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In the wardrobe / Re: What are your Five Essential Handmade items?
« on: December 30, 2023, 10:56:46 AM »
Thank you for resurrecting this thread and sharing your experiences, @Boppingbeth .  I find this thread so interesting.  Maybe 2024 will be the year I find which patterns work for me.

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A Good Yarn / Re: Anyone used Drops Alpaca?
« on: November 18, 2023, 18:34:20 PM »
I’m surprised to hear that, @Sheilago .  I haven’t used the alpaca but I have used other Drops yarns and have always found them to be very soft.

It probably would soften with washing, but it’s a risk so might be better to return it.

ETA I’ve removed the other thread

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Current Projects / Re: Snowflake lonestar quilt
« on: November 11, 2023, 16:29:23 PM »
Amazing  :perfect10:

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A Good Yarn / Re: AUTUMN SOCK KNIT ALONG. 2023 New
« on: October 20, 2023, 10:23:12 AM »
Quote from: realale on October 16, 2023, 15:45:13 PM
I found Winwickmum an excellent site and pattern. I've used  this for my socks as well as for the males in my family.  :)

That’s what I used for my first ever pair.

Does anyone have a good pattern for a stretchy cast on and rib?  Mine goes a bit saggy after a couple of washes.

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A Good Yarn / Re: It must be Autumn
« on: October 12, 2023, 17:39:18 PM »
Lovely colour, @Ploshkin

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: A "WIPGO" sew along
« on: September 26, 2023, 14:59:16 PM »
Quote from: Lowena on September 25, 2023, 18:39:19 PM
I wait with baited breath  :laughing:

I tidied my sewing room over the summer and it’s still tidy, so I won’t be spending half of the month looking for the project.

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Events / Re: Malvern Autumn Quilt Show
« on: September 26, 2023, 12:56:18 PM »
I’m the same, @fajita .  I probably won’t go and then regret it, although I may go and then regret it. 

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I saw this & I thought you may be interested! / Re: Middle of Lidl sewing and craft from Sunday 1 October
« on: September 26, 2023, 12:55:07 PM »
Quote from: Sheilago on September 26, 2023, 08:47:37 AM
Have you used it before @Pearl? Just wondered if it’s good. I always use Regia for socks as I wouldn’t want to go to all the effort of knitting socks if the yarn wasn’t long lasting.

No, I haven’t.  I usually use Regia or Yorkshire Spinners.  I’ll give it a go though, @Sheilago

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: A "WIPGO" sew along
« on: September 25, 2023, 18:17:09 PM »
No 14 and 19 for October

For me that’s the Spirals quilt I started at a Jan Hassard workshop about 100 years ago.  I’m hand quilting it and am about a third of the way through.  It’s not very big so I hope to have it finished next month.  19 is knitting for charity, which is easy to achieve, so I’m happy with this draw.

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I saw this & I thought you may be interested! / Re: Middle of Lidl sewing and craft from Sunday 1 October
« on: September 25, 2023, 17:41:43 PM »
Oooo, sock yarn!  I might need some of that.  Luckily, I work very close to Lidl.  :thumb:

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Current Projects / Re: What are you sewing?
« on: August 31, 2023, 18:14:16 PM »
I’ve been making a 4 patch lattice quilt for DD using a video by Missouri Quilt Company.  I’m working systematically, instead of my usual haphazard approach, so I might get it finished this year.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: A "WIPGO" sew along
« on: August 25, 2023, 16:03:32 PM »
Quote from: Lowena on August 25, 2023, 15:57:57 PM
But surely @Acorn the whole point of doing /  making something is to finish it?? Stuff hanging around isn't productive and the impetus to get it finished must diminish. Then, all you have is a pile of part used fabrics  ::thinks:: good for nothing and no end product

For me, it’s much more about the process (which is just as well  :laughing:).  I enjoy trying new techniques.

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Sewalongs and Competitions / Re: A "WIPGO" sew along
« on: August 25, 2023, 07:52:59 AM »
September’s numbers are 1 and 15. 

For me, a row-by-row quilt and a sashiko panel that I haven’t begun yet.  Happy with those.

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In the wardrobe / Re: What are your Five Essential Handmade items?
« on: August 19, 2023, 20:11:34 PM »
@Acorn , do you have a pic of a top you’ve made using number 3, please?

 :pics:

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In the wardrobe / Re: What are your Five Essential Handmade items?
« on: August 19, 2023, 09:39:43 AM »
Obviously as any garment I have made is living in a box (although one did make it to the bin recently), I don’t have a list, but will be watching this thread with interest.

I still hope to learn to make garments and am on the waiting list for a course at a local college.

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