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Boy's Don't Knit!
"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
... YEARS ago there was a Book in Israel "LaBat ve gam Laben Lo Yazik Ladaat " For the Daughter , but also for the Son it wouldn`t hurt to know .. At those time Teenager books of any kind were quite rare. in one of the articles/stories The writer tells , that she just could Not knit thus one year her mother gave her a Birthday present Hidden /rolled into the wool balls ,,, which she had to knit , to get her present. And than her Father Helped her ,,, he learned to knit onesummer when he was in Hospital with a broken leg .... mirjam Mirjam, I love the idea of hiding a gift inside a ball of wool for someone to knit (or crochet) in order to find the gift. What a novel way of getting someone into yarnwork. ;o) *hugs* Gemini |
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Boy's Don't Knit!
"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
. net... So I took him some balls of wool and an inkle loom, he'd never even heard of such a thing - nor had I, it was a friend's. There were no instructions but he worked it out and made yards and yards of decorative banding which was very much in demand for straps, leg binders and favours. Now he makes inkle looms (among lots of other textile equipment). He's the textile worker in this house - apart from knitting and hand sewing which I prefer so don't allow him to take it from me. Mary Mary, I had never heard of Inkle Weaving before your message. I just googled it and came up with a few pages, but this one http://www.inkleweaving.com/notes/loom.html shows a loom, for others who don't know what one looks like. I am impressed that your husband figured out how to work that without any instructions... I would still be standing on my head trying to figure it out. ;o) *hugs* Gemini |
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Boy's Don't Knit!
"Spike Driver" wrote in message ... Mary, You would not believe how close that story hits home. I spent 3 weeks at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. I never received a diagnosis, I was told I was an anomaly. My neurological problem was never completely diagnosed accept for be told I have so many neurological disorders they can't pick one out to blame things on. I don't blame the medics, they're not magicians. I'm just pleased that they know enough to have saved our lives :-) I learned to knit and crochet many years before Mayo but, your letter made me laugh, yes you have to laugh for cry. I choose to laugh and enjoy life, it is good. Oh yes. When you've been close to death you realise how good life is. Mary |
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Boy's Don't Knit!
"Not Likely" notinthislifetime@yougottabejoking wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote in message . net... So I took him some balls of wool and an inkle loom, he'd never even heard of such a thing - nor had I, it was a friend's. There were no instructions but he worked it out and made yards and yards of decorative banding which was very much in demand for straps, leg binders and favours. Now he makes inkle looms (among lots of other textile equipment). He's the textile worker in this house - apart from knitting and hand sewing which I prefer so don't allow him to take it from me. Mary Mary, I had never heard of Inkle Weaving before your message. I just googled it and came up with a few pages, but this one http://www.inkleweaving.com/notes/loom.html shows a loom, for others who don't know what one looks like. Yes, that's a pretty good site, not too complicated. The ones he makes are small enough to fit in a (large) bag and are very popular with re-enactors and SCAdians. The length of warp is at least four feet. I apologise for assuming that everyone here would know about inkle weaving. I am impressed that your husband figured out how to work that without any instructions... I would still be standing on my head trying to figure it out. ;o) I know, sometimes he makes me sick :-) He can do anything - except computer stuff. It's nice to have him ask how to do something :-) Hugs, Mary |
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