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Post by koffipot on Mar 5, 2015 12:41:13 GMT
Jill - My mum and her friends used to make those teddies to send to children in war torn areas. They had to be careful with the colours they used, e.g. white is considered the colour of death in some cultures. Knitted blankets and bonnets were also made for the local SCBU. She did all this right up to her death at 99 years of age. (It's a cliche, but I really ought to say - 99 years young!) My grandchildren were all given a teddy, as well as a beautifully dressed rag doll for the girls. Despite the fact that it's a boy teddy, my grandson calls his 'Norah' after my mum. A rose by any other name...
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Post by jwugg on Mar 5, 2015 17:58:52 GMT
Lovely story, Judith, I hope that he keeps Norah teddy for ever. I met for tea, cake & 'knit & natter' with friends who are knitting the teddies. At one point I stopped & asked 'when did we all turn into our mothers?' - it's hardly an exciting pastime, but we had a nice afternoon
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Post by Shepherdess on Mar 5, 2015 18:24:50 GMT
I have done that too Zed. quick what did I take pictures of last, scramble scramble.
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Post by koffipot on Mar 5, 2015 19:27:06 GMT
Lovely story, Judith, I hope that he keeps Norah teddy for ever. I met for tea, cake & 'knit & natter' with friends who are knitting the teddies. At one point I stopped & asked 'when did we all turn into our mothers?' - it's hardly an exciting pastime, but we had a nice afternoon I know I turned into my mother a very long time ago! I see her in the mirror every day and long may it last, until perhaps I'm 99 too, as long as I am as fit and mentally alert as she was.
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Post by Ali Iceloff on Mar 6, 2015 0:03:07 GMT
Well, I'm not sure if it qualifies, but I spent last night drawing up purse ideas so I could make templates. My pinterest came in useful at last....I even have a goddess shaped purse! (:
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Post by Pandagirl on Mar 6, 2015 1:18:17 GMT
Sounds great Ali, I can't wait to see what you do!
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Post by lyn on Mar 6, 2015 9:58:48 GMT
My daily dose yesterday was taking photos right after breakfast because I forgot it was my turn for a blog post I saw the date as I was eating and thought 'Ooh, there should be a new blog post today, I wonder what it's about?' it slowly dawned on me as I was scrolling down and saw everyone's name before getting to my last post! All the great minds tell us that time moves in circles and I reckon that there are different size circles for everything. A small cog (circle) moves much faster in a machine than a connected large cog that ambles round slowly. So, an hour in the dentist's chair is a large cog... ...a day at a wool festival is a small cog... ...and the time between blog posts is a miniature cog! (Written by someone who looks at her blog and every time wails "it can't be that long since I posted!")
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Mar 6, 2015 13:16:33 GMT
For my daily dose, yesterday I used one of my new batts to make a Kindle cover, something I’ve been thinking about doing for awhile. I was a bit rusty with the felting process, but it was good to get my hands wet again! Kindle Case by catwycliff, on Flickr
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Post by MTRuth on Mar 6, 2015 15:21:22 GMT
What kind of wool did you use in your batt, Cathy?
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Mar 6, 2015 16:50:01 GMT
There was domestic 56’s and Navajo churro (both gray), and a few of the fibers were mystery sheep’s wool--the green and yellow which I bought in an odd lot on-line. The green was in roving form, medium coarse fiber; and the yellow was spun into a thick & thin length of what I would call knitting yarn--also coarse. BTW, I am trying to break that habit of purchasing on-line mystery wool. ;-)
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Mar 6, 2015 16:50:47 GMT
Yep, black locks were mystery fibers as well!
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Post by Pandagirl on Mar 6, 2015 17:17:00 GMT
How did you close the cover or did you leave it open at one end? I can't tell from the pic.
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Post by zed on Mar 6, 2015 18:03:13 GMT
Very nice, Cathy
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Post by Frances on Mar 6, 2015 20:17:51 GMT
I like it Cathy - A kindle cover was one of the first things I made - I left mine open on one side.
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Mar 6, 2015 20:42:41 GMT
Thanks, Zed and Frances. The Kindle cover has been on my mind for awhile, just never got around to doing it. Marilyn, the end opposite the locks is open but has a flap, and I am just deciding on whether or try a buttonhole or use a magnetic snap. Probably will go with the snap, but then it also could use some embroidery. Decisions, decisions.
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