Hi
Sounds like everyone is busy. Grammiesue, your idea of putting projects in a notebook for the future is great. I have been listing them on a blackboard in my crafts room but I've run out of room.
Recently, I have been working on curtains for my windows. I have vertical blinds but a room doesn't seem finished to me without curtains. I finished the last one this week and am in the process of hanging them. Next week I will be hanging the canopy I made to go over my grandmother's bed.
I read your posting about crocheting the ragrugs and have a question. Do you attach a backing to the rug after you have finished it? Can you wash the rugs in the washer? I have a dog, lots of nieces and nephews and accidents sometimes happen.
My niece made a purse a couple of summers ago from the pockets on a pair of jeans. It was so cute that the other girls in the family had her make each of them one. I will ask her for the pattern and post it the next time I see her.
You asked about spinning. I don't do it, but a friend in Bisbee does, sometimes. It can be tedious. She finds a fiber, prepares it by cleaning it, combing it and dieing it. She then spins it one of two ways. The easiest, I think, is the drop spindle. Which you attach the fiber to and drop it. A thread is created. When you get enough to form a yarn you then can use it to knit, crochet or weave. The other technique is to use a spinning wheel. I have no idea as to how you do that. I have watched her, it looks relaxing, but too complex for me.
This looks like a fun group.
Recently, I have been working on curtains for my windows. I have vertical blinds but a room doesn't seem finished to me without curtains. I finished the last one this week and am in the process of hanging them. Next week I will be hanging the canopy I made to go over my grandmother's bed.
I read your posting about crocheting the ragrugs and have a question. Do you attach a backing to the rug after you have finished it? Can you wash the rugs in the washer? I have a dog, lots of nieces and nephews and accidents sometimes happen.
My niece made a purse a couple of summers ago from the pockets on a pair of jeans. It was so cute that the other girls in the family had her make each of them one. I will ask her for the pattern and post it the next time I see her.
You asked about spinning. I don't do it, but a friend in Bisbee does, sometimes. It can be tedious. She finds a fiber, prepares it by cleaning it, combing it and dieing it. She then spins it one of two ways. The easiest, I think, is the drop spindle. Which you attach the fiber to and drop it. A thread is created. When you get enough to form a yarn you then can use it to knit, crochet or weave. The other technique is to use a spinning wheel. I have no idea as to how you do that. I have watched her, it looks relaxing, but too complex for me.
This looks like a fun group.
