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Tea Wallet .. Free Pattern at Is It Nap Time Yet?

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I have lost my tea wallet!!!   spfttt**##@fftt  smahsh splatt bang  shhhplt!!!

Yes, I’m having a tantrum..;o(

I really DO NOT like the coffee at our Golden Corral so I always take my tea wallet with me and just get a cup of hot water..

I made my tea wallet almost 3 years ago using the tutorial at Christie’s Creations.  She has since changed the name of her blog to Is it Naptime Yet?  but the wonderful tutorials she has are still there and still great.

 

I was in a bit of a panic.. Wonder if that tute is still there?  What if I can’t find it?   ( O Woe Is Me!!)  But it is still there.. ;o)  And it’s still called Tea Wallet Tutorial.  Now that I have ransomed my sewing machines from the shop where it cost $60.00 apiece to have them cleaned and oiled, this will be the first thing made.. today.. ;o)

I hope your preparations for the Christmas Holiday are going well.. This little easy project might just be great for a gift or stocking stuffer… hmmm.

Hugs… Linda    btw… these pics are of the one I made for my cousin back in 2009.. sigh

Loop Stitch Crocheted House Slippers… free pattern

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Last year Denese asked for my help finding a pattern for the looped stitch house slippers pattern.  Well… I just found it.   It’s over on Yahoo! Voices and was shared by Darlene Michaud.  Thank you so much, Darlene.   These would make wonderful Christmas gifts, stocking stuffers or just plain “warming the footsies” during the winter.  ;o)

Have fun!

A Little Frustration Goes a Long Way…

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I really like to weave on my Kromski Rigid Heddle Loom.  Since the move to the new house there has been little time.. so when I did get to sit down to it I was really frustrated with the edges being very loose and the center being the usual terrific weave.  There was no way I could get the tension to hold evenly across the 6″ scarf.  Finally in total frustration I cut the 6″x 11″ piece that I had been working on off the loom  and removed the yarn off the back beam.

Now I could see what was happening!  Flash back to last April.  Just before the move.

I was warping for a project and suddenly one of the braided strings on the back beam broke loose where it was melted together.  I cut barely an eighth of an inch off and re-melted it together.  Surely this tiny bit of difference in the length of the loop wouldn’t make ANY difference…   HAH!

This particular loop was in the center of my back beam… When I held the back dowel straight out and pulled to see the tension it was obvious that the center was short and would leave loose loops on the ends.  This is what was making the sides of my scarf droop.

 

If you notice the end of the weaving in the bottom right photo you can see that the looseness just got worse the further along I went.

I removed all of the braided loops, re-cut them to the same size and melted the ends back together.  Now I have completely even tension all the way across my loom.

So… to sum up…just a little bit of difference in the length of the braided loops does make a difference…  check your tension all the way across your back beam before  you start your project… I’ve learned my lesson.. ;o)

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Creative Cottage Retreat… McKinney, TX.

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My friend,  Betty Reynolds,  sent me a note the other day.   You see… Betty is a scrapbooker .  And not just any scrapbooker.  She’s a consultant for Creative Memories. She creates some of the most unique and lovely scrapbook pages you could ever want.   As for her news…

There is now a Creative Cottage Retreat in McKinney, TX.   Once a month Betty is one of the Creative Memory Consultants that will work with you to help you create your one-of-a-kind cards or pages.  Here’s a quote from their home page…

CROPPIN’ AT THE COTTAGE

“Croppin at the Cottage’” is the 1st  Mon., Tues. & Wed. of each month. Crop from 9:00am to 10:00pm for only $15.00 day/ person.  This includes 13 hrs. of cropping and use of all our equipment.  If you book Mon. and Tues., you get Wed. for only $5.00.  The beauty is….you don’t have to pack your “stuff” up when you go home.  Just leave it there and start croppin’ immediately the next day… no unpacking…whew!!!!”

The Creative Memories web site has many, many project pages.  My particular favorites are the “Just for Fun” ones.. ;o)

Have a look… you’ll be glad you did!

P.S. … Betty is not an owner.. just a happy project consultant who is fortunate enough to use Creative Cottage Retreat once a month for a fun day or so. ;o)

Knitting Daily.com (ezine, free knit,felt & crochet patterns)

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fearlessbadge120.jpgAn excerpt from a press release from Interweave Press……”Loveland, Colo., June 20, 2007: Interweave Press today officially unveiled KnittingDaily.com, a new online knitting community, library of free knitting, felting and crochet patterns, daily blog, and           e-newsletter for knitting and fiber enthusiasts from the publisher of Interweave Knits, Spin-Off,Knitscene, and Interweave Crochet magazines, and many best selling knitting books by the industry’s most popular and talented designers.”…

I’m only 7 months behind finding this great new ezine published by Interweave Press.  But on the bright side, there are now dozens of lovely new free patterns up… with the latest being a beautiful pair of fair isle knitted mittens called “White Witch Mitts”.  You do have to register for this site, but it is free and registration takes about 30 seconds.  What a treasure trove… everything from the beginnings of inspiration, to free patterns.. and more.

Have a look..