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Posted by on September 14, 2007, 12:42 am
I really feel and think , DESTASHING , should be this year`s subject .
Had lately some long talks with somebody , in this line. Years ago we
had clothes for `workdays` and clothes for `Shabat ` the End of Week
Saturday ..... and life passed, and one day i wanted to wear a dress i
kept for Shabat , and it didn`t fit me anymore and it looked so OUT of
place and out of date ,,,,,, Same with materrials , the lady i spoke
with , hoarded matertials , just in case she needed/wanted it ,,, but
time passed by, life had other demands and the materilals lost their
attraction ,,,, what a waste ... i am not talking about leftoverss
from bigger projects, a ball here a half a ball there i am speaking of
quantity buys , because it was cheap or ,,,,,
I think we all should rethink that method of byuing
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Posted by Shirley Shone on September 14, 2007, 2:13 am
mirjam@actcom.co.il writes
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>I really feel and think , DESTASHING , should be this year`s subject .
>Had lately some long talks with somebody , in this line. Years ago we
>had clothes for `workdays` and clothes for `Shabat ` the End of Week
>Saturday ..... and life passed, and one day i wanted to wear a dress i
>kept for Shabat , and it didn`t fit me anymore and it looked so OUT of
>place and out of date ,,,,,, Same with materrials , the lady i spoke
>with , hoarded matertials , just in case she needed/wanted it ,,, but
>time passed by, life had other demands and the materilals lost their
>attraction ,,,, what a waste ... i am not talking about leftoverss
>from bigger projects, a ball here a half a ball there i am speaking of
>quantity buys , because it was cheap or ,,,,,
>I think we all should rethink that method of byuing
I know what you mean.
When I was working, knowing I would only get a small pension when I
retired, I bought many cones of yarn for my knitting machine whilst I
was still in work. I got them at shows and other places. Thinking I
would have a good stash to go at. They filled the shelves in my
workroom, there were over 300 cones.
Alas the day after I retired I was put on the waiting list for a heart
bypass which I had 5 months later.
After the bypass I found it was too painful to use my knitting machine.
I got an excruciating pain in my back. I still get that pain in my back
when ironing, similar arm action. Apparently something was trapped in my
back when they spragged my ribs open.
Those cones stood there mocking me. It was getting to the time when
machine knitting took a dive and no one wanted to buy cones.
One day I took the plunge and bagged them all up and gave them to a
knitting group who made things for the under privilege children abroad.
There was well over a thousand pounds worth of yarn.
Still someone somewhere benefited by it.
The shelves soon filled up with my current hobbies of greeting card
making. Beadwork, even knitting with wire.
I have just made my own jewellery for GD's wedding next week and I also
made her wedding stationery.
Pictures on my website under beadwork and wedding pictures.
Shirley
--
Shirley Shone
shirley@allcrafts.demon.co.uk
http://www.allcrafts.org.uk
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Posted by Murielle on September 24, 2007, 11:42 pm
Thank you so much for sharing the pictures of your work. I loved the
beadwork and all your other crafts. Your garden is like a little piece of
heaven.
I'm so glad you shared your website.
Murielle
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> mirjam@actcom.co.il writes
>>I really feel and think , DESTASHING , should be this year`s subject .
>>Had lately some long talks with somebody , in this line. Years ago we
>>had clothes for `workdays` and clothes for `Shabat ` the End of Week
>>Saturday ..... and life passed, and one day i wanted to wear a dress i
>>kept for Shabat , and it didn`t fit me anymore and it looked so OUT of
>>place and out of date ,,,,,, Same with materrials , the lady i spoke
>>with , hoarded matertials , just in case she needed/wanted it ,,, but
>>time passed by, life had other demands and the materilals lost their
>>attraction ,,,, what a waste ... i am not talking about leftoverss
>>from bigger projects, a ball here a half a ball there i am speaking of
>>quantity buys , because it was cheap or ,,,,,
>>I think we all should rethink that method of byuing
> I know what you mean.
> When I was working, knowing I would only get a small pension when I
> retired, I bought many cones of yarn for my knitting machine whilst I was
> still in work. I got them at shows and other places. Thinking I would have
> a good stash to go at. They filled the shelves in my workroom, there were
> over 300 cones.
> Alas the day after I retired I was put on the waiting list for a heart
> bypass which I had 5 months later.
> After the bypass I found it was too painful to use my knitting machine. I
> got an excruciating pain in my back. I still get that pain in my back when
> ironing, similar arm action. Apparently something was trapped in my back
> when they spragged my ribs open.
> Those cones stood there mocking me. It was getting to the time when
> machine knitting took a dive and no one wanted to buy cones.
> One day I took the plunge and bagged them all up and gave them to a
> knitting group who made things for the under privilege children abroad.
> There was well over a thousand pounds worth of yarn.
> Still someone somewhere benefited by it.
> The shelves soon filled up with my current hobbies of greeting card
> making. Beadwork, even knitting with wire.
> I have just made my own jewellery for GD's wedding next week and I also
> made her wedding stationery.
> Pictures on my website under beadwork and wedding pictures.
> Shirley
> --
> Shirley Shone
> shirley@allcrafts.demon.co.uk
> http://www.allcrafts.org.uk
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Posted by Shirley Shone on September 25, 2007, 2:37 am
Thank you Murielle.
The garden is under renovation work at the moment. The very wet summer
killed a lot of the plants and DH found that the woodwork supporting the
shrubs and climbers had rotted. So for safety's sake he is having to
take them down. Maybe since we are both in our 70's it is time to make
it more manageable without having to climb to prune climbers.
The wedding went fine and I will post some pictures in a few days time
Shirley
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>Thank you so much for sharing the pictures of your work. I loved the
>beadwork and all your other crafts. Your garden is like a little piece of
>heaven.
>I'm so glad you shared your website.
>Murielle
>> mirjam@actcom.co.il writes
>>>I really feel and think , DESTASHING , should be this year`s subject .
>>>Had lately some long talks with somebody , in this line. Years ago we
>>>had clothes for `workdays` and clothes for `Shabat ` the End of Week
>>>Saturday ..... and life passed, and one day i wanted to wear a dress i
>>>kept for Shabat , and it didn`t fit me anymore and it looked so OUT of
>>>place and out of date ,,,,,, Same with materrials , the lady i spoke
>>>with , hoarded matertials , just in case she needed/wanted it ,,, but
>>>time passed by, life had other demands and the materilals lost their
>>>attraction ,,,, what a waste ... i am not talking about leftoverss
>>>from bigger projects, a ball here a half a ball there i am speaking of
>>>quantity buys , because it was cheap or ,,,,,
>>>I think we all should rethink that method of byuing
>> I know what you mean.
>> When I was working, knowing I would only get a small pension when I
>> retired, I bought many cones of yarn for my knitting machine whilst I was
>> still in work. I got them at shows and other places. Thinking I would have
>> a good stash to go at. They filled the shelves in my workroom, there were
>> over 300 cones.
>> Alas the day after I retired I was put on the waiting list for a heart
>> bypass which I had 5 months later.
>> After the bypass I found it was too painful to use my knitting machine. I
>> got an excruciating pain in my back. I still get that pain in my back when
>> ironing, similar arm action. Apparently something was trapped in my back
>> when they spragged my ribs open.
>> Those cones stood there mocking me. It was getting to the time when
>> machine knitting took a dive and no one wanted to buy cones.
>> One day I took the plunge and bagged them all up and gave them to a
>> knitting group who made things for the under privilege children abroad.
>> There was well over a thousand pounds worth of yarn.
>> Still someone somewhere benefited by it.
>> The shelves soon filled up with my current hobbies of greeting card
>> making. Beadwork, even knitting with wire.
>> I have just made my own jewellery for GD's wedding next week and I also
>> made her wedding stationery.
>> Pictures on my website under beadwork and wedding pictures.
>> Shirley
>> --
>> Shirley Shone
>> shirley@allcrafts.demon.co.uk
>> http://www.allcrafts.org.uk
--
Shirley Shone
shirley@allcrafts.demon.co.uk
http://www.allcrafts.org.uk
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Posted by Katherine on September 14, 2007, 10:27 pm
On Sep 14, 12:42 am, mir...@actcom.co.il wrote:
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> I really feel and think , DESTASHING , should be this year`s subject .
> Had lately some long talks with somebody , in this line. Years ago we
> had clothes for `workdays` and clothes for `Shabat ` the End of Week
> Saturday ..... and life passed, and one day i wanted to wear a dress i
> kept for Shabat , and it didn`t fit me anymore and it looked so OUT of
> place and out of date ,,,,,, Same with materrials , the lady i spoke
> with , hoarded matertials , just in case she needed/wanted it ,,, but
> time passed by, life had other demands and the materilals lost their
> attraction ,,,, what a waste ... i am not talking about leftoverss
> from bigger projects, a ball here a half a ball there i am speaking of
> quantity buys , because it was cheap or ,,,,,
> I think we all should rethink that method of byuing
Yes, Mirjam, I agree. In fact, this year, I am going to give away a
lot
of my stashed yarn. I just need to get rid of it, and pass it to some
people who will use it.
Higs,
Katherine
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>Had lately some long talks with somebody , in this line. Years ago we
>had clothes for `workdays` and clothes for `Shabat ` the End of Week
>Saturday ..... and life passed, and one day i wanted to wear a dress i
>kept for Shabat , and it didn`t fit me anymore and it looked so OUT of
>place and out of date ,,,,,, Same with materrials , the lady i spoke
>with , hoarded matertials , just in case she needed/wanted it ,,, but
>time passed by, life had other demands and the materilals lost their
>attraction ,,,, what a waste ... i am not talking about leftoverss
>from bigger projects, a ball here a half a ball there i am speaking of
>quantity buys , because it was cheap or ,,,,,
>I think we all should rethink that method of byuing