friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
I'll make you a pairFlies would make pretty amazing earrings
Crafty Thread - what are you working on at the moment?
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You could make the flies and I'll add the silver findings. We could sell them at craft fairs in summer like what crafty folks doI'll make you a pair
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
You're so Hebden Bridge darlingYou could make the flies and I'll add the silver findings. We could sell them at craft fairs in summer like what crafty folks do
I want to catch fish and eat them
...and I want to sell earrings and buy fish and chips and mushy peas with the proceedsYou're so Hebden Bridge darling
I want to catch fish and eat them
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I see McCalls have ventured into new territory with their early Spring sewing pattern collection: Women's Zippered Bodysuit by Yaya Han
Probably not going to make this.
On a completely unrelated note
, talking about sewing leather, which people were on the previous page, I once made alterations to a leather jacket just on my granny's trusty old Singer. It was a handcranked model that had been adapted to electric.
Probably not going to make this.
On a completely unrelated note
, talking about sewing leather, which people were on the previous page, I once made alterations to a leather jacket just on my granny's trusty old Singer. It was a handcranked model that had been adapted to electric.
I wondered if a domestic machine would work on soft leather.On a completely unrelated note
I'll be seeing my friend who made the leather bags next week and I'm going to ask if she'll let me use her machine, under her guidance though as I think they are expensive and wouldn't want to break it
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
moose
like some cat from Japan
I think on thinner leather, as long as you have a leather needle in, it'd be ok on a normal machine. But the kind of hide you need for a pinny would be tough stuff.I wondered if a domestic machine would work on soft leather.
I'll be seeing my friend who made the leather bags next week and I'm going to ask if she'll let me use her machine, under her guidance though as I think they are expensive and wouldn't want to break it
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
You can also get a 'teflon' foot which supposedly helps you to sew leather - I have one but have never used it. I think if you stick to sewing a maximum of two layers, it could be OK.I wondered if a domestic machine would work on soft leather.
I'll be seeing my friend who made the leather bags next week and I'm going to ask if she'll let me use her machine, under her guidance though as I think they are expensive and wouldn't want to break it
I think I'll see how my friend feels about me using her machine that she used for making the leather bags. I'm sure she'll be fine but I want to make the apron myself and she may want to take over as she'll be more used to sewing leather.
Also, I need to buy the hide first
Also, I need to buy the hide first
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
I see McCalls have ventured into new territory with their early Spring sewing pattern collection: Women's Zippered Bodysuit by Yaya Han
Probably not going to make this.
On a completely unrelated note
My dad reckoned that up until about the '90s you could still get various leather-sewing feet for manual Singer machines. He also still owns one himself (a presser foot).
19sixtysix
Life as viewed from a Gay Gorbals Garret
Finished my second jacket.
fractionMan
Custom Title
I'm setting up a pottery studio in the garden. Fixing up an old metal dustbin raku kiln to fire, amongst other things, tiles and bowls. 
I can never get my silver to look like silver in a photo 
Anyway, this is a neckthing, not sure what to call it as it's rigid and necklace doesn't sound right. I made it before christmas and sold it to someone I work with. I like it so I'm going to make some more but use different textures on them.
I'm trying to build up some stock for when I finally find studio space. After the floods in Hebden at christmas, the place I had my eye on is no longer
Anyway, this is a neckthing, not sure what to call it as it's rigid and necklace doesn't sound right. I made it before christmas and sold it to someone I work with. I like it so I'm going to make some more but use different textures on them.
I'm trying to build up some stock for when I finally find studio space. After the floods in Hebden at christmas, the place I had my eye on is no longer
friendofdorothy
Solidarity against neoliberalism!
that's stunning!I can never get my silver to look like silver in a photo
Anyway, this is a neckthing, not sure what to call it as it's rigid and necklace doesn't sound right. I made it before christmas and sold it to someone I work with. I like it so I'm going to make some more but use different textures on them.
I'm trying to build up some stock for when I finally find studio space. After the floods in Hebden at christmas, the place I had my eye on is no longer
Thanks, it looks better irl
I had to google that
I think a torc is exactly what it is
but I don't like word Maybe I'll just never name it and see how other people refer to it
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Necklet? Collar?I had to google that
I think a torc is exactly what it is
Maybe I'll just never name it and see how other people refer to it
I did call it a collar when I first made it but I wasn't sure about it. I prefer collar to anything else I think.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
I had to google that
I think a torc is exactly what it is
Maybe I'll just never name it and see how other people refer to it
Torc has a cool history behind it though.
Do you have any time to do a commission, Shirl? A plain silver bangle, rounded, not flat. Sot of similar to this expensive thing.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
I can never get my silver to look like silver in a photo
Anyway, this is a neckthing, not sure what to call it as it's rigid and necklace doesn't sound right. I made it before christmas and sold it to someone I work with. I like it so I'm going to make some more but use different textures on them.
I'm trying to build up some stock for when I finally find studio space. After the floods in Hebden at christmas, the place I had my eye on is no longer
Hi Shirl. It's usually about diffused lighting. I once did a set of pictures of a (bloody massive) coin collection for someone - for insurance purposes - and one of the things I discovered is that direct light - either flash, day or lamp light - tends to either reflect awkwardly, "tint" the metal or look utterly flat. I ended up using three lights - old-fashioned angle-poisy office lamps - with "daylight" bulbs, with muslin draped over the shades. That way the coins got a decent amount of light, but it wasn't harsh enough to tint the metal or cause annoying reflections. You can google "photographing jewellery" for tips on how to take pics of specific items, too.
fractionMan
Custom Title
raku kiln not up and ready yet, so smoke firing a little pot in the woodburner. It's not exploded yet!
fractionMan
Custom Title
It made it past the quartz inversion and came out as almost unbroken ceramic!
It's porous, but no longer clay, meaning it won't dissolve in water
It's porous, but no longer clay, meaning it won't dissolve in water
Thank you.
I think you may have given me advice before
I need to take some lessons Also, I'm not keen on selling on line so I've not needed to take really good pics but that's no excuse. I should just learn how to take proper photos
