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Does Meditation Help?
NanciArvizu, I find the Theta Meditation System by Dr. Jeffrey Thompson, available on Amazon and released in Audio CD format May 15, 2001, educationally effective and enjoyable. I listen to the discs to balance, de-stress, flow, gain insight, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 07/07/2018
Knitting Books With Patterns For Beginners
I've never done tatting, but my grandmother made white snowflake ornaments for the Christmas tree by doing it. I still have them. I believe in self-reliance as well.
dustytoes, on 07/07/2018
Knitting Books With Patterns For Beginners
For some time I have thought that as oil runs out and the synthetic fibres that we make from it no longer are available, natural fibres, such as wool, cotton, linen and some others will come into their own again. so knitting woollens may be one ...
frankbeswick, on 07/07/2018
Knitting Books With Patterns For Beginners
You have reminded me of how my mother used to darn.That ball like thing, its name eludes me.
But please, you need to tell me: what is tatting?
frankbeswick, on 07/06/2018
Knitting Books With Patterns For Beginners
My grandmother did it. I remember she had a rounded, ball-like thing she used to hold the hole while she sewed it up. She is the only one I ever knew who did it. She also did tatting and had a big, huge loom for weaving. The fun I could have ...
dustytoes, on 07/06/2018
Knitting Books With Patterns For Beginners
My mother used to practice the ancient skill of darning knitted garments that had developed holes, which involved patching them by weaving in wool.Do you know anyone who still does this, for it seems to have now gone out of fashion?
frankbeswick, on 07/06/2018
Knitting Books With Patterns For Beginners
I certainly had not seen males knitting in my lifetime, so seeing this really surprised me. When I was growing up, only "old" people knit. Then I moved to Florida where nobody did any knitting. Once I was back up north, people of all ages ...
dustytoes, on 07/06/2018
Knit Stitches For Increases and Decreases
I caught the knitting bug a few months ago and then bought all kinds of yarn. So now I have to find ways to use it all! I did that a little backwards I think... LOL
dustytoes, on 07/06/2018
Knit Stitches For Increases and Decreases
Gosh you are advancing very quickly ...well done you .
erhhh no I don't do knitting things with my eyes closed …. ha
Veronica, on 07/06/2018
Knitting Books With Patterns For Beginners
Dustytoes, you evince surprise that little boys were knitting, but until the nineteenth century in England males knitted and wove just as much as females did. It was only after industrialization when males toiled for long hours in factories, ...
frankbeswick, on 07/06/2018
Knitting Books With Patterns For Beginners
Katie, I used to crochet far more than I knit. The biggest reason was ripping out mistakes. Its so easy to do when crocheting, and really difficult to do when knitting. I started to crochet as a kid and holding one needle was much simpler to ...
dustytoes, on 07/06/2018
Knitting Books With Patterns For Beginners
I have always wanted to learn to knit or crochet, I've got the crochet thing down a good bit and yet as for knitting, not so much. Thanks for the helpful leg up on getting capable when it comes to knitting. Nice blog!
katiem2, on 07/06/2018
The Remote Islands of Britain
The Channel Isles are British, but they do not recognize Elizabeth as queen, but as Duchess of Normandy. They are the last remnants of William the Conqueror's ducal domains. They are not part of the UK, but count as crown dependencies, self ...
frankbeswick, on 07/06/2018
The Remote Islands of Britain
Surprisingly enough, Fair Isle and Faroe have the same etymology, the far sound denoting sheep.
I agree with your views on the hand-knitting.
Personally, I would not fancy living on a remote isle, especially one where the climate limits ...
frankbeswick, on 07/06/2018
The Remote Islands of Britain
These must be small compared to the ones I have heard of. I have heard of Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man. Those are inhabited, and have currency with the queen as baileywick.
blackspanielgallery, on 07/06/2018