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August 2014

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Ep. 66 – Welcome to my Craft Room

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Intro/Announcements: Apron Sew-Along + Recipe Swap! August 1 – September 30. Join us in making any apron you’d like. Share your FO and a recipe that you love. If you’d like to contribute to the Pinterest Board, PM me and I’ll add you!Knitting:WIPS: Upside-down Monkey Socks – based on Monkey Socks by Cookie A. – using Swift Fiber Studios 75/25 BFL/Nylon in “Hidden Depths” – US 0 needles. Sassanach Tam (Wasabi Hat) – by Linda Irving…

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Make it Monday – Drape Lapel Jacket

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This pattern would require a bit of alteration to match the inspiration exactly. It was the closest I could find to the feeling of the original. I would have to add pockets and re-draft the front lapel to have the double drape. Those would not be difficult changes.How exact should “inspired by” garments be?Also, finding the exact fabric was impossible. Option One looks the closest but is very-lightweight so may require underlining to make it more…

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Apron Sew-Along ::: Basic Tea-Towel Apron – Part 1

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Let’s get started!Its’ time to make our basic tea-towel apron. The great thing about this apron is how easy and adaptable it is. By changing the tea-towel or the twill tape (ribbon, fabric, etc) the whole look changes. And, it’s so easy to add any embellishments you want! For today, we are just going to make the basic version. Later we’ll add more detail.The Basic Tea-Towel Apron {Tutorial}1. Cutting the apron…

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Apron Sew-Along::: Tea-Towel Apron Prep.

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Okay, so here’s the idea…we each make an apron of whatever variety we want. When we are ready to share the finished pictures, we also share a recipe! Everyone wins! There are so many different types of aprons that I didn’t want to limit us to one type. Also, we can make as many as we’d like…to keep or share…anything goes!How to Participate Make an apron, share a recipe. That’s it. We…