I don't "get" Pinterest.
08-10-2017, 01:15 PM
#51
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Washington State
Posts: 182
My friend made me sign up but I am not a fan. I am trying very hard not to spend so much time on the internet. Facebook is about my limit and I am not on Facebook everyday. For me it is easy to have an idea overload instead of inspiration and instead of sewing, I just want to sit and read or mindlessly watch TV.
08-10-2017, 02:15 PM
#52
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
Originally Posted by ctrysass2012
I understand the "-pinterest.com" but can someone tell me where & how to add this to my searches?
Example: free quilt patterns -pinterest
Edit: You can also do searches on Google on just one website, such as the QB. Sometimes if I am looking for a thread or quilt I know I've seen on the QB, I will put into the Google search engine:
site:quiltingboard.com log cabin tutorial
This will pick up only comments about log cabin tutorials that are on this website.
p.s. I love Pinterest for the inspiration. My biggest complaint is that it is not easy to edit my boards; very time-consuming.
Last edited by Prism99; 08-10-2017 at 02:18 PM.
08-10-2017, 03:20 PM
#53
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,079
Originally Posted by dunster
If you're doing a google search, add '-pinterest.com' to your search parameters and it will not look in pinterest for results. This does not necessarily work for all search engines.
Slapping my own head. Why didn't I think of that?
08-10-2017, 09:43 PM
#54
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SoCal
Posts: 11,913
Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
Wow... so much negativity towards Pinterest. It sounds like most of it stems from a misunderstanding of what Pinterest is. It is NOT a free pattern site. It is a bulletin board. You "Pin" images you are "Interested" in = Pinterest. If someone posts a link to what they claim is a free pattern and it turns out to be a rabbit trail, get mad at the poster, not the format.
I find Pinterest highly useful for storing ideas and inspiration. So what if the links are dead, as long as I have the original picture I can go from there. And many "pins" do have live links to other places, to recipes, or to patterns. But you can't expect all to. Lots of them are just pictures from picture hosting sites such as Flickr.
It's really no different from Google images, except you can store the images you want to keep.
I find Pinterest highly useful for storing ideas and inspiration. So what if the links are dead, as long as I have the original picture I can go from there. And many "pins" do have live links to other places, to recipes, or to patterns. But you can't expect all to. Lots of them are just pictures from picture hosting sites such as Flickr.
It's really no different from Google images, except you can store the images you want to keep.
08-13-2017, 09:19 AM
#56
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Missouri
Posts: 349
Originally Posted by Teddybear Lady
I guess I'm the "odd man out". I love pinterest! It's my go to for information on everything. I save recipes, patterns and tutorials on just about everything. It can be frustrating at times when you get taken to a page that no longer exists or doesn't give any information.
08-13-2017, 09:23 AM
#57
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Missouri
Posts: 349
Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
Wow... so much negativity towards Pinterest. It sounds like most of it stems from a misunderstanding of what Pinterest is. It is NOT a free pattern site. It is a bulletin board. You "Pin" images you are "Interested" in = Pinterest. If someone posts a link to what they claim is a free pattern and it turns out to be a rabbit trail, get mad at the poster, not the format.
I find Pinterest highly useful for storing ideas and inspiration. So what if the links are dead, as long as I have the original picture I can go from there. And many "pins" do have live links to other places, to recipes, or to patterns. But you can't expect all to. Lots of them are just pictures from picture hosting sites such as Flickr.
It's really no different from Google images, except you can store the images you want to keep.
I find Pinterest highly useful for storing ideas and inspiration. So what if the links are dead, as long as I have the original picture I can go from there. And many "pins" do have live links to other places, to recipes, or to patterns. But you can't expect all to. Lots of them are just pictures from picture hosting sites such as Flickr.
It's really no different from Google images, except you can store the images you want to keep.
08-14-2017, 04:45 AM
#58
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 4,353
See, this is the kind of thing I didn't "get" about Pinterest. I don't understand how it works. This explains how those dead links get there and that I that I shouldn't expect certain things. Makes it less frustrating now that I know that. Good information.
Watson
If a pattern was offered free at the time it was saved, it doesn't mean it's always going to be free.
it's not the fault of Pinterest if someone posts a dead link.
08-14-2017, 05:59 AM
#59
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: St Augustine,Florida
Posts: 97
I'm a big fan of Pinterest. when I save it to my pins, it also gives the info (or blog)to follow that person,which usually has the free patterns in it. a quick and easy way for me to keep account of any craft you could mention.
08-14-2017, 08:43 AM
#60
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Posts: 985
My "problem" with pinterest is now I have too uch inspiration! I better live an awful long time to get all those quilts made! Seriously, I use it a lot and it helps me remember color schemes or patterns I want to try.
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