Nott’s County Scarf 2022 - Tassels

 Nott’s County Scarf 2022 - Tassels

It is a long time since I have added Tassels to anything. First thing to sort was the Colour. After checking the Nottingham County Football Club site I discovered the Tassels are White not Black.

6.5 Inches

 

I needed a decent amount of Yarn for the Tassels. I found an old Chalk Board. I turned it on its side and the length was 6.5 Inches.

Wound Yarn

 

I wound the Yarn around the Board in Strands of 4 until I reached the End.

Cut Along Edge

 

I cut along the Edge of the Board so I now a group of pieces of Yarn ready for use.

Hook through Back

 

I don’t Crochet but I do have a couple of Hooks I use for jobs like this. I pushed the Hook through from the Back of the Scarf.

Add Yarn to Hook

 

I took 2 of the Strands folded them and placed them on the Hook

Pull Yarn through

 

I gently pulled the Hook through the Knitting making sure that the Yarn didn’t slip off. This made a Loop.

Thread Ends Through

I then slipped the 4 Strands through the Loop keeping them even.

Pull Tight

 

Next I Pulled the Loop Tight. I then repeated the process on the other End. I continued this process working towards the Centre. Then I trimmed up the Ends to make sure they were all even.

Danny Scarf

All that was left was to model it. Here is Danny wearing the Scarf. It is a slightly older style but the Length looks good on him and it is very warm. He seems very happy with his Christmas Present and that in the end is the whole point of Hand Knitted Gifts.

Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 2

Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 2

Apologies having problems with the text this week for some reason.

I was happy with the Base so now it was time to move on to the next part which is the Backboard.

Piece for Backboard

 

The Backboard is a little awkward to do as it is all curves. I have decided to make it easier to go over the Plastic part.

Hem Back Piece

I cut out the Material that I needed for the main section and Hemmed the Edges. Unfortunately the Backboard is a funny shape when it meets the Curve so I will have to patch that part.

Glue Back

 

I spread the Glue all over the Backboard including the parts where the Buttons were.

Glue Top

 

To make sure that it would stick correctly I put plenty of Glue on the Top Plastic

Back Material

 

I also Glued the Material over the Back so it wouldn’t flap around.

Trim Excess

I then Trimmed off any excess. As you can see in the above photograph there is still Plastic visible where it meets the Curvature.

Danny Conflict 2021

 Danny Conflict 2021

This is a short snappy Blog. My Boyfriend Danny bought a Patch that he wanted me to Sew on to his Shirt. My problem was where to Place it as it already had lots on.

Measure from Text

 

The Patch he had bought was quite big and needed to go onto the Back of the Shirt. However I had to leave enough space in between that and the other Patch.

The Black around the Text needed to be Even or it would look wrong. Therefore I measured the Distance between the Text and the Edge of the Patch

Pin Hem

 

I Pinned the Hem all the way around prior to Sewing. Before I finalised the Hem I wanted to double check the Placement. I did this by laying the Patch on the Shirt where I thought it was going to go.

I then Measured the Distance between the two Patches. I also Measured the Distance between the New Patch and the Top of the Shirt.

Conflict Shirt

Once I finished all the Measuring I Hemmed the Patch then Sewed it in Place. I am quite pleased how it came out and more to the point so is he.

All Steam Ahead 2021 – Mad Hatter Preparations Part 5

 All Steam Ahead 2021 – Mad Hatter Preparations Part 5

Back to Preparations. As one part is so short I have lumped it together. Feathers and Net Preparation.

Forage Feathers

 

I needed some Feathers to add to my hat so I went on a Forage around town picking up all the Pidgeon Feathers I could find. It seemed that I had a great many but once I had sorted them I found very few were suitable as they were damaged.

I had also forgotten that Feathers from opposite Wings would lean different ways and since I only wanted one direction that diminished the collection further.

Feather and Ink

 

Here is a trick I learnt from lovely Laura. I wanted Black Feathers so I used a Permanent Black Marker Pen to Colour them in. I also had the foresight to put paper underneath so I didn’t mark the table.

Double and Secure

 

I Cut a Length of Net. I wanted it slightly Thicker so I Doubled it over and Secured it with some Thread.

Right Fold

 

I took roughly a Fingers Width of Net from the Right Hand Side and Folded it Back on itself towards the Middle. I then Secured it with a few Stitches.

Second Fold

 

I moved across to the Right and Duplicated the Process. I now had my second Fold. I kept doing this till I reached the End and Trimmed any Net left over.

Completed Fold

 

I then proceeded to repeat this technique on the other side only this time I was Folding to the Left. Once finished I spread out the Folds a little.

This particular piece of Folded Net is to go on the Back of the Hat.

All Steam Ahead 2021 – Belt Up Part 2

 All Steam Ahead 2021 – Belt Up Part 2

Now I have my Belt the correct Colour I have to tackle my next problem.

Measure Up

 

There are only a few Holes in the Belt. However for what I have in mind I need Holes all the way around. As I do not have a tool for making Belt Holes I have had to Improvise.

My friend Laura suggested using a Dremel but after trying that I changed to a Hook. I used the Ruler to get the Holes evenly spaced.

Fold Back

 

Well that didn’t work out to well! It was so tough to get through and not only that I didn’t seem to be getting the Holes even.

On top of everything else when I looked closer I saw that the Holes already in the Belt weren’t actually round they were more Oval in Shape. I had to rethink.

Scratch and Snip

 

I decided to Fold the Belt over until the Holes matched up. I then Scratched the Shape by using a pair of Scissors. I then Unfolded the Belt.

Using the Scratched Shape as a guide I then Pushed the Scissors through. I carried on doing this back and forth until I had a decent sized Hole. Once the Hole was large enough I had to trip the Back so it was nice and neat.

Cooper Concoctions 2021 Part 5

 Cooper Concoctions 2021 Part 5

Carrying on with this Concoction

Hem to Rip

 

After finishing the Bottom I can start on the sides. Not a task I am looking forward to. One side was reasonably easy to Hem. However I was slightly careless on the other side when cutting.

I have taken a piece out which I will need to sort. For the mean time I am just going to Hem up to that point.

Blanket Stitch to Rip

 

I have decided the best thing to do is to put the material back to back and Hem up to the Rip.

Pin Diagonally

 

I folded the Ripped side Diagonally and Hemmed. Once that was done I Pinned the other side to match. Then I could carry on Blanket Stitching to the Top

Glue Velcro

 

This time I have decided to have Velcro to Open and Close the Bag. I am sticking it on with Fabric Glue. I have Glued one side and stuck it down.

I am now going to Glue it on the Top of the Velcro then place the material firmly down on it.

Weigh Down

In order to hold it in place I have Weighed it down using my Iron until the Glue sets.

Secure Velcro

The final part is to Secure the Velcro. I do this by Stitching all the way around both parts of the Velcro. 

Finished Bag Front

 

Finished Bag Back

There we have it another finished bag.

Cooper Concoctions 2021 Part 4

 Cooper Concoctions 2021 Part 4

A New item. I am starting using material from the Back of the Cooper Jeans. 

Unpick Pocket

 

I Unpicked the Pocket when I did all the unpicking.

Unpicked but Pinned

 

I Pinned the two Pieces together Back to Back. Now I could cut the excess material off and get the shape that I wanted.

Double Pinned

 

I placed two Pins in the material. One either side of the Pocket Point.

Pocket Point Hemmed

 

I Hemmed all along the Bottom of the material. I repeated all this procedure with the opposite Pocket.

Pocket Point Back to Back

 

In order to make sure I Blanket Stitched the two parts together properly I Pinned along the Pockets Double Seam. That way if I had been slightly off with my Hemming it would still match up.

With the thickness of the material my fingers needed a break ready for the really tough part.

Cooper Concoctions 2021 Part 3

 Cooper Concoctions 2021 Part 3

Continuing with my Concoction

Trimming

 

Before I can do anything else I have to trim the Edges. Ideally I would prefer to do this with my Pinking Scissors but they have decided to go for a walk.

That is something that often happens. I have so much Craft stuff it is impossible to keep it all in one area. So things get moved around.

Start to Sew

 

I began to Start Sewing at the Waistband towards the Bottom. I put the material back to back and began to Blanket Stitch. This was very hard work due to the Thickness of the material.

I came to the conclusion that the best thing was to do the Sewing in sections. The part where the two metal circles were back to back was a nightmare. I had to stretch the material so they were slightly off centre to make it work.

Careful with Tear

 

Even though I had been careful to pull the material when hemming the part with the Tear was a problem and I had to Sew this section more than once.

Leaving Room

 

After I had finally got the Side Edge finished I could begin on the Waistband itself. I began at the furthest end from the Buttons. This again was hard work due to the thickness of the material. If I had chosen a thinner needle I think it would definitely have snapped.

When I got close to the end I stopped Sewing as I needed to be able to undo the Buttons and turn the Bag back the right way.

Cooper Bag Pocket

 

I now had my Cooper Bag. It isn’t quite square but I think that is part of the charm of hand-made items.

Cooper Button Back

 

In the above photograph you can see the Button Side. I had toyed with the idea of Sewing right up to the Button at the Top.

However I decided against the idea not only because of the difficulty of Sewing (this would be three layers of material because of the fold) but also it would be harder to put larger items into the bag if I did so.