Knitting and other Creative Endeavors - Page 4

Drince88 · 03-11-2006, 02:07 PM

I've been scrapbooking for a few years now. I do fairly simple pages, with usually 4-5 pictures/page. I'm even doing a get away weekend in 2 weeks with some others at the beach.

I knit, some, but lately it's just been with my knitting machine, as my elbows started bothering me too much for traditional knitting. It's great, though, 'cause I can whip out a baby blanket in 2 light evenings of work. I'm wanting to make a twin-set with a tank and short sleeve cardigan, but need to work on the design some. I HATE to spend a bunch of time on it, and then not have it fit right!

I haven't done much sewing lately, aside from some stuff I made for my vacation a year ago - and valences.

I think my Mardi Gras costume was the last 'crafty' thing I did. I too, have a room that is dedicated to my craft stuff (and it REALLY needs to be organized!)

I was just talking about this with a gal from work - I come by my 'craftiness' honestly - Mom, both her parents and at least one aunt (who raised sheep so she'd have wool to spin to knit!), and her Grandmother all did tons of crafty things. My Mom's Grandmother did a clay bust of my Mom when she was 5. You can STILL tell it's of my Mom (which also says something that she still looks like herself 60ish years later!)

lindyhop · 03-11-2006, 02:14 PM

Isn't buying all the supplies and stuff the point? No? Oh...

My latest attempt at embroidery has resulted in the purchase of some cute little emboridery scissors and some plain fabric to practice with and a package of 27 skeins of floss in assorted colors (which only makes me want to buy one of each of all the other colors of thread). Then I bought a book that details hundreds of stitches including sewing little mirrors on fabric (think Indian-inspired clothing) so I had to go and buy some little mirrors.

Currently I'm convinced that I can't sew a single stitch until I get a blunt-tip needle. I'm having fun just planning what I might do, one of these days.

Prudence · 03-11-2006, 04:29 PM

oh yeah - I also have a big ol' bag of wool that I'm learning how to spin with a drop spindle.

(One has to watch what one says around my aunt. She's an elementary school teacher who specializes in science and was telling us how she gets weird emails from around the country asking science questions. One came from a guy in Alabama (she's in Iowa) and somehow it came up that her students had never seen fresh-from-the-field cotton, so he sent her class a bale of cotton. So I said, hey! I've never seen a fleece, so if you get email from someone who raises sheep, get me a fleece, too. Next Christmas, I get a giant bag of wool roving. Figures....)

Other pending projects include some goldwork. some 14th century German brickstich projects, and more garb than you can shake a stick at. I have about 7 giant Rubbermaid tubs full of fabric, and several quantities still on their rolls.

Ponine · 03-11-2006, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by aerobrea

do any of you scrapbook?

Oh heck, yes! A buy more product than I need, attend crops and conventions... blah blah.
I could be a CM consultant if I wanted to go that route I know the product so well!

Lindyhop, Hows your cat? Did you finish him?
(And yes, actually, imo, buying all the supplies is the point. Thats why I still cant knit!)

lindyhop · 03-12-2006, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ponine

Lindyhop, Hows your cat? Did you finish him?
(And yes, actually, imo, buying all the supplies is the point. Thats why I still cant knit!)

Yes, the swanky cat is done (crooked tail and all) and I finished the little French poodle, too. But I can't get myself to start anything else just yet.

Ponine · 03-12-2006, 07:55 PM

Well, thats okay, because you my friend, you FINSIHED two projects.
You are not the keeper of UFO's!!!

Coolness!!!!

aerobrea · 03-13-2006, 12:29 AM

ok yeah ponine, i could totally sell CM things too if i wanted cuz i know it all so well lol. one of my lead consultants i go thru was telling me they have a deal going on right now where you get the starter pack for $119 instead of the $195 and im seriously thinking i could use the extra moolah!

i have about 10...maybe more.. scrapbook projects going on. i scrap all over the place...i find pics i scrap em lol. im so behind on developing/printing pics tho...ive been lazy! i go thru monthes where i do nothing BUT scrap in my free time but than i get unmotivated and stop for awhile...but it doesnt stop me from buying more n more stuff lol.

currently i dont even know where my knitting and crocheting stuff is...somewhere hiding in my room.

i got my own sewing machine for christmas and ive been making purses. well.. so far only 2 but one is in the fabric cutting stage. im making it for my friend's birthday present...hopefully it turns out decent. i might have to make 2 so i can have one hehe. do any of you make purses? do you ever put "piping" around the edges? im not sure how to go about that. i want to try that. lol.

Drince88 · 03-13-2006, 06:07 PM

I don't know if I've ever put piping on a purse - yep - I have, hot pink satin to go with the outfit I made for a Christmas party. Piping, in general, can be a bit of a pain. If you can get away (color wise) with pre-made piping, that will help a lot! Use a zipper foot to put it on. And if you make your own (it's not that hard, but much easier to buy) - make sure you cut the fabric out on the bias (diagonal)!

jdramj · 03-13-2006, 08:56 PM

Hey I used my daughter's Barbie sewing machine to sew hems on the dress that she made by herself, up until the hems, for her Cabbage patch doll.

I have better luck using the Barbie sewing machine, then my own sewing machine.

aerobrea · 03-13-2006, 11:52 PM

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?

03-11-2006, 02:07 PM	#31
Drince88 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 481	I've been scrapbooking for a few years now. I do fairly simple pages, with usually 4-5 pictures/page. I'm even doing a get away weekend in 2 weeks with some others at the beach. I knit, some, but lately it's just been with my knitting machine, as my elbows started bothering me too much for traditional knitting. It's great, though, 'cause I can whip out a baby blanket in 2 light evenings of work. I'm wanting to make a twin-set with a tank and short sleeve cardigan, but need to work on the design some. I HATE to spend a bunch of time on it, and then not have it fit right! I haven't done much sewing lately, aside from some stuff I made for my vacation a year ago - and valences. I think my Mardi Gras costume was the last 'crafty' thing I did. I too, have a room that is dedicated to my craft stuff (and it REALLY needs to be organized!) I was just talking about this with a gal from work - I come by my 'craftiness' honestly - Mom, both her parents and at least one aunt (who raised sheep so she'd have wool to spin to knit!), and her Grandmother all did tons of crafty things. My Mom's Grandmother did a clay bust of my Mom when she was 5. You can STILL tell it's of my Mom (which also says something that she still looks like herself 60ish years later!)
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03-11-2006, 02:14 PM	#32
lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	Isn't buying all the supplies and stuff the point? No? Oh... My latest attempt at embroidery has resulted in the purchase of some cute little emboridery scissors and some plain fabric to practice with and a package of 27 skeins of floss in assorted colors (which only makes me want to buy one of each of all the other colors of thread). Then I bought a book that details hundreds of stitches including sewing little mirrors on fabric (think Indian-inspired clothing) so I had to go and buy some little mirrors. Currently I'm convinced that I can't sew a single stitch until I get a blunt-tip needle. I'm having fun just planning what I might do, one of these days.
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03-11-2006, 04:29 PM	#33
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	oh yeah - I also have a big ol' bag of wool that I'm learning how to spin with a drop spindle. (One has to watch what one says around my aunt. She's an elementary school teacher who specializes in science and was telling us how she gets weird emails from around the country asking science questions. One came from a guy in Alabama (she's in Iowa) and somehow it came up that her students had never seen fresh-from-the-field cotton, so he sent her class a bale of cotton. So I said, hey! I've never seen a fleece, so if you get email from someone who raises sheep, get me a fleece, too. Next Christmas, I get a giant bag of wool roving. Figures....) Other pending projects include some goldwork. some 14th century German brickstich projects, and more garb than you can shake a stick at. I have about 7 giant Rubbermaid tubs full of fabric, and several quantities still on their rolls. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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03-12-2006, 07:55 PM	#36
Ponine Virgin Ears Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,075	Well, thats okay, because you my friend, you FINSIHED two projects. You are not the keeper of UFO's!!! Coolness!!!! __________________ There's something strange, There's something wrong. I see a change - It's like when love dies.
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03-13-2006, 12:29 AM	#37
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	ok yeah ponine, i could totally sell CM things too if i wanted cuz i know it all so well lol. one of my lead consultants i go thru was telling me they have a deal going on right now where you get the starter pack for $119 instead of the $195 and im seriously thinking i could use the extra moolah! i have about 10...maybe more.. scrapbook projects going on. i scrap all over the place...i find pics i scrap em lol. im so behind on developing/printing pics tho...ive been lazy! i go thru monthes where i do nothing BUT scrap in my free time but than i get unmotivated and stop for awhile...but it doesnt stop me from buying more n more stuff lol. currently i dont even know where my knitting and crocheting stuff is...somewhere hiding in my room. i got my own sewing machine for christmas and ive been making purses. well.. so far only 2 but one is in the fabric cutting stage. im making it for my friend's birthday present...hopefully it turns out decent. i might have to make 2 so i can have one hehe. do any of you make purses? do you ever put "piping" around the edges? im not sure how to go about that. i want to try that. lol. __________________ "of all things i've lost, i miss my mind the most"
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03-13-2006, 06:07 PM	#38
Drince88 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 481	I don't know if I've ever put piping on a purse - yep - I have, hot pink satin to go with the outfit I made for a Christmas party. Piping, in general, can be a bit of a pain. If you can get away (color wise) with pre-made piping, that will help a lot! Use a zipper foot to put it on. And if you make your own (it's not that hard, but much easier to buy) - make sure you cut the fabric out on the bias (diagonal)!
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03-13-2006, 08:56 PM	#39
jdramj Trying to sleep Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 201	Hey I used my daughter's Barbie sewing machine to sew hems on the dress that she made by herself, up until the hems, for her Cabbage patch doll. I have better luck using the Barbie sewing machine, then my own sewing machine.
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03-13-2006, 11:52 PM	#40
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	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? __________________ "of all things i've lost, i miss my mind the most"
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