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What can I make with these fabric books?
My best friend is an interior designer and she has given me a load of fabric books that are out of date. I love crafting and sewing, and I would really like to use them as the fabrics are all so beaut...
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Sewing
Fabric
Where is the best place to buy paper sewing patterns?
I have started looking at sewing patterns as a way of teaching myself to sew beautiful things and would like to know where are the best places to buy sewing patterns from? Something fairly simple to s...
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Sewing
Sewing
Sewing Patterns
Antique pedal car for children, repaint or keep patina?
Hello, I have recently found this old tin metal pedal car toy at the back of my garage. I actually collected it about three years ago, just because I thought it was interesting and was going to repain...
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Restoration
Pedal Car
Patina
Restoration
Painting
Where can I get good sewing pins?
I am looking for somewhere to buy really good sewing pins. I have bought loads in the past and they have all been really flimsy and bend really easily because they are so small and thin. Admittedly I ...
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Sewing
Sewing
What is the best paint for painting wooden furniture?
I have recently started painting wooden furniture as a hobby and I'm really enjoying it. I really like upcycling vintage or maybe we'll call it retro furniture, and making it look modern and interesti...
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Painting
Woodwork
Furniture
Varnish
Furniture Paint
Help, is anyone else addicted to collecting beads?
It was my husband who started all of this. He said I should get a hobby, something I can really get into. Something creative, that will keep my mind active and keep my fingers busy. So he actually too...
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Beads
Collecting
Beads
Buttons
How to make concrete shapes from molds?
A friend of mine has just bought some land and the back part of it is covered in old concrete molds. There are bird baths and ornaments, concrete edging molds and fake stones etc etc etc. Loads of con...
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Concrete
Concrete Mold
Garden Ornament
Antique silver soda syphon restoration? Or leave alone?
Hello, thank you for reading. I have been given these absolutely beautiful old glass drinks containers from a cocktail bar my great-uncle used to run back in the 70s. I don't know he came to come by t...
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Glassware
Soda Siphon
Antiques
Glass
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Connie the concrete bikini model concrete garden ornament
Ok, so I've had a particularly weird last month and I'm not sure how I got here, but thankfully it's all worked out ok in the end. Lol!
It all started when my husband was building a new path in our...
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Concrete
Statue
Concrete
Bikini
Garden Ornament
What is the pattern on forged kitchen knives called?
Hello, I am starting to do some research into a new hobby. I really like getting involved in a new process, doing the research, setting it up, getting the tools and learning a new skills.
I really ...
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Forging
forging
knives
patterned blade
Where can I get affordable fabric offcuts for kids?
I have just got into sewing, for the last four months and I would like to know if there is anywhere to get some affordable fabric offcuts, please? I am not too picky about pattern or design as I am st...
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Sewing
fabric
kids fabric
Where is the best place to buy thick foam for furniture upholstery?
Hello,
I would be eternally grateful if someone could help me source some thick chair foam in the UK? A friend of mine had these old chairs, and a double sofa thing, and offered them to me because sh...
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Upholstery
refurbishment
upholstery
fake leather
foam for chairs
Fun garden project for people on a budget.
Hello, we don't have much money but I thought I would share a fun garden project that has been a real hit with the kids. Our flat has shared access to a sort of roof terrace. I say roof terrace, but i...
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Garden
garden
pallet
plants
kids fun
roof garden
Is it worth restoring wool spinning wheel?
I have come across an old vintage wool spinning wheel and was wondering if there are any experts out there who could offer me a bit of advice.
I quite like the idea of restoring it, and the more I ...
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Restoration
wool
spinning wheel
restoration
Are paint stencils really making a comeback?
Is stenciling really making a comeback? I remember when I was a kid, my mum up a ladder and endlessly stenciling a border around the top of our living room wall.
She loved to watch a TV show called...
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Painting
Stencils
Painting
Where can I get a good letter writing kit for handwritten letters?
When was the last time you wrote a letter?
Yes, me too, up until about 2 months ago when my daughter went off to college. I thought it would be a nice treat for us both to write each other the odd ...
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Letter Writing
letter
writing
handwritten letters
What is the best resin for UV resistance?
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Are there any experts in resin brands out there?
My friend gave me some left-over resin to experiment with and I have thoroughly enjoyed capturing flowers and plants in the resin. I wanted ...
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Resin
Resin
Yellowing
Flowers
How do you paint teak garden furniture?
Help! I was given some perfectly usable garden chairs. I think they are teak. They are very heavy and have absolutely no sign of rotting on them and as I recall, teak is the wood used for garden furni...
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Painting
garden chairs
teak wood
painting
refurbishing
How can I tell if a fabric is suitable for upholstery?
I am quite new to reupholstering furniture and would like to know how I can tell if a fabric is suitable for upholstery, please? I already paint furniture, but I would really love to get into upholste...
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Upholstery
fabric
upholstering
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