My Sakuraco box came in same day you posted! We shared a Sakura cream cookie together, Rachel and I! LoL

9:24 the ziggie stitch is usually for reinforcing stuff. Using it isn't a bad idea, but i would've probably used it first, then used the regular stitch to line it up on the "outside" of the fabric. In theory it doesn't need one. Protip: being slow with thick material is a smart idea regardless of any other aspect. When the needle leaves the fabric, it needs to cinch the "knot" and that action is kind of against the movement of the fabric as its being traveled backwards (or away from you depending on how you look at it). If you do this too fast with normal material, you'll get just get a few errors in the spacing, you'll likely barely even notice them, but with thicker fabrics, there's a high chance you'll grab the needle and either break it, bend it or poke a divot in the plating. So slow is the name of the game when you're doing thicknesses that exceed that threshold. Said threshold is dependent on what machine you have, some can stitch some really thick fabric fast, faster than the Brother at full tilt, some don't even care, because they use a rolling mechanism. For a machine in this grade, you'd likely have to experiment. In theory, nothing but the needle breaks. I've an older Singer, at worst i've only filled the plate with divots in the past, had to sand them down after a while, kept grabbing finer materials.

I'll try to stop focusing on the imperfections in my work! It's difficult to unlearn. But I definitely think that would be a super healthy mindset shift in a lot of ways. Ganbarimasu!

@@RachelandJunAdventures it's hard not to be a perfectionist.. I find reframing it as a "What I can do better next time" and not a "What I did wrong this time" really helps, though!

who in the ploopy is pete

@@JasperisCasper This!!! Failure is a teacher. Even when things don't turn out quite to your expectations, you've still learned something from them. There's no need to be hard on yourself for not doing it perfectly the first time, just learn from it and do better the next time!

Making something for the first time is never going to be easy, I can't count how many needles that I got poke with as the model for my sister growing up and she had the top grade for sowing at the time.

She even risked stopping on the side of the road which apparently is illegal. That's true love for cats :')

Yes ♥♥♥

Exactly what I was thinking. I can't imagine what he went through in the streets and to have come so far. It warms my heart

Also Poki: "YEEEEEEEEEEAAAAOOOOO"s his way into dumpsters and odd corners because he is just too damn clever for child locks. 😂

Space Ship Captain if the get the boat captain hat out too

See you space cowboy...

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A friend of my roomie has an elder cat that was just approved for something new over here in the states, I wonder if it's the same thing. I hope things go well.

Dr Toru Miyazaki is developing the drug along with Claireluvcat. She's going to bring her cat TT to Japan for treatment. TT will travel with her emotional support cat, Lulu.

Thank you for the video. I'm sure Pokey finds the surgeries uncomfortable, but lap-time makes up for it. 😅 The care makes me wish for a Pokemon Game, where the Player is the Professor. Pokemon SNAP comes close, but it's not really caring and cuddles. Well, going by the anime, it's more caring and teaching, but I like cuddles, so that is what I would do if I was a Professor and the Pokemon didn't mind. I hope Pokey appreachiates your effort. At least you find it cute. Though... magician Pokey... Somehow, I think he would use that power mainly for making food appear.😂 Best wishes from europe

Is that the drug that Claire LuvCat's TT is taking? She came over to Japan with TT and worked closely with the lab to help get the drug out there. Here's hoping it will be able to help the boys and that it saves many kittehs in the future ❤❤❤

I had to scroll so far to find this comment 😭 I was losing my shit the whole time watching that. But, you live and learn, and at least she only nicked herself.

Also fraying shouldn't be a problem with projects like this, since the raw fabric edge gets hidden inside?

​@@erionnebelprinz7117probably not an issue. the cones also aren't hard wearing like clothes or a bag.

You beat me to it! I was cringing watching how she held the rotary cutter.

I also have a soft spot for strays and ferals. Seeing Poki and Pichi living the good life is heartwarming.

@@dao8805 yeah and the way poki's having health issues makes me so thankful he got rescued and is being taking care of greatly not all cats out there are fortunate sadly

Where they not all stray cats? I thought they said the adoption process in japan for not japanese people (like Rachel) is really hard because japanese pound thinks that they will leave Japan soon and go back to there country?

@@natalieaX I'm not sure how Rachel and Jun got Nagi and Haku. Didn't they start their channels AFTER they already had those two? Maybe they should do a video on how they came to have their first two "children" :)

@@dao8805 I thought they said it a long time ago in a video, but I have no idea which. I know Nagi is Juns cat and the other 3 where picked/found by Rachel. But making an video with info about all 4 would be interesting like how old are they and so on. Imagine baby Haku videos

Okay I'm glad it's not just me! haha

They are even more dangerous when dull so watch out. My mother has recently learned to sow with my sewing stuff while I am at college and she found this out. She asked why I never asked for new blades. I said I was lazy and I am careful. She now buys them in bulk. She also bought a huge cutting mat which I could never justify buying myself and she never understood until now.

Sewing is such a dangerous hobby, I love it.

Hehe it's like a rite of passage. I went and got a cute pastel mint green instead of the perfectly good cheaper option and then failed to put the cover on when putting it on my sewing bag. That day it was a red rotary cutter.

@@RachelandJunAdventures I was watchin you sew with the pin heads towards the pressure foot and was so stressed! Place the pins perpendicular to the stitching when you go to sew, with the pin heads poking off the edges of the fabric. It makes it super easy to remove them as you go. Another thing, I have NEVER heard of prewashing fusible interfacing. I've been sewing for nearly 25 of my 30 years so I am quite confused. ALSO!!! You should be able to find the Brother manual PDF in English for free online if you would like to learn more about your machine. So cute either way! Be safe

I agree. Mostly, we just get the bill$$$$.

I'm a vet tech! Don't ever feel bad to ask for a full itemized bill! You can also ask for full vet records!

@@zziemann5786 the point is I shouldn't have to ask for a full report of these things, they should be readily available without extra hoops to jump through. and an itemized bill is also NOT what I am talking about, I am talking about a full report of care during visits like this.

​@@Rawrz013ah I apologize for misunderstanding

Vets prob think because they go over the details or would say if there's a problem, then they don't need a report. I'd be fine knowing that I could ask for one and get it rather than a law all vets must provide full reports. Just me thinking if the vet says no problems, I'm not worried about not being able to read the details. Even for post surgery.

Oh, thank you for the info! I don't think it would be too hard to make one of these with plastic in the middle

ohhhhhh so that's how that sort of stitch is done! I never imagined I'd be able to do that at home. I'll definitely try that out next time. Thank you!!

@@RachelandJunAdventures There should also be a separate foot for your sewing machine to use with these type of stitches! You did amazing tho! I wish my first project looked that great'!

@@RachelandJunAdventures Adding to the comment above! With the flower shaped cone, to help make the shape look better, sometimes u need to snip into the excess fabric or cut small triangles out (but make sure u don't cut the stitches you sew!) this just helps reduce the amount of bulkiness and makes rounder shapes look smoother when turning inside out. you did a really great job though ! i hope all the cats recover well from their vet visits

ah yes i needed to know this as well

I garden and I plants stuff, and I say "I'll remember what this is and where I put it." and 3 months later I'm completely lost in my own garden.

whats stopping you from gardening

@@lunix3259 i don't like it xD i like plants but not taking care of them.

Thanks for the tip! 🌸

the stitch i would have used is the "zig zag" stitch in place of a sedger. some goes with that one. you trim them stitch.

I actually have one! It's survived two winters planted in the ground now, but both times it lost all its foliage. I'll have to keep an eye on it to see how it fares over time, but I know there are at least a couple jacarandas planted in the city here that managed to mature!