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

[crustychick]

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.

definitely not tall I'm 5'5. thanks for the input

 

[Greebo]

definitely not tall I'm 5'5. thanks for the input

Good news, 5'5" is more or less average height for most dressmaking patterns.

 

[crustychick]

Good news, 5'5" is more or less average height for most dressmaking patterns.

handy

 

[Boudicca]

thank you! I'm a size 10/12 in the shops, but not sure about dressmaking sizes. I'll have a think

Sounds like you would be fine making a pencil skirt in the cotton fabric then.

Ignore your high street size, wrap a tape measure around yourself and buy a skirt pattern according to your hip measurement or a dress one according to your bust measurement. Most patterns these days are multi-sized (more than one size printed on the tissue) so you are unlikely to buy the wrong one.

Let us know how it goes!

 

[friedaweed]

What's chalk paint when it's at home? they look really nice!

Paint with a chalky finish

Duck Egg Chalky Finish Furniture test pot by Rust-Oleum Chalky Finish Furniture Paint : Designer Paint

 

[crustychick]

Sounds like you would be fine making a pencil skirt in the cotton fabric then.

Ignore your high street size, wrap a tape measure around yourself and buy a skirt pattern according to your hip measurement or a dress one according to your bust measurement. Most patterns these days are multi-sized (more than one size printed on the tissue) so you are unlikely to buy the wrong one.

Let us know how it goes!

thank you! I will I'm thinking of knocking up a little dress for the kiddo at the same time/first/at home too. matching fabrics maybe

 

[Boudicca]

Paint with a chalky finish

Duck Egg Chalky Finish Furniture test pot by Rust-Oleum Chalky Finish Furniture Paint : Designer Paint

I read somewhere about someone making their own chalk paint by buying something chalky from a health food shop and adding it to normal paint.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I read somewhere about someone making their own chalk paint by buying something chalky from a health food shop and adding it to normal paint.

The original stuff was glue (usually rabbit skin or "Scotch" glue), water, chalk powder and whichever earth pigment you could get your hands on.

 

[wayward bob]

tiny enamel-covered accordion fold blank books (backs and fronts are different on each)

(red)

(feather #1)

(feather #2)

(fern)

each with custom fitted cutout kraft matchbox. max dimensions are about 5cm, approx 16 pages per side (plus same number of back pages equally visible)

these are spin-offs from my current exhibition work - making use of my samples - and hopefully saleable (alongside the exhibition piece - all copper/enamel - i have a weekend artists book fair in the same venue)

i'm *really* looking for opinions on pricing these pieces. me and mr b seem to have very different ideas. can post extra images/dimensions/material details. they're a decent hefty crease/resistant paper in an off white/cream, the longest width i have on hand (a1). covers are enamelled copper - each completely unique and taking several firing/finicking cycles. materials costs are on the high side.

would consider sending a free sample to someone i know/trust (full-on discrimination, sue me ) for a hands-on review/educated opinion

 

[purenarcotic]

Extra images would be cool. Does it open out into a book type thing? You are so very clever and talented.

 

[Wolveryeti]

Rhubarb liqueur.

 

[Shirl]

We already have enough work space in the studio but we saw this bench at the weekend and bought it just because it looks good

 

[moon]

I finished my handmade book
the cover

inside... its more of an album

 

[fractionMan]

I finally got the kiln up and going yesterday. Check out my plate!

 

[Shirl]

From Friday morning I am going to start doing actual work (and hopefully selling) from my studio. In the meantime we bought another piece of furniture today. An oak bureau with glass shelved cupboards either side where we can display our jewellery in something that doesn't look like a boring glass shelf unit.

 

[heinous seamus]

New pottery:-

Frog:

Fish wall vase:

Jug. I went for a drip glaze effect with this. It doesn't look as good as I hoped, but that's how it goes sometimes:

 

[Greebo]

Tie dye (marble & yarn resist) shirt and skirt, drying now.

Update: Mildly vexed, the skirt is okay, but there are several small tears in the shirt from the friction of some of the marbles. I've ordered some lightweight fusible interlining to stabilise that.

 

[Shirl]

Assorted bangles plain and textured. I've been busy

 

[wayward bob]

hey crafty thread i'm making a quilt and a blanket atm :thumbs :

 

[moose]

I'm going to ask my folks for a day-long taster course in blacksmithing for my birthday. I'll report back

 

[Boudicca]

Anyone got any bright ideas on what I can do with my Dad's old curtains? Are they retro enough to be cool, or are they just tasteless? I was thinking of making them into bags, but I may have been watching too much 'Money for Nothing'.

 

[colacubes]

I think they'd make a lovely skirt or dress

ETA bags would also work.

 

[RubyToogood]

60s style shift dress, except I'm not sure I can imagine you wearing the result.

 

[Boudicca]

60s style shift dress, except I'm not sure I can imagine you wearing the result.

I think you'd have to be 19 years old and a size 6 to carry it off. Which is me divided by three.

 

[RubyToogood]

I think you'd have to be 19 years old and a size 6 to carry it off. Which is me divided by three.

Not true at all! But it's not your normal style

 

[Boudicca]

I think they'd make a lovely skirt or dress

ETA bags would also work.

Mini skirts might be good. Maybe I could flog 'em on Etsy.

I think I'm going to try to make some kind of quite complicated soft suitcasey thing as a bit of a project.

 

[wayward bob]

i take it they're furnishing weight Boudicca ? i'd love the pattern on a little girl dress, but that would only really work in a cotton weight...

 

[Boudicca]

i take it they're furnishing weight Boudicca ? i'd love the pattern on a little girl dress, but that would only really work in a cotton weight...

Yes, it's a thickish woven linen type fabric, really nice quality, but more suitable for a skirt than a dress, I think.

 

[wayward bob]

in that case i could see it as a shoulder bag with brown leather :thumbs :

 

[Boudicca]

in that case i could see it as a shoulder bag with brown leather :thumbs :

Yes, I got quite excited when on 'Money for Nothing' they used the leather from a sofa to make bags, and now plan to hit the charity shops looking for naff leather jackets which can be cut up to make straps etc for bags.