[Nfb-krafters-korner] are you a yarn-a-holic?

[River Woman]

you go tiger! haha

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <Terry.Powers at nih.gov>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] are you a yarn-a-holic?


> Sure glad I am not adicted.  Part of my new stash is sitting in my 
> livingroom and is in the middle of being loomed away!  I made 3 hats while 
> being home, sick!
>
> Terry P.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cathy [mailto:flowersandherbs at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:52 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Cc: amyk1120 at gmail.com
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] are you a yarn-a-holic?
>
> Hello all,
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> I am sorry, I saw this as a post and do not have a reference for it, but 
> it is just so funny and something most of us can relate to, I just had to 
> share it with all of you!
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> Cathy
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> A recent study has indicated that yarns give off certain pheromones that 
> hypnotize women and cause them to purchase ungodly amounts of yarn. When 
> stored in large quantities in enclosed spaces, the pheromones in the yarn 
> causes memory loss and induce the gathering syndrome, similar to the one 
> squirrels have before the onset of winter.
>
> Sound tests have also revealed that these yarns emit a very high-pitched 
> sound heard only by a select few, known as stitchers. When played 
> backward, the sounds are heard as chants.`Buy me! Knit me!' Furthermore, 
> pheromones seem to cause a pathological need to secret the yarn purchases 
> away when one takes them home and blend them into the existing stash. When 
> asked by a significant other if the yarn is new, the reply is, "oh, I've 
> had it for a while!"
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> In order to overcome the so-called feeding frenzy effect that these yarns 
> cause, one must wear a face mask when entering a storage facility, and use 
> ear plugs to avoid being pulled into their grip. It is also beneficial to 
> enter these storage facilities without the presence of cash or credit 
> cards.
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> Sad to say, the addictive qualities of this compulsive behavior are 
> cumulative, and are ameliorated only by the purchase of more and more and 
> more yarns.
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> No cure is known at this time.
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