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Where to buy? Things I’m happy I found in Manila « Part Time Homemaker
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Food, fun, and crafting in Manila! Things I’m happy I found in Manila. February 5, 2013. Where can I buy this or that? Most people into cooking/crafting and a lot of mommies too here in the Philippines probably share my dilemma that a lot of important things are quite hard to find, or if so, only found in specialty shops. Here’s a quick list of things that I’ve been searching for that I’m quite happy to have found in places around town. 🙂 Feel free to comment and/or add! Black chicken/native chicken ...
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Operation: Elna Supermatic – pattern scissors cloth
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Tricks of the Trade. I’ve had my Mum’s 1955 Elna Supermatic. For a long time now, and I know I’ll always keep it. Mum bought it when she was at teachers college, and it was the machine my sister and I learnt to sew on. It hasn’t worked for several years. The first problem was that the coupling knob on the flywheel was stuck and would not disengage to wind the bobbin. You could still wind a bobbin – but only in sewing mode with the needle still going up and down! My utilitarian no-frills Yakumo. Where I d...
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Bramaking: The Quest for Fit – Crafting A Rainbow
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Tried’n’True Patterns. Lazy Tips for Sewing Knits. Bramaking: The Quest for Fit. August 8, 2015. October 21, 2016. I’ve got a few more bras under my belt now (above my belt? And it’s been an interesting journey. On the one hand, the actual construction is easy enough and I can knock out a bra that 90% fits in 4 hours. On the other hand, improving that fit to 95%, let alone 100%, is HARD! Here’s my progress so far:. Granny Chic, without the chic. This is the Pin Up Girls Classic. That I sewed in class.
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Of Pinks and Fairy Tales: Jumping on the bandwagon
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Jumping on the bandwagon. So I did that and now, I'm currently hooked on the Rainbow Loom (no pun intended! I know, I know. it's a little late since this has been around since last year and I actually saw this at the mall last December and ignored it. Now, it's popularity is gaining traction and it's hitting Manila like a heat wave in summer. It has rekindled my interest in jewelry-making. Anyway, this is my way of saying "I'm still alive! May 30, 2014 at 6:05 PM. I am also on.
