Knitting, crocheting and general craftery

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Wobbling Dec 2016 10:55am, 27 Dec 2016 4,360 posts	0 Wobbling My mother, rather unlike her, has brought me a thoughtful gift. My sewing box is an old biscuit tin and it's been added to bit by bit over the years. She obviously seen this and realised it's not really fit for purpose so she's given me a big sewing box and filled it with sewing tools. Unwrapping it last night took me right back to my childhood when fiddling through my mother's sewing box was an exciting adventure.
EvilPixie Dec 2016 11:14am, 27 Dec 2016 12,238 posts	0 EvilPixie How cool! When hubby leaves for work today I'm going to empty my yarn draws and sort my stash. I know I have loads of sock yarn and a couple of collections for tops I'm probably never going to make! Also need to sort wips. All when he's out of sight!
Velociraptor Dec 2016 11:17am, 27 Dec 2016 35,123 posts	0 Velociraptor That's exciting, Wobbling! I don't sew, but I have my grandmother's old sewing chest and the needles and pins and tiny scissors have come in useful. I also have a button box. I don't suppose it's OK to let other people's children play with your box of odd buttons like I used to love to do when we went visiting when I was a child, in case they inhale them or stick them up their noses. No crafty pressies for me. This is A Good Thing. I have enough. Forever.
Velociraptor Dec 2016 11:18am, 27 Dec 2016 35,124 posts	0 Velociraptor (Though I wouldn't turn my nose up at a full set of fixed circular needles with smooth wooden tips. I'm loving using the ones I bought for aeroplane knitting.)
EvilPixie Dec 2016 2:14pm, 27 Dec 2016 12,239 posts	0 EvilPixie Not bad for a novice of just 18mths! Enough for at least 52 pairs of socks!
Ding dong Meglet on high Dec 2016 3:23pm, 27 Dec 2016 17,399 posts	0 Ding dong Meglet on high Wow Pix, that's a lot of yarn!
EvilPixie Dec 2016 3:38pm, 27 Dec 2016 12,240 posts	0 EvilPixie I know? Didn't realise how much I'd collected. Yarn diet for me!
spinkle Dec 2016 4:00pm, 27 Dec 2016 1,454 posts	0 spinkle Oh dear. That, my dear, is an immense STASH
Star Dec 2016 4:23pm, 27 Dec 2016 10,146 posts	0 Star Sounds like a challenge - 1 pair of socks every week in 2017!
EvilPixie Dec 2016 4:33pm, 27 Dec 2016 12,241 posts	0 EvilPixie Spinkle you are in part to blame encouraging the sock addiction!! I can only do a pair in 2 weeks so that won't happen

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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

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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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