http://www.democraticunderground.com/11281656Oh my.
And a shocking revelation to come downthread.
eShirl (11,091 posts) Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:29 AM
apron from a pair of jeans (easy tutorial)
I came across this great little tutorial while looking for tips to make blue jean yarn (bjarn??) with which to crochet a bath mat...
http://mybyrdhouse.blogspot.com/2007/09/september-apron-tutorial-jeans-apron-2.html
after which a photograph of a denim apron over a large body
cbayer (112,061 posts) Mon Oct 1, 2012, 10:44 AM
1. That is precious!
The only problem I have is that we tend to wear jeans until they are unwearable, so the apron would not look nearly as pretty as that, lol.
Curmudgeoness (8,295 posts) Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:17 PM
2. I know what you mean, but then think about it....
if you intend to really really use an apron, does it have to start out looking cute? Since I would mess it up badly so fast, it might as well be scrungy from the beginning.
I think it is pretty cute, but I hate to work with denim....it is too much work.
cbayer (112,061 posts) Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:31 PM
3. Good points and I'm not sure that my machine could handle denim, to be honest.
It's great but if the seams get too thick, it tends to lock up.
Which reminds me, I need to get more needles while in town.
I have a couple of silly aprons, but I consistently forget to put them on, lol.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Wait a minute.
The cbayer primitive has a
sewing machine aboard that little tiny boat?
No way, unless it's one of those hand-held battery-operated gizmos one sees in novelty magazines.
Next thing you know, the cbayer primitive's going to allege there's a pool table on that little tiny boat.
Curmudgeoness (8,295 posts) Mon Oct 1, 2012, 08:04 PM
4. I know all about the forgetting to put them on....
well, until I have a big grease spot on me. Barn door, horses already gone.....how does that saying go???
eShirl (11,091 posts) Tue Oct 2, 2012, 04:38 PM
5. sewing machine, shmoeing machine
I'll just go around the edge in blanket stitch with a thick needle and thread or yarn
after which a picture of a seam
cbayer (112,061 posts) Tue Oct 2, 2012, 05:08 PM
6. Could do, but I love my macheen!
Got halfway through a new shopping bag today, and it's great, but I would not have wanted to do it by hand.
Starboard Tack (6,702 posts) Wed Oct 3, 2012, 11:32 AM
7. If you are that patient, I have some sails need stitching. LOL
^^the cbayer primitive's eccentric English husband.
