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May 2020
7:07pm, 11 May 2020
6,376 posts
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sallykate
Back on topic: I'm finding it really difficult to focus long enough to crochet; I have a blanket planned (Botanica by Rachele Carmona / Cypress Textiles) but I haven't managed to start it yet.
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May 2020
10:34pm, 13 May 2020
23,062 posts
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Lizzie W
I'm still making crochet scarves for teddies - my treble is improving.
Where is good to buy cotton for masks. Someone on FB asked.
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May 2020
10:34pm, 13 May 2020
23,063 posts
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Lizzie W
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Please
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May 2020
11:31pm, 13 May 2020
21,002 posts
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Meglet
Probably any fabric online. You wouldn’t need much. But many people have been using old shirts or sheets.
What I really need is to obtain some pipe cleaners. I have some soft brass wire from work but not sure how well it will last.
HB, did I understand you’ve made removable wires? How did you achieve that?
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May 2020
12:32am, 14 May 2020
6,391 posts
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sallykate
Lizzie, Croft Mill usually have a good selection of fun poplins. I used to buy from them mail order in the mid-80s when everything was paper catalogues and little square samples. They also have basic haberdashery (thread, elastic, fasteners).
Meglet, I sewed a mask then added a bias binding slot on the inside over the nose. Not sure how else to describe it. For the wire I covered soft garden wire in bias binding, leaving a tail so that it could be easily removed. Am going to make more tomorrow so can post pics if that would be useful.
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May 2020
7:25am, 14 May 2020
21,003 posts
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Meglet
Maybe it was your i saw with removable wires. Someone had mentioned it! I might find a way to cover the wire or some sort of slot. I’ve made 6 for now so don’t really need any more yet.
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May 2020
7:47am, 14 May 2020
1,462 posts
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Silvershadow
Removable wires, now that’s a good idea. I improvised a pipe cleaner by overlocking florist’s wire into a strip of sheet. I sewed it into the seam allowance of my mask so there’s no way it will come out in the wash but I could easily make them removable.
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May 2020
7:49am, 14 May 2020
12,698 posts
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Garfield
I was thinking of florist's wire too for the nose piece. Hubby doesn't work well with nose pieces thanks to his previously broken nose.
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May 2020
7:57am, 14 May 2020
26,747 posts
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HellsBells
I do removable wires with pipe cleaners. I just sewed a strip of bias tape along the nose section - it‘s then open at both ends to slide them in and out. i got the pipe cleaners from Fred Aldous - HTH
Outer fabric I‘m using up off cuts from sewing projects and my stash of FQ‘s, the lining is an old sheet
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May 2020
8:02am, 14 May 2020
1,668 posts
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runnyeyes
Interesting help on the masks. Thanks
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