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1000 yards of double knit or aran wool
I have a nice pattern for a baby blanket with unicorns on that I want to knit for my great granddaughters.It gives the wool as either 1000,2000,or 3000 yards of wool My granddaughter emailed me the pattern so I'm not too sure where it came from.but in the Uk wool is sold normally by the weight 50,100 grams etc so I need to…
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Show us your snowman/snow creation photos
Have any craftspeople turned their creative attentions to the snow this year? Any snowpeople, snowdogs or snow sculptures to show off? If so, we'd love to see photos. ⛄ ⛄ ⛄ Please make sure photos don't contain any personally identifiable information, such as faces.
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Recommendations for a good pasta roller for polymer clay
Looking for a decent pasta roller for polymer clay. Not too expensive.
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Cake tins
I'm looking for a non stick cake tin, not an anodised aluminium one, more old school non stick, that will fit inside my slow cooker. It needs to be no bigger than 6 inches in diameter, but at least 4 inches deep, deeper would be fine too. Maybe this doesn't exist, I've certainly not found anything yet, but if anyone knows…
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Bottle labeling machines
I'm not totally sure I've posted in the correct section, but it does seem to be the closest to what's needed. Do any of you use a bottle labelling machine? I'm looking for some recommendations, based on personal experience only.
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Joanns fabric, craft and notions US store now ship to the UK
Was delighted to see that Joanns and their great prices are now shipping to the UK. Sadly the excellent prices available in the UK don't seem to be replicated in the exchange rate (increase in prices?) for those in the UK, with a standard posting fee of £12.99 not sure they are going to get many takers!
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crochet birds- free pattern
this was a give away kit with a magazine but the pattern was/is online for a robin & a bluetit. Bluetit is very cute https://downloads.practicalpublishing.co.uk/crochetnow/RSPB Birds.pdf
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Guides for Sewing etc
Was wondering if anyone had any book suggestions or anything for getting into Sewing and knitting. I have always been interested but just never found a good teacher or the motivation to self teach. Any and all recommendations would be great. thank you!
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Free Sirdar patterns
A few nice ones here - IMHO! Including Christmas bunting & little Advent stockings. https://sirdar.com/en/free-patterns?per_page=107 Sirdar also have a Christmas book out (£15+ !) & individual patterns around £3 but might give you ideas but most certainly not free!!…
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Custom Craft Table
I am in the process of making a custom craft table for my wife. It is going in the corner of her bedroom and will be 1200 by 1400. I acquired several sheets of blockboard for free which will be the legs storage and top. Im wondering if people have ideas they would incorporate into a top. She likes to do many crafts so will…
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Windows software for creating greetings cards
I've got print on demand shops but print my own cards at home to give to family and friends - can anyone recommend the best software to create my own cards? At the moment I am using publisher but I find the text boxes really hard to manipulate and the guides/centering hard to use. I also use the free version of Canva but…
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Cross stitch design software
Hi, hope you don't mind me posting on here. Loved reading about your cross stitch projects and plans. I am doing a large Japanese Koi fish cross stitch for my son at the moment on black aida and different shades of red and orange! Its hard going but enjoyable watching it come to life. Does anyone know of any decent…
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What's the name of the straps on some jacket shoulders?
Hello all, Anyone know the name of the straps or pads you find on some jackets, they tend to be on army jackets or aviation shirts etc?
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New to Oil Painting
Hi! My husband and I would like to take up Oil Painting as a hobby and I wondered if anyone could recommend somewhere to buy decent low cost equipment, or maybe starter sets? I did order some stuff from Ebay a few months ago but when it arrived it was really low quality and it kind of put us off as we thought that getting…
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Any Criciut deals or cheats
Hi, I have recently got the cricut explore, & as much as i love it, i am finding getting the accessories are expensive. Are there any unbranded blades, pens, etc that anyone can recommend please? thank you :smile:
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Card Printing
Hi All I’d like to be able to save money and maybe be creative by printing my own cards. I’ve been lucky enough to have been given a printing that can be used for printing on card. Now comes the how! Can anyone point to cheap/free resources that would allow me to get started. Thanks 😊
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Badge and pocket mirror making tips and supplies help please!
Hi all Does anyone on here make badges/pocket mirrors with a button press machine? Any tips and recommendations for reasonable suppliers of badges/pocket mirror components would be appreciated. I have a 75mm press .. how big is yours :wink: TIA x
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Etsy shop - come physical location
Hi all, hope you’re well. Recently launched an Etsy shop selling a range of greetings cards. It’s started to take off a little and I’m almost at 300 sales. A few questions here really: 1) I’m not currently registered as a business - should I be now? 2) I want to go into my local shopping centre and operate on a physical…
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Legalities of charging for a craft group
I've been going to a craft group for about a year now, the group has been running about 18 months. They organisers charge £1 a week. It's supposedly to buy things for the group, not that the group would actually need anything. Everyone has their own equipment.There's no club accounts, no bank account. As far as I can see…
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Bee Theme ideas
Good Morning, not been on for a while, but looking for advice on any ideas with a Bee Theme that I can make. Our local MacMillan Cancer Care have been gifted a plot of land which they hope to make into a beautiful garden. They are having a fundraising event to raise funds with a “Bee Theme”. Any suggestions would be…