u/TinyCrittersUnited

I’m tired of people who know nothing about weaving or spinning selling unusable wheels and looms expecting brand new value to them

I see this so often like today I saw a vintage Ashford Traditional for sale on OfferUp, not only did this guy post it for “free” then say it wasn’t and he was looking for offers (every single item he listed was as “free” but expected offers and he even had a treadle sewing machine listed as a “sowing” machine which is another peeve of mine) but guys this poor fucking wheel was GOING THROUGH IT

It was severely water damaged, the wheel dealt with hella humidity so the wheel itself was stretched at the seams, the hooks on the flyer were rusted, it came with a rusted lazy Kate, etc

I messaged him asking the price and he wouldn’t give me one and was ADAMANT it was an “authentic antique” and goes for hundreds, when I tried to correct him that it wasn’t antique he went off on me like okay so you don’t know your stuff ima just dip

THIS GUY CONTINUED TO MESSAGE ME BECAUSE IM “WRONG” AND KNOW NOTHING AND ITS CLEARLY WORTH AT LEAST A FEW HUNDREDS sir kindly get fucked, a simple google search would show it’s an Ashford Traditional since they still make them and he’ll know it’s not worth shit in the condition he’s selling it in

And I see this ALL THE TIME, it’s annoying as hell, like I get pricing it a smidge higher so people haggle with you but this wasn’t that

And then you see all the shit people on Facebook posting wheels and looms for sale yet scamming people of their money and not delivering ANY wheel of loom at all and just dipping

Yall im tired of these dumb fucking scammers

I’m honestly so upset right now

My baby was born at 37 weeks (induced due to high BP and gestational diabetes) and was sent home then was in the NICU 3 days later because she stopped breathing and had a UTI that ruined her immune system and since then we’ve been in and out of the hospital dealing with her health issues and navigating the challenges she’s been facing only for insurance to deny her supplies because they won’t cover it without a pre-approval or it being an emergency 🙃🙃🙃

Sure, deny a 3 month old (almost 4 month) her feeding supplies after being on the phone back and forth for over a month trying to get this situated 🙃

I swear to god since she left the hospital back in early July with her feeding tube I’ve had nothing but issues with the supplier and getting her supplies. First issue is they brought SOME supplies while in the hospital but never actually sent the rest so we were left with 10 feeding bags and a few misc supplies while we waited for the rest, almost a month later they FINALLY sent the remaining bags and supplies after I had to pay out of pocket for some through Amazon and had received a few donations from her specialist BUT OH GUESS WHAT??? Insurance only allows 10 of 3 different kinds of syringes (10x 60ml, 10x 12ml, 10x 10ml = 30 syringes) because yup that counts as 30 days worth 🙃

Then the August order was delayed because “well we never received authorization from the July order and we never submitted the August one even though we told you we did! Oopsie sorry!!! If you want this resolved call you pediatrician!”, so after going back and forth for WEEKS with her pediatrician and specialist the supplier finally called me miffed and offered to send me a few days worth of supplies to tie us over until they got the approval because bu the time they finally got to it I was days passed when the August order should’ve arrived BUT NOPE JUST GOT THE DENIAL LETTER

WTFFFFF

I don’t work, I got laid off at 3 months pregnant, no one would hire me because I was pregnant, now I can’t find work because daycare is expensive and we’re barely getting by on top of my daughter needing round the clock care

wtf am I going to do to get her supplies??? We’ve already had to take from the little savings we had to get her formula and the supplies they didn’t cover last month and now my disability leave is set to end in a few weeks so we’re going to be even tighter

How do I get insurance to cover this??? I’m going to submit and appeal and call her doctors in the morning to work on a plan but has anyone gone through this??? What did you guys do???

Edit: please don’t view this as me begging for supplies or funds btw, I know the clinic we see would be able to help with supplies for now it’s more of a panic I’m having about long term regarding supplies, I’m sure I will figure this out and my family can budget for out of pocket expenses but this is just a slap in the face because of the back and forth all month regarding the authorizations/pending approvals for both July and August

For Etsy sellers out there, I’m currently setting up my shop to launch this weekend but I have a few questions

1. If you have a shop from home, what address do you put for return packages? Does the one on your account automatically go onto the label? Is a PO Box worth it?

2. How do I calculate fees and such into pricing? I know the listing alone is $0.20 but what other fees are associated so I can price accordingly?

3. I have no social media at all, like at best I have reddit and Pinterest but those are personal, how do you market without social media? Is it worth it to create a social media profile and if yes which ones are worth making?

Thank you!! My niche at the moment is very specific (NG Tube pouches, Port covers, Tube clips, G tube pads) then once I can I’ll look to expand into a few more not so niche but still hand sewn items (play mats, kitchen place mats, aprons, diaper bag clutches, totes, etc)

For Etsy sellers out there, I’m currently setting up my shop to launch this weekend but I have a few questions

1. If you have a shop from home, what address do you put for return packages? Does the one on your account automatically go onto the label? Is a PO Box worth it?

2. How do I calculate fees and such into pricing? I know the listing alone is $0.20 but what other fees are associated so I can price accordingly?

3. I have no social media at all, like at best I have reddit and Pinterest but those are personal, how do you market without social media? Is it worth it to create a social media profile and if yes which ones are worth making?

Thank you!! My niche at the moment is very specific (NG Tube pouches, Port covers, Tube clips, G tube pads) then once I can I’ll look to expand into a few more not so niche but still hand sewn items (play mats, kitchen place mats, aprons, diaper bag clutches, totes, etc)

Hi!! So I’d love to open a digital shop and want to sell cute invites, greeting cards, etc

I have a background in Adobe Illustrator (I studied fashion design) and some hand drawing so I made my baby shower invites a few months back, everyone keeps telling me I should use my knowledge/skills to make them for sale on Etsy and I’d really love to try but don’t know where to start

Does anyone have an idea of where I can look to make them editable so people can add in their own information and how I can check if they work well after download? Also if there’s an alternative to Adobe Illustrator since I no longer have a subscription with them (Canvas maybe)?

So I originally thought it was Mickey Mouse Clubhouse that was the crack for babies but I found out it’s actually not, you know what is though?

💫✨ Sesame Street ✨💫

I already fucking HATE that my 4 month old got introduced to screens but today in a moment of desperation to get her to sit still during a feed I HAD to distract her somehow and as soon as her feed was done (10min at this point in the feed) she started BALLING because I turned off the episode while it was still playing

Like what is it? The music? The colors? Is Elmo just fucking magic??

What is this baby crack??? And why does it have such a strong hold on little ones lol

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Also before anyone comes for me for showing a tiny baby a screen she has an NG tube in and ripped it out yesterday and today was wiggly and spilled the milk all over us AND tried ripping it out again so yeah reaaaally desperate here (yes I tried a swaddle but she keeps getting her hands out and going straight for her face)

AND im not the one who showed her screens, my plan was no screens til age 5 and only the tv in controlled circumstances but she’s been hospitalized twice and during the last hospitalization i had to leave her with the nurses for two hours while i took a class on her NG tube and how to insert it and when i came back the nurses had propped her up and played Mickey Mouse Clubhouse episodes to her 🙃, now if she gets any screentime it’s 10min max under extreme desperation and I have to exhaust ALL toys, books, the paci, blankets, swaddles, etc

Friends, I need help finding a fabric printer in Los Angeles, preferably one with no minimum order amount

I used to have a list from when I was in school but I just had a baby and am on maternity leave so can’t reach out to my professors at the moment since I’m not sure if I’ll be returning at all

I need about 10-15 yards of quilters cotton or poplin cotton with my design printed on

Does anyone know who I can reach out to? I know there’s so many but I want your opinions and those you trust

Hi! So I’m a very crafty person and can sew, knit, spin wool into yarn, weave, etc etc

I want to make a shop to sell things like keychain straps, tote bags, pouches etc but I just had a baby and some of the things I’ve made for my daughter have also been a huge hit with people I’ve ran into (especially medical supplies like an NG tube pouch I’ve sewn for her) so want to also sell those

My question is, since it’s still a shop where I’d hand sew everything, would it make sense to make one shop that sold the pouches, keychains, etc with the baby stuff like paci clips, changing mats, tummy time mats, etc or to make two shops with each having its own specialty?

Mind you the stuff I’ve sewn have been my own simple designs and since I’ve gone to school for fashion I’ve even thought of having the fabric prints be designed by me as well but that will be once the shop gets traction if it does

I’m located in LA (specifically around Pasadena), does anyone in that area know of a local yarn store that also sells spinning wheels that I can test out?

I’m in between which wheel to get and need to test some out in order to budget how to save for it

I know there’s The Knitting Tree in Inglewood but I don’t drive so it’s a bit farther out, does anyone know a shop?

I’m located in LA (specifically around Pasadena), does anyone in that area know of a local yarn store that also sells spinning wheels that I can test out?

I’m in between which wheel to get and need to test some out in order to budget how to save for it

I know there’s The Knitting Tree in Inglewood but I don’t drive so it’s a bit farther out, does anyone know a shop?

I read this many many years ago so don’t remember the cover or when I read it but i remember it being a brother and sister pair where the sister sees and speaks to ghosts, I remember them visiting with their parents somewhere (New Orleans???) and the hotel has a ghost who wants to go to the cemetery (I think to meet a loved one or to get to their body so they can cross??) but they can’t leave so the girls gives them permission to posses her so they can travel to the cemetery inside her body

I remember the characters mentioning other instances of things like this happening implying other books so it’s possibly a series

Read this years ago but I remember the book was in the POV of the older sister, the kids were left alone and I think met an alien somehow (possibly the babysitter????), and through some sort of magic (?) the little brother gets turned into a bug (beetle???? I’m pretty sure it was a beetle)

I remember a scene in the book where it’s breakfast and he’s still a bug and she decides screw it life is weird anyway and serves herself and him ice cream for breakfast while she tries to think of a way to reverse the bugification and i specifically remember she served herself 3 scoops because well what else can go wrong?

This is so vague I’m sorry but this is all i remember, I read is maaaayyybe in 2014? But I think the book was older since it was checked out from my school’s library

Unfortunately I’m in the hospital with my baby who is failure to thrive, we’re trying everything to get her to gain weight but she’s refusing to continue eating and not reaching her minimum intakes, if in 24 hours she doesn’t reach intake and continues to lose weight we’re getting an NG tube placed

Here’s the scary thing, she’s a fighter. She’s pulled out IV catheters and has needed her arms basically wrapped like a cast to keep her from pulling it out, does anyone have suggestions on how to keep the tape flush and in place to prevent yanking? How do i manage the excess tube to prevent her from playing with it and pulling it out? Is there anything I should try to keep everything managed and maintained???? I’ve seen little clips to keep the tubes organized do you think that’ll help???

I honestly don’t know what to do but I know if I can get her to keep it in for a few days while she gets used to the feeling then she’s less likely to pull it out like with her catheters

Any tips help, thank you

I have an update to the saga of my baby and cats

Some of you may remember me from my posts regarding issues with my bedroom overheating but needing to separate my cats from baby or the aftermath of one of my cats managing to actually hurt my baby

My baby is doing very well now, her face has healed and I kept up with cleaning it 3x a day so luckily no infection occurred. She did have to get her tetanus shot early and while at the ER they noticed she was breaking out in hives (prior to the injection and I thought was just heat rash) and after discussing it plus her constant stuffy nose and other symptoms I thought were just baby being a baby they think she may be allergic to said cats. Luckily, baby is overall doing really really well and there’s no scarring other than where his nails initially went in which is covered by her baby hairs so I don’t think it’ll be a problem when she’s older

As for my cats, after the incident occurred I couldn’t keep waiting any more months for them to be rehomed, it was no longer safe for baby and it wasn’t fair/is cruel to have to lock the cats in the bathroom each time I needed to come out to the living room with baby. They were just stressed and no longer happy. I was able to emergency surrender them to the shelter last Saturday the 20th and as of Friday the 26th both cats were marked as adopted so they did not stay long with them.

Im happy things worked out for the best and extremely happy my cats were able to be adopted so soon and stay together

To the person who responded to someone on here telling them to treat their pump like a second child and as soon as you’re done feeding baby to pump for at least 15 minutes: I OWE YOU MY LIFE

I finally have enough to have a small freezer stash and it has just enough for me to take a 3 hour chocolate making class for my birthday

Now I don’t have to worry about being barely ahead or not making enough, thank you it was actually just the advice I needed to get me a few feeding ahead

So my baby has been showing signs of rolling but never at night when she sleeps, just wiggles herself in her side bassinet until she’s all the way to where I am but will sleep on her back

Welp not anymore!! She has officially began turning at 2 months and all day today and even as we speak she has rolled over onto her side for sleep and refuses to lay on her back

I’m not taking the cute stretches that look like she’s turning and land her on her side either, I’m talking fully and intentionally turning herself to sleep on her side

The problem is during the day she’s fine without a swaddle but she NEEDS one at night for her longer stretches, what do I do?? Does anyone have recommendations for sleep sacks??? If I use the transitional ones from love to dream do I leave her arms in or do they come out??? I don’t knowwww 😭😭😭

Do you guys think this is a bad idea???

I have a country craftsman that I love and wanted to keep for sentimental reasons (and because honestly the story of how I got this wheel is just too weird and funny I kinda don’t wanna lose it lol) but I really want to upgrade to something that can hold more capacity and is a bit more compact

The thing that bothers me about my wheel is I can’t find extra bobbins so my partner has to 3D print me some and I’ll have to adjust them to fit, I have to keep cutting my skeins into pieces and can never make one cohesive skein because the capacity is so small, I can’t try art yarns like I’ve wanted and at best I can’t do a mini skein of bouclé, i love the look and size of my wheel but I need to find something that can be compact because I have a baby now and need the space for her swing/bouncer/ bassinet/etc, and we travel to see family out of the country (we drive it) and when we stay for Long periods I’m without anything to spin with and I yearn for it

Honestly my biggest grope is the capacity though since I have to keep cutting skeins it makes me not want to work on projects and delay plying because it’s such a hassle

I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to sell it though without having a new wheel lined up, my thought process is that if I sell her now then I can put that money aside to save up for a new wheel. I also just gave birth and have been laid off so i definitely don’t have the funds either to just buy a new wheel, hell I’ve been searching EVERYWHERE for a used wheel at a good price but even when I do find one it’s hard to justify buying it when I don’t really have the funds atm

I don’t know what to do, should I sell my wheel and save up for another with those funds or should I save up and hold onto my wheel until I find something? Another option is maybe to buy a spindle while I wait for a new wheel

(Please excuse me for rambling, I don’t get a lot of down time so I just throw everything and worry if it’s cohesive later, I also may not immediately respond so I’m sorry)

Last night I made a post regarding my daughter overheating and needed to stay in the bedroom to separate her from my cats. Thanks to your suggestions I actually was able to fix the overheating issue but many remained concerned regarding my cats and suggested I rehome them.

Well I’ve been trying since before baby was born due to their history with changes and prior behaviors but haven’t had any luck due to overrun shelters and being unable to find them a home

Unfortunately it happened, my cat lunged at my daughter tonight and tried attacking her. Before I go any further please know that she’s safe and unharmed, he wasn’t able to get to her since we intervened the moment we saw his body cues shift to aggression.

The shitty thing is she wasn’t even doing anything, she wasn’t crying or fussy, she wasn’t even awake but completely sound asleep. We had literally just gotten home from a late night drive to grab donuts and help soother her when we placed her in her car seat on the couch while she slept. I stepped away for literally a moment to get her bed and ours ready for the night while my husband stayed with her when I heard a commotion from the living room, he had lunged at her twice in less than a minute and as my husband and I were discussing what occurred he tried lunging again in front of me.

There’s a shelter near me that I’m going to call tomorrow, they wouldn’t service me before because I’m technically not in their service area but I have friends who are that are willing to let us use their address and this shelter is almost full but has space for emergency placements. Hopefully this qualifies us for emergency placement under them due to safety concerns

Unfortunately for my other cat this means she’ll also be going to the shelter even though she didn’t show any signs of aggression herself yet. She honestly does the worst with change and bites if she feels she’s not being given enough attention so I’m surprised she’s not the one who snapped but I’m not letting it get to that point. I really never wanted it to get to this point, I had hoped we’d find them a home before they became stressed enough

What’s crazy to me is the fact that the cat that’s become aggressive was the one we weren’t too worried about at first, he’s normally super affectionate and loves people, he normally does super well with change. Our concerns before were due to him playing aggressive and biting hard every time he played but never for serious aggression like this. He’s already bit people though, he bit three family members, two of which he drew serious blood and one he latched onto and wouldn’t let go, all because he was upset baby was crying.

Nothing set him off this time though. I’m not willing to risk her safety, I’m going to start calling and begging rescues if I have to, I’ll have to put them in boarding til I can find them a home or shelter if they won’t take them, but I’m not letting this go any further
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Edit to add because at this point I need to just vent but I’m so upset. I’m literally at the kitchen table pumping trying not to cry.

I never wanted this for them or for my baby

I’ve always been so big on rehoming pets for their wellbeing and not choosing your own feelings to keep them where they’re not happy. I know this is best for my daughters safety and best for my cats emotional wellbeing, this isn’t la home where they’re comfortable anymore. It’s been nearly two months and although I know I’ve been looking at it was going to happen eventually it still breaks my heart to rehome them. They’re not happy here, they’re stressed and this is causing them to lash out, this isn’t a good quality of life. They’re deserve to be in a quiet calm home where the attention can be on them even if it’s not with me anymore and I need to not be selfish and feel sad about it. My daughters safety comes first but so does their wellbeing and that means giving them up and it just breaks my heart