Old pic of me in a hat, pattern by my favorite knitwear designer, Stephen West
http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Abbigail/76721621/westward_medium.jpg
― The Most Typical and Popular Girl Rider (Crabbits), Saturday, 22 September 2012 02:40 (eleven years ago) link
Another Stephen West piece
http://images4.ravelrycache.com/uploads/Abbigail/30079327/IMG_1063_medium2.JPG
― The Most Typical and Popular Girl Rider (Crabbits), Saturday, 22 September 2012 02:41 (eleven years ago) link
My goal for homemade style is not to look like I made my own stuff
― The Most Typical and Popular Girl Rider (Crabbits), Saturday, 22 September 2012 02:43 (eleven years ago) link
I do not succeed at it
― The Most Typical and Popular Girl Rider (Crabbits), Saturday, 22 September 2012 04:17 (eleven years ago) link
elmo do you just trim squares and hem the edges?
― The Most Typical and Popular Girl Rider (Crabbits), Saturday, 22 September 2012 04:18 (eleven years ago) link
haha i <3 everything you have to rock that scarf w/ the confidence you bring to the hat
― the late great, Saturday, 22 September 2012 04:21 (eleven years ago) link
no joke that scarf is fantastic!
knitters start dressing in a deranged way eventuallythey lose touch with what non-knitters would wearit happened to me a long time ago but I'm in denial
― The Most Typical and Popular Girl Rider (Crabbits), Saturday, 22 September 2012 04:22 (eleven years ago) link
xp you're too nice
abb, pretty much! i did the edges in a rolled hem, it's the only hand-sewing technique i know how to do
― real men have been preparing manly dishes for centuries (elmo argonaut), Saturday, 22 September 2012 14:52 (eleven years ago) link
You know who has kind of a homemade style vibeis Neelixall those arty quilted tunics like made by some postmenopausal Unitarian with a shelf of Sewing with Nancy VHS tapes, batik dying things at home
― The Most Typical and Popular Girl Rider (Crabbits), Thursday, 27 September 2012 02:03 (eleven years ago) link
http://warriordoc.com/startrek/images/Voyager/Neelix.jpg
from the Starfleet Butterick catalog
― The Most Typical and Popular Girl Rider (Crabbits), Thursday, 27 September 2012 02:04 (eleven years ago) link
lol yeah he's like the intergalactic high school textiles/crafts teacher
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 27 September 2012 02:06 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/HDA87.jpg
a cute little belt i made for my sister's birthday. she's 7.
― real men have been preparing manly dishes for centuries (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 1 November 2012 14:10 (eleven years ago) link
i'm a bit worried that i made the belt too small / short. it's about 27" long which i think should be more than enough but i'm just guessing and second-guessing. this is the 4th thing i've made on the inkle loom, and i'm just getting a handle on how to manage my weft tension to keep the selveges even. it's pretty fun, though! and this one looks decidedly less crafty than the first couple things i wove.
― real men have been preparing manly dishes for centuries (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 1 November 2012 15:17 (eleven years ago) link
i mean it's still pretty damn crafty lookin' but hey
― real men have been preparing manly dishes for centuries (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 1 November 2012 15:18 (eleven years ago) link
Cute! 27” should be fine for a 7yr old
― just1n3, Thursday, 1 November 2012 17:13 (eleven years ago) link
so yeah i've been into this lately, very much
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Friday, 31 May 2013 13:41 (eleven years ago) link
when i quit smoking in december i started doing a lot of crafty things and came to start making a lot of friendship bracelets, keeping my hands occupied with repetitive motions turned out to be a key coping skill
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Friday, 31 May 2013 13:49 (eleven years ago) link
also i recently finished a sewing class and made myself 2 neckties, both summer madras, and they look pretty damn good if i say so myself. i plan to continue honing my sewing skills but don't really have my workspace set up in my new apt yet
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Friday, 31 May 2013 13:52 (eleven years ago) link
the plan for the rest of the year involves borrowing a friend's table loom and weaving my own fabric which i will then turn into neckties. i have ambitions.
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Friday, 31 May 2013 13:54 (eleven years ago) link
wow, that is ambitious!!i need to keep my hands busy too, totes understand that, and have been toying with the idea of starting with simple curtains because honestly, i don't want to pay for the ones i want to have.
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Friday, 31 May 2013 13:58 (eleven years ago) link
oh definitely! most curtains are dead easy and it's amazing how much you'll save
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Friday, 31 May 2013 14:02 (eleven years ago) link
anyhow to conclude my blog post I will post some pictures of things i made itt from my instagram account
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Friday, 31 May 2013 14:03 (eleven years ago) link
http://distilleryimage8.s3.amazonaws.com/90c3bd98bcff11e2a3b222000a9f1696_7.jpg
http://distilleryimage11.s3.amazonaws.com/d8a5acc2c8ce11e2902222000a1fa52b_7.jpg
some ties
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Friday, 31 May 2013 14:06 (eleven years ago) link
beautiful! beauuuuuutiful. nice photos too.
i wish i had better sewing skills but i guess the only way to work on them is to try something really really really easy (curtains) and be happy with the results, right?
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Friday, 31 May 2013 14:07 (eleven years ago) link
here is one of many many bracelets i have made because i am secretly a tween
http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/f94ae8f2c27f11e2aef922000a9f3c05_7.jpg
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Friday, 31 May 2013 14:09 (eleven years ago) link
that is obv not finished but you get the idea
anyway, lots of other stuff here, follow me if you like crafts: http://instagram.com/elmo_argonaut
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Friday, 31 May 2013 14:11 (eleven years ago) link
LL, i say go for it. even if you aren't 100% satisfied the worst that can happen is that you will have temporary curtains
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Friday, 31 May 2013 14:12 (eleven years ago) link
there is a fabric store around here that has a huge bargain loft where everything is $1.99/yard, it is the best place and i have made most of my curtains with discount fabric
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Friday, 31 May 2013 14:14 (eleven years ago) link
honestly, moving has put me back into my pennypincher mode and i'm thrilled by the idea of making the cutest cheapest curtains within my reach -- there's a great fabric store within walking distance and i am anticipating spending some time there. for me ideas are not the problem, it's finishing them to completion/perseverance. so if i can make something fast and easy and also cute and cheap? i am hoping that this will snowball a little until i have curtained the whole place, and then next proj.
so it will happen, starting next week
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Friday, 31 May 2013 14:17 (eleven years ago) link
Nice looking ties!
I used work as an industrial sewing machine operator in a necktie factory and I believe your ties would have passed inspection.
xp oh shit are you walking distance from Vogue Fabrics?????
― carl agatha, Friday, 31 May 2013 14:20 (eleven years ago) link
I AM
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Friday, 31 May 2013 14:20 (eleven years ago) link
a long walk, but a pleasant one
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Friday, 31 May 2013 14:21 (eleven years ago) link
ENVIOUS
Here's a no-sew curtain tutorial if the sewing part of curtain making feels intimidating: http://www.younghouselove.com/2010/02/nursery-progress-getting-the-hang-of-it/
― carl agatha, Friday, 31 May 2013 14:22 (eleven years ago) link
incredible
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Friday, 31 May 2013 14:26 (eleven years ago) link
Amanda I found your curtain fabric.
Alternatively, Elmo, I found some good pocket square fabric.
http://www.fabricinspirations.co.uk/acatalog/Ready_For_Action_Black.html
― carl agatha, Friday, 31 May 2013 14:47 (eleven years ago) link
oh myi was thinking of something more yellow-velveeta orange but that sure has its charms
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Friday, 31 May 2013 14:52 (eleven years ago) link
omg their flowers and foliage selection is O_Owant all!!esphttp://www.fabricinspirations.co.uk/acatalog/img_quilting_2595_1.jpg
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Friday, 31 May 2013 15:15 (eleven years ago) link
want fireman curtains plz
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 31 May 2013 16:00 (eleven years ago) link
Ha, I just saw that fireman fabric on Amazon this weekend. They have quite a variety of designs:http://www.ahfabrics.com/
― Oh maintenance (doo dah), Friday, 31 May 2013 17:18 (eleven years ago) link