Check-In Post May 22nd 2021

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


Today's Question: No question today.


If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[wiseheart]

Actually, Louise (the 20cmx20cm mini sewing machine) and I are still working out our issues, so I'm currently sewing everything by hand. It takes forever and is a killer on the eyes, but at least the stitches go in a direction I've envisioned... well... more or less. *g*

[badly_knitted]

I've always found sewing machines to be rather contrary, especially the ones at school that broke down every time I tried to use one. My mum was really good at sewing, with or without a machine. She made a lot of things for me, but it's a skill I didn't inherit.

Hand sewing takes time, but sometimes it's easier than trying to get a machine to behave.

[wiseheart]

I only have problems with electric sewing machines; they're simply too fast for me, no matter what, and I can never sew in a straight line with them (although you know my general problem with straight lines already). Grandma's old, mechanical one worked like a charm for me because when the task was delicate, I could turn its wheel by hand, as slow as I wanted. Alas, it was too big to be used in this tiny flat, so we had to give it away. A shame, really. :(

[badly_knitted]

We used to have one with a treadle and a handle for turning by hand. I think my sister had that, and then mum's old machine when mum got a newer, better one. I wish I still had the hand one. Newer is not always better.

(I'm not good at straight lines either).