The rag rug is coming on since last month, but it really isn’t interesting enough to feature on every ScrapHappy (which is supposed to inspire, not send you to sleep). However, it does produce scraps of its own – offcuts too small to use in the rug or, indeed, almost anywhere else:
Since I’m running short of greetings cards, I decided to use a few of these tiny scraps to experiment. I started with a small piece of an old sheet as the base and then just laid some of the tiny bits of fabric on top. Some random sewing with the machine fixed them in place and then I stitched each finished piece onto a card blank – no glue required.
Since I didn’t fix the pieces before sewing, they moved about a little, but this didn’t matter. I did discover that I needed more scraps than I originally thought because quite a bit of overlap is required to stop the base fabric showing through. Anyway, I’m content with these two as first attempts and I still have plenty fabric to make lots more and refine my technique.
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I’ve been inspired to write this (and future) ScrapHappy posts by Kate, Tall Tales from Chiconia. On the fifteenth of every month lots of folk s often publish a ScrapHappy post, do check them out:
Kate, Gun, Eva, Sue, Lynn, Lynda, Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy, Tracy, Jill, Claire, Jan (me), Moira, Sandra, Chris, Alys, Kerry, Claire, Jean, Jon, Hayley, Dawn, Gwen, Bekki, Sue L, Sunny, Kjerstin, Vera, Nanette, Ann, Dawn 2 , Bear, Carol, Noreen, Preeti, Edith, Jule and Esther
If you fancy joining, contact Kate and she’ll add you to the list. It would be lovely to see more non-sewing posts, but any use of scraps is welcome.
The Snail of Happiness 
cedar51
/ November 15, 2021nice idea to use up your “scraplets” – they will have touchy/feely feeling for your recipients…
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Nice Piece of Work
/ November 15, 2021I think this is a really great idea, just the sort of thing that appeals to me 🙂
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tialys
/ November 15, 2021I’m sure anybody receiving a bit of your textile art through the post will be delighted with it.
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DawnGillDesigns
/ November 15, 2021I love those. The randomness of it, and the texture.
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katechiconi
/ November 15, 2021This is proper Art, because you have considered colour, pattern and placement. Lovely! Tiny scraps fight back 😊
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 15, 2021Hmmm… I’m still not sure about them – it’s rather a long way from my comfort zone. I think I might have a go with some different arrangements – spirals, stars, circles…
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Quimper Hitty
/ November 15, 2021Oh ho! I love this idea, and I foresee many scraplet cards for my friends in the future! I like the idea and the two you’ve made.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 15, 2021They are not my usual sort of thing, but they have come out ok… I I will certainly make some more
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nanacathy2
/ November 15, 2021Love them , but I dispute that those are small scraps.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 15, 2021They are small for me! Although I may steal your idea and make some cards with kites on because those pieces for the tail are a brilliant way to use tiny scraps.
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Bear
/ November 15, 2021Love it, I’d throw in a button here or there, or a few beads or fancy lace scraps. I really like this idea, though, and just might have to steal it. It would make quite a unique card.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 16, 2021I did think about buttons, but then I decided that it was best not to for sending through the post, but for hand-delivered ones, it’s certainly something I will do.
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Bear
/ November 16, 2021When I send something with buttons or the like, I take a piece of cereal box and fold it around. That way it will go smooth through the machines. Often, even then, I ask for hand-cancel… just something my postperson shared with me for how to send.
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onesmallstitch
/ November 15, 2021lucky recipients, they are little works of art. Love the idea and like others here may have to give it a go.
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rutigt
/ November 16, 2021What a great idea! The cards are looking so good!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 17, 2021Thank you… I’m sure there will be more to come… about 1000 if the number of scraps is any indication!!
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Going Batty in Wales
/ November 16, 2021That is a really good way to use up the tiny pieces. Much nicer than a bought card.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 17, 2021just need to actually remember people’s birthdays!
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Linne
/ November 26, 2021I love this idea and once I have scraps again, will certainly give it a go. One thing that came to mind (because my Mum left a lot of very small scraps behind and my sister is dealing with them) is to thread some dental floss onto a strong needle, then put the needle through the centre of the scraps, even going back and forth to ‘ruffle’ a piece if it’s longer than the others. Once you have a long string of this, it could be wound around a wreath form or even some grapevine twisted to make a somewhat circular shape. Then you’d have a lovely, colourful, scrappy wreath! But you may not have enough scraps for that . . . Still I could see it in my head . . .
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The Snail of Happiness
/ November 27, 2021I think that might work really well, and I probably do have enough scraps
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