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Posted by Lucille on September 23, 2009, 9:46 am
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> On 9/22/09 11:07 PM, in article 4ab990f6$1@news.bnb-lp.com, "MargW"
>> So, long story short - I fell off my motorcycle two weeks ago. Thank
>> goodness for full riding suit with padding, full-coverage helmet, boots
>> and gloves. Ended up with two broken ribs (healing nicely) and two
>> broken metatarsals in my left hand. I had surgery on the hand last
>> Friday and it will be at least six weeks before the pins come out.
>> I was working on one of the Teresa Layman French knot pieces - which
>> right now is a 'not' piece. Ever tried to do a French knot one-handed?
>> I've got a couple of little cross stitch kits which I think if I put
>> them into Q-snaps I can sort of do one-handed. Otherwise I will not be
>> stitching until sometime in November.
>> Arrrrrrghhhhhhhh!
>> MargW
> First - poor Marg - heal quickly. Now - where's Pat Porter, the queen of
> one handed stitching? I know she uses a floor stand.
> Cheryl
Sorry Marg, but glad you were wearing the proper gear and didn't do anything
even worse. Some ICU nurses I knew used to call the stupid bikers, who
shunned helmets and equipment, Donorcyclists.
Cheryl beat me to the floor stand idea, but maybe even an inexpensive (think
Michaels) lap stand would help.
Heal quickly.
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Posted by MargW on September 23, 2009, 11:40 am
Lucille wrote:
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>> On 9/22/09 11:07 PM, in article 4ab990f6$1@news.bnb-lp.com, "MargW"
>>> So, long story short - I fell off my motorcycle two weeks ago. Thank
>>> goodness for full riding suit with padding, full-coverage helmet, boots
>>> and gloves. Ended up with two broken ribs (healing nicely) and two
>>> broken metatarsals in my left hand. I had surgery on the hand last
>>> Friday and it will be at least six weeks before the pins come out.
>>> I was working on one of the Teresa Layman French knot pieces - which
>>> right now is a 'not' piece. Ever tried to do a French knot one-handed?
>>> I've got a couple of little cross stitch kits which I think if I put
>>> them into Q-snaps I can sort of do one-handed. Otherwise I will not be
>>> stitching until sometime in November.
>>> Arrrrrrghhhhhhhh!
>>> MargW
>> First - poor Marg - heal quickly. Now - where's Pat Porter, the queen of
>> one handed stitching? I know she uses a floor stand.
>> Cheryl
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>
> Sorry Marg, but glad you were wearing the proper gear and didn't do
> anything even worse. Some ICU nurses I knew used to call the stupid
> bikers, who shunned helmets and equipment, Donorcyclists.
That's what we call them, too. I've done more than 250,000 miles in 35
years of riding, and this is the first time I've done anything this
stupid. I'm seriously thinking of doing an advanced rider training
refresher course next summer. You can never have enough experience and
training.
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> Cheryl beat me to the floor stand idea, but maybe even an inexpensive
> (think Michaels) lap stand would help.
>
> Heal quickly.
>
I actually have a floor stand, but it is very large. Somewhere in my
stash I have a wee lap stand that might work. Got to go digging :)
MargW
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Posted by Mavia Beaulieu on September 23, 2009, 7:21 pm
Sorry to hear that Marg! :( I hope you heal quickly!
Mavia
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> So, long story short - I fell off my motorcycle two weeks ago. Thank
> goodness for full riding suit with padding, full-coverage helmet, boots
> and gloves. Ended up with two broken ribs (healing nicely) and two broken
> metatarsals in my left hand. I had surgery on the hand last Friday and it
> will be at least six weeks before the pins come out.
> I was working on one of the Teresa Layman French knot pieces - which right
> now is a 'not' piece. Ever tried to do a French knot one-handed?
> I've got a couple of little cross stitch kits which I think if I put them
> into Q-snaps I can sort of do one-handed. Otherwise I will not be
> stitching until sometime in November.
> Arrrrrrghhhhhhhh!
> MargW
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Posted by ellice on September 26, 2009, 4:14 pm
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> So, long story short - I fell off my motorcycle two weeks ago. Thank
> goodness for full riding suit with padding, full-coverage helmet, boots
> and gloves. Ended up with two broken ribs (healing nicely) and two
> broken metatarsals in my left hand. I had surgery on the hand last
> Friday and it will be at least six weeks before the pins come out.
>
> I was working on one of the Teresa Layman French knot pieces - which
> right now is a 'not' piece. Ever tried to do a French knot one-handed?
>
> I've got a couple of little cross stitch kits which I think if I put
> them into Q-snaps I can sort of do one-handed. Otherwise I will not be
> stitching until sometime in November.
>
> Arrrrrrghhhhhhhh!
>
> MargW
Better late than never - sorry to hear about your mishap. Glad you're a
smart rider, with good protection. You don't want to know how on the bus
(ambulance) we refer to the aftermath of non-protected biker accidents.
Thinking knots are not for now - but hope you've found using one of your
stands doable. Or, you could borrow from the NP world, and use a
frameweight - i.e. Some kind of weight, bean bag, or even a table clamp
(like a small adjustable wood clamp) to hold the piece in Q-snaps to a
table, with your working area hanging off the edge (over the open air) then
you stitch in that place. The weight will counter the effect of you
stitching, so the piece stays steady - and you can stitch one-handed without
using a big stand. Typically those without a stand do this to stitch
two-handed, but I'd think this would work for you.
Hope the healing is going well!
Ellice
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Posted by MargW on September 27, 2009, 9:19 pm
ellice wrote:
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>> So, long story short - I fell off my motorcycle two weeks ago. Thank
>> goodness for full riding suit with padding, full-coverage helmet, boots
>> and gloves. Ended up with two broken ribs (healing nicely) and two
>> broken metatarsals in my left hand. I had surgery on the hand last
>> Friday and it will be at least six weeks before the pins come out.
>> I was working on one of the Teresa Layman French knot pieces - which
>> right now is a 'not' piece. Ever tried to do a French knot one-handed?
>> I've got a couple of little cross stitch kits which I think if I put
>> them into Q-snaps I can sort of do one-handed. Otherwise I will not be
>> stitching until sometime in November.
>> Arrrrrrghhhhhhhh!
>> MargW
>
> Better late than never - sorry to hear about your mishap. Glad you're a
> smart rider, with good protection. You don't want to know how on the bus
> (ambulance) we refer to the aftermath of non-protected biker accidents.
>
> Thinking knots are not for now - but hope you've found using one of your
> stands doable. Or, you could borrow from the NP world, and use a
> frameweight - i.e. Some kind of weight, bean bag, or even a table clamp
> (like a small adjustable wood clamp) to hold the piece in Q-snaps to a
> table, with your working area hanging off the edge (over the open air) then
> you stitch in that place. The weight will counter the effect of you
> stitching, so the piece stays steady - and you can stitch one-handed without
> using a big stand. Typically those without a stand do this to stitch
> two-handed, but I'd think this would work for you.
>
> Hope the healing is going well!
>
> Ellice
>
Thanks, Ellice - those are all great ideas. I've used frame weights
before and found them very useful.
BTW, you're not the only ones who have names for those riders who don't
dress properly. :) It's interesting that among the BMW riders who are
largely long distance and touring riders, you will usually find
excellent protective clothing being worn at all times. There are the
occasional idiots who don't, but they are in a minority.
MargW
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>> So, long story short - I fell off my motorcycle two weeks ago. Thank
>> goodness for full riding suit with padding, full-coverage helmet, boots
>> and gloves. Ended up with two broken ribs (healing nicely) and two
>> broken metatarsals in my left hand. I had surgery on the hand last
>> Friday and it will be at least six weeks before the pins come out.
>> I was working on one of the Teresa Layman French knot pieces - which
>> right now is a 'not' piece. Ever tried to do a French knot one-handed?
>> I've got a couple of little cross stitch kits which I think if I put
>> them into Q-snaps I can sort of do one-handed. Otherwise I will not be
>> stitching until sometime in November.
>> Arrrrrrghhhhhhhh!
>> MargW
> First - poor Marg - heal quickly. Now - where's Pat Porter, the queen of
> one handed stitching? I know she uses a floor stand.
> Cheryl