Boxing Clever 2024 Part 6

 Boxing Clever 2024 Part 6

Since I have to think about what I am going to do next on the Front I have decided to tackle some other bits in the meantime.

Mucky Side

I always hate the way the Glue dries when using this Material. It looks Mucky. Therefore I am going to start with the Side.

Green Side

This Side is Easy enough. I have taken a long piece of Green Material and Glued it in Place.

Peeling

It has started Peeling already. This Material isn’t very good which is why I only every use it as a Liner. Though I have to confess that using ordinary Glue instead of Fabric Glue probably doesn’t help.

Blue Band

I have a long Length of Dark Blue Band left. It can easily go all the way around the rest of the Sides. I start by Gluing it on one Side of the Box. It is a bit Uneven so I may have to add some more White.

Clip Away

Before I can do the Main Side I need to Clip a Hole in the White so I can access the Release Button.

Clip Band

I Glue to the Button. I then Clip the Band around the Button then carry on Gluing.

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 54

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 54

The final furlough of this part.

One Edge

Since the Blanket Stitching I had already done was questionable and with the added possibility of Fraying I decided to Reinforce the Stitching. I was originally going to Blanket Stitch with Brown Wool but I realised that I had quite a few strands of Red Wool. I thought this would be nice, bright, and therefore easy to see.

One Complete Side

After going along One edge and was satisfied, I continued all the way around. This Completed One Side of the Bag.

Both Done

Now that One Side was Completed, I could continue with the other Side. They are now Both Done. On to the final test.

Success

Well it was a lot of Blood, Sweat and Tears not to mention a choice selection of Expletives at times. I Slipped a Baking Tray inside to check for Size. Eureka! It fitted so I declare Success. However, I still have a few more bits to finish it off.

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 52

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 52

Here we are folks Part 52. That is a full year’s worth of blogging on this project and it is not over yet.

Blanket Stitch Side

After attaching it at the Top I Blanket Stitch along the Side of the Bag.

Difference in Stitching

The reason there is so many blogs on this project is due to the amount of mistakes I keep making. This time it is loose Stitching whilst Sewing whilst ill. This is going to have to be rectified.

Smaller Stitches

I have gone over the Loose Stitching again. I have Blanket Stitched in-between the ones already there. I will have to do this on the other Side too. However, I am going to Pin it first.

Pin to Side

I have Pinned the Insert to the Other Side of the Bag. If you notice in the photograph above, I have not Sewn all the way down. This is deliberate and will explain in next blog.

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 29

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 29 

Nice to be doing something different.

New Part

I am now moving on to one of the Side Pieces. What I am going to do is make a Flap

Adding Colours

I am continuing with the Colour Leaf Pattern. I simply add a few Colours at a time Knitting in Stocking Stitch.

Tail Mess

As I have done several inches, I am finding it hard to work out what is current and what are Tails. I need to sort out the Mess before I continue.

Tidy Time

I have now Sewn in all the Tails and now it is Tidy so I can continue on. I will have to do quite a bit more before I can move on to the next part.

Refurbished Mini Footstool 2021

 Refurbished Mini Footstool 2021

With the Chaise Longue and Footstool looking nice I just had to do the Mini Footstool too.

Red Footstool

 

The Mini Footstool is sturdier than the other Footstool and will have to be covered properly rather than a Slipcover.

Initial Pins

 

First I check how much material I need by a Corner with a couple of Pins. I need to be able to Cover the Centre and the Edges.

Glue Top

 

I spread the Glue all over the Top of the Mini Footstool so I can begin sticking the material.

Glue and Pin Front

 

I Glue what I am going to refer to as the Front of the Mini Footstool. I then proceed to carefully place the material over that so it Covers the Edge.

Next I place the material over the Glued Top of Stool. I then put a couple of Pins in the Front to hold whilst drying.

Glue and Pin Sides

 

I Glue and Pin the material along the Sides of the Mini Footstool.

Glue Left

 

That was the easy bit. I now have to make the Edges look neat. I am going to do that by Folding the Corner around from the Front.

I Glue the Triangular Shape and Press it tight against the Side keeping the Bottom Edge level.

Glue and Pin Side

The material on the Right Side which would be coming off the Rear of the Stool was slightly long. I Cut and Hemmed this part prior to Gluing and Pinning.

Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 3

 Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 3

With two parts done I am moving on to the Front and Curve. I have to admit that the Front part was fine. However the Curve both Sides was a complete pig of a job. This is how I did it minus the cursing.

Glue Front

 

The Front Flat part was quite simple. I first applied plenty of Glue. This was not only to the Flat part but over the Curved Edges as well.

Cover Front

 

I Cut a large piece of material roughly shaped and fitted it on to the Flat part. I then smoothed it onto the Edged areas. The rest of the Edge will be Covered whilst doing the Curved area.

Piece for Curve

 

I was not happy with the first Piece I cut. Not only did it have a Mark right where you can see it but also it didn’t fit as far across as I wanted.

Rather than waste the material I put it aside to use at a later date. If you look at the photograph above you will see that this is before I had Covered the Backboard

Hem Curve

 

After Cutting another Piece which was not only Wider but also more than twice as Long I put it in position. This is so I could see what parts need to be Hemmed. Before I Glued it into position I Covered the Plastic Part with material knowing that this Piece would cover the rough parts.

Glue Curve

I could now Glue the Curved Piece into Place. Once done I Tucked the Bottom Part in with the Base.

Side Section Covered

Originally I was going to Cover this in 2 Parts. I was going to have the material go over the Curve and Finish after it Flattened. Then I was going to add a Second Piece down the Side.

Since I had to Recut the material I decided to make it Full Length. I Glued the material on the Curved part and left to dry. I then Glued the lower part. To give extra security I part Sewed it to the Edge.

I must admit I was very pleased how this section turned out.

Autumn Cape – A Long Term Project 2021 - Completing Hood

 Autumn Cape – A Long Term Project 2021 - Completing Hood

We are finally getting there folks! Time to decorate the Hood with some Leaf Embellishments

Hood Beginning

 

The first thing I had to do is sort out what coloured Leaves I had. I had more of the Daytime Side so I decided that I would start with those.

I began to Sew Leaves to the Edge of the Hood starting at the Outside and working towards the Middle.

Day Side

 

I didn’t’ want the Hood to look Sparse or Cluttered so I Spread them out by putting a one Finger gap in between. Once I had added all the Daytime Leaves I could then think about Extending the Branches and Twigs so that they joined up.

Night Side

 

I had far more problems with the Night time Side of the Hood. I was desperately short of some of the right Coloured Wool to make more Leaves.

In the end I managed to make a couple of the Ginger Leaves and placed them strategically on the Edge.

Full Hood

 

In the above photograph you can see the completely Embellished Hood. It was much harder work than I had anticipated.

This was due to the fact that I was trying hard not to put the same Coloured Leaves on the Edge that were on the Background. It was quite a feat of arrangement since it had no set Pattern,

All Steam Ahead 2021 – Mad Hatter Preparations Part 3

 All Steam Ahead 2021 – Mad Hatter Preparations Part 3

This is a nice quick blog. Adding Cogs.

Add Cut out Cogs

 

I started to Glue the Cut out Cogs to the Hat. I had made quite a few of them now and of different Sizes. For some reason the Base Covering had left a lot of Glue Residue. I wanted to Cover as much of this as possible.

Add Cogs other Side

 

Once I had added a Bottom Layer of Cogs one Side I turned the Hat around and carried on adding.

Add Metal Centre

 

The Black Cog Shapes were only the Silhouette. To give them a proper Cog look I Glued a Metal Washer to the Centre of Each Cog Shape.

Front Right

 

After doing the Bottom Layer I started to fill in the Gaps with more Cogs. 

Front Left

 

When I was satisfied with one Side I moved on to the other. 

Top Cogs

I had used up all the Cogs I had made so I had to make some more before I could add to the Top. I also had to add a few more to the Back of the Hat.

Autumn Cape – A Long Term Project 2021 Filling Time

 Autumn Cape – A Long Term Project 2021 Filling Time

Would you credit it? I have had the Leaves I Knitted under my nose for months and now when I want to use them they have gone walkabout.

Gap Fox Side

Since I cannot do what I planned until I find the Leaves or make some more I am reduced to doing a spot of Maintenance.

As you can see in the above photograph there is a Gap at the Top where I have added extra Rows.

Fox Side Sewn

 

I proceeded to Blanket Stitch the Two Parts Together.

Gap Badger Side

I have the same problem on the Badger Side.

Badger Side Sewn

 

This was easier to Sew as I had left a long Tail when I Knitted whereas on the Fox I had to find the Wool to Match.

Top Rim Tidied.

Finally I Sewed the Top Rim to make it Tidy.