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Sewing machine
Kate XXXXXX wibbled on Thursday 25 March 2010 23:39 Hi Kate, Actually - yes please :) I think it's hard getting a solid machine these days. Stupid Necchi for messing about with plastic gears and cams...
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[OT] Here's why I'm not posting much
Doing lots of that PLUS bleach. ;-} Beverly
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OT: phone scams
Hey All, Just wanted to toss out a heads up. There is a scam that has gone around (here in the States) before going around again. It's a phone thing. They have called here several times in the past....
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A final attack of hat!
Done and dusted! And seriouslt BLING! The final fit in the Grat Hat Saga! This bit was all hand finished, and was some of the hardest part of the hat. This was mostly because the hat is very stiff and...
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Curtains and new sewing machine
I'm renovating a house in England and have got to the point where I need curtains(!) Long story short: I never imaging buying curtains could be so much grief - no ready made websites I can find have...
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Where are you, girls!?
What is this, does my server not show or are there no comments on the 82 red carpet of you know what? I had a little peek at things here: , although I'm dead sure that that can't have been all....
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Making Tights Into Stockings
Hello All I am plus size and lots of the lovely tights (panty hose) available ie Pamela Mann are one size only and therefore won't fit. Do you think it would be possible to cut off the body part of...
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More on the latest hat!
Gluing the peak on. I had help. In fact, Himself did it and I held the camera. There's a cat in there too... No, not IN the hat - just fairly close and very sleepy!
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Contest!
Enter for your chance to win some great goodies. There are no fees and you don't have to register for anything. This month, we're looking for videos describing what your favourite gift to sew is. For...
 
too many sales
and worse (this is NYC area) .... not good.
 
Pickles strikes again
March 4, 2010: Today on Pickles - Comics by Brian Crane - GoComics
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Exciting!
Just orderd £320 worth of silk for a bride. 33m of silk in two colours: cherry red and bitter chocolate. Some organza and some dupion. Averages out at £9.70 a meter. Kewl! It'll be here tomorrow......
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More Mad Hattery!
The hat is complete! of ribbons and feathers in the clicky linky. Yes, I'm just keeping on going with this one! No point in stopping when you're on a roll... Making the Rosettes: Nor difficult, but...
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flea market score today
I found a treasure at the flea market today. One of my pals and I just needed to be o-u-t of the house for a while so we went and wandered. Found a copy (in very good condition considering its age) a...
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Ping Kate:
If I remember correctly, some time in the past you made some costumes out of a cotton/silk blend. What did you think of it and would it be suitable for a summer dress. I'm thinking ahead about fabric...
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