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#SockKnittingProblems I don't have favorite knitting needles, but if I did, it would be the 4 bent ones. I found these in my grandma's stuff a few years back, I hope she'd be glad they're being used. Don't panic, I have more, and prefer rhe wood ones by Premier. #KnittersOfInstagram #Knitting #KnittingNeedles #KnittingSupplies #Knit #SockKnitting #SockKnittersOfInstagram #KnittingProblems #TheGrandmaArchives https://www.instagram.com/p/CkmRvaRvv0Z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#thegrandmaarchives My grandma in Florida, 1950. #oldpictures #familyhistory #adventuresingrandparentland #blackandwhitephotography #monochromephotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CBv9LDcAVoM/?igshid=1holgtllx3kw

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#knittingproblems #LateGram This hat is about halfway done, but it was a struggle to start. The magazine just lists abbreviation after abbreviation and I mess up a zillion times, so it was time to make a chart on a random notebook from my grandpa, or great aunt's old supplies. It's turned sideways so I had enough room. I purposely left out the next step, where you make stitches and start cables, so the copyright Gods don't come for me. #KnittersOfInstagram #Making #Hobbies #SoConfused #Knit #KnittingCharts #FixedIt #Projects #Frustrated #UsingTheYarnStash #TheGrandmaArchives https://www.instagram.com/heids9584/p/CY4gojyPMmG/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Mi-Mi and her ice cream, 1939. #TheGrandmaArchives #AdventuresInGrandparentLand #MiMi https://www.instagram.com/p/CU-J3kNAwlN/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#MeMadeMay2021 Day 10 A day late, but definitely not a dollar short.  Retro palazzo pants for life!  Self drafted palazzo pants from vintage fabric in my grandma's stash.   (Top is forever years old from The Gap's clearance rack...no shame is something you bought and wear a lot.) #MMMay #MeMadeMay #SewYourOwnWardrobe #PalazzoPants #IWearWhatIWant #PatternDrafting #HandmadeWardrobe  #MyStyle  #MakeYourOwnWardrobe #Sewing #MakingStuff  #MakeYourOwnClothes #Sew #Hobbies #DIY #TheGrandmaArchives #VintageFabric #CreatingMyDreamWardrobe https://www.instagram.com/p/CO1B2ebM-jz/?igshid=1444ola5ezi4a

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#MeMadeMay2021 day 3! I worked with 4 year olds todays, and I totally blended in with them.  Shirt: Mccalls 6964, fabric by @katerhees via @spoonflower. I love her prints, this one, with the fun retro flair. (Yes, this should look familiar from last year, I wear it all the time!) Skirt: it's based off of a skirt I made from a Butterick pattern 15+ years ago.  I don't have the pattern anymore, but I still have the skirt!  It's made from an orange twill found in my grandma's stash, it might actually be vintage. The yellow topstitching is a buttonhole thread from her stash too! This outfit was purposely put together because someone sent me a mean dm saying I post too many cat memes on another platform. The internet is for cat memes, witch! #MMMay #MeMadeMay #SewYourOwnWardrobe #MakeYourOwnWardrobe #Sewing #MakingStuff #MakeYourOwnClothes #Sewing #Sew #Hobbies #DIY #MakersGonnaMake #MakingStuff #WorkClothes #katerhees #Mccalls6964 #M6964 #Spoonflower #TheGrandmaArchives https://www.instagram.com/p/CObY0OBsFWj/?igshid=xvr26k22n1mk

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Tonight's online knit-a-long group featured the fancy wine glasses and me saying "it's fancy sparkling grape juice" like a thousand times. But huge thanks to one of my clients for the goodie basket of treats and fancy alcohol free beverages. Yarn: @oldrustedchair Wine glass: #TheGrandmaArchives Socks: future property of @edorbs #SaturdayNightKnittingClub #Knitting #SockKnitting #KnittersOfInstagram #KnittingInTheRound #Yarn#OldRustedChairYarn #Hobbies #MakingStuff #Knit #MakersGonnaMake #ConfessionsOfAnAlcoholic https://www.instagram.com/p/CNygilPMK1w/?igshid=wla2yirieyub

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#CoffeeCupOfTheDay Easter Edition My grandma painted porcelain as a hobby, she did this mug. As she got older, her vision degressed, making the detailed work hard for her. Peter Rabbit was the theme of my childhood bedroom, there's more related stuff around somewhere. #CoffeeMug #CoffeeCup #Collections #Coffee #Mugs #PeterRabbit #PorcelainPainting #AdventuresInGrandparentLand #TheGrandmaArchives (at New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNQd6ezMSux/?igshid=nag4mffu813d

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Over the weekend Coakley was VERY excited about me opening the kiln. Don't worry, it wasn't hot, it was about the same temperature as the porch. My grandma painted porcelain as one of her many hobbies. I've been slowly working some details on some of her unfinished projects. Towards the end of her life she struggled with the dry form of macular degeneration, so details were rough. Not-so-fun fact: genetics can play a role in this condition, which means there's a high probability of having the same issue later in like. Slide 1: Coakley investigates Slide 2: my grandma painting Slide 3: "emily the cat", she painted their cat. #kiln #helperkitty #thegrandmaarchives #adventuresingrandparentland #porcelainpainting #hobbies https://www.instagram.com/p/CDvJKPLgiMF/?igshid=261ymsqa9mzc

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It doesn't matter how many times I purge the kitchen drawers, I always find something weird. Butter spreader anyone? #stayingbusyduringsocialdistancing #whydoiownthis #adventuresingrandparentland #butterspreader #why #thegrandmaarchives https://www.instagram.com/p/CDKPhA5gMDh/?igshid=1nkg7kpmdgdqw

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#braugust2019 Day 3 cutting tools @brabuilders I'm all about scissors. Between the ones I've bought myself (usually clearance Fiskars when they have fun handles) and the ones that my grandma had (part of #thegrandmaarchives, also know as the stuff that came with the house), and the ones that were gifts, I've accumulated quite the collection. I have certian pairs I use certain fabrics, too. The ones in the 3rd slide are from my grandma and by J. Wiss & Sons, and Champion Kumfi-cut Even though I have a rotary cutter, I rarely use it, and when I do it's only with a ruler. I accidentally cut the end of my middle finger off as a kid playing with my mom's rotary cutter...so yeah not my favorite tool. I only have half a fingerprint on that finger now! #braugust #hobbies #sewing #diy #sewistsofinstagram #sew #scissors #shears #pinkingshears #rotarycutter #fiskars #kumficut #gingher #jwissandsons https://www.instagram.com/p/B0svDUdgSIH/?igshid=owzunl0r1le

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My grandma did crossword puzzles everyday, there's a collection themed mugs in the kitchen to match. I've slowly been purging the kitchen of dishes and containers that are beyond their lifespan. The mug has a huge chip in it, so this will be it's last use. #coffeecupoftheday #thegrandmaarchives #coffeecup #coffeecupcollection #coffee #adventuresingrandparentland #crosswordpuzzle https://www.instagram.com/p/B0EH9U_ADMT/?igshid=1w2lzcssl5247

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This mug is perfect size for tomato soup if you're rhe kind of person who only eats it as a sauce for your grilled cheese. It's not big enough for coffee. I have set of 4 of these mugs, they came with the house. #whydoiownthis #mcdonalds #mugs #mugoftheday #coffeemug #coffeecupoftheday #adventuresingrandparentland #thegrandmaarchives #soupmug #rememberthese #why https://www.instagram.com/p/BtFbZ-KnDC8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1stuxjbqwoas5

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#lategram last monday I found my grandparents' mysteriously missing wedding album. My great grandpa Sheppard, grandma Mildred, grandpa Alex and I think the preacher. #familyhistory #family #adventuresingrandparentland #thegrandmaarchive (at First Baptist Church Elmer) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxf73cygevi/?igshid=e9421zlduo8f

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The #coffeecupoftheday award goes to my grandparents? No, seriously, it's shocking to me too! I may have gotten rid of a lot of 1980's kitchen stuff, but I'm hanging on to the set of vintage McDonald's mugs. Also, coffee is the only thing I've had from McDonald's in about a decade. #coffee #pourover #adventuresingrandparentland #thegrandmaarchive #mcdonalds #coffeecup #whydoiownthis #coffeefixeseverything https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx4mjspAn1i/?igshid=8yajlhh3cjb2