|
Posted by Mary Fisher on June 16, 2008, 2:52 pm
>
>> On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:58:27 +0100, Mary Fisher wrote:
>>
>>> Only have to sew in very many threads (about half slippery metallic
>>> ones)
>>> and give it a wash (doesn't cotton yarn pick up the dirt!) and final
>>> press.
>>>
>>> S'looking good :-)
>>>
>>> Mary
>>
>> It'll be good to see the pictures Mary, it sounds very unusual.
>
> It's still drying, the cotton is thick (DK) and made thicker still by the
> doubled gold thread. I spun it but the final airing is taking ages. It's
> too warm to light a fire to help the drying and I don't want to risk
> spoiling the shape by hanging it on the line.
>
> I can't wait to show everyone :-)
Bought the buttons today.
How is that even with my own sixty years of buttons, my mother's ninety
years and Spouse's mother's eighty years, I never had the right number, size
or colour of buttons in all the jars in my drawer???
Mary
|