kool aid as dye

I have never really been into dying yarn before. For my last swap I bought my swapee some Kool aid sachets from wired for fibre, so I got a couple for myself just to give it a go.
Now it astounds me that people drink this stuff. If it is toxic enough to dye [...]

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knitting project bags

I have just joined an Aussie swap on ravelry that involves making a project bag. I promised that I would dig up some suitable tutorials and links.
U-handbag (UK) is a great resource for making bags and it has a great post on bagmaking for newbies.
Nicole Mallalieu is an Australian designer that focuses on hand [...]

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more christmas presents

I have been so distracted getting all of my sewing done that I haven’t had time to think, or blog or read anyone elses blog. I have so much to catch up on.  Everyone else is busy too!!
Here are a few things from my pile ….
Some placemats, napkins and coasters and napkins from assorted tutorials [...]

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a weekend of too much sewing

I have spent almost every spare moment I had this weekend making and finishing Christmas presents.
I can’t go into too many details but I managed to complete at least 5 gifts,  make a few gift bags and also a zippered pouch.  The pouch is from this tutorial and is for my handbag to carry the [...]

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buy handmade or make homemade

Since I drafted the last post I have been thinking about the handmade pledge that I made.
The pledge was to buy handmade for this holidays. I don’t think that I am actually going to BUY many handmade things at all. Maybe one or two special gifts are from etsy, but the rest [...]

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