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Hi! You've found me. This is kind of an experimental / placeholder journal, since the way LiveJournal has been changing recently worries me.
You can find me there under the username m03m. That's m-zero-three-m.

Since I'm (for now) primarily an LJ user, these entries have been copied from there. Some have even been copied from MySpace first!
That causes some problems with linkage. And if there's something about site changes and other ongoing events that makes you go 'huh?' because it doesn't seem to make any sense, it's probably about LiveJournal, not Scribbld. I apologize for any confusion and other kinds of inconvenience.

Oh, and copying the entries from elsewhere means losing all comments, as well.
25th-Oct-2009 08:36 pm - Weekend project, continued
kladderkatje
This morning I finished the second chair. Then, I tackled the couch. Much harder in my opinion, as the shape isn't as defined as that of the chairs, I didn't want to take the legs off, and the armrests can be laid flat so it doesn't even always stay the same shape.
The result looks a lot more ... nonchalant. Still, I'm happy. I got rid of the dreaded orange and the chenille plaids I used to hide that (which weren't up to the task, and were starting to wear thin and to shed turquoise fluff all over the place).
And the new colours go well with the painting that's hanging above the couch.

Just two pics, shown at a moderate size, so I'll leave them uncut.



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24th-Oct-2009 09:34 pm - Weekend project
kladderkatje
On Friday, I suddenly decided to re-upholster my chairs and couch. I'd bought really good (and not cheap) fabric especially for that purpose, over five years (and one couch) ago, but never got the necessary Round Tuits, mainly because I had planned to print a pattern on part of the fabric first.
I decided not to do that after all, and use the fabric as-is. Much less work, much less chance of messing up and wasting hundreds of euros' worth of pure wool fabric, and I can always do patterned cushions if I end up wanting the pattern after all.
Click here for exciting pictures of a chair )
10th-Feb-2009 10:57 am - Quick fix
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I broke the zipper on my new working pants. Not nice. And I was so happy with the pants... I've only worn them for a few days and there's just a bit of paint on them so far.
They're really neat pants, too, all professional looking and full of funky little pockets, loops to hang your keys and tools from, and most importantly: pockets for knee protectors.
And I really really want to wear them to work today.

But replacing zippers is kind of hard, and I'm not much of a seamstress.
So I replaced the zipper with Velcro.

Think it'll work?
29th-Mar-2008 06:37 pm - T-shirt design
kladderkatje
Stoneshop and I just went into town to order some nice T-shirts. After all, spring is upon us, and T-shirt weather will soon be here.
We went to a nice little shop that has opened recently and is run by a young couple. We'd been there before, for a different reason: I spotted a sewing machine through the shop window, that was identical to one I wanted to get rid of (even though there probably isn't anything wrong with it, we're just not getting along), and I went inside to ask whether they'd like mine for parts or as a spare. The girl said they'd like that very much.
So today we brought them the machine, and ordered shirts for [info]stoneshop  , [info]gummihuhn  and me, with a design based on a book cover.
Click to see it. )
Neat, huh. The bike in the picture looks a lot like my old Jawa, and the guy in the shop thought the man riding it was Stoneshop. But in fact I found the picture on an old cloth-bound book, printed in red on black. The book is called 'Een Vuist Tegen De Hemel' ('A Fist Against Heaven') and appears to tell the story of a rebel who's up to no good and destined for a miserable ending.
I might even read it.

We had to get the shirts ourselves because they didn't have any in stock, but that wasn't a problem. They quoted us a very nice price for printing the three shirts, I think we got a Free Sewing Machine discount.
Sometimes, it's more fun to buy stuff in the Real World instead of online.
And I'm glad my sewing machine found a loving home.
11th-Feb-2008 06:42 pm - Sewing project #2
kladderkatje
(Warning: anyone who can actually sew will find this laughable and/or pathetic. I can't sew my way out of a wet paper bag if my life depends on it.)

Today I made a tablecloth from two metres of fabric that I'd bought at Ikea. It's a thick cotton fabric and it's printed in a nice fifties-style pattern. I love that retro look, it goes well with my stuff. Here's what it looks like:

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(click to see what it actually looks like.)

The first project got done as soon as I got my sewing machine (an old Pinnock from Australia, as described here. I'll just pretend you've all actually read that) and was a scarf/balaclava thingie (I don't know the proper word for it but it's neither a scarf nor a balaclava) out of tiger-patterned fleece, to wear on the motorbike.

The Green Machine is performing well, it's heavy and sturdy, if it does something odd I can usually figure out what to do. This is my kind of sewing machine. Even if I can only sew things that are straight and can be laid out flat.
30th-Dec-2007 10:53 am - Green machine
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(Originally posted on MySpace)
Look what I got.

Green machine

Yes, it's a sewing machine.

I had two of them, but one was broken, and I could never get along with the other one. It kept breaking the thread (probably a simple matter that a bit of cleaning and tuning would have solved, but what do I know) and recently it wouldn't even stitch. The upper thread would not go around the bobbin in the right way, so it would just come back out of the fabric again.
I just lost my patience and didn't feel like dealing with this at all. So I went and bought another one instead.
And isn't it sweet? I got it for 10 euros and it's in fine working order.
I googled the brand name ( Pinnock) and it turns out that it's Australian! The model closely resembles a picture that I found of one called the Sewqueen, so I guess that's what it is. The one I found isn't two-tone, though, so mine is prettier.

I'm not much of a seamstress, I admit; but it's very practical to be able to sew, even if you can only sew straight things like curtains and so on. I just made myself a new fleece collar to wear on the bike. I think this sturdy and sweet little green machine is going to keep me good company for quite a while.
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