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decorate the plastic ones with small pom poms and wiggly eye ,use for paper
clips. Stella "Katherine" wrote in message ... Ophelia wrote: "Katherine" wrote in message ... Ophelia wrote: "Olwyn Mary" wrote in message .. . Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote: I never heard them called Pins , They were also called clothespegs in the North of England where I grew up. They also were not the kind with two separate pieces and a spring to hold them together, rather a single piece of carved wood with a knob on top and two "legs". It was easy to draw a tiny face on the knob, wrap a scrap of cloth around them, and have a clothespeg dolly. Yes we did))))) That is not the kind we use. Ours have two pieces of wood and a spring. The other ones we buy in craft stores, just for that purpose. Yes we have the spring clip ones now but mostly made with plastic. I haven't seen the others in the shops for years. I hate the plastic ones. They break too easily. Higs, Katherine |
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Now, there's a use for them!
Higs, Katherine Stella Fenley wrote: decorate the plastic ones with small pom poms and wiggly eye ,use for paper clips. Stella "Katherine" wrote in message ... Ophelia wrote: "Katherine" wrote in message ... Ophelia wrote: "Olwyn Mary" wrote in message .. . Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote: I never heard them called Pins , They were also called clothespegs in the North of England where I grew up. They also were not the kind with two separate pieces and a spring to hold them together, rather a single piece of carved wood with a knob on top and two "legs". It was easy to draw a tiny face on the knob, wrap a scrap of cloth around them, and have a clothespeg dolly. Yes we did))))) That is not the kind we use. Ours have two pieces of wood and a spring. The other ones we buy in craft stores, just for that purpose. Yes we have the spring clip ones now but mostly made with plastic. I haven't seen the others in the shops for years. I hate the plastic ones. They break too easily. Higs, Katherine |
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On Sun, 9 Jul 2006 18:06:48 -0300, "Katherine"
wrote: Ophelia wrote: "Olwyn Mary" wrote in message .. . Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote: I never heard them called Pins , They were also called clothespegs in the North of England where I grew up. They also were not the kind with two separate pieces and a spring to hold them together, rather a single piece of carved wood with a knob on top and two "legs". It was easy to draw a tiny face on the knob, wrap a scrap of cloth around them, and have a clothespeg dolly. Yes we did))))) That is not the kind we use. Ours have two pieces of wood and a spring. The other ones we buy in craft stores, just for that purpose. When I was a child, the kind with a knob and two legs was the only kind there was in the US. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my last name at libero dot it. |
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The kind with the spring we called snippersnappers but used the general
term "clothespin" for both kinds. Mother preferred snippersnappers, so we tended to have those at home. We were pretty familiar with them as hanging up the clothes and taking down the clothes was a chore that often went to my sister and I. Judy Olwyn Mary wrote: They also were not the kind with two separate pieces and a spring to hold them together, rather a single piece of carved wood with a knob on top and two "legs". It was easy to draw a tiny face on the knob, wrap a scrap of cloth around them, and have a clothespeg dolly. |
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B Vaughan wrote:
On Sun, 9 Jul 2006 18:06:48 -0300, "Katherine" wrote: Ophelia wrote: "Olwyn Mary" wrote in message .. . Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote: I never heard them called Pins , They were also called clothespegs in the North of England where I grew up. They also were not the kind with two separate pieces and a spring to hold them together, rather a single piece of carved wood with a knob on top and two "legs". It was easy to draw a tiny face on the knob, wrap a scrap of cloth around them, and have a clothespeg dolly. Yes we did))))) That is not the kind we use. Ours have two pieces of wood and a spring. The other ones we buy in craft stores, just for that purpose. When I was a child, the kind with a knob and two legs was the only kind there was in the US. All I can remember from my childhood would be the spring ones. I remember reading about people doing crafts with clothespins, and wondering how on earth they could make faces on the top. g Higs, Katherine |
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Ohhhh I remember those from the time we lived in Manchester ... nice
little pegs and rather fun to play with ,,,, [my kids not me] They were also called clothespegs in the North of England where I grew up. They also were not the kind with two separate pieces and a spring to hold them together, rather a single piece of carved wood with a knob on top and two "legs". It was easy to draw a tiny face on the knob, wrap a scrap of cloth around them, and have a clothespeg dolly. Olwyn Mary in New Orleans. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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We have them from 2 `legs ` of plastic + the middle spring ,
mirjam That is not the kind we use. Ours have two pieces of wood and a spring. The other ones we buy in craft stores, just for that purpose. Higs, Katherine |
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In article , "Ophelia"
wrote: "Katherine" wrote in message ... Ophelia wrote: "Olwyn Mary" wrote in message .. . Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote: I never heard them called Pins , They were also called clothespegs in the North of England where I grew up. They also were not the kind with two separate pieces and a spring to hold them together, rather a single piece of carved wood with a knob on top and two "legs". It was easy to draw a tiny face on the knob, wrap a scrap of cloth around them, and have a clothespeg dolly. Yes we did))))) That is not the kind we use. Ours have two pieces of wood and a spring. The other ones we buy in craft stores, just for that purpose. Yes we have the spring clip ones now but mostly made with plastic. I haven't seen the others in the shops for years. they are still sold here, let me know if you want some....LOL Els -- Ja for Jazz and cobra loose the rrrrrrrr |
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I hate the plastic ones. They break too easily. Higs, Katherine I still used the wooden ones. When we sailed to the Bay of Quinte (lake Ontario) years ago, for our summer holidays, We had stopped for an ice cream while waiting for a bridge to open while going through the Murray canal. It was one of those quainte rural stores that carry everything from an axe to indeed clothespegs They had the most wonderful clothespegs, I bought three packs. I am still using these today. I have never seen them again. They have a special kind of spring, so that the legs never come apart (ok I know I am going to get some comment about this, or a giggle) Els -- Ja for Jazz and cobra loose the rrrrrrrr |
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Of Course they don`t make them anymore ,,, if they did the
manufactureres won`t have any work ,,,, :::: mirjam I am still using these today. I have never seen them again. They have a special kind of spring, so that the legs never come apart (ok I know I am going to get some comment about this, or a giggle) Els -- Ja for Jazz and cobra loose the rrrrrrrr |
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