tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558966650715463516.post8185591558285015061..comments2023-05-27T16:24:37.307+01:00Comments on The Frugal Knit-Wit: Busy Bag MakingHelenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04963972925920465515noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558966650715463516.post-87040082598080191912014-05-07T20:02:59.797+01:002014-05-07T20:02:59.797+01:00Thank you so much. I'll get it packed up and p...Thank you so much. I'll get it packed up and posted out to you tomorrow. I hope you like it.Helenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963972925920465515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558966650715463516.post-76534607642520677282014-05-07T19:32:57.137+01:002014-05-07T19:32:57.137+01:00Found them thank you :-) and have ordered one ! Ca...Found them thank you :-) and have ordered one ! Cant wait for it to arrive :-D xxfrugal needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021828871354830486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558966650715463516.post-31274191500149661572014-05-07T12:22:08.179+01:002014-05-07T12:22:08.179+01:00Hi, Kay, thank you for your compliment. I listed t...Hi, Kay, thank you for your compliment. I listed the bags on Ebay instead as they had a free listing weekend. The link for the green bag is -<br /><br />http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121334999550?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649Helenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963972925920465515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558966650715463516.post-72206802029851690922014-05-07T01:43:19.649+01:002014-05-07T01:43:19.649+01:00Love the bags Helen, ive been trying to find them ...Love the bags Helen, ive been trying to find them on etsy, the first one pictured is just beautiful but i havent found them yet :-( can i have a link please? <br />Kay xxfrugal needleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021828871354830486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558966650715463516.post-74489841266357699362014-05-05T18:51:39.201+01:002014-05-05T18:51:39.201+01:00Thank you Bridget; I think that's my favourite...Thank you Bridget; I think that's my favourite too. I've listed all 3 on Ebay today as it's free listing this bank holiday weekend. I've put them on at quite a low price but enough that it will cover my costs and earn me a couple of pounds. Helenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963972925920465515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558966650715463516.post-5863068456724479142014-05-05T18:33:36.941+01:002014-05-05T18:33:36.941+01:00I love that green bag Helen. Gorgeous xI love that green bag Helen. Gorgeous xBridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12545418260169484456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558966650715463516.post-776503976139875472014-05-04T17:01:50.718+01:002014-05-04T17:01:50.718+01:00You are lucky buying pillowcases for 25p; the Age ...You are lucky buying pillowcases for 25p; the Age UK ones at 50p are the cheapest around here. I think I'd get quite antsy if I couldn't access all my crafting bits and bobs. I hope you get to move soon and can have everything out of the boxes again. I'm still crocheting, but have so far stuck with the granny squares. I'm not sure how to read a pattern, so I might have to take another day off from volunteering to go again to the Thursday morning crochet workshop. It definitely helped last time for me to be shown how rather than trying to work it out by myself. I am hoping I might be able to sell some bags although I've not really had success with Etsy in the past and I find that most people sell on Folksy at ridiculously low prices so I wouldn't be able to make any profit. Dover's not much of a town for selling handmade items; too run down and nobody's got any money, but Deal is a very artsy/craftsy town so I might try a fayre there around Xmas time.Helenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963972925920465515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558966650715463516.post-27823051668942276072014-05-04T16:53:58.510+01:002014-05-04T16:53:58.510+01:00Thank you for the compliment about my bags. I do s...Thank you for the compliment about my bags. I do spend hours on Ebay searching for fabrics and trims etc. I've got a lot of my fabric bargains in charity shops, and pillowcases are often only a few pence and make great linings for bags. The remnants bins of sewing shops are also great and I got 2.4 meters of lovely green floral fabric the other day for £7.50. I have thought about felting a handknit, or else buying a pure wool jumper from a charity shop and felting it for bag making.Helenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963972925920465515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558966650715463516.post-88614495767216834762014-05-04T16:49:43.946+01:002014-05-04T16:49:43.946+01:00Thank you for the compliment about my bags. Good l...Thank you for the compliment about my bags. Good luck with you weight watching. My weight has been up and down and up and down since Xmas. The general trend is downwards, but I still have a stone to lose and at the beginning of the year I was hoping to do it by my birthday in June, but it looks like it will be Christmas now before its gone. Never mind. I've still lost 4st, reducing from a size 22 to a 12-14; I can wait a bit longer to get the last bit off. At least its getting towards salad weather. While the days were so cold and wet all I wanted was good solid comfort food, now I'm much happeer to eat salads and fruit. I'm looking forward to the fair and I'll be on the lookout for fabrics and other crafty bits and bobs.Helenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963972925920465515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558966650715463516.post-40589359598003062392014-05-04T07:54:29.026+01:002014-05-04T07:54:29.026+01:00Lovely bags Helen, I am missing my sewing, all my ...Lovely bags Helen, I am missing my sewing, all my stuff is packed, but am having fun with the crochet. I get my pillowcases from the CS for 25 p, I know that that is very cheap, some CS price them at £1, and have built up a good stock. When I am unpacked and organised in Wales I intend to run up quite a number as all carrier bags are charged for there. I love sewing tote bags and hope to make enough to cover all my crafting costs.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558966650715463516.post-19809203019718391772014-05-03T22:02:58.411+01:002014-05-03T22:02:58.411+01:00Lovely bags, when I sewed more than doing other cr...Lovely bags, when I sewed more than doing other crafts, I got amazing bargains on ebay - but I'm sure you already do that. I used to buy from etsy but folksy is closer to home. As you knit, what about knitting bags in pure wool and then felting in hot waterLesneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139947264337493961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558966650715463516.post-25547568183798265652014-05-03T21:43:11.439+01:002014-05-03T21:43:11.439+01:00Helen, those bags look fabulous! I hope you sell m...Helen, those bags look fabulous! I hope you sell many. Regarding weight loss, I think you are doing great. My weight seems to fluctuate between 12 stone and just below. Once again I`m trying to loose a few pounds. I`ve been eating lots of lovely salads the last few days in the hope to be successful in shedding a bit. <br />Have a lovely time at the antiques fair!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114653674812242486noreply@blogger.com