Knitting, crocheting and general craftery

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Meglet
Meglet
May 2020
5:31pm, 30 May 2020
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Meglet
Use a jersey needle if you have one (blunt end), and use a stretch stitch. If your machine doesn’t have one use a zig zag
Nickid
Nickid
Jun 2020
4:54pm, 1 Jun 2020
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Nickid
Lovely MM
Helegant
Helegant
Jun 2020
6:51pm, 1 Jun 2020
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Helegant
Reading back reminds me of the first machine I woned which was a hand-me-down Singer straight stitch that had been a treadle machine, set inside it's own table, and had been electrified. It had a wonderful foot that turned and stitched a rolled hem. There was a lovely clunky machine noise and it never ever went wrong. I now feel quite sentimental :-)
Rosehip
Rosehip
Jun 2020
7:40pm, 1 Jun 2020
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Rosehip
I inherited a lovely old treadle machine too, unfortunately, the cabinet it was in had the most awful woodworm and the whole thing had to go
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Jun 2020
7:43pm, 1 Jun 2020
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Velociraptor
Treadle machines are popular garden ornaments here.
Lizzie W
Lizzie W
Jun 2020
9:07pm, 1 Jun 2020
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Lizzie W
Mum's one has that foot.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Jun 2020
11:15pm, 1 Jun 2020
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Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)
Thanks Meglet :-)
runnyeyes
runnyeyes
Jun 2020
11:13am, 3 Jun 2020
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runnyeyes
So .. some more advice please. Sewing boxes?? Who uses one? What’s useful for storage?

I have family asking for present ideas for my birthday in a couple of weeks. Already asked for scissors, big transparent rulers, cutting board and good pins. I’m not expecting to sew away from home... so something to store the bits and bobs and something for the fabric ??
Silvershadow
Silvershadow
Jun 2020
12:01pm, 3 Jun 2020
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Silvershadow
I bought myself a cheap plastic toolbox from a DIY shop years ago to keep my bits and pieces in.
Meglet
Meglet
Jun 2020
12:05pm, 3 Jun 2020
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Meglet
My cutting mat has arrived, along with a rotary cutter.

I really need to organise all my sewing stuff. I still have the sewing box I was given as a teen, but also some random tins containing buttons, various sundries like hooks/eyes, and a washing tablet box with all the presser feet and bits of elastic and spare bobbins. Not to mention the large plastic crate with fabric offcuts.

Then another box and several bags of sewing/knitting.

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A thread for those of us who like making 'stuff'.

Recommended yarn/craft shops: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=456

Lists of books/patterns http://www.fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=460

Fabric shops - bricks or on-line. fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=556

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