Cotton on.

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Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore

For a bunch of blokes, I'm amazed at the learned vocabulary on cotton and mending etc. or have you been asking the other halves for the words.

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I am surprised that you are amazed. To me it just reinforces what I have already seen - A hell of a lot of woodies have partners who are also involved in the creative arts. I have met a lot of woodies whose partners are into spinning, weaving, quilting, knitting crochet etc.

Just quietly, I think these "crafty" ladies actively seek us woodies so that they have someone who can make their accessories for them, and we have the long rulers, squares etc and a good eye to help them out when they need it with cutting out and preparing fabric etc.

My wife, when she was alive, used to buy raw fleeces, card and spin the wool, ply it and knit it into clothing. At one stage we owned an angora goat and got a shearer to shear it twice a year (I think). Once when the shearer was unexpectedly unavailable she sheared it herself with the kitchen scissors! The goat looked a mess but she had plenty of fleece to work with until the next shearing.

During one of my army postings we were living two doors down from a lady with a huge loom in her loungeroom. Naturally my wife befriended her and before you know it I am flat out repairing looms and making accessories for the local spinners and weavers group.

My current girlfriend is mad on crochet and quilting. She has been a spinner in the past and wants to get back into it and has just joined the spinners and weavers group.

I have restrained myself from posting references to heddles, beaters, castles and jacks and I shudder to think what you would have thought about ratchet dogs. I might have passed in on a few good lines but it kept the thread enjoyable for everyone.

Anyway, it has been my experience that the "crafty" ladies without a "crafty" partner are very envious of the ladies that have one.

Cheers

Doug

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Originally Posted by doug3030

I am surprised that you are amazed. To me it just reinforces what I have already seen - A hell of a lot of woodies have partners who are also involved in the creative arts. I have met a lot of woodies whose partners are into spinning, weaving, quilting, knitting crochet etc.

Just quietly, I think these "crafty" ladies actively seek us woodies so that they have someone who can make their accessories for them, and we have the long rulers, squares etc and a good eye to help them out when they need it with cutting out and preparing fabric etc.

My wife, when she was alive, used to buy raw fleeces, card and spin the wool, ply it and knit it into clothing. At one stage we owned an angora goat and got a shearer to shear it twice a year (I think). Once when the shearer was unexpectedly unavailable she sheared it herself with the kitchen scissors! The goat looked a mess but she had plenty of fleece to work with until the next shearing.

During one of my army postings we were living two doors down from a lady with a huge loom in her loungeroom. Naturally my wife befriended her and before you know it I am flat out repairing looms and making accessories for the local spinners and weavers group.

My current girlfriend is mad on crochet and quilting. She has been a spinner in the past and wants to get back into it and has just joined the spinners and weavers group.

I have restrained myself from posting references to heddles, beaters, castles and jacks and I shudder to think what you would have thought about ratchet dogs. I might have passed in on a few good lines but it kept the thread enjoyable for everyone.

Anyway, it has been my experience that the "crafty" ladies without a "crafty" partner are very envious of the ladies that have one.

Cheers

Doug

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Doug its like reaading my own story except no goat, no military just lots of fibre. Keep up the good work. I had not considered baffling these poor felloes with the parts of looms & wheels :p fearing many would beat a hasty retreat.:;

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Originally Posted by wheelinround

I had not considered baffling these poor felloes with the parts of looms & wheels :p fearing many would beat a hasty retreat.:;

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Yes, Thats why I didn't get into those parts either. I remembered something I posted in the jokes forum a couple of years back that most people understood but quite a few did not. It was about binary notation. A lot of members responded with similar jokes of their own and those who only knew of base 10 were getting very agitated and thought it was a conspiracy against them. It got to the stage I was receiving threatening emails and PM's. I don't want to go back there again. :D

Cheers

Doug

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Originally Posted by doug3030

Yes, Thats why I didn't get into those parts either. I remembered something I posted in the jokes forum a couple of years back that most people understood but quite a few did not. It was about binary notation. A lot of members responded with similar jokes of their own and those who only knew of base 10 were getting very agitated and thought it was a conspiracy against them. It got to the stage I was receiving threatening emails and PM's. I don't want to go back there again. :D

Cheers

Doug

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Some people have a sense of humour, others their sense is just a rumour.
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P/s That's 10 choices.

Yes I know what you mean about crafty partners, mine is into felting both wet and needle also does paintings with it, art painting various mediums, use to make dolls, bears etc, also tried card making. She also had friends that do felting also, so there were quite a few things done there also, as well as lace making bobbins, lace bobbin earrings, hat stands and blocks.
I've made her art easel, various felting tools, and little accessories for her felted bears, billy cart, wheel barrow, banjo.
Kryn

Originally Posted by wheelinround http://d1r5wj36adg1sk.cloudfront.net...post-right.png I had not considered baffling these poor felloes with the parts of looms & wheels http://d1r5wj36adg1sk.cloudfront.net...ies/tongue.gif fearing many would beat a hasty retreat.http://d1r5wj36adg1sk.cloudfront.net...es/mf_wink.gif

..........and I guess they would be leaving on a flying shuttle?

CP

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Originally Posted by wheelinround

I had not considered baffling these poor felloes with the parts of looms & wheels :p fearing many would beat a hasty retreat.:;

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I agree, it could have even been interpreted as a bit of a wet blanket.

Want some heart-felt, homespun advice?
What's with you woodworkers doing a rollover to the darkside of sewing all in a whorl?
Eider- down tools (maybe not the drill) and take up needlework, or show some fibre and go back to the work bench where you belong.

CP

I suppose, not wishing to embroider an already long thread, we could just be classed as coming from a darn patchwork of backgrounds.

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Originally Posted by Carry Pine

Want some heart-felt, homespun advice?

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Was that homespun intended?

And I thought I was stretching!?!

This whole thread has me reeling!

Darned if I know whats going on here but I fear some that something is looming up ahead

Banter????? As has been mentioned it is known as needling. Come on guys let's see eye to eye