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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the meltedfabrics group: What's your favourite method of surface decoration? o Embroidery o Melting o...
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Oct 1, 2009 10:01 am
Hi Everyone! Hope you've all had a great week! This "formal" newsletter is being sent out a day early as I'll be too busy to get it done tomorrow. I feel...
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Oct 9, 2009 9:31 am
Hi Everyone! The PDF file for this week's challenge can be found in the Files section of this group. This week is all about Pumpkin patches, Halloween and...
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rachelmakesclothes
rachelmakesc...
Oct 14, 2009 11:53 am
Hey, I've given this weeks challenge a go in the form of a autumnal/halloweeny silk painting. I'm without my sewing machine this week - and so I thought I'd...
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Oct 16, 2009 9:34 am
Oh wow! Remind me not to do a completely hand sewn project again. Challenge 2 took me so much time to do. I spent all of yesterday (with a brief break to do...
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purple_ebren
Oct 16, 2009 7:24 pm
Rushing in very late for the challenge . . . I've just uploaded my picture of Mr Mannequin's Autumnal Hat. As I didn't give myself enough time, I made a small...
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rachelmakesclothes
rachelmakesc...
Oct 16, 2009 10:32 pm
It's so cute, I wish my machine was capable of such stitchery. I love the tiny blanket stitches round the brim as well. Would be cool to see it on one of your...
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Oct 22, 2009 9:02 pm
Hi Everyone! I'm sending this out one day early as I'm going to be busy tomorrow. This is totally irrelevant but I found it hilarious. How to make your own...
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corinnelowe
Oct 24, 2009 11:30 am
Although I haven't yet submitted anything myself, I just wanted to say 'thank you' to those who have - great work, fellow textilers! and a special 'thank you'...
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Oct 24, 2009 11:43 am
Hi Corinne! So glad you're finding it inspirational! You're welcome (and so is everyone else) to make a photo album and put work in progress shots of your...
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Ciel
purple_ebren
Oct 26, 2009 12:59 pm
Hi there everyone! *wave* Firstly, mighty congrats to the lovely Melted Rachel! Being in Sew Somerset is fabbie. :) I just wish I could get hold of a copy...
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Oct 26, 2009 1:10 pm
Ciel! You are already an expert at peacock feathers ;) but I'm looking forward to seeing your new one! Ah Mouldy fabrics! That's the name of my next textiles...
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rachelmakesclothes
rachelmakesc...
Oct 27, 2009 10:00 pm
Just wondering if anyone else checked out that awesome link to the sympathy dolls, here's a reminder of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIa25S_WnQ0 I found...
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Oct 30, 2009 10:10 am
Dear Everybody, This week has been one of those weeks where you don't care about all those looming deadlines and instead just want to lie in the bath all the...
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corinnelowe
Oct 30, 2009 9:46 pm
I loved the film and mainly because it was so delectably sumptious - a textile designers dream! - and not only because of the clothes and shoes - those cakes!...
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Oct 30, 2009 10:30 pm
Hi Corinne, I managed to get hold of a copy and watched it myself today (hooray!). Those cakes did look delicious! A cake project would be good. I remember...
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corinnelowe
Oct 31, 2009 5:47 pm
Hi, I've seen the felted cupcakes too! they are frighteningly realistic, I say 'frighteningly' because the idea of taking a bite of felt is rather...
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Oct 31, 2009 11:06 pm
I love felt too! Although I haven't done wet felting for quite a while now. Someone gave me 4 sheep fleeces in May and whilst that is amazing and wonderful I...
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Nov 6, 2009 2:12 pm
Warning: E-mail may contain whinging and slight madness! Hello to new members and old alike! I'm looking forward to saying hi to you guys sometime! Sorry if...
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carolelyn38
Nov 7, 2009 5:04 pm
Hi everyone, I'm one of the new members and I thought I'd better stop lurking in the shadows and introduce myself. My name is Carole and I hail from the same...
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Nov 7, 2009 5:36 pm
Hi Carole! I was on holiday in Cornwall a couple of months ago - we are intrepid travellers - going all the way to Cornwall from Exeter ;) I'm so glad you...
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rachel
rachelmakesc...
Nov 7, 2009 5:37 pm
Hmmm other Rachel here miss, looking sheepish... I've been so into writing reams of my nano story that I didn't get to do this weeks challenge *hangs head in...
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corinnelowe
Nov 8, 2009 12:37 am
At last I've managed to put some work up! This is a project i've been working on for the last few weeks inspired by Rachel's Halloween/Autumn theme. I really...
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Nov 8, 2009 12:52 am
Wow Corinne! So many beautiful pictures to look through! I'm in heaven today with all this eye candy flying around! I'm being told it's bedtime so I shall have...
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purple_ebren
Nov 8, 2009 6:15 pm
Hello all and a big hello to Carole! Nice to see your work and have you join the happy gang. :0 Right, piccies are finally loaded up in the Challenge week 3...
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Nov 8, 2009 6:21 pm
I'm convinced that my desk is just held together with tea cup stains under all the whimsical junk ;) What a beautiful brooch! All the dense embroidery is...
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carolelyn38
Nov 8, 2009 7:49 pm
Managed to get to the doodle stage. Went off on a tangent slightly but if that's the way your muse pushes you....hehe! I've added scan to the challenge folder....
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Rachel
melted_rachel
Nov 8, 2009 8:02 pm
Awesome! Tangents are perfect! I love the way you've used the snake as the knot! It makes me think a little of the film The Fountain - with the beautiful tree...
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rachel
rachelmakesc...
Nov 8, 2009 8:49 pm
Desk? What desk, is there supposed to be one under all this? lol Lovely brooch : ) Other rachel xx...
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corinnelowe
Nov 8, 2009 11:38 pm
Thanks Rachel for all the hard work you are putting into sharing your inspiration with us for each of the projects; when I check 'squidoo', I can't believe how...
