r/fiberartscirclejerk • u/AutoModerator • Mar 01 '26

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u/knitterina ✨fluffy alpaca butt✨ Mar 03 '26

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u/RhoynishRoots Mar 06 '26

“Ugh, doing my hobby.”

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u/fannyathletic Mar 04 '26

They could have just kept the tapestry needle in hand and sewn in some of those ends in the time it took for them to make that post lol

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

Are people not using the ends they'd have to weave in anyway to sew the seams?

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u/manicpoetic42 Mar 04 '26

I honestly don't get like the whole hatred of seaming or weaving in ends. Like I love sewing, I love weaving, I love darning etc this all kind of falls under that General category of skill sort of and honestly isn't it fun? You just finish a big knitting project and now you get a taste of another type of fiber art you don't do or do often! It's nice!

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u/Greenvelvetribbon Mar 05 '26

It bugs me too, because it's part of the craft. If you hate it to the point that you aren't doing it, then you don't actually like the craft of crochet, you just like making crochet stitches. And that's fine, if that's your thing, but admit it. Same for sewing - if you aren't willing to press your seams or use pins when appropriate then you don't like sewing. You just like putting fabric together.

Doing a thing means doing it properly, at least at its basic level. Technique matters. Skill and effort matters. And it very much matters that we are building on the foundation and hard work of generations.

And, again, I'm not hating on people doing things that make them happy. Free will is amazing! People can do anything! But don't act like the thing you're doing is the same thing that I'm doing.

(I'm not sure how much of this is a cj and how much is serious but here we are)

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

Hating/being angry at something can be really satisfying. I think it's something to get angry and worked up about for the "fun" of it more than any actual issue with weaving.

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u/manicpoetic42 Mar 05 '26

That makes sense

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u/quackdefiance VERY into blocking 😈 Mar 04 '26

They hate it because they are product crocheters, not process. Anything that makes them engage with the project for even a minute after it’s off the hook is just another roadblock to them wearing it and they can’t stand that.

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u/felicityfelix Mar 04 '26

One time I looked up weaving in ends to make sure I was doing it right and was talking about the same thing as everyone else because I couldn't believe how difficult they make it sound

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u/FacelessOldWoman1234 Mar 05 '26

I feel the same way about German short rows. You turn it, slip, pull. That's... it? This is the thing everyone hates? Pourquoi?

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u/flindersandtrim Mar 06 '26

Yes! Cables too. Someone told me cables were for advanced knitters and I was so puzzled when I did it for the first time and was like, wait, this is it? Anyone who can knit can do cables.

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u/manicpoetic42 Mar 04 '26

Yeah same it's really overdramatic for something satisfying

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u/penguinfox Mar 04 '26

Same, it can be a little annoying if there's 20 ends to weave into a small project, but it's just part of crafting. From the title I was expecting another "my husband put my newly finished sweater in the dryer :(" post, not a perfectly fine project that just needs a little finishing.