Coppered bedhead finished !

The bedhead is finished & this is the main gold edge repainted - the rust spots have covered well. If you want to see it complete, click ' Hammerited'.

Renovating a Bed frame ...

The bedhead (frame) mentioned in Stitcherydoodaa Make-overs is underway. Cleaned last week with sugar soap, I'm using Hammerite paint in white & copper. I like the hammered finish PLUS it covers metal well - I've used it many times in the past with good effect. As you can see from the images above, there is some pitting & paint chips (where it had been previously painted) in a variety of places.

Resembling a virus !

I've been concentrating on a possible computer virus over the past few days & the above 'paper collage' from the 'cell project' seems appropriate to be added here! I spent all morning running the virus checker & fortunately found nothing.

Making WAVE curtains adapting pleated headed tape ...

I've recently been adapting woven pocket-pleat heading tape for making a pair of 'wave curtains' (see my Stitcherydoodaa blog for details). Conventionally, this is the sort of tape you find on a pair of readymade curtains (image at left) where you pull the heading cords up & immediately a row of 'pencil' pleats' appears across the top of the curtain. Hooks are then placed in any of the pockets to hang the curtains - minor adjustments made to curtain length by varying the position of the hooks in either the upper, middle or lower hook-pocket rows.

Here's my results:

Prepare the curtains as per normal or buy ready-mades - total width of curtains a matter of personal choice but at least a minimum of the pole. If using pencil-pleated tape, ensure the tape's edge is stitched as close as possible to the top of the curtain & just fold under the ends of the tape at either edge as the cords will not be pulled up. The lower edge of the tape should also be stitched down so that the heading tape will now only be a stiffening/support.

Using a total even number of hooks (basic metal ones) per curtain, equally space them across the upper edge pockets of the heading - this will ultimately produce the 'wave' fold when the hooks are in the rings (see image right).

To complete the 'wave' effect, please refer to the instructions detailed in 'Dressing a Window' (click to read it).

Decorating = Finishing outstanding jobs !! ...

For the past week or so I've been involved preparing for the decorator (buying etc etc) which has led into finishing a few outstanding sewing jobs. They are all being updated on the Stitcherydoodaa Blog ... above shows a cuff-link style button made for the patchwork waistcoat.

As decorating is underway for several rooms, I'm now spending some time making a variety of window coverings & curtains - these will also be on view in a few weeks time when completed.