--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: F1E00006 Date: 01/09/98 From: HOLLY SULLIVAN Time: 2:54 am \/To: JEANNELOU TRUITT (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: frustrations I think I saw Jeannelou Truitt say to Holly Sullivan on 05 Jan 98 01:01:16: > could rock it to sleep with a rock!!! Every time i try to get on a > crafting set-up, i run into a 'wrong use name or pass word. I know that > i put the same thing in each time @#$%^&*(). Probably the fault of whoever set it up in that case. :-p > Maybe if i had some of those good sites [hint] that you mentioned, i > could go right to them and avoid the stupid sign in business. :-) Well, what would you like to start with? SCA sites, crochet, or what? Just web pages or (harder to find) chat rooms? And if you would include your Internet address, I'll send them there so we don't clog up the echo here. :)---Holly---<--<-@ * holly@cheerful.com * FunAmigaSysopPaganGoddessQuiltArtistSCACostumerAtLarge BBS 619 549-0278 URL: www.geocities.com/Wellesley/4201 --- DLG2000 v1.2.4/DLGMail v2.71 * Origin: Techno-Mages Guild * ==> (619) 549-0278 <== * (1:202/720) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: F1E00007 Date: 01/09/98 From: JEANNELOU TRUITT Time: 01:08pm \/To: LOUISE PARENT (Read 1 times) Subj: Mouse Dear Louise, Fun??? I call this an exercise in frustration. I hate windows, and that rinkiedink mouse. Nothing seems to go right. So far, i have spent about 50 hours and except for learning systems procedures, have learned very little more than a 2 hour visit to our small local library would have gained me. I am very close to placing the internet in the same category as the TV- those pieces of nonsense that i don't have life time to spend on. Speaking of sewing machines, my lord is this minute trying to bring one of ours [the Brothers] up to usefulness. I know that there are at least 2 in pretty good shape under the huge pile of 'goods' that last summer's house sitter left in our garage. In general, sewing machines hate me too, so it doesn't matter which one i am using, it will foul up in half an hour or so. I don't think we have chatted before. Welcome to the echo and hope to hear from you again. What crafts besides sewing so you prefer? Shalom, ll --- Platinum Xpress/Win/Wildcat5! v2.0 * Origin: Webb's World BBS, On The Gulf Coast, Biloxi MS, 601-385 (1:3604/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: F1E00008 Date: 01/09/98 From: RUTH HAFFLY Time: 05:43pm \/To: SARA GOLDSTEIN (Read 1 times) Subj: Scissors Hi Sara, SG> along to you. The trades are no problem. Give me a hint, please. SG> Where does one generally buy a New Jersey thimble? I'll search but a SG> hint would Any place that sells souveniers; if you have a Wal-Mart nearby, I know they do (or at least the ones I've been in). Believe it or not, I've found thimbles in such places as gas stations and antique shops (plastic advertising, from the 50s). It started as a collectable that was small & inexpensive, fitting in with my sewing and now has taken on an interest of it's own. SG> Fabric with a sewing theme should be no problem (she says without ever SG> having seen any). How big a piece do you need to include it in you SG> quilt? It's fun to contribute to something that will bring joy to SG> someone else. A half yard or so of a couple of different ones should give me something to play with. I think a quilt for the futon we will have in this room (in the next few weeks) with a sewing theme will be cute. Even Steve referred to this room the other day as "the sewing room." Small bits and pieces will go into a vest or jacket with a sewing theme. Probably a denim on one side, sewing theme on the other, jacket will be my project. SG> Please do post or send an address. OK; I"ve posted it without problems before: 118 Mottern Circle, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-1503. I hit the "print" button to get yours from the last note; hopefully I'll get the scissors out early next week. It was a busy week for me this past one. Catch you later, Ruth Geoworks Ensemble & Professional Point - High performance on a budget! hafflys@primenet.com FIDO 1:309/63.2 ... OH NO! Not ANOTHER learning experience! --- PPoint 2.05 * Origin: Fort Huachuca Point (1:309/63.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: F1E00009 Date: 01/09/98 From: RUTH HAFFLY Time: 05:52pm \/To: JEANNELOU TRUITT (Read 1 times) Subj: good show Hi Jeannelou, JT> Congratulations and good job on getting everything organized. Thanks; it feels better knowing where I can find a specific fabric without having to pull everything apart. Now I can better determine if I have enough pieces of this and that to actually do something. JT> We are still on the tail end of the holidays . We went to JT> 12th night celebration today. Maybe tomorrow i can get back to having JT> a life [normal for me doesn't exist]. I know what you mean; I had a meeting Wed. night over dinner that lasted into the prayer meeting time (to about 10 minutes from the end) then missed the first half of choir practice because of another meeting. Today we had a memorial service in the morning for one of our members and I had an orthodontic appointment this afternoon. Sewing will have to wait till tomorrow; I got the buttonholes made on Steve's vest last night but have to sew the buttons on still before he can wear it. JT> I will be patient waiting for Rachel to call, but if she doesn't JT> hurry, Feb. will be here and she will be leaving. I just talked to her; she said she's working almost as much as before Christmas but will give you a call. She's also a bit hesitant; feels she's so young (19) you wouldn't be able to relate to her but I hope I got it thru her head that she has some things in common with you that would make it more comfortable. Steve was afraid of that last week when we went to Tempe to meet some echo friends but he had as good a time as I did. JT> Please say a little prayer for me and my Thurs. doctors JT> appointment. It could be nothing or it could be bad news. I got this on Friday; hopefully everything was good news. Will keep you in my prayers still. Catch you later, Ruth Geoworks Ensemble & Professional Point - High performance on a budget! hafflys@primenet.com FIDO 1:309/63.2 ... Mind... Mind... Let's see, I had one of those around here someplace. --- PPoint 2.05 * Origin: Fort Huachuca Point (1:309/63.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: F1E00010 Date: 01/05/98 From: DONNA LEWIS Time: 03:11am \/To: RUTH HAFFLY (Read 1 times) Subj: Christmas Preps > Hi Donna, > DL> I found out many years ago, after much aggravation, that if you have > DL> Singer Sewing Machine - you have to use name brand thread. 5/$1.00 > DL> type thing just won't work. RH > I found out the same thing when I had Singer machines. I have had a RH > Pfaff for about 10 years now & can use just about anything in the line RH > of thread. Found out something interesting a couple of years ago tho. RH > I was hemming some polyester dresses for the high school show choir, RH > using a name brand cotton covered poly thread. If I ran the machine all RH > out, the thread would fray; I guess it was from the friction of going RH > thru the fabric. Have had the same problem, and it took a while to figure out that I had to slow down. RH > Once I slowed down a bit, no trouble at all, just RH > meant I put in a bit more time than I thought I would to finish the RH > project. I have one of these adapter things so I can use the coned RH > threads with my sewing machine and found there's a bit of a difference RH > in their quality too. I have looked at cone thread, and often thought just from what I saw, that I didn't think the quality was very good and have been afraid to buy it. May be a subconscious reason I haven't tried to get out a serger I bought several years ago. I don't want to have to mess with thread problems. Happy stitchin' Donna > ... Are you sure you really want to know that? > --- PPoint 2.05 > * Origin: Fort Huachuca Point (1:309/63.2) --- FMail 0.98 * Origin: (1:3634/12.35) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: F1E00011 Date: 01/05/98 From: DONNA LEWIS Time: 03:31am \/To: CAROL SHENKENBERGER (Read 1 times) Subj: beeswax ornaments > *** Quoting Donna Lewis from a message to Carol Shenkenberger *** > CS > It would be hard to 'unclogg'. > DL> Boiling water could be poured through it to melt the wax - OUTSIDE of > DL> course in a far corner so the wax doesn't clog the drain lines. CS > Donna? I gather this is a new thing for you right? Not sure but if you CS > are new to candle making, you will appreciate the following info, and if CS > you arent new to it, another may appreciate the info. Thats what I call CS > a 'win-win' message . Many years ago I played with it, thanks for the updated information. > What you need to make candles, on a regular basis. Some of this costs a > bit, but less in total starting costs than a sewing machine for example. > Must haves: about 5 cans, metal, empty large coffee tins and medium > coffee tins mixed are perfect. (Use these to pour that boiling water > over the strainer, and you keep the wax after the water has cooled). > Use these mostly to store the various colors of 'leftover' wax both from > when you heat more than you need for a candle, and when you get that bit > that runs off into the pan as you burn one. > Optional: A real melting pot, which is made of seamless non-rustable > metal. You put the wax to actually melt in this. You *can* use one of > the tins above, but they will start to rust at the edges which will > discolor the wax after a time. > Optional: Real molds, made of non-rustable metal. If cant afford a > melting pot and these, buy these first. > Optional: Specialty molds, in 2 piece plastic type. Use duct tape to > seal edges and a hot butter knife to remove the edges left on the wax > after cooling. Enlarge the pouring hole at the base with a craft knife > or sizzors. > Must haves: Professional wick material, dont try 'yarn or regular > string' if you want a usable candle. > Must haves: Sticks to tie the wick to as it holds above the wax. I use > the oriental skewers sold for 1$ for a pack of 50 or so. > Optional: Plug wax, used at the 'bottom' of the mold (which becomes the > top of the candle) to seal about the knot in the wick. Can use duct > tape at need. > Must haves: A deep non-leakable 'something' to set the mold in. Its > volume should be enough that if you didnt seal the mold fully and all > the hot wax leaks out, it will all fit in the pan and not on your floor. > (a coffee tin will do but I use some old rusted cakepans that are > obviously too rusted to bake a cake in). > Optional/Required: If you dont have metal molds, something else to use > for them such as milk cartons (I advise small ones like lunch sized as > the bigger ones dont make good burning candles unless you use at least 2 > wicks and that looks wierd and melts wierder but in old days when we > used candles for light, it was not a bad idea). -----------> snip ------------> > Optional but almost required: Scents and colors. For scents, play it > SAFE. DONT USE ANYTHING NOT MADE FOR CANDLES. A friend of mine tried > to be 'cheap' here and added regular perfume to hot wax. Fortunately it > all healed up with no permanent damage to her eyes or looks, but I dont > advise that trick nor would she. Colors are easier with ones made for > candlemaking but feel free to experiment with crayons (tend to make the > wax burn wierd as the wax in crayons isnt candle wax) or food coloring > (Tends to smell odd as it burns but harmless otherwise and your milage > may vary). For colors I like best the wax color chips as they are > inexpensive, work well, and are very easy to use. Thanks for this very helpful hint. I do have some cologne I'd wondered about. Guess I'll keep that for the light bulb ring. ------------------> big snip ----------------> > I have been candle crafting since I was about 12 years old. With a > schock, I realize I am nearing 40. That tells you how long I have been > at it. In all those years, I have found one company I a truely happy > with for both service (outstanding) and price (excellent). I can with > complete happyiness refer you to a company I dont work for or have any > attachment to other than 'happy customer'. > Pourette MFG CO. > PO Box 15220 > Seattle, Washington 98115 > Phone: (206) 525-4488 > FAX: (206) 525-2795 Thanks for the address, I'll also try to get them on the WWW > I did not copy down their web address, but a search will show them under > CANDLES POURETTE just fine. > My recommendations for you: Thanks for all the good advise. It has been saved to a .txt file to print and keep in my files. ttyl Donna --- FMail 0.98 * Origin: (1:3634/12.35) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: F1G00000 Date: 01/11/98 From: CAROL SHENKENBERGER Time: 09:40am \/To: DONNA LEWIS (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: beeswax ornaments *** Quoting Donna Lewis from a message to Carol Shenkenberger *** DL> Thanks for all the good advise. It has been saved to a .txt file to p DL> and keep in my files. Sure nuff! I'll be gone to sea (Navy) from 12-30JAN98, but if anyone needs some tips on candlemaking, if they delay posting til about my return date, I'll help all I can. (Messages wont be saved more then 5 days or I run out of HD space). xxcarol --- Telegard v3.09.g1 * Origin: SHENK'S EXPRESS Norfolk VA 757-486-3057 28.8 Dual (1:275/100) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: F1G00001 Date: 01/10/98 From: RUTH HAFFLY Time: 12:58pm \/To: DONNA LEWIS (Read 1 times) Subj: Christmas Preps Hi Donna, RH > I was hemming some polyester dresses for the high school show choir, RH > using a name brand cotton covered poly thread. If I ran the machine all RH > out, the thread would fray; I guess it was from the friction of going DL> Have had the same problem, and it took a while to figure out that I I figured it out fast; I couldn't take too long because the dresses all had to be hemmed within 48 hours. I probably should have put a new needle in too, but didn't. RH > project. I have one of these adapter things so I can use the coned RH > threads with my sewing machine and found there's a bit of a difference RH > in their quality too. DL> I have looked at cone thread, and often thought just from what I saw, DL> that I didn't think the quality was very good and have been afraid to DL> buy it. May be a subconscious reason I haven't tried to get out a DL> serger I bought several years ago. I don't want to have to mess with DL> thread problems. The main thing about cone thread is, yes, it is thinner than the cotton covered poly that most of us use on the sewing machine. But, on a serger, you use several threads, thus multiplying the strength. On a sewing machine, you just have 2 threads in (most of the time) a straight line; the serger has the overlock in addition to the straight line (or lines). When I made Rachel's wedding gown I used a 4 thread stitch since I was, for the most part, stitching thru 3 layers. The dreses for the wedding party were a thinner fabric and I only had to go thru 2 layers so I used a 3 thread stitch on the serger to join the layers (the pattern had called for basting the 2 layers and treating them as one, phuey on that) and then, as the wedding dress, machine sewed. For the wedding dress I used a cotton covered poly since it was a mix of natural and synthetic fabrics; for the other dresses I used a good grade of poly thread since they were all synthetic fabrics. Overall, it worked very well using a combination of the serger and sewing machine. OTOH, a serger can be a temepramental beast with all the threads and tensions. You have to get it threaded in the right order and make sure everything is balanced properly. I got my serger in fall of 95 but didn't use it much (played around, getting to know it) until fall of 96. Then I used it for show choir dresses (for the high school) and Rachel's wedding. Believe me, it's one thing I wouldn't be without now! Get to know your serger; you will be surprised at how handy a machine it is (and yes, you can disengage the upper knife if you want on most models). Catch you later, Ruth Geoworks Ensemble & Professional Point - High performance on a budget! hafflys@primenet.com FIDO 1:309/63.2 ... Some are so educated they can bore you on almost any subject --- PPoint 2.05 * Origin: Fort Huachuca Point (1:309/63.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 172 CRAFTING Ref: F1G00002 Date: 01/11/98 From: GAYLEN HINTZ Time: 02:04am \/To: DLL#1 (Read 1 times) Subj: Messages Hi! Sorry about all the problems but I put in the old fashioned message reader. It's not as nice but at least it does work. Also... looks like I changed Jennifer's access but forgot to save it. I must be getting senile in my old age but anyway again my apologies .. everything should work the way it's supposed to now. ... 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