Forum: Quilting
September 5th 17, 12:24 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 3
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Nancy Zieman
I've never seen one of her shows, but it seems she was one of
the good...
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Forum: Quilting
October 8th 16, 12:19 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 4
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Rhoda
Elizabeth Bennefeld wrote:
Some of you may remember Rhoda (Rhoda's gallery of quilts, now
moved to rhodaberry on wordpress). I am sorry to share with you
that Rhoda...
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Forum: Quilting
September 3rd 16, 12:29 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 1
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fabric colour of the day: isabelline
From another newsgroup...
From Michael Quinion this week:
"Isabelline refers to a colour. The dictionaries variously describe it
as greyish-yellow, light buff, pale cream-brown, dingy yellowish...
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Forum: Quilting
September 1st 16, 01:09 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 1
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Handi Quilter Sixteen clamps
Alexandra K wrote:
Does anyone know where I can get a set of the 4 clamps used
to hold the brackets to the table for this quilting system?
If you mean the things in...
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Forum: Quilting
July 22nd 16, 11:33 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
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EU flag motif fabric
Google is not finding this for me.
I'm sure there must be such a thing as blue fabric with a close
repeat of the EU stars. Good cotton so it would make a shirt.
All I can find is photoshops of...
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Forum: Quilting
September 2nd 15, 12:05 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 3
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"sea silk", aka byssus from Sardinia
I doubt this stuff is ever going to feature in a quilt, but it's
the most remarkable story about a textile craft I've read in a
long time:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33691781
I like the way...
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Forum: Quilting
February 25th 14, 04:03 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,003
disordered hyperuniformity in chicken retinas
This looks like an interesting idea for a quilt...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140224124212.htm
....but I've got no idea how you'd do it. Some sort of random
decision maker like a...
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Forum: Quilting
February 24th 14, 12:18 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,940
Wool and allergies
"Polly Esther" wrote:
Now that we are a bit smarter (?), even the event 'allergic' gives us pause
for thought or backing off and reconsidering. My sister is / was...
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Forum: Quilting
February 23rd 14, 01:55 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,940
Wool and allergies
Wool has gotten a reputation, mostly because of cheap wool. Cheaper
wools are usually the coarser wools. Coarse wools can feel prickly
and scratchy on the skin.
My parents used to make...
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Forum: Quilting
October 18th 13, 04:42 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,089
sewing machines vs. piano accordions
Which got me thinking. They weigh about the same; maybe the accordion
is a bit heavier, it's an old and very-high-end model with about 500
reeds inside it. But accordionists just stand up...
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Forum: Quilting
October 16th 13, 06:42 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,089
sewing machines vs. piano accordions
In the last couple of weeks I have twice carried large heavy objects
between this village and the middle of Edinburgh. One was an old
piano accordion I've just bought and the other was Marion's...
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Forum: Quilting
May 26th 13, 12:31 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,217
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Forum: Quilting
May 25th 13, 10:30 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,151
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Forum: Quilting
September 28th 12, 07:19 PM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 4
Views: 524
OT crawly things
Fortunately DH went through floppy eared sheepish and "I meant to do
that" very rapidly, and got to laughing at the foolishness of it.
I think he is now in the process of writing "The Slug...
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Forum: Quilting
September 5th 11, 01:11 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,352
holiday booked for next year
We're just back from the Whitby Folk Week (on the coast of Yorkshire
in England).
We have just booked our accommodation for next year (it's scarce,
you have to get in early).
Try...
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Forum: Quilting
September 4th 11, 12:22 AM Posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,352
holiday booked for next year
We're just back from the Whitby Folk Week (on the coast of Yorkshire
in England).
We have just booked our accommodation for next year (it's scarce,
you have to get in early).
Try this on Google...
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