Knitting, crocheting and general craftery

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Meglet
Meglet
Jun 2020
10:07pm, 5 Jun 2020
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Today I’ve made a scrub top and three scrub caps. By slightly miscalculated as now I don’t have any more thread of the right colour to make another scrub top even though I haven’t sufficient fabric! (But I have discovered that the craft section at a nearby garden centre is open if I can’t find anything suitable)

I’ve also improvised this
Lizzie W
Lizzie W
Jun 2020
7:01pm, 6 Jun 2020
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Lizzie W
My new machine has a rolled hem foot!

She is threaded and ready to test after tea.
Purps
Purps
Jun 2020
7:23pm, 6 Jun 2020
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Purps
What are you going to make first Lizzie?

Do you want any help?
Lizzie W
Lizzie W
Jun 2020
8:37pm, 6 Jun 2020
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Lizzie W
Probably, purps, thanks!
The tension is wrong.

Going to make a pencil case then a mask.
runnyeyes
runnyeyes
Jun 2020
8:52pm, 6 Jun 2020
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runnyeyes
Sweet pin cushion. 😀
I’ve just bought some glass topped pins on Amazon ( watching too much sewing bee) They are dreadful. Leave permanent holes on the fabric.

I think I should have opted for silk pins?
Wine Legs
Wine Legs
Jun 2020
1:45pm, 7 Jun 2020
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Wine Legs
There's a lovely programme on BBC4 (iPlayer) "Fabric of Britain". The first episode is all about knitting:
bbc.co.uk
Gus
Gus
Jun 2020
10:52pm, 7 Jun 2020
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Gus
Thanks for that link WL I really enjoyed that program.
Lizzie W
Lizzie W
Jun 2020
7:58am, 8 Jun 2020
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Lizzie W
None of you warned me I'd need to *iron*! Had to get it down off the cupboard top, it's only been used for interviews and Hama beads... The board is in the loft, but I used a folded teatowel on the ceramic hob!
Wine Legs
Wine Legs
Jun 2020
9:41am, 8 Jun 2020
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Wine Legs
Yeah, it's the only time I iron too...
Meglet
Meglet
Jun 2020
1:05pm, 8 Jun 2020
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Meglet
Ha ha! Ironing is pretty essential to neat sewing especially if it’s clothes.

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