Knitting, crocheting and general craftery
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Sep 2011
6:36pm, 4 Sep 2011
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Velociraptor
What a lovely business summary, HellsBells  I have had some similar fantasies, but really it's the sort of venture that could only be feasible for someone who doesn't have to earn a living from it and can afford to make a loss, running it as a labour of love and a service to their community. Besides, I'd be sitting in a corner stroking a skein of angora all day I think I ought to leave that sort of thing to other people and keep doing the day-job so that I can afford to make stuff as a hobby
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Sep 2011
6:47pm, 4 Sep 2011
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LorraineS
one thing I'd find handy linked to this thread is an article noting where we've found good craft shops - I would find it useful when I'm away from home and wanting to explore new shops
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Sep 2011
7:04pm, 4 Sep 2011
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wobblingTime
My tennis elbow and sorely neck mean I haven't been able to sew all weekend, so I'm probably not going to get MrWT's Nana's 90th birthday card finished by next Saturday
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Sep 2011
7:14pm, 4 Sep 2011
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Velociraptor
That's a great idea, Lorraine With Christmas-card-buying season approaching, I'm starting to think in terms of a load of aperture cards, a couple of pre-loved silk camisoles, a roll of double-sided sticky tape and a couple of reels of metallic thread ...
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Sep 2011
7:27pm, 4 Sep 2011
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LorraineS
Have started an article with three of my favourites http://www.fetcheveryone.com/article-view.php?id=456 |
Sep 2011
7:54pm, 4 Sep 2011
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Girlie
Just posted some pics of my Market Bag I finished Friday on our Ravelry group. It's like those old 70's mesh bags and is really stretchy and is knitted in the round, so only a bit of grafting of the handle to sew up,and a few ends. |
Sep 2011
8:38pm, 4 Sep 2011
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spinkle
Nice bag Girlie. There's a forum for Fetchies on there so posting finished objects there would be cool. I'm supposed to be knitting socks too but I've just scalded my hand on some boiling hot carrot soup earlier. |
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Sep 2011
8:45pm, 4 Sep 2011
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Velociraptor
Ow, Spinkle My next two "big" projects are lined up. A black fitted cardigan and Gothic hand-warmers for Fellmouse, and Tink has stuck her name on the 750g of Artesano Hummingbird DK in "chaffinch" (bright greens) for a big cardi and a beret Better crack on with the last sleeve of my stripy jumper (I am also doing a "small" project that has a certain element of urgency about it )
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Sep 2011
9:33pm, 4 Sep 2011
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oceanspirit
Nice idea for a business....there is a place outside Billericay, Essex that is a farm but with small craft shops in a barn-like complex. Pick a craft and there was a shop there for it. There was paper craft, fabric craft, sweets, candles, flowers, knitting and needlework. But I can't remember the name of the place. I need a biiiiiiiiiiiiiig telling off. Gave up my last night of freedom to lesson plan rather than quilt a little bit. Bad me.
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Sep 2011
8:35am, 5 Sep 2011
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Kittenheels Kath
There was a chap running around Richmond park yesterday in bright green t-shirt and lycra shorts, I'm sure a big cardi and beret is a better choise for that colour. Good news! The moths haven't destroyed my cable cardigan started around 4 years ago, and I can still remember how to knit! I had to unravel the first bit I did though, as trying to work out where I'd got to in the pattern didn't quite work out first time round; and I'm sure I've left it with another mistake when I went to bed last night. My three-legged cat, Henry, usually settles down on my lap of an evening, and he allowed me to knit, but made it quite clear that he didn't appreciate this interloping 'stuff' on his territory by sitting much closer to me than normal and washing for much longer and much more thoroughly than normal too. |
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