First go at Japanese embroidery technique on my trendily ripped jeans.
About as detailed as I will get.
Stumbling sashiko
Sewing
Lavender pouches
Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow stitch.
I don’t have enough patience to slow stitch large projects so finished this 6” mat with machine embroidery.
A good practice of embroidery stitches and a little using up of the fabric and ribbon mountain though.
Paper embroidery
I bought a cheap die set from Globeland on Amazon and have been stitching on paper for the last month.
The set includes a die to make Aida effect punched paper, dies to make different sizes of hoops, buttons and sewing accessories. Well worth the price at about £7.
Serging ahead?
Our library has a ‘fab lab’ where you can play on machines such as 3d printers, sublimation and sewing machines. I decided to see if a serger was something I might find useful.
A one hour session making up assorted bags and pouches was enough to convince me NOT to buy one. Fiddly to thread, scary to use and I can do a mock overlock with my standard machine.
Thanks to the library for the trial run though.
Practice makes… better
This beautiful Swedish mat had a small stain on it so I stitched (simple straight and cross stitch with embroidery floss) over the printing until the stain ‘disappeared’ and now it is back in use as beautiful as ever.
All buttoned up?
No craft spend January had a little blip, this resin button mould somehow arrived with the justification that it was practical not crafty.
First makes are glittery – as you can see from the photo. With silver Perlen pen (a version of Stickles or Nuvo drops) mixed into the clear UV resin to make an opaque pair.
Functional, personalised buttons. Of course they aren’t crafty at all! I just have to tackle my button stash now…
Embroidered bunting
After watching another Sarah Homfray embroidery tutorial I practised her 10 flowers and made a small bunting strip to showcase them.
Lined food cloche
Pretty but ineffective at keep insects off food plates, so I ‘lined’ the cloche with muslin.
Snap bags
A quick make using spare garden furniture fabric to make some doggie pooh bag holders.
I sewed a hair tie in a side seam so they can be attached to lead handle or a belt loop easily.
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