Cuddle Party

[ysabetwordsmith]

Everyone needs contact comfort sometimes. Not everyone has ample opportunities for this in facetime. So here is a chance for a cuddle party in cyberspace. Virtual cuddling can help people feel better.

We have a cuddle room that comes with fort cushions, fort frames, sheets for draping, and a weighted blanket. A nest full of colorful egg pillows sits in one corner. There is a basket of grooming brushes, hairbrushes, and styling combs. A bin holds textured pillows. There is a big basket of craft supplies along with art markers, coloring pages, and blank paper. The kitchen has a popcorn machine. Labels are available to mark dietary needs, recipe ingredients, and level of spiciness. Here is the bathroom, open to everyone. There is a lawn tent and an outdoor hot tub. Bathers should post a sign for nude or clothed activity. Come snuggle up!

Comments

Re: * shows up with the project bag*

[ysabetwordsmith]

What we need is a clear distinction between sites that share patterns for free and sites that sell them. But people don't seem to want to do that, which means users -- of both preferences -- get frustrated by bad signal-to-noise ratios and stop going there. That makes it hard for sites to stay active, which then makes it harder to find patterns of any kind. >_

Re: * shows up with the project bag*

[ng_moonmoth]

I think your point about the signal/noise ratio is telling. Thing is, though, the sort of signal one is seeking might characterize itself along different dimensions. For myself, for example, I usually start with a garment type -- and then start looking for instances that I think would look good on me. It's only after that that my filters consider price. So if I must visit multiple sites to find my candidate patterns, that's a challenge of it's own. And unless there's enough overall volume (e.g., travel) to make an aggregator site profitable, I have to do it myself.

Ravelry does have a price filter, so those who want to limit their search to free patterns can do so. I think it's for the best when there's room for everyone, with good filters to remove the stuff one isn't interested in.

Re: * shows up with the project bag*

[ysabetwordsmith]

Filters work -- as long as there's enough material and interest on both sides. If there's not much on the free filter, it's no use; and if people won't pay for patterns, there's no point pricing them.