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On Nov 13, 10:44*am, lewmew wrote:
.I would like to find a lap frame that I actually can use! *I don't
like scroll bars - not enough tension for me - and I haven't found
anything yet that holds a hoop and is usuable.

Linda

Nordic Needle has a new lap stand available designed specifically for
hoops. In fact it comes with one. It's called the 10" Embroidery Lap
Frame, code 6972. You can look at it on the website, and see what you
think.

Louisa

"lewmew" wrote in message
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.I would like to find a lap frame that I actually can use! I don't
like scroll bars - not enough tension for me - and I haven't found
anything yet that holds a hoop and is usuable.

Linda

What kind of scroll bars are you using? I haven't had much luck with the
split rod style. I generally use either the baste on type or plain old
masking tape on dowel rods. The hard part for me is getting it centered
right when I am mounting it so that I can get good tension when I scroll
them up.

Jinx

"lucretia borgia" wrote in message
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On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:54:52 -0500, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at
comcast..net opined:


The last one I was on was about 8 or 9 years ago. It was a ginormous
Carnival ship, supposedly with the best stabilizers. When we hit a bad
storm passengers got sick. Some of them were just expecting too and so
they
did, others tried but couldn't manage to stay upright.

Lol

Cruises are great. Even me, who hates the water and has never set foot in
the pool where I live, loves being on a cruise ship. But if you get sick
I
can imagine why you wouldn't want to go through that ever again.


From what Joan has told me, I don't think she has ever tried a ship -
in fact I don't believe she eats seafood, fish or likes anything to do
with the sea - she is from prairie country.

Except for the prairie country part that could describe me. Even though I
always lived near the ocean, I eat a very limited amount of fish, even less
seafood and want nothing to do with the sea. I believe that water is for
washing and running under bridges.

But a cruise ship is like a luxurious country club.

lucretia borgia wrote:
On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:05:14 -0500, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at
comcast..net opined:


Those cruise ships have stabilizers - they don't want passengers
getting seasick lol

Would you like to tell that to the passengers on the Crown Cunard Cruise I
went on and hit a storm outside of Nova Scotia. It was fun for me because I
didn't get seasick, but I would say about 85% of the passengers were laid
out all over the place.

The few of us who were okay had a smashing good time having dinner with the
crew.

The only thing I regretted was that I never did get to see Halifax.

Lucille

Which one were you on and when ? The stabilizers (that are very
effective) are reasonably recent. Not that I have been on a cruise
ship in zonks, but that is what I hear from those who have.

I thought the benefits of a cruise ship would be far more time spent
together rather than traipsing round everywhere, packing and unpacking
etc. I believe if Joan ever really got to know the sea, she would
love it.
I do remember when I originally came over to the USSA I was on the Queen
Elizabeth. It was cheaper than flying, and my US employer was paying the
fare.

There was a bit of bad weather, nothing that bothered me, but the dining
room was almost empty. The worst thing was trying to catch the soup as
it flowed from one side of the plate to the other. That was in May 1961.

Gillian

anne wrote:
What stitching design or accessory or tool or fiber or trip would you love to
have?

I'd love to attend Country Bumpkin's Beating Around the Bush or have a Beryl
Cook (http://www.berylcook.org) work translated to canvas or surface
embroidery, complete with stitch guide (limited tent or satin stitches).

A nice looking cross stitch design of a police woman. (My adopted
daughter just became a police woman).
Another wish to either have a Michaels store or an A.C.Moore store in my
neighborhood

Barbara

"Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"
wrote in message news
Joan E. wrote:
On Nov 13, 10:05 am, lucretia borgia
wrote:

So what we really need to do is pick a cruise ship and all meet for a
cruise.

Not a cruise ship. I would *not* cross the ocean on a ship. How
'bout a private jetliner? More time to spend with whomever we're
visiting next!

Joan


Have a look at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vhsBfNxWILg
It's not a cruise ship, it's the ferry from Orkney to mainland Scotland.
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
"I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered
French Toast during the Renaissance." (Peter Kay)

ferry, canoe, boat, cruise ship, titanic, all the same to me.
Swims like a duck, slow as a duck, gotta be a duck!

Fred
http://www.stitchaway.com
If you are on thin ice
you might as well dance.

Fred wrote:
"Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"
wrote in message news
Have a look at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vhsBfNxWILg
It's not a cruise ship, it's the ferry from Orkney to mainland Scotland.

ferry, canoe, boat, cruise ship, titanic, all the same to me.
Swims like a duck, slow as a duck, gotta be a duck!


People would pay good money to go on a fairground ride that wasn't half
so exciting as the ferries. I prefer it when it's a bit "bouncy" -
clinging onto your chair stops you from getting bored
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
"I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I
ordered French Toast during the Renaissance." (Peter Kay)

Lucille wrote:

ove it.


The last one I was on was about 8 or 9 years ago. It was a ginormous
Carnival ship, supposedly with the best stabilizers. When we hit a bad
storm passengers got sick. Some of them were just expecting too and so they
did, others tried but couldn't manage to stay upright.

Cruises are great. Even me, who hates the water and has never set foot in
the pool where I live, loves being on a cruise ship. But if you get sick I
can imagine why you wouldn't want to go through that ever again.



I was very timid the first cruise i took as I always got desperately sea
sick. I have taken several cruises and never had a problem. Part of it
is the size as it takes a lot to make them roll and they also make great
effort to avoid bad weather.
It is a great way to travel for me. You only unpack once. Went to the
Mediterranean this past spring and it was truly the trip of a lifetime.
we went with friends and the four of us hired private tours, which
worked out cheaper than the ship offer tours, and included more plus
for me much less walking as we got dropped of right at the door or
entrance of where we were going. Also avoided the lines at the Vatican.
It was early may so the weather was perfect. Going into Venice and up
the grand canal was really an experience.
ruby

On Nov 13, 5:47*pm, lucretia borgia
wrote:

I thought the benefits of a cruise ship would be far more time spent
together rather than traipsing round everywhere, packing and unpacking
etc.

I didn't say we couldn't spend a decent amount of time at each place!
lol I'd rather spend my time traipsing around on land and visiting
needlework shops and other places of interest rather than be confined
to a ship for weeks.

I believe if Joan ever really got to know the sea, she would love it.

Not so sure about that. I've been to both oceans (multiple times to
the Pacific) and its power scares me! As long as I'd be able to see
land, I'd be okay. It would be not knowing where and how far away it
is that I wouldn't like and why I'd rather fly.

Joan

"Ruby" wrote in message
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Lucille wrote:

ove it.


The last one I was on was about 8 or 9 years ago. It was a ginormous
Carnival ship, supposedly with the best stabilizers. When we hit a bad
storm passengers got sick. Some of them were just expecting too and so
they did, others tried but couldn't manage to stay upright.

Cruises are great. Even me, who hates the water and has never set foot
in the pool where I live, loves being on a cruise ship. But if you get
sick I can imagine why you wouldn't want to go through that ever again.



I was very timid the first cruise i took as I always got desperately sea
sick. I have taken several cruises and never had a problem. Part of it is
the size as it takes a lot to make them roll and they also make great
effort to avoid bad weather.
It is a great way to travel for me. You only unpack once. Went to the
Mediterranean this past spring and it was truly the trip of a lifetime. we
went with friends and the four of us hired private tours, which worked out
cheaper than the ship offer tours, and included more plus for me much
less walking as we got dropped of right at the door or entrance of where
we were going. Also avoided the lines at the Vatican. It was early may so
the weather was perfect. Going into Venice and up the grand canal was
really an experience.
ruby


I celebrated my 65th birthday in a gondola on the grand canal and had a
chorus of Gondoliers sing happy birthday to me. What fun!

Lucille