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Summer is truly with us now in NZ, and truth be told it’s not Spaghetti weather…..so for all of our readers who are in the midst of an exceptionally chilly winter, I enclose a picture of some striped designs that are on sale at the moment. Keep warm and safe.
For all customers who are not able to visit our outlet store, I am slowly lodging images of product on sale via our flickr account. Let me know if you interested in a specific size etc, and I can take pictures of product that may suit and display on flickr for you. This has worked well for our NZ customers.
Individually designed Spaghetti Vest, -hand-knitted in merino wool and bamboo yarn. Wear over dresses, shirts and tees. Special 30-day discount price, you will find hard to refuse. Email us now to secure this individually designed Spaghetti vest and waistcoat.
This sales promotion expires on the 25th December 2010.
Spaghetti opens its outlet shop in Ponsonby on the 29th November. We are offering a fantastic 30 day discount price, you will find hard to refuse.
Bespoke designs in all colours, patterned and plain, slashed from $85.00 to $40.00. Visit our Spaghetti Outlet to view our designs.
Hours Tuesday to Saturday 10.00am until 4.00pm,
43 Clarence Street, Ponsonby
ph: 0211755033
e: spaghettivest@xtra.co.nz, http://www.spaghetti.co.nz
This sales promotion expires on the 25th December 2010.
We have created a new range for children aged 4 to 10 years of age and it will be available online in February 2011. In the meantime look on our Flcker link for images of our new products and colours for 2011. As you may have already found out, colours are not an exact science over the internet, however it will give you a taste of where we are heading for the season.
Rose and I have been house bound with the winter waters raining down on us most days. In winter our wee house has a make over and becomes many things during the day to entertain Rose and friends. Rose is getting the hang of this hopping and beams with pride as she wibbles and wobbles her way up and down. I have popped over Rosies outfit a Spaghetti pullover,
Hopping in Spaghetti
which keeps her nice and cosy, and free to run about and cause general chaos….we are off out with our coats, gumboots and umbrellas now to find puddles. Keep warm and safe
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Sew up the armholes of your much-loved Spaghetti vest. Join the Spaghetti hat to the vest, were the armholes start. The hat should comfortably stretch from one armhole to the other. Hand sew with a similar coloured yarn. Only attach the hat to the back side of the Spaghetti vest, so you will have enough room to easily pull the hat over the top of the hot water bottle. Now you have cuddly cover made of natural fibers that is warm and safe for you children . Burrah its cold here in NZ now, so we are all enjoying our hotties at night.
Easy ways to recycle your woolen socks!
Cut up an old sock to use as a water-bottle cozy.This requires a long sock. Cut the whole top of the sock off. Slide it over a bottle to keep the bottle cool (insulated). A shorter sock can be used for cups and cans.
Make a coin purse. You’ll need an anklet-sized sock for this project. Use the whole sock and decorate this sock bag with sequins, beads, glitter, or any other decorative items you have about the house. Sew a strip of fabric onto the top for a handle, or a zipper across the opening.
Make sock dolls. You can also make a sock monkey or a sock puppet. Fill the sock with beans or rice. Glue, sew, or draw on eyes, nose, and mouth. Cut up another old sock into strips and sew on for hair.
Keep a pet’s paws warm. If you have an ailing animal that is suffering from the cold, old socks can be helpful in keeping their paws warm. If you are a wildlife rehabilitator, another great use for socks is as temporary pouches for baby animals in your temporary care, such as baby joeys, bats, or possums. Any creature that likes a springy and soft warm place to snuggle into will appreciate this and you will be able to hang the sock up if it is a strong old woolen type, to mimic mother animal’s pouch.
Make muscle relaxing packs. Fill with rice or wheat and sew up the open end. Place in the microwave with a glass of water to heat for 1 minute. Hang around your neck or place on other sore muscles for instant relief. (Note: Always include the glass of water to provide moisture or the pack can catch on fire if it dries out too much after repeated use.)
Make a hard-to-reach cleaning stick. Get a ruler (the longer the better) and slip the sock over the end. Attach with an elastic band or staple. Use this to run underneath stoves, fridges, and other hard to reach places. The sock-covered ruler will return lots of fluff and dust and it is easy to wash the sock after each use.
Make horse bandages. Cut the foot off the end of a long sock and make a horse bandage. Smaller socks might be suitable for smaller animal bandages on dogs or cats (try children’s socks).
Make garden soap holders. Gardening can be messy and dirty. Pop a soap bar into the bottom of an old sock and tie a knot around the soap part of the sock. Leave the long part of the sock for tying onto a faucet in the garden. It will be ready for you whenever you need to clean up outside after a gardening session.
Sew a quilt or a sock rug, crochet an oval rug for in front of the fire gives them extra utility for years to come and is especially neat for those socks with cute patterns or designs that you can’t bear to part with.
Wash the car or bike. A sock over the hand and you have an instant cleaning cloth that is soft enough for the car body or bike frame. Use one for washing and one for buffing.
Make a dishrag by cutting the cuff off an old sock and cut the remaining portion of the sock open so it lays flat. Take the cuff that is leftover from the dishrag and cut it into rings about a half inch wide and use the rings to make a potholder.Alternate colours for more pizzazz.
Make your own weaving frame for the potholder with an old picture frame. Drive nails in just until they don’t wobble at half-inch intervals. Use an even number on each side.
A quick draught stopper. Cut off the toes of several woollen socks. Finely stitch the remaining pieces together to form a long sausage. Firmly stitch or tie one end, fill with sand, beans rice, or other spare filling that you have around the house and secure other end. Place at base of door. If you want to enhance its appearance, add eyes, nose, mouth and maybe feelers or whiskers – whatever sort of animal that you can imagine.
Store your jewels in an old sock, great for when you are travelling.
Use an old soccer / footy sock to cushion a seat belt by snipping off the toe end and slipping it over the seat belt.
Make a dog pull-toy. In the same way, place the tennis ball in the end of the sock and tie around it. Take the long end of the sock and tempt your dog to take it. If your dog is playful, a fun tug-of-war is likely to ensue. See Warnings below.
Make a sock jump rope. All you have to do is tie about 15 or so long socks in a line and you have a neat jump rope! It’s also fun to use different coloured socks!
Make dog toys and donate to animal shelters.
Take a dog’s chew bone and put it in an old sock. You can bunch it into a ball and play fetch. The dog will have fun trying to get the bone out. Save them for moving day. Place valuable glasses, or knick knacks inside the sock sole and wrap the higher part around the bottom. This will give more protection. Add a tag on the outside of the sock, so you remember what is inside. Place in a moving box or inside one of your dresser drawers.
Make potpourri holders. Place potpourri inside and sew closed. Great in closets and dresser drawers. Gives off a gentle smell for months.
Make a cat toy. Pour Catnip into an old sock and tie it off. Cats love them. Just watch for holes.
Start a new trend. Wear two socks of different colours. Make sure that each colour matches your outfit.
Make Fingerless gloves. Cut a hole in the heel and cut off the toe of the sock. Stick your thumb in the heel hole and your fingers out the toes. If you want you can tuck under the raw edges where you made the cuts or sew a simple hem.
Recycling wool from old, misshapen or unfashionable jumpers or cardigans or thrift shop finds is a sadly forgotten craft.
Recycled wool is also called ‘shoddy’, now a derogatory term that seems inappropriate since recycling has lost its negative image to a large degree.
Following are tips to assist in recycling wool.
As you unravel the wool, wind it around the back of a chair or a large piece of cardboard.
To revive the wool, steam it by holding it over hot, steaming water with two wooden spoons until it is evenly damp. Alternatively, hang it in the shower recess while you have a hot shower.
Leave the wool unitl it is dry.
Wind the wool into balls. Dye it or use as is.
Recycled wool is ideal for children’s knitting experiments as well as more ambitious projects.
Happy crafting
