FiveAcres
@fiveacres.bsky.social
Messing around with arts and crafts supplies for three decades.
Waxing thread makes it less likely to snarl and knot while hand sewing.
August 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Waxing thread makes it less likely to snarl and knot while hand sewing.
Use a teflon sheet to iron the patch on the wrong side of the garment. Use matching thread to zigzag in both directions from right side of garment. Or use straight stitch if zigzag is not available. Hand sewing will work as well.
July 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Use a teflon sheet to iron the patch on the wrong side of the garment. Use matching thread to zigzag in both directions from right side of garment. Or use straight stitch if zigzag is not available. Hand sewing will work as well.
I am also the keeper of the household adhesives. Partner explains his use case and I hand him the appropriate adhesive. A few simple rules that have led to us staying married over four decades.
July 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I am also the keeper of the household adhesives. Partner explains his use case and I hand him the appropriate adhesive. A few simple rules that have led to us staying married over four decades.
It is also very important to train others in the household to never, ever touch your scissors without permission. It helps to have kitchen shears in the kitchen and some utility scissors in the tool box as well.
July 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
It is also very important to train others in the household to never, ever touch your scissors without permission. It helps to have kitchen shears in the kitchen and some utility scissors in the tool box as well.
Just like Oprah:
You get a MCE (Mass Casualty Event), and you get a MCE, and everyone gets a MCE.
You get a MCE (Mass Casualty Event), and you get a MCE, and everyone gets a MCE.
July 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Just like Oprah:
You get a MCE (Mass Casualty Event), and you get a MCE, and everyone gets a MCE.
You get a MCE (Mass Casualty Event), and you get a MCE, and everyone gets a MCE.
His first term he didn't use terms like "kissing my ass" when he was being recorded. He even used "pussy" instead of the "c-word" when he was indulging in locker room talk that was not being recorded, as far as he knew.
June 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
His first term he didn't use terms like "kissing my ass" when he was being recorded. He even used "pussy" instead of the "c-word" when he was indulging in locker room talk that was not being recorded, as far as he knew.
Have you considered trying to thrift a serger and get it working? They can be quite handy for sewing seams on some types of stretch fabric.
June 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Have you considered trying to thrift a serger and get it working? They can be quite handy for sewing seams on some types of stretch fabric.
Where do housing starts and housing sales fall in here?
June 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Where do housing starts and housing sales fall in here?
I once had a black eye from a 14 lb Jack Russell. I was between where she was and where she wanted to go. You never want to get between a Jack Russel and where she wants to go.
June 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I once had a black eye from a 14 lb Jack Russell. I was between where she was and where she wanted to go. You never want to get between a Jack Russel and where she wants to go.
Damn. Now I want a pot stand.
June 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Damn. Now I want a pot stand.
Spruce: This is going on your permanent record, Sarah!
June 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Spruce: This is going on your permanent record, Sarah!
Works for my Boston Terrier.
June 5, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Works for my Boston Terrier.
You are forgetting Alabama.
June 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
You are forgetting Alabama.
A long, long time ago in a reality far, far away, I worked for the company in question. Two years before it went down in flames, I had a conversation about how sustainable its business model was.
June 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A long, long time ago in a reality far, far away, I worked for the company in question. Two years before it went down in flames, I had a conversation about how sustainable its business model was.
What could possibly go wrong?
June 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
What could possibly go wrong?
This was posted at 6/4/25, 2:17 AM.
June 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
This was posted at 6/4/25, 2:17 AM.
Waiting for a call from Xi of China?
June 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Waiting for a call from Xi of China?
Steve Bannon was another notable example. Then there was Pence, who was getting too much attention after Trump dumped the administration's COVID response on him. Pence made a decent effort (for a religious nutjob) and got too much favorable attention and Trump took over.
June 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Steve Bannon was another notable example. Then there was Pence, who was getting too much attention after Trump dumped the administration's COVID response on him. Pence made a decent effort (for a religious nutjob) and got too much favorable attention and Trump took over.
Ditto for the assault on science and scientists.
June 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Ditto for the assault on science and scientists.
Clowns all the way down?
June 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Clowns all the way down?