Knitting, crocheting and general craftery

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EvilPixie Dec 2024 5:09pm, 7 Dec 2024 59,987 posts	0 EvilPixie I’d be interested rosehip! As @Velociraptor says I need to keep my hands busy!
Meglet Dec 2024 5:21pm, 7 Dec 2024 25,371 posts	0 Meglet Norman Hartnell and YSL! I had some of my granny’s old embroidery magazines and they came with transfers in them. I ended up donating them to the 2nd hand craft shop as I knew I had no use for them and would rather someone did. I do remember using transfers to embroider flower motifs onto hankys when I was a child. Embroidery is definitely still a thing though. My daughter did a nice kit recently and my brother started getting into it over lockdown when he couldn’t go to pottery.
jelly Dec 2024 6:27pm, 7 Dec 2024 6,866 posts	0 jelly Embroidery is very much still a thing! I follow a couple of pages on Instagram!
sallykate Dec 2024 6:40pm, 7 Dec 2024 15,795 posts	0 sallykate I have some Christmas decorations to embroider (something I started last year). I do like it but am not very experienced so tend to get over-judgmental about the results! Growing up, we had tablecloths with embroidered flowers on them. Those designs are fantastic.
EvilPixie Dec 2024 6:41pm, 7 Dec 2024 59,992 posts	0 EvilPixie I have so many crafty things to do and stuff I want to try!
HellsBells Dec 2024 6:51pm, 7 Dec 2024 35,001 posts	0 HellsBells I started embroidering Corinne Lapiere’s 12 days of Christmas ornaments. I’m still on the partridge!
HellsBells Dec 2024 6:56pm, 7 Dec 2024 35,002 posts	0 HellsBells Paraffle have some lovely kits paraffle.com
Rosehip Dec 2024 7:16pm, 7 Dec 2024 33,887 posts	0 Rosehip I bought a couple of kits when you mentioned them last year, @HellsBells - they are still in their boxes, I think. Will see if there are any more transfers
EvilPixie Dec 2024 7:29pm, 7 Dec 2024 59,996 posts	0 EvilPixie So I’m merrily knitting my jumper in the round doing a 2:2 rib I keep having to stop to let the wool unwind Any suggestions as to how to stop this?
sallykate Dec 2024 7:31pm, 7 Dec 2024 15,796 posts	0 sallykate Corinne Lapiere is the embroidery I still have to do I think - five felt birds. I did two Dalarna horses last year.

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Possible tour of the Strictly costume workshops?

Details here: dsi-london.com

The regular "Behind the Seams" tour starts with champagne, lasts about 2 hours and includes lots of crystals and swishy dresses.

DSI London headquarters

The Courtyard

131 Aurelia Road

Croydon

CR0 3BF

If anyone wants to organise a group booking then hand up now please. Groups are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday at 11am or 2pm.

Otherwise we could make individual bookings at £29 each (2pm Saturday or Tuesday)

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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

Article about sewing machines: fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=557

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