Be Excellent To Each Other

That isn't you, it's Bobbyaro.

I said that at the cottage and was told off for it!

Malc

With more hair, obv.

Obv.

Woah. Trooper has a face. Weird.

Tff, this is the one I have if you still want it?

I bet its not as easy as it says there.

Trooper your tie looks great, well done!

Mimi I adore that rainbow cushion

Thank you again for this, it's perfect for making card inserts!

Thanks, Gill - only just seen your post.

Related to Trooper's fine work, I am knocking magazine commissions in the head for a bit* to make my own wedding shawl! It's super 'citing!

*apart from where a magazine said 'oh, that's a shame, we had some gorgeous yarn for you to design with. Are you sure, it's gorgeous yarn you know. Really gorgeous. [gorgeous yarn pic] look!'

Then I said 'SEND IT TO ME'. Fool.

I'm jumping on Trooper's bandwagon with the handmade wedding attire. I had a few messages from friends when I said I was contemplating making myself a wedding shawl to sy yes, do it, because they each really regretted not having something handmade at their own weddings, so for the last couple of weeks I have been knitting a wedding shawl in my evenings.







It took about 700m of lace-weight yarn and about 500 tiny glass beads (which you can only barely see in those pictures). There are a load of other pictures (including a couple where you can see the beads a bit better) in this blog post.

I've packed the shawl away safely and away from moths now because, goodness, can you imagine how awful that would be

That's really beautiful Mimi.

Good work!

The missus now crochets, apparently

Thanks Guys

I love how you've put 'apparently', Davpaz, like perhaps she doesn't and perhaps goes of welding, instead.

Could be pedigree sheep breeding for all I know!

That is gorgeous Mimi, it's crazy to think you handmade something so delicate and pretty.

Very impressive!

Mimi that's absolutely amazing!! Beautiful

Does 20 minutes spent chainsawing a thing count as craft?

No? OH NEVER MIND THEN

Coffee table!

niiiiice

You crafted it didn't you? It counts!

Very cool!

I have been asked to get crafty with a kitten in order to make it look like Toothless from the film how to train your dragon. Oh goodness me...! How does one make a kitten keep wings on?!

One doesn't. In my experience putting anything on a kitten will engage reverse gear, then its a game of "Catch the Rapidly Reversing Kitteh so You Can Take the Thing Off Because Now You Feel Bad"

Well yes, there is all that. I imagine that's exactly why I've been asked to make said costume... I shan't be the one putting it on him, that's for sure!

It might be more docile after you rip all its teeth out.

How could you say such a thing?!

Found this today: http://slugsontherefrigerator.com

Really quite a lovely site for crafty bits!

Because Toothless.

Twist! Toothless has teeth!

But only sometimes. So not only will you have to rip the teeth out, you'll have to fashion some sort of pop-up tooth delivery system.

Simply craft this, the JAY-M-L Safe-T-Mog, "An easy way to stop your cat from biting", using mostly nice cheap central locking parts!

Our customers say:

"My cat had teeth, now it doesnt!"
John from Oxford

"This was easy to fit so I had time to learn brain surgery!"
Tim from Aberdeen

"Please help, He's not moving!"
Mary from Brighton

So buy with confidence!

Well. That's the post of the week sewn up!

Like my cat's face

Actu-Lolz!

Totally, and utterly, AMAZEBALLS.

I have just shown the kitten owner - he was fairly amused!

Happy to be of service.

I think we all really need to see the winged kitteh when it happens so remember to take pictures!

Will do!

I may have to, you know, not do the tooth thing though...

Question for the upholstery experts here - I need to re-cover an old Ottoman - should I use the fancy brass/metallic finish tacks that look like drawing pins, or the blued nails?

So for example these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1000PC-Brass- ... 2c72c32a50

or these:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110911663860? ... 1439.l2649

Which would hold the fabric the best through years if use?

I'm not so sorried about the appearance, more the durability.

Pom pom yarn is impossible to even cast on; I feel like I'm trying to knit a poodle!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-W2dCzNXc8 ... W2dCzNXc8w

Ta-da!!

Ooh, I've started something else now. I'll try that after though!

I am absolutely chuffed to bits.

When I was living in Burnley and collected my belongings I lost a lot of bits and pieces. I picked up my sewing machine, but all of the accessories apart from the pedal (so, the bobbins, presser feet, etc) were all missing.

The other day I found on eBay a little pouch of machine accessories from a seller who had since got rid of her machine but found the little bag of accessories that used to accompany it. I took a gamble, and they fit my machine, (with the exception of the darning plate, a spare of which I have also found)! All for £7



Anyhoo, now I have a zipper foot as well as zig-zag and straight stitch foot, so I was able to inset some xips and make a couple of little project bag box pouches:




And check out the fabric for this one, with some sexy zip action!





Anyway, yay for sewing machine

They are super! Here's what I am doing currently, making shelves fun!

How do you get your seams so straight meems? Is there a trick to it, or is it just practice?

I don't know to be honest. I've been able to sew straight since the first time I used a sewing machine. Shocked my gran a bit as she was a seamstress and took years if practice. I think I just have very steady hands and good hand/eye co-ordination.

That said, you can get something called a seam guide (the little doodad levelled F) that means you butt the fabric up to the edge on the right. It doesn't fit my machine as there's no hole on the bobbin plate. It might fit yours though! I'll bring it to the cottage in case, as it won't get used. Wouldn't help with sewing things like zips I guess, but might be of use.

Mali, they are great. You should make one with sheet music of the song you had for your first dance.