Jigsaw puzzles

[He's here!]

Anyone a fan? I hadn't done one for years but we spent a quiet Christmas down south with an elderly friend who may well not see another one and pretty much an entire day was spent putting together a 1000-piece jigsaw. I was struck by how peaceful and therapeutic an activity it was, with several of us utterly consumed by it and not a screen of any sort involved!

Obviously it's something you need a good chunk of spare time to do, but I could see myself chipping away at one over a few days/weeks and am having a hunt around for what look like challenging but interesting ones.

[Craig_HFC]

I tried one once but it was impossible. The picture on the box was of a big rooster but there was only bits of cereal inside??

[Bridge hibs]

Anyone a fan? I hadn't done one for years but we spent a quiet Christmas down south with an elderly friend who may well not see another one and pretty much an entire day was spent putting together a 1000-piece jigsaw. I was struck by how peaceful and therapeutic an activity it was, with several of us utterly consumed by it and not a screen of any sort involved!

Obviously it's something you need a good chunk of spare time to do, but I could see myself chipping away at one over a few days/weeks and am having a hunt around for what look like challenging but interesting ones.My late Aunt was a jigsaw fanatic, not the big chunky ones but the 1000+ jigsaws and she would spend every spare hour of every day doing them. We could watch with the warning “Dont touch” but we as kids respected that warning.

[Scouse Hibee]

Anyone a fan? I hadn't done one for years but we spent a quiet Christmas down south with an elderly friend who may well not see another one and pretty much an entire day was spent putting together a 1000-piece jigsaw. I was struck by how peaceful and therapeutic an activity it was, with several of us utterly consumed by it and not a screen of any sort involved!

Obviously it's something you need a good chunk of spare time to do, but I could see myself chipping away at one over a few days/weeks and am having a hunt around for what look like challenging but interesting ones.

Yeah, I started helping the mother in law a few years ago and then got into it myself. I bought one of the big fold up board type things that enables you to close it up while leaving everything out, completed bit and pieces. I then got bored with them and stopped altogether.

[Pretty Boy]

My dad used to do jigsaws when we were younger. Not for hours at a time but he would sit for a half hour here and there every day and just plod along with them. Totally out of character for him as he's a football, golf and pub kind of guy.

Not something I would think I would have the patience for if I'm honest.

[Jim44]

I got this one at Christmas. It’s a Van Gogh painting and will drive me round the bend. Good fun tho’.

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[He's here!]

My dad used to do jigsaws when we were younger. Not for hours at a time but he would sit for a half hour here and there every day and just plod along with them. Totally out of character for him as he's a football, golf and pub kind of guy.

Not something I would think I would have the patience for if I'm honest.

Yes, that's how it would most likely work for me, a pleasant, peaceful way to take your mind off things.

[Oscar T Grouch]

My auntie is a fanatic, she is in her 80s now but still tackles 1000 and up to 3000 piece puzzles. The 3000 piece puzzles take up the large dining room table but she will go and do 30 minutes here and an hour there, she won't spend all day at one. My sister and I were sent to hers for a fortnight every school summer holiday to give my mum a break and we would start a jigsaw first day and have to have it finished before we left 2 weeks later, she loves Graham Thompson puzzles which are intricate cartoon scenes that are actually really difficult. I still dabble if she's got one on the go when I visit but my eyesight isn't really up to it nowadays.

[Hibrandenburg]

My dad used to do jigsaws when we were younger. Not for hours at a time but he would sit for a half hour here and there every day and just plod along with them. Totally out of character for him as he's a football, golf and pub kind of guy.

Not something I would think I would have the patience for if I'm honest.

Mrs HB always gets one for her mum when she visits. Not only do I have to put up with the old crow for a few days but also the main dining table is out of bounds for the duration.

Not for me either.

[He's here!]

Yeah, I started helping the mother in law a few years ago and then got into it myself. I bought one of the big fold up board type things that enables you to close it up while leaving everything out, completed bit and pieces. I then got bored with them and stopped altogether.

That sounds good. Can you remember where you got it? As others have mentioned the problem if you're not doing them in one go is that they can put a whole table out of action for days!

[nonshinyfinish]

That sounds good. Can you remember where you got it? As others have mentioned the problem if you're not doing them in one go is that they can put a whole table out of action for days!

Along similar lines a couple of family members use mats that you can roll up part way through, this type of thing: https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/deluxe-neoprene-jigsaw-roll/6513731000.html

I've no idea if they're better or worse than the type Scouse is talking about.

[heretoday]

Jigsaws are hugely popular. The charity shops are stacked with them. I get a bit bored with them but the wife spends hours doing them. Once you're finished though, that's it. Back to the shop it goes.

[Jack]

When I go on cruises there's always a table somewhere on the ship where there's a jigsaw partly completed.

When it's quiet I like to pass by and slip a piece in my pocket for later on.










Just kidding 😂

I think that's the only thing that still has keel hauling as punishment!

[Scouse Hibee]

That sounds good. Can you remember where you got it? As others have mentioned the problem if you're not doing them in one go is that they can put a whole table out of action for days!

I got it from the Works in the Gyle.

[Alfiembra]

I did a few during lockdown one was an absolute beast only 1000 pieces, it was a cartoon scene in a gym. The twist was that the picture on the box was not what the puzzle pieces made, it took me ages to realise the pieces were the reflection of the picture on the box on the wall mirrors of the gym. Took me 4 days, at least 3 or 4 hours each day.

[hibsbollah]

Tragic.
Whats next, a crochet thread?
:greengrin

[Moulin Yarns]

We got 3 at Christmas, also got one of the rolls to tidy them away. Maybe spend an hour at a time. No rush to finish.

Couple of years ago got one made of one of my photos.

[Moulin Yarns]

Tragic.
Whats next, a crochet thread?
:greengrin

Oi!!!! Nothing wrong with yarn crafts. Finished knitting a sweater yesterday from yarn that I spun myself.

[hibsbollah]

Oi!!!! Nothing wrong with yarn crafts. Finished knitting a sweater yesterday from yarn that I spun myself.

For some reason i expected a post like that from you.
Hippy! :greengrin

[BroxburnHibee]

Yep I've got loads of them. As others have said I find them therapeutic although my current one is proving difficult :greengrin.

I use a roll up mat which are great for 1000 pieces. I did have a 3000 piece but it covered my dining table so was only allowed to do it once :greengrin

[Billy Whizz]

I love doing jigsaws with my 4 year old grandson

[hibee_girl]

I prefer Lego :greengrin

[speedy_gonzales]

Over the years, we (as a family of three) have done a few jigsaws, the hardest being that famous picture of the steelworkers having their lunch atop a steel beam, mid-build of a New York skyscraper. It was greyscale and very challenging.
However, last December I was browsing that famous middle lane of Lidl and spotted a 1000 piece Christmas scene for £5. I bought it as a throwaway something to do on a Friday night when my mum was coming over to stay after my dad had recently passed away. I'm 50 so my mum is of an age, she hasn't done a jigsaw in years and she found it so therapeutic (as others have mentioned). She managed to switch her brain off for the first time in months and focus on something other than grief.
So much so, we bought her the roll mat and another challenging jigsaw for her Christmas. That's hers completed, mines is still partially done.

P.S This thread reminds me of Brian Cloughs nickname for the keeper Mark Crossley, Jigsaw, because he's goes to pieces in the box 🤣

[Bridge hibs]

I was an etch a sketch kid 🤭

[Mon Dieu4]

I prefer Lego :greengrin

I used to love it when my nephews and niece got Lego sets as presents, I knew they didn't have the patience to build any of them so I'd take them off them and give them back when they were made

I once spent two days building a Star Wars X Wing for them, it's possibly the happiest I've ever been :faf:

[Moulin Yarns]

For some reason i expected a post like that from you.
Hippy! :greengrin

Have you seen the weather? Hand knitted sweater is essential for temperatures we're getting.

[hibsbollah]

Have you seen the weather? Hand knitted sweater is essential for temperatures we're getting.

I handcraft my winter garments out of alpaca wool, firelighters and basking shark hide. For the hydrophobic qualities.

[Moulin Yarns]

I handcraft my winter garments out of alpaca wool, firelighters and basking shark hide. For the hydrophobic qualities.

To be pedantic, Alpaca don't produce wool. But the fibre is cosy though.

[Hiber-nation]

Got me through quite a few lockdown afternoons.

Album covers and London Underground were my faves. Stopped when my wife kept buying ones that were too difficult.

[Just_Jimmy]

I've always enjoyed them, I love puzzles in general but when I lost my Mum In 2022 I was going through a 1000 piece ones a day, every day. It was the only thing I could focus on for a while, I'd get up, shower and get ready and go down stairs to sit building a jigsaw all day.

Did this for a good few weeks and it really helped relax my mind added to the fact it focused me on something.

I don't have time these days for much but I still like them when I can sit down. I usually get a couple at Christmas from people who know I like them.

I just build them and break them up to give to charity shops. I only keep a couple of interesting ones.

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[AltheHibby]

Try the one of Waterloo Station in war and peace. It's exactly the same scene, but, for example, the PO van in peace is an army truck in war.

[s.a.m]

I got this one at Christmas. It’s a Van Gogh painting and will drive me round the bend. Good fun tho’.

28429

Can confirm that it will drive you round the bend. And back again. And around again, etc... My daughters bought me this one a few years ago, an I'd probably say it's the most frustrating one I've ever done:cb
It's legendary in this house.
Let us know you're ok :greengrin

[Scouse Hibee]

To be pedantic, Alpaca don't produce wool. But the fibre is cosy though.

I always thought it was called Alpaca wool? Pretty sure I have watched a programme about it in the past.

[Itsnoteasy]

I always thought it was called Alpaca wool? Pretty sure I have watched a programme about it in the past.

Correct

[McSwanky]

****ing hate jigsaws. Once the box is opened I literally can't do anything else till it's finished. I try to avoid them as much as possible.

[Jim44]

I got this one at Christmas. It’s a Van Gogh painting and will drive me round the bend. Good fun tho’.

28429


Can confirm that it will drive you round the bend. And back again. And around again, etc... My daughters bought me this one a few years ago, an I'd probably say it's the most frustrating one I've ever done:cb
It's legendary in this house.
Let us know you're ok :greengrin

Thanks for that. When I unwrapped it I just went to pieces.:greengrin

[Moulin Yarns]

Correct

Sorry, but it's not. I think my username is a clue. 😉

https://www.laughinghens.com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-wool-and-alpaca

The term 'wool' is wrongly attributed to a lot of different yarn from sheep to yak, even Flax and nettle once spun into yarn.

Yeah, I'm an anorak and yarn snob.

[O'Rourke3]

I got it from the Works in the Gyle.

Works in Livingston for me! £10 bargain. Easier to use than the previous version which was rolling it up in a mat. Great for something half finished but useless early in the build....

[Hibrandenburg]

Sorry, but it's not. I think my username is a clue. 😉

https://www.laughinghens.com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-wool-and-alpaca

The term 'wool' is wrongly attributed to a lot of different yarn from sheep to yak, even Flax and nettle once spun into yarn.

Yeah, I'm an anorak and yarn snob.

Papperlapapp, you'll be telling us next that Brillo Pads aren't wool.

[Bridge hibs]

Papperlapapp, you'll be telling us next that Brillo Pads aren't wool.Im sure my Nana knitted our jumpers using brillo pads, everytime I misbehaved (which was very often) I was told I would be wearing the “jaggy jumper” 🫣

[Hibrandenburg]

Im sure my Nana knitted our jumpers using brillo pads, everytime I misbehaved (which was very often) I was told I would be wearing the “jaggy jumper” 🫣

Sounds like Army KF Shirts, felt like wearing something made out of live midges.

[Moulin Yarns]

Im sure my Nana knitted our jumpers using brillo pads, everytime I misbehaved (which was very often) I was told I would be wearing the “jaggy jumper” 🫣

🤣 the jaggy jumper, I would hazard a guess at the breed of sheep as herdwick, horrible to spin.

[Alfiembra]

To get back onto the topic of Jigsaws one of the best presents I’ve had recently was a jigsaw made from a photograph of my granddaughter and I catching 40 winks snuggled up together on the settee. Good quality too Ravensberger Jigsaw.

[s.a.m]

Thanks for that. When I unwrapped it I just went to pieces.:greengrin

Keeping you in my thoughts... :greengrin