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16571. Ms. No - 9/12/2005 11:35:51 PM Thanks, Abs! It's good to see you, what've you been up to? 16572. arkymalarky - 9/12/2005 11:39:45 PM Man, that is just too cool, MsNo! I love it! 16573. arkymalarky - 9/12/2005 11:41:37 PM WRT skunks and dogs, we've had that problem a number of times here, and Judith gave us the tomato juice remedy. I'll try the imitation vanilla next time.
And if you want to keep dogs out of the garbage, pour a little ammonia in it. I got that tip from a colleague years ago. 16574. alistairconnor - 9/13/2005 8:22:20 AM Oh No, that is cool stuff! You'll need to get yourself a horse soon to display it all to advantage.
Or you could start tooling around with erotic themes... a whole nother niche. 16575. Macnas - 9/13/2005 8:33:31 AM Great stuff Ms.No. 16576. judithathome - 9/13/2005 3:32:31 PM Yes, Alistair...I can see it now: dominatrix chaps and cuffs with hand-tooled "scenes" across them! 16577. Ms. No - 9/13/2005 3:54:16 PM hahaha, yeah, there's certainly a market for kink, but there are hundreds of folks already doing that much better than I'd be able to. I'm still experimenting to see what I like making best. There will be an assload of leather coasters going out to family for Christmas, but I'm working on a leather choker and I'd like to make wrist-bands/cuffs since they're pretty popular right now.
I'm working up the courage to actually cut this piece of chocolate suede that I have. I want to make a purse out of it, but once you cut you can't un-cut so I'm making paper purses until I'm sure I've got the design right. 16578. judithathome - 9/13/2005 5:10:26 PM So, can you do tooling on softer leather like that? Like make hobo bags? In soft black leather with William Morris designs? ;-) 16579. Ms. No - 9/13/2005 6:03:09 PM No, you really can't tool that stuff that I know of. I imagine you could mark up the leather somehow, but it wouldn't be the same process. For something as intricate as Morris' designs I'd think it would definitely have to be tooled. Maybe if you had a big press or something with a design plate, but I've no idea how that would work.
The steer-head piece will be attached to the front flap of a suede bag that I made from a Tandy kit. That's pretty much the only way I know of to get tooled patterns onto soft leather - via applique. I suppose you could brand/burn patterns into suede and deerskin, but I've no idea how to go about it and the very idea of what that would smell like just turns my stomach.
I picked up the kit on a whim and while it turned out like it was supposed to I don't really like the design much. It's too small for my tastes and there's too much stuff hanging off the shoulder strap. I did learn a lot about putting such a bag together, though and it helped me to figure out my own pattern. The main thing I have to worry about is that I don't make a bag too large for the weight of leather I'm using. Leather's strong and durable but it can be overstressed and eventually tear.
16580. Jenerator - 9/13/2005 9:47:18 PM Ms. No,
Did you pick that up on a stint at Fulsom?
(Just kidding)
You really are talented. Marshame says if only you could make a cutom back brace. The one she's wearing is pretty big and clumsy. 16581. judithathome - 9/13/2005 10:10:48 PM She won't have it for long. And once it's discarded, she'll forget all about the hassle of having to wear it. 16582. Jenerator - 9/14/2005 12:12:51 AM I don't know. Six months (minimum) seems like a long time to wear a metal corset with breast plate. 16583. absensia - 9/14/2005 2:52:24 AM Thanks Ms. No...been working and having some fun too. And recently got back in touch with a couple of old friends...nice to catch up. 16584. judithathome - 9/14/2005 5:42:43 AM Jen, I meant relative to the seriousness of what she had done. Yes, that IS a long time but after it's done, she will be better and it the six months will fade.
Please don't think I was making light of the situation because I wasn't. And on the bright side, at least it will be fall and winter and not 108 in the shade. 16585. Magoseph - 9/14/2005 2:18:00 PM You have made me laugh though.
You certainly made me laugh here, Mac: Message # 8989 in thread 106
Ms. No, I admire your work very much. I spent a great deal of time yesterday reading all I could find about your art.
Friday, I loaded up on wool for my brother’s long-promised sweater and got myself bamboozled in knitting a long “cables heart stitch” pullover for my loving daughter-in-law. The last two days were pretty much spent looking for my knitting paraphernalia, which I found in the last box of all the boxes and knitting the back of the long pullover.
I am actually itching to stitch now, so I will see you all when I get tired of knitting. Thanks all for the feedback on Butch’s ungodly smell.
16586. Ms. No - 9/14/2005 4:20:26 PM Did you pick that up on a stint at Fulsom?
Ha! My parents lived in Folsom for about a year. Their neighborhood was at one end of the charming historic downtown. If they were still there I'd definitely have a place to market my goods. My mom and I used to visit the quilting shop there just to be amazed at the displays. For a bit my mother actually thought she was going to get into quilting. She got a brand new sewing machine and pins and fabric etc. but I don't think she ever even made so much as a sampler. 16587. Ms. No - 9/14/2005 4:22:38 PM Abs,
Yes, it is good to catch up with old friends that you've lost touch with. I can't decide if it makes me feel older or younger, though. Mostly it's just a kind of coming home feeling. 16588. Ms. No - 9/14/2005 4:28:42 PM Magos,
I'd love to see some of your knitting. I'm always amazed that anyone can make patterns in clothes out of a ball of string. At one point I thought I'd learn to knit --- I was due for jury duty and figured it would help pass the time --- but I was hopeless. I couldn't keep things regular enough or tight enough and all I was trying to do was make a baby blanket. Then I found out that I wouldn't be able to take knitting needles into the courthouse so I'd have to abandon my plan and then I never did find myself in the exact position to force myself to practice until I improved.
So somewhere in my apartment there are skeins of coral and butter-yellow yarn and a couple pairs of knitting needles that have hardly been used. 16589. Magoseph - 9/14/2005 7:38:15 PM Ms. No--Once the ‘cable stitch long pullover with the interlaced hearts in front’ is finished, I'll get my son to take a picture of it, maybe on the intended recipient, if she is game. The design is not what I would have chosen, but I insisted on the beige color instead of the deep pink she would have preferred. Many hours of work are involved in this project, I told her and if she does not like it, then I can wear it. 16590. PelleNilsson - 9/14/2005 7:59:43 PM Stitching is an art I never mastered. It is strange, because my mother was very good at it, and I picked up crotchery and embroidery with some enthusiasm.
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