Monday, 4 July 2022

Clip Clap!

Last year, when I blogged about George's "Porridge jumper" I mentioned the tin of clips I had recently bought myself.
These go by the name of 'knitting clips' 'quilting clips' and even 'wonder clips' 
I purchased them mainly because I am terrified of leaving a regular pin in a knitted baby garment after it has been sewn up!
Recently they have been useful in another context...
I have been making a playmat/bag as part of a birthday gift. One side is a water themed layout, and the other is plastic coated fabric. Stitching plasticised fabric is not the easiest activity. You cannot hold it together with pins because they leave permanent holes.
These clips have proved very useful - for knitting and sewing projects. I suspect "wonder clips" may prove to be a good name. So I applaud the person who devised them. Thankyou! 
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  1. Anonymous4 July 2022 at 07:55

    Hope we get to see the finished product!

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  2. Elizabethd4 July 2022 at 08:48

    I use them for patchwork, they are so useful.

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    1. Angela4 July 2022 at 18:07

      Patchwork is on my to-do list... But other sewing jobs keep taking priority

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  3. Anonymous4 July 2022 at 09:07

    I have hundreds if these clips as I’m a quilter-big and small. i am for er giving them away to people who admire how handy they are. I also use them for stitching bags which may have fabric that marks. Don’t let Bob near them as I have lost many to the Shedman who seems to find them useful too. Happy sewing. Catriona

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    1. Bob4 July 2022 at 09:32

      Thanks for the idea!

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    2. Angela4 July 2022 at 18:09

      I suspect some may disappear into the Lathe Palace at some point...

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  4. Joan (Devon)4 July 2022 at 09:39

    I have been known to use safety pins and the soft laundry pegs not necessarily for baby garments.

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    1. Angela4 July 2022 at 18:09

      Soft laundry pegs are so useful for many tasks!

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  5. Marjorie4 July 2022 at 14:46

    I like the clips too. I got a set several years ago in an English knitting magazine but when I started doing face masks in bulk, I got more. They are useful for most projects.

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    1. Angela4 July 2022 at 18:10

      Let us hope that we don't need mask making skills again

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  6. Lyssa Medana4 July 2022 at 20:00

    I snagged a couple of boxes of these when they were in Aldi. They are so useful in all sorts of ways.

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  7. Bless4 July 2022 at 23:31

    Sounds like a very useful item to have! I don't have any, but, now I know what to ask for the next time someone asks me what I want for my birthday or Christmas! :D

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    1. Angela5 July 2022 at 06:53

      An ideal item for a "gift list" Bless. Useful, and not too expensive.

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