[Ag-eq] Tracy/Knitting

Fri Sep 27 12:46:02 UTC 2013

I think I saw a book on making rag rugs on either NLS or Bookshare.
A friend of my father's made him the most wonderful quilt out of old 
T-shirts.  She arranged the designs on the T-shirts in a pleasing way, then 
cut out the pictures, sewed them together, and added a backing. Very neat.

I made a reed basket from a kit once, in the style called "gizzard" or 
"bow".  It's my harvest basket.  It's held up well. I always think it might 
be fairly easy to make another out of all the wild grapevine I'm always 
pulling out of my yard, but I haven't tried yet.  I need to retire, so I 
have more time to play.
Tracy

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Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Tracy/Knitting

>
> Susan:
>
> What is a coil basket?
>
> Also does anyone know how rag rugs are made?
>
> I like the idea of making crafts with recycled goods.
>
> I've made candles before and there not very difficult.  They made very 
> nice
> gifts.
>
> The most difficult part of soap making is handling the lye.  I wear laytex
> gloves, long sleeves and safety glasses.  I measure the lye over the sink, 
> so
> any spills can be washed down the drain.  I keep the other side of the 
> sink
> filled with soapy vinegar water, which will nutralize the lye.
>
> You will need a talking scale or someone to read the scales for you. 
> Everything
> must be weighed for the best results.  There is a book on BARD called Hand
> Crafted Soap.  It walks you through each step and gives you several 
> recipes
> varying in difficulty.  There are also lot of recipes and instructions on 
> line,
> but I prefer the book.
>
> Nella
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Quoting Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>:
>
>> Hi Nella,
>>
>> The processing and spinning of wool is high on my learn to do list too!
>>
>> Fiber crafts and crafts in general, where to start.
>>
>> knitting
>> crochetting
>> loom weaving on round and rectangular looms
>> sewing
>> quilting
>> coil basket weaving
>> reed basket weaving
>> bead work
>> clay work
>> I have also made Christmas ornaments from hand blown hen eggs.
>>
>> I want to do more with candles and melts as well as making some sinple
>> soaps.
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 9:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Tracy/Knitting
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Susan:
>> >
>> > what other fiber crafts do you do?
>> >
>> > Do you know how to spin the wool?
>> >
>> > Also does anyone know how to process the raw wool.  I have a big bag of
>> > it, but
>> > don't know what to do with it!
>> >
>> > I'm curious about the kinds of crafts people are doing.  Other than 
>> > making
>> > soap
>> > and a little sewing I'm not very crafty.  I would like to find 
>> > something
>> > to do
>> > when I'm not spending time wiht the animals, the garden and such.  I 
>> > would
>> > like
>> > to find something that I could do while listening to audio books.
>> >
>> > I would appreciate suggestions.
>> >
>> > Nella
>> > Quoting Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>:
>> >
>> >> Tracy, I'm a knitter as well as other fiber crafts.  What items do you
>> >> knit
>> >> and have you ever spun any wool yourself?
>> >>
>> >> Susan
>> >> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>> >> To: "Jewel" <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>; "Agricultural and Equestrean
>> >> Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:21 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Lambs and puff boats
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > Hi Jewel.
>> >> > What kind of sheep do you have?  I'm a knitter, so have a natural
>> >> > interest
>> >> > in sheep.  I know the Ausies have merinos, which have lovely soft 
>> >> > wool,
>> >> > but I don't know what kind of sheep are common in New Zealand.
>> >> > Tracy
>> >> >
>> >> > ----- Original Message -----
>> >> > From: "Jewel" <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>
>> >> > To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> >> > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 8:05 PM
>> >> > Subject: [Ag-eq] Lambs and puff boats
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >> Firstly, Rambo, the lambo!    He is doing very well and has now
>> >> >> imprinted
>> >> >> on me as the fount from
>> >> >> which all good things come.  Yesterday was the first time he
>> >> >> recognised
>> >> >> me and came when I called
>> >> >> him, and, this morning,  He followed me into the house, so when he 
>> >> >> is
>> >> >> ready to start nibbling grass:
>> >> >> that is:  3 weeks of age:  I should be able to let him out to join 
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> rest of the sheep and he
>> >> >> should still come for his bottle when I call him.
>> >> >> America's Cup this morning?  NZ beaten twice by a country mile. 
>> >> >> The
>> >> >> first might have gone our way
>> >> >> except that we fluffed the start and were punished by having to 
>> >> >> give
>> >> >> Oracle  a 2 boatlingth lead and
>> >> >> that was more than enough for the blighters,  , but the second race
>> >> >> was
>> >> >> without starting blemish and
>> >> >> the yanks cleared out and left the Kiwis puffing, vainly, 51 
>> >> >> seconds
>> >> >> behind them.
>> >> >> A mere week ago, noone would have dreamed that such a hiding was
>> >> >> possible, but it goes to prove what
>> >> >> I have always, regrettably, said:  "When the tough get going, New
>> >> >> Zealand
>> >> >> crumples like a used paper
>> >> >> tissue.
>> >> >> Tomorrow, barring the most remarkable comeback in yachting history,
>> >> >> one
>> >> >> that now belongs to Oracle,
>> >> >> the cup will stay with them, and I, for one, will not be crying 
>> >> >> into
>> >> >> my
>> >> >> coffee over that!
>> >> >>
>> >> >>      Jewel
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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