I've been working on some ideas and I'm generally pretty happy with the results but I just can't get oven gloves to work. My plan was to start with a little range, in four or five designs, of tea cosies, pot stands/mats and oven gloves. I've got far too many ideas swirling around my chaotic mind but I thought these would be a good starting point.
I decided to go with gauntlet style oven gloves because I think they look better - well, other people's do but mine certainly don't. I'll need to have another go and tweak the shape as they seemed to end up huge around the hand and narrow around the arm despite looking the opposite before being sewn up. But.. its got me wondering whether they were a good idea in the first place? I wonder what kind of gloves other people use? I quite like using double ended ones but I'd love some thoughts on your preferences. I also don't like mine to be too stiff/well padded but is this just a peculiarity specific to me?
Hopefully I'll get back into the swing of things next week and we'll all be well again. Angus is on antibiotics for a chest infection and, thankfully, is improving rapidly. I really need to clear this horrible cold so I can do some more training for the Mighty Deerstalker - otherwise it'll be a Mighty Disaster!
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You have my sympathies, it's most depressing to have everyone ill (not to mention being ill yourself!), especially when you just want to get on. I have also had the experience of sitting on shop floors in a near faint, not for a while but I remember it well and it's not nice.
I love, love, love your designs, especially the owl (the colours are fab). I can't give much of an opinion on oven gloves as I don't have any but imagine I would prefer to use gauntlet style (I am now wondering why I don't own oven gloves.....?).
I think you right to concentrate on a few designs, especially based in an area (ie the Kitchen) it just makes it easier to get your first shop listings up and gives your work a 'collection' theme, at least that worked better for me.
Look forward to seeing what you make next and hope you all feel better soon. Bx
Thanks for the sympathies! I hope your boys are properly better.
I'm sure you're right about sticking to a few designs in one area - it is quite hard to rein myself in and not go off in all sorts of directions all at once.
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