Glammamamma

ORASH

I’m attempting to replace my shop bought socks with handmade ones. It’s been going well for over 2 years, but I don’t usually get to keep them, but I was determined to keep this pair for myself!

Thanks to purpleclaire for the yarn, which I think is by King Cole and it’s self striping and self patterning.

I prefer to make them from the toe -up, so there’s no grafting (sewing up), also I knit 2 at a time, as it’s quicker than making them one at a time!

I ran out of yarn, but not a problem, as I added in another colour. I like the way they look, as each sock leg is different. I added some cables on the top of the foot, for added interest.

Hope you like them.

Comments?

So, until the next time.

Keep crafting, keep creating.

Peace & Love

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo

Glammamamma ;))

yarn evening tonight

Tonight, purpleclaire textiles and me, will be hosting our 1st yarn evening, in south east London’s famous cafe, with jam and bread.

They’ll be lots for you to do like: pegloom weaving, finger knitting and crocheting, extreme knitting and crocheting also knitting and crocheting. All materials are provided for free.

We’ll also be selling our handmade items, so get your gift buying groove on!

with jam and bread have a yummy range of drinks, savouries and cakes to buy whilst you craft. I can recommend the lemon and poppy seed slice!

£18 adults and £15 for under 12’s, which you can pay on the door. The cost includes a hot, cold or soft drink.

Forget the cold, and warm up with good food, drink, cake and yarn!

See you there.

purpleclaire and Glammamamma ;)

My yarn spinning collection

Not spun for a while, but I didn’t realise how much i’d done!

Dorset Button making

My crafty friend, @purple_claire, showed me how to make these, after she went to a workshop at Stag & Bow in Forest Hill.

Dorset buttons date back to the 18th century, in Dorset, England. They were originally made on a disc cut from the horn of a Dorset Horn sheep, which was covered with needle-worked thread.

The most simple form of these buttons is called a crosswheel, but there are lots of different styles, some of them involving intricate weaving. They’re very addictive.

Basic materials you need are: metal or plastic rings, which are about 1 - 1 1/2 inches in diameter, embroidery floss, wool yarn or cotton crochet thread, scissors and a large-eyed, blunt needle.

The outside of the ring, is covered with blanket stitches, the edges are tuned to the inside of the ring. then the yarn/thread is round around the outside of the ring, to form spokes.

I did eight spokes, but you can do more. Then, weave over & under, until the ring is fully covered, or until you like the finish, then you’re done.

Different yarns or threads, can give various effects, and I used a metalic thread by Oliver Twists, called Sparkles.

It was hard to find (curtain) rings in the sizes I needed, but they can be found. An interiors shop usually have smaller sizes, and you may need to order in larger sizes.

I’d like to used larger rings, i’m even thinking of using the inside ring of an embroidery hoop! These are great for all types of crafts, embellishments, and not just as buttons.

Glammamamma ;)