EllenInEdmonton

@EllenInEdmonton@mstdn.ca

English teacher to adults adjusting to a slower pace in #YEG after life in HCMC, Việt Nam. Lots of interests & connections.
Sorry, I don't follow empty accounts or boosters. I hide most boosts.
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#Books
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#Hiking

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EllenInEdmonton, to sewing

@sewing day 4
First draft of the made with a bedsheet. Very comfy and . It’s going to take me a few iterations to get the bodice fit that I really want but this is very wearable.

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EllenInEdmonton,

@elfkin @sewing
That definitely counts towards and it's gorgeous. My guess is that it will be super comfy!

My hope is to learn to clone and alter existing garments, especially simple knit (tailored) garments that I've worn for a dozen years or more!

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EllenInEdmonton,

@DanielMenjivar @sewing
I'm unable to take time away without "catching up", no matter how silly I know that to be. I used to be the same way with the newspaper, back when that was a thing.

EllenInEdmonton, to sewing

@sewing
For day 1 of , and probably most days in May, I'm wearing this comfy and practical pyjama top I assembled from a lovely, used flannelette sheet with self-drafted pockets from the pattern (6 inches and a curved bottom added) as well as flannel shorts I made a year earlier. They have a pretty perfect rise and I expect to make more shorts with that pyjama pattern.

EllenInEdmonton,

@barbarakb @sewing
Yes, the pockets are excellent! When I get up, I need to carry glasses, phone, and earbuds from one room to the next and I prefer to keep my hands free. Definitely make something similar for yourself and play around with pocket placement. Most patterns have them too low for my liking. I've also learned to add a snug inner pocket to keep my phone safe. Contrasting patch pockets are a great use of precious scraps.

EllenInEdmonton,

@barbarakb @sewing
Yes, you could make it like a pinny: front and back attached with elastics or ties, you could make it like a bib, a traditional apron, or a tunic. That's the thing once you start . You have endless options, really!

EllenInEdmonton,

@barbarakb @sewing
No real idea other than kitchen shops or craft sales. Aprons are a super popular learn-to-sew project although they aren't necessarily the easiest item to sew. I've been using the sewing machine at my library's for the last year although I also have a machine for home. has been one of my most rewarding pursuits that I've ever taken up, close after running and hiking.

EllenInEdmonton,

@barbarakb @sewing Keep your eyes open to see if there's a space where you can use a machine or ask around to see if anyone has a little-used machine to loan you before making a big investment for an item that might just get stashed. I was lucky to start with a borrowed machine and then had great luck with buying 2 different secondhand machines that were very well-made. I doubt that I'll buy new. Too many bells and whistles on the new machines and not enough solid state.

elfkin, to random

Because thighs won’t thicken themselves. Also because I’ll be riding 545-ish miles in about a month.

EllenInEdmonton,

@tailsy @elfkin
Where will the long ride be?? Will it be or will you have transport for your clothing/food/etc.?

vicgrinberg, to books
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    EllenInEdmonton,

    @vicgrinberg
    "Hungry Ghosts" by Kevin Jared Hosein
    "The Ever After of Ashwin Rao
    by Padma Viswanathan
    The second book (about the aftermath of the Air India bombing of 100s of Indo-Canadians) is a print book, which I usually read MUCH more slowly than audiobooks. I typically only read print while I eat my meals.
    The first book is based in 1940s Trinidad.

    heartcookie, to sewing

    @sewing needed to get past a creative block so I sewed up a quick tank top last night. I’m very happy with the result even though I see where the binding is better on the second side because I was more thoughtful about application. A great first project though, and now I’m not afraid of my coverstitch machine.

    EllenInEdmonton,

    @heartcookie @sewing
    I've completed a couple of knit projects that went well but it's still daunting. Cutting is more challenging, IMHO, but then, the sewing is relatively quick and easy.

    Giselle, to random
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    Is anyone else keen to their living space and finds it really hard? Most advice and guidance assumes authority to tell you what you're supposed to do and what not, and that just doesn't work for me. I want suggestions and insights instead. I already told myself all the do this/do thats, if it was that easy I'd already have done it.

    I like the idea of one space that I clear as often as it gets dumped on. It would give my eyes a place to rest on to re-energise, a starting point.

    EllenInEdmonton,

    @TerryHancock @Giselle @Fredatron
    I'm happy that I've been able to keep a few areas of my living space clutter-free for a while, including my living room. I put most things away ASAP. I give myself permission to only wash dishes twice/week because it's a hated tas/I don't have to look at the dishes very often. is a hard area to keep clutter-free because I keep starting new tasks and buying new materials. I try to pack the projects into their own zip-lock bags so I can start easily.

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    EllenInEdmonton,

    @kamikat @sewing
    Super nice!! I've cut out knit project #3 and I'm hoping to get greater confidence with making them. Giant fabric sale on Saturday of grandmothers' fabric stashes so I'm hoping to get more inexpensive knit fabrics that I can practice on. Cutting problems yesterday & I can't recall for sure if I recut that piece or not. Oh well, just keep making and the skills will gradually evolve. I finally have the use of the at the library Makerspace so I'll try that out eventually.

    azurae, to sewing

    An dress I sewed out of beige cotton jersey and then ice dyed over! Geode tied, colors used in comments. So excited to wear this!
    @tiedye @sewing

    Close up of turquoise, bronze, and green ice dye
    Dress in the sun, to show different lighting
    Back of the dress, dyed in the same blues, greens, and bronzes as the front

    EllenInEdmonton,

    @azurae @tiedye @sewing
    So lovely! I'm taking a 1-day class on tye-dying in August, even though I did the old elastic method in the late 60s or early 70s!

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    EllenInEdmonton,

    @anne_twain @talopine @alisonborealis @sewing
    I've never used twill tape, which sounds like it would be useful if you're making a waistband with a soft fabric. However, I did learn with my last waistband, the usefulness of hand-basting it into place. Much better to spend my time that way upfront, rather than doing it wrong and ripping everything out!

    paul, to food
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    When I entered , we had to take home ec (economics)

    We learned , , household tasks and chores, home finance, , among other things.

    I remember my sewing project were a teddy bear & shirt. I still have the sewing pattern.

    I really enjoyed that class. It's been 37 years since I took that class, but I have used my sewing skills in a pinch often and used to make peanut butter & other no-bake oatmeal cookies often.

    @ladysun1969 (Did you have Mrs. Evans?)

    is-that-still-a-thing-forrest-kreekcraft-dakreekcraft

    EllenInEdmonton,

    @paul @ladysun1969
    I'm glad that you got to learn the oh-so-practical skills that Home Ec can teach. I really hope that students get to keep taking it. I use those skills and that knowledge and DIY confidence more than any other course I took in HS. Well, possibly Language Arts too.

    skinnylatte, to random
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    My LinkedIn contacts are mostly Chinese Singaporean men who post daily about how amazing and wonderful Singapore is, who then get very upset when someone points out it isn’t that amazing and wonderful if you’re neither Chinese nor Singaporean (or white)

    EllenInEdmonton,

    @skinnylatte
    I was so amazed by Singapore on all of my visits until I realized how many foreign workers were being driven around in the backs of open trucks to do all of the labour and realized how many apartments had closet-sized "maids' quarters" tucked away.

    Triffen, to fediverse
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    Are there clients already that let you hide all the boosts and/or replies from the feed? I don't see how people don't see that having that all visible is incompatible with chronological feeds. Or, I don't know, limiting one person boosts to 2 a day. I used to be able to comfortably read a feed of 150 people in , people didn't repost that often there and the slogan 'make original content!' meant "post your images and not work of others".
    Mostly have to read from the browser.

    EllenInEdmonton,

    @Triffen Unless someone is local, I usually “hide boosts” as soon as I follow them. Too much duplication and noise otherwise.

    liztai, to Malaysia
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    Back in my hometown of , . This is the nearly 130-year-old Chong Fatt Tze mansion - also called the "blue mansion".

    As with most Penangites, I am incorrigibly proud of my hometown 😁

    The blue mansion

    EllenInEdmonton,

    @liztai rocks!! I loved wandering around and also the Botanic Gardens were pretty great.

    EllenInEdmonton,

    @liztai Haha, people rarely visit the tourist spots in their hometown. Although, I'd say that most of the visitors there were locals, not tourists. Very shaded and a good hill hike as well. Loved the food and the little shops (a fab BOOKshop!), along with the ubiquitous quirky murals.

    EllenInEdmonton, to Malaysia




    2018

    alisonborealis, to random

    The air pressure volatility over the polar vortex and whatever this post-vortex warm-up is have been BRUTAL.

    It's currently 100.3 kPa. Yesterday, it was 99.0 kPa and on the 22nd, it was 105.5 kPa.
    How am I supposed to function with this?

    It's like continuously climbing and falling back down a mountain.

    EllenInEdmonton,

    @alisonborealis
    Interesting. I borrowed an CO2 monitor from and I'm pretty curious about all of the information it provides. The biggest lesson for me is that my apartment has toxic CO2 levels at all times unless I keep the window cracked open in both rooms. I was also cracking open the apartment door, with the door chain on. That doesn't seem to be much help on the top floor. I'm happy that my humidity reaches the lower levels of acceptable, keeping my humidifier running.

    EllenInEdmonton,

    @alisonborealis That's interesting. I have pretty significant headaches at times but they aren't true migraines. I looked at them for COVID tracking but the pricetag is hefty. Still, after using it for 3 weeks, I have a much better idea of what is and isn't a safe space. The worst of all were at a very well-attended round dance at the Kingsway Inn, which I expected, as well as at my daughter's for a Christmas dinner (10 people present). I stayed masked except when I ate dinner.

    EllenInEdmonton,

    @IPEdmonton @DiverDoc @alisonborealis
    Trying to find the Vitalight for sale in Edmonton and I just keep getting recommendations to buy from the rainforest. Since I , that's not an option.

    EllenInEdmonton,

    @DiverDoc @IPEdmonton @alisonborealis
    Ah well, I've ordered it now but I have to say that the lack of bluetooth and the need to hit the on button/recharge frequently are all downsides. And, it wouldn't do what Alison uses it for: tracking atmospheric pressure. The Aranet was amazing, in terms of the info it provided (also humidity and ambient temperature) but it's just more than I'm prepared to spend on such a device when I WFH and can avoid most indoor crowds.

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