Anyone else making things for Christmas fairs?

Ginny your table centres are lovely.

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Hi, I make silk scarves and accessories and a bit of feather jewellery that I put in my Folksy shop.

ps the red fabric in the first picture - poinsettias.

I bought that red fabric last year ginny, it was in amongst a bundle of fat quarters from JL and I made bunting; the red was my favourite.

That looks very professional - and difficult!

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Thanks. Not difficult, it’s just squares.

Ginny that looks very attractive and difficult to do.

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Sorry forgot the photo’s.

Not knitting and not for a fair but I’ve just finished theses table centres.

Oops, sorry it's www.etsy.com/uk/

Just go to www.etsy.co.uk and search away.

I was intrigued by the "ladder yarn" so went off a-Googling and found some, there's loads on Etsy:

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/460781248/knitting-fever-dazzle-metallic-ribbon?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=ladder%20yarn&ref=sr_gallery-1-5&organic_search_click=1&col=1

Oh, sorry! I got the wrong idea. My MIL had a reel of nylon thread (unbreakable!) like a Sylko reel, which was specifically for mending ladders

I may still have it and was going to offer to send it to you if you can't find any

Haha Jalima
Not those kind of ladders!
I will post a pic of it soon. Ladder yarn is soft ( not wire) but when knitted or crocheted makes beautiful necklaces that look like metallic beads but is soft and featherlight to wear.

the products are available from other outlets

This is jewellery making wire, not ladder yarn
www.beadsdirect.co.uk/stringing/wire

You probably can't get it because no-one mends ladders any more!
Remember dabbing them with nail varnish to stop them running?

Does anyone know where you can buy ladder yarn ( making jewellery) from? It seems to have vanished.

I've been knitting "hats" for Ferrero and chocolate oranges. Just wonder please, if anyone has done them before, how much do they usually sell for ? They are easy enough to do (which is why I can do them!) and hope they raise lots of money for the charity I'm involved with

That's good Witzend I think my donkey will need the kiss of life before I display him this year, just knitted a sheep, managed to get the legs all the same size this time, gdaughter thought it was a polar bear! oh dear.
Lily - like the sound of your mini dog bones good idea.

DIL asked me to knit so am doing the Christmas pudding covers with Ferrero Rocher chocs. In the previous village I lived in I made mini dog bones, entirely natural, rice flour, wholemeal oil and herbs. They sold well.

Well, I've finished my donkey. His mane looks a mite scruffy, but otherwise I'm pleased with him.

'Only' the stable now. I just wish I had some really detailed, JG type instructions!

Put it on your "to do" list Witzend

Yes, Jalima, especially 'in the bleak midwinter, when frosty wind makes moan...'!

BB, you have made me think of a man-size scarf in Oxford United colours for a dd's partner. I will never get around to it now - haven't a clue about their colours, now I come to think of it. Maybe next year....

Witzend, I managed to find a FR hat to knit, I cant crochet unfortunately, also knitting tiny hats to go on top of bottles plus matching scarf to go around the neck of the bottle, knit these in football colours for friends who are footie supporters, useful way of using up my rainbow collection of wool.