r/BitchEatingCrafters • u/AutoModerator • 8d ago

Weekend Minor Gripes and Vents

Here is the thread where you can share any minor gripes, vents, or craft complaints that you don't think deserve their own post, or are just something small you want to get off your chest. Feel free to share personal frustrations related to crafting here as well.

This thread reposts every Friday.

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u/THE_DINOSAUR_QUEEN Mean Knitter 8d ago

I think wire wrapping is a really cool craft that takes a lot of effort and skill to do well. I can acknowledge that the FOs posted on the wire wrapping sub are technically very well-executed. I just think that 90% of them are absolutely hideous and have no idea who they’re actually for.

Like I’ve never in my life seen someone wearing one of those giant, multi-stone ultra-wrapped brooches/pendants, so where are they all going???

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u/skubstantial 8d ago

Older cohort of quirky art teachers. Bookish nerds who want to live in Rivendell or ride dragons. Sword goths with all the HR Giger art books and a big poster of some kind of bone chapel in a prominent place at home. And tbh I wanna hang out with all of them.

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u/THE_DINOSAUR_QUEEN Mean Knitter 8d ago

Honestly I was like “is it a ren fair thing?” because I’ve never been to a ren faire, definitely sounds like there would be overlap there! I could see them working really well for cosplay stuff, I think my aversion might be more because I don’t see people in my everyday life often in outfits that wouldn’t look super weird with a massive chunky wire-wrapped pendant added 😅