Here's a shirt for Santana, or a dress for Marisol, Im actually making a shirt and pants for Marisol out of this material for her bday in March! I have more material Im gonna make some more of these will post pic of the pants hopefully tomorrow
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Me&DH 9/15/2007 Santana 11/16/2008 Marisol 3/23/2010
Im thinking they will be like $5-6 per ball. They take me about 1/2 hour to make one, then probably 1/2 hour to dye it and then I felt them at least two times, in the washer/dryer. the top one is a 10" circumference and the bottom is 9 1/2". That should be my smallest, Im shooting for a 10" circ on them. I also felt them as I make them![]()
Ok, really dumb question.....what exactly do you use a wool dryer ball for?
AKA Lisa724
oooooh! can you use them with dipes?
AKA Lisa724
Probably another dumb question...but do they cause static????
No, they help static. They bounce around in the dryer, helping the air circulate through your clothes. And they rub against the clothes, lessening the static. Its usually recommended you have at least 4 in your dryer. ETA: http://www.ecobold.com/blogs/32-wool-dryer-balls You can also scent them with EO or FO's...
Here are two I made today.
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Last edited by virginia; 01-18-2011 at 02:47 PM.
I love them!! intrested in doing a trade?
How do you scent them? Would you just inject the EO in the center of the ball?
Cute!
Dana(28)DH: Jim(27)Married July 28, 2007 Abigail Born 1/26/20111 Cat & 1 Dog M/C 12/09
DH left today for a few weeks and I decided to get to crafting.
I started with recovering our dining room chairs...
Before
After
And here is the fabric. What else should I do with it? It's chenille and upholstery weight.
Then I finished a gift for a client that is due tomorrow. It's a swaddler and NB diaper set.
I'm really impressed with my diapers! They are getting better and better.
Umbilical stump snap down--
Fits to about 14 pounds.
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Outer layers are made of a fleece baby blanket Orion didn't have any love for anymore. Inner padding is 2 centers of the prefold diapers.Sewn in, of course! I don't have materials specifically right now but I wanted to run a trial run to see if I could do it. ITS REALLY EASY!!! First, my sewing machine had some soda drippings on it because either O or my DH threw a coke can in my craft box and it got on my machine. Anyway, had to take it apart and clean it. THEN, I had to take it apart because a big thread tangle happened inside. Mind you, my machine is a small portable one, not the "real thing". Its only got 8 stitch options, lol! Anyway, that along with several other issues caused it to take like 3 1/2 hours to make, but I think I could make it in 1 1/2 hours if I solely dedicated my time to it. Probably even less time!
Pictures included!
Orion's puppy is wearing it, and as you can see its a little big on the puppy, but it should fit O perfectly.I'll get pics of O in it in the morning! Its 2:30 am right now so I'm not going to wake him up, lol!
I'm proud!!! I'm thinking on getting some actual materials to make some for Orion so I can have an even bigger stash!!its really fun!!
cute diapers!!
Thanks! Yep, its really thin regular fleece. It seems to let the pee soak right through to the core and it still feels dry after being wet on, which is beneficial for Orion because he takes his diaper off when it feels wet, lol!!
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Oh wow! Those are so cute! I used to knit, but hadn't in a really long time. After seeing the thread the other day about the Squeakin' Cheeks, I downloaded the pattern. Is that the pattern you used?
I've started a wash cloth just to make sure I remember how to do everything before I invest in good yarn. Besides, I'm having a summer babe in the south, so it will be awhile before wool pants are useful!
I have kind of an OT question. But for all the knitters in here: Do any of you ever knit socks?