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Old October 17th 08, 02:46 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Kellie J Berger
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lol The kids were trying to figure out what Hanah should be for
Halloween... And well of course Hannah Montana came up, given her name and
their ages... So that was the only wig we had available. The dog was not
amused by the ensuing photo session. But we were!

I love that pic.

and I think she is gonna be a clown. If i can get around to making her a
jester collar.
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Kellie!!!! That photo needed a PIMP warning!!!!! Now get over here and do
my laundry!!!! BG

What a living doll that one is!!!!!

Thanks for the laugh,
Dreamweaver, with a lap full of sleeping Yorkie and a laptop!

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i think the machine would look like my QI Hanah... who smooths just about
everything (especially cloth and wood and plastic) with a great big wide
tongue kiss. Leaving them all smooth with glossy slobbery shine. well at
least the ones she doesn't chew up are smooth...


http://kjbeanne.files.wordpress.com/...eek-3-025s.jpg Hanah
going incognito...
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I love it! Keep on kicking out those great textile words..... or any
great words. I'm huge on entertainment, play and fun right now. And
I'm trying to figure out what a machine would look like that would
calender wool. Is that how the word is used? as a verb??? I love it.

Sunny






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Old October 18th 08, 12:25 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
NightMist
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Mercerization

In modern times it is a process of treating cellulose yarns or yardage
with a heated caustic soda solution and stretching them. This
increases strength, dye take, and adds lustre and a softer hand. Often
it also reduces or eliminates future shrinkage, though there are some
variations of the process that strive to avoid this.


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Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.
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Old October 18th 08, 12:34 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Dee in Oz[_3_]
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Thanks for an interesting thread Nightmist.

Dee in Oz

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Mercerization

In modern times it is a process of treating cellulose yarns or yardage
with a heated caustic soda solution and stretching them. This
increases strength, dye take, and adds lustre and a softer hand. Often
it also reduces or eliminates future shrinkage, though there are some
variations of the process that strive to avoid this.


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Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.



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Old October 18th 08, 05:03 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Pati C.
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Many cotton/other cellulosic fiber items used to be labeled
"Mercerized". Today we seldom see the word on labels. That is because
virtually all are mercerized as a matter of course. Seeing the term on a
label is, in some ways a warning sign..... If a product doesn't have any
other "pluses" then the word can be added to the label to make it look
better. Often there is too much other information that is more important
that is on the label instead. VBG

Pati, in Phx

NightMist wrote:
Mercerization

In modern times it is a process of treating cellulose yarns or yardage
with a heated caustic soda solution and stretching them. This
increases strength, dye take, and adds lustre and a softer hand. Often
it also reduces or eliminates future shrinkage, though there are some
variations of the process that strive to avoid this.


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Old October 19th 08, 03:38 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
NightMist
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Pongee

A plain weave fabric of silk. The silk yarn of which it is woven is
not usually whitened or dyed, and is often rather slubby.
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Old October 19th 08, 10:32 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
NightMist
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Livability

A functional measurement added to basic body size when drafting a
garment pattern. It varies depending on the purpose of the garment,
and the cut and type of fabric which it is intended to be constructed
of. It is meant to allow room for action in each part of the body.


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Old October 19th 08, 10:59 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
KJ
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And I saw the story of the house falling on your sister last Thursday!
("Wicked") Fun fun fun!

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Livability

A functional measurement added to basic body size when drafting a
garment pattern. It varies depending on the purpose of the garment,
and the cut and type of fabric which it is intended to be constructed
of. It is meant to allow room for action in each part of the body.


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Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.



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Old October 20th 08, 02:46 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Kellie J Berger
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aka wiggle room?

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"NightMist" wrote in message
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Livability

A functional measurement added to basic body size when drafting a
garment pattern. It varies depending on the purpose of the garment,
and the cut and type of fabric which it is intended to be constructed
of. It is meant to allow room for action in each part of the body.


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Old October 20th 08, 03:31 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
NightMist
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Ya-huh.

Sometimes known as "why the pattern for that lovely dress fits so
beautifully made in jersey, and so abysmally made in pimatex."

NightMist

On Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:46:45 -0500, "Kellie J Berger"
wrote:

aka wiggle room?

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"NightMist" wrote in message
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Livability

A functional measurement added to basic body size when drafting a
garment pattern. It varies depending on the purpose of the garment,
and the cut and type of fabric which it is intended to be constructed
of. It is meant to allow room for action in each part of the body.


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Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.




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Old October 20th 08, 05:23 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Nann
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On Oct 14, 6:36*pm, (NightMist) wrote:
Dunno how long I'll keep it up, or if I will last even a week, but I
thought it might be fun to toss out a word a day and try to keep it to
textile terms.
They may not be new words for everybody, but hey it doesn't cost
anything. (G)

Today because I used the term once and puzzled people here, and
because it was near the front of the dictionary:

CALENDER. To smooth woollen cloths, and give them a gloss.

NightMist
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