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Re: Check-in

Pam M — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:19:25 GMT

That kind of cracks me up that you made and wore a prayer covering just to see, or something. :) I have been knitting legwarmers for my girlfriend out of

Check-in

anne_t_martin — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:53:20 GMT

Just wondering what everyone's up to. Any developments in your approach to alternative dress? I backpacked for 5 or 6 months this year, wearing pretty much

OT-ish: Dream Green quilt batt

elzicsfarewell@... — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:26:19 GMT

My mother just bought one of these to use in a quilt: http://www.quiltersdreambatting.com/dream-green.htm Made from recycled bottles (it's pale green in color

OT: Recycling facts from CNN

elzicsfarewell@... — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:06:46 GMT

Interesting, though: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/06/recycling.refresher/index.html

The refashion we've all been waiting for!

elzicsfarewell@... — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:53:13 GMT

(Pardon my grammar.) Garments from pop-tabs: http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Garments-from-Pop-Tabs Actually, when I was in college, the SCA girls used to carry

Re: Ravelry

Colleen — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:22:55 GMT

I have an account, but I don't "do" Ravelry. I just read the posts and look at the pictures. I find it helpful to see how patterns look when modeled by real

Re: I need a sock pattern

elevin@... — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:07:16 GMT

... Okay, my personal pattern is something like my tunic pattern. I don't give any real measurements or counts, aside from your body, but it seems to work.

I need a sock pattern

Pam M — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:09:03 GMT

I know of a few websites, but I realy don't know how to find the one I want. I really want a basic winter wool sock, like over the ankle but not over the

Re: Ravelry

Pam M — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:05:45 GMT

what is it? ________________________________ From: "elzicsfarewell@..." To: Alternative Dress

Ravelry

elzicsfarewell@... — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:34:46 GMT

Anyone else on Ravelry? --alethea

WikiHow: 15 ways to recycle old towels

elzicsfarewell@... — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:10:24 GMT

Might be useful: http://www.wikihow.com/Recycle-Towels You can also see if your local animal shelter or veterinary hospital needs them to use as pet bedding.

Re: OT: Freezing chickpeas?

Colleen — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:25:32 GMT

In general, I've heard that it's best to slightly undercook the beans if you're going to freeze them. The freeze/thaw process softens the beans, and if

Re: OT: Freezing chickpeas?

Sara McDougall — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:40:45 GMT

I've frozen the canned kind before (out of their can, in a ziplock bag), and they were fine. My roommates had gotten me one of those 6 lb cans from costco as a

OT: Freezing chickpeas?

elzicsfarewell@... — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:08:44 GMT

In an attempt to avoid wasting food, I'm going to ask this here: Has anybody here tried cooking dried chickpeas and then freezing them? Dried, of course, are

FWD: Fabric conservation, WWII regulations

elzicsfarewell@... — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:20:36 GMT

Cool! http://www.fabrics.net/joan702.asp