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Pixie <Pixie@AnnWheatley.com.invalid>:sayed
>On Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:24:14 +1000, hopper
/snipt
>>Ready made for basket weaving <g>
>>
>/laff
>Haven't done that since primary school. Covered a bottle.
>It looked like a genie bottle when I finished and I cherished it for
>years.
>
I got as far as a base.. turned out I was more tuned to
building crab pots from old bicycle wheels<g>
/snip
>Lots of good things in the south.
>Doan knock it till ya try it... /snicker
>And then... if you doan got sumptink nice to say, doan say nuffin' at
>all... /grin
>
oH.. I thought I was, doing so.. in assuming there were
virgins down there????.. No????
/chuckles
>>>>I am yet to see the body immune to the subtle touch
>>>>of a Darling Downs grape tread gently by virgins :->>
>>>>
>>>Virgins still get tinea... /grin
>>>
>>Part of the "medical check:" before they are allowed in
>>the vat shed.
>>
>Yeah roight...
>And the "medical" check goes sumptink like this??
>
>Blonde - check
>Buxom - check
>Breathing - check
>
Dunno.. "Darling Downs" _is_ "South", for me:-)
/snip
>>>Correct. And at the end of the day, you are doing a lot of work for
>>>possibly less than .01% of the sewing population.
>>>
>>Not questioning you in wondering is it really that low a number?
>>
>I have been machine embroidering for 10 years. Not as long as some of
>my embroidery friends.
>Hand embroidering since I was old enough to stick myself with a
>needle.
>I have yet to follow a colour chart for any of them and my walls are
>littered with tapestries, cross stitch and assorted machine
>embroideries. My Mother has my biggest tapestry, over 2100 square
>inches. There is not a colour on that one that was listed in the
>chart... ok, maybe the white... white is white...
>
/ducks flying pots and pans
Ok..OK.. enough..I believe ya.. honest ..!!
heh heh heh heh
>I have yet to meet a fellow sewing Lady in any of the sewing fests I
>have joined in on who has either. And I've met a lot of Ladies!
>Mostly it is because of their individual colour sense.
>I like fresh, soft colours. More in the spring range.
>I have friends who gravitate towards the warm colours of autumn or the
>stark colours of winter.
>Things like that.
>I would be interested to know the numbers of people who can get their
>hands on the actual threads in a colour chart.
>A shoppe would have to be particularly well stocked to carry thread
>from Mettler to Robison Anton and everything in between.
>Stock costs money.
>
One of the most confusing aspects of Willy learning I stumbled on was
this thread thing. Willy has thousands!!!
I just gave up, initially an' worked on getting the tool to work with
prime colours. I have recently discovered a trick in Willy and now
return to selecting a palette.. if only for mine own satisfaction.
I know very few have the same taste as myself.. in hues<BG>
/snipt
>>ummm.. what about Mickey Mouse etc?
>>And Daffy Duck?
>>All "prime colours", so no problem?
>>
>Believe it or not! There are different whites and blacks! /laff
>
mmm... sounds like a spray shop (autos)..!
>Do you know Pooh Bear has His own colour number in one brand of
>thread??!! Couldun believe it when I saw it! Like little kids know
>this, or even care??!!
>
A day in the sun.. and.. POOF Pooh Bear..!!
/lafff
>You've never tried to match red shoes to a red dress... aye??
>
ummm... NO.. am I missing out on something in Life?
Should I go buy two turkey fillets and a wig??
/snuckles
/snip
>>>>Apols for missing my posting promise in the TZ.. I got interrupted
>>>>with the GD waking and wanting walkies. Duty first, eh? <g>
>>>>
>>Made it this arvo... you??
>>
>Bit late! Stoopid horse race and crap like that!
>
Yeh... Mr Medici is still coming..!!
/holds out night light
>You have Her until She is 7. After that, it depends on the groundwork
>you established.
>
Carnt be that long.. not unless we follow DOTN around the Country and
possibly overseas, again.. heh heh
Two years (max) we got.
>>The "pre-school system" is already affecting her education.
>>
>She will not be scarred unless it continues for a long time.
>Children under five remember only the extremely traumatic or the
>extremely ecstatic things.
>I promise.
>
Does that explain why our two are so 'balanced'.. homegrown till
five.. then released<g>
>> even at the prices charged. There is where subsidies for the lazy
>> and/or manipulative gets society.
>>
>Speculative.
>
Possibly.
The same thing was said about phonetic learning of English.. look
where that got us, a whole generation wot kaint schpelt an dat lyke..!
Great at SMS (texting) tho'..!!
/laaaaff
>You just have a richer set of trash up there, is all.
>Money doan buy you intelligence or any kind of graces.
>Rich brat, poor brat... a brat is a still a brat.
>
Tis what "new money" delivers. The "mining boom" no less:-/
>No rain for two days. All good!
>I see a cyclone off Broome. It's started already.
>
Oh Good.. nothing like a good blow to clean the place out..!!
/laaaaaaaaaaaaafff
thanks for your post.. it is good clean fun :-)
cYa
--
hopper
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