by Maggie | May 8, 2021 | Projects to make, Projects with Corkwood braids and tubular yarns, Upcycling projects
Original furniture restoration using Corkwood yarns I’ve been thinking about how many unusual ways we can use the tubular tapes that come from our machines and in particular id been mulling the idea of knitted upholstery. Not having done this before I started with a...
by Maggie | Apr 14, 2021 | Projects to make, Projects with Corkwood braids and tubular yarns, Upcycling projects
I originally made the mini mermaids to showcase what could be done with the recycled tube yarns from our machines in Fairlight. The idea was inspired by a much loved memento that was acquired from a junk shop in the West Country many years ago and was looking a little...
by admin | Feb 24, 2020 | Projects with Corkwood braids and tubular yarns
We have made a short video below showing you how you can use Tape yarns to give a really great finish for raw cut knitted fabrics and felts. This is simple to do with any sewing machine and because the tape has a natural knitted stretch, this allows you to trim...
by admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Projects with Corkwood braids and tubular yarns
A few years ago I came across a Lilliput cord maker for the first time. Being a knitting machinery geek, it immediately became a must-have. Lilliput machines are beautifully engineered bits of equipment, most of which were built in the 1960s. With a minimum of fuss...
by Maggie | Nov 16, 2019 | Projects with Corkwood braids and tubular yarns
Projects with Corkwood braids and tubular yarns This is a quick blog entry to show you how I made these collars using a Hague linker and some of the tubular yarns and tapes we make at Corkwood Knitting and Crafts in East Sussex. These are the items I used. I measured...
