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If you've bought The Big Score A3 scoring board,
Thank you to nannyboo1 for telling me that some of the first boards have cm marks in the wrong place. I googled and have found out my board is correct. (maybe why it took nearly 2 weeks for my board to be delivered. The company have prob. been working their socks off getting corrected boards manufactured. Hats off to them…
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Help with Dressmakers Dummy - Which One To Buy
My daughter (aged 10) has asked for a dress makers dummy for Christmas, she has recently started to use my sewing machine, is totally addicted to watching 'The Great British Sewing Bee' and would like to design and sew her own clothes. Obviously something I wish to encourage. Can anyone advise on which Dressmakers dummy to…
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Table covering for Xmas craft stall *****HELP***
Hope somebody can help me. This year I am helping my mum out with her first ever craft stall. Now the table is supplied by the venue, it's 6 foot and needs to be covered all sides. Can anyone advise how big the cover should be and where I could purchase one from? We have even looked at bed sheets we are getting that…
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Ideas please
Not sure if this is in the right place but as sort of crafty,here goes. School my grandsons attend is having a Christmas fayre in November. They will be having a room where the children can buy a present for mum/dad and it will only cost £1. Can you give me any ideas of things which could be made for this please, nothing…
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Halloween Crafts
Hi all, Anyone else doing some crafting for Halloween? I just made these mummy lanterns for a post over on my blog. More pics and instructions over there. What have you made for halloween? Share over here :) Kevin
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Anyone else interested in traditional embroidery?
I love cross stitch and other counted thread techniques as well, but I was wondering if any other forum members were into surface/freestyle techniques too?
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How to make flowers/bows from silk material?
Hi, I've brought lots of silk (well fake silk) with the plan to make fabric bows and flowers to decorate Christmas presents with, only it don't know how! I thought YouTube would be a big help but it just finds silk ribbon flowers and bows. I don't have a sewing machine so I can't hem things. Has anyone made flowers, bows…
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Help please - super chunky wool!
Hi there, I am making xmas presents and I need superchunky wool but I don't have any or the cash to buy some :( I was wondering if I could mix yarn weights from two or more balls of wool to achieve a superchunky wool? Can anyone advise me please :) x x
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stained glass lead kits
I would really like to have a go at stained glass, creating little suncatchers. The prices for kits have all been around £150, I think because of the soldering iron and other essentials, however was wondering if anyone could recommend a cheaper kit just so I can try my hand at it. Sorry I don't know the correct name for it.
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Want to knit for a good cause - try Mission to Seamen
I have been looking for a good cause to knit for for some time. Now I have found the Mission to Seafarers. They welcome scarves, mittens, hats, balaclavas. There are simple patterns on their website and they even have a Knit a Woolly Hat day coming up on 24th October 2014. Check it out.…
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Could you craft an item for a seriously ill person-help needed please?!
Hello, I wondered if any of the lovely crafters on here might be able to help me please? I'm publishing a list of wishes for my 30 birthday of things I would like to do but which I'm too ill to do myself. Some of these things are craft related and I wondered if anyone could help please? You don't need to be good or highly…
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anywhere to print a choc wrapper
hi, i,m looking to print a wrapper for a bar of chocolate for a birthday, and to put a name how it, anyone know where to print one from please
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Help - card blanks
I'm hoping someone can help. I want to buy some c6 plain white card blanks.......easy you may shout!!! But no, I want some that when in a portrait position have the fold along the top as opposed to the side. I bought some from eBay a few years ago and just liked the different style.....can I find any now? Any help much…
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paper cutting craft
Hi all. Just wondering if anyone does paper cutting? Would you like to share your work or has anyone got any templates? I've just ordered myself a kit to get started :) Samantha x
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Anyone had any luck selling at craft fairs?
My sister and I are keen crafters, knitting, patchwork, making general sewn domestic items. Last year we decided to try our hand at selling some of the stuff at craft fairs. It was pretty much a waste of time. I know it wasn't overpriced. I knitted some pretty neat headbands in nice wool, and to test the market priced them…
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felt to make gingerbread men
I need to make lots for school Christmas fair but can't find my usual coloured felt in local store this year so far. I think it is a cinamon colour, and, if I remember, quite thin. I have looked online but can't find anything that's not too thick. Any ideas of sources, thanks.
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Craft Stuff you can only get in the US
I have work colleagues who travel regularly back and forth to the US and they will bring back small items for me, I am thinking things that are readily available in the US but not available or only very expensively over here, My first order has gone in for 2 rolls of freezer paper! Does anyone have any ideas of anything…
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small tall boxes for posting
Can someone help with the size of Postal boxes I am looking for? I need 7 x 7 x 12 inch high. All the smaller boxes I have seen are not tall enough. I have looked at the "box builder" sites but they are really expensive when they add on a huge cost for delivery. Any ideas anyone????
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Matt glass paint
all the glass paint i come across dries to a glossy finish, does anyone know of glass paint the dries matt? also, are there any brands of glass paint that aren't quite so watery when painting on?
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Lots of bargains on Create and Craft today
Switched the tv on this morning, and Create and Craft are having a fantastic clearance day. If you don't want to watch tv all day, go on their website, click on tv schedule, then click on shop items, to see what's being cleared. I've ordered my own Christmas present, some Mini 8 punches. Surprised that I got through on the…
