Scrap Happy September
September – and half way through!
summer has drifted away – the weather has changed suddenly
time to pack away the sun hat
the white linen summer jacket was bought in a second hand shop – I’ve wore it for years
next year it will get freshened up with several dips in the indigo vat
for years I’ve woven flowers on a 4 inch Weavette loom
the loom was bought in a charity shop – they are no longer available
but several companies are making new looms (google pin looms)
I’ve always used small leftover balls of yarn and used beads in the centers
for scrap happy I used thrums- they are short and have to be knotted
but there is a never ending supply
and for the centers I raided the button jar
even the pins sewn on the back were from the stash
they sell well at studio tours so I’m planning on a dozen new ones for the next tour
it takes 3 squares to make a flower – it doesn’t take long but they are a bit fiddley (is that a word?)
I’ve woven wool squares , sewn them together and felted them to make bags
the possibilities are endless
if you are interested in joining the happy scrappers go to Kate’s blog http://www.talltalesfromchiconia.wordpress.com
or want to see what others are doing;
Kate (me!), Gun, Titti, Heléne, Eva, Sue, Nanette, Lynn, Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy, Debbierose, Tracy, Jill, Claire, Jan,
Moira, Sandra, Linda, Chris, Nancy, Alys, Kerry, Claire,
Joanne, Jon, Hayley, Dawn, Gwen, Connie, Bekki, Pauline and Sue L.
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Fiddley or not, these are quite lovely. I learned a new word today: thrums. 😀
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Joanne – every weaver has bags of them and when they are handspun and natural dyed it is good to find a use for them. But – they are short, in my case approximately 16-20 inches long, and when the loom is warped at 24-32 (and sometimes 60) ends per inch they really add up.
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I don’t have one of these small looms and I might need one, now that I see what you’re making. I do have the Harrisville Designs potholder loom and love it but I hate having to pay so much for the the stretchy loops. I like the idea of using thrums.
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Kerry – I usually use small leftover balls of yarn, the thrums are too short, have to be tied and then you are left trying to hide the knots. Using wool and felting them has fun possibilities.
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These are so cute. I saw a small loom last year and keep hankering after one. This has certainly added to the temptation, but I really don’t need to learn weaving on top of everything else.
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Bekki – think the only thing you really need to learn is how to wind the warp (foundation threads) around the pegs, after that you just weave (with an extra long bunt end needle) under and over for each row. there are other, a little more complex weave patterns, but I never do them and/or they can come later. It’s easy to carry on the bus, to the beach or use in waiting rooms.
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Very pretty flowers, I like the muted colours.
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Cathy – thank you, all the yarns are handspun and the colours are natural dyes that is why they are softer/muted.
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Lovely work! I can see why they would sell well. As to your question; yes it is. Your spelling is correct for an obscure (to us) high up bit of a steamship, but spelled fiddly it is Brittish, and exactly correct for your usage. (Didn’t really want an answer? Sorry, sometimes I can’t help myself.) 😉
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And OH! Wouldn’t you think I could spell British correctly? There are no take-backs on the internet. 😳
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Lynda – not to worry, think the Latin actually uses 2 t’s and maybe old English as well. Sometimes our fingers spell faster than our minds.
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This is so. 😉
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Lynda – oh no, I love the answer. Lived in Britain for a few years (married a Brit and had 1st baby there) also live in British Columbia so the language comes naturally.
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Oh my goodness!! These are the cutest flowers ever! I think they would go well on hats, bags, baskets and well, just about anything! I’m sure they sell quickly:). Love it love it!❤️❤️
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Tracy – thank you, they are fun to play with.
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a great way to use leftover yarn and to showcase some of the pretty orphan buttons we all have in our stash.
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Claire – those orphan buttons can really add up. 🙂
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love this. Thanks for sharing.
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Dawn – thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment.
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Those flowers are really quite lovely! I’m not surprised they sell well. What are you using as a ‘shuttle’ on the pin loom? I can’t tell properly from the photo – is it an extra-large darning needle? Lovely scrappy post 🙂
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Kate – yes, it’s an extra long, blunt end darning needle. I never thought to use buttons in the center before, always learning something new when trying to use scraps.
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