Hobbies

Plugging My Photoblog

I may not update it all that often but I do like my photoblog. I'm not a great photographer, nor would I ever pretend to be but I enjoy creating a...

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I Made A Thing!

I dug out my teeny tiny sewing machine today. After a bit of a battle with it (I can't find the instruction booklet) I managed to cobble...

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Finished Embroidery

I finished the Womble embroidery today. I was going to fill in the circle but in the end I went with adding silver thread either side of the black...

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Embroidery WIP

I was hoping to have finished this by now but have been thwarted by my painful arm. I got some washaway sheets that are almost completely clear....

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Embroidering Clothes

One of the crafts I have been dabbling in is embroidery I don't claim to be all that good at it, but once I felt I was doing well enough with a few...

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Christmas Crafting

I've been trying out some embroidery recently. I'm still on very basic stitches, but I'm pleased that I can produce things that look okay. I...

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Customising a Simple Bag

I bought a basic cotton crossbody bag to experiment with. I wanted to see what I could do with fabric paints. I washed the bag so it would take...

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Trying Out Embroidery

I thought I'd give embroidery a try. It's very early days, and I still need to practice the fancier stitches, but it's quite a nice instant...

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