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Posted by Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH on May 17, 2009, 5:23 pm
Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
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> About twenty years ago my cousin knitted a christening shawl using very
> thin needles and very, very fine wool from the sheep's neck. The
> completed item is about 4 feet square and, according to Shetland
> tradition, must be able to be drawn through a wedding ring. My cousin's
> shawl passed this test but she says she won't ever do one again, neither
> her eyesight, her concentration or her patience are up to it anymore!
A decade or so ago when I was on the Knit List that had a HUUUUGE
traffic, there was a lady who told a story about buying a fleece from a
baby lamb who either was stillborn or only lived a few days, and the
lady selling the fleece was very sad at the thought of selling the
fleece of that poor baby lamb (although this was her business -- she
raised sheep to sell their fleeces), and the lady who bought the fleece
spun it super-thin and made one of these types of shawls, and the next
time she was going to be in the vicinity of the fleece-seller, she took
the shawl she had made to show the lady so she could rejoice in the
marvel of beauty that had been created. That was the best true story I
ever heard on my few years on the list, and I was sorry that I didn't
keep a copy of it.
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Posted by Spike on May 17, 2009, 11:07 pm
Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply wrote:
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> Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
>> About twenty years ago my cousin knitted a christening shawl using
>> very thin needles and very, very fine wool from the sheep's neck. The
>> completed item is about 4 feet square and, according to Shetland
>> tradition, must be able to be drawn through a wedding ring. My
>> cousin's shawl passed this test but she says she won't ever do one
>> again, neither her eyesight, her concentration or her patience are up
>> to it anymore!
>
> A decade or so ago when I was on the Knit List that had a HUUUUGE
> traffic, there was a lady who told a story about buying a fleece from a
> baby lamb who either was stillborn or only lived a few days, and the
> lady selling the fleece was very sad at the thought of selling the
> fleece of that poor baby lamb (although this was her business -- she
> raised sheep to sell their fleeces), and the lady who bought the fleece
> spun it super-thin and made one of these types of shawls, and the next
> time she was going to be in the vicinity of the fleece-seller, she took
> the shawl she had made to show the lady so she could rejoice in the
> marvel of beauty that had been created. That was the best true story I
> ever heard on my few years on the list, and I was sorry that I didn't
> keep a copy of it.
It would be very interesting.
Please share with us if you find it :)
Dennis
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Posted by Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH on May 18, 2009, 11:22 pm
It was a mailing list in the days before advertising-supported mailing
lists, and I doubt I will ever find a copy unless someone reads this and
happened to have saved it.
Spike wrote:
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>> the best true story I ever heard on my few years on the list, and I
>> was sorry that I didn't keep a copy of it.
> It would be very interesting.
>
> Please share with us if you find it :)
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> Dennis
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Posted by Spike on May 19, 2009, 9:59 pm
Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH to reply wrote:
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> It was a mailing list in the days before advertising-supported mailing
> lists, and I doubt I will ever find a copy unless someone reads this and
> happened to have saved it.
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> Spike wrote:
>>> the best true story I ever heard on my few years on the list, and I
>>> was sorry that I didn't keep a copy of it.
>> It would be very interesting.
>> Please share with us if you find it :)
>> Dennis
Thanks for the reply. You never know, maybe some one will read this.
Dennis
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Posted by Spike on May 17, 2009, 11:03 pm
Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
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> mirjam@actcom.co.il wrote:
>>> I have made over half a dozen baby blankets this year already. I have
>>> just heard about one more relative having another baby. So, two more
>>> are on the way.
>>> Is any one else knitting this summer?
>>> Hope to here from a few on our sight.
>>> Dennis
>> Oh Dennis this sounds so fantastic ,
>> i feel that making baby things are most pleasant ,,,
>> I am knitting in Summer [ today we have 42 Celius in Haifa ] , more
>> cotton , but i have learned that i can knit wool as well , as long as
>> i do it in the shadow ,
>> I also embroider a lot and am Weaving again !!!
>> mirjam
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> About twenty years ago my cousin knitted a christening shawl using very
> thin needles and very, very fine wool from the sheep's neck. The
> completed item is about 4 feet square and, according to Shetland
> tradition, must be able to be drawn through a wedding ring. My cousin's
> shawl passed this test but she says she won't ever do one again, neither
> her eyesight, her concentration or her patience are up to it anymore!
Bruce
It sounds very interesting and beautiful.
Dennis
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> About twenty years ago my cousin knitted a christening shawl using very
> thin needles and very, very fine wool from the sheep's neck. The
> completed item is about 4 feet square and, according to Shetland
> tradition, must be able to be drawn through a wedding ring. My cousin's
> shawl passed this test but she says she won't ever do one again, neither
> her eyesight, her concentration or her patience are up to it anymore!