{"id":455,"date":"2006-03-22T13:04:27","date_gmt":"2006-03-22T18:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/03\/tools-and-toys\/"},"modified":"2006-03-22T13:04:27","modified_gmt":"2006-03-22T18:04:27","slug":"tools-and-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/03\/tools-and-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"tools and toys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>these are probably my most important tools-<\/p>\n<p>my sewing machine- Bernina 930, bought used a few years ago-<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/images\/3:18:machine1.jpg\" alt=\"machine\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also have a Bernina Nova that I use when I am doing a lot of sewing- I thread it up with black and just use it for that.<\/p>\n<p>My scissors and forceps (hemostats).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/images\/3:18:tools.jpg\" alt=\"tools\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I get at least one pair of my scissors sharpened once a year- that way I can usually find at least one sharp pair!  The little scissors are so sharp right now that I have to be careful not to cut myself.  Sharp scissors make any project easier.  I use my forceps all the time- I use them for stuffing, for clamping, for turning fabrics, for pulling out tiny threads that I can&#8217;t pinch with my fingers and so much more.  They are easy to get on ebay if you want to get a cheap pair.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been getting the supplies together for my gourd head doll class.  That means I&#8217;ve been shopping for art materials.  That means I&#8217;ve been tempted, and have succumbed, to new toys ahh&#8230; I mean tools!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/images\/3:22:toys.jpg\" alt=\"stuff\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I am always a sucker for buttons.  My latest search has been for tools that will cut out a nice circle from felt.  When I combine my circles with one of my favorite toys, my scallop edged pinking shears, I can get all kinds of fun shapes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/images\/3:22:scallops.jpg\" alt=\"scallops\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And, I couldn&#8217;t resist when I saw that floss was on sale&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/images\/3:22:floss.jpg\" alt=\"floss\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>these are probably my most important tools- my sewing machine- Bernina 930, bought used a few years ago- I also have a Bernina Nova that I use when I am doing a lot of sewing- I thread it up with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/03\/tools-and-toys\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}