tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80865044158353342882024-03-15T20:33:54.695+00:00The Old Buttontheoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-30166626233337063492023-12-24T11:00:00.002+00:002023-12-28T16:04:01.735+00:00Blanket stitch - great for applique and decorative impact<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIgsr_dBVhv5aOqBJ_QjxHtWwcb-ph9rkIqwnpQL8lfYWzdWu6sNBUGyCJ9y9udkWeYExBEP9prFDxdpTSVsZj_ki75KRJWoBxeVwdjbYBJCFRWzFE4US1bPSlVV7jHh8NLGJg8Mw3Xc26WfNf21I4K6m-pF72h_OuHCpk_pYDNTzO_LlNsjFp11isPUE/s3987/Travel%20Play%20Mat%20Zoo%20Scene%201%20-%20Hand%20Appliqued%20Fabric%20Toy%20.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="3987" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIgsr_dBVhv5aOqBJ_QjxHtWwcb-ph9rkIqwnpQL8lfYWzdWu6sNBUGyCJ9y9udkWeYExBEP9prFDxdpTSVsZj_ki75KRJWoBxeVwdjbYBJCFRWzFE4US1bPSlVV7jHh8NLGJg8Mw3Xc26WfNf21I4K6m-pF72h_OuHCpk_pYDNTzO_LlNsjFp11isPUE/w640-h444/Travel%20Play%20Mat%20Zoo%20Scene%201%20-%20Hand%20Appliqued%20Fabric%20Toy%20.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Old Button Play On The Go © Play Scenes - Safai Zoo<br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator"><p style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">What is blanket stitch</span></h2></div><div class="separator">Blanket
stitch is an edging stitch, traditionally used to finish the edges of
woollen blankets (or other woven items) to stop them unravelling. Sewn in a connected row, the stitch forms neat 3 sides boxes, with the
effect of "down" side stitches connected by "top" stitches, but they are
formed by looping the thread in a continuous stitch. </div><div class="separator"> </div><div class="separator"></div><div class="separator">When used as an edging stitch, it wraps itself around
the edge, with down stitches showing at the front and the back, and
the top showing across the outside edge. </div><div class="separator"> </div><div class="separator"> <br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSLTnGQsrHl-2xq3L9XrjSSYmHCHTb7mNJ0QRrsW_8oW1X2iVAAF03HP713aZQNYYY6g4kfBkRPlRuYZ3TBTAgsHiyXASKBTz6NL_2oY6VfFw-ct0I-HVDTHcXFjX2hty5d1S21rTotsOXBZT32RrFGJ_qF4n2Pc7vfnH7uKjCGUD-Kk4O6c9V7E2rc0l/w399-h400/The%20Old%20Button%20Flower%20Brooches%20-%20wool%20felt.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="399" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Old Button felt flower brooch</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator"></div><div class="separator"></div><h3 class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Securing applique</span></h3><p>As it can be eased around curves and used on
angles of any shape, including internal ones, blanket stitch is also great for securing applique patches. </p><p>I use it a lot with felt, but it also works well on cotton or wool fabrics too as where it has the added benefit of catching in any fraying threads. </p><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtNo0CA5vDyDYubYgr7zfBPvPn3UYaTY36SStV_tiMazsVYGOu94ACasjRi8RnFrBBI0Hx32MenH30ZoC6lgdt3aBeKeNfNskykru239EBiMezb5yvbJAfne897Pgb_NANYxMI8fxPNCcUYNcPvoTdbrMQNW3VzGuOlzp9KR-w5LpRN5mz8VlJkMkIpIj/s2054/Blanket%20stitch%20applique%20on%20cotton%20and%20wool.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="2054" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYtNo0CA5vDyDYubYgr7zfBPvPn3UYaTY36SStV_tiMazsVYGOu94ACasjRi8RnFrBBI0Hx32MenH30ZoC6lgdt3aBeKeNfNskykru239EBiMezb5yvbJAfne897Pgb_NANYxMI8fxPNCcUYNcPvoTdbrMQNW3VzGuOlzp9KR-w5LpRN5mz8VlJkMkIpIj/w640-h314/Blanket%20stitch%20applique%20on%20cotton%20and%20wool.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> The Old Button heart and mini patchwork pictures using upcycled Welsh wool blanket scraps</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"></div><div class="separator"></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Decorative impact</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;">I use blanket stitch a lot on my hand embroidered playmats* and fabric pictures. It is a very versatile stitch, and you vary stitch size and colour contract to create different effects. </p><p style="text-align: left;">In the woodland scene below, the smallish size of the stitches and the similarity to the thread
and felt colours subtly emphasise the outline of the felt tree, owl and
toadstool, but aren't the main impact. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBgYwYGCr0sbobF8k4jATpNMwu-NtOqoAcIW6s-ZUJNwcqF29PKJtPjd2HfcO37e8QKI_VslF6-1ZXmiOMCwVWVHpbrI_ijL3M2aWK0vOgfT00GvZ6dLHQi-idfzVm0Lj7KubJOWEmhgD2UDB8sszRLoK6jW7pddqmWz-F49httijTlKU7zjcTM_q_WLX/s2238/Owl%20in%20tree%20on%20magical%20playmat%201.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBgYwYGCr0sbobF8k4jATpNMwu-NtOqoAcIW6s-ZUJNwcqF29PKJtPjd2HfcO37e8QKI_VslF6-1ZXmiOMCwVWVHpbrI_ijL3M2aWK0vOgfT00GvZ6dLHQi-idfzVm0Lj7KubJOWEmhgD2UDB8sszRLoK6jW7pddqmWz-F49httijTlKU7zjcTM_q_WLX/w640-h572/Owl%20in%20tree%20on%20magical%20playmat%201.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Old Button Play On The Go © Play Scenes - Fairy Woodland</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">But in this sea scene, I used larger stitches and chose thread that was lighter or darker
than the felt to make the motifs stand out and give layered depth to the
picture. On the green seaweed fronds I made the side stitches a little
longer than the top stitch and partly interlaced some of them to create a
stripy, wavy effect. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hixefrTcA8da80OFMMAhUy4aj_1rTj3Xq1jzKJWsD1D1MDihSDqvxo6C0u5CovUQJPd9UlvzD2abitA4oy8z-dGAH-7m0LkmD6409DZk46AuZ3tTQi7ur4qixGaHAvlkxoIUV_MmllMQYTjoCk1gFAuhJ4cgczAOxpJPaarkjae-iYMYd3coZfWITSB3/s2688/The%20Old%20Button%20-%20Under%20the%20sea%20playmat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hixefrTcA8da80OFMMAhUy4aj_1rTj3Xq1jzKJWsD1D1MDihSDqvxo6C0u5CovUQJPd9UlvzD2abitA4oy8z-dGAH-7m0LkmD6409DZk46AuZ3tTQi7ur4qixGaHAvlkxoIUV_MmllMQYTjoCk1gFAuhJ4cgczAOxpJPaarkjae-iYMYd3coZfWITSB3/w640-h360/The%20Old%20Button%20-%20Under%20the%20sea%20playmat.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Old Button Play On The Go © Play Scenes - Under the Sea</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Have a go - links to tutorial and kits</span><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"> </h3><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;">I hope this inspires you have have a go yourself. If you would like to learn how to do blanket stitch, I have a <a href="https://theoldbutton.blogspot.com/2023/12/mini-tutorial-blanket-stitch-embroidery.html">mini tutorial</a>, including how to do corners and curves. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I also have an Embroidery 101 - with a <a href="http://theoldbutton.blogspot.com/2023/12/embroidery-101-part-b-useful-guide-on.html">useful guide</a> to starting embroidery, complete with useful hints and tips for all stitches, and a <a href="http://theoldbutton.blogspot.com/2023/12/embroidery-101-part-b-overview-of.html">glossary of embroidery stitches</a> with links to more mini-tutorials. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">If you are looking for small "sew it yourself" craft kits that feature embroidery in applique, I have just launched a range on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheOldButton" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="https://folksy.com/shops/TheOldButton" target="_blank">Folksy</a> shops. There are only a few at the moment but I hope to develop more over the next year. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b> </b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Please respect my design and copyright </b></i><i>© </i><i><b>- I would be delighted if you use my creations as inspiration for your own ideas, but don't copy them directly. </b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b> </b></i>* Appliqued motifs in my playmats are also machine stitched for extra durability and to conform to UK toy safety standards. <br /></p><p style="text-align: right;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: right;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></p><br />theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-9387713545250450432023-12-23T21:06:00.000+00:002023-12-28T15:11:20.059+00:00Mini tutorial - Blanket stitch embroidery
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">How to sew blanket stitch</span></h2><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxJ5VD7jCptSB2aAo7sVe-hEe2cW1-A8PYO1Zk94xC0NtPCh_hM55Fohf4YXeVhPGq73O5AFSk6U07aLa8k6RAousff52T1qyibZJ_5-x9Ae7pQnzxBAC9AlGEpu73s-JTVRNhICZVeMFbwtMYOaW3FahjbLOuI5phJNdYluSDl3atUy2OZw3g3-uv7Pz/s2000/Blanket%20stitch%20-%20sewing%20corner%20point%20wool%20heart%20sewing%20kit.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="2000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxJ5VD7jCptSB2aAo7sVe-hEe2cW1-A8PYO1Zk94xC0NtPCh_hM55Fohf4YXeVhPGq73O5AFSk6U07aLa8k6RAousff52T1qyibZJ_5-x9Ae7pQnzxBAC9AlGEpu73s-JTVRNhICZVeMFbwtMYOaW3FahjbLOuI5phJNdYluSDl3atUy2OZw3g3-uv7Pz/w640-h360/Blanket%20stitch%20-%20sewing%20corner%20point%20wool%20heart%20sewing%20kit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></h3><p style="text-align: left;">This
is part of a series of mini-tutorials about embroidery stitches, I am
doing to coincide with the launch of my "sew-it-yourself" craft kits (available on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheOldButton" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="https://folksy.com/shops/TheOldButton" target="_blank">Folksy</a>). </p><p style="margin-left: 120px; text-align: left;"><i>See my embroidery 101 post for an introduction to embroidery and useful general tips, plus
links to all the stitch specific tutorials as I create them. </i></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">Sewing a row of blanket stitches <br /></span></i></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i>1 - The starting stitch</i> </h4><p style="text-align: left;">Thread your needle with your chosen thread, knotted at the end to stop it pulling through the fabric. With
the knot at the back of the fabric, make a single stitch, the size you want the side
of your "box-leg" to be. I find it easier to start from top and stitch
down to the bottom of the leg. <br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOAaUfEMlCOvy0tFg3hoaYxyDjKciDeabFRyx70VsqAtoecjMFUM4MW2ULEcfe6f2gBw3yYkKnsXFuF47Mj1nD4WtCyihtbTcNTS5E3virLXza-eHvGlAxtmNRXl1j-v1ABODpz6BIOu3u89g105OpZLNo3t03oOMCRRj0R_wYKRHw6Mc5Wr7FPtbeR7l/s1970/Blanket%20stitch%201.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOAaUfEMlCOvy0tFg3hoaYxyDjKciDeabFRyx70VsqAtoecjMFUM4MW2ULEcfe6f2gBw3yYkKnsXFuF47Mj1nD4WtCyihtbTcNTS5E3virLXza-eHvGlAxtmNRXl1j-v1ABODpz6BIOu3u89g105OpZLNo3t03oOMCRRj0R_wYKRHw6Mc5Wr7FPtbeR7l/w640-h170/Blanket%20stitch%201.jpg" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Bring the needle back to the front of the work at the top of the leg, and pull the thread through until it is taut. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i>2 - Create the first "loop"</i> </h4><p style="text-align: left;">Move
to the right (or left if you prefer) the same distance as the length of
your first stitch, and create the other side of the box. Although this
appears as a "downwards leg" in the finished stitch, you actually push
the needle upwards through the fabric. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihacx-l7-U8RV4r4_LrT7a9rEs51oasWJp30nEho9XhFVZixyAiCkKYToajCdcZ-0LvBErc03QVHUp-vAR8Rei8EOvaBLmj1LcZ_iKWdIM8k8MNmH5HTqs4m0yNcO60rrTB6e9cAbg8vbw3Zmf28Cb0bNE3FipTWqTiJdfKIhLSKR12JbDdfHi56oyk8UJ/s1983/Blanket%20stitch%202.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihacx-l7-U8RV4r4_LrT7a9rEs51oasWJp30nEho9XhFVZixyAiCkKYToajCdcZ-0LvBErc03QVHUp-vAR8Rei8EOvaBLmj1LcZ_iKWdIM8k8MNmH5HTqs4m0yNcO60rrTB6e9cAbg8vbw3Zmf28Cb0bNE3FipTWqTiJdfKIhLSKR12JbDdfHi56oyk8UJ/w640-h150/Blanket%20stitch%202.jpg" /></a> <br /><br />Ensure the thread is laid
behind the needle as it comes out at the top. Pull the needle through
smoothly - as you do this the thread will form a loop. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Continue
pull the thread through until the thread all sits flat on the fabric
and forms the classic 3-sided "box" shape of blanket stitch. Make sure
the stitch is gently taut but don't pull the thread too tight or the
fabric will pucker and the box will look distorted. If this happens, use
the blunt end of the needle to loosen the stitch a bit before you
continue. <br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i>3 - Repeat..... </i></h4><p style="text-align: left;">Moving in the same
direction, repeat the looping stitch to create a row of blanket
stitches. Try to keep your stitches the same size, both in height and
spacing. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoB7a6ebxt-Ns7vBGvKPgrPFgcYlWnlwXCqVSdN9jd5iDTAlrClQuwtg-qcWISXP_Yv_kF4jzMPwMptY8Tq1xqr-ZXcfMk7vZQ37bOgwpNO4MZTNNcLHy1mRXHBFPngumzSL7LmBfzekTHAPwWnZrsQ3hCcinupQi94Qp6jhrpDhqarQ2QRAXoP-uoEMpn/s1991/Blanket%20stitch%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="1991" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoB7a6ebxt-Ns7vBGvKPgrPFgcYlWnlwXCqVSdN9jd5iDTAlrClQuwtg-qcWISXP_Yv_kF4jzMPwMptY8Tq1xqr-ZXcfMk7vZQ37bOgwpNO4MZTNNcLHy1mRXHBFPngumzSL7LmBfzekTHAPwWnZrsQ3hCcinupQi94Qp6jhrpDhqarQ2QRAXoP-uoEMpn/w640-h140/Blanket%20stitch%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>You now have a row of 3 sided boxes - they look a bit like connected "m"s. </p><p>If you are sewing in the middle of a piece of fabric, blanket stitch looks different from the back - you will just see vertical lines. If you are sewing around the outside, the stitch wraps itself around, with the vertical legs showing on both sides and the top stitch along the edge. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1sQOlAzmLX158jS1FR3B_fNdw-h-JSQ2jrlDM3CYegFZmGRlcI92AJwhEivCE324KUqWEQ4LR2H_6z8QF9oGlILI_vgzoatZ1RpuwJlA8_mtrO9ZKi6y2erCA87sETVU4pMcxF5HDms0uH86keoeSSPkmcrBVXzmvgBHK6NWdZ4biwWLV_LIp3SyaAwH/s2038/Blanket%20stitch%20around%20edge%20of%20fabric.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="2038" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1sQOlAzmLX158jS1FR3B_fNdw-h-JSQ2jrlDM3CYegFZmGRlcI92AJwhEivCE324KUqWEQ4LR2H_6z8QF9oGlILI_vgzoatZ1RpuwJlA8_mtrO9ZKi6y2erCA87sETVU4pMcxF5HDms0uH86keoeSSPkmcrBVXzmvgBHK6NWdZ4biwWLV_LIp3SyaAwH/w640-h304/Blanket%20stitch%20around%20edge%20of%20fabric.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"> <i>4 - Finishing off your stitching</i></h4><p>At
the end of your row, push the needle through the fabric to the back,
very close to the top of the final stitch. </p><p>If you are sewing all the way
round a shape and have come back to the beginning, move your needle
over and push it through at the top of the first stitch instead - this
way the boxes look continuous. (See the heart photo at the top of the page.) <br /><br />From the back, secure
your stitching with a small over stitch or weave your thread a few times
through the back of the stitches. </p><p style="text-align: right;"><i>See my Embroidery 101 post for more info on finishing stitches</i></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Turning corners with blanket stitching</span></h3><p style="text-align: left;">It
is easy to turn a corner with blanket stitch, by changing where the
entry or exit point of the needle goes to create angled side stitches. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i><b>External angles </b></i></h4><p style="text-align: left;">As
you go round the corner, put the the needle into the same starting
point of each stitch but keep the exit point the same top stitch width. </p><p>This
creates a triangular shape - as you do this in both both sides of the
corner you will get a box with a diagonal line. You can see how I am
using it for the bottom point of the heart. <br /></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYgnwGR_4me127gPk2EWYqoN1r5Z-c8RFd1K7Zt5N0I3nniWAqqGirPEWZBuLPpdX_RE0kpzyD6KvaN-YyWuEZJQf9rW273bN2_73iXATVB3h-44JZaWN1CFbXdTkNSU_IpGSDidZG24Fg5iwWv4SgNlvgOxeWDTtZdp5LSCjTbGg2snnsqk91-6zsq0B/s273/external%20corner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYgnwGR_4me127gPk2EWYqoN1r5Z-c8RFd1K7Zt5N0I3nniWAqqGirPEWZBuLPpdX_RE0kpzyD6KvaN-YyWuEZJQf9rW273bN2_73iXATVB3h-44JZaWN1CFbXdTkNSU_IpGSDidZG24Fg5iwWv4SgNlvgOxeWDTtZdp5LSCjTbGg2snnsqk91-6zsq0B/w624-h640/external%20corner.jpg" width="624" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"> Deopending on your tension, you may find the top thread slips down and no longer sits nicely hugs the edges of the external corner. If this happens, you can do a little securing or catch stitch to keep the thread in place - after your first angled stitch, push your needle to the back right at the very tip of the corner before returning it back to the front very close but not exactly in the same place, before continuing. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>See my Embroidery 101 post for more info on catch stitches.</i> <br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Internal angles</b></i></h4><p style="text-align: left;">This time, use the normal starting point of each stitch but angle the needle so it exits at the internal corner each time. <br /> <br />This
creates a starburst effect - with 2 or 3 (or more) stitches depending
on the steepness of the angle. You can see how I've used 3 stitches
here where the curves of the heart meet in an internal point. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4-OtrCqCdnwWAICw6DfgwC_aEQJWtGG3WB3gouEdx-xVzIOonR5Kzq_TRAM4WUsqE8hX63C8-D0IE_2SiaMTtO_I65RUF83e847A6-sqx8u3LD2pfCzWXgl1cwxfRdQ51VJpRfogXg3kfFqnfyhtukjQElqtVbq8cg8fgJKJLtq9QUCFInhKdmaFbuzf/s2000/how%20to%20sew%20an%20internal%20corner%20in%20blanket%20stitch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4-OtrCqCdnwWAICw6DfgwC_aEQJWtGG3WB3gouEdx-xVzIOonR5Kzq_TRAM4WUsqE8hX63C8-D0IE_2SiaMTtO_I65RUF83e847A6-sqx8u3LD2pfCzWXgl1cwxfRdQ51VJpRfogXg3kfFqnfyhtukjQElqtVbq8cg8fgJKJLtq9QUCFInhKdmaFbuzf/w640-h544/how%20to%20sew%20an%20internal%20corner%20in%20blanket%20stitch.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">It
looks best if external corner stitches start the same distance from the
corner as your other stitches, and internal corners start at the
internal point. With practice you get used to thinking ahead and
marginally adjusting the last few stitches so you land in the right
place. <br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Blanket stitching curves </span></h3><p style="text-align: left;">As the photo above illustrates, blanket stitch can easily be sewn into a curved line.<br /> <br />You do this by adjusting the angle you place the needle so that each stitch is off-square, but keep them broadly perpendicular to the curved edge so the stitches still appear box-like. Keep the width of the stitch the same. <br /><br />If
you want your curve to go up, you shift your entry and exit point of
the needle up a bit - but at the same time you angle the the top of the
needle inwards so the distance between the bottom of the side stitches
is slightly wider than the top stitch. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydpuIX0I8wycBPK0RRJEp0DxetnCjDXZqXVvpoUTk5eRVzZARv-wVvv4-7-PtdoDATMLhOXtvN2u9nnj2h5QpgB-JE5cUTmZbhZ0Bsw2ag4w0F8U4eX2QNmRmkZJn7VH2_6A-RjwllQIRBjbnTxMHcRfFjJi9yZUiG21NuTWVWwKoBf26krOuSt6ZGjjP/s619/Blanket%20stitch%20curves%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="619" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydpuIX0I8wycBPK0RRJEp0DxetnCjDXZqXVvpoUTk5eRVzZARv-wVvv4-7-PtdoDATMLhOXtvN2u9nnj2h5QpgB-JE5cUTmZbhZ0Bsw2ag4w0F8U4eX2QNmRmkZJn7VH2_6A-RjwllQIRBjbnTxMHcRfFjJi9yZUiG21NuTWVWwKoBf26krOuSt6ZGjjP/w400-h316/Blanket%20stitch%20curves%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> To curve down, angle the
top point outwards so the bottom of the side stitches are closer to
each other than the top stitch, while also shifting the needle down a
little.<br /> <br />How much of an angle depends on how quickly the shape
curves, and your stylistic choice. The rabbit shape below is a good
example of this.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjSGGSMoV9SRm6ScMv46-fqDRahykTlia5r3d60sWEC7itR57-0e2Q85aeIRwV7jE3-s9uWr312t2HN731K2V6cQi-LPCdEroRpa3E85V-uOM_3o3Bq8_InY3BouNGsKCw30i7sLya2QixRbVd61PLfBDkCJgko02QHqMpS34iypa6rHhEm1EhFTxjHQw/s632/P1000428-001.JPG"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjSGGSMoV9SRm6ScMv46-fqDRahykTlia5r3d60sWEC7itR57-0e2Q85aeIRwV7jE3-s9uWr312t2HN731K2V6cQi-LPCdEroRpa3E85V-uOM_3o3Bq8_InY3BouNGsKCw30i7sLya2QixRbVd61PLfBDkCJgko02QHqMpS34iypa6rHhEm1EhFTxjHQw/w638-h640/P1000428-001.JPG" width="638" /></a> </p><p style="text-align: left;">For
gentle curves, such as the rabbit's back, my stitches have barely
noticible angle changes and the boxes still look square-ish. Sharper
curves (for example round his neck or under his front paws) needed a
bigger angle change making the boxes more trapeziod. <br /> <br />For the
really pointy tip of his ears and the corners of his paws I used the
external corner triangular method. I did this this on the front of his face too -
it give the impression of his pointy little nose and whiskers! <br /></p><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Want to know more? </span><br /></h3><p>To find out more about blanket stitch and how it can be used, you may also want to read my post on using <a href="http://theoldbutton.blogspot.com/2023/12/embroidery-mini-tutorial.html">blanket stitch for applique and decorative impact</a>. </p><p> </p><p><i>I hope this is useful, and I'd love to hear from you about the things you've made after reading this tutorial. </i></p><p><i>Please also reach out to me if you don't understand anything here. It's easy for me to write about things that I do all the time, without realising that it isn't as clear as I think it is! </i></p>theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-49591356987434444382023-12-22T14:56:00.002+00:002023-12-28T15:53:09.542+00:00Embroidery 101 - An introduction to embroidery and useful hints and tricks for all stitches<p></p><p>In
this part of my "Embroidery 101" you will find a general guide on
starting and finishing your sewing, plus hints and tricks that apply to many
stitches. </p><p><a href="http://theoldbutton.blogspot.com/2023/12/embroidery-101-part-b-overview-of.html">Click here for Embroidery 101 - Stitch glossary</a> which has an overview of some common stitches and links to specific mini
tutorials.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Jre9mX_fSeGBC3QD6jILiEUavzWEtAMQMnkoAf70WN6hwf9rmlctuGWi0eCg8CVVXzNTAJPObx00yE0Tmd9DOOuJyEesTBFD7IRp5uu5-UTcQHBcOIWw1Vy39j0rM-N01ZQ4o4l6U8Nbcokax3X_TcDerbFV_bXCXL_rfLV5n25Jn0dNSyzJX4Dy3WZs/s2000/Embroidered%20fairy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="2000" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Jre9mX_fSeGBC3QD6jILiEUavzWEtAMQMnkoAf70WN6hwf9rmlctuGWi0eCg8CVVXzNTAJPObx00yE0Tmd9DOOuJyEesTBFD7IRp5uu5-UTcQHBcOIWw1Vy39j0rM-N01ZQ4o4l6U8Nbcokax3X_TcDerbFV_bXCXL_rfLV5n25Jn0dNSyzJX4Dy3WZs/w640-h508/Embroidered%20fairy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An hand embroidered appliqued fairy from one of my Christmas stockings <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <span style="color: #999999;">T</span><span style="color: #999999;">his is a work in progress blog and more photos and links will be added soon. </span><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">General guide, hints and tips <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Choosing
and preparing your thread</span> </span></b></h4><p>I mostly use stranded cotton thread (sometimes called embroidery floss) in my work. These have 6 strands, which you can easily split to create a finer thread. Generally I work with 3 strands, which I use undoubled (see below). <br /><br /> When separating stranded threads, spread them out and choose the ones that naturally sit next to each other. Ease threads apart down the length. If you find they become knotted, stop and just use the length you have already split - even if you unknot it, it is likely to become tangled or re-knotted with use. <br /><br />You can also use cotton perle which is thicker and can't be split, as well as stranded and unstranded threads made from wool or silk in different thicknesses. You can also use multitude of specialist threads made from synthetic materials including metallic and fluffy yarns. Each have their own distinct look, but can be combined very effectively. </p><h4><span style="color: #a64d79;">Needle size and threading your needle </span></h4><p>Embroidery needles are different from other sewing needles. Although they are still have the same sharp point, they have a larger and longer eye to help thread multiple strands and thicker yarns. They come in different sizes that are numbered - you will need to choose the right one for the thickness of your thread, and also your fabric weave as the larger needles can sometimes be too thick to pass through tightly woven fabrics. I find number 8 is good for 3 strands of cotton thread on both felt and quilting cotton. If you are not sure which is best for your project you can buy a pack of assorted sizes to try. <br /><br /> Some people find threading needles by hand very easy, other don't! You may want to wet the thread before teasing the strands flat with your fingers and then try bringing the needle to the thread not the other way round. Needle threaders can be helpful, but the thin metal wire ones won't last long, especially if you find you are tugging hard to pull thick thread through a small eye. <br /><br />The eye of a needle often has a "good" and "bad" side for threading (linked to the stamping direction during manufacturing). If you are having problems, try turning it round and using the other side. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Double or undoubled thread</span> </h4><p>Once your needle is threaded, you can choose to use the thread doubled, or undoubled. For a doubled thread, pull half of the length through the needle and then you sew with both threads side by side, and the needle secure in a loop at the end so it never falls off the thread. For undoubled thread, just pull the thread part way through the needle and leave it dangling while you sewing with the long length. I personally prefer undoubled lengths as they tangle less, but the needle does have a tendancy to fall off (some people put a small knot at the eye of the needle). Whatever you choose, adjust the number of separated strands for your desired final yarn thickness. <br /><br />Needles also become worn - the eye becomes jagged and the end blunts - and need replacing. You may also find your favourite needle bows with use - do yourself a favour and change out for a new needle no matter how comfortable it feels, as eventually it will snap. <br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Securing starting and finishing stitches </span></h4><p>There are many methods of securing your starting and finishing stitch, and most are done at the back of the work. <br /><br />Most embroidery stitches start with the needle coming from the back, and a small knot in the end of the thread is very effect in stopping it pulling through. Alternatively you can do a tiny overstitch before you start - this can be from the front if your chosen stitch is dense enough to hide it, otherwise do it at the back. Once you have done a few stitches, turn over and snip off the trailing thread so it doesn't get tangled into the back of your work. <br /><br />To secure your final stitch, do an over stitch or a small French knot at the back of the work. Pull the thread taut to lock the stitch, then weave needle and thread into the back of your last few stitches before cutting the tail off to help stop the thread coming loose.<br /></p><p>For stitches that finish at the front of the work, push the
needle through to the back very close to the stitch, or
close to a neighbouring stitch for a continuation of the pattern, before securing. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Catch stitches </span></h4><p> These are little stitches that you do anywhere in a row of any embroidery stitch to "catch" or secure top threads in place because they are shifting out of place, or to reduce the risk of looser styles of stitch pulling if a thread is snagged. You can also use them as a decorative effect - you will see this illustrated in the mini-tutorials. <br /></p><p>To do a catch stitch, stab the needle to the back then return to the front a tint bit away from the first hole - this "catches" the embroidery thread between a few threads of the background fabric. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Thread problems </span></h4><p>Tangled or knotted threads can cause a major problem when you work. To avoid this, don't have too long a thread length, and let your thread and needle dangle in mid-air regularly to untwist. </p><p>If your thread does knot, try and upick it carefully with the point of the needle. If this fails, cut before the knot and rethread - either to
continue if long enough or to take to the back and secure off. </p><p>With stitches that have a lot of loops and twists, you may also find multi-strand threads start to "separate" with use and don't pull through neatly as one - you suddenly notice one strand is shorter than the others. If this happens carefully tease the threads so they all lie back together - you may also want to try bringing the needle eye all the way down the length of the thread to meet the fabric before pulling it back up again. <br /></p><p>If you find a thread repeatedly knots or separates, consider finishing it off and starting with a new length. <br /></p><p>You may find it helpful to wax your threads - running the yarn lightly down the side of a block of beeswax sold specifically for this purpose. Do a practice run to check it doesn't mark the fabric or affect the desired fluffiness of your yarn. <br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #a64d79;">Stitch tension - avoiding thread distortion and puckering of background fabric</span> </h4><p>You want your stitches to be worked with the correct tension - they need to both form the shape correctly and sit neatly on the surface of the fabric. </p><p>It's very easy to over pull the thread so that a stitch becomes distorted, and in extreme cases the underlying fabric will pucker. If this happens, use the blunt end of your needle to carefully loosen the final part of the thread until it all sits well again. This is easier done before you move onto the next stitch, but you missed it you can sometimes ease enough slack over a few stitches to compensate. <br /></p><p>If you find your stitch is too loose, it is easily secured or tucked in place with a catch stitch - either at the time or after you finished your stitching. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Unpicking embroidery</span></h4><p>Don't stress over small imperfections - they are part of the charm of hand sewn embroidery and should be embraced. </p><p>But if you do go wrong enough that you want to unpick your stitches, take your time. Above all, don't pull the end of your thread - you will just tighten the stitch even more. Use the blunt end of your needle to carefully unpick each stitch one at a time, in the reverse order you sewed them. You can also use a sharp embroidery scissors to snip really stubborn threads, but you will then need to unpick further stitches to get enough thread to finish off properly. <br /></p><p><br />I hope this guide is useful. If there is anything you want explaining further, or something I've not covered, just get in touch here or through my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheOldButton/">Facebook page</a>. <br /> </p><p><br /></p><p>If you are looking for small "sew it yourself" craft kits that feature
embroidery and applique, I have just launched a range on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheOldButton" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="https://folksy.com/shops/TheOldButton" target="_blank">Folksy</a> shops. There are only a few at the moment but I hope to develop more over the next year. </p><i><b>Please respect my design and copyright </b></i><i>© </i><i><b>- I would be delighted if you use my creations as inspiration for your own ideas, but don't copy them directly. </b></i><p><br /> <br /><br /> <br /></p>theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-48662979452524308922023-12-21T13:20:00.002+00:002023-12-28T16:01:36.526+00:00Embroidery 101 - Part A: an overview of simple embroidery stitches <p>According to Wikopedia, <b>Embroidery</b> is the craft of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to apply thread or yarn.</p><p>To coincide with the launch of my "sew-it-yourself" craft kits, I
thought it would be helpful to post up some more help and advice
online on the common stitches I am suggesting in the kits. <br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAEVaWZCc0wXdvpL-8Gt1gqMmtV0zyVrO0SjWK5LfF6RS430N8YGA1DsGGCX4x1y2eHpYTQLdN32V5Hmwgubwp3vCmFvziJJXdLawuLC9NbqoYIlbHov8bOmgPxI-R143ht54j2-96zUI9VNQpz8GcH7dwaeSUHgjnTCbUHw6iLuK_tvm2HYKAgF-o96u/s1220/Appliqued%20embroidered%20wall%20art%20hanging%20owl%20tree%20with%20autumn%20leaves.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1220" height="605" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizAEVaWZCc0wXdvpL-8Gt1gqMmtV0zyVrO0SjWK5LfF6RS430N8YGA1DsGGCX4x1y2eHpYTQLdN32V5Hmwgubwp3vCmFvziJJXdLawuLC9NbqoYIlbHov8bOmgPxI-R143ht54j2-96zUI9VNQpz8GcH7dwaeSUHgjnTCbUHw6iLuK_tvm2HYKAgF-o96u/w640-h605/Appliqued%20embroidered%20wall%20art%20hanging%20owl%20tree%20with%20autumn%20leaves.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>One of my applique and embroidery craft kits - using using blanket, chain and backstitch</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p>In this part of my "Embroidery 101" I introduce a number of simple embroidery stitches and provide links to the specific mini tutorials on how to sew them. </p><p>Also see my <a href="https://theoldbutton.blogspot.com/2023/12/embroidery-101-part-b-useful-guide-on.html">Embroidery 101 general guide</a>, which includes useful information on starting embroidery, with hints and tricks that apply to all stitches. </p><p><span style="color: #999999;"></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;">This is a work in progress blog and more photos and links will be added soon. </span><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Common embroidery stitches </span><br /></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Stab stitching v sewing stitching</span><br /></h4><p>These are methods of sewing, rather than specific stitches. But it's useful to understand the difference before you start to embroider - a good way to do this is to try both methods with a running stitch. </p><p><i>Stab stitching</i> - essentially you stab the needle through the fabric each time, passing the whole thread through to the back before returning it to the front again. This is slower, but you have more accuracy over where your stiches will start and finish. <br /></p><p><i>Sewing stitching</i> - this time you mostly leave the thread on the surface, dipping your needle in and out of the fabric before drawing the thread through. This is a much quicker method, but it's harder to control stitch size and position. </p><p>While you can often use whichever you prefer, some stitches will require one method more than the other. But have fun experimenting. <br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Running stitch</span></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This is the stitch we mostly think of when hand sewing two fabrics together - you just pass the needle in and out of the fabric in evenly spaced stitches and gaps, that look the same front and back.</span><span style="color: #a64d79;"> </span>A versatile stitch in embroidery, it can be combined with weaving or threading yarns<br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Back stitch </span></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This is a strong stitch, often used for hand sewing seams, where the thread is doubled back on itself (usually on the reverse of the fabric) to create a continuous line of stitching. It is good in embroidery for straight or curved lines, and for creating solid outlines. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Stem stitch (also known as French or slash stitch)<br /></span></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Similar to back stitch, this returns the thread to the front further back along the previous stitch to create a continuous line of angled stitches. Depending on the exact placement of the needle, the stitches can be long with barely noticible slanting or be short and appear more rope-like. </span><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Blanket stitch</span> </h4><div style="text-align: left;">Traditionally used to edge blankets, this stitch can also be used to secure and edge applique patches, as well as as a decorative box-like stitch. It can be worked in both straight and curved lines, and looks good worked around corners. <br /></div><p><a href="https://theoldbutton.blogspot.com/2023/12/mini-tutorial-blanket-stitch-embroidery.html">How to sew blanket stitch tutorial</a> </p><p><a href="https://theoldbutton.blogspot.com/2023/12/embroidery-mini-tutorial.html">Using blanket stitch for applique and decorative impact</a><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"> Herringbone stitch and other crossed stitches<br /></span></h4><div style="text-align: left;">Originating from the loose criss-crossed stitches used to attach interlining fabrics to outer layers (in curtains or tailoring), these are highly decorative and can be used quickly to secure the edges of overlapping or butted together fabrics, as well as as an infill stitch. There are many variations depending on the number of stems and how they are crossed. <br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Chain stitches, including detached links and Lazy Daisy </span><br /></h4><p>Chain stitches are loops that can be work continuously to form a straight or curved lines, or as detached chains - either singly or in a circle to form the flower shape known as Lazy Daisy. <br /></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>If you are looking for small "sew it yourself" craft kits that feature
embroidery and applique, I have just launched a range on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheOldButton" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="https://folksy.com/shops/TheOldButton" target="_blank">Folksy</a> shops. There are only a few at the moment but I hope to develop more over the next year. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><b>Please respect my design and copyright </b></i><i>© </i><i><b>- I would be delighted if you use my creations as inspiration for your own ideas, but don't copy them directly. <br /></b></i></p><p></p><p><br /></p>theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-61365926398704144002023-12-12T00:01:00.001+00:002023-12-25T10:25:59.422+00:00Super sized DIY cutting and pressing table - #IKEAhack Step 1: prepping the Kallax sandwich<div class="separator"><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p>In my last <a href="https://theoldbutton.blogspot.com/2023/02/super-sized-diy-cutting-and-pressing.html">post</a> I explained how I designed a huge cutting and pressing table to go in my sewing room. <br /><br />My design involved sandwiching four Kallax units between two layers of MDF board - the base board and the top - giving lots of strength for a fairly small weight (a bit like a marshmallow and wafer biscuit😁).</p><p>
But first I wanted to check exactly how I wanted the units to be laid out. This took me
quite some time!!</p><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hlVFDDM04C8bNw24VdNjLi9eCCGRxM9XgbUrBDNxxnts4gwbUBjfDHYU9kGwquqbSbEoc0Fo4Lkcc2NmkS4AM4d37DDpRKqZ39caKVIKNGpeDLZ3wsMy1WusueNAQX5FwcoNFwWgamFXP3om2ML6g5Wsu2FktVAejOq8e7w-UMVu5P-L850LGpQAhA/s2048/Ikeahack%20Kallax%20units.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hlVFDDM04C8bNw24VdNjLi9eCCGRxM9XgbUrBDNxxnts4gwbUBjfDHYU9kGwquqbSbEoc0Fo4Lkcc2NmkS4AM4d37DDpRKqZ39caKVIKNGpeDLZ3wsMy1WusueNAQX5FwcoNFwWgamFXP3om2ML6g5Wsu2FktVAejOq8e7w-UMVu5P-L850LGpQAhA/s320/Ikeahack%20Kallax%20units.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Trying out the layout of the units (again!)</i></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;">As
you can see, I am using three 4-cube units plus one 2-cube - this gives
an open space in the middle to store bulky items, and allows easy
access for stuff that falls through the holes! </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">It
also made it a lot easier to screw & bolt it together as I could
crawl inside but I admit that was a lucky break, rather than planned. </div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;">💪Top and base board <br /></h2><p></p><p>I went with 18 mm MDF in a structural grade for extra strength -
it has more layers than normal MDF. This is rather heavy stuff but I
wanted to be sure both the base and the top wouldn't bow, especially as I
had a lot of voids and cantilered overhangs. I used two standard size
sheets (1220 x 2440mm) - bought and delivered from a local builders
merchant as no way were they fitting in my car!</p><p>To get the wood into my attic room, I needed to cut both base and the
top in sections and fix them back together as I built the table. But I needed to work out the best way to do this to minimise the number of cuts and unusable offcuts, and give the most stability to the sandwich. </p><p>I had already decided the top needed to be 1.4m wide and as long as possible - see "wish list" in my last <a href="https://theoldbutton.blogspot.com/2023/02/super-sized-diy-cutting-and-pressing.html">post</a>. The base just needed to be big enough to fit the Kallax units on. </p><p>I used my trusty spreadsheet again as graph paper to play around with options - this is the final version. The graphic shows the different layers on top of each other, but upside-down. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGeeLHLcF_e1qGUEzxVB05Pk-60T4j3wNcHu-5Mcv8_o_uct260aX6d3NvpMcf3TmkpsuLDPD1EdfZIIGCA45TDNBeIlqUjfhVWM6BXX1isW9uZONlhs7WcSQJAfGX64DNKjkRzVxWTShbhVxkKM_BZ_US6-z3RA53ZMMc4_B7es26Eyi7xS3mq3Bmw/s973/Table%20layout%201.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="973" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGeeLHLcF_e1qGUEzxVB05Pk-60T4j3wNcHu-5Mcv8_o_uct260aX6d3NvpMcf3TmkpsuLDPD1EdfZIIGCA45TDNBeIlqUjfhVWM6BXX1isW9uZONlhs7WcSQJAfGX64DNKjkRzVxWTShbhVxkKM_BZ_US6-z3RA53ZMMc4_B7es26Eyi7xS3mq3Bmw/w400-h300/Table%20layout%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The bigger gold rectangle is the top board, and the darker brown strips are a wood frame supporting it. </li><li>The ikea units are the pale yellow rectangles. <br /></li><li>The white rectangle is the base board, with red castors and some wood supporting strips. </li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">This graphic shows the cuts from each piece of mdf. Both boards together gave me: <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmLLO_jZC9NjXmv3FV1lhPcQ_bTlaIuDR3e50ckqeulh6DjLgrpyYnx0PWX3q_7oAFcED3nS4qX9mM3hICSDKPeCxD5KqboEgrUHIyORfjJq2vOc3IM3AhahAjMcFaKlU5jYZi17Cdk0wetFFgjrzgBIMDv84knOdRgK_Q8BMCgO2qh57I2m0ZQdC1g/s1324/Huge%20Sewing%20table%20-%20MDF%20Cutting%20Plan.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1324" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmLLO_jZC9NjXmv3FV1lhPcQ_bTlaIuDR3e50ckqeulh6DjLgrpyYnx0PWX3q_7oAFcED3nS4qX9mM3hICSDKPeCxD5KqboEgrUHIyORfjJq2vOc3IM3AhahAjMcFaKlU5jYZi17Cdk0wetFFgjrzgBIMDv84knOdRgK_Q8BMCgO2qh57I2m0ZQdC1g/w400-h189/Huge%20Sewing%20table%20-%20MDF%20Cutting%20Plan.jpg" width="400" /></a>2 boards measuring 122cm by 64cm, that would go side by
side across the width of the table. </li><li> 2 boards measuring 70cm by
180cm, that would be laid lengthways. </li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">So essentially, the top and bottom
would run in different directions to each other for extra stability</div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span>The sheets were cut with a rotary saw using a long piece of wood as a straight edge guide - it took 3 of us and lots of clamps. A table saw would have made it a lot easier (maybe this year's birthday pressie!). I guess it is possible to do with a hand saw, or you could look for a supplier that will cut it to size for you. </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i style="color: #38761d;">Will it work?</i></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBpO5WuTtH_5C7ueKuLfbTGZ7F_FiWSu36vAAAfg0u6TfG7frEluUoUYMSBeHU17WzZkQA4EI_jYv1mTzC3sKobeB5g-O3zKWPg1QhI45Py3mcH8V0BcmBq5vrbkqMFE2EUmoAxYYlQBgpQwdh9k3yLlVSy8rUnvhnunrCcq3WrwOfD6rbWwJzaJIig/s2048/Ikeahack%20testing%20out%20the%20top.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBpO5WuTtH_5C7ueKuLfbTGZ7F_FiWSu36vAAAfg0u6TfG7frEluUoUYMSBeHU17WzZkQA4EI_jYv1mTzC3sKobeB5g-O3zKWPg1QhI45Py3mcH8V0BcmBq5vrbkqMFE2EUmoAxYYlQBgpQwdh9k3yLlVSy8rUnvhnunrCcq3WrwOfD6rbWwJzaJIig/s320/Ikeahack%20testing%20out%20the%20top.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Checking the top out for size</i></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">My construction method involved adding the top last (more later)</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">, but I wanted to check it would work. </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I put the units in place exactly as I wanted them (in hindsight this would have been easier if I'd actually laid them on the base boards 😏 ), and placed the top boards on the units. This way I could make sure I could
actually reach the middle from the side, and check the overhangs at each end were sensible. </span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You can't see from the photo, but the front
overhang is shorter so I can easily reach into the cubes, and the back
is longer so it fits over other furniture to get it out of the way when
in bedroom mode - see <a href="https://theoldbutton.blogspot.com/2023/02/super-sized-diy-cutting-and-pressing.html">planning</a>. <br /></span></h4><p></p><p>The spaces between the
units are deliberate - as well as making the base that bit bigger and
therefore more stable for the huge top, I have plans for to use them
for storage accessories!!</p></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once
I was happy - this took AGES - I drew around the units on the underside of the top boards with a pencil, so I would know exactly where to fit them on when the time came. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But first I needed to fix the base boards and add castors.... post coming soon. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div>theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-45642830266233998462023-12-11T10:14:00.000+00:002023-12-25T10:24:54.305+00:00Super sized DIY cutting and pressing table - Planning and design<p></p>Yes, I know it's not a cutting table. But bear with me....... <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8ZFsGpRHIfESDa56h_KuFgEqUepn8YoWqnXlr69AuJbCqSZ1Xhg8jT7Hb4qUYa0nTjwNMsWI-NRnaZmv-dpfu4rEF4fLhXxrzs1lkeHz72WJ-EL06edHCrC3jdba35aPG9sCtInDJesCEqyLqicNijI0AkarUMbc3wTQMs7KcO_-3egZ51t0oGFyRw/s745/Potting%20shed%20&%20mitre%20saw.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="745" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8ZFsGpRHIfESDa56h_KuFgEqUepn8YoWqnXlr69AuJbCqSZ1Xhg8jT7Hb4qUYa0nTjwNMsWI-NRnaZmv-dpfu4rEF4fLhXxrzs1lkeHz72WJ-EL06edHCrC3jdba35aPG9sCtInDJesCEqyLqicNijI0AkarUMbc3wTQMs7KcO_-3egZ51t0oGFyRw/s320/Potting%20shed%20&%20mitre%20saw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I've finally retired from my day job so have lots more time for sewing, as well as DIY and gardening - my other passions. My leaving gift from work was a contribution towards a mitre saw which caused a few smiles from my ex-colleagues - and was immediately put to use when helping my Dad build a potting shed last year. You can just about see the saw on the right of the photo. <br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But first I really want to share with you my plans for my <b>cutting and pressing table</b>. After years of crawling on the floor cutting out patterns and sandwiching quilts, I've finally decided I'm going to give my back a break and make a table big enough for both jobs - as well as for making curtains and blinds.</p><p>As my eldest has her own place now, I have been able to turn her attic
room into my sewing space (with the proviso it could still be used as an
occasional bedroom for her and other visitors). <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lpFeYHuOmRwl9Zenrv71dvoQ90CemeA5ZgVjbsXfJyq7pvn_n5OPCuqBcjTDQjCohZ2c2hvjgSbQft_ygsMgrVzjV4Pp-5RGN0QAw4sVmger-nzK4zprTG7gxLn9ymGjuQwFhtarHckUlnYZuHdVJlzdar21wbIssMXT3ZNwW5trBmn-H7LRNjU12w/s1677/Sewing%20room%20-%20initial%20floor%20plan.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1633" data-original-width="1677" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lpFeYHuOmRwl9Zenrv71dvoQ90CemeA5ZgVjbsXfJyq7pvn_n5OPCuqBcjTDQjCohZ2c2hvjgSbQft_ygsMgrVzjV4Pp-5RGN0QAw4sVmger-nzK4zprTG7gxLn9ymGjuQwFhtarHckUlnYZuHdVJlzdar21wbIssMXT3ZNwW5trBmn-H7LRNjU12w/s320/Sewing%20room%20-%20initial%20floor%20plan.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>I'm really lucky as it's a rather large room and already had a long desk that is perfect for my sewing machine, and lots of shelving and cupboards for storage. And, a decent floor space - even with a double bed in there. </p><p>The room does have a sloping roof along both sides though, so a bit inflexible on locating tall furniture. Or even walking upright!! </p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">💕</span>Wish list </b><br /></h2><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Big enough for dressmaking, quilting and curtain making, but not too big that I can't reach the middle - ideally I wanted it at least the width of a standard bolt of fabric, and ideally 2m long. <br /></li><li>Dual purpose - cutting and pressing in one table - I wanted one large surface rather than two smaller separate ones.<br /></li><li>Right height for me - comfortable for using scissors and rotary blade, as well as an iron.<br /></li><li>Access from all sides - so I could right round it when cutting or pinning.</li><li>Flexible room purpose - needs to be moved out of the way when the bed is in use.<br /></li><li>Storage for long rolls of fabric and wadding. </li><li>Places to keep cutting, pinning and pressing tools close at hand and not get lost!<b></b></li><li>Using materials that I can get up the narrow, winding attic stairs, and designed in a way that it can be taken apart and rebuilt in another room or if we move house. </li><li>Not too heavy - so it could be easily moved around, and woudn't put too much weight on the attic floors . <br /></li><li>Finally - I wanted it to look good.</li></ol><p>With a wishlist that long, it took me longer to research, plan and
design than it did to actually build! I spent weeks researching ideas and drafting up various designs, and then plotting how
they would work in the room. </p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">💡My final plan - and yes, it's based around an #IKEAhack</span></b></h2><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BoGeyfG1-8E9skctIi4S5HMQsbliZSDemBVU9ssu9I89BmX6v2J4xelORzRKGRaVYn536M83ESp5Gpa_lNTn4loX7_aGzgD6Phaii5PtGASPn2xrOy3y3pN2AxDtqZZErXqILv1MO6Bs9K0WmqZ98iRh3PuqTvwB9CeyZwwVVG-VOHNxi2SuY1TNrQ/s1569/Sewing%20room%20-%20updated%20floor%20plan%20for%20cutting%20table.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="1552" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BoGeyfG1-8E9skctIi4S5HMQsbliZSDemBVU9ssu9I89BmX6v2J4xelORzRKGRaVYn536M83ESp5Gpa_lNTn4loX7_aGzgD6Phaii5PtGASPn2xrOy3y3pN2AxDtqZZErXqILv1MO6Bs9K0WmqZ98iRh3PuqTvwB9CeyZwwVVG-VOHNxi2SuY1TNrQ/s320/Sewing%20room%20-%20updated%20floor%20plan%20for%20cutting%20table.jpg" width="317" /></a></div>I really wanted to hide the bed from view,
so my first idea
was to build a table over it, that could be moved out of the way when
the bed needed. But as you can see further down, that didn't work out, so I
decided I free
up the main floor for the table. <p></p><p>We found space for a couple of the
wardrobes in another room, meaning the bed could fit lengthways along the back wall. This got it out of the way when sewing, but we needed to be able to easily rearrange things for when we had visitors. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Although I considered a lot of construction methods found when researching this project (see below), in the end I decided to go with a build around IKEA Kallax (the cube storage units). They are lightweight but strong, meaning I could build a smallish but stable central core on castors that supports a much larger cantilivered (overhanging) table top. This means I can easily tuck the table out of the way when the bed needs centre space, without compromising on the overall table top size I wanted. </p><p>Careful placement of the Kallax units means I have ample places to keep my essential cutting and pressing equipment close to hand, as well a place to as store long rolls of fabric and batting. And although I have covered the top so it is suitable for pinning and pressing I can still easily cut-out with scissors, and adding a huge craft mat means it will be perfect for rotary cutting too. <br /></p><p>Over the next few weeks, I'll share more details about the design and build, as well as some of the different sewing storage features I'm adding. </p><p>Jump straight to <a href="http://theoldbutton.blogspot.com/2023/03/super-sized-diy-cutting-and-pressing.html"> #IKEA hack step 1</a> or read on for .....<br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">🤔 .... some other ideas I considered</span><br /></b></h2><p style="text-align: left;">These just didn't work for me - but you could find useful for different needs or room set-up. <b><br /></b></p><p><b></b></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">Over the bed</span></i> <br /></h4><p style="text-align: left;">I spent hours looking for tables that were tall enough and could span a double bed. Spoiler, there aren't many. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I considered <a href="https://www.officereality.co.uk/cat/meeting-tables-1/flip-top-tables" target="_blank">fliptop conference tables</a>, but they were not long enough to span the bed width. Most were also too short so would have needed a box on top to bring then up to height - great storage for long fabric rolls but possibly too heavy for the legs!! I found some <a href="https://www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk/browse/cabinet-and-shelf-hardware/cabinet-fittings-and-lighting/legs-feet-and-castors/filter/%24s%3Dleg?gclid=CjwKCAiAlp2fBhBPEiwA2Q10D3zdUNnroYSkBB7o3AmS5hw3-ETDC9hoTmeOPlxDnlYnqAIXZZMMAxoCV1wQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">folding table legs</a> (where you add your own tops) that were tall enough, and I thought I could just put the fabric rolls on the mattress. But I couldn't think of a way of bracing the legs so the table wouldn't collapse when
leaned on - something I was bound to do when trying to reach the middle. I also looked at <a href="https://www.constructionproductsonline.co.uk/builders-trestles?gclid=CjwKCAiAlp2fBhBPEiwA2Q10D7wAW9ONXmvzUdjCqd5EVO9PzVLrO5yWP2tuT8Fu3g4ckJgjkewlvRoC62AQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">metal builder trestles</a> that are super sturdy but they have stick-out legs (not good when you are as clumsy as me) and let's face it, they are pretty ugly. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I finally gave up when my Dad pointed out that the size of table top I would need to fit over the bed AND the legs would be enormous and I wouldn't be able to reach the middle from any side 😳. It could work if you wanted to span a single bed though. </p><div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #38761d;">Fold down</span></i> <br /></h4><p>I briefly entertained a reverse <a href="https://murphydoor.com/blogs/posts/6-cool-types-murphy-furniture-your-home" target="_blank">Murphy</a> arrangement, where the bed would stay on the floor but with a table that attached to the wall and folded down when needed. I have seen this done for a single bed, and saw no reason it couldn't work for a double. <br /></p><p>My other half wasn't too keen - it would have meant losing the only wall in the room tall enough for wardrobes, and he was concerned about the weight as it was a party wall with a chimney breast. Also, it would have meant I couldn't walk around all four sides - which I really need to do when working on large heavy quilts or curtains. And there would be no storage for fabric rolls. <br /></p><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>A "professional" cutting table</i></span><br /></h4><p style="text-align: left;">Once I had realised I was going to have to live with the bed in view, I fell in love with the <a href="https://classicalgenesis.wordpress.com/2016/03/16/curtain-making-courses-work-benches-for-curtain-and-blind-making/" target="_blank">cutting tables</a> used in curtain makers studios, with a lovely big surface for cutting out, and a long storage shelf below. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I very nearly went with one of these, but I would have had to modify the design so much to fit it in the store-away alcove I felt it would lose the iconic look I had fallen for. Also, the post pandemic shortages meant getting the right wood was difficult and expensive. But I am still really keen so maybe one day I'll free up more space (by getting rid of the bed😆) and build a separate cutting table to go alongside the #ikeahack. Even more space to lay out quilts!!! </p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">🔍</span>.... Research and thank you's</b><br /></h2>As part of the planning, design and build of my table, I found some brilliant blogs and videos by other crafters - I am very grateful to everyone who shares their builds so we can all benefit. I've added some links below, and I'll link to more in my later blogs on design & build. </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://brooksann.com/diy-professional-sewing-room-table/" target="_blank">DIY Professional Sewing Table by Brookes Ann</a> <br /></div><div><a href="DIY Cutting Table" target="_blank">DIY Cutting Table by SewGreenFlamingo</a><br /></div><div><a href="https://classicalgenesis.wordpress.com/2016/03/16/curtain-making-courses-work-benches-for-curtain-and-blind-making/" target="_blank">Making a work bench for curtains and blind making - by Classical Genesis </a></div><div><a href="https://ikeahackers.net/2013/06/new-customized-sewing-room-cutting-table.html" target="_blank">Cutting Table - Ikea Hackers</a></div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-37718520712387018772023-12-01T09:01:00.000+00:002023-12-24T11:00:06.869+00:00Scrap busting challenge - Welsh Wool patchwork mini picture <p>I<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sQp2QK3e2HoVR72lZpDj3X8UWgAh2Vf3sJY-n0l7tS7xPt6de5bDa39Cci4pWJ-Jpl_fru2485oo8bws-a6-N3_x86czP1HoS6VMtNz3byq15ucBlRlNQtGkrbDivkMk58Ieoa4X3E719PoMkKjP_qK4oSg6XVrLjguzzhOtjObWUeeWv6v1J7cZa49M/s1301/Welsh%20wool%20collage%20scrap%20card%20sewing%20kit%20-%20finish%20card%201.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="1301" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5sQp2QK3e2HoVR72lZpDj3X8UWgAh2Vf3sJY-n0l7tS7xPt6de5bDa39Cci4pWJ-Jpl_fru2485oo8bws-a6-N3_x86czP1HoS6VMtNz3byq15ucBlRlNQtGkrbDivkMk58Ieoa4X3E719PoMkKjP_qK4oSg6XVrLjguzzhOtjObWUeeWv6v1J7cZa49M/s320/Welsh%20wool%20collage%20scrap%20card%20sewing%20kit%20-%20finish%20card%201.jpg" width="320" /></a> love Welsh wool blankets. I have a few that have been passed down the family (yes, really lucky), and have bought some locally too - both modern and vintage. I don't mind the odd mark or hole - I'm not buying really valuable ones so am happy to wash and darn them myself. <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsh6KDIi8r0CS8AxN4m1wefxAJ8KYw4R_1keYiIkuxWnlnm_DUcDo4c1oL1DSblTNqf5bXbZlUR5dyrhA80vkoq0pZJJHd6t4DYwxdUcHR73UVIDgPA9MYl4KfoWcanzLe3Wp5TCkWhq_EzmtQsO2Lrv0g816cOnvjce8lDdAl3NlV5kFNFe68iGjXM42/s1729/Welsh%20wool%20blanket%20upcycled%20hand%20sewn%20applique%20embroidered%20heart%20zero%20waste.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1729" data-original-width="1700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsh6KDIi8r0CS8AxN4m1wefxAJ8KYw4R_1keYiIkuxWnlnm_DUcDo4c1oL1DSblTNqf5bXbZlUR5dyrhA80vkoq0pZJJHd6t4DYwxdUcHR73UVIDgPA9MYl4KfoWcanzLe3Wp5TCkWhq_EzmtQsO2Lrv0g816cOnvjce8lDdAl3NlV5kFNFe68iGjXM42/s320/Welsh%20wool%20blanket%20upcycled%20hand%20sewn%20applique%20embroidered%20heart%20zero%20waste.jpg" width="315" /></a></div>Sometimes blankets are just too worn or damaged to use as they are, but they are perfect for upcycling into smaller rugs or cushions. <p></p><p>And small pieces are perfect for little craft projects such as my Welsh Wool Hearts, which I sell as ready made decorations or as craft kits. </p><p>But no matter how frugally I try and cut these out, the heart shape means there will always be some tiny scraps left over. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-e0_c4H-fNrOogXo3Yg_35NNuS-S-eWh0fAJ62GdoH8OWeIPOg5ivp6vgGzcZalVwdQ79ZL_BrMKQuerGJG2KH-qBRXVOLZxQ0YzuoFgW8HCWxGy_nqVoCGc-1gGqvcBxD9eC4n1RKHb4fwevgO4lQvHcYoDuI0lMykeP9hxE3-c-76QeYVIW2Cj6ZYl/s2048/Welsh%20wool%20scraps.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-e0_c4H-fNrOogXo3Yg_35NNuS-S-eWh0fAJ62GdoH8OWeIPOg5ivp6vgGzcZalVwdQ79ZL_BrMKQuerGJG2KH-qBRXVOLZxQ0YzuoFgW8HCWxGy_nqVoCGc-1gGqvcBxD9eC4n1RKHb4fwevgO4lQvHcYoDuI0lMykeP9hxE3-c-76QeYVIW2Cj6ZYl/s320/Welsh%20wool%20scraps.jpg" width="180" /></a>These are the scraps from just one cutting out session! </p><p></p><p>I just can't bring myself to throw these away, so I carefully put them to one side. </p><p>But the pile is getting bigger.... I know we love our mountains in Wales but I didn't want one in my sewing room.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>I was inspired by some beautiful wool patchwork cushions I saw online but the scraps are too tiny. So I needed a smaller project. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I started I wasn't too sure what I was going to do, but I just wanted to make something with them. So I set out to make a "scrap fabric", using calico as a foundation (or backing) fabric. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NVx4AODwEBZn5qe4VT1UJ-2b9R6NNVsBL7aPGDDwLB0b4AP39HV3oBAvg-w8gxUoVLSu3B6Y-eIUCtnZODjRsoFijgNXq5JFUOWcjPtYG6EHhV0VqcQi4kAyFjMQmq75xshCj1P09hs2vqD_2BeKUvu57hkOmqCM039NrvQohQX0lz8G0q6C3UNNunQb/s404/Welsh%20wool%20collage%201.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="404" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NVx4AODwEBZn5qe4VT1UJ-2b9R6NNVsBL7aPGDDwLB0b4AP39HV3oBAvg-w8gxUoVLSu3B6Y-eIUCtnZODjRsoFijgNXq5JFUOWcjPtYG6EHhV0VqcQi4kAyFjMQmq75xshCj1P09hs2vqD_2BeKUvu57hkOmqCM039NrvQohQX0lz8G0q6C3UNNunQb/s320/Welsh%20wool%20collage%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I think of it as foundation piecing, but I'm not using the stitch and flip method as the pieces are just too small to have seams. So I just butted the scraps up close to each other to create a collage, and used fusible web to hold them in place. <br /><p></p><p>I tried very hard to go with the shape of the scraps but I did have to cut the odd one (and yes I have kept the offcuts 😏). </p><p> </p><p>The finished block was about 12 by 18 inches - I thought about keeping it as a single piece but as the scraps were very small I decided it would work very well cut into squares for mini-pictures or card gifts, with brightly coloured hand embroidered stitches.</p><p>I wondered if I should machine stitching it for security before I cut out the squares, but wanted this to be purely done by hand. I hoped the fusible web would hold the little pieces in place long enough while I sewed, and luckily I was right. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispgrHiO9qcgtnQeNguch7826fBF27HErw_3LdlehaiVylt8cyl5wNrb1Ipc71SyUXlAGEBKsbBfuqQLQOjtyKB-QQk3Rs1a8z3ch7KwRFembGLSvhbl0sTlbg5wn7tI0f8TqE8gAGeuagg599lHk4zS3y4vMLfxvZfcquYjSd1GxbgvLGvtOTtTbx50TF/s2048/403618839_384217560843860_5188319729853826280_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispgrHiO9qcgtnQeNguch7826fBF27HErw_3LdlehaiVylt8cyl5wNrb1Ipc71SyUXlAGEBKsbBfuqQLQOjtyKB-QQk3Rs1a8z3ch7KwRFembGLSvhbl0sTlbg5wn7tI0f8TqE8gAGeuagg599lHk4zS3y4vMLfxvZfcquYjSd1GxbgvLGvtOTtTbx50TF/s320/403618839_384217560843860_5188319729853826280_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> After cutting the block into squares, I used a blanket stitch to secure it to a backing of a lovely 100% wool fabric, then added lots of decorative stitches around each individual scrap. <br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThpZ5OLS_bB91OivaROORP2vwVFdy6vPB_69TSCCdZxf4w9gaU6q-tkF3qbQSZ0T63_CzwiTeOOUK1mrVdh_RK41I6Xf5hZW5b0r_7znuLcvgykEhFY0Qmp_ebwhgdfZUO7N_Md-jTbBvDM0sRiXevHUzJSek7FGROm_AYhBzVCovpdhpFm5rr64rNL1L/s2048/403634740_728317992566037_9014630795129450083_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiThpZ5OLS_bB91OivaROORP2vwVFdy6vPB_69TSCCdZxf4w9gaU6q-tkF3qbQSZ0T63_CzwiTeOOUK1mrVdh_RK41I6Xf5hZW5b0r_7znuLcvgykEhFY0Qmp_ebwhgdfZUO7N_Md-jTbBvDM0sRiXevHUzJSek7FGROm_AYhBzVCovpdhpFm5rr64rNL1L/s320/403634740_728317992566037_9014630795129450083_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></div> <p></p><p>In the ethos of zero waste, the backing wool fabric is was originally bought for my eldest daughter to make a medieval gown, but her re-enactment group felt wasn't the right era so we carefully stored it away for future projects. </p><p>I think the color perfectly sets off these Welsh wool blanket scraps. <br /></p><br /><p> <br /><br /></p><br /><br />theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-28887782998844488902023-06-01T00:20:00.007+01:002023-11-09T19:57:54.362+00:00Scrap busting challenge - Patchwork Drawstring Bag for Storing Undies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you work with fabric, I bet you have a huge pile of scrap pieces. I certainly do. And they are all jumbled up in a huge box, which I find much easier to pull out all over the floor than to put back tidy! <br />
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I recently read a fantastic book about scrap quilts (and how to sort your scraps) and am completely inspired. I've set a date for sorting my scraps (when the winter nights start coming in) but in the meantime I'm going to make a start on using them productively.<br />
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I do use my scrap pieces - especially the larger ones - but it mostly tends to be to trim or accessorise a project I am making from my stash of fat quarters or yardage. So the scrap box gets even fuller.....<br />
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I have been deliberately using larger scrap pieces on the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheOldButton?section_id=11570012&ref=shopsection_leftnav_4" target="_blank">denim jackets</a> I've been up-cycling.<br />
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On this denim waistcoat, I hand sewed panels cut from Tana lawn cotton scraps in a gorgeous poppy print. My mother-in-law had been storing these pieces of fabric for years - I think she had made a blouse with the original material, but the scraps were just too precious to throw away. <br />
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But I want to do more - I'm starting to do specific scrap projects, where the main purpose is to creatively use up scraps of all shapes and sizes. And I want to have a go at more irregular, random creations.<br />
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I am pretty good at improvisation - nearly everything I make is designed and adapted from my head rather than planned out in advance, but they are still ordered or structured and I like things to line up and be balanced.<br />
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Which is why I love doing patchwork with traditional block patterns and repeats, such as my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.666116123440992.1073741843.325627434156531&type=3" target="_blank">Gettysburg Ohio Star quilt</a>. I used reproduction American Civil War prints in blues and tans and designed the quilt top using Ohio Star and Nine Patch blocks and geometric borders. <br />
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But I'm being increasingly drawn to the fabulous random scrappy quilts I found in the book. They look stunning and I really want to make something similar but the deliberate mis-matched seams, random placements, assorted colours and different shapes scare me pretty silly.<br />
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So I think I'll have to set myself challenge next year to create at least one scrappy project each month - which will have both the benefit of reducing my scrap mountain and help free up my creativity in different ways.<br />
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And here's one to start me off, a little drawstring bag for storing underwear - inspired by an offcut of fabric featuring vintage style bras.<br />
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OK, it's still based on squares and it's all carefully co-ordinated colour wise, but it is completely made from fabric I found in my scrap box, including the striped backing and white lining. And the patchwork placement is (almost) random - I admit I did play around with it a bit to get a reasonable balance, but it isn't in an ordered pattern. </p><p>I'm happy with this one - it is early days.....<br />
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theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-12027861611589243302023-05-10T19:44:00.000+01:002023-12-24T08:08:22.551+00:00Scrap busting challenge - The Old Button playmats<div class="separator"></div><p>My playmats are rather good for using up little pieces of fabric left over from my bigger makes. Which is great from an environmental perspective, as well as keeping costs down for customers. <br /></p><p></p><p>For toy CE documentation purposes I have always been good at keeping certified fabrics separate from vintage
or unknown origin fabrics, but it was getting harder and harder to find the "right piece" from the overflowing bags and boxes of jumbled colours. So I kept cutting into new yardage 😬...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkg7oICuvmRhgDFM1h7hhbiWFBRs1Ukh74sKj7iF6C8M6wYLpvxD5oGndHJFRsz3KcEwNvh62dh1fiv7r6sHyVbeJKErOMub8EsIEUJYfA0T8KCHSlvo-73PZ8k2OWTXbxn_mlQdYmf7kokkXtFsuga-qQSlxXXmbK-tty8L4HkAQcKkIvbqIHa7o2m9By/s2048/Sewing%20room%20scrap%20-%20colour%20coded.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1061" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkg7oICuvmRhgDFM1h7hhbiWFBRs1Ukh74sKj7iF6C8M6wYLpvxD5oGndHJFRsz3KcEwNvh62dh1fiv7r6sHyVbeJKErOMub8EsIEUJYfA0T8KCHSlvo-73PZ8k2OWTXbxn_mlQdYmf7kokkXtFsuga-qQSlxXXmbK-tty8L4HkAQcKkIvbqIHa7o2m9By/s320/Sewing%20room%20scrap%20-%20colour%20coded.jpg" width="166" /></a></div>So I bit the bullet yesterday, grabbed a coffee and started sorting into colours..... Half a day later, and I have this glorious collection. <p></p><p>The top row are sorted by main colour - I have lots of reds and pinks so the other rainbow shades can share. And the bottom rows are the multi-colours scraps or very "themed" prints. <br /></p><p></p><p>I'd been using these boxes and the open shelving to store other sewing resources (including an ever expanding collection of sewing patterns 😏), but decided they could go in the cupboard instead. Time will tell how many things I forget about because they are behind the door! <br /></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1478" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEKxfFJA45Cf5P61XHp2gNdiJbe8zBLKoUR5izJjFa2PIVf3yPihkggM5t3YSwOmgXVy4B90duUq4cmGo48GCiEcleQlY-c1sTdkw5ssRlfi45NXK7TO8hFMW8iAfm8h0wxIvaIt7TpgJSmPIEC2bbjxg_ux5iKOcAcw5ZsKq-0q1VQa8YzlUmkLV8nNhY/s320/Christmas%20fabric%20scraps.jpg" width="320" /></div><p></p><p></p><p>Next up was the box of Christmas fabric scraps..... </p><p></p><p></p><p>.....and there are mountains of vintage and dressmaking scraps to go through sometime. Ahh well, there's always next year. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoXtAs7GJKVioPT9ed1JiJvq62wA9iK4ylrV3SLmskBc7gzX6QbBykFgSVqEAwQNOnZqjr81VTCax-xLJQahnZRhyphenhyphenAA9OWLusb3zXgCnE5R4p56pFuEZ_FVcOnQLHQ5-_T6RTFPakNDDEBrZNoaIkaHSw5oAxV_H4dC5Jl4EmL9CI2yTBa4kHCCFMbjspI/s1724/i-spy%20game%20fabric%20placemat%20reversible%20christmas%20kids%20gender%20neutral%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Two fabric play or place mats lying in top of each other. The top mat is a collage (patchwork squares) of christmas fabric prints including a nutcracker soldier and Santa Claus in his swimming costume. The bottom has a selection of childrens prints, including a cowboy, a foxes tail, sea monster. All the colours are bright. 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Reversible like many of my makes so they can be used all year round as well as at Christmas. <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><b>My I-spy playmats</b> are available to buy through my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1601156960/i-spy-quiet-game-reversible-playmat?click_key=b2f840698659888167ea57cc072c7174da641de9%3A1601156960&click_sum=20956a55&ref=shop_home_feat_2&frs=1" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="https://folksy.com/items/8247644-I-spy-quiet-game-reversible-playmat-activity-placemat-gender-neutral-" target="_blank">Folksy</a> shops.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b>The Old Button Play On The Go © Play Scenes</b> - are also available to buy on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheOldButton?ref=seller-platform-mcnav&section_id=16085352&sort_order=price_desc" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="https://folksy.com/shops/TheOldButton/collections/236167-playmats" target="_blank">Folksy</a> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErDXM3AbxzwK-L4il4bE_J4sJ2Trh1wS9ZYyXYPhTIsLfV2nd1GUHwqiDNrNEVTOdNM7utEvPmrLu-YwHjiL3cX2FUq5XX0jvJea8PuEvnP1x1gEqZwBWdmfuLn2Krxe4qiZ6C_aCwhui8BDfRW3YyghahPVfyhct3BcDNiiJ87rTo_LHG2wGvtGGgHV-/s1500/Travel%20toy%20child%20zoo%20safari%20animal%20playscenr%20play%20mat%20boy%20hand%20applique.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErDXM3AbxzwK-L4il4bE_J4sJ2Trh1wS9ZYyXYPhTIsLfV2nd1GUHwqiDNrNEVTOdNM7utEvPmrLu-YwHjiL3cX2FUq5XX0jvJea8PuEvnP1x1gEqZwBWdmfuLn2Krxe4qiZ6C_aCwhui8BDfRW3YyghahPVfyhct3BcDNiiJ87rTo_LHG2wGvtGGgHV-/s320/Travel%20toy%20child%20zoo%20safari%20animal%20playscenr%20play%20mat%20boy%20hand%20applique.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-XcLPFz0z57SQu7rcc7esrTGfUrzzUS5MemDf0xvwpN2vgyINAkA6rAe3uOXqMGK5kMCwjjYV7SZrhaNHqTWbge4XUG002j8cn2_Rr4kUVX7t1fG51Prwbl39x5IfGDhSoN4-iE5EcRIasiUbZs4zCU23WYD3YyG9E84ZdFYld4_eVVhxkpHoa78uXK-/s5120/The%20Old%20Button%20Space%20Explorer%20Travel%20Playmat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5120" data-original-width="5120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-XcLPFz0z57SQu7rcc7esrTGfUrzzUS5MemDf0xvwpN2vgyINAkA6rAe3uOXqMGK5kMCwjjYV7SZrhaNHqTWbge4XUG002j8cn2_Rr4kUVX7t1fG51Prwbl39x5IfGDhSoN4-iE5EcRIasiUbZs4zCU23WYD3YyG9E84ZdFYld4_eVVhxkpHoa78uXK-/s320/The%20Old%20Button%20Space%20Explorer%20Travel%20Playmat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p>theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-82802994187915230662018-01-01T08:58:00.002+00:002023-11-09T17:53:47.326+00:00New Year - forget First Footing - go visit the Newly WedsI'm jumping forward a few weeks to the end of the year to share some more unusual New Year's Eve traditions.<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://museum.wales/media/53378/51651.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="556" height="320" src="https://museum.wales/media/53378/51651.jpg" width="222" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Traditional Mari Lwyd</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />It all started when asking my husband what he knew about Mari Lwyd as part of my Christmas tradition blog series. The <b>Mari Lwyd</b> (<i>Grey Mare</i> or "Gray Mary" in English) is a Welsh mid-winter mumming tradition, often used to celebrate the New Year but it traditionally took place anytime between Christmas and late January.<br />
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Small groups of well wishers would be accompanied by a person disguised as a horse, and would go from house to house and sing a traditional song challenge at each door, hoping to be invited in for food and drink. Mari Lwyd could look rather gruesome as it included a real horse skeleton - although the one shown in this picture from the<a href="https://museum.wales/articles/1187/Christmas-Traditions-The-Mari-Lwyd/" target="_blank"> Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales website </a>is fully covered in fabric.</p><p> <br /></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.menterbroogwr.cymru/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mari-lwyd-800x545.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="800" height="218" src="http://www.menterbroogwr.cymru/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mari-lwyd-800x545.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Mari Lywd at Llangynwyd (<a href="http://www.menterbroogwr.cymru/?p=1595&lang=en" target="_blank">Mentor Bro Ogwr</a>)</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We live fairly close to a village that still celebrates the Mari Lwyd tradition, Llangynwyd near Maesteg. </p><p>Not been yet, but hoping to do so one year! <br />
</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p>My husband told me about another Welsh tradition he had once taken part in when staying with a friend of his in West Wales. It was the custom locally to visit the houses of anyone you knew who had been married during the year. But just like First Footing, you were not allowed to enter the house until the New Year. After spending a very festive evening in the traditional hostelries (ok the local pubs), the newly weds rushed off home just before midnight, so that they would be ready to welcome friends and family, and the odd visiting stranger or two. Of course, depending on how may people you knew and how many weddings there had been that year, you could end up having a very long night....<br />
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Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Wales. </p>theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-66316006013320977112016-01-01T17:58:00.001+00:002023-11-09T17:54:07.634+00:00The Yule Log<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Chambers_Yule_Log.png" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="615" height="187" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Chambers_Yule_Log.png" title="An illustration of people collecting a Yule log from Chambers Book of Days (1832)" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="mw-mmv-title">An illustration of people collecting a Yule log from <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambers_Book_of_Days" title="Chambers Book of Days"><b>Chambers Book of Days</b></a></i> (1832)</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;">The medieval Christmas was a welcome mid-winter celebration, starting
with the lighting of the Yule Log with the saved end
of the previous year's log, which was burnt continuously for the <a href="http://theoldbutton.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-perfect.html"><b>Twelve Days of Christmas</b></a>, providing much needed light and warmth. Some 17th centuary historians wrote that the Yule Log
was a way of </span>blending pre-Christian traditions into the Christian faith - linking the birth of Jesus to the winter solstice - or Yule - a celebration of fire, light and
joy celebrating the turning point of winter and the new born sun.<br />
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The Yule Log was originally a whole tree - one end would be placed into the fire hearth while the rest of the tree
stuck out into the room, and over the 12 days it would gradually be fed into the fire. Of course, this is not so easy with modern fireplaces!<br />
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Many countries and regions still have a Yule Log tradition with lots of interesting local variations - for example in Catalonia in Spain, <b><i>Tió de Nadal</i></b> or Christmas log is covered in a blanket and fed grass or fruit, then beaten with a stick to an accompanying song persuading it to "poop" sweet edible gifts - a fun tradition that has its roots in hopes for a fertile harvest the next year.<br />
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In Devon and Somerset in the UK, some people use a large bunch of
ash twigs instead of the log, based on a local legend that the shepherds found some bunches of twigs to burn to
keep the baby Jesus warm. And in parts of France the log is sprinkled with wine so it smells nice when burnt. Here in Wales we don't have any specific yule log traditions - but it is sometimes called a <i><b>Boncyff Nadolig</b></i> meaning Christmas log or "Christmas stump"!<br />
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The most modern tradition I found is the TV Yule log in America, where in 1966, a Yule Log burning in the Lord Mayor of New York's fireplace was shown on TV on Christmas morning. The TV Yule Log is still being shown today - you can watch it yourself on the web through <b><a href="http://www.theyulelog.com/htmls/home.html" target="_blank">TheYuleLog.com.</a></b> <br />
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But for many of us, our Yule log is a chocolate one. The Chocolate Yule Log or 'bûche de Noël' is a chocolate sponge rolled into a log shape and smothered in rich chocolate cream. Delicious. If you fancy making your own - here's a <b><a href="http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/506004/hairy-bikers-chocolate-yule-log" target="_blank">link to the Hairy Biker's Yule Log</a>.</b><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yD_uXs530ZE/VYKTT6NMdrI/AAAAAAAABWs/svArGoowKWM/s1600/Becci%252C%2BMaggie%2BMai%2Band%2BWilliam.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yD_uXs530ZE/VYKTT6NMdrI/AAAAAAAABWs/svArGoowKWM/w400-h240/Becci%252C%2BMaggie%2BMai%2Band%2BWilliam.jpg" width="400" /></a><i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Before you start - check with
your adult helper where you can do your tie dying! Dye stains don’t come
out, so do it outside if you can – a bit of dye on the grass is better than on
the carpet or kitchen table. </span></i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Wear old clothes and plastic or rubber gloves. And ask your adult helper to read the instruction with you (and to read technical bits at the end) before you start. </i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We hope you enjoy tie-dying your
own t-shirts as much as we do…</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Becci, Maggie May and William</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></b><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FYPaJbEZoO4/VYKTl51AAzI/AAAAAAAABW0/sxqYUUXJFfA/s1600/Multicoloured%2Btie-dye.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FYPaJbEZoO4/VYKTl51AAzI/AAAAAAAABW0/sxqYUUXJFfA/s200/Multicoloured%2Btie-dye.jpg" width="200" /></a><b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Ingredients</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">T-shirts – white ones are
best but light colours can work </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Fabric dye <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Salt</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Water</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Plastic bowl and an old
wooden or plastic spoon for stirring</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Old table (or plastic sheeting / oilcloth covering)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Adult helper </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">(Dye catcher for washing is also useful- see technical bits)<i><br /></i></span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zOqzTffliuM/VYKhdjWJbDI/AAAAAAAABYc/1BwIps8AcuE/s1600/tie%2Bdying%2Btshirt.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zOqzTffliuM/VYKhdjWJbDI/AAAAAAAABYc/1BwIps8AcuE/s320/tie%2Bdying%2Btshirt.jpg" width="320" /></a><i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Put the t-shirts in cold water so
they are wet all the way through. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Squeeze most of the water out of
the t-shirts. Open them flat then fold, roll or scrunch each one up in whatever style
you like. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We've showed you how to do a simple stripe - but we have more photos at the end for other patterns. </span></i></div>
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look different so they won’t be exactly like ours. And they may look a bit
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against the side of the bowl so you don't have to hold it for a long
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use most fabric dyes that are soluble in water – just follow the instructions.
Most use salt to fix the dye, but some specialist dyes use other fixatives so
check before you buy. Cold water hand dye products like Dylon are great for
first attempts – you can buy them at most supermarkets and fabric shops fairly
cheaply; they come in pre-measured dosages and only need salt - but they can take
a long time for the dye to take. You may want to distract the young dyers with
a good film while the t-shirts soak. You can use special dyes for the washing
machine too – but I don’t think the kids enjoy this as much as swishing the t-shirts around
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dye packet – but you must be able to fit them all in the bowl so they are fully
submerged. If you can’t fit them all in, keep the dye for a second batch but
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need help mixing the dye liquid as well as general safety supervision. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may need to help younger kids fold and tie
the t-shirts to get a good pattern – I usually do a few myself while “helping”
them do one each – that way there are lots to choose from at the end –
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conditioner. This first wash helps fix the dye but I usually add in a Dye
Catcher – also known as colour catcher – a small sheet of special paper fabric
that catch spare dye in the wash. Also great for washing new denim and other
non-colourfast clothes – you can buy it at supermarkets with the laundry
products. Subsequent washes can be as normal for cotton t-shirts – but try not
to wash at too high a temperature to preserve the colours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-56623005978469098642014-12-25T11:04:00.001+00:002023-11-09T17:54:59.705+00:00The Twelve Days of Christmas - a Perfect Gift List? Traditionally since medieval times, Christmas in the UK was celebrated over 12 days starting on Christmas Day - the 25th of December, and finishing on the eve of
Epiphany on January 5th. The period celebrates the time between the birth of the baby Jesus to the coming of the Three Wise Men, who brought lavish gifts to the infant king. <br />
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The traditional carol - The 12 Days of Christmas - was first written down in the 1700s but dates from earlier times and may originally have come from France. There are many origin and hidden meaning stories but there is no evidence that it is anything more than an amusing memory game or rounds song - as this <a href="http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/music/12days.asp" target="_blank">article on Snopes </a>explores. <br />
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The carol celebrates a time of dancing and music and, of course, gift giving, with a different gift being sent to the giver's true love on each of the 12 days of Christmas. <span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: A partridge in a pear tree.<br />On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.<br />On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: Three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">and so on... </span></span></span></span><br />
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I have to say, it<span style="font-family: inherit;"> was quite an impressive gift list. Not sure I'd want all those swans, lords and ladies in my house at the same time though. And the pipers and drummers would get kind of noisy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today we still give gifts to our loved ones at Christmas, and as those of us with young children will testify, some of the gift wish lists can be as fanciful as the Twelve Days one! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some say the first 7 gifts are all about birds. The </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">partridge, turtle doves, geese and swans are easy enough to visualise. <span style="font-family: inherit;">And hens, sure - although </span>perhaps <span style="font-family: inherit;">French <span style="font-family: inherit;">hen<span style="font-family: inherit;">s </span></span></span>were fancy ones with gallic charm!</span> But what about gifts number 4 and 5? The
four calling birds is likely to mean black birds, as the original word
was colly, an old regional English term for black. And the five golden
rings may relate to ringed necked birds, possibly pheasants. All <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">of these birds would have been welcome</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> e<span style="font-family: inherit;">dible gifts at Christmas.</span></span> No sign of a turkey in the song though - that's a rather more recent festive fare! </span><br />
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theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-7994337399394899212014-11-02T12:23:00.004+00:002023-11-09T18:21:18.710+00:00Hedd's Prom Dress - Part 4 - Laced Corset Back and that Dratted Rolled Chiffon Hem<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the final post on Hedd's prom dress and I'd like to share with you how I did the laced corset back, and what I thought would be the hardest part of sewing her dress - the chiffon hem! Oh, and let's not forget the blinging up.<br />
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the laced corset back would be fairly straight forward. I'm familar with
lacing from doing stage costumes and she had tried on enough laced
backed prom dresses for me to know the lacing had to be strong.<br />
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A corset was traditionally an undergarment made from heavy fabric that had bones (initially whale bones) inserted into channels
sewn over the seams. It was used to shape the body -
often into unnatural shapes - through the tightening of the back
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I found this fantastic blog article <b><a href="http://historicalsewing.com/what-everyone-ought-to-know-about-wearing-a-victorian-corset" target="_blank">What everyone ought to know about wearing a victorian corset</a></b> on the Historical Sewing website, which gives some facinating tips on wearing a historic style corset - including one on visiting the "facilities"!<br />
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borrow many of the principles of historic corsets, but are not as so damaging to the body as the extreme corseting approach, which could cause significant problems to a woman's body. <br />
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Hedd's prom dress was in a corset-style and used plastic boning so wouldn't have the same effect as a correctly tailored corset, but even if you are not looking to get that tiny waist effect, the most important part of lacing a corset is getting it to cinch in the waist so that the upper bodice is supported from the torso. I've seen so many girls hitching up their strapless prom dresses all night because they rely on tight lacing round the bust but the corset bones aren't supported correctly from the waist area. </div>
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I needed the lacing ribbon and loops to be strong so I could lace her up tight - often fashion dresses have skimpy lacing that snap and loops that pull out of the seams. And I wanted them to look the same as the dress so I decided not to use satin ribbon but to make rouleau loops and cording from the satin and chiffon overlay. </div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9soWv23bXSE/VFYOxzPavCI/AAAAAAAABQo/59KaN2u5GPY/s1600/rouleau%2Bloops.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9soWv23bXSE/VFYOxzPavCI/AAAAAAAABQo/59KaN2u5GPY/s1600/rouleau%2Bloops.jpg" /></a>This <b><a href="http://peggyspickles.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/how-to-make-rouleau-loops-and-what-they-are/" target="_blank">How to make rouleau loops</a></b> tutorial by Peggys Pickles shows how to sew together long strips of fabric (right sides together) that are then turned inside out to make a long thin tube with the right side showing. This slightly round shaped cord can be used to make button loops, but is also great for lacing loops and ribbon, especially if it's made a little wider than normal. You can add extra strength and prevent bias stretch by threading a polyester or cotton cord through.<br />
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I also found this fantastic <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_DXZg7vRWQ" target="_blank">How to make loops for the back of a wedding dress corset </a></b>You Tube Video by Des Swags Curtain Make which shows how insert the central cord as you make it and use it to pull the whole thing the right way through. Brilliant - although I agree with the lady in the video - it is really hard to pull the cording through the middle. </div>
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Sewing the loops to the bodice - I took a length of rouleau cord and tacked it to the v-shaped back of the bodice (not the lining) - in loops as shown in my diagram left.<br />
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The actual loops are the bigger ones that fall to the left in the diagram - when I was happy with the size and shape (and checked they matched on both sides) I machine stitched in place (I actually sewed it just inside seam allowance line) - sewing it twice for extra strength.<br />
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I then placed the lining on top of the whole bodice (right sides facing) and stitched together up each back seam and along the top, before turning right sides out and slip stitching the bodice lining to the skirt seam along the inside waist. </div>
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The lacing was another very long piece of rouleau loop cord made in the same way as the loops and just threaded through in a criss cross pattern when putting the dress on. And the lacing was
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(I didn't use rouleau loops to fasten the self covered buttons on the skirt as they were too bulky - I used shirring elastic to make stretchy loops that disappeared behind the little buttons.) <br />
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Blinging it up - this photo shows off the beautiful diamante trim - this was a pre-stoned chain in a beautiful scroll shape that I hand stitched to the bodice top and waist line - so it can easily be removed when laundering. It was really hard to sew on though - I kept getting the thread caught up in the stones and loops.... This actually worked in our favour though for a headpiece as Hedd's hairdresser needed to use hardly any pins to keep some in place in her hair. <br />
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Contrary to my assumptions, you don't roll up the hem before stitching, but you form a ladder of tiny stitches that connect to each other by thread slipped between a folded hem - when you gently tug on the thread, the fold rolls up on itself and the stitches disappear. Amazing. </div>
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After cutting the hem to the right length (poor thing, Hedd had to stand
on a box for ages while I measured, pinned, checked, and then rechecked), I
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It was so simple to do and although it took a bit of time, I actually loved doing it - I sat in front of the television and just stitched away. The finished hem looked stunning. I wish I'd hand rolled the satin underskirt and lining now....<br />
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I'll leave you with a few more photos, including one of Hedd with her grandmother and the links to the earlier blogs about the dress. Part 1: <b><a href="http://theoldbutton.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/elens-prom-dress-part-1-design-concept.html" target="">A design concept</a></b> Part 2: <b><a href="http://theoldbutton.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/elens-prom-dress-part-2-boned-corset.html">Boned corset bodice</a></b> Part 3: <b><a href="http://theoldbutton.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/elens-prom-dress-part-3-bias-skirts-in.html">Bias skirts in satin and chiffon</a></b><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SsvAUVSenps/VAihQeoyBpI/AAAAAAAABOM/ZdjEjFLUTCo/s1600/Satin%2Bunderskirt.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SsvAUVSenps/VAihQeoyBpI/AAAAAAAABOM/ZdjEjFLUTCo/s1600/Satin%2Bunderskirt.jpg" width="240" /></a>Part three of Hedd's prom dress is all about bias cut skirts - the good, the bad and the ugly.<br />
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For the skirt of the prom dress, I was using a pattern for an A-line bias cut petticoat, which I was going to attach to the boned corset to make a single garment.<br />
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Hedd wanted it fuller than the pattern, so I "inserted" a wedge section to increase the hem circumference without adjusting the waistband. This didn't work brilliantly - bias cut patterns are perfectly drafted and if they are very unforgiving to change. So the satin underskirt draped a bit unevenly but it wasn't too bad and I reckoned I could work with it as I was adding a fuller chiffon overskirt.<br />
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You can see from the photo that the waist to hip underskirt is completely
smooth against the body - essential as the top bit was going to be cut
off and the line shown by the stitches would be the new dropped
waistline. I found this new waistline by pinning the bodice over the underskirt and using tacking stitches to mark the line. The line curved down over the stomach, was higher at the side and dipped down again to two "V" points at the back - all matching the shape of the bodice lower edge. </div>
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We had decided against an smooth A-line chiffon overskirt - the colour
of the fabric was stunning but looked even more effective when gathered.
And this would make the skirt even fuller, which Hedd decided she
wanted. Note to self - don't let "client" change her mind too many
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Now, my "circle" pattern was perfect - I'm a mathemetician at heart so I worked out all the lines and curves and lined up the chiffon selvedges really carefully. But when I hung it up I was horrified. The hem dipped by over 10 inches. A quick search online and I found my answer.<br />
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Apparently fabric warp and weft "gives" differently, which is what gives bias cut panels such a nice drape. But in a full circle, the difference is distorted significantly and the fabric stretches unevenly - and continues to stretch. People who handmake full chiffon belly dance skirts recommend you hang the cut skirt for a month before sewing up. I didn't have that long, but I did hang it up for a week and hoped for the best.<br />
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I gathered the waistband with machine running stitches and pinned and tacked to the underskirt. Then pinned the bodice in place to check it worked before machining sewing the chiffon into place.<br />
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Then, very bravely, I cut away the excess silver duchess satin. Now I had a full skirt, with a dropped waistline that followed the shape of the bodice lower edge, which I could sew together.<br />
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Even though I had checked and double checked every stage, I was very, very relieved to find it all went together perfectly - the skirt hung beautifully from the bodice - both on my dressmakers dummy and on Hedd!<br />
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Nearly finished now. All I had left to do was create the corset back fastening and add some bling.... Oh and add a petticoat lining and do a rolled chiffon hem..... Will this dress ever be finished? theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-5380151580271972722014-09-29T21:01:00.006+01:002023-11-09T18:35:17.000+00:00Hedd's Prom Dress - Part 2 - boned corset bodice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My eldest child wanted a strapless boned bodice for her prom dress and
I'd been lucky enough to find a pattern for a bodice and skirt that I
thought I could adapt. (You can read about her design ideas in <a href="http://theoldbutton.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/elens-prom-dress-part-1-design-concept.html" target="_blank">Hedd's Prom Dress - Part 1</a>).<br />
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I'm giving you a sneaky peek of the finished dress - as the photos of the work in progress are a bit dull!<br />
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Here she is at my mum's house on the night of the prom - checking out her hair and make up in the mirror. She looked absolutely stunning - really elegant - I was very proud of her.<br />
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As you can see, the dress has a sweetheart bodice and self lacing at the back - exactly as she'd asked for. <br />
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I thought I'd better do a cotton toile first (a sample made up using the
pattern to check sizing - but using cheaper fabric) as she seemed
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And as you can see from the photo of the half bodice toile on the left, I needed to let the waist and hips out a bit, but take the bust in, which was surprising as I thought I'd have to let the bust out based on the measurements on the pattern sizing. Motto - never trust the pattern! Bodies don't come in standard sizes....<br />
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From my toile I was able to adjust the paper pattern - I just creased small darts where needed and pinned into place before trying again. I made another cotton toile using the adapted pattern - which fitted perfectly! Hooray!<br />
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The pattern I was using was unlined so the casing for the plastic boning was supposed to be stitched straight to the bodice.<br />
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But I didn't want the stitching lines to show at the front, and I was planning on adding a lining, so I decided to add the boning to the bodice lining rather than to the bodice top layer.<br />
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Luckily I decided to test my technique using the cotton toile bodice - the bodice seemed to shrink a little when the boning was applied - so I was able to allow for this when cutting out the lining. <br />
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Hedd had chosen a soft silver duchesse satin as an underskirt and bodice - that would be overlaid by chiffon.<br />
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I had bought some thin lining fabric for the petticoat layer of the skirt but I thought it might not stand up to the pressures of the boning and the tight lacing, so I decided to use the firmer satin as my bodice lining.<br />
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The photos show the satin bodice lining (with the right shiny side facing in towards the body) with a soft herringbone tape stitched along each of the seam lines and topstitched down to form a casing.<br />
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I cut the boning to size and added a soft binding to the ends so they wouldn't poke into her. My tape was wider than needed but it didn't matter as it was all hidden inside once I'd added the lining to the main bodice. <br />
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If you'd like some more technical help with boned bodices, including how to curve and cover the boning ends so they don't poke into the wearer and how to adjust paper patterns, here are some fab blogs and online articles I found helpful.<br />
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<li><a href="http://sewaholic.net/sewing-a-boned-bodice-with-plastic-boning/" target="_blank">Sewing a boned bodice with plastic boning by Tasia on Sewaholic</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sewnews.com/content_downloads/Make_It_Fit_Add_Support_with_Boning_Mar2004.pdf" target="_blank">Make it fit - add support with boning by Barbara Weiland</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://jezebel.com/5901827/how-to-keep-any-strapless-dress-from-falling-down" target="_blank">How to keep any strapless dress from falling down by Jenna Sauers</a></li>
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I made the main bodice from the same silver duchesse satin overlaid with aqua chiffon - actually I made two. Hedd initially chose a gorgeous pale aqua chiffon in a very fine weave. I treated both the satin and the chiffon layers as one fabric, so all the chiffon edges would be enclosed in the seam allowances. This fine chiffon was really hard to work with - it kept slipping around on the shiny satin - I had to pin, re-pin; tack and re-tack lots of time to get it to sit flat. <br />
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But once I'd made it up, we realised it was too pale for her - you can see the first attempt in this photo (at this stage the boned lining isn't attached so it looks rather loose and floppy). She also thought it was too shiny - the fine weave let a lot of the satin show through.<br />
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So we chose a darker chiffon which was a much stronger colour on her. It was also a heavier weave that let less shine through and I felt would help the skirt hang better. And there was another bonus, this chiffon was coarser - more granular than slippery, so it was much easier to overlay on the satin. <br />
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The new bodice was stitched to the lining along the top seam - I left the two back seams open so I could add the corset lacing loops later. Ok - that was (relatively) easy! Now I needed to work out how to attach the skirt to the bodice! But that can wait for next time.<br />
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We'd left it rather late to sort out my eldest child's prom dress - this is also her main GCSE exam year and due to the staggered approach her school takes, she's either been sitting exams or studying hard since November which rather limited the time she had to go shopping!<br />
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Hedd had pretty firm ideas on what she wanted - one of her optional subjects was Textile Design Technology and she had already designed her own perfect dress! <i> </i><br />
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<i>Elegant with a historic feel. Strapless with a sweetheart neckline. A very fitted bodice with boning. With a low waistline (dipped at the front) and a corset back. Full length with a flowing skirt that is not too puffy but has a very full hemline. And in blue or green chiffon over satin. And maybe with a bit of diamante. </i><br />
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Should be easy enough, I thought. But after numerous online searches, lots of phone-calls and visits to loads of shops across South Wales, still no dress. There are hundrends of beautiful dresses out there. And most of them looked gorgeous on her. But none of them were right... too puffy... wrong bodice... too much bling... wrong colour... too straight... I started to regret encouraging her to do the design course!<br />
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Ok, Mum, she said - you can make me a dress, rather naively assuming I could just whip up something to her specification! I did make my own wedding dress and have done bridesmaids and prom dresses for family and friends. But I usually started with a pattern not a design concept. And I have an irrational fear of working with chiffon! However, I do make stage costumes without patterns, and although she is almost an adult, she does seem to still have a child's belief that her mum can do anything. So I said I'd give it a go. Brave words. <br />
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I looked at dress patterns but there is nothing at all similar to what she wants - they were either too basic or followed current fashion - there were lots of empire line and sheath styles. I even looked at traditional wedding dress patterns - some of them had almost the right bodice but the skirts were high waisted or were way too puffy.<br />
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I eventally managed to track down a pattern for old fashioned wedding underwear - a boned corset top and a full "A-line" petticoat - the sort of thing you'd expect to see under a Victorian costume. They were separate pieces but I hoped I would be able to put them together as a dress - at least for the satin under layer.<br />
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So far, that was the easy bit. I decided to have a go at the boned bodice first, before worrying about how to add the skirt. I'll share how I got on in my next blog post. <br />
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I haven't been blogging for ages as my sewing has taken a back seat to my day job. But I have been meaning to write up some posts about of the shows I've been costuming over the last year or so.<br />
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As Les Miserables needs no introduction I'm just going to get straight to the costumes! <br />
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A lot of the costumes from this show were adapted from eBay and charity shops, althouh I did make most of the skirts from scratch. <span class="st">Surprisingly, the costumes of the era were more modern than I thought and b</span>y choosing vintage looking items in natural fabrics like cotton and linen, I was able to evoke the look of <span class="st">early nineteenth-century France. </span><br />
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Most of the chorus had multiple parts so we needed costumes that
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I limited the amount of black as this looks flat on stage, and needed to avoid
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period. So I went for muddy shades - lots of beige and brown - but
livened it up with some orange tones such as tan and ochre, and some
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The lovely thing about natural linen or cotton is that it goes soft
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anything with silk in was even better - I found a linen silk mix curtain
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While I had made some really rough layered and bulky skirts for the
younger cast who were mostly just in the poor chorus, I used more
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This really helped me get a different look for the women who worked in the factory with Fantine.<br />
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Although the skirts were all different colours, I managed to source lots
of shirts and blouses with a fine pinstripe - and dying them all the
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The one thing I couldn't get the girls to do was put their hair
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One of the articles in the Summer 2014 edition of <b><a href="http://www.creative-crafting.com/" target="_blank">Creative Crafting magazine</a></b> is a tutorial I wrote to make a picnic rug or small patchwork quilt from completely recycled materials.<br />
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I just love working with pre-loved denim jeans - they are so soft, especially the vintage styles from Levis, Wranger and Lee. But denim is a really heavy fabric and can be difficult to machine quilt in one piece. So it's perfect for a quilt as you go technique such as rag quilting. <br />
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I made my first denim rag quilt a couple of years ago, combining checked shirts in reds and blues with old jeans. I used a simple chequerboard design, alternating red and blue patches against denim patches cut from jeans in a similar mid blue tone. <br />
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In keeping with the eco theme, I used bamboo wadding - a fantastic soft low loft batting wadding that is so easy to machine and hand quilt. Bamboo is a very eco resource - it grows very quickly and doesn't need the same chemicals as cotton to grow and process. <br />
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For this new quilt tutorial, I used the same technique for the central
panel. I chose denim for both dark and light jeans this tiime and added
patches of recycled sarong fabrics from vintage garments and offcuts
from the manufacturing of new sarongs. <br />
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The indonesian batik sarong prints are just gorgeous - traditional floral, leafy and designs in gold, brown, navy, cream and blues. I think they are stunning against the denim. <br />
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This time I chose green wadding - made from recycled plastic bottles. Again very easy to quilt, and washes and dries brilliantly - perfect for a picnic rug! <br />
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I decided to add straight solid pieced denim borders made from patches that included some denim seams - giving extra strength to the rug and adding extra texture. And finished off with a pieced binding from more sarong offcuts. <br />
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If you'd like to have a go at making this picnic rug for yourself and would like instructions, you'll find the full tutorial on <br />
the Summer edition of Creative Crafting - <b><a href="http://www.creative-crafting.com/summer2014.html" target="_blank">you can buy a download or order a printed copy</a></b><b><a href="http://www.creative-crafting.com/summer2014.html" target="_blank"><b></b></a><b><a href="http://www.creative-crafting.com/summer2014.html" target="_blank"> by clicking this link</a></b>.</b><br />
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So why Jean Jeanie and Golden Brown the post title? As well as the
link to the golden brown sarong prints and the old denim jeans, these were two of my favourite
songs from my pre teen years and at college - and I think this quilt is just perfect for those teenage years in between!<br />
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And if you fancy buying the original, it's for sale through any of my <a href="http://theoldbutton.blogspot.co.uk/p/the-old-button-shops.html" target="_blank">online shops. </a> <br />
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This coming Sunday - Mothers Day in the UK - a tree in Abergavenny is being yarn bombed! The tree, whose exact location is currently a closely guarded secret, will be dressed with crocheted and knitted squares that have been made by people in both Wales and South Africa. <br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Zimele is a South African based charity that works </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">in the remote region of KwaZulu-Natal in the eastern part of South Africa. Zimale's founder, Rosetta</span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"> Stander</span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">, realised that despite the promise of a newly democratic South Africa in
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Zimele gives women the opportunity to work in small groups to make positive changes in their communities.</span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"> Programmes include agriculture, social and welfare projects, enterprise development and of course, crafting. </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Many of the women in </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">KwaZulu-Natal have high crafting skills and Zimele gives them further training to be able to make and sell hand crafted </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">stationery, bags, decorations, home ware and jewellery at fair prices. </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">As well as knitting and crocheting, a small army of volunteers in Abergavenny have been sewing the squares together into large pieces - ready to be dress the tree on Sunday morning! </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">So, if you are in near Abergavenny this weekend, why not take a look for yourself - </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">the Mayor of Abergavenny will be ‘opening’ The Close-Knit Community Tree at 11am - but you'll need to find it first....... OK, you can follow the trail from </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Abergavenny town square at 10.30. </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">If you would like to dedicate a square to a loved one, or find out more about Zimale, follow </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.zimele.org.uk/what-s-happening/11-the-close-knit-community-tree" target="_blank">this link to the Zimele website.</a></b></span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span class="text_exposed_show"><b> </b> </span></span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span class="text_exposed_show">Thank you to Zimale UK and Close Knit - Wales and South Africa for letting me use their lovely photographs. </span></span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">For my Only Kids Aloud imspired quilt I really want to include quilt blocks that have meaning for either Wales or South Africa - or both! </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">I love traditional quilt block patterns and have quite a few books with 100's of designs which I've been itching to try out. </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Browsing through the books, I spotted this lovely zig zag pattern which I reminded me of mountain peaks and valleys - something both South Africa and South Wales have aplenty! </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">This quilt Zig Zag block design is sometimes referred to as a Seminole pattern - as the </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Seminole Indians from South Florida</span> created colourful patchwork designs used in t</span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">he early 1920's to adorn their clothes. </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"> If you want to find out more about the Seminole people and their clothing - here is an <a href="http://www.semtribe.com/Culture/SeminoleClothing.aspx" target="_blank">excellent article on the Semtribe.com website. </a></span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">All Seminole patterns are perfect for borders or long sash panels - you can make them as long or as short as you like. And although they look very complicated, most are actually very easy to do.</span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">There are loads of brilliant online tutorials if you fancy trying one. But I've written a mini tutorial below if you fancy trying one like mine. </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Seminole piecing is usually done with solid colours but I wanted to include the lovely Kaffe Fasset stripes - I think they look a bit like the underlying rock formations!</span><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WY_3_0npyIo/UxDYX5KA1hI/AAAAAAAABDo/J3fbDJnXvhE/s1600/Seminole+patchwork+piecing+-+Tutorial+1.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="117" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WY_3_0npyIo/UxDYX5KA1hI/AAAAAAAABDo/J3fbDJnXvhE/s1600/Seminole+patchwork+piecing+-+Tutorial+1.png" width="200" /></a><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">I cut long strips of fabric as wide as the fabric would allow - one each in red and gold shot cotton and one from a horizontal stripe and one from a vertical stripe print. You can make them as tall as you like - my inner strips were about 5 cm tall and the outer two were about 8 cm. Each of these was joined along the long length and pressed flat to create a long piece of pieced fabric.</span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"> Press all the seams the same way - up or down - it doesn't matter as long as they are the same. </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">I cut four more strips from the same fabrics and joined them together in the same order. But press these seams the other way. </span><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VnkyraLrRHc/UxDYypGfNTI/AAAAAAAABDw/YP8kRWEPueY/s1600/Seminole+patchwork+piecing+-+Tutorial+2.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VnkyraLrRHc/UxDYypGfNTI/AAAAAAAABDw/YP8kRWEPueY/s1600/Seminole+patchwork+piecing+-+Tutorial+2.png" width="320" /></a><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Using a quilters ruler and rotary blade, I cut one of the pieced strips into short pieces along a 45 degree angle from the left side. You can make them as wide as you like - mine were about 4 cm wide - that looked a good proportion to the height. Cut as many as you can and pile together, discarding both end pieces). </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Repeat with the other long piece - cutting from the right side and reversing the angle of the cutting line - keep the fabric colours the same way up and cut at 45 degrees </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">again </span>but the ruler needs to be angled the other way round - this is really important. Keep these separate from the first pile. </span><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-knFv0qpsJX8/UxDcf2jDxaI/AAAAAAAABD8/tpO2FYbpcAI/s1600/Seminole+patchwork+piecing+-+Tutorial+3.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-knFv0qpsJX8/UxDcf2jDxaI/AAAAAAAABD8/tpO2FYbpcAI/s1600/Seminole+patchwork+piecing+-+Tutorial+3.png" width="199" /></a><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Take one from each pile in turn, sew each of the short angled pieces together along their longer sides - trying to match each different piece of fabric at the seam. (Two of my fabrics were striped - while I managed to match up the horizontal </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">brown </span>stripe fabric it was impossible to match up the stripes in the pyurple and green vertical print - I just made sure I had a nice colour contrast!) </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">If you pressed all the seams as suggested above, you should find they nest together nicely. </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Join all the pieces together to form a long strip - you can repeat the whole process as many times as you like to get the overall length you want. It will have "points" and "V"s along the top and bottom (sorry I don't have a photo) which you cut off with a ruler and rotary blade to create a long perfect oblong. You will now have a long pieced border with gorgeous seminole zig zag pattern. </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">As the little pieces are cut on the diagonal, you will find the whole panel is rather stretchy (it's a bit like an accordian!) - so it will need a bit of careful handling until it is joined to other blocks and tacked and quilted down. </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">I'm planning on using this panel, and other different seminole designs - to frame the central border - which is inspired by a vintage Welsh quilt design. </span><br />
<br />theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-73505944380417958592014-01-23T14:56:00.010+00:002023-12-24T08:12:44.345+00:00Mini Tutorial - Welsh Quilt Inspired Central Panel for OKA Quilt <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]--><div class="MsoNormal"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">In my last post - <a href="http://theoldbutton.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/welsh-quilting-only-kids-aloud-south.html">Welsh Quilting Only Kids Aloud South Africa quilt</a> - I promised to show how I planned out the central panel
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sharing the chart and the sizes of each piece, I also include a
mini tutorial on how to create triangle based quilt blocks without
cutting pieces on the bias. </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Finished spreadsheet chart for the Welsh quilt inspired
central panel</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">I wanted the centre to be quite large so I worked out a
chart that would give me a 26 inch square panel. I used a computer spreadsheet programme - changing the
sizes of the rows and columns to create a regular grid. I created coloured "shapes" to
represent the square and triangle pieces - just re-sizing and copying them to
get the right shapes and sizes to fit in with my ideas. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">I could have used graph or squared paper to draw it up but I
use spreadsheets a lot so they are
quicker for me than re-drawing different designs. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Once I had a finished chart, I printed it off and was able
to measure out the lengths of the triangle diagonals. My scale was quite strange - I used 4
rows/columns to equal 6.5 inches which meant I had to do a few extra sums -
next time I'll have to be a bit cleverer and go for a 1:1 scale.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">The diagram shows the sizes of each piece in this central
panel - all these are my
finished sizes - without seam allowances: </span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">the red corner pieces are 6.5 inch squares;</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">the central diamond is a 9 inch square on
its side;</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">the larger red triangles are 13 inches
along the longest side and the other two sides are 9 inches; and </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">the smaller
green triangles are 9 inches along the longer side and 6.5 inches on the
shorter side. </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">This panel can be created by cutting out these pieces as triangles and squares
with seam allowances and simply piecing them together as in the above chart. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">But as the Kaffe Fasset
shot cotton fabric I was using has a fine loose weave, I was a little worried
about cutting and using large triangle pieces on the bias as they could
stretch. So I decided to use a foolproof (or cheats) method - it means
you use much larger square and rectangle and stitch together along diagonal
folded lines and then cut away the excess. It does waste fabric but it sure
saves time and gives lovely triangles with less bias distortion. And I
reckoned the offcuts would be big enough to use for another part of the quilt
or another project.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">If you'd like to find out more about this technique - here is a </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><u>Mini Tutorial </u>on </span></span>how I made the red central
diamond with green corners block</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Diamond in square patchwork block chart</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">The overall finished size of this block is 13 inches square
- as shown in the diagram on the left.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Cut out a 13.5 inch square in red fabric - this includes 13
inches for the finished width of the block plus a half inch for seam and trim
allowances. Fold the large red square into quarters and press to create creased
lines dividing it into 4 equal sections.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Cut out 4 squares in green, each measuring about 7.5 inches
square - and fold them diagonally into a triangle. The diagonal will measure
about 10 inches (the finished diagonal measurement of 9 inches plus an inch for
seam and trim allowances.) Press the green "triangle" to get a good
crease line on the diagonal. (To prevent stretching on the bias - press down
with your iron rather than gliding it across the fabric.)</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Diamond in square patchwork block - diagram 1</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Open a green triangle back into a square and place on one
corner of the red square - it will be bigger than each quarter of the red piece
as marked by the crease lines – shown as blue dashed lines in diagram 1. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Line up the green square in such a way that the diagonal
crease on the green square intersects with the creases on the red fabric at a
distance away from the edge of the red square that is equal your seam allowance
- shown by the yellow dashed line in diagram 1.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">The diagonal creased line will be your stitching line. You
may want to test the position by folding the triangle along this crease towards
the outside of the red square to see how it sits before you sew it. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yu1gJBWDSy0/UuEYs9jvDnI/AAAAAAAABBw/Heinv56LqTY/s1600/Diamond+in+square+quilt+block+-+diagram+2.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yu1gJBWDSy0/UuEYs9jvDnI/AAAAAAAABBw/Heinv56LqTY/s1600/Diamond+in+square+quilt+block+-+diagram+2.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Once happy with the position, pin and stitch along the
diagonal line using a standard stitch.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Fold green fabric back again to check it is sewn correctly
before cutting away excess layers of fabric. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">If you are happy, open triangle
out and cut away the excess fabric on the OUTSIDE of the square - a single
layer of green and red triangle along the seam allowance line (shown as the <u>red
dashed line</u> in diagram 2 ) outside the stitched line.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Diamond in square patchwork block - diagram 3</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">After cutting, fold open the green triangle piece - you now
have a green triangle sewn along the diagonal of the larger red fabric. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Press -
with seam allowance towards the outside.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Repeat this process for all four corners. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v1czM96jBMc/UuEe0pzOdvI/AAAAAAAABCA/WwRgT4QeXdE/s1600/Diamond+in+square+quilt+block+-+diagram+3.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v1czM96jBMc/UuEe0pzOdvI/AAAAAAAABCA/WwRgT4QeXdE/s1600/Diamond+in+square+quilt+block+-+diagram+3.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">If you have
carefully intersected the crease lines on the seam allowance, you will find the
green triangles overlap nicely on this allowance line - shown as a yellow
dashed line in diagram 4. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">But don't worry though if they are a little bit out.<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">You can cut away the
little ears where the triangle corners overlap edges and y</span></span>ou may
find you need to trim your block so it is a perfect square. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">The other sections of the panel were created in the same way - using rectangle and square pieces not triangles. All sections were then pieced together in rows, matching up points and corners carefully. </span></span><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kF-yvzp3qdo/UuEsqvT2ONI/AAAAAAAABCc/92ne7ubIyRE/s1600/Only+Kids+Aloud+Charity+Quilt+-+Welsh+Central+Panel.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kF-yvzp3qdo/UuEsqvT2ONI/AAAAAAAABCc/92ne7ubIyRE/s1600/Only+Kids+Aloud+Charity+Quilt+-+Welsh+Central+Panel.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">So here is the finished central panel and I added a straight border with mitred corners using one of the Kaffe Fasset Stripe fabrics - it was a bit fiddly to get the stripes to match up and sit right on the corners - but well worth the effort. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">I've already started on the next section - using some more stripes to create a zig-zag border that reminds me of mountains..... <a href="https://theoldbutton.blogspot.com/2014/02/seminole-or-zig-zag-quilt-panel-from.html">click here to go to the post</a>. </span></span></div>
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">The Wales Millennium Centre charity is sending a choir of young children from Wales to Capetown as part of South Africa's celebrations for 20 years after the end of apartheid. </span></div>
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Or </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">as some of the young Only Kids Aloud choir members are saying "</span><i>Bringing the Land of Song to the Rainbow Nation." </i></span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">You can read more about the Only Kids Aloud project and charity on my previous blog post - <a href="http://theoldbutton.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/charity-patchwork-quilt-only-kids-aloud.html" target="">The Old Button Patchwork Quilt - South Africa Project</a></span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">. And over the next </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">next month or so, I'll share the quilt story as I make it and I'll be including some show-and-tell and
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">I started quilting a few years ago, but my quilts are usually based on pieced patchwork inspired by American quilts. I love designing my own quilt layouts and spend hours browsing the Internet and looking through books to find traditional quilt blocks. As an accountant by training and mathematician by inclination, I also love the challenge of working out my own sizing although I have to admit I seldom plan a whole quilt out from the beginning - I just let it evolve.... </span></div>
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Here is one of my current projects that I'm starting to hand quilt - Gettysburg Ohio Star quilt, which I created using Ohio Star and Nine Patch blocks in reproduction American Civil War fabrics in </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">blue and tan. </span></div>
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">But I've always loved Welsh quilting and I really wanted to base my charity quilt around Wales so I decided it would feature a Welsh quilted central panel. Initially I thought I'd do a wholecloth style - a single piece of fabric closely quilted in traditional motifs - inspired by these beautiful antique examples. </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">But the more I researched, the more I learnt. Welsh quilts were not always made from a single piece of fabric - there are strippy quilts where broad stripes of two or three colours are joined together down the length as well as quilts with big bold pieces of different fabrics joined together to create strong geometric shapes - such as the diamond within a square with a boxed border shown on the front cover of Mary Jenkins's fantastic book </span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><a href="http://littlewelshquiltsandothertraditions.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Little Welsh Quilts made the traditional way.</a></span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"> </span><br />
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with a star surround as variations of this design feature in quite a lot
of the antique quilts in Mary's book and on display at the fantastic <a href="http://www.welshquilts.com/" target="_blank">Welsh Quilt Centre</a> in Lampter. </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">As just love maths, I plotted out the design on an excel spreadsheet to work out the dimensions of each shape - sad I
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">I've not managed to find out if this is a
named quilt block - I have a great book with hundreds of traditional
American and British quilt blocks designs and the closest I can find to
it is something called a Sawtooth Star - but the centre is a square not a
diamond. If anyone knows what it is called, please let me know. </span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">And if you are interested in how the sizes worked out and how I put this panel together, I'll share that in my next blog post. </span><br />
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theoldbuttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03181009445666235539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8086504415835334288.post-43460870305526405232014-01-09T14:33:00.004+00:002023-11-09T18:30:23.184+00:00Patchwork Quilt - Only Kids Aloud South Africa Patchwork Project<div class="MsoNormal">
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j0_HvEBl2Xo/UqXMFP-sizI/AAAAAAAAA88/-17FuOuWKi4/s1600/Kaffe+Kasset+South+Africa+Charity+Patchwork+Quilt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="photo og various Kaffe Fasset striped quilting fabrics" border="0" height="123" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j0_HvEBl2Xo/UqXMFP-sizI/AAAAAAAAA88/-17FuOuWKi4/s640/Kaffe+Kasset+South+Africa+Charity+Patchwork+Quilt.jpg" title="Kaffe Fasset quilt fabric - Stripes - Only Kids Aloud Charity quilt" width="640" /></a></div>Last<span face="Verdana,sans-serif"> year, <a href="http://www.wmc.org.uk/newsandmedia/newsarchive/174779/" target="_blank">Cape Town Opera invited the Only Kids Aloud choir from Wales to come to South Africa</a> next April to help celebrate the 20th anniversary of democracy and the end of apartheid. As
the world mourns Nelson Mandela, the preparations for next year's celebrations are
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NipNBlgy4pQ/UqXM4WYUyTI/AAAAAAAAA9M/IvCKkgvm3L0/s1600/oka+snow.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Only Kids Aloud is an
all-Wales children’s choir, sponsored through the Wales Millenium
Centre, and working with the Only Men Aloud choir. My youngest child is one of the
70 children, aged from 9 to 13, from across Wales who were selected
from over 400 entrants to form the 2013-14 choir. </span></div>
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">While some of the chosen choir members are fairly experienced singers, others are new to singing and
performing on a stage, and many have never been away from home before.
Only Kids Aloud is a fantastic development opportunity for children from
across Wales – “broadening their horizons through performing” as well
as encouraging young people to continue the great choral tradition of
Wales. </span></div>
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">My child was also a member of the previous year's choir who sang in St Petersburg, Russia, and for the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFwQXK2lYkk" target="_blank">London Olympics opening ceremony</a> - an amazing experience for an 11 year old. </span></div>
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif">Although the exact details of the South Africa visit haven’t
been finalised, the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> choir will be
singing in two concerts in Cape Town with Bryn Terfel and will be taking a brand new song specially written as a gift for the South African nation. It is hoped they will also visit a
township and sing with local young people - but whatever they do, </span></span><span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span face="Verdana,sans-serif">I know they will do Wales proud - </span>bringing </span>the Land of Song to the Rainbow Nation. </span></div>
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">To celebrate this amazing project I am designing and
creating a patchwork quilt that brings together elements of both Wales
and South Africa. </span></span><br />
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<span face="Verdana,sans-serif"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">I am still working out the pattern - but it it will be an unique one off design in at least a large lap size. </span></span><br />
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traditional Welsh quilting patterns. </span></span></div>
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Legend and stories tell us that Father Christmas (or Santa) lives in the far North. Exactly how did St Nicholas from Turkey end up in such a cold place, nobody knows, but that hasn't stopped people telling the tale.<br />
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For example, Thomas Nast, a 19th century cartoonist, did a series of drawings showing Santa living at the North Pole. Nash also gave him a workshop for building toys and a large book filled with the names of children who had been naughty or nice! <br />
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And one of my favourite authors, J.R.R. Tolkein (The Hobbit etc) wrote Christmas letters and drawings to his children between 1920 and 1943, including this one of Father Christmas dressed for the cold at the North Pole. <br />
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Many countries lay claim to be the home of Santa - well, the Artic Circle does cross many borders after all. In North America, letters to Santa are addressed to The North Pole, although the US uses an actual city in Alaska called The North Pole, and Canada uses the postcode <span class="st">H0H 0H0 - which is brilliant. </span>And of course he has lots of different homes in the Nordic countries too, especially as many people wonder how the reindeer can find lichen to eat at the real North Pole! Maybe it's part of his magic so we don't really know exactly where he lives.<br />
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Me, I like to believe he's at the real north North Pole - you know, the one marked by the intersecting longitude lines on the globe. Although we can't see his home - it is magically hidden - I know he's there.<br />
<br /><p>I imagine his home to be warm and cozy, with lots of log fires and plenty of comfy chairs for enjoying hot chocolate and mince pies. There is a workshop where he and the elves still make traditional toys - although he's sub contracted the more modern stuff to the big toy factories in recent years; stables (and lots of lichen) for the reindeer, and of course a sorting office for all the letters....<br />
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Of course, you don't have to post your letter - my children always
wrote handwritten letters and left them in envelopes on the
mantlepiece for his magical helpers to collect. I've developed this tradition into a gorgeous wool envelope design, with the address hand embroidered on the front - we call him <i>Sion Corn</i> in Wales, and <i>Pegwn Y Gogledd</i> is Welsh for The North Pole.<br />
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But the elves reliably assure me that if you believe, your letter will get to Santa, whatever address or language you use.<br />
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Every Christmas Eve in our house, we track Santa with <b><a href="http://www.noradsanta.org/" target="_blank">NORAD</a></b> - well I say we, but it's mostly me. My husband and teenage kids may watch a bit, but I check every hour and watch all the video clips - Christmas doesn't start for me without a glimpse of the man himself in his sleigh pulled by reindeer - with Rudolph leading the way. But although he does seem to set off from the North Pole, NORAD are very careful not to give away his exact location! <br />
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Why does NORAD track Santa? This <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnnYDMfEOnU&index=3&list=PLK2HfCwR4TDDq_2QppjOtLW7s79l-UIL0" target="_blank">You Tube video</a></b> explains how in 1955 a little girl called the the Continental Air Defence Command telephone number by mistake, and asked the
colonel on duty if he was Santa. The colonel explained that he wasn't,
but that he had radar that could track him. And the rest is
history..... Norad starts getting ready to track Santa on the 1st of December, and the main event starts on Christmas Eve of course, but they do have a great <b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHSves_wR3U" target="_blank">trailer.</a></b><br />
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And what about those fantastic reindeer - Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen - these are named in the brilliant <i>The Night Before Christmas</i> poem (originally called <i>A Visit from St Nicholas</i>). But what about Rudolph? Where did he come from? Apparently the story of Rudolph can be traced back to a specific author - Robert L. May, a cartoon - who created the idea of a misfit reindeer who saves the day for Santa on a foggy Christmas Eve, for a Christmas coloring book.... Or did he think it up all by himself? Maybe he saw Rudolph's flashing nose one Christmas.... and Santa asked him to tell the story....<br />
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<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus#cite_note-27"></a></sup>
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