Sewing Juices Flowing Again
Hello!
I needed to skip any afternoon crocheting that I might have had time for because I was really missed sewing and wanted to get some in! I'm ready to share what I have accomplished today.
First off, I have had a nice cut of dish-towel fabric that I have wanted to embroider for quite some time. I decided that instead of hand embroidering, I would practice using my machine embroidery designs. I think they turned out just sweet. Our kitchen has red accents so I went with red rayon thread.
This is the second design I chose for embroidering the other piece of fabric.
Since I was warmed up on the machine and ideas were starting to flow, I turned my attention to a doll that I began and put aside because I didn't have the right products to continue on. The product I needed was HAIR!
I picked up some hair and fabric glue in the doll-making section at Michael's crafts store.
What an experience it was to glue doll hair onto a little head! I had little hairs all over, but not too badly. I was uncertain how well the glue was going to hold. The bottle claimed that I should wait at least 24 hours before handling and at least 7 days before hand washing. Because I am impatient for little things like that, I only waited an hour before I started handling her. The smock she is wearing in the photo was too ugly! so I slipped it off right over her head. The only hair that fell off was hair that didn't get any glue. I realized at that point that I will be able to add hair in increments if I so chose.
So, for the ugly smock... It seriously needed a change. Not only was it ugly, it was boring and didn't do the pretty floral pattern on the fabric any justice. I came up with the idea to cut the top portion off to make a skirt with a bow-tie waist closure. I hand-sewed a piece of 1/4 inch ribbon around the finished waistband.
It turned out as beautiful as I hoped it would. She is just a precious little project! I am not finished with her yet, as I need to get some booties on her feet and sew lace, which is laying across her lap, to the bottom of her skirt. That will come soon enough. Since I have my crocheting rhythm, I just might crochet some little booties. I do have some felt that I could use also. I will decide later. I also plan on using some embroidery thread to sew over her eyes. The pattern I used for the doll suggested that I use a marker, but other patterns that I have since read, suggest to use thread.
This next photo has to do with knitting. It's something that I devised as a tool for knitting projects. I don't knit a lot. Well, I don't EVER knit. I have more of a desire to knit than the actual drive to get started on projects. (Except this pattern card.) Knitting is really popular right now, but it scares the crap out of me because I drop stitches easily and it takes more time to understand the stitches that a person needs to implement for certain patterns and yada-ya. I could go on and on. I have more thoughts that plug my creative juices up than set them free and motivate me to get-to-work on a knitting project. As with many things in my life, however, I am PUSHING FORWARD. I will knock my knitting fear flat on its back and knit.
So, back to this cute little tool of mine. I decided to staple a sample of my stitching and write down all of the information it took to knit the swatch. I "think" this will help me later, when deciding which yarn to use for what project. My next knitting project to attempt is to knit mittens. Sigh. Wish me luck!
It is time for me to sign off now. I'll post more on the cutsie-doll when I've completed her. Until then...
Happy Sewing!
I needed to skip any afternoon crocheting that I might have had time for because I was really missed sewing and wanted to get some in! I'm ready to share what I have accomplished today.
First off, I have had a nice cut of dish-towel fabric that I have wanted to embroider for quite some time. I decided that instead of hand embroidering, I would practice using my machine embroidery designs. I think they turned out just sweet. Our kitchen has red accents so I went with red rayon thread.
This is the second design I chose for embroidering the other piece of fabric.
Since I was warmed up on the machine and ideas were starting to flow, I turned my attention to a doll that I began and put aside because I didn't have the right products to continue on. The product I needed was HAIR!
I picked up some hair and fabric glue in the doll-making section at Michael's crafts store. What an experience it was to glue doll hair onto a little head! I had little hairs all over, but not too badly. I was uncertain how well the glue was going to hold. The bottle claimed that I should wait at least 24 hours before handling and at least 7 days before hand washing. Because I am impatient for little things like that, I only waited an hour before I started handling her. The smock she is wearing in the photo was too ugly! so I slipped it off right over her head. The only hair that fell off was hair that didn't get any glue. I realized at that point that I will be able to add hair in increments if I so chose.
So, for the ugly smock... It seriously needed a change. Not only was it ugly, it was boring and didn't do the pretty floral pattern on the fabric any justice. I came up with the idea to cut the top portion off to make a skirt with a bow-tie waist closure. I hand-sewed a piece of 1/4 inch ribbon around the finished waistband.
I also plan on using some embroidery thread to sew over her eyes. The pattern I used for the doll suggested that I use a marker, but other patterns that I have since read, suggest to use thread. This next photo has to do with knitting. It's something that I devised as a tool for knitting projects. I don't knit a lot. Well, I don't EVER knit. I have more of a desire to knit than the actual drive to get started on projects. (Except this pattern card.) Knitting is really popular right now, but it scares the crap out of me because I drop stitches easily and it takes more time to understand the stitches that a person needs to implement for certain patterns and yada-ya. I could go on and on. I have more thoughts that plug my creative juices up than set them free and motivate me to get-to-work on a knitting project. As with many things in my life, however, I am PUSHING FORWARD. I will knock my knitting fear flat on its back and knit.
So, back to this cute little tool of mine. I decided to staple a sample of my stitching and write down all of the information it took to knit the swatch. I "think" this will help me later, when deciding which yarn to use for what project. My next knitting project to attempt is to knit mittens. Sigh. Wish me luck!
It is time for me to sign off now. I'll post more on the cutsie-doll when I've completed her. Until then...
Happy Sewing!
What a cute dolly! And the embroidered dishtowels are very nice. Sounds like you enjoyed yourself.