Almost every dream I have is a nightmare, if I remember the dream. Is there a way to train myself not to do this? [more inside]
posted by Unicorn on the cob on Nov 9, 2009 - 18 answers

Where can I find this t-shirt? It's yellow with 24 paired cubes colored with green, red, & yellow faces, each face subdivided into cells of 8. [more inside]
posted by yeti on Oct 13, 2009 - 5 answers

How would I go about creating a much larger version of this image so I could print and frame it?
posted by twine42 on Oct 9, 2009 - 8 answers

Satellite photos: what interesting features can be seen or measured in them (or other aerial photos), and where can I get a supply of images? [more inside]
posted by k. on Sep 30, 2009 - 12 answers

Ive been tearing my hair out trying to work out a mathematical formula for a sequence of numbers I have. Have a look inside and tell me if you see a pattern. [more inside]
posted by phyle on Aug 16, 2009 - 18 answers

What's the shift pattern on a 1980 Toyota pickup? The 4-speed shifter, not the 4WD.
posted by attercoppe on Aug 4, 2009 - 13 answers

I want to buy some preppy-funky patterned socks for men. Not argyle or stripes, but socks with a scatter of little random things airplanes or flamingos. These patterned socks in crazy colors like pink and lime green are ok too. What brands can I look into other than JCrew? [more inside]
posted by Jimmie on Jun 29, 2009 - 14 answers

So I was admiring the meteorite collection at the Natural History Museum yesterday and thought it'd be cool to have a nickel-iron meteorite of my own to sit on the shelf. My question: where's a reliable place to buy decent-sized meteorites (preferably a place that will ship to Singapore)? [more inside]
posted by The Shiny Thing on May 6, 2009 - 4 answers

My next tattoo is going to run the length of my torso's right side, from about mid-breast to inner thigh. I'd like to avoid the usual sort of vines/leaves/faux-tribal clichés, with a similarly organic or flowing feel, and in a more modern style. Can you recommend some resources for interesting patterns or motifs? (Nb.: I've already explored the wide world of tattoo sites, so I'm looking for more intriguing ideas, i.e., scientific diagrams and the like.)
posted by mykescipark on Apr 6, 2009 - 44 answers

Where can Mrs. Jones find a good pattern making class in the greatern NYCity metro area? [more inside]
posted by IndigoJones on Mar 16, 2009 - 4 answers

Looking for a sewing pattern for yoga pants. [more inside]
posted by gomichild on Feb 8, 2009 - 5 answers

Is there a word or term for the following condition? [more inside]
posted by Tube on Jul 1, 2008 - 24 answers

Please help me make a pattern from my all-time best-fitting slacks--which no longer fit me. [more inside]
posted by sevenstars on Jun 16, 2008 - 2 answers

Are there any trendy, fashion-forward fabric and sewing-pattern shops online? [more inside]
posted by suimin on May 31, 2008 - 16 answers

Based on this picture and this one, do I appear to have the beginnings of male pattern baldness or something more harmless like a double crown? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 4, 2008 - 14 answers

How can I create lighting in my room that simulates the patterns made when the sunlight shines through a tree? [more inside]
posted by bchaplin on Apr 28, 2008 - 20 answers

Design-pattern (programming) question. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Apr 16, 2008 - 41 answers

I just bought some interesting fabric from an enormous textile discount place. See link for crappy cellphone picture. Obviously, the pattern incorporates a logo (there is a teeny registered trademark sign inside each square), but I cannot place it. Any ideas? Someday, it will be a bag or maybe a skirt and I'd like to know who or what I'm wearing. Thanks!
posted by thewrongparty on Mar 30, 2008 - 7 answers

Programming/design pattern question. Being self-taught, I've discovered a number of times I've labored over the solution to a problem only to discover a more elegant, standard design pattern already addresses the problem. I'm sort of hoping this is the case here. [more inside]
posted by Fezboy! on Mar 20, 2008 - 12 answers

What fictional evil has great corporate branding? I'm knitting myself sweaters and want to use the merchandising logo of fictional and cinematic dystopian/corrupt/evil corporations or organizations. [more inside]
posted by cowbellemoo on Nov 20, 2007 - 96 answers

Sewingfilter: Please show me how to design a stuffed animal for my young niece. She wants a doggie doll, but I've never done anything with a snout before. [more inside]
posted by apfel on Oct 2, 2007 - 8 answers

Comp Sci: What's the best Design Pattern or structure for dealing with a complex relationship between many booleans? [more inside]
posted by grumblebee on Sep 25, 2007 - 34 answers

How does natural selection account for male pattern balding?
posted by airguitar on Aug 16, 2007 - 47 answers

Can anyone identify the pattern on this shirt and tell me what these people are or anything about the pattern. I bought it at a vintage clothing store a little while back and while its one of my favorite shirts and I'd like to know more about it. here are the photos
posted by tev on Jul 23, 2007 - 3 answers

Help me make a luchador mask. [more inside]
posted by e^2 on May 27, 2007 - 1 answer

Looking for a robe coat like I had in high school... [more inside]
posted by tkolstee on May 22, 2007 - 3 answers

Please help me with my sister's prom dress... [more inside]
posted by Count on Apr 30, 2007 - 6 answers

I saw this Marimekko 'clover' bag at a friend's house recently, and I would love to make something similar (well, the more identical the better) for my wife. [more inside]
posted by misterbrandt on Jan 20, 2007 - 10 answers

Ahoy - September 19 looms larrrrrrge! Can ye point me bowsprit towards fabric tricorn hat patterns/instructions, ripe for the takin'?
posted by fish tick on Sep 14, 2006 - 6 answers

Fabric Stores in NYC? [more inside]
posted by hermitosis on Aug 18, 2006 - 9 answers

Repeating pattern / seamless tile design in Photoshop and Illustrator -- do I need plugins? [more inside]
posted by kmel on Jun 5, 2006 - 11 answers

Anyone know of a service or business that will reverse-engineer an existing piece of clothing, and either produce a pattern, or be willing to copy it in a different material? Oh yeah, and for not an exhorbitant fee. [more inside]
posted by ackptui on May 29, 2006 - 11 answers

StatHeads- Is there a name for the following analysis/process/algorithm? [more inside]
posted by mkultra on Nov 28, 2005 - 18 answers

Can someone explain the red liquid spray patterns that appear on the asphalt of Southern California freeways? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by quarantine on Mar 26, 2004 - 5 answers

I'm reading a book about the London Underground that cites Paris as a radial city and New York as a grid city while claiming that London is unclassifiable. I'd never thought much about alternates to the grid system.

My question is, can anyone point to alternate schemes for organizing cities? Or know of/live in particular cities that exemplify one scheme or another?
posted by jeffhoward on Mar 12, 2004 - 41 answers

All of the towels in my house have a stitched patter a couple inches from the vertical end. Anyone have any idea where this came from, or what the function is? [MI] [more inside]
posted by woil on Feb 16, 2004 - 1 answer