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Brenda Clough
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I am weak on how this could be done. I have a Pinterest page, which is mainly used for research purposes -- I collect historical photographs and images of buildings on it for future reference. (Nothing racy or controversial, in other words.) It is purely for my own reference and so I share the URL with nobody, although if you go over to Pinterest and scour around you could probably find it.
I set up a sub-page titled Knitting, which has a mere two SoF images on it. One is a knitted hat, made with an Xmas exchange skein of yarn. I could rename this page SoF, if Pinterest allows one to do that, and then the URL could be handed out here to anyone who wants to look at it. But do they allow other people to add Pins to a page? If I am the only one who could do it then people would have to email images to me and then I would add them to the page, suitably captioned.
Is it possible to set up a public Pinterest page, onto which anybody can add anything? Surely this would be a system ripe for abuse...
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Ariel
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Originally posted by Brenda Clough:
But do they allow other people to add Pins to a page? If I am the only one who could do it then people would have to email images to me and then I would add them to the page, suitably captioned.
Is it possible to set up a public Pinterest page, onto which anybody can add anything? Surely this would be a system ripe for abuse...
It's done by invitation. You invite people to join your board. Here you go.
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Brenda Clough
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Hmm. It looks like the best thing to do is to create a quite separate board for SoF and then invite you guys to post on it. Do we need Hostly permission to do this or anything?
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Banner Lady
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Another Pinterest addict here. I have found so many great ideas for making fun felt food on it this week. One of my little granddaughters is getting a play kitchen this month for her birthday and her nanna is busy sewing felt pasta, sandwich fillings and cupcakes. Who knew you could turn felt into whipped cream? I feel like Rumpelstiltskin!
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Firenze
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I still find Pinterest frustrating in many ways, and probably don't use it optimally. But it is enormously heartening to see so much sheer creativity in the world. Just cycling through the images can give you endless ideas.
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Doone
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Originally posted by Banner Lady:
Another Pinterest addict here. I have found so many great ideas for making fun felt food on it this week. One of my little granddaughters is getting a play kitchen this month for her birthday and her nanna is busy sewing felt pasta, sandwich fillings and cupcakes. Who knew you could turn felt into whipped cream? I feel like Rumpelstiltskin!
Oh, that sounds lovely. I knitted lots of different cakes for my granddaughters, but felt sounds more fun.
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Firenze
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Talking of addiction... I have just assembled a heap of colour-congruent T shirt with the aim of doing another dress, but improving on all the things which didn't come out quite as I wanted in the previous one.
It will be working with stretch fabric rather than woven, which could be a tad more challenging.
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Ariel
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Originally posted by Firenze:
I still find Pinterest frustrating in many ways, and probably don't use it optimally. But it is enormously heartening to see so much sheer creativity in the world. Just cycling through the images can give you endless ideas.
I get a lot of photographic images, graphic design things and inspirational quotes. When I'm feeling a bit depressed it acts as a lovely pick-me-up with some really uplifting shots of beautiful places or, now and again, the occasional inspirational quote which either seems spot on or is ridiculous enough to rouse me from apathy.
As you say the images certainly can spark off ideas for creative projects, or for taking you out of yourself for a moment as you contemplate the beauty of a sunset in a distant land, etc etc.
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Drifting Star
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For anyone in the UK, or with access to BBC iPlayer, The Great British Sewing Bee starts again next Monday evening. ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
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Doone
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Originally posted by Drifting Star:
For anyone in the UK, or with access to BBC iPlayer, The Great British Sewing Bee starts again next Monday evening.
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Banner Lady
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Oh, I love that show. I don't think it has been on free to air tv yet, but I saw it at my son-in-law's place and have now caught up with all the past episodes. Funnily, after watching it, my husband decided that he could be a sewer too. So he asked me to guide him through making a tunic style apron for himself, as he is the chief cook in our household.
He lasted bout an hour, then I had to finish off the neckline for him...and he announced that while he was perfectly capable of sewing, it wasn't really his cup of tea. Thankfully I have my sewing room back to myself now!!!
I am grateful that after watching the Great British Bake-off, he began baking. I am equally relieved that after trying sewing he doesn't wish to do any more. I really didn't want to have to share my crafting space!
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Landlubber
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Mr Ll always said he could not use a sewing machine, so I would have to do any making or mending which needed the machine. At the time, I doubted him, since he was perfectly capable of driving a car, but I now see I should be grateful for the extra hours it gave me in the sewing room (which we time share - he calls it the study) - thank you, Banner Lady, for the positive spin.
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Jengie jon
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I am pretty sure I have told it before here but many years ago I learnt about "male" and "female" technology at a bible conference. The church I went to was running the children's work. As part of the programme, we were making soft toys. To speed the making up a friend (M) had borrowed a friend of M's sewing machine. The idea being that we sewed the toys together when the kids were not around. M is the sort of women who does not really know how to use a sewing machine. I was brought up to use one.
The sewing machine stalled pretty early on when M was trying to use it. She was not surprised and did not get it working. The men in the group decided to try and fix it. After all, it was a machine. So they struggled for the next hour or so and eventually gave up. So I said could I have a go. I did the standard, cleaning out the fluff, taking out and replacing the bobbin, checking the tension. Nothing more that I had done a hundred times at home. The machine promptly started working again.
I concluded that male ability with machines is nothing more than a cultural artefact.
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Penny S
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I wonder if they would have been better with mine - seeing that it has the name of a machine gun manufacturer. And Viking plastered over it.
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St. Gwladys
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My mother trained as a seamstress, she could knit and crochet too, so I never really had an incentive to learn. I didn't get on with a sewing machine, although I have hers, which must be 40+ years old, and have used it to make cushions, about the limit of my ability. I can't handle 2 needles, though a lacemaker friend told me I was going to learn lace, and I could handle 4 or 6 bobbins without too much problem.
Back in the mid 70s, the fashion was for "prairie" style dresses and shawls, and I asked Mam to make me one. Her reaction was "You know how to crochet" so we found an easy pattern and I ended up making shawls for all my friends.
I taught myself embroidery using a cross stitching magazine and some of the Just Nan patterns, and I've since taught myself basic needlefelting, but I'm still useless with a sewing machine!
(Incidentally, my mother never forgave my needlework teacher for only giving me a C for the nightdress "I"had made.)
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la vie en rouge
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I’m guessing that was a fairly traditional style of nightdress? Reading about it gives me a hankering to have a go at making lingerie although I believe it is an extremely complicated thing.
My best friend is a professional pattern cutter (i.e. someone else in the company designs the clothes, she is the person responsible for creating the pattern in all the different sizes). Means she’s rather good at sewing. A few years ago she and a friend of hers who also works in fashion decided to have a go at making their own bras. Said it was the most difficult fitting challenge she’s ever taken on.
My mother also has a warhorse old sewing machine that she’s had for the last forty years. It’s been refurbished a couple of times and I reckon it’s going to last forever. I have a Janome that is apparently worth more now than when it was new. It’s a compact machine and they don’t make them anymore.
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mark_in_manchester
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I concluded that male ability with machines is nothing more than a cultural artefact.
I'm sure you're right. I like fixing things; at the moment I get paid to _make_ machines, but our sewing machine does my head in. All that 'it works with this thread, but it doesn't work with that one'. All that swearing at what looks OK on top until you turn it over and there's a f*cking great bird's nest stuck to the back. Once I even 'adjusted' it so successfully I had to take it back to the shop... ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif) Having said all that, my clothing repairs do look pretty 'male', in that it's all function over form ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Brenda Clough
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Don't ever just donate those old sewing machines to the charity shop. Put them up on Ebay and make yourself some money.
The fitting of brassieres is so complex and idiosyncratic that it is not worth making them yourself. For want of time and eyesight I have been forced to divide out all the things I can and want to make into two classes, and bras are in the group that I won't ever make. (Along with shoes, cars, and dental work.)
Am busy now knitting a supremely complex lace raglan cardigan on very fine needles. It is the sort of lace that has stuff going on every single row, none of this purl back every other row relaxation. The great virtue of knitting a garment from the top down is that you can allow for how much yarn you have. I have six balls and that is all. So whether it'll be a crop sweater, with short sleeves, is still to be determined.
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Huia
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When I was fitted for my first bra I remember thinking that the designer must have engineering, as well as sewing skills.
Now 50 years later they have all these amazing fabrics that support and stretch.
Huia
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Sioni Sais
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Originally posted by la vie en rouge:
My mother also has a warhorse old sewing machine that she’s had for the last forty years. It’s been refurbished a couple of times and I reckon it’s going to last forever. I have a Janome that is apparently worth more now than when it was new. It’s a compact machine and they don’t make them anymore.
Mrs S has "upgraded" twice to reconditioned machines. When she traded in for her current sewing/quilting/embroidery machine she got £400 back for a machine she bought second-hand from the same store for £500 three years before. They do good business reconditioning upscale machines for resale.
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mark_in_manchester
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This is such a shop, in the English NW. When I dropped ours off for repair, I was pleased to see behind the counter of the 'repairs' window a room with a lathe in it (complete with a man in a brown shop coat).
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Banner Lady
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I almost bought a new Singer "Heritage" machine a couple of weeks ago. I had walked into the craft store and saw the handsome black and gold machine on display...BUT it was electronic! Instant feel good memories just looking at the thing. Now please realise I already own 3 sewing machines and 2 overlockers (though none of them are Singers). So I did some research on-line to see if buyers were happy with the new model.
Conclusion: Think I'll wait until the next Heritage model comes out, when the bugs have been ironed out!
As for lingerie - old bras are easy to re-invent; but making them from scratch is ridiculous. Textiles and clothes are so cheap now, why would anyone bother?
I have a wonderful collection of 8 inch wide stretch lingerie lace and a super easy 3 seam French knickers pattern, yet I don't even bother with it because we have lingerie outlet/overflow stores 5 minutes away.
So unless you live a long way from civilisation, homemade underwear is just not worth it in time and material.
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Lothlorien
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This blog from a woman in Western Australia, is amazing. She makes everything, and I mean everything she wears. Underwear was at first an experiment but she liked the garments so much that she continued. She makes her own swimming costumes too and has recently started on shoes. Shoes are basically an experiment but she is persisting in the effort.
Nothing skimped, good quality materials and linings and much care taken.
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Huia
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When I was about 3 mum made me some knickers out of flour bags. I hope she isn't doing the same as flour is more likely to be in paper sacks these days ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
Huia
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Lothlorien
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Originally posted by Huia:
When I was about 3 mum made me some knickers out of flour bags. I hope she isn't doing the same as flour is more likely to be in paper sacks these days
Huia
I seem to remember pillow slips made from flour bags. It must have been one of my grandmothers who made them as Mum did not sew. Ever. Except for very basic maintenance such as replacing buttons. My dad made my clothes till I was able to do so.
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jedijudy
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I remember a sundress my mom made from flour sacks when I was very little. It was yellow with tiny flowers on it, and I loved it! I would have been three or four at the time.
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Firenze
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Flour sacks were turned into bedsheets in our house...
We also had some items of furniture that were basically tea chests or orange boxes.
Grocery packaging has obviously got a lot less useful over the years.
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Pigwidgeon
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We also had some items of furniture that were basically tea chests or orange boxes.
When I went to Girl Scout camp (mumble mumble years ago) we were told to bring a (wooden) orange crate, with a shelf added inside, for our nightstand. I used mine for many years, and various repaintings, throughout college and as an adult. I think I finally got rid of it during a major decluttering a few years ago. I don't know what Girl Scouts are using these days, but most camps have gotten much fancier, so they probably have real furniture.
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Pigwidgeon
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My mother got married shortly after World War II; money and supplies were fairly tight. But her brother had brought home a parachute from his time in the Navy. Mom made the nightgown for her honeymoon from the parachute fabric.
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Penny S
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I had an orange box (which came with a shelf) covered with sticky backed plastic with a wood pattern as a store at college.
And I still have some yellow parachute nylon which Mum had from the war, but know not what to do with it. Not big enough for much.
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Huia
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The first bookcase I made myself was an apple case with a shelf made from the end of another apple case. Just the right size for Puffin paperbacks.
Huia
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Mrs Shrew
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I'm about to have a Birthday With A Zero On The End, for which my family have very kindly agreed to contribute towards a replacement sewing machine. ( current sewing machine is a handed down 1960s machine which is lovely and has been well loved and used, but is just worn out. Last time I got it serviced I was warned it was approaching end of life - the motor is giving up, the electrics are getting dodgy, and the parts are now nigh on impossible to source).
I've been looking at machines and am thinking of getting the Singer Talent 3323. It looks to have a decent range of features, and I think singer has a decent reputation ( certainly the old ones do- my mum is still using great granny's 1890 machine, which uses a turn handle or food treadle to run, totally without the aid of electricity).
Does anyone have any thoughts or knowledge about modern machines to share?
Im a generally competent hobby user. I make clothes and light curtains, and have recently taken up patchwork so would like it to be study enough for light quilting ( quilting through two layers of medium weight cotton and the thinnest wadding available was what did for the previous machine). I don't have any interest in machine embroidery.
The Shrewlet is due quite soon after the imminent birthday, so I will likely be making baby stuff with it at first.
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Firenze
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Singer are not what they were I'm afraid.
Also for an '0' birthday I got a Bernina in this range (they have cheaper).
I like that, while not heavy, it's a very stable machine (the previous one used to skitter all over the place). One of its selling points - as a quilting machine - was its capacity to sew multiple layers. I love the LED display, though I have to say I really only use half a dozen out of its 80 odd programmable stitches. It does like to be given decent thread though - and it has a separate action for filling the bobbin which doesn't involve the main sewing action.
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Mrs Shrew
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I shall have a look at the cheaper Berninas - thank you
Not skittering is definitely important
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Brenda Clough
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Yes, Berninas are good. Their innards are made of metal. Singer, I am sorry to say, uses plastic in many moving parts, which means they do not last anywhere near as well.
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Lothlorien
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I have an oldish Husqvarna which was misbehaving. I was in a large craft and sewing supplies shop which had Berninas and Janome at what seemed to me to be unbelievably low prices. I had a good look, much of both of them was plastic.
The salesgirl asked if she could help, so I explained. She looked aroubd to see if anyone was near, lowered her voice and quickly said that if she had a metal Husqvarna, she would fiddle and possibly get it serviced. No way would she buy the mainly plastic models available.
I came home and fiddled and thought how I could get it on public transport across several suburbs to be serviced. A friend said she had fixed another brand by changing the needle. Success!
I have used it but not as much as I had hoped. With son here, I had nowhere that I could leave it set up. Perhaps now he has married again. First I have to get all his stuff out.
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I have just finished my bright scarlet skirt, with a hook and eye to the waistband. The other curtain is swathed across my bed, while I decide on the pattern to use for a longer skirt (or it might even be enough for a dress). For this I will be having the bright scarlet innermost, and the darker red facing out. I am pausing for tea while I think about it.
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Firenze
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Taking a break from sewing up a patchwork dress from old tops. The previous one was in cotton jersey whereas these are all synthetic (usually viscose) and a proper nightmare.
It will be a relief to get it finished and move on to the linen top and trousers - which seem to me to be the most appropriate thing to wear when guesting at a wedding which, as far as I can tell, is being held in a stone hut halfway up a mountain.
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Celtic Knotweed
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The cricket sweater was finished on Friday, and tested by Sandemaniac on Sunday in a match. It fits properly and he likes it *sigh of relief*. I'll try to post a link to a pic when I can take one - the cricketer has departed for a Bank Holiday cricket tour.
Now I just need to work out what I'm doing next Start a new project or pick up one of the part-done ones?
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Doone
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Originally posted by Celtic Knotweed:
The cricket sweater was finished on Friday, and tested by Sandemaniac on Sunday in a match. It fits properly and he likes it *sigh of relief*. I'll try to post a link to a pic when I can take one - the cricketer has departed for a Bank Holiday cricket tour.
Now I just need to work out what I'm doing next Start a new project or pick up one of the part-done ones?
Oh, it has to be new, surely ![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif)
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Smudgie
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We have a little group at church that meets once a month called Adult Messy Church (as we decided it was unfair that the children had all the fun!). Each month we try out a different craft.
Last night we were making felt. It was rather fun (and also rather nice engaging in a craft project that didn't need you to have any particular skill!). I'm delighted with the little rectangle of marbled colour I produced. Not sure what to do with it, though. If it were a bit bigger, it'd make a nice Kindle cover, but it's just too small for that, and I'm not sure of the best way to secure it. Sewing? gluing?
I'm half tempted to have another go with the fluff that comes out of my tumble drier filter when I have washed things the cat has been lying on!
I do like crafts that you can finish in one go.
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Brenda Clough
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There are many thrilling things to be done with dryer lint -- I have an acquaintance who can do portraits with it. It is also very easy to make felted woolen balls, which then can be strung into garlands, stitched into trivets, etc.
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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After making the heaviest possible weather of putting in the pockets, finally finished the linen trousers. They are sort of zeppelin-shaped and should give me something of the silhouette introduced by Amelia Bloomer.
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Penny S
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Originally posted by Smudgie:
We have a little group at church that meets once a month called Adult Messy Church (as we decided it was unfair that the children had all the fun!). Each month we try out a different craft.
Last night we were making felt. It was rather fun (and also rather nice engaging in a craft project that didn't need you to have any particular skill!). I'm delighted with the little rectangle of marbled colour I produced. Not sure what to do with it, though. If it were a bit bigger, it'd make a nice Kindle cover, but it's just too small for that, and I'm not sure of the best way to secure it. Sewing? gluing?
I'm half tempted to have another go with the fluff that comes out of my tumble drier filter when I have washed things the cat has been lying on!
I do like crafts that you can finish in one go.
Needle book cover?
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Drifting Star
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Or a phone cover, maybe?
I have recently started felting too - wet felting and needle felting. So far I have a very, very bad picture of a sheep (this was my learning piece), and a much better picture of the view from our back windows - sea, sunset, fields and sheep. I'm going to add some embroidery to pick out details. I've been very inspired by this fantastic book.
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Proud proud new owner of a 1958 black and gold Singer sewing machine today! TP has just turned 60 and we went away for the weekend to a friend's holiday house. On the way we stopped at an arty little village that had (o joy and extreme bliss) an old book shop next to a sewing supplies shop next to an old fashioned tea room. Above the quilters shop was a sewing machine museum and antique/collectibles shop.
Talk about heaven in a row. The sewing machine shop services old machines and sells reconditioned ones and this old Singer - made just before the modern ugly ones came in - was up for sale. The owner gave me a lesson in using it, some old style bobbins and put a new cord on it while we had lunch in the tea room. There will be absolutely no skittering about on the table now when I am sewing canvas or heavyweight materials together. The thing weighs a ton!
BL. Extremely happy owner of a vintage piece that will never need to go to the tip. Every working part inside will be able to be reconditioned should that be needed. More than can be said for all the plastic electronic machines that are made to throw away.
Woohoo!
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Wow! Whatever that cost, you got a bargain. My mother and grandmother had machines like that, and my mother foolishly sold hers and bought a new plastic one.
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Cost was less than a basic generic brand new model sewing machine and half the price of the new electronic Singers available. Yes, I am VERY satisfied it was a great purchase - and glad I saw it being able to be used before I bought it. Especially when I walked into another antique shop an hour up the road and saw an older Singer for double the price, with no guarantee it was in working order.
Made in Scotland, according to the serial number. K apparently means Kirkcaldie or Kirkbridie or some similar sounding place that made machinery back in the day. So it probably has an interesting immigration story behind it. I hope the previous owner loved it as much as I do. Will let you know how I get on with it.
BL. Excited.
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