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

[wayward bob]

i <3 dymo too i misread you there as saying letterpress bee i was all :envy: that you somehow had access to one lettraset is what you mean i think?

i have a set of these that i use to label all my files and stuff. with practice you can get them looking pretty good but it would be a bit of a pain if you had loads to do.

if it were me i'd get some nametapes printed and sew them on, but then i just want a load of nametapes to play with

edit: ooh you could always get some lino and cut your own name stamp. in fact, if you wanted me to have a go at making you one (seeing as the tools aren't that cheap if you're never gonna use em again) i'd be up for that

 

[Biddlybee]

Thank you! Lettraset... no coffee yet and not at home so couldn't check.

Lol... yes I have my own personal letter press in my studio in the outhouse darling I wish!

 

[fractionMan]

i <3 dymo too i misread you there as saying letterpress bee i was all :envy: that you somehow had access to one lettraset is what you mean i think?

i have a set of these that i use to label all my files and stuff. with practice you can get them looking pretty good but it would be a bit of a pain if you had loads to do.

if it were me i'd get some nametapes printed and sew them on, but then i just want a load of nametapes to play with

edit: ooh you could always get some lino and cut your own name stamp. in fact, if you wanted me to have a go at making you one (seeing as the tools aren't that cheap if you're never gonna use em again) i'd be up for that

I wonder, could you use those stamps with paint rather than ink?

 

[wayward bob]

I wonder, could you use those stamps with paint rather than ink?

sure you could, you'd probably want to apply the paint with a pad so you didn't overload them

 

[fractionMan]

sure you could, you'd probably want to apply the paint with a pad so you didn't overload them

I'm thinking of ways of branding my boomboxes. My other thought was grafitti "paint pens".

 

[RubyToogood]

Letraset I think would be a massive pain in the arse (if we mean individual letter transfers), likewise individual letter stamps. The album title is a whole sentence of six words so a bit lengthy. I quite like the idea of Dymo if it's anything like the Dymotap we had as a kid, but that used to be very thick/plasticky and rather unbending. The make up your own lettering stamp set might be a good way to go. I need to sort all this out by next Friday btw so ideally I'd be able to find a shop in London that sold these things so I could go and look.

 

[RubyToogood]

Oh and PS I need to do 150 ultimately, but not necessarily all in one go as I won't sell them all at once obviously.

 

[Biddlybee]

They're not that pricey: http://www.viking-direct.co.uk/catalog/catalogSku.do?id=Q2N-4957&cm_cat=2000000351

 

[RubyToogood]

Yes, but what's the font like??? (And on the Dymo)

 

[Biddlybee]

the stamps are like the date stamps you get in offices, received etc, quite boring.

dymo is, hang on a tick...

 

[Biddlybee]

dymo, not very straight...

 

[Biddlybee]

ooh, on their own site you can pick the font you wand and make your stamp up

http://www.trodatstampsonline.co.uk/index.php?main_page=page_2

 

[foamy]

bee - how easy do you reckon the "central park cable knit hoody" you linked to before would be to make: i can cast on / off knit and purl.....

feel like i might like a quiet, whilst baby is sleeping, project.
If thats totally unrealistic i might get my mum to "show me how to do it"

 

[RubyToogood]

ooh, on their own site you can pick the font you wand and make your stamp up

http://www.trodatstampsonline.co.uk/index.php?main_page=page_2

That looks like a great solution. Plus they have a fiver off them at the moment. Courier I think would look nice when stamped...

 

[Biddlybee]

I want one now

bee - how easy do you reckon the "central park cable knit hoody" you linked to before would be to make: i can cast on / off knit and purl.....

feel like i might like a quiet, whilst baby is sleeping, project.
If thats totally unrealistic i might get my mum to "show me how to do it"

I might be tempted to do a project where you can practice cabling first - I found it dead tricky to start with. Let me go look at the pattern again

 

[wayward bob]

That looks like a great solution. Plus they have a fiver off them at the moment. Courier I think would look nice when stamped...

courier is now "my" font for college cos i type up my journal on a typewriter

 

[foamy]

I want one now

I might be tempted to do a project where you can practice cabling first - I found it dead tricky to start with. Let me go look at the pattern again

good point - i guess cabelling a scarf would be simplest / straightest?!

 

[RubyToogood]

courier is now "my" font for college cos i type up my journal on a typewriter

Yeah - I had something typewritery in mind, and I have a great old typewriter of my great aunt's, but couldn't figure out a way to type onto the cases as they're too stiff to go through the roller.

 

[Biddlybee]

bee - how easy do you reckon the "central park cable knit hoody" you linked to before would be to make: i can cast on / off knit and purl.....

feel like i might like a quiet, whilst baby is sleeping, project.
If thats totally unrealistic i might get my mum to "show me how to do it"

ok, you might be better to ask moose or ruby. But ravelry knitters have rated it at a 3-4 on a difficulty scale of 1-10 (1= easy, 10=difficult). I reckon you'll be ok

good point - i guess cabelling a scarf would be simplest / straightest?!

you can just do a practice square, to get the hang of it

I made these and learned knitting in the round and cabling at the same time: http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer06/PATTfetching.html

 

[fractionMan]

If anyone sees a stamp maker that will supply a graffiti style font, pls let me know. I can't find one

 

[RubyToogood]

I have ordered a stamp and an ink pad. I think it'll do exactly what I wanted. I've now got some amazing photos for the booklet so am keeping the text etc minimal.

Meant to say also to bob thanks for the linocut offer - would have been lovely if I had more time x

 

[Biddlybee]

have you got a release date/gig?

If anyone sees a stamp maker that will supply a graffiti style font, pls let me know. I can't find one

graffiti style like stencil or tagging?

 

[RubyToogood]

have you got a release date/gig?

I'm aiming to get it finished for next Friday when I've got a solo gig.

Forgot to say also that those custom stamps have a whole selection of lovely clip art. I was quite tempted by a little tree but restrained myself.

 

[fractionMan]

have you got a release date/gig?

graffiti style like stencil or tagging?

I'm after a tagging style typeface, although now you mention it, a stencil type font could look good too.

 

[Biddlybee]

I'm aiming to get it finished for next Friday when I've got a solo gig.

Forgot to say also that those custom stamps have a whole selection of lovely clip art. I was quite tempted by a little tree but restrained myself.

ooh where? Send me details

*I must not buy a stamp, I do not need a stamp*

 

[Biddlybee]

oooh

 

[Biddlybee]

I'm after a tagging style typeface, although now you mention it, a stencil type font could look good too.

ta-da:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Making-Memories-Foam-Stamps-Stencil-NEW-/120759495857

('Making Memories' is the brand, I've got a set in a different typeface, work well on paper and wood and cloth, used ink and paint)

 

[wayward bob]

oooh

i do not need them. i do not need them. i do not need them.

 

[RubyToogood]

bee - how easy do you reckon the "central park cable knit hoody" you linked to before would be to make: i can cast on / off knit and purl.....

feel like i might like a quiet, whilst baby is sleeping, project.
If thats totally unrealistic i might get my mum to "show me how to do it"

I always say this but the best project to make is the one you really want to do, because you'll persist through difficulties.

 

[wayward bob]

rubes you've set me off now i discovered dymo do metal labels for industrial use