This sounds like a semi practical thing. Like using spit to smooth a cowlick
then a superstition.
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... I ran into a superstition about hems flipping up at the edges somewhere
in a book. Have you ever heard of that one? The character in the book
had to spit on it before
From: Chris Laning
(2) It's unlucky for anyone to sew or mend clothing while someone is
actually wearing it. But the person wearing the clothing can avert evil
consequences by holding a piece of thread between their teeth while the
sewing is going on. (Can't remember where I saw this, but it was
It's unlucky to sew with green, because green dyes
were notorious for coming off onto your garment or
project.
I have some green silk with just that problem--the
thread is long gone, but there's a great ugly dark
green splotch where it used to be. Never got wet,
just crocking.
I wouldn't baste
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When I worked for the local Shakespeare festival, we had an excellent
British actress in the company who was serious about a number of silly , yet
traditional theatre superstitions. I used to torment her, putting shoes on the
counter instead of the floor,
Hadn't
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I worked for the local Shakespeare festival, we had an excellent
British actress in the company who was serious about a number of silly , yet
traditional theatre superstitions. I used to torment her, putting shoes on
the
counter instead of the floor...
A
I wonder if the green thread is related to the old use of green as the color of
mourning (long before black)... because green grass grows on the grave. Gytha
Chris Laning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
When I worked for the local Shakespeare festival, we had an excellent
