but first today, snow-blowing. now to play!
i have been wanting cozys for my gripper frames..
would rather buy and i did special order one from
for one of my frames but thought i should be able to tackle them!
i didn't have a pattern and couldn't find one. so came up with my own and still
think it would have been easier to buy them!
if anyone has a secret on how to make these please share!
mine came out ok. i tried 2 different ways, they are a little big i think.
i tend to be kind of a perfectionist..so if there is a pattern out there or a secret on how to make them i probably would try again.
***just checked mail and received this today already! bought on the 25th! wow! fast! and i can see not i made mine to wide for one thing.. cant wait to try it on my frame tonight! its for the gripper frame i added the lap app accessory.
i also wanted a lap app but really wanted to incorporate one on to my hooking frame.
Dennis came up with the Velcro idea
and i must say it works perfect and cant wait to do some stitching tonight!
i still want to add a sheet of sandpaper to the main board
for whatever..
i made a cover to help with ironing
i liked this fabric cover..
and Dennis liked this! so will use this one
come spring!
i have also been on a needle kick (next week i need to get busy with soap!)
anyway i am working with one strand of floss and like the size 10
embroidery needle but i cant find them except in assortments
i don't want assorted! i want size 10, i also have trouble with
the needle bending so researched a bit and thought id give these a try
(hopefully tonight!) anyone have a needle they especially like?
oh and i did order readers (4 strength) as cant find those anywhere either
i have been keeping etsy sellers busy!
thats my show and tell today!
enjoy your wintery days my blog friends! jody
oh you have been busy! I have gone past readers and have bifocals Love your fabric covers. I do not have one of those and since I am not a sewer I probably never will
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Cathy, I wear tri-folkals but need stronger yet I'm finding for close up work..geez
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by! 40 below expected here schools been canceled next couple days. Hope not so cold for you!
Like Cathy said, you've ben busy... I bought a pair of Mag Eyes magnifier for cross stitching years ago and I still use them today, even for hooking. They are light and it's worn on the head. They are still available on line for $33.95. US. I think I paid $44. Can for them way back then.
ReplyDeleteI have an Octagonal gripper frame and I was scratching my wrists all the time so I made a cover out of wool fabric that was too fraying for my narrow cuts. I doubled the layers and it worked so well and it 's soft on the wrists.
I made a tutorial on how I made the cover on my blog Of Petals and Wool, April 19, 2011. How time flies...
If you want to see how I did mine, to get an idea, scroll to the very bottom of my blog and type Oh NO... Darn It... in the search space or go to the archives.
My cover only has elastic on the bottom half so there's no obstruction in the front.
Take care and keep busy. Only 50 days to spring.
Hugs, Julia
aww...look so cold.
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have a great day
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