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"Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"
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Jangchub wrote:
From Sheepshead Bay to midtown daily. I attended hairdresser school
on 34th Street down the block from Macy's. Put it this way, you learn
fast how to fold a giant NY Times into an eighth! I mostly read on
the subway and I usually got a seat because of how far east I got on.
When I took the train from Kings Highway I never got a seat. By the
time the D train hit Newkirk it was completely packed. Oh how I don't
miss those days.
Victoria

Reminiscent of my days in the RAF when I worked in London at the Air
Ministry (aka MOD AIR) in the 1960s. Travelling on the Central Line from
Ruislip Gardens which was almost at the end of the line meant you were
guaranteed a seat on the inward journey. However, travelling back to
Ruislip Gardens after a night shift often meant falling asleep and being
awoken by the guard at Ongar then having to travel all the way back again!
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
http://claremont.island-blogging.co.uk




I doubt you would have dared to fall asleep in the New York Subway. Even
with a seat you were surrounded by masses of people who were breathing,
sneezing, coughing and generally put there to lean on you.

Lucille

I bought my own. I got several Heaven and Earth designs, and am
waiting on the threads I ordered to start Ink Circles Cirque des
Triangles.

On Fri, 26 Dec 2008 08:31:20 -0500, anne wrote:

Did anyone get any stitching related gifts this holiday season?

On Dec 26, 5:48*pm, Jangchub wrote:


I think for clothing type of knitting I would prefer worsted weight. I
don't know that I'd use wool unless there is a wool out there which
isn't like sandpaper on my skin.

Depends on how you define wool. I have some alpaca that is just bliss
and I have 40 skeins of cashmere waiting for me to get around to
knitting a twin set for myself. I also find Debbie Bliss' wool,
Gedifra Live, and almost any kind of mohair to be just lovely.

Elizabeth

Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
Jangchub wrote:
From Sheepshead Bay to midtown daily. I attended hairdresser school
on 34th Street down the block from Macy's. Put it this way, you learn
fast how to fold a giant NY Times into an eighth! I mostly read on
the subway and I usually got a seat because of how far east I got on.
When I took the train from Kings Highway I never got a seat. By the
time the D train hit Newkirk it was completely packed. Oh how I don't
miss those days.
Victoria

Reminiscent of my days in the RAF when I worked in London at the Air
Ministry (aka MOD AIR) in the 1960s. Travelling on the Central Line from
Ruislip Gardens which was almost at the end of the line meant you were
guaranteed a seat on the inward journey. However, travelling back to
Ruislip Gardens after a night shift often meant falling asleep and being
awoken by the guard at Ongar then having to travel all the way back again!

Well, if you traveled that way, I bet you also knew where Ickenham and
Uxbridge are!!They are on the Piccadilly and Metropolitan, I think, but
I would take the Central into town all the time! Did you know RAF
Hillingdon?? Now I am going into OLD history!

Gillian

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On Dec 26, 5:48 pm, Jangchub wrote:


I think for clothing type of knitting I would prefer worsted weight. I
don't know that I'd use wool unless there is a wool out there which
isn't like sandpaper on my skin.

Depends on how you define wool. I have some alpaca that is just bliss
and I have 40 skeins of cashmere waiting for me to get around to
knitting a twin set for myself. I also find Debbie Bliss' wool,
Gedifra Live, and almost any kind of mohair to be just lovely.

Elizabeth



I loved knitting with and wearing cashmere, but alpaca was iffy and I could
only use it for a cardigan, or something that went over a t-shirt or a
blouse. Mohair is difficult for anyone who doesn't like the feel of wool.
Beside making me sneeze and cough, it gave me a rash if it touched my skin.

Even some plain wools were a problem for me, who is allergic to anything and
everything. It seems to depend on how it's finished.

Fortunately, there has always been a great selection of silks and some of
the better synthetics work up beautifully and have held up through the
years. Even cotton has become a lovely thing to knit with. In the olden
times, knitting with cotton was very iffy. Often the garment shrunk to
doll size when washed, or a waist length sweater stretched and wound up at
your knees by the end of a humid day. It wasn't worth the effort you put
into it just to find out how it would behave. lol

L

Gillian Murray wrote:
Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
Reminiscent of my days in the RAF when I worked in London at the Air
Ministry (aka MOD AIR) in the 1960s. Travelling on the Central Line
from Ruislip Gardens which was almost at the end of the line meant you
were guaranteed a seat on the inward journey. However, travelling back
to Ruislip Gardens after a night shift often meant falling asleep and
being awoken by the guard at Ongar then having to travel all the way
back again!

Well, if you traveled that way, I bet you also knew where Ickenham and
Uxbridge are!!They are on the Piccadilly and Metropolitan, I think, but
I would take the Central into town all the time! Did you know RAF
Hillingdon?? Now I am going into OLD history!

Gillian


When I worked in London I was single and lived at RAF Northolt; one of
the "perks" was a free season ticket on the Tube between Ruislip Gardens
and Charing Cross, I shudder to think what that would cost nowadays!
I was going out with a WRAF draughtswoman from 1 AIDU at Northolt and
took her to a nice Indian (or was it Chinese) restaurant in Uxbridge.
I think I once visited RAF Hillingdon for the day but that was in the
late 1960s. If memory serves me correctly it was the HQ of RAF Balloon
Units but I've no idea why I went there - a not infrequent state of
affairs in the RAF.
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
http://claremont.island-blogging.co.uk

"anne" wrote in message
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Did anyone get any stitching related gifts this holiday season?

--
another anne, add ingers to reply

Does this count?

http://members.optushome.com.au/tech...Seamstressbook

A gift from my daughter.


Edna in Sydney

"ellice" wrote in message
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I had gotten some short dp needles that were made in India - not sure of
the
wood - but really, really nice. Just a little hard to get. Mostly I use
the Ash needles made by Brittany - I like the feel/shape of those a bit
better than the bamboos. But, if anyone wants some HUGE size 17 or 19
Bamaboo needles - let me know - I've gotten 3 sets of them from Stich'n
Pitch, and really don't need them. I have some addi turbo size 19
circulars, which I used for doing a very open shawl, and that's enough of
the huge for me.

See what you get for being so talented, Sheena. I have one knitting pal
whose husband now won't wear anything but her handknitted socks (except
for
the white athletic ones for doing sports).

Ellice


Awhile ago I bought myself some scrumptious wood needles from India--a
vacation souvenir purchase, along with some hand dyed baby alpaca yarn
that's soft as soft can be. I believe they're either teak or rosewood.
They've already been moved to the new apartment so I can't run to the closet
and check at the moment. But, I just LOOOOVE them! They're smooth, and an
absolute shear pleasure to knit with. The ends on them are hand carved. I
only wish I could afford to buy a pair in every size. Then again, I'm not
much of a knitter to begin with so I suppose coveting every size would be a
little out of control. If I could find the same in crochet hooks, however,
I would stop at no ends to have one of every size. I've got a couple pairs
of bamboo needles, but I hate knitting with them. Or maybe it's because
they're cheap quality. I can't wait to get unpacked and settled in my new
place so I can actually get back to some stitching!

Jinx

anne wrote:

Did anyone get any stitching related gifts this holiday season?



Only a few things I ordered for myself (like the XS pattern a day calendar).

Friends gave me books, and one sent a proper British tea party in a box:
china teacup (lily of the valley, of course!), tea, clotted cream, and
apple-cinnamon curd. Unfortunately, the place she ordered from doesn't
sell scones or crumpets, so I have to improvise with English muffins.


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"lucille" ) writes:

I have only heard about this yarn; I have never actually knitted anything
with it. It is called Qiana, or something like that, and comes from the
muskox. It is, supposedly, finer that the finest cashmere. It has two
major disadvantages; it is very expensive, and the base color is a dull
brown, so it is difficult to get any nice colours. It is apparently very
good for knitting things to cover the head for people who have lost their hair
during chemotherapy. Jim.

I loved knitting with and wearing cashmere, but alpaca was iffy and I could
only use it for a cardigan, or something that went over a t-shirt or a
blouse. Mohair is difficult for anyone who doesn't like the feel of wool.
Beside making me sneeze and cough, it gave me a rash if it touched my skin.

Even some plain wools were a problem for me, who is allergic to anything and
everything. It seems to depend on how it's finished.

Fortunately, there has always been a great selection of silks and some of
the better synthetics work up beautifully and have held up through the
years. Even cotton has become a lovely thing to knit with. In the olden
times, knitting with cotton was very iffy. Often the garment shrunk to
doll size when washed, or a waist length sweater stretched and wound up at
your knees by the end of a humid day. It wasn't worth the effort you put
into it just to find out how it would behave. lol

L