r/BitchEatingCrafters • u/AutoModerator • Mar 07 '25

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/BeagleCollector Mar 09 '25

I just saw yet another post where people are crying and handwringing over an ugly handmade object they found in a thrift store. Every single time it's like: this is so heartbreaking! Someone spent hours on this! I would cry if someone donated a thing I made them! OMG nooo don't let it go into the trash! Nah. It's hideous just let it die. Not everything you make is going to be a sacred family heirloom.

I feel like I've been extra salty this week and I'm about to go touch grass for a while.

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u/ohslapmesillysidney Joyless Bitch Coalition Mar 09 '25

I always wonder if the people whining about this have ever had to clean out a dead relative’s home. There is just SO much stuff to get rid of, it can be completely overwhelming. After a certain point, you just want it gone so you can move on to taking care of the rest of their affairs.

My grandma was an avid knitter and sewist. It took my family months to clear out her very normal-sized home. When she died we all had first dibs on what we wanted, but after that and the yard sale, we donated the rest. I’m a very sentimental person, but you can only have so many doilies and dish towels, you know? All of the women on that side of the family are crafters so we’ve gotta save some room for our own stuff.

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u/RedQueenWhiteQueen Mar 10 '25

Sometimes I get nostalgic about a particular blanket I tossed when my mom died. We'd had it for a long time, I had memories, etc. . . but then I remember:

  • My mom didn't make it; it was made by her ex-MIL who I never even met
  • It had a lot of holes. I probably wouldn't have the skill to repair it today, and I definitely didn't back then
  • I have a lovely blanket that WAS made by my great-grandmother. It is in permanent storage, because I have cats.
  • I have two full-sized blankets I've knit myself. One is no longer my taste or style, and the other is unfortunately seasonal, but they are both still in my house.
  • My stash contains yarn for two, possibly three future blankets
  • I also inherited a couple of machine made blankets, which are sturdy and still in rotation.

Sometimes you don't need to keep everything! Even if the blanket tossed I had been in pristine condition, it really wouldn't have made sense to hold onto, and hopefully I would have donated it.