2022 Deliveries & Stash Acquisitions
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Yay! I really love my Lowery. I’ve used it with QSnaps, scroll frames, stretcher bars, and hoops.
Debby
(main) WIPs
Angel of Love
Book of Mythical Creatures
Cache la Poudre
Past Present Forever
Fishing Friends
(main) WIPs
Angel of Love
Book of Mythical Creatures
Cache la Poudre
Past Present Forever
Fishing Friends
- Mabel Figworthy
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It has arrived
Visit Mabel's Fancies at www.mabelfigworthy.co.uk
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Elizabethan Beauty, RSN Certificate & Online
Waiting
Soli Deo Gloria, Mechthild, bling unicorn, goldwork & silk shading kits
Flights of Fancy (blog)
Mabel's FB page
WIPs
Elizabethan Beauty, RSN Certificate & Online
Waiting
Soli Deo Gloria, Mechthild, bling unicorn, goldwork & silk shading kits
Flights of Fancy (blog)
Mabel's FB page
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WIPs
Star Wars Afghan:Chewbaca
HAEDs:
O Kitten Tree
Dancing with the Cat
Everything else "on hold"
2022 Finished: Star Wars Afghan: Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Finn, Rey, Poe, Han Solo,Darth Vader, BB8,Luke Skywalker
Star Wars Afghan:Chewbaca
HAEDs:
O Kitten Tree
Dancing with the Cat
Everything else "on hold"
2022 Finished: Star Wars Afghan: Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Finn, Rey, Poe, Han Solo,Darth Vader, BB8,Luke Skywalker
- wendywombat
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That arrived very quickly!
I'm just getting the hang of mine now...so different from my Aristo lap stand.
I do find my Millennium frame a bit heavy for it. It sags a bit! I guess I need a prop on the end or something Does anyone else find this?
I'm just getting the hang of mine now...so different from my Aristo lap stand.
I do find my Millennium frame a bit heavy for it. It sags a bit! I guess I need a prop on the end or something Does anyone else find this?
- Mabel Figworthy
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Yes, I did too. I wrote about finding a solution here (spoiler alert, it involves Meccano )
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Elizabethan Beauty, RSN Certificate & Online
Waiting
Soli Deo Gloria, Mechthild, bling unicorn, goldwork & silk shading kits
Flights of Fancy (blog)
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WIPs
Elizabethan Beauty, RSN Certificate & Online
Waiting
Soli Deo Gloria, Mechthild, bling unicorn, goldwork & silk shading kits
Flights of Fancy (blog)
Mabel's FB page
- wendywombat
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I remember now that you had a mechanical...or should that be Meccano?? ...solution to the 'Millennium Sag'Mabel Figworthy wrote: ↑Sun Jan 09, 2022 4:57 pm Yes, I did too. I wrote about finding a solution here (spoiler alert, it involves Meccano )
I shall investigate further as D/H may have a suitable alternative to Meccano.
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My material arrived today, but I think there may have been an error. I ordered “sky blue” and the original piece looks correct, but I ordered it to small. So I ordered the identical material, but double the size and it looks more like a light sea green.
If I contacted them I expect they would just say it was a different dye lot…but this looks more like a different colour. However, it will still work for this picture and I don’t want to wait any longer.
If I contacted them I expect they would just say it was a different dye lot…but this looks more like a different colour. However, it will still work for this picture and I don’t want to wait any longer.
- Mabel Figworthy
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Dye lots on hand-dyed threads can be amazingly different - was this a hand-dyed fabric? If it was a standard colour, like Zweigart fabric, then it really should be more consistent than that.
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Elizabethan Beauty, RSN Certificate & Online
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Soli Deo Gloria, Mechthild, bling unicorn, goldwork & silk shading kits
Flights of Fancy (blog)
Mabel's FB page
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Elizabethan Beauty, RSN Certificate & Online
Waiting
Soli Deo Gloria, Mechthild, bling unicorn, goldwork & silk shading kits
Flights of Fancy (blog)
Mabel's FB page
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Just a standard colour, which is why I think whoever packed it made an error.
- wendywombat
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Happens!!
If you can work with it then the hassle and wait for another piece . ...!!!
If you can work with it then the hassle and wait for another piece . ...!!!
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I also suspect it is a very small business with not many employees. It seems to me, insisting on a replacement would be a lose-lose situation.
I’ll just complain here.
I’ll just complain here.
- Mabel Figworthy
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It works! Using two Lowerys with the Millennium frame (which had to stand in for my large slate frame, as I haven't got that set up) means I can sit with my legs underneath the frame much more comfortably.
(A bit more about felting the jaws etc on FoF)
(A bit more about felting the jaws etc on FoF)
Visit Mabel's Fancies at www.mabelfigworthy.co.uk
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Elizabethan Beauty, RSN Certificate & Online
Waiting
Soli Deo Gloria, Mechthild, bling unicorn, goldwork & silk shading kits
Flights of Fancy (blog)
Mabel's FB page
WIPs
Elizabethan Beauty, RSN Certificate & Online
Waiting
Soli Deo Gloria, Mechthild, bling unicorn, goldwork & silk shading kits
Flights of Fancy (blog)
Mabel's FB page
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How do you access the back of the frame? (Of course, perhaps you don't have to...)
- Mabel Figworthy
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I will admit that I didn't try that, but I would think just the same way as you would normally, by loosening the handles and rotating the frame You would probably have to make sure that the frame is clamped in exactly the same place on both sides, if that makes sense.
Visit Mabel's Fancies at www.mabelfigworthy.co.uk
WIPs
Elizabethan Beauty, RSN Certificate & Online
Waiting
Soli Deo Gloria, Mechthild, bling unicorn, goldwork & silk shading kits
Flights of Fancy (blog)
Mabel's FB page
WIPs
Elizabethan Beauty, RSN Certificate & Online
Waiting
Soli Deo Gloria, Mechthild, bling unicorn, goldwork & silk shading kits
Flights of Fancy (blog)
Mabel's FB page
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This isn't helping, Mabel.
- Mabel Figworthy
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Are you looking for excuses to buy, or excuses not to buy ?
Visit Mabel's Fancies at www.mabelfigworthy.co.uk
WIPs
Elizabethan Beauty, RSN Certificate & Online
Waiting
Soli Deo Gloria, Mechthild, bling unicorn, goldwork & silk shading kits
Flights of Fancy (blog)
Mabel's FB page
WIPs
Elizabethan Beauty, RSN Certificate & Online
Waiting
Soli Deo Gloria, Mechthild, bling unicorn, goldwork & silk shading kits
Flights of Fancy (blog)
Mabel's FB page
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I waited until one turned up second hand on Fleabay
I am back to trying to not buy anything this year
Jo
I am back to trying to not buy anything this year
Jo
Every day we can make a difference
WIP: TW Peacock Tapestry, TW Lilly Fairy, HEAD Seasons, TG Rome, Sunshine
WIP: TW Peacock Tapestry, TW Lilly Fairy, HEAD Seasons, TG Rome, Sunshine
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Oh, I wasn't going to buy anything either... but the stands (on sale) will be constantly in use, and the goodies from Paper and String are for study purposes...
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Purchases for education is always appropriate. Home study in the age of Covid is the safest way to learn.
Carole
WIPs
Star Wars Afghan:Chewbaca
HAEDs:
O Kitten Tree
Dancing with the Cat
Everything else "on hold"
2022 Finished: Star Wars Afghan: Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Finn, Rey, Poe, Han Solo,Darth Vader, BB8,Luke Skywalker
Star Wars Afghan:Chewbaca
HAEDs:
O Kitten Tree
Dancing with the Cat
Everything else "on hold"
2022 Finished: Star Wars Afghan: Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Finn, Rey, Poe, Han Solo,Darth Vader, BB8,Luke Skywalker