Knitting, crocheting and general craftery

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Garfield May 2020 2:54pm, 30 May 2020 12,869 posts	0 Garfield In the past, I'd never used any special feet. A friend taught me how to use the foot for zippers and it can make my life easier. Having learned on my mother's elderly machine, it didn't come with many bells and whistles and I just learned how to manage things!
Meglet May 2020 3:03pm, 30 May 2020 21,065 posts	0 Meglet A zipper foot is a must. I also have a fancy button foot that takes the button and makes the hole the right size! I had to look up how to use it. There’s also a foot for oversewing an edge, a bit like overlocking. I kept all the feet from my old machine (it seized when I dropped it and couldn’t be fixed!). Which might be where some of the extras come from. The most useful is a thing for turning and sewing narrow hems on fine fabric. Some others I have no clue! I did see on a Facebook ad something that forms and sews bias binding as you go, it looked amazing!
Garfield May 2020 3:04pm, 30 May 2020 12,873 posts	0 Garfield Yes, I saw a video for masks that had a bias binding tool...it did look amazing!
Mandymoo May 2020 4:28pm, 30 May 2020 9,741 posts	0 Mandymoo I have just completed these two fellas - am quite chuffed with them 😁
jabberknit May 2020 4:34pm, 30 May 2020 3,474 posts	0 jabberknit They are outrageously cute - what brilliant little creatures. Well done!
Rosehip May 2020 4:35pm, 30 May 2020 16,299 posts	0 Rosehip they're cracking MM well done.
Rosehip May 2020 4:37pm, 30 May 2020 16,300 posts	0 Rosehip I picked my needles up last night, managed to knit about 6 rows without my joints hurting - but I don't seem to have the ability to concentrate right now. I found a WIP - a Cancun boxy top that HB knitted for Tiger feet. I made daughter one and then started one for me - how many years ago? 4 or 5 maybe. I will try to finish mine, it just might take a while
Garfield May 2020 5:01pm, 30 May 2020 12,876 posts	0 Garfield Those are really cute MM! Good news RH...happy knitting.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) May 2020 5:02pm, 30 May 2020 30,133 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Mandy they are so cute
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) May 2020 5:05pm, 30 May 2020 30,134 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) My fabric has arrived for the dress I plan to make, stretch jersey as suggested in the pattern info, I have to my knowledge never sewn with a stretch fabric, any advice before I start?

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