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Horse barding - I feel I should get some. Good luck!

Thanks! I love a challenge... Will post a pic when I eventually get it made

Autumn's here - first session of our printmaking group today - and I did a lino cut for a Christmas card...

Ooh, I was thinking of doing that for my Christmas cards this year! I must get my act together: think I need some new lino. Did it go well?

I'm getting back into parchment crafting and will do some of my Christmas cards with Groovi plates and coloured parchment that I have. I'm hoping to be able to go to a couple of full day workshops before Christmas, and possibly a longer couple of days "retreat" some time next year.

I also have some Christmas Dies and Embossing folders so I have plenty of variety for the rest of my cards.

I am going to two craft weekends in November - I don't know what workshops we will be having at the first one (I'm expecting some sewing though) but the second is being organised by my crafty buddies and I think the one who lives close to where we are going is sorting out ones that we would like (and there will not be any sewing - although we will be doing some cross stitch in our own time one evening)

I might come back with more ideas for my cards.

All sounds exciting Janet
I need to print the Lino cut again as ink wasn't quite dry when I was packing away so it's smudgy - typical!

This thread is a bit dusty, is anyone still crafting? I'm really getting in to making clothes this year, I've made at least one thing a week (I've missed a couple). There's a 52 week sewing challenge on FB that gives you a theme for each week in case you need inspiration for an item, I've followed that less than half the time.

I'm wearing a dress today that I made! I wish I had more time to make things.

Wow! I'm still knitting, mostly (having had a break to make about 400 flowers and 21 birds for a ball). Bought some lovely wool in Orkney, also knitting two jerseys, a hat and a pair of gloves. Too hot to do it today, though!

Am still wading through City & Guilds modules (patchwork & quilting). On Mod 7 now, 5 more to go, so prob another year and a half. Learnt lots though. Have made one wall hanging (there are 5 'things' to design & make, as well as all the samples) and now trying to finalise a design for a gingerbread house. Which if I start now, has a remote chance of actually being finished by Christmas!

I’ve put photos of some of the things I made last week
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Well, my City & Guilds wallhanging made it into a local art show, which was great. But the gingerbread house is still not under construction. Once my cough/cold has shifted, I'm hoping I'll feel a bit more energetic and creative!

Janet, you have been busy - beautiful work, lots of different ideas.

Wow, well done, Karen! I'm knitting poppies (when I should be knitting a cardigan) and planning painted decorations - waterproof - to lead people in to a Christmas fair. I'm not feeling very creative at the moment! But I have been trying tablet weaving and nailbinding, Viking crafts for a Viking series I'm writing. Nailbinding is harder than it looks. Sometimes I get it, sometimes I haven't a hope, and it's really hard to rip out!

Nailbinding? sounds painful... You do like a challenge, don't you!

Up to a point! Nailbinding is only painful when you wind the wool too tightly around your thumb - but unfortunately that's sort of what you're supposed to do ...

I finished up the most amazing pair of rainbow dungarees yesterday, they are so bright and cheery and beautiful.

Just had a look at what nailbinding is on Google and it looks pretty complicated, well done for learning how to do it!

Well, as I say I can do it sometimes, and then I can't!

Jud wrote: "I finished up the most amazing pair of rainbow dungarees yesterday, they are so bright and cheery and beautiful.

Just had a look at what nailbinding is on Google and it looks pretty complicated, ..."

Love the sound of those dungarees!