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Post by Frances on Mar 7, 2015 3:56:19 GMT
My daily dose - I just finished watching Funny Girl and wish I could touch every fabric, dress and costume. In addition to loving to hear Barbra S sing I love all of the garments in the movie. So does looking at textiles on TV count?
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Post by lyn on Mar 7, 2015 7:38:49 GMT
I reckon it does Frances! Now...does watching the Great British Sewing Bee count too?
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Post by zed on Mar 7, 2015 9:28:56 GMT
Cathy, do a search to see if the magnetic closure will affect the kindle. I avoid them on camera bags/cases just in case. I've been carding my wollknoll wool. I did take some photos, but forgot to note what they were of
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Mar 7, 2015 13:43:12 GMT
Thanks for the tip, Zed. Never would have thought of that!
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Post by Frances on Mar 7, 2015 14:49:40 GMT
Is the sewing B on TV in the US?
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Post by koffipot on Mar 7, 2015 21:29:33 GMT
Great British Sewing Bee certainly counts for me Lyn, especially Patrick - though I didn't think the kilt did much for him last week. It's on the BBC Frances. They'll probably be trying to sell it across the pond before long.
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Post by lyn on Mar 8, 2015 10:52:51 GMT
Cathy, do a search to see if the magnetic closure will affect the kindle. I avoid them on camera bags/cases just in case. Well thought Zed - you can't be too careful.
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Post by lyn on Mar 8, 2015 10:59:44 GMT
Great British Sewing Bee certainly counts for me Lyn, especially Patrick - though I didn't think the kilt did much for him last week. I saw Patrick and May and Stuart (from series 1) at the Knitting and Stitching Show, Ally Pally. They were all very well turned out - I expect they were all wearing their own creations. Yes, Patrick suits a suit best but the kilt wasn't too shabby on him.
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Post by koffipot on Mar 8, 2015 15:18:43 GMT
Well Patrick couldn't look shabby - ever! Today's dose of fibre :- Hand dyed silk hankies, space dyed yarns, a piece of silk paper and a couple of tools made from some of the junk which has been languishing in my workroom for years and some beads I picked up in a charity shop. I hope they will be useful. A dyeing day and other things by koffipot, on Flickr
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Post by Frances on Mar 8, 2015 15:45:30 GMT
Let us know how the bead ball works - looks interesting
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 8, 2015 15:50:11 GMT
Judith those colors are to "dye" for and just absolutely gorgeous. You are making me drool And your marble/bead contraption on the right is interesting. What is the base of it?
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Post by koffipot on Mar 8, 2015 16:23:57 GMT
Thanks Ruth. The contraption is made from a hemispherical piece of wood which a well meaning person made to use as part of a drop spindle. It was just far too heavy, though it may have been useful for spinning hemp or sisal and has been lying around waiting to be re-purposed. I hope it may be useful for rubbing the insides of hollow forms - we'll see. Both 'tools' have turned wooden handles - which were once tassel bases - left over from my foray into passementerie many years ago.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Mar 8, 2015 18:53:35 GMT
Love the gorgeous hand-dyed yarn, and I am intrigued by the tools. How large is the hemispherical ball? Looks like it could be tricky to grip. Let us know how you do with your new toys!
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Mar 8, 2015 19:25:59 GMT
My daily dose yesterday was some hand-dyed wool using leftover boiled red beet juice, peels and all. I ate the beets. I also felted a couple of new, larger dryer balls as mine keep shrinking to the size of golf balls. eco-dyed sheep’s wool by catwycliff, on Flickr
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Post by Pandagirl on Mar 8, 2015 19:58:38 GMT
Lovely dye jobs Judith and Cathy! Judith I am curious about he bead ball. Let us know how it works. I love my bead board especially for Nuno.
My daily dose yesterday was making some Nuno samples. I was using scraps and they were too small to show the effects I wanted them to, off to work on today's daily dose.
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