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Crafting
Archives for December 2015
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Patchwork memory quilt
I am looking for someone to make a patchwork memory quilt out of some clothes, I have looked online and found a couple of companies that can do it bit I do wonder if they are charging the price because they know it's a special thing rather than the actual cost to make it. So my question is if I didn't go with one of these…
16 projects in 16 in memory of Soulie
I started a 14 in 14 thread in memory of Soulie who was a dearly loved member of the MSE crafting community. It was very popular so I repeated it in 2015 and now by request here is the 2016 version. There aren't really any rules other than the general MSE ones such as "be nice" The guidelines are: * any and all crafts are…
knitting query
I'm knitting squares for a charity and using the odd balls of wool I've got lying around the house. The stitch I'm using is the double knit stitch - i.e. Knit 1 slip 1 purl wise for row 1 and the row 2 is knit 1 purl 1. I'm unsure though which row I should change colours on ...anyone help?
Cross Stitch Cafe 2016 - Spend Less and Stitch More
Welcome to the Cross Stitch Cafe 2016 thread, pull up a chair, grab a cuppa and settle in for a stash busting year. This year its all about money saving, so lets use up our stash and complete those UFO's before buying anything else. For the previous thread click here. For all info regarding copyright/chart requests click…
Vinyl for cricut etc
Can anyone give me some recommendations of good value vinyl? (cheap only good if it's decent quality!) I'm getting a cricut machine for Christmas and want to get a few materials on hand to play around with before the DP goes back to work and I lose the child free time!
Help needed with a crochet pattern
My mum is stuck on the following section (neck shaping). She can't work it out and also said she has no idea what the section of the pattern achieves so doesn't know what it should look like. Pattern: If you google 'bernat sweet baby hoodie' it's the first result for yarnspirations.com Section: see attached pic
Scissors help please?
Hi, I've decided to make a pompom rug and bought some pompom makers off ebay that are brilliant, it only takes a few minutes to wind the wool on, what I'm struggling with is cutting the wool, I even bought new sharp scissors but they can hardly get through the wool, the only scissors that seem to work are a pair of…
Paper cuter question!
Hi, I'm going to try and make some little lumieres for led tea lights as part of a Weding declaration. Basically it's a small hand folded paper bag with some cut outs to let the light shine through. I was going to buy a heart shaped a per cutter but two things worry me. 1. I will only be able to,punch around the top edge…
Hand made paper
So I bought myself a cricut explore air and am going to have a go at making a paper bouquet. Where do you all buy your supplies from please.
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