Crafting

[PortiaControl]

I just want to know if we hate-follow the same people.

Probably! I try and keep to myself. I just watch from the sidelines, taking it all in.

I love cross stitch and am trying to make the transition to embroidery. If you have any tips or good accounts to follow it would be greatly appreciated

There are so many good kits out there now with lots of beginner friendly guides. Some Instagram accounts I follow:

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I got my MIL a kit from this one which she found really good and she's familiar with cross stitch but a beginner embroider. https://instagram.com/sew.in.uk?igshid=58sjbuoqczzc

I hope those links worked

 

[Moongirl69]

Didn’t realise there was a craft thread, I made my own a few months ago but forgot about it
So many talented tattlers! I started embroidery this year, my first project was my old converse then I started on the yellow ones which I’ve not finished yet.
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I tried crocheting as I’ve seen some gorgeous things on Pinterest but I just cannot get the hang of it. I’ve asked my mum if she will teach me to knit, my closest friend is having a baby early next year and I’d love to be able to make a blanket or something for them.
I also want to try making a resin key ring with flowers from my sisters funeral but need to do more research as don’t want to mess up and ruin them.

I love your converse! So pretty...
I knit and crochet but crochet is much easier. YouTube is great for tutorials. Blossom Crochet is fab. I make baby blankets. Its so relaxing.

 

[heretoreaditall2019]

@colouredlines I'm just on a major grunk of the JM threads and just wanted to see if you'd posted any of the sewing pattern/influencer tea?

I’m not even a member of those communities but 100% would follow a thread on it, love niche beefs x

 

[Moongirl69]

Ive been knitting since i was about 9 but Im really limited in what I can do. I have knitted simple jumpers before and I've recently knitted the Sophie Scarf and Sophie Hood. I also like knitting miniature things. This year, I am going to learn to knit on circular needles if it kills me! And Im desperate to crochet a granny square, Ive watched a couple of videos, but no one seems to go slowly enough for an absolute beginner who is completely cack-handed with a crochet hook!

You can slow the videos down using the settings.
Circular needles are fab for knitting. It stops my stitches being too tight.

 

[Thetea101]

I crochet. Love it so much. Have a very small instagram page and sell locally to friends and colleagues and the odd friend of a friend.
The crochet community is usually mostly lovely. There’s on business / page now advertising learn how to crochet packs and YouTube - except she’s blocked me and other crochet pages. I know this as other crochet pages / accounts have asked me if shes blocked me too. It’s odd.
I haven’t engaged with her on my crochet account or had any cross words, we sell similar things (all crochet is the same concept!) and i support other crafters by purchasing their patterns.
The crocheter is ‘tea and crochet’. She has a fairly big following and Etsy page!
i can’t understand it - my tiny page to show my items to friends is hardly a threat

 

[drusy]

I just find them more appealing than the Hexi-Cardigan that everyone seems to do. I have seen a lot of Hexi cardis in odd colours or that look very bulky and it puts me off as I don't feel it fits with my style. I have seen some lovely ones as well, but it makes me worry that I would invest lots of time and it would not come out right. I also have no faith in my ability to make 2 identical hexigans

I think Sirdar's Hoodstock pattern is easier and less bulky than the hexi-cardigan, but it does need to be sewn together. It's a rectangle for the back, smaller rectangles for the left/right fronts/sleeves and a square for the hood.

It's easy to adapt, I made it longer than the pattern and added wooden toggles, fastened with chain loops. I did make the hood, but made it larger.

The hood is made separately and sewn on, so you could make it without the hood, if you didn't want it. The pattern is crochet shells, rather than granny stripes, but still easy and has a similar look to granny stripes.

Stylecraft have some crochet cardigan/jumper patterns, which are also fairly easy to follow.

 

[Miss Begotten]

I know it sounds a bit naff but I’d like to crochet something as a wedding gift, does anyone have any ideas as to what I could make?

Blanket? I don’t think it sounds naff at all. Id rather have a beautiful handmade gift than a toaster.

 

[emmer_moans]

Which wrap dress pattern have you got? I spend waaaaay too much money on fabric and try and justify it by saying I’m not going out for meals or to the pub so I can afford it

I bought the paper pattern on ebay so I was able to cut out the actual pieces. I don't have a printer and I'm not yet competent enough to draft my own pattern or replicate them from a tutorial video I need the actual physical pieces else it all goes wrong for me.

I find sewing whilst listening to an audio book quite therapeutic.

 

[tigerlilly_xx]

Finally the bunting is out at Begotten Towers as I have finally finished the bloody scrapgan that was meant to just be a cushion and ended up being a blanket because the person it was for really REALLY liked it.
Never EVER again. I actually hate it.
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Oh it’s beautiful . I love looking at crochet blankets made of squares, not enough love to make one, but just enough to be like “damn”

 

[SoulRebel]

I have good intentions, but having less daylight hours has a massive impact on me - I just can't work when it's dark outside, even though I have a SAD lamp

I've bought myself an embroidery stand as my hand cramps up when holding an embroidery hoop, so expect that will help a lot.

I do paper crafts too. I've got a huge amount of old maps, but don't know what to use them for. I naively assumed the creases would come out of them when pressed for a few weeks, but they don't!

I've got quite a bit of fabric too, and was hoping to make some freehand textile art. I'm waiting on some plain cotton from etsy to make a start.

Oh, I love old maps, if you're not adverse to chopping them up they are brilliant for decoupage. A few years ago I used an old school atlas and cut out some of the places that I have visited, glued them onto an IKEA coffee table that cost £5 with PVA and finished it off with two layers of varnish. I covered every bit of the table rather than the Victorian way of gluing separate pictures, but either way would work.

 

[veronica71]

I don’t sell anything but Etsy has gotten pretty bad for letting people sell mass produced tat I believe.

yeh that’s another reason for moving - Folksy is actually all handmade which Etsy just claims to be

 

[TheStrawberryThief]

I saw the new Wallace and Gromit cross stitches & thought they might inspire me to get back crafting.
It worked they arrived yesterday and i've already started Feathers McGraw View attachment 3958054

The stitches are very neat. It looks great

I hope a certain 'chicken' doesn't try and steal it.

 

[Moongirl69]

That’s lovely. Who Did you watch on YouTube? I tried Bella coco (think that’s the name) but I couldn’t get the hang of it at all, even slowing down the videos didn’t help lol.
Will try one more time then think I’ll have to find a class or something because there’s so much I want to make.

Try Blosson Crochet. Her tutorials are lovely...a few years ago I could only do a chain! Fiber Spider is good as well when you feel more confident.

 

[TheStrawberryThief]

What a cute little guy! I have never been able to make cute toys, they all come out looking like proof against the existence of a merciful god.

I love how happy be looks

 

[TheStrawberryThief]

I love the cardi. The retro colours look lovely for autumn, especially teamed with the cute dungarees and the pumpkins. That is one stylish kid.

Granny Stripe and Granny Square type patterns really suit the retro colours

 

[Moongirl69]

@Miss Begotten here you go...
It's my go-to pattern. So quick and easy!

 

[Miss Begotten]

That is so beautiful. I’ve actually tried that one ( something lanterns? ) but I just couldn’t get the tension right at all. Whatever I did the pattern just seemed too holey, so I gave up.
However now I’ve seen yours it might just have given me the incentive I needed to have another go.

 

[JoeBloggs]

Hello crafty people. My first love was sewing but I find it quite hard work plus it takes up a lot space and needs a lot of equipment. These days I'm a avid crocheter (learnt 5 years ago) but I've always wanted to learn knitting. It looks so complicated to me, worried it will challenge my brain too much so I'm yet to try it.
Here are some of my lockdown accomplishments hope you like....

Your pieces are lovely, especially the cherries

I am a knitter and I’ve learnt crochet over lockdown. I wish it was the other way around as I can’t hold the yarn properly to crochet thanks to knitting techniques but hey!

I personally prefer the look of crochet, it’s easier to undo mistakes and to keep an eye where you are. Knitting is easy to drop a stitch and trying to fix it is a pain! I guess it depends what you want to make, personally knitting is simpler but that may because I learnt it first.

 

[EllenDeGenerate]

Has anyone tried selling their creations on Etsy? I did. The stuff I put in my shop was well worth the modest prices, I think. I got barely any views, never mind sales, despite carefully chosen tags etc.. So, about 20 quid DOWN, I pulled down the shutters. The only winner here was Etsy, and I'm disgusted. I'm bringing my creations to the local charity shop, and they are welcome to any money they make from them. Sod Etsy.

 

[TheStrawberryThief]

It has a physiological effect on the brain, calming the amygdala (stress centre). There is evidence that it has the same impact as mindfulness. Aren't we amazing?!

That is amazing! I have never heard this before. That explains a lot