Greetings, world~ Thank you for the interest in my last post! It was so exciting to me to fix up the sewing machine and I know the post might've been a bit technical. I've been playing around it; more on that later.
For GG this month, the final side of the Husband Cube has had a good start! And by good, I mean rough. I picked out many, many stitches over and over (and there's still a couple left) before I finally got things rolling in the correct direction. And I really goofed up making the pattern for this guy. Who would have thought the characters of v and ^ could cause so much trouble! I should not have them next to each other, that's for sure!
Otherwise, this monster has a very pretty(?) interesting(?) weird(?) glyph. Despite having 500+ hours in this particular game, I am not sure what that eye-like thing is supposed to be. Best guess is that it's where his mismatched horns meet...? He's also using two of the brand-new DMC colors - 02 and 03. I had thought my husband would choose all four when he saw them but, nope, two of the older greys still won. The new ones are the ones in his horns.
Side note: I think DMC is quite ornery for numbering the new colors 01-35! That requires significant rearranging of floss boxes don'tchaknow! Couldn't some be in the 3000s?! I don't have them all yet but they are available individually at Hobby Lobby stores which is nice.
I'm also working on another gift (actually two others!) which can't yet be shown here on the blog because I'm being a sneaky hobbitses. You'll just have to leave things up to your imagination for a while. Don't get too wild, though.
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Not really for GG unless you count it as the gift of learning! As mentioned above, I've been trying to figure things out with the sewing machine. I have a nice assortment of different feet and attachments but little knowledge of what it is they do exactly!
Firstly, I had to play with the tension or it wasn't going to matter what attachment I used. So I adjusted it. And then I adjusted it more. And took apart the tension assembly, again. And took the bobbin case out, again. And adjusted even more. It wound up worth it as the pretty stitch is there! I used white thread for the top and black for the bobbin thread so I could see what was messing up where.
Since my sewing machine is quite old, all it can do natively is a straight line of stitches so I have to add stuff to it to make it do all the fancy things machines now do straight out of the box. The first things I tried once were the zigzag and the buttonhole attachments. They're really neat little gizmos that do exactly what they say they do!
I'm really in love with the buttonholer. I have three of them! The first one I bought I'm fairly certain goes with my exact machine due to the circumstances surrounding its find. One I bought because it had the extra set of templates and the price was right. One I bought solely because it contained the eyelet template which is insanely hard to find and as a result, expensive! On eBay, the eyelet alone can go for around $30 and I bought all three buttonholer sets for under $20.
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Lastly, I've been busy making these little things. Any guesses as to what they are? They're not particularly exciting but they are a bit amusing, so come back for the Smalls Edition of Ishkabibble Babble to find out~ :D/
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For GG this month, the final side of the Husband Cube has had a good start! And by good, I mean rough. I picked out many, many stitches over and over (and there's still a couple left) before I finally got things rolling in the correct direction. And I really goofed up making the pattern for this guy. Who would have thought the characters of v and ^ could cause so much trouble! I should not have them next to each other, that's for sure!
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Otherwise, this monster has a very pretty(?) interesting(?) weird(?) glyph. Despite having 500+ hours in this particular game, I am not sure what that eye-like thing is supposed to be. Best guess is that it's where his mismatched horns meet...? He's also using two of the brand-new DMC colors - 02 and 03. I had thought my husband would choose all four when he saw them but, nope, two of the older greys still won. The new ones are the ones in his horns.
Side note: I think DMC is quite ornery for numbering the new colors 01-35! That requires significant rearranging of floss boxes don'tchaknow! Couldn't some be in the 3000s?! I don't have them all yet but they are available individually at Hobby Lobby stores which is nice.
I'm also working on another gift (actually two others!) which can't yet be shown here on the blog because I'm being a sneaky hobbitses. You'll just have to leave things up to your imagination for a while. Don't get too wild, though.
Not really for GG unless you count it as the gift of learning! As mentioned above, I've been trying to figure things out with the sewing machine. I have a nice assortment of different feet and attachments but little knowledge of what it is they do exactly!
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Firstly, I had to play with the tension or it wasn't going to matter what attachment I used. So I adjusted it. And then I adjusted it more. And took apart the tension assembly, again. And took the bobbin case out, again. And adjusted even more. It wound up worth it as the pretty stitch is there! I used white thread for the top and black for the bobbin thread so I could see what was messing up where.
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Since my sewing machine is quite old, all it can do natively is a straight line of stitches so I have to add stuff to it to make it do all the fancy things machines now do straight out of the box. The first things I tried once were the zigzag and the buttonhole attachments. They're really neat little gizmos that do exactly what they say they do!
I'm really in love with the buttonholer. I have three of them! The first one I bought I'm fairly certain goes with my exact machine due to the circumstances surrounding its find. One I bought because it had the extra set of templates and the price was right. One I bought solely because it contained the eyelet template which is insanely hard to find and as a result, expensive! On eBay, the eyelet alone can go for around $30 and I bought all three buttonholer sets for under $20.
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Lastly, I've been busy making these little things. Any guesses as to what they are? They're not particularly exciting but they are a bit amusing, so come back for the Smalls Edition of Ishkabibble Babble to find out~ :D/
Toe warmers? lol...no idea really! I'm impressed with your sewing skills and fortitude to figure out your machine.
ReplyDeleteLovely cross stitch! Did you do that zigzag manually or with some kind of foot? I have few basic feet but haven’t tried them all. You did a great job with your sewing machine:)I have no idea about those crochet things.
ReplyDeleteNice progress Rosey. Feet for some kind of stuffed animal.
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Busy beaver you are! You know, I have never used my buttonhole stitch. Then again I do not like buttons! My hands have much trouble with them!
ReplyDeleteCute new stitch...great progress!!! That is interesting how DMC has numbered those new colors. You are so industrious with figuring out your "new" old machine. I'm amazed at your patience but you always figure it out. Your zig zag and buttonhole looked wonderful.
ReplyDeleteHmm are they finger warmers? Or do they get attached to something else? I will have to wait to find out but I'm interested. Have a great week Rosey. Come by and see our beach projects...they were fun. RJ@stitchingfriendsforever
That last side of the cube looks lovely. I can't wait to see it done and assembled!
ReplyDeleteGreat progress with the sewing as well. My machine is quite new and has a lot of different settings, but I don't know what to do with half of them!
At first I though those little things were covers for chair legs and stuff, to make them not scratch the floor...but looking at them more closely, they seem to be too narrow inside, so I have no idea!
Great post, Rosey!
ReplyDeleteLovely progress on the husband cube! Interesting about the new colours, how silly of them ..... I quite agree they should have used 3000 onwards, what sillies they are!
You are persevering with your machine ..... I have to admit to only ever using a straight stitch or zig-zag since I bought my machine in the 80’s. The patterns were only used recently by the guy who serviced my machine, tee hee!
I hope they’re not socks for your cat? No, I’m sure they’re much too small!
Hugs,
Barbara xx
Great start on the last side for your husband's cube.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I see your machine works fine. That buttonhole is perfect.
Lovely stitching! I have a healthy fear of my older sewing machine so I felt your pain when you were describing your tension woes. You are much braver than I am!! Can't wait to see what your husband's cube will look like!!
ReplyDeleteI never thought about the low numbers on the new DMC colors (of which I have none!), but you are right. I keep my floss in little hardware drawers so that will be quite a job to rearrange everything. Maybe I'll just buy an extra drawer and set it on top for the new colors.
ReplyDeleteNice progress on your husband's cube and it looks like you're having a lot of fun with the sewing machine.
Hmmm... no clue as to what those little creations are--I'll be back to find out!
Thanks for taking part in GG this month. How exciting to reach the final side of the Husband Cube!
ReplyDeleteI am going to guess the crocheted thingies are covers for something electronical. Is it you who makes the speaker covers?
Yay for making your machine finally making pretty stitches! That buttonhole is neat. I remember vividly being very small and my Stitchy Guru Mother taking me to this big craft show and they had demonstrations. A kind and patient lady showed me how use a new sewing machine to put a buttonhole in a simple envelope bag and it was like MAGIC, I was ever so impressed :) Maybe you could do a sort of sampler on some scrap fabric with your machine stitches for reference?
ReplyDeleteI don't have any of the new DMC range, unfortunately, as they aren't sold individually here yet but the grays look great! I don't understand the numbering either, if I did get them it would mean I'd have to buy a whole new floss container (eek). It would make more sense to add them to the end of the range!
As for the crochet thingies, I am baffled! Teeny tiny leg warmers for a cat? Or a magically small unicorn? Thumb warmers to wear while gaming? Nose warmers for Santa's elves? Looking forward to the Great Reveal :)
The final side ... woohoo.
ReplyDeleteWe'll done getting to grips with the sewing machine, me and mine have a love/hate relationship.