r/oddlysatisfying • u/Apprehensive_Sky4558 • 1d ago
Embroidering a tiny axe
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u/johnlondon125 1d ago
I feel like it looked better a minute in and just got worse after that
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u/qdtk 1d ago
Way too heavy on the already unnecessary outline.
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u/wild_cherry1987 1d ago
wrong color. needed more like dark brown , not black outline.
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u/KazMux 20h ago
Reminded me of the Bob Ross stream on twitch. Every time he made a big change like adding a tree in the middle of the painting, twitch chat would spam RUINED!! Then eventually the tree would look like a great addition and chat would spam SAVED.
I saw the RUINED chat in my mind watching this. There was no SAVED :(
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u/Jubenheim 16h ago
I thought that too until the end, and I can clearly say it’s better in the end. The outline helps taking away the washed look at just before 1 minute in.
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u/AreaBackground 1d ago
The bottom of the ax outline is uneven and really made this unsatisfying
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u/wild_cherry1987 1d ago
the machine it's used here is not embroidery machine. it's a simple sewing machine that has embroidery funtion. embroidery machine is automatic and you don't have to do anything just change thread color. It's much much harder to work with such a machine like shown here..
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u/PatHeist 18h ago
This is a manual embroidery machine, not a computer controlled one. Manual embroidery machines have one pedal for speed and another one for width.
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u/Neither_Strategy_252 16h ago
Is that not what they said?
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u/cutty2k 15h ago
No. The first comment said it was not an embroidery machine at all, only that it was a regular sewing machine that had an embroidery function.
The second commenter (that you just replied to) introduces a third category entitled "manual embroidery machine" and asserts this is that. A machine that is not a sewing machine at all, made specifically for embroidery, but is not automatic.
I'm not normally a fan of the 'reading comprehension' chestnut here on Reddit, but in this case, it really does apply.
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u/AreaBackground 19h ago
Doesn’t make it less unsatisfying
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u/wild_cherry1987 17h ago
It's simply manual and every mistake shows immediately..especially with such a contrasting thread
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u/Chief2091 20h ago
I can eat with toothpicks as chopsticks, but why would I?
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u/ctrl-alt-etc 18h ago
Because in this metaphor chopsticks cost $1,000.
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u/Coolegespam 18h ago
I mean, a good sowing machine with embroidery capabilities like this aint much cheaper.
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u/Toolikethelightning 16h ago
Do you think they’re just using a really tight zigzag stitch?
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u/wild_cherry1987 15h ago
There are embroidery machines that do this manual job, this could be one of those, but most are hybrids of normal sewing and embroidery
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u/Yars4n 16h ago
Even lines aren't an indicator of good line art and a variation in line weight looks better and is encouraged
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u/AreaBackground 16h ago
It’s not about the weight it’s about the weird notch and poor execution of the bottom black outline
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u/treshort 1d ago
My dad used to have an embroidery/screen printing business. I always loved watching his gigantic machine just go to work.
Unfortunately he got too sick and couldn’t keep up anymore, so he eventually got rid of it. But I have some really good memories just sitting next to him for hours watching him work.
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u/FightKnight 17h ago
That’s a hatchet
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u/HarrySNme 16h ago
I like to keep mine razor sharp. Sharp enough you can shave with it. Why I've been known to circumcise a gnat.
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u/WakkaDav 1d ago
God I hate the feeling of embroidered decals like this. Especially when they put them on shirts.
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u/Rapunzel10 1d ago
That's because they usually use cheap synthetic thread, makes it stiff and scratchy. If they use nice cotton or silk it's fine but the only time you see that anymore is on luxury items. Even then most luxury stuff uses the cheap thread. I have an old scarf from before the depression that has beautiful embroidery that is softer than most fabric. So much of the fabric industry is worse quality than it was 100 years ago
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u/wild_cherry1987 1d ago
polyester thread is very silky. what's scratching is mostly not right stabilizer (backing). You can't embroider without stabilizer.
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u/Rapunzel10 23h ago
You can't embroider without stabilizer.
Well that's not true. I do it all the time. The scarf I have doesn't have any backing, that's part of why it's so soft. It's not the correct choice for every fabric but it can be done
But you are right that the right stabilizer will offer support without being so scratchy. The cheaper backing is certainly part of the issue
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u/wild_cherry1987 23h ago
Depends how many stitches youre putting there. If it's not concentrated ornament it's possible.
But scarf has other problems - stitches sinking in, then you need dissolving in water stabilisers ON top of the scarf to keep stitches afloat, same as embroidery on towels.
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u/stikky 19h ago
I never thought much of it before but I can see why people might enjoy embroidery. With a machine, putting your designs on clothes could be quite fun.
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u/123knaeckebrot 8h ago
Every time I see one of these I get little step closer to buying an embroidering machine. And I don’t even know what I would use it for
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u/xGhostBoyx 5h ago
It's really fun to do by hand as well, especially for smaller designs. For it does take forever for larger designs, but if you just want to do something small on the pocket of a shirt or something it doesn't take too long.
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u/stoppeeingonthefloor 1h ago
The machine would be fun to use even with my arthritic hands that normally keep me away from fine motor/hand hobbies like this. I love that kind of stuff but usually avoid it because it hurts my hands too badly.
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u/Val_ery 23h ago
I hate these videos. The lines are NEVER straight. It's so triggering!!! 😭
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u/crankyanker638 1d ago
Am I missing the cuts (I think I see one when they changed from red to silver) when they changed thread color?
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u/the_neighbor369 1d ago
I like the part where it finishes and IMEDIATLY starts over. I didn’t want to see the finished product.
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u/StaceyTheStaceExplrr 22h ago
Hmmmm I was going to say "tiny axe? you mean a hatchet?" but then the blade was red. If the blade is red, it's an axe obviously.
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u/Infamous-Conflict-1 1d ago
The lines were uneven and it looked better before the black outlines. This made me feel more anxious than satisfied.
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u/iuseblenders 1d ago edited 23h ago
How does it switch thread color so seamlessly
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u/Kind_Ordinary9573 1d ago
This was my question. When I’m sewing, it’s at least a 3-minute process.
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u/Thirstydagger 23h ago
I never find these satisfying, yet I keep watching hoping maybe this is the one.
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u/Original-Character57 21h ago
Pulls out the black thread and shits all over their good work.
Definitely a case here where less is more.
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u/Actual_Mission333 23h ago
Does anyone know the exact machine model please 🥺🙏🏾
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u/510Goodhands 22h ago
No but just look up manual embroidery machine.
For those who don’t know, there are two petals under the machine. When is for speed, and then there’s a knee control for the width of the stitch. As how they can make the stitching change from narrow to wide as they are sewing, and the operator is using two hands to control the embroidery hoop.
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u/Mysteroo 12h ago
This thread is fascinating
Just barely learned how to use a sewing machine and I've never done anything like that before. Making a whole axe like this seems so fun and magical to me.
Then I read the comments and find out that apparently, this is not good? Never woulda guessed 😂
I'm sure you guys are right - there's probably far better ways to do this. But as a total amateur, I still love it
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u/sevenguy 17h ago
Everyone complaining about uneven lines probably can’t even thread a needle.
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u/Sesudesu 14h ago
The lines are bad, and I am well practiced with a sewing machine. Not that it matters, the lines are bad no matter what my personal experience level is.
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u/TwistedMemories 23h ago
There’s still a white speck in the red near the top of the axe. That would drive my OCD and ADHD crazy.
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u/Gupperz 1d ago
Did people do this my hand before the machine?
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u/Salty-Emotion3454 1d ago
Yes and no.
The thread in the machine is sewing thread, it's very thin and doesn't give a lot of coverage. Most people doing it by hand use embroidery floss/thread, so it doesn't take nearly as many stitches. If you do it by hand you also have the option to use different stitches for texture and other effects. The handle on the axe for example, might have used those same stitches, but along the grain of the wood, and had the stitches be different lengths so it would blend better and not create as obvious of a seam.
Some people use sewing thread to embroider. More power to them, but I could never have that patience.
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u/this_knee 1d ago
Some people use crayons to color. This person? Death by tiny speed needle used to color.
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u/SplitDemonIdentity 1d ago
I read a book as a kid where the FeMC was really good at embroidery so she just embroidered everything and she very consistently made strange choices i .e. embroidering wicker baskets on the hem of her skirts. This is her now.
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u/Tenshouu 21h ago
That one missed red spot ( later filled with black) was r/mildlyinfuriating for half of video
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u/Dutchfreak 20h ago
How does this machine switch colors that fast? Is it some complex system, does it have multiple needles one for each color or am i just missing the cuts in the video where they swap colors?
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u/DaMacPaddy 16h ago
I would put this more in the category of tracing. Not one person embroidered here.
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u/ButterScotchDragon96 14h ago
I feel like this is what Lizzie Borden would have enjoyed Embroidering.
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u/skipjack_sushi 13h ago
If you are the big tree We are the small axe Sharpened to cut you down Ready to cut you down
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u/Seated_WallFly 9h ago
I’ve seen sewing machines where you download image software and it basically “embroiders” the image for you. Minimal intervention. Is this that kind of embroidery? Software enabled?
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u/Celticlife1 7h ago
Oh thank goodness. I was worried about those white dots in the red part being missed.
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u/Your-cousin-It 4h ago
I’ve only seen programmed embroidery, so it’s really cool to see someone do this by hand :)
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u/kiloo520 2h ago
How does it switch between the side to side stitch to a straight stitch? Is it dependent on the pressure applied to a foot pedal?
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u/ThetaGrim 1d ago
Really impressive they used hand but automated machines are fairly cheap these days, especially if you can pick up a decent shape Tajima.
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u/LottaLegs 1d ago
But doing it by hand is why it's here?
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u/ThetaGrim 22h ago
Watching an automated machine doing it is satisfying, I found the free hand not as much given it was inconsistent in places.
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u/BlacksmithStatus1283 18h ago
All these nonsense about how it got worsen. Bet you guys can’t even draw a recognisable axe with pen and paper. The sewer is embroidering a 3D axe and I for one think it’s so well done.
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u/rynil2000 1d ago
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u/im-tired_smh 1d ago
you’re being downvoted for this so unfairly 😭😭 those auto-generated subtitles suddenly popping in was funny as hell
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u/SanAntoHomie 17h ago
the comments remind me of people who give horror movies at IMDB low ratings because they themselves DON'T like horror, thus skewing every horror movie rating there. Like a "good" imdb rating for horror is now 3.0 and UP where other genres you can go by 5 and up. You don't know what you're looking at, you shouldn't comment. It takes a lot of skill to do this type of hand embroidery, instead y'all expecting jef file accuracy on a digital embroidery machine! lol This person showcasing a fun freestyle design while controlling speed and width, not easy!
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u/Upbeat_Ruin 2h ago
Everyone is talking about the outline, but what made me anxious is how fast the machine is going in a small area. And jealously at how this person can get their machine to operate so smoothly. Mine constantly snags.
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u/rhino_moss 1d ago
The outlines make it go from looking like an axe to looking like a cartoon axe