I’ve been plotting on making these rolls for ages, all my knitting needles have been spilling around in a leather trunk that I use for my wool. Every time I go for a ball of wool or a needle, I have to unfilled out the trunk and disentangle wool and needles from each other, it’s very annoying. For the moment the wool will have to stay in the trunk, I don’t have anywhere else to place it, but I figured it would be a excellent stash-bust to finally get around to making holders for the needles!

I made this small holder for my cable needles and crochet hooks out of vintage floral and birds cotton from Andrew’s granny. It was originally a pillow case, isn’t the pattern adorable? I bought the Singer sewing machine button at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, years ago, when I went to see an exhibit on Vogue through the ages. The set came with the sewing machine button, some scissors, a needle and some bobbins, all in tiny miniature button form – so cute!

This needle roll I made from a thrifted duvet cover I bought from a charity shop when I was in Aberdeen. In retrospect, I wish I hadn’t cut it up for the fabric, it would have made a super-sweet duvet cover, but I do like the material so I’m glad I get to craft with it now!

There are loads of lovely knitting needle rolls on Etsy, far more professional than mine! I would have bought for myself one but I’m saving up my pennies at the moment to get a vintage bike serviced and road-worthy, I found it in my tenement garden, it must have been left there by a previous resident. It’s mine now anyway and I’m going to get it on the road, just need to save up the cash!

I’m going to start featuring Etsy items that have some link to something I’ve made, it’s a nice way to help out a fellow craftster with some free advertising and will hopefully bring more people to my blog and shop! I’m not going to do it all the time, I reckon my readers (all 11 of you!) would get a bit bored with continuous Etsy items, but it’s a excellent way to gain inspiration for a craft project or a present thought for someone. I’m going to try and feature both larger shops and people just starting out, like me, to try and help drive some custom to the smaller shops. Hopefully it’ll help promote my shop at the same time!

So without further ado, here are some of what Etsy has to offer by way of knitting rolls:

This awesome ’70s style knitting roll from Sarahkincheloe is so bright and zany, it would certainly make me want to pick up my needles and knit something!

This floral paisley knitting roll from Knit One, Bead Two is MASSIVE! You’d never need to buy another case again I don’t reckon!

I like the wacky bright colours of this roll by Sol Studios, it would certainly cheer you up on a rainy day.

Source: http://secondfiddlecrafts.blogspot.com/2010/07/knitting-needle-rolls.html

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Here are the three girls and their teachers: in the front is Christina, behind her are Theresa and Angie, and behind them are Auntie Rose (who did a marvelous job of teaching) and me.  

The girls chose such wonderfully pretty fabric and did such a fab job on their sewing.

Angie loved sewing so much she bought her own sewing machine (with her own money and prospect Xmas gift).  It is a Viking.  We all sew on Vikings so naturally we directed her in that direction.

As soon as they brought the machine home, Angie immediately set it up and started sewing!  

Each girl has their own talents for crafting fun.

Such excitement!

Tomorrow I am going to show what I have been doing in Laure’s Journaling class so stay tuned.  It is an awesome class!

Source: http://painteddaisies.blogspot.com/2010/07/totes-completed-and.html

i bought this last year, thinking i’d wear it to some parties or play around with it on my sewing machine and transform this into a Mad-Men-worthy frock, but it’s just been hanging in my closet. it’s versatile sufficient that you could wear it to a warm-weather wedding or layer it with a small leather jacket and some boots. perfect now that the full skirt silhouette is making a comeback via the fall 2010 runway shows! (belt not included)

Size: 0 – fits right to size
Materials: 100% cotton and 100% cotton lining – a very nice, midweight cotton cady material that holds structure well
Style Description: lead tie-straps with slight ’sweetheart’ neckline; wide empire waistband (very slimming!); full A-line skirt; fully lined throughout; hidden side pockets
Measurements: empire waist: 14″; length: 29″
Condition: new without tags; never worn

Paid: $70ish from j.crew
Asking: $40 + $10 shipping (dress slightly heavier than usual clothing items) - PayPal/US only

Listing end date: Aug 6

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Source: http://thegeneraleconomy.blogspot.com/2010/07/jcrew-cotton-cady-dress-0.html

I thought I’d do something different and give you a tour around “my” sewing machine.

There isn’t a photo of the whole machine because the area is a mess and I place of protection’t gotten around to tidying it up.

I was about 22 when I realised that the apparatus I grew up with weren’t standard household sewing apparatus, they were industrial apparatus.   If someone hadn’t told me this, I would probably still reckon that industrial sized apparatus were household ones.  I now know that the “small machine” we have is the household size one.

When I was younger, I used to like looking at this small window because if it was unfilled, that mean it was time to top the oil up.  Those of you with eyes will realise that a refueling is needed.

My aunt got her finger stuck under here when I was younger:

This machine is older than I am.

When I was a baby, my whole family lived in the same house and my mum, grandmother and aunts used to sew clothes for the High Street shops and thus had about 5 industrial sized apparatus between them.  As the girlies got married, they each took one with them..

Not one to be left behind, I was always faffing around and playing with buttons and material so my grandmother gave me this box which I cherished.

This was my favourite button as a child and I remember getting a right telling off when I punched my brother because I thought he stole it.  It later turned up under my pillow.

Here’s some of the material I’ve made recently:

Is anyone else into sewing? I quite like it because you can blow up material that nobody else has and people are always quite impressed when I tell them that I made something for myself from scratch (they don’t need to know that my mum did the confusing bits!)

Source: http://makeuptrialsandtribulations.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-got-99-tribulations-but-stitch-aint-one.html

This is how you fit ten sewing apparatus in a 10′x12′ room:

On top of the bookcase.

On every level surface, under the desk, and inside the cabinet.

And lined up along the wall with the extension tables removed to conserve space.

Oh, and I did say ten. I know last week it was nine, but this week it is ten. This is number ten:

She’s a 1955 Singer 201, often called the finest machine Singer ever made. I can’t attest to that, since I place of protection’t tried every–or even most–apparatus Singer ever made, but she is a beauty. She has a “potted motor”, which means that she is gear-driven. No belt to stretch or wear out and she’s very cool down. Not nearly as powerful as my Pfaffs, but certainly an elegant lady. Once again (wretched, Kat!) $25 on craigslist, with the art deco cabinet. Yes, I am aware that I am approaching crazy cat lady territory with the sewing apparatus, but when they fall into my lap for less than the cost of a skein of sock yarn, what’s a sewing machine enthusiast to do?

Source: http://yarnhog-yarnhog.blogspot.com/2010/07/in-case-you-were-wondering.html

I’ve completely run out of vacation-picture-posting steam.  I took hundreds of photos, and I just got tired of wading through them, trying to pick out my favorites.  There are a few, though, that I have to post, like this one of my Gramma Honey.

It’s just her, perfectly and to a T.  And the cute small hat she’s in?  She made it this summer, working on this small gem.

I used the Russet Shop Butterscotch Vintage and Vignette actions on this photo.

Now, I’m no expert on antique sewing apparatus, but if I were a bettin’ woman, I’d place money on that thing being at least as ancient as my Daddy, and these were taken on his 59th birthday.  Come to reckon of it, I need to photograph my mother’s and my maternal grandmother’s sewing apparatus as well. Gramma Small’s, and I reckon my mom’s too, would be contemporary with this one.

Me, Daddy, Gramma, Alanna

Elora, Veronica

But anyway, I go off on a tangent.  While we were there, Brandon was kind sufficient to take a generations picture for us.  It was fascinating, trying to get the two girls to behave for the picture, but I reckon this one is pretty excellent.  I’ve chose to start taking these cinema every chance I get, because I have a feeling there won’t be many more probability left.  Then again, my grandmother is just stubborn sufficient to outlive us all.

My friend Sara, who has been my best friend since second grade and is really more of a sister than anything else, was there as well.  She lives in California, and it just happened that we were both in Florida at the same time, and over my dad’’s birthday too.  So, Elora finally got to meet her Aunt Sara.  And, since Sara will be here to visit in a small less that a week, you will probably certainly be seeing more of her here.

Monica, Gramma, Momma

Alanna, Merryn, me

Veronica, Cecelia, Elora

When we left my dad’s house that day, we went over to my Gramma Small’s house to visit there.  We had all the girls together, for once, and we got the last generations shot I’d wanted this trip, with Sara playing photographer for us.  Yay!
 

We’ve not been back in Germany for very long, but I’m by now ready to go home again.  This is a excellent thing, because Brandon’s orders finally, finally came in and we can start making the plans and arrangements for our PCS.  We’re hoping to be out of the house by the end of August, and back in the States in the initially part of September.  We have a lot to get done, though, so cross your fingers that it all goes smoothly for us!

Source: http://the-green-world.blogspot.com/2010/07/time-to-get-go-on.html

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Source: http://sewingnz.blogspot.com/2010/07/singer-industrial-overlocker-service.html

The Milburn Car Company

Toledo Ohio

1869 – 1923

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The Milburn Car Company was incorporated on August 23, 1869 and soon became the largest manufacturer of farm wagons in the world.  Milburn Car Company was completely mechanized and only needed employees to operate the apparatus.  

From 1915 to 1923 the company produced over 7,000 thrilling automobiles called The Milburn Set alight Thrilling.  The Roadster Develop 151 sold for $1,285.  It had a range of about 50 miles and could travel at a speed of about 19 mph.  

The Milburn plant was ruined by fire in 1919 but production started again a few months later on the grounds of Toledo Academe.  In 1923 General Motors bought Milburn Car Company for $2 million dollars and shortly thereafter Buick went into the plant and the Milburn Set alight Thrilling was discontinued.

Fascinating history, but what really strikes me is that the thrilling cars that are currently being produced only have a range of about 50 miles!  So, in the span of an entire century we have in fact made very small progress in thrilling car technology!  Wow!  Unbelievable!

Well, history lesson aside and back to the image.  I really like this Milburn ad – the soft colors used and the wonderful building in the background (could that be Toledo Academe?).  Let me know if you what building that is!

I hope you loved the history lesson and today’s image!

Source: http://vintagefeedsacks.blogspot.com/2010/07/free-vintage-clip-art-vintage-milburn.html

This die cast develop of the 1932 Ford Coupe Hot Rod is a collectors piece for all car lovers. Is something that is both rare and in this case, something that you can take home if you wish to throw around some cash. This is a full handmade custom car. It is known as the definitive hot rod, the definitive custom car is the Mercury coupe built from 1949 through 1951. It is the holy grail of hot rods. And is best known for introducing the initially mass produced V8 engine. It is a key vehicle in American car culture. Now and forever, is the holy grail of hot rods.

Although it is the most commonly used chassis for hot rods, the whole point is that it is not what you start with, but what you make of it that counts. It is no wonder that is still celebrated 75 years later as the Small Deuce Coupe. And is regarded as being definitive hot rod, and has been since the birth of hot rod as we know it back in the thirties. Legend has it, childish Rick Nelson desperately wanted to buy the car with some of his show earnings, but his dad refused, saying, No it is worth $3,500. One of the premier examples of the capabilities is truly like no other. Anyone is salutation to register, as are those driving vehicles powered by any Flathead V8. It is considered the quintessential hot rod.

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Source: http://vehiclehotf8.blogspot.com/2010/07/1932-ford-coupe-hot-rod.html