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Are feather filled or polyester filled cushion pads better?
I make cushions of various shapes and sizes and I was wondering if feather filled or polyester filled cushion pads are better? I think I prefer the feather, but I wanted to check what others would rec...
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Sewing
cushions
cushion pads
sewing
feather cushions
polyester cushions
Completed my first crochet top for my girlfriend.
Hi, I like to do creative things and I don't really care if other people think crocheting is girly. My gran used to teach us to knit when we were little kids and as the youngest sibling with three sis...
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Crocheting
crochet
top
beach
Is this sewing machine suitable for sewing curtains and upholstery?
Hello friends,
I want to try and learn about sewing and make some curtains and upholstery pieces maybe and some soft furnishings. But I have to say I have slightly fallen in love with this sewing mac...
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Sewing
Sewing Machine
Upholstery
Do I need a sewing machine to reupholster a rocking chair?
Hello,
I have a lovely rocking chair I would really like to have a go at reupholstering for my mother.
I really just want to put a nice, super thick, comfy pad on the seat piece, but I want it to ...
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Upholstery
seat
upholstery
rocking chair
Are older sewing machines better than new sewing machines?
Hello,
I wanted to buy a sewing machine and try and make some fun outfits for my daughter but I am a little confused on what type of machine to buy.
I am a total beginner and don't need a machine...
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Sewing
sewing machines
beginner
dress making
How to assemble a concrete pizza oven?
Hi, please check out the picture. I have been given an old pizza oven and for the life of me I can't figure out how these parts all go together.
I think it's a pizza oven. It could actually be some...
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Concrete
pizza oven
concrete
garden
Opinions on this pottery wheel for sale?
Hi, I want to try and get into doing some pottery and ceramics. But it is quite an expensive hobby and as I am starting I don't want to spend too much money, in case I lose interest or move on to some...
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Pottery
pottery
potters wheel
Can you preserve wood by burning it?
Hello, I recently saw a video on youtube of a young lad making a deck and the posts he put in the ground, he burnt the ends of them first.
He put the support post into a bonfire he had build and le...
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Wood
wood
preservation
woodwork
outdoors
burning
How to restore an old trunk?
Hello, I really like this old trunk and want to fully restore it back to something beautiful and use it to keep my bedding in etc. But I'm a little overwhelmed on how to start.
I'm going to remove ...
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Restoration
trunk
restoration
painting
Where can I get cheap designer fabric remnants?
Hi, I have just started getting into sewing and am really loving it. I have collected a few bundles of fabric remnants from various places on the internet. And that has been fun to play with.
But d...
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Sewing
fabric
remnants
How to restore an old mirror?
Hello, I have an old mirror that I would like to completely restore. I would like to remove all the paint and get it back to the base wood, then take some time to paint it back so it looks amazing.
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Restoration
mirror
paint stripper
antique
Is a rusty, pitted anvil actually trash?
Hi, I am doing some research into forging and metalwork and came across of picture of an apparently antique anvil. But it looks really rusted and pitted.
And I was wondering if it actually has much...
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Forging
anvil
rust
metalwork
Mystery tool identification anyone?
I have a tool here. But for the heck of me I cant figure out what it is used for, it is a complete mystery tool.
It has a long handle, like you are supposed to have a good grip on it. A reasonable ...
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Tool
mystery
tool
How to install concrete pillars?
Hi, see the image attached.
A friend is offering me these concrete pillars he found in his yard. I quite like them as a fun feature, but I am struggling to think how I can install them without addi...
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Concrete
Concrete
Pillar
Garden Ornament