UK Amazon Kindle Forum discussion

Sans culottes and severed heads...

yep, that's what I was picturing!

Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "picture as promised

http://www.goodreads.com/photo/group/...

I'll get my cousin to send a photo of Olivia wearing it as well."

So pretty - and tricky, clearly!

I haven't managed to do anything wool/thread crafty lately but, if anybody was looking for easy Easter goodies to make then I made the two biscuits on here with my two Brownie groups, even the leaders had fun making the hedgehog!! http://faeriegirl6.wordpress.com/2013...

I just bought some baby snowball wool to make wee blankets for my sister in law and my cousin, can't wait for it to arrive!

Ooh, looking forward to seeing how they turn out, Jud. I've often wondered whether it would be possible to crochet with some of these unusual threads, but not sure how they would work out...

Today's craft books

(I miss KUFs email, it was much more specific to genre so easy to pick out the craft books.)

Cross stitch
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chocolate-Bun...

Jewelry making
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Make-Scrabble...

Making banjos!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Old-Time-Banj...

He-he, think I'll get the Banjo one for my Other Half!
Thanks for the link

The cross stitch I made and framed for Simon as a kinda thank you pressie for looking after us when we visited him in December! I gave it to him last night so can now share what I have been working on!!

http://www.goodreads.com/photo/group/...

It's so cute!

Emma love your cross stitch, bet Simon loved it

Kay (Golden Girl) wrote: "Emma love your cross stitch, bet Simon loved it"


I was chuffed. Even the landlord at the pheasant admired it.

Today's free craft books

Crochet
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Jewelry
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Love the cross stitch Emma!
I can't decide whether to do knitting,cross-stitch or tapestry this afternoon. How nice to have some free time!

Just finished a patchwork/quilted cushion! it's getting seriously addictive now. Will post a pic tomorrow.

Looking forward to BBC2 8pm Tuesday - a sewing prog for a change. Sounds like a Great British Bake-off only for dressmaking.

Just uploaded the photo of the cushion
http://www.goodreads.com/photo/group/...

I saw the trailer Karen! Looks interesting.
I spent about an hour in WH Smith's recently browsing the craft magazines and noted there were lots of new sewing ones.There was one on upcycling clothes that took my attention mainly because son's partner is into vintage and hippy type clothes.

Don't forget - it's the sewing prog tonight 8pm!

I'm looking forward already to the Great British Iron-Off and the Great British Wash-Up!

The Dust-up should be good!!

Karen wrote: "Just finished a patchwork/quilted cushion! it's getting seriously addictive now. Will post a pic tomorrow.

Looking forward to BBC2 8pm Tuesday - a sewing prog for a change. Sounds like a Great Bri..."

Very lovely work Karen, A lot of effort and it certainly paid off. Clever lady.

Thanks Pat. I really loved doing it - a small project, so it didn't take all year!

Just watched the sewing Bee - wow, I'm amazed at what they all produced. What stars.

I enjoyed the programme - I wasn't sure that dressmaking could be a spectator sport but apparently it is!

Definitely 'enthusing' ! loved the steampunk guy

"it's good from afar, but far from good" - got to be the quote of the week

Today's free craft books

Hemp bracelets
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00C4LA10C...

Crochet (has been free before)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00394DSLW...

Please feel free to post any others that you notice. I used to get an email from KUF which had a hobbies and crafts genre, on the freereadfeed and ereaderiq the genre is home and garden - which covers much more so is harder to pick out just the craft books.

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Rosemary wrote: ""it's good from afar, but far from good" - got to be the quote of the week"

HeHe! That tickled me as well Rosemary! Really enjoyed the programme. As a teenager I made most of my clothes as I was so skinny it was the only way I could get a proper fit,sadly I no longer have that problem.
Your cushion is so beautiful Karen!

Thanks Sarah
Interesting, after the Sewing Bee, think there's def been a spike in sales of bias binding makers! - quite a few of us on the craft forum have now gone and bought one...

I had no idea there was even such a thing as a bias binding maker! May have to go get one now. I can definitely relate to them trying to sew things outside of their skill level. I do it all the time!

Today's free craft books

Paper sculpting
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Cross stitch
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Ironworking
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Edit to add some extra titles.

Thanks, looks interesting so I've nabbed it

Today's free craft books

Crochet
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Leather working
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Soap making
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...


Furniture renovation
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Build a catamaran!!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

General
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Today's free craft book

Crochet
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

How is your crochet going Karen? Have you been to the Craft Fair yet?

I backed out of the craft fair in the end, for various reasons. At the mo I am busy crocheting gifts for family - I made a zig zag blanket for our grandson and am just finishing one off for my nephew. Then there are blankets to make for my mother-in-law, neice and my other nephew. I'm hoping that they will show them off to their friends and that I will get some orders in that way. I've made scarves and little things, but they didn't sell. Blankets are what I really enjoy making because I get the chance to be more creative with them. I'll post some photos later.

Thanks for asking.

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Wow Karen you have been busy and still lots to do! I look forward to seeing the photos!

Nice selection of free craft books today!

General craft
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Cross stitch
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Foam dolls
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Beaded jewelry
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Crochet
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Scrap booking
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

I've picked up the Scrapbooking one - but the link for the foam dolls is showing it's £6 odd, so think I'll pass on that...
Thanks for all the links tho Karen

I've started making a blouse but realised that I left my interfacing for the collar at uni and the iron has put a horrible black mark over the chest area. And I think I got the front seams wrong but the instructions were impossible.
I've also drafted an underbust corset pattern that I will make when all the fabric and materials come through.
There are a bunch of other patterns in the post. I seem to be collecting them as I'm sure I'll have time to make them all.
I need to get back onto my scrapbooking. There must be a year since I've done a page. Oops, everything was focused on sewing and card making.

Must admit, my scrapbooking's taken a back seat now the quilting & sewing's taken over.
Hope you get yr blouse sorted Emma.

Thanks, I might go and buy a new iron to keep it from happening again. My dad was throwing out a bunch of shirts so I'm going to use them for material.

I've just taken up knitting again and I've finally learnt to cast on. I'm going to try and make a little pouch first - it's made of several rectangles!

I think I forget how to cast off after every project and have to relearn

Took me forever to remember how to cast on. I still have trouble when I start something new cause I do it so rarely.

I've found a method using my thumb to cast on and I managed to do an inch of knitting last night while catching up on the sewing bee! I seem to have chosen the best sort of yarn as it hides my mistakes!!

It's why I stick to sewing over knitting. That and things come together quicker and I can draft or adjust my own patterns. Although that's probably more practice than anything else. I'm about to start a big project with a victorianesk coat and skirt with a corset and chemise and a cloak if I have the money for it. But I want to use nice heavy, good quality wool and I need 6m for the cloak and 10m for the coat and skirt (might not use wool for those as I want them machine washable) so it might be quite expensive. Which is so very frustrating. Maybe I need to start sewing for other people so that they pay for the materials and I still get to have fun. (Then they would also get hand made and custom fitted things for less than the cost of normal clothes most of the time)

Sounds like the beginnings of a business plan to me Emma :o)

... I'd love to be able to make my own clothes

Making clothes is quite easy, making them fit is slightly more difficult.
I do all the fixing and adjusting for my family and housemates clothes. No time to make it a business though. LOL. Maybe when I'm old enough to retire I'll set up an etsy shop or something to fund the next project. If I ever have children they will either be the best or the strangest dressed children ever I think.

Today's free craft books.

All about paper sculpture and some have been free before.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0...

Good luck with the pouch Claire!
What a shame about your blouse Emma. Maybe you could applique over the mark to hide it.
I am currently embroidering a ring cushion as a present for a friend whose son is getting married.I was using ivory satin thread with an additional glitter filament but the thread was running out and the shop I bought it from has stopped selling it. I can't buy it online as I removed the skein number when I put it on a bobbin. Trying to work something out using the wee bit thread I have with a similar coloured cotton thread but not too happy with the result.
Phil reckons you can't see the difference and it is only me who knows where the change is. I don't want to start again as working the thread on same coloured material is very hard on the eyes. Rant over! HeHe!