tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post7447116203272608094..comments2024-03-28T22:48:30.666-07:00Comments on Home Living: Beginner Sewing: handkerchief and lamp coverLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-80850487053738580512010-07-31T08:25:40.477-07:002010-07-31T08:25:40.477-07:00I meant to thank you for the cottonpatch link, I w...I meant to thank you for the cottonpatch link, I will be ordering some to see what it's like!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-82920848836472178662010-07-25T17:49:53.030-07:002010-07-25T17:49:53.030-07:00Thank you for showing the lace corners so well. No...Thank you for showing the lace corners so well. Now I see how to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-39237487334102236192010-07-25T07:40:21.187-07:002010-07-25T07:40:21.187-07:00Great ideas!!We make all our Christmas presents an...Great ideas!!We make all our Christmas presents and these are 2 things that I just never thought of.I do however make Christmas angels from hankies.It's a form of knotting that women use to do with their husbands hankerchiefs to keep the children busy while in church.Oh! Paper napkin as a template,thank you , where was my mind?The Hobbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689995726270083268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-2552973157204703962010-07-24T11:28:24.619-07:002010-07-24T11:28:24.619-07:00Lydia, I just love these tutorials. The Hanky and...Lydia, I just love these tutorials. The Hanky and Lampshade cover are just another wonderful project for my little girls at Keepers of the Home class. <br /><br />Thank you again for the great website and blogs, you are a real blessing to us.<br /><br />Janet W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-76858864174148152342010-07-24T09:11:29.052-07:002010-07-24T09:11:29.052-07:00Try this
http://www.cottonpatch.co.uk/acatalog/Co...Try this<br /><br />http://www.cottonpatch.co.uk/acatalog/Cotton_Patch_COTTY_Plains_Thread.html<br /><br />I might order some just to try it out and report on the resultsLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-7931639105489250502010-07-24T08:40:05.641-07:002010-07-24T08:40:05.641-07:00There was a cotton thread sold in WalMart for awhi...There was a cotton thread sold in WalMart for awhile, made in India, that was excellent. Instead of being put on a hollow spool, as most of them are, it was wound on narrow spool, so you go got a lot more for your money. I think it was a thousand yards. I do not know where to get it now. I dislike the poly-cotton combo, as it separates and shreds, and of course, defeats the purpose of using allLydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-28901325161462439752010-07-24T07:49:19.162-07:002010-07-24T07:49:19.162-07:00I love this. My family went to using hankerchiefs...I love this. My family went to using hankerchiefs a few years ago, as paper can chafe your nose. Most modern people aren't used to seeing people use hankies anymore - is there any hanky etiquette that we can read about? For example, you can throw a tissue away, but you have to keep your hanky with you after you use it... I couldn't find anything written on it. <br /><br />I also had aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-48102350625879337392010-07-23T22:02:39.593-07:002010-07-23T22:02:39.593-07:00I love the handkercheifs! They are so pretty and f...I love the handkercheifs! They are so pretty and feminine!mizzmarycontraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08997826064502305446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-80321264640686363212010-07-23T12:45:56.633-07:002010-07-23T12:45:56.633-07:00How absolutely adorable!
Lynn MHow absolutely adorable!<br />Lynn MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-36696412497890695692010-07-23T08:34:09.104-07:002010-07-23T08:34:09.104-07:00Flat eyelet lace would certainly be better, so you...Flat eyelet lace would certainly be better, so you could iron the entire piece with a very hot iron after washing. I had a very hard time finding any in the stores and will have to order from a sewing catalog. There is one called Sew-n-Sew and another once called Home Sew that specializes in notions and laces and small sewing accessories. <br /><br />I will have to show you how to do the Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-56858110559453728782010-07-23T07:58:35.921-07:002010-07-23T07:58:35.921-07:00Thank you so much for the simple projects. I alwa...Thank you so much for the simple projects. I always think your projects could be used for missionary gifts. The little houses in one of your previous post would be a nice little toy for both big girls (us women) and little girls. May God continue to bless and prosper you as you inspire and bless us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-82987878053742946972010-07-23T07:28:17.335-07:002010-07-23T07:28:17.335-07:00Lady Lydia, thank you for the hankie instructions....Lady Lydia, thank you for the hankie instructions. I would like to put the lace on mine but I can't quite see how you finished the corners so nicely. Also wouldn't cotton lace be more sturday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-9976847588461632892010-07-23T06:09:30.160-07:002010-07-23T06:09:30.160-07:00These are thoughtfully done tutorials. Thank you s...These are thoughtfully done tutorials. Thank you so much for your work.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895742601976073283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37147345828878458832010-07-22T19:11:10.677-07:002010-07-22T19:11:10.677-07:00Wow I love the hankie and lamp shade...great idea ...Wow I love the hankie and lamp shade...great idea Lydia!!!candyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788894816760003783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-60305850750473757662010-07-22T18:03:05.026-07:002010-07-22T18:03:05.026-07:00Hi,
Just wanted to comment that I am planning on u...Hi,<br />Just wanted to comment that I am planning on using up some muslin to make matching covers for 2 small lampshades in my living room, so this is so timely! I love the style of your cover, Lady Lydia, and plan to copy it. <br /><br />This way, I am using up spare fabric, and saving the tired lampshades from being thrown away. <br /><br />It would also be nice to have some covers to change Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-34334480600990670172010-07-22T16:31:55.466-07:002010-07-22T16:31:55.466-07:00I will try to post a picture of how to place the f...I will try to post a picture of how to place the fabric around the shade for a measurement. You don't actually put the fabric anywhere near the bulb. It is like a slip cover for the outside of an actual shade that is already on the lamp. It does not replace the shade. I only covers the outside. Similar things are done to shades by crafters who know how to apply a stick-on fabric or paper and Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-86628967987417498942010-07-22T15:08:56.144-07:002010-07-22T15:08:56.144-07:00As far as the lamp shade - I've seen these fab...As far as the lamp shade - I've seen these fabric shades before in sewing books, and am intrigued. The heat from the lamp doesn't bother them, apparently? Also, is it unwise to use darker fabric for those?Lisa G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-11427019456959571912010-07-22T14:05:03.013-07:002010-07-22T14:05:03.013-07:00These are such pretty items. The lampshade is so ...These are such pretty items. The lampshade is so economical, fashionable, and easy!! The hanky is absolutely beautiful and so practical, and I like having a little hand sewing to do when I sit down I always seem to need to have something to do, unless I am planning on dozing! I think small, inexpensive, handmade items were very popular years ago for people to give each other as gifts on Katrinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809805272432812002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-68887414838889781622010-07-22T11:44:56.670-07:002010-07-22T11:44:56.670-07:00Thank you for reminding me! I just added the patte...Thank you for reminding me! I just added the pattern instructions ---just open up a square paper napkin and use it for your pattern, adding half an inch extra all around, for your hem.The finished hanky is 12 inches on each side, so that would mean you would have to cut it 12 and a half inches all around.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-67659728382825801292010-07-22T11:22:13.892-07:002010-07-22T11:22:13.892-07:00Dimensions please.Dimensions please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-64946579180774498742010-07-22T10:50:45.678-07:002010-07-22T10:50:45.678-07:00I really appreciate your sewing tutorials. They ar...I really appreciate your sewing tutorials. They are helpful and the pictures make it easy to explain to my children.Thank you Lady LydiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com