Posted by di0nne on 2005-07-04 18:06:39
Post Subject: Crafters in Glasgow?
Are there any Glasgow-based crafters lurking about in here?
Would love to meet other crafty types and swap tips/tricks. I'm especially interested in jewellery making, though am really keen to learn knitting and sewing.
Posted by jaquichan on 2007-05-13 02:01:22
Post Subject: Oahu crafters?
Hi! Anyone here from Hawaii? I''ve never heard of any craft-type get togethers around here, but it sounds like fun! I do sewing, embroidery and jewelry and I''ve been meaning to learn knitting one of these days. Let''s have a get-together!
Posted by VintageEnthusiast on 2008-11-29 21:59:28
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With ebooks I only read whatever has to do with marketing on the internet. The knowledge has helped me making a living off the internet with my crafts for the past several years.
Most of the ebooks I buy - better quality (in most cases anyway).
I also buy how-to ebooks which have to do with crafting. I bought one when I wanted to learn knitting and it was great.
Fiction books I prefer to buy physical ones and buy them off amazon.
Posted by Karla on 2004-09-09 17:27:55
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Very much like cackalackie, me and my friends have one night a month when we get together. With toddlers and real estate and marriages becoming more important obligations, social ease had totally vanished from our lives. We realized that we would have to make a conscious effort to see each other. We actually formed a club. And it's just us girls. We decided to learn knitting and pick a book to read and discuss every month. Our last meeting was actually last night.
We also cook dinner. We try to theme it around the book but, if that is difficult, there is always a theme, anyway! We have done 1950s comfort food (disgusting!...we had no idea what people ate then, see http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/index.html for gorey details!), indian, mexican for cinco de mayo, boobie themed dual pizza pies (with Dolly Parton's auto-bio)-that was great and cheap because everyone brought her favorite topping as her contribution to the meal. We made "mix tape" dishes themed after punk rock songs (included "London Broil" after London Calling/The Clash, "Bomb-shells-and cheese" after Bombshell/Operation Ivy, "This is not a salad...(which it was) after PIL's, This is not a Love Song and s'mores because they're punk rock!) inspired by The Time Traveller's Wife which had a lot of music references.
We are talking about doing some transcendentalist lit for the fall and having everyone bring a homemade soup...stuff that gives us an autumny vibe. Or chilli night...where everyone brings a different chilli enhancer...chopped onion, cornbread muffins, shredded cheese.
It's been a lot of fun and it's really brought us all together! We even took a lake weekend together this summer and had a blast. We talked about starting some sort of club for a long time before it came to fuition. I highly recommend organizing the friends you miss in any way most fun for you. We are even thinking about how the club gives us a chance to get involved with charities and community issues now. It's exciting to see the things we come up with when we collaborate. It's also a great comfort to look forward to the first Wednesday of every month when it's just us girls.
Posted by peenkfrik on 2006-12-11 02:51:25
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I haven't purchased yarns online, instead I ordered some tools of the trade which I'm expecting to arrive this December through the courtesy of a colleague. I've decided to stick with local yarns for the now and learn knitting....
Posted by Athos on 2004-10-22 01:49:52
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oh hodge, you'll make me blush! glad to be helpful.
and crochet was my gateway craft! i always thought knitting was too hard, and then i got hooked by crochet. hee hee. i realized i needed to learn knitting in order to have a full range, so i did.
i made a few scarves and hats with no pattern in crochet just by trying different things to see what would work. i don't know if you celebrate christmas, but there are tons of crochet christmas ornaments. many are cheesy, but could be varied to be cool. you'd get a lot of practice reading patterns, and you'd only need to buy a couple skeins of cheap, yucky acrylic yarn in three or so basic colors to have tons of variety. you could give the ornaments to a nursing home or other center if you won't use them yourself.
is there a specific pattern you want to try from the interweave knits mag? i could look at it (xuli kindly lent me her copy) and let you know my thoughts about the difficulty. also, check out the thread on the second knit project on the craft section to get ideas about choosing projects. lots of great advice there.
