How ingenious! Good repurpose of a garden tool. I thought about using the food processor, but don't think my wife would like that LOL!! I still have more straw to cut up for another pillow of sorts. So may look for less painful and resourceful ways to get the straw cut.
-- Mark, aka Tatman website: http://www.tat-man.net blog: http://tat-man.net/blog Magic Thread Shop: http://www.tat-man.net/tatterville/tatshop/tatshop.html email: tat...@tat-man.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tatmantats On 8/30/10 9:35 AM, "lbuy...@nc.rr.com" <lbuy...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > Mark, > I admire your fortitude in being willing to make your own Honiton pillow. I > have one aquaintance who tells me that she uses a string trimmer to get her > straw finely chopped. She does it outside on a concrete patio and has the > straw in a 10 gallon plastic bucket (wearing protective gloves and goggles). > I have not tried this myself, but it sounds like much less work than cutting > the straw by hand. > Liz Redford > Raleigh, NC, USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com