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cornelli lace
Hi all just wondering if anyone has attempted cornelli lace on cakes? If so any tips please?
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Any Cloth mag subscribes here?
Just checking - I subscribe to Cloth magazine and yesterday suddenly something called "Craftseller" arrived. No idea why. No note or anything, I don't know whether it is a mistake or whether they are pushing it so it is a free issue.. Anyone else got it?
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Daylight lamps
I'm thinking of getting one of these but have no idea which is best. Ideally I'd like a floor standing one as it would go between my chair and my daughers to illuminate her crochet and my cross stitch. Is this feasible or would we need two. Any advice welcomed.
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Quilt Exhibition at NEC
Visited this show on Thursday and left feeling very inspired and quite in awe of some of the work on display. Was wondering if anyone else had been and what they thought about it.
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Is there a way to jazz up biros?
I needed to find 100 nice pens on a tiny budget and failed. I have loads of bog standard biros and wondered if there's a way to decorate them. Paint, ribbon? I don't know but wondered if anyone had an ideas. Thanks :j:j
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The Institute north London
So I've been thinking about taking a cake decorating class, and had a good search on the tinterweb for weekend courses as I work part time. I found one at a college called The Institute. http://hgsi.ac.uk/component/option,com_courses/cid,110/task,Detail/ That's the course. First of all has anyone done this course? Do most…
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Where to get a new (used) sewing machine?
In keeping with my reduce / recycle/ reuse / de-chemicalling the house, I am keen to get a sewing machine to re-hash some old clothes but struggling to find an affordable (sub £50) machine. I've tried ebay and all the ones that come up locally seem to be vintage ones or over budget. I got fed up with my yahoo account being…
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silica gel and lilies
I want to dry out some lilies I recently got given and have been reading that silica gel is the way to go. Can anyone advise me on how much I need? There's packs of 1.5kg on sale, is this enough?! Thanks in advance :)
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Question about scrap booking
Hi, I've got some lovely 12 by 12 papers which have inspired me to do a scrapbook, only I don't know if I actually need a scrapbook! Can you just stick the pages back to back and if so, how do you keep the whole thing together? I've only done one scrapbook before, for that I brought a book and stuck backing papers in.…
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craft swap...MSE style
Hi. I know we can't share addresses on here but most of us have homepages attached (I'm in the process! ) wouldn't it be a good idea to swap our crafty makes? Sharing via homepages?
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Blogging?
Just wondering what the benefits are to blogging from a crafty perspective.
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Advice removing quilting lines
I've been hand quilting a quilt where I've marked the pattern with pink chalk from Clover. I now have a problem - how do I remove the pattern lines? I've tried rubbing with a fabric eraser but to no avail.:eek: I can't believe I've spent all this time and effort for it to be marred by these lines.:( I hope someone can…
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Which Sewing Machine?
Hi All, I did needlework at school about 25+ years ago. Was quite good at it and confident using a machine. Since then have made one pair of curtains on a borrowed machine! I've now discovered quilting and would like to buy a machine for this. I would also like to start dressmaking again as well as making the odd pair of…
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Cheap Kraft wallet cards?
Hi all. I'm starting to think of my wedding invitations and would like to use the brown recycled Kraft wallets to put the inserts into. Only problem is, it's around £1 per unit on eBay, which is too expensive. Can anyone recommend a cheaper way to get these wallets and recommend any good suppliers? I'm happy to stick them…
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where to buy a scrapbook?!
Hi all you wonderfully crafty peeps! I've always been crafty, sewing and card making mostly, but I've never done a 'proper' scrapbook. So I'm hoping you can point me in the right direction! We've just found out we are expecting our first little one (still very very early days so no-one knows yet except the MSE community…
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Sewing machine service
Hi everyone! I've had my sewing machine for about a year now and I keep reading that this is about the time I should get it serviced. I have looked into this before for an old machine, but couldn't find anyone locally who does this (I even asked in the local craft shops and they had no recommendations) It is not a…
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does anyone collect the cake decorating magazine?
Hi everyone, Just wondering if anyone collects this magazine? Is it worth it? I started collecting it and love the free gifts! Does anyone have any success from using the recipes? x
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Looking for something cat friendly
I've been a huge cross stitching fan since I was about 6 years old and have done hundreds of pieces (mostly used in birthday cards to close family). I have medical issues that mean my hands now shake, so I had to switch to doing cushion size chunky cross-stitch as fine work is beyond me now. I also crochet, using 6mm hooks…
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Fixing small canvases together to make larger one
Hi! My DD was doing art at school, but the teacher only had small ready-stretched canvases, so she took four and placed them in a block to make a bigger area to paint. What I need now are some kind of spring loaded clips, so that I can fix the canvases together before I put it up on the wall. Does such a thing exist, and…
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Can anyone recommend a paper cutter/guillotine for trimming cards
When I make cards I often cover the card front with paper and then trim the edges. My paper cutter has broken and I am looking for a new one - can anyone recommend one? I only need to cut straight lines, don't need one for fancy edges. Thanks.
