Forum: Needlework
October 6th 13, 12:45 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Rainbow rascals
There's a thread on Facebook about Rainbow Rascals, apparently quite a
few folk have not received goods that have been paid for. Not sure of
the veracity of these claims though.
Bruce
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Forum: Needlework
October 5th 13, 12:55 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,001
BBC 4 television
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03c2766/Fabric_of_Britain_The_Wonder_of_Embroidery/
Amazing embroidery from the 14th century!
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Bruce Fletcher, Stronsay, Orkney UK
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Forum: Needlework
August 1st 13, 08:55 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 6
Views: 816
OT - another groaner
Paddy's racing snail was not winning races anymore, so he decided to
take its shell off to reduce its weight and make it more
aerodynamic. It didn't work, if anything it made it more sluggish.
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Forum: Needlework
July 30th 13, 06:49 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 1
Views: 626
OT - shingles
Those of us who spend much time in a doctor's office should appreciate
this! Doesn't it seem more and more that physicians are running their
practices like an assembly line?
Here's what happened to...
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Forum: Needlework
July 23rd 13, 08:52 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Needlework
June 29th 13, 04:34 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,017
pun alert
On 28/06/2013 20:50, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
On 6/28/13 8:05 AM, Parrotfish wrote:
"Cheryl Isaak"wrote ...
Researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority found over 200
dead crows...
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Forum: Needlework
June 24th 13, 05:00 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 2
Views: 869
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Forum: Needlework
May 29th 13, 07:55 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 1
Views: 849
Don't mess with knitters!
Old news (Jun 2012) but still worth reading.
"Millions of knitting enthusiasts are furious at the U.S. Olympic
Committee over a cease and desist letter, and the organization’s two
attempts at an...
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Forum: Needlework
May 29th 13, 12:39 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 0
Views: 978
Great tapestry of Scotland
Nine months to sew one panel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veZ461c1xBQ
One panel came to Orkney and I was permitted to put in a couple of
stitches (under VERY close supervision!). You can see a...
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Forum: Needlework
May 17th 13, 10:40 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,370
'Tis the annual posting.....
On 17/05/2013 04:23, Joy Beeson wrote:
On Thu, 16 May 2013 17:45:00 -0400, Belinda Alene
wrote:
I no longer use as much mayo as once I did, having lost...
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Forum: Needlework
April 8th 13, 06:33 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,014
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Forum: Needlework
April 8th 13, 08:12 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 0
Views: 724
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Forum: Needlework
November 28th 12, 07:48 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 0
Views: 859
OT - Stronsay Limpet, November edition
The November edition of the Limpet is now available online at
www.stronsaylimpet.co.uk. The December edition of the Limpet will be
published a week early on December 20. Deadline for items to...
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Forum: Needlework
October 28th 12, 06:16 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 1
Views: 541
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Forum: Needlework
October 20th 12, 07:08 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 0
Views: 475
OT - a woman's point of view!
After being married for 20 years, I took a careful look at my wife one
day and said,
"Twenty years ago we had a cheap house, a junk car, slept on a sofa bed
and watched a 10-inch black and white...
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Forum: Needlework
October 15th 12, 03:18 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 3
Views: 575
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Forum: Needlework
October 15th 12, 10:54 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 3
Views: 575
OT - for all Marmite fans
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2216619/Marmite-launches-Marmife-Marmite-Gold-Oxford-Street-Christmas-lights.html
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Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
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Forum: Needlework
October 6th 12, 07:39 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 4
Views: 835
Sewing frame query
On 06/10/2012 19:21, Shirley wrote:
On 06/10/2012 17:51, Bruce Fletcher wrote:
Maureen has a sewing frame - similar to the one in this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHRcQQ3ZW4g
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Forum: Needlework
October 6th 12, 05:51 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 4
Views: 835
Sewing frame query
Maureen has a sewing frame - similar to the one in this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHRcQQ3ZW4g
What is the purpose of the second set of holes?
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Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
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Forum: Needlework
September 28th 12, 01:47 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 2
Views: 613
Would you pay 13,500 GBP for this
http://www.hoxatapestrygallery.co.uk/woven-tapestries/progression/prod_71.html
It's big (6 ft by 3 ft) but at 5 GBP per square inch it's a bit pricey!
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Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
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Forum: Needlework
September 28th 12, 01:44 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 3
Views: 887
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Forum: Needlework
September 26th 12, 12:58 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 3
Views: 887
OT - September edition of the Limpet
The September edition of the Limpet is now available online at
www.stronsaylimpet.co.uk
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Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
(remove dentures to reply)
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Forum: Needlework
September 5th 12, 12:53 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 3
Views: 646
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Forum: Needlework
September 5th 12, 11:11 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 3
Views: 646
OT - the joys of living on an island
I had a 10 minute appointment at the hospital in Kirkwall. Left on the
Tuesday morning ferry, the weather was very windy and the boat moved
about quite a bit! After a haircut, the 10 minute...
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Forum: Needlework
September 2nd 12, 07:22 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
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Replies: 3
Views: 543
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