u/Beer_Is_So_Awesome — reddlx

How many folks here are tufting with wool?

I'm just beginning to learn about this craft, and exploring fiber options. It seems like almost everybody I see on Youtube and on forums is using acrylic yarn-- presumably because it comes in many bright colors, it's inexpensive, and it's available at any craft shop. Plus, it's strong and consistent when running through the tufting gun.

However I don't find synthetic rugs nice to live with. They tend to get smellier than wool, and as it sheds, the fibers continue to fill our homes with microplastics. Plus the fibers don't bounce back very well after they've been crushed flat beneath the leg of a sofa.

I'm looking at sellers on Etsy that sell 500g cones of dyed wool yarn for around $20/ea. It doesn't seem outrageously expensive by volume, except for initially purchasing the assortment of colors.

Does anyone here use these? How does it compare to tufting with acrylic? I plan to make a few small rugs before tackling a big one (roughly 8 feet across) for our living room.

u/Beer_Is_So_Awesome — 4 days ago

▲ 11 r/Affordablewatches+1 crossposts

How we feeling about clones?

I ordinarily wouldn’t go for a branded copy, but my buddy gave me his old Yacht Master clone after I noticed he was wearing a new Tudor.

Titanium case and bracelet. This thing looks absolutely beautiful, and the only objection I have is that it’s essentially a counterfeit.

I plan to wear this out and tell people it’s a copy if they notice it. How would you feel about wearing a really nicely made but totally inauthentic Rolex?

u/Beer_Is_So_Awesome — 3 days ago

▲ 0 r/MechanicalKeyboards

It ain’t unique, but I pulled the trigger on my first decent modern MK.

Reedragon K724. I’m in love with this key profile and typeface because it reminds me of the keyboard on first PC, an Atari 800. At some point I’ll probably build a custom beige board with chocolate brown and orange keycaps to get closer to the genuine article.

I grew up typing on a 105-key Dell that I bought at a thrift store. Mechanical keyboards weren’t a hobbyist item at the time, so all I knew was that it felt so much better than the lightweight membrane keyboard that was included with our barebones PC when we first built it. I later learned that I loved it because it has a steel plate and black ALPS switches.

Lately, I’ve had analysis paralysis trying to pick a brand and model and keep the purchase under $80, but when an open box deal popped up on Amazon for $35 earlier this week, I bought it instantly.

This one has pale green switches (hot swappable) that have a really linear and lively feel with no discernible bump or click. The screen is a bit gimmicky but I don’t hate having an easy interface for changing basic settings and a knob for quickly changing the volume on my pc, and the always on clock is nice to have.

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u/Beer_Is_So_Awesome — 26 days ago