The worst is instructional manuals being replaced with videos.
Going back 10 seconds, 20 times, so that you can visually see how two pieces fit together is way more annoying than just looking at a visual diagram on a printed page. Especially when you’ve got both hands full with stuff.
I like a combination there. I want a diagram of the parts and how they fit, and a short video of installation or removal. Just like a picture describes a physical scene better than words, a video describes a changing physical scene better than a picture.
I still want text describing the steps of the process and a diagram showing what it should look like when I’ve done it right, I just also want someone to show me how to actually execute the tricky bit.
I put something together I got at Walmart like 10 years ago and it came with print instructions that had links to .gif files that were short and looping showing each step clearly
I though “oh wow if some random Chinese product does this surely it’ll spread” and now feel so dumb for having thought that
I would agree except the instruction manuals and diagrams are often shit or unclear (even IKEA ones sometimes). To thread a sewing machine it didn’t tell me how to get one of the hooks out, turns out it’s coupled to the motor so I simply had to turn the wheel. The video made that clear. And yes I’m stupid and it was probably obvious but manuals that come with machines you can buy off the shelf should be for idiots.
Yeah, its irritating how instruction manuals forget that people don’t know.
Its ridiculous that they don’t explain how the “default” is. Needle at its zenith, so everything is lined up and accessible, and presser foot up so the tension is disengaged. I’ve taught a few friends how to sew, you’re not the only one with these struggles.
The worst is instructional manuals being replaced with videos.
Going back 10 seconds, 20 times, so that you can visually see how two pieces fit together is way more annoying than just looking at a visual diagram on a printed page. Especially when you’ve got both hands full with stuff.
I like a combination there. I want a diagram of the parts and how they fit, and a short video of installation or removal. Just like a picture describes a physical scene better than words, a video describes a changing physical scene better than a picture.
I still want text describing the steps of the process and a diagram showing what it should look like when I’ve done it right, I just also want someone to show me how to actually execute the tricky bit.
I put something together I got at Walmart like 10 years ago and it came with print instructions that had links to .gif files that were short and looping showing each step clearly
I though “oh wow if some random Chinese product does this surely it’ll spread” and now feel so dumb for having thought that
I would agree except the instruction manuals and diagrams are often shit or unclear (even IKEA ones sometimes). To thread a sewing machine it didn’t tell me how to get one of the hooks out, turns out it’s coupled to the motor so I simply had to turn the wheel. The video made that clear. And yes I’m stupid and it was probably obvious but manuals that come with machines you can buy off the shelf should be for idiots.
Yeah, its irritating how instruction manuals forget that people don’t know.
Its ridiculous that they don’t explain how the “default” is. Needle at its zenith, so everything is lined up and accessible, and presser foot up so the tension is disengaged. I’ve taught a few friends how to sew, you’re not the only one with these struggles.