Tricia Rasku wrote:
I received a private message which had no message on it from D M
Kingery. When I tried to reply, got a returned/non delivery message. I
assume that there is a small problem with the address, but am curious as
to why there was no message.
Could you write again, or
I am not one to limit my books (why my SO keeps building us new
shelves every year) but I thought about which I use most often. I
concur on Folk Solks, which is a great book. When I was travelling
in Europe for 6 months, I xeroxed just the heel and toe pages because
I couldn't stand to be
Hi, Fiber Friends!
I'm a long time lurker, spinner for several years, and
unable to enjoy it to the extent I'd like
because of the challenges of a full time job, etc.
But two weeks ago I had major surgery and (what a
blessing) am faced with some time to work on some
UFOs...(Unfinished Objects
However, I plyed the first two bobbins. Now I'm
thinking I'd rather have singles. Does it make any
sense at all to unply? Or are there ways I could
use a singles and a smaller amount of plyed that make
more sense than trying to unply?
Why not use the plied yarn for ribbing and the singles
Hello,
I was wondering if anybody could help me. I have for the
past couple of years been collecting the Weldon's Practical Guide to
Needlework, from Interweave. In it there is a huge number of
knitting patterns, but being an English publication from close to
100yrs ago they use
Do you have any patterns for a Shetland shawl? I love to make these and
have scads of wool as thin as hair (well almost) but I can't find patterns.
The local library is no help. These are sometimes refered to as 'wedding
ring shawls' because you can actually pull the entire thing through a
Jekka mentions a bias sweater knit in the round. MMM
Makes my mouth water (or something equivalent--makes
my fiber frizz?) Wonder where I can find the book.
In the discussion of books I haven't seen Kaffe
Fassett's name mentioned. Glorious Knits changed my
life, my knitting life, at least.
Yatahei? Echos of my childhood near Gallup NM!
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Well behaved women seldom make history.
(Laurel Thatcher Ulrich)
Those of us who spent time in the agricultural sector and in the heartland, we
understand how unfair the death penalty is. (George W. Bush, Omaha, Neb., Feb. 28,
Hi there;
Try these links
http://www.shetland-wool-brokers.zetnet.co.uk/pattern3.htm
http://people.delphi.com/terralyn/shawls.htm
There are also several books on the market for knitting lace shawls. If you
are only interested in Shetland lace try Sarah Don's the Art of Shetland
Lace or
an English publication from close to
100yrs ago they use a different system to size their needles. Does
anybody know their metric equivalent???
I don't know if the sizes have changed significantly over the years, but
this link might help:
http://www.lionbrand.com/content-convertchart.html
I recently saw some hand braided leashes that were made of a very
thick cotton cord, maybe 4-8 wpi. Someone told me that they were
made of cotton cord intended for macrame. Lots of different colours,
including variegated.
I've done some Web searching and can't seem to find anything but
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