[IC] KAM Sewing Tin 🍪 GB live!

[minicap]

group buy thread now live!















A tin of butter cookies! You lift the lid, but there are no cookies to be found: only pins, needles, and thread...

IC Form
https://forms.gle/V39KKPk1PD8R4pAb7

Website
https://kamsewingtin.com






Update (October 25th): Pricing!

Base kits are only $79 USD!




Also added new renders on the Absinthe, as well as previews of the THOK and Cookie Cables collabs and artisan box pricing.
See latest post for image with keycap samples!





About

KAM Sewing Tin is a novelty-heavy keycap set inspired by cookie tins filled with sewing supplies.
I’m a big fan of butter cookies (the swirly ones are the best), and I also love to sew.

The original idea I had was a sewing-themed set with all sorts of sewing tools. When thinking about the
colour scheme, I remembered the classic blue Danish butter cookie tin, and decided to combine the themes.

This is my first keyset design, I'm really excited to share it with you all and to refine it with your feedback!

GB will run from November 9th to December 9th!

Profile: KAM
Material: Dye-sublimated PBT with matte finish
Manufacturer: Keyreative



Vendors

US: Vala Supply
CA: Ashkeebs
CN: zFrontier
EU: mykeyboard.eu
UK: proto[Typist]
OCE: SwitchKeys
SEA: Zion Studios



Renders

J-02 by ProtoTypist
Mixed base kit, Cookie Parade deskmat




Absinthe by /u/velvetjaguar and /u/reggatronics
Alphas + TKL text mods (note: fj should be homing)




Fuji65 by CMM.Studio
Novelty base kit, Alternate numrow kit, Yellow accents kit




Planck and Preonic by OLKB
Planck: Alphas + Ortho + Yellow accents
Preonic: Alphas + Ortho




Rama Works U80-A
Mixed base kit (note: fj should be homing)

More

ErgoDox
Alphas + Ergo (note: fj should be homing)




Cypher by Cable Car Designs
Alphas + TKL novelty mods + Numpad + ISO




Maja by Vulcan
Novelty base kit + Spacebars




MiniVan by Trash Man (Case by The Royal)
Alphas, 40s

More

Bepovan by Taylor (KnoblesseOblige) from Aeternus Company
Alphas, 40s, Yellow accents




Portico by TKC
Alphas, TKL mixed mods, Alternate numrow, Sewing Tools - Deep Blue deskmat




Austin by driftingbunnies
Alphas + TKL text mods + Numpad (note: fj should be homing)




Nemui by Bachoo
Alphas + TKL novelty mods + alternate numrow kit (note: fj should be homing)

Absinthe, U80-A, ErgoDox, Austin and Nemui renders by Ltafuri
Other renders by me using Keyboard Render Kit



Kits

I wanted to provide both flexible kitting options (mods + alphas) and simple base kit options, plus
add-ons that can be combined with either.

Please let me know any comments, feedback or requests about kitting either here or in the IC form!

You can view all kits as an imgur album here.


Base kits - mixed and novelty
All-in-one kits that provide support for common TKL, 75%, 65% and 60% layouts.


 
Click "more" to see the rest of the kits!

More

Alphas, Alternate numrow, and Colevrak


 
TKL mods - text, mixed, and novelty
With alphas, supports TKL, 75%, 65%, 60% and HHKB. Includes alpha-coloured spacebars, F13 and stepped capslock cookie.


 
Spacebars, Numpad, and ISO
Combine with either a base kit or alphas + mods. Spacebars contains a 2nd B for Alice boards.



NorDe and Yellow Accents (Added September 17th)
NorDe kit created using this guide by Miguel Farah, thank you for the resource!
Yellow accent kit contains spacebars in common sizes plus accent arrow keys. 2c/2.25c/2.75c can be used for Alice bars plus 40s, double 2c is for ergo/ortho, double 2.25c for Whimsy, and double 1.5c is for split ortho boards.


 
Ergo, Ortho, and 40s
When combined with alphas or a base kit:
- the ergo kit supports Ergodox, Boardwalk, Sol
- the ortho kit supports Moonlander, Planck, Preonic, Lily58, Iris, Sofle, Corne, Ergodash
- the 40s kit supports Minivan, JD40, JD45, UT47.2, prime_e, dimple, whimsy

Note: These kits only have a novelty variant right now, as the gradient means text mods are a lot less flexible,
despite the uniform profile. Let me know if you'd like to see text mods variants for these kits!



Cookies and Buttons
For a macropad, macro column, or to just to have more of them! Also, cookie coloured versions 🍪


 

Tailor

To make it easier to visualise the different options and work out what kits you need, I made the Tailor:
an interactive website that lets you explore how Sewing Tin can look on different keyboards.

You can try it out here: https://kamsewingtin.com/#tailor





Colours and Samples

The set has a blue gradient to reflect the shininess of the tin. The numrow is cookie-coloured
as a fun way to incorporate and highlight the cookie colour against the vertical gradient.

Note: the colours are not an exact match to the tin. Because of the shininess, the tin looks
very different depending on the lighting and environment and has a vibrancy that can’t be captured
in matte plastic.

See below for a photo from Keyreative of the samples. Am holding off on assessing the colours until
I receive the samples in person (being shipped to me now) - will post more photos then!

More

Pantone chips and KAT Alpha keycap (Keyreative stock white)
Please ignore how the pins are pushed in to the pincushion.

Deskmats

Design 1 - Cookie Parade (rendered with J-02 by ProtoTypist)
I had the idea for this deskmat really early on while designing this set - cookies walking together,
the swirly cookie leading the way with a needle as a flag, with cute expressions and poses! I tried
to give each cookie their own personality and mood (hang in there pretzel ;___; ).

This deskmat will be available in both 900x400mm as well as a smaller 600x350mm size.






Design 2 - Sewing Tools
Since the Cookie Parade deskmat is mostly plain, for the second deskmat I wanted to design a tiling
pattern, and capture the other main theme of the set, sewing. Will be available in 900x400mm
size in both yellow and blue!






Artisan Box

I've designed a "Sewing Tin" artisan box to match the set, you can see pictures of the prototypes below!
It has a 3D printed body and engraved acrylic lid.

We are partnering with P3D Store to produce these boxes - they will be available for purchase as part of a small
group buy running at the same time as the keyset group buy. You'll be able to select from all of P3D Store's in-stock filament
and acrylic colours. The box will be available in 2 sizes (12 slot and 21 slot) and 3 maximum artisan heights (17mm, 21mm, 30mm).



Thanks Jake from P3D Store for making these samples, and anEmptyJarOfNutella for the original suggestion!



More photos here.

I also previously designed a fully 3D printed version of the box. This will not be available for purchase, but I plan to
make the files available for personal use for those who join the keyset group buy. Details TBD!








Collaborations

I'm super excited to be partnering with these awesome makers on Sewing Tin themed cables and artisans!

Cable Collaboration: Cookie Cables are making matching USB and TRRS cables in tin blue and cookie yellow!



Artisan Collaborations:
- Bowbie Keycaps
- Crafted By Annie
- Cantoclicks
- klaykaps
- meof caps
- Miroticaps
- Myth Caps
- n.Na works
- okeydokey studio
- shirouu.kaps

You can see some little doodles introducing each collaboration here!




THOK Encoder Knobs

THOK has created these "button" encoder knobs to match Sewing Tin!
Available in Mellow Yellow (powder coated yellow brass matched to the set) and Brass Gold (clear coated natural brass), combined MOQ 100. Pricing TBD.





Credits
I had a lot of help getting Sewing Tin to this point! Huge thank yous to:

- the lovely Keycraft Collective community for the support, and for giving this set a space to grow:
  there's too many amazing people to name everyone, special thanks to Rosie, Andromache, pwade,
  pluma, and Therese for the help and advice
- Ltafuri for the sweet sweet U80-A, ErgoDox, Nemui and Austin renders
- minimoonbun for the super cute banner and favicon, advice, proofreading, and help acquiring sample keycaps
- DrHigsby for all the help with the 40s kit
- ImperfectLink and Keyboard Render Kit for the fantastic rendering kit
- acitrin, Mirubere, NoPunIn10Did, matt, hali, and honorless for the kitting advice



Contact

Email: hi@kamsewingtin.com
Discord: minicat#0836
Instagram: @minicap.cat

I'll regularly post updates in this thread, my Instagram, and the #kam-sewing-tin channel in the Keycraft Collective Discord.


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Changelog


2021/11/01
- Samples complete, being shipped to me!
- Tweaked spacing of 6^ key in kit images and renders by me
2021/10/31 - Updated THOK knob images to newer versions
2021/10/25
- Added previews of Cookie Cables collab
- Added pricing information for Sewing Tin artisan box
- Added render of 600x450mm Cookie Parade deskmat
- Added yellow accents to the Tailor
- Received initial photo of samples from Keyreative!
2021/10/20
- Added pricing
- Added information about available deskmat sizes
- Added previews of THOK encoder knob
- Added renders of the Absinthe by /u/velvetjaguar and u/reggatronics, renders by ltafuri
2021/09/28
- Kitting updates:
    - Added additional keys to NorDe kit (ISO enters, 1.25u shift, <>, 2") so that you no longer need to purchase the ISO kit alongside it
    - Added 2nd 2c spacebar in blue and white to Ortho kit
- Kits have been submitted to Keyreative for quotes
- Added details about artisan box GB
2021/09/17
- Added new renders on the Fuji65 by CMM.Studio, Planck and Preonic by OLKB, and Bepovan by KnoblesseOblige/Aeternus Company
- Updated Austin renders to use new legends
- Kitting updates:
    - Added yellow accents kit
    - Added NorDe kit
    - Added scooped homing keys
        - Changed non-homing fj in base kits and alphas kits to scooped (they now have both scooped and barred homing fj)
        - Changed non-homing 5 in numpad kit to scooped
        - Added scooped homing hunta and non-homing fj to Colevrak kit
    - Added second 2.25u shift and 2u shift to TKL mod kits
    - Updated some text legends in the TKL text mods kit to shorter versions (ins, del, up, down, pause → break) and tweaked kerning on home and scroll
    - Rotated pin on TKL novelty mods and novelty base kit
2021/09/09 - Added more artisan collaborations
2021/08/30 - GB dates announced (November 9th - December 9th)
2021/08/18 - Added details about artisan box
2021/07/20 - Removed The Ave renders
2021/07/14 - Added renders of the Portico by TKC, MiniVan by Trash Man and The Ave by The Royal
2021/07/08 - Announced vendors and collaborations
2021/07/05 - ñ added to ISO kit
2021/06/23
- Added deskmat designs - "Cookie Parade" and "Sewing Tools" (yellow, deep blue and blue-grey versions)
- Added renders of the J-02 by ProtoTypist with the Cookie Parade deskmat
2021/05/29
- Added new renders of the Cypher by Cable Car Designs and the Maja by Vulcan
- Minor kitting updates:
    - 2nd B removed from alphas, added to spacebars kit
    - Blue 6.25u spacebar added to alphas, removed from TKL mods and 40s kits
    - Ergo kit: added support for Boardwalk and Sol (previously Ergodox only kit)
    - Ortho kit: 2 x 1.5c blue spacebars added
    - 40s kit: Second 2.25c spacebar in blue and white added for Whimsy, yellow accent backspaces in 1.5u and 1.75u added
    - Alternate numrow kit: Added dark blue backspaces
    - Numpad kit: Added dark blue numrow keys
- Brown legend colour in kit images slightly tweaked for accuracy
- Added Alice to the Tailor
2021/05/20 - Fixed mistake in novelty base kit & novelty TKL mods (1.25u right shift -> 1.75u)
2021/05/19 - IC posted



TODO

- Update kitting based on feedback
- Finish deskmat designs
- More novelty designs (more types of stitches, and novelty spacebars) - no longer planned
- Reach out to potential collaborators for artisans / cables
- Get colour-matched keycap samples made (in progress)
- Reach out to vendors

[kight]

yooo this is in IC now? I love this set so much, great execution of a cute theme!

[ambulated]

The theme brings me so much nostalgia, and the execution in the color arrangement and novelties is so good. Excited about KAM profile as well! <3

[purryoverlord]

Absolutely love this. The novelties are wonderful and the website is really thoughtful

[adi]

The website is great! Would love to see more sets have something like it. Colors look great as well!

[uwumi]

so excited to see this in IC! the website is extremely helpful. love the theme and the novelties suit it perfectly <3

[yh]

wait i love this colourway, this is very cute. but please optimize your pictures since this is kam kitting,  it's killing me

[MIGHTY CHICKEN]

Enjoy the website, quite the interesting

[minicap]

aaaah thank you for the comments so far, everyone!! 💙

wait i love this colourway, this is very cute. but please optimize your pictures since this is kam kitting,  it's killing me

eek! could you explain a bit more about optimizing the pictures, please? are they taking a long time to load for you?

the individual image files are <200kb for kits and <1mb for renders, i can hide some of the images in "more" tag maybe

[Hakatype]

aaaah thank you for the comments so far, everyone!! 💙

wait i love this colourway, this is very cute. but please optimize your pictures since this is kam kitting,  it's killing me

eek! could you explain a bit more about optimizing the pictures, please? are they taking a long time to load for you?

the individual image files are <200kb for kits and <1mb for renders, i can hide some of the images in "more" tag maybe

I think they're asking you to hide the images and make them reveal with a button ( {hide} insert images here, use the correct brackets unlike me {/hide} ). It's a little hard to scroll from the amount of kitting, but not the end of the world

[Hakatype]

Oh while I'm here I should also throw in my piece. I love this project so much! The tailor is such a fun and novel concept, and I can't wait to see this set come to life. The ergodox renders in particular are especially wonderful.

[minicap]

aaaah thank you for the comments so far, everyone!! 💙

wait i love this colourway, this is very cute. but please optimize your pictures since this is kam kitting,  it's killing me

eek! could you explain a bit more about optimizing the pictures, please? are they taking a long time to load for you?

the individual image files are <200kb for kits and <1mb for renders, i can hide some of the images in "more" tag maybe

I think they're asking you to hide the images and make them reveal with a button ( {hide} insert images here, use the correct brackets unlike me {/hide} ). It's a little hard to scroll from the amount of kitting, but not the end of the world

Oh while I'm here I should also throw in my piece. I love this project so much! The tailor is such a fun and novel concept, and I can't wait to see this set come to life. The ergodox renders in particular are especially wonderful.

gotcha! i've updated the original post to hide all of the kits apart from the base kit. thank you for the help and the comment, Hakata! ✈️

[Mwbowman]

Would it be a possibility to get 2 1.5u convex space bars?


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[adobau]

love this! I'm getting the alphas + novelty mods + 40s for sure glwic!! 💖

[haplopoda]

Oooh, I love the idea behind the set, and the blue gradients look sick! GLWIC!

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[gbenz]

This set is adorable! I kinda want the alphas to be blue too but it's great as is too.

[Chippy]

what on earth are these replies about the website lol.

really love this theme, it's so specific. glwic.

[DerBonk]

A wonderful theme, very well executed. I think I need these cookies now. Amazing that such a specific thing seems to be common in so many different cultures!

 The Tailor website is also really cool, fantastic work. This is very helpful for KAT/KAM sets. Good luck with the IC!

[harlekein]

This is one of the most well thought out and executed themes I've seen in a long time. The novelties are cute and the mods elegant.

Honestly not sure if KAM is for me, but it's a beautiful set.

[YMwoo]

Nicely made IC and very interesting kits and color.
For Ergo kits, need support for 1.5u bottom row and 1u inner columns at the very least.
will be following this IC closely. GLWIC!

Edit: forgot to say, I'd like to have text mods but understandable that it will be hard with the gradient.

[atlanticise]

I love this idea, the novelties and all the effort you put into the website! 

[minicap]

Nicely made IC and very interesting kits and color.
For Ergo kits, need support for 1.5u bottom row and 1u inner columns at the very least.
will be following this IC closely. GLWIC!

Edit: forgot to say, I'd like to have text mods but understandable that it will be hard with the gradient.

Thanks for pointing this out! I'll work on updating the ergo kit 👍

Would it be a possibility to get 2 1.5u convex space bars?


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This should be possible! To make sure I add it to the right kit(s), what keyboard(s) do you need it for?

edit: I've been told they are for the Corne (thanks Matt!) so will put them in the ortho kit.

[Rumblethumps]

Yessss. I like the option of the alternate numrow since the cookie layer was throwing me off at first, but the more I Look at it, the more it's growing on me. (And it ties into the theme so well!)

[gem]

this is such a lovely set!! the website is super cute as well

the subtitles(?) on the kit images that list what keyboards the kits support are very helpful also! glwic:)

[minicap]

Thank you to whoever pointed out the mistake in the novelty base kit right shift in the IC form (bottom one it should be 1.75u not 1.25u) - sorry about that!
I will fix that ASAP and follow up with more kitting updates (from IC feedback/this thread) later on. 💙
edit: Novelty base and TKL novelty mods kit images have been updated

(And thank you for all the sweet comments in this thread! I'm reading each one and appreciate them all - I'm not quoting them to keep the thread easier to read, but I am reading them all!)

[boneandbee]

this is childhood nostalgia at its finest and i absolutely love it for that! the novelties are so dang cute

[avaciil]

what a nice sense of nostalgia! i absolutely adore the colorway and the lowercase alphas, definitely would like to pick up this keycap set 🥰 my grandma always kept her sewing supplies in cookie tins, so i was always elevated then disappointed when i was younger 😂 i really love Tailor as well! it's so convenient (and honestly makes me consider copping the Ergodox). GLWIC!

[Vala]

Love the banner.

That tailor site is also awesome! Really cool idea

[Vegas_]

this set is absolutely phenomenal!! wonderful inspiration (always loved danish butter cookies) and fantastic execution. good stuff!
GLWIC!!

[minicap]

this is childhood nostalgia at its finest and i absolutely love it for that! the novelties are so dang cute

what a nice sense of nostalgia! i absolutely adore the colorway and the lowercase alphas, definitely would like to pick up this keycap set 🥰 my grandma always kept her sewing supplies in cookie tins, so i was always elevated then disappointed when i was younger 😂 i really love Tailor as well! it's so convenient (and honestly makes me consider copping the Ergodox). GLWIC!

thank you!! im happy the set can bring back some happy nostalgic feelings for people 💖
im an ergodox user myself so definitely had to have ergodox support, hehe (and i highly recommend it, very comfy to type on!)

Love the banner.

That tailor site is also awesome! Really cool idea

this set is absolutely phenomenal!! wonderful inspiration (always loved danish butter cookies) and fantastic execution. good stuff!
GLWIC!!

thank you, Vala & Vegas!! 🥺

[eljudio42]

I would have really liked a reverse set. Blue mods with white alphas. I know it probably makes the kit more expensive and at that point it might start looking like KAT Great Wave. It's still a beautiful set regardless. GLWIC

[summerqm]

This is so cute and nostalgia!! My mom uses tins to store medical supplies instead of sewing supplies (we had the red square tins that are used for egg rolls)

This may be a stretch but can we also include some alice/arisu style boards in the tailor? 🙏

GLWIC!

[minicap]

This is so cute and nostalgia!! My mom uses tins to store medical supplies instead of sewing supplies (we had the red square tins that are used for egg rolls)

This may be a stretch but can we also include some alice/arisu style boards in the tailor? 🙏

GLWIC!

Thank you! 💙

Unfortunately the Tailor doesn't support angled keys right now, hence no Alice-style boards (it just looks weird having all the keys be straight...)
Not sure when I'll be able to add support for angled keys, but I am hoping to get some renders on an Alice style board soon, at least!

I would have really liked a reverse set. Blue mods with white alphas. I know it probably makes the kit more expensive and at that point it might start looking like KAT Great Wave. It's still a beautiful set regardless. GLWIC

Hmm, did you mean white mods with blue alphas? 😅
I do really like the look of white-on-blue mods for the sewing themed mods - I feel that it captures the sewing tin vibe better than blue-on-white mods would, if that makes sense. But yeah, thanks for the comment!

[summerqm]

Thank you! 💙

Unfortunately the Tailor doesn't support angled keys right now, hence no Alice-style boards (it just looks weird having all the keys be straight...)
Not sure when I'll be able to add support for angled keys, but I am hoping to get some renders on an Alice style board soon, at least!

While it is not prefect I think I am totally happy if we use similar layout as QMK Configurator:


It will help visualizing (to an extent) of what it could look like and most importantly it would be nice to use Tailor to figure out which kit(s) are needed -- that's my favorite feature of Tailor 

[minicap]

Thank you! 💙

Unfortunately the Tailor doesn't support angled keys right now, hence no Alice-style boards (it just looks weird having all the keys be straight...)
Not sure when I'll be able to add support for angled keys, but I am hoping to get some renders on an Alice style board soon, at least!

While it is not prefect I think I am totally happy if we use similar layout as QMK Configurator:
(Attachment Link)

It will help visualizing (to an extent) of what it could look like and most importantly it would be nice to use Tailor to figure out which kit(s) are needed -- that's my favorite feature of Tailor 

Ooh, thanks for that suggestion/image! I'll have another go at adding Alice support with a layout more similar to that one It'll take some time to add it, will post here once it's done.

It'll probably go live at the same time as I make the first round of kitting updates. I got a request to move the 2nd Alice B to spacebars from alphas so that you can cover an Alice board with a base kit + spacebars (rather than having to do TKL mods + alphas + spacebars).

[yh]

aaaah thank you for the comments so far, everyone!! 💙

wait i love this colourway, this is very cute. but please optimize your pictures since this is kam kitting,  it's killing me

eek! could you explain a bit more about optimizing the pictures, please? are they taking a long time to load for you?

the individual image files are <200kb for kits and <1mb for renders, i can hide some of the images in "more" tag maybe

not what hakatype said. they load fine now, thank you for bothering!

[dxxbox]

It will be a really good one.

[saam]

Haha!
Great!
I totally see the colors working here!

[Calm_Waters]

Love the theme and the colors!

[Lazesummerstone]

Yeah love the calming feeling I get when I see this set, especially on the Nemui. WOwZERS! 

[minicap]

OK! I've been reading all of the IC feedback, and I'm here with a first round of minor kitting updates to address some of the feedback/requests. Thanks to everyone who gave suggestions in the IC form and in this thread!
- 2nd B removed from alphas and added to spacebars kit. This allows Alice users to cover their board with a base kit + spacebars.
- Blue 6.25u spacebar removed from TKL mods kits and 40s kit, added to alphas. I noticed there were many people interested in combining a base kit with TKL mods or 40s, or mixing and matching multiple TKL mods kits - this removes a duplicate spacebar for them while keeping the same compatibility for those who just want alphas + TKL mods/40s. This is also more consistent with other KAT/KAM kitting.
- Ergo kit: Extra keys added to support Boardwalk and Sol
- Ortho kit: 2 x 1.5c spacebars in blue added for Corne and similar keyboards
- 40s kit: 2nd 2.25c spacebar in blue and white added for Whimsy. yellow accent backspaces in 1.5u and 1.75u added
- Alternate numrow kit: added dark blue backspaces
- Numpad kit: added dark blue keys as an alternative to the yellow keys

There were some requests for larger changes or new kits (e.g. international support, yellow accents/spacebars) - I’m thinking about these and waiting for more feedback before adding completely new kits. I’ve also tweaked the brown legend colour on the butter yellow keys in the kit images to be more accurate (slightly more reddish/saturated).

In terms of other updates:
- New renders have been added, featuring Sewing Tin on a polycarb Maja (by Vulcan) and a dark blue Cypher (by Cable Car Designs).
- The Tailor has been updated for the above kitting changes. Additionally, the Alice layout has been added (thanks summerqm for the suggestion)

[jakk]

I really like this set! great job!

[YMwoo]

very nice update!
good job 

[minicap]

very nice update!
good job 

Thanks! And thanks again for the ergo kit suggestion 

I really like this set! great job!

Thank you, glad you like it!

[mr_foggy]

much prefer this over lazurite. very nice work there. definitely considering.

[Pyurii]

Wasn’t a fan of this at first, but it’s growing on me.

[Mr Chrome]

Wasn’t a fan of this at first, but it’s growing on me.

I saw this set a while ago and thought the double theme (sewing and sweets) and the numrow accents were too much for me... but now I’m definitely converted and glad to see something different.

I hope the yellow won’t be too saturated. I think it looks great where it’s toned down with a bit of a cream/beige base tone. Most of the render colours don’t seem like a 1-1 match with the pantones, but likely just natural vs. artificial lighting?

Please don’t change the cookies kit for anything! I want so many macropads with it, and Coraline spooked me too much to use the buttons

[minicap]

Hello! I don't have any updates today, but I'm working on a few different things (deskmat designs, finding vendors and collaborators) and hope to post some updates in the next few weeks Colour-matched samples are also being manufactured, really excited to see how those turn out!

Wasn’t a fan of this at first, but it’s growing on me.

I saw this set a while ago and thought the double theme (sewing and sweets) and the numrow accents were too much for me... but now I’m definitely converted and glad to see something different.

I hope the yellow won’t be too saturated. I think it looks great where it’s toned down with a bit of a cream/beige base tone. Most of the render colours don’t seem like a 1-1 match with the pantones, but likely just natural vs. artificial lighting?

Please don’t change the cookies kit for anything! I want so many macropads with it, and Coraline spooked me too much to use the buttons

I'm glad to hear the set's growing on people! Definitely a niche theme, but I've been happy seeing that many people also feel nostalgically about these cookie tins.

I'd say the yellow is definitely on the pastel side, but more of an orange/yellow then a cream/beige.

I definitely want to make sure that people can be confident about the colours in the set when thinking about joining the GB. I'm buying a lightbox to take better quality photos of the colour-matched samples, and also hope to get full prototype sets made before GB so you can see the entire set on a keyboard.

I'm concerned to hear the render colours don't seem like a match - could I ask what you're comparing them to, and if there's specific things that seem off? The renders were colour-matched to a physical Pantone fan. Like you mentioned, there are a bunch of different factors that affect the colours (the renders themselves use different lightings, as well as the monitor and lighting you're using to look at the render) but they should be pretty close.

If you're comparing them to the photos of the Pantone fans/swatches, this is less accurate than a physical pantone book - when I took the photos, the colours already looked a bit different after being photographed, and there's differences between the different photos too...I included them since I still thought they'd be helpful, but I'm hoping that the lightbox helps with this problem.

And noted for the cookies kit! It's been much more popular in the IC than I expected as well, it's definitely here to stay

[Mr Chrome]

I'm concerned to hear the render colours don't seem like a match - could I ask what you're comparing them to, and if there's specific things that seem off? The renders were colour-matched to a physical Pantone fan. Like you mentioned, there are a bunch of different factors that affect the colours (the renders themselves use different lightings, as well as the monitor and lighting you're using to look at the render) but they should be pretty close.

Ah, I wouldn't worry about it! The render lighting just has a warmer tone than the photos you took, and the shadows in the renders just make the gradient look a little more subtle compared to the what we see in raw Pantones. If you're already waiting on colour-matched samples though, that's really what matters as far as giving an accurate representation is concerned! Really nice to see that you're doing that well ahead of time, too

And noted for the cookies kit! It's been much more popular in the IC than I expected as well, it's definitely here to stay

Hell yes.

The work you've put into this set is more than enough reason for me to keep an eye on it. Now I'll just cross my fingers that Keyreative doesn't drop the ball on this one...

[minicap]

I'm concerned to hear the render colours don't seem like a match - could I ask what you're comparing them to, and if there's specific things that seem off? The renders were colour-matched to a physical Pantone fan. Like you mentioned, there are a bunch of different factors that affect the colours (the renders themselves use different lightings, as well as the monitor and lighting you're using to look at the render) but they should be pretty close.

Ah, I wouldn't worry about it! The render lighting just has a warmer tone than the photos you took, and the shadows in the renders just make the gradient look a little more subtle compared to the what we see in raw Pantones. If you're already waiting on colour-matched samples though, that's really what matters as far as giving an accurate representation is concerned! Really nice to see that you're doing that well ahead of time, too

And noted for the cookies kit! It's been much more popular in the IC than I expected as well, it's definitely here to stay

Hell yes.

The work you've put into this set is more than enough reason for me to keep an eye on it. Now I'll just cross my fingers that Keyreative doesn't drop the ball on this one...

Phew, thanks for clarifying! And thanks for your kind words

The Keyreative queue is looking pretty long unfortunately but I do believe Keyreative's flexibility with kitting will be worth it. 
Sewing Tin's alphas are also straightforward dyesub (not reverse dyesub), so we'll avoid the issue seen regarding haloed homing bars in reverse dyesub. Though I do hope they fix that way sooner than that >__<

[minicap]

Update bump - just added deskmat designs and new renders of the J-02 by ProtoTypist with the "Cookie Parade" deskmat!

I'm proud of how the deskmat designs turned out and excited to share them with you all, let me know what you think!

Since you can only submit the IC form once, I made a separate IC form to get feedback on the deskmats https://forms.gle/8UheMYkaHo3uofTFA (and also updated the original IC form with deskmat questions as well).

[YMwoo]

That deskmat is so cute! I really love it.
Thanks a lot for accommodating the change for ergo kit. Unfortunately, my gf doesn't like the novelty mods which puts me in dilemma.
Love the colors but the novelty and the forced yellow top row makes me undecided about it.

Btw, you mentioned it won't be reversed dyesub which quite reassuring.
I received KAT Arctic and due to the reversed dyesub process, most of the darker keycaps are shrank very awfully.

[minicap]

That deskmat is so cute! I really love it.
Thanks a lot for accommodating the change for ergo kit. Unfortunately, my gf doesn't like the novelty mods which puts me in dilemma.
Love the colors but the novelty and the forced yellow top row makes me undecided about it.

Btw, you mentioned it won't be reversed dyesub which quite reassuring.
I received KAT Arctic and due to the reversed dyesub process, most of the darker keycaps are shrank very awfully.

Glad you like the deskmat, and it's nice to see you in the thread again

Unfortunately there hasn't been enough demand to add a text mods ergo kit (1 request out of 17 IC responses with ergo kit), and like you mentioned before it's tough with the gradient But I appreciate your feedback on the ergo kit regardless!

Re: reverse dyesub, I specifically meant that the alphas are dyesub, not reverse dyesub (avoiding the Keyreative issue with haloes on homing bars with reverse dyesub). The mods will still be reverse dyesub sorry Doubleshot isn't an option with the text mods and some of the novelties.

I am planning to get full prototypes made of the set before GB though and will be posting photos of that!

[Mr Chrome]

I received KAT Arctic and due to the reversed dyesub process, most of the darker keycaps are shrank very awfully.

For what it’s worth, reading about the KAT Arctic situation, the word from Keyreative is that they used different molds for only the dark mods, and that’s partly why the sizes are so different. Lucky Jade, for example, uses reverse dyesub too, but keycap sizes looks much more regular by comparison from what I’ve seen (likely used one mold throughout). I think Arctic was caught in the crosshairs of their new manufacturing processes :/

On topic, the deskmat is really cute! I’m impressed that you managed to combine the two themes in a pretty minimalist way :)

As someone interested in the Ergo kit, personally I’m very fond of the novelty mods!

[Minahctrl]

this set brings back memories 😭
love it

[YMwoo]

For what it’s worth, reading about the KAT Arctic situation, the word from Keyreative is that they used different molds for only the dark mods, and that’s partly why the sizes are so different. Lucky Jade, for example, uses reverse dyesub too, but keycap sizes looks much more regular by comparison from what I’ve seen (likely used one mold throughout). I think Arctic was caught in the crosshairs of their new manufacturing processes :/

On topic, the deskmat is really cute! I’m impressed that you managed to combine the two themes in a pretty minimalist way

As someone interested in the Ergo kit, personally I’m very fond of the novelty mods!

From what I have, I can say for sure that the size differs for each color with White > Blue > Black, from the biggest to smallest in size.
I haven't put it on a board so I can't say how noticeable it is and fortunately I'm going with blue alpha and white mods.
Saw a pic of black mods and the gap between keycaps were jarring to see.

Glad you like the deskmat, and it's nice to see you in the thread again

Unfortunately there hasn't been enough demand to add a text mods ergo kit (1 request out of 17 IC responses with ergo kit), and like you mentioned before it's tough with the gradient But I appreciate your feedback on the ergo kit regardless!

Re: reverse dyesub, I specifically meant that the alphas are dyesub, not reverse dyesub (avoiding the Keyreative issue with haloes on homing bars with reverse dyesub). The mods will still be reverse dyesub sorry Doubleshot isn't an option with the text mods and some of the novelties.

I am planning to get full prototypes made of the set before GB though and will be posting photos of that!

I've been mostly of a silent lurker haha
I understand about the text mods (that might be me actually, though I don't really remember now).
Anyway, hopefully the prototypes will come out well!

[minicap]

I received KAT Arctic and due to the reversed dyesub process, most of the darker keycaps are shrank very awfully.

For what it’s worth, reading about the KAT Arctic situation, the word from Keyreative is that they used different molds for only the dark mods, and that’s partly why the sizes are so different. Lucky Jade, for example, uses reverse dyesub too, but keycap sizes looks much more regular by comparison from what I’ve seen (likely used one mold throughout). I think Arctic was caught in the crosshairs of their new manufacturing processes :/

On topic, the deskmat is really cute! I’m impressed that you managed to combine the two themes in a pretty minimalist way

As someone interested in the Ergo kit, personally I’m very fond of the novelty mods!

Thank you And thanks for sharing that info about the KAT Arctic molds as well.

My Ergodox is my daily driver, so I always planned on having an ergo kit and seeing IC responses with it makes me happy

this set brings back memories 😭
love it

Thank you!! I'm glad it brings back memories for you 🥺

Glad you like the deskmat, and it's nice to see you in the thread again

Unfortunately there hasn't been enough demand to add a text mods ergo kit (1 request out of 17 IC responses with ergo kit), and like you mentioned before it's tough with the gradient But I appreciate your feedback on the ergo kit regardless!

Re: reverse dyesub, I specifically meant that the alphas are dyesub, not reverse dyesub (avoiding the Keyreative issue with haloes on homing bars with reverse dyesub). The mods will still be reverse dyesub sorry Doubleshot isn't an option with the text mods and some of the novelties.

I am planning to get full prototypes made of the set before GB though and will be posting photos of that!

I've been mostly of a silent lurker haha
I understand about the text mods (that might be me actually, though I don't really remember now).
Anyway, hopefully the prototypes will come out well!

Haha I think it was you, the comment also mentions the missing keys needed for the ergo kit. And yeah, thanks for understanding!
I'm excited to see how the prototypes turn out 🤞

[novelflyer]

This is a really nice IC, I like the webpage 
I'd love to see Ñ in ISO kit if you could do it for spanish speakers.

GLWIC

[factoryofidols]

This is a great IC, really wish it was glossy KAM though. Also would be fun to see a cookie colored qwerty row for 40s.

[dibkib]

I love that deskmat so much!

[minicap]

I love that deskmat so much!

Thank you! Glad you like the cookies

This is a really nice IC, I like the webpage 
I'd love to see Ñ in ISO kit if you could do it for spanish speakers.

GLWIC

Thank you! Sure, adding Ñ to ISO seems reasonable. I will try to do that update soon.

This is a great IC, really wish it was glossy KAM though. Also would be fun to see a cookie colored qwerty row for 40s.

Thank you! I did consider glossy KAM but ultimately decided on matte after spending a few weeks typing on keys from both (KAM Wraith and KAM Starry Night) - while the glossy KAM keys was really nice looking and on-theme, I much preferred the feel of the matte KAM keys.

I'll consider cookie coloured QWERTY row if I get more requests for it, but so far the yellow colour has been pretty polarising (some people want more of it, some people don't want it at all) so it's pretty unlikely sorry It would also have to be a separate add-on kit to avoid increasing the price of the 40s kit - it's already quite substantial, so I need a really good reason for any additional keys.

I am working on a separate "yellow accents" kit though!

[minicap]

This is a really nice IC, I like the webpage 
I'd love to see Ñ in ISO kit if you could do it for spanish speakers.

GLWIC

ñ has been added to the ISO kit!

[minicap]

Update bump - vendors and collaborations have been announced!

[Frayne]

Amazing idea with the deskmat! Love the 4 little cookies haha.

I do have a suggestion to make though - the upper right corner of the stitches should go around the corner as well, like the upper and lower left corners.
Or better yet, if you are going for the stitches look, i dont think they would be turning 90 degree corners at all.

Just my 2 cents 

[Mr Chrome]

I am working on a separate "yellow accents" kit though!

Oo, I like the sound of that! I am very big on the yellow colour, the butter cookies of this set really appeal to me

Very minor and unessential, but I would love to see some ortho/40s renders if you’ve got any? The tailor makes them look *chef’s kiss*

[andromache]

I am already imagining how amazing the collaborations are going to be for this unique and adorable set. Group buy WHEN?? 

[minicap]

Amazing idea with the deskmat! Love the 4 little cookies haha.

I do have a suggestion to make though - the upper right corner of the stitches should go around the corner as well, like the upper and lower left corners.
Or better yet, if you are going for the stitches look, i dont think they would be turning 90 degree corners at all.

Just my 2 cents 

I'm happy you like the cookies, and thanks for the suggestion!

Yup, I was trying to go for the stitches look ^^ Unfortunately it's a bit hard to get them to be perfectly aligned on all the corners while keeping the stitches the same length, the gaps between the stitches the same size, and having them end a nice distance away from the cookies 😭

I edited the stitches to not turn around the corner but it looked weird with the larger gaps in between the stitches. I'll try playing around with it some more, but I might not be able to get something that's better than the current design sorry!

I am working on a separate "yellow accents" kit though!

Oo, I like the sound of that! I am very big on the yellow colour, the butter cookies of this set really appeal to me

Very minor and unessential, but I would love to see some ortho/40s renders if you’ve got any? The tailor makes them look *chef’s kiss*

Ah! Funny you mention this - I've actually been working on renders for both, on a Minivan and The Ave by The Royal. There are some sneak peeks in the #kam-sewing-tin channel in the Keycraft Collective Discord server, hoping they'll be ready to post to GH next week.

I am already imagining how amazing the collaborations are going to be for this unique and adorable set. Group buy WHEN?? 

Thank you, Andro!! 🥺 haha, group buy date has not yet been decided, but will for sure keep you all updated on that

[minicap]

Update bump! Just added new renders:
- Portico by TKC (65%) - mixed base kit, alternate numrow, with the sewing tools deskmat in deep blue
- MiniVan by Trash Man (40%) - alphas + 40s, all-blue version (though the 40s kit also has the option for yellow ESC/BACKSPACE accents!)
- The Ave by The Royal (Ortho) - alphas + ortho + buttons kit

Next up, I'll be working on kitting updates (NorDe, yellow accents).
I saw that KAM molds for 1u scooped homing are being produced for KAM Command, so I'm asking zFrontier if it's possible to add those to Sewing Tin.
I would likely add them as extra on top of the homing bars since I know not everyone likes homing scoops. But need to decide whether to leave the non-homing F/J too, or move them to colevrak kit...

I'm also working on a sewing tin themed artisan box to match the set! (Blue and circular with a tin-like pattern on top.) Shout out to anEmptyJarofNutella for the idea. I'm designing it to be 3D printable, with the option of a clear acrylic top. Once the design is more fleshed out I'll do an IC for it and find a partner to help get them made, pretty excited about this - I'm a CAD noob but its been fun to learn so far!

[summerqm]

I'm also working on a sewing tin themed artisan box to match the set! (Blue and circular with a tin-like pattern on top.)

This, THIS, THISSSSSS!!!!!!! I would love a lil tin that holds delicious artisans  )

[rsrogers4]

What a great concept. My wife, who can't yet understand my new fascination with keyboards, but who has several cookie tins filled with sewing supplies, thought the design was extremely cute. She loved the deskmat too!

[minicap]

It was brought to my attention that the group buy for The Ave was not successfully completed / that the GB runner cannot be contacted. I was not aware of this when creating the renders and have removed them. I hope that the GB runner can provide a resolution for the participants soon.

I will be working on new renders of Sewing Tin on a different ortho board instead. (Also still working on the kitting updates that were previously mentioned!)

I'm also working on a sewing tin themed artisan box to match the set! (Blue and circular with a tin-like pattern on top.)

This, THIS, THISSSSSS!!!!!!! I would love a lil tin that holds delicious artisans  )

Hehe, as long as you don't eat them!

What a great concept. My wife, who can't yet understand my new fascination with keyboards, but who has several cookie tins filled with sewing supplies, thought the design was extremely cute. She loved the deskmat too!

Aww, thank you! I'm happy that your wife liked the designs

[zRoze]

I think this would be great as an alphas kit. Would you consider?

[zRoze]

Sorry, wrong thread

[minicap]

hello! i don't have any big updates to share today, but wanted to give some progress updates! Lots of stuff going on behind the scenes:

- Colour matched samples are still in production
- I am preparing files to request full samples (to check that all the legends print OK)
- While working on those I realised that the tolerances on some of the 1u text mods are too tight (mostly the TKL specific keys). I will be reworking these and updating the kits and renders. Some keys will be abbreviated (e.g. delete -> del): I felt this was a better option than making the text smaller
- I am working on several other updates to kitting, including new yellow accents kit, NorDe, and adding scooped homing keys (there will be both barred and scooped homing)
- I have requested deskmat samples to be made. Based on IC results, the current lineup is 900x400mm (standard size) deskmat in Cookie Parade, Sewing Tools - Deep Blue, Sewing Tools - Yellow, 600x350mm Cookie Parade
- I am working on "Sewing Tin" themed artisan box design! Getting some prototypes made, will have more details to announce soon.
- GB date has not yet been set, but it currently looks like it will be mid/late Q4 2021.
- Have some unannounced collaborations lined up as well, including metal artisans / encoder knob!

That being said I'm going to be pretty busy with IRL stuff for the next month or so - will post updates as samples/prototypes come in but the kitting updates will not be done for a while.

Here's a sneak peek of the yellow accents kit - Sewing Tin on the OLKB Planck and Preonic:


Also, here's a sneak peek of the artisan box design:

This has a 3DP lid, but I'm getting samples of an acrylic lid made (with the design engraved)

[0hh.Hello]

I am so unbelievably excited about that Sewing Tin Artisan box! Here I thought I couldn't be anymore excited for this set and then bam… (Also, ngl, Q4 2021 is a good gb time for me— gives me time to recovery from some other keep purchases lol)

[minicap]

I am so unbelievably excited about that Sewing Tin Artisan box! Here I thought I couldn't be anymore excited for this set and then bam… (Also, ngl, Q4 2021 is a good gb time for me— gives me time to recovery from some other keep purchases lol)

💙 Yay, I'm happy you're excited! On that note...I've just updated the first post with more details about the artisan box, as well as an interest check link survey for it! The prototypes arrived and I'm very happy with how they turned out!

[surplusofchairs]

artisan box is super cute!

[Serval]

Looking forward to the set. GLWIC!

[salgiza]

I didn't want to ask, because the kittings in this IC show a lot of work and you already had added an "ñ" to the ISO kit. But seeing as you mention that you are going to add a NorDe kit, would it be possible to make it "International" and add the ES layout (such as this) or add a proper South kit (such as this)?

Anyway, regardless: this is an amazing set. There are few keysets that show such amount of love and work as this one!

[minicap]

artisan box is super cute!

Looking forward to the set. GLWIC!

Thank you! 🍪

I didn't want to ask, because the kittings in this IC show a lot of work and you already had added an "ñ" to the ISO kit. But seeing as you mention that you are going to add a NorDe kit, would it be possible to make it "International" and add the ES layout (such as this) or add a proper South kit (such as this)?

Anyway, regardless: this is an amazing set. There are few keysets that show such amount of love and work as this one!

Thank you for the kind comments, as well as those helpful links! I haven't been able to sit down and work on the NorDe kit yet, but I'll see what I can do regarding making it an International kit instead (will need to research the additional keys required).

Regarding adding a proper South kit, unfortunately based on IC feedback there isn't sufficient demand to split it out (only 4 IC responses mention international support, out of 340 total). Despite the Keyreative MOQ/pricing structure there's still other overheads/costs with having many kits, so I won't be adding any more new kits past the planned NorDe/International and yellow accents kits.

[minicap]

Excited to announce that the GB will be from November 9th to December 9th!

Here's a little embroidery hoop I made for the announcement



I don't have other large updates to share, things are still progressing behind the scenes:
- Still waiting on colour-matched samples from Keyreative and deskmat samples
- Have been working on files for larger size/different heights for the artisan box, will be ordering round 2 of prototypes soon
- Kitting updates still in progress

[minicap]

Update bump! I've finished the large round of planned kitting update, including two new kits: yellow accents and NorDe.

There’s also some new renders showing off the yellow accents kit on the Preonic, Planck, Fuji65 and Bepovan. The Austin renders have also been updated to use the newest TKL text mod legends courtesy of ltafuri.

Please let me know any feedback you have on the new kits / changes. I plan to submit the finalized kits for quotes in a few week's time. I don't intend to make any large changes to the kitting structure at this point in time but will fix any mistakes or critical omissions!

Full list of kitting updates:
- Added yellow accents kit (contains yellow spacebars in common sizes + yellow arrow keys)
- Added NorDe kit (huge thanks to this guide by Miguel Farah http://www.farah.cl/Keyboardery/Possible-International-Kits-for-Custom-Sets/#NORDEUKPPP) Unfortunately there was not enough demand to justify the additional extra keys required for a full international kit
- Added scooped homing keys
    - Changed non-homing fj in base kits and alphas kits to scooped (they now have both scooped and barred homing fj)
    - Changed non-homing 5 in numpad kit to scooped
    - Added scooped homing hunta and non-homing fj to Colevrak kit
- Added second 2.25u shift and 2u shift to TKL mod kits (shifts are for GK64, 660 style boards, can also be used as Alice spacebars)
- Updated some text legends in the TKL text mods kit to shorter versions (ins, del, up, down, pause → break) and tweaked kerning on home and scroll
- Rotated pin on TKL novelty mods and novelty base kit

Other updates:
- I'm still waiting on colour-matched samples from Keyreative and deskmat samples. I haven't been given many details but unfortunately Keyreative have indicated that they will not be able to provide the full kit samples I requested prior to the GB due to shortages on their end. I am still waiting on their response as to exactly what will be possible to make before the GB - am hoping for at least one base kit.
- Round 2 of artisan box samples are in production
- in case you missed it, excited to have a few new artisan collaborators - Bowbie Keycaps, Crafted By Annie and Cantoclicks!

[salgiza]

Unfortunately there was not enough demand to justify the additional extra keys required for a full international kit

Ooh, what a shame Thanks a lot for taking it into consideration, though!

The interest for mechanical keyboards seems to be slowly growing in south EU, so hopefully we will gather enough people interested for future GBs!!!
GLWIC!

[minicap]

Unfortunately there was not enough demand to justify the additional extra keys required for a full international kit

Ooh, what a shame Thanks a lot for taking it into consideration, though!

The interest for mechanical keyboards seems to be slowly growing in south EU, so hopefully we will gather enough people interested for future GBs!!!
GLWIC!

Thank you for understanding!

Today's update: I've made a few more tweaks to kits based on feedback and have submitted the kits to Keyreative for quotes. Kits are now considered final (though I will be able to update them if there are mistakes).
- Added additional keys to NorDe kit (ISO enters, 1.25u shift, <>, 2") so that you no longer need to purchase the ISO kit alongside it (thanks acitrin for this suggestion!)
- Added 2nd 2c spacebar in blue and white to Ortho kit

Also added a few updates about the artisan box GB.

[Sebboc]

This looks awesome! I can't wait for the GB.

[minicap]

This looks awesome! I can't wait for the GB.

💙 Thank you!

It's been a bit since the last update, but I have a bunch of updates today (with just under 3 weeks to go until GB)!

Pricing has been set:



The base kits were intentionally kept minimal to aim for a good price, I'm very happy with the $79 USD price point!

THOK collab is ready to be revealed! THOK is producing "button" encoder knobs in two colourways:

(edit 10/31 - updated these to newer versions as the old renders were using an outdated model)


Have also added new renders of Sewing Tin on the Absinthe, and details about deskmats. Four options will be available: Cookie Parade in 900x400mm and 600x350mm, Sewing Tools - Yellow in 900x400mm and Sewing Tools - Blue in 900x400mm.
THOK and deskmat pricing TBA.

Other updates:
- While I've submitted a request for 65% samples, I have not received any updates from Keyreative on the status of the colour matched samples. Will continue to check in with them regularly.
- Deskmat samples are still pending and are unlikely to be complete by the time GB starts.
- Round 2 of the artisan box samples turned out great! I'm getting some help taking nice pictures of the boxes and hope to release those alongside detailed pricing information for the artisan boxes in the next few weeks.
- There is one more unannounced metal artisan collab that is still in progress.

[YMwoo]

Great pricing and great knob!
You're doing a great job with this set really, one of the best! Just hoping Keyrative will be able to follow up with that.
Too bad I can't join in the GB but GLWGB!

[minicap]

Great pricing and great knob!
You're doing a great job with this set really, one of the best! Just hoping Keyrative will be able to follow up with that.
Too bad I can't join in the GB but GLWGB!

Thank you for the support regardless!


Couple more updates today: firstly, our collab cables with Cookie Cables have been revealed, they'll be offering USB and TRRS coiled cables in Tin Blue and Butter Yellow:



You can check out the options here: https://cookiecables.com/collections/kam-sewing-tin-cables

Pricing information for the Sewing Tin artisan box has been added to the main post, and the P3D Store product page is live: https://p3dstore.com/collections/group-buys/products/sewing-tin-artisan-box-group-buy

The Tailor has also been updated with the yellow accents kits (for yellow space + arrow keys), check it out here: https://kamsewingtin.com/#tailor


Lastly, just this morning I received the first photo of the sample keycaps from Keyreative! I can't assess the colour matching until I receive the keycaps in person - this photo was taken in the Keyreative factory - but the samples look promising so far. Here it is, as I received it / without any editing:



(note: only the keys inside the tray are Sewing Tin samples, the other keys appear to be Soaring Skies samples)

Once I do receive the samples I'll take comparison photos with the Pantone fan in a lightbox as well as photos of the keyset on a keyboard in different types of lighting and will post them for ya'll to take a closer look at!

The middle two blue tones look very similar in the photo (needle/pin 2126U vs stitches 2728U) but I'm withholding judgement on the colour matching until I receive them as it could just be the camera colour balance/factory lighting. Will request a 2nd round of colour matching if necessary.

Will also check over the legends carefully (in this photo, they look good except the scissors, will make sure that gets corrected)


Other updates:
- Working on a few more renders to show off the THOK knobs
- THOK and deskmat pricing TBA
- There is one more unannounced metal artisan collab that is still in progress.

[minicap]

Update: the samples are done and will be shipping to me soon! Keyreative sent another photo of the samples, included below.

The lighting looks more neutral in this photo compared to the last one but I still need to wait and receive them in person to be able to judge the colour matching. It does look promising though, especially with how each blue in the gradient is distinct! There are also some other issues visible in the photo regarding legend alignment on the alphas + the scissors novelty, but I'm pleased with how crisp the fine lines generally turned out. Will make a list of changes for a second round of samples after I receive them in person.

As mentioned before, after I receive the samples I'll take comparison photos with the Pantone fan in a lightbox as well as photos of the keyset on a keyboard in different types of lighting.



edit: Seeing the samples made me realise that the spacing I had for the 6^ key was a tiny bit off. I've updated the kit images with the fixed spacing and will ask for an updated sample of the 6^ key too in the second round.
edit2: Renders by me have been updated too.

[minicap]

Group buy starts tomorrow!! Thread is live here: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=115240.0

[spingo]

FINALLY!
A REASON TO BUILD A KEYBOARD FOR MY GRANDMA!