tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91437925924630190012024-02-02T05:38:25.359-05:00Blah Blah Blog & so on ......Randomness of my life from crafting to music & more.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-25563145296646297412013-07-21T14:38:00.000-04:002013-07-21T14:53:33.853-04:00Yarn Questions for Giveaway. This post will basically cover any questions you have about the yarn as it seems I can not reply directly to the comments. SO here goes. <br />
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<i>Q: How much does the yarn sell for?</i><br />
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A: Normally I retail my hand dyed , mill spun yarns for $24. My hand spun yarns are a little more expensive. Right now I do have some bundles for a greatly discounted price as they are from a different base supplier and dye test samples.<br />
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<i>Q: Is this dyed with Kool-Aid?</i><br />
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A: Unfortunately no. Although I have tried using Kool-aid and food coloring when I first started dabbling into dyeing yarn. The Neon's from McCormick gave me the best results but I wanted to be more professional with my process. So all my yarns are dyed with professional grade acid dyes.<br />
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<i>Q: What is the fiber content? How much does is weigh? What size is it? How many yards?</i><br />
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A: Well this is a 100% Wool Yarn. They each weigh 100g. It's a worsted yarn and runs about 200yd each. <br /><br /><i>Q: What is this colorway called?</i><br />
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A: This is our "Electric PRIDE" colorway is it a neon rainbow variegated yarn. It also comes in a self striping version. <i> </i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-19249000780865949992013-07-21T00:26:00.001-04:002013-08-07T18:02:05.437-04:00((Winner Announced)) What The Flock! Hand Dyed Yarn Give Away!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u><i><b> Update: August 7th Wed 6pm</b></i></u><br />
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<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">OK so the Giveaway winner has not come forward in the 72 hours to claim their prize an as stated I will draw a new winner. <br /> <br /> and the New winner is.....................................................<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Virginia Sattler-Reimer</span></span></span></h5>
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<u><i><b>Update: August 4th Sunday 8pm</b></i></u><br />
<u><i><b><br />We have a winner.</b></i></u><br />
But first I would like to thank everyone who entered and I would like to also send a BIG thank you to Michael Sellick for helping spread the word on The Crochet Crowd.<br />
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Envelope please ((((drum roll)))) And the winner is......<br />
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<u><i><b> Entry submissions are now closed off and all the qualifying names are being collected and I will be posting the winner by or on Monday. </b></i></u><br />
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Hello Everyone,<br />
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It is with great pleasure that I would like to announce the birth of "What the Flock! Hand Dyed Yarn." My new hand dyed yarn business. To kick off this celebration I'm doing a Give Away.<br />
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So lets start off with what you'll be getting.<br />
3) 100g Skeins of 100% Wool / Worsted Weight / approx. 200yd ea. in the colorway of "Electric PRIDE"<br />
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So now you ask, How do I enter? Well all you have to do is leave a comment below to enter.<br />
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Winners will be chosen randomly through a random picker app. Contest begins July 19th 2013 and end August 2nd 2013 at 12am eastern time.<br />
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While you're at it check out our facebook page over at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/whattheflockhanddyedyarns" target="_blank">What The Flock! Hand Dyed Yarn</a><br />
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Rules:<br />
Must be 18 years or older. <br />
Have a valid e-mail adress to be contacted by.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Long time no see. It's been awhile since but I think this one is a great one and will make up for lost time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm going to teach you how to dye natural protein fibers with things you may already have in your kitchen. Yup that's right you heard correct. I'd like to give a huge shout out to Sarah over at <a href="http://www.dyeyouryarn.com/" target="_blank">Dyeyouryarn.com</a> for having such a helpful site. This is why I'm bringing it to you guys. So let's just get right into then shall we. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Things you'll need</b>:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Water</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Microwave safe containers (<i>this is for the dye baths</i>)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Food Color ( <i>Wilton's, McCormick's or Kool-aid the unsweetened kind</i>)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vinegar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Paper towel or Cloth towel (<i>optional)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Natural Protein based fiber ( <i>Wool, Wool Blend, Alpaca, Angora, Silk</i>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OK so the things that I used are a 12pk of Mason Jar for canning, 4pk of Mcc Neon food color and 4pk of Mcc Assorted food color, Vinegar, Lion Brand Fisherman's Wool 100% virgin wool. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This tutorial is going to show you the steps you need to get about 96 colors excluding anything in the black family. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4 drops food color</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1tsp vinegar</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3 yards of yarn or .2 oz if you're using a scale</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(you just want to make sure you have enough water to cover the yarn so that it doesn't burn or scorch in the microwave) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. measure and cut as many 3 yard mini skeins as you're going to need. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Soak mini skeins in warm water with a touch of vinegar for about 15 to 20 minutes (this will help with the dye take up in the bath later)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. prepare dye baths ( <i>follow the dye bath ratio above. just make sure that for every 8oz of water you use 1tsp of vinegar . the dye drops do in multiples of 4 and your yarn yardage will vary you just need to make sure that the water covers all your yarn</i>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Place dye bath container in your microwave and heat on HIGH for 1 minutes remove check temp, if it reads 180 degrees Good. if not put it back in for another minute and check temp again until it reaches 180 degrees. remove from microwave and let sit for 30 - 45 or until cool enough to touch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So that's it's you've dyed you're yarn. It's that simple. <br /><br /><b>Hints and Tips</b>:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Blue dyes may need a little more vinegar to help take and some extra heat setting as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So here are some pics of the color batches so far. I will be posting the other results in the next couple of days as they are finished. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Upon finishing the red tests I've noticed that my first 3:1 batch seemed a little odd and that it produced shades of pink which confused me and caused me to redo it which in turn produced the proper colors. I think it's due to the fact that the vinegar I used for that first batch was from the yellow tests that had been sitting out over night and may have lost some of it's punch because the heat and the drop ratio were correct.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I guess this a happy accident that produced some nice shades of pink for me. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-28649969063522215632012-05-29T23:21:00.000-04:002012-05-29T23:21:17.380-04:00Operation DIY Paillettes !<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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So here I am with a brand new DIY project. It's for making Paillettes on a pretty reasonable budget. </div>
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I'll start off with a little back story on why I choose this as a project to take on. I've always loved shine things and i've always love 70's type fashion, plus i've been eye balling this knitted dress pattern for ages and though "well hell paillettes would just set this thing off." So on went the retail research with no luck. I did find them and at a great price but shipping was really unreasonable. Still buying them isn't totally out of the question after this though. Now on with the tutorial. </div>
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First you'll need to gather some supplies. </div>
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<b>Adhesive</b> - some kind of glue. You can use mod podge, watered down elmers, watered down tacky glue ect... I used a basting spray or temporary spray adhesive for this demo. </div>
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<b>Transfer foil</b> - You'll find this stuff in most craft and hobby stores and online. It can get a little pricey but if you know what you're looking for you'll get some good deals. It's also the same as heat transfer foil used on T-Shirts. Some brands you can look for are, Martha Stewart Crafts, Tulip I love to create, Simply Silk Screen Foils, YuDu Foils, Jones Tones and any Screen Printing supply place on line will usually have it. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also you'll need something to smooth down the foil and something to scrape up the paillettes from the cutting mat. </span><br />
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OK, so now that you've gather all you're supplies let's begin to make something shall we. </div>
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<i><b>Step 1</b></i>: In researching Paillettes I've come to notice there was a standard size and 2 forms of that size. 20mm and with a small and large hole. Since the paillettes I want need to work with knitting I need to make the large hole style and the hole is usually 4mm to 6mm. Since my software doesn't have a milometer setting and only works in inches I had to do some conversion. 20mm is roughly 3/4th of an inch and hole needs to be roughly .20 to .25 or 1/4 of an inch. You can make the paillette larger but for what I want to do I kept it at a standard size. but 1 inch circle wouldn't hurt. </div>
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I've also set it up so that it's fitting a 8.5 x 11in sheet. there are 10 across and 12 down for a total of 120 pieces.If you happen to purchase the 12x12 sheets of acetate film you can fit 13pcs x 13pcs on a sheet. </div>
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<i><b>Step 2</b></i>: Preparing your film. you'll want to cover you're work area to protect it. Apply you adhesive to the film and let dry till it is tacky. I used a spray adhesive so it got tacky pretty quickly. Next you'll want to cut your foil transfer sheet a little bigger then your transparency film. Yes you'll waste some product but it's really not that much that you'll need to worry about cost. </div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once you've cut your foil sheet to size lay the foil sheet onto the sticky side of the transparency with the foil side facing up. Use your smoothing tool to rub over the foil making sure that it's sticking. Let everything sit for a couple of seconds to make sure it is bonding. You can now peel the foil off. Since I used spray adhesive I got a distressed look to my foil. </span><br />
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And here is your finished product. Not bad for a DIY project. A little time consuming but I really enjoyed the process and when the whole project I plan to use these in is complete I can actually say I made everything. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My next test with the film is alcohol inks and I need to find some iridescent stuff too. The foils come in all kinds of styles besides the metallic so you may want to try different things out. When I try the Alcohol Inks out I'll post about that as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for joining me and sharing in my experience. Til next time. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-52111805481286042592012-05-22T22:16:00.003-04:002012-05-22T22:16:26.836-04:00Long Over Due !<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WOW! I am long over due for an update to this blog. As of tonight I think I will commit to updating once a week on my day off. Unless there is nothing to blog about. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-42535105066253229502011-12-04T13:49:00.000-05:002011-12-04T13:49:40.515-05:00Product reviews and demos pt. 2<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ok so I've finally be able to test some of these products as far as prepping and cutting goes. Some of the products failed in this 1st testing experiment. but I still have another one to do with them before I give you a final and over all conclusion as to the best method and what to buy. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So today I used a couple different products that I'll list below. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Martha Stewart Crafts Flocking, Glitter & Foil sheets ( 3 different products )</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Provo Craft Yudu Foil and Flocking sheets ( 2 different Products )</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">June's Tones foil transfer </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Heat & Bond Lite<br />
Cricut Transfer tape</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So what I basically did for this test is cut big enough pieces of the Heat & Bond and applied it to the proper side of the transfer materials so that I can have them ready for cutting in my Cricut. This step was successful. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now came to the mounting and cutting part. Mounting the foils onto the cutting mat was ok until you had to pull it off to readjust. This caused the paper to come off and basically making it very difficult to handle even with the Heat & Bond attached. So this method with foil is a FAIL right out the gate because I didn't even get to cut it. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now on a side note. I did have success with my second method using the Heat & Bond. And that's basically cutting your shapes or whatever out first them pressing the Heat & Bond on your shirt then doing the foils on top of that. But I'll go over this method in Part 3 a little later. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6454026359_2070a2e5ff_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7009/6454026359_2070a2e5ff_b.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6454024127_3757a40545_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6454024127_3757a40545_b.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6454027035_d78a9df704_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6454027035_d78a9df704_b.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Top: Marth Stewart Crafts Foil Middle: June's Tones foil Bottom: Provo Craft Yudu foil </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next I went with the flocking. Heat & Bond onto the flocking. the MSC flocking has a plastic sheet backing and the Yudu flocking has a heavy paper backing on it. Everything went well up until the cutting. This method did not cut the flocking so good even with proper settings. The flocking would just tear and look over all crappy with the cuts. So this is sort of a FAIL as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6454027693_9152ca49ae_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6454027693_9152ca49ae_b.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6454025069_df819fe74e_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6454025069_df819fe74e_b.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6454030559_762c8ec3a3_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6454030559_762c8ec3a3_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6454031127_9977bb93b2_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6454031127_9977bb93b2_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Top: Yudu Flocking Middle 1: MSC Flocking </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So lastly I have the MSC glitter. Heat & Bond placement great. Cutting was a half and half. You can't really do a kiss cut with this method because of the glitter but the plastic backing sheet on the glitter is thin enough to cut full through and get a good result but still not what I was looking to accomplish with this product. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6454025645_49a97eee79_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6454025645_49a97eee79_b.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6454029179_86027d626a_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7001/6454029179_86027d626a_b.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6454029975_766c008359_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6454029975_766c008359_b.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Top: MSC Glitter sheets Middle: Kiss Cut method (Fail) Bottom: Full cut method. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm going to try 1 more test and see how that comes out this way I can do a final comparison and give you an overall idea of what is the best way to go with these products . Stay Tuned! </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I've been buying a lot of products lately for T-Shirt design. Mainly to see what is out there on the general retail market for the everyday consumer so to avoid the endless hours of online combing for the lowest wholesale market specific prices and vendors. <br />
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As far as the garments go, I've only used one vendor so far out of New Jersey. Their shipping was extremely fast and product overall was a 9 out of 10 . Sizing is very good especially for the plus sizes that run long to accommodate for belly room in the shirt. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.wholesaledirectusa.com/">http://www.wholesaledirectusa.com</a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've been buying some 8.5 x 11 glitter heat transfer sheets made by Tulip Brand. Retail wise they run you 14.99 and you get 4 sheets per package and they have 3 different color packages to choose from. I've been mainly using the Urban pack which is has Purple, Pink, Multi Silver and Aqua sheets. I've been using my Cricut Personal to cut out my designs from the sheets then weed my design ( take away the excess material) then place and heat press using my iron.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/store/images/thumbs/0001018_300.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/store/images/thumbs/0001018_300.jpeg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/store/product.aspx?productid=362">Tulip Fashion Glitter Shimmer Transfer Sheets</a><br />
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*Cutting these glitter sheets on a cricut machine you want to place the shiny poly side down and the backing side up. set the blade dial to 3. your speed to 2 and your pressure to 2 and cut. <i>NOTE: make sure your images are cut in reverse or flipped so that when you put it on the garment it's facing the right way.</i></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*Weed your image. <br />
*Place image on shirt, have iron at the highest setting usually COTTON, <i>no steam</i>. If using a pressing sheet ( silicon or wax paper ) keep iron moving over the whole design do not let it stay in one place for a long period of time because the poly sheet is not heat resistant and will shrink and melt. This is the only CON to the product. also you want to make sure you do a 10 second count and peel hot to warm. full cooling will cause the adhesive on the poly sheet to really stick to the garment and may cause the glitter transfer to pull off. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/294011_10150337529565186_699975185_8418661_909040880_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/294011_10150337529565186_699975185_8418661_909040880_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> This is an example of the Aqua Glitter Sheet </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The next product I've used is Foil transfer sheets. This product is applied using adhesive with the option of heat. So far I've purchased 4 brands and have only used 2 out of the 4 since I've just recently purchased the other 2. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
June's Tones Foils ( they also sell adhesive) one that I've already tried. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This Product comes in a few forms. you can get a 16pc value kit with different types of foils that are 6x12in sheets for around $13. You can also buy by the sheet 6x12in or 12x12in and a 12in x 50ft roll ( best value) as low as $31.20. I haven't seen this product in stores and I've just ordered directly from the company's website. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/314321_10150366789700186_699975185_8581805_1966208086_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/314321_10150366789700186_699975185_8581805_1966208086_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The cross bones are the Junes Tones Rainbow foil. I used Heat & Bond cut out shapes as my adhesive. </span></span><br />
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Simply Screen Foil Sheets by Plaid. ( they also sell adhesive) second I've tried</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This product comes in a 6 sheet pack of 8x11 sheets for 9.99 but I haven't seen them in the stores anymore which has caused me to look at other products of the same type</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
Martha Stewart Crafts Foil Sheets ( adhesive also available ) not yet tried</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This products comes in a set of 6 sheets you get 3 different colors in each package. There are 3 different color sets to choose from as well. The sheets are 6x7in and sells for 9.99 - 11.49. So far I've only been able to find the at Michaels. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">YUDU Foil Sheets by Provo Craft ( adhesive also available ) not yet tried</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This product comes in a set of 6 sheets and 2 colors in each package. There are 5 different color sets to choose from. Each sheet is 12x16in and sells for around 9.99</span>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">I haven't seen these in store yet. Jo-Ann's website does carry them you can also find a few online retailers or directly from Provo Craft. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Martha Stewart Crafts also has a line of Glitter transfer sheets at the 6x7in size but you need adhesive for this. And she has a line of Flocking which again you need adhesive. <br />
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Provo Craft also carries Flocking sheets and you'll need adhesive to do the transferring over to your garment. These run you alil more price wise and you only get 4 sheets in a pack and 2 colors with 5 different color sets to choose from. Same sizing on sheet 12x16in. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once I test the rest of these products I'll post pictures and instructs on how I use them and do a "bang for your buck" comparison on everything. My next step is to get the actual heat transfer vinyl, glitter and flocking that does not need adhesive you just cut, weed and press. The products listed above you have to take and extra step. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My suggestion is that if you do decide to purchase these or any of the products that are carried in major crafting retail chains is to keep an eye out for coupons usually you'll find 40% - 50% off ones for Jo-Ann's, AC Moore and Michael's</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-30896900383245865202011-11-16T23:14:00.000-05:002011-11-16T23:14:35.184-05:00Long over due.<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">WOW! It's been awhile since I've updated so I think better take the time and do so. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I guess I'll just give alil run down of what been going on since last time to keep everyone up to date. I've finished a few quilting tops. Also started a few tops and completed some quilts as and and I think I have 1 in the process of being quilted now for completion. I've also jumped backed into the whole T-shirt thing, but this time using heat transfer stuff such as, foils, vinyl, flocking and glitters. Trying to come up with some more designs to hopefully start selling by the beginning of the year. In other news my day is great was awarded employee of the quarter this week for 3rd quarter of the year. Was a very nice surprise and it's really cool to feel appreciated for the efforts I make everyday. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I think over the next few weeks I'll glance over my blog and tie up some loose ends as far as some tutorials I've half assed on here and need to finish up. Also thinking about doing some more "Give Aways" I just gotta think of what will be fun . I just like to share and give back and make someone's day alil brighter. So I promise i'll be back within the next week to get this blog back in gear :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-60280301063733620172011-09-09T23:31:00.001-04:002011-09-10T16:07:07.177-04:00Start Quilt for Dummies : Part 1<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hey Everyone, </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So it's been a bit and I figured I'd do a little sew a long / lesson for everyone. I've decided to, and as you can probably tell by the title, make a Star Quilt of the Lone Star / Bethlehem style. All the photo's i'll be posting is my second attempt. I do have photos of my first but I got as far as trying to square up my final pieced diamonds and ran right into an EPIC FAIL. So I walked away for 2 days and came back with a clear head and got the job done. Well all 8 diamond pieces that is. Anyways lets just get to the fun :) Sit back enjoy and sew along if you'd like. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><i>Step 1</i></u>. <b>RESEARCH</b> ( I've covered most of this for you here but still it's fun to do alil research of your own ) </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've found a few links mainly videos I'm happy to share with you. </span><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First up is <a href="http://www.fonsandporter.com/">www.fonsandporter.com</a> , you may have to subscribe to their video feed to view the video on the bethlehem star. There are 2 parts to that series in the the 1400 series video 1401 and 1402. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Next up is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhIcMa5O9mU&feature=autoshare">Jan Krentz</a> full DVD on how to make a Lone Star Quilt. This one is a 3 day rental on Youtube that runs 3.99,</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last but not least and I think the most fun is Quilt in a Day - Radiant Star Technique , which is FREE and gives you some good tips. There are also some basic stuff floating around the internet too but nothing I felt was worth mentioning </span>.<br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><i>Step 2</i></u>. Picking your fabric. I used a Jelly Roll of a fabric collection I bought at Joann's. Usually Jelly Rolls will have fabrics that all go together and from 1 whole collection. As mentioned the first star I did was crapped but I only used 10 strips from the Jelly Roll on the that star and the other 10 on the new one. Jelly Rolls are 2.5in x 42 - 44 in strips of fabric .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><i>Step 3</i></u>. After you've picked you're fabrics you can begin cutting. If you're using a Jelly Roll then no need to cut the strips because the work is done for you. If cutting you'll need to cut as many 2.5in strips selvedge to selvedge in all the colors that will be in your final pieced diamonds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>At any time feel free to click on the images to enlarge them to get a better view :) </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OK so now I'll walk you through everything I've done so far.</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is how I laid out my fabric rows to get the ready to make strip sets. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Row1A - Row1B - Row1C / Row2A - Row2B - Row2C / Row3A - Row3B - Row3C</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Keep this in mind later on as well when you as piecing the rows together . </div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once you finishing sewing your first 2 strips together press your seam open rather then to 1 side. This will help you later on when you are piecing. Now sew your 3rd strip on, again offset the strip because of the 45 degree angle you'll be cutting. After you sew that strip press the seam open. and repeat this process for other 2 strip sets. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPGKQ2qvbDhZU06fyprlm8KUr3r0800aJ3UBXxRrVhQW9T5ux82YyFfJ2l1uIqtHhqc_Ayz8F3_uMkK9gKU0P0gYouE43SkM2t7wIO6z0ncEys4WHs9phBtAMjvrDRB9jplrAGc34Ysk/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPGKQ2qvbDhZU06fyprlm8KUr3r0800aJ3UBXxRrVhQW9T5ux82YyFfJ2l1uIqtHhqc_Ayz8F3_uMkK9gKU0P0gYouE43SkM2t7wIO6z0ncEys4WHs9phBtAMjvrDRB9jplrAGc34Ysk/s320/8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pictured above is the way you'll want your strip sets looking when you are about to cut your new sections. You'll want to find the 45 degree angle and TRUE UP the end of the strip set so that you will get your diamond section rows. Once you do this you'll be ready to cut small strip sections on a 45 degree angle. Those sections will be cut at the same size the strips were wide which would be 2.5 inches. </div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You'll also need to cut 8 strip section for all 3 strip sets to get all the parts you'll need to make the 8 larger diamond that will make up your star. </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This pics shows a mock up of the final diamond and how it should look. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once all your diamonds are done press the seams open and WOW you've complete a whole 9 piece diamond that will become 1 point of your star. </span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So there you have it folks the 1st part to my Star Quilt for Dummies sew a long.Keep any eye out for part 2 of the journey and any questions feel free to to email me at </span><a href="mailto:ananyimusic@aol.com" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ananyimusic@aol.com </a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-62923170513184094302011-08-24T17:12:00.000-04:002011-08-24T17:12:59.936-04:00Fabric Overload !<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">HELLO Everyone :) </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well it's been a awhile since I've last posted, I've just been busy working and what not. But right now I just wanna share my latest collection of fabrics I've acquired. I went alil nuts at Joann's today they had alot of stuff on clearance and on sale and I just couldn't help myself.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-80358957927734581182011-07-14T21:50:00.000-04:002011-07-14T21:50:26.481-04:00Zig Zag Quilt Finished !<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">YAAA! So I finished the quilt the other day. It came out really great and the hubby really liked it and has used it every night since :) so happy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdaMwIty5RKuttZdaJpnJMxj1dFQ9OuoQEf3eP5y91paWzS_nH4kLUggR6Zpc0UtIES0uyG-_ykOoEAWkjCvmLqVzpbR_jOFL9TfkRW9kMq7OjryKSek3Bha-ojaZg5SCwZKbiaiXFgk/s1600/zig+zag+quilt+FINISHED+back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdaMwIty5RKuttZdaJpnJMxj1dFQ9OuoQEf3eP5y91paWzS_nH4kLUggR6Zpc0UtIES0uyG-_ykOoEAWkjCvmLqVzpbR_jOFL9TfkRW9kMq7OjryKSek3Bha-ojaZg5SCwZKbiaiXFgk/s320/zig+zag+quilt+FINISHED+back.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStnurNTOpeG_cYaXQL0Pci9NcUaSlxAkdr1OW5POAxgzht0WmR5155iJZ40SW64YwvzAMZFs3qfx-1lp2CqmNbCsrexDnlJcbf0nPQyz1ia4kNV6XVxZJUKhNJ8kOCct5GBY1CzGq1aA/s1600/zig+zag+quilt+FINISHED+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStnurNTOpeG_cYaXQL0Pci9NcUaSlxAkdr1OW5POAxgzht0WmR5155iJZ40SW64YwvzAMZFs3qfx-1lp2CqmNbCsrexDnlJcbf0nPQyz1ia4kNV6XVxZJUKhNJ8kOCct5GBY1CzGq1aA/s320/zig+zag+quilt+FINISHED+front.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now to break in this Cricut and Yudu machine :) </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-68048329056696073502011-07-06T00:33:00.002-04:002011-07-09T19:21:48.150-04:00Zig Zag Quilt update #1<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="goog_247845922"></span><span id="goog_247845923"></span>So I've started a new quilt that I've just titled " Hubby's Orange Zig Zag " nothing special or fancy just what it is.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm just going to show a picture time line of the progress thus far and then I'll talk about what else I have to do after the pictures. So here goes.</div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Update ( July 7th ) So I got all 4 strip sets done . Now all I have to do is piece them together and prep for making the sandwich and binding. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268097_10150232072885186_699975185_7576092_5036575_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/268097_10150232072885186_699975185_7576092_5036575_n.jpg" width="400" /> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">( Update July 9th ) So I finally got the quilt top completed. now I just have to cut the binding, Piece my backing and cut my batting then sandwich this thing and start my quilting :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzM8VXu9cYpeOKJbe4e0-kI36kZ5hNmhDQlS8BmLHNuoJnJYrHbt6yYUisl9llgTZneF3BhEG-XZaPq2Zzyuhher6eI7i_htw6kSuBpRHL10n2LcnKTKh0J6PHduQWa0OiTjUXpsPKOY/s1600/zig+zag+quilt+top+finished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzM8VXu9cYpeOKJbe4e0-kI36kZ5hNmhDQlS8BmLHNuoJnJYrHbt6yYUisl9llgTZneF3BhEG-XZaPq2Zzyuhher6eI7i_htw6kSuBpRHL10n2LcnKTKh0J6PHduQWa0OiTjUXpsPKOY/s400/zig+zag+quilt+top+finished.jpg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-85631828688753618272011-07-03T01:40:00.001-04:002011-07-03T01:40:58.361-04:00New Quilt :)So I've started a new quilt. I'm so excited about it. I had another pattern in mind and other fabric I wanted to use but things just happen where you go with something else instead. I decided to use some fabric I had in my previous stash. Then I drafted up a mock design of the Quilt in photoshop with images of the main 2 fabrics.<br />
Here is what I came up with. hopefully at the end it will be 48 x 60 finished.<br />
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36 - Bill D<br />
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51 - Birdernaturalist<br />
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Congratulation guys & gales !<br />
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I want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who entered the contest it was so nice that people took interest. I will continue with this idea but I just have to figure out what and how I wanna do it. I'd really love to be able to do 1 once a month or 1 ever 2 months. We'll see what happens ;) <br />
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btw the number were picked randomly from random.com I just placed them in order and then matched to your posting order :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-21745203287887391702011-06-25T16:06:00.000-04:002011-06-25T16:06:59.742-04:00Give awat Update !Hello Everyone ,<br />
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So today is the last day for entries. I'll do the drawing tomorrow at some point , then contact and post the winners on here :) Good lucky everyone.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-80452431178424336812011-06-17T19:36:00.001-04:002011-06-25T19:59:04.845-04:00CLOSED as of 8pm est time on June 25th "GIVE AWAY TIME !"Hey Everyone !<br />
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OK , so do I have some exciting news. I happen to have gotten 5 copies of a book I think alot of knitters will enough. The " Socks a la Carte" book which I think is a must have for any knitter who wants to make socks and just loves to knit.<br />
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"So what do I have to do?" you ask. Well just leave a comment on this Blog entry. Say hello or just say anything and that will enter you into the contest. But please be mindful and kind and only enter 1 time :) Once the random numbers are drawn those people matching the numbers ( which would be the order of which your post is placed) will be contacted so I can send your Book out to you :) How exciting !<br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-77833480926804939682011-06-12T19:30:00.000-04:002011-06-12T19:30:54.304-04:00It's been awhile ....Hey everyone out there,<br />
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WOW, so it's been awhile since I've posted anything hasn't it . About 3 months to be exact. That's kinda crazy but life has been that way too in those last 3 months. So some good news is I have a job now. Been there since the middle of April I think, had 2 pay raises and a position promo since then too. GO ME !<br />
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My crafting time obviously has been cut since working but I still try to find time to squeeze in some needle work here and there be it knitting or crochet. I'm getting itchy to make a new quilt top too.<br />
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Music work has been kinda good to me lately. Been working with new people and some old friends. Have some exciting up coming projects that I don't wanna give away just yet you'll have to posted to find out. <br />
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The Hubby and I are doing better relationship wise since I'm back on my feet working again and helping him out. So all and all things are looking pretty good and I'm happy with life as it if right now.<br />
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Still missing my mom every time I think about her. I'm not as physically emotional about anymore but it's still there. I know she's watching down on me cause I don't think all these good new things would have happened if she saw me just being week and not overcoming the pain.<br />
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Well till next time and hopefully sooner then later. I'll keep everyone updated on what's up in my life ;)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-41214815784287647642011-03-13T05:54:00.000-04:002011-03-13T05:54:36.207-04:00Knit Along with me pt 2So here we are again :)<br />
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To continue where we left off let me recap. So far we've Knit up the Body or TOP part of our Retro Sweater Tee. Go <a href="http://blah-blah-blog-and-so-on.blogspot.com/2011/03/knit-along-with-me.html">HERE</a> if you didn't catch this part or need a refresher. Now it's time to do the Bottom ribbing hem.<br />
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Now this has been a little tricky for me so i'm going to give you 4 options on how to do this with details.<br />
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<u><i>BTW if you click on any of the images you can enlarge them, but the best way would be to right click and open in a new window</i></u>. <br />
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All options are going to start the same way and that is by turning your knit piece on its side so that the ribbing is on the top and bottom but make sure that the edge you are picking up new stitches on is the edge without the neck shaping. I would suggest placing a marker of some kind on the side with your neck shaping as to not get confused. <br />
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For the first 3 options please follow the picked up stitch formula above for evenness. <br />
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Lets start with Option 1: <br />
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Picking up 82 Sts from 76 rows directly from the BOND USM. OK first let me tell you that I don't suggest this one at all. I had a very hard time doing it . The fabric didn't stretch far enough and the needles are placed too far apart to begin with. I gave this option as an "So you know" I don't recommend it but you can try it. <br />
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Option 2:<br />
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<i>When picking up your stitches with the circular needle make sure the right side of the fabric is facing you</i>. <br />
Picking up 82 Sts from 76 rows using a circular needle that will match the gauge you need. Now since I used KP4 on the whole top section including the ribbing. I would use KP3 on the machine for this area but since i'm going to hand knit get the closest matching needle for the gauge. Now just Hand Knit a 2x2 ribbing for 28 rows Bind Off and you're done this side.<br />
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Option 3:<br />
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<i>When you put the stitches back onto the BOND make sure the wrong side (purl) is facing you.</i> <br />
Same as Option 2 only after you've picked up your stitches knit about 2 rows then place all the stitches on your BOND knit 26 more rows then do your 2x2 ribbing , Bind off and you're done with this side.<br />
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Option 4: (<i>Thanks to Sharon B from the BOND USM Facebook group for the idea</i>)<br />
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With the chosen KP for your bottom ribbing do a closed cast of 82 needles of your choice. Knit 28 rows, do a 2x2 ribbing. Bind off. Then start your Top section but use a "Seam as you go" technique for the stitch and row that is given. The Seam as you go will be done on the left side of the bed and neck shaping will be on your right.<br />
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Here is a finished panel.<br />
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Once you've finished one of these options you will have completed 1 whole side. Just repeat it all over again to so that you have 2 matching pieces. Seam across the shoulders and up both sides and you've just completed the BOND version of the Retro Sweater Tee.<br />
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Original pattern can be found <a href="http://gosyo.shop.multilingualcart.com/free1.php">HERE</a> you may have to register in order to download it but it is free.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-55396687521072826682011-03-11T00:32:00.001-05:002011-03-11T00:34:24.863-05:00Knit Along with me :)Hey Everyone,<br />
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Wow I can't believe it's almost a month since my last post. Well like I said I've been busy musically so that's been taking up a lot of my time but I'm glad to be back and sharing stuff with you. This time I thought I'd do something a little fun, so here it goes. <br />
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In this installment I'm going to do a Knit Along. Showcasing a pattern that is Hand Knit and adapting it to the BOND USM. This Garment it called the "Retro Tee" and looks like this. <u><i>BTW if you click on any of the images you can enlarge them, but the best way would be to right click and open in a new window</i></u>. <br />
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My original swatch (shown below) was does using a KP3 and came to 15Sts and 23 Rows to = 4 inches<br />
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I cast on 55 Sts in waste yarn and knit a few rows. <br />
Then with my MC and COR I knit 4 rows<br />
w/ COR bind off the first 2 stitches then knit across</div><div style="text-align: left;">w/ COL decrease 1 stitch on the right, now knit across</div><div style="text-align: left;">w/ COR decrease 1 stitch on the right, now knit across</div><div style="text-align: left;">All your decrease rows are done. <br />
w/ COL knit 34 rows<br />
w/ COL Increase 1 stitch on right side, now knit across</div><div style="text-align: left;">w/ COR Increase 1 stitch on right side, now knit across<br />
w/ COL Increase 2 stitches on right side, now knit across</div><div style="text-align: left;">All your increase rows are done.</div><div style="text-align: left;">w/ COR knit 4 rows</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1LtGaexIg7Qx2mVxKR3c2ovRv8Uds5svG00ZHaNLlLtbDTKStompZ4HJaiGU8vzB52PZNLIIMzyHLWpd-I3aTQIoZ4b9CxkKTjSmU_Sw-A53q-d5sW_9y5P2N4_CSv9uV5dznqZYl6U/s1600/IMG_0446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1LtGaexIg7Qx2mVxKR3c2ovRv8Uds5svG00ZHaNLlLtbDTKStompZ4HJaiGU8vzB52PZNLIIMzyHLWpd-I3aTQIoZ4b9CxkKTjSmU_Sw-A53q-d5sW_9y5P2N4_CSv9uV5dznqZYl6U/s320/IMG_0446.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
To make this next section a little easier to see where you start your ribbing use a piece of waste yarn and a tapestry needle and weave over the loops at the top. I choose to a 1 over 1 under weave. but you could do a 2 over 2 under weave if that will help with the final 2x2 ribbing you're going to finish with. </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
w/ COR still using KP4, knit 14 rows<br />
do a 2x2 ribbing with these 14 rows ( I choose to start on the left and started my ribbing at the 3rd needle in)<br />
keep in mind you have 55 sts so when you get all the way to the right will you have 3 sts left in stockinetee.<br />
Now bind off .<br />
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OK , you can either repeat this whole step by step tutorial so that you will have both your front and back top portions done and ready for the next section of the tutorial. OR, you can wait till the next tutorial and finish everything then. <br />
I hope everyone enjoys this and learns something and has alot of fun doing in it the process, I know I did. <br />
Any questions feel free to ask. E-Mail be at <a href="mailto:Ananyimusic@aol.com">Ananyimusic@aol.com </a><br />
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So yeah, It's alil weird looking back and realizing how much stuff I have going on and getting done. So let me get the bad stuff out of the way first. That would be that I'm still without a job, but I'm making due. I'm still keeping my head up though, it's all in timing something will come through for me I just know it. But beside that a lot of wonderful things have been going on. Musically, the Jipsta single for "Part of the Year" that I produced reached #10 on the Billboard Dance Charts and will hopefully continue to climb. I have remixes out on 2 other singles right now. Two edit mixes for The Roxtar's "On the Radio" and One for mix, extended and edit for Aiden Leslie's "Worlds Away" both on iTunes and various other Digital download sites. In other good news a Music Label I had started years ago with a friend in Detroit named Hank. We are relaunching with a fresh look and sound. The first single will be a side project of mine called "Sol Pacifico - Bodega" not sure of the release date yet cause I'm waiting for the digital distribution guy to get back to me with that info. Once this single is launched I have some other goodies in store. I still have a few music projects on the table I'm running into mental blocks with but I'll eventually work the kinks out.<br />
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Now that the musical side of things is done, I'll go onto my craft side town. I recently Frogged an old project and recycled that yarn for a new project, as seen below. <br />
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I haven't taken a picture yet but I have a baby cardigan on some needles right now. The back panel is almost done. I'll post later on about the progress of this project. But wow I'm so happy with all the things I've accomplished and that I'm working on. It's so nice to say you've done something and you have something to show for it at the same time. I'm still finding my niche with knitting. I do know that I'm not really a hat and or scarf kinda person even though I can knit them. I am leaning towards the whole sweater area, so hopefully that's where I'll find my comfort. I really do love designing things.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-90790819840929004432011-02-04T07:07:00.000-05:002011-02-04T07:07:37.446-05:00T Top Sweater and other things.Hey Everyone,<br />
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So let's see , what to tell you about in this post? Well, I almost have a T Top sweater done. It's a child's size 2 knit on the USM. The pattern was from the Knit for Kids web site and is the 10th anniversary pattern. Here are some pics of it .<br />
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Also I've been doing some stuff to get my label back up and running, We should be ready by mid March or the beginning of April at the latest. Will be great to finally get all my music back out there again. Once I have that settled I will start on store front site and get all that going. Looking like a busy year for me YAAAAA!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-88437205249193856142011-01-30T17:50:00.000-05:002011-01-30T17:50:59.841-05:001st BOND SweaterHey Everyone, <br />
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So It's been a few since the last post. I think I may have said I was gonna post everyday about knitting I've done that day. Sadly enough I don't think I've followed through with the knitting 11 minutes a day for 2011 like I wanted to. BUT I'm still knitting so all is not lost. Friday I started a sweater on the BOND USM ( that's a manual knitting machine for those don't know) the pattern is by Cheryl Brunette, who is an amazing person. Even though I've only just come across her online and chat with her through the Facebook USM Group we both belong to, She has shared so much with everyone and is such a great teacher when it comes to making a sweater. I'll post links to some videos and info about her in a bit but let me show you the sweater I made first.<br />
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And there it is, a child's size 3 sweater I believe that it turned out to be. I'm very pleased with it and to top it off it doesn't look crappy or cheaply made. It too me a total of about 6 hours over 3 days. Not too bad but I'm sure if I wanted to I could just do it all in one shot and be done with it .<br />
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OK so here are the links for the stuff involving Cheryl Brunette<br />
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<a href="http://www.sweater101.com/">Sweater 101</a> website & book <br />
Cheryl Brunette <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/CherylBrunetteTV">Youtube</a> Videos for the BOND ISM/USM<br />
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Meet your BOND - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0DEF8FAE9202B1A8">Playlist</a> ( all the videos play back to back in order)<br />
First BOND Sweater - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1B47CC44C15A4441">Playlist</a> ( all the videos play back to back in order)<br />
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Enjoy Everyone and Happy Knitting :) Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-73608852208783141102011-01-17T06:11:00.000-05:002011-01-17T06:11:35.862-05:00Todays Progress and UpdatesWow , I feel so accomplished today LOL. even though my clock/schedule is running alil odd lately. I seem to bee keep night owl hours but let me get back on track here.<br />
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For my 11 minutes a day I sat and finished up the body of this Raglan Sweater. And boy does it feel good to actually get to a goal . Now all I have to do is work these sleeves and weave in a few end and I'll be all done.<br />
Here are some pics of the progress.<br />
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Now on to other news which would be MUSIC, so I've had some projects to work on since the beginning of the year. <a href="http://aidenleslie.com/">Aiden Leslie's</a> Worlds Away, was one of them which I've finished and submitted and comes out in Feb. My friend Cliff has a project called "<a href="http://theroxtar.com/">The Roxtar</a>" and I'm remixing a song called "On The Radio". I have 2 edit versions of my mixes done and I'm just waiting on another friend I produce for to give me a rap vocal to drop in the mixes. I'm also doing a remix for the <a href="http://www.perrytwinsmusic.com/">Perry Twins</a> song "We'll Never Know" ft Abigail plus a remix of "Do it like a Dude" by Jessie J and "Hold it Against Me" by Britney Spears. And some original productions floating around on the table too.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-21807849641013456412011-01-16T09:31:00.000-05:002011-01-16T09:31:51.448-05:0011 minutes a day for 2011Hey everyone, <br />
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So one of the ladies in the USM FB group has this little thing going on for the year as a type of knit along I think the concept is great and I'm going to be following along right with her. Here is a link to what it's all about <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/notes/heather-thompson/day-15-january-15th-2011/492131336695">11 Minutes a day for 2011</a>.<br />
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Thus far I'm had about 10 - 20 minutes each day since the beginning of the year and put in my 11 minutes this morning while watching "Knit & Crochet Today" . I'll probably end up putting in another few 11 minute session through out the day on the Raglan sweater I have on some needles. I'll be posting my session updates daily so be on the look out. Till laterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143792592463019001.post-69058460763043376912011-01-15T22:08:00.000-05:002011-01-15T22:08:26.717-05:00New Changes for 2011So I've decided I wanted to make some changes. I gave the blog a new coat of paint so to speak. Hope everyone likes the new layout. It's free generic one but I it fits for what I'm doing :). <br />
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Not much to really update on. The Raglan sweater body is almost done but coming along slowly. Still haven't made my way to the basement yet to start cleaning. You know I really should cause I'm starting to piss myself off for the fact I keep putting it off. I know it's not just a hard thing to do I just have to motivate myself to get it done. Umm let's see what else. OH, been getting alot of music work in and most of it done, sucks a majority of it is free work but sometimes you just gotta do those freebies I guess. I can't believe its already the middle of January. So I guess I'll be back in a few days for another update once I have something to talk about :) See ya then.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633709380932971013noreply@blogger.com0