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Swissgreys said:
@Lorcan these are amazing - do you ever sell them?
You should auction some of them on here. I bet loads of people would buy them.
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I don't sell them...truth be told I'm not convinced they're good enough and you'd be hard pushed to convince me otherwise lol. What I used to do was put ribbon clamps and jewellery findings on the ends, because as they are with the square tied off ends they're quite difficult to knot onto a wrist, and I'd given a few towards fundraising for The Potteries. But my hand tremors have got worse since then and I can't find a way of attaching the ribbon clamps I like, anything I've used causes the whole thing to unravel the minute it gets wet.
 
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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Just reading through this fascinating thread ... I also love vintage sewing machines ... I have an old treadle but would love the space to have more. Would love to see photos of your sewing machines!
 
Julesie said:
Thank you! It was very fun. Took 3 days :) was thinking about piggie ones next time as they are easier I’m sure :))
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It looks great, you’d never guess it was a first time attempt! Same as your piggy watercolour though, you must have my artistic streak as well as yours, mine most definitely wouldn’t have looked that good! :))
 
Everyone is so talented here! Does canning count? I've been canning tons of tomatoes from my sister's garden. I also canned some apple butter. :drool:
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My husband does some blacksmithing as his hobby. He just finished this coat hanger over the weekend. Sorry the pictures are upside down!

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alpacasqueak said:
It looks great, you’d never guess it was a first time attempt! Same as your piggy watercolour though, you must have my artistic streak as well as yours, mine most definitely wouldn’t have looked that good! :))
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Thank you! I think being an artist helps with these other artistic things :) i draw people a lot so it was just turning them 3D by lots of stabbing :))
 
VickiA said:
sorry to be thick - what is apple butter?
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It's really great! :drool: When you make it you cook down apples for a long time past the point of applesauce; it sort of caramelizes. Then you add in your spices and sugar. It's really thick applesauce that you can spread on toast or american biscuits.
 
Julesie said:
Thank you! I think being an artist helps with these other artistic things :) i draw people a lot so it was just turning them 3D by lots of stabbing :))
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Definitely the best way to deal with people! :)):)) Still eagerly awaiting the next watercolour though, or I’m sending you a pic of my Jess that’s just gone to the bridge and some pennies for one of her! :) x
 
RedLoredAmazon said:
It's really great! :drool: When you make it you cook down apples for a long time past the point of applesauce; it sort of caramelizes. Then you add in your spices and sugar. It's really thick applesauce that you can spread on toast or american biscuits.
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OMG that sounds amazing. I’ve never heard of it before. Sounds delicious.
 
alpacasqueak said:
Definitely the best way to deal with people! :)):)) Still eagerly awaiting the next watercolour though, or I’m sending you a pic of my Jess that’s just gone to the bridge and some pennies for one of her! :) x
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Haha I agree :)):))
aw thank you. I have been trying to choose a cute photo of my piggies as a reference to try again however I slit my thumb open styling a wig so I cant draw right now until it heals :P
 
Julesie said:
Haha I agree :)):))
aw thank you. I have been trying to choose a cute photo of my piggies as a reference to try again however I slit my thumb open styling a wig so I cant draw right now until it heals :P
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Ouch! Hope it heals quickly! 🤞Hope the wig came off better!
My broken wonky hand says make sure to rest it (not like the eejit it’s attached to has been doing for weeks 🙄 :doh:!)!
 
alpacasqueak said:
Ouch! Hope it heals quickly! 🤞Hope the wig came off better!
My broken wonky hand says make sure to rest it (not like the eejit it’s attached to has been doing for weeks 🙄 :doh:!)!
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Thank you :) wig is fine only did two cuts before i got myself so not yet styled :P
lol! It’s hard to type as using fingers instead of thumb. Trying to be kind so it heals and I can continue art.
what breed is your piggie? :)
 
Pigoles said:
Just reading through this fascinating thread ... I also love vintage sewing machines ... I have an old treadle but would love the space to have more. Would love to see photos of your sewing machines!
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I love this thread! My sewing machine isn’t quite *that* old, but it’s a 1970s Bernina. I’ve had it since I was 12, bought as a past-it cast-off from school. It’s a proper workhorse! Here it is sewing scrubs back in March.
 

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Julesie said:
Thank you :) wig is fine only did two cuts before i got myself so not yet styled :P
lol! It’s hard to type as using fingers instead of thumb. Trying to be kind so it heals and I can continue art.
what breed is your piggie? :)
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Hope you get it sorted! Without anymore blood! :))
She was a one-eyed, deaf and slightly weird OAP piglet, sure that’s a breed isn’t it?! :)) :) Had to send her to the bridge two weeks ago, she was loveliness in a piggy coat ❤️
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alpacasqueak said:
Hope you get it sorted! Without anymore blood! :))
She was a one-eyed, deaf and slightly weird OAP piglet, sure that’s a breed isn’t it?! :)) :) Had to send her to the bridge two weeks ago, she was loveliness in a piggy coat ❤
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oh she’s so cute! I’m very sorry for your loss xx
 
Minipiggies said:
I love this thread! My sewing machine isn’t quite *that* old, but it’s a 1970s Bernina. I’ve had it since I was 12, bought as a past-it cast-off from school. It’s a proper workhorse! Here it is sewing scrubs back in March.
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I had to sew on a machine like that at school! :fog:

My lovely late Mum was an excellent seamstress and could make and fix anything - it's a pity I never inherited that particular gene! I am useless when it comes to sewing!
 
I’m nowhere near an artist by any stretch of the imagination - the gene must have missed me 😁 anyway I’ve not done much knitting recently but this is what I did last night. Don’t mind the background, I’m planning to make it into a sticker.

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RedLoredAmazon said:
It's really great! :drool: When you make it you cook down apples for a long time past the point of applesauce; it sort of caramelizes. Then you add in your spices and sugar. It's really thick applesauce that you can spread on toast or american biscuits.
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That’s inspired me to give it a go.
We inherited an apple tree when we moved here last year so I have plenty of apples.
 
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