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- Sun Jun 02, 2024 11:17 am
- Forum: Stitch-A-Long
- Topic: Mabel's RSN Certificate - canvas
- Replies: 113
- Views: 36170
- Sun Jun 02, 2024 11:15 am
- Forum: Stitch-A-Long
- Topic: Jo's Stitching 2024
- Replies: 103
- Views: 23158
Re: Jo's Stitching 2024
Her eyes are going to have to wait, they are normally one of the last things I do as I feel I am being looked at while stitching :shock: . In the meantime I have been putting in some of the lady slipper leaves: https://i.postimg.cc/TPPdsQCh/P6021513.jpg I've just come in from gardening to cool down ...
- Fri May 31, 2024 8:36 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: 2024 Deliveries & Stash Acquisition
- Replies: 89
- Views: 13940
Re: 2024 Deliveries & Stash Acquisition
My friend who is now 80 has been teaching me to spend my money: He complains he is sitting on over three times as much cash in his bank account than his house is worth with no one but the tax man to leave it to. He is very complimentary that I retired at 51 as he made the mistake of working to 62 be...
- Thu May 30, 2024 5:29 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: 2024 Word Game
- Replies: 152
- Views: 23381
Re: 2024 Word Game
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- Wed May 29, 2024 7:43 pm
- Forum: All other crafts
- Topic: Serinde lives up to her name update 29 May 2024
- Replies: 231
- Views: 93083
Re: Serinde lives up to her name update 29 May 2024
Learning is all about trying stuff and working out what works and what does not. I am sure if you listed what you learnt you will find it is longer than the to be improved list and I am sure you have a better idea of how to go about doing it next time
Jo
Jo
- Sun May 26, 2024 8:35 am
- Forum: Stitch-A-Long
- Topic: Jo's Stitching 2024
- Replies: 103
- Views: 23158
Re: Jo's Stitching 2024
Thank you Ladies,
I have scrolled and forgot to photograph the bit at the top Lower down:
I've added her dress and am tackling some of the single strand over one that is her face and arms.
Jo
I have scrolled and forgot to photograph the bit at the top Lower down:
I've added her dress and am tackling some of the single strand over one that is her face and arms.
Jo
- Wed May 22, 2024 4:19 pm
- Forum: All other crafts
- Topic: Quilting?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 487
Re: Quilting?
I've also brought another gadget to use for quilting: https://i.postimg.cc/FRnrPFxk/P5221503.jpg The books of words say do not Iron your quilting pieces because you "push"/stretch the fabric pieces. Rather you should press the bits flat, without steam. It swallows my quilting bits :shock: ...
- Tue May 21, 2024 4:57 pm
- Forum: All other crafts
- Topic: Talking of socks
- Replies: 8
- Views: 373
Re: Talking of socks
The modern sock wool is the bees knees, it comes in special balls designed to provide stripes (which you have to be carefully to match the second sock to start on the same colour from the ball) and fading shades which normally come as a matched pair of 50g balls so they fade from one colour to anoth...
- Tue May 21, 2024 4:43 pm
- Forum: All other crafts
- Topic: Quilting?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 487
Re: Quilting?
Thank you Mable, I think I might have the hang of piecing these bits together: https://i.postimg.cc/pVDj28Q6/P5211501.jpg I have to put together 36 of these blocks and so far I have done 12. In stitching together these I have used 100m of sewing thread :shock: I am beginning to see why they sell thr...
- Tue May 21, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: Stitch-A-Long
- Topic: Mabel's RSN Certificate - canvas
- Replies: 113
- Views: 36170
Re: Mabel's RSN Certificate - canvas
And it looks good. I love the way the colours and the offset of starting the stitches make the pavement look like it is made of slabs
Jo
Jo
- Tue May 21, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: All other crafts
- Topic: Quilting?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 487
Re: Quilting?
I'm still learning ... and I have just learnt that I need to practice the art of unpicking stitches :ribbit: :ribbit: :ribbit: This is because I was religiously following the command: Thou shall fold over your seams towards the dark piece of material. That works until you need to join up the bits an...
- Mon May 20, 2024 6:16 pm
- Forum: All other crafts
- Topic: Talking of socks
- Replies: 8
- Views: 373
Re: Talking of socks
Once you have worn hand knitted socks the shop brought ones will never be satisfactory again :roll: Before my friend phones for his usual 1 hour phone call I need to start the second in this pair. Starting by casting on on oversized straight needles and knitting the first row on these - to prevent t...
- Mon May 20, 2024 7:32 am
- Forum: All other crafts
- Topic: Talking of socks
- Replies: 8
- Views: 373
Re: Talking of socks
I'm boring I started off with a basic pattern and modified it and every single sock pair is to the same pattern or the latest variation of it, knitting on 2.25 (No 13), with a 3mm/2.5mm needle for the cuff. The knitting is done of circulair needles except for casting on and the toes. I've tried k1,P...
- Mon May 20, 2024 7:17 am
- Forum: All other crafts
- Topic: Talking of socks
- Replies: 8
- Views: 373
Talking of socks
Thinking about other crafty things I do I remembered socks. How can one forget socks? :shock: I used to knit jumpers, Aran weight jumpers and I have about a dozen of them but I rarely wear jumpers these days and I enjoy knitting (it keeps my hands busy while I am watching TV/listening to the radio s...
- Sun May 19, 2024 4:37 pm
- Forum: All other crafts
- Topic: Quilting?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 487
Re: Quilting?
Now for some actual patchwork practice... another kit this time for a table top decoration. I have read a lot of books, watched some videos and the long and short the best advice was to have a go on some scraps before trying something you want. So some old scrappy bits of sheet and: https://i.postim...
- Sun May 19, 2024 4:03 pm
- Forum: All other crafts
- Topic: Quilting?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 487
Quilting?
The sorry saga of me trying to learn to quilt. :lol: A few weeks ago I treated myself to a Bernina 730 sewing machine (which is very nice) https://i.postimg.cc/rmhBGk1T/P3171396.jpg and then was told I needed a portable sewing machine if I wanted to join a quilting group so along came flipper: https...
- Sun May 19, 2024 7:44 am
- Forum: Stitch-A-Long
- Topic: Jo's Stitching 2024
- Replies: 103
- Views: 23158
Re: Jo's Stitching 2024
This piece is proving to be much slower to do than the four season fairies.
That horizontal tacking line is the centre of this piece so I am guessing I am about 1/4 of the way there
Jo
That horizontal tacking line is the centre of this piece so I am guessing I am about 1/4 of the way there
Jo
- Fri May 17, 2024 3:16 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: 2024 Stash & Grab Virtual Pub
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3970
Re: 2024 Stash & Grab Virtual Pub
I really enjoy seeing your stitching Mabel. You have enlightened me to other stitching skills/techniques that hither to I was not aware of. My concern is that for a newbie looking to take up cross stitching the pieces I am posting are rarely beginners pieces and where I am happily single I have more...
- Fri May 17, 2024 12:52 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: 2024 Stash & Grab Virtual Pub
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3970
Re: 2024 Stash & Grab Virtual Pub
How about "The creative thread" ....
Jo
Jo
- Fri May 17, 2024 12:50 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: 2024 Word Game
- Replies: 152
- Views: 23381
Re: 2024 Word Game
Kakistocracy ( - It's essentially the opposite of a meritocracy, where leadership is based on competence and skill )