Tie-dye is awesome. You can get cheap dye at a supermarket that will do a decent job, or cough up for professional quality dyes that will give spectacular results (if you can handle a bit more chemistry). I greatly admire people who can create elaborate designs. I have several geode shirts, one mandala, and one planet Earth.
One thing that seems to have disappeared is friendship shirts. You braid three (or occasionally four) shirts together and then put the dye on. The braid creates the pattern, so the shirts become related to each other.
>> I learned how to solder this fall so I could make a light-up battleshell for a ninja turtle Halloween costume! <<
That looks amazing.
>>Don't overbuy on supplies for your latest hobby just because stuff is on sale and you have Ideas. It may sit in your closet for decades. ...my closet is very full of Things.<<
While I do have some specifics, I also like to keep all-purpose craft supplies -- adhesives, scissors, yarn, craft wire, papers, etc. -- which can be used for many different crafts. That makes it much easier to do a project without needing to buy much if anything special.
>> I don't have much space to myself with my current living situation, so I don't have a dedicated table to lay supplies out on until they're done. It adds extra steps every time I want to sit down and work on a project, so I rarely find the drive to fully finish things.<<
You might look at jigsaw puzzle boards, which are designed to store a puzzle in progress. These can work for other flat activities like some crafts.
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
Thoughts
Date: 2024-03-02 12:22 am (UTC)Tie-dye is awesome. You can get cheap dye at a supermarket that will do a decent job, or cough up for professional quality dyes that will give spectacular results (if you can handle a bit more chemistry). I greatly admire people who can create elaborate designs. I have several geode shirts, one mandala, and one planet Earth.
One thing that seems to have disappeared is friendship shirts. You braid three (or occasionally four) shirts together and then put the dye on. The braid creates the pattern, so the shirts become related to each other.
>> I learned how to solder this fall so I could make a light-up battleshell for a ninja turtle Halloween costume! <<
That looks amazing.
>>Don't overbuy on supplies for your latest hobby just because stuff is on sale and you have Ideas. It may sit in your closet for decades. ...my closet is very full of Things.<<
While I do have some specifics, I also like to keep all-purpose craft supplies -- adhesives, scissors, yarn, craft wire, papers, etc. -- which can be used for many different crafts. That makes it much easier to do a project without needing to buy much if anything special.
>> I don't have much space to myself with my current living situation, so I don't have a dedicated table to lay supplies out on until they're done. It adds extra steps every time I want to sit down and work on a project, so I rarely find the drive to fully finish things.<<
You might look at jigsaw puzzle boards, which are designed to store a puzzle in progress. These can work for other flat activities like some crafts.
https://jigsawdepot.com/collections/puzzle-board
There are craft cabinets with foldaway tables, too. They can help with storage and work space, even if you can't leave the table open all the time.
https://storables.com/craft-storage/craft-table-with-storage/