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Messages - Bogwoppit

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Am I in time to be in?  Been away in no internet land on holiday. Amazing husband survived that long without a laptop.

I've got autumnal fabric. xx

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The Haberdashery / Re: The little things that please
« on: August 10, 2019, 10:16:12 AM »
It's over £33 now. Amazon must have an algorithm that puts price up after getting a 5 star review.

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I really must get mine out and have another go.  I bought some striped jersey to make myself some boat neck tops but didn't get as far as the cutting out stage let alone overlocking.

Mine is definitely a he.  No name yet.  But I don't tend to give things names, just sexes.  Apart from Wilbur the Wok who came with me to uni (and off with my brother when he went, then back to me when he came home and I bought my first house, still going strong 30 years later).

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Normal needles.
Mine came with 2 packs of organ super stretch 90/14.

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That;s the one I got earlier in the year.  It came threaded with thread that matched the colour dials.  Great for first play straight from the box!
I made some very fancy dishcloths to start with. 
Then a pair of jogging bottoms for my eldest (fancy multicoloured flatlocked panels down the side) and a few stretch headbands/neck warmers.

Next life intervened and it's been in its box for a good few months.  Need to get going again!

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In the wardrobe / Re: Itch to Stitch - Nottingham Top
« on: May 31, 2019, 14:20:08 PM »
I've got a bought top like that, Always wondering how its done.
I also wonder with pics like those what they are hiding with their arms.....

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For Sale, Wanted & Free to a good home / Re: SewMag March 2018
« on: May 30, 2019, 19:50:26 PM »
 Had a good root around and it turns out I have the magazine but no pattern.  It must be one of two floaty type top patterns that I gave to a friend at craft group last year as they suit her and definitely don't suit me.

Happy to send you the mag. Xx

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Fun with Fabric / Re: What kind of fabric?
« on: May 18, 2019, 20:23:23 PM »
I'm mostly in plains or subtle patterns (small motifs or tone on tone) or fine stripes.
I spill things down me too, layers help!

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Ooh! I want to have a go right now! But must really retire to bed as soon as kids quieten down as I'm recovering from a migraine.

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Vintage Machines / Re: Singer 99k handcrank
« on: April 16, 2019, 23:02:56 PM »
Cleaning out that bit was one of the things I did. Somewhere I read it's a build up of oil dripping down from other bits and very common.

I use my old ironing board cover and some quilting cotton for pot holders. Double thickness padding, an 8 inch square and a 8x5 rectangle. Layer and quilt both. Binding on one long edge of rectangle and then binding fixing the two together. One pot holder you can put your hand in or use as a mat. 

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Vintage Machines / Re: Singer 99k handcrank
« on: April 16, 2019, 13:15:01 PM »
Pot holder in progress. This machine is so much fun!

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Vintage Machines / Re: Singer 99k handcrank
« on: April 16, 2019, 12:22:40 PM »
 I spent some time yesterday playing with the tension on the 99. Got a good range but raising the foot didn't release the tebsion.  Had a look round at the resources on here and found some great stuff.

Today, another play and it works properly!!! Yippee!

Going to make some pot holders to celebrate. My husband moaned the two we have were mucky, then he moaned at me using a tea towel when they were both drying on the line. I nearly left his tea in the oven.

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I'm in the any dress at all is posh for me lot.
I do have dress patterns and even some fabric.  Now could be the time to get on with it.

I might not be able to make it in a month as I'm only just starting with learning fit adjustments. I don't expect having narrow square shoulders and a full bust will be easy.

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Vintage Machines / Singer 99k handcrank
« on: March 31, 2019, 15:01:40 PM »
I did a speculative bid on a well known auction site and a little singer came to live with me. Yesterday my husband helped me sort out the bobbin winder and get the bobbin cover to sit flat, today I had a tinker with the top tension as it wasn't doing anything useful at all.

Still needs some adjustment but worked well enough for my eldest to have a go. He said it was very calming.

I'll be watching more YouTube to improve it.


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Amy gran wore pussy bow blouses, in 70's paisley fabric. She always joked the bow caught the peas she dropped so she could eat them later

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