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ChrisU said:
Each stitch only uses 4 bobbins and you start by learning on an easy piece with 12 bobbins.
I've been doing it a long time and started by going to an evening class in the days when local councils ran interesting evening classes!

If you want to learn, it is a lot easier learning from someone else rather than from a book. In fact I still go to a class although we don't have a teacher now and just help each other. We often demonstrate at craft fairs and always have an easy piece for people to 'have a go'.
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Are there videos on YouTube? How much is the initial outlay?...not that I’m considering it 🤪
 
Just done a very long catch up on this thread, don't know how I've been missing it. You lot are all so talented, I'm in awe.
I can knit simple stiches and items but don't have the patience for anything complicated. I'm with @Betsy @Siikibam I've never heard of the way you cast on, I do it with 2 needles like Betsy does. I can crochet and used to prefer it to knitting but I seem to have lost the love of that at the moment.
I can sew straight lines, so can alter curtains and make cage liners but am not any good at anything complicated. I use a 1958 singer hand crank machine. We have a collection of sewing machines from 1860s onwards, 2 have treadles which I can't get the hang of at all! Most of the machines were bought in the days when you could pick them up second hand for a few pounds. My partner likes to repair old machines and get them working again, sadly due to lake of space most of them are packed away.
I can't paint pictures or draw, but I can paint a room and before lockdown was about 2/3rds of the way round my daughters house, hopefully I'll be allowed back there soon to finish off.
 
piggieminder said:
Just done a very long catch up on this thread, don't know how I've been missing it. You lot are all so talented, I'm in awe.
I can knit simple stiches and items but don't have the patience for anything complicated. I'm with @Betsy @Siikibam I've never heard of the way you cast on, I do it with 2 needles like Betsy does. I can crochet and used to prefer it to knitting but I seem to have lost the love of that at the moment.
I can sew straight lines, so can alter curtains and make cage liners but am not any good at anything complicated. I use a 1958 singer hand crank machine. We have a collection of sewing machines from 1860s onwards, 2 have treadles which I can't get the hang of at all! Most of the machines were bought in the days when you could pick them up second hand for a few pounds. My partner likes to repair old machines and get them working again, sadly due to lake of space most of them are packed away.
I can't paint pictures or draw, but I can paint a room and before lockdown was about 2/3rds of the way round my daughters house, hopefully I'll be allowed back there soon to finish off.
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I used the two needle cast on a long time ago when I first started knitting. But now long tail is my go to. Each of us have a talent/arty/crafty hand, there’s a variety of them 😁

On that note I’ve decided the stranded colourwork on the arm I worked is too tight. So I’ve ordered 4.5mm needles and will be redoing it. In the meantime I’ll work on the steeking sample and maybe the second sock! They’re arriving Tuesday so I’ve got tomorrow to work on something else.
 

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Bill & Ted said:
they look great! 😁 I made one and auctioned it for TEAS furryfriends Charity. Was really pleased with it!
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I'm considering making some to auction I'm just not sure about the logistics. did you get them to pay the rescue directly or did you take the money and pass it on to the rescue? also how much did you spend posting it?
 
ChrisU said:
Each stitch only uses 4 bobbins and you start by learning on an easy piece with 12 bobbins.
I've been doing it a long time and started by going to an evening class in the days when local councils ran interesting evening classes!

If you want to learn, it is a lot easier learning from someone else rather than from a book. In fact I still go to a class although we don't have a teacher now and just help each other. We often demonstrate at craft fairs and always have an easy piece for people to 'have a go'.
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I taught 7-9 year olds back in the 80's, and they picked it up surprising quickly. Working 12 or 120 bobbins, like you said, it the basic 4 bobbins you work with.
 
rhymer said:
Love old seeing machines.
Here are my 2 . No1 belonged to my mum and I made clothes on it when I was in my teens. No2 was a birthday present from my hubby two years ago, as I always wanted a singer table, the machine inside was a bonus.
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My life long passion for sewing started backing in the 60', when my nanny ,gave me her singer machine, manual, with a pot handle, loved it. Now have a all sing all dancing, husqvarna orchid, it's in use most days.
 
3 balloons done - one more, 4 baskets, 4 animals and all the hanging frame to go and Jessica's mobile will be finished. The balloons require tapestry crochet which was new to me and very fiddly once you put the polystyrene ball in the middle and can't get your hands behind the work :))IMG_20200704_110621.webp
 
Lady Kelly said:
3 balloons done - one more, 4 baskets, 4 animals and all the hanging frame to go and Jessica's mobile will be finished. The balloons require tapestry crochet which was new to me and very fiddly once you put the polystyrene ball in the middle and can't get your hands behind the work :))View attachment 147291
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That’s soo coool! I’ve never done tapestry crochet in the round 😬 looking forward to seeing the rest.
 
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