April 19th if you want to join us for the next one! :D

Thanks for the tip! I think that might already be on my list of apps to test but if not, it's definitely going on :D

19th April, get it in your calendar! :D

Yes I too hope to get some good stitching in during the SB although I say that every single year and then get too engrossed and tired to get much done! Stupid timezones... Feeling much better now, thanks, it's just occasional bad days when I over-exert but they're getting fewer and further between 🤞

Enjoy your Superbowl/Stitching! ❤

Oh honestly, two steps forward and one back might as well be my middle name. Especially during something like this where I'm chatting online, talking to Dave, watching tv and occasionally drinking Baileys all at the same time! As long as it's still fun, it's all good imo.

My work here is done!

All good now ta, for a given value of "good" anyway...

I also live on the Illinois Wisconsin border.

So without any kind of pre-existing location bias for picking a team, you can go with whatever criteria you want. I watched a few games, looked at team names, looked at their colours and mascots. Considered the Bengals first, strongly considered the Vikings because I love purple (the horror!), but ultimately settled on the Packers because I liked their colours best and their name was silly! That's literally it, I knew nothing else about them or Wisconsin at all. As an enthusiastic consumer of cheese I have been very happy with my choice though :D

Haha, very similar here tbh I've played since...2011 I think? And my highest level isn't even 50 because all I want to do is farm and roleplay selling dyes in Bree and go to elvish dance parties and hang out smoking pipe-weed on the roof of my hobbit house 😂 Tried to get Dave to play it a couple years ago but I think it was a bit too old and janky for him, alas.

It's crazy! It's party! 💃

I will try and do more interesting things in life so I can vlog them for you 😀

I usually can't do the full 24 hours tbh but it coinciding with the Packers game was like fate, worked out really well! I'm sure you'll hear about it plenty in the tun-up to the next one so maybe you can join with us for 12 hours or whatever works, we're no sticklers for the rules :D (also I'm honestly not sure what you're worried about having said but whatever it was, clearly it's not an issue so please don't worry about it!)

Much better now thanks, it serves me right for exercising really! 😅

@@TheGiddyStitcher Maybe take it slower? Or less time? Unless they told you not to.

Honestly the boring (and somewhat belated, sorry about that!) answer to this is just: practise. I used to really struggle with that part too and you just get a feel for it over time. Some people use a backlight to make things a little easier on darker fabrics but I didn't try that as a beginner so can't comment on whether it also improves things with light fabrics, could be worth a go if it's a real problem though!

@@TheGiddyStitcher this is probably a stupid question but do you keep a finger in the back to track where the needle comes out so you know approximately where it needs to go, or do you just develop a 6th sense of where to stab?

Godot gang! 🙌 Unfortunately I had NO IDEA how hard that part was going to be until trying it, but this is how we learn! Idk if you're into this sort of thing but if you are, I also have a (very sporadically updated) devlog channel now for that nonsense over at www.youtube.com/@teahands 😉

Really was! I didn't expect us to win for a single second of course, getting knocked out of the playoffs by the 49ers is Packers tradition at this point :D

The little owl things are just random no-brand from Amazon, you can find them by searching for "magnetic cable ties". The stand is a Lowery, just got it for Christmas so I'm still experimenting with my setup, review video soon most likely! :)

The stand is a fancy one I just got for Christmas! It's called a Lowery workstand and I'll hopefully do a proper review video of it soon, technically I wasn't using it right in this video but whatever works, works 😉 The little owl magnets you can generally find just by searching for "magnetic cable ties" on Amazon or similar. They're great for rolling up extra fabric and holding your needle at the same time, very useful little things to have around!

@@TheGiddyStitcher Thank you so very much. I need the light desperately as my eyes are old. I will search amazon today for the others.

Oh it was well worth staying up for even despite the loss, absolutely fantastic game, no regrets! The official 24hocs stuff goes on over on Facebook which....bleh. So I just logged in for long enough to get the dates for my calendar for the whole year and will celebrate elsewhere! April 19th, see you then? 😉

@@TheGiddyStitcher I wish! But my daughter has a cheerleading competition that weekend about an hour away. If I can get some car stitching in then I might just be able to do it!

Haha, yes that is definitely a relatable description of the new hobby honeymoon period! And this is a good thing to be thinking about early tbh. For me because I do so many different crafts I'm often changing sitting position, doing different types of movements with my hands depending on the craft etc, but if you're just stitching it can get repetitive fast. So looking up some basic hand and wrist stretches and getting into a rhythm of regular breaks can really help. I sometimes use a pomodoro timer which is basically 25 minutes of an activity, then timer goes off and you have a 5 minute break to get up, move around, get a cup of tea. Of course, NOT spending 24 hours curled up stitching on the couch in a short space of time is also a good tip 🙈 In terms of protecting your eyesight, good lighting is essential. Flexible necklights are really popular (they're all over Amazon) but depending on your setup you can look into ones that clamp onto a shelf or your stitching frame. A lot of people also swear by magnifying glasses as well (wearable ones or ones you clip onto a frame etc) especially as you start working on higher count fabrics. Hope something in all of that is helpful!

@TheGiddyStitcher thanks for that. I just couldn't understand how you were able to stay focused for so long on the sofa without needing a hospital bed after it! You are certainly feeding my enthusiasm at the moment. Thanks from a newbie.

I credit Terry Pratchett with at least half of my personality, been reading (and rereading) his books since I was a kid! It's funny because I titled that video and literally didn't even think twice about it until someone asked me if it was a typo. Only then remembered some people wouldn't be familiar with that phrase 😂

@TheGiddyStitcher good woman, I'm a mixture of the witches and Susan.

I'm definitely a bit of a Magrat who thinks she's a Granny

Whatever works! My stitching space is far too disorganised I'd be losing pens down the side of the couch cushions and accidentally crumpling the paper and...yeah it's safer for all involved if I just have it on a screen haha

It's from Lyndisfarne who are (as far as I know) the only place actually properly licensed to make Discworld patterns. Unfortunately like I said in the video, all paper-based. They do have a website as well but the images on their eBay shop are a bit better for whatever reason, Errol is here but they have lots of others! www.ebay.com/itm/122196806696

It's actually four times a year! Next one is 19th April, then there's one in July and October too :D

For everyone :) the link is in the video description

All welcome, the more the merrier! (thank you Bonnie for already answering this but I'm just making it official)

Pattern Keeper! It's a real gamechanger if you're working from a compatible PDF pattern, in this case I had to import the paper one so it wasn't quite as good although still easier (for me) than working from paper.

@@TheGiddyStitcher cool thanks. I have been using winstitch I can scan in the pattern if there isn’t an electronic version and place it behind the grid in the software and fill in the pattern and that file that comes out of that I can use on my iOS device to check off what was done. It can also gray out all colors but the ones you specify.