Me, after the July design once again consumed over a week of my time: Okay, I am going to do a cute little charm and it is going to be JUST a cute little charm, not a cute little charm that turns into three different designs like the brain and two jars thing. And not a charm that requires special instructions like the coffee wrap thing. And not a charm that requires an entire rewrite of the software like the retro TV one. Just a cute. little. charm. I will do a few sizes, and the usual charm/plaque/bunting things, and that's it. Not even any alternate designs; the sizes/types are enough variation for the basic charm.

Me, getting ready to do the August design: Okay so since it is just a plain round it will be compatible with the fill, knockdown, both appliques, plaque, charm, both buntings, snap tab, AND patch. No problem.

... I should probably add the patch to the general instructions, huh

... oh wow, I have not updated the instructions in awhile, I should probably do that

... and make a web version of it

... which means I should write a utility that exports the same text/pictures into both PDF and web so I don't have to manually synchronize them

... oh no, this has turned into a week-long project yet again, hasn't it

Yes, yes it has. So the August design currently has the regular ("2024") instructions, which don't explain the new Patch type, plus some basic notes in the design-specific instructions. (The technique itself is pretty simple, but I will have some discussion of patch-making materials and so forth. For now, you can get that on other embroidery websites like Urban Threads'.)

But after that, I'm going to update the General Instructions, make a web version too, and then I'll update the shop entry on the Demo Pack so you can download just the new PDF if you want. And because I'll need some new pictures, there will be a new freebie in the demo pack, and that's what the image at the top is.

Oh and on top of that? Patreon has discontinued their "shop" function, right after I built my whole business model on it. I exaggerate, but I can no longer make the previous two months' rewards available to new members the way I did there and on Ko-Fi. It's fiiiiiine, it just means I really need to get the self-hosted thing available so I can just have Ko-Fi and Patreon trigger the local shop. They have webhooks for it and everything, it shouldn't be hard. (Narrator: yet somehow it will be)