The Sewing Room

23rdspiral

ok, so i'm excited i now know how to add photos!! (well, sort of. it wont accept copy and paste from my album, only from the thumbnails on flickr. odd.)
anyway, can i show you another little thing i made recently? His name is Hoot. He was originally part of a 80s tweed jacket i got in a charity shop, some vintage buttons and a twig.

traceylou9

Hello! Room for another? I've been a serial lurker on MSE for a couple of years now and have recently got into sewing! I have been using my MIL's 40 year old dinosaur but have just treated myself to a brand new sparkly Brother sewing machine! It was on offer in Argos from about £150 to £116.

Anyhow here is what I have made so far :










Not sure if pictures will work - let's see!

Oh now I think I may have got carried away lol!:rotfl:

Tracey

traceylou9

By the way I should warn you that I like to talk. A LOT :rotfl:

You have been warned!!!

Tracey.

Kandipandi

You lot are excellent, 23rd I love your owl he is very lovely I especially love your idea for a beak.

Traceylou your makes are brilliant, its great to post photos as sometimes a description does not do justice to what we have made, and it gives me ideas to steal!!
Can I ask, what is that little house thing and how did you make it? It looks like something I might want to steal .

As for which socks for the monkeys - i have only just attempted my first one and someone more qualified may reply in a bit but I used a childs sock (age 10-12) for mine, its an ankle sock, if you use knee length you get monkeys with very very long legs, but they also look brilliant I think its personal taste. Im planning to do a couple of baby monkeys with baby socks.

piratefairy

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same here traceylou..
Love the pics, and @23rd, Hoot is brilliant!!
Haven't made much recently, but did do a couple of xmas tree decs to keep my little sis entertained when she stayed at mine recently, and a door nameplate (?) for my friend's little girl as a present..which turned out not too badly IMO..will try to add the picture link just as soon as it uploads to the blog..

Kandipandi

Tete_en_l'Air wrote: »

I made a sock cat last year:



and my boyfriend's the same as your DH - he didi say it was stupid but I could tell from his smile that he was impressed

Ahhh, I want one!!!!!
Do you have any instructions for him he's triffic!

traceylou9

Traceylou your makes are brilliant, its great to post photos as sometimes a description does not do justice to what we have made, and it gives me ideas to steal!!
Can I ask, what is that little house thing and how did you make it? It looks like something I might want to steal .

Kandipandi - I too stole the idea! There is a great tutorial - http://uklassinus.blogspot.com/2008/08/fabric-dollhouse-tutorial.html
Hope the link works. She has some FAB ideas on her blog.

Tracey.

**I think I rather overstuffed my one compared to the tutorial lol**

Kandipandi

Traceylou - Brilliant thanks for that link Im going add this to my list of things to make!
If only I had the time and money to sit and do nothing but craft I would be a happy girl

sylphraven

Thought you guys might be interested in this offer http://www.craftyclub.net/UK/

3 issues of Sew magazine for £3 (I've looked through the last 3 pages & couldnt see if anyone has put it up, apologise if they have.

I bought an issue of it a couple of months ago as I liked the Free pattern that came with it and found it a really good mag.

Normally £5.99 and comes with a free pattern (they say its worth £7) each issue. Other projects inside to try out, clear instructions that are accessible for both beginners and more advanced.

I know this sounds like a sale spiel but I dont work for them, just thought it was a fab idea.

Now I'm off to look back on this thread at what you gals have been upto and save some project ideas

Tete_en_l'Air

Kandipandi wrote: »

Ahhh, I want one!!!!!
Do you have any instructions for him he's triffic!

Ah thanks, I love him! I do have diagrams - very basic ones, I got them from China on Etsy - I'll scan them at work tomorrow - if you want to PM me your email I'll send you a PDF.

23rd Spiral, I love glove monster, but I LOVE-LOVE Hoot!! How did you make him, do you have a pattern?