Sewing
SewingGoing to get the sewing machine out of the loft, this year I am going to try and get some sewing done - I'm rubbish at it, but why have a sewing machine if I'm not going to use it.
Anyone, here, dabble with either sewing, embroidery, quilting? http://www.freshstartforhens.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Helping to give ex-battery hens a fresh start! http://thevintagebelles.blogspot.co.uk/ Bluebell i do loads of sewing/embroidery/beading etc. I went to college for 5 years studying creative embroidery and have a city and guilds in it. I have also taught workshops.
My fave embroidery technique is 'shisha' the tiny round mirrors used in indian embroidery, very time consuming but so pretty. I treated myself to a rather state of the art sewing machine but i seem to have lost my creative flair just lately doh. I love feltmaking and silk painting too, crochet and knitting. Theres not much i havent put my hand to over the years, i had a bit of a fad of making beaded tassels which are rather glam. Hope you make some lovely bits and have a creative urge..wish i could get my creativity back x 1 gorgeous boxer dog, 2 oap cats, 1 black star and 10 ex battery girls
http://www.henrehomers.net/ I used to do wedding dresses, ball gowns etc. but have found that yards of white silk not too compatible with small children. Maybe in the future....
Also got roped into costunes for girls ballet show - 17 frilly skirts and matching leotards, that's enough to put anyone off for a while! " -zere isn't much to do 'ere, unless you like cooking and chickens!"
Thanks for the replies, folks!
My mum could turn her hand to most crafts and whereas I know I will never be able to crochet as finely as my mum could I would like to try and not be as wasteful as I have in the past. An example, I have a dress, I wear it till I get sick of it and then it's bagged up for the charity shop, I was clearing out stuff the other day and just thought why chuck it out when I could use it in another way, so am thinking about this at the moment. I think Ilona is rubbing off onto me http://www.freshstartforhens.co.uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Helping to give ex-battery hens a fresh start! http://thevintagebelles.blogspot.co.uk/ Depends what fabric it is, if it's heavy use the skirt bit to make a shopping bag. Cut off at waist and hem it. sew bottom up make handles out of the rest, or if it's a flared skirt you could get handles out of that. Or, is it big enough to make a cushion cover out of it? Or if it's patterened could you use it for quilting?
Ilona
I'd like another go at quilting, mind you it's thirty years since I last did it and I bored myself with it. But there again I was young and had other things on my mind apart from being a domestic godess!
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Helping to give ex-battery hens a fresh start! http://thevintagebelles.blogspot.co.uk/ In some ways it is less wasteful to send it to a charity shop. If it is in the condition that other people will want.
But most of mine get beyond that state before I've done with them, so are only good for patches etc. I once made my OH a good dressing gown; bought the recommended amount but was careful how I placed the pattern pieces. When the wear started to show I found the remaining length, took the garment to bits, turned it inside out (as the nap had worn off the outside), and had enough new fabric to give it new sleeves and back (below the waist). Since I've started wearing reading glasses I've stopped sewing though. |
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