#upcyling

[suprsaturatd]

WELL! I did a lot of art this year, and took pics of SOME of it 😅 here is a selection of my favorite art from this year 💜

[mistyspells]

backstory: I am tall and the sleeves on many of the jackets I have are too short, so I wanted to buy sleeve gloves….then! I miraculously found some similar ones at home but they looked a bit dull for me, so I started with just the crochet additions…. however knowing me, it couldn’t just end there because I have never been a minimalist so I added the bugs :) 🪲

anyway I just thought I’d share this because maybe before you buy something new, look around for things at home and reuse them. or at least try give them new meaning. upcyle things.

[lilithastar]

Not my normal spread, very pink but I really loved this artists work so thought I would do a spread for it.

[rachelemartignoniportfolio]

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[leonlavender]

This sock lizard is an unfinished object I've had lying around for at least a year. I've now decided he's having crocheted legs. 6 in total. He still won't be finished after that though 😅

Here's how he looks right now, the one leg I've made isn't attached yet. He's made of 3 socks if I remember right, a little scrap fabric for his mouth, and his eyes are needle felted.

[leecarolinemackey]

[wolfinlavender]

I've got this pair of pokemon socks that I've had since 2016 (I know because there's a year in the copyright bit on the bottom 😂) and I once darned a hole in the heel and since then they've turned into this expiriment/challenge of how many times can I repair them/how long can I make them last?

The patches over the toes are actually crochet because the holes were so big I didn't want to darn them. But the pink one got a hole in the crochet recently so I had to repair it again 😅

I do think they'll eventually be more repairs than original material but I'm cool with that 😂

[bmwiid]

My sewing machine is... chugging... I've had it for like 7 years and it's been not a bad lil buy.

I want to upgrade it because... you know... NEW and STUFF.

I am planning on using the excuse to my brain (who has crippling buyers remorse and guilt over spending money on myself - side note - there is a limit, anything over £50 is a LOT, but 5x£10 is fine - which is a lil leftover emotional abuse from mum) that it's a happy birthday gift to myself AS WELL AS a "well done for getting that whole weight thing under control".

Shopping online sucks because I love a good "high to low" and there are machines... for regular quilting grannies... that cost like £9k.

thats more than my car cost.

My current machine is 46 stitches, 5mm max stitch length, 40wats and fairly portable (which matters not, it lives in this room) has a LED light and you use the up and down arrows to select a stitch number.

I've used stitches 00, 01 and 02 for zips and 03 for stretch items, and the button hole thing is annoying because it's the four step one and I always manage to fuck it up, but I think thats more on me.

I've made a lot of items on this - I'm making a bag at the moment so a machine that can handle vinyl is also required (this one does, but struggles) I also live far enough away from places that servicing yearly just... isn't possible, but I have taken this apart a few times, cleaned out and oiled it.

I've made a lot on this machine and won't be getting rid of it - I may keep it for the Less Feral Little (TM) in my life, when she masters her lil portable barbie machine.

I spent £230 on my current machine and want to spend under a grand for a new one. I'd LOVE an automatic threader and the little 'thread cut' thing at the end of the line? And a one step button would be good - I have a 4 step one at the moment.

As for decorative stitches? I never use em as I make clothes not quilts, and I don't need an extension table but I do want a free arm because I make dolls things every so often and that small space really helps with sleeves.

Anyone got advice? a machine you love?