I, too, was taught to estimate yards by holding fabric to my nose. If I strike a certain pose, the measurement is fairly accurate.
I learned in the early forties; no doubt Mom had learned in the teens, and her mom in the nineteenth century. -- Joy Beeson http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ http://n3f.home.comcast.net/ -- Writers' Exchange west of Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
