Fediverse

Be the change you want to see.

For now you could post to !Art_Alchemist_Guild@lemmy.today which has a little bit of everything. I'd love to check out your projects.

Check out lemmyverse.net to find communities. If you set your home instance (top right, button with a home icon, enter slrpnk.net in your case), then it will open the page where you can subscribe directly. There's a longer guide here with more tips: https://fedecan.ca/en/guide/threadiverse/finding-communities

If you aren't sure what you want to subscribe to, there is a list pinned on !communitypromo@lemmy.ca ~~@blaze@piefed.zip had an amazing list of non-politics communities that unfortunately I can't seem to find right now.~~

Once Lemmy releases the big v1 update, both Lemmy and Piefed will have multi-communities that you can subscribe to in order to get a lot of similar content.

As for your requests specifically, check out these. Some are more relevant than others, and the small ones grow as interested people post to them:

• !imadethis@lemmy.zip
• !sewing@lemmy.world
• !diy@beehaw.org
• !artshare@lemmy.world
• !crochet@lemmy.ca (as an example of a community that grew over time)
• !sewingrepairing@sh.itjust.works
• !dollhouse@lemmy.world

Yeah, unfortunately the Fediverse isn't as big as I'd like it to be. I can't find people to talk about some of my interests, either. I'll occasionally put in keywords on https://lemmyverse.net/communities , have a look at PieFed's curated feeds and topics (Edit: another topic list)... But there's probably just not enough people here who are into miniatures...

Sub to all the new com communities, and keep your eyes peeled for any links to interesting stuff in the comments and then immediately subscribe if it seems at all interesting.

But the reality is that niche comms don't really fire on Lemmy yet, so you'll mainly find stuff that's either mass appeal or nerd/leftist stuff.

I tried to create a community about trees (the wooden kind) when I joined. It's still here but after a lot of effort posting there I realized there just wasn't enough of an audience to keep organic discussions going at all times. Same with my local geographic area.

Hopefully someday there will be more growth and these can start to become more viable.

I get that, it feels small and slow if you only follow the niche stuff. I hate insta but miss the creative and inspirational aspect. I mix in a little pinterest and pixelfed but it is still repetitive.

!newcommunities@lemmy.world

!newcommunities@discuss.online

give those a scroll and see if anything works for you.

also search for topics you enjoy, or things you would expect to find as a subreddit. i usually sub to the top couple matches by population. this can backfire when i see the same post multiple times in (for example) 4 different linux coms. not everything wil have a com, but thats ok. make one if you feel strongly enough about it.

when i first joined a few years ago there was a tool that would try to find matches for your subreddits. i cant remember what it was called or if it still exists, but give it a look

a combo between the two is to find the list of your subs on reddit, then search them all one by one in lemmy. it takes time, but it will set you up reasonably well

pay attentiin when things are crossposted, maybe you would like one of those communities too

that and just stick with it. youll find your place.

edit: my links at the top broke

If you build it and interact with it, they will come (eventually). I think there's a few crafts communities? I can't remember. If not, create it, share with us your awesome creations!

I guarantee there are sewing and maker/hobbyist communities.