Tartan Tidy 2023

 Tartan Tidy 2023

 This was a quick off the cuff project.

 Tartan Waistband

 

Quite some time ago, I had to have a Tartan Skirt altered. I had the Waistband Removed and elastic put in. Being me, I had decided to keep the Waistband in case it came in useful.

 Remove Threads and Open

 

First, I had to Open up the Waistband and Remove all the loose Threads.

 Pin Tartan

 

I reversed the Tartan and Pinned in place ready to Sew.

Tartan Blanket

 

I used my favourite Stitch, Blanket and Sewed up the sides. I stopped Sewing roughly a quarter of the way from the End.

Blanket Buttonhole

 

I then turned my attention to the Buttonhole End. This area was quite frayed so I had to tidy up before sewing. Time for a break.

Pig-Mailing On 2023 Part 4

Pig-Mailing On 2023 Part 4

Now I have got my I-Cords sorted I can move on to the Ears.

Ear We Go

 

I Sewed One End of the Cord to the Inside of the Ear. I carried on Sewing for about a Fingers Width.

Round Ears

 

I attached the other End of the Cord to the Outside of the Ear and Sewed for the same amount.

Pinch, Sew Together

 

I carefully carried on Sewing up both Sides until there was only a relatively small Loop left. I then Pinched the Loop together. I proceeded to Sew across.

Made a Pigs Ear

 

I repeated this process with the other Ear. This was much better at least they looked more Piggish. I then had to do the same with the other Slipper.

By Pinching and Sewing together I had not only made the Ears more Pointy but had also created Depth. This made the Ears more realistic.

Piggy Perfect

 

One final touch was to add some Googly Eyes. Pigs Eyes seem very small so I found some tiny ones. I Glued them on Top with some Fabric Glue.

Voila! Piggy Perfect. I hope he likes them.

Pig-Mailing On 2023 Part 3

 Pig-Mailing On 2023 Part 3

Now I have finished the Back I can move on.

Start at the Front

 

The main part of the Slippers is obviously the Front. I wasn’t happy about the lack of Pigness. Therefore I needed to improve the look. The thing that was irritating me the most was the Ears.

The Ears were completely the Wrong Shape. Since when did Pigs have round Ears? These looked more like a Hippopotamus than a Pig.

2.75mm Needle

 

I again decided upon using an I-Cord. This would echo the effect of the Back. I therefore found a smaller pair of 2.75mm Needles to use.

Too Big

 Even though I had dropped several Sizes when I came to make the Cords I found that they were Too Big for my purpose. Therefore I had to start again.

I found a pair of Needles that 2.5mm. Though still slightly larger than I would have like they would do as I didn’t have any smaller.

Sew I-Cord Ends

 

I finally finished the I-Cords and Sewed in the Ends.

4 I-Cords

 

This time I needed 4 Cords. I realised after I put them on I hadn’t measured them. At a rough guess I would say they were all 3 Thumb Lengths Long.

Pig-Mailing On 2023 Part 1

 Pig-Mailing On 2023 Part 1

I know it is a terrible pun but I couldn’t resist. I ordered so Pig Slippers from Online for my boyfriend. Here is what I did next.

Pair of Slippers

 

The Slippers arrived but I didn’t think they were Piggy Enough. This was reinforced when I showed them to a classmate and she didn’t even know they were supposed to be Pigs.

Time to start Crafting.

4.5 Needles

 

Pigs are generally a Pink Colour so I found some Pink Wool I had left over. I also got out some 4.5mm Double Ended Needles.

Double I-Cord

 

As I need 2 I-Cords I am Knitting them Side by Side so can tell length easily

25 Inch

 

I carried on Knitting until the I-Cord reached 25 Inches. I needed quite a length for what I intended to do.

I-Cord Ready

I have finished both the I-Cords and Cast off. I have found some Thread that is a good Match. Therefore I am ready for the next part.