This is … my latest discovery
Do you know what this is? Maybe you own one already.
My latest discovery is an expanding sewing gauge, and I can tell that it is going to reduce my frustration levels and improve my finished products enormously! It is used wherever you need to mark anything that is equidistant, like buttonholes, buttons, pleats, etc – I am sure that I will find other sewing applications for it as well. I can’t believe that I have taken so long both to discover this and to actually buy it! A girl has to have good tools. Edited to add: for the Aussies that now realise that they too NEED one of these, I bought mine online from Punch with Judy.
There are a few fantastic giveaways happening in the blogosphere at the moment – check these ones out and if you’re quick you may even win!
Bronwyn at Whippet Good has a giveaway of lots of handcrafted goodies for her 100th post:
Emma at Scrap Bag has a Kaffe Fassett fabric giveaway for her 100th post:
and Betty Jo at Lino Forest has a beautiful brooch giveaway for her 200th post!
Nope, never seen one of those before. It looks like a fabulous idea!
OMG I was just thinking that I wish I had one of those. I don’t want to pay shipping so I have been waiting to find it locally but I think I might have to give up the ghost and order it online.
I love gadgets!
I’ve never seen one of those before but I might just have to find one now!
I’ve never seen one before, but now I need one! Maths was never my strong suit, and neither is using a tape measure!
HI Lara – Never seen one before – but I can see that it would come in very handy – also love the knitting bangles and thanks for the links to the giveaways – it is a great way to find new sites.
What a nifty gadget!
Wow, I’ve never seen one of those before! How useful! Might have to hunt me down one of those.
Go, go, GADGET!!
Ooh… I LOVE a good gadget! That’d be fantastic for marking pleats, too.
Just realised you mentioned pleats…. It’s obviously past my bedtime (she says, correcting three typos!).
That is fabulous and you are so right tools are VERY important!
You won the blog roll – is it OK if I bring it tonight?
Yes Yes Yes, my mom has one ( hope I inherit it ) and I used it alot as she taught me to sew in the 1960s’ It is a very handy tool. Her and her mother make lots of pleated skirts and my mom made all of my dad’s shirts, western style only with snaps. It is so funny that the tool itself is making a comeback!
What a fantastic gadjet!!! I really must get me one of those, how handy it must be in the sewing room… Thanks for sharing your latest discovery…
BTW.. Great mother daughter project in the previous post… Your little daughter looks so gorgeous…. 🙂
My latest discovery is your blog. I just found it this minute and love it. You have so many fabulous crafts happening. Thanks for a great read and some excellent links.
Hi Lara,
It was lovely to meet you tonight and see your fantastic crocheting skills in action.
Cam
I feel as if I’ve seen one in my lifetime…must have been my mother’s. NOT mine…as I was never that kind of sewer.
Some gadgets really do make life so much easier. Good find.
Wow!!!! I want one!! 🙂 Thank you for sharing! I really need to find that!