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PostSubject: Rags to riches   Rags to riches Icon_minitimeSun Jan 12, 2014 1:13 pm

Well the wife came back from shopping yesterday and as I unpacked my eye for potential custom fodder kicked in!! Well she'd picked up a pack of ten crappy dishcloths for £1... 

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A had a bit if olive green dylon in a pot still so I did this...

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I reckon the scale of the mesh will be great for helmet netting, scrim scarf etc.. Hope this may be of use to people.

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PostSubject: Re: Rags to riches   Rags to riches Icon_minitimeSun Jan 12, 2014 2:56 pm

Great idea Ross!

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PostSubject: Re: Rags to riches   Rags to riches Icon_minitimeMon Jan 13, 2014 4:25 am

That's a top tip, Ross!  Cool 

The Pound shop has tons of useful stuff in there for our hobby!  Very Happy 


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PostSubject: Re: Rags to riches   Rags to riches Icon_minitimeMon Jan 13, 2014 7:58 am

great tip ross , thats the thing you got to get your eye in and think what every day items can i use ! lol! 

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PostSubject: Re: Rags to riches   Rags to riches Icon_minitimeTue Jan 14, 2014 4:15 pm

great tip.........
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PostSubject: Re: Rags to riches   Rags to riches Icon_minitimeWed Jan 15, 2014 10:08 am

one example.... Rags to riches 2014-01-12203537_zps8509f7a8

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PostSubject: Re: Rags to riches   Rags to riches Icon_minitimeWed Jan 15, 2014 8:08 pm

guess whos going to poundland tomorrow

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PostSubject: Re: Rags to riches   Rags to riches Icon_minitimeWed Jan 15, 2014 10:51 pm

poundland is great! Those dishcloths were from ASDA!! Lol

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PostSubject: Re: Rags to riches   Rags to riches Icon_minitimeThu Jan 16, 2014 12:11 pm

Great tip there Ross well done  Very Happy 

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PostSubject: Re: Rags to riches   Rags to riches Icon_minitimeThu Jan 16, 2014 6:11 pm

looks great !

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PostSubject: Re: Rags to riches   Rags to riches Icon_minitimeThu Jan 16, 2014 8:35 pm

Been using this one for ages you can snip the red over-locking at each end and it will unravel and leave you with a tube of mesh
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PostSubject: Re: Rags to riches   Rags to riches Icon_minitimeThu Jan 16, 2014 8:40 pm

That looks good, Ross!  cheers 

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