Manter
Lunch Mob
She’s magnificent!As mentioned on craft club zoom, I made this with the daughter of a friend in mind, but when I sent a photo, I was told that she 'already had a homemade doll and didn't play with it much'.
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Crafty Thread - what are you working on at the moment?
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The Luna rabbit project has been very successful. Grandaughter and I have made 3 and have made a start on clothing. I am giving P my featherweight but have some reservations because she is only 9 and still needs help with quite a lot of sewing work. Daughter has always resisted all fabric and textile stuff (well, any making at all) so I will be looking for You tube tutorials and ideas for sewing for children. It is really important that she builds on her success but doesn't try to run before walking and become discouraged. She is desperate to make things to sell at the Christmas fair so any suggestions gratefully accepted.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I nearly finished the raincoat I'm making. Just need to put the poppers on. Except I am totally confused. I got the female part on fine, but the male one just doesn't stick together no matter how hard I hit it.
I think I'm following the instructions. It's one of those ones with a folding plastic tool.
I think I'm following the instructions. It's one of those ones with a folding plastic tool.
moose
like some cat from Japan
Prym? They're normally pretty good! Except the illustrated instructions are sometimes a bit hard to follow. Good luck, looking forward to seeing the finished result.I nearly finished the raincoat I'm making. Just need to put the poppers on. Except I am totally confused. I got the female part on fine, but the male one just doesn't stick together no matter how hard I hit it.
I think I'm following the instructions. It's one of those ones with a folding plastic tool.
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
Three? Ooh, well done.
AnnO'Neemus
Is so vanilla
Looks like it's ripe for the kintsugi treatment of visible gold repairs.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
No, Hemline. I watched their YouTube video about them but it didn't help.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Well, facemasks would obviously sell well...
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I abandoned the anorak snaps and resorted to a back up pack of heavy duty snaps. Also Hemline, and shit in a slightly different way, but I have been able to make them work anyway.
So much hammering.
Just got to hem the lining and then I can go back to researching possible sewing projects and give up on the frustrating process of actually sewing again for a while.
Actually, next project is a hooded sweat dress. I've bought some black fleece. I thought it would be good winter working from home wear, and FibreMood are doing a hoodie sewalong at the moment with the pattern free. I just need to elongate it. Not sure whether to make it more A line or pull the bottom in or what. It's very straight up and down and I am not.
So much hammering.
Just got to hem the lining and then I can go back to researching possible sewing projects and give up on the frustrating process of actually sewing again for a while.
Actually, next project is a hooded sweat dress. I've bought some black fleece. I thought it would be good winter working from home wear, and FibreMood are doing a hoodie sewalong at the moment with the pattern free. I just need to elongate it. Not sure whether to make it more A line or pull the bottom in or what. It's very straight up and down and I am not.
Yep, and I think they would be doable for where she is just now. Still thinking like a 9 year old, wanting to sell things to other 9 year olds (I suggested hair scrunchies). I think she could be persuaded that facemasks are eminently saleable though.
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Kind of lost my craft mojo so I've gone back to basics with some Christmas themed pom poms! And a macrame kit I got for my birthday!!
Mmm, I have just made an A line pinafore. Not really enamoured of the balloon look, tbh, but I find A lines which start from a fairly fitting yoke are really wearable. Are they called trapeze dresses?
My knitted hood is taking ages - I imagined a hat with an extra bit tacked on but the cowly bit has to be extended because of rolling tendency and I have shaped the head to take a faintly ridicilous tail (because I liked the idea of a gugel hood and have spent far too much time researching medieval clothing (kirtles!).
What pattern is it, Ruby? I can't be doing with collars but have always enjoyed a hood.
I am still very keen on macrame, tbh. I still have a couple of trusty plant hangers which must be over 40 years old.
Are those green ones behatted sprouts?
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Yes they are sprouts!
I enjoyed the macrame and have ordered a book to get some more tips/ideas. I fancy having a go at a wall hanging.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
It's this pattern Frikka Sweater PDF
Discount code SocialFrikka.
Pics of the raincoat. The topstitching is decidedly wrong in places but I didn't want to redo it and make more holes in it than I could help given it's meant to be waterproof.
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O I love that (and especially the glimpses of your autumnal garden in the background).
The waistcoat is back on after abandoning the plaid and just being gifted with a couple of metres of rather lovely moss green loden. Just nipping out for matching thread. I have been amusing myself with miniature rabbit clothes, made out of material I have been using for my own clothes...so I am now sewing a nana and grandad pair of mice (so will be doing a matching grandad shirt and mossy waistcoat). Also, looking at flannels for pyjamas but wary of plaid (of which there is loads to be had). Redone some kitchen curtains - the sewing machine is red hot at the moment but allotment calls as there are still the last remaining bulbs to go in.
The waistcoat is back on after abandoning the plaid and just being gifted with a couple of metres of rather lovely moss green loden. Just nipping out for matching thread. I have been amusing myself with miniature rabbit clothes, made out of material I have been using for my own clothes...so I am now sewing a nana and grandad pair of mice (so will be doing a matching grandad shirt and mossy waistcoat). Also, looking at flannels for pyjamas but wary of plaid (of which there is loads to be had). Redone some kitchen curtains - the sewing machine is red hot at the moment but allotment calls as there are still the last remaining bulbs to go in.
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
That is georgeous. What fabric did you use and how do you make it waterproof?
I'm looking for a stylish raincoat thats not too warm to go nordic walking in and everything I've looked at so far is too small, too dull or far too expensive.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
It was just some random black raincoat fabric from Simply Fabrics. I've now been out in it in a decent amount of rain and it's not completely waterproof, but waterproof enough to go for a wet walk in. I think making something completely waterproof involves sealing the seams etc. Last time I was in there they had a section of raincoat fabrics at the back with the denim. As you will know, it can be a bit of a lottery as they don't always know what the fabric is themselves so you're not going to get any guarantees from them.
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
How do you waterproof the seems?
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Glue or tape I think. I've never really tried. I made a waxed jacket years and years ago, I may have waxed the seams on that but I don't remember.
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
I was once in there and a woman asked about fabric content and Robert pointed at me and said 'Ask her'...
That said, he has a really good nose for cheap interesting fabric and I miss Simply Fabrics a lot.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
They have got a half decent online shop now. They're unfortunately not as cheap as they were. Deadstock is now trendy and they were way underpriced. However if you rummage around you will still find great quality fabric for much less than it's worth and they do have good online discounts if you subscribe to their mailing list.
They are not good for my fabric stash though. It is now full of amazing fabric I've never quite found the right use for...
Hearse Pileup
Horse Pickup, isle 5
I just made a run of badges
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
So...
Last year I mentioned to a friend how much I loved this advent calendar, but wasn't going to buy it because it was £60 and that's a crazy amount to pay for an advent calendar.
This year, this is my Christmas present from her:
Last year I mentioned to a friend how much I loved this advent calendar, but wasn't going to buy it because it was £60 and that's a crazy amount to pay for an advent calendar.
This year, this is my Christmas present from her:
I do just want to say, don’t ever get the front wet, you’ll end up with an impressionist mess.
I wanted a finer line for the building so I used an ink writing pen.
Now I know why there are drawing pens and writing pens...
I finished it, psyched with the result, sprayed glaze on it and every black line bled out
The heavens trembled with the muttering and cursings that ensued. I had to repaint it two more times and that is why the front is not as good as the inside.
So, I bought my grand-daughter a sewing machine for Christmas and have scheduled a timetable for lessons (she is off school because lockdown). We had out first 'class' on Zoom, last night. The first hour was setting up, reading the manual and threading the machine, then she decided she wanted to make a patchwork cat bed. We started with simple stripes (although sewing 5cm x 30 cm strips is far from straightforward and the business of ensuring all seams stay on the same side can be tricky for a 9 year old. I had included a seam-ripper...which she had to use for the third strip but there was that amazing moment when the penny dropped. Wide eyes ' Iv'e got it now nana'. She sewed the first 8 strips (out of 12) for the top of the bed and she will be negotiating the box section side seams on our next session. . I bought her the rabbit book mentioned by Boudicca, and we made a couple of Luna rabbits over the summer (one of which my grand-daughter made as a gift and one to keep to sew outfits). P has cut out the little dress patterns and has been busy making a dress for Luna rabbit, while exploring the stitch possibilities of the machine.
The purpose of my rambling is really a shout-out to the sewists on here, who were so encouraging to me, when I dug out my old machines this summer. Passing on skills is one of the most gratifying activities, imo...and when it applies to a child, learning a useful life skill, it is truly life-enhancing. So basically a thank you to fellow crafters and a reminder that a shared skill has value above and beyond the actual shared knowledge.
We are doing knitting too. Twice a week, for a textile and craft lesson from me, a weekly fabricating lesson from my youngest (who has substituted a glue gun in place of welding, Also, my sweetheart will be teaching her about woodcarving and very soon, we can get outside to do horticulture (science and biology). There is something to be said for homeschooling...although I had a frantic call from my daughter who had completely forgotten how to do long division...
The purpose of my rambling is really a shout-out to the sewists on here, who were so encouraging to me, when I dug out my old machines this summer. Passing on skills is one of the most gratifying activities, imo...and when it applies to a child, learning a useful life skill, it is truly life-enhancing. So basically a thank you to fellow crafters and a reminder that a shared skill has value above and beyond the actual shared knowledge.
We are doing knitting too. Twice a week, for a textile and craft lesson from me, a weekly fabricating lesson from my youngest (who has substituted a glue gun in place of welding, Also, my sweetheart will be teaching her about woodcarving and very soon, we can get outside to do horticulture (science and biology). There is something to be said for homeschooling...although I had a frantic call from my daughter who had completely forgotten how to do long division...
