I am busy back at the sewing machine after weeks of travel and house guests. I am especially proud of a new Vienna Market Basket I just finished and listed in my Etsy shop.
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| Vienna Market Basket from SquareCircleWorks |
These baskets require over 100 feet of rope, which I hand wrap with new and upcycled fabrics. It can take a couple of days just to complete the wrapping process! I use a zigzag stitch to sew the wrapped rope into the large basket form. It takes over 500 yards of thread just to make the basket body!
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| Vienna Market Basket from SquareCircleWorks |
If you haven't purchased thread in awhile, you may be surprised that is quite pricey, especially here in Austria. So, imagine how happy I was to find a perfect tool to support my thread habit - the Superior Heavy-Duty Thread Stand. It was a bargain at $15.99.
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| Using my new thread stand |
This metal thread stand holds large thread cones made for Serger sewing machines. It works like a charm on my little Toyota machine. Now I spend less money on thread (by buying the larger cones) and less time changing spools. Yay!
Now if they could only invent an attachment for a super-sized bobbin!
so beautiful!! congratulations, Valerie! how are the sales?
ReplyDeletebtw what's a BOBBIN?
where are you living now? - long time no see....my fault, I'm afraid. :-(
Hi Marketa, Thanks for your kind words! I am still in Vienna. :)
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