Thursday, February 10, 2011

Twill tape.

This week my creative space is in full on preparation mode for the Lake House Produce market this weekend. Every other year we've had tables laden down with fruit and veg and eggs but this year due to all the flooding we wont have as much as usual.

This year we are making the most of what we do have.

This week I am concentrating on making things look gorgeous. Good enough to eat.

In between all the family and house stuff I am collecting berries, picking plums, making jams and baking. And in between all that I've been feeding cotton twill tape through my sewing machine to make fancy ribbon. I bought it at an oppy years ago and its been sitting here waiting ever so patiently to become something.

The ribbon will be tied into pretty bows to decorate all the bags of goodies we'll have for sale on the day and to hopefully direct a bit of traffic to our website. Its a bit tricky don't you think?

Its a pretty noisy business I tell ya. I can only manage one bobbin at a time. I wonder if you can get a silencer for your sewing machine....

So what's cooking with you?

See ya!

44 comments:

  1. That looks wonderful! You are a clever marketing machine :)

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  2. Oh wow - your sewing maching can do that?!? You must have one fancy-schmancy sewing machine!! Mine does forwards *and* backwards straight and zigzag stich...hmmmmm
    xxxCate

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  3. I love it! The twill, the red, the bow, the fact that you sewing machine can spell & write, albeit a tad noisy.
    Good luck for the weekend. Keep your spirits up, people love your goods.
    I wish I could make it. :( xx

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  4. Oh wow, what a clever machine. I have a quilting sewing machine which you can use software to do things like that but I have no idea what to do. Must look into that. Looks great, all the best for the market.

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  5. Have a fab time at market.

    That twill tape is pretty schmick x

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  6. That is such a fantastic idea - and it's beautiful! Your customers aren't going to be able to resist purchasing your goodies when they look that pretty. Good luck for your weekend market. xx

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  7. The tape is very cool!
    I hope the market is a huge success for you.

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  8. It looks great Kate. Well done. I hope that you sell heaps and have a great weekend

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  9. Well done on the twill tape! I tried to do that with my machine but I think my tape was too narrow and it just smooshed up. Either that or I didn't run it through my machine straight.

    Anyway, seeing your lovely tape has inspired me to have another go...with some wider tape. :)

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  10. Oh i can never get my lettering to look that good. Ace work. Good luck at your market, i have my first one for the year in 8 days, gulp. Love Posie

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  11. what a great idea with the tape. I always get sucked in by pretty packaging.

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  12. Love it, looks really fab. Hope it goes really well for you all. I can't wait to have a sewing machine with an alphabet!

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  13. Wow - you must have a super dooper sewing machine if it does that! It looks great and good luck for the weekend.

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  14. The twill tape looks great - very eye catching and I am sure it will draw a crowd to your stall. Glad that you have been able to whip some things up to make up for the awful weather we have had.

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  15. Love the twill. Would buy your produce...in a heartbeat. Hoping you have a cracking day.

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  16. It's terrific, Kate. It has that nice 'polished' feel about it while retaining the organic yumminess of your business and style. Clever. x

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  17. I love twill and it looks great with the wording.
    Good luck at your market.
    xx

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  18. Love it!
    Must have taken ages to sew all that!x

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  19. What a clever machine (and a creative machinist!) Best of luck at the market. If we were still in Victoria I would come and buy your jams!

    I have such lovely memories of a holiday in your town with my then boyfriend (who is now my hubby). Daylesford is one of my favourite places in the whole wide world :)

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  20. your tape looks really great ~ a nice touch + really tricky! {no idea how you'd make it stitch letters}.
    xx

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  21. Love it! I wish I had a fancy machine that did lettering.

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  22. That tape looks wonderful, and a clever idea behind the good looks! Keeping my fingers crossed the weather is fine for you over the weekend!

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  23. Wow! That ribbon looks fantastic Kate! Good luck at the markets - it will be the most gorgeous looking produce I'm sure :) Kx

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  24. Clever marketing and it looks great too. Hope you have a fabulous time at the markets.

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  25. I love twill tape - and that is a great twist on it! :)What did you have IN the bags?
    Hope your markets go well.

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  26. love it kate. it's perfect. good luck with the market, it should be gorgeous. i wish i could make it for a look see

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  27. The twill tape looks great Kate! Hope you have a great market with all your goodies!

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  28. That is such a great idea. Good luck at the market. May it shine on you!

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  29. All the noise must be worth it ...the tape is fantastic. Hope it is just what is needed to make the market a roaring success.

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  30. Looks very profesh! Have a great weekend!

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  31. your twill tape looks great - brilliant idea. Sewing machine envy too if you have one that can embroider. Good luck at the markets.

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  32. Gorgeous tape Kate.
    Hope you have the best market day ever xo

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  33. That's so clever Kate, it looks great! I hope it all goes brilliantly for you this weekend..

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  34. Clever idea.
    Good luck at the market!!

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  35. Looks wonderful Kate, how clever are you!! Did you have a special machine to do that?? Good luck at the markets :-)

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