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

about to start my 4'th cross stitch of a magic tree that I made with some outkast lyrics, working off a hand drawn chart on graph paper is fucking bollocks, I aint got an unpicker and I underestimated how good I am at embroidery, and I just noticed a major fuck up when I thought I was doing proper good. my cards told me I shouldnt rush shit cus I will fuck it up. bang on. was up til 6am cus I was loving it and got carried away.

Not being able to feel my hands much is both a burden as much as it is a gift, but having to look at everything makes shit neater, cant feel needle pricks :cool:

I am still shit hot at threading needles, used to work at an embroidery factory, you had to get quick at that shit cus I had a machine that ran ten machines each with seven needles, well loved that job.
 
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I finally didnt fuck it up :cool:

I love how perfect the back is *brushes shoulders off*
 
appreciate the thought but i don't like those pieces moose - there's no book left :( not sure i could imagine ever cutting a book up - it just feels wrong. i love it when people cut words and paragraphs to tell a new story, and some of the papercut books are stunning and skilful, but just not for me. my altered books were folded so you could theoretically put them back as they were :facepalm:

despite unlimited screen-time should they so choose kid1 has spent the past few days making increasingly complicated origami pieces - she gave me a plate of tulips the other day cos they're my favourite flower :) and kid2 - in between blitzing her room and washing up - is hanging on every step of my etching/enamelling processes. <3 my girls :)
 
*and* the ten pound heated lunchbox i took a chance on fits both pickle and etch (solutions that both work best warm). and our current etching is looking great after half an hour - equivalent of 24 hours at room temp :cool:
 
I'm making a jacket out of an old vintage blanket.
It's going very slowly. Hope the weather doesn't get to warm soon or I may loose the will to carry on.
 
I am currently working on decorating the new studio. So far I have mostly been taking plaster board and hard board to the tip. :( Got a new multi fuel stove arriving next week. :D That's the best thing as our apartment is the only place we've lived that doesn't have an open fire of mutli fuel stove. I've been missing real flames :)
 
Shirl said:
Is that Annie Sloan paint frieda? I did my bedroom drawers with her Paris Grey.
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No it's rustoleum chalk paint and then you give it a coat of their finishing wax. I've got some Laura Ashley in the same colour for the shelves and that's lovely too. It's a fab colour. On second set of draws now.

We're building our nest.:thumbs: Got some lovely grey linen bedding last night. So soft we didn't want to get out of bed today :D
 
wayward bob said:
*and* the ten pound heated lunchbox i took a chance on fits both pickle and etch (solutions that both work best warm). and our current etching is looking great after half an hour - equivalent of 24 hours at room temp :cool:
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A mate used to draw on pieces of aluminium sheet, using a permanent marker as the resist, then etch them in ferric chloride. Looked great, but didn't smell brilliant as it "cooked". :D
 
Got a bit cheesed off with Narnia whining on about there being nowhere to sit and do her hair in my bedroom so I put a couple of old planks, a whine box :D and the step off an old footbridge (reclaim timber yard) together. Dusted off and painted an old school chair as well so she can sit her ass down and quit moaning the next time she stays. Complete with soft ass shagpile.

Anything for a quiet life :)

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I better get my leg over for this :D
 
I want to show off epic blanket but I've decided to add more to the width. Because I'm never going to finish. :hmm:
 
friedaweed said:
Got a bit cheesed off with Narnia whining on about there being nowhere to sit and do her hair in my bedroom so I put a couple of old planks, a whine box :D and the step off an old footbridge (reclaim timber yard) together. Dusted off and painted an old school chair as well so she can sit her ass down and quit moaning the next time she stays. Complete with soft ass shagpile.

Anything for a quiet life :)

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I better get my leg over for this :D
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wow, that's really good :D
 
so crafty urbs, I've recently embarked on an 8 week dressmaking course and I need to choose a pattern and fabric for my project. I'm thinking maybe a skirt (pencil or midi) but not really sure. Any recommendations? Also, what do you think of this fabric? would it work for a skirt, or better for something else???
 
crustychick said:
so crafty urbs, I've recently embarked on an 8 week dressmaking course and I need to choose a pattern and fabric for my project. I'm thinking maybe a skirt (pencil or midi) but not really sure. Any recommendations? Also, what do you think of this fabric? would it work for a skirt, or better for something else???
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If it's 8 weeks, I'd try for a simple dress as you will learn a bit more about fitting. But a really really simple dress, nothing remotely complicated.

This was my most used/recommended pattern (I used to teach dressmaking).

The fabric you have chosen is great, a patterned cotton is easy to sew, has a clear right and wrong side and the noisy pattern will disguise any dodgy stitching! It will be good for a dress , but a little thin for a pencil skirt. I think you could get away with it if you are quite small, but a thicker fabric would be better for a pencil skirt if you are size 16+. I'd probably recommend getting some cheap and cheerful fabric off the market though and treat your first 'make' as a practice run.
 
Boudicca said:
If it's 8 weeks, I'd try for a simple dress as you will learn a bit more about fitting. But a really really simple dress, nothing remotely complicated.

This was my most used/recommended pattern (I used to teach dressmaking).

The fabric you have chosen is great, a patterned cotton is easy to sew, has a clear right and wrong side and the noisy pattern will disguise any dodgy stitching! It will be good for a dress , but a little thin for a pencil skirt. I think you could get away with it if you are quite small, but a thicker fabric would be better for a pencil skirt if you are size 16+. I'd probably recommend getting some cheap and cheerful fabric off the market though and treat your first 'make' as a practice run.
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thank you! I'm a size 10/12 in the shops, but not sure about dressmaking sizes. I'll have a think :)
 
crustychick said:
thank you! I'm a size 10/12 in the shops, but not sure about dressmaking sizes. I'll have a think :)
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Dressmaking sizes, as a rule of thumb, tend to be one larger* than readymade. The measurements for each size are given by the manufacturer of the pattern. BTW I think your size would count as "quite small" unless you're tall as well as slim.

*To clarify, one size higher than you might expect if you've only ever worn shop bought clothes. So a UK high street 12 can easily end up needing a size 14, or even 16, depending on proportions. But Boudicca covered this in a later post - don't go by your current clothing size, measure yourself.
 
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