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Niddy noddy: July 2006

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Friday, July 07, 2006. In response to Mu. Request, here are some instructions about making buttons like those in my previous post. With pictures (which should be clearer and larger if you click on them) - "Dorset buttons" and variations. These are the buttons pictured 2nd in my post. You need a blunt-ish darning-type needle (depending on thickness of thread) and a curtain ring, washer . anything similar - to work around/over. (Tho plastic is possibly better for washable buttons). The last stage (A. p...

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Niddy noddy: October 2006

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Monday, October 23, 2006. One of the best things about the Knitting and Stitching show. This year was the Extreme Knitting. Rachel John was selling wonderful rugs, quilts and shawls, and immense. Knitting needles - and demonstrating her technique. She knits on huge knitting needles, and with anything up to 200 strands of yarn, knitted together. 50 or 100 probably takes a bit of working up to. The piece here on which Rachel demonstrated is being knitted with 35 strands, and the needles are about 24cm thick.

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Niddy noddy: September 2006

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Friday, September 29, 2006. Shed string Part Two. This is some of the summer collection of Mandy's gorgeous hand-spun "string". Based on raw hemp, it incorporates all sorts of other fibres, fabrics, bits and pieces - lace, even feathers. For the "Spring collection"! Do click to enlarge these pictures, this needs to be seen as close up as possible, its just scrumptious. This is twisted into hanks. And below - teased out a bit to show the yarn in more detail:. Posted by lettuce @ 5:39 PM. There are very fe...

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Niddy noddy: August 2006

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Sunday, August 13, 2006. Lots of pictures coming up. This is my friend Mandy's work. Gifted and creative. She is my weaving/spinning ( textiles) tutor, as well as a friend and near-neighbour who I am glad to be getting to know better. This is her shed string. Her shed, in and of itself, is great, and has inspired me to a shed of my own. Click here. Her shed string - which currently decorates her. Shed - is as un-string-like as her shed is un-shed-like. This is early Spring-string:. View my full profile.

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Niddy noddy: March 2007

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Sunday, March 11, 2007. On the same warp as the tea cosy recently finished, I also wove 2 bags. The warp colours were kind of predetermined, because I had the yarn to use up, and I'm trying to design projects around what I have in my cupboard, rather than buying more. much as its a temptation. gorgeous stuff to be bought. For the tea cosy. Still, I'll know better next time . But I think they are now almost finished, and secure, and usable. I might keep one of them for myself. Posted by lettuce @ 7:37 PM.

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Niddy noddy: December 2006

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Wednesday, December 20, 2006. Bag - Monk's Belt. Oh dear, over a month since I've posted anything. You've probably all stopped looking by now. Nonetheless, here is something new to look at. Just in case. As well as not finding time to post on this blog, I'm also not too good at finding time to finish textile projects. The handles were done on an inkle loom. Only about 5 or 6 more to go! Posted by lettuce @ 9:02 PM. Niddy noddies, lazy Kates and umbrella swifts. This is a bi-weekly/sometimes monthly/i...

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Niddy noddy: November 2006

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Thursday, November 16, 2006. Knit a river is a new campaign with WaterAid. The campaign is designe. D to raise awareness of WaterAid and their vision - a world where everyone has access to safe water and effective sanitation. In campaigning with WaterAid. Easy-peasy lemon squeezy jackaneasy. I'm sure it doesn't need to be perfect knitting, thats not the point. And anyway, the only perfect knitter ever was my Nan. Well, and maybe your nan). Have a knit-a-square party. Tell all your knitt y friend.

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Niddy noddy: June 2006

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Saturday, June 24, 2006. I signed up for a short, 3-week course, which has replaced my usual weaving class (now finished for the summer). I vaguely thought I might continue with the tea cosy which is still not finished (in fact, only just started really). I should have known better. "Tassels and buttons" might sound like something which might just be forgone, in order to get on with other weaving. Not these tassels and buttons. Mandy (she of the inspirational shed. Blog about tassels to follow, in due co...

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Niddy noddy: February 2007

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Friday, February 23, 2007. Tea cosy - finished! I've just looked back at the post I did about starting this project - in May 2006, when I said it was a project which I might get finished in 4/5 weeks. Just finished. Well, its not quite a year later, is it? Its taken so long partly because I've had a disrupted life lately, and spent quite a bit of time in my class gazing out of the window rather than getting on with things. Its also taken so long because:. So here it is, the new tea cosy:. Niddy noddies, ...