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I sew and craft - what do I want for Christmas?

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reindeesandchristmastrees · 09/12/2011 19:18

DP needs a list. I have a sewing machine, overlocker, glue gun all used lots. I'm probably going to ask for some more cotton as been using a lot recently. Does anyone know what I am missing and should be drooling over? What do you want for Christmas, please inspire me

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letsblowthistacostand · 09/12/2011 19:48

Gingher scissors? Cutting mat and rotary? Craft table? Lessons in something? Gocco? Paper? Very expensive special foot for your sewing machine? Needle felting kit? I could go on...

bigbadbarry · 09/12/2011 19:49

A lovely book?

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reindeesandchristmastrees · 09/12/2011 23:00

Googling Gingher scissors. I already have cutting mats - plural as have an idea to glue several (ok 4) cheap A3 mats (from homebargains at £3 a go together). My rotary cutter isn't great so there's an idea. More idease please, what do you want/what are you getting. What is it that in January I will wish I asked for and have to wait until the end of November (birthday) or Christmas next year for???

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BigBaubledBertha · 10/12/2011 12:46

Storage boxes or bags to put all your bits.

Do you do patchwork - quilters rulers?

Pack of FQs

Books - there are dozens of them for all sorts of crafts. You can't go wrong with a book for me.

SoupDragon · 10/12/2011 13:00

Wouldn't it be nice it you could gift wrap time? [sigh]

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reindeesandchristmastrees · 10/12/2011 22:44

Soupdragon - you've got it do you think he'd let me give up work to devote more time to the children crafting?

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coldcomfortHeart · 11/12/2011 18:08

This book is what I would like: it's beautiful and useful for all my crafty lists and plans. I'd like a rotary cutter and mat too, and would love a nice selection of Liberty Lawn fabrics. And some really good yarns to knit with... god the list could be endless.

SoupDragon · 11/12/2011 18:17

Oh, it needs more time that that, Reindees. [sigh]

I think I am going to treat myself to a rotary cutter for Christmas.

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reindeesandchristmastrees · 11/12/2011 19:55

I have given a list that includes
new pair of pinking shears (mine belonged to my grandma and you have to tighten up the screw every time you use them to get a good cut, and I think someone has def used them on paper !
bobbin winder - my machine is really pants at winding the bobbin and I get out my old singer every so often to wind my bobbin when I get fed up of my machine
still need some more ideas as ideally would like a surprise and also nosy to find out what everyone else is after

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phyllisdiller · 11/12/2011 23:06

I quite fancy a table loom...I think this will be something that I end up hunting down myself though.

Also on my list would be aromatherapy oils and candle making items.

BigBaubledBertha · 12/12/2011 09:27

Well since you ask what we are all getting and I am always up for a bit of craft talk , I am getting a 28mm rotarary cutter. I have the standard patchwork and quilting 45mm one but I am and doing a City and Guilds and the tutor recommends a 28mm for accuracy so I am (hopefully) going to give it a go. Not sure I will notice much of a difference so it should be interesting.

Also I hope to get a set of procion dyes. I spent a lovely day dyeing some white cotton fabric all sorts of colours on the course and would love to do it some more and try some different techniques - I will have no complaints about not finding the right colour when I need it! This has opened up a whole new area of Amazon for exploration - there are loads of dyeing books I have never had cause to look at before and a couple have been added to the list.

And I also did a day's book binding workshop after decorating some paper for the covers - not so unrelated as you think as you sew the bindings and then the books are to be used for project presentations. That was fun too and I have asked for a book on handmade book-binding.

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reindeesandchristmastrees · 12/12/2011 13:16

Just looked at the dye bigBauble - fab, where did you do the course? I love courses, I think I could be a full time course atendee!!

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GetOutMyPub · 12/12/2011 13:53

I am hoping for some posh scissors shears

A subscription to some fab Aussie mags (either Homespun or Handmade)

some of the books on my Amazon wish list - The Bag making bible I have been wanting for EVER!

BigBaubledBertha · 12/12/2011 13:53

I'm doing City and Guilds Design and Craft in patchwork and quilting which is once a week for 2 yrs in North Hampshire (Odiham if you know the area at all as it is only a little place). The dyeing was part of that.

The techinque was based on this book and I believe the author lives in Surrey and runs one off courses if you happen to be this way.

I am hoping for the dye starter kit to play around with.

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reindeesandchristmastrees · 12/12/2011 23:31

Wow I knew this thread was a good idea, dont live anywhere near Surrey but I now want that book and a starter kit of dyes!!!

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TwoIfBySea · 12/12/2011 23:35

If I had someone to buy me presents I'd love Moomin scissors and lots of lovely fabrics!

SoupDragon · 13/12/2011 07:34

I"m going to need a craft room.

Pleiades45 · 13/12/2011 11:16

How about a kit of some description? When I first started quilting, I asked DH to get me quilt kits for christmas and birthday. I've had great fun doing them.

RueDeWakening · 16/12/2011 13:23

Late to this, but never mind.

I'm getting a craft room :o (at least I am if the fecking builders ever finish up there) and a Sizzix BigShot too - my birthday is January so I'm asking for some dies to go with it for that if I can restrain myself from just buying them for that long

Other than that, I want some more fabric, inc some fleece, a rotary cutter and mat, one of those big thick see through rulers that ?quilters use, plus I'd like Kirsty's craft book to drool over.

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