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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

My mother taught me to sew when I was very small, I was only about three when she started and of course it took years to get any good, but I'm always grateful that she started teaching me the basics at a young age. When did you...

learn to sew

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nancygibson Its always fun to be able to convert an idea for a project into the finished thing, have lots of fun with your sewing skills.

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 1 Feb 09

Just curious, as we are all different. When you go shopping, whether its for food, clothes or anything else, do you always think about the ethics of the item you ae buying? For example, when you buy food, do you consider...

fairtrade

shop wisely

take responsibility

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nancygibson thats interesting, I reckon I save loads more money buy thinking carefully about my shopping as usually it means I buy local and that is cheaper for me than stuff that has come a long way. For things like clothes, an individual garment may cost a little more,...

1 Feb 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 28 Jan 09

This is going to sound very selfish, but I think I'm getting a bit tired of always making things for other people and never having any thing nice that I made for myself. I work on projects all the time,taking huge pride in...

unable to enjoy making for my own use

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nancygibson I think I might cast on a sock for myself sor similar, something really simple that I can just do a few rows on between other projects, that might be a good start

1 Feb 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 13 Jan 09

When you plan a new craft project, how do you go about finding your inspiration? Some people buy or download a pattern and follow it exactly. Others like to be inspired by something they've seen but mostly make it up as they...

inspiration

project

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nancygibson my pleasure :)

28 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 28 Jan 09

This is going to sound very selfish, but I think I'm getting a bit tired of always making things for other people and never having any thing nice that I made for myself. I work on projects all the time,taking huge pride in...

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nancygibson like you I do currently sell a great deal of my output, we really need the money which probably doesn't help my current mood, but I've always tried to make for family and friends before anyone else too. You are right about advertising though, its not sending a...

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 28 Jan 09

I've always found charity shops/thrift shops a great place to buy books, craft materials, household goods and sometimes clothes, and make my money go as far as possible. I wondered if many people who don't usually shop in these...

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nancygibson I just went into the kitchen and realised almost every piece of crockery or pan that we own came from charity shops. Wonderful places!

28 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 28 Jan 09

I've always found charity shops/thrift shops a great place to buy books, craft materials, household goods and sometimes clothes, and make my money go as far as possible. I wondered if many people who don't usually shop in these...

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nancygibson I know exactly what you mean, I hardly shop at all these days. I do find myself making more conscious efforts if I do need something though to check if I can get it secondhand before I try a highstreet shop though.

28 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

do you like to sew things for use today that may not last for years, so things like fashionable little tops, things to use round the house and so on, or do you prefer to put your efforts into items that will be cherished by your...

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nancygibson thats a good way to look at it, but how awful about the dress. I do sometimes think the young have no sense of the value of lovingly hand made items any more, when I was a girl I would have been thrilled to have a nice dress made for me

28 Jan 09

apples99 @apples99 (6556) • United States 8 Jan 09

I have one unfinished knitted projects its a pillow that I'm making for my aunt, but I haven't finished it yet, because I keep getting side tracked with other things, and I haven't been getting that much sleep lately, so Iv been...

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nancygibson Like any skill it does take a little bit of practice, but I bet if you tried again you'd find you are already better than you remember, its always good to let a skill sink in then come back to it :)

28 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 27 Jan 09

Did you have a Burns Night Supper at the weekend, and if so, did you have haggis with all the traditional accompianments such as neeps, tatties and a drop of whisky? We always have a big family Burns night supper and its so...

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nancygibson Haggis is a traditional Scottish dish, it sounds odd but is really yummy. Its made with minced sheeps offal (liver etc) and barley, though some people make it with port offal instead, its not as good in my opinion unless you use sheep, and is effectively a...

28 Jan 09

venshida @venshida (4836) • United States 17 Jan 09

I am asking this question because I was running some errands and decided to visit my local discount fabric store. I got there and they had a $1.00 sale. I thought well I would purchase a couple yards of fabric. One of the...

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nancygibson how did the sale go, did you get a good price for it?

27 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 13 Jan 09

I have an evening to myself tonight, and I can't decide what project to work on. Shall I knit, maybe do some sketching, perhaps some embroidery? I could do some sewing and start a new outfit, or I could make some lavender bags to...

crafty ideas

project

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nancygibson that sounds like a fun idea, I might just do that! :)

13 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

A few years ago there was a lot of embroidered clothes in the shops, you saw embroidery on jeans and bags particularly. Do you think embroidery is still fashionable?

embroidered

fashion

jeans

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nancygibson I've never used an embroidery machine, so far I've always stuck to hand embroidery,would like to try one someday though

13 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

Turning the more common question on its head, have you ever seen anyone demonstrating a particular craft and known straight away it isn't for you? I know lots of people enjoy scrapbooking for example, and do very pretty work,...

not for me

scrapbooking

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nancygibson isn't it interesting how few of us are tickled by the idea of scrapbooking. I'm really quite surprised by that, would never have guessed it.

13 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

the embroidery list here on mylot is really quiet, I'm sure there are lots of people here who know how to doe embroidery. How about you?

embroidery

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nancygibson oh I know them very well, have visited the originals in the past and have also worked on similar style pieces as part of some research I did into the history of embroidery.Nice to see someone else here you likes them too.

11 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

Turning the more common question on its head, have you ever seen anyone demonstrating a particular craft and known straight away it isn't for you? I know lots of people enjoy scrapbooking for example, and do very pretty work,...

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nancygibson as long as its a herbivore it doesnt worry me, carnivore poo wouldnt be at all nice though!

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nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

Most of us that have creative hobbies have tools we use all the time and have no problem spending money on, but there are always a few things that you really wish you owned, but can't quite justify the expense. For me, I...

creative

drum

i wish

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nancygibson oh yes, I used to do a lot of pottery in college, would be great to have access to a kiln again. I have made clamp kilns in the garden, but a modern kiln is more versatile

11 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

Life is full of difficult lessons, things like accepting that loved ones have to die eventually, or that money has to be worked for, or that we just can't always have our own way all the time. What's the single hardest life...

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nancygibson yep, a lot of us have problems accepting things I think

11 Jan 09

nancygibson @nancygibson (3736) • France 11 Jan 09

Most of us that have creative hobbies have tools we use all the time and have no problem spending money on, but there are always a few things that you really wish you owned, but can't quite justify the expense. For me, I...

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nancygibson there's just not enough hours in the day is there...

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