Posts by Smokering

Ooh, pretty!   23/52: DS' third long-sleeved T-shirt. I finally decided on an anchor applique, and did the upper bit of the sleeves in the same contrast fabric. I'm pleased with it. Sadly, it is not the last of his winter tops...

I got myself a mental block when I couldn't decide what to applique on DS' winter shirt. :p I'll try to get it done today - DD has been pestering me for her winter nightie, which is partly done. Feel free to nag me!

I think the first time we tried was when DD was 3 - as a trial run for when we'd be away at the birthing centre 3 months later. That night was not a success. She came back home at about 10:00. :p When DS was born Mum slept over at our...

Noted! :p   So far I've only used thrift store sweaters to make hats. I think I'm safe.   In other news, it's surprisingly hard to find a good simple stegosaur silhouette online. I want one for DS' next T-shirt, but...

22/52: DS' second long-sleeved T-shirt. Contrast sleeves and an elephant applique.

Fancy! I must say, I've never felt a particular yen to wash/card/dye/spin wool... it's one more step towards "from scratch" than I'm prepared to go, effort-wise. It's like the way I cook bread and things from scratch, but happily buy...

Huh. I don't know anything about prepping yarns... I assumed you'd just grabbed a hunk off a sheep. :p Did the stuff you died come in that form, with nylon fibres already mixed in? How do they make wool superwash, anyway? I laways...

21/52: Long-sleeved T-shirt for DS. I used an old shirt of Mum's; the fabric is really too floppy for a winter top, as it turns out. So it's slightly odd-looking. I suspect it will end up layered under more glamorous items. But he's...

Quote: If you are still having trouble, you can try zipping up the zipper (with the one side still sewn)  and marking across both sides of the zipper at key points that you need to line up.  For instance, you could...

20/52: Finished DD's long-sleeved knit top. It's nothing fancy - raglan sleeves, gathered wrist-bands, designed to be worn under things. I'm still jazzed about learning to sew knits, though, so I feel triumphant. Might make another one...