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over the past few days I've switched from watching lots of cleaning videos (which was good because they made me want to clean - though that effect is still there for now) to sewing videos (which is very very bad because now I want to sew more and get a sewing machine that actually works right (I got mine used for like 50€ and it's very basic and a lot of things just keep breaking/not working (which is probably at least in part because I don't know enough about using it correctly)))
#I'm not good at sewing#I don't know what I'm doing at all#but it's sooo much fun (until my stupid sewing machine breaks and I have to spend the rest of the day figuring that out)#I really want to learn how to make clothes and stuff but I won't even try with this sewing machine#now to be clear it's an alright sewing machine and it mostly works fine if you just want to sew a straight line on thin non-stretchy#fabric and never change the yarn.#*thread (I keep mixing those up because they're the same word in German so it's very confusing)#but anything even slightly more complicated or anything with thicker fabric does not work. I've tried so many needles and settings and#solutions I found online#and it just never works consistently#I'm not spending money to get it fixed professionally. no matter how little it would cost it's not worth it#unfortunately I've already found a beginner computer sewing machine and it's expensive (though much less expensive than I would have#thought) and I don't know if I'll be able to get it anytime soon but I really want it 😔😔😔#but ugh the thought of not having to thread the needle anymore and not putting the bobbin in in the front and fixing all the problems that#come with that is sooo nice#oh yeah my machine also refuses to work with thicker/stronger thread. I've figured out that it does work most of the time if it's just the#bobbin thread.#but like. I don't want to spend hours learning how to fix this stupid machine all the time! I want to learn how to use it to sew!#so yeah this isn't going to work long term.#ugh my dad's ex (the most awful person I've ever met) was a trained seamstress. damn I should have made her teach me 😔 then she would've#been good for something at least instead of just giving me a bunch of additional trauma 🙃#(but yay at least it seems like I finally don't associate sewing with her and feel terrified just thinking about it anymore!)#personal
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I'm making another one of these for my mom. one of the most annoying things about pottery is the amount of planning you have to do for gifts. I already carved the second one and it's for mother's day. you know. in may. and it's currently barely 2024
#tailorbird#bird art#birds#birdblr#sewing supplies#thread#pincushion#stitch ripper#thimble#bobbin#button#pins#sgraffito#pottery#ceramic art#claypigeon#glazeware
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The starry purple quilt is finally finished!
#sewing#handmade#starry purple quilt#quilting#made using the Oh My Stars pattern (but modified)#I’ve had the quilt top done for a while but now it’s fully done!#squiggly spiral quilting plus each star’s outline is quilted#purple thread on top (I almost lost thread chicken) and black thread in the bobbin
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Every day I worry about the lady who sent her husband to the store "for a pack of white bobbins"
Ma'am do you know you can refill bobbins. There's a setting on your sewing machine that even automates it. Please you don't have to buy a new pack of bobbins every time they're empty I'm begging
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Fantastic color choice for this dramatic ayame (iris) summer kimono, paired with a nicely matching itomaki (bobbin) obi
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My first try at creating a Joker out bobbin lace pattern 👀
#joker out#bobbin lace#now in a photo and with the threads cut#there's a lot with it I don't love#but considering I've never created a pattern myself before#and knowingly went about it in a way that wasn't optimal#i'm just glad it's holding together
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Bobbin lace sampler
#these bobbins are awful to work with#all of them are different and the thread snags on them when you loosen or wind up#anyway the pattern is fun to do#bobbin lace#lacemaking#thehistoricalfrog#fibre crafts#textile art
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Time for another lace style...
We will eventually get around to learning all of these, which one do you want to learn first?
Also we have many more styles planned, these are just the styles we have good tutorial resources for so far.
These styles all require some specialty tools/supplies, which I've listed below the cut in case that's a deciding factor for people. Pretty much everything can be DIY'd or repurposed from some other common objects, and this information will be shared as part of the lace-along :)
Bobbin lace:
Thread (e.g. sewing thread, embroidery floss) (edit by mod Rex: crochet cotton or perle cotton preferable for beginners)
Bobbins (24 for the sampler we will do)
Bobbin lace pillow
Pattern printed or drawn out
Pins with small heads (a whole lot of em)
(edit by Mod comfy: I dipped my toes in this already, you can use clothespins as bobbins (basically everything that holds some thread and can be moved around comfortably), and some sturdy cardboard as a pillow. Your "pillow" just needs to be sturdy enough to keep the pins in place for the time you work on the lace, so if you have a couch pillow that could work, go for it)
Drawn thread lace:
Plain-woven linen or cotton fabric, with large enough threads you can comfortably see individual threads at a comfortable working distance
Sewing thread in the same colour as your fabric
Fine blunt-tipped needle
Fine tipped scissors or seam ripper and a steady hand
Lacis/ filet lace
Sturdy thread/ twine/ crochet cotton
Netting shuttle/ netting needle
Netting gauge/ mesh stick (e.g. dowel, knitting needle, smooth popsicle stick or similar)
Blunt tapestry needle
Some method of tensioning the net for embroidery: mesh frame/ embroidery hoop/ stiff paper to tack net down to
Needle lace:
Paper pattern printed or drawn out
Backing fabric (e.g. sturdy medium weight calico) (will not be part of finished piece)
Sticky backed plastic/ clear packing tape
Lace thread (e.g. crochet cotton, perlee, stranded cotton, silk thread)
Regular sewing thread in a contrasting colour for tacking down pattern (will not be part of the finished piece)
Sharp needle to tack down pattern
Blunt needle to make lace
Tweezers
Fine tipped scissors
Thimble (optional)
Sprang:
Sprang frame (e.g. empty backless picture frame, DIY frame made of sticks, two dowels tied to sturdy objects an appropriate distance apart)
Sturdy cord or crochet cotton
Smooth dowels/rods, 4-6 of them?
#lace race 2024#lace along#lacemaking#lace making#bobbin lace#drawn thread lace#lacis#filet lace#needle lace#sprang#poll
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Continuing plaited lace practice!!! I don’t really have much (any) experience with this style, so I’m not sure how it’s gonna look off the pins but we’ll see
#id in alt#lord those plaits are stressing me out not gonna lie I am Stressing#i only have three more of like the big center motif because I wanted to do something small to finish off the thread of the bobbins of my#last project but loooord#bobbin lace#lacemaking#fiber arts#my work
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I think organizing hobbies can also be a hobby!
#organization#embroidery#hand embroidery#satisfying#crafts#craft organizing#colors#thread#embroidery thread#this took about 20 hours of work I think#I’m gonna redo the order of the colors probably but I’m just so proud I got them all wound#these were all skeins that I put on bobbins.#handcrafted
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really enamored with the colors in this photo I took of my mom's sewing machine
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🧵🧵🧵
Vintage threads in my etsy shop
#vintage#ferntales#cottagecore#grandma vibes#australia#grandmacore#cottage#etsy#cottage aesthetic#diy#threads#thread bobbin#sewing supplies
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I'm working on lace today and I was having some thoughts.
First, look, it's so pretty! And I've added new thread twice now and it's not so scary
It's not perfect, there's some tension issues and such, but I'm really happy with it and the pattern is fun
That said, I have to acknowledge that according to some people, I am doing it wrong
My thread (8/2 cotton weaving yarn) is too thick, and my pins are too big, and the heads are a big problem. This is what I'm told every time I post pace in a beginner lace group.
It's a damn good thing I'm stubborn and have enough experience in other crafts that I don't let those comments get to me, otherwise I would have stopped making lace.
I'm not concerned about lace tradition being done with very fine threads. It's beautiful and intricate and lovely to look at, but it's not the lace I want to make. I want to use the same movements and techniques, and size up the patterns, and do it differently. I'm doing it on purpose. I'm doing it this way because it's what I want to do. It's more comfortable, and more fun.
It's also the exact same movements and process. The only difference is the size.
It makes me happy. It's relaxing and it doesn't stress my joints or my eyes. And I don't care if I'm looked down on by some because I'm doing it the easy way.
Make the art you want to make.
#this is my life#bobbin lace#lacemaking#this post brought to you by rude comments#and my determination to do what i want#i love tradition#but i dont need to box myself in with it#maybe someday ill make something with super fine thread#maybe not#either way i feel like a yarn wizard#and thats the real goal
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i honestly need to bust out my sewing machine soon bc i have a con coming up in may and... girl its MARCH
#i gotta re-remember how to thread a bobbin. AND USE BACKSTITCHING THIS TIME SO MY COSPLAYS DONT FALL APART LMFAO#im cosplaying as ulala miku hehe ^_^ <- gonna kill herself making boot covers again#txt
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I didn't bother to figure out the final connection because enough is wrong in there that I know I'm not keeping it around but other than the Obvious problems from me just not. understanding lace patterns, I think it's pretty good for a first try?
#the knitter in real life#bobbin lace#gonna go puck up some crochet cotton because sewing thread is just. so small.#im so excited to make. so much insertion lace
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I finished the embroidery on the pocket today!! It's all ready to hem and stitch in place :)
#im so very pleased with how this is all turning out!#truly has been such a lucky project--I even ran out of bobbin thread just as i finished a hem today#funny bc this is the robe of a guy who simply cannot catch a break#mash#hawkeye pierce#hawkeye robe#mashblr
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