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Christmas Knitting

I started making Christmas gifts in September this year, thinking I’d be finished everything early. Well, I am not. I then thought I would knit a special stocking for my…

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January 1, 2018
MachineKnitting, Sewing

New Toy: The Bellinky Linker

Have you heard of a linker/linking machine? Some of the hardcore knitters probably have, and probably use one. Maybe you’ve seen the Hague style – a big cylinder type thing…

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July 23, 2020
MachineKnitting, Pattern

Mini Santa Hat Knitting Pattern for the Superba with GLTC

Hello! It’s been a hot minute since I posted here, but I have a new pattern for you today, just in time for the holiday season. This pattern is for…

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November 24, 2019
  • MachineKnitting

    Superba Forma/Pattern Driver Sheets

    Heather / April 20, 2022 / No Comments

    If you have looked around the internet for pattern driver sheets to fit the Superba forma/pattern driver device, you may have noticed there aren’t too many to be found. I have a set that I found on eBay, but because they’re vintage, the women’s sizes are pretty small for a gal of 2022 proportions. You can find the blank gridded…

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  • Clothing,  MachineKnitting,  Pattern,  Tiny Clothes

    Machine Knit Elf on the Shelf Sweater

    Heather / February 24, 2022 / No Comments

    I know it’s February, and actually almost March. Consider me very early for next Christmas, not late for this past one. I made this in December for our visiting elf, but never got around to writing up the pattern until today. Here are a couple of photos of the sweater: As you can likely see, it’s a very simple roll-neck…

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  • MachineKnitting,  Sewing,  Vintage/Retro

    Needle Quest – Part 2

    Heather / February 9, 2022 / No Comments

    If you read Part 1 of this series, you will know that I was on a quest for suitable needles for a Bellinky linker. They are virtually impossible to get as it turns out, and although I have a stash, they won’t last forever, and other people are in need of them as well. I won’t keep you reading for…

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  • MachineKnitting,  Sewing,  Vintage/Retro

    Needle Quest

    Heather / February 2, 2022 / No Comments

    That’s what I’m calling what I did yesterday. Over the last while, I have heard from several people looking to buy spare needles for their Bellinky linker. And there is a shop that I have directed them to, where I myself bought some of the needles after an internet search, but they are out of the size 22. What I…

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  • Sewing,  Vintage/Retro

    Insert Industrial Revolution Pun Here

    Heather / May 28, 2021 / No Comments

    My brain hurts, make your own pun for the title. It’s like choose your own adventure! So as the weather changes, and my natural crafty inclinations swing back toward sewing, I’ve been hard at work making spring/summer things for the kids and myself. If you’ve been following my Instagram, you’ll have seen the monstrous piece of cotton fleece I ice…

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  • MachineKnitting,  Pattern

    Ten-Minute Dishcloth

    Heather / May 2, 2021 / No Comments

    This is a pattern I came up with out of necessity. What do you do when all the dishcloths are dirty or have wandered away, the washing machine is full, the dryer is broken, and you just want to clean something? Well in my case, you make a dishcloth. OK that, plus I have a lot of worsted weight cotton…

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  • MachineKnitting,  Pattern

    Three Colour, Single Row Height DBJ on the Brother and Superba – Part 2

    Heather / March 22, 2021 / No Comments

    Well if you read Part 1, you will know that I had found a method for knitting single row height double-bed jacquard, on the Superba, via a couple of different methods, but not the “offset” method that would, a) keep all the colour changes on the same side of the bed, ultimately allowing for, b) use of a colour changer.…

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  • MachineKnitting,  Pattern

    Three Colour, Single Row Height DBJ on the Brother and Superba – Part 1

    Heather / March 21, 2021 / No Comments

    Recently I started exploring double-bed jacquard (DBJ) on the Brother 940 in more detail. I had only played with it a couple of times to knit a couple of the two-colour patterns from Stitchworld, as a test when I first got the machine. Recently while flipping through Stitchworld, I noticed a couple of beautiful three-colour patterns that are in there,…

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  • Baking,  MachineKnitting,  Personal,  Polymer Clay,  Sewing

    Craft Boredom Cycles and The Very Long Year

    Heather / March 2, 2021 / No Comments

    This is a less informational/more personal post than I normally put here, so if you’re not in the mood for a ramble, you may want to skip it. I just wanted to share something that I have noticed about myself. I have seen several people mentioning it lately, so I don’t think it’s limited to just me. Crafting Boredom. Do…

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  • Sewing,  Vintage/Retro

    Buttonholes, and More Buttonholes

    Heather / February 26, 2021 / No Comments

    I don’t know why, but I love to make buttonholes. I think it’s because I was afraid of them for so long, and never used them. I would use grommets, snaps – anything to avoid making buttonholes on garments, but since I got over that fear, all I want to do is make buttonholes. And I have discovered that this…

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Had a burst of hot weather this past week (long go Had a burst of hot weather this past week (long gone now) so we had to crack out all the shorts. These ones had a huge rip in the butt, but I added a patch inside from one of the ten other ripped khaki pants we have, and darned them on the machine. Not completely invisible, but close enough. These also have a footprint on the bum. I don't ask what these kids do.
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#mending #sewingroom #sewistsofinstagram #sewistofinstagram #kidsclothes #reducereuserecycle #patch #patchit #sewingpatches #patches #mend #mendingclothes #sew #makedoandmend #reducereuserecycle #sewing #darning #machinedarning
Sorry so quiet. I'm headed to Ireland 🇮🇪 nex Sorry so quiet. I'm headed to Ireland 🇮🇪 next month for a road trip, and I've been working on a map of all the places I want to hit! 😆 I'm joking (somewhat), but tell me - what crafty sites can I NOT miss while I'm there?! I only have 7 days, but I'm planning to hit a pretty big swath of the country, so if I can't miss it I'll try to work it in. (Incoming: 300 photos of me with sheep.) 🤣 
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#roadtrip #travel #travelingknitter #ireland #sheep #wool #overseastravel #wanderlust #emeraldisle
Why was this tiny little dog poop bag dispenser po Why was this tiny little dog poop bag dispenser pouch the most difficult thing I've ever made?! 🥴 It's still crooked and not as nice as I'd like, but my Pfaff was giving me ALL kinds of trouble. I think we've got it worked out now. Maybe I'll try another one tomorrow, or maybe not, the important thing is that this took me like 5 hours.
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#sewingroom #sewistsofinstagram #sewistofinstagram #sew #sewingmachine #cork #corkfabric #sewingwithcork #oneofthosedays #pfaffindustrial
I give up, I don't know how to photograph this (re I give up, I don't know how to photograph this (reflective!) martingale collar. But I can pinpoint the exact moment when the bedraggled dog was finished with the photoshoot 😆 We'll try again another time. Maybe when it's dry out. Does he need a matching leash? Probably! 
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#sew #sewist #handmade #collar #dogcollar #martingale #martingalecollar #fancydog #swaggydog #pfaffindustrial #pfaffsewingmachine
Finally completed this bag! The pattern is the Est Finally completed this bag! The pattern is the Estrella bag by Ora Rosa Patterns, with the free add-on instructions for attaching the strap with the rings. I used the longest strap option. Mine has an extra seam because I couldn't fit all the pieces on my fabric.
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Materials for the exterior: thrifted, upcycled black leather, rainbow fleck cork from MM Cork Supply. Interior: cork-look fabric is from Windham Fabrics, purchased at Funky Monkey Fabrics. All the hardware is from Ali Express. 
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Sewn with the vintage domestic machine for the lining, and the industrial for the exterior. My domestic would have struggled with the thickness of the cork. I just love it.  What do you think?!
Finally making some progress on this bag. Rainbow Finally making some progress on this bag. Rainbow magnetic snap - yes please. I am moving to the industrial for the exterior of the bag, but I was able to complete the interior on my (vintage) domestic. It just makes me so happy to use, that's how I know she's "the one." 
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#sew #sewing #sewist #baglady #bagmaking #handmade #hardware #rainbowhardware #vintagesewingmachine #vintage #sewingmachine #makersgonnamake #making
The first step to getting help with your rainbow h The first step to getting help with your rainbow hardware buying problem is accepting you have a rainbow hardware buying problem. (Which I will not do.) Will this be too much with my rainbow key fob? My kids think so, but they aren't the boss of me! 😂
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#hardware #rainbow #rainbowhardware #sew #handmade #details
Are you noticing a theme? I can't help it, I love Are you noticing a theme? I can't help it, I love the rainbow stuff. I've only had a chance to do one key fob, but I'm loving the rainbow hardware! I have quite a bit of rainbow paint cork, but I think I'm stealing the black with rainbow fleck for the bag I'm working on. 
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#sewist #sewingwithcork #cork #corkfabric #sew #sewing #pfaffindustrial #pfaffsewingmachine #rainbow #rainbows #rainbowkeyfob #keyfob
Me: "Goodbye old friend. Until we meet again! 😭 Me: "Goodbye old friend. Until we meet again! 😭😭😭"
Husband: "It's 7 days, don't you think you might be overreacting?" 🙄
Gotta pack up the 940 while the carpet underneath it is replaced. I am VERY excited to have new floors, but it is still sad to see the old girl all boxed up. (However it was really fluffy, so at least I'll give it a clean when I set it back up.) 
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Trying to pick a fabric that matches these two pie Trying to pick a fabric that matches these two pieces in the middle. I'm leaning left, but I might go with something else entirely. 🤔
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Slim cork card holder. This one has no cash pocket Slim cork card holder. This one has no cash pocket, it's just for times when you only want to carry a couple of cards. All raw edges are sealed for durability. (Hard to photograph, but you can sort of see the shine on the edges.) I have some new cork coming in soon, might try a few more of these in other colours. Would you carry one of these? They're quick to make, it's only the gluing of the edges that takes time.
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#cork #sewist #sew #sewingwithcork #corkfabric #slimwallet #cardholder #pfaffindustrial #pfaffsewingmachine  #hardware #wallet #walletsewing
There's glue everywhere, and tools of every kind s There's glue everywhere, and tools of every kind shoved out of the way for a photo. Must mean I'm still at it with the cork 😁
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