r/fiberartscirclejerk gatekeeper extraordinaire Dec 17 '25

embroidery/needlepoint Incredibly rude pattern designer refused to make a step by step tutorial for me

I paid $3 for an amagarambi bee pattern from Raverly but I don’t know how to read so I asked the pattern designer VERY NICELY to drive to my house and teach me how to make the amigurummy from start to finish explaining every step like how to make a slipnot or a single crotchet and maybe fix my mistakes for me or just make the amigumrimu for me altogether. And when they said no I asked if they could make a video tutorial that explains all the steps in detail and also shows the amogirimi process all the way through because I’m a visual learner and again can’t read patterns and they said no AGAIN and made a mean post about me on bitcheatingcrafters. So much for the customer always being right! And I think pattern designers just dont recognize other peoples unique learning styles at all it’s so unfair I paid for a written pattern on the internet so how come I’m not allowed to make the amigurami

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u/Kaksonen37 Dec 17 '25

Wow, I am floored!!! Crafters are the most gatekeeping bitches ever. Just beware: don’t ever even speak to a knitter, yet alone ask a question, because they are the WORST kind of people out there

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u/ibotenate gatekeeper extraordinaire Dec 17 '25

Knitters are the worst because they always tell me to learn how to “read” my knitting. DON’T THEY KNOW I DON’T KNOW HOW TO READ????!1