A thread for stitchers, crafters, and makers

[Mugshot]

Bigger version of your idea HERE @User13710

 

[Andy in Germany]

Can't comment on the frost resistance but I've had trouble using hot glue on non-porus stuff like wire. I expect Gripfix is your friend.

 

[Mugshot]

On the 40 Gorgeous DIY Stone, Rock, and Pebble Crafts To Beautify Your Life, they have using a rock as a door stop, which apparently comes from a Martha Stewart page, which for some reason doesn't appear to be there any more. Unfortunately, without instructions I'll probably have to give that one a miss

 

[Mugshot]

A couple of yoghurt pots, a few squeezes of exterior sealant stuff and a bag of gravel. I'm quite pleased with them, dunno what they are but they look ok to me.

 

[Mugshot]

Igloos for frogs?

My granddaughter suggested frog houses, and you have too, so I think we'll go with that

 

[Accy cyclist]

Can any of you recommend a fabric glue that'll stick an embroidered badge (something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Embroide...on-Patch-Badge-SUPERIOR-QUALITY-/232150621368) onto a cap.

 

[Mugshot]

Squash bottle and margarine tub house/castle/ruin by mugshot, masonry work and roofing courtesy of granddaughter.

 

[raleighnut]

Can any of you recommend a fabric glue that'll stick an embroidered badge (something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Embroide...on-Patch-Badge-SUPERIOR-QUALITY-/232150621368) onto a cap.

Copydex

 

[Accy cyclist]

Copydex

Heck,i've just looked it up. https://www.homecrafts.co.uk/copyde...MIysOan4qX3gIVSpztCh0j6wa6EAQYASABEgISzvD_BwE
At £8.99 a bottle and that's cheap compared to others who sell it at around £13,i think i'll be getting my needle and thread out!
Not being tight here,but i could buy a cap with the same badge already on for a tenner.

 

[raleighnut]

£4 at Wilko
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&r...wilko/642489&usg=AOvVaw3btEOZZwP09KNrOigQ0COd

Heck,i've just looked it up. https://www.homecrafts.co.uk/copyde...MIysOan4qX3gIVSpztCh0j6wa6EAQYASABEgISzvD_BwE
At £8.99 a bottle and that's cheap compared to others who sell it at around £13,i think i'll be getting my needle and thread out!
Not being tight here,but i could buy a cap with the same badge already on for a tenner.

Unless you were planning on using a pint of it

 

[Accy cyclist]

£4 at Wilko
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=16&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjp1vvNlpfeAhWnCMAKHYVxAGMQFjAPegQIARAB&url=https://www.offerscheck.co.uk/copydex-adhesive-125ml/wilko/642489&usg=AOvVaw3btEOZZwP09KNrOigQ0COd




Unless you were planning on using a pint of it

Yeah but i'll only use it once. Then it'll be left there just wasting away.

 

[Hugh Manatee]

Hello! There must be stuff being made at this time of year?

As this has become more of an "All things created" thread, I have an art question. I don't really have any artistic skills at all. I want to make my own fishing lures and will need to paint them. An airbrush is the obvious answer but of course, I know nothing about them.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spraycra...m=400660568880&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

This was chosen because it is single action and has a little compressor included. It is a cut above the really cheap stuff from China but I really don't know anything about them. I am hoping someone here does!

It wouldn't be getting continuous use certainly by me! However, whatever I do get will be used by my daughter who really is talented! It must be good enough for her to learn with and not get frustrated.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I bought myself a Merc 'mod parka' second hand on fleabay. I also bought one for my little dog. I must be going through a middle aged crisis. Anyway,i also ordered some iron/sew on patches to stick on both coats,but when i tried it the patches just kind of fell off after a few days even though i followed the ironing instructions correctly. Not having the patience like i used to have i decided to take both garments to a local 'We sew anything' shop. She sewed 4 patches/badges on both coats and also a faux fur hood surround i'd also bought. That needed 5 buttons on the hood,so it's detachable. The thread alone would've cost me a tenner,as i wanted the thread to match the patches and not be the wrong colour. For her effort she charged me £10,so i was happy. So happy in fact that i gave her £15 for her very professional job. Just thought i'd mention it.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Thanks for resurrecting this thread Hugh Manatee! I don't know anything about airbrushes, but this guy seems to: http://www.airbrushguru.com/choosing-the-right-airbrush.html

I have been doing a bit of patchwork. This is the central section of what I hope will eventually be a sofa throw that's a dazzling riot of food.

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That looks good.

@hopless500 has had a pretty successful time at the Christmas fairs that she has been doing. She has got a few commissions for her felted stuff after a few people saw the hare that she did for me.

 

[Reynard]

Here's a painting I finished recently - 14 x 10 inch acrylic. It's the first one of what will be a set of four.

This one is Renault RE50, 1984 British Grand Prix.

The other three paintings will be as follows: Arrows A11 - 1989 Canadian Grand Prix, Peugeot 905 - 1992 Le Mans 24 Hours, Vauxhall Vectra - 1998 BTCC Knockhill.