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CROCHET FINISHING, or, I Can't Find the Butter Cookies Tin But Managed To Sew a Button On Anyway
Today's thing to work on (yesterday's, really; day 1, 15th September) was a sparkly collar I crocheted years ago but never sewed the button onto.
The button is now on. It's a vintage metalwork and glass, very sparkly. Starting was delayed by the complete unfindability of the Danish butter cookies tin where sewing supplies live. Once I found some button & carpet thread and needles stashed elsewhere, it took me a while because I'm not at all good at sewing. But it's done now and seems sturdy.
When I tested the button, the buttonhole was too big and stretchier than was useful. So I set to work on that with the button and carpet thread, going around and around the edge, sometimes gathering things in a bit. Eventually it was a lot sturdier and a little smaller, and the button and buttonhole work together now.
The crocheted collar s several shades of blue, and very fuzzy and sparkly around the edges, and the button itself has great sparkle. When I can, I will try to do pictures.
Craft: crochet, although to be accurate it was the sewing part, the finishing of the crocheted part, that I did today
Time: one hour
Notes: I had The Leftist Cooks playing while I worked, which was pretty good company
Thoughts: perhaps sometime I will learn how hand-sewing is actually supposed to work
The button is now on. It's a vintage metalwork and glass, very sparkly. Starting was delayed by the complete unfindability of the Danish butter cookies tin where sewing supplies live. Once I found some button & carpet thread and needles stashed elsewhere, it took me a while because I'm not at all good at sewing. But it's done now and seems sturdy.
When I tested the button, the buttonhole was too big and stretchier than was useful. So I set to work on that with the button and carpet thread, going around and around the edge, sometimes gathering things in a bit. Eventually it was a lot sturdier and a little smaller, and the button and buttonhole work together now.
The crocheted collar s several shades of blue, and very fuzzy and sparkly around the edges, and the button itself has great sparkle. When I can, I will try to do pictures.
Craft: crochet, although to be accurate it was the sewing part, the finishing of the crocheted part, that I did today
Time: one hour
Notes: I had The Leftist Cooks playing while I worked, which was pretty good company
Thoughts: perhaps sometime I will learn how hand-sewing is actually supposed to work