Knitting and other Creative Endeavors - Page 5

Not Afraid · 03-14-2006, 07:47 PM

So, tonight, I'm happily knitting away and pause to have an on-line conversation. The yarn is on my lap but it trails over to the couch. I look over to see one of my kitty-charges (I'm pet sitting) chomping on the yarn. The little brat boy has chomped the strand in half!

Cute, fuzzy, black and MEAN!!!!!

Ponine · 03-15-2006, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

So, tonight, I'm happily knitting away and pause to have an on-line conversation. The yarn is on my lap but it trails over to the couch. I look over to see one of my kitty-charges (I'm pet sitting) chomping on the yarn. The little brat boy has chomped the strand in half!

Cute, fuzzy, black and MEAN!!!!!

That was me! I decided to try crochet, as I was told it was easier than knitting, and as I sat learning, unbeknownst to me, there was a cat eating my yarn, suddenly, there was nothing there!
Mean kitties.

Drince88 · 03-17-2006, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by aerobrea

ok so what would i use if i made my own piping? like wire? lol. i was going to put it on my purse today (it ended up being a snow day we got 12 inches and i didnt work whooo hoo so i was sewing allllll day!) it turned out a little different than i wanted it to but i still think its really cool. i need to make one for myself now lol. can u buy piping at like JoAnn fabrics?

Sorry I didn't see this earlier.
You can buy pre-made piping at JoAnn's - with the bias tape. You can also buy the cording for the center of the home-made piping there. I'm not sure where JoAnn's keeps it, but it's generally sold by the yard.

I'll see if I can find instructions for doing bias-cut strips very easily. (I have some written out instructions from like 10 years ago somewhere, but the picture is important, and I don't have a scanner.)

Ok, found some decent pages:

Instructions for installing piping:
http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/blpiping.htm

Some instructions/tips on making piping
http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/aa090997.htm

And here's how to make the bias cut strips easily:
http://sewing.about.com/gi/dynamic/o...23anchor243291

aerobrea · 03-18-2006, 02:30 AM

hey thanks for the info...its helps alot n ill try it out with the next purse i make heh.i keep meaning to put a picture of the purse i made the other day on here but either dont have time or forget lol.

Matterhorn Fan · 03-19-2006, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Not Afraid

So, tonight, I'm happily knitting away and pause to have an on-line conversation. The yarn is on my lap but it trails over to the couch. I look over to see one of my kitty-charges (I'm pet sitting) chomping on the yarn. The little brat boy has chomped the strand in half!

Cute, fuzzy, black and MEAN!!!!!

See, a dog would never do something like that.

Not Afraid · 03-19-2006, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

See, a dog would never do something like that.

Yeah, the dog sat there eating my shoe.

Matterhorn Fan · 03-19-2006, 04:03 PM

But that didn't ruin any creative endeavors, now, did it?

Not Afraid · 03-19-2006, 04:07 PM

Well, yes, if you consider getting dressed a creative endeavor.

Matterhorn Fan · 04-13-2006, 04:30 PM

FYI

When I was at Hancock Fabrics last week looking for 60" wide solids (no luck), I noticed some swanky fabrics. They appear to be Shag-inspired, and feature tall, thin ladies with cocktails, cats on futuristic retro chairs, and other swanky patterns (maybe 4 or 5 different prints). They're all color-coordinated (blues and greens/lime) and were with the other cotton prints in the quilting section.

I don't know what anyone would do with them, but surely someone here is dying to go out to buy a yard of each just in case the perfect project presents itself--right?

Tito's Kitten · 04-13-2006, 04:43 PM

Oh I wish I knew how to knit.... I do sort of know how to crochet and I actually attepted sewing.... Which gave my son a blanket with crooked edges.

But that was a practice right? I am thinking of trying to take a class at JoAnn's to learn to sew and knit. I did love taking those cake decorating classes though. Maybe I should just stick with the food based classes...... I wish I had taken that silk screening class at LACMA though. My friend made the best shirt when he decided to learn silk screening.

03-14-2006, 07:47 PM	#41
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	So, tonight, I'm happily knitting away and pause to have an on-line conversation. The yarn is on my lap but it trails over to the couch. I look over to see one of my kitty-charges (I'm pet sitting) chomping on the yarn. The little brat boy has chomped the strand in half! Cute, fuzzy, black and MEAN!!!!!
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03-18-2006, 02:30 AM	#44
aerobrea Born with a Sugarhigh Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: I live in Minnesota, bout 5 minutes from Wisconsin and 20 minutes from dwntwn St. Paul. Posts: 29	hey thanks for the info...its helps alot n ill try it out with the next purse i make heh.i keep meaning to put a picture of the purse i made the other day on here but either dont have time or forget lol. __________________ "of all things i've lost, i miss my mind the most"
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Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	But that didn't ruin any creative endeavors, now, did it?
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03-19-2006, 04:07 PM	#48
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Well, yes, if you consider getting dressed a creative endeavor.
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04-13-2006, 04:30 PM	#49
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	FYI When I was at Hancock Fabrics last week looking for 60" wide solids (no luck), I noticed some swanky fabrics. They appear to be Shag-inspired, and feature tall, thin ladies with cocktails, cats on futuristic retro chairs, and other swanky patterns (maybe 4 or 5 different prints). They're all color-coordinated (blues and greens/lime) and were with the other cotton prints in the quilting section. I don't know what anyone would do with them, but surely someone here is dying to go out to buy a yard of each just in case the perfect project presents itself--right?
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04-13-2006, 04:43 PM	#50
Tito's Kitten Still in love with Ben Gibbard Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: where soul meets body Posts: 180	Oh I wish I knew how to knit.... I do sort of know how to crochet and I actually attepted sewing.... Which gave my son a blanket with crooked edges. But that was a practice right? I am thinking of trying to take a class at JoAnn's to learn to sew and knit. I did love taking those cake decorating classes though. Maybe I should just stick with the food based classes...... I wish I had taken that silk screening class at LACMA though. My friend made the best shirt when he decided to learn silk screening. __________________ Who the hell needs a damn signature anyway?
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