Ack!

[trebyl.livejournal.com]

I'm searching online for a good site that shows how to psso (pass slipped stitch over). I'm not having very good luck getting this concept. Still looking but if anyone can help me,that would be great. If you have pictures, even better. :^)

Thanks!

sewing machine woes

[bambambeth.livejournal.com]

hey y'all,

right now I'm the not-so-proud owner of a viking-white sewing machine. it's been in-and-out of the shop a few times, and this time around I took it to a non-viking white service place, where they told me the problem lies in that white uses plastic gears (whereas most companies use metal), which get misaligned and such more easily. so though the machine I bought a couple years ago is marketed as a more heavy-duty machine, in actuality, it is pretty apt to break when I sew on heavier fabrics.

anyway, my main problem with that is that I talked to a couple places before picking the brand I'd buy, & all the places that sold viking-white machines told me the opposite; that they use metal gears, & many other companies use plastic which tend to have problems. I've since talked to other people who were told the same thing by people selling white machines. also, it bothers me that the viking white service repair people were far from helpful, in that they wouldn't really tell me the root of the problem, only that this or that needed to be repaired, & not the reason that it continually needed to be repaired.

so, to the POINT, dual purpose;

1. um, I REALLY wouldn't recommend a viking white sewing machine ($200 worth of repairs later, right...) thanks to a complete lack of honestly and/or decent customer service &...

2. I'd love any recommendations anyone could give me for a machine that they have had success with (preferably a brand & model #), because I'm about to trade this one in & buy a new one before I have to start making warmer clothes for fall and winter again.

thanks for any help you'd like to give.

my duct tape purse

[lo5er.livejournal.com]

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Envirotex Lite Delight

[fleur325.livejournal.com]

I bought a box of the pourable high gloss. I am using it to make less chunky resin bracelets. What else can I use it for, that would be fun and funky?

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[smask.livejournal.com]

I'm in love with Burt's Bees stuff, but its so expensive I hate buying it. Does anyone know of any recipes to make it? I have/can get the ingriedents listed on the package, but I don't know how to make it. Thanks everyone!

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[joifulgurl.livejournal.com]

i'm a beginning crafty girl... and i went to the craft store today to buy silicon gel glue. and... i couldnt find any. what? what brands are silicon gel glue?
please, i promise i'm not stupid.

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[sholanda.livejournal.com]

so, i followed the directions a few posts back and i made my own paper!!

it turned out pretty well and was SUPER EASY.
i used newspaper and a screen i popped off of one of my windows and so i ended up with a large rectangleshaped piece.

( pretty paper!! )

I need help again, please!!!!

[stephaniem.livejournal.com]

I need more help with this dang baby sweater. I’m so confused and I hope someone can make this sound easier then it is sounding. I think I picked to hard of a project to start with, but that’s what I do. ;) Anyway I am confused on these parts…

**Now is the time to divide things up If you prefer it put each section on a separate length of spare yarn - I don’t usually bother if I am knitting the sleeves first. BUT if you want to make this totally seamless, see the note at the end.

So does this mean I slide this first section of the baby sweater off my needle and put it on a separate piece of yarn? Or do I have the option of leaving it on my needle? I don’t understand how I would slide it off my needle if I were to proceed with the following instructions…

Sleeve: Slip sts from first (front) section up to marker (should be 22 sts) on to right hand needle.
Cast on 2 sts, knit across sleeve section (27 sts), turn and cast on 2 sts, purl back.
Continue to work in stockinette st for 22 rows.
Next row: K2, (K2 tog, K3) 5 times, K2tog K2. Knit 7 rows. Cast off


Okay so I see the 22 sts. I am understanding the slip sts, as far as I know. I slide the 22 sts off the left needle onto my right needle, yet the working yarn is all the way to the far right now. I am confused as to how I am to cast on 2 sts, when the working yarn is all the way to the far right. Also I can’t figure out how to cast on any sts at all even if the working yarn is to the left of my 22 slipped sts.

Clear as mud? LOL!

Hopefully this picture can give a better idea what I am trying to say.