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Some things I bought in Barcelona…and that I almost lost..
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Every time I go to Barcelona for holidays I plan all the places where I want to go. As we don’t go there that often, to forget a shop get’s “critical”! I suppose you know what shops I am talking about, isn’t it? Craft stores, obviously! At Spain things are much cheaper so it is a good opportunity! This time I went to a yarn … Continue reading
Does and dont’s #3: Some facts about t-shirt fabric and how to convert it into yarn
After publishing my tutorial on How to make a t-shirt hat, I’ve realized I should explain a bit better why did I chosen t-shirt fabric and how to convert the t-shirt fabric into yarn. T-shirt fabric is really sweet to touch, it stretches and it does not unravels. When you convert other fabrics into yarn, you should expect them to go on loosing small threads … Continue reading
Posted in Fabric, General Information, Materials
Tagged cutting, fabric, t-shirt, yarn
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A really special coat rack for my daughter’s jackets
Before talking about the beautiful wood coat rack my parents and sister made to Ada, I would like to talk about something that happened to me yesterday. Ada is an amazing baby, she is always progressing on big steps. She started crawling at 7 months, and now at almost 8 months she gets up alone since some days. As you can see she is really … Continue reading
Tutorial: decor your baby dresses with embroidery
Some time ago I got a knitted dress for Ada, which is really cute, but a bit dull. So I decided to make it more special. Here it goes the result: **A little monster embroidered on a baby dress ** Why did I choosed such a motive? It is because we use to lovingly call Ada: monstruito! (little monster in spanish) So here it goes … Continue reading
Does and dont’s #2: How to find cheap fabric
On this post I want to share with all you my little tricks to find cheap fabric. Those that make patchwork stuff will agree with me that patchwork shops are great! But they have such a prices! And they have so much bright, colorful, attractive fabrics that you end up thinking those are the best (or unique) places to go buy fabrics. Actually I don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged cheap fabric, does, don't, fabric
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Once upon a time there was a … tale for babies on a fabric book
Once upon a time there was a mother that decided to make a tale on a fabric book for her little daughter. And that was the result: Once upon a time there was a little hen called Ko-Ko And this little hen met a handsome cockerel named Ki-ki. Together they laid four little eggs. And the hen did incubate them. Do you know where the … Continue reading
Tutorial: How to make a laptop case
These days we are visiting my parents in law, in Burgos, Spain. When preparing our luggage I realized that our laptop did not have a case. So I decided to make an easy and fast one (with the not so much time I was having). Here I present the result: {Material} – 3 mm thick felt with the following measures: (a + 2 * c … Continue reading
Scarf Big Net Red Dot….
Another felted scarf This is the result of what I was doing on the post @Huge knitting needles@. The idea was to make an amplified fabric, where the weft is increased on such a way that you can see through it. The material used was wool yarn worked on big knitting needles as I explained on the huge needles post. Once the @thread@ was done, I … Continue reading
Posted in Felting, Knitting, Materials, Techniques, Wood
Tagged felt, GET IT, scarf, yarn
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Tutorial: How to make a thread rack
Tutorial: How to make a laptop case
Once upon a time... a fabric book
Tutorial: How to make a patchwork flower
Tutorial: How to make paper bobbins for bobbin lace
