Rope work Finland

Look page www.paavobrostrom.com Patebro

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Look page www.paavobrostrom.com Patebro

Very nice pictures! Unfortunately I didn't know exactly what I was looking
at in a few of the pictures. There were no descriptions of what each item
was, and even if there was it would have been in a language I don't read or
understand. Good luck with your business though! )

*hugs*
Gemini

Rita a Paavo
make nice works with ropes ,,
mirjam
notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote:

"patebro" wrote in message
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Look page www.paavobrostrom.com Patebro

Very nice pictures! Unfortunately I didn't know exactly what I was looking
at in a few of the pictures. There were no descriptions of what each item
was, and even if there was it would have been in a language I don't read or
understand. Good luck with your business though! )

*hugs*
Gemini

"Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message
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"patebro" wrote in message
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Look page www.paavobrostrom.com Patebro

Very nice pictures! Unfortunately I didn't know exactly what I was
looking at in a few of the pictures. There were no descriptions of what
each item was, and even if there was it would have been in a language I
don't read or understand. Good luck with your business though! )

I didn't realise it was advertising a business :-)

I have many knotting friends, they meet monthly and talk knots and rop. I've
been but it doesn't grab me enough to go more than twice. Spouse picked up
the skill very quickly (he would!) and enjoyed it too but again couldn't be
bothered to do it just for the sake.

Another of our friends, Dez Pawson, who buys beeswax for me - indeed I cast
blocks with rope knots on them just for him - is the founder and was the
first President of the International Knot Tyers Guild. He and his wife are a
marvel, makes a living from making and selling knots - many like those on
the web site, fenders for boats, that sort of thing. At the bottom of their
large garden he erected a large building and made it into a Knot Museum, we
were invited to the Grand Opening a few years ago and it was a memorable
day. There were people from all over the world there, we learned a lot!

Mary


http://www.igkt.net/index.php

and

http://www.forensic-knots.co.uk/guild_knots.htm

among many others.

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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http://www.igkt.net/index.php

and

http://www.forensic-knots.co.uk/guild_knots.htm

Wow, thank you for sharing! I really enjoyed looking at the pictures on the
first site. It also had descriptions as to what I was looking at, *and*
instructions on how to do some of the knots. I know my Dad would have
enjoyed seeing those pictures... and likely knew how to do those knots, and
the items made from those knots too. )

My Dad was a pretty quiet and shy man (except when he was ticked off... then
everyone heard him, and everyone moved in a hurry. LOL) so I didn't know
that he knew how to macrame (he had been in the Royal Canadian Navy during
the war) until one day when I was knitting... shortly after I had taught
myself to do so. I happened to glance over and noticed him with some
cord/twine/string (the kind that you can use to either tie a parcel or
turkey legs together for roasting) attached to the back of one of the
kitchen chairs. Back in my teen years my Dad and I never really spoke much
to each other... it was just understood that we loved each other (I was very
shy too).. so I didn't say anything to him about what he was doing and
instead I just continued on with my knitting... and of course him being as
shy as he was, he wasn't about to mention it to me either. By the time my
Dad and I spoke more, I had somewhat forgotten about him macrame-ing until
after he had had a stroke. Then, for whatever reason, the memory came
back... but it was too late then to ask him to teach me, because he had lost
his hand co-ordination. I kick myself now for not speaking up when I was a
teenager and asking him then to teach me. It's true what they say....
hindsight is a b*tch! /

*hugs*
Gemini

Dez Pawson? I have his book "Handbook of Knots Expanded Edition". When I
first got it, I would stay up late at night reading about the knots in the
book and studying the pictures. It's a very nice book and one of my
favorites. : )

Christy


"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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Another of our friends, Dez Pawson, who buys beeswax for me - indeed I
cast blocks with rope knots on them just for him - is the founder and was
the first President of the International Knot Tyers Guild. He and his wife
are a marvel, makes a living from making and selling knots - many like
those on the web site, fenders for boats, that sort of thing. At the
bottom of their large garden he erected a large building and made it into
a Knot Museum, we were invited to the Grand Opening a few years ago and it
was a memorable day. There were people from all over the world there, we
learned a lot!

Mary


http://www.igkt.net/index.php

and

http://www.forensic-knots.co.uk/guild_knots.htm

among many others.

"Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
et...

http://www.igkt.net/index.php

and

http://www.forensic-knots.co.uk/guild_knots.htm

Wow, thank you for sharing! I really enjoyed looking at the pictures on
the first site. It also had descriptions as to what I was looking at,
*and* instructions on how to do some of the knots. I know my Dad would
have enjoyed seeing those pictures... and likely knew how to do those
knots, and the items made from those knots too. )

My Dad was a pretty quiet and shy man (except when he was ticked off...
then everyone heard him, and everyone moved in a hurry. LOL) so I didn't
know that he knew how to macrame (he had been in the Royal Canadian Navy
during the war) until one day when I was knitting... shortly after I had
taught myself to do so. I happened to glance over and noticed him with
some cord/twine/string (the kind that you can use to either tie a parcel
or turkey legs together for roasting) attached to the back of one of the
kitchen chairs. Back in my teen years my Dad and I never really spoke
much to each other... it was just understood that we loved each other (I
was very shy too).. so I didn't say anything to him about what he was
doing and instead I just continued on with my knitting... and of course
him being as shy as he was, he wasn't about to mention it to me either.
By the time my Dad and I spoke more, I had somewhat forgotten about him
macrame-ing until after he had had a stroke. Then, for whatever reason,
the memory came back... but it was too late then to ask him to teach me,
because he had lost his hand co-ordination. I kick myself now for not
speaking up when I was a teenager and asking him then to teach me. It's
true what they say.... hindsight is a b*tch! /


The classic knot book is Creative Ropecraft by Stuart E. Grainger, but it
can be expensive.

Des did a splendid book for Dorling Kindersley (not my favourite publisher
but their pictures are excellent). All the hand and finger movements are
shown very clearly. It's a small format book and available from Amazon (as
well as other places!).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pawsons-Knot.../dp/0713654414

I recommend it 100%.

Mary

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Dez Pawson? I have his book "Handbook of Knots Expanded Edition". When I
first got it, I would stay up late at night reading about the knots in the
book and studying the pictures. It's a very nice book and one of my
favorites. : )

Christy

LOL! I've just replied to Gem's post with similar information, thanks for
your opinion :-)

Mary

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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The classic knot book is Creative Ropecraft by Stuart E. Grainger, but it
can be expensive.

Des did a splendid book for Dorling Kindersley (not my favourite publisher
but their pictures are excellent). All the hand and finger movements are
shown very clearly. It's a small format book and available from Amazon
(as well as other places!).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pawsons-Knot.../dp/0713654414

I recommend it 100%.

Thank you, Mary! I've forwarded your message to myself to remember the
books. I will check our local library first to see if the have it. If I
like it and think it will be useful to me (aside from just looking at neat
pictures and wishing I could make something like that... because I used to
have a tendancy to buy craft books that interested me only to have it only
be looked from time to time), I will check into seeing about purchasing the
book. )

*hugs*
Gem

"Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message
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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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The classic knot book is Creative Ropecraft by Stuart E. Grainger, but it
can be expensive.

Des did a splendid book for Dorling Kindersley (not my favourite
publisher but their pictures are excellent). All the hand and finger
movements are shown very clearly. It's a small format book and available
from Amazon (as well as other places!).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pawsons-Knot.../dp/0713654414

I recommend it 100%.

Thank you, Mary! I've forwarded your message to myself to remember the
books.

Oh - that's clever! I'd never have thought about it :-)

I will check our local library first to see if the have it.

If they haven't won't they get it for you? They will here.

If I like it and think it will be useful to me (aside from just looking
at neat pictures and wishing I could make something like that... because I
used to have a tendancy to buy craft books that interested me only to have
it only be looked from time to time), I will check into seeing about
purchasing the book. )

It won't break the bank. Do without biscuits for a while - better for you
anyway :-)

Mary