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Faster, cheaper, built locally! Sounds like a great project. I think every community should add a few of these. It doesn’t just have to be downtown (pricier land) but throughout cities and town. It would create a much better price for renters.

I am still looking for something to replace LMNT.

I found Insaltd and that would be a good option but while they are a Canadian company they produce the electrolytes in the USA. I contacted a while ago about it and they said it’s too hard to get them manufactured in Canada. When I checked with them again recently they didn’t even reply.

I also tried Rock Canada Hydration which is made in Canada however they really don’t mix well (even the powder is super uneven when scooping) or taste good.

Does anybody know any other brand to try? I see a lot but most have a lot of “extras” (vitamins, etc) in them or just have 200mg sodium. I really look for a replacement of LMNT not something like what Vega or Organika offer.

This was a great leather (OAO knock Iron from OA Leather) to work with! A larger bag that fits the work laptop and a ton of other stuff. I made the strap so it can be adjusted between crossbody and just on the shoulder. All handstitched with Ritza thread. The only hardware is zipper on top and two 1 inch buckles.

I am having an idea for a bag and I believe I have seen this technique somewhere before. I just have no idea what it’s called and hence have a hard time finding a video or instructions.

Essentially I want a round corner the comes out a bit and then the gusset over the two sides. I believe I have seen an approach where you cut a side piece with rounded corners and then cut perpendicular into the middle of the corner. Then sew that cut and turn over. The corner sticks out essentially and the side is then attached to a long piece that runs from one side around as bottom and up on the other side.

I am not sure if I am explaining this well enough to ID. I will try to find a pic.

I just posted on Mastodon about these greeting cards and figured I post here as well. Beautiful handmade cards from Chilliwack BC. I just got my first order and I am very happy. Go check them out!

I just found this community on Lemmy! Yay! I have been posting a bunch of #BuyCanadian on Mastodon so far. I’ll start posting here as well.

Here is one of my previous posts that I think isn’t discussed much yet. Canadian appliances are a thing. Danby and Salton have small kitchen appliances but there is at least also this:

I am really intrigued by this Canadian appliance brand. I heard Costco sells them too. Does anybody have one of their ranges or fridges? https://uniqueappliances.com/collections/

So much fun. Such a good burn. He is truly the best entertRainer! link to workout

Fiebings Pro dye and Barge won’t be sold in Canada any longer. Law change starting 2024 banning both products in Canada because of VOCs.

Comment with your challenges!

If you like to design your own patterns check out Affinity Designer. Blows my mind!

Quick to learn how to draw patterns, easy to resize and so so much more.

Here is a great example from today: I tried to figure out how to get the length of the one side of an odd shaped part of my pattern. I know the measuring tool in Affinity but it seemed to only do straight lines, distance between objects or area.

Quick search and I learned I can break the curve points and then it shows me the length of the different sides and the area 🤯

Extremely handy especially when working with zippers in a certain size.

I also can export as svg or pdf. Print and cut your patterns (pdf) or if you have a Cricut or Silhouette (svg), cut the patterns with that! Or even the leather if not too thick.

I am considering selling some patterns in the future and I can even toss in the afdesign file for people so they can adjust what they want.

Affinity Designer btw is super affordable especially compared to Adobe Illustrator and such. If I remember correctly there is free 30 day trial.

Anybody else using Affinity Designer?

I am moderating this sub and it shows 4 comments. I only see 3?! https://lemmy.ca/post/1528939 Does anybody else see 4? I am a bit concerned if there are 4 and I can see only 3 (2 are mine). As a moderator that would be no good.

I recently watched this video by Corter and it was a bit of an aha moment.

Whether it’s repair, changing the thread colour or in my case fixing some mistakes … I love how leather products can be opened up and redone. Not everything of course but the stitch line is fairly simple to revamp, billets are quickly replaced and even edges can be re-burnished.

I love the 2nd bag that I ever made a lot but it was my second bag. I had missed a whole and one corner was therefore off, I attached the buckle upside down (it works but looks off) and a seam was opening up. Burnished edges weren’t good yet.

So I sat down today and fixed it all. It was easier than I thought and it’s a nice upgrade! I wish I had taken before and after pics.