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Is it possible to buy 'ethical fur'?
I enjoy crafting leather armour. As part of an Orc design I am going for, I would like to buy some animal fur to complete the brutish/primal look. I have bought several faux furs off ebay, but they either look incredibly cheap, or they "shed" a lot…
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How to overcome the fear of imperfection?
In all of my art classes, and virtually anywhere I encounter new artists, the number one obstacle I see holding them back is a "fear of imperfection." So I'd like to submit this question to any/all established artists, what tips/advice do you have…
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Method for embedding rock mosaic in transparent material
I am looking for a way to do the following.
1. Arrange a pattern of semi-precious stones.
2. Embed it in a transparent medium so that it can be hung up, say in front of a window.
Someone suggested I use ClearCast epoxy in a silicone mold. I sort of…
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What are other techniques to draw a circle besides using or mimicking a compass tool?
I would like to draw circles and ellipses more accurately without relying on a compass (or spinning my paper around). This seems like a simple google-searchable question, but most of the results are flooded with click-bait "amazing circle drawing…
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Cuff strategy to maximize longevity of pants
When the bottom hem of pants/slacks gets frayed there are various ways to re-sew the hems or cuffs so that the frayed material is no longer exposed. Presumably there are ways to optimize/extend the longevity of a pair of pants by following a…
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Interlocking cuts for a truncated cone
I have a simple lampshade design, on the picture is made out of paper:
It's a basic truncated cone from a single sheet of paper.
I want to join sides of paper with interlocking cuts, like this:
Or like in IQ lamp:
How do I go about designing…
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How do you make the winged sonobe module?
This is what a winged sonobe polyhedral looks like:
Image from DeviantArt by Piplup-fangirl66
This should not be that hard but I cannot, for the life of me, find a resource online that tells me how to make this without making a purchase. Another…
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What should I use to connect my empty toilet paper rolls?
I'm building a pyramid made out of empty toiler paper rolls. I'm creating the pyramid as a bunch of rows, with the first row being a singe tube, the second one has two tubes connected, etc. (When it falls over this makes it a lot easier to…
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How can I mount a polished stone to wood?
I have a finished wooden walking stick. I'd like to mount a few polished gemstones to it. What is the best product to use for mounting stones to wood surface?
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How can I make my flowers glow in the dark?
This is the follow-up to a related question.
I wanted to know if there is any limitation or specific liquid characteristics on making a glow-in-the-dark flowers by imitating the techniques on this thread?
The available options are
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What should I keep in mind for storing wool roving?
My wife recently went crazy for wet felting and bought a fair chunk of wool roving in a variety of colours.
Likely it will take a while to get through it all and I want to be sure that it is still usable for a while. Currently it is just being…
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Is a parking method a good strategy to cross stitch a pattern with many single points?
What strategy shall I use to cross stitch a pattern which has a lot of single points/cross like the one below:
I have seen a lots of video about the parking method, but it seems to be always demonstrated on big fixed "looms", which seems to prevent…
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How can I block acrylic / wool blend yarn?
My understanding is that one should block 100% wool by soaking in hot water and reshaping to dry, which will felt the fibers enough to keep its shape. Acrylic, on the other hand, does not felt, so instead you steam-block it and/or "kill" the fibers…
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Sharpener for Pastel and Charcoal Pencils
I'm having a big issue sharpening pastel and charcoal pencils. I've tried using a traditional pencil sharpener on pastel pencils but the lead keeps breaking.
I've also tried using a razorblade and exactoknife on the charcoal pencil but this leads to…
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Is it standard to fill in every cross stitch square or is it acceptable/preferable to leave some blank?
I'm planning to start a cross stitch project soon using one of the online cross stitch pattern creators so that I can use an image of my choice instead of finding an existing pattern that I like.
The pattern creator wants me to fill in the white…
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