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Mon, 20 October 2008 01:14   |
 librarykat
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| librarykat wrote on Mon, 20 October 2008 00:07 |
I have tried and failed a number of times to learn knitting. My mother, who knits and crochets and was a professional dressmaker and pattern drafter, tried to teach me. She was more successful in teaching me to sew and embroider, so that is what I do. I'm a crazy person and prefer to handstitch everything rather than use a sewing machine, however. I have sewn several dresses by hand, including a 1920s flapper dress of satin. I do better with origami and jewelry making, and make earrings with miniature origami designs, I also make tiny handbound books into earrings. I handbind the books myself, using Japanese washi paper for the covers.
I do have a couple pairs of knitting needles and some yarn, and may probably attempt to knit again. It's just that you can't take knitting needles on board aircraft anymore, and I always found that cross stitching and such helps pass the time in airports and on flights. It's very irksome that I can't do this anymore.
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Oh yes, I am also attempting Hawaiian quilting. My mother does it, and I have a couple of pillows that she made for me. I will NOT attempt a full quilt, I have a few smaller project kits I picked up in Hawaii on my last trip home. One of our libraries there has a collection of full-size quilt patterns, and there are tourists who actually travel there just to copy the patterns. They have to lay them out on the floor!
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #1830 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Tue, 21 October 2008 21:21 |
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yea, i bought the materiel for the quilt i'm making for my sister yesterday. i hope it turns out all right.if it does, will post a pic of it here. keep fingers crossed for me.
Bonnie Holmes the faster ahead I go, the more behind I get
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #1906 is a reply to message #1717 ] |
Wed, 22 October 2008 15:30 |
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| livvispatula wrote on Sun, 19 October 2008 23:33 |
| librarykat wrote on Mon, 20 October 2008 01:07 |
I do have a couple pairs of knitting needles and some yarn, and may probably attempt to knit again. It's just that you can't take knitting needles on board aircraft anymore, and I always found that cross stitching and such helps pass the time in airports and on flights. It's very irksome that I can't do this anymore.
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Are you sure about this? I've taken my needles to airports several times, and never gotten stopped. I was worried once when I saw a sign at the gate saying NO KNITTING NEEDLES, but they didn't do anything, even when I took my needles out right there and started working on the sock I was making....
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According to the TSA, knitting needles are allowed on US flights. See their website, http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted- prohibited-items.shtm#4
Some TSA agents, however, take offense and will make you check them just because they are having a bad day.
I work for an airline, and have done for over 6 years. I've knitted, crocheted, cross-stitched, you name it, on flights.
Scar
"People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around."
T.P.
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2002 is a reply to message #1906 ] |
Thu, 23 October 2008 11:20 |
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So, I need some smaller needles for the shiny new yarn that I got the other day(it calls for size 2, all I have are size 7 needles...). After searching Wal*Mart(they only have down to size 5, curse them!), I decided to look on Ebay. I have now bid on 6 different pairs of needles and two antique pocketwatches... This is why I stopped going to Ebay! I don't need that many needles! Or any pocketwatches for that matter! And, I just bid $11 on that one watch because the other person had bid $10 and was going to get it for $0.01 - which is in no way fair to the seller.. and then I got frustrated when I kept being outbid by their maximum bid and kept going until I was highest bidder at $11. Not including shipping... *headdesk*
I think I'm addicted to auctions! This is why I rarely go to them in real life...
"The center of every man's existence is a dream. Death, disease, insanity, are merely material accidents, like a toothache or a twisted ankle. That these brutal forces always besiege and often capture the citadel does not prove that they are the citadel."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2008 is a reply to message #2005 ] |
Thu, 23 October 2008 14:01 |
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See, that would have been smart, to look for a website specifically for knitting supplies. I'll wait and see if I get any of these before I pop over somewhere else, though, as I've already bid on them.
"The center of every man's existence is a dream. Death, disease, insanity, are merely material accidents, like a toothache or a twisted ankle. That these brutal forces always besiege and often capture the citadel does not prove that they are the citadel."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2010 is a reply to message #2005 ] |
Thu, 23 October 2008 14:27 |
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| KitF wrote on Thu, 23 October 2008 10:52 |
There are a number of online retailers of knitting supplies. My favorite is WEBS (www.yarn.com). They have almost everything at good prices and the service has always been excellent in my experience. There are others, and I'm sure other people will weigh in with their favorites.
In terms of knitting while flying, as someone up above said, knitting needles are allowed under the rules - but the people on the spot have the final determination. I have found that if you make a point of sticking to wood or entirely plastic needles for flying the question never even comes up, as they don't show up on their scanner. I have been told, and not personally experienced, that there are other countries that do not allow knitting needles. I would check on the rules before attempting to board an international flight. (On the other hand, everyone allows pencils and I have heard of successful knitting using pencils for needles by the desperate.)
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Very good advice.
Scar
"People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around."
T.P.
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2011 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Thu, 23 October 2008 14:28 |
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I just want to let ya'll know that I'm on Ravelry now, name of "readingangel" - is anyone surprised?
It's a big scary place... *cowers in corner*
"The center of every man's existence is a dream. Death, disease, insanity, are merely material accidents, like a toothache or a twisted ankle. That these brutal forces always besiege and often capture the citadel does not prove that they are the citadel."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2052 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Thu, 23 October 2008 20:49 |
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Thought I'd get it on the action.
I can't knit, embroider, or do any sort of fancy stuff like spinning. I've never made a quilt. But I am 6'2" tall, and I learned to sew at a young age, because there were no clothes out there that fit me.
Fortunately when I was a teenager 501s and flannel shirts were the rage--or embroidered shirts (I was sort of a hippie, but mostly in the 70s, was a little too young in the 60s).
But I did teach myself to make bridal gowns. Decked out with pearls, fitted like a glove--I still don't know how I did it. I sort of felt my way through. I used patterns but switched sleeves and skirts and generally flipped things around until I had the look I wanted. I don't think I could do it now--I don't even have to make my own clothes anymore because so many places are starting to carry talls. But I love fabric, especially embroidered silks. I used to have a huge collection but I gave it to my SIL who does sculpture with fabrics. But I expect any day to start a new collection. Have you all checked out eBay? Man you can find some fine stuff on there...
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2095 is a reply to message #2052 ] |
Fri, 24 October 2008 07:26 |
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| ssshunt wrote on Thu, 23 October 2008 20:49 |
But I did teach myself to make bridal gowns.
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That sounds really neat! Do you have any photos of your creations?
Smooshes!
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2111 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Fri, 24 October 2008 17:51 |
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I don't. I always kick myself about that. I do, however, still have one of my creations--the gown I made for my first wedding. Maybe I'll pull it out and snap a few...
[Updated on: Fri, 24 October 2008 17:51]
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2113 is a reply to message #2052 ] |
Fri, 24 October 2008 18:13 |
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Susan from Athens
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| ssshunt wrote on Fri, 24 October 2008 03:49 |
Thought I'd get it on the action.
I can't knit, embroider, or do any sort of fancy stuff like spinning. I've never made a quilt. But I am 6'2" tall, and I learned to sew at a young age, because there were no clothes out there that fit me.
Fortunately when I was a teenager 501s and flannel shirts were the rage--or embroidered shirts (I was sort of a hippie, but mostly in the 70s, was a little too young in the 60s).
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Have you all checked out eBay? Man you can find some fine stuff on there...
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I'm in awe of anyone who can sew. I knit, recently restarted due to Jodi, bless her. So I was thinking that we should make you something for your leg, encased as it will be in the pressure sock for a year. I was thinking that you won't want any more pressure from a second elastic (I've worn bandages with socks over them and you get secondary marks as the socks never fit perfectly over the bandages). So I was thinking like a leg-tabard? A tie-on rectangle, that would cover the bandage? If it doesn't stay up well (no guarantees) there are always safety pins. Otherwise a leg warmer - very fashionable in the eighties revival. Let me know dimensions. If anyone else fancies, we can have a competition? Or a knitting bee? For project finishing encouraging purposes!
“I have always imagined heaven to be a kind of library.” –Jorge Luis Borges
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2114 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Fri, 24 October 2008 18:27 |
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You are too Kind, Susan. Leg warmers? Are they really back in style? I admit I wore them way back when...
A tabard would be a hoot. It would have to be teal, though. (Listen to me!)
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2116 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Fri, 24 October 2008 19:08 |
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Any kind of blue green works for me! You're a sweetie.
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2123 is a reply to message #2119 ] |
Fri, 24 October 2008 20:58 |
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I think it should have pompoms. Maybe do it in a varigated material, so it has some sort of patterning to it?
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2178 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Sat, 25 October 2008 16:15 |
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I'm allergic to wool, unless it's lined. Which would be a pain. Cotton is fine for me. Um, er, no pompoms, please. My dog will just eat them. I also like greens, if teal is too hard. And you really don't have to do this, you know. Not that I don't look forward to it. It just feels weird to say "yes" when someone suggests doing something for me--oh no, I see it now--I have a small case of the guilts! Here I am lying around while people are being so kind... and I like to give presents.
Your turn will come. (One of these days when I can get out and about. Mwahahahahaha.)
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2183 is a reply to message #2113 ] |
Sat, 25 October 2008 16:26 |
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| Susan from Athens wrote on Fri, 24 October 2008 18:13 |
If anyone else fancies, we can have a competition? Or a knitting bee? For project finishing encouraging purposes!
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I'm all for it! I just need dimensions XD And now I need a nap....
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2184 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Sat, 25 October 2008 16:29 |
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Looking for tape measure...
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2214 is a reply to message #2213 ] |
Sat, 25 October 2008 19:40 |
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Hey, I got a pedicure, too--the day of my son's wedding, which was two days before the first surgery! Brilliant minds and all that. I still have the color on my toes--it's sort of a purple-ish (with a little maroon thrown in) with gold flecks. It's really beautiful, very dark. Whenever I get bummed I look at my toes.
Or I read this blog!
I found the measuring tape so I'll send dimensions to you--I guess I could post them here. Just remember I am a LONG lady, 6'2"! No tiny tabard for me!
And I love giving presents too, but right now all I could do is write bad poems or short stories for you, so it will have to wait.
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2238 is a reply to message #2214 ] |
Sat, 25 October 2008 21:54 |
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I just ordered my first spindle! Spindles, actually--I decided to go ahead and get a kit with both a top whorl spindle and a bottom whorl spindle, so that I can try them both and see which one a prefer.
Of course, it occurs to me that anything I spin in this house will end up full of dog hair....
I'm enthusiastic about the sock-cover idea now--I'm having all kinds of dandy ideas on styles to try!
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2241 is a reply to message #2238 ] |
Sat, 25 October 2008 22:14 |
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| Charismitaine wrote on Sat, 25 October 2008 21:54 |
I just ordered my first spindle! Spindles, actually--I decided to go ahead and get a kit with both a top whorl spindle and a bottom whorl spindle, so that I can try them both and see which one a prefer.
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Oh yay! From the MaineWoodsYarn? You're going to love it. Keep us updated on your progress!
Smooshes!
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2242 is a reply to message #2238 ] |
Sat, 25 October 2008 22:16 |
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| Charismitaine wrote on Sat, 25 October 2008 21:54 |
Of course, it occurs to me that anything I spin in this house will end up full of dog hair....
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When I was younger, one of our cats had this rediculously long and soft fur... so I saved it when we brushed her, and spun it into yarn. Then I knitted a small rabbit out of it. ^^
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2248 is a reply to message #2241 ] |
Sat, 25 October 2008 22:59 |
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| jmeadows wrote on Sat, 25 October 2008 22:14 |
| Charismitaine wrote on Sat, 25 October 2008 21:54 |
I just ordered my first spindle! Spindles, actually--I decided to go ahead and get a kit with both a top whorl spindle and a bottom whorl spindle, so that I can try them both and see which one a prefer.
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Oh yay! From the MaineWoodsYarn? You're going to love it. Keep us updated on your progress!
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Don't worry, I'm sure that as soon as it gets here you'll all be subjected to lots of pictures of yarn barf XD
I have contemplated collecting some of the dog hair and attempting to spin it, but while the Anatolian Shepherd sheds prodigiously and has soft fur, it's also pretty short...The wolfhound has longer hair, but of course it's rough and wiry, and both Sabriel and Caspian are short haired cats.
Mind you, my sister has lovely golden hair, and she sheds prodigiously too....XD
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2262 is a reply to message #2248 ] |
Sun, 26 October 2008 00:17 |
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| Charismitaine wrote on Sat, 25 October 2008 22:59 |
Don't worry, I'm sure that as soon as it gets here you'll all be subjected to lots of pictures of yarn barf XD
I have contemplated collecting some of the dog hair and attempting to spin it, but while the Anatolian Shepherd sheds prodigiously and has soft fur, it's also pretty short...The wolfhound has longer hair, but of course it's rough and wiry, and both Sabriel and Caspian are short haired cats.
Mind you, my sister has lovely golden hair, and she sheds prodigiously too....XD
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Yay, yarn barf! I hung mine up on the wall. 
Do try some pet hair if you're inclined, but don't be afraid to decide you don't wanna. I saved some Kippy fur - a lot, actually, but she has a lot - and tried spinning it. It...wasn't very fun. She's *soft*, but I didn't enjoy spinning it as much as wool and actual prepared fiber.
Smooshes!
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2265 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Sun, 26 October 2008 00:25 |
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I used to know a woman who spun dog's hair but she could only do the kinds of dogs who have that soft undercoat, like Keeshounds. Sp?
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2268 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Sun, 26 October 2008 00:32 |
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I may make an attempt with Abby's fur--later, when I've had practice. Of course, Reading Angel's llama will need sheering next year, too, and I plan to be in on the whole affair--as much as possible, anyway. But leaping in blindly seems to be a good learning style for me XD and what better way to learn all of the steps of fiber processing than to do it yourself?
And, good grief, I remember now why I'm not allowed on ebay. Unless some kind person outbids me, I'm going to suddenly have an alarming number of knitting needles....
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2270 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Sun, 26 October 2008 00:36 |
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Charis, you've used XD a lot, and little old dumb me doesn't quite get it. Enlighten, please? The only thing I can think of is crossed, but that doesn't work in all contexts. I think. No, no, don't think!
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2271 is a reply to message #2270 ] |
Sun, 26 October 2008 00:44 |
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Oh, it's nothing so complicated--just a smiley face. So smiley, in fact, that the eyes are all scrunched up, hence the X. It's one of the bad habits I've picked up from the internet, along with instant gratification and lolcats....
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2272 is a reply to message #2270 ] |
Sun, 26 October 2008 00:45 |
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| ssshunt wrote on Sun, 26 October 2008 00:36 |
Charis, you've used XD a lot, and little old dumb me doesn't quite get it. Enlighten, please? The only thing I can think of is crossed, but that doesn't work in all contexts. I think. No, no, don't think!
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XD is a variant on ... characters put together to look like a face. I generally interpret it as a biiiiiig grin, enough to make the grinner kinda squinty.
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2274 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Sun, 26 October 2008 01:11 |
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Well don't I feel dumb! It never occurred to me to look at it like that. But now I see it, all crinkly eyed and happy--good for you.
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2280 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Sun, 26 October 2008 01:42 |
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The family all went to bed early tonight so I got to work on Mom's dishcloths for an hour before deciding my fingers were sore. They're for Christmas so I have to knit them in secret, which means it's taken me nearly 2 weeks to knit the 2nd one. Luckily I only have 6 more rows of pattern and then the 5 rows of border until it's done, which I should be able to manage tomorrow afternoon between classes. Or if I still can't sleep after I get off here I may get it mostly done tonight...
Charis - I know! Ebay is bad for my bank account... So many shiny things! I think I'm gonna try to make myself a necklace like the Timekeeper's Daughter ones - I bought some gears off of Etsy and bid on a little clock necklace on Ebay. You know, because I don't have nearly enough things to do...
"The center of every man's existence is a dream. Death, disease, insanity, are merely material accidents, like a toothache or a twisted ankle. That these brutal forces always besiege and often capture the citadel does not prove that they are the citadel."
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| Re: One for all the fibercrafters! [message #2318 is a reply to message #1062 ] |
Sun, 26 October 2008 13:14 |
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Or drugged. Sometimes the X means drunk or drugged.
"And by the way you look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic."
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