Susan Druding goes to the Houston quilt show and takes pics every year, for
her website. She has some pics now, and more to come. I'll keep you posted.
In the meantime, here's her URL:
About Quilting
>From Susan C. Druding, your Guide to Quilting
http://quilting.about.com
Susan
> Well, I contact
I like what you said about buying some LB homespun periodically. That's what
I do with fabric: Buy at least a yard a week. Even when I don't have the
time or inclination to sew that week, I still feel like I've 'kept my hand
in,' as the saying goes - still feel like I'm at least doing something
cr
That comment I made about Floridians and polyester was so moronic that I
can't believe I typed it. Didn't I hear somewhere that there was a polyester
virus going around?! I am sorry for that comment, though. Mea culpa.
Also, since we're [still] on the subject of seasonally/regionally
appropriate
Kind of like my sewing motto: "I press on!!!"
Suz
PS: I am interested in anything you have to report about your exposure to
this man and his methods. I really do unabashedly admire his acumen.
Thanks again, Dale, for filling me in. (And now all I have to figure out . .
. is how to get paid for wha
Thanks, Holly. I was just telling DH last eve that I want to make something
that will cover my neck, for this winter. A moebius-type thing sounds
perfect.
Susan
> <>
>
> It's a combination scarf/hood/muff/mini-shawl/muffler/you name it :)
>
> Knit a long strip, like a scarf, preferably in a stit
Julie wrote:
> Since Ron jumped in about bread flour(not a fiber,
> last time I checked),
And Susan responds:
Julie! Hi! Following (below) is the comment that veered the subject toward
bread flour. Sorry if my analogy upset your sensibilities in re to keeping
to topic!!!
Susan
I once saw a list o
> > .I am waiting for someone to say "silk".
>
> cw
My sis-in-law claims that she cannot wear silk in warm weather. Go figure .
. .
Sue
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> While some of us wouldn't balk at paying $50 for a really nice fleece, a
> gadget for the spinning wheel, or a frammen to make carding or combing
> easier, there are others who don't spin and to whom $50 is a large chunk
of
> change.> d2
You are so right: We don't bat an eye when it comes to bu
> I think that it actually took most of the people longer than 30 min but
they
> did it really quickly for most of them. They made blocks of 2-3 in squares
> and in between blocks of strips of fabric and larger squares. A gradation
of
> values/colors in the smaller squares, really amazing to see t
> And I finally have enough yarn to make myself a moebius :)
> Holly
OK, I'll bite: What's a 'moebius???'
Susan
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Love this word picture you painted, Lea:
, when people
> dressed more formally (i.e. men wore suits and ladies wore dresses). I
can
> see a circa 1900 gentleman strolling along the beach in his three piece
> suit, a lady on his arm, she carrying her parasol.
>
Susan
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> Has anyone ever looked into what those long flowing robes of the Bedouins
and
> other North African nomads are made of
>
Good question!
Sue
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h the generic
white, all-purpose, and so on. Sorry for any confusion about this.
Susan
> Many eyes read what Susan Moore wrote at 23:15 -0400 on 011025
>
> >I once saw a list of things that are the same, no matter whether they are
> >generic or expensive. (Bleach, for example, was on
Didn't I read one time that wool breathes and adjusts to the ambient
temperature? If that's true, wool would be preferable to, say, polyester.
And I'll bet Floridians buy plenty of polyester clothes!!!
Sue
> Regarding why more stores don't carry more natural fiber yarns. It can
also
> be climate
As I read your comments in this letter, I was, oddly enough, reminded of
playing cards. For, I've learned over the years that to invest in the better
brand of playing cards is a lot cheaper in the long run: Those off-brands
last like 100 times less well. Nuff said!!!
Susan
> > When are we as cons
Ya know, Dee Dee, after spending time with this discussion about good yarns,
I was perusing an old craft/knitting mag, and I viewed the projects in their
completely differently. I couldn't help but think, as I looked at the dif
yarn projects, "Yeah, but how would that sweater look done up in a rea
Yes, and I can just imagine how wonderful a tote made of linen would feel .
. .
Sue
> Try linen yarns - they are just wonderful for totes and creative bags.
You
> can get them in wonderful colors, or get naturals and dye them. They make
> great, hardy bags!
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Sara: Just got done visiting your website. It was awesome!!! Those flax
plants are so beautiful, aren't they?
And I enjoyed seeing you-all at work.
I must say, too, that I was surprised that it doesn't take a really large
plot to grow flax.
I reiterate: Just wonderful. Your site is just wonderful
I once saw a list of things that are the same, no matter whether they are
generic or expensive. (Bleach, for example, was on the list, as was flour.)
And after I read that list, I started my own personal list. My list, though
is of those things you don't want to skimp on. This list includes things
That is so cool, that you got to experience this! And I have a question: How
did the people 'cover the surface in 30 minutes?' I would love to hear more
about this . . .
Thank you so much for this letter, Dale; I feel like I was actually at this
Textile thing!
26 potential quilts to see . . .
Hear
> Thanks for the explanation about mercerized vs nonmercerized. I had no
idea
> . . .
> And, too, what an interesting idea, checking out marine supply stores!
> Thanks,
> Susan
>
> > Another possibility for threads for crocheting is marine supply
> > stores
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Ah, but did I mention just how close I am to that 6th decade?!!!
Suz
PS: Your comment about how creative endeavors are necessary to serenity is
so right-on; I'm constantly finding myself 'pushing' creativity to
beleaguered friends. If they only saw this connection between creating and
peace-of-min
Loved your 'rambling' . . .
That's it exactly, Wendy: I never even considered experimenting with
anything other than the commercially-available acrylic yarns!
The thing that I'm wondering now is this: If acrylics are so offensive, why
don't more chain stores carry other options?
Your comment about
Cool idea, Shirley! Thanks . . .
And now, I'm going to visit that paracord site.
Thankin' ya.
Susan
> How about paracord (parachute cord)?
>
> I've never tried crocheting it but I do braid leashes out of it and
> it works up nicely. It's machine washable/dryable (it shrinks, so
> wash it beforeh
I think I've got some of that 'dusky bright purple,' in a batik I got this
summer. And those colors/yarn you described is . . . acrylic?
That in-your-face sweater you're working on sounds great. Makes me wish we
could share pics on this forum.
I love the idea of having catalogs to peruse . . . on
Or is it a play about 2 old ladies who kill their gentlemen callers? No,
that was Arsenic and Old Lace
Susan
> d2 wrote:
> > Susan,
> >
> > LOL! Drink some regular tea. That has caffeine in it. In the meantime,
you
> > have my complete sympathy.
>
> Tea and Sympathy, isn't that a song or somethin
Hi, bj!
You may be right about me picking up spinning someday. I seem to pick up one
new hobby for every decade I live, and maybe I'll choose spinning for my 6th
decade!
In the meantime, please see my response to store-bought yarns, titled 'The
exigencies of life,' in this forum.
Oh, yeah, it does
Thanks for the jute suggestion. And now a question: Can jute be dyed, or is
it too dark. I plan to look into it. Thanks again.
Susan
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Louisa wrote:
> Glad I could cheer you up, Susan! Those kind of things like Kaffe's ends
and
> Nancy's stitching help me a lot too. Those people we admire so much aren't
> really that much better artists than we are -- they just have better
> marketing!
>
> Hugs,
> Louisa
And Susan replies:
Yeah
I have no idea how to 'reply privately'. Please forgive.
What I was going to suggest is that you get your hands on a digital camera
and make your own cards! Some digitals only cost about 25.00!!! And you
could end up investing that much in cards, easily. This way you'd have the
camera, plus the ca
Dee Dee: I Laughed Out Loud, indeed, when I read this comment of yours:
>
> LOL! Drink some regular tea. That has caffeine in it. In the meantime, you
> have my complete sympathy.
More later. Thanks, chica!
Susan
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I don't even know what combs and hackles are! (Are there really such
things?!)
Yarn store? What's that? For all of its ostensible sophistication, this town
has no such animal! But I will take what you said under advisement . . . in
re to acrylics. How are the colors in these acrylics?
[Do I seem s
Oh, Holly! I wish you'd been around this past summer, when I put the wrong
fabric in a [potential] wall-hanging! I got so frustrated, but I didn't give
up. Eventually, I had to alleviate that offensive color by reverse
appliqueing another fabric in. But I did persevere. Yeah! When it was all
done
I'm going to show my ignorance here BIG TIME: Where does one come by such
fibers as you describe? You're opening up whole new vistas for me here;
don't abandon me now!
In fact, to further prove my ignorance, I'm going to let you in on a little
secret: Even though I've been disillusioned with the l
Deborah:
I don't like to handle fabrics that are not natural either, but have been
'forced' to many times, for lack of other options. In fact, I am currently
searching for something to crochet round totes with . . . that is natural,
but also accessible, and inexpensive. I don't ask for much. I've
> >
> >Holly! Thanks for your cogent comments. I appreciate it . . .
> >And I would like to reiterate: I am still wondering if anyone 'out there'
> >has some ideas that work 100% of the time in re to composition. Even
though
> >I feel confident when it comes to composition, I still spend too
I have always wanted to try knitting or crocheting together a strand of
acrylic and a strand of wool, and then shrinking the whole thing. Anyone ever
tried that? I would think one would end up with loops, or at least an
interesting, different texture . . .
Also on the subject of shrinking: My Hubb
Louisa!
I love it! I had a similar experience at a Nancy Crow - the world-renowned
quilter - exhibit; I noticed she didn't have bindings around her quilts, and
that the workmanship was not any better/worse than mine. I left there
thinking, 'I can do that!' Awesome.
Thanks for sharing about the myr
Thanks, Diane. I guess it's unanimous, then: Kaffe rhymes with Safe. Who
knew?!!!
> I remember reading a magazine which quoted him as saying that it rhymed
with
> SAFE ASSET
>
> diane
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> I'm curious what you guys might have to say
> of Kaffe Fasset's work:What, if any, formula
> do you think he uses? On the surface he seems
> to 'break the rules', is this true...or just how
> it looks to the casual observer?
> -L
I really like Kaffe Fasset, and would love to know how to pronoun
I loved the Chuck Close site! Thanks for telling me about him.
My first reaction to his [woodcut] portraits was, 'I know these people!' My
second reaction was, 'How's he do that?' But never mind; seeing his stuff
made me want to work even more true to my own style, too . . .
I've pasted in the UR
You mention composition, and I would like to know if anyone in this group
has any tried-and-true rules of thumb in this regard. Oh, I've read all the
books about it, etc, but have never read or heard anything that I can apply
to projects in re to composition that works consistently.
Thankin' ya.
S
And all of that doesn't even address some other considerations, in re to
color. I am always fascinated, for example, at the way different fibers take
dyes. So that, I can wear an acrylic pink with my complexion, but not a
cotton one. Go figure.
And then, recently, our 5-year-old picked 3 colors fo
A friend once pointed out that the smaller the pieces in a quilt, say, the
more colors you can get away with. His reasoning? That the eye can include
all of the colors when there are smaller increments of them.
I think he's so right. You talk about using our gut feeling, and before he
told me that
The way I understand color, if any color has the same value - the same
amount of white or gray - it will match any other color with the same value.
This simplifies the color thing for me. And in the current discussion, this
would change the question to: How far can we deviate in colors' values
bef
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