Crafty Thread - what are you working on at the moment?

[Treacle Toes]

Thanks wayward bob I really like the fabric and am pleased with how the fitting has turned out.

 

[wayward bob]

what's the fabric? a wax resist? the thing i love(d) the most about bookbinding is the chance to work really closely with beautifully made materials - some gorgeous silks and shibori (japanese tie-dye) ...

on which note, i found a piece of japanese paper just the right size and colours for my slope in my stash. if the kids make it to school tomorrow i'm planning to celebrate by doing its finishing touches

 

[Treacle Toes]

African Cotton Fabric Wax Print from Fabric Republique's Ebay shop.

Gonna make some cushion covers from this one next.


Picture doesn't do it justice tbh.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Ooops....just bought myself a gift....just because...

 

[purenarcotic]

African Cotton Fabric Wax Print from Fabric Republique's Ebay shop.

Gonna make some cushion covers from this one next.
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Picture doesn't do it justice tbh.

That pattern is absolutely fab! [emoji41]

 

[ginger_syn]

Finally got round to putting up the frame i tarted up last year, it was ugly, for some reason someone thought that brown hessian was a good look.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Getting acquainted with the new SM and using up a scrap left over from recovering the kitchen chairs..

 

[Treacle Toes]

 

[Treacle Toes]

Somebody stop me !!!!!






Not at home today and think they will work better on my lighter coloured sofa but..chuffed anyway.

 

[onenameshelley]

As usual i have decided to do a project totally out of my comfort zone with a stupidly small deadline considering i have a 11 month old and limited time to do it.

Gonna make Iris a tent for her room/garden. Having looked at all the "tepee style" tents online they are all very beige and insta worthy, so i have gone the opposite way and have gone bold and bright, possibly inspired by Jack Nicholson in Batman. Fuck knows if i will manage it or not.

 

[Artaxerxes]

As usual i have decided to do a project totally out of my comfort zone with a stupidly small deadline considering i have a 11 month old and limited time to do it.

Gonna make Iris a tent for her room/garden. Having looked at all the "tepee style" tents online they are all very beige and insta worthy, so i have gone the opposite way and have gone bold and bright, possibly inspired by Jack Nicholson in Batman. Fuck knows if i will manage it or not. View attachment 170357

Go full Kibbo Kift

 

[ginger_syn]

New project i found, going to turn them into wall shelves.

 

[ginger_syn]

Base coat done, will be putting copper paper on the back, then when the grandkids go home sunday I'll see about putting in dividers and varnishing.

 

[Treacle Toes]

I've had a delivery I've also pillaged my wardrobe for 2 pairs of trousers that are too big for me that I can cut up and use.for contrasting pieces (ankle cuffs, straps, pockets, panels) of the dresses and dungarees I am going to make for my nieces and nephews.

Updates here as they happen. Need to wash all the he new material first.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Finished the cases for the sofa cushions this morning, really happy with them.

 

[Callie]

Finished the cases for the sofa cushions this morning, really happy with them.

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I really like that red and orange fabric - they look like ginko leaves

 

[wayward bob]

Finished the cases for the sofa cushions this morning, really happy with them.

that sofa isn't even approaching cushion capacity

 

[Treacle Toes]

Lol I usually hate cushions but am a little bit in love with African wax prints too so

 

[Treacle Toes]

I really like that red and orange fabric - they look like ginko leaves

It comes in different colours too

 

[RubyToogood]

I've had a delivery.
Updates here as they happen. Need to wash all the he new material first.

Would you not just pop into Brixton or Peckham and choose off the shelf?

African wax prints seem to go strangely limp when washed, and then crisp right up again when dry. I've never understood what quality of the fabric makes it do that.

 

[RubyToogood]

Meanwhile I am jumping on an Instagram bandwagon and making this jumpsuit: https://www.papertheory.com/zadie-jumpsuit

I wasn't seriously expecting this to actually suit or fit me at all and am using some slightly strange green paisley needlecord from the depths of my stash as an experiment but actually now it's coming together it's surprisingly ok.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Why have you posted a picture of me wearing my newinthefuture jumpsuit RubyToogood ?

I love that...will wait to hear all your news about it.

 

[RubyToogood]

Why have you posted a picture of me wearing my newinthefuture jumpsuit RubyToogood ?

I love that...will wait to hear all your news about it.

Would look good in a wax print...

 

[Boudicca]

I really like that red and orange fabric - they look like ginko leaves

It's hibiscus, I think.

Check this out for the skirt. Just skip to the last few seconds to see the finished skirt I love it but I think I'm too bottom heavy to carry it off.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I've been working on this tanto while I was in the naughty corner.

The blade, with the habaki fitted and the mekugi hole drilled.

The saya (sheath) and fitting the kurigata.
I followed the Japanese sword maker's tradition of making the glue for the wood from a rice paste. It works very well.

And a lick of paint

The next few hours were spent on the tsuka (handle). Fitting the kashira and fuchi, wrapping the ito over the samekawa and menuki , and making sure the mekugi still lined up once it was all together.

I don't think it turned out tea bag.

I'll have to take him off ignore next time I want to achieve something

Beautiful, but as with all beautiful Damascus blades, I'd be worried about actually using it!

 

[Saul Goodman]

Beautiful, but as with all beautiful Damascus blades, I'd be worried about actually using it!

I've hacked an innocent tree to bits with it. I'm sure humans would be no match

 

[ViolentPanda]

I've hacked an innocent tree to bits with it. I'm sure humans would be no match

I had a Keris that my Grandad got when serving in India, made from steel hawser box-welded then beaten the hell out of (poor man's Damascus!), bought from a Lascar. Better than any machete. It held an edge like fuck, glided through undergrowth and shrubs, and could be used as an impromptu axe. My waster spunk-gibbon of an elder brother sold it to one of his mates for £10. I beat the fuck out of him for that (and as revenge for all the times he took his shit out on me when we were growing up).

 

[Treacle Toes]

Learning as I go...the waistband needs elastic and the next attempt will be better all around

 

[Manter]

slope progress

top

bottom, baize-ready

close-up of the tape repair. it's blending in pretty well colour-wise, and the embossed texture comes through a little. not sure if a polish will improve things or not, but happy so far

God that’s stunning

 

[Manter]

Finished the cases for the sofa cushions this morning, really happy with them.

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That looks gorgeous