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Aldi craft books £2.99
Aldi have their craft books in store next Thursday. Not for the experienced, but for someone wanting to take up a new craft, they look different to last years, but hopefully will be as good. There is knitting, sewing, patchwork, crochet and card making, £2.99 each.
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The Crafty (Magazine) Review Thread!
Welcome to this review thread. a place to review and talk about your favourite crafty magazine. :) Over on the Cross Stitch Cafe thread, we often share our thoughts on the latest stitchy magazine offerings. Looking back these posts are invaluable at reminding us what was published but these posts do tend to get lost…
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Which charities want hand knitted items to distribute?
My OH recently started working nights and I have time on my hands in the evening and have been doing a lot of knitting. I am not bad at all. So I thought I might make some garments for charity - you know jumpers, hats, blankets etc. However all the charities I can find, major ones at least, seem to want you either to make…
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How to make atutu princess dress?
I'm making my daughter a Cinderella inspired princess dress. Similar to this Snow White one but with puffy sleeves and bigger skirt image by carlamariecraft, on Flickr Now I can do all the skirt part fine, but I'm confused ihow to do the bodice? Or what it is? Is that crotchet? I can't find any info on the net, so thought…
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Getting a bit arts and crafty...
Hi! Bit of a random one…. But I’m thinking of getting in to arts and crafts but I’ve never done this before so I wouldn’t know where the best place is to get a good deal. Does anyone have any tips for a beginner who wants to create quality items to give as gifts to family yet without breaking the bank? Thanks x P.S. Wasn't…
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Lights for market stall
Hi I have a craft stall at Greenwich Market and Im in need of lighting of some sort for my stall. Ive googled camping tent lights, electric lights for stalls, etc but my searches are not bringing up what Im looking for. Its mostly LED lights which don't seem as if they will be bright enough or I would have to buy at least…
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decorated Goose Eggs
Hi does any one on this board decorate goose eggs I have been doing it for a few months now i just want to get some tips and advice.
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Framing your finished masterpieces
I have a few things kicking around that I would quite like to frame. Drawings and the like are quite easy, in that I can normally find a decent sized frame for the picture relatively easily, etc. Cross stitches are harder. How do I go about getting them framed so that the fabric is stretched properly? I'm sure there used…
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Crafting for charity ideas
I am planning on getting a group of friends from church together for a work day to make things for a children's hospice and wondered if any of you have had experience of this and if so what projects did you do. We have a variety of sewing skills so we will be able to take on most sewing projects. I will contact the hospice…
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New Sewing Machine.
Hello there, I'm after a bit of advice. I'm on the hunt for a new sewing machine, and am tempted by the Janome J3 24. For a simple sewer (hoping to get better) like myself, that one looks like it would suit my requirements for now. Or Is there another make that I ought to look into? I'd appreciate any help or advice before…
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Recommend a glue gun?
Hi - Can anybody recommend a glue gun? My current one constantly drips everywhere so I spend most my time picking blobs of glue off. I need one that doesn't leak and has a pointed nozzle for accuracy - oh, and doesn't cost too much! Thanks everyone.
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Birmingham - bead discounts
Hi The Birmingham Bead shop in the Custard Factory has got a big sale on, not sure if it's online too but there is lots in store. Cheers
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Which Snap Press tool ???
Thinking of buying a snap press tool, has anyone got any suggestions as to which one to buy. I can't afford the fancy machines but do want to get a reasonable priced one. We have 10, so far!, grandchildren and I am always sewing for them and other craft/gifts for friends and family. I want to be able to use the coloured…
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Framing Completed Cross Stitch
I came across some cross stitch projects which I'd started years ago and I've now now completed them. I want to frame them but I'm not sure how to go about it. They're not going to be family heirlooms so I don't want to spend too much on the framing. I've looked on the internet and picked up the basic idea of cutting the…
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Dressmaking question, help needed please.
Ladies, I have stuffed up. This is the first time since I left school about thirty five years ago that I have attempted to make something using a pattern. I have a simple butterick I hr pattern for dart free tunic style dress. My pattern only goes to a 14 which get say is 36" bust. I need a 39" bust. My question is, do I…
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13 Projects in 2013 (cross stitch, knitting, paper crafts etc.)
Hi everyone, this was an idea we had on the cross stitch thread last year, but after discussing it we decided that it would be a good idea to include other crafts as many of us in that thread did other crafts too. The idea basically is to complete 13 projects in 2013. These projects can be cross stitch, cards, jewellery,…
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Bean handwarmers/pain soothers
Hi I want to make some little bean bag hand warmer/soothers, however I've read that after about 20 uses the beans need replacing or they become a fire hazard. Are there any alternatives to beans as if I give them as gifts I don't want people to only be able to use them a certain amount of times or have to replace the beans…
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Can anyone recommend scissors for cutting felt?
Hi, I've got some felt kits which has lots of tiny bits and some larger ones to cut out. Can anyone recommend some good scissors for cutting felt and interact parts? Thanks
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craft fair fillers
I have in my infinite wisdom agreed to running a stall at my daughters xmas fayre.:eek: I have made about 8 stuffed mice, 6 stuffed owls, a few stuffed xmas trees, will be doing more of those but they are time consuming so really need some good, easy, cheap table filling stuff I can do in between, have loads of empty jars…
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Valentines day
Yes some people might think it' a bit early to be mentioning Valentines day. I searched for homemade valentines ideas but couldn't find anything is there a thread here i am missing? tia
