quilting machines??

[i-am-sapho.livejournal.com]

Ok...so any of you ladies know much about quilting sewing machines? i will be honest and call myself a beginner at actual quilting although i have made many patchwork blankets where i just tacked squares together

1. best machines
2. price ranges
3. quick explanation on how to use
4. any tips, etc?

s.o.s

Finally, I made something I was proud enough to post here!!! Whoohoo!

[razorhappy.livejournal.com]

So I bought the this cute halloween pj set at old navy last year because I loved the fabric so much. It took me a year, but I finally made something out of it.


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ps mods: lemme know if you want me to put the first picture under the cut too!!!

Edit: had to delete some of the pictures because I thought that would help with my bandwith crappola, there were too many up anyway!

Rit dye ?

[i-am-sapho.livejournal.com]

I feel like all im doing around here is askin questions...but sometime soon i will put your comments to use and show you an amazing project!

what i want to know is if Rit Dye comes out of the fabric you dyed. like if i wash a red shirt with a Rit Dyed blue tee..will the dye come out somewhat and dye my red shirt PURPLE????

p.s. i love you people

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[-expatiate.livejournal.com]

I looked in the memories and I could not find any tutorials on how to make the tiny clay food. Does anyone have any good links relating to this?

hungry / full

[crissy.livejournal.com]

This is a one of a kind ORIGINAL ACEO (Art Cards Editions and Originals). The card is 2.5" x 3.5" in size. The piece is watercolor with ink accents. I actually painted it about three years ago, and recently trimmed it to fit ACEO size requirements.

I am extremely creative, almost manic, really. I go through these phases where I feel full of love, and life, and creativity and in an instant it all melts and there is only emptiness and hunger. This is another form of self-narrative, self-portraiture, and self-construction.

© dearcrissy.com

Soutach braid and Pink Cording.

[speakinspanish.livejournal.com]

Hi!
I'm currently in the process of working on my Halloween Costume, and I'm getting caught up on some pieces to the ensemble that I don't know..

Does anyone know what a SOUTACH BRAID is?
what it looks like or where I could get one at. I searched ebay and google.
and I found people talking about it but not what it is or where I could get it.

Also I'm looking for some Cording [ Rattail, Middy Braid] that looks like this

but I need Pink. I want it to be silky and of a nice thickness, as it's for a corset.
I did not find any online, just hoping to be pointed in the right direction.

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[ahhhitshayley.livejournal.com]

If I wanted to paint on a suitcase or a purse, what kind of paint would I need that wouldn't come off?

here is an example of what i'm wanting to do..

needle felted sundae!

[spillyjane.livejournal.com]

look what i made today:



this needle felted banana split is made from
100% Corriedale wool and stands 2" tall and 2" long.
you'll notice that there are three different flavours
of ice cream--chocolate, vanilla and strawberry--and
that each is topped with a different topping--strawberry,
butterscotch and cherry. each scoop of ice cream is
finished off with a generous helping of whipped cream
topped with a teeny tiny cherry! more info is available
in my journal...yummy!

fabric search help required

[piercedgirl23.livejournal.com]

I know this isn't a selling journal but I'm in a bind trying to find fabric for a college project and was wondering if anyone here could help me source fabric.

I'm doing a design project this term and will be making some of the garments next term, they will most likely never be sold as will fit the college dummies not a real person. I'm doing my project on Japanese alternitive fashion so am looking at EGL and Japanese punk as my main insperation. I like alot of the tartan punk stuff but would rather use bright pink plaid that looks like a true tartan but the wrong colour (being Scottish I'd like to have tartan involved in a tounge in cheek way).

I've seen a few bright pink tartan punker items for sale but I need to buy the fabric and so far the closest I've came is a fleece with a Scotty dog border from a site that won't ship to the UK. I'm basically looking for a cotton or poly-cotton of a weight that would be suitable for trousers bright pink and black, will need 5 meters or more I think, I wanto to make some stuff for myself as well as the project.

Please either post here or you can e-mail me on pierced_girl_23@yahoo.co.uk if you know of anywhere that might be able to help,

Thank you in advance

Karen

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[decline-me.livejournal.com]

( whatever. (inappropriate text at bottom. don't read if you don't have a sense of humor) )

knitting question

[assiram.livejournal.com]

i would like some help finding a knitting pattern (preferable free!)
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[amburr.livejournal.com]

yay! art update! + bags and stuff i've made! yay!

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Long time crafter...noob to craftgrrl, as well to LJ!

[gadgetluv.livejournal.com]

Love this community, so I decided to join in the fun! I'm a noob here... as well to LJ...so please be kind! I hope to attempt to post some pics of a purse and wallet I made. So here goes... (If I can get this right, I'll post more things soon!)

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[http://users.livejournal.com/__shae/]

Forgive me if this has been asked a million times, but I checked the memories and couldnt find the answer. I'm really interested in making atc's. I was just wondering what the dimensions were, and if anyone has any tips!?

Thanks a bunch!

foam born (a mixed media self portrait)

[crissy.livejournal.com]

ACEO (Art Cards Editions and Originals). Self-photography, various water-destruction processes, and acrylic paint. Portions of the card have a heavy gel gloss texture while others have a dry, matte finish.

"...and a white foam spread
around them from the immortal
flesh, and in it there grew a maiden."

--Hesiod

© dearcrissy.com

MASK!... and another craft

[darkmagix.livejournal.com]

Well, Hallowe'en is coming ever so quickly so this weekend I thought I'd get a jump on my costumes. So I spent most of Sunday day making a cast of my face (in my super easy and non messy way, to be explained later), paper mache-ing and generally mask making. And here's the fruits of my labours:



( +4 + explanation + another craft )

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_ler/]

Hi everyone! sorry for the text only post! Im getting married in november and have been trying to figure out what im going to do veil wise... does anyone know of any sites that have how to's? im going to make it i just dont know where to start! as for length i was thinking chin length or shoulder...to give you an idea of what im looking for...

Impulse purchases from Wal Mart.

[gillian-sans.livejournal.com]

I always seem to leave the Wal Mart with things that weren't on my list. Today it was a plain $2 canvas tote bag and some Crayola fabric markers.

( I think it looks kinda cheesy... what do you guys think? )

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[mellybrelly.livejournal.com]

( co-worker's birthday )