Sewmum1 — Cute Embroidery

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UPDATE: Well I got stuck into tidying and made a bigger mess in the process! I have tall cupboards for my fabrics to keep the cat and dust out. I have put like fabrics together with plain fabrics one side and then patterned on the other, then all sorted b

11 20 Apr 2020

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Keeping spools tidy.. Some of my spools of thread just keep coming undone. I have thread nets but I like to see the colours at a glance so this is what I do for my thread spools.. 1) Cut a pair of tights into 1" strips and 2) clear vinyl st

8 04 Apr 2019

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Update: I managed to fix this blanket as best as possible given the situation. No more big holes and the customer now has 2 blankets instead of one 3m long one. I just wish I had have been able to tackle the restoration with wool and needles rather than a

4 05 Dec 2018

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Not sure if this has been posted already but Yoriko will be closing her site by December. May will be the last chance to purchase a membership before her site is shut down. So sad to see another great site going. It costs a lot to keep a website going and

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[1] http://www.mygardened.com/index.php?route=common/home

www.mygardened.com

12 09 Apr 2018

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I stumbled on for a video from the threads magazine about installing an invisible zipper that shows a new to me technique. It would be good when making clothes from scratch and also shows sewing the invisible zip using a regular zipper foot. Thought i wou

10 06 Apr 2018

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Merry April Easter! Elf Lucy met up with the Easter bunny, they hung stockings, wrapped the Easter eggs in Christmas paper and the hid them. Kids had great fun. Happy Easter and April Fools day to all.

4 01 Apr 2018

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UPDATE: Just made some salted caramel fudge and some chocolate marshmallow fudge posted by maggiecal, half with sprinkles. Verdict is they are both delicious. Pieces are 2cm x 3cm and managed to get 48 pieces. These will be for Easter gifts ***

15 26 Mar 2018

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I found this link for heartstrings name library in my bookmarks as I was sorting them out. Other links that I have seen before have been stopped by my virus protection software but this is an archive copy that works. Scroll down to see all the letters the

5 25 Mar 2018

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by Sewmum1 in Community

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I am amazed at the standard of sewing comes from the factory these days. Have a look at the original hem (bottom piece of fabric) on this high end lace dress. Top piece is the now finished dress which has almost a full circle skirt. Customer paid over

16 08 Mar 2018

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Be careful if you use chrome for your browser. Security scam yesterday where there are screen issues and phone number comes up to call and fix. Do not call them. They are wanting your details. Have just found this out and i had issues with Firefox yest

2 10 Feb 2018

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We went to a wildlife park recently and I just managed to sort through the photos and couldnt resist sharing these. I couldnt believe these kangaroos relaxing in the shade, it wasn't even a really hot day. It is not often you get to see kangaroos

13 06 Feb 2018

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Just a quick question for those of you making and giving or selling stuffies and other things for kids Do you put in a label with suggested age group, fabrics used and stuffing materials etc

2 27 Jan 2018

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Be careful making softies for kids. I Just went to use a cute ith design I purchased a few months ago for a kids toy from a site often recommended here only to find out reading instructions it is not kid safe and very poorly made. The digitised design and

2 07 Jan 2018

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Now this is the earliest I have started preserving for gifts for next Christmas. I have spent the day prepping and canning around 3 kg cherries for my brandy cherries. We still have some cherished jars from 2015 that taste divine. They are from a small

8 29 Dec 2017

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My eldest daughter and I helped out in my youngest daughter's class teaching them how to use a hand needle and making stuffed Christmas trees. They all had a great time and most of the kids had never used a needle before.all aged between 6 and 8 and quit

8 23 Dec 2017