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Crafty_JuJu

Morning I'm abit of a lurker on here you may have seen me over at the jewellery or card making forum I'm after a little help please....I am wanting to make the kiddies some outside mats/cushions out of Emilys cot mattress (seems a shame to throw as its in good nic) what I was wondering does anyone know where I could get some fabric that was waterproof. They have some mats already which have a plastic cover...was wondering where you might beable to find it?

Many Thanks in advance xXx

shirlgirl2004

Crafty_JuJu wrote: »

Morning I'm abit of a lurker on here you may have seen me over at the jewellery or card making forum I'm after a little help please....I am wanting to make the kiddies some outside mats/cushions out of Emilys cot mattress (seems a shame to throw as its in good nic) what I was wondering does anyone know where I could get some fabric that was waterproof. They have some mats already which have a plastic cover...was wondering where you might beable to find it?

Many Thanks in advance xXx

If you google oil cloth you might find what you're looking for. Oil cloth is what the wipe clean table cloths are made from. Alternatively I found some really thin stuff on Ebay called Rip Stop but it is really thin so it is like parachute type material.

Crafty_JuJu

shirlgirl2004 wrote: »

If you google oil cloth you might find what you're looking for. Oil cloth is what the wipe clean table cloths are made from. Alternatively I found some really thin stuff on Ebay called Rip Stop but it is really thin so it is like parachute type material.

Thankyou, now I have a name to the type of material I'm after that will help loads Thankyou x

Crafty_JuJu

I've just looked up oil cloth...I can't beleave I didn't think of that...doh :rotfl::rotfl:its always the things under your nose but you just can't see them for looking! :rotfl::rotfl: Many thanks again x

xxvickixx

Hello ladies,
I'm going to be getting the sewing machine back out soon, I'm making a roman blind and some swags and tails like this:


I can't see it being that difficult but the online instructions end up getting me all confused. Does anyone know of a simple tutorial?

I assume the blind is straightforward too but I haven't started looking at it yet so if anyone has a link to that I'd be very grateful.

I'm looking forward to doing a bit of sewing now, I have lots of things I want to make and lots of lovely fabric use up!

Vicki xx

shirlgirl2004

Let me know how you get on Vicki. I bought material ages ago to make curtains and I never did. I'm also thinking of making some roman blinds as I recently paid about £180 for one. :eek:

I found a fabric shop in Maldon the other day that sells cheap fabric. They had Globaltex for £10 a metre which is a good price. Sorry I know you said you already had fabric but it doesn't hurt to look

xxvickixx

Just had a very sucessful trip into town, managed to get everything I need for my blinds so I hope I can do it sometime this week. I actually have really good instructions for both things in a book I already own! I'm too dependent on the internet!

I will of course let you know how it goes.

Shirlgirl - what is the shop, sounds interesting, my best friend lives in Maldon so maybe I could tie it in with a trip to hers. And also I fancy foraging for samphire there too if there's time!

cuddles123

Sarahjovi wrote: »

Search for Beanie Filling.... I spent ages looking for plastic beads when I should have seached for Beanie! :rotfl:

I'm still struggling to find filling with a bit of weight for doorstops and chickens.
Anyone have any suggestions?

Googled and checked ebay for beanie filling, but can't find anything.:(

nuttywoman

cuddles123 wrote: »

I'm still struggling to find filling with a bit of weight for doorstops and chickens.
Anyone have any suggestions?

Googled and checked ebay for beanie filling, but can't find anything.:(

I used dried peas for mine

Justamum

cuddles123 wrote: »

I'm still struggling to find filling with a bit of weight for doorstops and chickens.
Anyone have any suggestions?

Googled and checked ebay for beanie filling, but can't find anything.:(

Bird cage grit? I used some recently for a doorstop doll I made recently (and haven't finished yet )