Original thread: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/1729968468?pn=4
Thursday, August 15, 2013
垂髮分肖髻 (Chuí fā fēn xiào jì, Hanging Paired Loops Bun)
垂髮分肖髻 (Chuí fā fēn xiào jì, Hanging Paired Loops Bun)
Original thread: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/1729968468?pn=4
Original thread: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/1729968468?pn=4
飛仙髻 (Fēixian jì, Flying Fairy Bun)
很久沒有更新了. 本來留著一堆材料結果太懶也沒貼上來. 這次在百度上看到中國古裝髮型,可是整個帖中都有人插嘴,看煩了就想我全貼上這裡以後要找也比較方便.
百度的帖在這: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/1729968468?pn=1
I haven't updated in a very long time. I actually kept a load of materials to update with but I was too lazy to post them up here. This time I happened to see a Chinese-ancient-hairstyle thread on Baidu but there were just so many people posting so it's difficult to browse through for the hairstyles, so I figured it's easier if I just post them here so it's easier for me to find in the future.
The original thread is here: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/1729968468?pn=1
這是飛仙髻的綁法:
This is how one would make a Fēixianjì (Flying Fairy Bun):
百度的帖在這: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/1729968468?pn=1
I haven't updated in a very long time. I actually kept a load of materials to update with but I was too lazy to post them up here. This time I happened to see a Chinese-ancient-hairstyle thread on Baidu but there were just so many people posting so it's difficult to browse through for the hairstyles, so I figured it's easier if I just post them here so it's easier for me to find in the future.
The original thread is here: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/1729968468?pn=1
這是飛仙髻的綁法:
This is how one would make a Fēixianjì (Flying Fairy Bun):
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Post of Shame: Hair Sticks or Chopsticks?
Today, while web window shopping, I found this wonderful posting for a pair of "hair sticks".
The Etsy shop's selling this wonderful pair of hair sticks for $5, with a US domestic shipping price of $6.
I mean... really? REALLY? This shop claims to have made everything "in the USA".
Well, as someone Chinese and who's into "BIFL" items, stainless steel chopsticks happens to be plenty available in my house, so I definitely know a pair of stainless steel chopsticks when I see one.
In fact, after searching on Google for about two seconds, I found this exact pair of "hair sticks" for sale from two different distributors on Amazon, see here, and here. One link is selling 4 pairs for $6.9 including shipping, and the other link is selling 5 pairs for $10.13 including shipping. It appears I can turn a quick profit if I order some and sell them for a whopping $11 per set.
Heck, maybe I should dig through my kitchen drawers and put some on Etsy for sell. Mine are also decorated, and two sets have special good luck phrases etched in, they must be worth more?
Also, just what part of those chopsticks were "made in the USA"? Is that some kind of joke? Last time I checked, People's Republic of China and the USA were still two different countries, and I only checked about a second again. Let me check again now, yup, still two different countries.
So, as a Chinese with long hair, from a culture that invented hair sticks, I admit these two items are very similar, and I don't doubt they first came up with it because they have chopsticks and it's an easy way to put hair up. However, modern day hair sticks are at least decorative! Not to mention, these stainless steel chopsticks measure about eight inches in length. My shortest one was seven inches (and square at the tip yay!!). However you look at them they don't work that well as hair sticks because they are just a bit too long. (Believe me I tried.) Also, since when do hair sticks have markings at the tip? Those marks are to help people grab FOOD. FOOD!!
It sickens me when sellers try to rip people off. Also, if you happened to really want to use chopsticks as hair sticks, just get them from an Asian store. A set of 6 is probably going to cost you 3 dollars instead of the ridiculous $6 per pair some people are charging.
The Etsy shop's selling this wonderful pair of hair sticks for $5, with a US domestic shipping price of $6.I mean... really? REALLY? This shop claims to have made everything "in the USA".
Well, as someone Chinese and who's into "BIFL" items, stainless steel chopsticks happens to be plenty available in my house, so I definitely know a pair of stainless steel chopsticks when I see one.
In fact, after searching on Google for about two seconds, I found this exact pair of "hair sticks" for sale from two different distributors on Amazon, see here, and here. One link is selling 4 pairs for $6.9 including shipping, and the other link is selling 5 pairs for $10.13 including shipping. It appears I can turn a quick profit if I order some and sell them for a whopping $11 per set.
Heck, maybe I should dig through my kitchen drawers and put some on Etsy for sell. Mine are also decorated, and two sets have special good luck phrases etched in, they must be worth more?
Also, just what part of those chopsticks were "made in the USA"? Is that some kind of joke? Last time I checked, People's Republic of China and the USA were still two different countries, and I only checked about a second again. Let me check again now, yup, still two different countries.
So, as a Chinese with long hair, from a culture that invented hair sticks, I admit these two items are very similar, and I don't doubt they first came up with it because they have chopsticks and it's an easy way to put hair up. However, modern day hair sticks are at least decorative! Not to mention, these stainless steel chopsticks measure about eight inches in length. My shortest one was seven inches (and square at the tip yay!!). However you look at them they don't work that well as hair sticks because they are just a bit too long. (Believe me I tried.) Also, since when do hair sticks have markings at the tip? Those marks are to help people grab FOOD. FOOD!!
It sickens me when sellers try to rip people off. Also, if you happened to really want to use chopsticks as hair sticks, just get them from an Asian store. A set of 6 is probably going to cost you 3 dollars instead of the ridiculous $6 per pair some people are charging.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Surf City Marathon 2013
I'm collecting the Surf City medals, so I do this race every year. This year I got injured in October, trained for Nov and Dec, then caught the flu and bronchitis in January, so I guess I really shouldn't have gone, but I went anyway because god darn it I paid for it!
As you can see in the picture below, it was a beautiful day yesterday. I did this race for three years already, and yesterday was the warmest it has been. It was around 60 degrees when we got there at 6:30 am, and when the race started it was near 70 degrees. It was clear, sunny, and running next to the clashing waves was rather pleasant.
As you can see in the picture below, it was a beautiful day yesterday. I did this race for three years already, and yesterday was the warmest it has been. It was around 60 degrees when we got there at 6:30 am, and when the race started it was near 70 degrees. It was clear, sunny, and running next to the clashing waves was rather pleasant.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
2012 GLASG Dye Festival: Follow Up Post 2
I realized I haven't given an update about how the rest of my Dye Festival yarn turned out after the last follow up post.
Friday, February 1, 2013
NFL Chicago Bears Logo
Mr. Tako LOVES the Bears. Did I say love? Since the day I picked up some needles and yarn he has been hinting here and there that he wanted a Bears team scarf. I think he meant a scarf like this or this, but I think both he and I know I just can't do that... so, instead, I mapped the Bears logo I'm hoping to replicate a commercial fleece design. Before I finish the pattern for the entire scarf, I figured the logo itself may still be useful for some people, so here it is on (imgur). :)
The gauge is my gauge. Hopefully your's is fairly close so it doesn't come out funny.
Gauge: 8-inches wide and 11-inches tall = 1 in
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Heritage Solids & Quatro Colors 5623 Navy, 5646 Pumpkin, 5618 White
Needle: US 0 - 2.0mm
I also mapped the BEARS logo, but I haven't digitized it yet. I'll put it up here along with the scarf.
(Can someone teach me how to upload PDFs onto the Ravelry shop? I can't figure it out for the life of me.)
The gauge is my gauge. Hopefully your's is fairly close so it doesn't come out funny.
Gauge: 8-inches wide and 11-inches tall = 1 in
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Heritage Solids & Quatro Colors 5623 Navy, 5646 Pumpkin, 5618 White
Needle: US 0 - 2.0mm
I also mapped the BEARS logo, but I haven't digitized it yet. I'll put it up here along with the scarf.
(Can someone teach me how to upload PDFs onto the Ravelry shop? I can't figure it out for the life of me.)
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