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Post by lyn on Feb 10, 2017 22:46:17 GMT
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Post by Pandagirl on Feb 10, 2017 23:36:23 GMT
Great ideas Lyn. I actually have an old rotary cheese grater. I'll have to look for it and try it out. If not, a trip to Ikea may be in order.
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Post by MTRuth on Feb 11, 2017 0:18:44 GMT
No Ikea in Montana
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 11, 2017 3:30:27 GMT
Great ideas Lyn. I have one of the old wooden folding drying wracks in my studio. Ruth You will have to get them on your next trip to the big city.
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Post by tracey on Feb 11, 2017 6:26:25 GMT
That's 'grate' Lyn, (sorry...). I love it when you find something that makes life easier, but better still when it doesn't break the bank.
I needed more protective table cover and mentioned it to a friend who is queen of the charity shops, yesterday she presented me with a three metre piece for £2 ($2.50) ! Very happy.
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Post by lyn on Feb 11, 2017 8:11:59 GMT
That's 'grate' Lyn, (sorry...). I love it when you find something that makes life easier, but better still when it doesn't break the bank. I needed more protective table cover and mentioned it to a friend who is queen of the charity shops, yesterday she presented me with a three metre piece for £2 ($2.50) ! Very happy. Oh I do love a bargain! And when we buy from charity shops we're recycling so it's win-win.
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Post by lyn on Feb 11, 2017 8:15:28 GMT
No Ikea in Montana Aaargh! Ikea is like marmite - you either love it or hate it. I love it. However, from the photos you've posted of the lovely places you go, I reckon you have a lot in Montana to compensate for not having a furniture superstore.
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Post by MTRuth on Feb 11, 2017 16:21:53 GMT
Shopping is not my priority in Montana. Being able to hike in the mountains, go boating on numerous lakes, skiing in the winter, being outside in this glorious bit of the world. That's what I enjoy. So, no, I don't miss the superstores much.
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Post by koffipot on Feb 14, 2017 15:15:57 GMT
I've always grated bars of olive oil soap to make soapy water but it's not an easy process with a regular, flat grater. Ikea sells a rotary grater for just £4 ($5) - it's called 'Stralande'- and using the finest drum it easily produces grated soap with the consistency of washing powder so it dissolves very quickly. Ikea also sells a fold flat airer for £5 ($6.25) that's ideal for drip drying bamboo mats, bubble wrap, net etc and for drying wet felt pieces (to fully support wet-felt, I use plastic cross-stitch canvas). Oh Lyn, what have you done? Now I'll have to make a trip to Ikea, which always means I'm there for half the day and come home with all those things I didn't know I needed.
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Post by lyn on Feb 14, 2017 16:15:55 GMT
You only do half a day Judith? I go armed with a bar of Kendall Mint Cake and I know it'll be dark by the time I emerge from Ikea.
(For those across the sea, Kendall Mint Cake is well known to mountaineers and explorers for its high energy content.)
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Post by zara on Feb 15, 2017 14:23:13 GMT
Ha, ha. Yes, IKEA is a brilliant source for felting equipment, says the Swede. ;-) I can also recommend their kitchen drawer lining - a plastic sheet with small, hard bubbles. Meant to keep your kitchen ware from sliding around, but great to rubb against during felting/fulling. I have also bought bambo blindes and extendable curtain rods there, for rolling during felting, and a salad centrifuge (a plastic container you can spinn rinsed salad in) to remove excess water from smaller batches of washed fleece.
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Post by bonnie on Feb 17, 2017 15:30:47 GMT
I had to google Kendall Mint Cake and Amazon sells them! The grater is an excellent idea.
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Post by lyn on Feb 17, 2017 22:15:27 GMT
Did you read the list of ingredients Bonnie? It's s-w-e-e-t! However, it does provide that extra burst of energy needed when you feel your knees giving way on the last level at Ikea.
The grater is excellent - I wish I'd discovered it earlier.
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Post by Shepherdess on Feb 18, 2017 2:51:09 GMT
Why do they call it cake. it looks more like a white chocolate bar. Or is it like the brits calling boiled or steamed cake a pudding?
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Post by lyn on Feb 18, 2017 7:55:55 GMT
Why do they call it cake. it looks more like a white chocolate bar. Or is it like the brits calling boiled or steamed cake a pudding? 'Cake' also means 'block' - as in 'a cake of soap'. Trust me, it's nothing like chocolate. I think the closest I can get to describing it is this: Imagine opening a bag of sugar and mixing in some peppermint essence ... then open your mouth and bury your face in the bag of sugar.
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