylic resin (used to prepare samples). A test with those may be in order. All speculation; I'll answer if I figure out a test with what I've got here." CreationDate="2022-01-16T20:37:57.357" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13010" PostId="10844" Score="2" Text="@ChrisH Well, I like the testing phase, so once I get my hands on some supplies, I'll try it out. Thanks!" CreationDate="2022-01-16T22:06:19.050" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13011" PostId="10847" Score="0" Text="Thank you, Elmy! That's a very good idea, but to inject every single letter of a text will likely not give the right effect. I mentioned the acrylate sheet, not only because it must be harder to properly cast a sheet of regular paper in epoxy, but also because most inks will not dry easily on it. I was imagining that if the sheet is put in still liquid epoxy it might very slowly float down and the ink could potentially dissolve ever so slightly in a seemingly upwards direction. Do you think there is an ink that would create that effect? Or simply one that will reactivate in liquid epoxy?" CreationDate="2022-01-18T09:58:33.083" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13012" PostId="10847" Score="1" Text="@Joachim TBH I have never experimented with dissolving dried ink that way, but you must keep in mind that reality is never as perfect as you imagine. How long does the sheet need to sink down? How much drag will the liquid resin cause over the surface of the sheet? Or will all of the drag be around the edge and the center will be unaffected? Will the ink bleed sideways instead of upwards? I don't think you'll be able to create the desired effect without faking it. Maybe if you could heat only the spots with the letters, you could create an upward current, but I doubt it." CreationDate="2022-01-18T10:34:25.837" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13013" PostId="10844" Score="0" Text="Another thought: do you have to use epoxy or would an alternative chemistry be acceptable?" CreationDate="2022-01-18T10:37:54.390" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13014" PostId="10847" Score="0" Text="Yes, you're right. Another option would be to perforate the sheet, force-inject coloured resin through the hole, and somehow close the gaps. But that might actually cause a whole new series of problems.. I'll have to experiment in any case." CreationDate="2022-01-18T11:18:34.940" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13015" PostId="10848" Score="1" Text="I still might try a dark blue Sharpie, and Epson inkjet ink on paper or OHP film if I still have any.  Also interesting would be thinning the epoxy with alcohol (I have a little pure isopropanol here)." CreationDate="2022-01-18T13:16:21.730" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13016" PostId="10847" Score="1" Text="How important is the material of the sheet? I'm wondering about the sheet itself being a silk-screen, and injecting dye through that into resin on one side" CreationDate="2022-01-18T13:17:45.820" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13017" PostId="10848" Score="1" Text="Kudos for the experiment! My experience with red dyes, pens and colors in general is that they are the most at risk of drastically changing colors. In [my own experiment](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/8197/6316) one red paint changed to sunflower yellow and the other one got a lot darker." CreationDate="2022-01-18T13:42:10.460" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13018" PostId="10848" Score="0" Text="@Elmy there's a lot of useful stuff at your old question and in particular your own answer.  I'd forgotten about it" CreationDate="2022-01-18T13:52:47.093" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13019" PostId="10848" Score="0" Text="Thank you, Chris! Those are already very good aspects to take into consideration. I'll see what inks I have at my atelier. I'll also try with oil paints, since the consistency and pigmentation seem like they could surpass a few of these limitations (but probably run into problems of their own :)." CreationDate="2022-01-18T16:26:59.343" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13020" PostId="10844" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH Another type would be completely fine, too." CreationDate="2022-01-19T06:15:23.337" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13021" PostId="10847" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH I think it should have the appearance of a sheet of paper, in whatever form that could come. I think injecting ink character by character (or even dot by dot) will be too much of an effort with what I imagine to be too little gain, as every injection would need to be of the same quantity, and in the same general direction." CreationDate="2022-01-19T06:21:18.563" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13022" PostId="10847" Score="1" Text="That's why I was thinking silk-screen.  I haven't done it for years (decades) but recall the screen material being plain white, then one single source of pressure would push the dye through the whole pattern simultaneously.  The problem would be that an experiment would take a lot of effort.  You'd use it in a similar way to needle injection described in the answer but the base image would also replace the needles (then you'd cast the back once everything was dry).  Also you could push dye through more than once, as the resin started to stiffen, to modify the effect" CreationDate="2022-01-19T10:28:12.473" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13023" PostId="10847" Score="2" Text="I suspect you wouldn't actually want your diffuse cloud too perfect - if you look at smoke rising or inject ink into apparently-still water, the plumes are far more interesting than simple diffuision" CreationDate="2022-01-19T10:28:36.843" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13024" PostId="10845" Score="0" Text="Is &quot;onto&quot; as in surface mounting an absolute requirement, as opposed to trapping between wood and glass, or mounting in a backed frame that clamps the edges?" CreationDate="2022-01-19T12:14:36.433" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13025" PostId="10845" Score="2" Text="@ChrisH yes &quot;onto&quot; is a requirement (partly due to the painting covering the entire paper)." CreationDate="2022-01-20T11:52:20.897" UserId="1636" />
  <row Id="13026" PostId="6277" Score="0" Text="See also: http://www.spitenet.com/origami/stretched.html for diagrams." CreationDate="2022-01-21T04:09:31.290" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="13029" PostId="6277" Score="0" Text="I need a video because I don't understand that but I do make origami." CreationDate="2022-01-20T21:56:14.753" UserId="12396" />
  <row Id="13030" PostId="10845" Score="0" Text="Has anyone thought of doing a spray adhesive like a glue spray, like Elmer's glue spray adhesive. Also wondering rubber cement, which is commonly used in art application. To the back of the paper. The tricky part would be putting the paper down in a way that it doesn't wrinkle." CreationDate="2022-01-22T06:34:58.813" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13034" PostId="10854" Score="3" Text="These days a lot of brushes come from countries like China where the animals are kept in poor conditions or are otherwise mistreated or slaughtered in inhuman ways. There are international standards for pretty much everything else these days." CreationDate="2022-01-23T07:43:53.880" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13035" PostId="10851" Score="2" Text="If there is an international standard on cruelty free animal raising it is almost certainly based on the idea of the lowest common denominator. Meaning any animal raising satisfies it and it is not a useful criterion for anyone who actually cares about the topic." CreationDate="2022-01-23T07:50:25.450" UserId="12241" />
  <row Id="13036" PostId="10855" Score="1" Text="Chinese fur farms, not nice places." CreationDate="2022-01-23T10:55:53.097" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13037" PostId="10855" Score="2" Text="Companies are rarely clear on where their animal hair comes from, which makes it hard to judge whether a specific brush is cruelty free. However, from what we know about fur production and feather production we can guess that the animals are not treated well...&#xA;https://www.peta.org/living/humane-home/animal-friendly-paintbrush-fur-free/&#xA;https://cvskinlabs.com/do-animal-hair-makeup-brushes-contribute-to-animal-cruelty/" CreationDate="2022-01-23T11:55:17.680" UserId="12405" />
  <row Id="13039" PostId="10857" Score="0" Text="I do virtually no sewing, but I'm aware that there are needles with sharp points and ones with rounded points.  Might you be using a rounded-point needle?" CreationDate="2022-01-23T23:06:38.360" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13040" PostId="10851" Score="0" Text="International standards are managed by the ISO, they have a website: https://www.iso.org/" CreationDate="2022-01-23T23:59:38.493" UserId="8148" />
  <row Id="13041" PostId="10857" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I don't think I've got any round point needles - but good thinking, and if I'd used them for something else I couldn't rule out a mix up" CreationDate="2022-01-24T06:29:22.110" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13042" PostId="10859" Score="0" Text="I've got some needles for denim and the like, so I'll try them first. If that doesn't work I'll order leather needles. I'll have to consider my options for lubrication to be sure I don't foul the machine. I wonder if a smear of silicone grease on the rubber would provide enough. Although each run of stitches is a bit shorter than a credit card, I think I'd need to provide lubrication fairly constantly. Feed seems good with the walking foot, judging by the pattern of marks that the needle left instead of holes, but tissue on top could be used to carry lubricant" CreationDate="2022-01-24T06:40:44.610" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13043" PostId="10859" Score="0" Text="At least I got one thing right by using decent polyester thread, even if it could be heavier" CreationDate="2022-01-24T06:41:45.343" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13044" PostId="10859" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH lubricating the needle via a thin, oil drenched strip of tissue paper sounds like a very good idea, too. And you don't really need that much oil for each stitch. You should also experiment with longer stitches. Each stitch perforates the material, so short stitch lengths weaken the rubber." CreationDate="2022-01-24T06:57:15.487" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13046" PostId="10859" Score="0" Text="Good point on stitch length, though I reckon I've got strength to spare here except at the end of the run.  I run fairly tough inner tubes" CreationDate="2022-01-24T09:00:52.340" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13047" PostId="10856" Score="1" Text="I would like to damage the painting as little as possible (also over time) this does not seem like the right option for me." CreationDate="2022-01-24T12:16:18.310" UserId="1636" />
  <row Id="13054" PostId="10862" Score="1" Text="I have no experience with glazing, but the product details of Pehatine [advertise exactly that effect](https://www.pehatine.com/verwendung) (last image on last page: left: dry powder; middle: powder freshly mixed with water and water-pehatine-mix; right: 2 hours later, container with water separated, container with pehatine didn't). A glaze is a powder suspended in water, so after a while the particles sink to the bottom and separate. Pehatine has something in it that makes the particles float for longer and separate less. To do that, it has to increase the viscosity of the slurry." CreationDate="2022-01-25T06:52:42.353" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13055" PostId="10848" Score="0" Text="A further test in work with a green OHP pen and acrylic resin produced a tiny bit of diffusion, but nothing useful (added to the answer).  Also a thought: a saturated solution of methylene blue in alcohol would make for a very strong blue dye that when diluted as it diffused might still be visible." CreationDate="2022-01-25T13:47:23.013" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13057" PostId="10864" Score="1" Text="the painting is on &quot;oil-painting paper&quot; I hope its a bit archival." CreationDate="2022-01-27T02:07:34.427" UserId="1636" />
  <row Id="13058" PostId="10865" Score="0" Text="Welcome to A&amp;C Pro Co!" CreationDate="2022-01-27T15:49:08.393" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13059" PostId="10865" Score="1" Text="When it comes to a turned face. (I probably could put this as an answer) But understanding the human face helps significantly. The more you study the anatomy of the human face. The easier it will become." CreationDate="2022-01-27T15:50:51.470" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13060" PostId="10856" Score="0" Text="Hello Vincent! thank you for your reply. I will ponder your input and update my answer." CreationDate="2022-01-27T15:56:27.547" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13061" PostId="10864" Score="0" Text="rebusB, I am also wondering long term what is in the wood, if it was treated for longevity. How that will affect the oil painting in the future." CreationDate="2022-01-27T16:00:35.887" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13062" PostId="10856" Score="0" Text="Question updated to concern of damaging painting" CreationDate="2022-01-27T22:17:38.917" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13063" PostId="10854" Score="1" Text="What reasons are there to assume no animals are hurt? I feel like this is getting upvoted because it's what people want to hear. It's like saying no cows are abused for getting milk, because it wouldn't make sense, but - unfortunately - it does, because it just makes things a lot easier, faster, and cheaper." CreationDate="2022-01-28T14:41:21.367" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13064" PostId="10869" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much, I'm gonna go with this method!" CreationDate="2022-01-29T07:11:14.463" UserId="12371" />
  <row Id="13065" PostId="10854" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, remember, the question is whether there is an international standard relating to cruelty in making brushes. That clearly is no, and now we're into a discussion of whether making brushes is cruel, regardless of a standard. That borders on trying to discuss religion or politics; people have different opinions and beliefs on what constitutes cruelty, so it's hard to have a completely objective discussion that everyone would agree on. Cows being abused to obtain milk would be a good example. The perception of cruelty is a continuum. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-01-29T09:17:05.490" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13066" PostId="10854" Score="0" Text="Most people would probably agree that certain practices, like leg-trapping animals for fur, or sticking substances in animal's eyes to test cosmetics, are cruel. At the other extreme, some people believe that any form of captivity is cruel. In any industry that involves animals, you can find examples where the animals don't have the quality of life we would like to see, and some people who raise animals may not always treat them humanely. People who consider any form of captivity or sub-optimal living conditions to be cruel, will have issues with any product that results from it. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-01-29T09:17:39.273" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13068" PostId="10854" Score="0" Text="You're right about the purpose of the question, but I assume it's an XY problem, since the OP is obviously concerned about animal welfare when it comes to the production of animal hair brushes. I've been writing up an extensive answer to address that point, but now wonder if I should ask and answer another question.&#xA;Nevertheless, your answer does not address a standard; it addresses that underlying problem, and is an appeal to probability." CreationDate="2022-01-29T11:54:22.657" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13069" PostId="10854" Score="1" Text="@Joachim, I disagree that this is just an appeal to probability, but I see the point you're making. Let me think about how to better frame the answer and I'll take another stab at it." CreationDate="2022-01-29T18:07:03.103" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13073" PostId="10865" Score="1" Text="@Lyssagal Love you Hi, thanks for all this, I am in love with you. thanks for the help. Thannks for the answer and sorry for I could not respond. But now! thanks" CreationDate="2022-01-31T09:16:25.170" UserId="12425" />
  <row Id="13074" PostId="10865" Score="1" Text="@Lyssagal The Editing of the Question you did is IDK awesome. and beautiful I love it and I am Enjoying in the Arts and Crafts community." CreationDate="2022-01-31T09:17:13.713" UserId="12425" />
  <row Id="13078" PostId="10865" Score="0" Text="You're welcome!" CreationDate="2022-01-31T14:49:48.707" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13083" PostId="10871" Score="0" Text="[This question](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/10169/whats-the-name-for-the-pen-and-ink-drawing-style-seen-in-j-j-grandvilles-art) is related (and a partial duplicate)." CreationDate="2022-02-01T09:58:54.170" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13089" PostId="10875" Score="1" Text="Do you mean your palette repels the paint, so it 'bunches up'?" CreationDate="2022-02-01T17:30:12.180" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13106" PostId="10879" Score="0" Text="Thank you! Prying open the organic black rubber mold halves may be intuitive; still it is necessary to know that the artisan must be very forceful to insert the large screwdriver to separate the mold halves, because they firmly stick together, when the mold was vulcanized." CreationDate="2022-02-02T02:09:38.900" UserId="12270" />
  <row Id="13107" PostId="10875" Score="0" Text="Can you explain the state of the paint? Does the consistency or the color change when it's on the pallet or is it the same as before it touched the pallet? And what about the pallet? Does it still have color left after you washed it or does it change (become soft or soggy) when you put the paint on it? You can [edit] your question any time to add more details." CreationDate="2022-02-02T05:32:04.700" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13110" PostId="10878" Score="0" Text="Silicone oils will tolerate the melting temperature of tin. They will probably not affect the rubber but that depends on the composition of the rubber." CreationDate="2022-02-02T15:22:42.473" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13111" PostId="10878" Score="0" Text="To find materials in your location , search rubber mold release agents , or parting agents. When I searched many listing came up but specific information was needed." CreationDate="2022-02-02T15:40:54.720" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13112" PostId="10878" Score="0" Text="Talcum powder is used to prevent rubber sticking at ambient temperatures.; I expect it will work at higher temperatures. It should be easily available to try on your rubber molds." CreationDate="2022-02-02T17:10:50.010" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13114" PostId="10882" Score="0" Text="Hmm... my palette has been used tens of times, still it is reacting the same way. Also it is pretty old; at least 3yrs!" CreationDate="2022-02-05T06:18:36.910" UserId="12453" />
  <row Id="13115" PostId="10882" Score="2" Text="Age shouldn't really matter, and I really haven't come across a quicker method that actually makes the surface less repelling. What you can do is find an old plate, preferably porcelain, but most ceramics will work, either at home or from a thrift store, and work from that." CreationDate="2022-02-05T11:59:26.097" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13116" PostId="10883" Score="0" Text="Hi Jacob, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! I'm inclined to close this since you're asking for clarification about a term you heard a single person use, and people tend to create new words constantly. But I *think* I've heard the word before as well, so I'd like to hear more voices. You might want to rephrase your title, though, because the history of word usage is certainly not on-topic here." CreationDate="2022-02-05T22:02:47.323" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13117" PostId="10883" Score="1" Text="@Joachim thank you. I changed the title per your suggestion." CreationDate="2022-02-06T00:49:31.853" UserId="12467" />
  <row Id="13119" PostId="10844" Score="1" Text="There's an alternate approach that can work if you will only view it from the top/front (like a framed piece; not true 3D, so viewing from the side wouldn't have the effect you describe). You print the &quot;cloud&quot; of ink particles as a series of layers/slices on transparency film, and stack those and resin layers over a print of the &quot;degraded&quot; image.  It takes only a few layers to look 3D if you look through them, but would just be stripes if viewed from the side." CreationDate="2022-02-06T21:29:54.863" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13122" PostId="10888" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. It sounds like you have some type of workbook or learning aid, and the author is representing things in a way they think will be intuitive. I suspect there isn't a universal meaning in the format. Can you identify the source and maybe add an image of the page? That would provide more context to help people give you a better answer." CreationDate="2022-02-07T01:00:14.190" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13124" PostId="10888" Score="2" Text="TY, I meant for the études in this book https://archive.org/details/gri_33125008674232/page/n1/mode/2up in the first page with eyes, there are 2 versions of each drawings, im not sure which way the author intends you to study" CreationDate="2022-02-07T01:43:49.017" UserId="12474" />
  <row Id="13125" PostId="10844" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Like the paintings of [Xia Xiao Wan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xia_Xiao_Wan)? As a framed piece that would probably work really well, indeed." CreationDate="2022-02-07T09:24:26.007" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13126" PostId="10891" Score="0" Text="Welcome, someonr!&#xA;I am wondering as well. Can someone confirm that RP does or does not stand for return pass?" CreationDate="2022-02-08T01:58:08.927" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13127" PostId="10893" Score="0" Text="Hi trolley813, this looks more like an informative comment on csk's answer than an answer in its own right." CreationDate="2022-02-08T08:05:42.253" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13129" PostId="10893" Score="0" Text="This makes sense. I looked the author up and it appears like the author is from Russia. I didn't notice the Cyrillic letters." CreationDate="2022-02-08T09:08:20.580" UserId="12479" />
  <row Id="13130" PostId="10892" Score="0" Text="The author seems to be Russian so it appears like your guess is correct and this is a translation issue. @trolley813 explanation regarding the Cyrillic alphabet makes perfect sense" CreationDate="2022-02-08T09:12:24.720" UserId="12479" />
  <row Id="13131" PostId="10884" Score="0" Text="Would anything related to hand crank and router tool since it is mentioned it is related to old frames." CreationDate="2022-02-08T17:01:26.000" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13132" PostId="10893" Score="2" Text="I feel this should be the accepted answer since it clearly explains exactly what &quot;гр&quot; means and points out how OP got &quot;gr&quot; for &quot;rp&quot; confused. The accepted answer, on the other hand, sounds a lot more like (educated) guesswork." CreationDate="2022-02-08T21:16:57.743" UserId="12488" />
  <row Id="13133" PostId="10894" Score="0" Text="Hi d_iv, can you cite a few references? What distortion exactly are you talking about? The visual distortion in the links you give can be applied to perspective construction, but why do you want a definition, specifically?" CreationDate="2022-02-09T06:19:07.963" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13134" PostId="10895" Score="0" Text="Related: [How do I get a blur (blended) effect in pencil drawings?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/532/how-do-i-get-a-blur-blended-effect-in-pencil-drawings)" CreationDate="2022-02-09T06:25:08.290" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13135" PostId="10895" Score="0" Text="Related, possible duplicate: [What's the difference between drawing paper and regular paper?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/477/whats-the-difference-between-drawing-paper-and-regular-paper)" CreationDate="2022-02-09T06:26:55.933" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13136" PostId="10895" Score="0" Text="Related, possible duplicate (this one was closed as a dupe of the last thread, but seems a little more specific: [How do I blend charcoal enough to make it look like a skin surface?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/8826/how-do-i-blend-charcoal-enough-to-make-it-look-like-a-skin-surface)" CreationDate="2022-02-09T06:33:43.570" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13137" PostId="10895" Score="1" Text="Hi Adriel, if the information in any of these Q&amp;As doesn't solve your problem, please let us know in a comment. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! (By the way, with Strathmore you mean one of their charcoal pads?)" CreationDate="2022-02-09T06:40:17.377" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13138" PostId="10895" Score="1" Text="@Joachim thanks!" CreationDate="2022-02-09T09:06:05.820" UserId="12495" />
  <row Id="13139" PostId="10895" Score="0" Text="You're welcome! Were you able to find what you were looking for?" CreationDate="2022-02-09T10:54:34.197" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13140" PostId="10896" Score="2" Text="Have you checked out modern corsetry resources? There's quite a bit of modern interest in creating and wearing historically inspired corsets, and that community has a lot of information to share about the process." CreationDate="2022-02-09T14:45:07.123" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13141" PostId="10894" Score="0" Text="Added a link to a relevant tutorial.  I want a definition because supposedly distortion is bad.  Without knowing the definition I can't identify it, and if I can't identify it, I can't correct it." CreationDate="2022-02-09T17:06:35.323" UserId="12491" />
  <row Id="13142" PostId="10894" Score="1" Text="Do you have any reason to believe there's a special definition separate from the dictionary definition? https://www.dictionary.com/browse/distort" CreationDate="2022-02-09T17:42:06.473" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13143" PostId="10894" Score="1" Text="I agree with Allison C.  It seems like if the author meant something different from the common definition, they would have been more explicit in defining and explaining it.  When the term is used in different specialties, the meaning doesn't change, just how it commonly manifests in that application or medium." CreationDate="2022-02-09T19:00:29.067" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13144" PostId="10884" Score="3" Text="Niklas, great question.  I suspect the reason it hasn't received an answer yet is the historical time frame.  Many people could weigh in on how to replicate this today.  Far fewer people have expertise on historical methods.  Your question piqued my interest; hope this gets an answer." CreationDate="2022-02-09T19:15:46.210" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13145" PostId="10894" Score="1" Text="I think the word &quot;distortion&quot; is misleading and incorrect. In the article you linked, it's a limitation of a system we have invented to recreate apparent visual depth/volume. It's neither a distortion within that system nor of what it represents (if this is something you'd consider an answer, I can elaborate this comment as an answer)." CreationDate="2022-02-09T22:05:22.817" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13146" PostId="10894" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Please do" CreationDate="2022-02-09T23:18:28.197" UserId="12491" />
  <row Id="13148" PostId="7627" Score="0" Text="the answer above is not accurate, most professional watercolor paints have staining and transparency rating on the tube or pan packaging." CreationDate="2022-02-10T13:14:33.140" UserId="12504" />
  <row Id="13150" PostId="10892" Score="0" Text="@someonr I actually agree with undercat's comment, the answer by trolley813 is better than mine, and it would be worth switching the &quot;accepted&quot; check mark over to that answer. My answer is based on a reasonable guess, but now that we know that rp. means grams, it makes more sense that 100-150 is the recommended *quantity* of yarn, rather than the yarn weight in yds/100g." CreationDate="2022-02-11T17:54:59.477" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="13151" PostId="10900" Score="0" Text="I wasn't aware that winding yarn into tight balls had negative effects on it. Could you please [edit] your question and add some information abour what those negative effects are? Does it affect all types of yarn or just wool / natural fibers?" CreationDate="2022-02-11T20:42:13.173" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13153" PostId="10904" Score="0" Text="I've seen the transparency film used for lights online, and my worry is that the material is too fine (and would crinkle easily) or that what is shown is a large acrylic sheet that's thicker than 2mm, which couldn't bend/fold. Have you used it before? Do you know any brands with the same thickness/strength as a transparency sheet? --- My other goal (which I guess I should edit my question to include) is I'd like to make multiple of these, not just a single one, so the easier to reapeat (no cutting to size, or extra work, etc) the better." CreationDate="2022-02-13T21:21:02.983" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="13154" PostId="10904" Score="2" Text="@Wimateeka, I've used the colored transparency film and document folders.  They're a good thickness for this purpose.  They're much heavier than film that easily crinkles; actually reasonably stiff and hearty, but can be intentionally folded.  Over-sized pieces can be quickly trimmed to the needed size with a paper cutter if that's all that is readily available.  The colored transparency film is similar to the clear stuff.  The folders are more or less a similar thickness, but a little more flexible type of plastic." CreationDate="2022-02-13T21:57:39.600" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13155" PostId="6013" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much!! this cleared up a lot of things for me &lt;3" CreationDate="2022-02-13T18:31:32.817" UserId="12523" />
  <row Id="13156" PostId="5604" Score="0" Text="I ended up purchasing some [Army Painter Brand diamond files](https://shop.thearmypainter.com/us/tl5033p) and they worked perfectly. I made sure to wear gloves, sand in a container of water, and wear protective eye wear. Also for reference I have a friend who is a jeweler and works with glass and they recommended this technique as well." CreationDate="2022-02-14T12:52:45.890" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="13157" PostId="10904" Score="0" Text="@Wimateeka you'll need to make sure you watch your search terms. You're looking for (overhead) transparency sheets, and you'll want to avoid &quot;cellophane sheets&quot; (gift wrap) and &quot;gels&quot; (theatrical lighting sheets)." CreationDate="2022-02-14T16:58:53.060" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13158" PostId="10907" Score="5" Text="That is definitely news to me. In non-Imperial measurement countries, such as the one I live in, I have always used mil as millimetre, because we only use metric measurements for this sort of thing." CreationDate="2022-02-14T17:24:42.023" UserId="358" />
  <row Id="13159" PostId="10907" Score="4" Text="Mil ( 0.001 in.) very commonly used world wide when discussing corrosion amount or rates. Also thickness of protective coatings ( paint)." CreationDate="2022-02-14T19:39:49.407" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13160" PostId="10907" Score="2" Text="@RoryAlsop hence 0.001&quot; being called &quot;thou&quot; in British English. &quot;Mil&quot; as used here is essentially an Americanism  that has gone international in some uses" CreationDate="2022-02-14T21:02:20.223" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13161" PostId="10907" Score="2" Text="I totally agree with Rory Alsop; I thought mil was a different abbreviation for millimetre. Kind of makes sense though... If you base your unit of measurement on the length of 3 corns of barley and you want to derive a much smaller unit of measurement you &quot;mill&quot; them down  XD" CreationDate="2022-02-15T05:51:37.867" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13162" PostId="10907" Score="0" Text="@chris yet mil predates English usage in other languages like Spanish." CreationDate="2022-02-15T08:17:01.273" UserId="12531" />
  <row Id="13163" PostId="10907" Score="0" Text="@cde it's straight from Latin so it's not really surprising; it's also the logical choice in metric /SI prefixes. I would put the onus on the people using archaic units to deal with the confusion. Here in the UK we use both metric and imperial, but our modern engineering is firmly metric" CreationDate="2022-02-15T08:42:15.603" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13164" PostId="10907" Score="0" Text="@chris so you are used to millimeters right?  A thousands of a meter. Mil predates Thou in English usage by almost 100 years. And English the klepto it is imported thou from Germanic while most SI units are latin in nature." CreationDate="2022-02-15T09:08:43.907" UserId="12531" />
  <row Id="13165" PostId="10906" Score="0" Text="As Sned at Cornell used to say: &quot;A mil is a measure of angle.&quot; see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milliradian#Definitions_for_maps_and_artillery" CreationDate="2022-02-15T09:50:18.767" UserId="12022" />
  <row Id="13166" PostId="10907" Score="0" Text="@cde Yes, I'm used to mm, and nearly all my measuring kit is metric-only.  Whitworth was apparently using &quot;thou&quot; before 1850 (though I can only find reference to &quot;thousandths&quot; in sources I have access to), and was one of the first to propose working in decimal inches.  He would have had the choice of Latinate or Germanic vocabulary to derive his terminology. &quot;mil&quot; from milliradian has several similar angular meanings as well." CreationDate="2022-02-15T10:16:07.027" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13167" PostId="10907" Score="0" Text="It bugged me that the first table gives 10 mil, which is 10/1000th or 1/100th of an inch, equal to 1/64th of an inch, which is 0.015625 inches, or about 15 mils. But it's not a transcription error, so I have to wonder if it's an error in the source or whether it's really conventional wisdom in the USC system. As a side note for @cde, most SI prefixes derive from Greek, with a handful from Latin, French, Spanish or Danish." CreationDate="2022-02-15T10:31:24.880" UserId="12535" />
  <row Id="13168" PostId="10907" Score="0" Text="@AmiralPatate it's an error in the table, I reckon a flawed attempt to give some approximate conversions.  All the fractional values are off - obviously as sums of powers of 1/2 can't represent powers of 1/10 precisely - but some by more than others. The one you spotted is too far off to be a convenient approximation given that 15 mil (0.381mm) is listed and 1/64&quot; is 0.397mm.  I do just enough with US-built kit to have a table of decimal inches, fractional inches, and mm on the wall next to my desk here in work." CreationDate="2022-02-15T13:44:39.550" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13169" PostId="10907" Score="0" Text="Also *The term &quot;mil&quot; is not an abbreviation but a unit of measure* from the source is wrong.  At best they could say &quot;no longer an abbreviation&quot; but the full form &quot;milli-inches&quot; is often seen in old documents" CreationDate="2022-02-15T13:46:14.517" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13170" PostId="10907" Score="0" Text="3 mil is the thickness of a heavy-duty &quot;contractor&quot; trash bag, not regular white kitchen bags. In case you want another couple reference points, I have 0.31 mil plastic sheeting to cover windows while painting; it's light and crinkly, flimsier than a grocery sack. 6 mil is one of the heaviest I've commonly found in big-box hardware stores (I used it to seal off lead abatement work)." CreationDate="2022-02-15T14:49:56.193" UserId="974" />
  <row Id="13171" PostId="10474" Score="0" Text="I agree it's unlikely to break but I also think it's really unlikely to form a tourniquet because there's nothing likely to tighten any of the holes. The baby also shouldn't be left sleeping under a blanket anyway." CreationDate="2022-02-15T14:54:13.587" UserId="974" />
  <row Id="13172" PostId="10907" Score="2" Text="Mil are *never* used as short version for milimeters in my experience (in speech, yes, written, never), but you'll see it a lot in printed circuit board (PCB) design. Many measurements on a PCB are in mil." CreationDate="2022-02-15T16:26:09.597" UserId="519" />
  <row Id="13173" PostId="10909" Score="2" Text="This answer is wrong. In certain industries, mil is used as a standardised unit. Perhaps not SI standardised, but in those sectors (like electronics R&amp;D) it's very standard. 0.001&quot;." CreationDate="2022-02-15T16:28:05.653" UserId="519" />
  <row Id="13176" PostId="6320" Score="1" Text="I’m wondering the same thing. Finding out 1/4” plywood is not a 1/4” but more like 3/16”. So after reading this I believe the best answer for me anyway, is to glue a piece of wood to the back. One in the middle top, where I can properly attach a picture hanger, and a small block at each bottom corner to level the art out on the wall." CreationDate="2022-02-15T22:21:47.953" UserId="12546" />
  <row Id="13177" PostId="6068" Score="0" Text="This is a wonderful list - thank you. If you were to use it on wearable fabric what is best? (least toxic, not stinky but strong in terms of keeping shape/stiffness)" CreationDate="2022-02-15T20:54:54.643" UserId="12545" />
  <row Id="13178" PostId="10909" Score="0" Text="@Mast There are certain environments in which &quot;Furlongs per Fortnight&quot; and measuring lengths by comparing them with that of a London bus are popularly accepted. Quoting a length in mil has no more standing than that." CreationDate="2022-02-16T11:12:15.117" UserId="9910" />
  <row Id="13179" PostId="3815" Score="1" Text="While this is considerably late, a clarification for those who look at all the comments: &quot;hook and loop&quot; is Velcro, &quot;hook and eye&quot; is the &quot;fasteners like on a bra.&quot;" CreationDate="2022-02-16T15:23:06.453" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13180" PostId="10912" Score="1" Text="What kind of herbarium specimens do you have? In my experience (managing herbarium specimens), the actual plant material can range from relatively smooth, flat, less-than-a-millimeter thick leaves, to rough, stems up to 1/4 inch, to inch-thick cattail inflorescences. Not that I've laminated any of them, but I assume they would have different requirements." CreationDate="2022-02-17T01:48:42.570" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="13181" PostId="10912" Score="2" Text="Lamination film is not at all stretchy.  For something like a flat leaf roughly the thickness of paper sitting on a background sheet, you could get lamination film to conform around it (it would basically be the glue layer shifting).  It doesn't behave like a vacuum former." CreationDate="2022-02-17T02:01:20.160" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13184" PostId="10914" Score="4" Text="Hi Mareli, it's usually good advice to look up tutorials online, but on this platform we like to have isolated answers, independent of external resources. If you have found tutorials online that really suit the situation, you can of course link to them as additional information, but it's usually good to then comment on why you think it is appropriate. Please take our [Tour] to familiarize yourself some more with our platform. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2022-02-17T07:20:29.297" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13186" PostId="10912" Score="2" Text="Lamination definitely doesn't work by &quot;creating a vacuum,&quot; it's more like &quot;sticking two pieces of tape down on each other.&quot; Anywhere where there's something between the lamination sheets, there will also be a pocket of air surrounding it." CreationDate="2022-02-17T14:44:04.343" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13187" PostId="10916" Score="4" Text="The quality of scent you can achieve in any oil highly depends on the quality of scent in the raw material. You'll always lose some scent during the process, so you need tea that is extremely fragrant to extract enough scent to infuse a candle. That's why most manufacturers use liquid aromas instead of raw ingredients." CreationDate="2022-02-17T15:22:50.817" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13188" PostId="10916" Score="0" Text="@Elmy gotcha. So liquid aromas as in essential oils or fragrance oils? I'm trying to create candles that aren't irritating for my family with scent" CreationDate="2022-02-17T15:59:57.037" UserId="12565" />
  <row Id="13190" PostId="10813" Score="0" Text="Blue painters tape works surprisingly well at protecting the edges. I would be careful of using gummed water-activated tape as there's no way of removing it without damaging the paper or the artwork. Otherwise masking fluid is a good, but time consuming method - but remember not to leave it on the artwork for more than a week as it becomes harder and harder to remove with time. From the image in the question, I'd assume they used painter's tape." CreationDate="2022-02-17T07:05:05.587" UserId="12559" />
  <row Id="13192" PostId="10813" Score="0" Text="Would also like to recommend from experience to get better quality blue painters tape. I have tried cheaper brands of blue painters tape on numerous occasions, and it rips the paper easily." CreationDate="2022-02-17T16:08:07.753" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13193" PostId="10916" Score="1" Text="Does this answer your question? [Information regarding skin friendly wax candle additives](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/10286/information-regarding-skin-friendly-wax-candle-additives)" CreationDate="2022-02-18T06:15:13.343" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13194" PostId="10917" Score="0" Text="Hi M, do you happen to have any photos or a design of your project?" CreationDate="2022-02-18T18:52:42.170" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13195" PostId="10917" Score="0" Text="(Also, as you can see, I've edited your post. I hope I interpreted everything correctly, but, if not, you can of course [edit] it again yourself. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!)" CreationDate="2022-02-18T18:53:48.490" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13196" PostId="10916" Score="0" Text="@Elmy, it's possible that the irritating scent mentioned in the comment refers to skin irritation from hot wax, but the actual question is about how to make the scent stronger.  This doesn't look like a duplicate as written.  But your 1st comment looks like the gist of an answer.  Consider fleshing it out into an answer." CreationDate="2022-02-18T19:21:29.017" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13198" PostId="10917" Score="1" Text="Difficult to understand your problem. One factor is that a dull drill bit can wander away from the start point" CreationDate="2022-02-18T20:01:17.567" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13199" PostId="10895" Score="1" Text="Sorry for the late reply.&#xA;&#xA;I did and eventually the Strathmore paper was thick and smooth and its great for charcoal." CreationDate="2022-02-18T20:08:53.817" UserId="12495" />
  <row Id="13200" PostId="10895" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the update! I closed your question as a duplicate of the one I think comes closest to what you were looking for." CreationDate="2022-02-18T20:10:46.410" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13201" PostId="10917" Score="0" Text="I clamp my work piece with vice. but It hard to align work piece with hand and naked eyes.&#xA;After I drill the hole, the hole's position is offset from the mark. Is the possible to align workpiece by looking at drill bit tip and punch mark?" CreationDate="2022-02-18T21:43:43.633" UserId="12573" />
  <row Id="13202" PostId="10917" Score="1" Text="@Joachim I added my drawing, is that what you ask for?" CreationDate="2022-02-18T21:44:54.443" UserId="12573" />
  <row Id="13203" PostId="10916" Score="0" Text="@Elmy No, I meant scent as in non-irritating and not too strong (but still scented) for the olfactory system, nothing to do with skin friendly waxes for BDSM. Thank you for the first answer." CreationDate="2022-02-19T00:56:34.190" UserId="12565" />
  <row Id="13204" PostId="10920" Score="0" Text="If I use fixture or cross vice, do I need to use center punch or center drill?" CreationDate="2022-02-19T13:07:36.300" UserId="12573" />
  <row Id="13205" PostId="10916" Score="2" Text="I've grown plants for tea making. As Elmy noted, this would have to be a large amount of tea leaves to get a slight aroma made of just tea leaves. Using dried leaves as tintures(putting one product together plus alcohol). It would have to sit for several weeks to months." CreationDate="2022-02-19T14:55:07.570" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13206" PostId="10920" Score="0" Text="@Mlab, with a drill press, the hole will be where the drill press is aligned (unless it's forced off-center by making the drill bit buckle, like too much pressure too fast and a dull bit).  You don't need a center punch or pilot hole if you have a way to precisely align the piece, like a fixture or cross slide vice, or even manually positioning everything." CreationDate="2022-02-19T16:57:28.153" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13208" PostId="10921" Score="0" Text="The paper looks like it is not printer paper. It looks like thick pieces of paper. Also thinking older books." CreationDate="2022-02-19T22:48:27.833" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13213" PostId="10920" Score="0" Text="Starting with a very small bit (less than about 3mm) can cause the bit to wander if the material isn't flat (e.g. a raised ridge where you've used a centre punch). There are special centre drills but they shouldn't be needed here." CreationDate="2022-02-21T09:21:09.907" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13221" PostId="10929" Score="0" Text="Wow. Thanks for the detailed suggestions! Certainly a lot to think about for this project. I just thought that the good old fashioned concrete would be more appealing than plastic for this kind of shape." CreationDate="2022-02-22T21:58:56.703" UserId="12590" />
  <row Id="13223" PostId="10917" Score="0" Text="@Mlab when you align the workpiece, are you doing so by lowering the drill with it stopped? That can help a lot.  It takes practice to do this with only 2 hands, but it is possible.  I tend to use a toolmaker's vice and not clamp it down, because it's too heavy to get spun by the drill" CreationDate="2022-02-23T11:34:52.773" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13227" PostId="10937" Score="1" Text="They should probably use a spirit level to make sure 1) the suspension construction itself is level, 2) they suspended the jar perfectly level and 3) the jar or construction doesn't move during the painting. It's very easy to *think* you suspended the jar horizontally only to be shocked at how crooked your line turned out." CreationDate="2022-02-25T05:21:25.867" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13228" PostId="10932" Score="0" Text="many thanks for this. So I presume undercuts are just regions where if one pulls on the mold it also pulls on this undercut feature? Some examples of a mold seam would be great!" CreationDate="2022-02-25T08:20:11.357" UserId="12590" />
  <row Id="13229" PostId="10936" Score="2" Text="A steady hand might be better than tape because it curves in both axes.  The nature of the curve means tape is possible but I'd rather not work with wrinkled tape" CreationDate="2022-02-25T10:24:32.197" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13230" PostId="10936" Score="2" Text="I agree, and as the OP noted, risk of damage from the adhesive." CreationDate="2022-02-25T14:37:55.373" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13231" PostId="10937" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 but aren't there any stencils which can stick to the surface and allow me to paint the line, and to then remove the stencil? It seems it will be the easier thing to do?" CreationDate="2022-02-25T15:11:05.067" UserId="12594" />
  <row Id="13232" PostId="10936" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u thanks for the reply .. but are not there any stencil which can stick to the surface and allow me to paint the line ?" CreationDate="2022-02-25T15:11:27.807" UserId="12594" />
  <row Id="13233" PostId="10937" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 can you draw a quick sketch about your method so I can understand it better?" CreationDate="2022-02-25T15:13:04.183" UserId="12594" />
  <row Id="13234" PostId="10938" Score="1" Text="this might work on paper,, but will the line have a straight boundaries? i mean when i move the lazy susan,, some brush hair might move up or down causing the line to look not straight .." CreationDate="2022-02-25T16:11:51.400" UserId="12594" />
  <row Id="13235" PostId="10936" Score="1" Text="As other commenters have noted, the curvature will cause some problems with wrinkling and distortions. See edit to my answer." CreationDate="2022-02-25T17:16:40.293" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13236" PostId="10938" Score="0" Text="This might be a try and see, I'd expect the pressure, size and type of brush to be important parameters. You are emulating using a lathe" CreationDate="2022-02-25T18:29:03.640" UserId="12611" />
  <row Id="13237" PostId="10937" Score="0" Text="@JohnJohn, a globe-shaped object curves in two directions.  A cylinder shape is one side of a stencil.  You can make it out of something rigid, or make it out of tape and then press everything that isn't the edge against the object.  I added some images for clarification.  Another material for the stencil would be a slightly tacky clay or putty that doesn't bleed any material that could affect the surface color or finish.  Press a band of it around the object, then use a turntable as described in fred_dot_u's answer to cut a precise edge with a knife and peel away what's in the painting area." CreationDate="2022-02-25T21:54:49.247" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13238" PostId="10932" Score="1" Text="@user9106985, yes, basically an undercut is anywhere the object is bigger than the mold opening you need to remove it through. But it's especially a problem if what catches on the mold has an angle that the mold can't easily slide off from. re: seam, imagine you wanted to make a mold of a hook.  You'd embed the hook flat, half way into one side of the mold and then embed the other side in another layer of mold.  When you separate the mold at that seam, there's nothing locking the hook in.  Do that with undercuts so the mold separates on either side of the undercut." CreationDate="2022-02-25T22:18:25.960" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13239" PostId="10939" Score="3" Text="Different rollers can produce different textures, so the answer is &quot;it depends&quot;. What texture do you want to achieve? Mirror finish? Slightly textured? Heavily textured?" CreationDate="2022-02-26T11:21:17.417" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13240" PostId="10939" Score="0" Text="@Elmy Thanks for you reply ... Mirror finish is what i am trying to achieve, or the closet finish to spraying... so which one best fit my need ?" CreationDate="2022-02-26T18:10:39.357" UserId="12594" />
  <row Id="13241" PostId="10940" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the reply.. but if i am looking for a finish near the finish produced by spraying the paint.. then which roller i should use?, why i thought foam can give the best finish as no strokes will be produced.. and the plaster surface does not have any porous (small holes) on it.. any advice? thanks" CreationDate="2022-02-26T18:14:20.463" UserId="12594" />
  <row Id="13242" PostId="10943" Score="0" Text="I wouldn't want to mix soap in with my paints, as it will influence the structure and behaviour, and is likely bad for longevity, but I have seen this advice elsewhere. For projects that don't require archival properties, this apparently works." CreationDate="2022-02-27T09:24:21.833" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13243" PostId="10945" Score="0" Text="Very good addition that it is about the perception of the artist! I don't fully concur with some of the (details of some) points, but that probably simply illustrates that this division is gradual, and not binary, and (therefore) somewhat subjective." CreationDate="2022-02-27T13:05:19.840" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13244" PostId="10939" Score="0" Text="Spray cans are also not an option? I think you can get the cleanest, smoothest finish by spraying paint, and you won't need a spray gun for it." CreationDate="2022-02-27T13:10:30.943" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13245" PostId="10939" Score="0" Text="@Joachim i bought the paint in a cane and i do not have a spray gun.. so i am trying to get the best finish using the roller" CreationDate="2022-02-27T13:37:04.647" UserId="12594" />
  <row Id="13246" PostId="10939" Score="0" Text="I'm envisioning using the foam roller, and it just glop on and kind of smearing it instead of it smoothly being applied. The microfiber might hold onto the paint better compared to the foam." CreationDate="2022-02-27T18:11:41.753" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13247" PostId="10939" Score="1" Text="@Lyssagal foam rollers actually work very well; the only reason they would smear paint is if you neglected to clean it properly, causing it to stop &quot;rolling&quot; on the handle." CreationDate="2022-02-28T14:49:53.560" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13248" PostId="10940" Score="0" Text="@JohnJohn both types of rollers will leave a similar fine texture to the surface" CreationDate="2022-02-28T14:51:35.297" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13249" PostId="10947" Score="1" Text="I see. Does this technique happen to have a name I can look up, or is there some kind of tutorial online somewhere? I am a beginner when it comes to sewing so I wasn't able to follow all your instructions in the latter part of your answer." CreationDate="2022-02-28T15:36:31.250" UserId="12619" />
  <row Id="13250" PostId="10940" Score="0" Text="@Allison C&#xA;so can I understand from you that there are no differences between the 2 types?" CreationDate="2022-02-28T16:00:09.090" UserId="12594" />
  <row Id="13251" PostId="10940" Score="1" Text="@JohnJohn there's minor differences, but you're going to get a textured finish either way. Moreover, rollers are designed for flat surfaces, so you'll get more lining with them than you would with a brush." CreationDate="2022-02-28T17:08:21.497" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13252" PostId="10940" Score="1" Text="Downvoting for two reasons. 1: This answers the title of the question but not the body of it. 2: A substantial portion is plagiarized from https://www.homedepot.com/c/ab/best-paint-roller-for-your-projects/9ba683603be9fa5395fab90b35a4d7e" CreationDate="2022-02-28T17:26:49.160" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13253" PostId="10940" Score="0" Text="Have worked in the tool industry for several years. I am using factual information to back up my claims in my own words. If there is a way to reword the information, which I felt I did. I am open. &#xA;Initially the question was broken up into two questions. Which the question should of been closed from the beginning. But I left it open. Not sure how to take factual information and break it apart." CreationDate="2022-02-28T18:23:19.273" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13254" PostId="10940" Score="0" Text="@Lyssagal it's not a matter of factual information, it's that the information is virtually word for word identical to the linked site, with minimal rewording and no attribution." CreationDate="2022-02-28T18:27:50.417" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13255" PostId="10940" Score="0" Text="Additionally, taking a look at the edit done to the original question, the original title was a better explanation (if awkward); the edit done to the title made the title fit this specific answer." CreationDate="2022-02-28T18:31:24.040" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13256" PostId="10940" Score="0" Text="Noted, Allison. I had a hard time understanding the question myself. If it can be edited in a way that it makes sense, please do." CreationDate="2022-02-28T18:42:37.967" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13257" PostId="10947" Score="2" Text="@Yes It's called an &quot;anchor stitch&quot; and you'll find many different instructions online. Some peole cteate a little knot with their anchor stitch, but personally I've made the experience that it's not neccessary. For thick thread like for embroidery) many people only stitch twice over the same holes, for thin thread (for hand sewing) I stitch three times over it. Thick thread would create a bump otherwise, but thin thread is more secure that way. Just keep in mind that you shouldn't cut the thread very close to the anchor stitch. Hise a few mm of tail in the fabric instead." CreationDate="2022-02-28T19:00:35.840" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13258" PostId="10939" Score="3" Text="@JohnJohn, a roller is really the wrong tool for the job.  For the kind of finish you want, spraying is the right way to do it.  You've spend a few dollars on some paint.  Don't let that sunk cost drive your decisions for where to go from here.  A lot of time, effort, and other materials can be wasted .  Spray guns aren't insanely expensive, and you can buy spray gadgets.  But the simplest, least expensive solution would be to save that paint for another project and just buy new paint in spray cans." CreationDate="2022-02-28T19:02:59.710" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13259" PostId="10948" Score="3" Text="I agree with this answer.  An even simpler spray solution would be to save the paint for another project and buy new paint in spray cans." CreationDate="2022-02-28T19:08:05.223" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13260" PostId="10948" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 you're right, but I've had some strange effects with gold spray cans where the surface wasn't perfectly smooth. It might need particular care in priming depending on the substrate. I haven't seen the same issues with brush metallic paints. (Actually on the fake brass banding on the treasure chest in my profile pic)" CreationDate="2022-02-28T22:10:01.520" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13261" PostId="10949" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  I'm not aware of any consumer computer printer that can do what you ask.  If it needs to be a pre-bound book, I suspect you would be limited to gluing in pages or inserting them in pre-bound transparent pockets (or self-stick pockets).  There are glues that will let you do it quickly and without warping, but there would still be that step.  If you want to frequently include printer output, it might make sense to consider a format that lets you insert pages (e.g., looseleaf, scrapbook, plastic comb, wirebound, etc.)." CreationDate="2022-03-01T06:09:07.340" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13262" PostId="10949" Score="2" Text="One other thought: print on label sheets (available in various sizes at up to full page).  They're expensive for paper stock, but you just need to peel off the backing and stick it to a bound page.  If you start with appropriate sized labels (or possibly oversized bound pages), you wouldn't need the step of cutting it out." CreationDate="2022-03-01T06:53:27.260" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13263" PostId="10950" Score="2" Text="I'd suggest a spray glue over a glue stick. A glue stick can still leave lumps and wrinkles (particularly from uneven deposits of glue as you move it across the paper), but I've never experienced either using a spray glue." CreationDate="2022-03-01T14:39:13.747" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13264" PostId="10950" Score="2" Text="@AllisonC Ah, very good argument. I'll edit my answer." CreationDate="2022-03-01T14:46:17.117" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13265" PostId="10949" Score="0" Text="**Another idea:** Invest in a [disk bound journal](https://www.google.com/search?q=disc+bound+journal&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjfzoH9w6X2AhVcCRAIHWiHDmEQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&amp;biw=1920&amp;bih=942&amp;dpr=1) (see also [disc-binding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc-binding)). They allow pages to be added/removed freely. You can print on a correctly sized page, and then insert it into your journal, or print on an oversized page and cut it to size. You would also need to consider if you want to print on a page that already has the perforations or make the perforations after printing." CreationDate="2022-03-01T18:23:28.357" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="13266" PostId="10949" Score="0" Text="You could build yourself a pen plotter like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQoMr2ePJbo" CreationDate="2022-03-02T09:37:40.910" UserId="8081" />
  <row Id="13267" PostId="10942" Score="0" Text="How sure are you that it's a yarn tool? Is it only because you found it among yarn and a yarn needle? I'm simply wondering if that could exclude the right answer. It might be better to leave that limitation out of the title." CreationDate="2022-03-02T12:43:52.803" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13268" PostId="10949" Score="0" Text="There are some 3d laser printers that prints on any kind of object: https://glowforge.com/" CreationDate="2022-03-03T06:24:46.220" UserId="4779" />
  <row Id="13269" PostId="10953" Score="0" Text="`as many more styles beyond that pictured exist.` Please post example here." CreationDate="2022-03-04T16:49:25.833" UserId="96" />
  <row Id="13270" PostId="10953" Score="0" Text="@Aquarius_Girl As there are about as many styles as manufacturers, that's a bit impractical. That said, the one pictured in the question is a fairly typical one, with the rest being more &quot;outliers.&quot;" CreationDate="2022-03-04T16:54:08.853" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13271" PostId="7885" Score="0" Text="I’m voting to close this question because it's not about arts and crafts." CreationDate="2022-03-04T18:41:38.223" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="13272" PostId="10938" Score="0" Text="I'd be more worried about wobbles in the bearings, because there's no need for a lazy susan to stay perfectly flat and the bearing race is moulded plastic. A record player turntable might be better" CreationDate="2022-03-07T10:47:01.260" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13273" PostId="10955" Score="1" Text="That salt dough is more like fake biscuits than fake bread, but would still work well here. Shaping it might be interesting as it doesn't rise. If you want it to last, you'll need to give it a few coats of varnish otherwise it absorbs moisture from the air and eventually falls apart." CreationDate="2022-03-08T08:55:33.813" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13274" PostId="10954" Score="0" Text="I feel like there ought to be something based on baking soda and glue, plaster or similar, but I'm not finding it" CreationDate="2022-03-08T09:04:35.747" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13275" PostId="10956" Score="2" Text="Hi, there are a few problems with your questions: &quot;where can I find&quot; is asking for resources, and off-topic, plus your reference photos are of very poor quality (I can imagine one would be able to find better photos of this scene online, and it's also a strange starting point for interior design :), plus you've picked out two styles to identify, while it's better to focus your question on one particular 'problem'. I think these could be reasons you got downvoted. Nevertheless, ultimately you're asking for style identification, which is on-topic here." CreationDate="2022-03-08T10:30:54.580" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13276" PostId="10956" Score="0" Text="Tk you Joachim for your comments which are very helpful because I really want to make my question better so that it can be answered. Despite that I have spent a good time to find the info to ask my question but the info I can find is too little. There is only one image I could have so that the quality of the photo is so poor. I also don't know where is a good place to put this question if you can point me to somewhere I can put this topic would be much appreciated ! Thank you !" CreationDate="2022-03-08T12:50:18.300" UserId="12647" />
  <row Id="13277" PostId="10955" Score="1" Text="I guess you could add a pinch of baking powder to salt dough. However, I would stuff a ball of aluminum foil in the center of this muffin because salt dough is prone to cracking in such thick objects. The foil decreases the weight of the finished object, the risk of cracking and the baking time. Keep the bottom layer thick and form the crown of the muffin around some aluminum foil to keep the center of gravity low and avoid your muffin falling over at the slightest nudge." CreationDate="2022-03-09T06:37:14.660" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13278" PostId="10957" Score="1" Text="I was wondering if you'd throw your hat in :-) Your high rep here reflects a lot of quality contribution, and the mod experience on another site is a good qualification." CreationDate="2022-03-09T19:38:19.453" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="13279" PostId="10950" Score="2" Text="I've found papers less than about 60gsm to feed badly in my printers, so they're worth a try but don't invest too much" CreationDate="2022-03-10T20:43:59.767" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13280" PostId="10963" Score="1" Text="Re the community ads thing: graduation allows you to place ads *on* A&amp;C *for* other sites. You've always had the ability to promote A&amp;C itself by community ads on other (graduated) sites. Ex-mod CreationEdge made a nice ad for A&amp;C on [scifi.se], for example." CreationDate="2022-03-13T10:42:59.627" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="13281" PostId="10963" Score="0" Text="@Randal'Thor Good to know, thank you for pointing that out. I'll create a Meta post to get some creative juices flowing, which shouldn't be too much of a problem." CreationDate="2022-03-13T10:46:01.967" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13282" PostId="10963" Score="1" Text="Feel free to use [this post](https://literature.meta.stackexchange.com/q/395/17) as inspiration. Keeping a list of sites where A&amp;C ads have actually been posted is a nice idea, then you can remember them to keep posting them in future years too (as the ads list resets every year)." CreationDate="2022-03-13T11:15:15.397" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="13283" PostId="10967" Score="3" Text="I honestly think that you don't even need to mold the pillow to your head. Pillows are squishy and they are supposed to cushion the head. So in the hollow you need enouch material to cushion the weight of your head, but not the precise shape of your head. You need to move around at least a bit at night, or you'll be very uncomfortable. And from personal experience I'd like to warn you about making the neck ridge too high or not squishy enough. Over time it will permanently push your neck forward, resulting in a sloped back (hunchback style) and neck problems." CreationDate="2022-03-13T20:13:27.560" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13284" PostId="10967" Score="2" Text="I agree with Elmy's comment.  You're approaching this as one might to make a head cradle for rocket liftoff.  Sleep is very different.  It's not just a matter of cradling your head with the right support in the right places.  You also need to be concerned with issues such as your head temperature when it is partially enclosed in insulation.  Even if you could make a perfect head cradle, you absolutely would not get it right without many trial iterations in actual use for exact shape, density, material, etc. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-03-14T01:50:07.653" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13285" PostId="10967" Score="1" Text="It is normal to move a lot during sleep (and head temperature is one of the things that trigger it).  The first time your body needs to move during sleep, it would wake you up and you would remove the pillow so that you could change position.  As an alternative, you could use something like a contoured memory foam pillow." CreationDate="2022-03-14T01:50:30.173" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13293" PostId="10942" Score="0" Text="Can you maybe show the side of the tool? Does it have a small gap towards the front? I have seen similar tools which could be used to hold a blade to undo seams." CreationDate="2022-03-15T12:38:46.750" UserId="8081" />
  <row Id="13294" PostId="10956" Score="1" Text="The issue readers were having, even with Joachim's edit, is that interior styling (the entire space as art), is off-topic.  The site focuses on &quot;handmade, tangible works&quot;.  So the individual bas-reliefs, or the collection of similar individual works, can be on-topic, but readers had to make that leap in interpretation.  I did a little wordsmithing to make that focus explicit." CreationDate="2022-03-16T08:14:08.193" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13295" PostId="10974" Score="0" Text="Another good link about Kumihimo for people unfamiliar: https://kumihimo.com." CreationDate="2022-03-18T14:20:42.280" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13296" PostId="10974" Score="1" Text="Personally I'd make a stand for the cheap foam disc my daughter uses.  I'd use offcuts of wood but so long as the base is heavy to prevent toppling you could use thick craft foam for the uprights, held together with hot glue" CreationDate="2022-03-18T16:03:43.380" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13297" PostId="10976" Score="1" Text="Thinking about it, you could easily improve a simple 3D printed model by adding a second, wider ring on top of the disk. That would probably come very close to the traditional well. I guess most people simply don't know about the disadvantages of the bad design." CreationDate="2022-03-18T16:12:13.300" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13298" PostId="10976" Score="1" Text="I re-read your post and realize I overlooked another advantage to 3D printing some of the components. One can use TPU, a soft, flexible filament, to create the bobbins, even to the point of designing in snap-in recesses for the weight nuts." CreationDate="2022-03-18T18:22:29.447" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13299" PostId="10977" Score="0" Text="I didn't think about posting this when I did the repair, so didn't take pictures of the damage." CreationDate="2022-03-19T04:14:34.553" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13300" PostId="10956" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 Which is something worth bringing up, because where does an artwork end and an interior begin? There are completely preserved rooms in museum around the world. And even so, this might broaden our scope while remaining perfectly answerable within the SE network Q&amp;A format restrictions." CreationDate="2022-03-19T11:10:07.300" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13301" PostId="10956" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, my thoughts, exactly." CreationDate="2022-03-19T20:11:07.690" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13302" PostId="10979" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. I'm not familiar with that product, so I'll leave this as a comment and just offer a couple of thoughts. The temperature range of the product is well above the melting point of silver, so that aspect wouldn't be a problem. But temperature isn't the only consideration. It could be fine for filling cracks or lining a stove bed. or cast in a solid shape. To use it for a mold or crucible, it can't be brittle and break when handled, and it needs to have a lot of tensile strength to not break from the outward forces from containing heavy, molten metal.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-03-20T05:16:28.257" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13303" PostId="10979" Score="1" Text="I'd check with the manufacturer before using it for that purpose, or other people who are familiar with the product's characteristics and behavior." CreationDate="2022-03-20T05:16:33.573" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13304" PostId="10981" Score="0" Text="Yeah, to use for a crucible, there are proven materials that would make more sense.  Being castable, there's an attraction for potential use to create a mold if the material is suitable.  It might also be possible to use it for a mold if the mold is strengthened with an external shell or embedded in sand.  Some of those concerns might be handled by using a suitable wall thickness.  @Sean, keep in mind that molten silver is not just potentially messy and expensive, it can be dangerous." CreationDate="2022-03-20T16:17:19.623" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13307" PostId="10633" Score="1" Text="@henning I hope your grandma is well. I just found a new hobby in shuttle tatting and was pleasantly surprised that it doesn't require much dexterity. Maybe your grandma already knows how to tat and likes to try again. I added the suggestion to the answer." CreationDate="2022-03-23T13:09:47.907" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13308" PostId="10633" Score="0" Text="Does it help to warm your hands with a microwave or electric heating pad during the once-a-row rest?" CreationDate="2022-03-23T16:52:54.760" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="13309" PostId="10633" Score="1" Text="@aparente001 Warming increases blood flow and can reduce pain from arthrites, so a peating pad is probably better than nothing. But submerging your hands in warm water has a much better effect than holding a heating pad in your hands." CreationDate="2022-03-23T17:00:57.610" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13311" PostId="10959" Score="2" Text="I think the reason this question has languished without an answer is that a good answer may not be possible in the site's format; it's pretty complex.  It will also probably require experimentation to modify techniques that are commonly available for large wood surfaces.  There are lots of resources online for simulating mahogany wood grain (the &quot;polished&quot; part would just be a glossy finish layer added when you're done).  The first step would be a primer layer to establish a background color that paint will stick to.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-03-23T22:40:17.120" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13312" PostId="10959" Score="1" Text="There are a number of different color combinations that have been refined for this purpose, but they tend to be identified as specific colors in a specific paint, which is often water-based because the process was designed for wood.  You would probably need to replicate those colors in acrylic or something else that will all bond with plastic/primer.  The graining is a complex process using various techniques with specific kinds of brushes.  The techniques are designed for large, flat surfaces, so you would need to modify them for a small base.  That's the gist.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-03-23T22:40:44.393" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13313" PostId="10959" Score="1" Text="Here are some resources to give you a few different starting points and approaches: 1. https://anniesloanpaintandcolour.blogspot.com/2015/10/faking-rich-mahogany-look-with-chalk.html  2. Another version by the same author: https://anniesloanpaintandcolour.blogspot.com/2015/10/faking-rich-mahogany-look-with-chalk.html  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4rW2qZ0rMQ  4. A 3-part video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFJB6gGnnHU, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Bq6xisf4c, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wv4SIsDi1Y" CreationDate="2022-03-23T22:40:59.193" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13320" PostId="7716" Score="0" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/135020/discussion-on-question-by-vishnu-what-are-distinct-facial-features-that-can-be-c)." CreationDate="2022-03-24T16:49:03.720" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13321" PostId="10985" Score="0" Text="Are you asking about a reasonably fast / efficient process, about protecting the color or about keeping the shape? Depending on these factors, answers could be vastly different." CreationDate="2022-03-24T18:11:00.337" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="13322" PostId="10985" Score="0" Text="@Stephie Edited to clarify. Colour isn't an issue if they're going to be painted later, and I'm not sure what you mean about shape - is there a drying process that would *dramatically* alter the shape of the leaves?" CreationDate="2022-03-24T18:13:11.850" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="13323" PostId="10985" Score="1" Text="Some leaves tend to curl up a lot or become brittle when jut left to dry, so if you want to pile them in a basket, no problem, if you want to work with them, it may be difficult. Some press leaves under heavy objects to get flat leaves. Japanese maple with their feathery leaves for example, they are relatively flat when they have just fallen, but twist, roll and turn  when they dry." CreationDate="2022-03-24T18:20:06.347" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="13324" PostId="10985" Score="0" Text="@Stephie Ah OK, edited again. I'm thinking of leaves hung or on the walls, so keeping them flat would be good if possible. Brittle is OK if it's unavoidable - they don't need to be folded or manhandled - but not if they're so fragile that they'd crack and crumble at a touch." CreationDate="2022-03-24T18:23:11.647" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="13325" PostId="10985" Score="0" Text="Have you come across a flower press? They work for leaves as well" CreationDate="2022-03-24T18:28:49.583" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13326" PostId="10986" Score="0" Text="Currently my pressed plants are in my atelier. I'll try to photograph some results when I get the chance." CreationDate="2022-03-24T20:51:34.630" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13327" PostId="10986" Score="1" Text="Most leaves are acidic anyway, so there's probably no point using acid-free paper.  The technique to maintain the colours may well neutralise the acid as well" CreationDate="2022-03-24T21:32:09.500" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13328" PostId="10986" Score="0" Text="&quot;an extra layer of a more absorbing paper&quot; - like toilet tissue? Or not *that* much more absorbing?" CreationDate="2022-03-24T21:33:58.200" UserId="232" />
  <row Id="13329" PostId="10986" Score="1" Text="@Randal'Thor I have used kitchen paper for it at times, yes." CreationDate="2022-03-25T05:12:16.273" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13330" PostId="10986" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH That's actually a very good point :)" CreationDate="2022-03-25T05:12:32.397" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13331" PostId="10986" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, &quot;kitchen paper&quot; isn't a term common to Americans.  It that what we'd call paper towels, or more like butcher or counter paper?" CreationDate="2022-03-25T17:16:11.073" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13332" PostId="10986" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 Paper towels, right. I searched for 'kitchen paper' and got the right product, but that doesn't say a lot in a place where everything is being translated by artificial 'intelligence'." CreationDate="2022-03-25T17:40:34.063" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13333" PostId="10884" Score="0" Text="This is a pretty specialized area.  The question is squarely on topic here, but it looks like this site doesn't currently have any subject matter experts.  I think Woodworking would be the only other SE site where the question would be on-topic.  I asked about it there, and the suggestion was to tag such questions with [traditional-techniques].  It isn't clear that Woodworking has SMEs, either, though." CreationDate="2022-03-25T17:50:35.997" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13334" PostId="10989" Score="2" Text="I've had success in the dim and distant past with rattle-can spray.  I would expect solvent-based to work better than water-based, even if you spray the latter - you've just dried the leaves, so try to avoid wetting them again with something they'll absorb.  If you want to brush on a design, a base coat sprayed might be a good idea." CreationDate="2022-03-28T09:11:18.463" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13335" PostId="10986" Score="1" Text="Professional botanists use blotting paper in their plant presses. You can buy it as &quot;standard driers&quot; from [Forestry Suppliers](https://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/products.php?mi=52901&amp;itemnum=53740&amp;redir=Y), or as blotting paper from calligraphy suppliers. Include a layer of corrugated cardboard for ventilation between every layer of plants." CreationDate="2022-03-29T00:45:51.533" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="13336" PostId="294" Score="0" Text="Stumbled across this old question.  Looks like it could be even several good questions with a little clarity, if you're still interested.  The missing details that jump out: 1. Is the goal to make a wire or twisted wire straight, or are you starting with straight wires and need to keep them that way?  How to straighten or maintain straightness could be a question on its own.  2. Do you really need **electrical** insulation (if so for what kind of voltage), or is the coating purpose more decorative or to prevent corrosion?  3. What type of strength is relevant?  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-03-29T19:51:11.960" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13337" PostId="294" Score="0" Text="Does it need to withstand tension, or are you more concerned with rigidity (twisting multiple small wires doesn't produce rigidity, and can stretch under tension).  4. What kind of coating thickness do you need (just enough for coloring or corrosion protection, thick enough for some specific purpose, or very thick because it is the coating that will fill the primary purpose)?  5. Is the wire for incorporation into a craft, or is making the straight, coated wire the craft?  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-03-29T19:51:42.580" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13338" PostId="294" Score="0" Text="6. Is 1-2mm the important dimension, or are you predicting that wire of that diameter will have the strength and characteristics you need?  (e.g., wire of a different metal might produce the needed characteristics at a different diameter.)  Understanding how you want to use the finished wire would be a great help in understanding what characteristics are important." CreationDate="2022-03-29T19:51:49.433" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13339" PostId="264" Score="0" Text="One other consideration is using a pencil type that won't bleed or blend if the plan is to select the pencil color and remove it digitally.  If the color blends, it will be very difficult to remove the line." CreationDate="2022-03-29T19:59:09.577" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13340" PostId="10992" Score="0" Text="related but not a duplicate: [How can I dry my roses properly?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/594/how-can-i-dry-my-roses-properly)" CreationDate="2022-03-29T22:16:33.977" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13341" PostId="2581" Score="0" Text="Nail polish thinners are typically a mixture of ethyl and butyl acetate, sometimes with a little of another solvent like toluene or heptane.  You only need to add a couple of drops, so a small bottle goes a long way." CreationDate="2022-03-30T01:57:08.537" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13342" PostId="294" Score="1" Text="I really wish I'd asked better — at this point, I cannot recall what was the scenario that I needed to coat my own wire (pulled/drawn metal)" CreationDate="2022-03-30T03:30:22.253" UserId="63" />
  <row Id="13343" PostId="10996" Score="2" Text="Interesting.  Did the paper mention where people might find such a laser to replicate this (e.g., is it a common, hobbyist laser that's readily available, or a specialty item only a lab might have)?" CreationDate="2022-03-30T03:44:06.047" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13344" PostId="10987" Score="0" Text="The only style of sleeve that technically doesn't require modifications is the seamless/yolk style.  Both raglan and saddle style shoulders may require modifications, depending on how severe the adjustment you need to make.  The saddle shoulder in particular requires the seam/pattern that runs across the top of the shoulders to actually be centered where it meets the arm in order for a &quot;proper&quot; fit." CreationDate="2022-03-30T12:11:07.017" UserId="12707" />
  <row Id="13345" PostId="10999" Score="1" Text="Hi Tasos, it might depend on the dye, but I doubt it can be chemically changed to that degree at this point. Is it completely opaque, or could you maybe use it as a lamp, so that the shape suddenly becomes visible after turning it on?" CreationDate="2022-04-01T13:11:27.070" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13346" PostId="2648" Score="0" Text="This depends on a lot of factors, if comparing one work with another: lighting, post-production, maybe the preservation of the object, materials and processes used. VTC as needing details." CreationDate="2022-04-01T13:15:34.610" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13347" PostId="10999" Score="1" Text="What did you do after the cast? What was it cast in? While I don't think this is the only problem I wonder what you did to polish it afterwards? Perhaps some sanding and polishing would make it clearer." CreationDate="2022-04-01T14:36:27.277" UserId="44" />
  <row Id="13348" PostId="10999" Score="1" Text="Some dyes fade a little with exposure to UV light. You could try leaving it outside in direct sunlight for a long time (probably weeks to months). However, many resins yellow from UV, so that might just trade one problem for another. I like Joachim's idea of backlighting it. Resin is expensive, but a lot of projects involve some trial and error, and a learning curve to achieve a desired result. There can be a lot of wastage along the way. It can often help to try small batches to gauge things like how much dye to add, but sometimes you won't see the net effect without an actual full trial." CreationDate="2022-04-01T16:13:20.363" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13349" PostId="3995" Score="1" Text="Old question, but I'll add a thought.  Wire coat hangers are flimsier than what is typically used for lamp shade frames, but it is readily available and easy to shape with simple hand tools (the rods in commercial lamp shades are formed in big presses).  You can offset the lighter weight and strength by using more pieces." CreationDate="2022-04-01T17:57:13.383" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13351" PostId="10837" Score="0" Text="If a good end cap can be removed without breaking it, it can be used to make a mold, then cast a new one.  It may also be possible to repair the broken one.  More details would be needed, though, to describe a solution." CreationDate="2022-04-02T03:18:17.913" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13355" PostId="10999" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the replies! I haven't sanded or polished it yet. The cast was a juice bottle, here's the result so far (terrible I guess, see first post)&#xA;&#xA;Should I sand/polish it and leave it in the sun or do it the other way around to see if it clears up? even if the epoxy gets yellow it could look ok I guess" CreationDate="2022-04-02T04:53:02.247" UserId="12755" />
  <row Id="13357" PostId="10999" Score="1" Text="If the surface has a frosted effect, a quick fix is to pour a final coat of epoxy on top. You'll need to sand the existing surface with coarse sandpaper to make it even more rough, or the epoxy will pull away from some areas (which is very visible in the end). You'll need to put the pine cone on a stand where excess epoxy can drip off. And in my experience this works best with an epoxy as viscous as honey (so it doesn't flow off too quickly) or with UV resin you can cure quickly. Have some tool at hand with which to move the epoxy around to cover every spot." CreationDate="2022-04-02T07:56:59.287" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13358" PostId="10999" Score="0" Text="Added photos on first post" CreationDate="2022-04-02T14:16:06.700" UserId="12755" />
  <row Id="13359" PostId="10999" Score="0" Text="Those pictures made the problem clear.  Thanks for adding them." CreationDate="2022-04-02T23:24:11.233" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13361" PostId="10597" Score="0" Text="This question has languished for awhile.  Has it been overtaken by events or are you still looking for an answer?  When you first posted it, I wasn't sure what the issue was.  I've made bends in this shape.  The limitation is the dimensions of the tooling.  If you're still looking for an answer, can you clarify the nature of the problem?" CreationDate="2022-04-03T17:09:18.080" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13364" PostId="10931" Score="0" Text="Awwwww.  I hate accepting my own answer." CreationDate="2022-04-04T04:06:30.140" UserId="8602" />
  <row Id="13365" PostId="11001" Score="1" Text="Yes, I understand now that the plastic orange juice box I used is the reason it's cloudy. I started sanding/buffing and it looks a lot better, will post the result when I finish the project thank you!" CreationDate="2022-04-04T04:23:56.290" UserId="12755" />
  <row Id="13367" PostId="11002" Score="0" Text="Thank you, what you described is exactly what happened. Do you mean that the resin/hardener amount was too much in comparison to the size of the cast and that is the reason it set so fast (within an hour as you said)? I used 1kg total as that was the amount needed to fill up the cast.&#xA;&#xA;Sanding it and polishing works fine but not sure how many times of the same paper size I need to use before going to the next? I also used a wood saw and cut the sides to re-shape it, might do it on the bubbled part as well" CreationDate="2022-04-04T09:32:12.773" UserId="12755" />
  <row Id="13368" PostId="11002" Score="0" Text="Rather than the resin itself boiling (it would be more likely to burn before it could get that hot), I suspect there was some trapped water that boiled off, or just evaporated below the boiling point" CreationDate="2022-04-04T10:07:47.343" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13369" PostId="11002" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH No, the resin itself heats up enough to boil and produce bubbles. You can see an example of the reaction in [this youtube viceo](https://youtu.be/M2UbPeOOri8). The mixture gets hot enough to deform the plastic cup 32 minutes after mixing." CreationDate="2022-04-04T11:02:29.977" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13370" PostId="11002" Score="1" Text="@Tasos The resin was too thick and heated up too much. It doesn't matter how tall or how wide your mold is, you cannot pour the epoxy too high in one go. You'll have to let the first layer cure completely before you can pour a second / third etc. layer on top until the entire mold is full." CreationDate="2022-04-04T11:04:59.997" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13371" PostId="11002" Score="0" Text="@Elmy I see.  Some components of the uncured resin have low boiling points (not many as it turns out, but plausible ones here).  I consider them to be *reagents*, and refer to the final product of the reaction as resin - which can't boil.  But I was wrong in saying trapped *water* - it's a different liquid." CreationDate="2022-04-04T12:09:06.707" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13372" PostId="11002" Score="0" Text="The plastic cup is interesting because those cups deform at considerably less than 100°C.  But I do wish people posting these sorts of videos would mention the exact product used.  Then I could look up the datasheet and work out exactly what's boiling" CreationDate="2022-04-04T12:09:47.887" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13373" PostId="11002" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH Yes, referring to the &quot;hot bubbly stuff&quot; as *reagents* is probably a lot more precise. And I'm not even sure that the bubbling is actually *boiling* (or simmering) from a purely scientific point of view. It just gets really hot and suddenly it produces bubbles on its own and it looks enough like a boiling liquid that people refer to the phenomenon as &quot;boiling&quot;." CreationDate="2022-04-04T13:58:13.920" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13374" PostId="11004" Score="3" Text="Oooh!  Promise that if you do this, you'll add some pictures.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-04-05T23:54:00.587" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13379" PostId="11006" Score="2" Text="That's a nice, and comprehensive, answer, so I don't suggest adding this, but the complexity is hinted at by light sources with narrow emission bands (e.g. sodium street lights and non-white LEDs) especially in combination with materials that have narrow transmission or reflection bands (some pigments/dyes, both natural and synthetic). This leads to the concept of the colour rendering index for lights" CreationDate="2022-04-06T06:30:28.357" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13381" PostId="11004" Score="0" Text="In which way do you &quot;want to create a blend of thermochromic pigments&quot;? Paint a thin layer of black over a thin layer of red? Mix both paints and paint a thin layer with them? Embed them in a different medium like epoxy resin?" CreationDate="2022-04-06T07:46:41.007" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13383" PostId="11005" Score="0" Text="In addition to very good answer from fixer1234, look for term 'metamerism'." CreationDate="2022-04-06T09:58:12.713" UserId="12768" />
  <row Id="13384" PostId="11006" Score="0" Text="[This youtube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYbdx4I7STg) does a great job illustrating the difference between true white light and RGB white." CreationDate="2022-04-06T12:09:17.440" UserId="12770" />
  <row Id="13385" PostId="11006" Score="2" Text="_&quot;Every color in the visible spectrum stimulates either two or three kinds of cones to some extent&quot;_ — at the ends of the visible spectrum we mostly get stimulation of one kind of cones. In particular, at 400 nm the ratio of sensitivities (normalized to peaks) of S to M cones is about 25, while at 800 nm similar ratio of L to M is about 11. (Numbers taken from 2° LMS fundamentals available [here](http://www.cvrl.org/ciepr.htm))." CreationDate="2022-04-06T12:57:40.417" UserId="6006" />
  <row Id="13388" PostId="11006" Score="3" Text="I think this may be simplifying it too much, &quot;Red, green, and blue are the color components that your vision system uses to encode color information;&quot; The way our vision system encodes color information is a bit complicated and I don't understand it very well, but we start with the LMS signals from the different cones and produce different signals (opponent or complementary, or something else) derived from those, and I don't think at any point we can really say that the signal is encoded as &quot;RGB&quot;." CreationDate="2022-04-06T17:59:53.440" UserId="12774" />
  <row Id="13392" PostId="11006" Score="0" Text="_&quot;...Red, green, and blue are the color components that your vision system uses to encode color information;...&quot;_ - that's not quite true.  Your vision system is all about converting the relative intensities from the S, M and L cones into something we see as a &quot;colour&quot;.  Encoding into RGB isn't part of that process.  The only reason why computer screens, TVs, cameras and so on use RGB is because it's a system that lets you encode a large subset of the colours that we can actually see.  The RGB space is not actually a property of the human vision system at all." CreationDate="2022-04-06T21:39:51.583" UserId="12781" />
  <row Id="13393" PostId="11006" Score="0" Text="just fyi A helpful resource going all the way from basic theory to the practicalities of color in manufacturing (which may be particularly suitable here in Crafts SE) is [Billmeyer and Saltzman's Principles of Color Technology, 4th Edition](https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Billmeyer+and+Saltzman%27s+Principles+of+Color+Technology%2C+4th+Edition-p-9781119366683)" CreationDate="2022-04-06T21:55:40.407" UserId="12782" />
  <row Id="13394" PostId="11006" Score="0" Text="@DawoodibnKareem, I've been wrestling with how to better word that.  The SML cone output is translated into red, green, blue color space for us to experience color.  RGB in electronics output works because it uses the primary colors and rules that match how our vision system works.  I'll see if I can make that a more accurate description.  Thanks." CreationDate="2022-04-06T23:51:16.220" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13395" PostId="11006" Score="0" Text="I don't feel that last comment is quite right either, @fixer1234.  There are actually lots of visible colours that are outside the gamut of RGB.  I'll try to write my own answer if I have time." CreationDate="2022-04-07T00:33:01.710" UserId="12781" />
  <row Id="13396" PostId="11006" Score="0" Text="@DawoodibnKareem that's because RGB describes a triangle, but our color perception is not perfectly triangular, plus physically realizable RGB primaries don't get all the way to the edges.  See the [CIE color diagram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIE_1931_color_space#CIE_xy_chromaticity_diagram_and_the_CIE_xyY_color_space)." CreationDate="2022-04-07T00:48:13.987" UserId="12786" />
  <row Id="13397" PostId="11006" Score="1" Text="Yes, I know.  I don't think an answer to this question can be considered complete, without mention of the CIE colour diagram.  @MarkRansom" CreationDate="2022-04-07T00:54:38.240" UserId="12781" />
  <row Id="13398" PostId="11006" Score="0" Text="There is one thing missing here though touched upon lightly. In the visible spectrum there is no such color as white. White does not exist. Instead the color of light form the sun contains almost all the frequencies in the visible spectrum almost at their maximum values. We have evolved to see sunlight as a neutral color - &quot;white&quot;. This makes sense since this is the color that a white (or silver) surface reflects - all of them (white just means it absorbs none of the wavelength). So if you max R G and B it simulates sunlight by transmitting all of the colors." CreationDate="2022-04-07T02:35:22.420" UserId="12787" />
  <row Id="13399" PostId="11005" Score="0" Text="There are quite a few similar questions in both Physics.SE and Photography.SE." CreationDate="2022-04-07T12:39:48.210" UserId="12801" />
  <row Id="13400" PostId="11009" Score="0" Text="Thanks for adding this to the discussion.  One question for clarification. re: &quot;there's no specific wavelength of R, G, and B that have to be used. They are chosen to get the largest possible range of what we can see...the exact RGB values have bounced around quite a bit&quot; - can you distinguish between &quot;internal&quot; and &quot;external&quot;? Vision is based on physiological characteristics that don't change, so there must be precise primary colors for that system for interpretting light input. People have played with defining the corner points to create the biggest gamut that a RGB color space can describe." CreationDate="2022-04-07T15:05:33.323" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13401" PostId="11009" Score="0" Text="I'm not totally sure what you mean by Internal vs External. Primary colors are just a a limited set of colors that can be mixed to produce all others. In theory, a D65 white in SRGB would look the same as the white in Adobe RGB even though they are a different mix of different wavelengths" CreationDate="2022-04-07T15:34:34.087" UserId="12806" />
  <row Id="13402" PostId="11009" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 There are actually no three primary colors that would create all colors from the visible spectrum just by simple addition - any choice would need negative components for some colors. See https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_35.html" CreationDate="2022-04-07T15:50:43.997" UserId="12807" />
  <row Id="13403" PostId="11009" Score="0" Text="I guess the distinction is &quot;produce&quot; vs &quot;interpret&quot; (primary colors aren't just for production). The vision system interprets incoming light in a way fixed by phisiology, based on some primary colors defined by the vision system. People also produce colors using an RGB color space, and have experimented with the points of the triangle to maximize that gamut. RGB isn't a perfect explanation of how vision works.  But to the extent that it is, the primary colors it uses don't change. Internal vs external referred to how your body interprets color internally vs how you create colors externally." CreationDate="2022-04-07T16:09:40.827" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13404" PostId="11009" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 There are no primary colors defined by our vision, only approximations.  If you pick any 3 colors, you can mix them to get any of the colors inside their triangle but you can't get anything outside the triangle.  And if you pick primaries that are outside the visible range, like ProPhoto, you can't make a device to display them because those primaries are invisible and won't generate any reaction in your eyes at all." CreationDate="2022-04-07T18:41:08.550" UserId="12786" />
  <row Id="13405" PostId="11012" Score="2" Text="Thank you so much for posting this, it clears up a lot." CreationDate="2022-04-07T20:16:19.803" UserId="12806" />
  <row Id="13406" PostId="11005" Score="0" Text="Side note: Isn't CMY simply RGB offset by 60⁰?" CreationDate="2022-04-07T20:31:40.127" UserId="12810" />
  <row Id="13409" PostId="11009" Score="0" Text="@MarkRansom, I'm approaching this from the vision side rather than the color creation side.  Are you saying that the triggering wavelengths for the cones, at which RGB evokes the intended colors, does not imply an origin color space for the needed RGB values, with fixed underlying primaries? Or, the primaries for such a space do not have to be fixed (any variation on RGB will work but the perceived color might not be consistent)? Or, we can only estimate/approximate what those points must be? Or something else?" CreationDate="2022-04-07T21:32:46.427" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13410" PostId="11005" Score="1" Text="@csstudent1418, you mean on the color wheel?  The set of CMY colors are rotated by 60 compared to the set of RGB colors, but there's more to the relationship than that, so &quot;simply&quot; doesn't apply.  :-)  It would be more accurate to think of them as rotated 180." CreationDate="2022-04-07T21:43:20.340" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13411" PostId="11009" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I'm saying that no matter which 3 primaries you pick, there are colors you can see that can't be generated by any combination of those primaries. You can use the CIE diagram to predict what those colors will be." CreationDate="2022-04-07T22:05:37.460" UserId="12786" />
  <row Id="13412" PostId="11012" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this answer.  I'll just post some thoughts. We can discuss in chat if you want. Key points: 1)My original writeup did incorrectly describe RGB as the internal color space. That's been corrected. What's described now is how RGB acts like a cone code to evoke colors. 2)We still don't know the internal color system for sure. The opponent process has fallen out of favor because of certain inadequacies. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-04-08T01:00:47.663" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13413" PostId="11012" Score="0" Text="3)For the purpose of creating color in the real world, there are various versions of RGB, and added primaries for a better gamut, various CMY variants, including added primaries, use of alternative primary combinations as long as they can produce the desired color subset, adjustments for pigments, etc.  From a basic color theory perspective, what is typically used to describe the visible color space (to the extent it can, as generically close as possible to vision, with 3 primaries that add up to white or black), is RGB for additive color and CMY for subtractive color. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-04-08T01:01:19.340" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13414" PostId="11012" Score="0" Text="Are you saying there is no basis for that; if people had understood color better, there might be a different combination being taught? Is RGB the primaries in emissive displays only for a reason like it happens to be cheap to make those colors? 4)&quot;The primaries in RGB systems aren't wavelengths. Color vision has nothing to do with spectral/rainbow colors.&quot; The gamut perimeter is defined in terms of wavelengths, and the corners of the triangle have to be defined. Color vision is based on how light wavelengths trigger cones, and RGB display colors need to be precise wavelengths.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-04-08T01:01:56.727" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13415" PostId="11012" Score="0" Text="Having a tough time on this one. 5)'&quot;Combining only red, green, and blue light&quot; sounds like a spectrum with three sharp spikes, but it's not.' In practice, emissive displays aren't narrow peaks.  But my understanding is they could be, and they would still fool the cones and produce a similar result. 6)CMYK is a different conversion than CMY, but the theoretical conversion for CMY actually is as simple as 255-R. That's not adequate in the real world, like for printers, because printers don't use perfect colors or processes." CreationDate="2022-04-08T01:02:05.087" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13416" PostId="11009" Score="0" Text="@SpencerFleming, I'm not sure how much this comment thread would be of value to others.  If you think it just distracts from your answer, I can move them to chat.  Just upvote this comment if you want me to." CreationDate="2022-04-08T01:16:22.530" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13417" PostId="11012" Score="0" Text="I am clearly not as informed as @benrg, my my takes are:&#xA;3. RBG is chosen because it has a very big gamut. The reason to use sRGB instead of a bigger/better RGB space is cost of materials. &#xA;4. Primaries in RGB are defined in Cie XYZ, which has three parameters and represents perceived color, not wavelength which is a single parameter. You could in theory have magenta as a primary color." CreationDate="2022-04-08T02:52:31.743" UserId="12806" />
  <row Id="13418" PostId="11009" Score="0" Text="Fine either way. And like Mark said, there is several color spaces that map the entire perceptive color space, Cie XYZ and LMS. You could even define every color in any given absolute RGB color space too, but it will anything with negative numbers isn't producible by a real world display." CreationDate="2022-04-08T02:55:25.143" UserId="12806" />
  <row Id="13419" PostId="11010" Score="1" Text="They're fraying because friction on something, like the ground - can you spot if it is the floor or your shoes or maybe something to do with the way you're sitting that allows extra material to drop the  end a bit ?" CreationDate="2022-04-08T06:30:03.133" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="13420" PostId="11010" Score="0" Text="Related: https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2677/cuff-strategy-to-maximize-longevity-of-pants" CreationDate="2022-04-08T06:30:45.170" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="13421" PostId="11006" Score="0" Text="@slebetman reflective colors and definition of &quot;white&quot; is another can of worms, where chromatic adaptation comes in. Touching this would expand this answer quite a bit, into a mostly irrelevant direction." CreationDate="2022-04-08T10:29:25.017" UserId="6006" />
  <row Id="13422" PostId="11012" Score="0" Text="_&quot;but the B of sRGB is quite violet, as you can see in this image &quot;_ — but the rectangle in the image is not sRGB blue, or something has gone wrong with my browser which shows it as `#444488`." CreationDate="2022-04-08T10:39:33.360" UserId="6006" />
  <row Id="13426" PostId="11005" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Oh wow true, I never realized that. That's why C is also the inverse of R etc ..." CreationDate="2022-04-11T00:12:25.453" UserId="12810" />
  <row Id="13434" PostId="11026" Score="0" Text="Good point. With any kind of oven, it affects efficiency of drying. With a microwave, it's also a big source of heat that can affect how other things, like the container and turntable, react. And it's compounded by the drying inefficiency extending how long the microwave needs to run. That suggests that maybe a microwave should never be the tool of choice for this." CreationDate="2022-04-13T17:39:40.023" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13436" PostId="11027" Score="0" Text="Related: [What do I use to outline a sketch when I want to apply watercolour afterwards?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/8889/)" CreationDate="2022-04-15T14:50:35.433" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13437" PostId="11033" Score="0" Text="how do I add the inside view of the project?  I only was able to post the outside" CreationDate="2022-04-16T16:56:36.423" UserId="12852" />
  <row Id="13438" PostId="11033" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. I fixed how the second link appears, but you want to add a picture of the Dehners showing the challenge? There may be an image limit for the first post of brand new users on a site.  Stick the image link in a comment, with where you want it, and I or another user can add it for you." CreationDate="2022-04-16T17:16:38.650" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13440" PostId="178" Score="0" Text="Just to add, not all &quot;daylight&quot; bulbs are the same. The bulb color can be adjusted so that the output looks like a certain temperature, like 5500K, but if it's done with something like collections of RGB LEDs, it can be a little of an optical illusion. It will look white, but portions of the spectrum may not be well represented. When you illuminate things with it, some colors of light won't actually be there to reflect off your subject, so the colors can look off. Choose bulbs with as high a color rendering index as you can find, which addresses that." CreationDate="2022-04-16T18:58:52.233" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13441" PostId="11034" Score="1" Text="Just to verify that I'm reading the question right, are you referring to the lead seeming oily as you use it, or the outside of the wooden part feeling oily when you hold it? If it's the outside, I can't imagine that they would intentionally be made that way. In that case, my guess would be either something oily got on it, or a problem with the paint finish. You could try wiping the outside with a paper towel dampened with a little soapy water to see if that removes the oiliness. Soapy water shouldn't affect the paint or artwork on the outside." CreationDate="2022-04-16T19:44:09.237" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13442" PostId="11034" Score="1" Text="I have a Grip 2001 pencil as well and never experienced something like that, so my guess is that it's a remnant of the production process of the grip zone." CreationDate="2022-04-16T19:52:15.960" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13443" PostId="11034" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I’m referring to the out side, specifically the little grip dots. I did try wiping it down with a dry part of my T-shirt so I’ll have to give you’re idea a go." CreationDate="2022-04-16T22:35:17.477" UserId="11438" />
  <row Id="13444" PostId="11034" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Ok, thank you." CreationDate="2022-04-16T22:35:56.170" UserId="11438" />
  <row Id="13445" PostId="11034" Score="3" Text="Morgan, post back with how that works out.  If it doesn't work, that will open it up to other ideas. If that works, consider posting an answer. There are likely other people with the same experience, and sharing solutions is what the site is about.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-04-16T22:40:22.017" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13446" PostId="11030" Score="0" Text="Oh, the thin cardboard pieces are supposed to be removed? Their sizes are 9 cm (3.5 in) by 6.2 cm (a bit under 2.5 in). Business cards seem to be about that height but not that wide, so indeed easier to weave trough than those cardboard pieces." CreationDate="2022-04-17T06:24:54.067" UserId="12843" />
  <row Id="13447" PostId="11030" Score="0" Text="(Didn't know Enter sends the comment and editing is limited to 5 min.)&#xA;&#xA;Because those placeholders are so tight fitting, I assumed there was some product held in place there (it was next to a sewing machine, which could be a red herring). But if that was containing some commercially sold product the blueish paper should have some product description, shouldn't it? &#xA;&#xA;BTW: Yesterday I found some notes nearby from 1967 to 1969! (another red herring LOL?)&#xA;&#xA;Your explanation seems to be the most likely, I'll take that as an answer in about 2 weeks (hoping for more ideas in the meantime ;-)" CreationDate="2022-04-17T06:49:54.620" UserId="12843" />
  <row Id="13448" PostId="11031" Score="0" Text="@pjldesign Please let me know what ultimately worked best for you, or anything you might want to add to this. Thanks in advance!" CreationDate="2022-04-17T10:05:56.970" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13449" PostId="11034" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Ok, I just gave it a go, and at first I did think it helped, but after drying the pencil and my hands off properly It still feels oily unfortunately." CreationDate="2022-04-17T12:49:53.610" UserId="11438" />
  <row Id="13450" PostId="11034" Score="0" Text="I'm not familiar with those pencils.  Can I assume from the name and discussion that the dots are slightly raised bumps of something rubbery? Can you tell whether it's the bumps or the paint (or both) that have the oily feel?" CreationDate="2022-04-17T17:22:22.577" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13451" PostId="11033" Score="0" Text="If you're having a problem getting picture links into a comment, a couple of ways to do it: 1.Open a free imgur account (same image hoster this network uses) or use any image sharing site, save them there, and enter their image URLs in a comment. 2. Start a new dummy question, insert the images, copy the URLs from the resulting links into your comment, then discard the dummy question (the images remain on the host)." CreationDate="2022-04-17T17:35:30.683" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13452" PostId="11030" Score="0" Text="@w2013, as long as the cardboard inserts plus your cards fit, they can be left in place, with cards in front on either side. That can make it more stable, &amp; easier to accommodate smaller cards. You can make these for any size cards; just start with paper trimmed to the right size. It's unusual, so attention-getting, and easy to make. Anyone could have used the idea, added printing to the folder, etc. if they wanted. It could be a memorable way to bundle something like a business card with other card-sized stuff, a cute gift card, or just a novelty to keep kids entertained. Simpler times.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-04-17T18:00:44.350" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13453" PostId="11033" Score="0" Text="Also, to clarify, the problem is both sepatating glued pieces and then removing glue from the surfaces? Is the liner material also leather? Do you know if the glued surfaces are both finished leather or either is rough?" CreationDate="2022-04-17T18:27:29.487" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13454" PostId="11034" Score="4" Text="I had similar problems with grip pencils after storing them for a prolonged time. At some point the plasticiser in the rubbery material seem to disintegrate. Do the dots feel sticky?" CreationDate="2022-04-18T10:35:15.993" UserId="8081" />
  <row Id="13455" PostId="11033" Score="0" Text="I'm only interested in removing the 1&quot; and 5&quot; lining inside of the leg of the boot.  I can was able to remove the strips inside by soaking in warm water, changing it frequently.  Only the inside of the unlined leg of the boot is like the inside of any good leather, it is finished, not rough.  The glue on the inside of the Dehners and Vogels is not a problem to remove. Basically it was the removal of the inside pieces of lining..Thank you." CreationDate="2022-04-18T18:25:50.127" UserId="12852" />
  <row Id="13456" PostId="11034" Score="1" Text="If the problem is what @samcarter_prepared_for_xmas posted, here's something else to try.  Dampen a paper towel with rubbing alcohol and go over the grip area.  There's a chance it could strip off some of the paint, but it usually gets rid of that kind of residue. Let it dry completely (make sure the paint isn't sticky or soft), then dry-wipe it with a paper towel to remove any dry residue. There's always a chance some of the rubber dots could come off, in which case, you'll have the &quot;non-grip&quot; version of the pencil.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-04-19T00:55:31.950" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13457" PostId="11034" Score="0" Text="@samcarter_prepared_for_xmas Hm, ok" CreationDate="2022-04-19T12:28:39.120" UserId="11438" />
  <row Id="13458" PostId="11035" Score="0" Text="Hard to imagine a pure resin table top. Epoxy and more common polyester are &quot;filled&quot; with various materials and called &quot;marble&quot; , etc." CreationDate="2022-04-20T00:30:22.583" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13459" PostId="11035" Score="0" Text="If it was attractive, it was not plain epoxy, it was filled with material that makes it hard and suitable for a table top." CreationDate="2022-04-20T00:33:52.970" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13460" PostId="11035" Score="1" Text="@blacksmith37 What I mean are those &quot;river tables&quot; that consist of large pieces of irregular wood or concrete filled with epoxy in the gaps. Sometimes people create table tops from just clear epoxy with some decorative objects like bottle caps, lego bricks or plant material. The results in those videos always look amazing and I was skeptical how well the epoxy resists daily wear and tear." CreationDate="2022-04-20T04:36:04.230" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13461" PostId="11039" Score="0" Text="Thank you, but, like I said, I don't have anything to fit the hole. I know I can find something in a store somewhere, but I was wondering if there were any alternative ways to release the lead :)" CreationDate="2022-04-20T09:30:16.210" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13462" PostId="11039" Score="0" Text="If you don't have anything else, you could try pushing one of the leads down, but if the jam is stuck fast, it'll probably break." CreationDate="2022-04-20T11:53:19.910" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13463" PostId="11035" Score="0" Text="I made a bar top with a single large piece of knarred oak; I used only varnish and it worked well." CreationDate="2022-04-20T14:24:21.680" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13464" PostId="11039" Score="0" Text="Like I mentioned in my question: I tried that as well." CreationDate="2022-04-20T14:41:55.230" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13465" PostId="11037" Score="0" Text="Just to add a few thoughts: 1. If the glue is not water-soluble and doesn't release when the leather gets wet, it may help to separate the pieces by using a hot knife. Most of the glue materials soften or break down with heat, making them easier to separate. Just be careful not to burn the leather. The leather being wet will help, but even a burned surface might be a better starting point than glued layers if nothing else will work.  2. Once the layers are separated, you may be able to carefully apply acetone to the glue surface, itself, rather than soaking the leather. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-04-20T19:34:43.707" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13466" PostId="11037" Score="0" Text="It might soften the glue enough to remove a lot of it. If it affects the leather surface, you may be able to treat the surface.  3. If you need to scrape glue off, it is likely to damage the surface, but it might be repairable.  I've seen shoe repair experts describing that even deep scuffs can often be buffed out to look like the rest of the leather." CreationDate="2022-04-20T19:34:49.007" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13467" PostId="11037" Score="0" Text="I did soak the leather pieces in medium hot water with a small 4 oz of glycerine in a plastic covered tote in my tub.   I have had custom riding boots since the 1960s, and would never use acetone.  My  Dehners and Vogels are from early to late 1980s.  Dehner boots have been making custom riding boots since 1875 in the USA.  Vogel Boots since 1879.  Since their business is custom hand made boots, ($450-$1600) only the finest leather and procedures would be used.  These boots have given me years of service so repurposing the leather is a gift, and a chance to make something useful." CreationDate="2022-04-21T10:38:48.677" UserId="12852" />
  <row Id="13468" PostId="11041" Score="0" Text="Googling &quot;refillable fineliner&quot; few a few hits, like this: https://www.jetpens.com/Zebra-Mackee-Care-Refillable-Double-Sided-Marker-Extra-Fine-Fine-Black/pd/12587 - is that getting close?" CreationDate="2022-04-22T13:05:34.623" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13469" PostId="11041" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH, your Google-fu is strong! Thanks. I didn't think to search &quot;fineliner&quot;, and that did return some stuff. The one you found is conceptually close to what I'm looking for, and many fountain pens are refilled with ink cartridges. That ink is oil-based, but other links described that porous points are often water-based, so fountain pen ink wouldn't be precluded from the genre. Turns out there are a few refillables.  (con't)" CreationDate="2022-04-22T18:13:00.040" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13470" PostId="11041" Score="1" Text="Copic makes one with not only replaceable ink cartridges, but replaceable nibs. It looks like they all use proprietary ink cartridges that are more expensive than many disposable fineliners. Guess that answers the question, but wasn't what I was hoping for.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-04-22T18:13:09.460" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13471" PostId="11040" Score="1" Text="I might be tempted to try an air duster (can of compressed gas used for cleaning photography equipment etc.) with its nozzle pressed over the tip of the pencil. That should remove debris from the mechanism once any bulk in the middle is gone, so would be a good follow-up to a fine write or dressmaking pin" CreationDate="2022-04-26T05:38:53.883" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13472" PostId="11040" Score="0" Text="And for fine steel wire, I'd use one strand of an old bike brake cable (or gear, but I think the strands on those are a little thinner as well the whole cable) should be a good size - but I have loads of bike bits to hand" CreationDate="2022-04-26T05:43:57.883" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13473" PostId="11044" Score="0" Text="Great! I know very little about &quot;analogue&quot; drawing techniques. Could the ant have been drawn with ink, a thick brush, cut from a black piece of paper or something similar?" CreationDate="2022-04-27T15:30:43.687" UserId="12897" />
  <row Id="13476" PostId="11048" Score="0" Text="Wow! That was super helpful! Thank you!" CreationDate="2022-04-28T14:08:23.480" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13477" PostId="11049" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your answer! That helps!" CreationDate="2022-04-28T14:10:18.020" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13478" PostId="11044" Score="0" Text="@TonyBolero Yeah, I think it was cut from paper, and then printed using silkscreen, but it's hard to figure out the exact process based on this image alone. I also wasn't able to find anything on the processes used during the creative stage of this campaign, and some of the artists might have had different techniques to begin with." CreationDate="2022-04-28T18:16:17.493" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13482" PostId="11036" Score="0" Text="I looked up Leggari epoxy counter tops and saw the U tubes. I think the biggest problem will be application , not yellowing, scratching , or other service deterioration. etc. I professionally and personally worked with polyester resins which most solid counter tops are made and are very similar in end result to epoxies.. Leggari provides no technical information like pot life; Maybe that only bothers my as an engineer. I suggest , unless you have fiberglassed something like a car, that you buy a small amount and try it on a flat surface like a counter top in a garage before you do a kitchen." CreationDate="2022-04-28T21:59:34.223" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13483" PostId="11053" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  This idea was suggested in another answer several years ago.  Just a heads up that answers are intended to contribute something that hasn't already been covered.  If you stick around, and I hope you do,  and acquire just a minimal amount of reputation points, the way to indicate that an existing answer is useful is to upvote it. That avoids duplication of information, and helps useful information stand out.  Thanks." CreationDate="2022-04-29T21:34:58.990" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13484" PostId="11055" Score="2" Text="It might help if you could tell us why you need them, so that we could understand the properties that you require such as flexibility or scratch proof surfaces. Presumably these aren't going to be used on an actual motorcycle which is why you're making them an art project rather than buying them off of amazon." CreationDate="2022-04-30T17:26:25.037" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13485" PostId="11055" Score="0" Text="@AaarghZombies actually I will use them on actual motorcycle. On Amazon, they are not available. On Amazon UK, they are easily available but they are too expensive. So I'm making my own. And it needs to be white color only.&#xA;&#xA;In short, scratch proof is not necessary. Flexibility is also not necessary. Basically I need something waterproof and little thick so it doesn't bend/fold easily when motorcycle is in speed." CreationDate="2022-04-30T18:21:30.250" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="13486" PostId="11055" Score="0" Text="Also I'm not sure we can ask about any question which is not related to art." CreationDate="2022-05-01T03:29:57.157" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="13487" PostId="11055" Score="2" Text="I think that this would count as being a &quot;craft&quot; as it's making something from scratch. You're able to ask questions about things like book binding on this forum, and there is a specific category for help choosing materials," CreationDate="2022-05-01T07:20:02.997" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13488" PostId="11058" Score="1" Text="I've used Coroplast™ for a number of projects. One aspect of the material is that adhesives also don't bond well with the stuff. There are &quot;flashing&quot; techniques using a torch (flame, not light) to prime the surface, but the effective time of use is measured in seconds and the result isn't consistent with adhesion." CreationDate="2022-05-02T00:02:59.063" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13489" PostId="11058" Score="0" Text="While the answers fit to what I asked, I guess they won't work for me. If I buy those equipment to make the board, it would be even more expensive for me. Further, I won't get good results (like better finish, even surface) even if I tried as it probably needs experience and better tools to do that. Anyway thanks." CreationDate="2022-05-02T01:56:28.740" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="13490" PostId="11056" Score="0" Text="Thanks. I don't think I am able to do this and I don't have those required tools. It will become even more expensive and not sure I could get the results (better professional finish) or not. Given I've never done things like this." CreationDate="2022-05-02T03:19:27.247" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="13491" PostId="11056" Score="0" Text="But I *should* accept this as answer as it answers what I *asked*." CreationDate="2022-05-02T03:19:57.010" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="13492" PostId="11055" Score="1" Text="Another possible approach: If you have access to a lamination machine, put the &quot;L&quot; on a piece of paper using whatever method you want.  Then laminate it with thick lamination film.  You can get the stiffness of a credit card that way, and it will look good." CreationDate="2022-05-02T03:37:58.173" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13493" PostId="11055" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 yeah that is a solution that I can actually pursue." CreationDate="2022-05-02T03:40:09.810" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="13494" PostId="11055" Score="1" Text="If paper is stiff enough, the ones you can get in Halfords should be fine. The problem is that something so cheap still costs postage and that's why amazon costs too much.  https://www.halfords.com/motoring/travel-accessories/learning-to-drive/ but go to a physical shop. Getting laminating pouches would cost as much even if you can borrow a laminator" CreationDate="2022-05-03T05:30:38.367" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13495" PostId="11061" Score="1" Text="Diagrams would also seem to allow more consistent comparison between styles avoiding different poses or body shapes.  But so would outfits modelled on mannequins" CreationDate="2022-05-04T09:53:51.280" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13496" PostId="11061" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH Yeah, I am totally fine with outfits modeled on mannequins. I honestly would even be fine if I could just get a picture of the garment itself along with what it's name is. I'm essentially looking for standard names for varying styles." CreationDate="2022-05-04T14:18:05.820" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13497" PostId="11061" Score="0" Text="TBH standardisation is probably the hard part. Neither marketing nor fashion is known for precise or consistent terminology!" CreationDate="2022-05-04T14:22:01.653" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13498" PostId="11061" Score="0" Text="So are there no standardizations for styles at all? I can't imagine that there are none." CreationDate="2022-05-04T14:24:27.390" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13499" PostId="11061" Score="0" Text="My knowledge is probably no more than yours, but I'm sceptical that you'll get more than broad categories to line up between different sources" CreationDate="2022-05-04T14:26:02.423" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13500" PostId="11061" Score="0" Text="You could be right. I would be okay even to know all the broad categories although I would like to get as specific as I can." CreationDate="2022-05-04T14:27:37.303" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13501" PostId="11047" Score="1" Text="back loop only stitches are some of the stretchiest stiches out there, and can be used to imitate knitted ribbing." CreationDate="2022-05-04T14:42:05.057" UserId="12906" />
  <row Id="13502" PostId="11063" Score="1" Text="A question that comes to mind: in order for you to use any measurement provided, wouldn't you need a way to translate that to the pattern (number of &quot;stitches&quot; or whatever they're called, added or subtracted at specific locations)? Is the intention to just figure out how to adjust the pattern based on measurements people give you, or do the patterns include formulas for what to adjust (and wouldn't that identify what measurements to ask for)? Or are the patterns in &quot;generic&quot; sizes, like most premade clothing (in which case, you could add that information to give people an idea of fit)?" CreationDate="2022-05-04T20:23:28.797" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13504" PostId="11062" Score="0" Text="One thing to consider is that paper also has grain. If you fold a piece along the grain, you'll get an easy, sharp bend, while folding across the grain will create more irregularities. By the same token, it will bend differently in the manner you've described." CreationDate="2022-05-04T20:37:55.833" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13505" PostId="11063" Score="0" Text="Very good questions! The intention is to take the measurements given and adjust the pattern to fit the measurements. I simply was curious if there where any other standard measurements that I haven't heard of so I could use the standards and then maybe branch out and specify more detailed measurements from those." CreationDate="2022-05-04T21:31:33.953" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13506" PostId="11064" Score="1" Text="I think a really good way to actually verify (in my case) would be to weigh them. And find out which is more closer to 16 grams." CreationDate="2022-05-05T02:47:02.407" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="13507" PostId="11063" Score="3" Text="A well-meant advice: before you start a business based on people ordering custom made clothes, ask a few friends or relatives for their measurements and make some garments for them. Check the fit and let them complain about any little thing that is not perfect. That will tell you how reliable your products will fit your customers before adding problems like shipping costs, complaints or refunds." CreationDate="2022-05-05T13:02:41.643" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13508" PostId="11063" Score="0" Text="@Elmy Thanks for the suggestion! I will definitely do that." CreationDate="2022-05-05T14:08:38.680" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13509" PostId="11065" Score="0" Text="So theoretically they should have same weight." CreationDate="2022-05-05T18:40:54.120" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="13510" PostId="11065" Score="2" Text="@Vikas If the packaging says they have the same weight, then they should have the same weight, even when they differ in other properties. You could put 10 or 20 pieces of each onto a kitchen scale and see for yourself." CreationDate="2022-05-05T19:36:14.137" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13511" PostId="11068" Score="0" Text="I don't think you read the question.." CreationDate="2022-05-07T09:28:52.607" UserId="12947" />
  <row Id="13512" PostId="11068" Score="0" Text="I did, the folding canopy mechanism where arc-shaped spines are hinged around a central pivot in some places is called Armadillo Flip    (Google it)" CreationDate="2022-05-07T09:34:37.573" UserId="4779" />
  <row Id="13513" PostId="11068" Score="0" Text="Hmm... The Armadillo Flip is definitely a pram. But there might be something in the word `armadillo`, so I thank you for this keyword. I'm not going to mark the answer as correct because it hasn't actually answered my question. I still don't know what the mechanism is called." CreationDate="2022-05-07T10:11:23.113" UserId="12947" />
  <row Id="13514" PostId="11068" Score="0" Text="Do you know what an armadillo is and how it retracts its shell?" CreationDate="2022-05-07T10:20:33.343" UserId="4779" />
  <row Id="13515" PostId="11068" Score="1" Text="Yes, I know what an armadillo is. Do you know what the *name of this mechanism* is? ...because you are not actually answering my question. You are providing a visual list of products that have the *word* &quot;Armadillo&quot; in them (named so because the mechanism _resembles_ an armadillo's shell). I understand, there's no need to patronise... I thanked you for the reference . But the answer is not correct. This is not called &quot;armadillo mechanism,&quot; is it?" CreationDate="2022-05-07T11:01:14.540" UserId="12947" />
  <row Id="13516" PostId="11067" Score="0" Text="So you're looking for the name of the multi-segment hinge rather than the name of canopy that results when you use it?" CreationDate="2022-05-07T16:25:50.503" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13517" PostId="11061" Score="0" Text="I'm wondering, crocheted fabric seems like it might be an uncommon material for lingerie and swimwear, so there might not be much in the way of premade diagrams. It might be that this is something you would have to design from scratch." CreationDate="2022-05-07T16:39:17.087" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13518" PostId="11067" Score="0" Text="Honestly: either. I'm building a canopy, so if that had a name I'd take it. If the mechanism of the hinge/spindle and spines/arcs has a name, that would also be helpful!" CreationDate="2022-05-07T16:53:24.137" UserId="12947" />
  <row Id="13519" PostId="11066" Score="0" Text="I'm not familiar with the terminology in crochet, and not sure how much this will help, but I'll assume from the question that each loop is called a chain?  To get an angle of 120, you would need to create a ratio of adding 4 rows of chains in the distance of 7 chains, and then reversing that at the peak. You'd come sort of close (127 degrees) with 1:2 (add a row for every two chains to the peak, then reverse)." CreationDate="2022-05-07T16:58:05.730" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13520" PostId="11067" Score="2" Text="Canopies and other items made using that type of mechanism seem to be commonly referred to as &quot;armadillo&quot;, as identified in Danielillo's answer. There are a number of ways to make such a mechanism (all loops on the same pivot vs. loops on separate pivots like the garden swing picture). As far as a search term, that might be hard to beat. What are you actually searching for (pre-made hinge hardware, a DIY design)? Looking at a few examples, you would have the flexibility to just copy or adapt one of the designs that would be the easiest for you to make." CreationDate="2022-05-07T17:22:17.860" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13521" PostId="11067" Score="0" Text="You may try implementing [Miura fold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miura_fold) to save more spaces." CreationDate="2022-05-08T00:09:46.807" UserId="12949" />
  <row Id="13522" PostId="11067" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I'm looking for technical drawings, photos, any popular variations, inspiration... Nothing specific, I just didn't want to re-invent the wheel." CreationDate="2022-05-08T08:07:41.463" UserId="12947" />
  <row Id="13523" PostId="11065" Score="1" Text="@Vikas: They should have the same weight (per area). They probably _won't_ have the same thickness or rigidity or other material properties. Just like a pound of lead and a pound of feathers won't have the same volume, or feel the same if you kick them or drop them on your toes." CreationDate="2022-05-08T13:42:03.130" UserId="289" />
  <row Id="13524" PostId="11065" Score="0" Text="@IlmariKaronen Hmm you are right." CreationDate="2022-05-08T14:24:26.087" UserId="2568" />
  <row Id="13526" PostId="11069" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the thorough response. Although I believe we have reached the same end result (that there is no universal name for the mechanism), I appreciate a) the time you have taken to research b) your honesty in this outcome. I'm marking this answer as correct unless someone can prove otherwise." CreationDate="2022-05-09T07:18:13.123" UserId="12947" />
  <row Id="13534" PostId="11066" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I appreciate your answer but I am looking for a single stitch that can change the direction of my chain, not multiple stitches. I'm basically needing a cookie cutter outline of a diamond. I will change my question to be more clear." CreationDate="2022-05-10T14:13:21.247" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13535" PostId="11066" Score="0" Text="Can you add some kind of diagram of what you're hoping to achieve? If it's just an outline, being yarn, you probably won't get much, but a visualization of the totality of the project could help someone steer you in the right direction" CreationDate="2022-05-10T18:12:58.787" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13536" PostId="11064" Score="1" Text="To add clarification for an aspect discussed offline in chat: the weight specs (GSM or pounds), refer to the net weight of the finished product, including any coating, rather than the weight of just the paper substrate (confirmed via several suppliers), contrary to what I suggested in a now-deleted comment." CreationDate="2022-05-10T18:37:16.910" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13537" PostId="11066" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC I updated my question with a picture of what I am trying to achieve but with crochet chains." CreationDate="2022-05-10T19:33:31.333" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13544" PostId="11066" Score="0" Text="Thanks; I don't believe what you're looking for is possible, since yarn is soft and the chain will just take on whatever shape it falls into. What's your goal/why do you need to create this shape? Are you open to other options on how to reach the ends you're looking for?" CreationDate="2022-05-11T13:24:19.513" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13545" PostId="11066" Score="0" Text="So are you looking for just a diamond-shaped border (single row), rather than a &quot;solid&quot; crocheted piece in a diamond shape?" CreationDate="2022-05-11T16:01:41.807" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13546" PostId="11066" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I am looking for a diamond shaped border." CreationDate="2022-05-11T22:07:37.897" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13547" PostId="11066" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC so long as I achieve a diamond border with nothing in the center, I am definitely open to other options!" CreationDate="2022-05-11T22:08:35.703" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13548" PostId="11066" Score="3" Text="If it's just a single row, wouldn't it conform to any shape you put it in?" CreationDate="2022-05-11T22:29:23.743" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13549" PostId="11066" Score="0" Text="@DylonJaynes okay, but why? What's the intended use of this item? That would impact the decision of what to recommend." CreationDate="2022-05-12T13:33:12.187" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13550" PostId="11074" Score="2" Text="It looks like this question has the same issue as your other one that Chris H posted an answer on, and the solution would probably be the same.   It appears to point to the same article, which includes both variations on the theme.  What would you think of editing the other question to include this one, so the information is all in one place, or just marking this one as a duplicate?  It looks like a fun project, BTW." CreationDate="2022-05-12T17:53:18.530" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13551" PostId="183" Score="2" Text="@inkista, this is an old question that was just reopened. Your comment was appropriately a comment since it didn't answer the question, but it's certainly relevant to the question. It would be a lot more useful to readers if you could add a couple of sentences (additional comment), as to why it's a terrible method." CreationDate="2022-05-12T19:16:41.847" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13553" PostId="11054" Score="1" Text="By splitting, do you mean the component threads separate? Is it just at the loose end or in the middle of the yarn? If it's in the middle of the yarn, could it be reduced by pre-tightening the twist in the yarn (twirling the end to add more twist)? Any chance you can grab a snapshot of the problem and add it to the question?" CreationDate="2022-05-12T19:39:27.740" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13554" PostId="11066" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC It's actually going to be part of a custom lingerie design I am making. A cupless diamond outline to be more specific." CreationDate="2022-05-12T21:12:43.833" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13555" PostId="11066" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I hadn't actually thought of that but I suppose if I slip stitched into the corners of the diamond and chained out some, the tension may be able to maintain the shape. Thanks for the comment!" CreationDate="2022-05-12T21:14:39.890" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13556" PostId="183" Score="2" Text="@fixer1234, the issue is that any answer I write about why it's a terrible idea (best conservation methods are always reversible; the adhesive is likely not chemically inert, etc.) **still** wouldn't be an answer to the question of how to remove bubbles in application. *It needs to be a different question altogether.* Why don't you just ask/answer a separate question (e.g,. &quot;Is contact paper a good way to preserve a book?&quot;, if you want that knowledge captured on this SE?" CreationDate="2022-05-13T00:33:25.773" UserId="20" />
  <row Id="13557" PostId="11076" Score="2" Text="Note: there was a lot of discussion about the linked question--whether protecting books is on-topic. Let's assume that a crafter is binding their own books, and applying the protective cover would be the last step of that process." CreationDate="2022-05-13T02:59:52.750" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13558" PostId="190" Score="0" Text="This is likely to have the advantage of the backing paper curling more than the film - in general the part you peal tends to be the one that curls more than the part you hold flat." CreationDate="2022-05-13T06:07:25.090" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13559" PostId="11077" Score="0" Text="Modern Clear, flexible plastic will still yellow with time. This problem has not been fixed (and likely won't be) in any reasonable price range. That being said: what's a slight yellow tint if everthing else is perfectly preserved" CreationDate="2022-05-13T12:37:49.340" UserId="12239" />
  <row Id="13560" PostId="11077" Score="0" Text="@Hobbamok yes, it's often not an issue, but interesting that it's on plastic that's been kept dark (UV is a major cause of yellowing) and also that it's not visible on even slightly newer books" CreationDate="2022-05-13T12:41:31.927" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13561" PostId="11077" Score="2" Text="I have a bunch of discarded library books from the 1980s and 1990s with this kind of adhesive plastic, and can confirm the observations in this answer. The oldest ones I found show some minor yellowing, but otherwise they all seem fine. At least except for the ones where the plastic has worn and cracked a bit from excessive use, but I'm pretty sure they were already like that decades ago when I got them. I did notice that on some books the yellowing seems to be concentrated near the edges of the plastic, suggesting that it might have something to do with oxidization of the adhesive." CreationDate="2022-05-13T14:19:11.063" UserId="289" />
  <row Id="13562" PostId="11074" Score="2" Text="Can you add a picture of your best attempt so far? Crocheting a disk is pretty simple in theory, but sometimes individual technique can lead to it not being perfectly flat. If you show what your attempts look like, maybe we can do some trouble-shooting. (Also, that would make this different from your other question.)" CreationDate="2022-05-14T00:53:59.493" UserId="8690" />
  <row Id="13566" PostId="11064" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Great, thanks for the update. I'm glad it's like that, because that's a lot more intuitive (albeit potentially slightly misleading)." CreationDate="2022-05-14T13:15:28.743" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13567" PostId="11082" Score="1" Text="Have you ruled out settlement of the pigment by trying to mix what's in the container?" CreationDate="2022-05-17T13:15:41.667" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13568" PostId="11082" Score="0" Text="Yes, it's just an annoyingly thin paint." CreationDate="2022-05-17T13:40:44.133" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13569" PostId="11084" Score="1" Text="I believe there are some differences between regular, artist acrylic paints, and the acrylic-based paints for models, so I'm not sure all these solutions will have the same effect here. I also can't really find anything specific on my quick search just now, but I think it has something to do with the bonding to the plastic material." CreationDate="2022-05-17T16:33:03.677" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13570" PostId="11084" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, good point. Yeah, I don't know how any of the additives would affect bonding to plastic; that would probably require testing. I believe all acrylic paint is water-based, but maybe the paint designed for models contains something to make it stick to plastic better.  One possible solution is pre-painting the model with a primer that bonds to the plastic and which the acrylic will bond to." CreationDate="2022-05-17T16:40:32.087" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13571" PostId="11084" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234♦, models are usually undercoated with either Army Painter spray primer or Tamia fine white primer. Occasionally with a store brand black primer." CreationDate="2022-05-17T19:01:46.437" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13572" PostId="11086" Score="1" Text="It's hard to identify from the picture whether that's part of the rock or something man-made cast around it.  I suspect the only way people will be able to answer is if that is a standard thing done to geodes, and someone is familiar with the practice." CreationDate="2022-05-19T05:46:07.750" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13573" PostId="11086" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I am pretty sure it is something applied to the geode to keep it sturdier. I tried googling around to find an answer, but I don't know the proper keywords to look up to try and find my answer. I will update my answer with some extra description though." CreationDate="2022-05-19T06:36:05.487" UserId="2945" />
  <row Id="13574" PostId="11086" Score="4" Text="I tried a quick Google search on &quot;geode protection&quot;. It produced a bunch of hits about the magical properties of how geodes protect you.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-05-19T06:54:47.010" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13575" PostId="11086" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 Yeah, that is the problem I was coming up with lol. If I try to look up anything about fortifying or protecting geodes I get that type of stuff, and if I try to look up &quot;geode black paint&quot; I get articles about telling if they are real or not (as in, painted colors and such)." CreationDate="2022-05-19T07:07:26.580" UserId="2945" />
  <row Id="13576" PostId="11087" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. It sounds like the mechanism broke, but there isn't much information here to go on. What brand of pen is it? How much of it can you disassemble (and is there a visible cause when you do)? Does the inside look clean or is there something like dried ink binding the mechanism so something friction-fit is turning? Any chance you can take a snapshot of the disassembled pen?" CreationDate="2022-05-20T16:06:47.793" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13577" PostId="11088" Score="0" Text="Hi, we prefer questions to be very specific, so please ask your two questions separately (it will also likely let you earn more reputation here, if that's something you care about :). I'll edit your second question out of this one. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2022-05-20T16:08:14.267" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13579" PostId="11087" Score="2" Text="Typically, twist pens pull apart in the middle to replace the refill.  What happens if you grab it at both ends and try pulling it apart?  Also, you say it now turns without the point coming out. Does it turn easily, with no significant friction, or does it have more resistance to turning than it did when it worked?" CreationDate="2022-05-21T02:25:13.467" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13580" PostId="11090" Score="1" Text="Hi Heather, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! I believe there is a very similar question here somewhere already, but since I can't find it, this might actually be good for findability :) Do you have a picture of what you've tried, and where and how it failed?" CreationDate="2022-05-21T08:05:22.523" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13581" PostId="11087" Score="0" Text="it wont pull apart and there is no friction when the pen twist" CreationDate="2022-05-21T15:32:19.507" UserId="12998" />
  <row Id="13582" PostId="11087" Score="0" Text="If there's no way to replace the refill, the mechanism may not have been designed to last, giving out before the refill. But let's see if any readers have ideas. One other thing to look at: see if either end unscrews (the top section that the clip cap goes into, or the conical tip that the point comes out of). The pen had to have been assembled somehow." CreationDate="2022-05-21T16:23:38.520" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13583" PostId="11090" Score="1" Text="Just to clarify, are you painting all in black/grey/white, or dark colors and using black just for shadows?" CreationDate="2022-05-21T18:00:13.857" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13584" PostId="11091" Score="1" Text="So the idea is to darken and desaturate the color by adding some black to it?" CreationDate="2022-05-21T18:09:46.103" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13585" PostId="11091" Score="1" Text="Black is complicated. Because it just takes over. If one were to use black, it would probably be small amounts, and adding other colors to it, such as small amounts of blues, greens, or reds to get the desired affect." CreationDate="2022-05-21T22:59:51.910" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13586" PostId="11090" Score="0" Text="I finally found what I thought was a duplicate: [How do you fade one color to another with oil paint without getting the mixed color?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/65/). I figure it's still good to have as a linked question here." CreationDate="2022-05-22T10:12:42.950" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13587" PostId="11087" Score="0" Text="it unscrews in the middle but that's not happening. the top unscrews to reveal a round piece of metal with a black dot in the middle. it was designed to last the pen was made for a bug out bag and is made of heavy aluminum" CreationDate="2022-05-22T21:45:15.730" UserId="12998" />
  <row Id="13590" PostId="11091" Score="1" Text="My painting is more about getting roped into kids' crafts, but an idea from there should provide a starting point: don't add things to black, add black to other things.  You almost always need far less black than whatever you're mixing it with" CreationDate="2022-05-23T15:40:53.723" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13591" PostId="11095" Score="1" Text="I was going to suggest that it depends on the amount of weight you use to press the book. With **enough** pressure, you could fit many times the thickness of the book between the pages with the covers still parallel. But you're probably right;  the spine would break before the carbon in the book fused into a diamond." CreationDate="2022-05-24T18:15:35.613" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13592" PostId="11095" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 it looks like they'd actually [explode first ](https://youtu.be/TUOCHuY_xco?t=370) (some crazy Finnish people with a massive hydraulic press tried it)" CreationDate="2022-05-24T20:48:05.973" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13593" PostId="11095" Score="0" Text="ROTFL.  I'm still cracking up at that video." CreationDate="2022-05-24T20:52:24.017" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13594" PostId="11095" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 their [other channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveB47lgzZJ1WOf4XYVJNBw) is better still" CreationDate="2022-05-24T21:05:44.573" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13595" PostId="11061" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 It's actually been quite a trendy thing in the past decade or so! Not necessarily for swimming, but very much for festivals, etc." CreationDate="2022-05-24T22:09:19.170" UserId="11189" />
  <row Id="13596" PostId="11097" Score="1" Text="(I'm not sure if this answer will be problematic on the link rot front; if anyone has ideas on how to future-proof this, I am all ears.)" CreationDate="2022-05-24T22:13:16.420" UserId="11189" />
  <row Id="13597" PostId="11097" Score="1" Text="So the diagrams would not be specifically designed or optimized for crochet, it would be up to the user to figure out how to translate the design into a crochet pattern? They could similarly use any available pattern? Any advice on design elements that would be easier or harder to translate to crochet?" CreationDate="2022-05-24T23:16:58.190" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13599" PostId="11092" Score="6" Text="It's important to understand that you **cannot apply plus-size measurements to a regular-size pattern**. What I mean is buying a regular pattern and sizing it up until you reach the measurements of your wife will not result in a pattern that fits her body. You should search for specific plus-size patterns (which are becomming more common compared to a few years ago) or draft your own pattern following specific instructions for plus-size bodies (historically called a &quot;stout figure&quot;, so you might encounter this terminology)." CreationDate="2022-05-25T12:22:11.517" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13600" PostId="11092" Score="0" Text="@Elmy that really good information about the 'stout figure' terminology! Would you be able to make a self-answered post about that?" CreationDate="2022-05-25T12:25:03.933" UserId="386" />
  <row Id="13601" PostId="11097" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 It was my read on the question that Joachim was looking for help on names of various styles, not for crochet patterns." CreationDate="2022-05-26T00:35:48.650" UserId="11189" />
  <row Id="13602" PostId="11092" Score="1" Text="Trick: have her select a garment, or top and bottom, that fits her well and is comfortable -- preferably something somewhat fitted.  Check the measurements of *that*. / Once you've cut it out, machine-baste it together initially and have her try it on inside out for a fitting. / When you're measuring the person, make sure the tape measure is horizontal all the way around.  When measuring the bust, have her hold her arms a bit away from her body but not straight out to the sides.  Measurements are best taken in underwear so as to simulate the shape that will be in the finished garment." CreationDate="2022-05-26T02:14:10.083" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="13603" PostId="11074" Score="0" Text="It sounds like you need to increase more slowly in the early rounds, and more frequently in the later rounds.  As you are experimenting, make sure to write down exactly what you did (as you go), so you can make a subtle correction on your next attempt. &quot;st&quot; = stitch.  I suggest you work with a basic How to Crochet book from the library as preparation for making a lemon slice." CreationDate="2022-05-26T02:20:36.133" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="13604" PostId="11092" Score="0" Text="@aparente001 &quot;have her select a garment, or top and bottom, that fits her well and is comfortable -- preferably something somewhat fitted.&quot; If this was easy to do, I wouldn't be asking this question " CreationDate="2022-05-26T03:17:18.317" UserId="386" />
  <row Id="13605" PostId="11092" Score="0" Text="Ah. Well, why don't you pretend you're &quot;draping&quot; but on the person rather than a dressmaker's form, and safety-pin a piece of scrap fabric around her midriff?  (Preferably thin, with a bit of stretch, such as an old stretchy sheet that's past mending.) That plus the bra and underwear should give you a good basis for fit.  Mark the waist according to your consensus on aesthetics and proportion. I was thinking, it would be an unusual person who would want the garment to be so closely fitted that it follows each detail such as the fold you mentioned." CreationDate="2022-05-26T14:33:45.160" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="13606" PostId="11092" Score="1" Text="Also I realized I forgot to explain about ease in my earlier comment, but since we're going to scrap that suggestion, I won't get into it here.  By the way, it could be helpful to know what type of garment you'd like to make." CreationDate="2022-05-26T14:34:38.747" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="13607" PostId="11097" Score="0" Text="Good context for understanding the answer. Yeah, now that you mention it, that isn't clear in the question.  Maybe the OP will clarify what, specifically, they're looking for." CreationDate="2022-05-26T16:05:26.983" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13608" PostId="11099" Score="0" Text="My understanding is that for artist oil paint, it isn't a matter of solvents evaporating. The oil oxidizes to polymerize, which takes a long time to complete for the full thickness. A covering of acrylic paint prevents that. But I also don't think typical &quot;oil-based&quot; house paint uses the oils used in artist paints (the &quot;alkyd&quot; in the description is a modified polyester resin). So to the extent this is answerable, it probably requires info on the paint formulation and how much time has elapsed since painting." CreationDate="2022-05-26T16:24:05.033" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13609" PostId="11099" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 that would make sense if artists' oils are based on linseed oil.  I'm sure they were once and presumably they still are.  The most recent coat went on about 5 minutes ago.  If I do well, it will have a week to dry at room temp before she want to decorate it.  And because I'm using odds and ends of paint (I happened to have a few bright colours, different brands) it's several formulations." CreationDate="2022-05-26T19:32:31.467" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13610" PostId="11100" Score="1" Text="I made heels with cast urethane on regular shoes ( cast onto the shoes) . It was more wear resistant than any other sole material and had excellent properties. I do not know the particular type of urethane . It was used to glue plastic foam together." CreationDate="2022-05-26T20:58:38.937" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13611" PostId="11100" Score="1" Text="I'm wondering if there is a more direct and useful way to ask the question. Phrased like this, it isn't clear how one could translate any answers into something actionable in an on-topic way. Wouldn't it make sense to start with the purpose for each component, which would dictate its characteristics (I'm not sure the characteristics listed in the question are even the important ones for the midsole)? If you're trying to determine the best materials to use for the purpose, why not just ask about that? (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-05-26T23:25:32.723" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13612" PostId="11100" Score="1" Text="Also, if the properties are what's important, it would be better to ask for quantified information (e.g., how flexible? compared to what? what materials would or would not be in a useful range? what materials are typically used?). There's probably a better way to ask for whatever you really want to know, and we can explore how to improve the question if you can elaborate on the information you need and how you want to use it." CreationDate="2022-05-26T23:25:39.630" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13614" PostId="11100" Score="3" Text="How thick and stiff it needs to be depends a lot on what the footwear is for. Many sandals don't have a midsole, just two layers (or even one). Many smart shoes have just a thin hard sole and an insole. Sports shoes might have a double midsole or structure in the top of the sole. But cycling shoes are an extreme example with a thin stiff sole and midsole, while hiking boots can have chunky soles and midsoles stiff for only part of the length" CreationDate="2022-05-27T04:54:17.823" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13615" PostId="11099" Score="0" Text="The question of *longevity* is only answerable with the exact formulations, but since it's not intended as an artwork, this doesn't seem as important a requirement as the bond between the two is. Aren't these gloss paints usually so full of solvents that the polymerization of the oils (which I would venture is significantly less than in oil paints) is sped up dramatically once applied?" CreationDate="2022-05-27T13:11:43.590" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13616" PostId="11101" Score="1" Text="Just a thought, but it looks like laser-cut balsa wood." CreationDate="2022-05-27T14:25:07.263" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="13617" PostId="11099" Score="1" Text="@Joachim artists' oils are essentially a mystery to me, and the only polymerising oil I know is &quot;boiled&quot; linseed oil for wood finishing.  I *think* gloss paints mainly rely on solvents but judging by the smell it takes a few days for the last traces to evaporate in a warm place.  The bond is indeed the most important thing. But that's both the initial bond - does the detailing acrylic sit nicely on the surface or bead like water on a surface wet with oil - and the final bond - does it abrade easily.  When I put the next coat on I may quickly paint a test piece." CreationDate="2022-05-27T15:11:54.867" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13618" PostId="11102" Score="0" Text="+1 for laser cut plywood. Not cheap, though, price has tripled in the past year." CreationDate="2022-05-27T16:06:14.587" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13620" PostId="11103" Score="0" Text="Definitely ply---you can see a knot and grain pattern in the inset enlarged photo.  It is indeed distinct from ordinary ply (so as to make a given burn time correspond to a given depth), although if the OP isn't laser cutting a thin birch-faced play will be fine." CreationDate="2022-05-28T11:31:32.667" UserId="13028" />
  <row Id="13623" PostId="11099" Score="0" Text="I think the answer is &quot;it depends&quot;. It sounds like you don't want to prime before the acrylic because you used colorful paint for the base (although you could prime just the spots where the acrylic will go). If you can get the acrylic to stick without beading up, you could add some protection after the acrylic is dry with a clear coat." CreationDate="2022-05-28T16:06:28.463" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13624" PostId="11099" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 that's right.  Priming and then top-coating precisely would be one thing if I was doing it, another for a child - unless it was just some stripes.  I did put some gloss down on a bit of scrapwood for a trial, but she may have gone off the idea anyway.  Anyway she won;t have time to look at it for a few days, which at least will give the gloss time to dry" CreationDate="2022-05-28T20:19:54.213" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13625" PostId="11107" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for all the suggestions! I'm trying to use chemicals easily available in homes to make this art project but if i cant find anything that works, i may change my topic and go use one of the products you mentioned above!" CreationDate="2022-05-28T23:48:39.817" UserId="12163" />
  <row Id="13626" PostId="11101" Score="0" Text="If the wood isn't available/affordable, you might substitute acrylic/perspex plastic in a laser cutter too.  Mind the fumes." CreationDate="2022-05-29T00:14:31.413" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="13627" PostId="11108" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. I streamlined your question to just the portion that is on-topic (asking for product recommendations or where to buy is off-topic).  Good luck with this." CreationDate="2022-05-29T02:53:43.070" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13628" PostId="11108" Score="3" Text="My honest advice is not to DIY such a furnace. Aluminium has a high melting temperature, which means: 1) your furnace has to be able to handle such temperatures without malfunctioning and potentially injuring you or bystanders and 2) you have to be able to handle extremely hot molten metal safely. Any accident can quickly cause life-changing injuries or death." CreationDate="2022-05-29T17:44:22.327" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13629" PostId="11109" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. The question is outside my area, but just an observation that might help get you an answer. I assume the question is about the firing process rather than specifically about unique properties of this particular kiln. If that's the case, it may help to make the question title more generic, and focused on restarting firing in general. By focusing on the error message of this specific kiln, readers may tend to skip the question if they aren't familiar with that specific equipment. Good luck with this." CreationDate="2022-05-29T19:15:50.877" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13630" PostId="11108" Score="2" Text="I think that is beyond a &quot;do it yourself&quot; project. Possible surplus equipment could be found on the internet ? It would require more electric power than is available in a home." CreationDate="2022-05-29T20:29:27.723" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13631" PostId="11109" Score="0" Text="Thanks, @fixer1234 I have updated the question to be a bit more general." CreationDate="2022-05-29T22:54:08.273" UserId="13035" />
  <row Id="13632" PostId="11108" Score="0" Text="Smaller melting furnaces that I have seen are induction , not resistance heat." CreationDate="2022-05-30T16:04:37.487" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13633" PostId="103" Score="1" Text="It's also useful to be aware that secondary noise can be caused by vibration of a compressor that's, e.g., standing on a wooden floor. Isolating it as far as possible can help, especially if you're getting complaints from downstairs..." CreationDate="2022-05-30T16:54:25.310" UserId="11839" />
  <row Id="13634" PostId="11110" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for your detailed response! I'm hearing the hairspray idea for the first time but it sounds very interesting!" CreationDate="2022-05-30T20:04:19.317" UserId="12163" />
  <row Id="13635" PostId="11108" Score="1" Text="Hi Cautiouslyoptimistic, please note we don't write complete tutorials here. Can you specify your question by adding more details and let us know where you run into problems? I'll close this question for now. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2022-05-30T20:04:36.343" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13636" PostId="11028" Score="0" Text="Maybe split the yarn into two balls?  If you encounter a knot, that would be the natural place to make the split.  / I hope you will wind so that you pull the yarn from the middle!  When you get near the end, it can help to put what's left of the ball into a sock." CreationDate="2022-05-31T08:39:21.237" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="13637" PostId="10942" Score="0" Text="I wonder if this would help turn a collar, to get a sharp point?" CreationDate="2022-05-31T08:41:27.960" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="13638" PostId="10900" Score="0" Text="If you're not able to restore the elasticity, perhaps you could combine the stretched-out yarn with another yarn with good elasticity, and knit or crochet the two strands together.  To do this, work with separate balls -- don't feel you need to wind one ball with the two strands together." CreationDate="2022-05-31T08:45:36.163" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="13639" PostId="8728" Score="0" Text="I don't block acrylic.  I just measure as I go and make sure I'm keeping to the planned measurements.  Note, putting a damp garment in the dryer is a nice refresher -- similar to the boost you get from washing and drying jeans that are feeling a bit baggy and shapeless after several days." CreationDate="2022-05-31T09:05:05.840" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="13640" PostId="11113" Score="0" Text="Right I was aware of the firefighter thing. The idea of something hot touching the tank is what I missed." CreationDate="2022-05-31T12:49:40.413" UserId="1344" />
  <row Id="13641" PostId="11113" Score="0" Text="Note that with the mass of steel in it you need a lot of burning stuff to seriously heat a gas cylinder. Like a full-on workshop fire, though I wouldn't recommend pointing a burner directly at it point blank. A small pile of materials in an otherwise non flammable location is far less of a hazard. But of course as in the answer, a hot work place is just where a fire is likely to start" CreationDate="2022-05-31T17:44:32.793" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13642" PostId="11118" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. It will be easier for people to give you a good answer if they can get a clear impression of what the surface currently looks like. Any chance you can add a snapshot?" CreationDate="2022-05-31T19:00:04.200" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13643" PostId="11111" Score="0" Text="The mechanism is pretty simple. If the parts are undamaged and clean, they ought to work. Just a guess from your description: there may be dried paint plugging something internal. Once the paint dries, water or acrylic medium won't dissolve it. You would need something to attack it chemically (which can take a very long soak, maybe in an ultrasonic cleaner, if its inside a tiny orifice), or appropriate size cleaning wires." CreationDate="2022-05-31T19:14:42.813" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13644" PostId="11119" Score="1" Text="They don't look like anything shown in the manual for that machine ( https://mostlyknittingmachines.weebly.com/uploads/8/4/6/7/846749/brother_kh552___kh558_user_manual.pdf ), what else did you find them near? Machines, supplies, other tools? Those could lend a hint." CreationDate="2022-05-31T20:45:22.250" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13645" PostId="11119" Score="0" Text="Not an answer, because the devices are missing the holes that would make these Kumihimo Disks. When extended, the fingers would hold threads/yarn for weaving, then slid inward to easily release the work. They may yet be a weaving device, but I'm unable to identify them accurately. A local weaver asked me a couple of years ago to design something just like this." CreationDate="2022-05-31T22:10:57.667" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13646" PostId="11118" Score="2" Text="If you think that the trunk in its current state has any historical value and want to preserve it in its original state (like museums do), then you should not try any preservation on your own. Paper is a very fragile material and permanently damaged by any acid. Many household paper glues do contain acid, so you would create a temporary solution that causes more damage in the long run. Please [edit] your question to add more information about whether this is more of a decorative object you want to preserve the looks of or an object with historical value you want to keep in its original state." CreationDate="2022-06-01T05:44:20.430" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13647" PostId="11119" Score="1" Text="@AllisonC Funnily enough, I found the wool winding tool depicted on page 8 (page 9 of the PDF file) nearby other plates. I did not know that this tool belongs to the knitting machine until I saw the PDF file. Nevertheless, I also found several knitting needles there, so the occurence of these plates along with the wool winding tool may still not tell us that they are related to each other." CreationDate="2022-06-01T06:09:56.723" UserId="13041" />
  <row Id="13648" PostId="11111" Score="1" Text="Can you give details about your air supply? It could also be that the air is sufficient for you to feel it, but insufficient to pull the paint or water in your tests. Have you tested at differing pressures?" CreationDate="2022-06-01T13:18:22.120" UserId="12979" />
  <row Id="13649" PostId="11119" Score="0" Text="Good information, if not particularly helpful! Hopefully the PDF will be useful to you with the machine, and hopefully someone will recognize these devices as well." CreationDate="2022-06-01T13:33:15.253" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13650" PostId="11118" Score="0" Text="Determining if this in any actual OLD Piece is something I know nothing about.  This was found, so no provenance.  The plate attaching lock hasp to top is stamped Pat. Nov. 30 (nail)69.  Could be fake?  But I think it’s real." CreationDate="2022-06-01T19:47:35.837" UserId="13040" />
  <row Id="13651" PostId="11120" Score="0" Text="Thank you all! I appreciate the help.  I am in a small Alaska town with few resources" CreationDate="2022-06-01T19:51:24.640" UserId="13040" />
  <row Id="13652" PostId="11118" Score="0" Text="In some places there appears to be canvas or cloth attached under the flaking paper." CreationDate="2022-06-01T19:55:45.620" UserId="13040" />
  <row Id="13653" PostId="11111" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 A long soak sounds like a good idea. I'm not sure whether there are rubber parts inside the man body so am a bit nervous about using alcohol / other solvents in case of incompatibility." CreationDate="2022-06-01T20:32:30.393" UserId="11839" />
  <row Id="13654" PostId="11111" Score="0" Text="@SNSAD That's a good thought but I've tried a wide range of pressures and the same compressor is driving my other airbrush just fine, so I don't think it's that." CreationDate="2022-06-01T20:33:45.583" UserId="11839" />
  <row Id="13655" PostId="11114" Score="0" Text="I regularly see &quot;compare these with a knit garment that fits you well&quot; suggested, but it's useless to people who have never purchased a garment that &quot;fit well&quot; in their life (very few people are &quot;average&quot; and most clothing ends up fitting &quot;close enough&quot;).  All commercial garments use the same shoulder slope, ensuring they won't fit people with steep or shallow shoulders, or those of us with forward-set shoulders who have to do a steep adjustment on the front and a shallow adjustment on the back." CreationDate="2022-06-02T15:01:01.120" UserId="12707" />
  <row Id="13656" PostId="11122" Score="0" Text="I'm sure you're right, though I reckon it would be possible to use square section aluminium held in steel jaws, with a fair bit of localised heat and an awful lot of torque. Then weld a base on and polish the lot. Of course that could be done in plastic too." CreationDate="2022-06-02T17:01:53.143" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13657" PostId="11114" Score="0" Text="@cimmanon - I see your point.  However, knit garment fitting is totally different than seamstressing." CreationDate="2022-06-03T04:00:59.073" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="13658" PostId="11123" Score="0" Text="Hi Aleksa, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! As written, I thought you were talking about suspending the sculpture with rope, but seeing the link, it seems you want to suspend a weight from the sculpture to keep it in place? Also, you don't actually name the material you're talking about :)" CreationDate="2022-06-03T06:17:05.070" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13659" PostId="10644" Score="0" Text="fwiw - The question (title) makes no mention of InkJets and it appears as a secondary consideration to using the canvas traditionally." CreationDate="2022-06-04T17:35:11.083" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="13660" PostId="11124" Score="1" Text="Nice plug for the toy... not so much actually helpful info or problem solving." CreationDate="2022-06-06T13:15:39.673" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="13661" PostId="11121" Score="0" Text="How is this and https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/11123/416 not questions that are too open ended and depend on opinion? What work was done? What specific crafting problem is being addressed?" CreationDate="2022-06-06T13:19:06.667" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="13662" PostId="11119" Score="0" Text="Having done some sinnet and knot work these look like they could be used to keep the strings separated while tying a complex knot like a fancy button." CreationDate="2022-06-06T13:23:09.897" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="13664" PostId="11129" Score="0" Text="Nozzle is a ridiculous word." CreationDate="2022-06-06T13:37:35.690" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="13665" PostId="11101" Score="1" Text="@agarza -  balsa lacks the strength to make this." CreationDate="2022-06-06T13:48:58.867" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="13666" PostId="11091" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 No. The idea is to make a chromatic &quot;black&quot; by blending dark colors. Black as a pigment on its own is rarely used unless the artist wants its specific effect. It will deaden (desaturate) any hues it mixes into." CreationDate="2022-06-06T13:54:13.033" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="13667" PostId="11111" Score="0" Text="re: update -- if the problem is dried paint in some internal spot, hot water and soap won't affect it. Denatured alcohol can work if it's in contact long enough. If it's in a thin tube or orifice, that could take a long time. The outside surfaces looking clean wouldn't tell you anything about any internal paint. If everything is straight paths, you could check to see if light passes through, or see if you can pass a fine wire through." CreationDate="2022-06-06T14:20:43.463" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13668" PostId="11132" Score="0" Text="@user12998, unfortunately, I think this is the answer. The body may be sturdy aluminum or some other metal, but it sounds like the mechanism isn't." CreationDate="2022-06-06T14:38:57.717" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13669" PostId="11123" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Hi, thank you for the welocming, edit and the comment :) Yes, as you said, I want to suspend weight. But I do not understand the last sentence. I should have named the material?" CreationDate="2022-06-06T14:51:20.473" UserId="13047" />
  <row Id="13670" PostId="11123" Score="0" Text="You're welcome! You wrote &quot;*I thought that would be too heavy and expensive and hard to work with to make a human shape*&quot;, but you don't mention that material by name." CreationDate="2022-06-06T15:00:27.423" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13671" PostId="11125" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the answer. How would I make those paper shapes? That paper reminds me of baking paper. So would I use some paper and glue it together to make a shape?" CreationDate="2022-06-06T15:00:57.803" UserId="13047" />
  <row Id="13672" PostId="11124" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the idea. But I also need a string coming out of the culpture that can be cut." CreationDate="2022-06-06T15:01:55.297" UserId="13047" />
  <row Id="13673" PostId="11123" Score="1" Text="Ohhh. Thanks, probably got lost in some editing I did. I was thinking of wood." CreationDate="2022-06-06T15:04:01.257" UserId="13047" />
  <row Id="13674" PostId="11126" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the answer. I like it. Also, thank you for the ideas to use plastic tubes and release knots." CreationDate="2022-06-06T15:10:27.450" UserId="13047" />
  <row Id="13675" PostId="11125" Score="0" Text="It's more like tissue or rice paper, very lightweight. Find a paper lantern (they're very cheap and easy to get from party supply shops) to take a look at the construction first-hand." CreationDate="2022-06-06T20:14:27.357" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13676" PostId="11133" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Crocheting usually leads to an &quot;open&quot; or &quot;airy&quot; fabric and the holes are the defining features of most patterns. Maybe a different technique like knitting would be more suited for your purpose? It would help if you could [edit] your question and add a picture of something you crocheted and an example picture of how you'd like it to be." CreationDate="2022-06-07T12:48:54.843" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13677" PostId="11133" Score="1" Text="What have you tried? Have you tried more dense stitches or using a smaller hook/crocheting more tightly to achieve a more dense result?" CreationDate="2022-06-07T14:19:50.237" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13678" PostId="11111" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 My concern is that it seems the Revolution has an internal packing o-ring but I haven't been able to find out what it's made of. There's no solvent I'm aware of that's compatible with all rubbers that it might plausibly be, so this would be a bit of a &quot;kill or cure&quot; remedy. However, I'm convinced your diagnosis is right. I'll get a cleaning kit with long wire brushes and try that first..." CreationDate="2022-06-07T15:20:52.757" UserId="11839" />
  <row Id="13679" PostId="11129" Score="0" Text="It is indeed a silly word... Well it's certainly possible the issue relates to this but in this case the nozzle and cap (if that's what it's called) have been recently replaced and very thoroughly cleaned so I'm leaning towards the theory that it's some dried-up paint inside the body. I'll update if / when I find a fix..." CreationDate="2022-06-07T15:23:17.070" UserId="11839" />
  <row Id="13680" PostId="11114" Score="0" Text="Either the pieces are shaped to fit the body or they aren't, the only difference is how you arrive at the shape.  Knit fabric is more forgiving than woven fabric because it can stretch, but forgiveness does have a limit." CreationDate="2022-06-07T20:27:53.903" UserId="12707" />
  <row Id="13681" PostId="11114" Score="0" Text="@cimmanon - I was going to ask you what the fiber content was of the Croft and Barrow, but then it hit me that maybe that was a bought sweater, not a home-made sweater.  I thought Croft and Barrow was some brand of yarn!  So I've re-read your question.  What does RTW mean, by the way?  Anyway, the shoulder adjustment you showed for your dressmaking can absolutely be done for a knitted garment.  Sketch it out and use your gauge to translate inches into stitches and rows.  Have fun!" CreationDate="2022-06-07T20:46:13.513" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="13682" PostId="11137" Score="1" Text="Maybe I am taken back by the halo thought, after your description. I was having proportion issues, and was down-scaling already(haha?!). I will ponder the input and do really appreciate it." CreationDate="2022-06-08T13:54:45.957" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="13683" PostId="11137" Score="0" Text="@Lyssagal If I haven't addressed all of your concerns, please let me know." CreationDate="2022-06-08T15:56:21.193" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13684" PostId="11140" Score="4" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Please take the [tour] to see how this site works, it only takes a minute. Your post only contains a picture of one side, so it's unknown to us what the other side actually looks like and what you expect it to be like. Please click on [edit] and add some more information or describe the actual problem you face when using the other side." CreationDate="2022-06-09T04:51:07.027" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13685" PostId="11139" Score="0" Text="&quot;...sold in caulking tubes or tubs, which implies a different consistency at a minimum.&quot;   Not necessarily. The Russians might be fine putting in a squeeze bottle what the West would keep in purpose designed containers, i.e. this stuff is contractor level strong, not like Elmers." CreationDate="2022-06-09T16:12:54.397" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="13686" PostId="11140" Score="0" Text="Sizing, finish (roughness)." CreationDate="2022-06-09T16:18:42.177" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="13687" PostId="11139" Score="0" Text="@rebusB, from the videos, it looks like the Titan stuff has too low a viscosity to dispense well from a caulking tube.  It's possible that something sold in the US in a tub would be comparable, but tubs aren't usually used for this type of glue because anything left in the tub would have a short shelf life, and every time you open the tub it would have a big effect on the life. Beyond that, the type of container isn't much to go on to ID an equivalent adhesive.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-06-09T16:58:49.820" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13688" PostId="11114" Score="0" Text="RTW = Ready To Wear.  Yes, Croft &amp; Barrow is a brand of clothing.  The sweater is 100% cotton.  Still, the answer is not useful because it makes the assumption that one knows *how* to make the necessary changes.  Obviously I know what finished shape I needed when I asked the question, just not how to get there." CreationDate="2022-06-10T20:50:33.667" UserId="12707" />
  <row Id="13689" PostId="11114" Score="0" Text="@cimmanon - You know how to do it when you're working with fabric.  I'm proposing that you make the same adjustments with a knit sweater.  So, what you do is, you take your gauge, draw a picture of what you need to add to one side, and what you need to subtract from the other side, and do some arithmetic to reshape the front and back right at the very top.  Would it help if I shared an example?" CreationDate="2022-06-11T04:39:04.697" UserId="2994" />
  <row Id="13690" PostId="11141" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. Can you tell us more about how you want to use the structure? Will people be inside? How firm do the walls need to be when inflated? Can you elaborate on no bottom/floor (e.g., can there be some form of seal around the bottom edge or does it need to have an inflatable support structure in the walls)? Does the entire inside need to be open space or can there be a support column in the middle?  If people will be inside, have you investigated local ordinances and liability insurance (risks like suffocation, fire, etc.)? (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-06-12T08:09:26.813" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13691" PostId="11141" Score="2" Text="What kind of weather/environment will this be in (e.g., temperature, sunshine, humidity/rain, wind)? Any requirements on wall transparency or color? Will you need to get utilities inside the structure (power, lighting, air intake/exhaust, etc.? Must it be inflatable or could you use some form of light-weight, temporary support structure (like used to make temporary &quot;greenhouse&quot; covers for plants)? When you say &quot;inexpensive&quot;, what kind of budget are you anticipating? Is the idea to create a 3D structure that will be viewed from the outside, or a room that people will occupy?" CreationDate="2022-06-12T08:09:33.767" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13693" PostId="11141" Score="1" Text="What's the purpose? Will people be inside it? Does it need to be transparent?" CreationDate="2022-06-13T13:54:59.910" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13694" PostId="11141" Score="0" Text="Just to be sure, can we assume you mean inflatable like a bouncy castle/bounce house with air constantly blowing in noisily, rather than expecting it to stay inflated and be perfectly sealed?" CreationDate="2022-06-13T17:07:37.337" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13695" PostId="11141" Score="2" Text="There is something terrifying to me about the thought of being in a 15'x15' plastic bag. Probably just me jumping to conclusions." CreationDate="2022-06-13T17:16:50.463" UserId="6946" />
  <row Id="13696" PostId="11145" Score="0" Text="Thank you - these are constructive ideas. And we are thinking alike. My end goal is to create a larger workspace for my classroom that will have some climate control. I thought a fan that moved the air-conditioned air from my room into the inflatable and at the same time inflated it might be the way to go. But, I have been researching portable air-conditioning units that can reduce humidity and work inside and outside in a patio setting. I might be able to use one of those portable ACs in a structure with inflatable tubes instead. Thanks for your help." CreationDate="2022-06-14T03:34:32.157" UserId="13070" />
  <row Id="13699" PostId="11145" Score="1" Text="@Corey, if you're intention is an inflatable air-conditioned classroom, you probably need to think more along the lines of [Inflatable Buildings &amp; Tents](https://www.inflatables.net/inflatable-buildings-tents/), with heavy-duty double walls that inflate and provide some insulating air. People do make those from scratch, but there's a lot of engineering design that goes into them." CreationDate="2022-06-14T06:10:00.360" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13701" PostId="11146" Score="8" Text="What software are you using? What is your laser cutter device? What material are you cutting? What is the thickness of the material, is it within the limits of your device? This may be a digital but also a physical issue, and it's hard to determine without any context." CreationDate="2022-06-14T09:48:09.917" UserId="13082" />
  <row Id="13703" PostId="11147" Score="3" Text="What physical effect does this have on the laser?" CreationDate="2022-06-14T11:38:48.050" UserId="9950" />
  <row Id="13704" PostId="11146" Score="3" Text="Sounds like it might be using far too low power or too high speed for whatever reason. It doesn't know whether it's engraving or cutting; it just shines a laser along a path." CreationDate="2022-06-14T11:39:12.223" UserId="9950" />
  <row Id="13705" PostId="11147" Score="0" Text="You can also set your layers to be different colors, then set those different colors to use different settings in your laser software. So Red might be a fast speed and low power for an etch while Blue could be a high power slow pass to cut, while green is somewhere in between. Of course, this depends on the materials as well as the laser software you use. I think I've done as many as 5-6 colors for different passes. I also tend to do all raster passes before any vector passes." CreationDate="2022-06-14T16:50:43.283" UserId="6228" />
  <row Id="13707" PostId="11143" Score="2" Text="I don't work with charcoal, so I'll leave this as a &quot;thinking out loud&quot; comment. Two ideas come to mind that you could try to combine. One is to use a fixative material that is generally more matte, like casein. Using a solution made from purified casein rather than milk should be more archival. The biggest source of glossiness is a surface film of anything that dries into a continuous, smooth layer. Avoid that by misting the surface with a light layer of extremely fine droplets that penetrate and dry before applying the next layer. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-06-15T17:58:33.837" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13708" PostId="11143" Score="2" Text="Let it soak in and act as a binder rather than a surface coating. The idea is for the solution to soak in deeply and not sit on the surface. It might help to add a wetting agent, like a tiny amount of liquid soap, and the solution should be very low viscosity (a high percentage of alcohol, and make up for the dilution with more mistings)." CreationDate="2022-06-15T17:58:41.640" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13710" PostId="11151" Score="2" Text="Very interesting. Just a note that even if a can seems depressurised it may not be fully depressurised, so be careful if puncturing it - use appropriate protective clothing, ensure the area is ventilated, and watch out for paint spraying everywhere when the can is punctured. Puncturing by pushing it against a sharp fixed point, with the can between you and the point, is a safer way of doing it." CreationDate="2022-06-15T20:04:28.590" UserId="11551" />
  <row Id="13711" PostId="9045" Score="1" Text="You can find various online hex-to-pantone tools, and there are also companies that claim to provide paint matching pantone colors. I've no idea how accurate these things are but pantone is designed as a color standard for printing." CreationDate="2022-06-15T20:11:50.217" UserId="11551" />
  <row Id="13712" PostId="11146" Score="0" Text="@Neinstein I'm just trying to post the solution to an issue that I couldn't find mentioned anywhere on the internet.  As other people run into similar issues, they can post their answers here too.  It's better than nothing." CreationDate="2022-06-20T02:10:06.063" UserId="13077" />
  <row Id="13713" PostId="11153" Score="0" Text="If you cannot find granulated cork for this project, &quot;liquid cork&quot; sealant from the home construction store might be an alternative." CreationDate="2022-06-20T04:59:32.670" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13714" PostId="11146" Score="0" Text="@SephReed That's a great thing to do! However, I think you should still narrow down your question to software issues, or at least expand your answer to at least briefly mention other possible issues, like the ones I mentioned. If this wasn't a self-answer, it would be closed for lacking any details. In the answer you start off assuming that the laser treats vectors as raster information (which can't be implied from the question without massive assumptions), this could be a great starting point to add to the question's body. If you encountered this yourself, a picture could be very useful too" CreationDate="2022-06-20T11:43:27.050" UserId="13082" />
  <row Id="13715" PostId="11087" Score="0" Text="So OP, what wound up happening?" CreationDate="2022-06-20T15:13:56.363" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="13716" PostId="8005" Score="3" Text="Why is buying fixative such a big deal. Yea, things are expensive but if you care about your artwork and can get a can of fix for less than $10 it is worth it. Hair spray yellows and all the suggestions for alternatives put your artwork at risk of damage both short and long term. Believe in yourself and get some real fix." CreationDate="2022-06-20T15:39:51.170" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="13720" PostId="11155" Score="0" Text="I'm not asking for a manufacturer's description of a product, I'm asking for what effect using each of them has on paint flow. If you need to do a reverse image lookup then you probably don't know what they are and are just giving a cut and paste answer." CreationDate="2022-06-20T19:08:02.600" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13721" PostId="11155" Score="3" Text="@AaarghZombies, a lot of manufacturers create fancy-looking accessories that don't really do anytyhing special or have a practical use.  They aren't necessarily a standard or scientific design or have an obvious function, if they actually do anything useful. The manufacturer's claimed function/purpose may be the only clue as to their intended use." CreationDate="2022-06-20T20:12:36.320" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13722" PostId="11155" Score="0" Text="I would argue that a potentially mistranslated product description from a random internet seller could be misleading at best, and copied and pasted form an entirely different product at worst." CreationDate="2022-06-20T20:23:26.777" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13723" PostId="11148" Score="0" Text="Thank you for all this information Fixer 1234.  I think you are hinting that this inflatable room might be a bad idea. I am starting to agree." CreationDate="2022-06-21T04:26:20.320" UserId="13070" />
  <row Id="13726" PostId="11155" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Can you put a source to that claim? For example, are you aware of an airbrush unboxer with a video demonstrating it?" CreationDate="2022-06-21T18:57:09.010" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13728" PostId="11155" Score="0" Text="@AaarghZombies, I'm not claiming that this specific product is a scam (don't know for certain). My point was that many aftermarket accessories don't really do anything, and the question wording seems to assume that these work as intended. These could be designed to do something useful (what the manufacturer describes), and be effective at that, or they could serve no useful function and even produce unwanted artifacts in the process. #1 might control overspray, but it doesn't look like most of the rest would actually do anything useful, especially as described by the manufacturer. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-06-21T20:02:46.600" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13729" PostId="11155" Score="0" Text="The shapes might selectively block a little overspray and produce an unwanted pattern, but they aren't likely to affect the airflow as the manufacturer suggests, and they could accumulate paint, producing some splatter. If these were standard accessories in common use, you're right that people who have experience using them could describe the effects. But if most airbrush users have no need to try them, what the manufacturer claims they do is a baseline. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-06-21T20:03:46.710" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13730" PostId="11155" Score="0" Text="People would have a hard time guessing what an odd shape is supposed to do, but can assess whether there is merit to what the manufacturer claims is its purpose. Is your real question what are these supposed to do and do they work as intended (&quot;how they would be used&quot; refers to usage as designed), or what is the shape of any artifact pattern they happen to produce? If the latter, &quot;how they would be used&quot; could include anything, including using them as paperweights." CreationDate="2022-06-21T20:04:10.440" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13742" PostId="103" Score="0" Text="my bad. withdrawn. sadly vote got locked... :-(" CreationDate="2022-06-21T23:35:09.063" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="13743" PostId="11157" Score="4" Text="Can you elaborate on how they will be using the tray? That will help in understanding the requirements (e.g., does it need a rim/sides? How strong or how much weight does it need to support? Does it need to handle anything hot? Will it hold any materials that could degrade glue, a protective finish, or other components?). Are you contemplating certain materials/tools they have ready access to, or would you want to avoid certain materials and are there tools they don't have ready access to (e.g., shop power tools, laser cutter, plastic former, etc.)? Could they just &quot;borrow&quot; cafeteria trays?" CreationDate="2022-06-23T03:54:07.050" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13744" PostId="11159" Score="0" Text="Note that food service trays meant for commercial catering are more expensive but more robust than many domestic ones, which can be rather flimsy (and small).  But I've used cheap domestic ones in work for craft-like tasks, to keep a kit of tools and tiny workpieces together (don't make my mistake of getting a colour that camouflages your most common fiddly pieces)." CreationDate="2022-06-23T12:15:41.270" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13745" PostId="11159" Score="0" Text="Even well-varnished ply could take a rather wet wipe-down, and is easily customised" CreationDate="2022-06-23T12:16:41.073" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13754" PostId="11154" Score="0" Text="@– fixer1234 I specifically don't want people to answer based on that source." CreationDate="2022-06-24T18:46:22.827" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13755" PostId="11154" Score="1" Text="With the clarification in the question about what you're looking for in an answer, and the comment above, I think you're safe.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-06-24T19:07:02.173" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13756" PostId="11154" Score="0" Text="It would be nice if someone simply had a video showing them in action and explaining that X accessory modifies the spray in X way, something that can be demonstrated so that the answer does not get deleted as being &quot;Opinion Based&quot;. Or simply a text explanation of the above." CreationDate="2022-06-25T10:34:11.783" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13759" PostId="11163" Score="2" Text="Incredible, thank you for such a detailed, insightful answer! &#xA;&#xA;Thank you for the warning on the angle grinder, I will not go that route.&#xA;&#xA;I will try to search for local hobbyist forums, but unfortunately since the population of my state overall is relatively low compared to others I haven't been able to find one so far.&#xA;&#xA;If I may ask, what was the cost of your mini-mill including necessary accessories?&#xA;&#xA;Understood, I will use my miter saw for the 2.5&quot; sectioning cuts.&#xA;&#xA;Ah, I have seen that technique used for woodworking. Thank you for the reminder, I did not think of applying it!" CreationDate="2022-06-27T01:17:56.597" UserId="13124" />
  <row Id="13760" PostId="11163" Score="1" Text="I've forgotten the cost, but there are many variations of this mini-mill from mid-level distributors to the warehouse type (HF) with prices around both sides of US$1000, depending on accessories. I purchased a turnkey system with clamps, collets, mills, etc, while a bare system would be less. I suggest the forums, as shipping from a hobbyist isn't going to be problematic. Finding a hobbyist to help wouldn't be regional." CreationDate="2022-06-27T08:18:24.017" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13761" PostId="11163" Score="1" Text="One resource you may find useful is https://groups.io/g/Mini-Mills/topics which also allows peer-to-peer communications. Note that my username there is identical to this one." CreationDate="2022-06-27T08:24:27.750" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13762" PostId="11095" Score="0" Text="The simplest solution is probably to remove some pages to compensate for the thickness of the photos. Cutting out a big chunk from some part of the book would probably be ok, but removing pages at regular intervals would be better to preserve the spine." CreationDate="2022-06-27T09:23:50.123" UserId="11551" />
  <row Id="13763" PostId="11162" Score="0" Text="There probably are machine shops that would take this on, even in quite small places, but they can be very hard to track down. It's possible they have no online presence at all" CreationDate="2022-06-27T12:12:50.753" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13764" PostId="11162" Score="1" Text="With limited facilities, I tend to consider this sort of thing at the design stage. So for example make it out of 3 pieces bolted together; each piece is then a cuboid. Without knowing your application I don't know whether that would be suitable, but it's as well to consider manufacturability up front" CreationDate="2022-06-27T12:16:27.070" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13766" PostId="11162" Score="1" Text="You wouldn't need or necessarily want a CNC mill, a simple manual mill would make short work of this. The machinist could clamp a number of bars together and mill them off in one operation, flip and do the other side." CreationDate="2022-06-27T18:14:08.917" UserId="13128" />
  <row Id="13768" PostId="11162" Score="0" Text="Might want to specify the acceptable radii for the inside corners." CreationDate="2022-06-27T23:41:48.813" UserId="13129" />
  <row Id="13769" PostId="11151" Score="0" Text="Are any hazard warnings relevant? Overpressure? Toxic contents? Eye protection? Respirator?" CreationDate="2022-06-28T14:54:41.433" UserId="3193" />
  <row Id="13770" PostId="11151" Score="0" Text="@A.K., good point to raise. I'll expand the answer to cover that.  Thanks." CreationDate="2022-06-28T15:41:53.940" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13772" PostId="11166" Score="0" Text="I would recommend a graphite paper (a commercial version of your third option) over carbon paper, which can be oily" CreationDate="2022-06-29T13:52:22.280" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13773" PostId="11166" Score="0" Text="I have used the &quot;white&quot; version of [Saral Wax Free Transfer Paper](https://www.dickblick.com/products/saral-wax-free-transfer-paper/) to transfer an image to black paper and it works very well. My only complaint is that it can be a bit &quot;waxy&quot; and may affect the medium being used to draw with." CreationDate="2022-06-29T14:40:35.553" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="13774" PostId="11166" Score="2" Text="The 3rd option works really well - pencil shows up nicely on black surfaces.  Of course you don't need to fill the whole sheet, just a strip under the lines you want to transfer, and it needs no special equipment (a soft pencil on the back helps, but any pencil will do - I just tested using an unlabelled, probably HB or no. 2 for both sides)" CreationDate="2022-06-30T11:46:48.307" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13775" PostId="11169" Score="0" Text="This is a fantastic explanation. Yes, the skirt is linen. I had planned to add pink appliqué flowers but I like your idea of adding border above the hem and at the waist. Please clarify, will adding horsehair braid help, and how?" CreationDate="2022-07-05T12:10:00.427" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="13776" PostId="11169" Score="0" Text="@Marium To be completely honest, I never used horsehair braid and don't know how flexible it is. It is very lightweight, so that's a bonus. But it seems to be braided on the bias (at a 45° angle instead of a 90° angle), which makes it possible to pull and push... If you already have horsehair braid, try pinning it to half of the skirt with straight pins and look how much it improves the outline. Another solution is to remove weight from the hem. The lace looks like it might be doubled, so removing one layer should improve the shape. Adding more flowers will surely make it worse." CreationDate="2022-07-05T12:57:45.303" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13777" PostId="11169" Score="0" Text="I don’t have horsehair braid but I may get it. I really want to save this skirt!" CreationDate="2022-07-05T17:16:57.347" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="13778" PostId="11169" Score="0" Text="@Marium I looked around the internet a bit and it looks like horsehair ribbon could easily do the job. However, as with most things concerning sewing, there are different grades of stiffness and quality. If you have the chance, go to a sewing supply shop in your area and feel the ribbon they have on offer, then buy the stiffest. If that's not an option for you, please buy from a reputable online shop and don't chose the cheapest one (they are usually the flimsiest). Pro tip: sewing the ribbon on with 3 lines of stitching (top, bottom, center) should make it a tiny bit stiffer." CreationDate="2022-07-05T20:00:02.587" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13779" PostId="11169" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for your guidance!" CreationDate="2022-07-06T01:04:49.760" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="13780" PostId="11146" Score="0" Text="If there was any overlap here, I'd find the need for specificity very important.  As it stands, this is the only thing that comes up on the internet pertaining to the issue as it was being seen.  In my case it had to do with software, for someone else it could be different.  But this is a good starting point at which other links, answers, or research can possibly coalesce.  If this is the only answer or permutation of this question that ever happens, that's fine too." CreationDate="2022-07-08T03:58:34.473" UserId="13077" />
  <row Id="13781" PostId="8626" Score="0" Text="FWIW, I tried this method with Nail polish remover (80% by volume) as well as Acetone (100%) and all that happened was I got the cleanest piece of acrylic in Sydney. Am I missing something here." CreationDate="2022-07-10T03:33:31.707" UserId="13164" />
  <row Id="13782" PostId="11170" Score="3" Text="Hi Grayden, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Initially I assumed this was the same identification question you posted on Movies.SE, which would be fine, but asking where you can find items is off-topic here. Do you want to know what it's called (which was mentioned in the duplicate on Movies), or where to find it?" CreationDate="2022-07-10T14:02:16.230" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13783" PostId="11170" Score="1" Text="Ok thank you for being so kind! I’ll edit this and try it fix it! Thank you!" CreationDate="2022-07-11T03:38:51.740" UserId="13166" />
  <row Id="13784" PostId="11151" Score="0" Text="Cool to know that it's safe!" CreationDate="2022-07-11T17:13:52.933" UserId="3193" />
  <row Id="13785" PostId="11173" Score="3" Text="I don't think you have to point out your gender at all (nor the reasoning behind it), although it does paint a funny picture coming from a user named 'caveman' :)" CreationDate="2022-07-12T14:48:22.583" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13786" PostId="11172" Score="1" Text="You might need to contact the manufacturer to get the materials in a specific shoe. The flexible, rubbery material in better-quality shoes is often cork. It can be cut to size/shape from a sheet, or molded from ground cork with a binder. Otherwise, it might be something like EVA foam or rubber. If the bottom sole is thin and not leather, it is likely a synthetic material. There are many off-the-shelf soles made from a number of rubber or plastic materials. If you add the manufacturer name to the question, it could help readers narrow down the construction." CreationDate="2022-07-12T17:11:09.160" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13787" PostId="11172" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 - it's not a specific brand.  I just Googled _Arabic sandal_." CreationDate="2022-07-12T17:35:57.390" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="13788" PostId="11172" Score="0" Text="It looks like Arabic sandals are basically a general style of somewhat open sandal, usually without a heel enclosure or strap for easy on/off, with many variations in the specific design. The term also seems to apply to the upper part of the shoe; there's a lot of variation in the design of the sole. Soles range from flat, made of several layers of leather, to thick wedges like in your picture, with more complicated construction. Varieties are made all over the Middle East and Europe, among other places. There is no standard construction for the sole; it would be model-specific." CreationDate="2022-07-12T17:58:36.410" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13791" PostId="11172" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 - Sorry :D, this: [This sandal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKIb1UcjscY) is what I am looking for. If you seek to time 1:03, is that &quot;cork&quot;? If so, I guess that part is resolved. What's pending is the bottom sole" CreationDate="2022-07-12T18:10:30.200" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="13793" PostId="11173" Score="0" Text="It helps to indicate that this whole thing is an opinion and not a fact.  If that part is deleted, then the rest of answer seems too confident, or too certain about its claims.  I do not want to leave the impression that the answer is a 'fact'.  I want it express the silliness/subjectivity in it, so that the reader knows how extremely subjective this whole thing is." CreationDate="2022-07-13T05:55:36.963" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="13794" PostId="11174" Score="0" Text="I have a note about an extra benefit of having a 2 separate bottom soles: it helps enhancing the balance of the wearer while standing.  This separation, essentially, mimics the traditional middle gap, or arc, commonly found in normal shoes, which -themselves- mimic the arc found naturally under a human foot, which has a balance-enhancing effect, at least against rough terrain.  This gap would be higher, the rougher the target train is. The fact that this gap is small in such sandals suggests that they're not for, say, hiking, but for normal day-to-day walking on relatively flat terrain." CreationDate="2022-07-13T06:05:07.553" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="13796" PostId="11175" Score="0" Text="It's unlikely that one can use the threads inside the pen to cut new threads on an enlarged plastic mid-section. There must be a means of clearing the debris created by cutting threads and a continuous thread will not work as a cutting agent." CreationDate="2022-07-15T08:48:51.150" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13797" PostId="11175" Score="0" Text="To me it seems like this question is in a grey area between Arts &amp; Crafts and [Lifehacks](https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/)" CreationDate="2022-07-15T09:28:36.363" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13798" PostId="11176" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure if a transparent material is available for 3D pens, but that could be interesting." CreationDate="2022-07-15T13:33:45.220" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13799" PostId="11176" Score="0" Text="There are some clear plastics for 3D printers but I don't know if they work in the temperature range of 3D pens. The nozzles are very small, so the results would be miniature versions of what's in the picture." CreationDate="2022-07-15T17:24:26.483" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13810" PostId="11174" Score="1" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/137817/discussion-on-answer-by-fixer1234-what-kind-of-mid-sole-and-bottom-sole-is-used)." CreationDate="2022-07-15T21:06:36.603" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13811" PostId="11178" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  Could you elaborate a little on what would constitute excess fabric?  Thanks." CreationDate="2022-07-15T22:31:16.000" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13812" PostId="11180" Score="2" Text="Why do you have that problem in the first place, if I may ask? The best solution would be to cover your drawings. And if a kneaded eraser is only awkward whereas a soft brush doesn't work, then what kind of drawings are they? What support do you use?" CreationDate="2022-07-16T10:33:08.937" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13813" PostId="11180" Score="1" Text="I think you are thinking of environmental dust. I'm talking about the loose graphite dust that accumulates on the paper while drawing." CreationDate="2022-07-16T12:20:43.623" UserId="13201" />
  <row Id="13814" PostId="11181" Score="0" Text="I wonder if a hand vac would be able the dislodge the dust without messing the lines. Maybe if I used drafting power first. This is something to try if I don't find a simpler solution." CreationDate="2022-07-16T23:14:47.177" UserId="13201" />
  <row Id="13815" PostId="11182" Score="1" Text="Does that portion easily come apart, like being held together only by screws so you can open it up without risk of damaging it? If those buttons are self-contained switches, you would be limited to painting it, which doesn't hold up well to wear. But often, the silver ring around the button is a separate bezel, and the button is a plastic cap that pushes on a switch or contacts below it. In that case, you could mold a thin rimmed dome of black silicone rubber to fit over the button and under the bezel." CreationDate="2022-07-17T18:31:37.723" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13816" PostId="11182" Score="0" Text="The part does not come off unfortunately" CreationDate="2022-07-17T20:53:56.437" UserId="13206" />
  <row Id="13817" PostId="11184" Score="1" Text="I think it will muddy up the oils even more than charcoal." CreationDate="2022-07-17T21:10:41.270" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13818" PostId="11182" Score="1" Text="It would help if it's possible to make an educated guess as to the kind of plastic used in the button.  Some will take paint and on others, paint would easily peel off.  Is the plastic hard (can you make a dent pressing a finger nail into it? If you tap it with your finger nail, does it make a sharp &quot;tick&quot; sound or a dull sound?). Polystyrene or ABS are shiny like that and hard, and will take paint, especially paints designed for plastic, with hydrocarbon solvents. Polypropylene is also shiny like that but softer, and paint won't bond to it." CreationDate="2022-07-17T22:47:48.567" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13819" PostId="11182" Score="0" Text="I wish I could the plastic decently hard but that green button is really meant to just tap a few times." CreationDate="2022-07-18T02:56:09.207" UserId="13206" />
  <row Id="13823" PostId="11190" Score="1" Text="Cut, serge, sew, press open is what I was planning on doing. Thanks for the insight!" CreationDate="2022-07-21T16:26:12.807" UserId="13248" />
  <row Id="13828" PostId="11193" Score="0" Text="There are adhesives commonly used for shoes because they aggressively bond to the various matierials used in shoes (leather, fabric, rubber, etc.), remain flexible, and don't deteriorate with age, broad temperature range, water, etc. Barge is commonly used commercially. Various similar product recommendations can be found at online links like https://glueinsider.com/shoe-glue/. Are you looking for something beyond what a basic search would reveal?" CreationDate="2022-07-25T16:10:31.890" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13829" PostId="11193" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 - My problem is that I found some saying that it is tricky to glue things to rubber, while finding products marketed for rubber.  So I thought that people with more hands on experience can go beyond manufacturers' claims and share what actually works." CreationDate="2022-07-25T19:02:20.127" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="13830" PostId="11194" Score="0" Text="Is that Barge Cement, or Cenent as written?  Does it matter which solvent is used for neoprene?  I may not find the brand Barge Cement where I live cheaply, but may find other brands.  I wonder if I can save time by looking for specific chemicals in order to try less candidates." CreationDate="2022-07-26T02:35:39.570" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="13831" PostId="11194" Score="1" Text="@caveman, good catch on the typo. This type of adhesive can use different kinds of rubber in their formulation, but they generally behave similarly.  There is some variation in the solvent mix used, somewhat dependent on the particular rubber, desired drying time, etc. Theoretically, the different formulations could do a little better or worse, but I think the top products all do a good job. Trying to pick by formulation probably wouldn't be useful. But if you don't have ready access to these choices, you could compare the MSDS for what you have access to (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-07-26T02:59:18.200" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13832" PostId="11194" Score="1" Text="and maybe get an idea of whether they're similar.  You could also compare reviews to get an idea on effectiveness. None of these are particularly cheap, especially in consumer-size packaging. I can't tell where you're located, but in the US, you can generally find most of them on Amazon, and at least a few of the choices at the big hardware chains, and probably big retailers like Walmart. If you have a local shop that does shoe repair, ask them what adhesive they use." CreationDate="2022-07-26T02:59:25.493" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13833" PostId="11194" Score="0" Text="Do you have experience with or can you make a good guess as to the effectiveness of either for fixing a rubber soul that has torn? I have a pair of Meindl hiking boots, that were already 'repaired' once by a shoemaker, but quickly came apart again." CreationDate="2022-07-26T11:05:06.047" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13834" PostId="11194" Score="2" Text="@Joachim, is the problem that the intact sole separated from the leather, or the sole split and they tried to glue the broken edges together? Where is the tear located (bottom in a high-flex area, side edge, etc.; i.e., what's the nature of the stress on the repair)? How old/worn is the sole (how much fatigue has the material experienced; did the previous repair come apart or did the sole split again at an adjacent spot)? Any chance you could add an image in a comment?" CreationDate="2022-07-26T16:44:05.960" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13835" PostId="11196" Score="0" Text="You can smooth silicone very well with your bare fingers if you dip them in a bowl of water with dish washing soap. The silicone cannot stick to the soap, so you must keep your fingers quite wet and you should avoid getting the wood wet at the same time. However, you probably won't be able to smooth out every bump or finger print perfectly and even transparent silicone is not see-through clear." CreationDate="2022-07-27T05:46:16.127" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13836" PostId="11196" Score="0" Text="That's a neat trick.  I'm really trying to get a sandable material though." CreationDate="2022-07-27T05:48:28.463" UserId="13077" />
  <row Id="13837" PostId="11194" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Not currently, but I'll get back to you on this, thanks." CreationDate="2022-07-27T05:58:30.210" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13838" PostId="11196" Score="0" Text="Clear wood grain filler seems like it might be promising: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=clear+wood+grain+filler" CreationDate="2022-07-27T05:58:47.740" UserId="13077" />
  <row Id="13839" PostId="11196" Score="1" Text="How about a mix of wood glue and wood pulp? You can get very smooth and invisible results with it." CreationDate="2022-07-27T06:11:23.307" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13840" PostId="11196" Score="1" Text="Can you clarify what properties you want the filler to have? Is a milky semi-transparency enough or do you want something glass-like? Do you have any requirements concerning the strength of the material? How big are gaps (rough estimate)? Is the object hollow or is there a filling that could keep the transparent filler in place while it dries? You also mentioned that you're looking for a sandable material in the comments. Please [edit] your question and add a list of properties you're looking for." CreationDate="2022-07-27T07:00:06.613" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13841" PostId="11196" Score="0" Text="I have added details to the question." CreationDate="2022-07-27T14:52:53.347" UserId="13077" />
  <row Id="13842" PostId="11196" Score="0" Text="@Joachim what mixture of woodglue and pulp would you recommend?  I'm used to that coming out looking a lot like wood, with the glue being yellowish.  Do you happen to have any pictures of a final result?" CreationDate="2022-07-27T14:55:00.993" UserId="13077" />
  <row Id="13843" PostId="11196" Score="0" Text="I'm curious why you think epoxy resin wouldn't work; it's basically exactly what you're looking for (fully transparent, strong, sandable)." CreationDate="2022-07-27T17:25:48.557" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13844" PostId="11196" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC, that was my initial reaction, also, until I realized this is a 3D structure.  Getting resin to stay where you want it would be a challenge." CreationDate="2022-07-27T21:18:24.097" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13845" PostId="11196" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I suppose it depends on how it's assembled/if it's fully assembled already. Some resin tape, mold putty, or even painters' tape (since it seems there's an intent to sand the filler) could keep the resin in place." CreationDate="2022-07-27T22:16:14.963" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13846" PostId="11198" Score="1" Text="Oh, UV resin is a great idea. It has all the positive attributes of epoxy but avoids most of the negative ones. I'm actually disappointed at me that I didn't have the idea myself." CreationDate="2022-07-28T11:39:46.070" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13847" PostId="11198" Score="1" Text="I'm going to take a shot at UV resin on some of the less visible cracks.  Will update with photo proof if it works." CreationDate="2022-07-29T04:12:26.937" UserId="13077" />
  <row Id="13853" PostId="11200" Score="3" Text="He actually describes the canvas preparation explicitly at [7:13](https://youtu.be/UOziR7PoVco?t=433)." CreationDate="2022-08-01T01:44:15.990" UserId="15440" />
  <row Id="13854" PostId="11200" Score="1" Text="@larsks Nice find! I guess it would be advisable to watch the video all the way through before trying to follow along." CreationDate="2022-08-01T03:26:35.557" UserId="15434" />
  <row Id="13855" PostId="11204" Score="0" Text="There's also a distinction between &quot;compliant&quot; and &quot;approved&quot;.  The supplies you buy are generally labelled as having been tested to comply with the regulatory requirements, but using them doesn't mean your result is approved. For example, see this link regarding [Smooth-on food-safe silicone](https://www.smooth-on.com/assets/pdf/Food%20Safe%20Materials%20List.pdf)." CreationDate="2022-08-01T06:50:36.060" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13856" PostId="11204" Score="0" Text="So, are you saying if I want to make stuff for my own, personal use (well, &quot;friends and family&quot; anyway), it's not economically feasible? Even if I'm expecting to go through several gallons of silicone (not all the same color)?" CreationDate="2022-08-01T13:59:55.230" UserId="11651" />
  <row Id="13857" PostId="11204" Score="0" Text="@Matthew, nobody can stop you or your family or friends from putting whatever you want in your mouth, and if someone gets sick from it, the government won't come after you and you probably wouldn't be sued.  There are lots of colorants you could use that aren't particularly good for you, but aren't poisonous or harmful in tiny quantities. You could probably use colored mica (like from dollar store eye shadow). You can get silicone colorants in small quantities on Amazon that don't claim to be food safe, but a tiny amount within cured silicone may not pose a significant risk. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-08-01T17:16:38.400" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13858" PostId="11204" Score="0" Text="The biggest problem is not having the means to test and verify a perfect cure, with no chemicals leaching out. That's different from it feeling solid and with no surface residue. A functional but imperfect cure isn't an issue until you put it in your mouth or store food in it. Even an imperfect cure might not make you sick from limited exposure. What was Clint Eastwoods line, &quot;Do you feel lucky?&quot;" CreationDate="2022-08-01T17:16:43.563" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13859" PostId="11204" Score="0" Text="I think the point of the question is that I *don't* want to muck about with non-food-safe colorants, unless it's known that using those in silicone is &quot;safe&quot;. Do I need to ask a separate question on how to test if my silicone has cured properly?" CreationDate="2022-08-01T18:10:41.443" UserId="11651" />
  <row Id="13860" PostId="11204" Score="0" Text="@Matthew, the colorants, themselves, aren't food-safe, they're just not harmful in small quantities. There are colorants designed for use in end products that need to be food-safe, like the LSR mentioned in the answer. They're just formulated from non-poisonous materials, with attention to ensure they aren't contaminated. &quot;Safe&quot; really refers to the end product; whether it is totally inert or any substances can be leached out, and whether anything leached is harmful. The testing would be done in a lab by trying to leach out anything and then identifying what if anything was there. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-08-01T20:28:07.927" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13861" PostId="11204" Score="0" Text="The regulations that define what is safe for various uses go into a lot of detail on what substances are or are not allowed, and in what concentrations and under what conditions. If you replicate the lab work, you can determine whether your result meets the requirements. Less than that, it's a matter of your own comfort level. Just determining whether it cured properly would provide some assurance, but it isn't really what counts. Testing the cure is really testing whether it's cured properly for a purpose (did the reaction go to completion and does it do what it's supposed to do?). (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-08-01T20:28:35.250" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13862" PostId="11204" Score="0" Text="How to test whether it's food-safe would make an interesting question, but probably better suited to the Chemistry site. How to determine just whether the reaction properly went to completion would make an interesting question for here (but wouldn't tell you whether the result was food-safe). Sorry if the answer isn't as simple as you were hoping for.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-08-01T20:28:41.570" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13863" PostId="11204" Score="0" Text="@Matthew, another way to describe the context: &quot;food-safe&quot; can have two meanings. One is how the government defines it, the other is whatever you want it to mean that seems reasonable to you. My answer reflects the first one. If use of the objects will be limited to you and your family and friends, and you'll be satisfied with a looser definition, you can use whatever standards you're comfortable with. If you define what you want &quot;food-safe&quot; to mean for your application, readers can respond with solutions that meet those requirements." CreationDate="2022-08-02T09:21:01.327" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13864" PostId="11204" Score="0" Text="I think &quot;seems reasonable to [me]&quot; is &quot;could reasonably expect to achieve certification (assuming proper curing) if I were to attempt such&quot;. IOW, I don't at this time feel like gambling with materials I have no particular reason to trust. Surely it must be known what colorants and/or other additives are usable if official certification is the goal. I can't believe that anyone wanting to make something that gets certified has to have their own chemistry lab to discover what's safe and what isn't, with all the waste that would entail." CreationDate="2022-08-02T14:34:28.443" UserId="11651" />
  <row Id="13865" PostId="11204" Score="1" Text="@Matthew, then just stick with colorants that are sold for use in food-safe products, like the LSR. Making food-safe (or other-safe), items is a specialty that's normally done on a commercial scale because of what it entails. So you might have a hard time finding colorants labelled as safe for this purpose at hobby stores, or even Amazon. It would take a little research and maybe contacting some manufacturers about what might be suitable. Actually, companies that sell the stuff in commercial quantities might sell you a collection of small samples of primary colors (that can be mixed), (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-08-02T19:18:45.403" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13866" PostId="11204" Score="0" Text="for testing purposes at a nominal cost in anticipation of possible future orders.  That amount could last you a lifetime. You'd actually probably be pretty safe with something like colored mica powder or dollar store eye shadow. It isn't harmful in quantities people would be exposed to, nothing would leach out of it, and it would stay embedded in the silicone, so the silicone would be the same amount of safe." CreationDate="2022-08-02T19:18:50.757" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13867" PostId="11205" Score="0" Text="How sturdy do you need the cast do be? Would something like candle wax work as a casting material or is it too soft for your purposes? Do you need any nails or tacks to hold in the cast? Does it have to be water resistant? It would really help if you could describe the actual process and what the cast needs to withstand." CreationDate="2022-08-04T08:58:28.247" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13868" PostId="11205" Score="0" Text="@Elmy - Updated the post with details about sturdiness, texture and colour.  To answer you here:  it has to be sturdy enough only to survive a single pressing on a wet leather (so that I make the leather form some shape).  This is also why the colour, texture, and fine details are not important, as wet-forming leather shapes don't capture these details." CreationDate="2022-08-04T09:05:36.327" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="13869" PostId="11205" Score="1" Text="Your requirement for &quot;fast&quot; is subjective, but also lacks available tools. A 3D printer owner could build a mold to fit your requirements with a print that takes 3 hours. A CNC owner could build a mold in less than that time. High durometer silicone molding cures in a very short time, but can be more expensive than softer silicone molding material. &quot;Cheapest&quot; is also a subjective term." CreationDate="2022-08-04T13:25:56.120" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13870" PostId="11205" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u - Question is not about the mold, but the cast.  You're free to pick whatever molding suitable for your approach as stated in the question." CreationDate="2022-08-04T14:08:27.233" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="13871" PostId="11205" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the clarification. I can see now of my error." CreationDate="2022-08-04T17:20:25.390" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13872" PostId="11205" Score="0" Text="1. Is the idea a one-sided, flat pattern that you use to emboss a shape into the leather surface, or something that molds the leather into a 3D shape? The latter typically requires front and back pieces; would you be casting both? 2. When you say &quot;fast&quot;, does that refer to just the time you are involved in the process, or the lag from starting until the casting is ready to use? e.g., you could quickly make a rough mold and pour some casting material, but the material could take a day or two to cure to withstand pressure before you could use it. Another process could take longer ..." CreationDate="2022-08-04T17:40:37.590" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13873" PostId="11205" Score="0" Text="for you to create the casting, but it would be ready to use in a few minutes or hours. 3. Casting implies that you will use something as a mold. Do you need to create that (is that part of the &quot;fast&quot; requirement), or will you use items on-hand as the mold? 4. If you will use items on-hand, are there any limitations on the casting material? e.g., if you will use plastic molds or containers, you couldn't use a hot casting material. 5. It would help to understand the nature of the shape, which could make a big difference in the recommendations. Can you add an example image or brief description?" CreationDate="2022-08-04T17:40:46.297" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13874" PostId="11206" Score="0" Text="With a powerful ethnographic enough blender you could get a few uses out of the same HPDE, but eventually it won't reform well enough" CreationDate="2022-08-04T17:48:45.333" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13875" PostId="11205" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 - 1. Looks like a bowl with wiggles,  Or a valley.  Then I pour cast in it (no requirement to put a cap on it). 2. Mainly labor time.  3. The mold must be made fast as well.  E.g. one thought I had is to use clay as the mold, then pour cast in it.  5. The shape is similar to the bottom half of a sphere (so it's a convex), except that it has unique wiggles on its surface." CreationDate="2022-08-04T17:56:38.127" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="13876" PostId="11206" Score="1" Text="How does anthropology fit into chopping plastic with a blender? Ethnographic - pertaining to ethnography. Ethnography is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. From a search." CreationDate="2022-08-04T18:17:53.007" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13877" PostId="11206" Score="0" Text="SwiftKey fail: I'm having issues with deleted autocorrect failures  (ethnographic) on my phone reappearing when I try again (enough), in addition to the correct word. I don't always catch them,though I did spot at least one other in that comment before submitting it" CreationDate="2022-08-04T19:13:22.470" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13878" PostId="11209" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. Plaster softens and crumbles when it gets wet, and the use here involves long exposure, probably with some pressure, for wet-forming leather. I'd worry more about the casting being compromised than it leaving a film on the leather. However, it could probably be sealed well enough to survive the planned single use (might need something better than hair spray for this application unless you have a big supply). Could you expand your answer a little to address that? Thanks." CreationDate="2022-08-04T23:46:26.843" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13879" PostId="11208" Score="0" Text="Good follow-up question. This involves some specialized knowledge beyond crafting with silicone, so there may be limited readers on the site who can contribute good answers. Just an observation: the question seems on-topic for the site, but you will be betting your health on any answers you receive. The site has some very knowledgeable people, but if it were me, I'd want to go directly to the specialized sources for people who are trained and work in this area, rather than rely on the advice of strangers on the Internet, whose credentials you don't know. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-08-05T00:11:18.310" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13880" PostId="11208" Score="1" Text="For whatever recommendations you get, it might be good to think of them as supplemental  considerations, rather than rely on it as a comprehensive plan." CreationDate="2022-08-05T00:11:24.413" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13881" PostId="11209" Score="2" Text="A cheap idea would be to cover the plaster with cling film to protect against moisture. However, that would leave behind a pile of discarded casts that will probably never be used a second time. Other materials mentioned in other answers can be reused and therefore end up cheaper." CreationDate="2022-08-05T05:42:06.697" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13882" PostId="11206" Score="2" Text="That's one of the more interesting results of automated text entry I've seen." CreationDate="2022-08-05T08:08:00.417" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13883" PostId="11207" Score="0" Text="Carving wax was my first instinct on this one too, so I'd second that option. It's a particularly hard wax used for casting purposes; very easy to build up, and can be readily reused for the next mold." CreationDate="2022-08-05T13:47:12.320" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13884" PostId="11208" Score="1" Text="Matthew, please take a look at [Should questions asking how to craft something for a medical purpose or to meet health/safety requirements be on-topic?](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/545/should-questions-asking-how-to-craft-something-for-a-medical-purpose-or-to-meet). I'd really welcome your input and thoughts." CreationDate="2022-08-05T17:30:29.470" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13885" PostId="11208" Score="2" Text="@fixer1234, even if this only gets answers in the vein of &quot;how to get useful answers (for this specific question)&quot;, that's helpful. In my experience, it's incredibly hard to find such knowledge, or to even know where to look... and yet there *are* people that *sell* such things ([example](https://www.etsy.com/search?q=silicone+spoon&amp;order=most_relevant&amp;view_type=gallery). Where do *they* get the information to do so?" CreationDate="2022-08-05T18:57:30.180" UserId="11651" />
  <row Id="13886" PostId="11205" Score="0" Text="I'd suggest any sort of casting plaster – like Hydrocal ( [What is Hydrocal?](https://housecaravan.com/what-is-hydrocal/)) – it's cheap, easy and pleasant to work with, and despite being very hard, is able to be refined after casting (compared to, say, cement)." CreationDate="2022-08-06T22:35:16.007" UserId="2518" />
  <row Id="13889" PostId="11210" Score="2" Text="Have you looked at coloured/tinted hot glue?  It's EVA which doesn't take paint very well, and alcohol markers fade pretty quickly in sunlight" CreationDate="2022-08-08T10:35:23.160" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13890" PostId="11210" Score="0" Text="I have a million stick of clear already" CreationDate="2022-08-08T14:26:12.783" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13891" PostId="11210" Score="0" Text="Hmm, I wonder if there's a way to bulk melt and dye it" CreationDate="2022-08-08T14:54:26.277" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13893" PostId="11210" Score="0" Text="And then put it back in the glue gun?" CreationDate="2022-08-09T18:13:21.950" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13895" PostId="11210" Score="0" Text="No, if you were dying it you'd have to work from a melt pot, or use something like a heavy duty piping bag (normally used for decorating cakes or making sausages) and thick gloves instead of the gun. I'm not sure whether or not a gun would be easier than working from a melted pot for this shape anyway" CreationDate="2022-08-09T19:12:13.183" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13896" PostId="11210" Score="0" Text="The gun is what I know." CreationDate="2022-08-09T19:23:05.657" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13897" PostId="11210" Score="1" Text="Is your plan to draw these freehand with the glue gun, or use (or make) a mold of the design and cast the hot glue in it? Using a mold opens up some options. Painting gives you a lot of control on placement and blending of the color. I'm not familiar with transparent colors that would work well on hot glue (maybe the stuff used for faux stained glass?). If the color doesn't bond well applied to the cooled glue, with a mold you could paint the mold surface, then add the glue. The hot glue would probably bond better with the dried color. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-08-09T19:29:09.567" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13898" PostId="11210" Score="0" Text="You can color your glue sticks (say a red and a yellow), then apply and crudely blend them. That would be tough to do well on freehand artwork while maintaining the shape of the design. Easier in a mold. Or you could apply and blend the colored glue on oven parchment, then cut out the shape with a scissors,and even add some clear on top for depth/surface texture, and to enhance the translucency. Adding a small amount of fine glitter (red, yellow, or gold), to the glue sticks when you color them might enhance the fire effect." CreationDate="2022-08-09T19:29:20.400" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13899" PostId="11210" Score="0" Text="re: discussion with Chris H, yes, you can color the glue and then mold it back into glue sticks to use in your gun (some simple methods)." CreationDate="2022-08-09T19:30:50.590" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13900" PostId="11210" Score="0" Text="I'd look to form the broad shape out of molten material in a few layers (gun or spooning from a pot and spreading with tools), then draw the flame tips up from the melt. The tricky bit would be getting it so it sets quickly enough to not slump too much, while still being liquid enough to be able to pull up strands" CreationDate="2022-08-10T08:45:34.733" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13902" PostId="11173" Score="0" Text="Thank you. I got rid of pink fluff and replaced it with cream color lace trim :-)" CreationDate="2022-08-11T03:22:49.890" UserId="6054" />
  <row Id="13903" PostId="11213" Score="0" Text="I think let it cool a bit, then pull the flames up with a toothpick or similar." CreationDate="2022-08-11T15:42:46.883" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13904" PostId="11213" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH The biggest problem is that the glue doesn't separate from the gun or the toothpick. You end up with countless wispy glue &quot;hairs&quot; that get in the way or stick to the still liquid glue and ruin the look. What I produced looked more like tentacles and I had to cut the tops off." CreationDate="2022-08-12T05:29:32.780" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13905" PostId="11213" Score="0" Text="My thinking is that partially cooled glue doesn't give those fine hairs, and will draw into a thicker section. The hairs are also likely to be worse with a gun providing a source of more glue (it keeps flowing slightly even with the trigger released, due to thermal expansion as the glue heats up). It's also a source of heat and I reckon you need to pull up to the right height, let it cool more, then snap it off. That's me guessing though, based on using it when I don't want it visible" CreationDate="2022-08-12T05:37:26.437" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13906" PostId="11216" Score="0" Text="Lots of good points there.  I wondered about talc, then saw how easy it was to get TiO2 (and not just for lab use) and gave up trying to think of a substitute." CreationDate="2022-08-13T09:30:03.307" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13907" PostId="11216" Score="0" Text="Also using a slow epoxy is a good idea as you say, as is mixing the epoxy first." CreationDate="2022-08-13T09:32:00.830" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13908" PostId="11215" Score="0" Text="TiO2 is fairly chemically inert so shouldn't cause a problem, but it's used as a photocatalyst in some reactions.  Just in case it makes a difference to the reactions that happen in epoxy, I'd avoid working somewhere with lots of UV (i.e. don't work in full sunlight)" CreationDate="2022-08-13T09:33:03.793" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13909" PostId="11216" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH, talc is one of the &quot;use in a pinch&quot; materials I was thinking of. It looks pretty white as a powder, but is off-white (at least the brand I tried). Finely ground calcium carbonate powder is another (cheap, and makes a general purpose white mineral filler in various stuff); it comes out white like egg shells, which is pretty good, but not a bright white like TiO2. People use finely ground colored chalk as a colorant, similar to using mica powder (or eye shadow); the chalk is calcium carbonate." CreationDate="2022-08-13T16:48:06.203" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13912" PostId="11217" Score="0" Text="I'm looking for a way to do this by hand. Something that I can show people how to do for themselves in a class, for example;" CreationDate="2022-08-13T18:30:21.113" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13913" PostId="11218" Score="0" Text="Great answer, but when I say &quot;Model&quot;, I'm thinking cardstock and glue. The kind of things that you'd use for a Warhammer game. Rather than a 3D rendered model." CreationDate="2022-08-13T18:34:03.807" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13914" PostId="11218" Score="0" Text="Yes, that was my understanding. You have to have a paper template from which to cut the pieces used to assemble the model. The above dissertation is directed to that end. Also, it isn't necessary to have a 3D model. If one can sketch orthographic views in the classic CAD manner, the above non-computer methods apply." CreationDate="2022-08-13T18:35:16.207" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13915" PostId="11218" Score="0" Text="Also, one can create a 3D model in a simplistic manner with a program such as TinkerCAD if one chooses to travel the computer method path." CreationDate="2022-08-13T18:39:08.207" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13916" PostId="11218" Score="0" Text="I'm looking for a 100% offline method. No computer involved." CreationDate="2022-08-13T18:50:22.107" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13917" PostId="11218" Score="0" Text="That leaves you with the legacy method, which isn't all that difficult or complex. I figure if I learned how to do it in the 6th grade, it must have been easy enough. Too many years have passed since that time, though." CreationDate="2022-08-13T19:46:04.010" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13918" PostId="11218" Score="0" Text="In my school the class was titled &quot;Descriptive Geometry&quot;." CreationDate="2022-08-14T00:18:48.713" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13919" PostId="11218" Score="0" Text="Yes, I'd like the legacy methord." CreationDate="2022-08-14T12:35:10.103" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13920" PostId="11215" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your answer! I found some called Holbein's artist pigment PG392&quot;titanium white&quot;, its that one ok?" CreationDate="2022-08-14T13:25:18.627" UserId="15486" />
  <row Id="13921" PostId="11216" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your helpful answer!! I got it! Got one last question, if i want to get solid black, does the mica powder diamond ones are good to get solid/opaque?" CreationDate="2022-08-14T13:26:52.533" UserId="15486" />
  <row Id="13923" PostId="11215" Score="0" Text="@Ace If you look at the [data sheet](https://secureservercdn.net/50.62.198.97/xvf.6c0.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/HPP-E.pdf) for that you'll see it has several additional components. Pure TiO2 is available [like this](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Titanium-Dioxide-Earthenware-Stoneware-Porcelain/dp/B08TTD9GH8)." CreationDate="2022-08-14T14:02:13.250" UserId="9005" />
  <row Id="13924" PostId="11218" Score="0" Text="The legacy method is covered in the first few paragraphs." CreationDate="2022-08-14T16:01:02.833" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="13925" PostId="11216" Score="0" Text="@Ace, mica powder works well, and it's available in lots of colors, but it's a bit expensive. A much less expensive material is carbon (it's the go-to black in a lot of stuff). You can readily find it in very fine powder as lampblack, graphite, activated charcoal, and other variations (even as a dietary supplement; just make sure it's very fine, and pure carbon rather than something like a graphite lubricant that might contain other materials). I bought a pouch of it years ago for a few dollars and I'm still working my way through it because you don't need much." CreationDate="2022-08-14T17:07:01.027" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13926" PostId="11220" Score="0" Text="Some good advice, but let me add 2 cents to your 2 cents with context on adding 10%.  It depends on the liquid, and the portion of what you add that's liquid. You can thin epoxy with a solvent up to 15-20% before it seriously affects the characteristics (assuming you don't mess up the cure, but it may no longer be suitable for casting use). So for a colorant that thins the epoxy, you could go over 10% (although stuff designed as a colorant is designed to do the job at much lower amounts). For liquids that aren't compatible with epoxy, (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-08-15T07:20:29.443" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13927" PostId="11220" Score="0" Text="you can mess things up going over a few percent. A lot of the advice for colorants that aren't designed for resin is to not exceed about 5%. With good acrylic paint, only a fraction of the weight is water, and the water is well-blended with other stuff. If you do a good job of blending the other stuff with the epoxy, the water gets blended and disbursed with it. The pigment hides some of the side effects of mixing water with epoxy so they aren't noticeable with small amounts of acrylic paint. But colorants designed for resin will do a better job, with less adulteration, and be easier to mix." CreationDate="2022-08-15T07:21:41.890" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13930" PostId="11054" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Sorry that this response is very late. It is splitting in the center and at the ends. It feels like the yarn just wants to fall apart most of the time." CreationDate="2022-08-16T15:45:22.140" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="13931" PostId="11221" Score="0" Text="What's the intended purpose/use case for this question? What do you plan to create using this material?" CreationDate="2022-08-16T19:00:14.417" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13932" PostId="11224" Score="0" Text="Thanks. Follows what I was imagining it being used for." CreationDate="2022-08-16T21:10:55.283" UserId="15504" />
  <row Id="13933" PostId="11223" Score="1" Text="It looks like the famous Dave Matney stitch.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-08-16T21:39:32.150" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13934" PostId="11223" Score="1" Text="Weird, who named a stitch after me?" CreationDate="2022-08-16T23:05:07.840" UserId="15506" />
  <row Id="13935" PostId="11221" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC - create a binder that I'll be holding by my hand and walk with it outdoors, with important documents inside it.  So it will have to survive my sweaty hands, rain drops, sun and the outdoor atmosphere in general, all while protecting items inside (e.g. items within should not become wet should the outer cover get wet).  Since carried by hand, it better be compact and lightweight with a reasonable cost (e.g. carbon fibre is not acceptable)." CreationDate="2022-08-17T15:58:13.070" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="13936" PostId="11221" Score="2" Text="Okay. Why does simply purchasing a ready-made binder not meet your needs? This kind of information will help people get the right answer to this question." CreationDate="2022-08-17T16:09:38.317" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13938" PostId="11221" Score="1" Text="@AllisonC - Because of the specific design of the binder.  E.g. the way it is partitioned from within.  It has a unique partitioning that meets my requirements better than any binder that I found ready-made in the market.  I surveyed the market a lot before deciding that I have to make my own." CreationDate="2022-08-17T16:33:37.017" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="13939" PostId="11225" Score="0" Text="I think this is probably the closest... I'm misusing a cross-stitching stitch." CreationDate="2022-08-18T16:06:01.007" UserId="15506" />
  <row Id="13940" PostId="11221" Score="0" Text="It seems some are made of PE and some PP. Both materials are good for this purpose, but both are hard to bond to if your plan was to use adhesive. Bonding is normally done by heat welding, or using fasteners. I doubt there's a standard thickness." CreationDate="2022-08-18T16:30:18.430" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13942" PostId="11221" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 - Any idea why DuckDuckGoing _&quot;PE sheets&quot;_ shows plastic bag rolls, while _&quot;PP sheets&quot;_ shows thick binder-like sheets?  E.g. is it because of some property differences between them that makes PE better for flexible cloth-like sheets (plastic bags) and PP better for forming more solid planes/sheets?  Or is it just me using biased search keywords?" CreationDate="2022-08-19T20:54:58.110" UserId="11001" />
  <row Id="13943" PostId="11221" Score="0" Text="Plastic bags and plastic sheeting are typically PE rather than PP.  Don't know why.  Could be that PE is cheaper, and those are high-volume items. Don't know how characteristics like strength differ (just cost, or one is better-suited to the purpose). PP might be easier to color (not sure about that), and it's a little softer and more flexible, so that might influence the material choice for a binder, depending on the characteristics wanted." CreationDate="2022-08-20T20:12:01.313" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13944" PostId="11230" Score="1" Text="The acrylics I use in work - there are different types - are all but untouched by isopropanol (they swell a little, but don't soften, and we can only detect the swelling because it's under a microscope anyway.  Acetone is good and is what we use, though it doesn't dissolve completely.  MEK is better, but as you say, you get goo.  Solvents are a reasonable option to get the last bits out of saw teeth, and the solvent used for the second clean can be sealed up and used for the first soak next time." CreationDate="2022-08-20T21:07:52.710" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13945" PostId="11230" Score="1" Text="Chipping off will be slightly easier on drills if you wipe with oil before working - the bond will be even weaker" CreationDate="2022-08-20T21:07:58.607" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13946" PostId="11230" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH, I'd never tried isopropanol, but assumed it would be very slow. Your experience sounds like the timeframe wouldn't be practical for cleaning tools, so I just removed it. Thanks. Good suggestions on reusing the solvent and oiling the drill bits." CreationDate="2022-08-21T02:50:43.860" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13947" PostId="11228" Score="3" Text="Would the dimensions translate to something close to 1mm diameter? If so, that's in the size range of very heavy thread or very thin twine. It can be stiffened, and the color fine-tuned, by soaking it in diluted paint and glue, and letting it dry in the shape you want." CreationDate="2022-08-21T03:12:53.633" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13949" PostId="11228" Score="0" Text="And in case fixer1234's idea doesn't work for you, can you explain why?" CreationDate="2022-08-21T09:13:39.987" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13951" PostId="11228" Score="0" Text="I'm looking for something with more detail, so an exaggerated diameter would be preferable. 2-3mm., maybe." CreationDate="2022-08-21T10:12:25.767" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13952" PostId="11231" Score="1" Text="My impression is that epoxy is harder and more brittle than acrylic, so if you put it under enough stress, epoxy would break first, but that's just a guess. If it has a metal rod doing the heavy lifting, the acrylic could be for appearance, and maybe the friction to keep the peg from turning (as a softer plastic, it would provide some grip). Acrylic might be better for that purpose than epoxy, so &quot;better&quot; might relate to something other than strength. I suspect we'll be looking to you for the answer on this one.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-08-21T17:37:09.770" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13953" PostId="11228" Score="0" Text="Roughly what length do you want these (some methods are good for any length, some only for relatively short lengths)? Will they be protected, or exposed to handling/accidents, or could the diorama be bumped or moved  (how &quot;unbreakable&quot; do they need to be; would something brittle or delicate work)? Would the surface texture of string pass for twisted vines (the twist can be loosened), or are you looking to create a specific surface texture?" CreationDate="2022-08-21T17:57:24.267" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13954" PostId="11231" Score="0" Text="Thank you for your answer ! To be honest i don't think the pegs gets into that enough stress, since usually most of the tunning is C-G-C, but indeed they work over friction, but not that bad. Still haven't tried the ones i made since still curing, resine is 3:1 and made 2 layers, still need to sand, polish and drill. I don't know if it's allowed but here's a picture of the acrylic pegs:  https://tinypic.host/i/ccWig" CreationDate="2022-08-21T17:58:09.690" UserId="15486" />
  <row Id="13956" PostId="11231" Score="1" Text="Their pegs look very much like epoxy and with the metal inserts, they should do just fine. I don't know how you would create the color transition with acrylic. And acrylic is a strange material. In general it is more flexible (=less brittle) than epoxy, but gets scratches very easily and if you cut it at a sharp angle, the area becomes very unstable and prone to breaking." CreationDate="2022-08-21T19:59:53.363" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13957" PostId="11231" Score="1" Text="@elmy there are castable acrylics, some transparent if a vacuum is applied during curing. They're not common in craft, but they exist and can be dyed" CreationDate="2022-08-21T20:06:44.810" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13958" PostId="11231" Score="0" Text="Thanks! Tbh ive seen them before on store and feel pretty light and pretty much plastic tho, that's why I was wondering if i should insert something like brass when the epoxy gets in the gel phase, but right now I'm working with 3:1 epoxy, first time doing this tho, but took around 4 hours to get in something like that..." CreationDate="2022-08-21T20:06:54.390" UserId="15486" />
  <row Id="13959" PostId="11231" Score="0" Text="Obviously epoxy covers a lot of products but some have far more stiction (static friction) than acrylic, which makes fine adjustments tricky - you'd twist, nothing would happen, a bit more force and it goes too far. Sometimes a polish can help" CreationDate="2022-08-21T20:08:10.187" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="13966" PostId="11227" Score="2" Text="True ink is pigment in a suspension, not paint in a solution; it looks like there's terminology in miniature paints that confuses the matter, as it seems that by &quot;ink&quot; what is actually meant is &quot;opaque paint wash,&quot; not &quot;pigment in suspension intended to penetrate the surface when applied.&quot; Some terminology clarification might be worthwhile, since I was considering a portion of this answer incorrect until I clicked through to the reference page." CreationDate="2022-08-22T14:25:38.343" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13967" PostId="11227" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC You're right, that was a poor choice of words." CreationDate="2022-08-22T18:35:03.567" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13968" PostId="11234" Score="0" Text="I appreciate the advice, but I was actually wondering (and asked) about which traditional forms each one went with, not what pillow is best for a modern user" CreationDate="2022-08-22T23:49:41.560" UserId="10650" />
  <row Id="13969" PostId="11234" Score="0" Text="@kuwaly I'm afraid that makes the question much too broad. If you scroll down to the bottom of [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbin_lace), you'll see a huge selection of bobbin lace styles (that only includes the most prominent ones) and most links (or the names) tell you where the lace came from. Analyzing all (or at least most) of them could fill an entire book, which makes it too broad a topic to be covered here. And in my limited experience people would use the pillow they have for any style they could manage on it. So it depends more on the region than the technique." CreationDate="2022-08-23T05:00:48.347" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13970" PostId="11234" Score="0" Text="@kuwaly And these pillows are not two entirely distinct things. One developed over time from the other, as you might see in this [picture from wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbin_lace#/media/File:Museu_Etnol%C3%B2gic_del_Castell_de_Guadalest,_boixets.JPG). People gradually improved and adapted their pillow styles over generations, but they didn't stop making one type of lace on a certain pillow. In general, narrow pillows were used in regions known for lace tapes and big pillows in regions known for wide lace fabrics, but the lace type is less of a deciding factor." CreationDate="2022-08-23T05:12:13.903" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13975" PostId="11237" Score="0" Text="Is the issue with cheap paint usually that it will be too liquid because there's less pigment, or could they thicken it with cheap filler, so the consistency could be OK but the color is less intense or doesn't cover as well (either way suggests avoid cheap paint)?" CreationDate="2022-08-24T19:51:05.220" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13976" PostId="11237" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 Cheap acrylic paints could have a viscous filler and therefore a pasty consistency. I don't have enough experience with oil paints, though. A natural way to thicken up natural oil is to heat it for a long time, so it's very unlikely to be done to cheap paint. There are also &quot;water soluble oil paints&quot; which I have no idea about their ingredients. Viscous fillers might exists, but from my limited experience there's always a puddle of very liquid colored oil when you open a tube of cheap oil paint." CreationDate="2022-08-25T04:37:21.480" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="13978" PostId="11237" Score="0" Text="I used a lot of the Schmienke products wet-on-wet and never had any of potential issues the OP described. I would say if you go with any of the known paint manufacturers you should be safe otherwise you probably need to experiment yourself. Start with one you know which is good quality to get a feeling for it and compare." CreationDate="2022-08-26T09:51:04.557" UserId="8250" />
  <row Id="13988" PostId="11239" Score="0" Text="Am I allowed to use brand names on this forum?" CreationDate="2022-08-29T12:18:25.450" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13989" PostId="11239" Score="0" Text="@AaarghZombies Yes, you are." CreationDate="2022-08-29T14:39:10.723" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="13990" PostId="11239" Score="0" Text="Das, air dry clay." CreationDate="2022-08-29T18:26:48.860" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="13991" PostId="11226" Score="0" Text="Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/138879/discussion-on-question-by-aaargh-zombies-when-would-you-use-an-ink-on-a-tamiya-1)." CreationDate="2022-08-30T07:58:58.143" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13993" PostId="11240" Score="2" Text="Take it to a jeweler if you want it to look good." CreationDate="2022-09-01T15:20:19.200" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="13994" PostId="11241" Score="2" Text="I see them more commonly labelled &quot;chenille stems&quot; or &quot;pipe cleaners&quot; here" CreationDate="2022-09-01T17:12:30.220" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="13995" PostId="11240" Score="2" Text="If the break was in the middle and would be in back, there are a few fixes that an experienced hobbyist with the right tools could do. It would be visible, but could be hidden by a collar or hair. With the break in that location, an invisible repair would be tough. A jeweler might be able to solder it and then blend the appearance (an invisible repair might be more expensive than replacing the necklace or chain). If the longer end is long enough, it could be turned into a smaller necklace by soldering a new clasp to the end." CreationDate="2022-09-03T05:50:13.070" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="13997" PostId="11240" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Thank you very much for the advice! It doesn't have to be invisible, I'm mostly interested in a low-cost but &quot;good enough&quot; solution. For example I don't want to buy a laser welder for several thousand dollars, but a 30 dollar precision blow torch is something I'd be willing to invest in if you think welding the ends together is feasible." CreationDate="2022-09-06T23:14:06.083" UserId="15557" />
  <row Id="13998" PostId="11240" Score="0" Text="@blacksmith37 I understand, thank you. The necklace itself costs around $20 so it's probably not worth taking it to a professional, but still a great learning project for me" CreationDate="2022-09-06T23:14:12.270" UserId="15557" />
  <row Id="13999" PostId="11240" Score="2" Text="I'd be tempted to solder it. Use a high-temp graphite or ceramic block with a groove, rotating the chain in the groove to where the broken ends align &amp; fit tightly. Clamp the chain in place with something that can take heat. Cover the break with the type of paste flux you'd use for electronic circuit board repair. Snip off a tiny pellet of silver solder (can use solder sold for electronics), and wedge it next to the break on one side. Heat the other side of the break with a pinpoint micro torch, and let the chain melt the solder and wick it in." CreationDate="2022-09-07T05:43:08.687" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14002" PostId="11243" Score="3" Text="Welcome back, Isaac! :) Why do you think painting the canvas with acrylic is not wise? And, yes, the spray paint might crack because canvas is very flexible, and will likely expand and shrink, and the acrylic paint from spray cans is often a lacquer, which tends to be very brittle." CreationDate="2022-09-07T17:05:10.937" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14003" PostId="11243" Score="0" Text="Would the canvas already be stretched on a frame? Are you thinking of using canned spray paint or diluting artist acrylic paint to spraying consistency and using a sprayer? I'm wondering how fabric dye might work for this." CreationDate="2022-09-07T17:11:21.770" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14004" PostId="11240" Score="1" Text="If it's (almost) exactly in the middle, you could hide and maybe even fix it using a pendant (in the latter case by being able to solder it behind the pendant, or using some other technique). If a pendant is something you wouldn't mind hanging from the necklace, naturally." CreationDate="2022-09-07T17:16:22.640" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14005" PostId="11243" Score="0" Text="Hey! thanks Joachim! its been so long  - so i'm gonna sell this drawing to someone, and it would not be wise because of the texture its leaves and it will take time and money to buy it (which would increase the price - the price cant exceed a whole a lot more than it is now... the buyer said) so acrylic isnt an option... &#xA;and fixer1234- nah, its just a  blank canvas i bought and im just tryina use a spray paint from walmart and spray over it, simple as it sounds hehe" CreationDate="2022-09-07T18:06:35.603" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="14012" PostId="11243" Score="2" Text="If you pre-stretch the canvas on a stretcher frame and then do a number of very light coats from a spray can, it may be OK as long as the paint is a type that bonds to the canvas primer. I'm still wondering whether dye would work (maybe dye designed for synthetic fabrics for the primer)." CreationDate="2022-09-07T20:59:45.127" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14013" PostId="11247" Score="0" Text="At last, somebody with solid advice." CreationDate="2022-09-08T07:06:43.630" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14014" PostId="11247" Score="0" Text="Hope that helps you Aaaargh!  Have a look at my creation, Ubud Fairy Village, if you'd like. Good luck w your models. Jelila" CreationDate="2022-09-08T07:36:50.837" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="14016" PostId="11243" Score="2" Text="If the price wouldn't be an obstacle, you could very well paint a canvas with black acrylic paint. It stays very flexible after drying, so the risk of cracking is very low. Maybe you can find very cheap acrylic paint in stores like Walmart or the like. Usually we warn people away from cheap paint, but for black it probably won't be much of a problem. Worst case you have to apply 2 coats to evenly cover all the white of the canvas." CreationDate="2022-09-08T08:00:17.720" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14018" PostId="11213" Score="0" Text="To make the hot glue thin, you can squeeze or roll it between sheets of oven paper" CreationDate="2022-09-08T07:49:59.573" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="14020" PostId="11240" Score="1" Text="Thank you@ @Joachim The break is at an unfortunate position on one of the sides so a pendant would not be the best looking thing in terms of symmetry and balance (just a personal opinion of course)." CreationDate="2022-09-09T03:24:17.477" UserId="15557" />
  <row Id="14021" PostId="11240" Score="1" Text="Well, it is *your* necklace :)" CreationDate="2022-09-09T07:28:05.820" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14023" PostId="11251" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. Any chance you could add a photo of the futon and maybe a closeup of a tack location (by &quot;tack&quot;, I'm referring to the pattern of spots where the cover is sewn through to keep the fill from shifting)? There are a few different styles and constructions of those mattresses, which could affect the options available. How thick is it? How easily does it fold? Does it still have a tag that indicates the fiber content of the fill and cover? Where do the desired fold locations come in relation to the tack pattern (will the folds run through any tacks)? (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-09-11T19:12:27.420" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14024" PostId="11251" Score="2" Text="Fabric glue wouldn't be at the top of my list as the way to do this, but there may be some other methods, possibly without the need to cut the cover, depending on how it's made." CreationDate="2022-09-11T19:12:44.623" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14026" PostId="11243" Score="0" Text="Instead of buying the spray, and buying a canvas... Start from zero: buy the [black canvas fabric](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jojUv.png), the wood, and stretch it yourself. I did that." CreationDate="2022-09-12T15:01:06.220" UserId="10115" />
  <row Id="14027" PostId="11254" Score="0" Text="I was really planning on using two strands... I've done this before in amigurumi making, and didn't have difficulties... option 3 sounds kinda complicated, so I might try to find a thicker yarn before I try these size calculations, because I've never made a filet crochet before" CreationDate="2022-09-13T12:27:18.950" UserId="13253" />
  <row Id="14028" PostId="11255" Score="2" Text="That seems to be used exclusively for anatomical images, though." CreationDate="2022-09-14T05:19:00.923" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14029" PostId="11256" Score="0" Text="They do, it says so in the question. But don't you think they're too large for that purpose?" CreationDate="2022-09-15T15:57:05.347" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14030" PostId="11256" Score="1" Text="No, they're for &quot;biggies&quot; on a stocken cap." CreationDate="2022-09-15T17:32:39.777" UserId="191" />
  <row Id="14031" PostId="11255" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. Good suggestion, but to me, it misses the mark for a couple of reasons. 1. It's a term used in medicine and some other fields. I'm not aware that it's the term commonly used in art. 2. I'm not sure it captures the correct &quot;perspective&quot;. It describes the visible surface of the subject. The viewer's experience would be different (view of the posterior, view from the rear). Then the perspective, itself, has a name. In architecture, it might be called &quot;rear elevation&quot;, but I don't think that's used in art. Rear view? Posterior view? That's the gist of the question." CreationDate="2022-09-16T18:08:11.683" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14032" PostId="11256" Score="1" Text="Don't pom poms normally have cut ends rather than loops? I was under the impression that even if a tool like this would be used (didn't think the symmetry was required during construction)), it would be just cut off the tool; retracting pins wouldn't be necessary." CreationDate="2022-09-16T19:29:29.917" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14035" PostId="11258" Score="1" Text="Hi Therese, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! I tried editing your answer, but got lost in some sentences. Can you please [edit] your post? Use proper punctuation, and split up some of your long sentences. Similar to the advice you got on your question :)" CreationDate="2022-09-17T08:00:11.943" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14036" PostId="11258" Score="1" Text="Ingenious, I guess, but 100% useless for a wax-resist method. :/" CreationDate="2022-09-17T15:27:46.847" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="14039" PostId="11260" Score="3" Text="This is a good time for &quot;artist's&quot; brushes sold for kids or house painters. It feels wasteful but working with epoxy often is. Industrially we looked at chemical means for removing part-cured epoxy, and there was nothing suitable for open bench work." CreationDate="2022-09-19T11:59:31.083" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14040" PostId="11259" Score="0" Text="Epoxy won't necessarily stick very well, depending on what you're printing with" CreationDate="2022-09-19T12:00:18.083" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14041" PostId="11259" Score="0" Text="Two part epoxy is one of the most common smoothing agents for PLA prints." CreationDate="2022-09-19T12:01:56.250" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14042" PostId="11259" Score="4" Text="Yes, it works quite well on PLA, but you didn't specify PLA. Also thin enough PLA gets rather fusible flexible which will stress the bike more than a more rigid part." CreationDate="2022-09-19T14:38:37.953" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14045" PostId="11259" Score="1" Text="I'm asking about not wasting a brush, nothing else is part of the question." CreationDate="2022-09-19T18:24:53.627" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14046" PostId="11259" Score="3" Text="When you Googled &quot;clean epoxy resin from brushes&quot;, you found lots of recommendations from professionals, epoxy suppliers, and hobbyists. Was there something specific about those recommendations you're seeking clarification on?" CreationDate="2022-09-19T20:34:46.537" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14047" PostId="11261" Score="2" Text="[This link](https://www.creativhook.com/phicen-dolls-new-technology-dolls/) generally describes their construction.  It's basically an articulated skeleton with a very flexible/stretchy skin, so it behaves similar to human joints and skin. They're designed as a &quot;system&quot; to produce that appearance, feel, and movement; you couldn't just add a silicone skin to any articulated doll." CreationDate="2022-09-19T23:08:22.260" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14049" PostId="11262" Score="0" Text="Can you clarify the &quot;leave a shadow&quot; part? Tacky putty is thick. Some double-sided tape containing a plastic substrate can be in the thickness range of paper. But just an adhesive layer, like from a glue stick or dry adhesive applicator, doesn't add significant thickness. Even if you roughly doubled the paper thickness by using double-sided tape, the edge shadow from the thickness wouldn't change noticeably.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-09-20T18:40:25.573" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14050" PostId="11262" Score="0" Text="If you don't want to see even the shadow from the paper thickness, you would need to use cutouts on a mat the thickness of the paper so the paper sits flush with the surface (and then hide the slit between the paper and the mat), or taper the edge of the paper or add tapered fill around the edge." CreationDate="2022-09-20T18:40:30.797" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14052" PostId="11267" Score="0" Text="I'm not qualified to answer your question, but you might consider that it's better suited to the woodworking SE, along the lines of how to waterproof (if needed) your frame prior to assembly." CreationDate="2022-09-23T21:23:39.703" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="14053" PostId="11270" Score="1" Text="thank you so much!" CreationDate="2022-09-25T10:00:48.743" UserId="15635" />
  <row Id="14054" PostId="11267" Score="0" Text="Thanks @fred_dot_u. Good idea. Through more searching, I also found another SE that seems to be relevant: graphic design SE." CreationDate="2022-09-25T10:02:07.147" UserId="15635" />
  <row Id="14055" PostId="11267" Score="2" Text="It's interesting that you are considering graphic design for your question. The foundation of your question is how to prevent damage to a wooden frame." CreationDate="2022-09-25T15:44:05.517" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="14058" PostId="11271" Score="0" Text="Is the head connection pretty much universal across dolls? I'm wondering if the manufacturers of these dolls make the heads interchangeable with Barbie heads. Might someone end up ruining at least one doll trying to switch heads if they aren't compatible?" CreationDate="2022-09-26T19:00:02.833" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14059" PostId="11270" Score="2" Text="If you're going to go to the effort to coat the frame for longevity, it would make sense to use waterproof glue on the joints when you assemble the frame to seal the ends, which are the most porous area, and liquids will wick into the joints (very hard to get a good and complete seal on the joints with just a surface coating)." CreationDate="2022-09-26T19:12:16.823" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14060" PostId="11267" Score="0" Text="re: Graphic Design, there's some logic to going to a site with a concentration of people who have experience with silk screen printing, but I'm not sure this question would be on-topic there. It's kind of tangential to the site's subject matter." CreationDate="2022-09-26T19:28:53.363" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14061" PostId="11271" Score="2" Text="@fixer1234 there's some general similarity, but the &quot;appropriately sized&quot; qualifier is important here. A body designed for a much larger head (i.e. Rainbow High) might have some difficulty with the much smaller Barbie head fitting, but I've also seen much larger heads attached to stock Barbie bodies." CreationDate="2022-09-26T20:48:12.967" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14062" PostId="11270" Score="1" Text="excellent point. forgot to consider that. will investigate." CreationDate="2022-09-27T21:32:09.737" UserId="15635" />
  <row Id="14063" PostId="11272" Score="1" Text="Great answer, Elmy!" CreationDate="2022-09-28T15:06:07.867" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14066" PostId="11274" Score="0" Text="I did not know about this, good thing. To make the answer better, please add a link to the Wikipedia page." CreationDate="2022-09-30T11:05:06.427" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14070" PostId="11274" Score="0" Text="@virolino, I don't know whether there is a Wikipedia page on rubber cement or not.  It is so common that I would be surprised if there were, and I'm surprised you have never heard of it.  Do a web search for &quot;rubber cement&quot; and you will find more information than you can imagine..." CreationDate="2022-09-30T14:58:27.527" UserId="15660" />
  <row Id="14081" PostId="11276" Score="1" Text="Are you using platinum cure silicone? What type of resin are the originals made of?" CreationDate="2022-10-01T09:27:35.107" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14082" PostId="11276" Score="0" Text="The Resin is Elegoo Gray photosensitive resin., Limino two part silicon. I've used both to successfully make molds last week, so I know that the products are good. I've been using both products in combination for 2-3 years now" CreationDate="2022-10-01T10:11:52.793" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14083" PostId="11277" Score="1" Text="The question is about making a collage of artwork that will be displayed.  Are you suggesting covering part of the art and mounting board with masking tape? Besides the appearance, you're aware that even low tack masking tape could ruin the art when removing it, especially if it remains in place for a while?" CreationDate="2022-10-01T18:56:06.983" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14084" PostId="11278" Score="2" Text="Are you wedded to 3D printing each emblem? There are some other processes that wouldn't require a paint finish. I'm thinking of approaches like creating an emblem and then making a mold of it.  You could then cast the emblems with a metal dust filled resin that can be polished. There is also metal-filled epoxy putty that could be pressed into the mold and then polished. A high temperature silicone mold would allow casting a low-temperature metal. Another approach: make a 3D printed die set that punches out and forms a thin sheet of aliminum (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-10-01T23:11:46.493" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14085" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="(even from beverage cans; the inside looks polished), to make a shell of the emblem. You fill the back of the shell with a cheap material that just serves to keep the shape. A thin sheet of aluminum is still way thicker than a film of paint and sealant." CreationDate="2022-10-01T23:11:52.187" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14086" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 - Not totally, but I have to be able to create a master mold first and unfortunately the emblem is a very intricate design with enough machined little bits that might be hard to ensure they come through with something like a casting or pressed mold. Especially with my level of expertise. I bought the SLA printer solely for this because I didn't think I could guarantee an even pattern on these parts, plus each emblem can have the chapter ID &quot;stamped&quot; on it, which means they are not conducive to manufacturing methods unless I ditch that part." CreationDate="2022-10-01T23:47:02.180" UserId="15667" />
  <row Id="14087" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="But additionally, I think I am just immensely bothered by the idea that absolutely every &quot;chrome&quot; paint out there is a joke that can't be sealed and can't be exposed to the sun. Really? In this day and age? So while there are numerous ways to achieve what I'm trying, I really just want to know if anyone knows that magic brand combination that works. Chrome spray paint. Some kind of sealant." CreationDate="2022-10-01T23:48:17.813" UserId="15667" />
  <row Id="14088" PostId="11278" Score="4" Text="I don't know the magic combination. But Chrome paint typically contains metal dust in a dissolved resin. When the coat dries, the resulting very uniform surface looks polished. If you then apply a coating that contains solvents that redissolve the chrome paint binder, it ruins the smooth surface so the metal dust just looks gray. I'm guessing that the key would be to use a clear coat that doesn't contain solvents. Maybe something like the clear two-part epoxy finish used on table tops." CreationDate="2022-10-02T00:02:04.357" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14089" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 - That's where my acts of desperation are pointing to as well. I was going to see if I could find any sealants claiming a radically different chemical composition than the numerous ones I've been using. It might mean really deeply comparing known ingredients. I do know it can't be just the spray components. It does this with brush on as well. If I can't find one... there's a million dollar invention for some chemist out there." CreationDate="2022-10-02T00:37:43.737" UserId="15667" />
  <row Id="14090" PostId="11274" Score="0" Text="how do you guess I found the Wikipedia page on rubber cement? :) Although I never used the rubber cement myself, I have seen it used several times - I just did not know it was named that way." CreationDate="2022-10-02T08:12:40.047" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14091" PostId="11277" Score="0" Text="Shouldn't be a problem if you put it on the back." CreationDate="2022-10-02T11:15:22.910" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14092" PostId="11278" Score="1" Text="Taking @fixer1234's point at face value (and my own slightly twisted experience supports this) I also wonder about sealing with a suitable epoxy. That's not solvent based, though the liquid form will dissolve some things, and is a very different chemistry." CreationDate="2022-10-02T11:49:09.197" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14093" PostId="11278" Score="1" Text="On the other hand I wonder about some form of optical effect as well. A top coat going on slightly cloudy because of poor compatibility could also turn silver to grey" CreationDate="2022-10-02T11:51:51.350" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14094" PostId="11278" Score="2" Text="Note that you would need epoxy specified for long term exterior use as many products will turn yellow in prolonged sunlight" CreationDate="2022-10-02T11:53:24.533" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14095" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="It is still worth looking into the features that can be achieved with soft tooling cast from a 3d printed master. If you do get up to large volumes, it will work out far cheaper than printing" CreationDate="2022-10-02T11:55:32.070" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14096" PostId="11279" Score="2" Text="Use hot water how?" CreationDate="2022-10-02T14:29:01.427" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14097" PostId="11274" Score="0" Text="How?  By typing &quot;rubber cement&quot; I guess.  That's how most people find things on the internet.  ;)" CreationDate="2022-10-02T14:46:08.487" UserId="15660" />
  <row Id="14098" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH Yes, for sure, and I will have to keep that in mind for all projects. For this one, It's a small club in a few zip codes. I doubt I would need to cast anything per say. I'm trying an acrylic floor polish right now. Quick Shine, because apparently the Pledge gloss stuff people loved had to be discontinued like everything else that ever works in the world. It leaves a hazy finish, but better than any alternatives so far. I have to run it through the heat tests to know if it's doing anything at all, but it definitely helps against the scratch and finger print tests. The sun will tell" CreationDate="2022-10-02T15:53:20.987" UserId="15667" />
  <row Id="14099" PostId="11278" Score="1" Text="Just one other thought on the possibility of casting the emblems: a silicone mold will pick up extremely fine detail (down to minute scratches on the surface). Its resolution will be better than the capabilities of the 3D print or anything you machine into it later. If the emblems get a chapter ID, you can do that with an insert. Mold in a pocket that holds a changeable insert for the ID (which can be 3D printed). Just use mold release so the insert doesn't get bonded to the casting material. And good point from @ChrisH about selecting an epoxy that won't yellow in sunlight." CreationDate="2022-10-02T19:52:04.360" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14100" PostId="11277" Score="1" Text="The question describes a concern about the thickness of whatever is used as an adhesive. A loop of masking tape will add more thickness than any other alternative with the possible exception of tacky putty." CreationDate="2022-10-02T19:57:26.927" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14101" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="You're saying &quot;every chrome paint&quot; and &quot;every sealant&quot; without any additional information. I find it very hard to believe that &quot;every chrome paint&quot; and &quot;every sealant&quot; are &quot;terrible.&quot; Can you please add the information on which paint and sealant combinations you've tried?" CreationDate="2022-10-03T16:30:13.573" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14102" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC - Your statement is exactly why I posted this here. I too find it very hard to believe. To the tune of wasting several hundred dollars on every chrome paint and sealant on the shelves of Ace Hardware, Home Depot, and a local hobby shop. I find it amazing this doesn't appear to be a common issue online either. Yet this is a clear chemical reaction and totally impossible that I am doing something wrong. The acrylic option wasn't factored until now because I assumed I had to spray the sealant for an even finish and I don't have an airbrush. But Quick Shine is self leveling" CreationDate="2022-10-03T17:05:03.950" UserId="15667" />
  <row Id="14103" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 - I have some experience with casting, but really, the SLA printers can handle incredible detail. They are not like the filament printers that could never get this level of detail. But I already did all the work. They are all built. I just can't paint them. I'm too deep now to change the process. It is just not possible that there is no way to paint and seal these things with all the technology we have nowadays. It just cannot be possible there is no solution." CreationDate="2022-10-03T17:07:45.697" UserId="15667" />
  <row Id="14104" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="I understand where @AllisonC is coming from. But I suspect that the problem will be with virtually every chrome spray paint and every common one-part spray clear coat. The clear coats will contain solvents that attack the paint binder. There are ways to actually chrome-plate plastic, but none of the processes lend themselves to doing at home, and they tend to be expensive. There are commercial outfits that can chrome-plate them for you, but it will be expensive. The acrylic floor finish is water-based. That shouldn't attack the paint, but it will probably be worthless as protection. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-10-03T17:53:32.480" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14105" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="It won't bond to the paint. I would start with 2-part clear epoxy top coat, which seems like the most likely to work. You might also explore ways to turn the epoxy, itself, into chrome &quot;paint&quot; rather than using it as a top coat. There might be silver coloring that can be added." CreationDate="2022-10-03T17:53:43.403" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14106" PostId="11278" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 - That's an interesting concept to see if I can turn an epoxy into a chrome like paint. Something tells me that would be quite a task as chrome or reflective paints are complex pigments. I will see if an epoxy topcoat is an option. I have the quick shine tests running to see how they stand against heat and UV. I don't have confidence a floor shine can handle this, but if they are designed to be walked on, it might be just enough to get by. We're wanting to make sure they resist being touched or nicked by pebbles. Epoxy will definitely out perform if it doesn't affect the finish" CreationDate="2022-10-03T18:13:00.687" UserId="15667" />
  <row Id="14107" PostId="11276" Score="0" Text="I would question the formulation of the resin. There's nothing to suggest that the silicone product would change, but the resin might. As a test, consider to apply a coating of epoxy or similar sealing substance to the resin object, which would confirm surface contamination reacting with the silicone." CreationDate="2022-10-03T22:28:54.893" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="14108" PostId="11276" Score="0" Text="How long did the resin cure? If it's grey UV resin, I would cure it for far longer than suggested to make sure the UV light can penetrate through the grey outer layers. It sounds like some uncured resin might seep out." CreationDate="2022-10-04T09:44:01.457" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14109" PostId="11276" Score="0" Text="I hardened it for 3 minutes under uv and 2 days on the windowsill, which has always been enough in the past. I'm making doll house furniture so we're only talking about things between 3 and 10mm thick." CreationDate="2022-10-04T13:51:24.207" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14110" PostId="11281" Score="0" Text="Just a note, the cosplay and miniature people loved Pledge Floor Gloss which is now discontinued and sells for like $50 a bottle or more online. I'm testing an alternative Quick Shine right now. It's a little cloudy but we'll see if it helps prevent dings and finger prints from embedding into the paint on touch. Thanks for the tips on the ingredients to watch for." CreationDate="2022-10-04T17:35:01.567" UserId="15667" />
  <row Id="14112" PostId="11282" Score="0" Text="Awesome research! This is definitely going to lead to a solution, I feel. I have a long way to go in testing to prove it against things like outdoor exposure and fingernail tests, but anymore it has become a personal crusade. I'm ordering some 2 part epoxy, and I also believe I will try an airbrush approach using the spaz stix stuff to see if their 3 part system is promising. The black base, chrome, then sealant. Eventually one of these will be the ideal solution given the parameters and I will have to report back. I'll likely mark as accepted then but want to make sure we have data first" CreationDate="2022-10-04T23:30:19.930" UserId="15667" />
  <row Id="14113" PostId="11282" Score="0" Text="But also, I will order some of the nail polish options and if it comes down to it, a more chemical means like adding the metal dust to the epoxy. The mirror finish isn't as important to me as the result looking metal without looking like spray paint metal, which has a definite spray paint look (like the hammered stuff or metallics in spray paint). The design is very scaly like a tiny snake so mirror finish kind of just gets noisy but silver like stainless steel looks great, which is why I waas ok with chrome spray in the first place. It's a shortcut solution, but it has cost a fortune so far" CreationDate="2022-10-04T23:33:34.250" UserId="15667" />
  <row Id="14114" PostId="11282" Score="0" Text="Oh damn, I've seen these metallic nail powders before, but I forgot about them! They can achieve truly stunning results, as demonstrated in [this YouTube video](https://youtu.be/sXOXPq9UOAI). The one in the video did react with an acrylic top coat, but as you need UV resin to apply it, you can top coat it with UV resin without any problems." CreationDate="2022-10-05T04:48:26.067" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14115" PostId="11222" Score="0" Text="Hi Chris, be sure to check the check-mark for the answer that helped you out the most. Thanks!" CreationDate="2022-10-06T14:59:00.893" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14123" PostId="10839" Score="0" Text="Not really on topic here, but if your toy is exactly the one from that link, then the best way of action is to put it in a glass box for showing it, instead of ruining it trying things. If you leave it alone, its value might increase over time. I you &quot;fix&quot; it, it will always be seen as junk. My 2 cents." CreationDate="2022-10-11T06:51:49.390" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14129" PostId="11289" Score="2" Text="I don't work with regular clay, so just some thinking out loud. 1. If the base still has a 3-4mm thickness, might that be enough so you don't need to add more thickness? 2. You successfully attached the body to the base and closed the loop on the body. Is there a reason you think adding a layer to the base wouldn't work? 3. Just going from theory, it ought to bond if you get the surfaces to merge. In addition to scratching and wetting both surfaces and allowing them time to soften, a thin layer of thick slip between them should act like glue when you press the surfaces together. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-10-12T23:28:58.437" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14130" PostId="11289" Score="0" Text="Then blending the edge would minimize the risk of the layer peeling off. And handle it in a way where gravity isn't trying to pull the layer off the bottom (e.g., don't hold it by the sides without supporting the bottom, don't let the new layer stick to a surface that will tug on it when you move it, maybe keep it upside-down if the base is strong enough not to sag, or support it on the inside, etc.). 4. Since it is still soft clay, you could consider the mishap part of the learning process and remake the vase if you're concerned adding a layer could fail. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-10-12T23:29:27.760" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14131" PostId="11289" Score="0" Text="But hopefully, someone who works with clay can provide better advice on what's known to work.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-10-12T23:29:33.517" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14132" PostId="11289" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 tysm, as I said it's my first attempt so don't know how will it behave, (they could shrink differently, air may trap in between, etc) however, the base seems too thin, as I put it upside-down it sages a little at the center, and also I like to have an operational thing, at least it should support some weight. but again, if I add, hardly could maintain base and body thickness the same, so again there's more chance of cracking, but as it is, it can both crack and will be weak if it doesn't." CreationDate="2022-10-13T02:14:17.857" UserId="3126" />
  <row Id="14133" PostId="11289" Score="0" Text="p.s. yes I hope someone answers this question before it gets too late!" CreationDate="2022-10-13T02:25:40.803" UserId="3126" />
  <row Id="14134" PostId="11290" Score="0" Text="Smart solution!" CreationDate="2022-10-13T16:50:36.877" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14135" PostId="11290" Score="0" Text="tysm for the answer, I tried but the joint was too strong, I had attach it from outside by pinching and from the inside using a coil, so removing was deforming everything. But indeed it should be a good solution, I just have to wait for it to dry more. And btw, won't the difference of water ratios in semi hard body and new base cause difference in shrinking ratios? or is it negligible?" CreationDate="2022-10-14T03:01:31.820" UserId="3126" />
  <row Id="14136" PostId="11290" Score="0" Text="@user174174 You'll have to wet the bottom edge of the side walls again to bond them with the new bottom, but the rest of the side walls should be more stable. As mentioned above I don't have enough practical experience to say if that will lead to problems while firing. Maybe covering the vase very loosely while drying can even out the water content?" CreationDate="2022-10-14T06:11:55.493" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14137" PostId="11291" Score="4" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. What type of acid are you using for the etching, in what concentration, and would you be neutralizing it prior to flushing? Septic systems typically rely on microbes to break down at least the liquid portion of the waste. You generally need to be concerned with both toxicity to the microbes of what you flush, and changing the pH to an inhospitable environment for the little workers." CreationDate="2022-10-14T18:54:33.023" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14140" PostId="11276" Score="0" Text="Try buying an entirely different product, and use that. Some products are just not very good/are old on the shelf..." CreationDate="2022-10-15T05:03:29.817" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="14141" PostId="11293" Score="0" Text="Thank you for sharing this. So you also recommend me to totaly replace the base?" CreationDate="2022-10-15T05:45:00.097" UserId="3126" />
  <row Id="14142" PostId="11293" Score="0" Text="No, I described how to stick an extra layer on the base. I wouldn't attempt to replace the whole base, no." CreationDate="2022-10-15T11:27:00.187" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="14143" PostId="11293" Score="0" Text="Also, don't get too hung up on this one - go on and make another item. Where is your pottery teacher by the way? It would be best if they could help/show you. Also as an exploding pot in a kiln can destroy other people's work, it's good to let the kiln organiser know." CreationDate="2022-10-15T11:31:18.980" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="14144" PostId="11293" Score="0" Text="sorry for misunderstanding. by the way I don't have a teacher that's why I asked my question here! for now I only have access to the web and tuts on youtube. also there's no kiln organizer or other  people's work as I plan to fire it myself." CreationDate="2022-10-15T12:30:50.380" UserId="3126" />
  <row Id="14145" PostId="11293" Score="1" Text="Wouldn't adding a large footprint layer have a high likelihood of trapping air, and be difficult to blend the surfaces?" CreationDate="2022-10-15T14:32:33.007" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14146" PostId="11297" Score="1" Text="Theoretically, you can redissolve the shellac with alcohol like the process described in [How to Dilute Dried India Ink](https://www.ehow.com/how_7729178_dilute-dried-india-ink.html) (also describes India ink as potentially coming in dried form--sticks or cakes). But even if that works satisfactorily, it sounds like reviving it would take more time &amp; work than watercolors (shellac dissolves slowly &amp; globs need mixing). It probably wouldn't lend itself to reconstituting to the proper consistency a small quantity left on a pallet in what would be considered just picking up where you left off." CreationDate="2022-10-15T15:04:35.953" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14147" PostId="11293" Score="0" Text="Well that's ok, just keep going! It's a matter of skill to connect 2 bits of clay without trapping air in it. It doesn't have to be large. It's just to strengthen the base." CreationDate="2022-10-15T16:33:10.467" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="14148" PostId="11297" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I had seen the site you link, but it was the only one that mentioned this possibility (among inks), and it looked a little dodgy. Shellac apparently can also be reactivated using spirits (as done in carpentry), but nowhere was I able to find any decent information about using it for inks. I similarly fear the consistency but especially the quality might suffer from either process." CreationDate="2022-10-15T17:41:27.220" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14149" PostId="11297" Score="1" Text="I was unfamiliar with India ink being supplied as sticks or cakes, so apparently, you can reconstitute it given sufficient time to soak, blend, etc. I found a couple of other links about it, and it doesn't behave like watercolors. It forms gooey globs that need to be blended, the dilution needs to be tweaked, etc. It sounds like the process takes at least hours, maybe soaking overnight for a small bottle's worth as a first step. It might be possible to scrape up a lot of residue on the pallet and turn it back into ink, (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-10-15T18:15:43.893" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14150" PostId="11297" Score="1" Text="but it would be nothing close to just wetting it and picking up where you left off. Unlike acrylic paint, it doesn't chemically change when it dries out, so it can be redissolved. But you need enough quantity of it to be able to properly blend it to get to the right and uniform dilution and consistency. That probably wouldn't be practical with a small amount of pallet residue. And it would be iterative since you don't know the exact starting state." CreationDate="2022-10-15T18:15:49.643" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14151" PostId="11291" Score="1" Text="I've been thinking about this problem for quite a while. Since my septic system is very new, I'm not going to risk upsetting the delicate pH that keeps it working as it should. I'll find another way to get my crafty fix." CreationDate="2022-10-16T00:25:14.050" UserId="15726" />
  <row Id="14152" PostId="11298" Score="1" Text="Hi quarks, is there are reason you think it is a specific style?" CreationDate="2022-10-16T14:25:48.633" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14153" PostId="11298" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. The image has a lot of different salient characteristics. It seems like if this does fall into a style, it could fall into a number of different styles depending on what aspect you're focused on. Can you clarify that? Or is the question more, &quot;did the computer invent a new art style or naturally produce something characteristic of XYZ style?&quot;" CreationDate="2022-10-16T17:42:37.873" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14155" PostId="11299" Score="0" Text="You're right that occasionally putting tiny amounts of certain diluted or neutralized acids into the system isn't likely to kill off the bacteria. Just keep in mind that everything that goes in is cumulative over a substantial time period. A little acid may be OK, a little bleach may be OK, etc., but everything together could overwhelm the bacteria if you're not careful and cognizant of it. An alternative approach would be to just discard the neutralized acid in an appropriate place other than the septic system." CreationDate="2022-10-17T18:01:39.163" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14156" PostId="11297" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 So edit the answer to &quot;*yes, it is theoretically possible, but likely too much of an effort for your purposes*&quot;/&quot;*theoretically possible—practically ..impractical*&quot;?" CreationDate="2022-10-17T19:02:33.633" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14157" PostId="11297" Score="1" Text="Yeah, maybe characterized something along the lines of, &quot;theoretically possible, but impractical with small amounts of pallet residue, and not as a process you could quickly resume where you left off.&quot;" CreationDate="2022-10-17T20:04:33.897" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14158" PostId="11300" Score="0" Text="&quot;The silicone sets perfectly everywhere except where it is touching the resin original. It's firm, has an even color and texture, and has no bubbles in it. Textbook perfect....Where it touches the original it is slimy and sticky, and there are multiple air bubbles. It's like there is a thin layer of slime only where the two materials are in contact with each other. There and only there.&quot; So it isn't the heat. In general, answers shouldn't be guesses or speculation." CreationDate="2022-10-18T01:45:18.670" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14159" PostId="11299" Score="0" Text="So, if I dilute to say an 8:1 ratio the good bacteria might not need a funeral. Y'all are quite helpful." CreationDate="2022-10-18T15:03:31.710" UserId="15726" />
  <row Id="14160" PostId="11299" Score="0" Text="@Dagney Pretty much! Or if you're really worried dry it out with something like builders sand and pop it into the regular bin once it's neutralised!" CreationDate="2022-10-18T18:41:29.910" UserId="15514" />
  <row Id="14161" PostId="11302" Score="3" Text="All the examples of abstract art I've seen were such abstractions that nothing was similar to the real world (more like an encrypted representation of something). This seems more like cartoonish exaggeration of the real world, with real world objects and people easily recognizable. https://www.imaginated.com/art-glossary/what-is-abstract-art/ might be a better description than Wikipedia's (which could describe a lot of stuff that probably wouldn't be called abstract)." CreationDate="2022-10-19T06:30:56.550" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14162" PostId="11302" Score="2" Text="@fixer1234 I honestly thought about mentioning impressionism, because I feel that blurring and pixelating would be a computers equivalent to a humans quick and short brush strokes. But that would imply an intention of the AI to only capture impressions instead of recreating real looking images which I highly doubt is what's going on. And that's the problem with any art style: human painters had an *intention* when creating art, an AI has not." CreationDate="2022-10-19T06:42:30.510" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14163" PostId="11302" Score="5" Text="Elmy, I checked with my AI on that.  It said AI's do have an intention when creating art but that humans lack the intelligence to understand it.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-10-19T06:58:27.667" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14164" PostId="11302" Score="1" Text="Abstract art as a style differs tremendously from abstraction as a characteristic/property. I think you're thinking of the latter here. While impressionists and expressionists abstracted considerably, what we consider now as abstract art proper are paintings of the first half of the 20th century: fauvism, *abstract* expressionism, suprematism, cubism, minimalism. The Wikipedia article seems to somewhat confuse both as well, but the images it displays convey the former a lot better." CreationDate="2022-10-19T14:02:45.520" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14165" PostId="11302" Score="1" Text="I'm going to try to out on a limb, but I 'm not sure if this would be an answer, or an opinion. But the art piece itself seems as though it would be a digital illustration of a busy work, specifically cubicle environment. The cubicles are symmetrical, but the humans are asymmetrical. It also has a Lego quality to it. The thing about ai art, is that it comes up images that have never been created before, based off of similar images it has seen before. So, unless in the text prompt the artist style was requested. There wouldn't be an answer to this question of what artist is similar." CreationDate="2022-10-19T17:59:15.867" UserId="8260" />
  <row Id="14166" PostId="11302" Score="1" Text="@Lyssagal, you're right, those look like Lego figures.  Lego Art may be the perfect style name." CreationDate="2022-10-19T18:54:40.087" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14170" PostId="11304" Score="2" Text="For anyone not familiar, Lego mini-figures (https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ayr6B.png) look very similar to the image in the question. They have become somewhat of a meme in ads and animations. The image in the question could almost be a still image lifted from one of those (they often have a similar exaggerated, cartoonish quality). To me, the style is really similar to many of the &quot;Lego&quot; works, and the artist would be whoever puts those together." CreationDate="2022-10-20T01:14:45.833" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14173" PostId="11300" Score="0" Text="I made more molds under different conditions using both the same, and different, resin masters. I also cleaned the previous masters with various chemicals to remove potential surface contaminating. The molds that succeeded were the ones cured in a cooler location. The ones that failed the most were cured in a hotter location." CreationDate="2022-10-21T16:27:08.550" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14174" PostId="11300" Score="0" Text="In that scenario, I would suspect the resin master before the silicone. If the silicone was directly affected by the heat, it wouldn't show up only at the contact with the master. And if something about the cured master inhibits the silicone, temperature shouldn't make a difference. But even after cleaning the surface, heat could cause anything in the resin that wasn't fully-cured (or a byproduct) to migrate out. The slime could be material migrating out of the master, or perhaps what migrates out inhibits the silicone cure at the surface. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-10-21T17:35:01.853" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14175" PostId="11300" Score="0" Text="Tests: 1. After you clean the slime from the mold, does the clean mold surface look like a reasonably good impression of the surface? If the silicone cure is being inhibited, the silicone would have the general shape but no surface detail. 2. Does the slime feel like either the uncured silicone or the uncured resin? If it feels like the uncured silicone, the silicone cure might be inhibited. If it feels like the uncured resin, the resin cure isn't getting all of the internal resin and some is migrating out when heated. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-10-21T17:35:47.717" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14176" PostId="11300" Score="0" Text="If it feels like neither, it could be byproducts of the cure migrating out. 3. If the slime was byproducts of the silicone cure leaching out in the heat, it would be everywhere on the silicone exterior. That narrows it down to the resin masters. Make a fresh resin master from the same material and cure it in the usual way. Then clean the outside. Put it in the same hot location for the same amount of time or longer to make any effect easier to see since it can happen repeatedly with the same master. Does anything at all appear on the surface (residue, liquid, sheen, etc.)? (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-10-21T17:36:35.343" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14177" PostId="11300" Score="0" Text="If the surface gets slimy, there's your source. If there's any other change in feel or appearance, whatever that is might be affecting the silicone. 4. Make a fresh master but cure it just enough so the outside shell retains its shape and surface detail but there is uncured or partially cured resin internally. Clean it and repeat test 3 with it. 5. Test the uncured or partially cured resin with the silicone to see what effect, if any, it has on the cure. Like test 4, make a fresh master and give it just enough cure so the outside retains its shape and detail (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-10-21T17:37:32.727" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14178" PostId="11300" Score="0" Text="but there is uncured or partially cured resin internally. Make a mold of that with the silicone, following the same procedure with the hot location. If the slime problem is the same or worse, it points to uncured resin. If it's less, it points to a cure byproduct. 6. mix up some silicone and pour a layer in the bottom of a small container like a Dixie Cup. Put a drop of the uncured resin on top in the middle. Let the silicone fully cure. Clean off the resin spot. If the surface is smooth, the uncured resin doesn't inhibit the silicone. If the surface was affected in that spot it does. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-10-21T17:38:30.423" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14179" PostId="11300" Score="0" Text="7. Constrain some of the resin in a 3D shape and give it just enough cure to create a shell that retains its shape and surface detail, but is internally largely uncured. Make a silicone mold of that following the same procedure. Carefully demold it, clean up the master, inspect it. Has its surface been at all degraded? That could point to something in the uncured silicone affecting the resin. It's also possible that heat directly affects the resin. If test 3 or 4 produced any symptoms like warping or slumping when the master wasn't being constrained by the silicone, it would point to that." CreationDate="2022-10-21T17:55:04.213" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14180" PostId="5312" Score="0" Text="In addition to or instead of buying a rubber cement eraser you can also rub off some of the dried rubber cement, squeeze it together into a glob, and use that to DIY eraser pick up the rest of the dry or semi-dry adhesive.  That glob will work for years, possibly forever. Mine is ~25 years old." CreationDate="2022-10-21T20:52:33.790" UserId="15751" />
  <row Id="14181" PostId="11300" Score="0" Text="The fact remains, I used the same masters and the same silicon, but cured at a lower heat, and everything went as expected. The mold made at the higher heat was slimy." CreationDate="2022-10-22T13:51:40.920" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14182" PostId="11300" Score="0" Text="OK. That suggests that heat is affecting something. The other characteristics suggest that the something is the master rather than the silicone. It's also possible material leaching out of the master when it's heated could be affecting the silicone. There's still a lot of possibilities within that of what's actually happening and how it's causing the problem. The 7 tests should give you a pretty definitive answer, but there's a good chance you'll have the answer before you run every one. Could increase the chance of that by starting with the tests you think are most likely to ID the problem." CreationDate="2022-10-22T14:15:53.657" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14185" PostId="3283" Score="0" Text="Pretty toxic stuff.  from PubChem: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]; Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects [Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard] [link](https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Methylene-blue#section=GHS-Classification) It is strange that it is also medicine, but I imagine that is in smaller amounts." CreationDate="2022-10-24T20:16:00.230" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14186" PostId="3283" Score="0" Text="@rebusB the warning for paracetamol (acetaminophen) would be scarier, as would the warnings for  most paint products and related solvents - look them up with &quot;MSDS&quot;" CreationDate="2022-10-24T20:28:27.430" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14187" PostId="11254" Score="1" Text="@Gabic using two strands won't necessarily result in the correct gauge or fabric texture, but you can try making a swatch with two strands to check the gauge and texture and see if you're happy with it. I've crocheted with two strands before; I didn't  find it too complicated and the results were fine, but a bit stiff (might have been the yarn I was using though, so test it yourself)." CreationDate="2022-10-25T15:09:05.150" UserId="12906" />
  <row Id="14188" PostId="11252" Score="1" Text="A useful resource for finding substitutions for yarns is [yarnsub.com](https://yarnsub.com/yarns/malabrigo_yarn/rios). You can enter a yarn and it will give you a ranked list of other yarns, in order of similarity. You can also enter criteria to search by (price, colors, fibers, etc)" CreationDate="2022-10-25T15:14:10.720" UserId="12906" />
  <row Id="14190" PostId="11311" Score="0" Text="Looks like you can find variations by mixing and matching those key words. e.g., &quot;miniature christmas garland&quot; also returned some dollhouse-scale versions." CreationDate="2022-10-25T16:32:54.797" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14193" PostId="11252" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the nice tip @Esther ! I will search for brazilian yarns on the list of suggestions" CreationDate="2022-10-26T14:19:01.333" UserId="13253" />
  <row Id="14194" PostId="11301" Score="0" Text="you'll also probably want lining for crocheted swimwear that's intended for swimming in, as the stitches will stretch/move farther apart and become rather lacy/open when wet. They also might permanently dry in that (stretched-out) shape (similarly to the way [blocking](https://www.crochet.com/learning-center/how-to-block-crochet) crocheted pieces works)." CreationDate="2022-10-26T15:37:25.310" UserId="12906" />
  <row Id="14195" PostId="11311" Score="0" Text="Do you know what the name for the material that the artificial Christmas garland ties are made from, I need to know if I want to order it on a drum." CreationDate="2022-10-26T16:07:16.333" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14196" PostId="11311" Score="0" Text="@AaarghZombies different materials, there is no generic name for it. Except maybe for &quot;tinsel&quot;" CreationDate="2022-10-26T16:08:53.117" UserId="12906" />
  <row Id="14197" PostId="11311" Score="0" Text="If there are different names, could I please have them." CreationDate="2022-10-26T18:08:21.963" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14198" PostId="11311" Score="3" Text="@AaarghZombies They are all made of different *materials* such as nylon and such, but you said that's not what you're looking for. There is not a generic name for &quot;green leafy-looking plastic stuff attached to wire, specifically narrow.&quot; There is &quot;tinsel&quot; or &quot;pine tinsel&quot;, which comes in many sizes and colors and is often shiny, but not always (although &quot;pine&quot; will usually be green and not shiny)." CreationDate="2022-10-26T18:10:28.233" UserId="12906" />
  <row Id="14209" PostId="3283" Score="0" Text="Acetominophen is the chemical compound and if you were staining wood with it instead of taking tiny doses those &quot;scary&quot; warnings would also be worth noting." CreationDate="2022-10-27T14:47:29.653" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14210" PostId="3283" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I chose it because the maximum dose is up to 4g of the actual drug per day, for adults.  4g  of methylene blue would make a saturated solution in about 100ml of water, but a saturated solution is far too strong here.  My tests above were (recalling that  the concentration lying we were using at the the time was 1 mmol/litre) about 100 times less than that.  The question gives no idea of the size of the workpiece but you could stain an awful lot of wood with very little active ingredient.  Don't drink it or pour it in your eyes, like you wouldn't with paint." CreationDate="2022-10-27T14:59:17.973" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14212" PostId="11317" Score="1" Text="For clarification, the list refers to durability and ease of transport. Does that refer to the sticks of media or the drawing?" CreationDate="2022-10-27T17:31:02.020" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14213" PostId="11311" Score="0" Text="@pine tinse, the answer is Pine Tinsel. That's all I needed." CreationDate="2022-10-27T20:12:46.260" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14214" PostId="11318" Score="3" Text="Esther did the work of researching &amp; posting, and came up with the term you were looking for, so it would be appropriate to suggest that Esther add that to their answer, and then accept that answer, rather than leaving a brusk comment and posting it as an answer yourself. BTW, what comes up in a search for pine tinsel doesn't look like the picture, and none of the links were dollhouse scale. Searches on some guesses for the &quot;X&quot;mm returned nothing. So this might be the term you had in your head but couldn't remember, but the terms in Esther's answer are what actually find the product in the Q." CreationDate="2022-10-27T20:54:31.503" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14217" PostId="11318" Score="0" Text="@tagged them in, if they want to post an answer then I can select it. I found it first time after doing an image search, so it's the correct answer. They were 100% right as far as I'm concerned." CreationDate="2022-10-28T18:32:37.513" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14218" PostId="11321" Score="0" Text="I am not a specialist but, isn't slow drying better than quick drying? Quality wise, I mean. If you have a deadline, on the other hand... :)" CreationDate="2022-10-31T06:10:07.710" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14219" PostId="11321" Score="1" Text="Also, what will happen during the life time of the &quot;thingy&quot; after it is dry? The psyllium will continue to work - absorb and release water. That could spell the recipe for mold inside the material, I guess." CreationDate="2022-10-31T06:13:37.067" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14220" PostId="11321" Score="0" Text="@virolino, I'm not connecting with your 1st comment. I don't think any of this relates to drying speed (although slow drying can reduce cracking). If you're referring to the 1st bullet, a lot of paper clay recipes start with wet pulp and use something else that absorbs the water to make it a clay consistency. re: 2nd comment, I haven't worked with psyllium, yet. I know it soaks up water if you get it wet, but I don't know whether it's hygroscopic. If it is, then you're right about having to address mold." CreationDate="2022-10-31T06:22:10.843" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14221" PostId="11321" Score="0" Text="*&quot;although slow drying can reduce cracking&quot;* that is an obvious one. On the opposite side, I know that there are situations when the object is actively humidified during drying / setting, to extend the drying time, for quality purposes. Again, my knowledge is not from my personal experience - just what I saw or heard about." CreationDate="2022-10-31T10:35:16.750" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14222" PostId="11321" Score="1" Text="To be 100% correct about personal experiences - I have some little experience &quot;drinking&quot; psyllium. I did not dry very fast. I did not notice getting additional cracks either :))" CreationDate="2022-10-31T10:37:07.540" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14223" PostId="5625" Score="0" Text="I was compiling questions for something else and the key words picked up this one. It's probably long overtaken by events. The 2-part silicone peels off a lot of materials even without mold release. The construction silicone is designed as an adhesive or caulk, so it's designed to bond with stuff. If you stick with the type that smells like vinegar, the corn starch suggested by Congenital Optimist can help if you use it right. It speeds the cure of that type of silicone and gets it to cure throughout, even if it's pretty thick. It does thicken it or turn it into a putty. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-10-31T10:55:38.583" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14224" PostId="5625" Score="0" Text="A little bit will help it cure without affecting the flexibility too much. The more you add, the faster it cures, and the stiffer it gets (too stiff makes it harder to use as a mold). With the starch, it will go through a phase when it starts to cure where it's like a putty that isn't very sticky. At that point, you press it around the object like clay, and you may not even need mold release for many materials. There's a lot of online advice for how much starch to add, and how it affects the working and curing time." CreationDate="2022-10-31T10:55:49.473" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14225" PostId="11324" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. By colored foam, are you referring to EVA (craft) foam? Some types of foam are harder to get stuff to adhere to than others. How broad a line do you need? The Fisher space pens will write on almost anything, but I've never tested how durable the marks are. Would it be practical to over-coat it with something clear?" CreationDate="2022-10-31T22:49:16.810" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14227" PostId="11324" Score="0" Text="Is it the pen rubbing off or the surface of the foam? Sharpie on EVA should be OK, but even black Sharpie fades pretty quickly in direct sunlight" CreationDate="2022-11-01T10:02:12.343" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14228" PostId="11324" Score="0" Text="What kinds of markers? Water-based, alcohol-based, solvent-based?" CreationDate="2022-11-01T13:48:32.070" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14229" PostId="11324" Score="0" Text="Yes, EVA (craft foam), the ink tends to rub off upon touch. Obviously once it dries it does it less so, but I find that it can still smudge or leave imprints on the skin. The type of lines do range from hand lettering and also thicker lined outlines. I have also tried felt tip pens, gel pens, and sharpie." CreationDate="2022-11-01T16:48:31.653" UserId="15795" />
  <row Id="14230" PostId="11324" Score="0" Text="Do you need coloured pens or just black?  I'd be tempted to try permanent overhead projector pens.  They can be better than sharpies in some cases.  I'll see if I can get one in the same place as some EVA foam" CreationDate="2022-11-01T16:59:44.677" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14231" PostId="11324" Score="0" Text="Many inks rely on being absorbed into the surface, they don't really adhere well to a non-absorbant surface or form a film with any strength. One approach would be what is essentially colored glue. There are various pens and fine-tipped dispensers that put down a thin line of pigmented or dyed adhesive. They're used for decorating in crafting. They create a 3D line when they dry, like you would get with very thick embossing powder. Would need to check which ones bond with EVA foam, or you could mix your own. Colored low-temp hot melt glue and a gun with a tiny nozzle might also work." CreationDate="2022-11-01T18:37:13.403" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14232" PostId="11325" Score="2" Text="My first reaction to the question was doesn't the Cricut web site list that? But they seem to go to great lengths to obfuscate exactly what kinds of materials each model can and cannot cut. I managed to find some links covering the Maker series, but nothing definitive for other models. Elmy's link is better than anything I found. The maker series is apparently more powerful, and I think I saw that those models can cut wood slightly thicker (a little over 2 mm if I remember)." CreationDate="2022-11-01T18:52:18.650" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14234" PostId="6315" Score="0" Text="I would definitely assume they mean scripts where the characters join. Some advanced ones have different join patterns so that a high join (like what comes out of a lowercase o or b) joins the next character differently than one coming from below (like from a j or g). Ligatures, of course, originate from the same phenomenon, but usually refer to conventionalized pairs of characters like &amp; for &quot;et&quot; or ß for &quot;ss&quot; (where the first s is a &quot;long s&quot; in traditional script)." CreationDate="2022-11-02T10:28:03.703" UserId="1236" />
  <row Id="14235" PostId="11330" Score="1" Text="For #4, are you referring to creating a sleeve by folding the long edges toward the middle, then folding the ends of the sleeve toward the center, and the cover slips into the ends of the sleeve?" CreationDate="2022-11-02T17:23:27.067" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14236" PostId="11324" Score="2" Text="It might help in getting answers if you could describe the nature of the marks (short-term marks for construction, cutting guides for items you will send to someone else,  decoration, etc.). What kind and nature of handling do the marks need to stand up to, and for how long? How will it be used? I suspect the question has too many unknowns for people to make reliably good suggestions without writing a book that covers every possibility." CreationDate="2022-11-03T03:57:57.057" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14237" PostId="11330" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234: wow! so it IS possible to describe! :) Exactly that, yes." CreationDate="2022-11-03T07:05:21.940" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14238" PostId="386" Score="1" Text="Better to use a screw than a nail - rare earth magnets shatter easily and a mis-hit or just getting the nail down far enough to hold the magnet  tightly (for which you might need a punch anyway) could easily break the magnet" CreationDate="2022-11-03T09:26:26.707" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14240" PostId="2198" Score="0" Text="I believe that in the US, it's illegal for a company to void a warranty because someone used a non OEM supply." CreationDate="2022-11-07T08:11:32.393" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14241" PostId="11342" Score="0" Text="Hi Anas, what material is that? Can you provide a name and its properties? If you do not know these, I think it would be better if first you ask a question to identify that material, and ask this one after you have received a good answer. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2022-11-07T14:16:20.400" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14242" PostId="11304" Score="1" Text="I don't think they look anything like Lego (and to a lesser degree PP) figures, though :) They are not similar in shape, they have more [subsurface scattering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsurface_scattering) than hard plastic (they seem to have been made out of fabric), and, whereas Lego figures have cylindrical heads with a single protrusion on the often covered top, here some have noses or ears. I agree with the rest of your answer, though." CreationDate="2022-11-07T14:48:22.857" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14243" PostId="11342" Score="0" Text="@Joachim fair question! I do not know, I was planning on buying &quot;random&quot; fabric by feel, which in hindsight isn't very smart" CreationDate="2022-11-07T17:47:09.333" UserId="15841" />
  <row Id="14244" PostId="11343" Score="1" Text="The AI could be trained to create in a specific style, then the result would fit that style. But this type of application results from being trained on many styles (or simply illustrations or photos). The AI doesn't have a concept of why/how humans perceive certain styles. It produces a composite of elements of different styles. The result can look eerily similar to human creations or distort things in ways that appear like strange noise or comical exaggeration to human senses. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-11-07T21:51:05.930" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14245" PostId="11343" Score="1" Text="In general, some AI art can look odd, not like something a person would create, or extremely complex and too perfect for people to have created by hand. For that, &quot;AI style&quot; is probably a good fit. This example, I wouldn't credit AI with inventing its style. I think you're right that it resembles what people produce with CG, claymation, etc. Does that have a style name?" CreationDate="2022-11-07T21:51:11.097" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14246" PostId="11344" Score="1" Text="If you want the look of fabric, you can get fabric textured wallpaper that is pretty convincing from normal viewing distances and washable. Nothing is indestructable, especially from children. It's common to just keep spare wallpaper on hand for repairs. Texture paint doesn't hold up well to handling and isn't cleanable. Washable paint, like trunk paint, won't give the same classy appearance as fabric even if it's speckled. But, (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-11-07T22:38:32.140" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14247" PostId="11344" Score="1" Text="you could glue up a coarse fabric like burlap, and coat that with something like diluted glue that soaks in and makes it firm (or saturate the burlap and then apply it to the surface). That will provide texture that you can prime and paint with a washable paint. A speckled paint on the texture might even enhance the appearance of fabric." CreationDate="2022-11-07T22:38:37.953" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14248" PostId="11343" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 Well, that is just a medium, and with my limited exposure to art made that way I see no resemblance to anything specific. Hence my question to the OP: why presume it has a style, as not everything does. And it was certainly not my intention to make it seem I credit the AI with inventing a style - I think it might be exactly that lack of style or an eclecticism that would characterize it (too early to tell, perhaps). But maybe that all is an answer in itself :)" CreationDate="2022-11-07T22:59:44.833" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14249" PostId="11344" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Interesting! Have you seen any projects that saturate fabric then prime and paint it? I cant imagine it looking anything but like [the american landlord special](https://www.reddit.com/r/LandlordLove/comments/mbm0wh/hit_me_with_that_landlord_special/)" CreationDate="2022-11-08T06:17:48.153" UserId="15841" />
  <row Id="14250" PostId="11344" Score="1" Text="@AnasMalas, that cracked me up.  :-)  I haven't seen it done on the scale of whole walls, but it's a common technique on items like baskets, panels on furniture, etc. Generally, the paint soaks in or they use a flat paint so it looks matte. If you were to use just a glossy paint, like trunk paint often is, it would look glossy with no texture.  The cloth at least adds texture to improve on that. But generally, you don't apply the paint so thick that you're creating a plastic shell over the cloth. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-11-08T06:42:14.090" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14251" PostId="11344" Score="0" Text="The glue treatment uses diluted glue, and it just needs to make the cloth less flexible so the paint layer doesn't break up. Once it dries, the cloth still has some absorbency, and the paint can still soak into the cloth a bit. Just to avoid confusion, you let the cloth completely dry after gluing it up. It gets stiffer, but isn't like a plastic tablecloth. That's why you use a thick, coarse cloth like burlap." CreationDate="2022-11-08T06:42:21.197" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14252" PostId="8245" Score="0" Text="It just ocured to me that you could redraw the guidelines you want after each coat dries. But if it is commercial paint by numbers &quot;canvas&quot; isn't it already gessoed?" CreationDate="2022-11-08T16:03:23.057" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14253" PostId="11343" Score="0" Text="But what the AI is doing is making a digest of many many _human_ artworks, so that is where any style would originate. So if by AI style you mean a mashup of different established styles then maybe... but really it is not saying anything, since the next AI style work could have a totally different style depending on which human works it is referencing." CreationDate="2022-11-08T16:06:43.200" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14254" PostId="11304" Score="0" Text="Actually you got it in the first line. __Digital Illustration__ would be the style. It is the work, not who made it (in this case AI) that defines the style." CreationDate="2022-11-08T17:12:01.627" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14255" PostId="11343" Score="0" Text="Treat the AI like any other creator. Then what happens?" CreationDate="2022-11-08T17:13:16.743" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14256" PostId="11302" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 - I am guessing that was tongue in cheek. If not I would venture to say most people would expect the art to be made of Lego or similar bits to be considered Lego Art style." CreationDate="2022-11-08T17:15:14.720" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14257" PostId="11346" Score="1" Text="Silicone should be very compatible with some coated fabrics at least, as many of the coatings are themselves silicone, though obviously the solvent/carrrier liquid is also relevant. I'll have a look at getting some (I think the hardest part of this job is done now and a comfy old spare backpack will soon double as a bike pannier)" CreationDate="2022-11-08T17:23:16.293" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14258" PostId="11346" Score="0" Text="It does make things super slippery, and its a dry lubricant so I doubt it would act as a solvent unless you accidentally spray the material when lubing the needle. As I recall we were pretty liberal with it, and would spray the table as well to keep things moving." CreationDate="2022-11-08T17:27:25.283" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14259" PostId="11346" Score="0" Text="I think the carrier for the dry sort is usually butane. I'd risk overspray on the fabric." CreationDate="2022-11-08T17:30:21.423" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14260" PostId="11346" Score="0" Text="Spray before you sew. It should last a while. When it gets sticky clear the machine, lube, and then go back to the material. It is good practice anyway." CreationDate="2022-11-08T17:33:28.847" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14261" PostId="11291" Score="0" Text="It won't just be the septic system at risk but also the drain pipes leading to it. But any acid would be ok if diluted enough. The thing is the chemical process in etching may also create other potentially toxic byproducts that you would be introducing into the environment.(maybe not a problem at smaller scales, I would be crushed if they eliminate Cadmium and Cobalt pigments for the same reason.)" CreationDate="2022-11-08T17:38:02.133" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14263" PostId="11348" Score="1" Text="At that scale, the issue isn't sending them out for plating, it's not making them on a 3D printer in the first place. Just sayin'." CreationDate="2022-11-08T18:02:15.827" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14264" PostId="11304" Score="1" Text="@rebusB But digital illustration is a medium, not a style.." CreationDate="2022-11-09T09:36:35.810" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14265" PostId="11343" Score="0" Text="@rebusB Yes, I think that is kind of the point I'm making as well :)" CreationDate="2022-11-09T09:37:43.750" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14266" PostId="11347" Score="0" Text="Formica was my primary choice, although I hadnt heard about Formica that doesn't just look like wood or a flat color. Ill look into what our local suppliers have. Thank you!" CreationDate="2022-11-09T11:12:24.610" UserId="15841" />
  <row Id="14267" PostId="11352" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Have you seen our [tour]? It only takes a minute. I honestly have no experience with kilns, so I don't know if this is helpful, but there's another questions that sounds kind of similar: [Kiln elements keep burning out](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/6069). Maybe you can have a look in case any information posted there helps you diagnose your problem." CreationDate="2022-11-10T13:02:39.430" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14269" PostId="6315" Score="0" Text="Going meta here: With the current discussion on whether to automatically send stuff to Graphic Arts because it is about digital production... This is very clearly a Graphic Arts related question. Why was it not sent over? (I have no problem with OP's question, but it seems inconsistent)" CreationDate="2022-11-10T14:55:41.717" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14270" PostId="11353" Score="0" Text="Believe it or not this was going to be a comment at first.  I've probably seen a kiln once in the last 30 years, but thermal physics and control systems are quite close to what I do." CreationDate="2022-11-10T16:31:48.207" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14271" PostId="11353" Score="0" Text="Also, the ebay listing says 220V, you say 240V.  Both are within a reasonable margin of the widely used nominal 230V, but if yours really is 240V you're using up a bit of headroom." CreationDate="2022-11-10T16:35:00.070" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14272" PostId="6315" Score="1" Text="@rebusB Fonts are not inherently digital, and as a form of art I believe they are very welcome here as well." CreationDate="2022-11-10T18:38:54.980" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14273" PostId="6315" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Good point. But it is not about their digital nature. They sit squarely in the field of Graphic Arts..." CreationDate="2022-11-10T20:45:36.230" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14274" PostId="11352" Score="0" Text="You have verified what an old text of mine says ; 1000 C max for continued service. Based on various heat treat furnaces I have seen and used , I would have said 980 C. you want to operate in a range for platinum or silicon carbide , or a gas burner" CreationDate="2022-11-10T20:51:49.743" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="14275" PostId="11348" Score="1" Text="Yeah, I would only use the 3D printer to make the initial design, cast it, then use the molds to manufacture. But as it stands, this is very small underground car club type stuff. Sure, they want all the bling, but they also understand they can have a fancy emblem badge or a full exhaust system. They tend to side with performance over looks." CreationDate="2022-11-10T20:55:48.433" UserId="15667" />
  <row Id="14276" PostId="6315" Score="0" Text="@rebusB Yeah, you're right. You can VTC if you want to, as indeed it would be a better fit for Graphic Design. For some reason the only and very broad tag suddenly changed my mind completely :)" CreationDate="2022-11-10T22:38:38.030" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14277" PostId="11355" Score="1" Text="Move the pictures around and tilt them in the light. Does it look like there is some kind of colorant on the foil contributing to the shading, or just an embossed surface reflecting light differently? If it's the latter, dark areas should look like the light areas when light reflects from a different angle (it may look like a negative if which surfaces reflect light toward you are reversed). If you have a microscope, look at the surfaces under some magnification. Any signs of very fine particles, or fine texture in the embossing? It might be helpful to add the [technique-identification] tag." CreationDate="2022-11-12T18:09:13.237" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14278" PostId="11355" Score="1" Text="If you very lightly run your finger across an area that has stripes or visual texture, can you feel embossing that corresponds to the visual pattern?" CreationDate="2022-11-12T18:28:55.730" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14279" PostId="11355" Score="1" Text="Could you post a close-up of one of them? Maybe at the area of some feathers and some background? It's very hard to see any details in your pictures." CreationDate="2022-11-12T19:02:48.983" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14280" PostId="11358" Score="0" Text="Henkels says the information is proprietary (maybe because there isn't any Cr in it?). A few other people complained online about Henkels knives rusting. Nothing unusual with the water or detergent, and the dishwasher isn't faulty. The knives stand out because the dishwasher is full of cheap stainless steel cutlery and nothing else rusts. It appears that the stainless steel in the Henkels knives just rusts way more easily than any other stainless steel I've encountered. If I had one of those analyzers, I could take it with me when I shop for tools.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-11-13T01:43:16.037" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14281" PostId="11354" Score="1" Text="If the tools are made of hikaru dorodango, I wouldn't trust it. Otherwise, if they're washable, you should be safe. But the cleaner will be useful only if what you want to wash out breaks up in water with a little cleaning solution. Natural clay will fall apart and shake loose, and fresh acrylic paint. But probably not something that's no longer affected by water and mechanically well stuck. e.g., a tool tip encased in plasticine, or dried acrylic paint in a brush, unless you use an appropriate safe solvent in the cleaner. The ultrasonics just provide some agitation." CreationDate="2022-11-13T03:25:09.607" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14282" PostId="11359" Score="0" Text="This is brilliant. Thank you. There is a layer of black printed on top of the gold that is used to pick out some detail, but it's quite subtle. The pictures are with a framers now, but I will post some detail when I get them back." CreationDate="2022-11-13T09:46:35.820" UserId="15877" />
  <row Id="14283" PostId="11355" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I took these photos when handing them over to a framers so don't have them to hand now. From what I could see it looked like a layer of silver with a layer of gold on top - some damaged areas were burnished and the silver showed through, but could also see silver from some angles. I'll post more when I get them back." CreationDate="2022-11-13T09:50:03.323" UserId="15877" />
  <row Id="14284" PostId="11355" Score="0" Text="@Elmy they are with framers now, but pulled some detail out of the original higher-res photos." CreationDate="2022-11-13T09:53:14.820" UserId="15877" />
  <row Id="14288" PostId="6315" Score="1" Text="@Joachim  No, I am not interested in closing the question. It just provided a foil to the digital goes to GA issue." CreationDate="2022-11-14T01:45:12.313" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14290" PostId="11358" Score="0" Text="If we assume the problem is low Cr, is there a beneficial reason Henkels might use that other than because it's cheaper or maybe easier on their equipment? Like would low Cr SS have better characteristics for knives (e.g., hold an edge longer, be easier to sharpen, or some such reason)?" CreationDate="2022-11-14T07:07:08.683" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14291" PostId="11358" Score="0" Text="If other people complained too, then maybe Henkels is not anymore what it used to be (I've never heard of them). On the positive side, rust is not only NOT toxic to the human body, but actually beneficial (in trace quantities). As long as the knife is clean, you can safely use it for food, even if there are rust spots. The discussion would be different if we would talk about rust scales instead of rust spots." CreationDate="2022-11-14T14:08:01.813" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14292" PostId="11361" Score="0" Text="A lot of good advice here. But curious about your concern for brushes. The question doesn't mention whether this will be done in an industrial cleaner or a home version. I've never tried cleaning brushes in an industrial cleaner, but have never run into a problem of the bristles falling out with a home cleaner. The bristles need to be secured pretty well just to keep them in during use." CreationDate="2022-11-14T18:12:41.297" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14293" PostId="11361" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I haven't tried paint brushes in the one in work, but some of the brushes here shed bristles if you so much as look at them funny  (the same sort of toy quality that the OP mentions), often onto the workpiece. Others, equally cheap, seem far more robust." CreationDate="2022-11-14T19:43:32.130" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14294" PostId="11361" Score="0" Text="That suggests that you should clean the brushes first in an ultrasonic cleaner to get all the loose bristles out before using them to paint with.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-11-14T20:48:32.360" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14295" PostId="11361" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 yes, and if there aren't many left after that you probably shouldn't be using it at all. I keep thinking about buying an ultrasonic bath, but mainly for bike parts" CreationDate="2022-11-14T22:29:39.870" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14296" PostId="11361" Score="0" Text="So you'd wash them first, and if the teeth fall off the gears, you wouldn't use those?" CreationDate="2022-11-14T23:01:09.790" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14297" PostId="133" Score="1" Text="You can get a reverse design by drawing the right way round in pencil on another (thin, or better still tracing paper) sheet then flipping that onto the back of your final sheet and rubbing over the lines. If your design includes lettering that's far easier than mirror-drawing, at least at my low skill level" CreationDate="2022-11-15T07:01:33.240" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14301" PostId="11364" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. A picture would be really helpful on something like this. I don't know what the filesize limits are, but if you don't have a way to save a smaller file, you could try saving it directly at imgur.com, or another file sharing site like mega.com, and post a link to it in a comment, or add the link to the question. Someone here can get the file and add the image to the question." CreationDate="2022-11-16T22:31:26.063" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14302" PostId="11364" Score="0" Text="Another trick to reduce file size: open the photo in any generic image app. On a Windows computer that's the Paint app. Click the &quot;change size&quot; button and try 50% or 25% for huge pictures, then click &quot;File&quot; -&gt; &quot;Save As&quot; and just add a 1 to the end of the file name. That saves a copy and if the size is still too big, you should reopen the original and repeat the process with 10% size. On Android devices there are various photo apps and not all of them have a resize function. You'll have to search the menu of your specific app." CreationDate="2022-11-17T06:39:13.050" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14303" PostId="133" Score="0" Text="Many people who used to do this a lot used scissors and freehand work, without designs on the paper, experience helped them though." CreationDate="2022-11-19T19:20:34.407" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="14304" PostId="7849" Score="0" Text="Useful article on food-safe clays: https://thepotterywheel.com/food-safe-clay/, although it doesn't get into plaster or cement products." CreationDate="2022-11-21T08:55:32.340" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14305" PostId="11367" Score="0" Text="It looks like it's common for resins approved for food contact to be good only to about 120°F. So those wouldn't be suitable for something that was going to hold a hot beverage. To go the resin route as a casting medium or coating requires checking the detail of exactly what conditions the product is food safe for." CreationDate="2022-11-21T09:47:27.350" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14306" PostId="11368" Score="1" Text="Welcome to &quot;Arts and Crafts&quot;. I am afraid that we cannot see the &quot;see attached&quot;. You might have forgotten to attach some picture?" CreationDate="2022-11-22T11:57:48.013" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14307" PostId="11368" Score="0" Text="The site has had only a handful of Cricut questions, so we may not have a lot of Cricut users. You might luck out and a reader will recognize the problem. But it wouldn't hurt to ask  Cricut customer support. They have a phone number and web site chat, with contact info at https://help.cricut.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020316674-Cricut-Contact-Information. If you do contact them and get an answer, consider sharing it in an answer here (that may save someone else's hair).  :-)" CreationDate="2022-11-22T16:30:36.507" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14308" PostId="11361" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 whatever is available in the local store on Black Friday. Emphasis on cheap." CreationDate="2022-11-23T20:03:45.003" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14323" PostId="11366" Score="0" Text="Thank you! It was too tight at the back, as you mentioned. I also decided to partition the work so that I had two separate balls for each colour (there were 3-4 colours per row) and this reduced the need to have so many floating strands. Now much better with looser tension. Thanks!" CreationDate="2022-11-28T12:44:11.267" UserId="15908" />
  <row Id="14324" PostId="10312" Score="1" Text="Will you please give us some examples of &quot;artists who circumvent this and produce great art&quot;? Also, the question is about using acrylic paints as pigments for resin, and NOT about applying resin over paintings. Will you please update the answer to fix these issues?" CreationDate="2022-11-29T06:16:23.730" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14334" PostId="8517" Score="1" Text="A very on-point video: [Possibly the most important lesson I'll ever give!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVQhe8MpsJI)" CreationDate="2022-12-02T00:48:43.747" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14335" PostId="11378" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the thorough explanation. In this case however the use is for an art project, so a fully permanent bond is necessary, and visual fidelity is important. Is there any method you would recommend that creates a permanent bond other than the PVC glue?" CreationDate="2022-12-04T11:07:11.263" UserId="15968" />
  <row Id="14337" PostId="11378" Score="1" Text="@EmmettPalaima, if it isn't going to be actively used in watersports and you can under-inflate it a little, that will make a difference (less likely to burst). I haven't successfully used anything for this purpose, so I'm hesitant to make a recommendation.  I did a quick search of product recommendations for vinyl repair adhesives and they're a mixed bag. For example, these were often recommended: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001XUMBIA, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AY7XZ, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07STFWJTL, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001Q891SW. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2022-12-04T14:47:14.887" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14338" PostId="11378" Score="0" Text="The reviews are mixed. I would look for products that can be used to glue thin PVC, like pool toys, and read the 1 and 2 star reviews to see what issues people had with it. Look for the patch coming off or re-tearing. I saw one review where the person fixed a small hole, it weakened the material, and they ended up with a huge hole. Ones that can be used for inflatable pool toys will address the similar issues of stretching and pressure. Give it way longer to fully cure than the minimum time on the package (after it's dry, solvent has to migrate back out of the vinyl)." CreationDate="2022-12-04T14:52:38.503" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14339" PostId="11378" Score="0" Text="BTW, the linked products looked like ones that might work with thin PVC that will be inflated. But I didn't do a deep dive into the reviews." CreationDate="2022-12-04T16:48:37.953" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14340" PostId="11379" Score="1" Text="Are you looking to buy a ready-made cover or get ideas for something you would make, yourself? The former wouldn't be on-topic for the site. For the latter, what kind of advice are you looking for, beyond what the customer reviews would tell you?" CreationDate="2022-12-05T02:14:13.320" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14341" PostId="11379" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I like making stuff and would prefer doing so." CreationDate="2022-12-05T02:54:41.467" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="14346" PostId="11382" Score="0" Text="Issues that pop to mind: 1. You want the seams and excess material on the inside of the tube, which means you have to start with all the finished, continuous tube yarn you need; you can't invisibly add to it mid-project unless you can count on hiding the joined ends. That means turning potentially hundreds of feet of tube inside out.  2. Getting the fiberfill inside the inside-out, potentially hundreds of feet long tube. I can think of ways to do those things, but it wouldn't be as trivial as just sewing the long edges of a fabric ribbon together.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-12-06T23:01:44.023" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14347" PostId="11382" Score="1" Text="The seamed version probably uses a special sewing {machine;attachment} that lets you feed the fill and close the seam on the inside in one step. Maybe they are available on the consumer level?" CreationDate="2022-12-07T02:09:28.313" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14348" PostId="11381" Score="0" Text="I could use some details please on how to make a cover." CreationDate="2022-12-07T05:37:43.657" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="14355" PostId="11381" Score="1" Text="@fixit7, that's really a separate question, and the details will depend on the specific cover you want to make. The initial brainstorming to identify all of the details and constraints for a design might require the kind of open-ended discussion that can be done in chat. Unfortunately, nobody frequents the site's chat room." CreationDate="2022-12-07T09:18:04.877" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14356" PostId="11382" Score="0" Text="@rebusB it would be tricky with the inside seam on that scale, roughly the size of a thumb in the first picture.  I'm struggling to envisage a compact mechanism that uses the same feed, needle, and thread paths as a typical desktop machine to close the tube.  In comparison, feeding the fill looks easy - but you'd need a reel of just the right diameter, pulled through a nozzle (I could design that bit as an attachment for my machine, but only with external stitching)" CreationDate="2022-12-07T10:51:49.150" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14358" PostId="11381" Score="1" Text="@fixit7 since I see in your duplicate question you are limited to sewing by hand, google &quot;how to make a tie blanket&quot; and use that principle with the description of pieces I provided here and some cut fleece to cover your chair. If you don't want tassels down the edge, work inside-out and turn them to the inside before pulling the cover over the chair." CreationDate="2022-12-07T15:06:21.597" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14359" PostId="11357" Score="0" Text="When they go in the dishwasher, are they touching anything else? Especially anything else metal, but also things that can hold water against them. I put my sharp knives in the dishwasher, but without other metal in the same compartment of the cutlery basket, to avoid the blade getting chipped against hard things. I've had a very few rust spots" CreationDate="2022-12-07T16:05:44.810" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14360" PostId="11381" Score="0" Text="@Allison C I edited my post using your suggestion." CreationDate="2022-12-07T16:43:46.193" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="14361" PostId="11381" Score="1" Text="@fixit7 I would recommend a new question with specifics to what you want (omit the photo of the chair and the details about it, ask about using the desired material in the desired technique only). Clarifying changes to questions are good, but you should avoid changes that negate existing answers." CreationDate="2022-12-07T16:59:01.427" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14364" PostId="11381" Score="0" Text="I feel the picture is helpful. It shows where the wear is occurring. I have found that perfectionism can be a curse and a blessing. @Allison C" CreationDate="2022-12-07T17:47:39.193" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="14365" PostId="11357" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH, you're thinking maybe there's some electrolytic action going on with dissimilar metals? Great thought, but not in this case. I no longer wash them in the dishwasher, but when I did, each knife was in a separate divider. The rusting stood out because I have never gotten rust on any other SS utensils with identical treatment, indicating the metal in these is different. It's possible that the rack held some water on the knives, but they're the only ones that ever rusted from it (and there was rust on every knife every time)." CreationDate="2022-12-07T17:48:17.743" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14367" PostId="11382" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 so, most of these types of &quot;yarn&quot; come in skeins of 70 yards, typically with raw ends. So, even if i buy it manufactured, I think I'll still have to sew ends together." CreationDate="2022-12-07T18:11:07.157" UserId="15999" />
  <row Id="14368" PostId="11382" Score="0" Text="@rebusB and chris (can't tag 2 people), that was my concern too. I kind of imagine sewing it inside out with a string on the inside of the tube as I sew that i can use to attach the raw edge of the tube to some kind of cordage like you use for piping, maybe a few pieces of large piping, then using the string to pull the piping through and at the same time turning the tube inside out. I guess we'll just have to do some trial and error!" CreationDate="2022-12-07T18:15:37.090" UserId="15999" />
  <row Id="14369" PostId="11382" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH see above" CreationDate="2022-12-07T18:15:44.787" UserId="15999" />
  <row Id="14370" PostId="11381" Score="1" Text="@fixit7, I imagine this question is getting frustrating for you. You're right about the picture and I rolled the question back. Allison C's suggestion about omitting the picture wasn't about this question, it was about a new question focused on the specifics of a particular design. It might be worth taking a short break from the question and then coming back to it with a fresh take. When we're really engrossed in something, it's easy to  miss things or interpret things from the wrong fixed perspective. Taking a break and coming back to it can create a fresh perspective." CreationDate="2022-12-07T18:17:35.610" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14372" PostId="11385" Score="2" Text="Just to add an observation, even in the upper, vertical part of the trunk where you can see  more texture of the wires, there's thick coverage and much of it is smooth. That suggests that there is a lot of wire in the trunk and it's pretty solid, creating plenty of surface for the resin to stick to. The smoothness of the surface and the shape of the flows suggests that the resin was pretty viscous. It didn't flow like water, it slowly flowed where there was wire. It slumped and flattened a bit, before hardening, but the shape and surface doesn't look like someone scooped up excess flow." CreationDate="2022-12-07T19:29:02.200" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14373" PostId="11385" Score="0" Text="This would be a lot easier to control with something meltable, like hot melt glue, than with epoxy." CreationDate="2022-12-07T19:30:46.933" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14374" PostId="11381" Score="0" Text="@fixit7 as fixer1234 clarified, the picture is fine and valuable for this specific question. Stack Exchange works on a system of asking a single question and collecting answers; your question about &quot;can I tie faux leather like a fleece blanket?&quot; is a new question about technique selection with your material, where the chair itself is no longer important to the question. The new question is definitely a good one that's worth asking! But with a whole new Q&amp;A for it so it's useful for future visitors :)" CreationDate="2022-12-07T19:56:59.333" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14375" PostId="11385" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I think you're right on both accounts, but there seems to be more flow on the base" CreationDate="2022-12-07T20:43:01.287" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14376" PostId="11357" Score="0" Text="It was worth considering - but you already had by the sounds of things." CreationDate="2022-12-07T20:44:09.507" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14378" PostId="11381" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 Actually I got help from some helpful and willing giving people in various fabric stores. Sorry, but you were not very helpful. Allison C. was." CreationDate="2022-12-07T21:45:09.570" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="14379" PostId="11381" Score="1" Text="@fixit7, I try but don't always succeed.  :-)  It's great that you were able to get the information you needed.  Once you make the cover, consider posting a self-answered question to share the knowledge and technique." CreationDate="2022-12-08T02:53:21.800" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14380" PostId="11381" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234I bought some 4 inch thick foam and a nice piece of denim fabric. The tailor will sew some elastic into the material so I can take it off in case I get a spill. I will post a pic of the final cushion when she finished it." CreationDate="2022-12-08T12:18:21.047" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="14381" PostId="11381" Score="0" Text="@Allison CI bought some 4 inch thick foam and a nice piece of denim fabric. The tailor will sew some elastic into the material so I can take it off in case I get a spill. I will post a pic of the final cushion when she finished it." CreationDate="2022-12-08T12:18:53.293" UserId="3139" />
  <row Id="14382" PostId="11386" Score="1" Text="That is a good idea. And once you get enough length reversed with the fill inside, pulling on that will advance the fill naturally." CreationDate="2022-12-09T00:41:35.870" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14383" PostId="11387" Score="0" Text="The plastic bags may not be so great in the long run as they will break down over time, and in the meanwhile be noisy and weird." CreationDate="2022-12-09T00:43:54.647" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14384" PostId="11382" Score="0" Text="So do a search for &quot;spaghetti folder&quot; or overlock seam sewing machine attachment. That may do the trick." CreationDate="2022-12-09T00:47:24.190" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14385" PostId="11387" Score="0" Text="@rebusB, I thought they were being banned in some places because they take thousands of years to break down.  :-)" CreationDate="2022-12-09T02:21:27.283" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14386" PostId="11387" Score="0" Text="yeah... they never really go away, just get smaller and smaller." CreationDate="2022-12-10T13:16:37.057" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14388" PostId="11369" Score="0" Text="Even covering the tip you run the risk of the brush being ruined by dried paint/ink if you let it sit for an extended period, and with some mediums like acrylics 10 minutes is and extended time. The short time it takes to blast some water/solvent through it and keep it clean is totally worth it." CreationDate="2022-12-10T13:28:52.367" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14389" PostId="11384" Score="0" Text="Not really an answer, because it's not what your reference image looks like, but my niece has a gemstone/bead tree where the trunk is just the copper wires twisted together." CreationDate="2022-12-11T17:42:55.473" UserId="307" />
  <row Id="14391" PostId="11186" Score="0" Text="I normally prefer water-based paints, but for exterior wood and metal I go for oil.  I'd use a combined primer/undercoat. Can you get a picture or two, indicating the current state and noting what you'd like to end up with?" CreationDate="2022-12-12T10:21:06.477" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14392" PostId="11258" Score="0" Text="@Martha, where in the question does it say anything about using a wax-resist method (other than a mention in a comment that describes it as not being critical to the question)?" CreationDate="2022-12-12T18:02:51.920" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14394" PostId="11391" Score="1" Text="Hi Shrey, did you create these yourself? If so, what input did you use?" CreationDate="2022-12-13T05:59:14.073" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14395" PostId="11186" Score="0" Text="An important point, I guess: do you want to salvage the current painting, at least partially? Maybe for historical, artistic or sentimental reasons..." CreationDate="2022-12-13T06:54:11.357" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14396" PostId="11186" Score="1" Text="I would go &quot;out-of-the-box&quot; and create a completely new sign, with the proper materials and the proper techniques.  And then install it on top of the current one. So, the current sign does not get removed (according to the request), and the store front looks cool again." CreationDate="2022-12-13T06:56:04.397" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14397" PostId="11391" Score="4" Text="AI is still a grey area for the site, but in general, digital art is off-topic under the current scope definition. Identifying art styles fits into the site scope as support for handmade art, so I would think that only handmade art would be on-topic for style identification. How you use the answer to a style identification question doesn't affect whether the question is on-topic. These images look digital, but they could have been created by hand. So technically, this question is probably on-topic, but it pushes the boundaries of the intended scope. I'll leave it up to the community to decide." CreationDate="2022-12-13T19:03:58.723" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14399" PostId="11391" Score="3" Text="The style of the collage aspect is strongly reminiscent of Andy Warhol's work.  However, while Warhol's style is usually labeled as &quot;Pop Art,&quot; that designation depends on the subject matter—and unless the subject of these portraits is a celebrity I don't recognize, I don't think it counts as Pop Art." CreationDate="2022-12-14T18:37:02.777" UserId="221" />
  <row Id="14400" PostId="11391" Score="0" Text="@Buzz I think you can post that as an answer. While it hasn't got the ideology behind it, it is still in Pop Art style." CreationDate="2022-12-15T08:01:35.137" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14401" PostId="11394" Score="2" Text="Pop Art sometimes used just a few representative colors, but those colors were the best approximations of color from a limited pallet. The pictures in the question use &quot;wrong&quot; and grossly distorted colors, so the faces look clownish and weird. I don't think that was seen in Pop Art." CreationDate="2022-12-15T23:39:03.207" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14402" PostId="11394" Score="0" Text="I agree that the collages are certainly not a good example. I still believe it can be considered Pop Art (in as far as it is anything), as the colours and lines are exaggerated, and the face is heavily stylized. Pop Art took inspiration from ads and comics (basically trying to make art that visually 'pops', in addition to it being based on popular imagery).&#xA;Note that the way the image is presented by the OP, has nothing to do with the style, as it is the way the AI presents them (they are all iterations of the same input)." CreationDate="2022-12-16T11:45:28.843" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14403" PostId="11395" Score="1" Text="Possibly related: [Why are needles designed for sewing thick canvas or heavy leather three-edged?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/10450/why-are-needles-designed-for-sewing-thick-canvas-or-heavy-leather-three-edged)" CreationDate="2022-12-17T16:21:59.613" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="14404" PostId="11397" Score="2" Text="These do have the shape, but I think the tips are triangular - mine only has two edges, which aren't sharp." CreationDate="2022-12-18T10:38:47.007" UserId="11507" />
  <row Id="14405" PostId="11396" Score="1" Text="I think that is the answer! Thanks!" CreationDate="2022-12-18T10:42:21.127" UserId="11507" />
  <row Id="14406" PostId="11295" Score="1" Text="Hairspray is a terrible idea as it is simply not intended for this purpose. A professional fixative would be wiser, and, even so, I think using (artificial) resins at this point might be bad for longevity." CreationDate="2022-12-18T15:01:48.310" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14407" PostId="11384" Score="0" Text="@Martha Yeah, that is what is gonna be under the trunk. The function would be the same as the one that your niece has, it is just something else pasted on top of the wire." CreationDate="2022-12-18T23:44:00.073" UserId="2945" />
  <row Id="14408" PostId="11395" Score="1" Text="These are also used for closing sacks and wool bales with baling twine." CreationDate="2022-12-19T00:20:17.843" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="14409" PostId="2295" Score="0" Text="As a kid, I remember seeing Mum work on a blouse with one of these, and somehow associated this tool with the term &quot;bodice ripper&quot;.   Decades later that lead to much-hilarity at my expense." CreationDate="2022-12-19T00:23:40.977" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="14414" PostId="11295" Score="0" Text="Why is something inexpensive, convenient, effective, and tried and tested, a 'terrible idea'?  Just because you haven't heard of it? A fixative spray for hair contains similar chemical components to materials sold as fixatives for charcoal yet is more readily available and cheaper. It was my art teacher, who'd been a teacher for 30 years, when I met him, who gave me that tip. Fixatives, even pro ones, vary enormously. Some will ruin a drawing by blurring or melting it, or covering it with a sheen of white spots.  So rather than making blanket statements, it's best to try it out first." CreationDate="2022-12-20T04:11:54.157" UserId="3025" />
  <row Id="14415" PostId="11295" Score="0" Text="It's no blanket statement, and I never suggested it is for the reasons you list. We've had this discussion multiple times on this site (e.g. [here](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/1785/), [here](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/8833/)). I've seen my own drawings yellow because of hairspray. It has ingredients that are simply not meant for fixating something permanently. There have been people who swear by it, and that's fine, and why I didn't downvote your answer, but for longevity's sake I will never recommend it." CreationDate="2022-12-20T08:05:41.510" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14416" PostId="8834" Score="0" Text="On top of the other comments, hairspray *should never be used on artwork,* especially purchased artwork! It's not archival, damages the piece, and deteriorates rapidly. NEVER use hairspray!" CreationDate="2022-12-20T14:58:00.757" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14419" PostId="11403" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. The picture looks like a metal tin and the listing describes it as a metal case. Can you clarify where the ceramic question comes from?" CreationDate="2022-12-22T15:17:56.770" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14422" PostId="11405" Score="3" Text="There is a 99.9 % chance the &quot;tin&quot; is steel . With zinc or  tin coating. A magnet will identify it." CreationDate="2022-12-22T16:26:53.397" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="14431" PostId="11402" Score="0" Text="Is the button just yarn or is there a cloth disk inside it? Even if the existing buttons are just yarn, any reason not to use a cloth disk inside to help make it (and leave it in)?" CreationDate="2022-12-23T06:27:47.103" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14432" PostId="2182" Score="1" Text="If you have a place near where they re-cover leather furniture they might have the old leather available. (And if they have to get rid of leather furniture or leather from furniture, you can often find quite big stretches of the backs and sides which are not worn.)" CreationDate="2022-12-23T14:57:19.477" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="14437" PostId="11412" Score="3" Text="It's not quite &quot;just toothpaste&quot; in that a baking soda slurry can also be used for polishing and is made from kitchen ingredients. Mechanical polishing ought to maintain a flatter surface than flame polishing, which can end up a little wavy - of course that might not matter, and practice would minimise that" CreationDate="2022-12-24T10:17:01.910" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14440" PostId="11412" Score="2" Text="@ChrisH And for a small item, I suppose some sort of sled to stop it from wobbling could be useful, if flat surfaces were desired. Maybe squeeze it between two bits of wood." CreationDate="2022-12-24T20:46:20.260" UserId="9005" />
  <row Id="14441" PostId="11412" Score="0" Text="It's not out of the question that a flat surface is required. 5 mm diameter is pretty small." CreationDate="2022-12-24T21:35:05.070" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="14442" PostId="11412" Score="3" Text="Drill a 5.1 mm hole in a block of wood, stick the rod through and it will hold and guide for a level surface." CreationDate="2022-12-25T08:00:17.427" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="14443" PostId="11413" Score="1" Text="But if you are willing to put in the work, why not make that diagonal book and come back to post your results as an answer here?" CreationDate="2022-12-25T12:25:06.670" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="14444" PostId="10582" Score="0" Text="The grain is created by the paper manufacturing process. Cut sheets are all either parallel or perpendicular to it. The only way to get diagonal grain would be to cut sheets diagonally from larger sheets (which would create triangular waste). This seems like a hypothetical &quot;what would happen if...&quot; question that people could speculate on, but the only way to judge the real effect would be to try it; the magnitude of any effect would depend heavily on the specific paper. What purpose would you be trying to achieve by creating and using diagonal grain paper?" CreationDate="2022-12-25T17:59:15.633" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14445" PostId="10262" Score="0" Text="The elastomeric paint I'm familiar with is designed for exterior masonry surfaces. It's extremely thick. If that's the stuff referred to, it would likely adhere to the primer, but would hide surface detail. From the question, it sounds more like the plastic is a little soft and &quot;dentable&quot;, but not really flexible. Elastomeric paint might be overkill, but it might be possible to thin it to be more like normal paint. If it's sold as exterior masonry paint, it's probably in large (expensive) containers and maybe limited color choices, rather than small bottles of &quot;model&quot; paint." CreationDate="2022-12-25T20:08:20.583" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14446" PostId="11412" Score="0" Text="@Willeke Yes, that's a good hint — otherwise the edges get rounded and especially on a small diameter that can be quite noticeable!" CreationDate="2022-12-25T22:30:25.023" UserId="3238" />
  <row Id="14447" PostId="11405" Score="0" Text="Thank you all for your assistance and help! Happy holidays ~" CreationDate="2022-12-26T05:09:43.540" UserId="16103" />
  <row Id="14448" PostId="11416" Score="3" Text="In theater, the character is spotlighted and the background is darkened (sometimes also to hide stage activity). But that is an obvious gimmick that you see in real time and accept as theatrical. I'm not sure it translates the same to drawings. In a graphic novel, you're illustrating a &quot;real life&quot; scene; nothing in the scene changes luminosity due to what you're calling attention to. Maybe you could darken the background just a little, but as the main way to call attention to the character, just make the background out of focus (soft, blended edges, low detail, no sharp lines). Just opinion." CreationDate="2022-12-26T20:52:51.353" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14449" PostId="11417" Score="0" Text="Hi Sarah, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Did you link to the specific time in the first video for a reason?" CreationDate="2022-12-28T18:51:56.587" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14450" PostId="11417" Score="1" Text="My interpretation is that gesture sketching refers to placing simple geometric shapes, like circles/ovals, rectangles/triangles, and reference lines/marks that serve to locate where features will go and their relative size and basic shape. &quot;Gestures&quot; being simple hand movements that can be applied to any subject; they aren't specific to the details of any subject but more define the space within which you will draw the detail. Those serve as guides for sketching the object features. This is contrasted with starting by sketching the actual features. But I'll leave it to the artists to answer." CreationDate="2022-12-28T19:03:29.697" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14451" PostId="11418" Score="0" Text="Context: The camera is focussing in on a character's face as they deliver exposition about another character's tragic backstory." CreationDate="2022-12-29T19:34:30.157" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14458" PostId="11389" Score="1" Text="Hi! Yes, I have used Zinsser as a standby for many/most things that need undercoating before painting--shed &amp; house painting, signs, all kinds of other projects. I am not affiliated Zinsser in any way, and there are probably many other brands that would work as well, though people in the trades recommend it very often.  I wouldn't use it for artwork, etc., and I would research requirements for surfaces I've not worked on before. Looking forward to reading more on this site, it's great." CreationDate="2022-12-30T06:41:12.970" UserId="16029" />
  <row Id="14459" PostId="11402" Score="0" Text="It appears to be just yarn threaded through the hoop in the centre. I suppose there's no reason I couldn't use a cotton disk as I'm just trying to pad the plastic rather that restore it to how it used to be." CreationDate="2022-12-30T11:16:22.820" UserId="16100" />
  <row Id="14460" PostId="11406" Score="0" Text="That makes a lot more sense, I'll attempt with a paperclip or similar" CreationDate="2022-12-30T11:17:17.837" UserId="16100" />
  <row Id="14462" PostId="11389" Score="0" Text="I've added your comment to your post, so it's more obvious why you recommend a/this specific brand. Yes, it is a great site! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your input :)" CreationDate="2022-12-30T19:42:02.827" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14463" PostId="11418" Score="3" Text="@AaarghZombies Your comment should have been **part of the question from the very beginning**. By deliberately leaving out crucial information you only make it harder to give you any meaningful answer. My answer would have been quite diffeent if I knew this from the beginning." CreationDate="2022-12-31T10:34:33.697" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14467" PostId="11311" Score="1" Text="@Joachim, sorry, I'd forgotten about this one. Done." CreationDate="2022-12-31T13:08:45.507" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14469" PostId="11419" Score="2" Text="Can you describe how the strip is placed?  Because I'm having trouble visualizing what you are talking about." CreationDate="2023-01-01T01:55:56.990" UserId="221" />
  <row Id="14470" PostId="11419" Score="0" Text="@Buzz: I have added an addendum to my question that should help in answering your question. Apparently, the “sauvegarde” is folded in half and sewn before the endsheet at the beginning and after the endsheet at the end of the book. In other words, two strips of paper are used. In addition, they are removed before you glue the endsheets to the cardboard. Does that help?" CreationDate="2023-01-01T22:34:16.040" UserId="16158" />
  <row Id="14471" PostId="11422" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts.  Can you clarify what you mean by strongest, and why you want to use crochet as the method to form the strap/cord? This may sound like a dumb request, but here is why I ask. It seems like the strength would be defined mainly by the effective number of lines under stress (each leg of each loop that's doing the work). If the pattern is tight, it will hold its shape. But even a loose pattern can't go anywhere unless the pattern is such that it changes shape; e.g., goes from a uniform loop pattern to a collection of tight knots with long strands in between.  (cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-01-02T01:50:13.697" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14472" PostId="11422" Score="1" Text="In that case, it might stretch in length when the pattern changes, but then it would be stable at the new length, with the same strength. I don't crochet so I may be wrong, but my understanding is that the patterns are essentially forms of slip knots that keep their shape because of the connections to adjacent loops. The construction serves more the purpose of a knit, filling space in a decorative way, rather than providing strength under stress. Some type of weave or braid would be tight to start with and wouldn't change the shape of the pattern when under stress." CreationDate="2023-01-02T01:50:20.847" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14473" PostId="11425" Score="0" Text="It's interesting that the French term focuses on its purpose/function, and the English term focuses on its disposability when it's done serving its purpose rather than its actual purpose." CreationDate="2023-01-03T19:38:59.033" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14474" PostId="11422" Score="0" Text="Thanks!  Seems like crocheting is not the right way to go, simple braiding is!!! Thank you for the help" CreationDate="2023-01-03T20:50:29.460" UserId="16172" />
  <row Id="14475" PostId="11423" Score="0" Text="Thank you!  I'm going to go with a braid using a kumihimo wheel" CreationDate="2023-01-03T20:51:16.017" UserId="16172" />
  <row Id="14476" PostId="11419" Score="1" Text="I have a new respect for the work of translating after researching this question. Selecting the right word when a technology like bookbinding changes over hundreds of years and the words meanings shift to match different processes is tough!" CreationDate="2023-01-04T14:07:27.067" UserId="6946" />
  <row Id="14477" PostId="11425" Score="0" Text="I have also found another article that apparently refers to the sheets as “protection sheets.” This is probably not a common term like “waste sheets,” but there it is. The articles has the following URL: https://www.adelaide.edu.au/library/special/exhibitions/cover-to-cover/endpapers/" CreationDate="2023-01-04T16:36:15.817" UserId="16158" />
  <row Id="14478" PostId="11394" Score="1" Text="It does resemble some artists associated with pop art, such as Julian Opie. But pop art covers a very wide range of styles including photorealism, use of commercial art techniques (e.g. Warhol's use of photosilkscreening), and using high art styles to paint popular subjects. Pop art is less a painterly style than an approach that includes choice of subject." CreationDate="2023-01-06T14:55:58.310" UserId="11551" />
  <row Id="14480" PostId="11426" Score="1" Text="Some possible sources of info: Thermal underware for serious users is a competitive business and manufacturers have a stake in using the most effective construction. The military may even have figured out the best pattern and include it in their specs. Looking at what's used for high-end or military products might provide some insight. In frigid climates where it may be everyday clothing, people will spend their money on what works best. There are likely to be a few popular products that everyone buys, so you could look at what those use. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-01-06T18:26:05.333" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14481" PostId="11426" Score="1" Text="Also, check reviews for tea cozies at sellers like Amazon and see if purchasers talk about which ones work especially well and which don't, and see what patterns they use. It's possible that the key is mainly something thick that traps a lot of air, and the specific pattern doesn't make a huge difference." CreationDate="2023-01-06T18:26:11.450" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14482" PostId="11426" Score="1" Text="One other thought: There are knitted glove liners that are thin and incorporate reflective threads (maybe some type of metalized synthetic?). Rather than do much insulating, they reflect the heat back like a space blanket. If you can find &quot;metalized&quot; yarn, you might be able to use any pattern you want and still keep the tea warm." CreationDate="2023-01-06T18:41:28.393" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14483" PostId="11426" Score="0" Text="Actually, thermal underwear may not be the best example because the clothing on top of it can do the air trapping; the underwear can mainly act as a spacer. A better model would be knit caps or sweaters. BTW, I seem to remember reading something somewhere about lengthy discussion in comments. Feel free to delete all this at any time.  :-)" CreationDate="2023-01-06T19:22:33.963" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14484" PostId="11428" Score="0" Text="Is, for example, turmeric a viable pigmentation, or will there be issues on the long-term?" CreationDate="2023-01-08T11:18:51.703" UserId="3238" />
  <row Id="14485" PostId="11428" Score="3" Text="Turmeric definitely fades on prolonged exposure to light. What colour are you going for? I assume you want it opaque as well, rather than just tinted (?)" CreationDate="2023-01-08T11:45:17.317" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14486" PostId="11428" Score="0" Text="The color doesn't matter, it's – as you guessed – opaqueness that would be good." CreationDate="2023-01-08T12:18:55.930" UserId="3238" />
  <row Id="14487" PostId="11427" Score="1" Text="Non-toxic once dried, then. Note that (on toys and games) cardboard itself gets a &quot;not for under 36 months&quot; warning because they can chew bits off - and that's not toxic (choking hazard among other things)." CreationDate="2023-01-08T13:11:42.983" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14488" PostId="11422" Score="0" Text="I think@fixer1234 is right. While I didn't make any of it I've got a fair bit of crochet stuff around here including a curtain. It never holds its shape under tension." CreationDate="2023-01-08T14:47:45.197" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14489" PostId="11396" Score="1" Text="Being familiar with rope splicing, this is absolutely the right answer." CreationDate="2023-01-08T20:40:27.777" UserId="16220" />
  <row Id="14490" PostId="11431" Score="1" Text="You're right about the index of refraction.  That's a good reason to prefer TiO₂ because its high index makes for a good contrast even in epoxy.  Of the domestic options, bicarb has quite low water solubility, which is why I went for it, thinking that the surface shouldn't change if wiped down wet" CreationDate="2023-01-08T21:32:17.593" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14491" PostId="11432" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. The metal tube in the picture is actually two sections held together by internal magnets? What originally held the leather in (any sign of some form of glue, or just friction, like the tube was compressed around the leather)? If you stretch the leather braid or compress the end, does it get thin enough to get any of it back inside the tube? How much depth is there inside the tube available to hold the leather? Is the leather braided around a core or is there any hollow space in the center of the braid?" CreationDate="2023-01-08T22:54:41.327" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14493" PostId="11428" Score="1" Text="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XXAcTzA6IE and several sequels..." CreationDate="2023-01-09T12:09:06.457" UserId="9950" />
  <row Id="14494" PostId="11431" Score="0" Text="Thanks! At the end, I found talcum powder in the basement and used it — with good results." CreationDate="2023-01-10T22:26:17.783" UserId="3238" />
  <row Id="14495" PostId="11279" Score="0" Text="Just add a little bit of hot water at a time until it gets to the thickness that you want it at!" CreationDate="2023-01-11T06:15:50.840" UserId="15668" />
  <row Id="14496" PostId="11427" Score="1" Text="There is another problem with the oil pastels that is how they interact with the cardboard. If the cardboard is not primed (using gesso or another sealant) it will absorb the oils from the pastels leading to staining, discoloration and eventually the fibers themselves will break down." CreationDate="2023-01-11T13:51:01.597" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14498" PostId="11427" Score="1" Text="Oil pastels may not be the best choice for this project. As @Elmy mentions, time is the only fixative for oil based mediums and that includes oil pastels. Driers can be added to oil paints to shorten that time but that is not an option with oil pastels, if anything they likely have additives that keep them soft for longer since they have to be workable after sitting around for a while, meaning longer drying times." CreationDate="2023-01-11T14:01:28.890" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14499" PostId="11416" Score="0" Text="Off topic a bit but this makes me think of the movie making adage of show, not tell. Maybe having panels of &quot;expository dialog&quot; would be better served as a flashback or another way of visually telling the story and thus eliminate the problem of lots a space around big balloons of text." CreationDate="2023-01-11T14:33:12.137" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14500" PostId="11391" Score="0" Text="Yeah nah. Don't think this amounts to any kind of a style beyond descriptions like garish, formulaic, or worse. Not pop because that does require a connection to pop culture... maybe the AI aspect does that, but this is more like amateur digital art. I suppose that could be a style, in its absence of any other style." CreationDate="2023-01-11T14:41:38.463" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14501" PostId="11426" Score="1" Text="What makes the knit, woolens specifically, contain heat are the pockets of air captured by the fibers. So a knit that is thick and creates the most closed air pockets would be the most insulating. (I don't know knitting patterns so cannot post an answer.)" CreationDate="2023-01-11T14:45:08.107" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14502" PostId="11436" Score="0" Text="fwiw - I didn't watch the videos." CreationDate="2023-01-11T14:47:23.603" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14504" PostId="11426" Score="0" Text="@rebusB You're right. I tried some patterns and tested them and the ones with the best insulation are very lose and don't lay tightly around the surface (like seen in the picture)." CreationDate="2023-01-11T15:16:39.333" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14505" PostId="10527" Score="0" Text="I wonder if we can somehow fix this thread. The title, the question body, and your answer, all seem to want different things: can epoxy be diluted, is there a good clear alternative to epoxy, and resin is not the right way to go, respectively." CreationDate="2023-01-11T19:57:25.607" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14506" PostId="11438" Score="0" Text="I just remembered a lower temperature might slow down the process. I can't imagine it giving me significantly more handling time, but I just put the tubes in the fridge :)" CreationDate="2023-01-11T20:18:25.497" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14507" PostId="11416" Score="0" Text="@rebusB, What I'd like to do is to focus the reader in on the face of the character as a way of creating a connection with the reader through their expressions. I'm just not sure whether I should fade the background out or darken it down as a way of making the speaker the center of everything." CreationDate="2023-01-11T20:38:50.983" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14508" PostId="11438" Score="5" Text="You don't want to use less hardener. That doesn't slow it down, it leaves unreacted resin in the epoxy when it cures. Don't try to glue everything at once. Glue in one piece at a time starting with the pieces that will position other pieces. Fit multiple pieces to verify placement, then glue just the key one. Let that set before repeating with the next piece. Also, don't mix the mica powder into the epoxy used for bonding the pieces. It will prevent the pieces from mating properly. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-01-11T22:03:08.803" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14509" PostId="11438" Score="2" Text="Glue it together with plain epoxy, then dispense gold-colored epoxy from a syringe to draw in the gold on the surface and fill any surface chips. You could also use superglue just to bond the pieces, then use the gold epoxy on the surface to reinforce it (but the repair won't be as strong)." CreationDate="2023-01-11T22:03:14.787" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14511" PostId="11438" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I have been glueing part for part, one by one, but so much of the epoxy — even with these tiny amounts — is just going to waste :( Using a syringe is a very good idea, but won't that just ruin the syringe just as quickly as the curing time of the epoxy?" CreationDate="2023-01-11T23:12:25.747" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14512" PostId="11438" Score="2" Text="User smaller drops.  :-) Yeah, this kind of repair wastes a lot of epoxy. You could try gluing multiple pieces if they interlock enough to hold their position while adding other pieces. If the surface (inside and/or outside) is amenable, you can tape each glued seam for stability while it cures (may need to clean off residue later so that can mess up a non-cleanable surface). If you're using the syringe to draw all the gold lines at one time after the repair, you can underestimate the needed amount and add more if you run out. But the syringe and any residual epoxy will be disposable. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-01-11T23:35:40.820" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14513" PostId="11438" Score="1" Text="Using thin superglue for the assembly leaves a thinner layer so it doesn't affect mating of the pieces, and you can use a needle or capillary tip to dispense a tiny amount exactly where you want it (no waste). You also don't need to wait for each piece to cure. But it's brittle and usually not water immersible, if that's relevant. So anything that will be handled after the repair will be much more durable if the seams are reinforced with epoxy on the outside (and inside if reachable)." CreationDate="2023-01-11T23:35:48.587" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14514" PostId="10527" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, the question just focuses on dilution, and the answer sticks to diluting the resin with other materials (including clear filler). A cheap epoxy alternative might be implied, and could be another answer. I don't see &quot;resin not being the right way to go&quot; in the existing posts. My last sentence makes the point that resin is the right way to go, but it's expensive if that's what you need. If that was your takeaway, maybe the answer would benefit from clarification or better wording. I don't perceive it the same way because the wording reflects what's in my head. Ideas for improvement?" CreationDate="2023-01-11T23:51:53.587" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14516" PostId="5396" Score="0" Text="EmKayDee's answer is excellent. I would only add that producing the color you want with watercolors is easier than with colored pencils, as noted, but is dependent on the spectrum of the pigment(s) in the watercolor, even when there is only one pigment. The best book IMHO ever written on how to attain particular hues with various water-borne pigments is Wilcox's &quot;Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green&quot;. https://michaelwilcoxschoolofcolour.com/product/blue-and-yellow-dont-make-green/" CreationDate="2023-01-11T18:33:19.500" UserId="2100" />
  <row Id="14517" PostId="10527" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I'll look into it more tomorrow. On my phone I figuratively (because literally?) miss the overview. Maybe I just need to rewrite the question title to be more in line with what the user is asking." CreationDate="2023-01-12T00:34:06.893" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14518" PostId="10527" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, the title looks accurate to me. Maybe reassess it when the UI gives full context." CreationDate="2023-01-12T01:37:07.610" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14520" PostId="11427" Score="0" Text="Thanks to everyone for taking an interest in my question so far. Although I'd like to highlight that my question is asking for a fixitive/varnish recommendation that would best suit my medium. Whilst oil pastels weren't my first choice (just working with what I have), rest assured that I have no plans on giving the end product to a baby or child young enough to chew or destroy the box - my desire for low toxicity on a coating are to minimise risk of skin irritation on handling in the future. Whilst there may be no perfect fix for oil pastels, I'd appreciate input on what would make do best" CreationDate="2023-01-12T10:17:46.360" UserId="16218" />
  <row Id="14521" PostId="11435" Score="0" Text="Thanks for your feedback Elmy :) No worries as I have no plans to give the box to my son to handle until he's mature enough to appreciate how it would need to be handled and its sentimentality - and if that doesn't happen, I'll just keep it safe myself! If you have any thoughts on what would at least help to protect the surface from gentle handling/dust etc that would be great" CreationDate="2023-01-12T10:21:40.993" UserId="16218" />
  <row Id="14522" PostId="11435" Score="0" Text="@Cassidimus I edited more information into my answer. They're special fixatives for oil pastels, but I don't know how toxic they are." CreationDate="2023-01-12T10:35:00.113" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14523" PostId="11440" Score="1" Text="I think this is the best answer -- specifically, there are two UHU two-component epoxies. &quot;Schnellfest&quot; which the OP used is of course the quick-setting one. The other, &quot;Endfest&quot;, sets quite slowly." CreationDate="2023-01-12T13:50:16.977" UserId="16247" />
  <row Id="14527" PostId="11442" Score="1" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. The idea is to saturate the cord in the diluted glue and wrap it in a tight spiral to make a &quot;solid bowl&quot;, then you want to make the bowl even more stiff than results from the glue? Is it important for it to look like macrame cord on both the inside and outside? Do you plan to line it with a pillow or something, or will the cat be directly on the cord? Will it rest on a solid surface or is the plan to hang it (so it will want to deform under the weight)? Do you care if it flexes a little bit or do you want it like &quot;concrete&quot;. Roughly what's the diameter of the cord?" CreationDate="2023-01-13T04:41:52.147" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14528" PostId="11442" Score="1" Text="Are you wedded to using Elmer's or could another stiffener be used instead to make the &quot;bowl&quot;? Is the surface feel you get with Elmers important? (It stiffens, but it's still a little soft and flexible; there's something else that would turn it into hard, stiff &quot;plastic&quot;, but that might be a little abrasive if the cat will be directly on it.) Sorry for all the questions--just trying to add clarity and get people's creative juices going.  :-)" CreationDate="2023-01-13T04:50:57.857" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14529" PostId="11438" Score="4" Text="You may be doing this already, but if you are mixing the mica powder into the epoxy, mix it to one component first. The curing will only start after you mix in the hardener, so the mica mix doesn't have to eat into your working time." CreationDate="2023-01-13T07:14:18.390" UserId="6856" />
  <row Id="14530" PostId="11443" Score="3" Text="It's not so much the cost of the epoxy, but the waste of materials, for me. But the ratio is indeed something I can hardly control with these amounts. Good pointer. Thanks for your feedback, and welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2023-01-13T07:20:12.513" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14531" PostId="11442" Score="0" Text="It’s a huge beach ball 32inches I just want to make sure when I deflate the ball the cord stays in place it doesn’t matter if it looks like macrame" CreationDate="2023-01-13T17:54:46.850" UserId="16249" />
  <row Id="14532" PostId="11444" Score="0" Text="Can epoxy resin work with cotton cord ? I was thinking the same but I wasn’t sure and I don’t want to ruin it" CreationDate="2023-01-13T17:56:48.193" UserId="16249" />
  <row Id="14533" PostId="11444" Score="0" Text="@DeniseHeredia, I've never applied epoxy to cotton cord containing dried Elmer's, but I don't see any reason why it shouldn't work. The surface is solid, there's a lot of it, and the epoxy should bond to it. Just make sure the cord is completely bone dry all the way through before applying epoxy." CreationDate="2023-01-13T18:47:03.200" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14536" PostId="11445" Score="0" Text="I think that would give a nicer result as well, as you can sculpt it more to your liking and add more detail and maybe some texture. Just beware that it has to be air-drying clay, as I'm not sure it's good to put the entire thing in the oven :)" CreationDate="2023-01-13T20:09:45.310" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14537" PostId="11443" Score="1" Text="Thanks!  The best path to disposal of epoxy is to mix it and cure it, the final product is usually non-toxic and in any case much less toxic than the B-part.  Keep epoxy packages around too long and it leaks or dries out, and then you're forced to throw it in the trash un-cured." CreationDate="2023-01-13T22:20:23.947" UserId="16251" />
  <row Id="14538" PostId="11446" Score="1" Text="Hi Emil, can you post a photo of your knot?" CreationDate="2023-01-14T11:02:46.650" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14539" PostId="11446" Score="0" Text="My knot is wrong though - I just wounded it up so it was similar and made a double knot. The one that was from the start had intricate turns and over under things inside the windings (lashings?). I think it also went back to the middle loop for some reason - maybe to help with the shape, mine is slacky on the sides but tight in the middle of the mat." CreationDate="2023-01-14T12:55:36.330" UserId="11392" />
  <row Id="14541" PostId="11447" Score="0" Text="I think the dutch links you gave might be fancier than how the knot was from the store... but the common whipping looks very similar to how it was, I am not sure how to ensure the other end of the rope is secured as well though. Do I make both the eye and the &quot;throat&quot;/below eye with the same end of the rope ?" CreationDate="2023-01-14T23:55:25.097" UserId="11392" />
  <row Id="14542" PostId="11447" Score="1" Text="If you have enough length you can make both with the same end of the rope, but it is also an acceptable option to use two separate bits of rope. Or to use thinner string as they actually did in those Dutch links." CreationDate="2023-01-15T07:57:02.883" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="14543" PostId="11447" Score="0" Text="You can just wind the eye part and hide the ends in the neck part, make both as  wippings or, most difficult, make it one wipping." CreationDate="2023-01-15T08:35:02.140" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="14544" PostId="11447" Score="0" Text="I think doing it like in the dutch links would be too different, since I only have two ends not multiple. I am guessing maybe they would come from individual cutouts. But I think if I do common whipping with one end and then tie the other end together with it somehow, I might get a better knot." CreationDate="2023-01-15T09:16:13.213" UserId="11392" />
  <row Id="14545" PostId="11435" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the extra information- I'll look into the brand :)" CreationDate="2023-01-16T19:17:57.767" UserId="16218" />
  <row Id="14553" PostId="11450" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. Cotton alone reacts the same way. But baking soda could add some options. Baking soda and superglue is brittle, so if it was just a layer on the surface and the bed got flexed too much the layer could break. But say instead of sprinkling the baking soda on, you dissolve it in water and saturated the cord with it instead of diluted Elmer's. That might help it keep its shape when it dries, plus you could rub some more into the wet surface. Adding superglue after it dries, the baking soda would be mineral filler that might make it even stiffer than with cotton, alone." CreationDate="2023-01-19T01:22:17.230" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14555" PostId="10523" Score="0" Text="I suspect the reason you haven't had trouble is mainly that the hardest areas to rinse thoroughly are also the least likely to get knocked or abraded, so slightly reduced adhesion matters less there" CreationDate="2023-01-21T08:58:15.397" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14557" PostId="11453" Score="1" Text="And this answer is downvoted for what reason?" CreationDate="2023-01-21T13:09:04.290" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14569" PostId="11276" Score="0" Text="A lot of things will inhibit platinum cure silicone, which Limino is: https://www.dow.com/en-us/faq/platinum-catalyzed-silicone-inhibitors.html. Might be worth checking whether the resin contains any of the listed compounds or produces them during curing. Even if the resin is cured, all it takes is trace amounts of residue that might be driven out of the cured resin by the heat." CreationDate="2023-01-22T08:40:36.023" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14570" PostId="8559" Score="2" Text="Any updates on this, Nate?" CreationDate="2023-01-23T07:38:14.423" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14571" PostId="11458" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. The question indicates why you want to know, but it doesn't include any information about what you've researched already. This genre of question is on-topic (although AI currently isn't). Style identification is intended as a tool to help artists understand the theory. It isn't really intended as a service.  It seems like using AI to transform pictures to different styles is something that is becoming popular to experiment with. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-01-23T19:58:49.440" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14572" PostId="11458" Score="3" Text="As you might imagine, we don't want the site to become a clearing house for identifying the style of every picture everybody wants to input into AI. It would help if you did a little preliminary research so the question contributes a little more to the discussion. Even if your research isn't fruitful, anything that demonstrates your own investment in getting to an answer will encourage others to write answers." CreationDate="2023-01-23T19:58:55.383" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14573" PostId="11454" Score="4" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. Just some quick feedback on the question. Joachim already provided an answer, so this is more for future reference. Style identification is on-topic as a tool to help artists understand the theory, it isn't really intended as a service. The question would be better if it contributed a little to the discussion (e.g., include your preliminary research, try to make the question a little more specific as to the relevant features, maybe include a number of pictures you see as similar so the commonality is visible, etc.). (cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-01-23T20:17:27.343" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14574" PostId="11454" Score="2" Text="Even if your efforts aren't fruitful, your investment in the process will encourage other people to write answers." CreationDate="2023-01-23T20:17:32.523" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14575" PostId="11458" Score="3" Text="To give you a meaningful answer, you either need to provide more images that represent the style you want, or you have to describe the features that are important to you. It's also helpful to know the search terms you used, either the ones that resulted in the correct images or the ones you tried that didn't work. Please [edit] your question to add more information." CreationDate="2023-01-24T06:13:06.037" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14578" PostId="11458" Score="2" Text="Just noticed, you also need to add attribution for the image (a link to the source). Basically, anything in a post that is not something you created needs attribution. This [link in the Help Section](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/referencing) provides some guidance. It focuses on text content, but the same applies to images or any other content." CreationDate="2023-01-25T00:05:59.667" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14579" PostId="11276" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234, I've already stablished that heat was the problem. Once I allowed the silicon to cure away from the heat source no more problems. That was months ago now, so repetition demonstrates that this is the correct answer." CreationDate="2023-01-25T19:48:12.870" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14580" PostId="11276" Score="0" Text="Looks like we're kind of talking across each other. Yeah, it looks like heat was what triggered the problem, but heat in a range that a human can tolerate wouldn't **directly** account for the symptom (like cooking the silicone, or a cold resin master inhibiting cure). Platinum cure silicone is notorious for being sensitive to a lot of stuff that can inhibit its cure, even in trace amounts. If the resin contains any of those compounds, or its curing produces them, the master could exude trace amounts when heated. That would account for why it didn't happen in the absence of heat. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-01-25T20:22:01.673" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14581" PostId="11276" Score="0" Text="This is just a new piece of information you could investigate that might point to a different solution; it might allow you to use heat, if you wanted, with masters made from that resin (like coating with a thin varnish to seal the surface). Anyway, this was an interesting question to post." CreationDate="2023-01-25T20:22:10.103" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14585" PostId="11462" Score="0" Text="How big? I'm thinking you could cut strips from A4 or letter printer labels. The biggest aren't quite full sheet but they'd get you to about 25cm long. Some use really quite strong glue" CreationDate="2023-01-26T06:35:14.390" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14587" PostId="11464" Score="1" Text="I do think that any kind of paper tape will start to warp once it's painted over." CreationDate="2023-01-26T17:37:45.743" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14588" PostId="11466" Score="2" Text="(Industrial) UV resins I've used in the past have had an additional failure mode leading to stickiness: time doesn't necessarily make up for low UV intensity if you don't achieve the minimum illumination" CreationDate="2023-01-26T17:43:37.010" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14590" PostId="11466" Score="2" Text="With UV resin, it's critical to work in thin layers as it's hard for the UV to penetrate. It's extra steps, but don't worry about &quot;layer lines&quot;; it all melds together with no visible signs of layers." CreationDate="2023-01-26T19:23:56.910" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14591" PostId="11460" Score="1" Text="Often you can pull up the lid (still closed) by those half circles." CreationDate="2023-01-26T19:52:38.827" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="14592" PostId="11462" Score="1" Text="minor consideration: I know you aren't thinking on long time scales, but after 15 years or so, virtually any tape adhesive will probably turn to powder and release on its own. Then again, the cardboard itself will become pretty brittle as well: cardboard is pretty acidic. (personal experience with old to very-old artworks and storage)" CreationDate="2023-01-26T20:39:49.327" UserId="9907" />
  <row Id="14594" PostId="11463" Score="0" Text="I ruled out contamination through a series of intensive scrubs using a degreasing agent, a strong alkali and s high percentage alcohol. Ruled out the resin itself, as this was a constant rather than a variable and had been present during multiple previous successes. Once heat was removed as a variable the problem was resolved. Returning it returns the problem. Thus by process of illimitation heat is the cause." CreationDate="2023-01-26T21:27:27.623" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14595" PostId="11463" Score="1" Text="As described in the answer, cleaning the surface has no bearing on internal material that migrates out. Also the Limino silicone is platinum cure according to the manufacturer. Sorry you're missing the point." CreationDate="2023-01-26T22:38:47.130" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14596" PostId="11469" Score="2" Text="Certain ones could be really good for this, but you have to be careful to get the right one. Big range of materials, some are water-repellent. Big range of adhesives, very temporary to pretty sticky, etc. Also, medical tape is intended for temporary use, so there isn't a focus on the adhesive being long-lasting and not deteriorating or breaking down. If you identified good candidates for this, any chance of finding more specific identification or product info? People could always test different ones, except for how long the adhesive holds up. And they all look pretty much like the picture." CreationDate="2023-01-27T07:12:03.277" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14597" PostId="11469" Score="0" Text="If you can't find more specific info on what you found that's good, maybe just add a caveat to try different ones and test them? These comments are for your info. Use them as you see fit and just delete them after you've seen them." CreationDate="2023-01-27T07:16:30.467" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14598" PostId="11462" Score="0" Text="@Yorik true but not insurmountable. The cardboard could be dealt with by using mounting board (as in picture framing) which can be acid-free.  It's more expensive but cuts cleanly with some effort and is robust.  The glue is more of an issue.  But I have inkjet labels that have stayed stuck securely to paper for over 25 years (labelling ownership in textbooks that I can date pretty accurately)" CreationDate="2023-01-27T09:06:18.767" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14599" PostId="11464" Score="1" Text="@Joachim yes, and if you could find some that wouldn't, it wouldn't take water-based paint nicely" CreationDate="2023-01-27T09:07:40.447" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14600" PostId="11469" Score="0" Text="&quot;Micropore&quot; may be a brand name or generic, either way worth a look. The stuff I repurposed recently for packaging (first aid kits in work go out of date; it seemed a shame to waste it) was stuck so well after a few months that the glue was stronger than the tape.  Eventually it will fail though.  The brand I have here would be no use - I have no paint but it would bead on the surface based on what water-based pens do.  Even some solvent-based inks are repelled" CreationDate="2023-01-27T09:12:08.993" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14601" PostId="11469" Score="0" Text="Some &quot;surgical tape&quot;, most (medical) &quot;cloth tape&quot;, and all &quot;sticking plaster&quot; or similar would be rather too thick" CreationDate="2023-01-27T09:13:33.300" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14602" PostId="11462" Score="0" Text="What kind of paint are we talking about? Something strong / hard, which lasts &quot;forever&quot;, or some dusty something which goes away with any air movement around it? The answer to this might lead to some hack..." CreationDate="2023-01-27T11:58:41.470" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14603" PostId="11464" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234: what is the life expectancy of that glue on the carton sealing tape? Usually these glues become brittle and unusable after some time, letting the box spread wide open." CreationDate="2023-01-27T12:00:31.987" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14604" PostId="11462" Score="0" Text="@virolino I hadn’t thought that much about it! The most likely candidate is cheap school-supply acrylic.( Actually, the *most* likely thing to decorate them isn’t paint at all, but coloured markers…) I’ve added some extra context to the question, both to cover what it’s for and to clarify how “permanent” I mean." CreationDate="2023-01-27T14:27:48.990" UserId="16324" />
  <row Id="14605" PostId="11465" Score="1" Text="Epoxy does not dry, it cures ( polymerizes) if it has the correct mixture." CreationDate="2023-01-27T15:12:40.227" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="14608" PostId="11464" Score="0" Text="@virolino, I know what you're referring to. I hold onto cartons for reuse and sources of cardboard. On some old ones, the tape is held on in only a few spots and on others, you can't scrape the tape off without tearing the cardboard. I've noticed the same thing on newly delivered cartons. I think it's a case of people in the shipping room doing a haphazard job of wetting and applying the tape. My assumption: if it's applied well, it becomes permanent. If not, it can come loose. But we can't rule out differences in glue between tapes." CreationDate="2023-01-27T18:19:11.353" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14609" PostId="11470" Score="1" Text="Are you attaching pieces of a paper sculpture or repairing a concrete wall?  :-)  The sculpture pieces aren't under any kind of stress. Good point that you don't want the adhesive to dry out and fall off, but using a fiberglass web or hemp cloth would create a thick layer vs. just a strip of paper. Wouldn't it make more sense to focus on a good permanent adhesive that could be used with a thin connecting material like paper? Using thin fabric would open up some artistic possibilities, though." CreationDate="2023-01-27T18:35:09.613" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14610" PostId="11472" Score="2" Text="The question states that they're using a ratio different than specified for the epoxy. That alone explains the epoxy cure problem. With UV resin, the almost universal issue is too thick a layer or inadequate curing. Also, they're using it for jewelry, with no indication it is anything but plain resin, the most common mode of use. If you think it's possible that for both types of resin, the issue is a colorant not mentioned in the question, it might be worth asking for clarification in a comment on the question. There's an expression, &quot;When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.&quot; :-)" CreationDate="2023-01-27T21:43:17.270" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14615" PostId="11472" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234, While the OP hasn't explicitly mentioned the use of colorants, this could be a possible explanation for why they are having an identical problem with both one part and two part resin as alcohol inks can have this effect on both. If you believe that pour volume or thickness may be the answer then it might be the basis for an answer of your own." CreationDate="2023-01-28T12:01:28.107" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14616" PostId="11462" Score="0" Text="What about using the tape at the inside of the work? I had some paper car made with the tape inside..." CreationDate="2023-01-28T14:56:51.757" UserId="16348" />
  <row Id="14617" PostId="11448" Score="1" Text="In general crochet uses more yarn per area, so maybe this is an idea too. I made some oven mitts, doing crocheting in rounds, one side taking outer half of the last-line-slings, other side taking the whole last-line-sling PLUS the left over half slings from the first side. I do not know, if this is an official pattern, but it was useful and thick :)" CreationDate="2023-01-28T15:07:24.780" UserId="16348" />
  <row Id="14618" PostId="11448" Score="1" Text="@Allerleirauh Thank you for the information, that sounds indeed like a great way to create a very thick and insulating fabric. Unfortunately I hate crocheting ;) I used Brioche (Patentmuster) and my tea stays nice and warm for 4 hours." CreationDate="2023-01-28T17:19:17.450" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14619" PostId="11465" Score="2" Text="When you say that you're using 1:1 instead of 2:1, do you mean that you're using a specific type of resin that uses a One-to-One Ratio rather than a Two-to-One ratio (Wisebond Deep Pour, for example). Or that you're mixing a Two-to-One resin with a One-to-One ratio for a specific reason (EG, you're doing something different from that which is suggested by the manufacturer)?" CreationDate="2023-01-28T19:28:29.020" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14620" PostId="11472" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234, I read the question as meaning that they were using a 1:1 ration resin, rather than a 2:1 ratio resin. Not that they were mixing a 2:1 resin at 1:1. (Widsebond deep pour uses a 2:1 ratio, so it is a thing). I've added a comment asking for clarification." CreationDate="2023-01-28T19:32:16.067" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14630" PostId="11475" Score="0" Text="Possible duplicate: [What do you incorporate into a stuffed animal so that it doesn't permanently deform?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/6244/)" CreationDate="2023-01-29T14:50:08.797" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14632" PostId="11476" Score="0" Text="Good suggestion. Also, if upholstery foam is too stiff (it's designed to support body weight), you can use a thinner piece for where it needs to be flat (secure it in place), and then fill the rest with plushier fill." CreationDate="2023-01-29T18:52:57.247" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14633" PostId="11475" Score="0" Text="What are the approximate maximum dimensions of  the main cavity you would be filling (say you were going to make a non-plush version, with a big block of styrofoam as fill that you shaped to what you need, roughly what size block would you start with)?" CreationDate="2023-01-29T19:23:51.877" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14634" PostId="11066" Score="1" Text="Dylon, I'm going through old questions that never got answered. On this one, people had trouble understanding the requirements, but you sort of suggested in comments that some of the ideas might work. Has the question been overtaken by events or are you still looking for an answer? It seems not really answerable from just the info in the question itself. If you're still looking for an answer, could you do an edit to incorporate relevant clarifications in the comments? (cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-01-30T05:51:31.557" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14635" PostId="11066" Score="1" Text="If you solved it, it would be great if you posted a self-answer with how you did it. If you no longer need an answer, we could just close it to put it to bed. Next time you pop into the site, let me know your thoughts. Thanks." CreationDate="2023-01-30T05:51:38.353" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14638" PostId="11004" Score="0" Text="Hey, Max. I'm going through old questions that never received an answer. I suspect this is one where not many members have any familiarity. Were you ever able to get an answer, like from the manufacturer, or just experimenting? If you did, it would be great if you post an answer (a lot more people are likely interested in an answer than able to answer). If you're still looking for an answer, maybe we can figure out how to tweak the question to bump it, or just leave it open until the right person stumbles across it. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks." CreationDate="2023-01-30T06:56:11.867" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14641" PostId="11410" Score="0" Text="To me, the random nature of it looks like someone at Euro Pro trolling users because they were told to come up with yet one more pattern, There's nothing that makes it particularly suited to any real purpose (or even attractive). I couldn't find anything on the Internet that had an explanation, or even a picture of a machine with this stitch option. This answer is a good practical approach." CreationDate="2023-01-30T18:03:51.780" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14648" PostId="11481" Score="1" Text="Otto Piene used real smoke to get those visually very deep dark blacks, but that might require a lot of experimentation." CreationDate="2023-01-31T15:04:02.617" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14649" PostId="11479" Score="0" Text="You're talking about &quot;both diagrams&quot;: it would be helpful to [edit] in images. &quot;Upside down&quot; and &quot;standard upside up&quot; don't really bring anything particular to my mind. Contour lines are the lines that enclose an object from one's point of view: are you asking about lines that are (always) parallel to those, so parallel to one's picture plane?" CreationDate="2023-01-31T15:05:42.920" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14650" PostId="11481" Score="2" Text="As soon as I get home from my day job, I'm going to toss some whole-lump charcoal in a Magic Bullet blender with some matte acrylic base medium, and see what happens. Hopefully it'll wash out... lol" CreationDate="2023-01-31T15:22:51.310" UserId="16373" />
  <row Id="14654" PostId="11481" Score="2" Text="@Matt Very nice idea, please share your results. Charcoal is pretty much pure carbon, so there shouldn't be many impurities, but you should probably use as little acrylic medium as possible to reduce the risk of introducing a milkyness (is that even a word? You know what I mean...)." CreationDate="2023-01-31T20:33:02.510" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14655" PostId="11481" Score="0" Text="Good call. I'm concerned that either 1) the lump charcoal will not be pure enough (unburnt wood fibers and such), 2) I won't be able to pulverize it finely enough, 3) the acrylic medium will affect the color/texture/translucency too much. I'll let you know how it goes ;-)" CreationDate="2023-01-31T20:39:53.687" UserId="16373" />
  <row Id="14658" PostId="11481" Score="2" Text="Ultra-black paints and coatings  have their uses in scientific fields as well; there's some overlap between artistic and engineering materials.  A while ago there was some work using cupric oxide (CuO, black copper oxide) instead of carbon." CreationDate="2023-02-01T13:10:18.400" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14659" PostId="11479" Score="0" Text="Should &quot;we let parallel lines coverage&quot; be &quot;we let parallel lines converge&quot;?" CreationDate="2023-02-01T16:03:27.487" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14670" PostId="11481" Score="1" Text="An astronomy group I stumbled across recommended &quot;Sennelier Matt Abstract Acrylic Pouch, 60ml, Mars Black&quot; which I found VERY cheaply on Amazon ($5USD for 60ml). Given the low price, I'm not optimistic that it will compare, but I'll test it out and let y'all know what I find." CreationDate="2023-02-02T16:14:37.920" UserId="16373" />
  <row Id="14675" PostId="11490" Score="0" Text="Felt is a winner. You can get it in thin self-adhesive sheets for scratch protection." CreationDate="2023-02-03T03:17:10.690" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14682" PostId="11493" Score="0" Text="Im using mixbox to simulate mixing real pigments, natural color system seem to give the best result according a few peoples opinions.&#xA;I made a comparison for you here https://imgur.com/a/5vS2auo" CreationDate="2023-02-03T09:06:59.183" UserId="16397" />
  <row Id="14688" PostId="11493" Score="1" Text="@user5441400: you mix two different topics here: the colors you see on the computer screen (which are just simple basic RGB) and real life paints. It is known that printing changes colors, even if only slightly. What you see on the screen is never what you see on paper. And that happens BEFORE we start talking about illusions, hallucinations, color associations... The subject of colors is very fascinating, but also not so simple." CreationDate="2023-02-03T09:18:57.127" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14691" PostId="11493" Score="0" Text="@user5441400 The Wikipedia article of the Natural color system I linked states: *&quot;The aim of NCS is to define colors from their visual appearance, as they are experienced by human consciousness. Other color models, such as CMYK and RGB, are based on an understanding of physical processes, how colors can be achieved or &quot;made&quot; in different media.&quot;* Which sounds exactly like what you want. The physical properties of the color are less important than the human perception of it." CreationDate="2023-02-03T11:27:11.923" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14692" PostId="11493" Score="0" Text="Yes NCS looks convincing but still isnt what im loooking for, because they create their wheel with 4 primary colors and one of that is green. But when using their red, blue, yellow base colors the result is pretty good, like shown in the image posted above. Im looking for a trial and error / mathematical solution, not subjectively choosen colors." CreationDate="2023-02-03T14:48:03.713" UserId="16397" />
  <row Id="14704" PostId="11494" Score="0" Text="Haven't encountered this stuff before. Does the friction come from just the irregular surface on a hard plastic, or is it also a very soft or rubbery plastic?" CreationDate="2023-02-03T17:04:36.930" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14705" PostId="11494" Score="0" Text="The anti-slip tape I've got is different - it's black and feels like coarse sandpaper.  So make sure you get the right stuff if buying online" CreationDate="2023-02-03T17:31:03.090" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14711" PostId="11488" Score="0" Text="**Comments have been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/142597/discussion-on-question-by-user5441400-paint-create-all-colors-from-only-2-primar); please do not continue the discussion here.** Before posting a comment below this one, please review the [purposes of comments](/help/privileges/comment). Comments that do not request clarification or suggest improvements usually belong as an [answer](/help/how-to-answer), on [meta], or in [chat]. Comments continuing discussion may be removed." CreationDate="2023-02-03T18:33:09.270" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14712" PostId="11495" Score="3" Text="There's also repositionable glue sticks." CreationDate="2023-02-03T19:23:59.080" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14713" PostId="11489" Score="0" Text="2 questions -- Are you open to doing anything with the bottom of the miniatures, and is maintaining the tray color important?" CreationDate="2023-02-03T21:13:10.123" UserId="16408" />
  <row Id="14714" PostId="11489" Score="0" Text="@Turbo: Yes, maintaining the color is highly desired. It's really not feasible to add stuff to the miniature bottoms, as my overall library is too large. I'll add those details to the question." CreationDate="2023-02-03T23:06:20.393" UserId="16398" />
  <row Id="14715" PostId="11494" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 There are different types, some are harder and some softer. Indeed it is easier if you can check the feel at a store." CreationDate="2023-02-04T06:45:58.767" UserId="6856" />
  <row Id="14716" PostId="11492" Score="0" Text="The drawer liner I've got would work well, it's thick and slightly spongy. My rug gripper is actually thinner and would be less good - so there must be different types" CreationDate="2023-02-04T14:07:27.890" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14717" PostId="11499" Score="0" Text="Where did you come across this shirt?" CreationDate="2023-02-04T14:10:58.927" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14718" PostId="11501" Score="0" Text="Just a thought, because I haven't tried it myself - acrylic varnish (it certainly dries clear and sticks to acrylic paint). But if diluting PVA because it's too thick leaves it too thin, you're diluting it too much. It must be possible to hit the consistency you want because you can add anything from a few drops per litre up to more water than glue, and it will still stick" CreationDate="2023-02-04T17:16:27.997" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14719" PostId="11501" Score="0" Text="The silly thing is there's a lot of kids' glitter glue in a clear base, but it's not very permanent, probably especially on acrylics. That might be a PVA base" CreationDate="2023-02-04T17:18:27.803" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14720" PostId="11501" Score="0" Text="@Chris H, I've not been able to find a happy medium with PVA, it's either too thick to get neat thin lines, or too thin to hold the glitter. It's probably just the wrong medium for what I want." CreationDate="2023-02-04T17:20:25.213" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14721" PostId="11501" Score="0" Text="@Chris H, with the kids glitter glue, the density isn't right, you need to go over it several times, and then you lose the definition, so I'm looking to mix my own." CreationDate="2023-02-04T17:21:36.583" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14722" PostId="11501" Score="0" Text="Since the pens are designed for use with acrylic paint, what about using acrylic medium (the uncolored acrylic binder). One other thought. Glitter tends to be largish pieces that might limit feeding them through a fine-tip applicator. You can get a somewhat similar appearance with mica powder (available loose, or eye shadow is a popular, readily-available source, and it is extremely fine). Even if the glitter feeds in the pen, something finer might give you more control." CreationDate="2023-02-04T17:31:02.150" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14723" PostId="11501" Score="0" Text="Yes, the kids' stuff doesn't have enough glitter and is generally poor quality. I mentioned it more because it doesn't adhere very well and could be another argument against PVA. But with PVA, I wonder if the order in which you mix makes a difference" CreationDate="2023-02-04T17:40:25.903" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14724" PostId="10917" Score="0" Text="Do you find that the centre punch is not going exactly where you want it to, or is it that the layout lines are not in the correct places, perhaps due to uneven edges of the material?" CreationDate="2023-02-04T17:59:57.957" UserId="9005" />
  <row Id="14725" PostId="11502" Score="0" Text="&quot;Blend external colors to build gradients&quot;, &quot;Limit of two base colors&quot;  Your right about the issues, through impurities we cant reach the real color. When creating the idea i was thinking of manipulating the  value through increasing saturation with software&amp;tools. But yes we dont know what the saturation would look like witouth calculating it." CreationDate="2023-02-04T19:55:36.907" UserId="16397" />
  <row Id="14726" PostId="11502" Score="0" Text="&quot;Limit of two base colors&quot;, &quot;Trial and error mixing&quot; its true that you cant mix the missing primaries in a conventional way. But its necessary to see my idea from a different perspective. Lets assume the color spectrum would contain only of 3 reds and 3 blues. As we have already the mixxed color (purple), we can try mix red1 with blue1 check if the color results in our purple, no ? -&gt; failues&amp;continues - yes ? -&gt; success. The only issue with this idea is, that we recieve multiple success and only one is the &quot;real&quot; combination with the right distance to yellow. (continue below)" CreationDate="2023-02-04T19:56:10.990" UserId="16397" />
  <row Id="14727" PostId="11502" Score="0" Text="There might be a formula/mathematical way to calculate the distance from blue to red and find the same combination with equal distance to yellow." CreationDate="2023-02-04T19:56:13.653" UserId="16397" />
  <row Id="14728" PostId="11502" Score="0" Text="The wavelengths/photon energy is an idea i need to check. The issue here is colors between red and purple are gapped and we dont know the actual distance from this gap. Aswell in my opinion the visible spectrum is somehow stretched and cant be used with proportion 1:1. It would be necessary to create a formula to fix this issue. (if you look at a rainbow for example it does not follow the same distance as the visible spectrum)" CreationDate="2023-02-04T20:00:43.810" UserId="16397" />
  <row Id="14729" PostId="11502" Score="0" Text="@user5441400, there isn't actually purple in the spectrum. Red goes to infrared. Blue goes to violet then ultraviolet. Purple is an optical illusion, the sensation the brain creates when it sees both red and blue. A good starting point might be how the existing color models calculate it." CreationDate="2023-02-04T20:20:24.080" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14730" PostId="11502" Score="0" Text="For this reason i start with yellow which result in the complementary purple. I think the best methode to start and solve this problem easily." CreationDate="2023-02-04T20:29:54.433" UserId="16397" />
  <row Id="14731" PostId="11502" Score="0" Text="@user5441400, that's pretty clever. I hadn't thought of that as the reason for picking yellow. But I wonder how relevant it really is. By changing the color spacing on the wheel, it's unlikely that color complements will be on opposite sides. Forcing that one position to be the complement doesn't buy you anything, it reduces your flexibility for filling the wheel. Unless the plan is make all opposite colors complements. I suspect if you do that, you'll be recreating the problem that started you on this path. The spectrum doesn't have that kind of symmetry." CreationDate="2023-02-04T20:39:46.277" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14732" PostId="11502" Score="0" Text="yes all opponents have to be complements, it will be perfect symmetry you will see if im able to solve this puzzle once in live ;D. The digital ryb wheels i came across do not use the right tones. They use ffff00 for yellow, ff0000 red and 0000ff for blue which is absolutly wrong. If you check the the last image posted in chat https://imgur.com/a/lWeRN1H i have created wheels used with primary colors from acryl companys (which are far away from the mentioned values above). Those wheels also look the most harmonious above everything else i have created so far." CreationDate="2023-02-04T20:54:20.537" UserId="16397" />
  <row Id="14733" PostId="11502" Score="0" Text="Before we dont solve this puzzle there wont exist a true ryb wheel. All others are only based on assumption/subjectivly choosen colors. But probably in history some people have solved this issue with trial and error already, to sell good quality primary colors. I just joined color theory and all of this stuff a week ago." CreationDate="2023-02-04T21:45:47.880" UserId="16397" />
  <row Id="14734" PostId="11502" Score="0" Text="@user5441400, the problem is in good hands.  :-)" CreationDate="2023-02-04T21:59:26.143" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14735" PostId="11502" Score="0" Text="you hopefully mean the community :). I have to return working on my project (game development) pretty soon. Im trying for maybe a few more hours, else propably catching up after summer if my project fails and i got some time." CreationDate="2023-02-04T22:30:56.693" UserId="16397" />
  <row Id="14736" PostId="11494" Score="0" Text="For large areas there is also &quot;textured laminating film&quot; that can offer a similar effect." CreationDate="2023-02-05T03:43:25.707" UserId="9460" />
  <row Id="14737" PostId="11501" Score="2" Text="@AaarghZombies Have you thought about using glitter nail polish? Example [metallics &amp; glitters - sparkle nail polish - essie](https://www.essie.co.uk/nail-polish/by-color/metallics-and-glitters)" CreationDate="2023-02-05T09:56:26.967" UserId="1271" />
  <row Id="14738" PostId="11501" Score="0" Text="If you're not hung up on the idea to use your pen, I would suggest using the same mix of epoxy resin and mica as is used for the faux-kintsugi method (as can be seen [here](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/10678/6388) and [here](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/11438)). It can be applied very thinly, and the result has a realistic subtlety. Plus, mica powders come in a lot of different metallic colours. With the glitter particles I'd also be afraid they would slowly clog up the pen :(" CreationDate="2023-02-05T10:31:49.490" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14739" PostId="10917" Score="0" Text="The problem is it difficult to align center punch's mark with drill press when the work piece is clamped." CreationDate="2023-02-05T18:20:19.670" UserId="12573" />
  <row Id="14740" PostId="11500" Score="1" Text="Thanks a lot, may you have a great week ahead!" CreationDate="2023-02-06T15:45:52.153" UserId="16420" />
  <row Id="14741" PostId="11499" Score="0" Text="On Instagram, but I forgot what the username exactly" CreationDate="2023-02-06T15:53:30.917" UserId="16420" />
  <row Id="14742" PostId="11505" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts, it's good to have you! &quot;Identification&quot; and &quot;how-to-make&quot; are two different questions. Are you interested in answers about how to make this kind of thing, or are you interested in questions about what it's called and the role it plays in the art world?" CreationDate="2023-02-06T16:40:57.560" UserId="16373" />
  <row Id="14743" PostId="11503" Score="1" Text="Acrylic flow medium might also be a useful component of this &quot;potion&quot; ;-)" CreationDate="2023-02-06T17:07:06.900" UserId="16373" />
  <row Id="14744" PostId="11505" Score="2" Text="A few things in addition to what Matt asked. 1. Please credit the source of the image (required under the Creative Commons licensing the platform uses).  2. Different people may focus on different aspects of the art and think the question is asking about different things. To get answers that address what you want to know, it would help to clarify what are the important aspects to you. One way would be with several different images that have the important aspects in common. Another would be to describe the elements that are and are not important. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-02-06T17:23:38.363" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14745" PostId="11505" Score="1" Text="For example, this looks like cut-out letters in different styles superimposed on a blurry photographic background of people. Does it make a difference whether the background is blurry, photographic, or what its subject is? Is anything about the styles, color, content, size, etc. of the letters important, or just that they're various mixed styles that look like they were cut from different sources? Does single letters vs. words or explicit message make a difference? Is the &quot;messy&quot; orientation and positioning of the letters important? (cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-02-06T17:24:03.067" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14746" PostId="11505" Score="1" Text="Many of those kinds of questions wouldn't affect the &quot;how to create it&quot; part, but it could affect the style identification. 3. Where did you see this, and do you know what format and size the original is? That could answer whether this was made as a collage of a photo and cut-out letters vs. something made digitally." CreationDate="2023-02-06T17:24:09.033" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14747" PostId="11100" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH, your comment seems like the best way to answer this. Would you consider turning it into an answer?" CreationDate="2023-02-07T01:22:10.143" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14748" PostId="11100" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 I guess in the absence of anything better I may as well.  It's pretty thin though, just what I've picked up from wearing and repairing." CreationDate="2023-02-07T08:51:54.387" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14749" PostId="11507" Score="0" Text="I'm surprised the definition doesn't include the random alignment and spacing, which is normal for this effect and shown well in the example given" CreationDate="2023-02-07T20:51:07.130" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14750" PostId="11507" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH Good point. It's maybe partially insinuated by talking about the *juxtaposition*, specifically :)" CreationDate="2023-02-07T21:08:35.120" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14751" PostId="11501" Score="1" Text="Not an answer to the actual question, but to the implied (off-topic shopping) one: Sakura Gelly Roll Stardust and Zig Wink of Stella are both glitter pen lines that include a clear option. (Possibly also Copic Spica, since I swear that's the one I have, but I can't find either a listing or the physical pen right now.)" CreationDate="2023-02-09T15:48:34.337" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14752" PostId="11501" Score="0" Text="@Allison C, Sakura Stardust Clear Pen available on Amazon. Better than an answer to my question." CreationDate="2023-02-09T17:57:38.647" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14753" PostId="11501" Score="0" Text="@AaarghZombies The Wink of Stella ones are too, though they're a brush format so possibly less suited to your specific application. I love the concept of this question, though, so hopefully you can also find a &quot;homebrew&quot; answer!" CreationDate="2023-02-09T18:26:19.120" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14754" PostId="11501" Score="0" Text="@Allison C, the answer might simply be to find out what those pens are made from." CreationDate="2023-02-09T18:32:50.367" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14755" PostId="11501" Score="0" Text="A closely-related option: a gold metallic marker like a Sharpie: https://www.amazon.com/Sharpie-Metallic-Permanent-Markers-Assorted/dp/B083W2QDWC/. Just run it along the edge." CreationDate="2023-02-11T00:35:24.007" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14756" PostId="11086" Score="0" Text="I took another look at this. Some geodes do have a black exterior with a light color inside. If it's hard and cold to the touch, it sounds &quot;mineral&quot; rather than something like resin. In the top picture, it looks like the outer layer is gray, and only the surface is black. It's possible that it's a thin coating of something just to make the outside black and shinier. But that wouldn't offer any protection. Cement is brittle and has no tensile strength, so coating the geode with that wouldn't offer any protection. That might be the actual exterior of that geode. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-02-14T00:21:29.630" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14757" PostId="11086" Score="0" Text="One way geodes form is inside lava, which could explain the surface texture. If the other geode isn't structurally sound, there are some things that could strengthen it, like a layer of fiberglass (often put on the underside of marble or quartz slabs used for table tops and counters. But it would look crappy and unnatural." CreationDate="2023-02-14T00:21:35.353" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14758" PostId="11458" Score="0" Text="See if this helps: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-10-must-see-gallery-la-art-week-2023, https://www.reddit.com/r/tarot/comments/l7zn4x/is_there_a_name_for_the_art_style_used_on_this/, https://tarotx.net/most-50-best-tarot-decks/" CreationDate="2023-02-14T05:00:26.793" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14759" PostId="11514" Score="1" Text="Ideal for what objective? Dialog can be any length. Based on average word length, maybe a certain width would be conducive to somewhat even, well-filled lines. But then the number of lines would depend on the amount of dialog, so the height would vary or there would be a lot of empty space. You could manipulate the aspect ratio to get the best-filled space for each specific dialog, or go for some &quot;attractive&quot; or familar aspect ratio (the question sounds like this isn't commonly done), or go for uniformity and a limited number of sizes across the whole comic. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-02-15T02:35:32.600" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14760" PostId="11514" Score="0" Text="You could optimize it to fit the free space in the drawing, or to minimize the need for background, to focus on the character. What are you trying to optimize with the &quot;ideal&quot;?" CreationDate="2023-02-15T02:35:37.647" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14761" PostId="11514" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234, visual attractiveness. The artistic equivalent of this http://scottwilsonarchitect.com/the-golden-ratio-in-architecture" CreationDate="2023-02-15T18:15:04.797" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14763" PostId="11066" Score="0" Text="Ah yes. I never did end up solving it but thank you for your help anyway." CreationDate="2023-02-19T22:36:27.833" UserId="12899" />
  <row Id="14765" PostId="11521" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. I shortened the question a little and broke it into paragraphs for better readability. Hopefully, this will increase readership. But feel free to roll it back if you disagree with the changes. One thing that might be helpful --can you describe what difficulty you're running into when combining the photoluminescence and diffraction grating? As you indicate, you're not aware of others trying the combination. But people may have run into the symptoms before." CreationDate="2023-02-21T01:22:55.577" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14766" PostId="11521" Score="3" Text="I'm not sure what your goal is. Do you want to encase the 3D printed star in resin or do you want to cast a new star from glow-in-the-dark resin? And what exactly goes wrong when you try combining glowing resin with diffraction grating? Or asked differently: what is your expectation vs. the actual result? Please [edit] your post to add some more information." CreationDate="2023-02-21T10:23:31.787" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14767" PostId="11523" Score="0" Text="Thanks very much. Re making my own stretchers, I had indeed seen this as technically problematic, given the necesssary profile... However yesterday I found what looks like a remarkably sensible suggestion: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Stretcher-Bars ... beads of &quot;quarter-round&quot; are attached to normal pieces of wood with rectangular profile. The challenge then is to find wood which isn't going to warp, twist, cup etc. But that idea fills me with hope!" CreationDate="2023-02-21T12:17:17.497" UserId="16520" />
  <row Id="14768" PostId="11523" Score="0" Text="and... not only does this appear to be a cheaper solution, but the other problems with stretcher bars, it seems to me, are 1) they come in certain predetermined lengths, restricting the choice of rectangle for your painting and 2) if you have some left-over stretchers of length X, but you actually want the other side of the rectangle to be a size you don't have, you have to make sure that the ones you acquire are the same width and thickness, and have the same corner joining arrangement. Potentially pretty irksome..." CreationDate="2023-02-21T12:25:10.773" UserId="16520" />
  <row Id="14769" PostId="11523" Score="0" Text="@mikerodent That Wikihow article looks too easy to be true. Adding half round profiles to the edge is a good idea, but stapling the edges together makes it a static frame instead of a stretcher frame, if it's even stable enough to not bend out of shape. Looking closely at the article you can see that there are additional stabilizers at the corners (I don't know the correct name) that aren't described in the text, so I'd call it fake. It might be sufficient (and have a very desireble price) for hobby artists but is probably insufficient for the requirements of professional artists." CreationDate="2023-02-21T12:52:23.503" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14770" PostId="11523" Score="0" Text="Good point... but the principle, making a strong, stable frame out of suitably stable 2x1 or 2x2 (or something else) wood and then sticking beading on top round the edge, is the main thing. I'm also not a professional in any sense so this looks hopeful to me." CreationDate="2023-02-21T13:22:17.213" UserId="16520" />
  <row Id="14772" PostId="11523" Score="0" Text="The points in Elmy's answer are all correct but if you wanted to reuse the more expensive stretchers and were not too concerned about maintaining tension over time (something that I have found is rarely an issue) you could, carefully, transfer the finished canvas to a simpler set of bars. Framing the work at that point will add to its overall stability." CreationDate="2023-02-21T18:41:47.310" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14773" PostId="11523" Score="0" Text="&quot;A simpler set of bars&quot;. Could you possibily elaborate on that (maybe add an answer?). I presume you talking about bars which have a profile holding the canvas taut at the edges of the bars, so... in which way might these &quot;simpler bars&quot; differ from stretchers? I'm genuinely intrigued..." CreationDate="2023-02-21T23:23:25.213" UserId="16520" />
  <row Id="14774" PostId="11526" Score="0" Text="How long do you need it to last (&quot;forever&quot; vs. max of say a few weeks)?" CreationDate="2023-02-23T16:23:09.820" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14775" PostId="11526" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 forever" CreationDate="2023-02-23T16:24:52.923" UserId="16388" />
  <row Id="14776" PostId="11526" Score="1" Text="Do you need to be able to pour it? Does it need to harden? You basically want something that is resin, but doesn't have those unwanted properties? Because if that's what you're after, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. Could you tell us what properties of epoxy resin you don't require?" CreationDate="2023-02-23T16:43:39.217" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14777" PostId="11526" Score="1" Text="@Joachim pourable and hardening, or at least gets somewhat hard, the biggest concern for me is price and temperature, all other factors are more of a bonus. If it's resin-like but cheaper but even more toxic then I'm fine with that." CreationDate="2023-02-23T16:45:32.657" UserId="16388" />
  <row Id="14778" PostId="11528" Score="1" Text="PVA glue is mostly water and shrinks to a tiny percentage of its volume, so it isn't good for normal casting. I actually used it to cast something 1 mm thick (https://diy.stackexchange.com/a/265303/28390), and it took something like six or seven layers, overfilling the mold each time. It took over a week with drying each layer. And anything thicker than a film becomes translucent." CreationDate="2023-02-23T18:10:56.360" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14779" PostId="11528" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 Yeah, it certainly is not optimal, but I've seen some pretty good-looking results in the diorama scene. And the OP's goals are not very clear." CreationDate="2023-02-23T21:26:56.627" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14780" PostId="11529" Score="3" Text="That's $17.99 for 472mL, or $173-ish for a gallon: more than twice as expensive." CreationDate="2023-02-23T21:30:55.797" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14781" PostId="11526" Score="0" Text="A couple of thoughts on your constraints. 1. Temperature is only an issue during curing. You could use a space heater for that time to minimize the problem. 2. Epoxy being toxic is mainly a problem with the raw resin. Once it cures, it's pretty safe. You can even use resin designed for table tops that's food safe for incidental contact. Occasional casting (e.g., not everyday exposure), with basic precautions for handling and breathing is pretty safe. If you're worried about handling of the cured resin by young children or licking by pets, it's pretty safe at that point. (cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-02-24T03:34:45.907" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14782" PostId="11526" Score="0" Text="3. Price is generally a problem with epoxy and most other materials that are like epoxy (it's the features of what epoxy does that you're paying for). If you want something very much like epoxy, the key to cost may be to minimize the amount you need by not making it any thicker than required. With skill, a painted surface with just enough thickness for the texture you want (ripples, waves, etc.), can look amazing with virtually no real depth. cont'd)" CreationDate="2023-02-24T03:35:14.320" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14783" PostId="11526" Score="0" Text="4. An option to consider is sealing the surface and using actual water. You can add a tiny recirculating pump like for an aquarium to have features like actual waterfalls and flowing water. Just include a drain to empty the water when not in use." CreationDate="2023-02-24T03:35:20.740" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14784" PostId="11526" Score="0" Text="There are epoxy formulations for cold temperatures. Reason being, epoxy sometimes has to be applied outside, in whatever climate or weather." CreationDate="2023-02-24T03:44:56.237" UserId="632" />
  <row Id="14785" PostId="11527" Score="2" Text="Sugar is hygroscopic ([e.g. the windows on my gingerbread house which were essentially coloured sugar](https://cooking.stackexchange.com/q/122733/20413)), but it's not insurmountable as you can coat it.  There are suggestions at that link, including robust ideas that didn't work more me as they're inedible" CreationDate="2023-02-24T09:50:28.110" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14786" PostId="11526" Score="1" Text="@fixer1234 an &quot;virtually no real depth&quot; can probably be achieved with a few coats of clear varnish (acrylic and PU varnishes can both give quite a good wet look." CreationDate="2023-02-24T09:57:31.277" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14787" PostId="11526" Score="1" Text="Another painted idea for (flat, though you can deform it with heat) water is a slab of acrylic or polycarbonate, cut to shape and with the lake bed or similar painted on the underside." CreationDate="2023-02-24T09:59:31.460" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14788" PostId="11527" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH, impressive construction on that gingerbread house.  :-)" CreationDate="2023-02-24T15:25:35.387" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14789" PostId="11527" Score="0" Text="not bad considering my 9-year-old did much of it.  Apparently this year we're making our own house in gingerbread, and it's rather complicated!" CreationDate="2023-02-24T15:50:05.897" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14790" PostId="11531" Score="1" Text="Hi JenTheMaker, thank you for your answer, and welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! It is always good practice to relay the information from linked sources to your answer (/question/comment) as much as possible, so that whenever a link is unavailable for whatever reason, your contribution is still useful." CreationDate="2023-02-25T09:26:15.393" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14791" PostId="11533" Score="3" Text="It says something that only your unnatural references include real examples. The first examples maintain their overall properties better, which likely make them seem more &quot;natural&quot;, but please define or describe what you consider natural." CreationDate="2023-02-25T17:52:20.803" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14792" PostId="11533" Score="0" Text="It feels aesthetic value (big and bulky without looking ugly) and believability (Juggernaut's hands feel natural even though his hands are way larger than his head but allmight hand from my hero academia hands feel very small and out of place even though that is realistic) 1993 Super Mario Koopa Minions have their head of out of place https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2021/06/11/smb-1280b-1623444752449.jpg" CreationDate="2023-02-25T18:14:10.573" UserId="16541" />
  <row Id="14793" PostId="11533" Score="2" Text="Aside from good use of perspective (apparent size vs. distance), I think what you're referring to is uniform musculature. The images that look unnatural are ones where someone has extremely over-developed muscles in some places, and &quot;normal&quot; sized areas in others. This gets highlighted by the fact that muscle builders get rid of body fat to highlight the muscles, so there isn't &quot;padding&quot; in the under-developed or bony areas (not a natural look). The hands and wrists relative to the upper arms and chest are an obvious difference between the two." CreationDate="2023-02-25T18:44:27.013" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14794" PostId="11533" Score="2" Text="The bottom picture is just weirdly out of proportion relative to human anatomy." CreationDate="2023-02-25T18:49:56.190" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14800" PostId="11538" Score="0" Text="I am not a native English speaker, so the use of the word &quot;lint&quot; in your question does not make much sense. Can you post a picture of that mat? I am familiar with lint in belly buttons, on the surface of clothes and in dust bunnies. That is why I cannot imagine a &quot;mat of lint&quot; which is difficult to transform back into fibers. And it would make even less sense if I think about the computer software named &quot;lint&quot;. :)" CreationDate="2023-02-27T09:38:58.050" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14801" PostId="11531" Score="1" Text="@Joachim I updated the answer, I wasn't sure if I should let you know. Or indicate it's been changed." CreationDate="2023-02-27T16:46:24.403" UserId="16539" />
  <row Id="14802" PostId="11538" Score="1" Text="@virolino, a picture would have to wait until the next laundry day. But I'm referring to the fiber bits that come off fabrics in the laundry and get collected on a screen in the dryer exhaust. It builds into a mat of fibers." CreationDate="2023-02-27T17:30:18.110" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="14803" PostId="11531" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the update. It's certainly not necessary to let others know about updates, but it is appreciated :) It has improved the quality of your answer, and votes will reflect that." CreationDate="2023-02-27T22:22:35.980" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14804" PostId="11538" Score="0" Text="@virolino https://www.dependableservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/get-dryer-sheet-residue-off-lint-screen.png" CreationDate="2023-02-28T04:05:29.823" UserId="10303" />
  <row Id="14805" PostId="11232" Score="0" Text="Similar idea, another source: paper-wrapped wire in various diameters in this range are sold as stems for making artificial flowers. Available online (search &quot;paper wrapped floral wire&quot;). Realistic for vines." CreationDate="2023-02-28T16:51:32.537" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="14806" PostId="11034" Score="0" Text="Morgan, any update on this?" CreationDate="2023-02-28T17:09:01.917" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14812" PostId="11544" Score="0" Text="This works well.  Note that some heatshrink is lined with a thin layer of hot glue, some isn't.  The former is better for making handles.  If you can find a sort of textured sleeve that will go under the (top) layer of heatshrink, that can help - mesh plastic bottle protectors are a good example on thicker things and you occasionally find the same material in thinner tubes.  Even a tight wrap of fine wire can help, or bands of thinner heatshrink." CreationDate="2023-03-01T16:40:42.727" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14815" PostId="11386" Score="0" Text="I'm late to the party, but this is awesome. What a great response, thank you!" CreationDate="2023-03-02T18:59:45.707" UserId="15999" />
  <row Id="14816" PostId="11501" Score="0" Text="or apply a thin line of glue, and then dust with glitter. Comes out looking much fuller than glitter glue." CreationDate="2023-03-02T23:07:15.173" UserId="12906" />
  <row Id="14817" PostId="11548" Score="0" Text="This is for a comic, where the exaggerated bulk and muscles are what readers associate with strength, and how the characters are represented. If you accurately drew a real life strongman with a tummy, wouldn't the comic character just look like a fat guy? How would you draw a &quot;super&quot; character to visually distinguish them from a construction worker?" CreationDate="2023-03-03T18:19:27.247" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14818" PostId="11481" Score="1" Text="@Matt, a couple of thoughts if you're still experimenting with carbon. 1. You can buy extremely fine carbon powder (as activated charcoal for &quot;medicinal purposes&quot;, graphite for lubrication, etc.). It's available inexpensively in pouches with enough to go a very long way. 2. If you pulverize your own from lump charcoal, you'll get a mix of particle sizes. Run it through a very fine sieve to separate out the super-fine particles for pigment. You can get those sold as sieves. There are also disposable paper funnels with very fine mesh on the sides for straining lumpy paint." CreationDate="2023-03-03T19:45:54.900" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14819" PostId="11481" Score="1" Text="One other thought: matte acrylic medium is just acrylic medium with fine powder, like silica, so the glossy surface isn't smooth. It is likely to desaturate the black. You might want to use plain acrylic medium, but water it down so that when it dries, there's just enough to bind the carbon, and use as little as possible to create a spreadable paint. It might even help to use carbon particles that aren't the ultra-fine size normally used for pigments. If the particles are a little larger, they will create the matte surface, and diluted acrylic medium will leave a thinner coating on top." CreationDate="2023-03-03T20:00:07.957" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14820" PostId="11548" Score="2" Text="@fixer1234 The problem with exaggeration is that we've reached the point where it tips into rediculisness and absurdity. The image of Captain America *screams* at readers &quot;look at me, I'm so strong&quot; but objectively speaking it looks like a suit of baloons. It breaks my suspension of disbelieve and actually *substracts* from the hero instead of adding value. Sure, you can highlight the muscles, but making them bigger than those 2 examples only makes them less realistic. Although I agree that a comic hero with a tummy is unusual, maybe the time has come for unusual heroes in mainstream medea." CreationDate="2023-03-03T21:00:43.793" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14821" PostId="11547" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. This answer contains useful information, but it doesn't really address what was asked in the question. Answer posts are intended to be focused specifically on what was asked. It's likely to attract downvotes for that reason. It's OK to provide helpful supplementary information as long as that's in addition to an answer to what was asked. Can you edit it to focus on how to exaggerate without losing believability? Thanks." CreationDate="2023-03-03T23:20:31.110" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14824" PostId="11549" Score="0" Text="What is the other material? Could it be they only really used long rectangular pieces of black velvet and cut the smaller shapes from that other fabric?" CreationDate="2023-03-04T18:11:57.320" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14825" PostId="11495" Score="1" Text="This is what I've done, and seems to be working well. Thanks for the heads-up, I'd never heard of the line of product before!" CreationDate="2023-03-05T06:33:25.190" UserId="16398" />
  <row Id="14826" PostId="11549" Score="1" Text="@Joachim I added my thoughts to the question." CreationDate="2023-03-05T09:49:39.987" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14827" PostId="11549" Score="0" Text="@Elmy: Your question is confusing. Yes, it is possible, because you posted a picture of it as a proof. Maybe you want to ask HOW it can be done?" CreationDate="2023-03-06T07:07:43.300" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14829" PostId="11548" Score="0" Text="What is the difference between a naturally large frame body with naturally small frame body? Also what makes a body have large frame. What about proportional difference large frame and small frame?" CreationDate="2023-03-06T08:00:55.200" UserId="16541" />
  <row Id="14830" PostId="11548" Score="0" Text="@EggplantMann Your current question is about exaggeration. If you habe problems with proportions, you should ask a new question. Maybe you want to have a look at [this question](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/10625/6316) about proportions as well, but it doesn't directly solve your problem." CreationDate="2023-03-06T08:42:58.647" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14831" PostId="11552" Score="2" Text="The first thing you need to internalize is that acrylics behave completely different from oil paints, so trying to follow a tutorial for an oil painting with acrylic paints is guaranteed to give you a very different result. Acrylics dry quick, no matter if you primed your medium or not, and they require softer brushes than oil paints. A hog bristle brush will always leave a distinct texture in the paint. If that's not what you want, you should use a softer synthetic brush." CreationDate="2023-03-06T08:57:48.627" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14832" PostId="11552" Score="0" Text="Thank you @Elmy ; yes, I know oil and acrylic behave very differently. I was hoping that at least *some* blending would be possible with the latter too. The tests I did with simple light paper were encouraging in that sense." CreationDate="2023-03-06T09:56:55.270" UserId="16604" />
  <row Id="14833" PostId="11548" Score="0" Text="How Wide can a musucular character be before losing realism." CreationDate="2023-03-06T10:33:00.140" UserId="16541" />
  <row Id="14835" PostId="11552" Score="0" Text="My main surprise was that, after making the effort of priming heavy paper, I got actually better results with light, unprimed paper. So I just wanted to check that I was not wasting time with that. BTW I had also bought a small selection of oil paint (12 x 12 mL), plus some odourless white spirit to thin it and clean the brushes, but I wanted to try my hand at a more beginner-friendly option first. And I must say that apart from the blending issue, I do really like acrylics. Vibrant colours, almost odourless, they don't even seem to darken or fade when dry... a beginner couldn't ask for more." CreationDate="2023-03-06T11:52:00.233" UserId="16604" />
  <row Id="14836" PostId="11552" Score="1" Text="I don't view oil paints as more advanced or complicated than acrylics, because different people could find working with them easier, depending on their personal style. I also have difficulties blending acrylics wet-in-wet, so I either blend several steps between both colors in my palette before applying them to the medium or I add a special retarder medium that keeps the paint from drying too quickly. The disadvantage of retarder is that it dilutes the pigments and makes the paint less opaque." CreationDate="2023-03-06T15:28:44.903" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14837" PostId="11548" Score="0" Text="@EggplantMann my rough estimate is that the upper arm of a very muscular character can have the same circumference as their head. Any more than that moves into &quot;balloony&quot; territory. That would make the entire torso roughly 3.5 - 4 times as wide as the head as seen from the front. Ultimately, use some photos of heavy weight lifters and strongmen as references and practice drawing them with correct proportions. After you nailed that, you can still exaggerate if you want." CreationDate="2023-03-06T15:37:51.060" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14839" PostId="11553" Score="1" Text="Besides needing to focus on a single question (you can ask these as separate questions), you really need to provide more details: what are small and large frames? It seems you are referring to the scale of a subject within the frame, but can you explain exactly what those terms mean? &quot;What makes a physique large frame and small frame?&quot; doesn't make any sense to me at all :) And what do you mean with the 'wideness' of a character?" CreationDate="2023-03-06T17:54:28.880" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14840" PostId="11535" Score="1" Text="Just a heads-up for you and @EggplantMann: I did upvote your question for the useful method mentioned, but it doesn't truly provide a proper answer (within the confines of this platform's regulations) to the question: &quot;*how* do I draw this subject&quot; can't technically be answered with &quot;use this to generate that subject&quot;/&quot;trace the subject&quot;. This is mostly in response to the fact the OP chose this as the most useful answer—which is completely within their right—while it not actually addresses the issue they expand on in their post." CreationDate="2023-03-06T18:05:51.023" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14841" PostId="11553" Score="0" Text="@Joachim. This seems to be about the frame of a character's body. Like big boned vs small boned. More info is needed, like why are they asking... is it for drawing advice, like how to draw a large framed individual?" CreationDate="2023-03-06T20:23:08.253" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14842" PostId="11552" Score="0" Text="It is a good question that could use some editing, no? Very long and link dependent so don't take this personally... (there are a few here that like to espouse to the extreme but I think it interferes with getting to the important stuff.)" CreationDate="2023-03-06T20:57:54.257" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14843" PostId="11549" Score="0" Text="Are they cut outs in velvet or are they embroidery or some kind of lace or lace/fabric hybrid?" CreationDate="2023-03-06T21:07:52.930" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14844" PostId="11535" Score="1" Text="Wouldn't it be possible to also generate unbelievable and badly proportioned figures using that method with those tools?" CreationDate="2023-03-06T21:17:42.850" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14845" PostId="11553" Score="1" Text="@Eggplant Mann, I edited the question to address the closure issues, but it was more editing than we like to do on a post because it's your post. Please review it and feel free to make any changes you think are needed if what I did changes the meaning of the question. Also, under the site's Creative Commons license, anything in a post that you didn't create must be attributed. I identified and fixed the first picture but couldn't ID the second. Can you plug in the source? When you get a chance, also do the same for the images in your previous question. Thanks." CreationDate="2023-03-06T21:22:49.467" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14846" PostId="11552" Score="1" Text="@rebusB, &quot;there are a few here that like to espouse to the extreme&quot;--yeah, I think I may know one of those.  :-)" CreationDate="2023-03-06T21:35:15.620" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14847" PostId="11546" Score="0" Text="This is really useful. Thanks so much! Just for clarification, the linked article mentions a number of other, mainly petroleum-based, solvents that dissolve Styrofoam. All but limonene were eliminated in the article for various reasons. Is there a reason you included xylene in the answer and not any others?" CreationDate="2023-03-06T23:08:30.710" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="14848" PostId="11546" Score="0" Text="I've tried all the solvents in the article, plus a couple of others. The article is right about the problems most of them have. Limonene is the nicest to work with, but way more expensive than the others. I sometimes create the gel in bulk for big projects, so want a solvent that is readily available locally in gallon cans. Acetone and xylene do the best job and have the least drawbacks of the other solvents. I use acetone when bubbles don't matter, and xylene when they do. Xylene is also faster drying than limonene, and works better for making glue for plastics and certain other uses." CreationDate="2023-03-06T23:27:49.000" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14849" PostId="11549" Score="0" Text="@rebusB On the red skirt the stripes are velvet with some metallic braids. On the green apron there might be lace or wider braids, but I'm specifically asking about the velvet strips on the skirt. The only closeups I could find are in a book and I'm pretty sure taking a picture of them and posting them here would be a copyright infringement. The book also states that the main material for the stripes is velvet." CreationDate="2023-03-07T05:27:23.740" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14850" PostId="179" Score="0" Text="@Reed-SEisaFishonDryLand, it can't be due to the pigment directly, pigment is inert powder. The only thing that dries or hardens is the binder (oil in this case). It's possible that with certain pigments, they use more binder, which could translate to longer drying times." CreationDate="2023-03-07T06:02:42.740" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="14853" PostId="11560" Score="0" Text="@virolino Could you provide some guidance on the recommended method for carefully inserting the pearl onto the post without glue? I dont want to use glue" CreationDate="2023-03-07T10:36:54.647" UserId="16610" />
  <row Id="14854" PostId="11560" Score="1" Text="I have no idea what kind of jewelry you want to create, in the first place. Please use the EDIT button and describe what you want to do, and maybe even post some pictures, and then we can discuss." CreationDate="2023-03-07T10:38:35.147" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14855" PostId="11560" Score="0" Text="@virolino done, thank you" CreationDate="2023-03-07T10:46:00.283" UserId="16610" />
  <row Id="14856" PostId="11552" Score="0" Text="Sorry, I am failing to get some references here. Please see comment at the beginning of the post. The core question is clearly stated at the beginning of the post and at the end as a summary. The rest is optional explanation/expansion. I would hate to have inconvenienced anyone by expressing my thoughts and experiences perhaps somewhat less than telegraphically." CreationDate="2023-03-07T12:20:44.903" UserId="16604" />
  <row Id="14857" PostId="11535" Score="0" Text="@RebusB, yes, you could do it if you really wanted to by switching off the limits on the software. You'd probably need to pay for premium models for that as the basic ones usually prevent this due to their limited customizations" CreationDate="2023-03-07T14:03:14.303" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14858" PostId="11561" Score="1" Text="Semantic clarification: In jewelry, you don't weld, you solder." CreationDate="2023-03-07T14:46:17.873" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14859" PostId="11558" Score="0" Text="Overlock machines (&quot;sergers&quot;) actually cut the fabric *immediately before* stitching; it's how they're able to wrap the thread all the way around the raw edge. A wide range of them exist for home use, and the stitching style used is ideal for stretchy fabrics like jersey knit (t-shirt fabric)." CreationDate="2023-03-07T15:12:37.853" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14860" PostId="11535" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, I understand where you are coming from, but I would personally consider that an answer which provided the user with a way to create examples or reference materials should be considered valid." CreationDate="2023-03-07T18:04:23.223" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14861" PostId="11555" Score="0" Text="Thank you! Lots of very useful insights. The acrylic medium I had already tried, it made the paint smoother to apply, but also less opaque. The 'in between colours' method I had also tried, but the additional time it took me to mix them on the palette made the paint drier by the time I wanted to blend. Yesterday evening I gave another go to 120 gsm unprimed acid-free paper, light blue to light orange/pink blending (for a dawn sky), with pure white in the middle, and frankly, for my current level and expectations, I am not dissatisfied at all. Very interesting stuff!" CreationDate="2023-03-07T18:45:15.320" UserId="16604" />
  <row Id="14862" PostId="11561" Score="2" Text="@AllisonC: the expert in me does not see the difference between &quot;weld&quot; and &quot;solder&quot;, but is not angry either about it :)" CreationDate="2023-03-07T18:50:44.673" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14863" PostId="11558" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC: I have never seen such a machine, and I did not know its name. I just heard the stories about their magic. Thank you for the clarification. I did not expect that they cut *before* - for me it is counterintuitive. But there are a lot of counterintuitive things out there, so it is fine." CreationDate="2023-03-07T18:53:03.823" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14864" PostId="11561" Score="2" Text="@virolino, the difference is that welding melts the base metal, while soldering doesn't." CreationDate="2023-03-07T22:45:34.137" UserId="762" />
  <row Id="14865" PostId="11549" Score="0" Text="I would think that should be fair use but these days... but without seeing the details its hard to come to any conclusions. That being said I would guess that the velvet areas have embroidery like stitching along their edges to keep them attached and stop them unraveling." CreationDate="2023-03-08T03:45:08.693" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14866" PostId="11561" Score="0" Text="@virolino Thank you for your opinion. How do you think about casting a ring with a pin, inserting a bead onto it, and then using a prong pusher setting tool to shape the pin head?" CreationDate="2023-03-08T09:44:57.313" UserId="16610" />
  <row Id="14867" PostId="11561" Score="0" Text="@MarynaSaid: I did not mention casting just because it looked like you are far from understanding such complicated topics. Sorry for my misunderstanding. Coming back to the question. Casting a ring with one pin (or with all the pins in the same plane) might be doable by someone who asks questions on this site. Casting the kind of ring that you have shown in the picture - I estimate it to be a difficult task even for an experienced professional. But if think you can do that, and you have the tools for it, then please go ahead. The explanation is plausible." CreationDate="2023-03-08T11:03:57.060" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14868" PostId="11558" Score="0" Text="Yes, it's literally immediately before :) The blades on mine are directly in front of the needle, so it cuts and advances straight to being sewn up, giving the fabric no chance to shift out of place. And home versions do exist, mine is actually one of the most basic ones since I don't use it often enough to justify purchasing a higher-end home model." CreationDate="2023-03-08T15:15:04.983" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14869" PostId="11558" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC: oh, cool! you use such a machine yourself! Then you surely are an advanced user :)" CreationDate="2023-03-08T15:17:40.813" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14870" PostId="11558" Score="0" Text="I don't know about that! I just happened to find one at a good price and occasionally make use of it, ie. completing a commission for a costume made entirely of jersey knit. I probably should actually use it a little more often, but the other machines take up most of my sewing space." CreationDate="2023-03-08T15:24:08.447" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14871" PostId="11558" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC: *&quot;the **other** machines&quot;*? :)) I wish you success, whatever you are doing with them..." CreationDate="2023-03-08T16:31:30.317" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14872" PostId="11561" Score="1" Text="@MarynaSaid, casting the pins as part of the ring body would be really difficult, but not the biggest issue. It would be almost impossible to form the domed heads without damaging even a single pearl or stone. Plus you get only one try on each, with a single failure ruining the ring. Theoretically, the pins could be like rivets, with a hollow or split end in the stem. That could be flared or spread to lock it in with just some pressure. But the dimensions are ridiculously small to create the pin and the tool, and it wouldn't have much strength to secure it." CreationDate="2023-03-08T18:32:41.133" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14873" PostId="6031" Score="0" Text="the video isn't available, pls confirm if this is taken down or is it just me facing the issue?" CreationDate="2023-03-09T11:08:11.907" UserId="6845" />
  <row Id="14874" PostId="11558" Score="0" Text="Lots of sewing :) Each has a distinct use--regular, overlock, computerized embroidery, and treadle; the last two are the biggest space hogs" CreationDate="2023-03-09T14:02:37.307" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14876" PostId="11553" Score="0" Text="Start by looking at how they are depicted in graphic novels already, which is with great variety. I retracted the close vote but this is kind of a lazy question and the answer is more opinion based than any formula which is what it sounds like you are asking for." CreationDate="2023-03-09T19:47:08.667" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14877" PostId="681" Score="0" Text="@jackwise, this is an ancient question, but just curious if you ever considered other ways to apply metallic decoration? Gilding is hard to match in terms of a polished metal appearance, but there are other ways to get close. e.g., Gold/silver marker or pen, gold/silver paint, gold/silver hot melt glue applied with a tiny nozzle, gold/silver &quot;embossing sheets&quot; sold for metalizing laser print (would need a source of heat to bond it with previously applied art), gold/silver mica powder burnished onto previously applied art, metallic lacquer or application system designed for nail art, etc." CreationDate="2023-03-09T20:00:04.287" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14878" PostId="681" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 All of those things sound like they could work, and perhaps would make a good answer for anyone trying to do this in the future :)" CreationDate="2023-03-09T20:15:06.873" UserId="343" />
  <row Id="14880" PostId="11558" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC: that must be some real business that you do there..." CreationDate="2023-03-10T06:50:44.950" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14881" PostId="11558" Score="0" Text="All hobby level, I have to be strongly persuaded to sew for someone else" CreationDate="2023-03-10T15:10:00.647" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14885" PostId="11563" Score="0" Text="Cool, I think the idea in that video would have worked for my project back when I asked this. I'd be worried about fumes from the PVC though, as it's not nice stuff when burnt. I guess the soldering iron only melts it, but still, I think it would be safer to use something like PLA, which I think is readily available in sheet form. (Or acrylic, but I don't know how you'd cut out the circular shapes without a laser cutter.)" CreationDate="2023-03-11T18:18:20.630" UserId="399" />
  <row Id="14886" PostId="11565" Score="3" Text="You've got a lot of well-thought-out stuff here, and well-documented. In that sense it's a great question. But it also is very long and broad/complex. It contains a number of parts that would probably benefit from being their own question, where people can focus answers on them individually. Think about possibly splitting this into multiple questions. That's likely to get you more and better answers." CreationDate="2023-03-11T21:53:13.047" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14887" PostId="11565" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234 OK thanks I get your point, but my main questions are really those two I listed. I need to know if it makes sense that I do this exercise using acrylics, and how I should approach colour mixing (both of which may be affected by the different nature of acrylics wrt oils). The rest is information that explains *why* I asked these questions and what my experience was so far. I imagined that an experienced painter who'd read this could tell me: for the apples, start making colour X, lighten it with yellow, shift it to warmer using orange, etc. That's what I am struggling with." CreationDate="2023-03-12T07:29:53.437" UserId="16604" />
  <row Id="14888" PostId="11562" Score="1" Text="I'll accept this answer because of the fray-check. This looks like the most promising option right now. Using a laser cutter is a nice idea but I want to limit myself to natural fibers. I've seen the reverse-applique used for inserting lace into thin fabric, but I'm not sure how it would look with a thicker wool. I'll definitely keep this option in mind, though." CreationDate="2023-03-12T14:23:03.723" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14891" PostId="11568" Score="0" Text="I cannot thank you enough for all your very valuable input! I did watch dozens of videos from Paint Coach and other teachers even before I started painting with physical media (before that I practised with Krita). Funnily enough, earlier today I did exactly what you wrote, and did another still life (apples and cherries from [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc27_AhjMNw) starting from the pure hue of yellow-green and deep red Krita identified. I confess that I used black to shade, as I had trouble with blue or brown, and it still worked nicely, IMO." CreationDate="2023-03-12T21:16:42.417" UserId="16604" />
  <row Id="14893" PostId="11568" Score="0" Text="As for the wet palette, ditto, I rescued an old food container, bought some cheap sponges and wax paper. So far I refrained from using it though, because I prefer to do my paintings in one session (very ambitious for a beginner, aren't I?), and I am painting very small (~4x5.5'' 120 gsm paper sketchbook); but it's definitely something I will consider if/when I am confident enough to move to larger, heavier paper or even canvas. As for layering vs blending, Paint Coach advises not to blend, but to find intermediate colours, so I should be fine. I still tend to blend a bit, even with acrylics :P" CreationDate="2023-03-12T21:28:02.747" UserId="16604" />
  <row Id="14894" PostId="11564" Score="0" Text="+1 thanks for the answer. I am using pressed flower petals for origami and have been trying to work out how to prepare the petals so that they are suitable for folding. So I will be keen to find out about your experience with the kits if you do purchase one :)" CreationDate="2023-03-13T02:04:44.230" UserId="365" />
  <row Id="14897" PostId="11570" Score="1" Text="Thank you very much for all this information! Indeed, what you wrote is exactly what I did, I took the dot to the bottom-right corner to find the pure hue, and mixed it as a starting point, then tinted it or shaded it as necessary. This made it all sooo much easier! And informative; e.g. I was amazed to find that the cherries (see comment I posted to Emly above), which to my eye looked sort of purple, were in fact just a very dark shade of red. My paints are from Winsor &amp; Newton (Galeria series), and from Royal Talens Amsterdam Standard Series. Hopefully good enough for a beginner(?)." CreationDate="2023-03-13T12:10:35.807" UserId="16604" />
  <row Id="14898" PostId="11570" Score="1" Text="The only issue I had with the paint was that both my yellow-green and my red pure hues, even undiluted, were too transparent. I researched the subject, and found out that, like a proper dummy, I had completely ignored the 'transparency' symbol on the tube, and e.g. if I had used cadmium yellow hue instead of lemon yellow, it would have been far more opaque. Some people advise using more/thicker layers, but that takes away the spontaneity of the brushstroke; others (like yourself) advise buying more pigmented paint; cheapest is to mix in some titanium white, which works, of course, but yeah..." CreationDate="2023-03-13T12:18:09.580" UserId="16604" />
  <row Id="14899" PostId="11568" Score="0" Text="BTW I watched the video you advised, from The Virtual Instructor, and I get the idea, but I am trying to learn to paint in a 'loose' rather than 'tight' way (hence my following Paint Coach), with expressive brushstrokes rather than very minute, intricate layering. I do not need my paintings to be realistic, I prefer them to be expressive. One main difficulty I am having at the moment is to make softer edges. I will research that. Found a couple of pictures I'd like to give a go to: https://unsplash.com/photos/Q9ZzZJXbkog ; https://unsplash.com/photos/4jsmBl30x_A . Easy, aren't they :) :(" CreationDate="2023-03-13T12:32:11.890" UserId="16604" />
  <row Id="14900" PostId="11568" Score="1" Text="Please note that oiled / waxed baking paper doesn't work for a wet palette. The paper must be water-permeable. As for the new reference pictures, the table in the alley looks like a very nice subject that allows you to learn about light and shadows. The lemons are too complicated for my personal taste because there's too much minute detail and the center slice is semi-transparent, which is especially hard to paint." CreationDate="2023-03-13T12:53:10.083" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14903" PostId="6478" Score="0" Text="You can get a pretty bright red with magenta and yellow in about a 2:1 ratio. 1:2 gives a bright orange cyan with a touch of magenta gives a fairly pure blue. Of course you get a much more saturated red with a single pigment but it really is a bad primary and has too much yellow to make a good purple with blue. CMY primaries are an excellent practical tradeoff for a wide range of bright secondaries. RGY gives much more muddy secondaries. Please try this experiment yourself. I was taught like everyone else in kindergarten that RGY is the primary set but this is an overly simplistic myth." CreationDate="2021-06-14T21:53:04.793" UserId="11346" />
  <row Id="14907" PostId="5590" Score="0" Text="Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/144566/discussion-between-fixer1234-and-n-virgo)." CreationDate="2023-03-13T18:03:47.580" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14908" PostId="11571" Score="3" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. Are you sure the rods are solid brass and not brass-plated cheaper metal?" CreationDate="2023-03-14T21:19:44.350" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14909" PostId="11571" Score="2" Text="This is my thought as well; solid brass should be brass-toned the whole way through, so this is more likely brass-plated nickel or pot metal as opposed to solid brass." CreationDate="2023-03-14T21:22:16.390" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="14910" PostId="11571" Score="1" Text="A magnet will tell you if the underlying metal is steel (which might be plated with some other metal before brass if the brass is plating)." CreationDate="2023-03-14T21:47:12.543" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14911" PostId="11571" Score="4" Text="Well written post, including options and reasons for rejection, as well as a clear statement of objective." CreationDate="2023-03-14T21:49:00.923" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="14912" PostId="11571" Score="0" Text="So it would have to be something silvery with some copper in it, and reasonably durable in the house. I once worked what the colleage bringing it in described as hardened brass, which was similary bright but much tougher. And now I'm concerned about possible heavy metal content. How might I find out what goes into such items? Is there a stack for that?" CreationDate="2023-03-14T21:59:39.197" UserId="16648" />
  <row Id="14913" PostId="11571" Score="1" Text="@fred_dot_u, thanks!" CreationDate="2023-03-14T22:00:08.470" UserId="16648" />
  <row Id="14914" PostId="11571" Score="0" Text="Although this wasn't that buttery to saw, perhaps comparable to the stuff back then." CreationDate="2023-03-14T22:08:24.937" UserId="16648" />
  <row Id="14915" PostId="11571" Score="1" Text="The first step would be to test it with a magnet. If this came from a light fixture, the metal probably isn't anything exotic. If it's not magnetic and it feels like a solid piece of metal, measure it and calculate its volume, and weigh it on a gram scale for resolution if you have one. Calculate its density from the weight and volume. A table of common metals will identify what it is." CreationDate="2023-03-14T22:39:27.853" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14916" PostId="11571" Score="1" Text="It doesn't respond to even a stack of magnets. How would density correspond to alloys?" CreationDate="2023-03-15T08:00:45.497" UserId="16648" />
  <row Id="14921" PostId="11571" Score="1" Text="Thanks for doing my work @Joachim!" CreationDate="2023-03-15T11:50:44.543" UserId="16648" />
  <row Id="14926" PostId="11574" Score="0" Text="&quot;*I would like to copper-plate George Washington's head*&quot; :D Interesting procedures, hopefully I will get around to trying them some time!" CreationDate="2023-03-15T22:08:13.453" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14927" PostId="11572" Score="1" Text="One other difference, unless that's just an artifact of how you applied them: charcoal looks like it has denser, more complete coverage." CreationDate="2023-03-15T23:36:15.723" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14928" PostId="11571" Score="1" Text="I've just replaced my kitchen scales with some that have 0.1g precision, and a maximum of 3kg.  They were about £10 on eBay ($/€12, described as coffee scales).  It's well worth having decent scales in the home.  For the volume: as you've got a hole, you should either calculate the dimensions of the hole and subtract from a calculation of the overall volume as primitive solids, or use a water-displacement method to measure the volume (using scales again)." CreationDate="2023-03-16T09:14:10.113" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14929" PostId="11571" Score="1" Text="As this isn't really structural or exposed to a harsh environment, the metallurgy isn't really important, but cost is.  Copper (and tin) are expensive  compared to other non-ferrous metals, and it's apparently non-ferrous. So I wonder if it's a brass with a low copper content (the remainder being zinc, which is cheap), but plated with a higher copper-content brass. White brass is easily cast, and casting can be very cheap in mass manufacturing, if .  So if you do try to identify it by density, don't forget that there's a range for brasses" CreationDate="2023-03-16T09:27:05.067" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14930" PostId="11574" Score="0" Text="Brass plating would be conductive. Lacquer wouldn't.  A multimeter or battery+torch bulb+wires would test that (test the test against something known to be conductive, like stainless steel cutlery)" CreationDate="2023-03-16T09:32:33.190" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14931" PostId="11571" Score="0" Text="BTW fiddling with the white balance of the photos can produce a range of results, with the paper background always looking white; these results will also depend on the reader's monitor" CreationDate="2023-03-16T09:33:27.857" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14932" PostId="11571" Score="0" Text="Updated the density number. The volume is calculated from dimensions, respecting the hole." CreationDate="2023-03-16T10:12:29.997" UserId="16648" />
  <row Id="14933" PostId="11574" Score="0" Text="I can't say now which or any of those options I'll try, but I suppose the answer has all the specificity the question allows. Would accepting be appropriate then?" CreationDate="2023-03-16T10:23:05.153" UserId="16648" />
  <row Id="14934" PostId="11143" Score="1" Text="I have some (brainstorming) ideas, but isn't *&quot;more matte black&quot;* the opposite of *&quot;cover both up simultaneously with a glaze&quot;*? If not, please help me understand. Of course, I understand that you do not want to have black dust hanging above the oil painting, but this is another discussion, I guess." CreationDate="2023-03-16T11:55:28.340" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14935" PostId="11143" Score="0" Text="@fixer1234: this is such an interesting coincidence. Just a few days ago I remembered about spraying water over uncured surfaces to make them matter, and I did not remember the source of the information. Today I ran into this question (and comments) again :)" CreationDate="2023-03-16T11:57:11.477" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="14936" PostId="11143" Score="0" Text="@virolino Very good point :) I think I meant I might have to cover part of the charcoal up again, whereas other parts of the matte charcoal remain matte." CreationDate="2023-03-16T11:59:37.013" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14937" PostId="11571" Score="1" Text="That new density is pretty good for brass, and not a terribly low Cu content.  Aluminium, and zinc and its alloys (pot metal, pewter) are considerably less dense.  As for tarnish on brass from handling, it's very variable depending on composition and who's doing the handling.  The addition of a little tin or aluminium to the alloy makes it more corrosion-resistant.  I wonder if the exposed core and the original surface behave the same in that regard.  Tarnishing can be sped up (for testing) by applying a mix of salt and viengar" CreationDate="2023-03-16T14:44:49.303" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14938" PostId="11571" Score="0" Text="Yes, the exposed material is also resistant, up to now." CreationDate="2023-03-16T18:20:54.060" UserId="16648" />
  <row Id="14939" PostId="11574" Score="0" Text="@ariola, the question now talks about a solution being moot. Before you close the book on it, see if the color actually changes enough to match. The question could also attract other answers (although that might not be likely while the question says it's moot). But sure, at the point you feel the question has been answered (or no longer requires an answer), you can accept an answer that solves the problem for you or that you think is the most useful one (and you can change your selection later if a better answer comes along)." CreationDate="2023-03-16T22:10:15.270" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14940" PostId="11574" Score="0" Text="There is nothing to match, as in the present case only the cap will be visible, otherwise I'd sand and treat (or let lie) the required length. The exact color isn't important. And just to clarify, the copper came out after (possibly still ozonized) water treatment." CreationDate="2023-03-17T07:27:37.740" UserId="16648" />
  <row Id="14941" PostId="11574" Score="0" Text="@ariola, LOL. I don't think anyone saw your last picture and explanation coming. If you had explained the application initially, and that only the domes at the end would be visible and that's all you care about, we could have gotten to solutions faster (and my answer would have been very different)." CreationDate="2023-03-17T16:01:19.290" UserId="8251" />
  <row Id="14942" PostId="11577" Score="1" Text="What attachment are you planning on using on the Dremel? I haven't seen a blade for wood. Personally I'd go for a razor saw. Also how are you holding them? If you chop the heads off a lot, glue together at one end into a block, then cut starting at the other end, they'll support each other" CreationDate="2023-03-17T20:36:57.337" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14943" PostId="11577" Score="1" Text="Im thinking of using a carbide cutting wheel attachment. I will have to look into a razor saw for sure. The sticks I have are made for crafts (krafty kids matchsticks from amazon) so they have no matchheads already. (: My main issue it that they essentially crumble after cutting. I did use scissors for the first two trial cuts, though, so that may be a reason. The stability of the wood seems bad regardless though. I was also thinking of using clamps or forcepts/long tweezers to hold the wood while cutting. I'd prefer to have them be tiny cubes rather than glued together while cutting." CreationDate="2023-03-18T00:44:40.020" UserId="16660" />
  <row Id="14944" PostId="11574" Score="0" Text="Sorry. I thought my first paragraph indicated that. Regarding the head sketch, I didn't want to seem fishing for brownies..." CreationDate="2023-03-18T08:49:36.063" UserId="16648" />
  <row Id="14945" PostId="11577" Score="1" Text="The cutting wheels I have wouldn't do a good job on wood, and are also rather thick" CreationDate="2023-03-18T08:52:50.657" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14946" PostId="11578" Score="0" Text="Good find on the tiny circular saws" CreationDate="2023-03-18T08:54:02.563" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14947" PostId="11578" Score="0" Text="It appears from the photo that the circular saw blades are 0.8 mm thick, rather thin and well suited for the matchsticks, especially the high tooth count versions. I've used this type of blade and the results are impressive on soft materials. Important to maintain a stable position while cutting!" CreationDate="2023-03-18T09:07:33.157" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="14948" PostId="11578" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u I'd want a jig of some sort, though my (pseudo) Dremel really isn't shaped for mounting" CreationDate="2023-03-18T19:03:59.347" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14949" PostId="11578" Score="0" Text="I agree with the jig suggestion, which would keep the disk on plane with the cut, a certain safety feature!" CreationDate="2023-03-18T20:08:22.037" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="14951" PostId="11582" Score="0" Text="Thank you very much.  I have a temp control Hakko and unleaded silver gleem solder, and stained glass liquid flux and also Nokorode paste.  Do you think those would work and I wouldn't need to apply copper tape?  I can experiment, of course.  This would be a great option. Thank you so much for your reply!" CreationDate="2023-03-19T20:35:49.247" UserId="16666" />
  <row Id="14952" PostId="11580" Score="1" Text="Thank you.  I added a few to original post.  Thanks again." CreationDate="2023-03-19T20:36:28.130" UserId="16666" />
  <row Id="14953" PostId="11582" Score="1" Text="If the darkness visible in the images is patina, also known as oxidation, it may be necessary to carefully chemically clean the surfaces (flux!) but I see no requirement for copper tape. The solder alone will be heavier than any combination of copper and solder." CreationDate="2023-03-20T00:36:49.257" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="14954" PostId="11582" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much!!!" CreationDate="2023-03-20T14:39:15.797" UserId="16666" />
  <row Id="14958" PostId="11184" Score="0" Text="Only if you drag it over the wet paint. If the black areas are kept separate this is a good idea. Have used, well not conte crayons but black oil sticks and they do make for a good solid and slightly more matte black." CreationDate="2023-03-20T21:05:06.787" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="14959" PostId="11584" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much, Dolly!  They don't have a lacquer finish -- though it kind of looks that way in photos -- but this is a really good idea for other projects and I appreciate you sharing it!  Thanks again!" CreationDate="2023-03-21T01:06:57.507" UserId="16666" />
  <row Id="14962" PostId="11586" Score="0" Text="Hi, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts. This question is asking specifically for cutting gemstones without the use of lapidary saws, though. Please read the question carefully before answering." CreationDate="2023-03-24T00:19:10.433" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14963" PostId="11585" Score="0" Text="In the end, for what I was doing (making doll house furniture), I found it simpler to shred the silicon and use it as filler for new molds, once I'd figured out what I was doing wrong. You're answer might help others though. I tried using alcohol but the surface of the molds was too badly pitted to be fixable." CreationDate="2023-03-24T08:24:34.543" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14964" PostId="11587" Score="2" Text="And you think that would have the same effect for cutting wood against the grain?" CreationDate="2023-03-24T11:24:25.310" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14965" PostId="11587" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, no, it would have the opposite effect. The wood swells up so you have a less well defined surface to get a purchase on with a toothed saw, and additional friction for a smooth bladed knife. The OP does not mention cutting across the grain, so it wasn't a requirement. The only solution that I'm aware of for cutting across the grain it to either have a really sharp tool or to use a force magnifier like a miter cutter. These are generally better with dry wood." CreationDate="2023-03-24T18:52:30.947" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14966" PostId="11587" Score="0" Text="I'm confused. The question asks how to cut matchsticks into 1/4 cm cubes. Can you clarify what you're suggesting that they do to accomplish that?" CreationDate="2023-03-25T05:24:50.883" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="14967" PostId="11585" Score="0" Text="The limonene information is interesting. Does soaking the orange peel actually get some limonene into the alcohol, enough to make it better than just the alcohol? Also, I've heard of using limonene to clean uncured silicone, but never heard about a &quot;limonene method of cure&quot;. Can you point me to something about that so I can learn more about it? I did a quick search and didn't see anything." CreationDate="2023-03-25T06:48:27.403" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="14968" PostId="11587" Score="0" Text="@Dolly, The wood will absorb the water and become softer, making it easier to cut along the grain, thus reducing splitting." CreationDate="2023-03-25T07:54:21.053" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14969" PostId="11587" Score="3" Text="I assume all matchsticks are produced the same way (cut along the grain) and, seeing that the OP mentions wanting to cut them into small cubes, I think &quot;against the grain&quot; is very much implied. That was my point :)" CreationDate="2023-03-25T10:01:34.487" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14970" PostId="11587" Score="0" Text="@Joachim, unless the OP puts it in their question we cannot know for certain. I prefer not to rule out a possible answer based on supposition. If they are having splintering problems when cutting across the grain, the problem is either cheap material, a blunt knife, or using the wrong cutting tool. These have already been covered by other answers. Saying the same thing again serves no purpose." CreationDate="2023-03-25T11:36:30.417" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14971" PostId="11587" Score="1" Text="I don't want to downvote this; it would be my first one, plus it might look self-serving since I have an answer, too. But honestly, it doesn't seem like a useful answer. Cutting something like a matchstick, nobody thinks in terms of grain. You can guess that it runs the long way, but to get 1/4 cm cubes, you have to cut that off the end of the matchstick. So you think in terms of cutting across the matchstick, not which way the grain runs (and you don't say). The answer suggests wetting, but also talks about not wetting, and the choice is tied to grain direction, which the reader may not know." CreationDate="2023-03-25T17:17:03.153" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="14973" PostId="11587" Score="0" Text="@Dolly, I also made a suggestion for cutting across the grain. A hand held miter cutter is what you need. It's cross between a pair of scissors and a pair of shears. It will cut through matchsticks like butter across the grain." CreationDate="2023-03-26T11:10:41.717" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="14974" PostId="11589" Score="1" Text="With a radius of only 15 cm any amount of movement is very limited, especially &quot;random&quot; one. The surface tension of water will always drag the duck right to the edge once it gets close enough. Or do you have a tiny rubber duck in mind (like 1 - 2 cm)?" CreationDate="2023-03-27T05:11:38.840" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14975" PostId="11589" Score="0" Text="@Elmy, not that tiny: it's 5cm length, 5cm width, 4cm height. What would be an ideal ratio of pond vs. duck? I can make the pond larger." CreationDate="2023-03-27T07:32:38.920" UserId="2149" />
  <row Id="14976" PostId="11591" Score="1" Text="I should be able to sketch the plumbing later if the description isn't clear, but I'll need a reminder" CreationDate="2023-03-27T10:30:49.143" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14977" PostId="11589" Score="1" Text="Well that makes the pond 6 times as wide as the duck. I assume it will end up floating along the edge in circles, unless you somehow tether it to a string that is anchored to the center of the pond. Might actually work out well like that. Since the surface tension draws the duck to the edge, it makes it harder to move along with a water stream. If the duck cannot touch the edge, it should move more easily and with less force." CreationDate="2023-03-27T11:01:37.057" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="14978" PostId="11592" Score="2" Text="I wondered about a magnetic approach.  It strikes me that you could put a magnet under the duck, and use a bigger, more complicated mechanism underneath rather than a stirrer that rotates in place.  Something made with Lego technic for example, which could have a rotating gear at the end of a rotating arm" CreationDate="2023-03-27T11:57:53.627" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14979" PostId="11591" Score="0" Text="I guess your lab is missing magnetic stirrers. Did someone steal them all for a tabletop duck pond?" CreationDate="2023-03-27T16:26:54.123" UserId="9950" />
  <row Id="14980" PostId="11589" Score="0" Text="If mechanical devices are going to be involved it seems simpler to have one big thing at the bottom that spins around slowly, than multiple pumps. Quieter, too" CreationDate="2023-03-27T16:28:06.230" UserId="9950" />
  <row Id="14981" PostId="11591" Score="0" Text="@user253751 we're a physics lab playing with a bit of chemistry and our only magnetic stirrer is built in to the hotplate. This reaction beaker was where the phoyocatalysis happened, and the plumbing went off to the optical measurements. The mixing was designed to ensure the reaction happened evenly" CreationDate="2023-03-27T16:39:01.543" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14982" PostId="11591" Score="0" Text="... Sadly I dont work in that lab any more, because I might be able to find a rubber duck of the right scale to try it." CreationDate="2023-03-27T16:40:09.523" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14983" PostId="11592" Score="0" Text="I think with the right depth gluing magnet to the duck itself will additionally benefit to stability of the duck by making it bottom heavy." CreationDate="2023-03-27T20:27:56.530" UserId="16713" />
  <row Id="14984" PostId="11591" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH thanks for all of your great ideas. Just one thing I may be missing so I'd like to clarify: You say tangentials are most important, but I don't really see them in the circle sketch you attached (maybe the one in the upper right side of the circle, but the two bottom left ones evidently aren't)?" CreationDate="2023-03-27T23:30:23.157" UserId="2149" />
  <row Id="14985" PostId="11593" Score="0" Text="So two pumps (at 12 and 6), or one pump with two outlets (I've actually never encountered a small pond pump with two outlets, hence asking)?" CreationDate="2023-03-27T23:44:36.777" UserId="2149" />
  <row Id="14986" PostId="11593" Score="1" Text="@HeyJude, you could get two outlets by using two pumps, but you wouldn't want a huge amount of flow. I was envisioning one pump with the outlet split (pump feeds the leg of a tee, and the two arms of the tee feed water to 12 and 6)." CreationDate="2023-03-27T23:50:27.473" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="14987" PostId="11591" Score="1" Text="@HeyJude top-right out and bottom left in are meant to be as close to tangential as practical (and to fit the flow arrows in line with the hose). That's enough to get a flow going round the perimeter, as in the gif - after all it's not to scale. Or to think of it slightly differently, tangential to a circular stream. Middle left is the radial one I mentioned for variety" CreationDate="2023-03-28T06:04:36.083" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14988" PostId="11592" Score="1" Text="Magnets are a great way to induce seemingly random movement: https://youtu.be/J9DlFONwMpI?t=25" CreationDate="2023-03-28T07:50:25.160" UserId="16718" />
  <row Id="14989" PostId="11591" Score="0" Text="Why should the pumps be reversible? AFAIK fluid jets are not reversible - while pumping a fluid out causes it to all go in one direction, sucking fluid in pulls it from all directions equally no matter which way the pipe is facing. Reversing the pump on the bottom-left image will not create a counter-clockwise flow." CreationDate="2023-03-28T07:59:48.053" UserId="9950" />
  <row Id="14990" PostId="11591" Score="0" Text="@user253751 you're right - on the bottom left it will lead to an upward flow in the middle, see my last bullet point.  The reversible pump in the right sketch will lead to reversed flow, and there will be some nicely turbulent/random flow on reversal. Note I've only marked the near-tangential one, not the radial one, for the reason you give." CreationDate="2023-03-28T10:40:33.240" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14991" PostId="11594" Score="2" Text="Did you read how the question is about a very small &quot;pond&quot; with a 15 centimetre radius? I'm not sure this method is of any use for a tabletop decoration." CreationDate="2023-03-28T11:54:38.163" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="14992" PostId="11594" Score="0" Text="@Joachim The video depicts a hose on this scale, so I don't see why wouldn't it be usable." CreationDate="2023-03-28T12:41:06.283" UserId="10760" />
  <row Id="14993" PostId="11594" Score="1" Text="Immersed in water the motion will be damped quite a bit, and small hoses are effectively stiffer as their walls are a greater proportion of the thickness. I think you'd need a really floppy (silicone?) hose pointing upwards from the bottom of a deeper tank than I was thinking of, with a bit of weight on the end, and more flow than might be ideal - and if it went vertical you'd have a fountain.  It *might* be doable on this scale but would take a fair bit of experimentation - and random flow wouldn't necessarily mean very good random duck movement" CreationDate="2023-03-28T14:04:44.150" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="14994" PostId="6170" Score="0" Text="Beautiful out of the box thinking for the use of the top and the bottom. Interestingly, this means you can create a right angle starting from two parallel lines." CreationDate="2023-03-28T21:48:57.703" UserId="16721" />
  <row Id="14995" PostId="11592" Score="0" Text="Put the magnet in the duck and slow down the spin speed by several orders ?" CreationDate="2023-03-28T23:31:12.550" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="14996" PostId="11591" Score="0" Text="+1 for &quot;add more ducks&quot;" CreationDate="2023-03-28T23:32:25.457" UserId="8130" />
  <row Id="14999" PostId="11587" Score="0" Text="@AaarghZombies matchsticks are usually rather soft and compressible.  I've cut them with a few different squeeze type tools, and they always dent.  Those mitre cutters would probably be as good as a sharp pair of anvil secateurs, which is to say you'd get a dent only on one side" CreationDate="2023-03-29T15:41:14.330" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15000" PostId="11587" Score="0" Text="@Chris H, I use them regularly to make doll house furniture. If you're getting a dent then you need to put the matchstick slightly further down the length of the cutter, and to make sure that you have a good quality blade. The blade on secateurs are too wide to get a good cut on something so small." CreationDate="2023-03-29T15:51:02.823" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="15001" PostId="11589" Score="0" Text="FYI: All answers are great, and I debated which one to mark as accepted. I eventually went with the marked one, because of the additional creative ideas to achieve a random swim." CreationDate="2023-03-29T16:36:38.963" UserId="2149" />
  <row Id="15009" PostId="11596" Score="0" Text="According to some article I read a long time ago, laser is not a proper tool for cutting plexiglass. Thea easiest ad fastest is to remove as much material as possible using a drill, cut the desired contour with a saw (I would use a hand saw with fine teeth, for precision). File the edges, heat them carefully to make it beautiful." CreationDate="2023-03-30T09:22:08.160" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="15010" PostId="11596" Score="0" Text="BTW, what is the size of the hole?" CreationDate="2023-03-30T09:22:26.030" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="15014" PostId="11596" Score="0" Text="@virolino, diode lasers (violet light) are nearly useless for acrylic cutting, except for some specific circumstances, however CO2 lasers (invisible infrared light) excel in cutting acrylic. The problem in this question is that bed depth of a CO2 laser would be insufficient to accept this object." CreationDate="2023-03-30T14:44:33.037" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="15015" PostId="11596" Score="0" Text="@virolino approx 12&quot; x 12&quot;" CreationDate="2023-03-30T19:21:54.330" UserId="15968" />
  <row Id="15016" PostId="11600" Score="0" Text="Is this for designs you're creating from scratch using your own work, or for existing digitized embroidery you're trying to resize?" CreationDate="2023-03-30T19:47:00.203" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15017" PostId="11600" Score="1" Text="Existing digitized embroidery that comes with the machine.  Having delved deeper in the passed few hours, I'm beginning to understand that the reason is likely because it can't increase/decrease the number of stitches." CreationDate="2023-03-30T20:05:14.677" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15018" PostId="11600" Score="1" Text="You are correct :) If you'd like you can self-answer, otherwise I can write up an answer explaining the same tomorrow. I just needed to verify that you were resizing existing pieces before I wrote anything up." CreationDate="2023-03-30T21:34:48.323" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15021" PostId="11596" Score="0" Text="@fred_dot_u: where did I mention anything about the type of laser? How is your comment related to my comment? :) And here is the source of the info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly(methyl_methacrylate)#Handling,_cutting,_and_joining" CreationDate="2023-03-31T05:46:47.483" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="15022" PostId="11596" Score="1" Text="@EmmettPalaima: in that case, of course, you drill only along the perimeter :) no need to create a bagful of plexiglass dust" CreationDate="2023-03-31T05:51:24.197" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="15023" PostId="11600" Score="0" Text="I would way rather you got the points, please do answer :D" CreationDate="2023-03-31T16:15:31.893" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15031" PostId="11605" Score="0" Text="Do these threads come out of the seams or are they just everywhere? If they come from the seam, the fabric might soon unravel enough to not stay sewn together." CreationDate="2023-04-02T10:46:41.380" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15032" PostId="11605" Score="0" Text="@Elmy &quot;But very fine threads are fraying all over the surface (not just from the seam).&quot; :)" CreationDate="2023-04-02T11:14:53.080" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15033" PostId="11605" Score="1" Text="@Joachim I find that very curious. Usually fraying starts at the place where threats are cut - which is the seam. If these threats are &quot;all over the surface&quot; the fabric might be extremely losely woven (but the neat seams indicate otherwise) or they might actually be damaged from wear and tear (which indicates that it might indeed be silk)." CreationDate="2023-04-02T11:28:36.257" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15034" PostId="11605" Score="0" Text="@Elmy, there is some fine curly fuzz all over, but the long thin threads mostly come out of the seam. The seam is still tight and the threads are securely held, coming out of the seam and not at the edges of the seam. I get the impression that the threads are not from the (internal) edge of the fabric unraveling. It's more like using the handles has stretched the fabric and caused threads to break on the surface of the handles, with one side of the break still held under the weave and the other side came out of the weave and is still held tight in the seam." CreationDate="2023-04-02T17:01:41.667" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="15035" PostId="11599" Score="0" Text="**Comments have been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/145074/discussion-on-answer-by-joachim-in-oil-paintings-how-do-you-paint-transparent-h); please do not continue the discussion here.** Before posting a comment below this one, please review the [purposes of comments](/help/privileges/comment). Comments that do not request clarification or suggest improvements usually belong as an [answer](/help/how-to-answer), on [meta], or in [chat]. Comments continuing discussion may be removed." CreationDate="2023-04-03T10:56:51.860" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15036" PostId="11606" Score="0" Text="Some good ideas here. Thanks. The ribbon idea brought to mind black vet or sports wrap, which is self-adhesive, but they aren't designed to be left in place a long time and the adhesive usually doesn't like moisture (plus the spiral wrap wouldn't look great). If I can find a ribbon or fabric that goes with the satchel, maybe I can look at wrapping it like a tube, the same way the handles are currently covered, only made right-side-out. Just need to figure out a way to invisibly seam it. You may be right about no good solution." CreationDate="2023-04-03T19:45:53.130" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="15037" PostId="11608" Score="0" Text="Will bias tape stretch 20% or more in width? The circumference of the handles is 1.2&quot; (30 mm). 1&quot; (25 mm) looks like a standard width for the tape, with some color choices in that size. It's also available in 1.5&quot; and larger widths in very limited colors. The wider tape will be easier to work with, but there may not be a good color match available unless I'm lucky." CreationDate="2023-04-04T15:24:40.963" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="15038" PostId="11608" Score="1" Text="@Dolly If possible, I would visit a local shop that sells bias tape and try it out. I mostly stretched it lengthwise, which reduces the width considerably. I think 20% stretch in width should be doable, but I have no first-hand experience with that and it makes the sewing process more fiddly. You should probably pre-stretch the tape before trying to sew it on." CreationDate="2023-04-05T04:50:22.227" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15039" PostId="11609" Score="3" Text="If you provide a picture of the lamp, with the strip attached, we might find a better solution which does not involve painting. So, if possible, please EDIT the question and add the picture of the lamp. This might be an XY problem." CreationDate="2023-04-05T11:50:04.587" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="15040" PostId="11609" Score="3" Text="Most paints are opaque and with sufficient coverage to change the color of the strip will also block most of the light. Consider also that almost nothing will adhere to silicone other than silicone. You might be able to mix a transparent silicone material with colorant, but you're back to reducing the light level in an undesired manner." CreationDate="2023-04-05T13:37:32.810" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="15041" PostId="11611" Score="1" Text="How long ago was the shower? To me it looks like the bottom corner is more &quot;moisturized&quot; than the rest, making it swell up a bit. It may slowly return to its former texture if you let it dry more, from the inside and outside. Make sure there are no wrinkles in the leather while it dries or they may become permanent." CreationDate="2023-04-06T11:56:52.740" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15042" PostId="11610" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this  I've edited with a picture of the LED set into a piece of Ash that I'm testing with.  It's only really the colour of the strip when its off that's an issue.&#xA;I have seen it's possible to airbrush silicon paint so I may try that, and I can put a clear cover over to prevent it rubbing off." CreationDate="2023-04-06T14:09:01.673" UserId="16750" />
  <row Id="15043" PostId="11609" Score="0" Text="Thanks @fred_dot_u.  I have seen it's possible to mix silicon based paint, which I may try airbrushing on to it, though as you said it may just block too much light." CreationDate="2023-04-06T14:10:48.850" UserId="16750" />
  <row Id="15044" PostId="11610" Score="0" Text="@AlasdairRoss, consider tinting the backside of a clear cover instead of the LED. You weren't happy with previous efforts using a diffuser. If you apply the tinting to the LED and don't get it perfect the first time, you're stuck with it because silicone won't come off. With a diffuser, you can play with it until you get it the way you want, including discarding it and starting over." CreationDate="2023-04-06T15:07:44.043" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="15045" PostId="11611" Score="0" Text="This happened 5 days ago." CreationDate="2023-04-06T15:19:01.933" UserId="16738" />
  <row Id="15047" PostId="11604" Score="0" Text="Think its the consistency is the main issue more than the bow in the knife." CreationDate="2023-04-07T00:29:39.017" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15049" PostId="11609" Score="0" Text="I assume you have considered deepening the rebate? That will naturally influence the light's angle, but will keep the strip out of sight (mostly). This could also be combined with a diffuser or other kind of strip that's flush with the wood." CreationDate="2023-04-07T12:01:20.570" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15054" PostId="11621" Score="0" Text="I know I'm supposed to avoid saying thanks, but this is the perfect answer.  Thank you so much for telling me about raindrop pearls" CreationDate="2023-04-07T23:00:20.833" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15058" PostId="11259" Score="0" Text="When I Googled it, this StackOverflow question was the first result." CreationDate="2023-04-09T12:55:07.543" UserId="16769" />
  <row Id="15063" PostId="11624" Score="0" Text="I think this is practically unattainable for hobbyists, but theoretically it is a very good solution :)" CreationDate="2023-04-13T13:41:49.677" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15064" PostId="11624" Score="0" Text="@Joachim: to preserve a human or an elephant, yes, it is difficult. For a pumpkin or a pear, maybe doable. Most of the substances are available on the market, one way or another. Just the proper technique needs to be found." CreationDate="2023-04-13T14:54:26.353" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="15065" PostId="11625" Score="1" Text="It's really the name of the seam you need, not the stitch used to achieve it, which is another variable." CreationDate="2023-04-15T10:14:09.097" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15066" PostId="11626" Score="1" Text="Thank you!  &quot;Seam&quot; was definitely THE key-word I was missing for everything.  Searching &quot;seam types&quot; gives the results I was looking for.  Except for the &quot;side by side&quot; one.  Is there a &quot;seam&quot; name for it?" CreationDate="2023-04-15T19:16:40.307" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15068" PostId="11628" Score="0" Text="Hi Kyle, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! I'm not sure this is the right place for your question: you might have more luck on [Graphic Design](https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/), as this problem lies with the software you're using, and is not about a physical part of your project. (I believe it is on-topic there, as [this thread](https://graphicdesign.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3300/revisiting-closure-part-3-1-drawing-the-line-for-tech-support) suggests.) If you want to, it can be migrated there. Good luck!" CreationDate="2023-04-19T22:40:17.410" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15069" PostId="11628" Score="1" Text="If the problem goes away by using Studio as I suggest, it might be software related, but the general problem does seem to fit well in this SE." CreationDate="2023-04-20T00:09:44.393" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="15070" PostId="11609" Score="0" Text="Alasdair, have you found an appropriate method yet? Did any of the input here help?" CreationDate="2023-04-20T13:23:06.010" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15071" PostId="11630" Score="0" Text="Thank you. This makes sense. It's so odd as I was able to cut out a shark shape and monstera shape totally fine. But I'm guessing perhaps because that is more curved maybe it doesn't throw it off so bad. Or it is not as noticeable as compared to a triangle. Seems like just changing the design to accommodate for the inaccuracy is probably the way to go." CreationDate="2023-04-21T00:48:23.533" UserId="16803" />
  <row Id="15072" PostId="11630" Score="1" Text="@KylePennell I guess you didn't measure the accuracy of the other shapes and since they're more natural, inaccuracies are much harder to see. It could also be that only this particular blade has the problem and as soon as you use a different blade, you have to adapt the design again. I strongly suggest always making a small sampler / test piece before cutting any large project. *Every single time*. Because you can never trust that the machine cuts exactly like it did last time." CreationDate="2023-04-21T05:35:53.167" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15074" PostId="11609" Score="0" Text="Dolly's answer below was useful, but also correct that there are multiple issues in play.&#xA;I realised that the combination I was after just isn't possible.  The LED strip is not bright enough to put behind a diffuser that is opaque enough to hide the yellow colour.&#xA;Instead, I've gone with a different LED strip that's brighter and which I can put behind a frosted diffuser.  Using some 1 way mirror film behind the diffuser means the strip can be close to the diffuser and also hide the yellow colour of the LEDs." CreationDate="2023-04-23T15:21:37.367" UserId="16750" />
  <row Id="15075" PostId="11610" Score="0" Text="Thanks for this.  Tinting the diffuser would be a better idea than colouring the strip itself.  After some experimenting the LED strip was not bright enough to put behind a diffuser which would be opaque enough to block the yellow colour.&#xA;Instead I've opted for a brighter strip and will use a diffuser strip." CreationDate="2023-04-23T15:25:40.597" UserId="16750" />
  <row Id="15076" PostId="11637" Score="0" Text="Thanks, so something like this would work pretty well?&#xA;&#xA;https://www.mcmaster.com/4066A93/" CreationDate="2023-04-23T17:33:25.890" UserId="15968" />
  <row Id="15077" PostId="11610" Score="0" Text="@AlasdairRoss, another option is to not go for an opaque cover that hides the LED strip, but one with just enough gray tint to make the LED strip look brownish, which might be less garish and go better against the wood." CreationDate="2023-04-23T18:46:03.780" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="15078" PostId="11637" Score="1" Text="@EmmettPalaima, that looks like a good choice." CreationDate="2023-04-23T18:47:57.067" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="15081" PostId="11639" Score="1" Text="The video is more than half an hour long. Can you include a timestamp where the increase is shown?" CreationDate="2023-04-24T17:37:59.133" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15084" PostId="11639" Score="0" Text="@Elmy Done! The reason I didn't put it in originally is that I assumed that anyone with enough experience to answer would already know what I was talking about but I realize how stupid that is now, thanks." CreationDate="2023-04-25T19:33:54.570" UserId="16813" />
  <row Id="15085" PostId="11387" Score="0" Text="I think that it'd be interesting to also knit the tube with size 0000 needles to turn a skein of the thinnest yarn into the thickest yarn." CreationDate="2023-04-25T19:38:28.920" UserId="16813" />
  <row Id="15088" PostId="11426" Score="0" Text="continuing that thread; it’s the fiber that matters more than the stitches. This resource is vast: “A Knitter’s Book of Yarn” by Clara Parkes" CreationDate="2023-04-26T00:04:21.360" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="15089" PostId="11639" Score="0" Text="That's not stupid, and, besides, &quot;anyone with enough experience to answer [*will*] already know what [you are] talking about&quot;. The problem is that they might be hard to find :)" CreationDate="2023-04-26T08:33:03.143" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15091" PostId="11643" Score="0" Text="Expanding on your answer, one could construct a pour form into which casting silicone could be poured in a similar manner. Mold release applied to the components (including the suggested wax) also is useful, but molding/casting silicone releases rather nicely without it." CreationDate="2023-04-27T16:07:51.950" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="15092" PostId="11641" Score="0" Text="How are you intending to secure the speaker to the housing?" CreationDate="2023-04-27T21:04:34.657" UserId="9005" />
  <row Id="15093" PostId="11641" Score="0" Text="@AndrewMorton M4 screws, connecting the speaker's mounting bracket to tapped drills into the sphere" CreationDate="2023-04-27T21:44:06.827" UserId="15968" />
  <row Id="15094" PostId="11639" Score="0" Text="@Joachim Whoops, little grammatical error, I meant that it was stupid to not include a timestamp, which would help any and all persons with enough knitting experience both see the technique used and be able to know where to look to see what I'm talking about with the eyelets and I agree that it'll be hard to find someone with enough experience, I just hope that I do find them." CreationDate="2023-04-28T01:10:17.643" UserId="16813" />
  <row Id="15095" PostId="2576" Score="0" Text="I'm fairly sure that ribbing just tends to flare out from stockinette stitch when transitioning when knitting a sweater(or most things in the round), so I'd suggest that the next time you start a sweater, you knit less ribbing to avoid the flare, I know it won't solve the problem with the current sweater you have, but just a little something to improve upon the next time you try." CreationDate="2023-04-28T01:17:40.963" UserId="16813" />
  <row Id="15096" PostId="11646" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, [it would be preferable](//meta.stackexchange.com/q/8259) to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference." CreationDate="2023-04-28T13:21:16.340" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="15098" PostId="11646" Score="1" Text="@agarza I will do that, thanks for letting me know." CreationDate="2023-04-29T16:04:34.547" UserId="16813" />
  <row Id="15099" PostId="11648" Score="1" Text="I don't have enough signal to research a proper answer, but when I've worked with acrylic, heat has only been for forming (e.g. bending); clear joints can be made by solvent welding." CreationDate="2023-04-30T16:40:01.210" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15100" PostId="11034" Score="0" Text="@samcarter_prepared_for_xmas I’m so sorry for not updating this! I had a small party that day and I’m no longer exactly sure where I put the pencils which is why I haven’t updated this" CreationDate="2023-05-01T03:01:46.600" UserId="11438" />
  <row Id="15101" PostId="11646" Score="0" Text="Hi Ryan, this doesn't *really* answer the question: the OP is asking after the interpretation of a specific pattern, not how to interpret them in general, which your post would help with (what you can do, is write a new question and answer it yourself, but it would have to be a bit more expansive than this current answer :)." CreationDate="2023-05-02T08:09:53.900" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15102" PostId="11650" Score="0" Text="Why don't they use a more invisible join, like the Russian join?" CreationDate="2023-05-02T16:45:36.540" UserId="16813" />
  <row Id="15103" PostId="11648" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH: I think OP refer to the cuts - they look shiny ans transparent, not opaque - as they result after immediately after saw- or disk-cutting." CreationDate="2023-05-10T12:40:17.390" UserId="6715" />
  <row Id="15104" PostId="11648" Score="0" Text="@virolino That may be true.  Heat polishing after cutting and before bonding may be one option, but mechanical polishing could also be used. Heat polishing is tricky to get right  (too hot and the material scorches, too slow and it deforms). The key is to keep the joint dead straight as solvent bonding has no gap-filling power, so I'd (lap and) polish mechanically.  Solvent bonding can however smooth slightly rough surfaces, but that's only useful on the inside of a join" CreationDate="2023-05-10T12:59:58.080" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15106" PostId="6180" Score="0" Text="Reopened as it is about tool usage, upkeep, and maintenance, which is currently on-topic." CreationDate="2023-05-13T12:43:15.353" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15107" PostId="11652" Score="1" Text="How are you planning to form your foam into shape and join it? That will affect how you can reinforce it. It also looks curved in 2 dimensions so I'm not sure how you'll achieve that" CreationDate="2023-05-14T13:36:45.970" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15108" PostId="11652" Score="0" Text="Have you ever made something similar, if so, could you please upload a photograph so that we can get an idea of your process." CreationDate="2023-05-14T15:18:09.877" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="15109" PostId="11652" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH I've updated the image of the model to show the seams I've marked it with. I plan on joining them together based on the edges of the seams, and as you can see they're curved to follow the shape. I also plan on using a heat gun.&#xA;&#xA;I also have to clarify that I'm more worried about it getting squished or dented and less about it being able to stand, as I'll be wearing it to a crowded area." CreationDate="2023-05-15T04:46:09.727" UserId="16883" />
  <row Id="15110" PostId="11652" Score="0" Text="@AaarghZombies This is going to be my first time using EVA foam, so I don't have any photographs at the moment." CreationDate="2023-05-15T04:46:18.213" UserId="16883" />
  <row Id="15111" PostId="11652" Score="0" Text="EVA softens nicely with heat, so that's good. But getting even heating through even a thin piece with a heat gun will be hard. Foam is a good insulator so the middle will warm slowly even if you heat both faces, and it won't be easy to avoid overheating. You might find it better to use an oven. You've also got to consider the joins. I wonder about laminating the 2mm foam with overlapping pieces on the inside. The inner layer doesn't have to be complete in all the fiddly bits. But this structure should probably be formed onto something to hold its shape while it cools" CreationDate="2023-05-15T05:50:25.613" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15112" PostId="11653" Score="0" Text="I think a 3d-printed form is the way to go.  It doesn't have to be printed in one piece (you'd need a big printer).  You could use PLA (which is often the first choice of filament), even if heat-forming the foam over the top, as EVA softens quite a lot cooler than PLA." CreationDate="2023-05-15T12:21:18.360" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15115" PostId="11555" Score="0" Text="FYI - the retarder should just be added in small amounts to the paint, not enough to thin it much, certainly not so much as to make the pigment less opaque. The medium yes, but that is used in much more bulk. The retarder should just be a few drops for each dollop of paint." CreationDate="2023-05-16T18:13:46.067" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15116" PostId="11657" Score="1" Text="Can you show the stamp on the inside in an additional photo? It should show what the ring is made of and help inform how to handle this question; if it's only plated, any treatment you might attempt will likely result in damaging or removing the plating." CreationDate="2023-05-17T14:02:29.867" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15117" PostId="11657" Score="1" Text="Good point, that's added above now. I don't know how to read it." CreationDate="2023-05-17T14:11:40.647" UserId="16894" />
  <row Id="15120" PostId="10942" Score="0" Text="I would guess that it's a yarn pick (maybe?) used to pick up stitches if dropped but not unraveled and used for loom knitting." CreationDate="2023-05-17T18:35:53.063" UserId="16813" />
  <row Id="15122" PostId="11655" Score="0" Text="So for the intertwine option, it should look like this chart? stitchfiddle.com/en/c/sje87i-8kqcqc" CreationDate="2023-05-17T23:39:38.580" UserId="16813" />
  <row Id="15123" PostId="11655" Score="0" Text="@RyanChristiansen It says &quot;This chart is private. You don't have access to this chart&quot;" CreationDate="2023-05-19T08:19:04.687" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15124" PostId="11655" Score="0" Text="Sorry about that, this is the first time that I've tried to share it, but it should work now." CreationDate="2023-05-19T15:19:43.147" UserId="16813" />
  <row Id="15125" PostId="11661" Score="0" Text="I was able to find &quot;muslin baby swaddles&quot; which were the perfect size and material for this project.  Thank you!" CreationDate="2023-05-19T16:23:31.387" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15126" PostId="11655" Score="0" Text="@RyanChristiansen Between lines 19 &amp; 21 there's one line missing that is a mirror of line 23. Apart from that, I have difficulties understanding your diagram because it uses symbols in a different way than I know them (which is not unusual and happens often in different knitting magazines). I suggest you lay a life line in your knitting and simply try it. If it doesn't work out, it's easy to unravel the few rows to the life line." CreationDate="2023-05-19T18:59:35.333" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15127" PostId="11655" Score="0" Text="Oh ok, I see the problem, thanks for your assistance." CreationDate="2023-05-20T19:11:48.723" UserId="16813" />
  <row Id="15128" PostId="11655" Score="0" Text="Although now that I've knitted most of the pattern I realize that since I have a knit background because of the pattern that I'm trying to do the cables kind of fade away and don't really look like they've crossed (I'll get a picture soon), any other suggestions?" CreationDate="2023-05-20T21:18:55.577" UserId="16813" />
  <row Id="15129" PostId="11655" Score="0" Text="Picture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14tJQKZ8ckhOrHf17QdJfM3Yw69J5_5kX/view?usp=share_link" CreationDate="2023-05-20T21:35:27.310" UserId="16813" />
  <row Id="15130" PostId="11655" Score="0" Text="@RyanChristiansen You could purl 2 next to each cable before switching to plain knit background. That gives the cables a frame to stand out. Otherwise try different backgrounds like moss pattern." CreationDate="2023-05-21T15:19:50.967" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15131" PostId="11662" Score="0" Text="I'm not sure I understand the structure of the finished statue. Does a heavy padding mean that the epoxy doesn't soak all the way through to the armature (You get a shell of epoxy, a layer of dry fiberglass padding and the metal armature in the center)? If not, how do you influence the thickness of the outer layer of resin? By wrapping more or less fiberglass around the armature and pouring resin over the whole thing?" CreationDate="2023-05-21T15:53:39.303" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15133" PostId="11662" Score="1" Text="@Elmy, I've updated the question to cover this. The short answer is the more fibreglass you use the less room there is in the mold for resin, so the shell is thinner." CreationDate="2023-05-21T16:36:25.260" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="15134" PostId="11662" Score="0" Text="I think it simply boils down to the amount of fine detail you have that can only become visible through the resin. How deep do the largest details go that the fibre cannot reach? Add to that some space for the resin to reach all areas, and that should give you a good approximation." CreationDate="2023-05-21T16:57:32.120" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15135" PostId="11662" Score="1" Text="@Joachim, as far as detail goes, so long as the padding doesn't touch the sides, about 1/8 of an inch, but you risk cracking if the statue flexes." CreationDate="2023-05-21T19:51:34.897" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="15141" PostId="11665" Score="4" Text="Does it need to be resin? What about something to hold the stones in place that could be semi-easily removed after the concrete sets like Plaster of Paris.  It seems like something water soluble may not hold up against wet concrete which by definition has a lot of water in it." CreationDate="2023-05-23T14:38:24.040" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15142" PostId="11666" Score="0" Text="Some good ideas here . . .  this piece will be rather large (4&quot; x 14&quot; x 60&quot;).  The material I seek (the word &quot;resin&quot; is just a placeholder) will both hold the rocks in place and keep the concrete from reaching the walls of the mold - then be completely removable.  Do you do 3D printing commercially or ?" CreationDate="2023-05-23T17:20:14.720" UserId="16931" />
  <row Id="15143" PostId="11666" Score="0" Text="For the last six years, it's been a hobby, but I'm tapering away as of late. The hot glue will certainly prevent concrete from reaching areas you wish to exclude." CreationDate="2023-05-23T19:28:32.080" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="15144" PostId="11665" Score="0" Text="It does not need to be resin.  Plaster of Paris may do the trick - it will hold the rocks and be hard enough to resist the concrete.  Then I could remove it  (after the concrete is set) with a pressure washer  . . .  this might work well.  Thanks." CreationDate="2023-05-23T19:46:25.977" UserId="16931" />
  <row Id="15145" PostId="10523" Score="0" Text="It's also possible the detergent residue was on your finger and not on the surface." CreationDate="2023-05-26T14:43:26.510" UserId="4733" />
  <row Id="15146" PostId="11675" Score="1" Text="It seems you're asking for an entire tutorial, which isn't the best fit for the Stack Exchange network. Have you looked around for information or tried making them before you asked it here?" CreationDate="2023-05-27T22:56:27.907" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15148" PostId="11676" Score="0" Text="Hi Emmett, before going into the chemistry of it all, would it be possible to try this succession of stains out on another piece of birch?" CreationDate="2023-05-27T23:55:07.647" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15149" PostId="11676" Score="0" Text="Hi, yes obviously I can try this out on my own instead of asking for help, but I think that applies to almost any fabrication question." CreationDate="2023-05-28T01:58:22.490" UserId="15968" />
  <row Id="15150" PostId="11676" Score="0" Text="I’m working on a tight deadline while traveling, I don’t have another one of the birch rod components to use as a scrap piece, which is why I’m asking for other peoples help to see if anyone has encountered something similar. The tea method also involves waiting a couple days for chemical reactions to take place so knowing in advance whether it can work is helpful. There also might be certain modifications and or additional steps necessary, so looking for the community’s experience on that." CreationDate="2023-05-28T02:00:10.060" UserId="15968" />
  <row Id="15151" PostId="11676" Score="0" Text="Any thoughts on what I mentioned above?" CreationDate="2023-05-28T02:02:50.370" UserId="15968" />
  <row Id="15152" PostId="11675" Score="1" Text="Brush making - especially for art - has always been the job of specialized masters. And traditionally only animal hair was used for paint brushes because plant fibers just don't work as well. IMO it's very unrealistic for a layperson to make paint brushes that actually work. The best you could probably achieve is a very stiff brush for cave paintings or a similar level of detail." CreationDate="2023-05-28T10:34:16.960" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15153" PostId="11677" Score="0" Text="Soo, I *should* go over the edge to avoid fraying?" CreationDate="2023-05-28T10:58:23.283" UserId="16959" />
  <row Id="15154" PostId="11676" Score="1" Text="*Blotchy* oil-based stain probably makes this a bad idea - the water-based materials are likely to be unevenly absorbed. But I've never tried it myself." CreationDate="2023-05-28T12:41:14.600" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15155" PostId="11677" Score="1" Text="@Richard Yes, the fabric will fray to the outer edge of the zig-zag. You can either carefully cut the excess away without accidently cutting your zig-zag or simply stitch over the edge and be done." CreationDate="2023-05-28T13:57:38.367" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15156" PostId="11675" Score="2" Text="Just for clarification: how do you expect your DIY brushes to perform? Do you want to paint realistic portraits with them? Bob Ross landscapes? Abstract art that consists only of lines, patterns and texture? And do you have access to animals like horses or goats where you could source hairs ethically without harming the animals?" CreationDate="2023-05-29T07:16:25.123" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15159" PostId="11682" Score="2" Text="Can you please clarify what exactly you mean with &quot;the sides of the canvas&quot; (since you also use &quot;the edge of the painting&quot;)? Do you mean the actual canvas fabric that is stretched over the sides of a wooden frame? Or do you mean a [mat aka passepartout](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mat_(picture_framing)) that is inserted between the canvas and a picture frame?" CreationDate="2023-05-30T04:43:02.313" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15160" PostId="11682" Score="1" Text="And could you also explain what kind of guidelines you want to adhere to? It seems you don't want what you think looks best, but what is considered aesthetically pleasing in the public's eye, but then you need to narrow your question down." CreationDate="2023-05-30T10:00:42.937" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15161" PostId="11675" Score="1" Text="Metal jointing is common at all price points, with good reason. But it could probably be fine with reclaimed materials, for something far more useful than gluing bristles into a hollow handle. Anyway you'd need to consider your source of glue, if you're trying to avoid using plastics." CreationDate="2023-05-30T11:44:27.727" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15162" PostId="11684" Score="1" Text="The problem with using incorrect proportions is that this in all likelihood will cause the epoxy to never dry completely or lose its integrity in the longer run. Additional agents will probably do the same (but I'm no expert when it comes to epoxy)." CreationDate="2023-05-30T17:00:31.323" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15163" PostId="11684" Score="1" Text="@Joachim, I did it by accident once. The pieces curled up or drooped, but hardened rock solid eventually so I couldn't resolve the problem." CreationDate="2023-05-30T18:30:03.620" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="15164" PostId="11682" Score="0" Text="@Elmy - I mean the actual canvas fabric that is stretched over the sides of a wooden frame" CreationDate="2023-05-30T20:22:54.097" UserId="16969" />
  <row Id="15165" PostId="11682" Score="0" Text="@Joachim - I don't know what will look best in reality so I'm looking for guidelines that will help me decide what style to ask from the seller to make" CreationDate="2023-05-30T20:26:35.200" UserId="16969" />
  <row Id="15166" PostId="11685" Score="1" Text="There are also [tutorials](http://craftthyme.com/faux-cast-iron-finish/) available that use a mixture of stone effect spray paint (for texture), bronze spray paint (for color) sanding (more texture) and matte varnish. Or [another tutorial](https://rogueengineer.com/faux-corroded-iron/) that uses chalkboard paint mixed with sand (pretty much what you suggest in your answer, but it creates a different look)." CreationDate="2023-05-31T05:48:04.380" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15167" PostId="11684" Score="0" Text="You could reduce the amount of silicone needed to make the mould by supporting it in a form made of wood, roughly approximating the correct shape. This might even make getting it right easier by having reference faces in more useful axes - but that depends how you're making the mould" CreationDate="2023-05-31T16:08:28.220" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15171" PostId="11681" Score="0" Text="Hi Valentine, I have edited your post and left in (and rephrased what I think were) the questions you were asking, but please focus on a single question. You can always ask other questions using the [New Question] button on the main page. Also, can you tell us where you found this picture? It is important to cite your sources. Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2023-06-01T13:01:19.843" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15172" PostId="11681" Score="0" Text="It looks like primarily single crochet. The flower looks like double crochet. If you are a member of knit &amp; crochet community called ravellry you will find many groups you can post your question in. You will also be able to search the patterns posted. I will send your question to a friend who made a similar purse about 6years ago. Maybe she will respond." CreationDate="2023-06-01T04:38:24.237" UserId="16981" />
  <row Id="15175" PostId="11686" Score="0" Text="What I meant by blurred background is something like this: &#xA;https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61mHb9oCbsL._AC_SL1000_.jpg&#xA;&#xA;Do you consider such thing as a cheap trick? Some painting can't be stretched properly (e.g. due some detail on the edge of the painting that won't be visible as a whole when looking from the front if stretched to the side) so I'm searching for an alternative" CreationDate="2023-06-01T20:48:47.567" UserId="16969" />
  <row Id="15176" PostId="11687" Score="0" Text="I do have a painting that sounds like it fits the category of &quot;Digital artists create the image just as it should be on the front of the canvas&quot;, I had a feeling that mirrored edges would look less 'natural' than a blurred background with similar texture to the main picture. Does this make sense?" CreationDate="2023-06-01T20:51:20.277" UserId="16969" />
  <row Id="15178" PostId="11687" Score="1" Text="@BornToCode If I were making a digital print on canvas, the easiest method (least effort) to fill the edges with color is to mirror the content. Any image manipulation software can do that and I don't have to create new content that's missing from the original. If I were to paint this on canvas with brushes and paints, the easiest method is to extend the content down the edges, but leave the details out (= blurred background). I can see where the sky and the street and the house wall would be if the image was taken from a wider angle and I already have the correct colors mixed." CreationDate="2023-06-02T06:01:22.683" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15179" PostId="11686" Score="0" Text="@BornToCode That's not a painting though, but a printed image. Nevertheless, the concept of hanging them on canvas is taken from the medium of painting, so is imitation, and I would still consider it sub par. Were you talking about a painting, or a print (of a painting) all along?" CreationDate="2023-06-02T08:13:22.050" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15180" PostId="11693" Score="1" Text="Hi Olivia, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Hoses are flexible, though. How would you make sure the hilt is straight? And do those balloon stakes maintain their shapes well for pouring epoxy?" CreationDate="2023-06-02T08:16:31.970" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15181" PostId="11692" Score="0" Text="How does this keep the epoxy pliable? I think you misunderstood the question :)" CreationDate="2023-06-02T08:18:19.007" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15182" PostId="11686" Score="0" Text="I'm taking about a painting, the above link I wrote was just something I could find online where blurred background was added on the sides." CreationDate="2023-06-02T09:05:15.903" UserId="16969" />
  <row Id="15183" PostId="11686" Score="0" Text="I feel that how it's currently made it's not ideal for stretching because the left side of it has some details on the edge that won't be visible when looking on the front if stretched on the sides (so painting would look 'missing' when looking from the front). &#xA;&#xA;Adding mirrored background on the sides felt a bit non-natural to me so that's why I thought about continuation with a blurred background (with similar texture to the sides)" CreationDate="2023-06-02T09:09:24.970" UserId="16969" />
  <row Id="15185" PostId="11686" Score="1" Text="@BornToCode Yes, cutting off the door in the painting would mess up the composition. But, to be fair, the current composition seems to have the painting's edge exactly at the door's left edge, so having part of that side be folded around the frame would only improve the composition, as the eye isn't drawn to it as much as it is now. Is that an option?" CreationDate="2023-06-02T11:43:12.363" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15186" PostId="11688" Score="0" Text="I have personally used heat to bend fully-cured polyurethane resin, which has since remained in that shape for over a decade (however, if heated again, would likely return to its original position as it did when I first attempted the bend and had to correct and redo it). It seems likely it would work with epoxy resin as well." CreationDate="2023-06-02T13:21:58.860" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15187" PostId="2787" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH The problem with buying an acrylic rod is that nothing could be inserted into the resin. Given that the original poster (OP) wanted to make their own fake light-saber, they might want to put a string of light emitting diodes (LEDs) inside of the epoxy while the epoxy is still in a liquid state. Acrylic rods are already solid. It is too late to insert the lights inside of the resin after the resin has already hardened." CreationDate="2023-06-02T20:14:17.717" UserId="16829" />
  <row Id="15188" PostId="2787" Score="1" Text="@Protectorone I have used epoxy many times in the past, and it is quite brittle. It cracks if you hit it with a rock or other hard object. If you were to try playing (sparing) with two home-made lightsabers built out of epoxy, and the two light-sabers hit each-other, then one or both of the epoxy cylinders would crack and break." CreationDate="2023-06-02T20:16:23.763" UserId="16829" />
  <row Id="15189" PostId="2787" Score="0" Text="@Protectorone You mentioned using centrifugal force to form an epoxy cylinder or something inside of a spinning mold. The only thing like that I can think of would be to put molten plastic bottles and/or beverage containers inside of a cotton candy machine in order to make 100% recycled polyester quilt batting. The quilt batting could be used as polyester fill for winter jackets and other clothing items. However, that might ruin the cotton candy machine." CreationDate="2023-06-02T20:21:16.903" UserId="16829" />
  <row Id="15190" PostId="2787" Score="1" Text="@Protectorone If you put molten plastic in a cotton candy machine which uses centrifugal force and small holes in a metal device to spin out thin fibers, then the resulting 100% recycled plastic fill or batting might good for house insulation. However, I don't know what the [R-Value](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-value_(insulation)) for mastic fibers is. It might be that you need a 2 inch thick layer or a 3 foot thick layer in order the plastic fibers to be similar to [glass wool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_wool)" CreationDate="2023-06-02T20:23:45.360" UserId="16829" />
  <row Id="15191" PostId="2787" Score="0" Text="@SamuelMuldoon a string of LEDs wouldn't look very light saber like anyway - illuminating from the end with a slightly diffusing surface would look better. But I also pointed out that you can buy clear tube (in hindsight, maybe the thing to do is buy the clear tube, cast into it, but not remove it)" CreationDate="2023-06-03T07:20:41.267" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15192" PostId="11687" Score="1" Text="I can only choose one accepted answer so I chose Joachim's answer, but I have to point out that I see this answer as an inseparable part from the accepted answer as it adds important info that was very helpful to me in making a decision." CreationDate="2023-06-05T08:28:08.793" UserId="16969" />
  <row Id="15201" PostId="11704" Score="0" Text="*Rhinestones* (crystals) or *studs* (metallic)? The latter are likely attached with a very different method than the former, and from your descriptions, I suspect you've mixed them up. Can you add some photos?" CreationDate="2023-06-06T22:17:55.200" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15202" PostId="11704" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC I'm honestly not quite sure. As I mentioned, they _look_ metallic, but they aren't metal. They seem to be some sort of plastic with a coating to make them look metallic, but they're so tiny I can't tell if they're clear with a metallic layer on the back or just completed coated. They look to be faceted like a rhinestone too. And they _are_ attached with some sort of glue, not pronged. They aren't just sequins either." CreationDate="2023-06-06T22:24:35.553" UserId="17010" />
  <row Id="15204" PostId="11704" Score="0" Text="Do you know what sort of fabric the garment is made from? That will affect what solvents and how much heat could be used" CreationDate="2023-06-07T05:50:20.193" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15206" PostId="11704" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH I know what fabric the item I ordered was supposed to be, but the one I got isn't the same fabric and I have no information on it. It's a fairly thick soft fabric and the edges don't seem to fray, but it isn't fleece." CreationDate="2023-06-07T09:31:59.170" UserId="17010" />
  <row Id="15208" PostId="11704" Score="0" Text="That's a shame, but probably synthetic fibre of some sort" CreationDate="2023-06-07T13:37:06.287" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15213" PostId="11711" Score="0" Text="What oil can I use. Would sunflower oil do the job? (Because can be found in bulk for cheap)" CreationDate="2023-06-09T07:54:35.507" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="15214" PostId="11711" Score="1" Text="@DimitriosDesyllas You can use anything that doesn't have a strong smell. I don't have any experience with making scented oils but I think sunflower oil should work. Keep in mind that all natural oils get rancid after a time (usually about a year), so by producing scented oil in bulk you may have to discard a lot of it if you cannot use it up in time." CreationDate="2023-06-09T10:07:43.530" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15215" PostId="11712" Score="1" Text="Some epoxies set clearer than others - what exactly are you using? How are you mixing it? And what are you doing with it (gluing parts together, casting,...)?" CreationDate="2023-06-10T06:18:36.043" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15216" PostId="11712" Score="1" Text="And after how long does the epoxy get cloudy? Right after curing or after weeks / months / years? Please [edit] your question to add more information." CreationDate="2023-06-10T13:06:53.100" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15217" PostId="11712" Score="0" Text="Hello there and thanks for the reply! So im making my own small jewelery using metal for framing it. Im using liquid glass crystal resin(mercola) that is exrta strong and ultra transparent. I mixed them 100:55 and sometimes after months i see them strarting to get foggy even though im protecting them from perfoum ect.      Do you know any good vernish that it might help?" CreationDate="2023-06-12T06:26:10.617" UserId="17031" />
  <row Id="15218" PostId="11712" Score="0" Text="P.s sometimes yes, fogginess is from the beginning but i think this is a matter of my mixing, surface ect." CreationDate="2023-06-12T06:27:39.767" UserId="17031" />
  <row Id="15219" PostId="11712" Score="0" Text="Why are you mixing at a different ratio than recommended?" CreationDate="2023-06-12T14:14:09.827" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15220" PostId="11655" Score="1" Text="I may have just figured something out, it works great and doesn't need a special background and works like a regular cross, I'll post an answer about it and I'll see what you think" CreationDate="2023-06-13T00:49:45.483" UserId="16813" />
  <row Id="15221" PostId="11694" Score="0" Text="That is not a brush, it is a stylus." CreationDate="2023-06-13T14:08:30.447" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15224" PostId="11711" Score="0" Text="Hate to break it to you re vape flavors but those are universally artificial chemically derived compounds... not herbal extracts. [Comprehensive overview of common e-liquid ingredients](https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/30/2/185)" CreationDate="2023-06-13T14:32:13.753" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15225" PostId="11687" Score="1" Text="Link to the &quot;painting&quot; is dead." CreationDate="2023-06-13T14:36:01.137" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15226" PostId="11682" Score="0" Text="This is entirely subjective. There is no right or wrong answer. Since it sounds like you are ordering a printed canvas I do not think the other aesthetic aspects like what gets printed on the edges will be a big factor impression wise. You choose by what works for you." CreationDate="2023-06-13T14:40:56.927" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15227" PostId="11675" Score="1" Text="What have you tried so far?" CreationDate="2023-06-13T20:36:16.537" UserId="17042" />
  <row Id="15230" PostId="11716" Score="1" Text="Not the same issue, but it's possible some of the steps in the answer to this question might be of help: https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/8813/cameo-4-not-cutting-exactly-on-the-printed-line" CreationDate="2023-06-19T14:13:37.953" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15231" PostId="11716" Score="2" Text="I couldn't add more to the answer linked in the comment above. There are 2 digital files involved: one for the printer and one for the cutter. The cutter cannot see the L-shaped registration mark (because that's part of the printer file), and you cannot see where the cutter will place the cuts (because that's not printed). But from the looks of it, the cutter assumes that your page is smaller, so it shrinks the file to fit the page. Go through the settings listed in the linked answer and test with cheap printer paper until you manage to find the correct settings." CreationDate="2023-06-20T05:03:58.297" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15232" PostId="11717" Score="0" Text="The opacity is usually indicated on the paint tube as a symbol, as shown in [this answer](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/7627/6316) and [this answer](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/a/7984/6316). Using fully opaque paint for your background should only require a single coat. If that doesn't solve your problem, please leave a comment or [edit] your question to clarify the problem." CreationDate="2023-06-20T05:32:13.747" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15233" PostId="11716" Score="0" Text="Thank you guys for your input. I already made sure I had the latest firmware version which is 1.20 for studio 4.5.196ss. And I also noticed that it seems that it assumed the page was a bit smaller, but I've checked under *File &gt; Print Page Setup* and in the Toolbar's Page Setup that all is A4. And I've made sure I printed using A4 with the preferences for paper set to A4. As far as I know there is no other place to check. I see this gray border around my paper in studio (Show Print Border) w/ a small uniform margin same each edge but don't think the gray box can be maxed to match paper size." CreationDate="2023-06-20T09:31:29.833" UserId="17073" />
  <row Id="15235" PostId="11716" Score="0" Text="Never having used a cutting machine like this, this may be a naive question, but: (how) can you be absolutely sure that the paper isn't moving or stretching? I don't mean how do you secure it, I mean how do you check after or even during cutting that it hasn't moved?" CreationDate="2023-06-20T10:36:30.130" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15236" PostId="11716" Score="2" Text="@HarryMcKenzie Your updated screenshot looks indeed extremely crooked. The size of the cutting blade and how well the tip is centered can influence the precision [like in this question](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/11628/6316). You could repeat your test with a very small blade and see if it works better." CreationDate="2023-06-20T14:43:28.897" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15239" PostId="11721" Score="0" Text="You recommend against using a separate undercoat?" CreationDate="2023-06-27T18:30:10.097" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="15240" PostId="11721" Score="0" Text="@AaarghZombies I feel like with the right spray paint an undercoat shouldn't be neseccary, but it also shouldn't have any negative effects. You'll probably need at least 2 coats of paint anyways to completely cover the yellow of the hoses." CreationDate="2023-06-27T19:28:08.007" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15258" PostId="11724" Score="1" Text="Have you already chosen a type of binding (if so what) or could you select one to help achieve the effect?" CreationDate="2023-07-02T17:07:58.880" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15259" PostId="11724" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH Your comment helped me realize that the relevant terms are 'fore-edge,' 'rounding,' and 'backing.' I have renovated my question and added pictures. I will look into rounding and backing." CreationDate="2023-07-02T17:47:32.133" UserId="17140" />
  <row Id="15264" PostId="11722" Score="0" Text="**Comments have been [moved to chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/147006/discussion-on-question-by-khoa-vo-drawing-on-ipad-do-they-sell-artist-gloves-t); please do not continue the discussion here.** Before posting a comment below this one, please review the [purposes of comments](/help/privileges/comment). Comments that do not request clarification or suggest improvements usually belong as an [answer](/help/how-to-answer), on [meta], or in [chat]. Comments continuing discussion may be removed." CreationDate="2023-07-03T05:46:07.547" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15267" PostId="11724" Score="0" Text="I know very little about bookbinding but I don't believe that the crescent is put into the book from the beginning. All pages are cut the same size so it could be that humidity over time has caused the adhesive to expand/contract to create the crescent. If you take a look at a similarly bound book that is brand new, it will not have the crescent." CreationDate="2023-07-03T13:18:57.980" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="15270" PostId="11724" Score="0" Text="@agarza Thank you for your comment. 54 seconds into this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgCCevCsE1A is a good example of a book made to have a concave fore-edge. (Despite the fact that I am aware of this instructional video I have not yet worked my way through it closely enough or discovered whether it is practicable to implement the advice in the video for the particular book I am working on --- nor do I know at all how to achieve such smoothness in the fore-edge as the book at 0:54 has. So my question still stands.)" CreationDate="2023-07-03T17:07:21.840" UserId="17140" />
  <row Id="15271" PostId="11724" Score="0" Text="@NoahJ I learned something new. I see how the crescent **can** be shaped. Thank you for enlightening me." CreationDate="2023-07-03T17:44:14.437" UserId="9726" />
  <row Id="15272" PostId="11729" Score="1" Text="Thank you!  Will" CreationDate="2023-07-04T17:37:53.130" UserId="17149" />
  <row Id="15275" PostId="11733" Score="0" Text="Should I be looking for these type of dolls? https://tinyurl.com/yz2m4ndu" CreationDate="2023-07-07T07:47:20.980" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="15276" PostId="11733" Score="0" Text="@DimitriosDesyllas No, they are *tiny*! Just as big as a hand. You can use them for decoration, but not for checking how real fabric influences the look of a garment." CreationDate="2023-07-07T14:46:27.917" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15277" PostId="11733" Score="2" Text="For rough/early mockups, you *can* actually use paper, or more specifically, certain cloth-like brands of paper towels (Viva is a good one for this). It doesn't get you to the drape of the fabrics you're using, but it does let you get the basic shapes worked out quickly in smaller scales." CreationDate="2023-07-10T17:17:06.737" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15278" PostId="11733" Score="1" Text="Additionally, down around 1/3 scale you still have a good replica of how fabric will behave on a human at a much smaller size. At 1/4, thicker fabrics will lose draping, but a lot of fine ones will even behave here. I've even gotten good results with a double-layer of garment linen at 1/4 scale." CreationDate="2023-07-10T17:18:04.663" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15279" PostId="11694" Score="0" Text="@rebusB You are correct about a stylus not being the same as a paint brush. The phrases &quot;Is a stylus&quot; and &quot;is not a stylus&quot; have the  flavor of boolean logic or black and white thinking. Black and white thinking is a useful tool somtimes, but there exist times where pairwise comparisons are a more useful model for English words." CreationDate="2023-07-10T18:23:57.740" UserId="16829" />
  <row Id="15280" PostId="11694" Score="0" Text="@rebusB A mental model in which the world is painted in various shades of grey is somtimes more useful than a binary black and white mental model of the world. Rather than saying that somthing is a house or is not a house we can say that a mobile home is more like a house than an umbrella. This is similair to how frying pans are more useful for cooking grilled cheese sandwhiches than phillips head screwdrivers are for cooking grilled cheese sandwiches. When choosing a paint brush or stylus, let us try to choose the too which best meets our objectives." CreationDate="2023-07-10T18:27:03.923" UserId="16829" />
  <row Id="15281" PostId="11743" Score="4" Text="Have you read or seen any tutorial about paper making? Your approach of drying the pulp on the mesh is completely wrong. You have to transfer the wet pulp onto a surface where it can dry and you can remove the dried paper. I'll probably post some tutorials later, but right now I don't have the time." CreationDate="2023-07-11T07:40:54.123" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15282" PostId="11694" Score="0" Text="If you are going to use your own definitions of things, then it makes little sense to ask others advice on how to make said things." CreationDate="2023-07-14T15:47:24.650" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15283" PostId="11749" Score="0" Text="There are 3 O-rings in the manual that *might* be your part D: 6 &amp; 7 on the left side look most promising from what I can see. There are also parts 33 at the center bottom and 26 at the center, but as you mentioned, it looks too big to fit there." CreationDate="2023-07-17T13:16:20.237" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15284" PostId="11749" Score="0" Text="It's too big to fit inside the valve body (pos 27), so I don't think that it belongs there." CreationDate="2023-07-17T20:06:19.553" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="15285" PostId="11749" Score="0" Text="Could it be part of the air hose then instead of part of the actual air brush?" CreationDate="2023-07-18T05:46:16.570" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15286" PostId="11749" Score="0" Text="It was from a quick release." CreationDate="2023-07-18T08:08:30.947" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="15287" PostId="11753" Score="0" Text="TL;DR - it's not easy.  I have in the past had access to lab equipment that was very good at distinguishing polymers, but it's not something you can replicate at home." CreationDate="2023-07-18T12:41:46.247" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15288" PostId="11747" Score="1" Text="What do you mean by &quot;watercolor template&quot;... Is that like a paint by numbers thing, outlines to be filled in? Or are you looking for collections of watercolors to use a reference?" CreationDate="2023-07-18T19:07:08.063" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15289" PostId="11753" Score="2" Text="Would a 5MHz benchtop NMR do the trick?  There are a few models for sale, and somewhere in my personal archive I've got the schematics for building one..." CreationDate="2023-07-18T19:23:36.540" UserId="552" />
  <row Id="15290" PostId="11749" Score="0" Text="Spring looks like it could be part of the needle assembly. Hard to tell when many of the parts that go together appear to be missing (not shown.)" CreationDate="2023-07-18T19:27:18.447" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15291" PostId="11753" Score="1" Text="@Perkins I've never done any NMR. I was thinking of Raman spectroscopy" CreationDate="2023-07-18T19:29:20.390" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15292" PostId="3780" Score="0" Text="This! Pretty much what glue sticks were invented for." CreationDate="2023-07-18T19:38:40.557" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15293" PostId="11753" Score="0" Text="Interesting.  I'd never looked into Raman spectroscopy before.  Seems like it would be even simpler to build though.  Big question is if there's open-source software for processing the data like there is with NMR.  If there is, then building one for personal use likely wouldn't be too horribly difficult given how cheap lasers and lenses have gotten these days." CreationDate="2023-07-18T19:40:43.550" UserId="552" />
  <row Id="15294" PostId="11753" Score="0" Text="@Perkins lasers and lenses can be cheap but the spectral purity of cheap lasers is really poor, and the filters to reject the laser light are expensive. Even with a strong signal you need 8+ orders of magnitude transmission change in a few tens of nm. Then you need a decent spectrometer to resolve the spectrum. I could probably build a really basic system from scratch, but it wouldn't be cheap. From a software point of view it's quite easy, though there's no major established open source tool. What we'd need here are libraries of reference spectra, and there are now published resources" CreationDate="2023-07-18T19:51:28.460" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15295" PostId="11747" Score="0" Text="Good point. I mean the latter, just a collection of watercolor paintings." CreationDate="2023-07-19T05:21:14.970" UserId="17216" />
  <row Id="15296" PostId="11755" Score="0" Text="But can you use it to draw? Does it allow your hand to glide on the screen?" CreationDate="2023-07-19T06:34:59.897" UserId="17127" />
  <row Id="15299" PostId="11753" Score="0" Text="@Perkins There's a Python library for basically everything. Like [RamPy](https://github.com/charlesll/rampy), &quot;a Python library that aims at helping processing spectroscopic data, such as Raman, Infrared or XAS spectra.&quot;" CreationDate="2023-07-19T08:50:33.903" UserId="519" />
  <row Id="15300" PostId="11753" Score="2" Text="There's lots of people tinkering with home-workshop NMR, Raman spectroscopy and so on, but the bottom line is that signals are extremely elusive and there's no &quot;easy way&quot; yet. More promising, there's been various attempts to identify plastic for recycling by shining different wavelengths of IR into it and examining the response: the last I saw it relied heavily on &quot;machine learning&quot; i.e. is likely to be snake oil. For the &quot;small shop&quot;, there's likely to be no better way than testing with solvents: which after all mirrors paint selection which is OP's question." CreationDate="2023-07-19T08:58:13.497" UserId="9910" />
  <row Id="15301" PostId="11753" Score="0" Text="@MarkMorganLloyd IR has some promise, as does sufficiently constrained AI in spectroscopy.  The state of the art a few years ago used AI pre-screening of Raman data for expert review, which is reasonable in some contexts, but not a workshop or a recycling plant. There's also a big problem with dyes in coloured plastic for recycling." CreationDate="2023-07-19T09:30:19.157" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15302" PostId="11753" Score="1" Text="@Mast-onstrike RamPy would have been handy for me during my PhD, but I still would have had to write the trickier bits of my own code - I had to locate peaks on the shoulders of much stronger peaks which even sequential curve-fitting with subtraction failed to do" CreationDate="2023-07-19T09:33:10.833" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15303" PostId="11753" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH OTOH, there's probably a limited number of dyes added to recyclable plastics (i.e. thermoplastics) heavily weighted towards getting RAL colours, and these would be expected to have predictable IR etc. characteristics. However this is your speciality, not mine so I'd best stop holding forth :-) I think the bottom line in this question is that (a) it's the solvents that matter and (b) OP might be looking at some weird copolymer, so there's no better answer than &quot;suck it and see&quot;." CreationDate="2023-07-19T09:38:45.430" UserId="9910" />
  <row Id="15307" PostId="11747" Score="0" Text="Afraid it is still a problematic question for the site as it is general and opinion based. I would recommend going to bookstores and libraries and looking at the art books. There are plenty of artists that work in watercolors with catalogs of their works out there. Plus you may find inspiration outside of watercolorists." CreationDate="2023-07-19T18:49:48.603" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15310" PostId="11753" Score="0" Text="@Perkins Presumably an NMR trying to characterise a specimen (rather than verify the presence of a single compound) would have to generate a substantial number of &quot;pings&quot; in order to capture a signal over a fairly wide frequency range. Have you seen the NanoVNA and related TinySA designs? Seems to me like they'd be a good starting point..." CreationDate="2023-07-19T21:56:03.547" UserId="9910" />
  <row Id="15312" PostId="11747" Score="0" Text="can you give specific examples? I have a hard time finding such books. All I find at book stores and online are how-to-paint-guides and biography-like-art-books with plenty of text between a handful of small paintings." CreationDate="2023-07-20T08:53:05.590" UserId="17216" />
  <row Id="15313" PostId="11753" Score="0" Text="@MarkMorganLloyd  I expect you're right. You'd have to hit the whole range of potential frequencies that might be there, and then compare their proportions to get an idea of what it is. I've never actually tried it though, partly because I'm just an amateur, and partly because what study I've done is from the side of using the resonance to do interesting things *to* the sample, rather than gleaning information *about* the sample." CreationDate="2023-07-20T20:37:41.990" UserId="552" />
  <row Id="15314" PostId="11753" Score="0" Text="@Perkins this https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S109078072030118X looks interesting, suggesting a price in the low $100s." CreationDate="2023-07-20T21:35:28.853" UserId="9910" />
  <row Id="15315" PostId="11761" Score="1" Text="Excellent! That’s exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a lot :))" CreationDate="2023-07-22T03:00:55.273" UserId="17248" />
  <row Id="15317" PostId="11759" Score="1" Text="Try looking at Charles Eames designs . He developed a few." CreationDate="2023-07-22T19:40:14.797" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="15318" PostId="11759" Score="0" Text="Looks easy to construct, but painful in which to sit! I imagine that the top of the hoop hits the back in a bad way, and the bottom of the hoop cuts off leg circulation after sitting for a while.  But visually, I do find the lines appealing from certain angles." CreationDate="2023-07-24T00:59:13.140" UserId="352" />
  <row Id="15319" PostId="11765" Score="5" Text="What do you use at the moment? And how are the two parts shaped to fit together?" CreationDate="2023-07-25T07:10:20.003" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15321" PostId="11758" Score="0" Text="@FraserOrr The laser cut option sounds much less of a headache (+1 Elmy). For a large number, the amount of time, repetitive hand strain saved would justify the cost. I've seen the laser cut method (with a circular stencil) used in the past on [the Noraa project](https://www.jessicain.net/pagesnoraa)" CreationDate="2023-07-27T08:29:13.617" UserId="190" />
  <row Id="15322" PostId="11758" Score="1" Text="@GeorgeProfenza In my experience papyrus sheets aren't as uniformly flat as paper sheets. That poses a risk if your laser cutter has only a small gap between the laser head and the material. My own laser did ruin several projects because the laser head got caught in some random &quot;hills&quot; in the paper (or the paper rolled up after being cut) and shoved the paper around. *Extremely* frustrating..." CreationDate="2023-07-27T11:06:31.873" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15323" PostId="11758" Score="0" Text="That's a very good point/details to keep in mind: thanks for sharing/expanding." CreationDate="2023-07-27T15:38:28.237" UserId="190" />
  <row Id="15327" PostId="11755" Score="2" Text="Yes. And a quick google search turns up dozens of five fingered touch screen compatible gloves. I would imagine they all glide on the screen since they would be pretty useless if they didn't. Are you stuck on the need for them to be called &quot;art gloves&quot; or is there some other reason these many choices do not work for you?" CreationDate="2023-07-28T15:42:34.060" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15329" PostId="11755" Score="0" Text="Also may I add: can you list a link to a product that you think would work? Just to get something concrete out here." CreationDate="2023-07-28T19:30:37.043" UserId="17127" />
  <row Id="15333" PostId="2633" Score="0" Text="Update: my Turbos behaved a lot better for me when I picked them up recently after several years of not using them. I don’t know if my skin chemistry changed or if the needles developed a patina while sitting in my bag." CreationDate="2023-07-30T18:49:22.373" UserId="6911" />
  <row Id="15334" PostId="11774" Score="0" Text="Titanium isn't all that hard - stainless steel would be harder. A manufacturing jeweller would be able to look at the construction, and might be able to tell, because adding harder metals with higher melting points on top of gold is less likely than the other way round" CreationDate="2023-07-31T10:39:34.640" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15335" PostId="11774" Score="0" Text="Thanks. I know it might vary depending on what the material is, but do you have a rough idea of how much we'd pay for that kind of analysis?" CreationDate="2023-07-31T11:29:37.783" UserId="17302" />
  <row Id="15336" PostId="11774" Score="0" Text="I've no idea how much I'd pay, never mind how much you would in another country. I'm going to guess it would be comparable to a valuation for insurance purposes, as they'd need to figure out the material for that. That might provide a route" CreationDate="2023-07-31T11:35:08.213" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15337" PostId="11776" Score="0" Text="I wonder what it does with silver (and sterling silver) which are also soft. Simple reactions done on the mark should give a more conclusive answer than my approach, if needed. +1" CreationDate="2023-07-31T15:56:15.837" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15338" PostId="11776" Score="2" Text="@ChrisH Depends on the touchstone. In general, all materials with a Mohs hardness of about a 3 or lower will leave some degree of mark. This is good enough to differentiate silver from titanium, iridium, or steel (or gold from pyrite, which was the major purpose originally of touchstones), though it may not reliably differentiate silver from aluminum, platinum, or palladium, and it will generally not differentiate silver from pewter." CreationDate="2023-07-31T21:08:14.573" UserId="6010" />
  <row Id="15339" PostId="11776" Score="0" Text="@AustinHemmelgarn so it will directly answer the underlying soft/hard question, without a positive identification - good enough" CreationDate="2023-07-31T21:10:28.590" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15340" PostId="11765" Score="0" Text="It depends on the details of the current metal cap and in particular how determined you are to keep the precise shape of the current metal cap, or whether you're prepared to add screw holes, crimps, or an additional fitting (such as a thread). Something mechanical like that is probably better than glue." CreationDate="2023-08-01T13:22:39.840" UserId="11551" />
  <row Id="15341" PostId="11738" Score="0" Text="Do you have more specific products in mind? Individual products are likely to differ in things like the thickness they can cut, and &quot;guillotine&quot; can refer to a wide range of things, with hinged or rotary blades. It seems quite common to have ploughs attached to book presses, while guillotines are generally separate." CreationDate="2023-08-01T13:34:05.277" UserId="11551" />
  <row Id="15342" PostId="10949" Score="0" Text="You can find a lot of tutorials online on how to transfer laser-printed images onto another object using solvents etc. Although stickers/transfer film are easier. (NB inkjet doesn't transfer nearly so well.)" CreationDate="2023-08-01T13:36:29.103" UserId="11551" />
  <row Id="15345" PostId="11774" Score="1" Text="White gold or platinum; a jeweler will tell you." CreationDate="2023-08-05T00:06:20.703" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="15346" PostId="11783" Score="1" Text="Does is have to be *rubber*? Meaning: will somebody actually touch the object and feel its rubbery consistency? How much force does it have to withstand? Like gentle touch or bouncing the whole thing? Or is it the kind of artwork nobody is supposed to touch?" CreationDate="2023-08-07T05:47:45.423" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15347" PostId="11783" Score="0" Text="@Elmy Rubbery consistency is important. The idea is to embed a haptic motor in the rubber and have it visibly vibrate the whole mass. The artwork is meant to be a gallery piece, so doesn't have to be children's museum durable, but should stand up to someone putting their hands on it or general wear and tear during transport" CreationDate="2023-08-07T15:37:52.610" UserId="15968" />
  <row Id="15348" PostId="11781" Score="1" Text="Looks similar but the handbags have a diagonal offset which your link lacks. Also just providing a link for an answer is not so useful for SE because links go bad..." CreationDate="2023-08-07T17:16:07.983" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15349" PostId="11786" Score="0" Text="I saw something similar on my bernina the other day. Turned out I'd accidentally increased the stitch width while it was set to a straight stitch. But I'm not sure that's what you're seeing (hence not an answer)." CreationDate="2023-08-10T10:33:39.403" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15350" PostId="11786" Score="0" Text="The Pfaff has a dial for width adjustment (zig-zag) and I wondered if it was slightly miscalibrated, but I'm not sure that's the issue. Maybe I can try and set up a video and manually advance the needle to see if it's moving from side to side?" CreationDate="2023-08-10T10:38:13.277" UserId="17352" />
  <row Id="15351" PostId="11786" Score="0" Text="I managed to see the needle moving on close inspection, so that's possible. Video is good because it would allow you to compare the motion with the machine threaded and not." CreationDate="2023-08-10T10:49:16.267" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15352" PostId="11786" Score="0" Text="Another thought - if you unpick the stitches, what does that line of holes look like" CreationDate="2023-08-10T10:50:06.807" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15353" PostId="11786" Score="2" Text="I just uploaded a GIF - bit wobbly at short notice but gives an idea. I'll get something set up with a tripod later, this is just handheld with a camera I have lying around. Should be able to get something where we can see the thread getting looped too. From a first glance it looks like the needle is puncturing the same spot every time, but the motion isn't perfectly vertical?" CreationDate="2023-08-10T11:02:56.687" UserId="17352" />
  <row Id="15354" PostId="11786" Score="0" Text="Maybe it's just a weird effect of watching the slow-motion gif, but is your needle straight/not bent? Have you tried replacing the needle?" CreationDate="2023-08-10T15:14:34.340" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15356" PostId="11786" Score="0" Text="Hi @AllisonC yeah I wondered about this. I tried with a spare that I have on hand, but I might get some more from the store and try those. However same result with the spare (the needle doesn't look obviously bent either)." CreationDate="2023-08-10T22:11:40.907" UserId="17352" />
  <row Id="15357" PostId="11786" Score="0" Text="@Josh thanks for the info! I'd suggest some new needles; they should be replaced regularly anyway, and even if they aren't bent it's possible they've become dull and that's having an effect. Good luck!" CreationDate="2023-08-10T22:28:12.120" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15359" PostId="11792" Score="0" Text="Thanks! I did swap out the needle with no difference - I will also check some new thread today, I wonder if it's some weird torsion going on. But I also wanted to video the needle being threaded too (but this is more of an excuse to play with the camera)" CreationDate="2023-08-17T10:46:26.173" UserId="17352" />
  <row Id="15360" PostId="11798" Score="1" Text="What material is the bottle made from? Does it have an existing coating?" CreationDate="2023-08-18T14:00:43.667" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15361" PostId="11798" Score="0" Text="the shell of this stainless steel bottle is coated with quality color last molding powder, a kind of thermoset polymer." CreationDate="2023-08-18T14:16:23.663" UserId="12246" />
  <row Id="15362" PostId="11798" Score="1" Text="I know that Sharpie is variable in the dishwasher depending on the surface.  I use a (usually blue) one to label boxes in the freezer, and on smooth plastic it fades around the second wash, handily erasing it in my case.  On textured plastic it lasts far longer.  Other marker pen brands have been comparable - some washing off quicker, others slower, but none truly permanent" CreationDate="2023-08-18T15:19:12.750" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15363" PostId="11803" Score="1" Text="Please don't use anything that can transfer to other people or parts of the event facility." CreationDate="2023-08-21T22:27:29.360" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15364" PostId="11803" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC when I did this by accident I didn't manage to blot any off onto a rag or tissue. That's how little you need and how unlikely it is to transfer. But I still don't recommend it for many situations (basically anything when you're not just standing)" CreationDate="2023-08-22T15:41:07.250" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15365" PostId="11803" Score="0" Text="Wiping or blotting, yes, you may not get anything off. Pressing against a surface for a length of time (i.e. seated in a chair leaning back during a presentation), you're much more likely to press oil out of the fabric and into the chair." CreationDate="2023-08-22T20:06:49.997" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15366" PostId="11803" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC  I tried blotting by pressing a tissue against it against a chair arm for some time against my body. So almost exactly what you'd do sitting in a chair. But maybe I was (un)lucky. The description of appearing as someone giving a presentation strongly suggests that the main event is standing, but who knows our the rest of the time" CreationDate="2023-08-23T16:35:10.830" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15367" PostId="11803" Score="0" Text="I typically cosplay a character who is frequently fighting or on the move. That doesn't mean that's what I'm doing when in the costume. :) I do walk around a fair amount, but I also sit down for hour-plus presentations, meals, or in vehicles to move to and from the event, and typically wear the costume for 8+ hours at a shot." CreationDate="2023-08-23T23:36:45.933" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15371" PostId="11808" Score="1" Text="To try to help you out, I searched for &quot;make wick stiffer&quot;.  Note to self: Never search for that again." CreationDate="2023-08-27T03:47:50.040" UserId="352" />
  <row Id="15372" PostId="11808" Score="0" Text="Is the surface or diameter of the candle too large for the wick, perhaps? The product information probably gives you the relevant information." CreationDate="2023-08-27T12:16:52.607" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15373" PostId="11804" Score="0" Text="And these inks will not transfer to skin, even after drying? I'd assume most will stain once they get a little moist again (with real sweat, for example)." CreationDate="2023-08-27T12:20:26.390" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15374" PostId="7960" Score="0" Text="Thank you Ruben! This does help me, I was going to try this method. I now know to save my time." CreationDate="2023-08-28T04:16:47.333" UserId="17440" />
  <row Id="15375" PostId="11804" Score="1" Text="@Joachim only a water-based, non-permanent ink (ex: Crayola markers) would run the risk of reactivating with any moisture; alcohol inks become permanent once heat-set, and oil-based inks likewise become very permanent. Inks for screen printing are designed to be highly permanent as well (though not suitable for this task as a thicker form of ink). Setting the ink is important in all processes, which is why I recommend consulting the wealth of tutorials out there." CreationDate="2023-08-28T14:27:51.110" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15376" PostId="11812" Score="0" Text="Are you looking to render the look or hoping to recreate the optical effect? That is are you painting in the prismatic highlights or trying to get the highlights to happen dynamically." CreationDate="2023-08-28T17:55:27.690" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15378" PostId="2784" Score="0" Text="This is what first occurred to me when reading the question. Dyes and pigments are different materials and perform very differently. How would one paint impasto with dyes? In other words, people do not paint with dyes because dyes are not paint." CreationDate="2023-08-28T18:11:06.260" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15380" PostId="11812" Score="0" Text="I'm not sufficiently familiar with the words you are using to understand the difference. I want to approximate the effect of a surface being much more reflective than it really is, using matt paints, because I only have matt paints." CreationDate="2023-08-28T18:45:49.853" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="15381" PostId="11811" Score="0" Text="A quick fix for the charcoal powder method would be to spray the material with some sort of fixative after transfering the pattern to secure the powder so it doesn't smudge or fade away." CreationDate="2023-08-28T18:46:24.230" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15382" PostId="11814" Score="0" Text="Found a good video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l-8maBHWdA" CreationDate="2023-08-28T21:45:21.523" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15383" PostId="11814" Score="1" Text="What sort of puppet (what material)? And what sort of size? You can buy eyes for making cuddly (plush) toys that fasten through fabric. They would work for glove puppets, for example" CreationDate="2023-08-29T06:58:54.657" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15384" PostId="11815" Score="0" Text="Thanks! Yes, I've noticed that the slanting actually occurs when the needle is on its upwards path and the thread is drawn over to one side as the loop is formed, I guess for the reason you've mentioned. What I've noticed is that this isn't as apparent if I use a much thicker fabric - for example nylon webbing. The Pfaff also has a horizontal spool holder which is supposed to work better with cross-wound threads and I wondered if that might help (because coming off the vertical spool, the thread looks pretty wavy, though I think the tensioner should compensate for that)." CreationDate="2023-08-29T13:06:32.943" UserId="17352" />
  <row Id="15385" PostId="11815" Score="0" Text="(Pfaff also have quite a nice diagram in their [manual](https://www.pfaff.com/globalassets/pfaff/Resources/en-US/pfaff_360-manual-EN.PDF) which looks very similar - the instructions for adjusting tension are a lot more comprehensive than I expected when I bought it)" CreationDate="2023-08-29T13:08:56.903" UserId="17352" />
  <row Id="15386" PostId="11814" Score="1" Text="Safety eyes, taxidermy eyes, doll eyes... What kind of materials are you using, and what style of puppet?" CreationDate="2023-08-29T15:05:29.507" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15387" PostId="11815" Score="0" Text="@Josh Honestly, I wouldn't worry abount it. I don't think that the bobbin style has anything to do with it because the balanced tension of both threads shound negate any curling of the thread caused by any bobbin. If it bothers you, I noticed that the effect lessens with a shorter stitch length and that the bobbin thread looks straighter than the upper thread. So for example when you hem a garment by turning the edge under twice and sewing over it the neat line is outside and the slanted line hidden inside the garment." CreationDate="2023-08-29T19:42:20.777" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15388" PostId="11818" Score="4" Text="This little experiment should teach you that AI (expecially current chatbots) **don't actually know what they are saying**. They just string the most probable words together to create some text, but they have absolutely no knowledge about anything they write about. You cannot trust any information any AI gives you." CreationDate="2023-08-29T20:04:51.600" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15389" PostId="11741" Score="0" Text="The sooting up can be materially reduced by placing an adhesive-backed layer over the material." CreationDate="2023-08-29T20:37:07.360" UserId="17451" />
  <row Id="15390" PostId="11818" Score="1" Text="Their strong preference to produce output rather than disclaim knowledge is a large driver to their less than satisfactory performance. I was just impressed that it came up with two possible names and both had nothing to do with reality. I only asked it after I was unable to find a reasonable venue for the question in the first place." CreationDate="2023-08-29T20:56:45.163" UserId="17451" />
  <row Id="15391" PostId="11814" Score="0" Text="My base material at the moment is fuzzy socks for a glove puppet, though I'm not going for traditional sock puppets.  That being said, my goal is to give students as many options as possible and also choose materials that might work well for other projects.  Taxidermy eyes are wild!" CreationDate="2023-08-29T23:17:50.207" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15392" PostId="11823" Score="3" Text="I fail to understand how a plate with holes explains the indentations in clock frames. If nothing else, the product you show as radially placed holes and the marks in the image are clearly on a regular square grid." CreationDate="2023-08-30T10:31:35.647" UserId="17451" />
  <row Id="15393" PostId="11818" Score="0" Text="I've seen something similar on other things, but can't recall what. Maybe if I could remember it would give a hint" CreationDate="2023-08-30T10:36:53.580" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15394" PostId="11826" Score="0" Text="Thank you.  This does a great job of answering my question.  Part of what I don't like about kaleidoscopes is how flat they look.  At the same time, I now understand there is a limited range in which everything can be in focus.  I suspect I'll have to experiment some to understand what the limits are." CreationDate="2023-08-31T00:52:54.703" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15395" PostId="11824" Score="2" Text="Are the paperclips going to be flush against the surface, or is just one wire going to be contact (so that they are sticking out)?" CreationDate="2023-08-31T01:01:59.067" UserId="221" />
  <row Id="15396" PostId="11827" Score="3" Text="For those failed attempts, what part of the glue bond failed? If the separation was the result of the paint layer from the box, the paint becomes the problem, not the glue selection." CreationDate="2023-08-31T08:08:23.037" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="15397" PostId="11826" Score="0" Text="@LibrarySeph The term you want to look for if you want to research those limits more is ‘depth of field’ or ‘depth of focus’. All kinds of things have an impact on it, including any other optics (such as lenses or prisms) involved and the exact viewing conditions, and it gets really complicated with human vision (as opposed to things like cameras) because our brain does some really crazy stuff at times to try and help us see better." CreationDate="2023-08-31T12:23:56.873" UserId="6010" />
  <row Id="15398" PostId="11814" Score="2" Text="Hi Seph, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! You're asking for a rolling list, which isn't a good fit for the Stack Exchange format. Please add as many requirements as you can into your question (through an [edit]), and we'll leave it to the community to decide if it can be reopened." CreationDate="2023-08-31T12:32:42.090" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15399" PostId="11826" Score="0" Text="Plus things closer than the end of the tube would not have as many reflections, perhaps none at all since it needs the length of the tube to generate the complex patterns" CreationDate="2023-09-01T16:03:34.827" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15400" PostId="11818" Score="0" Text="AI is a misnomer. There is no intelligence, only the parroting of data patterns." CreationDate="2023-09-01T16:05:26.767" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15401" PostId="11814" Score="0" Text="As a former decades long software developer, I'm well versed in the stack-exchange format.  Looking at other questions on this site, most seem to be &quot;rolling list&quot; in the sense that there's an infinite amount of artistic answers.  The big difference is that most questions ask &quot;how can I&quot; rather than &quot;what can I use.&quot;  As such, I've changed my question accordingly to fit the &quot;infinite answers but not a rolling list&quot; rule." CreationDate="2023-09-01T16:31:33.957" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15402" PostId="11829" Score="0" Text="I really appreciate your insight.  There is an effect of walking through snowflakes on a still day which I really enjoy.  I think it might be just as enjoyable with an eye patch.  But I'm also recognizing the reasons why that is not possible." CreationDate="2023-09-01T16:39:15.303" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15403" PostId="11829" Score="0" Text="I think I understand about the snowflakes, and maybe most of them being defocussed is part of the effect. But then snowflakes don't appear sharp anyway" CreationDate="2023-09-01T17:10:01.080" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15404" PostId="11831" Score="1" Text="Please concentrate on one question alone and ask any further questions later in new posts. Also, I'm not sure I understand your intention. The box you show clearly has a magnetic closure, so it's supposed to be opened. Do you not want your boxes to open? How tightly sealed should they be? and what are your plans for shelf life vs. active use? If the scent is strong (evaporates quickly) then it may be faded before a customer buys it, but if it last longer (evaporates slower) then it's less intense." CreationDate="2023-09-01T19:25:41.627" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15406" PostId="11834" Score="0" Text="What materials have you used it for? As it stand, this is more of a comment than an answer." CreationDate="2023-09-02T17:10:44.427" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15407" PostId="11818" Score="0" Text="You speak of &quot;many clock frames&quot;, but can you tell us more about the type, the period, the area? It could have been used by a single manufacturer." CreationDate="2023-09-02T17:26:13.570" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15408" PostId="11834" Score="0" Text="You’re right! Sorry I’m new and still getting used to the format of the site! I’ve mainly used it for fabric and metal. It’s one of the only glues I’ve had work well for fabric so I thought I’d mention it." CreationDate="2023-09-02T19:29:07.127" UserId="17463" />
  <row Id="15410" PostId="11818" Score="1" Text="@Joachim I've added links to additional examples showing this was across a broader geographical area and over some time. The finish seems to be limited to mechanisms that were designed for boxing to hide this less than desirable finish. It clearly not very common as I had to scan through several hundred images for these." CreationDate="2023-09-02T21:21:49.610" UserId="17451" />
  <row Id="15411" PostId="11831" Score="0" Text="I will be using super glue to seal the boxes shut for the product i have in mind. Adding the scented fiber in the box will be carried out prior to shipment to avoid the scent fading. I am mainly pondering if i should buy seperate scents or make them myself. I have never made fragrance before so wanted to know how difficult it might be. Also, wanted to know how much scent should roughly be used for the fibre shown." CreationDate="2023-09-03T09:46:47.553" UserId="17406" />
  <row Id="15412" PostId="11838" Score="0" Text="My fix was going to be to use the metal parts to make a new belt, from a bike tyre.  The reason I didn't do it is that in the end I made the buckle as well, from a sprocket and spoke.  In other words, I think if you're going to repair it, you should replace all the weak material" CreationDate="2023-09-03T19:48:10.283" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15416" PostId="11839" Score="2" Text="What size? There's nothing for scale in the image" CreationDate="2023-09-04T12:25:59.157" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15418" PostId="11843" Score="0" Text="i mean glitter like how glitter or holographic stickers are glitter. im trying to avoid the actual material because i dont think anyone going to the performance will want to deal with picking it out of their hair 4 months later. holographic card isnt a bad idea i just cant seem to find thin kinds." CreationDate="2023-09-04T13:41:19.403" UserId="17463" />
  <row Id="15419" PostId="11843" Score="1" Text="An idea of size would be good in that case  (sheet size, not star size, as only you know what design you're folding).  I can easily find A4 120gsm, but you've given no idea if that would be big enough.  Holographic gift wrap is cheap enough to have a go with, if you can find some that's actual paper that takes a crease, rather than plastic, but as you said &quot;glitter&quot;, I was looking more for glitter solutions than different sheet materials" CreationDate="2023-09-04T14:28:48.140" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15420" PostId="11832" Score="1" Text="I think so too. These brass boards may have been manufactured by different companies to cater to the needs of a range of clockmakers/clockmaking factories (the images of boards added later are different, but the concept is the same, indicating multiple factories working with the same universal or generalized 'blueprint' board)." CreationDate="2023-09-05T08:29:11.973" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15421" PostId="11839" Score="1" Text="Hard to bend holographic texture papers and other thicker paper stock can be made easier to bend by scoring them first (scoring is a light cut that does not go all the way through the paper.)" CreationDate="2023-09-05T15:43:27.520" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15423" PostId="11814" Score="0" Text="Changing the title and wording has not changed your question's goal... a list of ideas for you to pick from. Such a thing could be endless." CreationDate="2023-09-05T16:47:46.693" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15424" PostId="5517" Score="0" Text="Crayola says it takes several days to dry. That may be why it is still soft." CreationDate="2023-09-05T16:53:50.167" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15425" PostId="11814" Score="0" Text="Please look at the questions that start with &quot;How can I&quot;  https://crafts.stackexchange.com/search?q=How+can+I.  Almost all of them have an endless amount of possible answers.  Almost all of them are a list of ideas from which the asker picks one.  In any case, they'll be a bit better off.  But nothing was gained by closing this question." CreationDate="2023-09-05T22:11:45.427" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15426" PostId="11843" Score="2" Text="Looks like there are adhesive holographic papers out there (googled &quot;holo paper&quot;). So you could fold your stars out of plain paper then cut out and add glittery paper as decals later." CreationDate="2023-09-05T23:44:20.703" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15427" PostId="11844" Score="2" Text="Some information about how Don Sahlin did it here:  https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Muppet_eyes" CreationDate="2023-09-06T01:25:42.893" UserId="221" />
  <row Id="15428" PostId="11814" Score="0" Text="What was gained is adherence to a guide that has been established by the community. The format of this platform is simply not a good fit for this type of questions. You are welcome to start a discussion on [Meta] about this: maybe you can win everyone over. In any case, your edit hasn't changed your question (except your titular question is now different from what you're actually asking)." CreationDate="2023-09-07T10:48:14.600" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15429" PostId="11831" Score="0" Text="Hi Artsywolf, thanks for the update. Please [edit] the added information into your question. Also, if whether or not making it yourself is the main question, please focus on that. It's of course also possible to ask multiple questions on this site :)" CreationDate="2023-09-07T14:57:15.843" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15430" PostId="11845" Score="1" Text="For non-spherical eyes, I've seen wooden beads in an egg shape of roughly the right size. You could cut them in half to get taller or wider equivalents to your wooden half spheres" CreationDate="2023-09-08T06:11:20.333" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15431" PostId="11741" Score="1" Text="@AaarghZombies I added a new paragraph after an *extremely frustrating* experience with a horrible material that started melting at the top before the laser could get all the way through. Full power left a charred and uncleanly melted edge behind, while 3 passes with half power were much cleaner because the material had time to cool between passes. Needless to say the cutting failed twice because there were 3 times more chances of *something going wrong*." CreationDate="2023-09-09T19:52:32.777" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15432" PostId="9095" Score="0" Text="Hi, is this question still of interest to you? I recently learned bobbin lace as well and have some digital copies of old lace books, but I cannot find a &quot;five-hole ground&quot; in any of them. Could you add an image of the ground to your question? What I learned so far is that cloth stitch uses 1 + n pairs, where 1 is the &quot;worker&quot; pair and all others are the &quot;runner&quot; pairs. And I can only connect it cleanly to a 45° angled ground like torchon ground (I have seen examples on a 90° angled ground, but I have no idea how that is worked)." CreationDate="2023-09-10T08:58:51.257" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15434" PostId="10998" Score="0" Text="Another device used for tracing is the light box." CreationDate="2023-09-13T12:13:02.240" UserId="17507" />
  <row Id="15439" PostId="11847" Score="3" Text="Hi Katherine, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Please read the existing answers before you write your own: Spirit gum was already mentioned. And if you add a link, make sure to disclose your affiliation, and that it is of additional value to the answer, because I don't see why you would link to a specific site or retailer (or even just name them—people can look for themselves). I'll remove both links." CreationDate="2023-09-13T15:57:57.003" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15440" PostId="11847" Score="3" Text="And what does it mean for a company to be &quot;credible&quot;? If you personally recommend something, please back it up with experience." CreationDate="2023-09-13T16:00:24.367" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15441" PostId="11848" Score="3" Text="You just state that it is &quot;important&quot;. That's sort of common wisdom, but my question is _why_ is it important, and/or have you had actual observations that acrylic paint adheres _worse_ if soap is not completely washed off. (Remember we are talking about absolutely invisible layer, not something obvious). I also mentioned that the issue arises when the parts are too delicate to use scrub brush and sanding (or even washing!) Yes, primer is a norm for acrylic on plastic, but sometimes it's necessary to wash the primed piece (after sanding or handling without gloves), so the problem is the same." CreationDate="2023-09-14T02:02:23.570" UserId="9352" />
  <row Id="15442" PostId="11815" Score="0" Text="I've marked this as the correct answer because after playing with some other fabrics, it seems to be a lot more prevalent with thin/stretchy stuff. If I go through something heavy (like velcro) it does seem to be straight." CreationDate="2023-09-16T21:39:30.523" UserId="17352" />
  <row Id="15444" PostId="11811" Score="0" Text="Can you use a second piece of the same fabric, transfixing it to the first with a few pins or tape along the edges, and make the markings on that piece? (Admittedly, I don't really get how this works: won't any second layer disalign with your target cloth?)" CreationDate="2023-09-18T09:52:30.617" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15445" PostId="11811" Score="0" Text="@Joachim I found a traditional method where you temporarily attach a coarse fabric on top of a finer one and stitch the pattern through both layers. Afterwards you have to remove the coarse fabric by pulling each individual thread out of the embroidery, which leaves only the embroidery on the fine fabric. But honestly that sounds like even more work than making dots through a paper template." CreationDate="2023-09-18T11:23:18.593" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15446" PostId="11811" Score="1" Text="@Elmy it sounds like waste canvas might be an option; I've never used it (I don't do cross stitch or hand embroidery) but based on this blog it sounds like it's actually not that difficult to remove: https://littlelionstitchery.com/waste-canvas/" CreationDate="2023-09-18T14:53:37.363" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15448" PostId="11811" Score="1" Text="@AllisonC Wow, this is exactly what I need! I didn't know this kind of product exist and the canvas I have is too coarse (almost like burlap) and snags the stitching when you try to pull it out. If you write that as an answer I'll accept it." CreationDate="2023-09-18T17:11:55.493" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15449" PostId="11811" Score="1" Text="I'll do my best, like I said I've never used it :) Once I get an opportunity, I'll try to research up a bit more and write up the answer" CreationDate="2023-09-18T19:18:37.440" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15450" PostId="11850" Score="0" Text="Nothing like asking to make the perfect link finally appear: https://coolsnowglobes.com/pages/history-of-snow-globes" CreationDate="2023-09-18T22:05:11.060" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15451" PostId="11811" Score="0" Text="Not only got an answer written up, but found a second option that's very similar for you. Good luck on your embroidery!" CreationDate="2023-09-19T17:21:02.863" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15452" PostId="11858" Score="2" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts, please take the [tour] to see how this site works. It's unclear how your suggested answer is supposed to solve the problem. Please elaborate, cite an external source that elaborates or link to an external source. You may find more tips in the [help], especially [How to write good answers](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-answer) and [How to reference material written by others](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/referencing)" CreationDate="2023-09-20T14:31:14.280" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15453" PostId="11857" Score="0" Text="So, just soap and water?" CreationDate="2023-09-20T17:08:44.433" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="15454" PostId="11857" Score="0" Text="I wouldn't, just wipe (dry)." CreationDate="2023-09-20T18:39:18.163" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15455" PostId="11859" Score="0" Text="Is it sticky to the touch? I have one idea if it is, another if it's not." CreationDate="2023-09-20T18:44:13.000" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15456" PostId="11859" Score="0" Text="Related, and you might find an answer there: [How do I remove labels from glass jars/bottles?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/595/how-do-i-remove-labels-from-glass-jars-bottles/)" CreationDate="2023-09-20T21:28:34.433" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15457" PostId="11860" Score="0" Text="Have you tried any snow texture paints yet?" CreationDate="2023-09-21T14:12:31.347" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15458" PostId="11860" Score="0" Text="Added them to the list above.  Snow tex seems to be a &quot;mix with water&quot; thing, so I doubt it dries waterproof.  Vallajo snow says it's a water-based acrylic;  I'm not sure if that means it dries like regular acrylic or not." CreationDate="2023-09-21T16:59:11.027" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15459" PostId="11860" Score="0" Text="Grout doesn't dissolve in water once set.  That's why it's used between the tiles in showers.  And it can be very bight white.  But I'm not sure how you'd make it look much like snow" CreationDate="2023-09-21T18:54:36.853" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15460" PostId="11860" Score="1" Text="Acrylics should be waterproof; all acrylics are &quot;water-based&quot; paints. I wouldn't go with Snow Tex since it mentions it's for indoor use only, but the ones for model painting are likely a bit more durable so I'd lean toward them." CreationDate="2023-09-21T19:45:14.680" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15461" PostId="11863" Score="0" Text="Hi, yes it is a valuable Austro-Hungarian era ornamental beer mug dating from the 18th century approximately. The chip on it does reflect on its age for sure, and I agree that it in itself reflects on the object's antiquity. It is for this reason that I am inquiring about the ease of repair as it may not be worth the trouble and could be worse if not done properly." CreationDate="2023-09-22T12:20:46.443" UserId="17551" />
  <row Id="15462" PostId="11863" Score="0" Text="Having said that, I think I do have the required skill to attempt such a restoration, however matching the colour may be the most difficult task. Most of the time, exact colour matching is done by providing a sample of the colour (unless there are other methods) and this will be clearly a problem. Perhaps you might have some suggestions on how this might be done to give the best results ?" CreationDate="2023-09-22T12:23:50.250" UserId="17551" />
  <row Id="15463" PostId="11863" Score="0" Text="What sort of paints are generally used for ceramics and specifically for the putty that you refer to ? How would one go about doing the colour matching for instance ?" CreationDate="2023-09-22T12:26:50.823" UserId="17551" />
  <row Id="15464" PostId="11863" Score="2" Text="@davos As mentioned above, **I strongly advice against** any repair attempt. I would try to use a paint type that could have been used on the original mug, so clearly no modern acrylics paint. However, I don't know which type of paint would have been used. As for the color matching, I would do it by eye. This looks deep black to me with a golden line. The black shouldn't be too hard, but modern golden &quot;hobby&quot; level paints are horrible and I wouldn't let any of them near this mug. Golden &quot;artist&quot; level paints are expensive and color matching is down to luck alone." CreationDate="2023-09-22T13:25:56.687" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15465" PostId="11863" Score="1" Text="Thanks, I would say the original &quot;paint&quot; is more of a ceramic type that would have been fired in a kiln. So yes I agree, to get the same effect is going to be difficult ... Besides I spoke to the owner and they agree that it is best left as is to show how it withstood the times in its current state. The other pieces in the set are pretty much in a very good state. Thanks for the advice !" CreationDate="2023-09-22T14:29:35.553" UserId="17551" />
  <row Id="15466" PostId="11857" Score="0" Text="both components are exceedingly sticky." CreationDate="2023-09-22T16:09:00.657" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="15467" PostId="11857" Score="0" Text="They're also stable, so you don't need to get the containers thoroughly clean. You just need to make sure you don't use them for anything else. But the reason I lead with measuring into the mixing container is that then you don't have to deal with component mess. I'd actually switch to a brand that was measured by weight as it makes things so much easier, or weigh the components of my preferred brand having measured the correct proportions by volume - that allows weighing in the future." CreationDate="2023-09-22T18:46:35.950" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15468" PostId="11860" Score="0" Text="PVC pipe cut on a chop saw or table saw makes plastic particles that might work." CreationDate="2023-09-26T18:11:09.437" UserId="6946" />
  <row Id="15469" PostId="4091" Score="1" Text="The shredded currency link in the comment I left on Aug 20, 2020 is out of date and I have updated the shredded currency link in the answer." CreationDate="2023-09-27T11:53:00.397" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="15470" PostId="11871" Score="0" Text="Have you successfully used this to remove soda bottle adhesive, or just saw a product you suspect would work? Can you add a link to the product, as I couldn't find anything listed under that exact name? Thanks." CreationDate="2023-09-30T18:26:19.923" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="15471" PostId="11871" Score="0" Text="@Dolly, Not specifically soda bottles, but the same type of label from Jam Jars and plastic dessert cup pots.  It's sold under multiple different names in different countries. De,solve.it, De-solv-it, Xmykal sticky stuff remover, and so on. Try also AF Labelclene, different formula, same effect" CreationDate="2023-09-30T20:09:41.007" UserId="11439" />
  <row Id="15472" PostId="11872" Score="0" Text="Hi Faiza, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! We expect some effort on behalf of the person asking questions, and requests for finding things (like patterns) are off-topic here (and on the rest of the network). Can you tell us what you have tried or found so far? Thanks in advance!" CreationDate="2023-10-01T09:17:42.850" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15473" PostId="11827" Score="0" Text="I’d try loctite ultra gel adhesive! I’ve used it for a lot of different materials and they have different kinds for specific materials too." CreationDate="2023-09-02T09:48:46.427" UserId="17463" />
  <row Id="15474" PostId="11827" Score="0" Text="@L3X01D Do you know how it performs in comparison to the glues mentioned by the OP?" CreationDate="2023-09-02T17:09:01.470" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15475" PostId="11827" Score="0" Text="I’ve never used e6000 but it’s way better than either hot glue or super glue when using it on fabric and metal so I figured I’d mention it." CreationDate="2023-09-02T19:34:17.910" UserId="17463" />
  <row Id="15477" PostId="11866" Score="0" Text="Perspective drawing is based on measurements and math. So its not really clear why you are guessing at anything." CreationDate="2023-10-02T16:36:48.607" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15478" PostId="11859" Score="0" Text="The issue you may run into with the acetone and other related solvents is that they will also attack the plastic of the bottle giving it a matte/frosted finish." CreationDate="2023-10-02T16:44:59.350" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15479" PostId="11874" Score="2" Text="Hi Daniel. &quot;Securely&quot; for what purpose? What have you tried or found yourself? What kind of chord are you using? What does it have to do with macramé?" CreationDate="2023-10-03T07:00:24.253" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15480" PostId="11859" Score="0" Text="@rebusB, acetone doesn't attack PETE (the plastic in soda bottles), or affect the surface appearance. It's also safe on polyethylene and polypropylene bottles." CreationDate="2023-10-03T07:06:03.033" UserId="16545" />
  <row Id="15481" PostId="11872" Score="0" Text="If you search for &quot;standing collar&quot; and maybe look at some instructional videos, you should be able to figure it out. There's only a very limited number of ways how to attatch collars, so most are very similar." CreationDate="2023-10-03T10:44:31.863" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15482" PostId="11741" Score="0" Text="Using an adjustable hole cutter would allow sufficient clearance to cut even a large hole on a spherical surface due to the longer arms of the tool. Carbon steel thicker than typical sheet could be near the limit of what is a good idea. With the correct tool, a large diameter boring head for a milling machine could provide the power and rigidity to perform the cut reliably and safely." CreationDate="2023-10-03T18:19:19.227" UserId="17451" />
  <row Id="15483" PostId="11874" Score="1" Text="Will it always be under tension? Does it have to look nice? Does it matter if the cord is joined into a loop with a knot between the rings, and if so, where should the free ends end up? As it stands, you could just make a loop, joining the ends with a reef (square) knot or a fisherman's knot (double or triple allows you to leave very little sticking out). But I suspect you have something different in mind" CreationDate="2023-10-03T18:28:06.783" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15484" PostId="11875" Score="3" Text="Possible , but very dangerous.  I worked in a foundry where silica sand traces were removed from stainless castings. Most employees would not even go in the room despite filter mask, hood ,and robe." CreationDate="2023-10-04T16:03:29.383" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="15485" PostId="11874" Score="0" Text="Those are good questions. It’s to make a keychain. I will actually use smaller rings, and there will be other things attached to the rings. I would like to make it better looking than just tying knots on each ring. I don’t care how it looks between the rings as long as they are in knots or macrame. By “securely” I mean enough to not come loose but I don’t know enough about those things to be able to know perchance of coming loose. I was able to use a two strand wall knot and attach one ring to the loop but don’t know how to attach the two ends to the other ring." CreationDate="2023-10-04T19:18:05.090" UserId="17614" />
  <row Id="15486" PostId="11878" Score="0" Text="Of course denim is also a slightly different weave as well. The tighter weave of cotton duck is probably better than other types of canvas (and is what's used in the waterproof cotton bike bags I know of). I think of going for tent canvas, you'd want a relatively lightweight one. The heaviest tent canvasses are really heavy." CreationDate="2023-10-05T06:18:15.490" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15487" PostId="11876" Score="0" Text="Amateur soapmakers seem to routinely use 30% w/w solutions of NaOH which I believe corresponds to 7.50 mol/L at room temp, and they boil it. The risks seem on-par with soapmaking" CreationDate="2023-10-05T11:18:51.500" UserId="17619" />
  <row Id="15488" PostId="11876" Score="2" Text="Fair enough, but in their case it reacts out pretty quickly (getting off to a good start within minutes). And everything I read says that you *don't* boil it - the routine process only heats to around 40-50°C, though dissolving solid NaOH releases enough heat to get hotter than that.  I'd say boiling for tens of hours is riskier" CreationDate="2023-10-05T12:27:01.170" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15489" PostId="11881" Score="3" Text="The biggest obstacle here is gravity, I guess. Is recording video from the top and streaming the output to a monitor an option?" CreationDate="2023-10-05T19:05:23.613" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15490" PostId="11881" Score="4" Text="(@Joachim) or a mirror, or reflecting a spotlight off the surface onto a white wall (a different effect, but one I believe could be quite good)" CreationDate="2023-10-06T06:37:48.030" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15491" PostId="11881" Score="2" Text="Using liquid or powder, you really need gravity working to settle the medium. It might just about be possible to use a magnet and iron filings or ferrofluid to allow a vertical mounting, but gravity is still there and working against you to deform the pattern. You'd also need an extremely even magnetic field to avoid just visualising the field lines, which is hard. I can't see it working very well" CreationDate="2023-10-06T06:44:55.140" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15492" PostId="11879" Score="0" Text="How big should the finished tree be? Depending on the size other materials might be viable or completely out of scale." CreationDate="2023-10-06T17:43:09.110" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15496" PostId="11879" Score="0" Text="@Elmy, I want it to have a diameter of not more than an inch. Length could go to as much as a meter." CreationDate="2023-10-07T18:46:51.677" UserId="17621" />
  <row Id="15499" PostId="11866" Score="0" Text="@rebusB Then how do I figure out where to place the second horizontal line?" CreationDate="2023-10-08T13:27:08.737" UserId="1336" />
  <row Id="15504" PostId="11884" Score="0" Text="Thank you for the reply! I did attach 2 pics. 1 of the bottom of the sign and 1 of the pot. Can you take a peak and give me your thoughts? Thanks" CreationDate="2023-10-09T01:22:06.103" UserId="17645" />
  <row Id="15505" PostId="11884" Score="0" Text="Photos did not make it, no peeking allowed at this point." CreationDate="2023-10-09T06:00:07.850" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="15506" PostId="11866" Score="0" Text="Sorry, that was a general response. What I meant to say is that it is not clear what you mean by second horizontal line. Whatever it may be perspective drawing is not arbitrary, so the location would be based on the object's proportions relative to the area of the drawing and the eye-height of your horizon ie. not a guess." CreationDate="2023-10-09T17:03:47.170" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15507" PostId="11884" Score="0" Text="I've done something very similar to hold a small parasol, though my scrap tube was galvanised steel. It worked very well" CreationDate="2023-10-09T20:33:51.923" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15508" PostId="11887" Score="1" Text="I was planning on using an awl to poke two holes and screw some hardware to the cauldron for the handle/strap, and was not planning on using the drawstring to support the weight of the contents of the cauldron. If you like I can update my question with these details." CreationDate="2023-10-10T14:59:46.407" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="15509" PostId="11887" Score="1" Text="@Wimateeka go for it! I think I covered both in my answer, but if you'd like me to emphasize one side over the other I can adjust a bit :)" CreationDate="2023-10-10T15:15:21.167" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15510" PostId="11887" Score="1" Text="@Wimateeka One tip for maximizing the surface adherence: once you sprayed the cauldron with adhesive and put the lining inside, fill the lining with dried rice (or similar small objects) or stuff it with old newspapers until the adhesive dries. The filling will press the lining very evenly against the cauldron. However, if you use food items like rice, lentils or beans to glue the lining, I would throw them away afterwards because they can become contaminated with chemicals from the glue." CreationDate="2023-10-11T06:33:38.750" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15511" PostId="11889" Score="0" Text="Hi, thanks for the reply, I have recently wiped down and cleaned the art surface. However, I use a wet on wet acrylic paint which takes a lot of time to dry in my studio. As a result, I used a hair dryer instead of waiting for hours for it to dry completely to speed up the drying process. Unfortunately, this then leads to dirt being found as shown on the picture shown." CreationDate="2023-10-12T15:53:29.467" UserId="17406" />
  <row Id="15512" PostId="11889" Score="1" Text="@Artsywolf Yes, that can be quite detrimental, especially in areas that are already dusty. Acrylic paints shouldn't take very long to dry, not even when painting wet-in-wet: do you add a retarder or something to the paint, or is your working area moist or cold?" CreationDate="2023-10-12T17:18:06.407" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15513" PostId="11894" Score="3" Text="Hi Marsha, this is a very broad question with a lot of potential answers and thus not a good fit for this platform. We tend to focus on specific problems here. If you have some specific effect you like to achieve, we can help, but otherwise I fear this is too broad." CreationDate="2023-10-13T12:28:16.443" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15519" PostId="11899" Score="0" Text="Hi Pekka, this type of question is not a good fit for the Arts &amp; Crafts website, as we focus on the making of things, not identifying artists and additional background information." CreationDate="2023-10-15T10:54:06.567" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15521" PostId="11900" Score="1" Text="Overall, what I am getting from your answer is that if I adjust a few settings (stitch), maybe, and use right./better techniques and equipment (foot, needled, interfacing), there is no reason I shouldn't be able to get results I indicated I am looking for...correct?  i.e. I don't need to use a different or better machine, I hope?" CreationDate="2023-10-15T19:12:46.577" UserId="17671" />
  <row Id="15522" PostId="11900" Score="1" Text="Thanks.  To address a few points made: 1) Not sure what needle I used...whatever I've always used is the actual answer...lol.  Will check to use a &quot;bull nose&quot; style. 2) Not sure what a walking foot is, exactly, but I'll look into it.  3) I'd never heard of interface(ing) before...thanks.  4) Yes, was already using a zig-zag stitch, but more because I assumed it was &quot;stronger&quot; or better suited for heavy-duty usage.  I might/could vary the &quot;pitch&quot; and widen the &quot;V&quot; in the stitch, I guess?" CreationDate="2023-10-15T19:23:11.390" UserId="17671" />
  <row Id="15523" PostId="11899" Score="1" Text="My question was about the process for manufacturing this type of material to try to understand why the process was no longer being used. I appreciate that modern welded mesh may be lower cost, but the threaded nature of this process provides much higher rigidity. The reason I identified the site was because I assumed it would get attention from people who had a somewhat more eclectic background and who could have information on a process a century old.  If you can suggest a more appropriate site, I'll happily move the question over." CreationDate="2023-10-15T22:12:40.770" UserId="17451" />
  <row Id="15524" PostId="11900" Score="1" Text="correct, you should not have to buy a new machine. The manual for your machine should give you some help with how to adjust the tension. If you don’t have the manual, you should be able to download it from the internet." CreationDate="2023-10-15T23:10:15.770" UserId="817" />
  <row Id="15525" PostId="11900" Score="1" Text="@AA040371 If threads bunch up beneath the fabric, the bobbin compartment is the first thing you should check. Is there dust collected that could interfere with the thread? Is the bobbin inserted correctly? (I have one machine where the bobbin *looks* inserted correctly but you need to push it all the way in.) Is the bobbin almost empty? For some reason my machine tends to pull threads when the bobbin runs out. These problems might be mitigated by the relative stiffness of woven fabrics but become more visible due to the flexibility of knit fabrics." CreationDate="2023-10-16T08:10:11.383" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15527" PostId="11899" Score="1" Text="Interesting. I would say there is a good chance this is handmade." CreationDate="2023-10-16T15:46:28.280" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15528" PostId="11902" Score="0" Text="You could also replace the cheap included paints with your own sourced higher quality acrylics." CreationDate="2023-10-16T15:52:05.000" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15529" PostId="11896" Score="0" Text="Used the veneer method on a number of custom shelving units. It is a great way to go: It comes in rolls of different widths and is pre-glued so all you have to do is iron it on. It is very likely you can find some that matches the oak veneer so that it will stain the same as the base board. The result is a board that looks like solid oak." CreationDate="2023-10-16T16:19:35.770" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15530" PostId="11892" Score="0" Text="The last suggestion is spot on... it may also eliminate the dust problem from your other question." CreationDate="2023-10-16T16:21:11.050" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15531" PostId="11884" Score="0" Text="You could use plaster of paris in place of stones if you wanted a more permanent fix. The suggested piece of pipe of proper diameter centered in the plaster would let you change out the sign." CreationDate="2023-10-16T16:25:26.993" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15532" PostId="11899" Score="0" Text="I had not considered a handmade construction. The uniformity of the features would make me suspect otherwise, but I will make a point of checking for identical tool marks on the wire to see if there were at least jigs used in forming the loops." CreationDate="2023-10-16T19:29:21.517" UserId="17451" />
  <row Id="15535" PostId="11900" Score="0" Text="@Elmy: yep, as noted above, a possible issue w/bobbin was one of the first things I considered/checked and it is only the t-shirt fabric (knit) that has produced the problem I am having (so far).  Do you sew with knits much?  If so, do you have any advice further to NotTheFace's?" CreationDate="2023-10-17T14:17:54.483" UserId="17671" />
  <row Id="15536" PostId="11906" Score="0" Text="Yes, exactly, the problem is as soon as I put anything like &quot;UV&quot; in the query, I will find exactly those products, UV-curing and UV-blocking..." CreationDate="2023-10-17T18:37:20.533" UserId="17685" />
  <row Id="15537" PostId="11906" Score="3" Text="@ThomasHirsch UV-blocking is typically a selling point for varnishes that have that property, while the reverse (UV-permeable) is *not*; search *without* that term and check the product descriptions to have better luck" CreationDate="2023-10-17T18:53:45.157" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15538" PostId="11906" Score="1" Text="Well said @AllisonC. I think I need to edit that in." CreationDate="2023-10-17T19:05:02.883" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15539" PostId="11900" Score="1" Text="@AA040371 I mostly sew woven fabrics, but the few times I sewed knits where more difficult. I used a regular sewing needle and didn't have any obvious problems. I only have a very cheap walking foot that doesn't work well, so the fabric stretched unevenly. If there's any tension problem, the fabric gets pulled into the bobbin compartment. NotTheFace is spot-on with their answer." CreationDate="2023-10-18T04:55:33.880" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15540" PostId="11909" Score="0" Text="Hi J.R., welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Please read the existing answers before posting your own, so that you can add something more informative for the OP." CreationDate="2023-10-18T06:20:11.560" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15541" PostId="11909" Score="1" Text="No one seems to be addressing the fact that the sc3inc should be around the chain and not through it, hence my stressors." CreationDate="2023-10-18T13:39:01.700" UserId="17689" />
  <row Id="15542" PostId="11910" Score="3" Text="Hi again Marsha, this post was flagged as and looks AI-generated, which would at least have to be attributed as such. While on this particular site we haven't made a policy regarding AI-generated content yet, and it's currently not banned, it is generally frowned upon." CreationDate="2023-10-18T20:08:20.637" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15543" PostId="11911" Score="1" Text="What is &quot;water-free&quot; acrylic paint? All the acrylics I have seen are water based. So you would not be mixing cured oil with wet oil, you'd be mixing oil and water or trying to anyway. Are you talking about Alkyds?" CreationDate="2023-10-19T14:18:42.360" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15544" PostId="11911" Score="1" Text="Also curious about that base coat. The lavender oil should not have dissolved it after a few days of drying if it was acrylic paint.  Was the original ground that the black acrylics went on painted with something oil based?" CreationDate="2023-10-19T14:26:29.987" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15548" PostId="11911" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I was using the term &quot;water-free&quot; to describe the acrylic paint that has fully dried and then been chemically broken down with a non-water solvent.&#xA;&#xA;Regarding the base coat - I used Liquitex acrylic gesso on PVA sized canvas which had fully(?) cured for about 3 months. Lavender oil (and even the fumes) will definitely break down pretty much any type of plastic if left in sufficiently high concentration for an extended period." CreationDate="2023-10-20T16:11:34.233" UserId="17693" />
  <row Id="15549" PostId="11914" Score="2" Text="What kind of spray paint did you use? Was the wood treated beforehand (sanded, grounded, &amp;c.)? Do you know *how* it lost colour? Was it due to abrasion, because it was exposed to sunlight, or something else?" CreationDate="2023-10-22T10:11:23.173" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15550" PostId="11912" Score="1" Text="How many holes do you have to do? And how good a seal do you need? For one or two, it might be worth drilling the small side, adjusting bigger to mark the big side, and finishing with a file.  You might also set 45mm and drill half way through from the big side, to speed things up.  Also how big/what shape is the workpiece? This would of course be easy on a lathe." CreationDate="2023-10-23T10:09:24.633" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15551" PostId="11913" Score="0" Text="For smaller bubbles, prick a pinhole in the bubble with a needle, then squeeze the air out of it. Bigger ones will leave an unremovable crease with this treatment." CreationDate="2023-10-24T14:46:25.720" UserId="163" />
  <row Id="15553" PostId="11912" Score="0" Text="Hi!  The workpiece is only going to be 5 1/4&quot; in diameter after I cut it.  I don't own a lathe so that's not an option unless I pay someone.  I'm only going to do one hole for now but I plan to make a few more of these over time.  I thought about the filing idea but I'm worried I'm going to mess it up because, to answer your other question, it will have to form a very good air-tight seal.  I keep envisioning a dill press with a part on the end of a shaft with sandpaper around it.  I don't own a 3D printer and I can't find a part that's the right size and slope. Am I barking up the wrong tree?" CreationDate="2023-10-24T16:22:21.850" UserId="17695" />
  <row Id="15554" PostId="11916" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much for this suggestion.  So your solution is, since I can't find the exact tool, then have a shop make one for me.  I'll need to price that out.  If it turns out the price is similar to just having someone cut the hole for me, I'd rather have this reamer made because then I would be able to make more holes in the future without incurring extra cost." CreationDate="2023-10-24T18:18:07.067" UserId="17695" />
  <row Id="15555" PostId="11916" Score="0" Text="That is primarily the logic in my response. If you make the tool sufficiently tall, you should also be able to sharpen it, should the need arise, without damaging the geometry. The intersection points to the plane of the acrylic will change with each sharpening, however. &#xA;&#xA;I have not used any online fabrication resources, but you may be able to find one to create the tool, if local resources don't pan out." CreationDate="2023-10-24T18:53:47.383" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="15556" PostId="11917" Score="0" Text="I should have some (smaller) bored rubber bungs in my brewing stuff, so I might be able to mock something up and test for centration" CreationDate="2023-10-24T19:10:30.203" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15557" PostId="11918" Score="0" Text="Use a burnisher (basically a  very rounded off stick, usually plastic, bone, or smooth wood) or a roller to push out the bubbles. A credit card may have too sharp of an edge and will scrape the paper. The burnisher or roller will not scrape and is a lot less likely to rip the paper." CreationDate="2023-10-25T15:48:36.533" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15559" PostId="11923" Score="4" Text="Hi Jack, have you tried bringing a Graham cracker to a store where they sell spray paints and just compare colours? That seems to me the best option, especially if you have a good understanding of colour mixing. What have you tried so far?" CreationDate="2023-10-26T08:20:24.733" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15563" PostId="11919" Score="1" Text="Woven Gold Chain?" CreationDate="2023-10-27T17:56:10.280" UserId="1271" />
  <row Id="15564" PostId="11919" Score="0" Text="@DavidPostill I'm obsessed with how interesting it is woven. Is there any documentation on how it's made?" CreationDate="2023-10-28T13:11:07.360" UserId="10045" />
  <row Id="15565" PostId="11919" Score="1" Text="Mesh chain is crafted of very fine wire woven to produce chain that has a fluid, fabric-like flexibility." CreationDate="2023-10-28T14:45:32.557" UserId="1271" />
  <row Id="15567" PostId="11925" Score="4" Text="Wouldn't it be easier to print directly on the cardstock? Or do you need the printed paper to be separate from the cardstock in some areas? Please [edit] your question or add a comment to give some more details." CreationDate="2023-10-29T09:01:24.290" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15568" PostId="11927" Score="0" Text="I'd note, Mod Podge is actually not waterproof; it can be removed through soaking in plain water." CreationDate="2023-10-30T14:16:57.457" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15569" PostId="11927" Score="0" Text="It feels like there should be (oil- or solvent-based) varnishes that would work as a coating, but I've only used water-based for years and they're likely to wrinkle the paper" CreationDate="2023-10-30T14:47:29.940" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15570" PostId="11927" Score="0" Text="Thank you all for you comments.  It is very helpful.  These are intended for Christmas gifts to be given the second week of Dec.  I'll continue to work but I'm thinking maybe polyurethane might work.  Thanks again.  Great first time experience on this site." CreationDate="2023-10-31T11:16:28.593" UserId="17741" />
  <row Id="15571" PostId="11927" Score="0" Text="@LynneMcCabe Please follow the safety instructions of any polyurethane product *to the letter* and only use it outside or wearing a respirator mask. This stuff releases fumes that stink to hell and can cause allergic asthma." CreationDate="2023-10-31T11:59:41.417" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15572" PostId="11925" Score="0" Text="I need the printed paper to be separate from the card stock" CreationDate="2023-10-31T17:10:59.277" UserId="17736" />
  <row Id="15573" PostId="11925" Score="0" Text="Can you tell us *why* they should be separate? And what are those &quot;3D applications&quot;? Are you talking about using them for boardgames, perchance?" CreationDate="2023-10-31T19:03:13.457" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15574" PostId="11925" Score="0" Text="Maybe you could link to a website that shows how these cars are supposed to look or you could add a photo of a prototype to your question? We can only give you advice if we understand what exactly you're trying to achieve." CreationDate="2023-11-01T06:31:54.017" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15575" PostId="11927" Score="0" Text="Elmy, thank you for that reminder." CreationDate="2023-11-01T12:03:03.120" UserId="17741" />
  <row Id="15576" PostId="11925" Score="0" Text="This also depends on what your printer can handle - not all models can deal with thick or sturdy paper. Which kind of clashes with the “stand up solid” requirement. It would really be good if you could explain more about what exactly you want to do, if only to avoid an X-Y-problem, or in other words, it might be that your plan needs tweaking, not just the right paper." CreationDate="2023-11-01T12:35:36.443" UserId="324" />
  <row Id="15577" PostId="11919" Score="1" Text="What is manual labor  for ? Chains like this are produced on automated equipment . Very impressive to watch." CreationDate="2023-11-01T19:16:18.427" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="15578" PostId="11935" Score="0" Text="Is that similar to the interfacing Elmy mentions in her answer?" CreationDate="2023-11-03T07:46:07.557" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15579" PostId="11935" Score="1" Text="@Joachim at first I thought it was a different name for the same thing, but no, because the hemming tape is adhesive on both sides, and much thinner.  It's also stretchier than interfacing (because it's barely fabric at all).  It looks like we were writing at almost the same time, but they're actually different answers so I'll leave it up even though I was a few minutes behind by the time my train came out of the tunnel and I could post." CreationDate="2023-11-03T09:59:58.820" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15580" PostId="11919" Score="0" Text="@blacksmith37 You're right. Manufacturing should be automated." CreationDate="2023-11-03T10:47:26.793" UserId="10045" />
  <row Id="15581" PostId="11936" Score="0" Text="Hi, welcome to A&amp;C! Doesn't that mostly depend on the diameter of the floss you're using, so isn't that a question only you can answer?" CreationDate="2023-11-03T21:06:31.993" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15582" PostId="11937" Score="0" Text="Looks like it remained wet for longer than the adjacent area. Could something wet have been hanging right next to it?" CreationDate="2023-11-04T14:42:00.873" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15583" PostId="11937" Score="0" Text="@Joachim No not next to it, and I usually leave a suit hanging outside the closet for a day before putting it back.  Are you are saying this could be caused by water?  There are other explanations .... If I came in from the rain or leaned on something wet and put it straight away in the closet could that kind of thing cause this?   Of course, I've come in from the rain hundreds of times in my life so it's suspicious that this never happened before." CreationDate="2023-11-04T15:38:41.953" UserId="17772" />
  <row Id="15584" PostId="11937" Score="0" Text="It looks like it was locally kept wet for a prolonged time, yes, but it could be caused by other things I'm just not aware of. The fibres seem to have warped. You could try ironing one of the patches to see if that will flatten it out again (but maybe wait for a second opinion on this - there are users better-versed in all things clothing here :)." CreationDate="2023-11-04T21:17:47.570" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15585" PostId="11936" Score="2" Text="@Joachim, so I'll edit the question with the diameter of the floss, but I think it also depends on the construction paper. I don't know the type, it was a gift from an older relative and I'm pretty sure the construction paper is also old, like from the 50s or something. It tears really easily, so I'm questioning what size needle I should use, and what type." CreationDate="2023-11-04T22:50:30.297" UserId="17771" />
  <row Id="15586" PostId="11936" Score="1" Text="I think it is more about the method you use for sewing: that you do it in a controlled, careful way, and make sure the punctures are not too close together. With needles the disadvantage is that you have to push away the sides of the paper surrounding the hole, and this will make it vulnerable to tearing, so I would suggest a hole puncher (with a tiny diameter). But then threading the holes with floss, and hanging beads from it, will tug at the paper anyway, so some reinforcement might be necessary." CreationDate="2023-11-05T00:44:23.177" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15587" PostId="11939" Score="4" Text="As other answers have pointed out, T shirt fabric doesn't have problems with fraying, and as the question points out, there's no sewing machine available, so it seems like most of the key points of the answer don't really apply" CreationDate="2023-11-05T21:16:30.117" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15588" PostId="11934" Score="0" Text="The thing that caught me out with stretchy interfacing is that it's only stretchy in one direction. That happened to be the wrong direction for what I wanted it for. But here it could be good. That was bought as a 2&quot; wide strip." CreationDate="2023-11-05T21:18:25.977" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15589" PostId="11938" Score="0" Text="Is the wooden surface finished at all?  Sanded?" CreationDate="2023-11-06T00:36:46.653" UserId="352" />
  <row Id="15590" PostId="11937" Score="3" Text="Sorry about the suit wrinkles, but is this really an art/craft question? And even so its more guess work. For example... is the material possibly a wool blend and scorched by the cleaners and you didn't see it until now? Water damage is not bad idea, but it looks as if it were held against gravel for a length of time, maybe something was on the wall behind it or in the car on the way home from the cleaners that was pressed into it. Etc." CreationDate="2023-11-06T01:56:29.647" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15591" PostId="11936" Score="0" Text="New paper would offer little resistance to floss or even regular yarn tearing through it. Not sure how 50 yo construction paper would hold up to much physical manipulation at all, never mind sewing and beads. @Joachim is right that it would need to be reinforced, but even then..." CreationDate="2023-11-06T02:05:36.163" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15593" PostId="11937" Score="3" Text="I've seen a similar pattern in a [question over on Lifehacks.SE](https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/q/26447/26801) that was caused by either low quality fabric or overheating the fabric and damaging the elastic thread that was woven into it. If the straight fabric is stretchier than the dented areas, this might be a lost cause. Otherwise try ironing the jacket without steam and put a clean, dry cloth (dish towel works well) between the fabric and the iron to avoid marks. Let the fabric cool flat on the ironing board or you might introduce new bumps and wrinkles." CreationDate="2023-11-06T10:57:17.363" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15594" PostId="11930" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much @Kkell1150!" CreationDate="2023-11-06T14:29:25.083" UserId="17720" />
  <row Id="15595" PostId="11948" Score="0" Text="Embroidering on paper is absolutely possible, but is most successful with heavy paper, sharp needles, thin thread, well-spaced designs, and a paper backing glued on after embroidering to help add strength (none of which seem to be options with this project): https://emblibrary.com/learn/how-to/embroidering-on-cardstock-machine-embroidery" CreationDate="2023-11-06T14:53:20.007" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15597" PostId="11481" Score="0" Text="I got the chance to use the &quot;Sennelier Matte Abstract Acrylic Pouch, 60ml, Mars Black&quot; and found it to be a good, but otherwise typical black acrylic paint. Although &quot;less than glossy,&quot; it was by no means &quot;matte.&quot;" CreationDate="2023-11-06T17:17:16.883" UserId="16373" />
  <row Id="15598" PostId="11940" Score="2" Text="I haven't heard about applying several thin layers of black instead of one thick layer before. Can you elaborate on how or why this achieves a different effect?" CreationDate="2023-11-06T17:49:00.033" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15599" PostId="11940" Score="0" Text="Depending on the paint origin, it may be impossible to apply a so called &quot;one thick layer&quot;. In some cases such a thickness may destroy your artwork base. Instead you may add multiple layers to achieve  more light absorption. for more information you may consider watching related YouTube videos." CreationDate="2023-11-06T17:58:51.037" UserId="17779" />
  <row Id="15601" PostId="11938" Score="0" Text="Yes, it has been lightly sanded on the surface." CreationDate="2023-11-06T20:50:08.117" UserId="17406" />
  <row Id="15602" PostId="11945" Score="1" Text="*Does* it create a barrier, though? Does the soap form a layer between the surface and the paint? Or does it mix, and, if so, is that necessarily bad? While your answer contains a lot of truisms, I'm not sure it's specifically helpful." CreationDate="2023-11-06T22:39:04.550" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15603" PostId="11940" Score="1" Text="Showing works under low lighting is a non-answer, though :) &quot;You want the deepest black? Just watch the painting in an unlit basement on a moonless night&quot;." CreationDate="2023-11-07T08:52:45.050" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15604" PostId="11940" Score="0" Text="That was not m answer. that was part of it. And I didn't say moonless night. I just said you may manipulate the lighting." CreationDate="2023-11-07T09:26:34.663" UserId="17779" />
  <row Id="15605" PostId="11940" Score="0" Text="I know, but that part of your answer is beside the point. And I was joking, hence the emoticon." CreationDate="2023-11-07T09:41:52.633" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15606" PostId="11946" Score="2" Text="I am a little bit wiser now than when I wrote the post. As I understand, once the technique for moulding was invented it was used more frequently. Speed of production was much faster and the end result was still good. However, I am still no expert but this is how I understood it." CreationDate="2023-11-07T14:33:42.007" UserId="10456" />
  <row Id="15607" PostId="11946" Score="0" Text="Thats right. Please kindly consider accepting and upvoting my answer, as it took me while to type and provide those information :). Thanks in advance" CreationDate="2023-11-07T16:00:11.977" UserId="17779" />
  <row Id="15608" PostId="11950" Score="1" Text="The question is if tempera paints can be applied as washes over acrylics (and not the other way around)." CreationDate="2023-11-07T16:32:26.803" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15609" PostId="11950" Score="1" Text="Also note that some of your answers have been flagged for appearing to be AI-generated. If you're using AI to generate answers, this should be clearly indicated (we don't yet have a clear policy here on whether or not we allow them in the first place, but [any source should be referenced](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/referencing))." CreationDate="2023-11-07T16:54:46.177" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15610" PostId="11951" Score="2" Text="This doesn't really provide an answer, it just repeats points from the question in a weird list format." CreationDate="2023-11-08T15:28:42.903" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15611" PostId="11952" Score="1" Text="Using a back stitch is a great tip for hand sewing knits in general because the stitching can still stretch somewhat. A running stitch would rip very quickly." CreationDate="2023-11-10T06:38:49.980" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15613" PostId="11954" Score="0" Text="Thank you, Will! This is the most fitting answer." CreationDate="2023-11-10T22:08:35.270" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15616" PostId="11955" Score="0" Text="Hi ProArtz, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Your answer doesn't really seem to answer the question. The question is about how to properly glue paper to wood, but you don't really seem to address that. Or do you find using freezer paper to be suitable exactly for that purpose?" CreationDate="2023-11-17T09:07:37.023" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15617" PostId="11955" Score="0" Text="Fusing the paper to freezer paper sounds like a great idea, but in this specific instance the question author mentioned that their paper is structured. Wouldn't that crush the structure? Or is there a way to fuse the freezer paper without putting pressure on the structured paper?" CreationDate="2023-11-17T15:27:48.443" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15618" PostId="11959" Score="2" Text="You say you do not want to mount the posters so this is not an answer but...  Putting that air gap in between the work and the glass is the purpose of matting. It doesn't really matter what the &quot;glass&quot; material is, if there is contact it can lead to water damage from condensation, maybe abrasion and sticking. As far as the frames go, MDF will definitely be leaching chemicals that could damage the work over a long stretch of time. Matting (mounting) properly will space the work away from any hazards, without it you will be at risk of damaging the posters." CreationDate="2023-11-18T15:28:37.767" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15619" PostId="11959" Score="0" Text="@rebusB it was my understanding that matting wouldn’t do much as the paper was previously rolled so it would still touch the glass in the middle." CreationDate="2023-11-19T04:31:58.553" UserId="17830" />
  <row Id="15620" PostId="11960" Score="1" Text="&quot;Jewelry&quot; is a term that encompasses such a wide range of materials that you won't find any scientific literature on the properties of it. But you certainly can find such information about specific materials like gold, silver, diamonds and others. One well-known example is that pure gold is so soft and malleable that it will bend when worn as a ring. So the gold used for jewelry is an alloy of gold and silver (and sometimes other metals) that is stronger and resists damage more." CreationDate="2023-11-20T05:46:01.753" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15621" PostId="11960" Score="1" Text="@Elmy Thanks. I updated my post accordingly." CreationDate="2023-11-20T07:34:13.597" UserId="10045" />
  <row Id="15622" PostId="11959" Score="0" Text="The matte should overlap all sides of the work so that would not happen. Its also why though its counter intuitive posters should be rolled with the image outfacing." CreationDate="2023-11-20T15:22:25.093" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15623" PostId="11960" Score="0" Text="Have you ever had a gold ring break ? Do you know anyone who had a gold ring break ?" CreationDate="2023-11-20T15:56:08.590" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="15624" PostId="11960" Score="0" Text="@blacksmith37 I have not. But there are people with broken gold jewelry like bracelets, necklaces, and more. The failure will be a concern especially if you, as the manufacturer, want to make the jewelry gold as light as possible :)" CreationDate="2023-11-20T16:08:57.277" UserId="10045" />
  <row Id="15625" PostId="11958" Score="0" Text="If you are agreeing with and expanding on another answer you should do so as a comment not post an answer restating the earlier one. And you offer contradictory opinions on murals being street art." CreationDate="2023-11-20T18:55:56.313" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15626" PostId="2156" Score="0" Text="The &quot;Exquisite Corpse&quot; is a drawing formed by one artist drawing a section then (often) obscuring it by folding and passing the work to another artist who contributes the next section and so on, using only the hints of the drawing revealed at the edge of the folds to provide continuity. It can be done without the folds but the collaborative nature of the process is key." CreationDate="2023-11-20T19:02:29.827" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15628" PostId="11959" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I dont want a matte." CreationDate="2023-11-20T22:17:04.360" UserId="17830" />
  <row Id="15629" PostId="11961" Score="2" Text="&quot;*Everyone says don't get MDF, but they have been fine so far.*&quot; As with most things art conservative, it might take a long time for signs of deterioration to show up. A lot of this type of advice is therefore hard to assess. It's like the well-known fat-over-lean rule for oil painting: if it's not abided, signs will show up, but it could be well past one's lifetime. Just to say that this is usually a consideration between price/practicality on the one hand, and longevity/preservation on the other." CreationDate="2023-11-21T07:35:29.660" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15630" PostId="11962" Score="0" Text="Uhm, shouldn't the content of the paper be properly marked as a quote? Or did you summarize the paper in your own words?" CreationDate="2023-11-21T16:05:53.447" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15631" PostId="11962" Score="1" Text="@Elmy The words outside the quotation marks are mine, and inside are quotes from the paper, yes." CreationDate="2023-11-21T16:22:31.050" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15635" PostId="11966" Score="0" Text="Thanks :) very helpful answer. I'm going to ask them directly." CreationDate="2023-11-22T07:02:56.257" UserId="10045" />
  <row Id="15636" PostId="11964" Score="1" Text="I understand your wish of restoring the &quot;perfect&quot; finish of this brand new table, but I suggest you wait at least a month or two to assess how vulnerable to scratches this table is. Most epoxies are brittle and accumulate micro-scratches that eventually (over years) give them a matte finish. Big forces can cause deeper and very visible scratches. Spills of strongly colored liquids like tomato sauce, mustard or artificially colored sodas can leave permanent stains. It would be devastating to have to touch up the surface again after a short time." CreationDate="2023-11-22T08:43:29.217" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15640" PostId="11962" Score="1" Text="Thanks :) It was great." CreationDate="2023-11-22T12:19:53.313" UserId="10045" />
  <row Id="15642" PostId="11962" Score="1" Text="The link to the PDF file looks broken. Maybe [this](https://www.techformcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Frye-Teresa-2017.pdf) is the link. It is an awesome paper to read." CreationDate="2023-11-22T14:28:40.640" UserId="10045" />
  <row Id="15643" PostId="11966" Score="2" Text="The &quot;opposite process&quot; I've used in the past to &quot;apply a force&quot; was using centrifugal casting (aka &quot;spin casting&quot;) to force the metal into all areas of the mold. Here's a pretty nice summary of both processes I happened on: https://www.gemsociety.org/article/lost-wax-casting/" CreationDate="2023-11-22T15:14:05.863" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15644" PostId="11964" Score="2" Text="Rubber feet aren't natural rubber, and contain plasticisers of some sort.  These can leach out in contact with some other materials (I've had trouble against metallic spray paint, for example).  Whatever you do in the short term, you might want a mat of some sort under your keyboard" CreationDate="2023-11-22T16:46:45.747" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15645" PostId="11961" Score="1" Text="@Joachim what I found as the reasoning for not getting MDF doesn’t usually have to do with the preservation of the artwork, rather the longevity of the frame. If the frame breaks down so be it it can be replaced." CreationDate="2023-11-22T16:59:30.473" UserId="17830" />
  <row Id="15646" PostId="11961" Score="1" Text="That makes sense, yes." CreationDate="2023-11-22T18:13:54.560" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15647" PostId="11961" Score="1" Text="So what about contact with the glass, or in this case plastic? I do not see where your original question was addressed. The Acrylic specs talk about UV protection but nothing about moisture or &quot;breathing&quot; more than glass. Both seem pretty impermeable.  Did I miss something?" CreationDate="2023-11-22T19:40:33.837" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15648" PostId="11962" Score="0" Text="@Megidd Yes, that's it. I sillily linked to the file on my PC. Thanks!" CreationDate="2023-11-22T23:52:27.943" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15649" PostId="11964" Score="0" Text="Could you upload more photos? It's really hard to see what's happening in the current one. Maybe from slightly different angles, and one close-up (or a video, preferably)." CreationDate="2023-11-23T01:00:45.710" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15650" PostId="11967" Score="3" Text="Well, isn't this exactly what you need to know? If there's a difference in atmospheric pressure between the flak chamber (where the mold is) and the crucible chamber, then the metal is entering the mold under pressure. I'm sure if you continue reading different sources about vacuum casting machines and the process of vacuum casting, you can get a more definite answer." CreationDate="2023-11-23T06:07:09.790" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15651" PostId="11967" Score="0" Text="@Elmy You're right. An available casting simulation tool is able to do the numerical analysis for pressure-free i.e. shape casting. However, the tool is *not* able to simulate the high pressure. I'm going to research more about the casting machines and about the simulation tool." CreationDate="2023-11-23T06:23:12.313" UserId="10045" />
  <row Id="15652" PostId="11967" Score="2" Text="I don't know much about casting jewelry, but your approach sounds very overcomplicated. Does it really matter how much pressure this tool can simulate? Do pressure differences in the high values even yield different outcomes?" CreationDate="2023-11-23T09:00:58.493" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15653" PostId="11967" Score="0" Text="@Elmy Right, those are valid points. I have to talk to the developers of the available tool. It's an industrial tool. It's never used to simulate the *gold* casting before. According to the tool developers, it cannot simulate *high pressure* casting. I'm not sure what's their definition of *high pressure*. Maybe what they call *high pressure* in their industry, is way beyond the pressures of the *gold* casting process." CreationDate="2023-11-23T09:35:17.473" UserId="10045" />
  <row Id="15654" PostId="11961" Score="1" Text="@rebusB yes. It is still touching the acrylic but the acrylic is porous and doesn’t absorb heat (or lack of) like glass. This means that moisture won’t condense on the cold glass as the image and air on the other side heats up. It also means that it can allow any moisture coming off the image to escape rather than getting stuck between the art and the glazing." CreationDate="2023-11-23T21:02:32.963" UserId="17830" />
  <row Id="15655" PostId="11801" Score="1" Text="Similarly to a couple of these ideas, I'd try making a bed of nails using scrapwood, and dragging that across.  Like a very coarse, sparse wire brush" CreationDate="2023-11-25T13:34:34.580" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15656" PostId="11970" Score="1" Text="Hi Benny. We can't really help with the choice for a colour, because that is ultimately up to your personal preference. If you're also asking after the process (as mentioned in your title), please expand on that in the body of your question." CreationDate="2023-11-25T13:45:00.573" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15657" PostId="11970" Score="3" Text="The problem is it's going to be quite a different effect. With acrylic the fluorescent dye is dispersed throughout the plastic sheet.  Painting the back face of glass is going to be quite different. I'm having vague thoughts about 1/&quot; acrylic with 1/4&quot; glass on top" CreationDate="2023-11-25T15:56:07.957" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15658" PostId="11967" Score="2" Text="The vacuum below creates the pressure from the atmosphere above. That's just plain physics. The gold is 100% under pressure. If you are simulating the volume of material involved that would remain consistent with &quot;pressurized&quot; casting via vacuum or drawn in by gravity alone, the gold is not going be be compressed into a smaller space. Velocity of filling the mold would not be the same. I imagine the vacuum molding is more about getting detailed castings than just speed though." CreationDate="2023-11-25T21:59:20.420" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15659" PostId="11966" Score="1" Text="I do not understand the assumption that the gold enters without pressure. First, why have the vacuum at all in that case? If there is a vacuum in the mold below and the gold is introduced with the weight of the atmosphere (or some fraction of it) above than the gold is being forced into the mold, ie is under pressure." CreationDate="2023-11-25T22:00:23.453" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15660" PostId="11972" Score="5" Text="Yes, this is essentially a form of dithering." CreationDate="2023-11-26T01:39:05.607" UserId="1345" />
  <row Id="15661" PostId="11971" Score="2" Text="If you look carefully at the shirt, you will notice that the lines aren’t uniform, they’re still being used there to show highlights and shadows, just like on the face." CreationDate="2023-11-26T02:52:06.250" UserId="6010" />
  <row Id="15662" PostId="11967" Score="0" Text="@rebusB Yes, gold casting is more concerned with details. I guess." CreationDate="2023-11-26T08:00:36.123" UserId="10045" />
  <row Id="15663" PostId="11971" Score="0" Text="This question has a similar premise: [What's the name for the pen and ink drawing style seen in J. J. Grandville's art?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/10169/whats-the-name-for-the-pen-and-ink-drawing-style-seen-in-j-j-grandvilles-art)" CreationDate="2023-11-26T11:42:53.483" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15664" PostId="11971" Score="3" Text="*Everything* in the image is stripes!" CreationDate="2023-11-26T12:39:48.527" UserId="9892" />
  <row Id="15665" PostId="11970" Score="0" Text="Thanks Chris H. That is definitely a possibility, maybe a UV glue lamination could work, I wonder if anyone would know if the expansion differential between the two materials would be an issue. That said, my challenge would still be finding a fluorescent acrylic at 3/4” or 1”. Have you ever seen it available?" CreationDate="2023-11-26T17:49:24.683" UserId="17854" />
  <row Id="15666" PostId="11972" Score="4" Text="Beyond that, a good choice of lines does more than just provide shading.  They can also suggest the contour of the surface." CreationDate="2023-11-27T00:05:57.070" UserId="762" />
  <row Id="15668" PostId="11970" Score="2" Text="According to our [help center](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/on-topic) *Product and service recommendations (&quot;Where can I get [product]?&quot; or &quot;Where can I find someone who does [service] in [area]?&quot;)* are considered off-topic here. We are an international online community. What's available for me (locally or shipping) is probably not available for you, so any answer from any user might be useless to most other users." CreationDate="2023-11-27T07:08:32.063" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15669" PostId="11970" Score="0" Text="@BennyB sorry for the typo, I meant 1/2&quot;. For something that's going to be kept around room temperature, thermal mismatch won't be a problem. But you may have to adjust your total thickness to match what you can buy. The best effect will of course come from having the glass quite thin" CreationDate="2023-11-27T08:56:15.807" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15670" PostId="11974" Score="2" Text="I must admit, when I read the question *&quot;I was looking at this photo...&quot;* my thought was &quot;that's not a photo, it's an engraving&quot; rather than &quot;it's a woodcut&quot; (and yes, I realise that the OP presumably referred to a photo of the original artwork).  OTOH looking at some of the detail in Dürer's woodcuts, it's compatible. I trust the NPG more than my own eye for this sort of thing - but I'm confident you know more than me as well." CreationDate="2023-11-27T16:30:31.127" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15671" PostId="11974" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH I'm still not 100% convinced, either, but I believe I've more often found questionable information in NPG's online collection. Furthermore, while Dürer was one of the most skilled printmakers ever—and the craftsman of the image in question was certainly not—Dürer's more intricate woodcuts are much larger (the 38.8 cm of the [Four Horsemen](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336215) vs the 7 cm of this picture). If you compare the lines at similar scale, the ones in the portrait of James Hind are much smoother, without exception." CreationDate="2023-11-27T17:39:03.393" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15672" PostId="11974" Score="1" Text="I forgot - I *think* I knew once - that Dürer worked on a much larger scale; obviously he was a great master of printmaking.  The bullseye on the chin bugs me in this print, but the very parallel curves in the hair don't feel like they'd be compatible with anything that has a grain, in any direction.  But we're too far beyond my skill for me to pass judgement" CreationDate="2023-11-27T19:45:00.320" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15674" PostId="11970" Score="1" Text="Where are you getting the glass? 3/4&quot; is pretty thick. Depending on how you are sourcing it you could get the color directly from the glass." CreationDate="2023-11-27T21:29:48.953" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15675" PostId="11974" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH - Ditto. Definitely intaglio. You can see the impression of the plate in the full image at the Nat. Gallery. Perhaps, since the text appears to be woodblock print they went with that; likely a design issue with their database, could only pick one type of print." CreationDate="2023-11-27T21:35:50.873" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15676" PostId="11972" Score="0" Text="It is called contour shading, similar to cross-hatching. More generally speaking it is a solution to depicting tone/shading in ink, whether printing or drawing with it." CreationDate="2023-11-27T21:39:34.430" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15677" PostId="11975" Score="0" Text="At least painting the back will hide some of the unevenness inherent to painting - though not all the unevenness as I found with the silver paint I used on the glass from the front of a bike light (to block some of the beam)" CreationDate="2023-11-28T15:39:20.790" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15678" PostId="11974" Score="0" Text="Love the way his horse smiles" CreationDate="2023-11-28T17:35:07.527" UserId="17495" />
  <row Id="15679" PostId="11975" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH I was thinking more about the OP's colour choice: with translucent paints those differences will be even more obvious." CreationDate="2023-11-28T17:35:56.987" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15682" PostId="11975" Score="1" Text="I see what you mean. The fluorescent paints I've come across aren't translucent, and I was concentrating of the fluorescent aspect. It may be possible to get a nice even layer though: upside down, temporary walls round the edge, heavily thinned paint so it flows over the surface to give an even layer except at the very edges which might hide in a frame.  Of course the slightest speck of dust would show up terribly" CreationDate="2023-11-28T21:36:12.697" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15683" PostId="11976" Score="1" Text="What fixative are you using?" CreationDate="2023-11-28T22:34:07.703" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15684" PostId="11976" Score="0" Text="The fixative should be solvent-based and not water-based. Could that be the problem?" CreationDate="2023-11-29T12:32:18.390" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15685" PostId="11975" Score="0" Text="FWIW - that hot hot florescent green and pink you see on the corners of the acrylic sheets is a factor of accumulating internal reflections that escape at the edges, light passing through the faces of the panels will not get that punchy." CreationDate="2023-11-29T17:13:48.657" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15686" PostId="9019" Score="0" Text="BUMP.  It could also be what the paper is mounted on/adjacent to or even what is floating in the air (cigarette smoke for example)." CreationDate="2023-11-29T18:37:31.893" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15687" PostId="11978" Score="2" Text="Are you looking to craft your own replacements?" CreationDate="2023-11-29T22:32:15.847" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15697" PostId="11978" Score="0" Text="No, I would not know where to begin" CreationDate="2023-11-30T16:15:22.083" UserDisplayName="user17876" />
  <row Id="15698" PostId="11980" Score="0" Text="Thank you. I will check selling websites" CreationDate="2023-11-30T16:17:15.050" UserDisplayName="user17876" />
  <row Id="15699" PostId="11977" Score="0" Text="I looked at the video in the link and the artist uses ink/acrylic to lay the base colors of the face etc. If you are using colored pencils instead of liquid pigments to lay that base color you will only have a waxy slick surface to work on. That simply will not grab any more waxy colored pencil material. The same thing can happen with pastels, once you reach a certain &quot;thickness&quot; of the pastel material on the ground any more pastel will just slide over it and pastels are typically much softer (ie giving of pigment) than colored pencils." CreationDate="2023-11-30T16:21:22.050" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15700" PostId="11980" Score="0" Text="&quot;silicone mold the arms and pour clear acrylic to create an additional set of arms&quot; has me picturing a snowman with a dozen arms like a statue of Kali." CreationDate="2023-11-30T16:24:39.127" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15701" PostId="11980" Score="0" Text="One might also consider Calvin and Hobbes and his maniacal snow creatures!" CreationDate="2023-11-30T20:20:08.197" UserId="1562" />
  <row Id="15702" PostId="11977" Score="0" Text="If I put enough fixative on, I can continue drawing with prismacolor. But it is not like in the video where he uses the white pencil and gets an opaque white highlight. For me, it just lightens it a bit." CreationDate="2023-12-01T11:24:59.677" UserId="9815" />
  <row Id="15703" PostId="11977" Score="0" Text="He also is using paint pens for some of those highlights but either way Prismacolor on solid Prismacolor is going to be a problem." CreationDate="2023-12-01T16:25:38.763" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15704" PostId="11958" Score="0" Text="Also, a K.Haring painting on canvas is not considered street art. Just because he did street art does not mean everything he made can be considered as such." CreationDate="2023-12-01T16:41:03.767" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15707" PostId="11982" Score="0" Text="I'd try the foil first, then see about ordering mirror tiles (but I've got a tile cutter) or mirror plastic sheet." CreationDate="2023-12-03T10:45:19.727" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15708" PostId="11981" Score="0" Text="You might want to specify what sort of daylight bulb. I've used halogen and seen fluorescent, but there are &quot;daylight&quot; LED lamps too" CreationDate="2023-12-03T10:47:21.457" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15709" PostId="11976" Score="0" Text="Sennelier fixative for pencils and charcoal." CreationDate="2023-12-03T17:13:39.020" UserId="9815" />
  <row Id="15710" PostId="11981" Score="0" Text="Just FYI there's an updated video by NightHawkInLight that uses more accessible materials and a method of applying the paint that doesn't take 8 hours: https://youtu.be/KDRnEm-B3AI?feature=shared" CreationDate="2023-12-04T06:22:07.563" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15711" PostId="11984" Score="0" Text="Note that googling &quot;hand sewing glove&quot; in English returns completely different products, not designed to push hard against needles (and even those are buried in links about how to make sew gloves by hand)" CreationDate="2023-12-04T16:25:33.443" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15712" PostId="11984" Score="0" Text="https://www.bondproducts.com/hand-sewing-glove-right-hand/ https://www.slojd-detaljer.se/produkter/lader/nal-trad-syl/syhandske-3155 https://www.korps.se/sv/Produkter/Laderhantverk/Laderverktyg___tillbehor/Ladersomnad?id=V9001706  https://www.amazon.com/Wm-Smith-Son-Adjustable-Sailmakers/dp/B00NB1DAUM/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?keywords=sailmakers+palm&amp;qid=1701708250&amp;sr=8-2  https://www.classic-marine.co.uk/product/sailmakers-seaming-palm-rh/ These look very similar to me. The only description I have found for differences is that roping palm is for thicker needles." CreationDate="2023-12-04T16:42:27.743" UserId="11392" />
  <row Id="15713" PostId="11984" Score="0" Text="Yes, but this doesn't https://www.cottonpatch.co.uk/acatalog/Sewing-Gloves.html and that's what I get lots of" CreationDate="2023-12-04T16:46:06.133" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15714" PostId="11984" Score="0" Text="Yeah I don't mean some kind of cloth thing, I think maybe the leather is for either protection against sticks or for robustness/applied force but these are just guesses..." CreationDate="2023-12-04T16:47:10.247" UserId="11392" />
  <row Id="15715" PostId="11984" Score="2" Text="I'm sure that's what the leather is for.  You know what you're looking for so my note was more for others googling in English and finding a false difference. I was going to make something like a sailmaker's glove from an old bike glove and leather or plastic, but I didn't bother in the end (it would have been for one project; I ended up using pliers to push the needle)" CreationDate="2023-12-04T16:57:10.357" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15716" PostId="11984" Score="0" Text="Sure, I tried to find clips on youtube but I only found guides how to make gloves, so that is why I tried to throw in as many synonyms as possible. Just provided the links to shops to show I did find them using these names. And I am having a very hard time to tell if there are functional differences." CreationDate="2023-12-04T17:02:41.703" UserId="11392" />
  <row Id="15717" PostId="11985" Score="1" Text="Just to rule out giving you options you already looked into, what were the complex, expensive solutions you speak of?" CreationDate="2023-12-04T21:58:09.963" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15718" PostId="11986" Score="1" Text="It's really common on cycling jerseys. I have two here of different brands just like that  Some of my gym T-shirts match too. I *think* the right ones are Hanes brand, and plain colours. And I *think* that Hanes often supply sportswear to be customised for events." CreationDate="2023-12-05T09:19:11.073" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15719" PostId="11987" Score="0" Text="&quot;Microfibre&quot; is an annoying term because it means different things in different contexts, and even in the same context (e.g. light/compact towels)" CreationDate="2023-12-05T09:20:53.010" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15720" PostId="11987" Score="1" Text="@ChrisH True. I always thought it referred to a typical weave (one that was once lauded for being perfect for cleaning screens, IIRC). But (like the ubiquitous polyester) it is [a type of material](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfiber) (or, well, fibre used for materials), apparently with a huge range of applications." CreationDate="2023-12-05T09:25:39.110" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15721" PostId="11979" Score="0" Text="The point missed by the edit is gold has a very high density   ( 19 ,if I remember) and so gravity will push it into any opening in a mold." CreationDate="2023-12-05T16:58:08.650" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="15722" PostId="11986" Score="0" Text="Yes, mine are definitely Hanes. Nike Sphere Dry (I think, the label is quite worn) is/was similar on the outside but more textured on the inside. I meant to get some pictures last night, but left it too late" CreationDate="2023-12-06T07:48:02.983" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15723" PostId="11977" Score="0" Text="The fixative may be adding enough tooth/friction to the surface to grab a little more of the pencil pigment but not enough to match the paper without any coloring." CreationDate="2023-12-06T17:53:18.060" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15724" PostId="11984" Score="0" Text="Having worked in a sail loft, the sail maker's palm specifically has a heavy metal insert in the palm to push big 1/4&quot; sized needles through many layers of sail cloth and or leather. It is not to protect the hand from sticks when sewing, it is to be able to apply to force needed to push the thick needle through the materials, often even with guide holes punched in the fabric. Without it the needle would just go through your palm, eventually." CreationDate="2023-12-06T18:02:03.703" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15725" PostId="11990" Score="0" Text="You only need to flatten it perfectly *while* you mount it to a mat. A picture will likely help, and more information on the mat, especially the material." CreationDate="2023-12-07T14:59:49.233" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15726" PostId="11990" Score="1" Text="Is &quot;mounting to a mat&quot; the only option you've considered? Are you open to other options, or have you ruled them out?" CreationDate="2023-12-07T15:17:23.103" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15727" PostId="11989" Score="0" Text="Thank you so much for your time in response..." CreationDate="2023-12-07T20:36:55.473" UserId="17895" />
  <row Id="15728" PostId="11990" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC what are other options? I don't want to linen back it, or dry mount it." CreationDate="2023-12-07T21:46:58.293" UserId="17830" />
  <row Id="15729" PostId="11990" Score="2" Text="You could have it professionally framed under glass (without mounting), using a frame shop with experience handling delicate items." CreationDate="2023-12-07T21:49:33.507" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15730" PostId="11990" Score="0" Text="But the art would have a large propensity to stick to the glass, especially with a delicate signature that could easily wear away." CreationDate="2023-12-07T21:52:01.763" UserId="17830" />
  <row Id="15731" PostId="11904" Score="0" Text="Why does this video that says it's showing how to tie a ring hitch knot look like it's making a sling hitch? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvvN8-VLfp0" CreationDate="2023-12-10T08:14:18.373" UserId="17614" />
  <row Id="15732" PostId="11986" Score="0" Text="I happened to see this question again when I'm in the right place. The Hanes ones I have are &quot;cool-dri crew neck&quot; and &quot;crew neck sports&quot; and are very similar but the stitching is different, so that's not an ID. Neither are the Nike and Puma tops dare if the same fabric. On the bike stuff, it's some cheap jerseys for commuting, branded adibike and J2X." CreationDate="2023-12-10T19:31:37.623" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15734" PostId="11993" Score="0" Text="Welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Please take the [tour] to see how this site works, it only takes a minute. I have removed the second question from your post, because according to our site rules each post should only concentrate on a single problem or question.You can read more about it in [How do I ask a good question?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-ask)" CreationDate="2023-12-13T12:10:59.297" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15735" PostId="11976" Score="1" Text="So... any luck?" CreationDate="2023-12-13T15:36:21.560" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15739" PostId="11976" Score="0" Text="I started on a new piece with the same process. It's mainly the light colors that are a problem." CreationDate="2023-12-14T08:27:55.990" UserId="9815" />
  <row Id="15740" PostId="11995" Score="1" Text="What sort of scale are we talking about? I mean both the size of the letters and the total size of the text area" CreationDate="2023-12-14T13:13:25.510" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15741" PostId="11995" Score="3" Text="What have you looked at/tried? What equipment do you have available to you? What sort of finished result are you interested in? Please add some details, right now this is far too open-ended for a good answer." CreationDate="2023-12-14T15:14:15.133" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15742" PostId="11996" Score="0" Text="compo was also used in architecture." CreationDate="2023-12-15T18:23:22.590" UserId="9907" />
  <row Id="15743" PostId="11990" Score="1" Text="It really sounds like you're starting from a point of zero knowledge; it's incredibly rare (largely unheard of) that a frame shop would frame *anything* directly touching the glass. I would *strongly* recommend talking to a professional shop about how to handle this, instead of trying to do it yourself." CreationDate="2023-12-20T15:44:01.553" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15745" PostId="11990" Score="0" Text="Its too late to do that lol I already framed it. But also how would I mount it under glass without mounting and without it touching the glass?" CreationDate="2023-12-20T15:54:13.167" UserId="17830" />
  <row Id="15747" PostId="11998" Score="0" Text="I'm sorry, I don't really understand what you mean by taking tiny stitches in the direction of the long fibres of the satin. I'm an intermediate sewer and I haven't heard that yet. Also, I haven't found non woven interfacing anywhere yet, do you have any ideas where I could find it? Thanks for your response" CreationDate="2023-12-20T21:56:35.847" UserId="17930" />
  <row Id="15748" PostId="11998" Score="0" Text="@Deifira The most basic fabric is made by weaving over one, under one, over one thread and so on. All threads of the fabric have the same length. Satin is made by weaving over one, under several and over one thread. That exposes longer &quot;floating&quot; threads on the top of the fabric that give satin it's smooth feel and shine. running your finger over it in one direction should be extremely smooth, because that's the direction of the long fibers. But 90° to that you should feel a little more resistance and less smoothness." CreationDate="2023-12-21T19:29:01.790" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15749" PostId="11998" Score="0" Text="Sewing a tiny stitch in the smooth direction is far less visible because your sewing thread blends in with the floating threads of the satin. Sewing a stitch 90° to the smooth direction makes the stitch extremely visible. As for the interfacing, the iron-on type is much easier to use and it doesn't matter much if you use woven or non-woven iron-on interfacing. Sew-in interfacing usually only comes as the woven type. I find this [YouTube video](https://youtu.be/XumW29-PymM?feature=shared) explains the differences very well." CreationDate="2023-12-21T19:29:10.363" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15756" PostId="12007" Score="0" Text="Did you use these products to glue plastic flowers to a cigar box, or for a similar purpose?" CreationDate="2024-01-01T11:29:44.333" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15757" PostId="12007" Score="3" Text="OP specifically says Gorilla and e6000 didn't work." CreationDate="2024-01-02T02:31:32.213" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15758" PostId="12011" Score="3" Text="I think the artist answered your questions himself in this video https://youtu.be/A5S6TsrF6rQ. He says that he uses a wide variety of charcoal with different hardness values, several different erasers and several different tools like stumps and tissue paper to manipulate the charcoal." CreationDate="2024-01-05T13:54:33.020" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15759" PostId="12013" Score="1" Text="Sorry, I did not put the image directly because I am not sure of the copyright of it" CreationDate="2024-01-07T00:39:47.600" UserId="18013" />
  <row Id="15760" PostId="12013" Score="0" Text="It's an old image of Henry III - the original is probably in the public domain. While reproductions might not be, I think for educational use this is allowed. I tried looking for the artist, but no luck so far." CreationDate="2024-01-07T01:00:15.277" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15761" PostId="12013" Score="0" Text="Related: [Why did they make shadows with stripes?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/11971/), [What's the name for the pen and ink drawing style seen in J. J. Grandville's art?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/10169/), [When drawing, what is the name of these textures and patterns?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/10871/)" CreationDate="2024-01-07T01:02:34.767" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15762" PostId="12010" Score="0" Text="Thanks for the answer! FYI to others who might find your answer: these are also called &quot;External Retaining Rings&quot; or &quot;C-clips&quot; or Circlips.  E-clips are different, but could be useful depending on the task.  In my case I need &quot;overlapping external retaining rings&quot; for a rotary electrical contact, but haven't found any yet." CreationDate="2024-01-07T23:07:56.967" UserId="10413" />
  <row Id="15763" PostId="12010" Score="1" Text="Another term of interest is *slip ring* - that's more like what you're trying to end up with but might give you some pointers" CreationDate="2024-01-08T07:01:04.310" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15764" PostId="12016" Score="0" Text="Thank you.  I think I'll still warn against directly inhaling from the bottle or getting it in ones eyes just to cover the bases, but we do have personal liability waivers that should suffice for this." CreationDate="2024-01-08T17:44:27.927" UserId="16730" />
  <row Id="15765" PostId="12018" Score="1" Text="Hi, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! This answer was already provided." CreationDate="2024-01-09T10:28:46.917" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15766" PostId="12019" Score="0" Text="Thanks so much for the info. I really needed clarification &amp; info on printing" CreationDate="2024-01-11T15:23:14.690" UserId="17995" />
  <row Id="15767" PostId="12022" Score="0" Text="In my personal opinion (which you don't have to share, of course) all your &quot;high range&quot; drawings look like anything but pencil. It looks exaggerated, like you want to make a clay figure look like a bronze casting. This can be a conscious choice if you want it to be &quot;your style&quot;, or maybe you'll want to experiment with charcoal if pencil is not the right medium for what you want to achieve." CreationDate="2024-01-12T05:47:12.137" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15768" PostId="12023" Score="2" Text="When photographing I'd either include the whole sheet of paper or place a rectangular frame around the drawing. That's to allow you to fix any perspective errors if the setup isn't perfectly squared up (perhaps handheld, lacking suitable hardware, or the only way to eliminate glare from ceiling lights you don't control - I photograph sketches in work, not that they're remotely artistic)" CreationDate="2024-01-12T06:38:16.620" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15769" PostId="12022" Score="0" Text="@Elmy: I'm not sure I understand correctly, so let me try to say what I understood. So you basically say that I shouldn't try to map the darkest pencil shades to black because they are inherently grey. By trying to adjust levels/curves to get the dark parts to black, I am overdoing the contrast? And basically trying to make a graphite pencil drawing appear like a charcoal pencil drawing?" CreationDate="2024-01-12T06:42:15.983" UserId="18029" />
  <row Id="15770" PostId="12022" Score="2" Text="Yes, that's pretty much what I'm saying. To be absolutely clear: I'm **not** saying that you cannot / shouldn't do it. If you find you personal style in that filter, that's fine. However, if it doesn't work for you, maybe you're using the wrong tools. Either the wrong physical medium that cannot fulfill your wishes or the wrong digital process that cannot yield the results you want. You don't have to switch to charcoal, either. There are other black pencils that behave more like graphite but look more like charcoal. Maybe experiment with some options." CreationDate="2024-01-12T14:57:42.267" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15771" PostId="12022" Score="2" Text="Also, you don't have to limit yourself to just one type of medium. You could draw in pencil and add charcoal or black pencil for more contrast in your drawing before digitizing. You could experiment with layering first charcoal and adding graphite on top or first graphite with charcoal on top. I'm just throwing a few ideas around that might get you closer to your desired contrast before digitizing, so you won't depend on a digital filter too much." CreationDate="2024-01-12T15:36:52.323" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15772" PostId="12026" Score="0" Text="Great! Will give it a try." CreationDate="2024-01-12T19:51:39.383" UserId="18033" />
  <row Id="15773" PostId="12018" Score="0" Text="Ah, I missed that answer." CreationDate="2024-01-12T21:22:57.090" UserId="18016" />
  <row Id="15774" PostId="10555" Score="0" Text="You can see a write-up on its history here: https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/dont-worry-these-gangley-armed-cartoons-are-here-to-protect-you-from-big-tech/" CreationDate="2024-01-12T21:23:13.120" UserId="18016" />
  <row Id="15775" PostId="12022" Score="1" Text="@Elmy: Thank you for all these pointers! I'll experiment with different pencil materials and different ways of digitizing. " CreationDate="2024-01-13T10:02:30.240" UserId="18029" />
  <row Id="15777" PostId="12027" Score="1" Text="@Joachim I've tried the Jax equivalent products for Aluminum and Stainless, they didn't work very well in my tests. Just edited to clarify that thanks for pointing that out" CreationDate="2024-01-13T21:21:47.143" UserId="15968" />
  <row Id="15778" PostId="12027" Score="1" Text="@Joachim also most carbon steel blackeners will not work well on stainless, and vice versa. These metals have very different compositions as far as chemical processes like blackeners and patinas are concerned." CreationDate="2024-01-13T21:23:01.333" UserId="15968" />
  <row Id="15779" PostId="12029" Score="0" Text="Hi! This is not really a question that fits this website: while it is about a (very important) book about the practical side of painting, the question whether it is in the public domain is one about law and copyright." CreationDate="2024-01-15T22:05:52.967" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15780" PostId="12029" Score="1" Text="Do note that Victor *Mottez* lived in the 19th century, and his translation seems to stem from [1858](https://archive.org/details/traitedelapeintu00cenn), which means the work is over 160 years old. I'm not sure about French law, but works that old usually are in the public domain." CreationDate="2024-01-15T22:16:03.680" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15781" PostId="12029" Score="0" Text="Thank you I'll try on another forum !" CreationDate="2024-01-16T12:15:36.650" UserId="18049" />
  <row Id="15782" PostId="11990" Score="1" Text="It is certainly not &quot;too late&quot; unless you damaged or destroyed the poster with your own efforts. Again, please consult with a professional, as your lack of knowledge of framing is a far greater threat to damaging your item than anything they would do." CreationDate="2024-01-18T14:58:34.610" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15783" PostId="11990" Score="0" Text="How would they mount it without touching glass and without a matt? Spacers are also known to cause damage to art as they can be pressed into the paper. I think having it directly mounted to the acrylic (not glass) is the best way to prevent damage." CreationDate="2024-01-18T19:20:05.770" UserId="17830" />
  <row Id="15784" PostId="12032" Score="1" Text="Is this an actual, serious question? It doesn't sound like one at all." CreationDate="2024-01-19T15:29:52.367" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15785" PostId="11990" Score="0" Text="The fact that you keep repeating &quot;how would they mount it without touching the glass&quot; is *exactly* why I keep telling you to go to a professional. Gluing it to a mat board (which is intended to go *in front of* the image *to help separate it from the glass*) will do *far* more damage than letting a professional handle it with archival, non-damaging processes and materials." CreationDate="2024-01-19T15:31:52.883" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15786" PostId="12031" Score="1" Text="Wood also expands and shrinks with humidity, and upholsterer's glue sounds like a great way to do significant damage to the item." CreationDate="2024-01-19T15:32:53.220" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15787" PostId="12031" Score="0" Text="Best is just to buy a good frame !" CreationDate="2024-01-19T16:02:07.510" UserId="18049" />
  <row Id="15788" PostId="12032" Score="2" Text="I'm pretty sure &quot;fluorescent/phosphorescent stuff&quot; will not emit enough light to be visible during daytime. You could put a LED light underneath, but even with a small battery it will become quite bulky and unseemly. But being an open-ended question, asking to generate ideas, this is not a good fit for this website (a &quot;right&quot; answer being subjective)—unless you're only really asking if putting the &quot;fluorescent/phosphorescent stuff&quot; would work; if so, please [edit] your question to reflect that, or it will probably get closed." CreationDate="2024-01-19T16:24:34.953" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15789" PostId="11990" Score="1" Text="*Why* don't you want to dry-mount it? And I assume you intend to glue it to a backing board (and not a mat in the sense of a passe-partout)? If that is the case, it's even easier to not have it touch the glass. Also, again, what material is the poster made of?" CreationDate="2024-01-19T16:39:27.317" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15790" PostId="12032" Score="0" Text="Hi, thanks Joachim. In fact, it's an open-ended question. So yes, it's more about finding alternatives to &quot;fluorescent/phosphorescent stuff&quot; since (as you've pointed out) it  will not emit enough light." CreationDate="2024-01-19T17:18:53.630" UserId="18058" />
  <row Id="15791" PostId="12032" Score="0" Text="What are the shortest led you have in mind?" CreationDate="2024-01-19T17:20:09.180" UserId="18058" />
  <row Id="15792" PostId="12032" Score="0" Text="Surface mount LEDs can be sub millimetre, so the battery would be the main concern" CreationDate="2024-01-20T12:41:43.150" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15793" PostId="11990" Score="0" Text="@AllisonC I keep repeating it because you keep telling me this is what they’re gonna do without telling me how they’re gonna do it like it’s some kinda magic. I never once mentioned gluing it to a mat board. The only options for not having it touch the glass are matting which won’t fit in an exact size frame, spacing which can cause damage as it presses on part of the print and dry mounting which is definitely not archival." CreationDate="2024-01-20T18:08:16.910" UserId="17830" />
  <row Id="15794" PostId="11990" Score="0" Text="@Joachim it’s made of paper. I don’t want to dry mount it because that is irreversible. I never said I was gonna glue it to a backing board either." CreationDate="2024-01-20T18:09:21.830" UserId="17830" />
  <row Id="15795" PostId="12032" Score="1" Text="@AllisonC - yeah, that is the trouble with diamonds, they are just not bright enough!" CreationDate="2024-01-20T22:28:30.830" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15796" PostId="11990" Score="1" Text="Thanks for the answers. You wrote originally that you want to mount it to a mat, but how did you envision that without adhering the poster to something, using spacers or a mat, or have it touch the glass? And by &quot;paper&quot; I guess you mean the typical, glossy film poster material? Note also that there are reversible archival ways to dry-mount." CreationDate="2024-01-20T22:30:03.057" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15797" PostId="12032" Score="0" Text="@rebusB The OP could have been talking about rough diamonds, though, and a perfectly reasonable answer would have been &quot;cut and polish it&quot; :)" CreationDate="2024-01-20T22:47:26.623" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15798" PostId="11990" Score="0" Text="@ajgrinds again, those are *not* the &quot;only options,&quot; just the only ones you personally, as someone who doesn't know much about framing, can think of. A professional framer will construct a frame for you if a standard one doesn't fit. They'll mount it in ways that don't damage the image. Or do you think every piece in a museum was &quot;destroyed&quot; by &quot;non-archival&quot; processes?" CreationDate="2024-01-21T16:45:20.050" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15799" PostId="12032" Score="0" Text="Hi, ok. So a little LED would be ok and the problem would be with the battery." CreationDate="2024-01-21T18:12:11.063" UserId="18058" />
  <row Id="15800" PostId="12032" Score="0" Text="Yes Allison C. It's a serious question though a little bit extravagant. I'm sorry if you think I lack you of respect." CreationDate="2024-01-21T18:13:09.430" UserId="18058" />
  <row Id="15801" PostId="12033" Score="0" Text="Maybe some twin pair wheels such as: https://www.gourdoupis.gr/cache/files/b994b192734861dbaa772f10a400ed9416a5bbbc.jpg" CreationDate="2024-01-21T21:28:28.680" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="15802" PostId="12033" Score="0" Text="An alternate approach may me some sandpaper disks upon a dremel/rotary tool and then some buffing wheels. In my Kraussmann 7940 may be the case." CreationDate="2024-01-21T21:29:48.270" UserId="1043" />
  <row Id="15803" PostId="12033" Score="1" Text="Just for clarity: you want to get rid of the black (or darker) finish? And what can you tell us about the nature of the darker part: does it chip off or wear off, for example?" CreationDate="2024-01-21T22:11:27.127" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15804" PostId="12016" Score="0" Text="@LibrarySeph As it says alcohol I would check whether it is ethanol (the same alcohol as in drinks) or methanol (which causes blindness when drunk). Of course ink should never be drank but people do stupid things if they read the word alcohol on a liquid." CreationDate="2024-01-22T17:55:11.560" UserId="12241" />
  <row Id="15806" PostId="12033" Score="0" Text="Yes, remove the black  it doesn't chip off, and I'm not sure if it wears off or just tarnishes. I've never had any color come off on my fingers if that helps" CreationDate="2024-01-23T01:13:45.003" UserId="18067" />
  <row Id="15807" PostId="12033" Score="0" Text="Any suggestions on the grit I should be using for sandpaper?" CreationDate="2024-01-23T19:45:45.987" UserId="18067" />
  <row Id="15813" PostId="12027" Score="0" Text="Presto Black SSB is advertised as doing what you describe." CreationDate="2024-01-25T17:47:18.863" UserId="6946" />
  <row Id="15814" PostId="12045" Score="0" Text="Great thanks for the advice" CreationDate="2024-01-26T04:40:23.037" UserId="18067" />
  <row Id="15816" PostId="12045" Score="1" Text="Try 400, if it does not remove dark finish ,use 320. You may want to polish with 600 if you don't want brush finish." CreationDate="2024-01-30T17:46:05.333" UserId="3114" />
  <row Id="15819" PostId="12051" Score="1" Text="Hi Daniel, can you post a clearer picture? I assume it's very finely woven thread, but it looks almost like leather." CreationDate="2024-02-06T13:04:58.763" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15820" PostId="12055" Score="0" Text="Possibly 1/32&quot; as (with a few exceptions) inch fractions are multiples of powers of 2. That should also take knots well, unlike some cords +1" CreationDate="2024-02-08T20:15:36.537" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15821" PostId="12055" Score="1" Text="I use that 0.9 mm cord (and it is marked as such in the USA) for many different knot jobs and decorative knotwork, it does take knots well. It is the anchor to the netting I do right now with just a reef knot to tie it into a loop. Might hold knots better than the sample in the OP photo." CreationDate="2024-02-08T20:41:18.067" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="15822" PostId="12055" Score="0" Text="If it's even marked as 0.9mm in the US, I guess it really is 0.9mm and not something in inches.  Some of the phone lanyard string I've come across knots securely but commercially it may be secured with clips and overhand knots as stop knots, or (in the case of the one I have here) fused into a loop with the join hidden in a plastic widget.  Some doesn't knot as well, though I've never found any that won't take a double or triple fisherman's bend securely - if I did I'd throw it away!" CreationDate="2024-02-08T21:25:33.787" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15823" PostId="12056" Score="2" Text="That test is one of density and wettability. It's a proxy for testing whether fibres are natural or not (and a pretty decent one given that you're looking for how they absorb water-based dyes) but it's not foolproof" CreationDate="2024-02-09T13:53:12.043" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15824" PostId="12060" Score="0" Text="Thank you @fred_dot_u.  You are correct I haven't tried turning the wheel and that certainly helps (I just tried it). However the initial speed for me is too fast. If you look at this video for example at around the 1m35s mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODoLrCTxp5o then my machine stitches at about twice that rate on it's slowest setting.  Maybe it's just a basic machine and can't do slow stitching?" CreationDate="2024-02-10T00:09:28.627" UserId="18125" />
  <row Id="15825" PostId="12059" Score="0" Text="One thought - what are you testing it on? My Bernina is good, and can start at minimum speed, except in certain heavy coated waterproof fabrics, or many layers where seams meet in something like denim, where the needle is subject to much more friction. If it's stalling on just a couple of layers of fairly light fabric, it's probably inside." CreationDate="2024-02-10T07:27:28.463" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15826" PostId="12060" Score="0" Text="The wheel is present and useful on mine, that does embroider (a feature I've tested once). It's just that when I need it, it's on waterproof fabrics that I don't want to pin (I have to seal the seams, but seam sealant will come through pinholes to the outside) so I need both hands on the workpiece." CreationDate="2024-02-10T07:32:11.433" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15827" PostId="12058" Score="1" Text="Hi, can you add some pictures of what you want to achieve, and what you've been getting so far?" CreationDate="2024-02-10T07:39:36.897" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15828" PostId="12058" Score="0" Text="Another question: do you have this problem only with the white ink or with other colors as well? Please click [edit] to add more information to your existing question. In the edit mode you can also add pictures, but because of size constraints you'll probably have to crop photos made on a phone." CreationDate="2024-02-11T09:22:35.477" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15829" PostId="12064" Score="0" Text="Have you considered that UV-reactive pigments fade quite quickly in sunlight? It's quite noticeable on some of my bike stuff and that's stored indoors. It may not be an issue for you, but you do mention durability" CreationDate="2024-02-11T19:00:08.080" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15830" PostId="12064" Score="0" Text="Yes I have considered it. I am not painting something that cannot be thrown out later, and the pigments SHOULD be relatively durable. But I am definitely not painting the house with them :D&#xA;&#xA;Still, it would be nice to find something that lasts at least as long as the pigment to use as a base :)" CreationDate="2024-02-12T11:27:19.850" UserId="18132" />
  <row Id="15831" PostId="12064" Score="0" Text="While I don't have UV pigments, I do have a UV torch, UV pens, and PU varnish.  I may get the chance to test but not for a few days.  It's possible that a thin layer of PU would be OK when a thicker one wouldn't" CreationDate="2024-02-12T11:30:12.850" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15832" PostId="12064" Score="0" Text="I appreciate any help you are willing to give :)" CreationDate="2024-02-12T12:08:34.907" UserId="18132" />
  <row Id="15833" PostId="12057" Score="0" Text="Thanks! I'm an absolute newbie when it comes to dyes. I thought there was just natural dye, and synthetic dye. But is there a third type of dye called procion dye for cellulose?" CreationDate="2024-02-13T01:32:23.500" UserId="18121" />
  <row Id="15834" PostId="12057" Score="1" Text="@Rebekah2020 there's actually quite a few different dyes out there! It's definitely always worth taking a look for what one will work best, and doing some tests if you're able, when you're diving in to a new fiber. I hope this does the trick for you!" CreationDate="2024-02-13T15:16:15.620" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15835" PostId="12062" Score="0" Text="OP makes clear they have tried this." CreationDate="2024-02-13T17:17:31.320" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15836" PostId="12070" Score="0" Text="Excellent idea, sounds like that would work perfectly— any idea what the lower limit on the size of the circles/punctures it could cut would be? I was planning on avoiding the Cricut because I think it can’t handle cutting the very small pixel sized stars. Maybe laser cutting metal would be an option." CreationDate="2024-02-14T00:47:46.040" UserId="18141" />
  <row Id="15837" PostId="12068" Score="1" Text="Hi Brandon, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Just as a heads-up: I'm not entirely sure your question can fully be answered here on this website, as it might have legal aspects. Have you tried contacting the person you think you're copying from?" CreationDate="2024-02-14T10:57:07.300" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15839" PostId="12072" Score="1" Text="They've gone up, but still under £2 ($3) for a 50 sheet A5 sketchbook that takes wet paints well" CreationDate="2024-02-14T18:11:00.807" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15841" PostId="12070" Score="0" Text="Black coated foil exists. It's thicker than kitchen foil, so might be harder to machine cut, but I know it punches well. I believe it's used in theatrical applications (black foil tape definitely is) but I'm familiar with it from laser labs." CreationDate="2024-02-14T20:18:30.380" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15842" PostId="12070" Score="0" Text="For the very smallest stars, a pinhole would do (literally pushing a pin into foil by hand, on a soft backing if you want it a bit bigger) that could be combined with punches or a cutting machine" CreationDate="2024-02-14T20:20:32.920" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15843" PostId="12074" Score="0" Text="I thought I had some laser OHP film, but I've checked and I don't, only those for inkjet and handwriting" CreationDate="2024-02-14T20:31:42.643" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15844" PostId="12068" Score="0" Text="No,  because it is mostly idle wondering at this point, and more for the future." CreationDate="2024-02-15T05:29:41.823" UserId="18142" />
  <row Id="15845" PostId="12064" Score="0" Text="It could be helpful if you know what sort of phosphors you have. Some of the phosphors used in LED lamps are extremely resilient to UV radiation, as is necessary if they are to outlast the 10,000-hours plus lifetime of the LEDs. I'm thinking specifically of rare earth nitrides and copper/aluminium-doped zinc sulphide. However, these materials are sensitive oxygen and to moisture, so they may be quite vulnerable in your application." CreationDate="2024-02-13T20:29:47.670" UserId="18140" />
  <row Id="15847" PostId="1777" Score="0" Text="@Catija It is very common, especially in museums, but they are often of such low reflectivity that it's really hard to discern them (I have the tendency to scrutinize paintings, and am often surprised to find them)." CreationDate="2024-02-15T15:18:11.737" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15848" PostId="12020" Score="0" Text="A friend of mine at the academy made large concrete sculptures, consisting of relatively slender bars. I believe he used a regular (fine) concrete mortar for this, bought from a hardware store. Have you tried that yet?" CreationDate="2024-02-15T15:25:55.697" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15849" PostId="12078" Score="0" Text="Hi Sarah, the weave you suggest indeed seems a closer fit than the crochet mentioned in the other answer. I think a picture would have really helped, instead of saying &quot;look it up&quot;, as that requires verification from others. And another heads-up: your answer is mostly about the flower in the OP's picture, which is incidental. If you think such info is good to share, you can always ask a new question and provide your own answer. Here it seems a little out of place. IIC: welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts!" CreationDate="2024-02-17T10:35:37.237" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15850" PostId="12079" Score="1" Text="Hi Wolfpack, I don't really understand why you didn't wait with asking this question once you got all the pictures (especially since there are some here already), but I can imagine this question is clear enough to be provided with answers from users more familiar with sewing." CreationDate="2024-02-17T10:38:21.020" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15852" PostId="12079" Score="0" Text="That makes sense, and, like I said, I can see how this question is clear enough. I'm not sure about your third point, though: what do you mean by it, exactly?" CreationDate="2024-02-17T16:00:34.250" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15853" PostId="12080" Score="1" Text="And is this an actual answer, or an addition to your question? If the latter, you can edit your question to add this information." CreationDate="2024-02-17T16:02:25.013" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15854" PostId="12080" Score="0" Text="I missed this because the thread crosses the thread-guide over a very short distance, making it fiddlingly difficult to see without more careful inspection." CreationDate="2024-02-17T16:03:06.140" UserId="18158" />
  <row Id="15856" PostId="12080" Score="0" Text="Ah, okay - that's all I needed to know :) And no problem, of course!" CreationDate="2024-02-17T16:04:44.683" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15857" PostId="12080" Score="1" Text="And what does &quot;Go op the ops. Meta ops are the worst people on Earth.&quot; mean? What are &quot;ops&quot; and &quot;meta ops&quot;?" CreationDate="2024-02-17T16:07:09.320" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15858" PostId="12079" Score="0" Text="I mean clout traders get into se and harass new members with arbitrary rules because it is an easy way to pick up a few dozen credit from meta contributors who are really only hear to abuse people with vitriol-laced insults. It's better to not post perfect questions because it exposes them. Eventually, the site owners will smarten up and create controls to prevent users like that having advanced admin tools or increase the level of adherence to reasonable values for a semi-public forum." CreationDate="2024-02-17T16:11:31.010" UserId="18158" />
  <row Id="15859" PostId="12079" Score="1" Text="The &quot;rules&quot; are not arbitrary, StackExchange makes its clear that people should do their homework before posting a question. Not threading the machine correctly is pretty basic; a little effort would have saved some grief. Same goes about searching the site for similar questions before posting. This [one from 2016](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/1839/416) has the answer you posted to your own question within a day in its first comment and in top answer." CreationDate="2024-02-18T20:09:54.590" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15861" PostId="12079" Score="2" Text="This question is a duplicate of this one: [How can I stop my thread from bunching when using a sewing machine?](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/1839/416) or possibly, if your bobbin is damaged, this one: [Sewing machine problem: machine won't tighten the loops under the material](https://crafts.stackexchange.com/q/5307/416)" CreationDate="2024-02-18T20:20:32.343" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15862" PostId="12081" Score="0" Text="Hi, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Asking for resources is off-topic here, as we want this to be a self-contained knowledge site. I'll edit out that request. Whether or not the remaining question is too broad or not I'll leave up to the community." CreationDate="2024-02-19T09:45:05.890" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15865" PostId="12081" Score="2" Text="Are those diagrams for some &quot;special&quot; patterns like lace or color work? Or for some special knitting machine? I cannot interpret them, but I think if you could add a link to the original source, maybe I'll be able to extrapolate some information." CreationDate="2024-02-19T11:53:46.060" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15867" PostId="12082" Score="0" Text="Hi Yezen, welcome to Arts &amp; Crafts! Asking for resources is off-topic here, because we want to form a self-contained resource of information. We also tend to focus on very concrete problems, so: what have you tried yourself? What do your sketches look like currently? What aspect would you like to tackle first (e.g. creating linework similar to that of Skutnik, or the colour palettes of Lachman)?" CreationDate="2024-02-19T21:40:53.093" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15868" PostId="12082" Score="0" Text="I see, apologies I did not know how the community worked. Right now Im just doodling or making very rough sketches, not thinking too hard about what to draw, just to get myself comfortable with sitting down and drawing again(the main reason why i stopped drawing as a kid is because i was a perfectionist and was critiquing my art every step of the way until i got frustrated). My main goal is to achieve Skutnik’s line work." CreationDate="2024-02-20T10:32:52.013" UserId="18167" />
  <row Id="15869" PostId="12085" Score="0" Text="I spotted something similar while looking up the tension discs (mentioned in the same section and nowhere else) about an hour after writing the question.  I expect to accept this tomorrow.  The good news is it sounds like  I could take the foot off to thread so long as I don't lower the foot mechanism" CreationDate="2024-02-21T21:52:07.853" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15872" PostId="12086" Score="0" Text="Do you mean indigo-based dyes?" CreationDate="2024-02-23T21:51:38.467" UserId="221" />
  <row Id="15874" PostId="13094" Score="0" Text="Drilling or punching holes in the wall is not an option? Do you have a table (that's not too deep or wide) you can put it on so you can at least work at a comfortable height? Would you be comfortable taking it off the stretcher and pinning it to the wall? (Also note that letting something (even as light as those rulers) lean against the canvas will likely slightly warp the fabric :)" CreationDate="2024-02-26T11:33:48.353" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15875" PostId="13094" Score="0" Text="@Joachim fwiw there is a huge difference in touch when painting on a stretched canvas vs one tacked to the wall." CreationDate="2024-02-26T14:05:48.807" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15876" PostId="12092" Score="0" Text="Depends on what the OP means by &quot;modifiable&quot;. After two weeks you can still dissolve the paint easily with turps but it will be messy, modifiable but messy. No it will not be anything like working with wet oils, but you can kind of 'erase' what is there and work back into it." CreationDate="2024-02-26T14:15:48.063" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15877" PostId="12090" Score="0" Text="When you say the bottom layers of paint are see through, are you talking about down to the ground? So instead of, for example, mixing red with white paint to get pink the artist is using the white of the canvas with heavily oiled straight up red paint to get the same tint?" CreationDate="2024-02-26T14:20:44.387" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15879" PostId="12083" Score="0" Text="Fake leather is usually done once it starts to delaminate, but there may be other ways to fix it. Do you any photos of the issue?" CreationDate="2024-02-26T14:33:09.520" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15882" PostId="12082" Score="0" Text="I may be old school but I find video lessons to be one of the worst ways of learning something like this. You need to be able to absorb the info at your pace, not the pace of the videographer." CreationDate="2024-02-26T14:57:49.713" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15883" PostId="12068" Score="0" Text="She may have mastered and is certainly capitalizing on it but I doubt she invented the technique. This is an age old thing in the arts... how much can you borrow before you are stealing. Reference Picasso's quote on good vs great artists. Not a lawyer but unless you are directly copying her patterns to teach you should be good. Betting you could find examples of this technique that predate all of us." CreationDate="2024-02-26T16:03:15.837" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15884" PostId="12092" Score="1" Text="@rebusB After two weeks I doubt it will qualify as &quot;easily&quot;, and even &quot;modifiable&quot; will be a stretch (perhaps depending on the environmental variables and, naturally, the thickness and ratio of oil). It can be stripped, to some degree, by dissolution or more aggressive measures, but I believe modifying it is highly unlikely at that stage." CreationDate="2024-02-26T17:56:47.200" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15885" PostId="13095" Score="0" Text="I have one of those but I found it didn't hold the canvas very well and when working the black paint onto it, the side I wasn't working on would start to edge off of it. Luckily, it didn't fall off." CreationDate="2024-02-27T00:38:38.137" UserId="19197" />
  <row Id="15886" PostId="13094" Score="2" Text="@Joachim I was thinking of doing something like that,  to temporarily drill and secure the canvas to the wall. I have my bed (due to the size of the room I'm in, I turn it into my 'studio' during the day) which gives me about 3feet of space to lay it on and another tall but small table that's almost the same height. While I trust myself with handling my canvases, I'm not sure I'd be the best choice to take it off the stretcher and pin it to the wall. And I moved the rulers, they were only on it for a minute but thank you c:" CreationDate="2024-02-27T00:44:46.360" UserId="19197" />
  <row Id="15887" PostId="13094" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I haven't had the opportunity to put together my own canvas, this one is a pre-stretched, pre-primed one I got from my local art store." CreationDate="2024-02-27T00:47:18.423" UserId="19197" />
  <row Id="15888" PostId="13094" Score="0" Text="I asked after drilling to suggest something like [this](https://homesmart.org.uk/cdn/shop/products/Wall_Mounted_80mm_Storage_Hooks_Hanging_Tools_in_Garages_Sheds_Workshops_4_large.jpg), so you can just put the canvas against the wall at a preferred height. You'd still need a way to secure it at the top, but I think something along those lines is the best option given what little space you have." CreationDate="2024-02-27T06:19:58.613" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15889" PostId="13097" Score="0" Text="I don't see the OP mention *glueing* the canvas anywhere. That sounds like a bad idea in any case." CreationDate="2024-02-27T13:05:05.257" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15890" PostId="13097" Score="1" Text="@Joachim It's somewhat hidden in the text: &quot;The reason I mention the heating/AC/etc., is to give y'all an idea of the environment in which I need to secure the canvas. [...] I'm not sure if the heat (from the heating) or the AC (air conditioning) would disturb the method of securing the canvas to the wall (i.e. **no glue - not strong enough/heat would weaken it. Although that's kind of an obvious example, it's the best, most simple one I can think of at the moment**)&quot;" CreationDate="2024-02-27T15:04:30.537" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15891" PostId="13095" Score="0" Text="@LenGuillen Have you thought about extending the horizontal bar the canvas rests on? I'm pretty sure you could screw some wood slats to the bottom of it and pad the top of the extensions out to come up to the same height as the original. Or screw a long slat to the top of that horizontal bar and add a small squared rod to the front edge to keep the canvas from falling off. If you're lucky that's enough to stabilize your canvas." CreationDate="2024-02-27T15:39:41.160" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15892" PostId="12081" Score="1" Text="@Elmy The above diagram comes from Figure 4 of this patent application: https://patents.google.com/patent/CN108085853A/en?oq=CN108085853A &#xA;&#xA;I apologise for the late response - I was unaware that anyone had commented. I will check more frequently." CreationDate="2024-02-28T09:15:49.210" UserId="18162" />
  <row Id="15893" PostId="13095" Score="0" Text="There is a lot of range in terms of quality with these. Some are quite lightweight and will not be stable with larger canvases. The clamp at the top is important with the problem you are talking about. An H-style easel would fix that too but they are bigger and heavier (and more expensive)." CreationDate="2024-02-28T16:29:39.883" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15894" PostId="12092" Score="1" Text="Easily may have been an exaggeration but the paint will still dissolve at that point. It would take soaking and rubbing and will not be 'clean' but that worked with what I was doing. I would say that counts as modifying the painting but maybe not what the OP was looking to do." CreationDate="2024-02-28T16:34:23.387" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15895" PostId="12090" Score="1" Text="&quot;work with the painting&quot; needs to be better defined..." CreationDate="2024-02-28T16:35:56.610" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15896" PostId="13095" Score="0" Text="The black paint is the ground, yes? So an even coating across the canvas... there is no need for an easel at that stage. It is for the more finessed work of painting in the &quot;realism and lots of detail.&quot;" CreationDate="2024-02-28T16:40:45.330" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15897" PostId="13094" Score="0" Text="@LenGuillen - thats fine. It is not about how the canvas got on the stretcher, it is that the feel of painting a stretched canvas vs a flat one on the wall is considerable." CreationDate="2024-02-28T16:43:01.910" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15898" PostId="1802" Score="0" Text="The primary problem with varnishing too soon is the colors may bloom." CreationDate="2024-02-29T22:19:24.773" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15899" PostId="13100" Score="0" Text="Wow, that is amazing, I'll look it up!" CreationDate="2024-03-02T02:44:57.623" UserId="19200" />
  <row Id="15902" PostId="13108" Score="2" Text="Hi Pablo, can you post a picture of what you're talking about?" CreationDate="2024-03-10T11:53:08.100" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15903" PostId="13108" Score="1" Text="Are you trying to knot the cord while it is on the pulleys instead of making the loop and then putting on the wheels? Guessing that the machine is not active while you are doing this..." CreationDate="2024-03-10T20:33:28.310" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15904" PostId="13111" Score="3" Text="Not supposed to recommend brands in the answers, so it doesn't turn the platform into an advertising site... but this product looks perfect: https://www.reynoldsam.com/product/hx-body-latex/" CreationDate="2024-03-10T20:42:20.860" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15905" PostId="13101" Score="1" Text="What type of printing technique are you using?" CreationDate="2024-03-10T20:53:27.853" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15906" PostId="13110" Score="0" Text="I've only found Plasti Dip Craft at my local crafts store. The product seems to be the same, but only comes in spray form." CreationDate="2024-03-11T15:32:41.510" UserId="6000" />
  <row Id="15907" PostId="13113" Score="3" Text="Although obvious +1 for _&quot;Make sure to do plenty of trials before putting it on your final workpiece.&quot;_ this advice applies to any solution you go with, &quot;individual results may vary&quot;" CreationDate="2024-03-12T03:40:18.650" UserId="19253" />
  <row Id="15910" PostId="13114" Score="1" Text="How many stitches do you have on the needles at the point where you're supposed to decrease for the neckline? That number can help interpret the rest of the pattern. Please [edit] your original question to add that information." CreationDate="2024-03-15T05:41:58.773" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15911" PostId="11928" Score="0" Text="sounds interesting, I shall try that next time." CreationDate="2024-03-15T14:14:08.307" UserId="6845" />
  <row Id="15912" PostId="12063" Score="0" Text="That's very interesting - I will bear the thread tension in mind. I've actually scraped some cash together an bought myself a new heavy duty Singer, computer controlled, which can with appropriate foot pressure almost sew one stitch at a time - anyway it's lots slower than the Brother." CreationDate="2024-03-15T20:22:26.463" UserId="18125" />
  <row Id="15913" PostId="13117" Score="2" Text="Interesting question, but an idea of the final goal could lead to more creative answers than what I've been able to come up with" CreationDate="2024-03-17T09:30:24.563" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15914" PostId="11866" Score="0" Text="All lines going in the same direction in real life meet at same point in image plane, or at a so called point at infinity which in effect means they never meet. If you want horisontal lines spaced evenly in real life maybe you could try drawing V shaped diagonals from corners of image or the two cornerpoints of horizon? Not entirely sure if that would make them square though. Otherwise maybe  trigonometry or the homography matrix." CreationDate="2024-03-18T06:36:49.893" UserId="11392" />
  <row Id="15915" PostId="13117" Score="0" Text="What's the goal? What do you plan to make the letters from? What do you plan to do with them? How many duplicates do you need to make? Are you restricted to the letters that are on the car, without removal of them?" CreationDate="2024-03-18T13:56:14.827" UserId="2731" />
  <row Id="15917" PostId="5604" Score="0" Text="Updated link since the one posted in the comment from  Feb 14, 2022 is broken: [https://us.thearmypainter.com/products/miniature-and-model-files](https://us.thearmypainter.com/products/miniature-and-model-files)" CreationDate="2024-03-19T14:28:51.990" UserId="2246" />
  <row Id="15918" PostId="13120" Score="0" Text="They do stick out a bit on your desired example - zoom in to the cat's back in the triangle formed by the spider legs (or whatever they are)." CreationDate="2024-03-20T19:05:21.493" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15919" PostId="13119" Score="0" Text="Mostly it comes from doing: lots of experimentation and practice. Beyond that there is no one answer." CreationDate="2024-03-20T19:29:28.133" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15920" PostId="13120" Score="1" Text="Have you considered losing the edge line entirely and only using the shading lines? The problem may not be the shading lines going over the contour (edge) line, it may be having the contour line in the first place." CreationDate="2024-03-20T19:32:58.030" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15921" PostId="13121" Score="3" Text="Erasible masking liquid used for aquarelle painting is probably a better for curvy contours than masking tape." CreationDate="2024-03-20T19:44:31.220" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15922" PostId="13122" Score="3" Text="Product recommendation is off-topic here because availability varies in place and time. That said, recommendations of a type of product are ok, so I'll try to suggest some. What types have you tried? And what's the paper like?" CreationDate="2024-03-21T07:05:51.033" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15923" PostId="13123" Score="0" Text="For the first, I'd try my UniBalls (&quot;ultra&quot; I think), though they may be a little wet. Rotring, Edding, and Staedler make good drawing pens. I mention them so you can get an idea of a price point that should work, even if you can't buy them easily." CreationDate="2024-03-21T07:19:56.533" UserId="319" />
  <row Id="15924" PostId="13121" Score="1" Text="The masking tape can be curved to a degree when applied or trimmed with an x-acto knife. Liquid mask is made more for brush work and may not hold up to a scratchy stylus. Worth a try though." CreationDate="2024-03-21T20:04:28.723" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15925" PostId="13122" Score="0" Text="@ChrisH I've tried generic cheapo pens made by Bic, Papermate and Aspect. Tried some better quality pens, which don't have manufacturer names (the fancy looking pens you get from working at a company). Tried &quot;Sharpie ultra fine point&quot; marker. And I've tried &quot;Pilot Hi-tecpoint V5 extra fine&quot;. It's the best, but still has all the problems I mentioned. The paper looks and feels like regular printer paper, feels a small tad thicker, has similar whiteness and gloss." CreationDate="2024-03-23T23:32:54.600" UserId="19291" />
  <row Id="15926" PostId="13123" Score="0" Text="Thanks a lot for your very detailed response! I will check out your suggestions. Will come back with my findings after trying some (if stackexchange lets me, this is my first post so idk)" CreationDate="2024-03-23T23:38:30.487" UserId="19291" />
  <row Id="15927" PostId="13126" Score="0" Text="The label then would be just the entries in the Example column?  Or would it be both the Format and Example column like 'Artist Name:  Kazimir Severinovich Malewitsch', 'Title:  Female Torso', and so on like a fill-in-the-blank." CreationDate="2024-03-24T14:01:30.720" UserId="19296" />
  <row Id="15928" PostId="13126" Score="0" Text="Is it customary to credit the framer or the photographer?  The &quot;photographer&quot; was just me, so no one special, but I thought I'd ask." CreationDate="2024-03-24T14:03:51.390" UserId="19296" />
  <row Id="15930" PostId="13126" Score="0" Text="This still looks too much like the title card for an original work. The fact that it is a reproduction has to be emphasized." CreationDate="2024-03-24T19:26:29.603" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15931" PostId="13127" Score="0" Text="No inclusion of the dimensions or mention of the printer, photographer, or framer?" CreationDate="2024-03-24T19:34:21.597" UserId="19296" />
  <row Id="15932" PostId="13127" Score="0" Text="Yes, the original size could be cited. But being a photo reproduction means it does not have any caché or status as a work of art beyond being a reference. The person making the repro print is not part of the work unless you are Richard Prince." CreationDate="2024-03-24T19:38:28.270" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15933" PostId="13126" Score="0" Text="@UngarLinski: no, I think that can be deduced from the information, as well as this quite standard sequence of data. Crediting the photographer and editor is a possibility, but not customary, because it's not an artistic endeavour (rather, you'd want it to look as much as the original as possible)." CreationDate="2024-03-24T21:05:44.037" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15934" PostId="13126" Score="0" Text="@rebusB I don't get that criticism: stating that very fact is a clear enough emphasis—nobody will mistake the back of a reproduction for the title card of the original artwork, especially with these sizes." CreationDate="2024-03-24T21:07:16.473" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15935" PostId="13127" Score="0" Text="&quot;*It should not be labelled in the manner of an original work of art*&quot;: why?" CreationDate="2024-03-24T21:12:42.367" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15937" PostId="13126" Score="1" Text="@Joachim Because the clarification that it is not the original work is stated last it will be more easily overlooked.  In a way it would be burying its true nature in the small print. A casual observer may believe they are looking at the original which could be exploited by the unscrupulous. As far as editions go, this should only be done by the original artist or their inheritors, again for the same reason that someone could essentially steal the work from its creator." CreationDate="2024-03-25T12:47:56.397" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15938" PostId="13127" Score="0" Text="@Joachim - because it is not an original work of art. It is more like a reproduction in a book only presented in a different context." CreationDate="2024-03-25T12:53:15.503" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15939" PostId="13127" Score="0" Text="That is why citing the dimensions of the original, or even the medium, is of lesser importance, though I understand why one would want to include it to make a record of the original work." CreationDate="2024-03-25T12:59:50.637" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15940" PostId="13127" Score="0" Text="I included those things because the OP seems to want to include them. And because of that, I think it's more logical to adhere to established standards, because most people will be familiar with that format." CreationDate="2024-03-25T13:26:20.030" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15941" PostId="13126" Score="0" Text="@rebusB Those are good points. This might not have been obvious, being common in answers, but the boldface was intentional, to bring it to attention by giving it special emphasis. Exploitation by the unscrupulous is unfortunately always a risk, and so is not properly looking at what one is investing in - the info is there. As for the indication of editions: I edited my answer slightly. These norms vary as well (for example with limited editions on demand), but that is indeed good to emphasize." CreationDate="2024-03-25T13:29:43.977" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15942" PostId="13111" Score="1" Text="I believe it's okay to cite a brand (perhaps not link to a seller, though) in an answer, as long as it's clear you're a critical consumer and/or have pertinent experience using it. But see also [here](https://crafts.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/28/is-it-ok-to-cite-brand-shop)." CreationDate="2024-03-25T13:43:20.147" UserId="6388" />
  <row Id="15944" PostId="13127" Score="0" Text="RIght, those are established standards for the item *on view*, not a picture of the item. That is why putting a title card that looks like it would for the original work and then parenthetically mentioning that it is a reproduction is problematic." CreationDate="2024-03-25T16:15:21.840" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15946" PostId="13127" Score="0" Text="Underlined and italicized for the title?  And a period before the second quotation mark?" CreationDate="2024-03-27T02:02:54.587" UserId="19296" />
  <row Id="15947" PostId="13127" Score="1" Text="The italics were to show the words that were variable, not necessarily italicized when it has the actual title, artist name, etc. Underline and/or italicize so the title stands out, the rest is at your discretion. Like @Joachim points out there is no actual standard, just convention." CreationDate="2024-03-27T16:18:57.640" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15950" PostId="13129" Score="0" Text="Have you tried extracting without the boiling?" CreationDate="2024-03-27T16:55:40.447" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15951" PostId="13132" Score="0" Text="A hand crank with a ratchet such as those commonly found on boat trailers would take care of any backwards slippage without involving motors (and power supply, and control unit...)  But either way this doesn't answer the question." CreationDate="2024-03-27T16:59:39.273" UserId="416" />
  <row Id="15952" PostId="13141" Score="1" Text="To substitute and keep the stitch size the same you need to be a very experienced crocherer and all of those I know do have plenty of hooks in the popular sizes. My lifehack answer would be to ask around, especially older females might have a spare." CreationDate="2024-03-30T09:38:32.597" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="15953" PostId="13130" Score="0" Text="Patent or pattern? I assume an auto-correct error but I am not familiar enough with English knitting machine language to be sure." CreationDate="2024-03-30T09:41:23.487" UserId="1388" />
  <row Id="15954" PostId="13130" Score="0" Text="@Willeke The original diagram comes from a patent that was originally written in Chinese and very badly translated into english, so there was no explanation of the diagrams." CreationDate="2024-03-30T11:49:12.600" UserId="6316" />
  <row Id="15955" PostId="13139" Score="0" Text="https://crafts.stackexchange.com/questions/2786/how-can-i-cover-a-large-posterboard-with-glitter?rq=1" CreationDate="2024-03-31T16:55:52.250" UserId="12906" />
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