Comments on knittyBlog: Working with my hands [without yarn!]

My first silversmithing project was a bezel-set ca...

2007-05-22T09:42:00.000-04:00

My first silversmithing project was a bezel-set cabochon ring, too. Making jewelry is every bit as addictive as knitting ... but sadly the supplies can be even more expensive. My kids don't really need a college education, do they?
Have fun with the silver!

I like playing with the propane/oxygen torch. Fire...

2007-05-18T09:07:00.000-04:00

I like playing with the propane/oxygen torch. Fire good.

I agree. It's wonderful for melting glass, too. : )

My mom took some metal smithing classes form 5-7 y...

2007-05-16T20:34:00.000-04:00

My mom took some metal smithing classes form 5-7 years ago. She made me a ring for my 10th birthday. I still have it, of course, but it's kinda small...I think it fits my pinky now.

That looks like so much fun! I took a couple jewle...

2007-05-16T19:02:00.000-04:00

That looks like so much fun! I took a couple jewlery classes in high school (I took every single 3-D art class they offered, I even did the independant study one twice) I thoroughly enjoyed it. Torches and melting metal and molds... so fun!

That looks like so much fun. However, my stash wou...

2007-05-16T18:44:00.000-04:00

That looks like so much fun. However, my stash would remain a stash and the garden would suffer if I took up a new hobby at this point. :(
I look forward to you posting a looksy of what you create in this class.

Speaking of curvy chicks, I just bought Big Girl K...

2007-05-16T17:57:00.000-04:00

Speaking of curvy chicks, I just bought Big Girl Knits and I was wondering if there was an errata page. I can't seem to find one by googling Big Girl Knits errata and the Biggirlknits.com is some weird website...Thanks in advance for any info!

Kristina

I used to do a bit of metalworking. It's a lot of ...

2007-05-16T17:28:00.000-04:00

I used to do a bit of metalworking. It's a lot of fun.

I would be willing to be in the magazeine, if we don't have to be local. You can email me at abigailvr AT livejournal DOT com

RAWK. I'm looking forward to seeing the kinds of t...

2007-05-16T16:45:00.000-04:00

RAWK. I'm looking forward to seeing the kinds of trouble you get yourself into with this new hobby!

I'm so jealous! When I was in high school (way ba...

2007-05-16T15:21:00.000-04:00

I'm so jealous! When I was in high school (way back!) took some silversmithing courses. I made rings, earrings and other pieces that I still have and love. I learned to set stones and solder, polish, cut etc. I miss it!

You're gonna love it!

I made the mistake of browsing around the devil's ...

2007-05-16T13:26:00.000-04:00

I made the mistake of browsing around the devil's workshop site yesterday. I wanna play with torches and metal too! Sigh.

But darling, I'm pretty sure the jewellers toy isn't an alethiometer.

I took a small scale metalsmithing class and had t...

2007-05-16T13:24:00.000-04:00

I took a small scale metalsmithing class and had the same joy of doing something fun and great but something very different from knitting.

If you like other hand friendly crafts I'd highly recommend glasswork too. Lots of tools and lots of ways to play with color. Kind of like knitting but more dangerous!

i'm very jealous. that is something i could defini...

2007-05-16T13:00:00.000-04:00

i'm very jealous. that is something i could definitely get into...they make it all look so easy and fun and accessible! and i love sarah wan's stuff. amazing...thanks for the links and for telling us about it all! :o)