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Crafty Tuesday: Trying Something New
Jan. 13th, 2015 08:57 amI rarely use patterns unless it is something that I have created. I did use them in the beginning but now I have a set of patterns that I like and can change into whatever I need them to be.
But occasionally I will try a pattern if I think it will teach me something new. Especially if it will give me new things to play with down the road.
I have materials that I like/love to use. There are a couple that I haven’t tried to find a substitute like my puppet glue. I have tried other adhesives but the one I use has consistently worked for me for over 20 years now even with the formula updates.
New fabrics are always fun. I spend probably more time at a fabric store trying to figure out how I could use various forms of fabrics in various designs. Sometimes they are winners and sometimes they just don’t work correctly. Polar Fleece is probably the biggest fabric invention for me. Before that I have to endlessly search for the right color pink robe velour and make sure I got the stretch going the right way.
EL wire has made for some interesting possibilities especially for a comic character that I thought of other ways of doing but now I can realize my vision for that character. They are on the list of things I would like to build.
Fabric markers and paints have expanded a lot but I tend to go for the Sharpies unless there is bleed on the fabric I am using.
The expansion of crafty items to use is mind boggling. I consider some of the materials I used or created to get the right look and now I can get the same thing without all the hassle of having a 7 step process to get it to look right unless I want to use that process.
With all these new items, some of the old ones go away which can be frustrating since the old ones worked better and now I have to go re-invent the wheel again.
So I peruse materials that I think might be useful. I try some of them. If it works then into my bag of tricks it goes. If it doesn’t then I know.
I am grateful for crafty items that make my life easier.
But occasionally I will try a pattern if I think it will teach me something new. Especially if it will give me new things to play with down the road.
I have materials that I like/love to use. There are a couple that I haven’t tried to find a substitute like my puppet glue. I have tried other adhesives but the one I use has consistently worked for me for over 20 years now even with the formula updates.
New fabrics are always fun. I spend probably more time at a fabric store trying to figure out how I could use various forms of fabrics in various designs. Sometimes they are winners and sometimes they just don’t work correctly. Polar Fleece is probably the biggest fabric invention for me. Before that I have to endlessly search for the right color pink robe velour and make sure I got the stretch going the right way.
EL wire has made for some interesting possibilities especially for a comic character that I thought of other ways of doing but now I can realize my vision for that character. They are on the list of things I would like to build.
Fabric markers and paints have expanded a lot but I tend to go for the Sharpies unless there is bleed on the fabric I am using.
The expansion of crafty items to use is mind boggling. I consider some of the materials I used or created to get the right look and now I can get the same thing without all the hassle of having a 7 step process to get it to look right unless I want to use that process.
With all these new items, some of the old ones go away which can be frustrating since the old ones worked better and now I have to go re-invent the wheel again.
So I peruse materials that I think might be useful. I try some of them. If it works then into my bag of tricks it goes. If it doesn’t then I know.
I am grateful for crafty items that make my life easier.
