Forum: Yarn
November 11th 07, 09:32 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 12
Views: 842
OT Pine was Q for Noreen
On Sat, 10 Nov 2007, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply wrote:
That was my first news reader, and I loved it. It was really
fast and I could read TONS of newsgroups and sift things out...
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Forum: Yarn
November 10th 07, 06:38 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 12
Views: 842
OT Q for Noreen
Thanks Noreen, for some reason I thought you knew about Pine from a very old
message which I don't have any more.
David
On Fri, 9 Nov 2007, YarnWright wrote:
David R. Sky spun a FINE 'yarn'...
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Forum: Yarn
November 7th 07, 08:04 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 12
Views: 842
OT Q for Noreen
Hi Noreen,
I've got an off-topic question about Pine, could you email me off-list
please, thanks - I couldn't find your valid email addy.
David
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David R....
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Forum: Yarn
October 13th 07, 10:18 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 3
Views: 404
knitting and wellness intro
Hi BK,
Welcome to the group.
I learned to crochet when I was a kid, then dropped it after
diabetes-induced blindness in 1984. While in hospital during 2003, I felt
the strong urge to do something...
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Forum: Yarn
October 11th 07, 09:15 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 119
Views: 7,320
computer stuff
Hi,
I still mainly use my DOS computer, on which I write plain text code audio
editor plug-ins for an audio editor - I test and run these plug-ins in my
Windows 98 machine.
I also connect to the...
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Forum: Yarn
September 17th 07, 10:37 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 11
Views: 822
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Forum: Yarn
September 15th 07, 01:37 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 11
Views: 822
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Forum: Yarn
September 13th 07, 06:51 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 11
Views: 822
Where to find pix of natural fiber barbs?
Hi Laura,
Thanks very much for your suggestion! - I forwarded it to my friend. (I tend
not to think about such online visual resources because I'm blind.)
Cheers
David
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Forum: Yarn
September 11th 07, 06:13 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,194
Teaching 2nd Graders to Knit
Hi Hesira,
The good thing out of this is that you'll have at least a year to think and
plan.
I think the kids would be enthusiastic particularly if they knew their
learning to knit (or crochet)...
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Forum: Yarn
September 11th 07, 06:08 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 11
Views: 822
Where to find pix of natural fiber barbs?
Hi mirjam,
Thanks very much for your suggestion - my friend spends a lot of time at the
library so even searching for this book will probably help him find similar
photographs.
Cheers
David
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Forum: Yarn
September 11th 07, 06:06 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 11
Views: 822
Where to find pix of natural fiber barbs?
Hi VP,
Thanks very much for this suggestion!
*grin* Not what I expected, but the text sounds like it has some electron
photomicrographs of some animal and human hair. (I can't see them so the...
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Forum: Yarn
September 11th 07, 08:07 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,194
Teaching 2nd Graders to Knit
Hi hesira,
I don't know about teaching kids this age, but I do clearly remember
learning to crochet when I was ten.
I can still see the "9" on the crochet hook I used, I think for worsted
weight...
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Forum: Yarn
September 11th 07, 07:51 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 11
Views: 822
Where to find pix of natural fiber barbs?
Hi all,
A young friend has been playing violin for several years but didn't know
about barbs in horse tail and other natural fibers. (Horsetail hair is one
of the fibers used for the bow of a...
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Forum: Yarn
August 24th 07, 03:22 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,002
Braiding
Hi Dora,
Els also taught me a while back, although I had forgotten about it until
your post. I mainly crochet as a craft, although I have several creative
"outlets" - my main one for the past 3...
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Forum: Yarn
July 6th 07, 09:20 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,135
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Forum: Yarn
July 6th 07, 03:48 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,135
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Forum: Yarn
July 6th 07, 03:40 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 7
Views: 931
Crochet anyone?
Yes, among other creative activities I also crochet. I'm mostly lurking at
the moment though since I'm mostly writing audio-specific plug-ins for an
audio editor.
Welcome!
David
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David R. Sky
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Forum: Yarn
July 1st 07, 07:19 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,135
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Forum: Yarn
June 10th 07, 04:37 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 58
Views: 2,715
OT Two balls is fine if you've got them
Hi Noreen - lolol!
My initial response to your dh's comment was, "not necessarily!" Do you want
the details?? I think not, at least not in this forum.
Well, maybe... if I've accidentally strewn...
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Forum: Yarn
June 8th 07, 08:45 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,641
OT Hypnagogic state was Knitting with Fibro
I've solved many programming problems as I drifted off to sleep too - the
way I remember them is to wake up enough to deliberately picture the program
code in my mind plus generate a feeling of the...
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Forum: Yarn
June 8th 07, 06:40 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 58
Views: 2,715
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Forum: Yarn
June 8th 07, 06:37 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,641
Knitting with Fibro
Hi VP,
I've found when programming that doing exactly what you wrote actually
_increases_ the speed of writing my plug-ins! - it somehow seems to expand
my creativity and problem-solving....
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Forum: Yarn
June 7th 07, 08:23 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 47
Views: 2,440
knitting block
Hi Dennis/Gail,
I don't consider it a block as such - I too put my crochet aside about three
or four weeks ago, my present creative outlet is writing sound effect and
sound generator plug-ins for...
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Forum: Yarn
May 31st 07, 09:37 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 56
Views: 2,779
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Forum: Yarn
May 25th 07, 08:29 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.yarn
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,763
Ojos de Dios book
To the person asking about the Ojos de Dios book:
You could help yourself _a lot_ by being _specific_ in your
request! This would help us help you! -
1. What's the title of the book?
2. Who's the...
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