Hobby Thread - Aug 3, 2024 [TRex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the horde. Spin a yarn about your hobby adventures. A spin of the Ace of Spades wheel of hobbies has come up with a theme of textile artistry for this week. With that decided, let's begin hobbying.

Do you crochet or knit? Do you do needlepoint or cross stitch? Are you a quilter, sewer or tailor? Do you reach for a needle and thread or yarn when on a trip? Is your home filed with boxes of thread, balls of yarn, boxes of bobbins, and pattern books? Do you follow patterns or do you chart your own path? How did you get started? Do remember sitting with an older relative when you were younger, watching them stitch by the fireside or listening to a ballgame on the radio? Do you pick up antique quilts or samplers at estate sales or auctions?

TRex has limited knowledge of this world and certainly has no skills (little arms are not good for knitting). Looking for horde help to make this work in the comments. We're here to talk about those who make textile-related things with their hands. As usual, keep this thread limited to hobbies. Politics and current events can wait for other threads. Play nice. Don't feed the trolls. Pants are optional.

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We begin with a horde submission from Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas. She made this:

I have had the yarn for a while, but I just got around to working on this project. This is a pattern by Jane Crowfoot, called The Fruit Garden. I purchased her book and also several of her yarn packs in different colorways.
I have been crocheting since I was 20, when my mom's neighbor, Mrs. DeBusk - who I had known for many years - offered to teach me. It was kind of challenging, because I am left-handed, but we muddled through, and I have been forever grateful for her patience and kindness. Many of my family members and friends have received warm gifts as a result of her instruction all those years ago.

Love the piece and love the story! Thank you!

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Schoolgirl needlework samplers are a thing. In America, they date to the mid and late 1600s. By the 1700s, samplers depicting alphabets and numerals were made by young women to learn the basic needlework skills needed to operate the family household. By the late 1700s and early 1800s, schools or academies for well-to-do young women produced more elaborate pieces with decorative motifs such as verses, flowers, houses, religious, pastoral, and/or mourning scenes.

In 2012, when a needlework sampler by a 12-year-old girl sold for over $1 million, the world of schoolgirl needlework was forever changed.
This past January, at the Sothebys sale of schoolgirl needlework collector and scholar Betty Ring's collection, a dealer from Woodbury, Conn., named David Schorsch thought so much of Mary Antrims work that he paid $1,070,500 for it, setting a world record for schoolgirl needlework. One would be safe to say that Mary Antrim, at age 12, is the youngest artist ever to have her work sell for a million dollars, even if it took 200 years for it to happen. The world of schoolgirl needlework is forever changed. School Daze: Understanding Schoolgirl Needlework

The Smithsonian Museum has quite a collection.

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The Bayeux Tapestry tells the story of the conquest of England. It was hung in the nave of the cathedral of Bayeux once a year and kept in a wooden chest in the vestry the rest of the time. It remained there for seven centuries, almost unknown. In 1794, the Arts Commission for the Bayeux district seized it (on behalf of the Nation). It was almost cut up in 1792 to make covers for soldiers carts, but luckily saved by a local lawyer. From 1812 the Tapestry was kept in the Bayeux city hall. It was hung and displayed to the public in September of every year before going on permanent display in 1842. Apparently the Tapestry is an embroidery rather than a tapestry but TRex is not wise in the ways of such distinctions.

The Tapestry is getting a new museum home soon. The current museum will close its doors to the public starting in September 2025. The reopening is planned for spring 2027.

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Singer Corporation traces its roots back to 1851 when it was first founded. Singer's original design was the first practical sewing machine for general domestic use. It incorporated the basic eye-pointed needle and lock stitch. Singer obtained patent no. 8294 in August 1851 for an improved sewing machine that included a circular feed wheel, thread controller, and power transmitted by gear wheels and shafting. Singer consolidated enough patents to mass produce sewing machines and by 1860, Singer was the largest manufacturer of sewing machines in the world. But...there is more to the story.

In 1939, the U.S. War Department contracted the Singer Sewing Machine Company to build 500 1911A1s. The contract, Educational Order W-ORD-396, was a test to see if Singer could produce 100 guns a day, a number it thought was doable. The War Department got its handguns, serial number series S800001-S800500, but the company was unable to live up to the pace of 100 guns a day.

The War Department realized Singers pistols were of such high quality that the company was qualified to do more important work, and that Singer's expert machines abilities would have been wasted on mere handguns.
Washington put the Singer Company to work on aviation-related components that required precision machining, particularly navigation and targeting equipment. During the war, Singer produced components for the Sperry T-1 bomb sight, B-29 bomber gunfire control computers, directional gyro and artificial horizon instruments, and automatic pilot parts.

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Button and Needle Sculpture - aka the Big Button - New York City - corner of 7th and 39th:

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Doesn't everybody have one?

Beware the mighty bananasaurus:

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Lace making clearly involves sorcery:

Compare with machine made lace:

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It has been said that every thread on this site ends up turning into a thread involving movies, food, firearms or bewbs at some point. We shall honor the theme and not break with tradition.

Crochet your own Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch (click for building instructions):

Top Gun in yarn form (click for building instructions):

Baby's first M-16:

For the Ettes:

How to Make Your Own Crochet Bikini: The article at the link tackles the question you've always wanted to know - Can you swim in a crochet bikini? Click to learn more (SFW).

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Push Button, Get Bacon (click for building instructions):

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Did you miss last week's hobby thread with a rocketry theme? The horde shared some great stories. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

Two notable comments from last week:

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Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

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If handcrafted textiles are not your thing and you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, hijack the thread for your hobbying as you see fit. We will feature a different hobby next time around. What are you working on? Send projects of your own, thoughts, suggestions to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Ace of Spades is not responsible for knitting accidents.

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1 Are you a quilter, sewer or tailor?

this makes me feel a little flushed

Posted by: anachronda at August 03, 2024 05:34 PM (edU/H)

2 sewing machines are like magic, I have several. My wife was insistent that we get her a serger, but when we got it she informed me she didn't know how to use it.
we still have it, too.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2024 05:37 PM (D7oie)

3 No noodin nogoodniks

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at August 03, 2024 05:41 PM (ZWUXj)

4 Oh look a Rosie Grier thread

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at August 03, 2024 05:42 PM (ZWUXj)

5 I have no experience with needle work beyond sewing on a button. Turns out 6 pound fishing line works great. The shirt disintegrated before the button dared to come loose again.

Posted by: JTB at August 03, 2024 05:46 PM (zudum)

6 Wow, Teresa that piece is absolutely gorgeous.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 05:47 PM (5MvGY)

7 The Bayeux Tapestry is a remarkable thing. I saw it in 2015. Tragic that it is somewhat incomplete.
But it does tell a very complete story.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at August 03, 2024 05:47 PM (MeG8a)

8 Teresa,
That is a gloriously beautiful piece of work! How long did it take you to make it? And where will you display it?

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 05:48 PM (IQ6Gq)

9 My wife was insistent that we get her a serger, but when we got it she informed me she didn't know how to use it.
we still have it, too.
Posted by: Kindltot

My sister decided she wasn't going to sew or serge any more and gave both machines to me along with a bunch of 1oz lead fishing weights that belonged to my mother.
I have perfectly good intentions to learn how to use them both... someday.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at August 03, 2024 05:50 PM (D/KNX)

10 I have no aptitude for crochet or needlepoint but I certainly appreciate the skill that it takes to create such intricate work.

I can sew leather with a saddle tree and 2 needles but that is about it.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 05:52 PM (5MvGY)

11 One of our nieces (retired US Army noncom) is interested in various types of fabric works and learning to do them. We sent her a link to this thread.

Posted by: JTB at August 03, 2024 05:54 PM (zudum)

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Bananasaurus is clever.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2024 05:54 PM (ny95y)

13 I love crocheting, and embroidery. I live for counted cross stitch and have started making my own patterns. I'd love to learn to quilt (yes, I too have a wonderful hubby who gifted me a lovely machine - but I don't know how to use it - yet!). I detest needlepoint. I make one piece back in the day as a gift, and swore that was the last time I'd ever do that.

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 05:56 PM (IQ6Gq)

14 I do have a fascination with using a loom. All of the saddle blankets I use are hand loomed.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 05:57 PM (5MvGY)

15 Hand made lace video made me dizzy . Holy crap The artisans before the industrial revolution were amazing.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 05:58 PM (B1dzx)

16 Ben Had,

I have no doubt you can repair absolutely anything/everything ranch related. And sewing leather is no easy task...

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 06:01 PM (IQ6Gq)

17 No intention of making this a political discussion beyond my question. Didn’t Leftists hijack one of the most popular Knitting /Crafts blog or am I remembering wrong?

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 06:01 PM (B1dzx)

18 polynikes, can you just imagine the work it took to sew all those 17th century gowns with the lace, embroidery and detail.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 06:02 PM (5MvGY)

19 polynikes, can you just imagine the work it took to sew all those 17th century gowns with the lace, embroidery and detail.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 06:02 PM (5MvGY)

Mind blowing.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 06:03 PM (B1dzx)

20 Well I just sent the holy hand grenade instructions to my daughter. I hope she comes through for me.

Posted by: HappyFun at August 03, 2024 06:04 PM (+Wlld)

21 Teresa iFW, my God, that is stunning! I had no idea work like that could be done in crochet. Absolutely gorgeous.

Posted by: Tammy-al Thor at August 03, 2024 06:06 PM (Vvh2V)

22 When you said for the ‘Ettes I think you meant for the guy morons.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 06:06 PM (B1dzx)

23 20 Well I just sent the holy hand grenade instructions to my daughter. I hope she comes through for me.

Posted by: HappyFun at August 03, 2024 06:04 PM (+Wlld)
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Outstanding! Tell her Jeffrey says hello.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 06:06 PM (IQ6Gq)

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No intention of making this a political discussion beyond my question. Didn’t Leftists hijack one of the most popular Knitting /Crafts blog or am I remembering wrong?
Posted by: polynikes

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Ravelry. It was sordid.

It was more than a blog, too; it was a centralized marketplace where people could buy and sell patterns, yarns, other items. Some people made a livelihood off it, and for a while there it was Cancellation Central and an all-around political shitshow. It's still around, but I don't know if it's all that it used to be.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at August 03, 2024 06:07 PM (ny95y)

25 Grateful, my talents tend to run to things I can hit with a hammer or cut with a saw.

My business partner can sew, knit, crochet and do needlpoint. The crocheted snowflakes she made for their Christmas tree are just gorgeous.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 06:09 PM (5MvGY)

26 Although I don't do any needle crafts I am fascinated by how such practical, useful, beautiful and complex results can be achieved with such simple tools. Whether it's the manufacture of the earliest known textiles from thousands of years ago to the fishermen knitting nets to pioneers making their tools from wood and metal scraps I am amazed. Then there are works of art like the Bayeux Tapestry And Teresa's crocheted piece. Amazing.

We have a lacy coverlet my grandmother made. She was pretty much blind by then, certainly for close work, but she was able to do the whole thing by feel. It's one of our treasures.

Posted by: JTB at August 03, 2024 06:10 PM (zudum)

27 Anyone can do a role playing game. Stop by any hobbyshop or comic book store and I bet you'll find a few want ads for players.

For the minimal expense of some paper, dice, and something to write with, somebody will work you in.

Give it a shot.

Posted by: Outside of Life at August 03, 2024 06:10 PM (89Sog)

28 I'm not sure about the knitting/craft blog hijack, but I'm sure they did. It's always a safe bet....
Lace making is insane. Tatting (think all the old doilies) is a task of immense patience. The grandmother I never met was a master of all of these things, and thankfully I have a number of those pieces that I cherish...

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 06:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

29 Winners never quilt and quilters never win.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I got 99 problems but Vance ain't one at August 03, 2024 06:12 PM (L/fGl)

30 My wife was insistent that we get her a serger, but when we got it she informed me she didn't know how to use it.
we still have it, too.
Posted by: Kindltot

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Is "serger" connected to the name for the old-school suit material, as in "blue serge suit"?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 03, 2024 06:13 PM (omVj0)

31 Teresa in Fort Worth, that's beautiful.

Posted by: Braenyard at August 03, 2024 06:13 PM (vWeTL)

32 The Bayeux Tapestry is absolutely incredible and well worth a visit. I was there about two years ago and thought that the museum holding it was fine.

By the way...it's just inland from the D-day landing beaches and the American cemetery at Omaha Beach, so it's a great part of France to visit.

Posted by: CharlieGray'sDildo at August 03, 2024 06:14 PM (d9fT1)

33 I got to say about the knitted top video: It's nice to see a girl stick to her knitting.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at August 03, 2024 06:15 PM (omVj0)

34 I have found one fabric thing I can do: making cord with a lucet. It's an ancient tool, basically a two pronged fork that could be made from any piece of scrap wood. It is so simple that even I could make some cord with it. Can't do the more decorative aspects but it does work.

Posted by: JTB at August 03, 2024 06:17 PM (zudum)

35 My mom was a crochet artist. Her first and favorite afghan throw is on my couch and she made dozens of them in every conceivable pattern and color. I keep the one she made me for high school graduation on my bed and it still looks like it did 50 years ago, when I graduated. Everyone in our family received them and use them every winter. She also made monkeys and lions and ducks for my niece and nephew and their kids have them now. My mom had a gift that she gave to a lot of other people.

Posted by: huerfano at August 03, 2024 06:19 PM (VGOMa)

36 Wife brought home a little 8 harness loom and never used it. As a Machine Designer / Mechanical Engineer I found it fascinating. So I learned to weave Pretty typical for a male I love the design of the weave and the dressing of the loom. The weaving of the actual cloth is not nearly as interesting.

Posted by: NativeNH at August 03, 2024 06:20 PM (bg8LN)

37 It doesn't really qualify as a hobby -- yet -- but I have been playing around with making rope and twine from natural found materials (think survival-type rope). I fell into it through research for writing, OF COURSE. It is surprisingly easy once you get the fiber. I am mystified how it stays, you know, twisted all by itself and how *strong* it can be once it is twisted.

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 03, 2024 06:21 PM (HB31z)

38 I once covered a car seat frame with floor mats and laced them on. That's the extent of my sewing skills.

Posted by: fd at August 03, 2024 06:22 PM (vFG9F)

39 The crochet bikini is intriguing.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at August 03, 2024 06:22 PM (4Med0)

40 Trump said Paddy wagon.

Posted by: Braenyard at August 03, 2024 06:24 PM (vWeTL)

41 I did a SOTA activation earlier today. I hiked about 3.5 miles up, made five contacts, and hiked back down. Did I mention my knees are shot and I REALLY hate the downhill part of any hike? I decided to recover with a double-double from In-and-Out.

Posted by: PabloD at August 03, 2024 06:24 PM (9ByqA)

42 I tried knitting once. Once. I just do not have the patience to sit and do stuff. This is why I cook. A finished project never takes more than a couple of hours.
I used to garden, mostly flower gardens, and found pulling weeds and keeping things looking beautiful was rewarding, but then again, only a few hours involved.
I really admire those of you who can work on this type of project. It is truly a talent.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at August 03, 2024 06:24 PM (t/2Uw)

43 The amazing thing about tapestries is how well they have held up through the ages. Like the old paintings these artist and craftsmen really knew some techniques.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 06:25 PM (5MvGY)

44 37 It is surprisingly easy once you get the fiber. I am mystified how it stays, you know, twisted all by itself and how *strong* it can be once it is twisted.

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 03, 2024 06:21 PM (HB31z)
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The power of friction. Mythbusters did an episode showing how strong two phone books with interwoven pages could be. Presume the physics must be similar.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 06:25 PM (IQ6Gq)

45 vmom might know about this but I recently learned about something called needle felting. The examples I saw were really creative and really cute. (It heps to be an old big guy to use 'cute' without being embarrassed.) Little toys and decorations to finger puppets and Christmas tree ornaments. I wonder if it started as a way to use scrap wool for kids' toys.

Posted by: JTB at August 03, 2024 06:26 PM (zudum)

46 43 The amazing thing about tapestries is how well they have held up through the ages. Like the old paintings these artist and craftsmen really knew some techniques.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 06:25 PM (5MvGY)
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Absolutely. If I recall correctly, the large heavy wall tapestries ones were originally made to soften medieval rooms that were cold and harsh. They also held some heat.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 06:28 PM (IQ6Gq)

47 Teresa's afghan looks great. Wonderful detail.

The layout seems to be similar to a Persian rug.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory, red heifer owner at August 03, 2024 06:28 PM (4Med0)

48 45/ Never heard of needle felting, so I looked it up.....interesting...I need to learn more about it....

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 06:29 PM (IQ6Gq)

49 38 I once covered a car seat frame with floor mats and laced them on. That's the extent of my sewing skills.

Posted by: fd at August 03, 2024 06:22 PM (vFG9F)
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Surely that made it easy to clean later - just hose them down.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 06:29 PM (IQ6Gq)

50 Used to cross stitch. Made a quilt like this in king size but changed the colors to shades of green and brown. It was really nice until the puppy ate couple of the acorns.

https://is.gd/vintage_oak_leaf

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 03, 2024 06:30 PM (d5jDg)

51 Another time the missus and I took an Alaska cruise and we disembarked to take in a cultural tour with the local natives, Tlingit.
They displayed beautiful rugs and blankets that they made with looms, very colorful. And they described how they made the natural dyes. But they left out the vivid orange and yellow colors. I inquired how they got the lovely yellows and oranges.
The lady blushed a bit and said
"First urine of the morning"

Posted by: gourmand du jour at August 03, 2024 06:30 PM (MeG8a)

52 50/Olddog,
that is a beautiful quilt. I remember cross stitching blankets, but only the baby sized ones! Now I just crochet them.

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 06:33 PM (IQ6Gq)

53 50 Used to cross stitch. Made a quilt like this in king size but changed the colors to shades of green and brown. It was really nice until the puppy ate couple of the acorns.

https://is.gd/vintage_oak_leaf

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 03, 2024 06:30 PM (d5jDg)
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That's very pretty. Bad dog.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 06:33 PM (IQ6Gq)

54 Bayeux Tapestry

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The book Tapestry: The Book of Revelation by Glenn Parkinson compares Revelation to the Bayeux Tapestry in that the Tapestry, while essentially a truthful presentation of an historical event, includes dragons and other fanciful images in the margins and, the author contends, this book of images, while essentially accurate, also includes dragons and such that are more symbolic than literal. Some may be offended by this and other things, particularly the author's contention that the Apacolypse is not some future event but rather we are each living the Apacolypse every day as we choose either Christ or Antichrist, but I thought it was very interesting.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I got 99 problems but Vance ain't one at August 03, 2024 06:33 PM (L/fGl)

55 I read an article about a piece of cloth being found during an excavation in Israel and how the dye came from some growth on tree. It was the source for the red color used at that time.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 06:34 PM (5MvGY)

56 I do cross stitch. Some of my pieces were on a hobby thread a while back (but unfortunately my instructions weren't clear so the pics were all out of order with the explanations). I'm currently working on a Chinese knockoff kit of an old world map (orbis terrarum etc.). Not sure what I'll do after that, but I'm thinking of entering a piece or two in the state fair next year.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at August 03, 2024 06:39 PM (Y+AMd)

57 That's very pretty. Bad dog.
Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 06:33
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Thanks. To clarify I didn't do the quilting. That's above my pay grade. The lovely women of MIL's Methodist church did that. I just stitched the blocks.

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 03, 2024 06:40 PM (d5jDg)

58 56/
Cross stitching an old world map? you must enjoy wonderful eye sight! Would love to see a pic of it when done.

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 06:42 PM (IQ6Gq)

59 A lot of beautiful work this week. The first photo, from Theresa, is amazing.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at August 03, 2024 06:42 PM (VNX3d)

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Well I just sent the holy hand grenade instructions to my daughter. I hope she comes through for me.
Posted by: HappyFun

Be sure to follow instructions to the letter.
FIVE is right out!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 03, 2024 06:43 PM (63Dwl)

61 56 I'm currently working on a Chinese knockoff kit of an old world map (orbis terrarum etc.). Not sure what I'll do after that, but I'm thinking of entering a piece or two in the state fair next year.

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at August 03, 2024 06:39 PM (Y+AMd)
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Please send info and pics if you're willing to share. Happy to include in a future thread.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 06:44 PM (IQ6Gq)

62 It always comes back to Monty Python, doesn't it?

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 06:44 PM (IQ6Gq)

63 My Nonna would crochet toilet paper roll covers that resembled (vaguely) poodles. She also had a pet poodle - Buttons, by name.

She would feed Buttons by putting people food on the carpet in the dining room without benefit of a bowl. A sloppy disgusting mess. But woe be to us children if we dropped something down there.

We loathed that dog.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 03, 2024 06:45 PM (WXNFJ)

64 The first photo, from Theresa, is amazing.
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Agree. Curious what the dimensions are?

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 03, 2024 06:46 PM (d5jDg)

65 I'm a dog guy not a cat guy but if I had a cat I would absolutely make sure the cat wore that Viking hat 7x24.

Posted by: JackStraw at August 03, 2024 06:46 PM (LkLld)

66 The only thing I remember my mother making was a rug made from old socks that were braided together and then made into an oval shaped rug.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 06:47 PM (5MvGY)

67 I read an article about a piece of cloth being found during an excavation in Israel and how the dye came from some growth on tree. It was the source for the red color used at that time.
Posted by: Ben Had

There used to be a show on TV, The Naked Archeologist, in which a rather personable nerd archeologist would investigate and explain various ancient items of archeological interest. One episode concerned his search for a particular purple dye of apacolyptic dimension. Eventually, he identifies the source as a particular species of squid. I was thinking squid, wings, tentacles, Apacolypse . . . Are we talking Cthulhu?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I got 99 problems but Vance ain't one at August 03, 2024 06:48 PM (L/fGl)

68 I wish I knew how to send photographs. I made a big needlepoint thing for my parents' 50th wedding anniversary--2 feet square. The upper righthand corner came to me in a dream. I didn't know how to needlepoint, but I knew it would take a while, so I started at the corner I could picture without knowing what the rest of the design would be.

I still look at it and wonder how I did it.

I have a sweater that came from a dream, too.

Posted by: Wenda at August 03, 2024 06:48 PM (ZDr7Y)

69 A lot of fabric arts remind me of whittling: using simple tools like a sloyd knife and some scrap wood to make toys and decorative items. The Scandi traditional styles of flat plain carving and kohlrosing come to mind. Then useful items like carving eating utensils and bowls are the equivalent of making clothes.

Posted by: JTB at August 03, 2024 06:49 PM (zudum)

70 68 I wish I knew how to send photographs. I made a big needlepoint thing for my parents' 50th wedding anniversary--2 feet square. The upper righthand corner came to me in a dream. I didn't know how to needlepoint, but I knew it would take a while, so I started at the corner I could picture without knowing what the rest of the design would be.

I still look at it and wonder how I did it.

I have a sweater that came from a dream, too.

Posted by: Wenda at August 03, 2024 06:48 PM (ZDr7Y)
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Wow. Use the email in my nic or at the bottom of the content. Send photo. Would love to see. Same for anyone else. Happy to use part of next week's content to post horde projects.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 06:50 PM (IQ6Gq)

71 Washington put the Singer Company to work on aviation-related components that required precision machining, particularly navigation and targeting equipment. During the war, Singer produced components for the Sperry T-1 bomb sight, B-29 bomber gunfire control computers, directional gyro and artificial horizon instruments, and automatic pilot parts.
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Marginally OT, but this strikes a chord. Over the years, I have made a mental note when I chance encounter info regarding wartime production by unlikely companies. A B-17 that I looked into had engines by Studebaker, and window glass by Lionel.

There are many examples of such seemingly unrelated materials being produced by well known companies. One of my favorites is the mount for the SV submarine radar system, which I have mentioned before, it was manufactured by General Mills.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 03, 2024 06:50 PM (XeU6L)

72 The world of schoolgirl needlework is forever changed. School Daze: Understanding Schoolgirl Needlework

Somewhere in my vast library, I have a book of Pennsylvania German Decorated Hand Towels, which, generally, were fashioned by the young ladies of the home. It's called "This is the way I pass my time". Hundreds of beautiful pictures of the works and bios of the women.

Posted by: Tonypete at August 03, 2024 06:51 PM (WXNFJ)

73 I'm a dog guy, too. However, presently I'm residing with 2 cats and no doggie. If I tried to put that hat on either cat I'd bleed to death. (As I type with one hand as other one is wrapped with tissue from recent cat attack.)

Posted by: olddog in mo at August 03, 2024 06:52 PM (d5jDg)

74 Posted by: PabloD at August 03, 2024 06:24 PM (9ByqA)

I had to look up "SOTA."

That's really interesting...maybe send TRex a little writeup?

Posted by: CharlieGray'sDildo at August 03, 2024 06:53 PM (d9fT1)

75 71 There are many examples of such seemingly unrelated materials being produced by well known companies.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 03, 2024 06:50 PM (XeU6L)
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This is a great rabbit hole. Studebaker doesn't surprise me but never heard about Lionel or General Mills.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 06:55 PM (IQ6Gq)

76 A Wrecks, the ingenuity and talent of our predecessors is a rabbit hole I could go down and never get out.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 06:55 PM (5MvGY)

77 Pipe tobacco alert.

I've been trying several of the Mac Baren HH series of tobacco. Old Dark Fired, Pure Virginia, and Burley so far. All are flake styles which seems to bring out the tobacco flavors. I expect to try all the flake blends eventually. They are tasty but on the stronger side compared to Granger or Half and Half or the other codger blends. I like that but some may not.

Posted by: JTB at August 03, 2024 06:56 PM (zudum)

78 74 Posted by: PabloD at August 03, 2024 06:24 PM (9ByqA)
I had to look up "SOTA."
That's really interesting...maybe send TRex a little writeup?
Posted by: CharlieGray'sDildo at August 03, 2024 06:53 PM
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Yes, please!

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 06:56 PM (IQ6Gq)

79 76/ Ben Had
Isn't that the truth!

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 06:56 PM (IQ6Gq)

80 Lovely crochet & needlework

Posted by: vmom stabby stabby stabby stabby stabamillion at August 03, 2024 06:57 PM (Ka3bZ)

81 The old world map pattern is a Chinese knockoff of a much better pattern (I didn't know that until I bought it. Luckily, I know enough stitching to be able to decipher the instructions from context), so alas, it is not as cool or intricate as you guys are imagining! I considered dropping it entirely, but it's still a cool pattern even if the original is better, so I'll still finish it. But no more "Joy Sunday" patterns/kits for me - the extra money for the original is worth it.

I'll send a pic when done if y'all want. There's a ton of backstitch and French knots, so I can't even guess how long it will take!

Posted by: Mrs. Peel at August 03, 2024 06:58 PM (Y+AMd)

82 The "Machine Made Lace" video from the show "How It's Made" (youtube, posted by "Science Channel") is showing as unavailable for me.

Anyone else having trouble getting that one to work?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 03, 2024 06:58 PM (O7YUW)

83 I want a time machine to back and have a pint of ale with the person that came up with chain mail. Honestly, weaving in metal?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:01 PM (5MvGY)

84 TRex - what would you like to know? I'm a QRP / CW operator. I can email you with as few or many details as you'd like. I know there are a couple other hams on here (sock_rat_eeze and I think Cybersmythe and probably others I'm forgetting).

Posted by: PabloD at August 03, 2024 07:02 PM (9ByqA)

85 Put together a new router table. Thats all I did today for hobbies.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 03, 2024 07:03 PM (VwHCD)

86 82 The "Machine Made Lace" video from the show "How It's Made" (youtube, posted by "Science Channel") is showing as unavailable for me. Anyone else having trouble getting that one to work?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 03, 2024 06:58 PM (O7YUW)
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Works ok for me, but here's a direct Youtube link:
https://youtu.be/JyBkxHOM59I?

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 07:03 PM (IQ6Gq)

87 In line with the thread topic, I've seen several articles and YT videos about how fiber arts in general and knitting, crochet, and cross stitch (or similar) is becoming more popular, especially among young folks. The reasons vary but the appeal of hand work, as opposed to digital matters, is a common factor.

Posted by: JTB at August 03, 2024 07:04 PM (zudum)

88
A B-17 that I looked into had engines by Studebaker, and window glass by Lionel.

Lionel made telegraph keys during WW2.

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/lionel_j_36.html

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 03, 2024 07:05 PM (63Dwl)

89 Sketched out the nighttime view of the Bodie Island Lighthouse on the canvas for my next oil painting. It’s more a starry sky painting with the lighthouse in the foreground.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 07:05 PM (B1dzx)

90 There are many examples of such seemingly unrelated materials being produced by well known companies. One of my favorites is the mount for the SV submarine radar system, which I have mentioned before, it was manufactured by General Mills.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at August 03, 2024 06:50 PM (XeU6L)

But was it fortified with essential daily vitamins? lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 03, 2024 07:05 PM (VwHCD)

91 84 TRex - what would you like to know? I'm a QRP / CW operator. I can email you with as few or many details as you'd like.

Posted by: PabloD at August 03, 2024 07:02 PM (9ByqA)
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Send me an email and we can figure it out. Thanks!

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 07:05 PM (IQ6Gq)

92 Berserker, do you have bits for making tongue and groove?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:07 PM (5MvGY)

93 89 Sketched out the nighttime view of the Bodie Island Lighthouse on the canvas for my next oil painting. It’s more a starry sky painting with the lighthouse in the foreground.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 07:05 PM (B1dzx)
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Can you remind us of your website? I have a feeling painting is going to feature in a future hobby thread...

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 07:08 PM (IQ6Gq)

94 TRex - will do. Email will be from pablodoregon at the evil gee-mail.

Posted by: PabloD at August 03, 2024 07:08 PM (9ByqA)

95 Theresa’s pattern would make a great modernist oil painting.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 07:08 PM (B1dzx)

96 83 I want a time machine to back and have a pint of ale with the person that came up with chain mail. Honestly, weaving in metal?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:01 PM (5MvGY)
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Sorcery.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 07:09 PM (IQ6Gq)

97 Berserker, do you have bits for making tongue and groove?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:07 PM (5MvGY)

Is a pig's ass pork? lol

I even have an old stanley 45 that will do it if I want to be all kinda of pappa gepetto. What kind though? Like for flooring, or like ship lap?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 03, 2024 07:09 PM (VwHCD)

98 TRex, kinda like the pyramids, huh!

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:10 PM (5MvGY)

99 Way to go, Dave in Fla and MarkW!

Posted by: m at August 03, 2024 07:11 PM (64Zez)

100 100

Posted by: m at August 03, 2024 07:11 PM (64Zez)

101 Can you remind us of your website? I have a feeling painting is going to feature in a future hobby thread...
Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 07:08 PM (IQ6Gq)

Stuppleart.com

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 07:11 PM (B1dzx)

102 I guess sculpture could be a hobby. I've been reading HHhH by Laurent Binet and it includes a statuary anecdote. After Reinhard Heydrich became protector of Bohemia and Moravia, he ordered one of several statues of German composers removed from top of a public building in Prague. The statue was of Felix Mendelssohn and he was removed because Jew. The SS men assigned the job were not conversant with classical music and didn't know which was Mendelssohn and were not anxious to trouble Heydrich with such a detail. They therefore decided to measure noses and the biggest would get the axe. Unfortunately, this method identified Hitler's favorite composer, Richard Wagner, as the offending statue. Luckily for them, some more knowledgeable person saved Wagner at the last minute and identified Mendelssohn. And they all lived happily ever after.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I got 99 problems but Vance ain't one at August 03, 2024 07:12 PM (L/fGl)

103
I have completed projects in counted cross-stitch and needlepoint. These were done during my first marriage, although I still have here a (nearly) completed needlepoint piece mounted on its stitching frame in a closet. I should finish it after over 30 years in limbo, but where is the time?

In the meantime, I cannot sew scout regalia and badges onto my uniform shirts worth a damn.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at August 03, 2024 07:12 PM (xG4kz)

104 Haven't operated lately but I bet SOTA, especially with QRP gear would be fun. It's amazing how far low power CW using simple wire antennas can reach.

Posted by: JTB at August 03, 2024 07:12 PM (zudum)

105 98 TRex, kinda like the pyramids, huh!

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:10 PM (5MvGY)
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Grateful found a recent article with a new water elevator theory for moving the stones. Amazing that we're still trying to figure it out so many years later. Or maybe its just aliens...

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 07:12 PM (IQ6Gq)

106 I even have an old stanley 45 that will do it if I want to be all kinda of pappa gepetto.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads

Nice. I found a Stanley 55 (complete with all the irons!) at a garage sale. The seller insisted on $5 and would not take a penny more even after I told her what she had. Cha Ching!!

Posted by: Tonypete at August 03, 2024 07:12 PM (WXNFJ)

107 100 100

Posted by: m at August 03, 2024 07:11 PM (64Zez)
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Congratulations! You win the post #100 award. Well done.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 07:13 PM (IQ6Gq)

108 Berserker, the walls in my stalls are all 2×4 tongue and groove and you can't buy it around here anymore. I have some boards I would like to replace but I am going to have to make them myself.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:13 PM (5MvGY)

109 102 Luckily for them, some more knowledgeable person saved Wagner at the last minute and identified Mendelssohn. And they all lived happily ever after.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I got 99 problems but Vance ain't one at August 03, 2024 07:12 PM (L/fGl)
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Quite a story. Never heard it before.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 07:15 PM (IQ6Gq)

110 Nice. I found a Stanley 55 (complete with all the irons!) at a garage sale. The seller insisted on $5 and would not take a penny more even after I told her what she had. Cha Ching!!

Posted by: Tonypete at August 03, 2024 07:12 PM (WXNFJ)

bastard!!!

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 03, 2024 07:15 PM (VwHCD)

111 JTB - I think SOTA (and to a lesser extent, POTA) is responsible for the resurgence of CW. With 5 watts and a wire I hit as far as Illinois from Oregon today. And the exchanges are easy, and most everyone is cool with slow speed. I run about 15 wpm, but I hear 7-8 wpm all the time.

Posted by: PabloD at August 03, 2024 07:17 PM (9ByqA)

112 TonyPete, I need to go with you to garage sales.....

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 07:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

113 A rock quarry was discovered in Israel recently and the blocks of stone that they cut weighed 2 tons each . They were used as pavers for the roads in Jerusalem.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:17 PM (5MvGY)

114 Berserker, the walls in my stalls are all 2×4 tongue and groove and you can't buy it around here anymore. I have some boards I would like to replace but I am going to have to make them myself.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:13 PM (5MvGY)

Is it the kind that shows a slight gap, or tight? Either way its easy to do.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 03, 2024 07:17 PM (VwHCD)

115 TonyPete, I need to go with you to garage sales.....

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 07:17 PM (IQ6Gq)

No shit man.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 03, 2024 07:19 PM (VwHCD)

116 Berserker, tight. I am assuming you would do this on a table ?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:22 PM (5MvGY)

117 I can't sew but my grandmother could. She would make Easter dresses every year for me and my cousins (3 girls). She also sewed my wedding dress. I bought the patter, fabric and the lace (with sequins) at G Street Fabrics. My father somehow got roped into "modeling" the train (it was a separate piece that tied on and was removable for the reception) and the idea of my dad's modeling never ceased to amuse my aunt.

Posted by: Iris at August 03, 2024 07:23 PM (n3DL0)

118 Iris, what a beautiful memory. Hope you are well, sweet lady.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:24 PM (5MvGY)

119 Time to say good night and thank you. Not sure when the next post is coming. Always appreciate the horde - thanks for sharing bits of your world. Come back next week for more hobbying. In the meantime, email anytime and we'll do what we can to share horde contributions.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 07:24 PM (IQ6Gq)

120 Grateful found a recent article with a new water elevator theory for moving the stones. Amazing that we're still trying to figure it out so many years later. Or maybe its just aliens...
Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 07:12 PM (IQ6Gq

I still like the retired blue collar guy who spent his retirement moving 20 ton concrete blocks by himself with just inclines and levers.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 07:24 PM (B1dzx)

121 I am well, thank you! Counting down until October!

Posted by: Iris at August 03, 2024 07:25 PM (n3DL0)

122 117/
What a precious gift, and what a great image....

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 07:25 PM (IQ6Gq)

123 Teresa, that is simply beautiful!!

Working on a quilt, throw-sized, for a dear friend whose husband loves sailing, A lot of blending of pieces to get a water color effect; I am making it up as I go along, kind of like Wenda described. I have a flannel sheet hung, that the cotton pieces stick to, and I can keep moving them around. If I didn't have that to work on right now, I would go crazy.

Posted by: skywch at August 03, 2024 07:25 PM (uqhmb)

124 It doesn't really qualify as a hobby -- yet -- but I have been playing around with making rope and twine from natural found materials (think survival-type rope).[ . . . ]
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at August 03, 2024 06:21 PM (HB31z)

I have a plastic bung screwed loosely to one of my porch pillars with a brass cup hook screwed into the rim of it, I will use it to spin up short hanks of cording for tying up plants from grass and hay. Because, dammit.

If I want to do a longer one I usually twist it with my fingers and then twist it together to get a stronger cord.
I use corn husks, they have to be wetted to make them pliable, but they are very handy to use, and if I want really long fibers to work with I like to use the fiber out of fairly young blackberry vines, which you have to scrub off the thorns, beat flat and then strip out the inner pulp before twisting. Tne natural muciliage in the vines help the fibers stick together better. NW Indians used inner bark fiber (bast) cedar roots and iris leaves

Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2024 07:26 PM (D7oie)

125 I cheat and run the blackberry vines through an old pasta maker I got given, it squashes them flat for scraping and doesn't damage the fibers like pounding will.
But you are right, the world is full of fibers

Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2024 07:28 PM (D7oie)

126 Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2024 07:26 PM (D7oie)

Just watched Tom Hanks do that in the movie
Cast Away.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 07:28 PM (B1dzx)

127 Not a hobby, unless having a treacherous dick is a hobby:

https://x.com/i/ status/ 1819850195925864866

(remove spaces)

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at August 03, 2024 07:28 PM (w6EFb)

128 TRex, I'll try to get my daughter to help me send pix. Or my granddaughter. Thanks for asking.

Posted by: Wenda at August 03, 2024 07:30 PM (ZDr7Y)

129 Rawhide braiding. 16 strands of 1/8 inch rawhide.

Take a look at the work Luis Ortega did.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:30 PM (5MvGY)

130 Teresa, that's a gorgeous piece!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at August 03, 2024 07:32 PM (w6EFb)

131 I saved this. It's about making Japanese tatami mats. Includes someone doing museum quality work

https://tinyurl.com/35asem4y

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 03, 2024 07:32 PM (MdjE1)

132 130 Teresa, that's a gorgeous piece!
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at August 03, 2024 07:32 PM (w6EFb)

Yes, I am in awe of your talent. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by: Iris at August 03, 2024 07:33 PM (n3DL0)

133 No intention of making this a political discussion beyond my question. Didn’t Leftists hijack one of the most popular Knitting /Crafts blog or am I remembering wrong?
Posted by: polynikes

Ravelry

Posted by: Tuna at August 03, 2024 07:36 PM (oaGWv)

134 Rawhide braiding. 16 strands of 1/8 inch rawhide.

Take a look at the work Luis Ortega did.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:30 PM (5MvGY)

Artistry. Appropriately in a museum.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 07:36 PM (B1dzx)

135 The lengths that some bored band parents will go to to create items once a show's theme is revealed can be insane. Many parents are more into marching band than their kids.
(Totally not looking at sponge....)

Posted by: lin-duh at August 03, 2024 07:38 PM (PZo5T)

136 polynikes, I will forever kick myself for not buying a set of reins he made. 16 strands with a 1/16 th red strand in it. I remember them to this day.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:39 PM (5MvGY)

137 OK, this has not been my world, but have you seen the braiding of the horses in the Rose Bowl Parade every year?

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 07:39 PM (IQ6Gq)

138 polynikes, I will forever kick myself for not buying a set of reins he made. 16 strands with a 1/16 th red strand in it. I remember them to this day.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:39 PM (5MvGY)

Ever heard of Harper Rodeo circuit?

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 07:41 PM (B1dzx)

139 I can crochet but don't do it often. That's beautiful work. I've seen bobbin lace done. Used to have a woman in our spinning group that did it.

Ravelry lost a lot of their skilled people. I have an account I use only to get patterns that I missed downloading. There was an excellent vintage sewing machine group that I think is gone now.

And I am getting a Bosworth book charkha! I've owned Indian book and attache sized charkhas but sold them when out of work. I even had a Yahoo group on them. The Bosworth ones are like the Cadillacs of charkhas. These are small portable spindle spinning wheels, designed for cotton and fine fibers. I hope to make a dent in my cotton stash.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 03, 2024 07:43 PM (MdjE1)

140 111 ... PabloD,

Good to know about slower CW speeds being acceptable. My CW skills are probably at 5 WPM due to rust. And hearing about a resurgence of interest in CW is nice. Not to get political, but I think such elementary communication capability may be useful in the not so distant future.

Posted by: JTB at August 03, 2024 07:43 PM (zudum)

141 Grateful, I have a story for you about braiding . It involves one of the most preeminent cutting horse trainers in the world. We will do this over a glass of Cab.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:43 PM (5MvGY)

142 140
Good to know about slower CW speeds being acceptable. My CW skills are probably at 5 WPM due to rust. And hearing about a resurgence of interest in CW is nice. Not to get political, but I think such elementary communication capability may be useful in the not so distant future.
Posted by: JTB at August 03, 2024 07:43 PM (zudum)

----------------

CW is like riding a bike. You can step away from the key for a year or two, and you'll be back up to your regular rate in just a couple days.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at August 03, 2024 07:45 PM (QdGJh)

143 The amazing thing about tapestries is how well they have held up through the ages. Like the old paintings these artist and craftsmen really knew some techniques.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 06:25 PM (5MvGY)
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Absolutely. If I recall correctly, the large heavy wall tapestries ones were originally made to soften medieval rooms that were cold and harsh. They also held some heat.
Posted by: TRex

Tracy Chevalier, who wrote "The Girl With the Pearl Earring", has also written a novel about the design and weaving of the famous unicorn tapestries, "The Lady and the Unicorn". I learned quite a bit about how tapestries were hand woven by reading that book.

Posted by: Tuna at August 03, 2024 07:45 PM (oaGWv)

144 polynikes, I have not but I will look.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:45 PM (5MvGY)

145 There is a FB group called Walk Away from Ravelry, formed right after the meltdown. They just set up a Truth Social group, in case we get kicked off FB.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 03, 2024 07:46 PM (MdjE1)

146 141/
Excellent, I look forward to it Ben Had. I am buying for that story....

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 07:46 PM (IQ6Gq)

147 Grateful, it involves the King Ranch.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:47 PM (5MvGY)

148 polynikes, I have not but I will look.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:45 PM (5MvGY)

I don't know if they're still in business but they were pretty big at one time. It was started by the family of a High School friend of mine who eventually took it over.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 07:48 PM (B1dzx)

149 There is an online knitting magazine called Blocked. It's not bad. There are so many in the fiber world that I'll never buy from again. The Bosworths may be raging liberals but were smart enough not to trash half of their customers.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 03, 2024 07:50 PM (MdjE1)

150 Just looked it up . It's Harper and Morgan and still appears to be up and running.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 07:50 PM (B1dzx)

151 And DO NOT go swimming in a knit or crochet swimming suit! They grow when wet. This was known back in the sixties when you first really saw them.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 03, 2024 07:52 PM (MdjE1)

152 polynikes ,I found it. I did the rodeo circuit for a very short while but found my home with cowhorses.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:53 PM (5MvGY)

153 King Ranch is bigger than Rhode Island.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 07:53 PM (B1dzx)

154 There is a sheep farmer who raises the older type of sheep, the Jacobs sheep I think, and she says she is willing to sell me fleeces if I want them.
I was looking at making felts since I was fascinated with the process. I could imagine making a hat, but I am not sure I would make more than one.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2024 07:54 PM (D7oie)

155 They used to grow flax commercially in the Willamette Valley. Ron Antoine told me about it. It think it died out pre WWII

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 03, 2024 07:55 PM (MdjE1)

156 153 King Ranch is bigger than Rhode Island.
*****
Seriously, most things are!

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 07:57 PM (IQ6Gq)

157 Bamboo has grown as a fiber of choice. I like the sheets second after pure cotton.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:58 PM (5MvGY)

158 Jacobs are nice. Slightly longer staple and some fleeces can be fine. I had friends that raised them. They tend to have multiple horns, four or six, and spotted fleece.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 03, 2024 07:58 PM (MdjE1)

159 155 They used to grow flax commercially in the Willamette Valley. Ron Antoine told me about it. It think it died out pre WWII

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 03, 2024 07:55 PM (MdjE1)
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Never heard that one. I know about grass seed and pinot noir! My ancestors farmed grass seed near Corvallis.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 07:58 PM (IQ6Gq)

160 Grateful, it's not fictional either.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:58 PM (5MvGY)

161 What a long day, just leaving work and won't be home for a hour

Posted by: Skip at August 03, 2024 08:01 PM (8Ql0J)

162 Ron talked about being a little kid in a local parade, in a wagon full of flax. Interesting guy. He was a cop but started repairing spinning wheels to make money to put his daughter through college. Made enough with the wheels to quit the cop job.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 03, 2024 08:01 PM (MdjE1)

163 Knitter here, daughter is learning the art of sewing. Crochet gets all the "cool" patterns: stuffed animals, fighter jets, etc. Knitting, however, gets the utilitarian stuff, and that's where I thrive. I have made so many scarves, a handful of hats, a few baby blankets (that get used!) and a leash cover for Pooky. Oh, and I have done washcloths and hotpads as gifts. Like I said, very utilitarian, but I'm glad to be able to do it. I am currently knitting a Fibonacci scarf for Pookette on the same needles as I made a scarf for Pooky while pregnant with... Pookette. I'm sensing a pattern here..... (mwahahaha)

Posted by: pookysgirl, almost done with yet another scarf at August 03, 2024 08:02 PM (dtlDP)

164 Ben Had, I'm thankful we are flying in on Wednesday...I'll have all day Thursday to help and catch up with you while the hubby does his remote work thing....

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 08:02 PM (IQ6Gq)

165 Once again, thank you TRex and Grateful for a fun thread. I look forward to your next choice.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:03 PM (5MvGY)

166 There is a sheep farmer who raises the older type of sheep, the Jacobs sheep I think, and she says she is willing to sell me fleeces if I want them.
I was looking at making felts since I was fascinated with the process. I could imagine making a hat, but I am not sure I would make more than one.
Posted by: Kindltot

I had a pair of mittens I knitted out of Noro Kureyon yarn and then felted. I loved those babies.

Posted by: Tuna at August 03, 2024 08:04 PM (oaGWv)

167 165 Once again, thank you TRex and Grateful for a fun thread. I look forward to your next choice.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:03 PM (5MvGY)

**clink**

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 08:04 PM (IQ6Gq)

168 I love to crochet and knit.

My current frustration is on a sunflower starburst granny square Poncho I was making as a gift, I had not realized how slippery the yarn was. All of the intermediate color squares started coming undone at their magic loop >.

I got so frustrated I put it down and haven't finished fixing it.

Posted by: Frosted Lexi charm at August 03, 2024 08:04 PM (fJ7Xp)

169 Button and Needle Sculpture - aka the Big Button

I like it; I can't deny it.

Posted by: Sir Mix-a-lot at August 03, 2024 08:05 PM (DgGvY)

170 @86/TRex:

Thanks for your help. It turned out to be a country related issue, but the video wasn't throwing the standard "Not available in your country" message, just "Video not available."

A VPN connection into the USA sorted it out.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at August 03, 2024 08:05 PM (O7YUW)

171 Pookysgirl,

Look up Claire Garland of Dot Pebbles knits. She does the most realistic knit animals. If you are on her mailing list, she sends a free pattern out every month. Her other patterns are on Etsy and I think there are a couple of books

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 03, 2024 08:06 PM (MdjE1)

172 Berserker, tight. I am assuming you would do this on a table ?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 07:22 PM (5MvGY)

Table saw or router table. It probably depends on the wood. Router is cleaner though. You say this is 2X4? Thats some thick shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at August 03, 2024 08:06 PM (VwHCD)

173 169 Button and Needle Sculpture - aka the Big Button

I like it; I can't deny it.

Posted by: Sir Mix-a-lot at August 03, 2024 08:05 PM (DgGvY)
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Ha!

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 08:07 PM (IQ6Gq)

174 Berserker, pine and pieces are 6 ft long.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:07 PM (5MvGY)

175 Two sites having deals

For model builders Sprue Brothers is having a 20% off sale on everything made by Hasegawa.

Www.spruebrothers.com

Suruga-ya is having another free shipping event. No minimum order. Only a 500yen commission fee.

www.suruga-ya.com

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2024 08:08 PM (5rlb6)

176 I got so frustrated I put it down and haven't finished fixing it.

Posted by: Frosted Lexi charm at August 03, 2024 08:04 PM (fJ7Xp)

I wish I could help you, but I don't crochet. There's a young woman at my sewing/knitting circle that has mastered the granny square to the point of making large blankets with it.

Posted by: pookysgirl, almost done with yet another scarf at August 03, 2024 08:08 PM (dtlDP)

177 Good evening

Posted by: Redacted at August 03, 2024 08:09 PM (11BPJ)

178 I am a seamstress and a weaver. I am thinking about knitting, but haven't really made the leap yet. I've tried croquet and naalbinding. I would like to try embroidery one of these years. I have a closet full of fabric and shelves full of yarn. My mother originally taught me to sew, and I managed to rescue her old machine, a Singer Rocketeer, before she stuffed it into the trash. Growing up, Mom made a lot of my clothes, and going to the fabric store and sitting next to her leafing through the heavy pattern catalogs was a special treat. She made all of my special event dresses. Thank you for sparking a lovely memory.

Posted by: Nancy@7000ft at August 03, 2024 08:10 PM (qFnnL)

179 They used to grow flax commercially in the Willamette Valley. Ron Antoine told me about it. It think it died out pre WWII
Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 03, 2024 07:55 PM (MdjE1)

the Oregon state penitentiary had a flax making enterprise for a while, I think it was after they stopped making stoves. I don't know if there was a commercial fiber manufacturing outside of the prison though. flax is nearly a weed, and it seems to grown anywhere.
I saw some flax combs for sale in a junk shop here in town and I had to explain to the owner what she had. they were really well used, to the point of being worn down in the middle from slapping the fiber down. No telling where they came from though.
I know too much I am afraid.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2024 08:11 PM (D7oie)

180 175 Two sites having deals

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2024 08:08 PM (5rlb6)
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Thank you! Some great stuff in there. We're going to do a proper model building theme at some point.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 08:12 PM (IQ6Gq)

181 176 I got so frustrated I put it down and haven't finished fixing it.
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I'd love to help you...but I don't understand when you say the squares are coming apart. Can you email me and explain more or send a photo?

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 08:12 PM (IQ6Gq)

182 178 Thank you for sparking a lovely memory.

Posted by: Nancy@7000ft at August 03, 2024 08:10 PM (qFnnL)
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Thank you for sharing and thank you for being here. Cheers!

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 08:13 PM (IQ6Gq)

183 Tongue and groove 2X4? You will need Charlie Brown's Dado.

Posted by: fd at August 03, 2024 08:13 PM (vFG9F)

184 blade

Posted by: fd at August 03, 2024 08:14 PM (vFG9F)

185 fd, hahahaha.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:15 PM (5MvGY)

186 183 Tongue and groove 2X4? You will need Charlie Brown's Dado.

Posted by: fd at August 03, 2024 08:13 PM (vFG9F)

***SNORT*** A little woodworking wordplay. Well done.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 08:15 PM (IQ6Gq)

187 I've had a couple of folks tell me about their experiences with flax and with nettles. I'd planned to do some flax spinning and got several different types, but I lost my husband and Covid hit. I'll try and tackle it now that I have time.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 03, 2024 08:18 PM (MdjE1)

188 "I know too much I am afraid." - Kindltot.

You are a font of knowledge on all things re: the Willamette Valley, to be sure.

Posted by: PabloD at August 03, 2024 08:18 PM (9ByqA)

189 Ok, gotta go cook dinner. QRT.

Posted by: PabloD at August 03, 2024 08:19 PM (9ByqA)

190 I jest about yaks but their fiber makes some awesome socks.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:20 PM (5MvGY)

191 Fiber hobbyist. If it's counted, I've probably done it one time or another. Counted cross stitch, counted canvas work, blackwork, . I also do kumihimo. I've done macreme in the far distant past. I also do bead weaving and knit mail. What I really like to do is use two or more techniques per project.

Posted by: Livia Drusilla at August 03, 2024 08:20 PM (NcHb9)

192 191 Fiber hobbyist. If it's counted, I've probably done it one time or another. I also do kumihimo.

Posted by: Livia Drusilla at August 03, 2024 08:20 PM (NcHb9)
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Thanks for checking in. Kumihimo? Just looked it up. Never heard of it. Japanese braiding.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 08:22 PM (IQ6Gq)

193 Speaking of hobbies, Mr Emhoff knocked up his daughter's nanny.

Posted by: fd at August 03, 2024 08:23 PM (vFG9F)

194 The height of stitching is stump work
Very rare

Posted by: Redacted at August 03, 2024 08:24 PM (11BPJ)

195 fd , Arnold did it too!

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:24 PM (5MvGY)

196 Mom had a pedal-powered Singer. It was housed in a cabinet with a hinged top as I recall. Flip the top, pull out the Singer, which rode on it's own hinged shelf, and you were off to the races. She eventually had it retrofitted with an electric motor and continued to use it into the 80's. Wish it was still in the family. Neither of my sisters were big into sewing, and I strictly hand stich on an as needed basis...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 03, 2024 08:24 PM (t7Bqe)

197 If you do not want to fork over about $120 at Sprue Brothers.

Someone is selling from their stash the excellent Tamiya 1/48 F-14D Tomcat for $58.04 at Suruga-ya.

https://www.suruga-ya.com/en/product/603093270

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2024 08:24 PM (5rlb6)

198 knocked up his daughter's nanny.

Arnie Schwarzenegger has entered the chat.

Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenkoism in Solidarity with the Struggle at August 03, 2024 08:24 PM (dOjkx)

199 I get things wrong too, I am afraid. some of the old timer's stories were misremembered by someone, and got passed on.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 03, 2024 08:25 PM (D7oie)

200 You need to be able to repair clothing in the future. And distill whiskey, too.

Posted by: Eromero at August 03, 2024 08:25 PM (LHPAg)

201 Get the right book, and kumihimo is a snap.

Posted by: Livia Drusilla at August 03, 2024 08:26 PM (NcHb9)

202 Redacted, what projects do you have going?

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:26 PM (5MvGY)

203 Do you crochet or knit? Do you do needlepoint or cross stitch? Are you a quilter, sewer or tailor? Do you reach for a needle and thread or yarn when on a trip? Is your home filed with boxes of thread, balls of yarn, boxes of bobbins, and pattern books? Do you follow patterns or do you chart your own path? YES to all of the above. I do all kinds of needlework.
How did you get started? I taught myself to embroider when I was 10. I taught myself to sew clothing when I was 21. I bought a giant book on needlework and have tried many types. But I can't knit at all, and crochet only very basic granny squares. In addition to needlework I do doll houses and miniatures, basketry and various other things. I'm not actually very artistic, but I am a good crafter and can follow and adapt patterns.

Posted by: Delilah at August 03, 2024 08:27 PM (nAGrR)

204 Emhoff and Schwarzenegger. So vastly different, yet so alike.

Posted by: fd at August 03, 2024 08:28 PM (vFG9F)

205 200/
I can repair clothing, but are you offering guidance re distilling whiskey?

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 08:29 PM (IQ6Gq)

206 197 If you do not want to fork over about $120 at Sprue Brothers.

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2024 08:24 PM (5rlb6)
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They also have a nice 1/78 scale F-22. Wonder how old it is. The description says: "Raptor, the next-generation tactical fighter of the U.S. Air Force, which is scheduled to be deployed around 2005."

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 08:29 PM (IQ6Gq)

207 I have one electric sewing machine, five treadles and a hand crank. Most are Singers but I do have a Davis vertical feed, which was the first walking foot. Still trying to get my machines in permanent spots. I have less space here.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 03, 2024 08:30 PM (MdjE1)

208 Weasel says buy ammo. I say buy vodka.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:30 PM (5MvGY)

209 I collect schoolgirl samplers and antique lace (that I like to frame) from thrift stores, to save them from getting thrown away. And I REALLY want to do a portion of the Bayeux Tapestry which I saw in France several years ago.

Posted by: Delilah at August 03, 2024 08:30 PM (nAGrR)

210 Sonds like the kit is based off the YF-22

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2024 08:30 PM (5rlb6)

211 I am going to Scarsdale tomorrow to pick up used Viking cooktop I bought at an online auction
Mine has 25 years of hard use

Posted by: Redacted at August 03, 2024 08:30 PM (11BPJ)

212 I think I shot a Remington Rand 1911 at Parris Island in 79. Rattled like a pea in a snuffcan but was pretty accurate.

Posted by: Eromero at August 03, 2024 08:31 PM (LHPAg)

213 205 200/
I can repair clothing, but are you offering guidance re distilling whiskey?
Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 08:29 PM (IQ6Gq)

Used to homebrew beer straight from grain. Might get back into it after I retire next year...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 03, 2024 08:33 PM (t7Bqe)

214 Kamala's stepson is john emhoff

Jack emoff

Posted by: Redacted at August 03, 2024 08:33 PM (11BPJ)

215 213 Used to homebrew beer straight from grain. Might get back into it after I retire next year...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 03, 2024 08:33 PM (t7Bqe)
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Hold that thought. Homebrewing is on the list of potential hobby thread themes.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 08:33 PM (IQ6Gq)

216 Joe Kidd, miss your contributions to the food thread. Hope you are well.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:34 PM (5MvGY)

217 208 Weasel says buy ammo. I say buy vodka.
Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:30 PM (5MvGY)
Back in November 08 I bought ammo, and booze for barter. Somehow still have some ammo but the booze all evaporated over the years. Somehow.

Posted by: Eromero at August 03, 2024 08:35 PM (LHPAg)

218 I working on getting old

And doing one helluva job

Posted by: Redacted at August 03, 2024 08:35 PM (11BPJ)

219 White peaches are in so it is peachello making time.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:36 PM (5MvGY)

220 217 Somehow still have some ammo but the booze all evaporated over the years. Somehow.

Posted by: Eromero at August 03, 2024 08:35 PM (LHPAg)
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Must be the angel's share. They're very thirsty these days.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 08:37 PM (IQ6Gq)

221 219/ I need to be in TX now, just love the white peaches

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 08:37 PM (IQ6Gq)

222 Grateful, white peach shortcake with cream fraishe.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:39 PM (5MvGY)

223 221 219/ I need to be in TX now, just love the white peaches
Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 08:37 PM (IQ6Gq)
Greatful, y'all are closer to Spartanburg, they have peaches there too. The pink ones that make great ice cream.

Posted by: Eromero at August 03, 2024 08:41 PM (LHPAg)

224 Snail Racer can knit. She made my a really nice scarf. I bribed her with a small piece of pottery.

Posted by: javems at August 03, 2024 08:41 PM (8I4hW)

225 Thanks Ben Had, TRex is now looking at me with that look like "hello, where is it"...

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 08:41 PM (IQ6Gq)

226 Grateful I will bring some homemade white peachello to the MoMe but we will not share with others!

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:42 PM (5MvGY)

227 Anybody witness the harvesting of bamboo fiber? I ask because,
every fabric I've encountered that claimed to be made of bamboo was really "viscose" rayon, made by dissolving bamboo (as some other wood fibers are processed in plastic making) and then drawing out synthetic fibers, creating a kind of polyester.

I had a pair of jeans made of "ramie," once. Very soft, very hard wearing, and you couldn't iron them hard enough to get the little tufty wrinkles out. They made linen seem tame. There might be blends that use ramie for the tough part -- seems like it would go with silk, or most synthetics -- but styles changed and I never ran into it.

Like the piston engine, there's a lot of "natural fiber" research still out there to be done.

Posted by: Way,Way Downriver at August 03, 2024 08:43 PM (zdLoL)

228 223/
Mr E, we are north of Spartanburg, in No Va....

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 08:44 PM (IQ6Gq)

229 my/me

Posted by: javems at August 03, 2024 08:45 PM (8I4hW)

230 Japan always gets the cool stuff

Rick Dekard's gun?

https://www.suruga-ya.com/en/product/433010508

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2024 08:46 PM (5rlb6)

231 226/
*****
{{{{clink}}}}

Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 08:46 PM (IQ6Gq)

232 No music or movie thread I guess.

I'll just start my own. What rock song prominently features bagpipes and was also the signature song in a popular movie but without the bagpipes?

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 08:46 PM (B1dzx)

233 228 223/
Mr E, we are north of Spartanburg, in No Va....
Posted by: Grateful at August 03, 2024 08:44 PM (IQ6Gq)
The last time I lived close to Spartanburg we were wearing madras.

Posted by: Eromero at August 03, 2024 08:47 PM (LHPAg)

234 216

Aw thanks, Ben. Think I checked in late last Sunday.

Life is good, locally. Little heads back for his second year towards his degree in computer game art. I'll be using that time to scout potential retirement digs. Always thought Florida's Gulf Coast had a place in my future. God willing...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 03, 2024 08:48 PM (t7Bqe)

235 232 No music or movie thread I guess.

I'll just start my own. What rock song prominently features bagpipes and was also the signature song in a popular movie but without the bagpipes?

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 08:46 PM (B1dzx)
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I only know one rock song with bagpipes!

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 08:48 PM (IQ6Gq)

236 Lot of research still going on regard to high tensile strength material.

Still looking to build that space elevator.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 08:49 PM (B1dzx)

237 232 No music or movie thread I guess.

I'll just start my own. What rock song prominently features bagpipes and was also the signature song in a popular movie but without the bagpipes?
Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 08:46 PM (B1dzx)
Big Country?

Posted by: Eromero at August 03, 2024 08:50 PM (LHPAg)

238 Long way to the top

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 03, 2024 08:50 PM (63Dwl)

239 The TXMoMe has it's own bagpiper.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:50 PM (5MvGY)

240 Long way to the top
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 03, 2024 08:50 PM (63Dwl)

Bingo

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 08:51 PM (B1dzx)

241 Hold that thought. Homebrewing is on the list of potential hobby thread themes.
Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 08:33 PM (IQ6Gq)

Got my vote. Make it so...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at August 03, 2024 08:51 PM (t7Bqe)

242 I had a hobby
rocks

I recently returned a lot of them to the wild

no rockabilly/surf music thread I guess

Posted by: Don Black at August 03, 2024 08:53 PM (/7KEl)

243 bagpipes., can you combine that with cheese making ? AZ deplorable can give a master class on that.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:53 PM (5MvGY)

244 Wait. Home Brewing has never been featured on the hobby thread? From this group of connoisseurs? I don’t know you people.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at August 03, 2024 08:54 PM (Aoykm)

245 Where did that come from? Meant for TRex.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 08:55 PM (5MvGY)

246 A Renaissance Man has many hobbies.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at August 03, 2024 08:57 PM (8sMut)

247 Bagpipes at funerals will never not choke me up.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 08:57 PM (B1dzx)

248 It could be wine.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at August 03, 2024 08:58 PM (JvZF+)

249 The last thing I have seen was a locker organizer for home economics class in sixth grade. For this we were taught how to use a sewing machine.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at August 03, 2024 08:59 PM (8sMut)

250 Finally made it home

Posted by: Skip at August 03, 2024 08:59 PM (fwDg9)

251 SanFranpsycho, if you are having some Toma. I am drooling

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 09:00 PM (5MvGY)

252 Finally made it home
Posted by: Skip at August 03, 2024 08:59 PM (fwDg9)

We kept the Hobby thread open for you.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 09:00 PM (B1dzx)

253 I think I'm the only animator here, so that would make a singularly boring Hobby Thread. And I refuse to contribute to someone else's singularly boringness! IT'S ALL MINE!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 03, 2024 09:01 PM (CHHv1)

254 *pours Skip a well earned Scotch*

Posted by: Ben Had at August 03, 2024 09:01 PM (5MvGY)

255 237-Big Country?
Posted by: Eromero at August 03, 2024 08:50 PM

That was going to be my first guess!

Posted by: Moonbeam at August 03, 2024 09:02 PM (rbKZ6)

256 Bagpipes at funerals will never not choke me up.

Same here.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at August 03, 2024 09:02 PM (mH6SG)

257 Noodus ONTus.

Posted by: TRex at August 03, 2024 09:02 PM (IQ6Gq)

258 Beckoning Chasm
So when your animated movie be released?

Posted by: Anna Puma at August 03, 2024 09:02 PM (5rlb6)

259 I think I'm the only animator here, so that would make a singularly boring Hobby Thread. And I refuse to contribute to someone else's singularly boringness! IT'S ALL MINE!
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 03, 2024 09:01 PM (CHHv1)

I think that would be an interesting part of an art medium hobby thread.

Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 09:02 PM (B1dzx)

260 I was always amazed at the fiber suspension bridges put up by hand.

Spanning on the order of hundreds of yards, hundreds of feet in the air over gorges and steep river valleys.

Posted by: pawn at August 03, 2024 09:04 PM (QB+5g)

261 Put couple hot dogs in pan with onions
A scotch will be in order

Posted by: Skip at August 03, 2024 09:06 PM (fwDg9)

262 So what's this crud about no movie tonight?

Posted by: Skip at August 03, 2024 09:09 PM (fwDg9)

263 @258 the new one is taking too long, so I'm doing a trailer for it so that my tens of fans won't be disappointed.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at August 03, 2024 09:40 PM (CHHv1)

264 Thanks for the kind words, everyone! It took many hours to make the afghan, but it is basically a glorified granny square design, in that several smaller blocks are worked up, then joined together and a border is stitched around the assembled squares.

I just followed the instructions/pattern - the designer is amazing!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies' Brigade plucky comic relief at August 03, 2024 11:08 PM (SRRAx)

265 95 Theresa’s pattern would make a great modernist oil painting.
Posted by: polynikes at August 03, 2024 07:08 PM (B1dzx)

The designer was inspired by some of William Morris's classic designs (which were themselves inspired by old world designs)

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies' Brigade plucky comic relief at August 03, 2024 11:15 PM (SRRAx)

266 209 -- Have you seen the tapestry done by the Royal School of Embroidery? It's based on the Bayeau and stitched in the same manner. It is gorgeous.

Posted by: Livia Drusilla at August 04, 2024 12:11 AM (NcHb9)

267 209 -- Have you seen the D-Day tapestry done by the Royal School of Embroidery? It's based on the Bayeau and stitched in the same manner. It is gorgeous.

Posted by: Livia Drusilla at August 04, 2024 12:12 AM (NcHb9)

268 Aw come on you guys! This thread has been going over a day now, and not one comment about pussy hats.

?? What is happening ??

Or is that too political and did I just ban myself? If so, can you please re-post that viking cat hat in another thread?

Posted by: Persnickety at August 04, 2024 12:39 PM (6fdSm)

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