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From: ron.parker@uttsbbs.uucp (Ron Parker) 
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: Cross-stitch Program
Date: 20 Jan 93 09:11:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Transfer Station BBS, Danville, CA - 510-837-4610/837-5591
Reply-To: ron.parker@uttsbbs.uucp (Ron Parker) 

 
   To follow up on Linda Cline's list of available cross-stitch programs
dated 11 Jan 1993, the following programs are now available on Fibernet
at 218-583-4337, 8N1, 1200-9600.
 
CompuStitch version 3.1 as CSTCGA.EXE and CSTVGA.EXE
 
Cross-Stitch Design as XSTITC.ZIP
 
DMC Database for cross-stitch patterns and supplies as DMC.ZIP
DMC Inventory Program for cross-stitch supplies as DMCINV.ZIP
 
All are for DOS platforms, and all are shareware.
 
Ron Parker - sysop of Fibernet BBS
ron.parker%uttsbbs%boo@pacbell.com
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From: ron.parker@uttsbbs.uucp (Ron Parker)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: Knitted Acrylic Baby Afghan
Date: 24 Jan 93 08:54:00 GMT
Reply-To: ron.parker@uttsbbs.uucp (Ron Parker)
Organization: The Transfer Station BBS, Danville, CA - 510-837-4610/837-5591


   On Date: 20 Jan 93 17:11:09 GMT waage@cs.pitt.edu (Helga Waage) wrote:

HW.Michele (coleman@leland.stanford.edu) wrote about this terrible icelandic
HW.wool sweather and generalized thus wool is scratcy.  This is not true.
HW.Icelandic wool is scratcy.  I know.  I'm from Iceland. The icelandic
HW.wool is the best wool in the world for outher garment, because it is
HW.very lightweight and very warm, but it is very scratchy.

Of course some wool is scratchy, but when used in the right sort of
garment, that makes no difference.  I have a massive turtleneck that was
hand-spun and knitted in the Faroe Islands.  It is scratchy as heck, but
when worn over a t-neck t-shirt who cares.  It is incredibly warm.

Icleandic wool is usually spun with very little twist, so it feels soft
as well as making a warm sweater.  Soft and scratchy are not opposites

HW.is the same.  Now, after praising the wool, I'll go ahead and finish
HW.my (2) wool sweathers, (because I would never lay my hands on acrylics :-))

That's the spirit! (speaking as a wool producer - grin)

Ron Parker
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From: chamberl@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Anne Chamberlain)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: Comforter cover ?
Date: 27 Jan 93 18:42:59 GMT
Reply-To: chamberl@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Anne Chamberlain)
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD


what's a Dome?  on the bottom of your duvet cover.  Is this another
word that is defined differently here in the USA?

Anne
From: ron.parker@uttsbbs.uucp (Ron Parker)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Cross Stitch Email ??
Date: 24 Jan 93 08:33:00 GMT
Reply-To: ron.parker@uttsbbs.uucp (Ron Parker)
Organization: The Transfer Station BBS, Danville, CA - 510-837-4610/837-5591


    On Date: 20 Jan 93 02:36:40 GMT peterc@comm.mot.com (Peter
        Cassidy) wrote:

PC.Hi,
PC.      Can some kind soul please uuencode the Cross Stitch program GIFXTS and
PC.email it to me. My address is peterc@comm.mot.com. I cannot FTP it from
PC.anywhere and it is really frustrating (??!!!).

Sorry I can't do that, but you can download GIFXTS35.ZIP from Fibernet
BBS at 218-583-4337, 8N1, 1200-144000.  There is a short file called
GIFTEXT.ZIP that describes the big (200K +) file so you can decide
whether you really want the big one.  Be aware that giftxt requires over
500K free memory to run.

Ron Parker
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From: flint@mars.xerox.com (ed flint)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: quilt program for computer?
Keywords: Knitted Vest
Date: 22 Jan 93 13:42:30 GMT
Reply-To: flint:wbst139@xerox.com
Organization: Xerox Corp - Webster, NY

In article <1993Jan21.144143.16420@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca> kao@adam.unbsj.ca (Kim Osborne) writes:
>Hi, I got the xstitch program yesterday and it is great! I was wondering
>if there was a programout there for quilts. Also, does anyone know
>if there is a list that deals with quilts? Thanks!
>                                          Kim 

My wife uses a program called PC-Quilt. The older version supported 
CGA/EGA; a newer version supports VGA. It is available from 

	Nina Antze
	7061 Lynch Road
	Sebastopol, CA 95472
	(707) 823-8494

I believe the latest issue of Quilter's Newsletter had an article
comparing three commercially available programs [one of which was for 
Windows]. I believe there are ads for these in the back of most quilt
magazines on a regular basis.


--ed
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles,alt.sewing
From: peggys@orca.wv.tek.com
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Marbek Angels
Date: 27 Jan 93 18:37:16 GMT
Reply-To: peggys@orca.wv.tek.com
Organization: Network Displays Manufacturing, Tektronix,Inc


There was a discussion awhile back on the Marbek Angels and I am now 
considering doing one for my next large project.  I am trying to decide what
size/color fabric I will use so I would appreciate any suggestions from the 
net. I haven't done a large project on linen so I am considering this.  I 
do prefer the look of the tighter weaves so if I do it on aida it will 
probably be 18 or 22.  I would appreciate advice/suggestions from those of you
who have done these.  Thanks.

					Peggy

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          | (503) 685-2030 - email: peggys@orca.WV.TEK.COM    |
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From: vln@icpsr.umich.edu (Victoria Neff)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: ripping out cast-on edge
Date: 27 Jan 1993 15:36:14 GMT
Organization: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
NNTP-Posting-Host: tdis.icpsr.umich.edu

In article <1993Jan27.012646.1794@leland.Stanford.EDU> coleman@leland.Stanford.EDU (Michele Coleman) writes:
>
>    I've heard rumors of fixing a knitted article by ripping out the
>cast-on edge, but I don't know how to do this.
>    I'm making a sweater and the ribbing is too loose.  I'd like to rip
>it out and redo the ribbing with fewer stitches.  I absolutely do not
>want to rip out the body and start from scratch!

I don't know if it will rip "backwards" or not.

What you can certainly do is snip one strand where the ribbing meets the
body, and unravel that strand all the way around.  Then pick up your
stiches and re-do the ribbing in the opposite direction, casting off at
the bottom.  This will look fine -- no one will be able to tell, unless
they look closely enough to see that you have cast off at both "ends" of
your sweater....

Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
From: sjf@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (susan.j.flaster)
Subject: How to stop acrylic edges from curling
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 14:07:35 GMT
Keywords: Knitted Vest

I like to use acrylic yarn to make myself sweaters
and vests.  Reading the latest thread on wool vs
acrylic, I was happy to see that at least one other
netter is a "warm" person (I am usually too warm with
a sweater and so I opt for vests and usually have to
pull it off halfway through the day).  I find wool
incredibly warm for me and only wear it on very cold,
windy days.

One problem I have with acrylics is that the edges curl.
I usually pick styles that do not have a finished edge,
that is for example, vests with ribbing on all edges.
I made one vest that I adapted from a pattern that is
button down, sleeveless, scoop neck.  The vest is 
supposed to be form fitting and I crocheted around the
neck and front edges (with contrasting yarn) and knit
a seed stitch along the bottom edge.  It's the bottom
edge that folds up.  I was thinking of ripping it out
and finishing it in another manner, but I just noticed
that it is knitted from the bottom up (I thought it
was a crocheted edging also) so that would be a little
hard to do.

It's a nice vest and I would like to fix it.  Any suggestions?

Sue Flaster
att!hogpa!sjf

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Bell Laboratories, Whippany NJ
From: vlb@apple.com
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: framing
Date: 21 Jan 93 22:41:43 GMT
Reply-To: vlb@apple.COM (Vicki Brown)
Organization: Apple Computer A/UX Engineering


In article <1993Jan20.153902.1790@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> jrobinso@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Judith L Robinson) writes:
>glass, border mat, picture.  I use brads instead of glazier points and have 
>purchased a brad puter-inner.  Before that purchase, I used a "nail set" or any

I also am fond of using brads.  You get a choice of size, they're easy to put
in, and easy to take back out should that ever be necessary.
From: mlf@unl.edu (mary flaglelee)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: cross-stitch program and computer mis-understanding
Date: 22 Jan 1993 15:07:40 GMT
Organization: University of Nebraska--Lincoln	
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: unlinfo.unl.edu

jdoak@lab1.smcm.edu (Jennifer L. Doak) writes:


>I've been reading with interest about the cross stitch program.  I've ben  
>told that someone here could show me how to ftp (am VERY new to computers  
>and all their functions that I don't understand) but I don't know if it  
>would work on the NeXT computers I currently use...anyone know about  
>that??  Thanks.....

>jen

>jdoak@oyster.smcm.edu

Jen,
It appears that you're at a University?  If so, there should be a 
centralized computer resource center at your U.  Give them a call; I'm
certain they can give you step-by-step instructions on ftp'ing from 
your pc.    :-D

Mary
mflagle@grasplink.unl.edu

Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
From: lsc@ssd.intel.com (Linda Cline)
Subject: Re: cross-stitch program and computer mis-understanding
Organization: Supercomputer Systems Divison, Intel Corp.
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:01:24 GMT

In article <1jp2jsINNije@crcnis1.unl.edu> you write:
>jdoak@lab1.smcm.edu (Jennifer L. Doak) writes:
>
>
>>I've been reading with interest about the cross stitch program.  I've ben  
>>told that someone here could show me how to ftp (am VERY new to computers  
>>and all their functions that I don't understand) but I don't know if it  
>>would work on the NeXT computers I currently use...anyone know about  
>>that??  Thanks.....
>
>>jen
>
>Jen,
>It appears that you're at a University?  If so, there should be a 
>centralized computer resource center at your U.  Give them a call; I'm
>certain they can give you step-by-step instructions on ftp'ing from 
>your pc.    :-D

	This is a NeXT that she's talking about, rather than a pc.  
Unless the NeXT has a way to run DOS applications, the programs that
have been mentioned for ftp availability (GIFXTS, Cross-stitch 
Designer) will not run.  And since they're graphics/MS-Windows based,
they're even less compatible with other hardware/OS's.  There are
some non-DOS workstations that can accept some DOS applications;  you 
should check with your system administrators.  

	linda

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"Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in
the same place.  If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at
least twice as fast as that!"	
                                        Lewis Carroll
Linda Cline                             Through the Looking Glass
Intel Supercomputer Systems Division 
email: lsc@ssd.intel.com
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From: wratt_d@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: Silkscreening
Date: 27 Jan 1993 20:11:11 GMT
Organization: Wellington City Council (Public Access), Wgtn, Nz
Reply-To: wratt_d@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
NNTP-Posting-Host: kosmos.wcc.govt.nz

Hi, I am a screenprinter from New Zealand.Please let me know if there
is a right place to talk about screenprinting too!
1. The thin paper stencils should be OK, definately DON'T use cardboard or
anything thicker than newsprint, or you'll end up with a TERRIBLE mess. I have
use book covering contact plastic sometimes with water based inks. This is good
as long as you get it stuck on the screen flat.
2. The fabric may be showing through for several reasons:
a)The ink is too thin.
b) The material you are screenprinting is too dark for the colour of ink you
are using.
c)The mesh size of the screen is too wide.i.e. too few threads per inch.
d)The opaque inks are too dry, or you are pushing so hard that you are stopping
the ink forming a layer on the material (a problem with opaque ink). Or you are
going very slowly and the opaque inks are drying and filling up the holes in
the screen.
3. I wouldn't bother with photographic stencils or films until you can do paper
ones as they are a terrible hassle and you have to use all sorts of yucky
chemicals to get the stuff off the screens later.

Try the thin paper, dark ink on a pale fabric which must be pure cotton then
E-mail someone if you are still having problems. Work from there. Best wishes.
Please feel free to E-mail me for help if you need it.
Clare Smith at      wratt_d@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz

Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
From: swope@progress.COM (Amber Swope)
Subject: quilting guild or group
Keywords: quilt
Organization: Progress Software Corp.
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 19:53:04 GMT


 I am moving to the Concord/Lexington area in Mass. and want to join
a quilting guild or group. Is there a group in this area? I appreciate
any information.

Thanks, Amber

 
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From: Marina.Salume@corp.sun.com (Marina Salume)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: quilting bee
Date: 27 Jan 1993 17:40:55 -0500
Organization: Cornell University

> How long does a quilting bee go?  All day?  I know 
>it is partly work, partly fun, and partly socializing and that sounds good.
 >
>But what are good foods to serve and what are bad? 

If your friends have never quilted before, you may not get
your whole top done in one day. Or even two. But you will
all have fun, so who cares? You should have your quilt already
in the frame when everyone arrives, and know how you want it
quilted. If a design has to be marked on the top, do that first
(unless it's one that you can mark as you go along). Have plenty
of needles, thread, scissors and thimbles in different sizes for those
who don't bring their own. Four to six people is about the most
you can get around a frame at one time, some people need more elbow
room than others.

When I quilt alone, I like to listen to books on tape. But with a
group, some soft music in the background won't compete with talking.

As far as food, the best fun is a potluck. But you can serve anything
you like, keeping in mind that greasy finger foods will mean that
everyone has to wash their hands before they go back to quilting.
Plenty of tea and coffee of course.

Non-quilters may tire of quilting very fast, it can be hard on the
fingers. They might be happy to sit and chat and thread needles for
others tho. Or perhaps you can encourage them to bring along other
stitchery projects they might want to work on.

It sounds like fun! Be sure to let us know how it goes.

--marina
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
From: lsc@ssd.intel.com (Linda Cline)
Subject: Re: Attn: Ron Parker
Organization: Supercomputer Systems Division (SSD), Intel
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 20:33:48 GMT

In article <1jtod1INNp4@gap.caltech.edu> mberteig@cco.caltech.edu (Michelle Berteig) writes:
>Hi,
>
>This message is for Ron Parker, of Fibernet.  Sorry to be taking up the space,
>but I've misplaced his address.  Anyway, Ron, I've tried to call Fibernet to
>download some of the cross stitch programs, but whenever I call the number
>I got here for Fibernet, 1-218-583-4887, I get a recorded message that says,
>"We cannot complete this call as dialed, blah blah blah..."  Have any idea
>what the problem might be?  Thanks for your help!
>
>Sincerely,
>Michelle Berteig

	Ron will probably answer this too when he gets this post downloaded,
but I thought I'd mention that I have the Fibernet number as 1-218-583-4337.
                                                                        ^^

	linda
From: dawn@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Dawn Burgess)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: Need x-stitch hints
Date: 27 Jan 1993 17:21:32 GMT
Organization: Stanford Univ. Earth Sciences
NNTP-Posting-Host: pangea.stanford.edu
Keywords: needles, rust, gold

In article <1993Jan27.065914.29533@epas.toronto.edu> dschlow@epas.utoronto.ca (Deborah Schlow) writes:
>
>I have been reading a lot of British needlework and cross-stitch
>magazines in the past six weeks. A VERY expensive habit that I picked
>up over Christmas break. They all advertise 24 carat gold needles,
>both #24 and #26. The asking price is usually about 6 pounds sterling
>for three. The obvious advantage to these needles is that they would
>not rust. Has anyone seen an ad for such needles in American or
>Canadian magazines, or have you seen them in your stores? I would like
>to get some. I have no objection to ordering them from England, except
>that it is kind of a hassle. Any information would be gratefully appreciated.
>
>Deborah
>

I saw an ad in Threads for gold needles a few issues back.

Dawn

Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
From: cosell@world.std.com (Bernie Cosell)
Subject: Re: Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Organization: Fantasy Farm, Pearisburg, VA
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 07:25:53 GMT

} Can anyone tell me when the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
} is this year?

It is always the first weekend in May.  this year that makes it
May 1&2.
  /Bernie\
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Bernie Cosell                               cosell@world.std.com
Fantasy Farm Fibers, Pearisburg, VA         (703) 921-2358
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
From: pwb@aerg.canberra.edu.au (Paul Blackman)
Subject: GIFXTS.ZIP: For those without FTP
Keywords: gifxts cross stitch
Organization: University of Canberra
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 06:20:55 GMT

For those who have no FTP access
and would still like to get a copy of 
GIFXTS.ZIP send me email.  I lost track of who
I did and didn't send it to, so if you are still
looking ask me.

Please, only those without FTP access.  See other
message for FTP site availability.

Paul...
(pwb@aerg.canberra.edu.au)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
From: adw3345@ultb.isc.rit.edu (A.D. Williams)
Subject: Silkscreening
Reply-To: adw3345@ultb.rit.edu ()
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 16:17:29 GMT



 I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask about silkscreening,
but it is the closest froup I could find. If there's a more appropriate
place please let me know!

 I've started silkscreening shirts for the fun of it, but paper stencils
seem to leave too thin a deposit on the shirts. The material shows
through even for opaque inks.

 I've cut a stencil using posterboard, and will try it out soon. Will
posterboard be too thick? Should I thin the ink first or should I
keep the ink thick? If it would save me a few shirts a "don't do it"
message would be appreciated!

 I've heard of references to nitrocellulose stencils and other exotic
methods. Unfortunately, I'm only an engineer, so I lack a familiarity
with the spectrum of art supplies. What's a good stencil for t-shirts
that I can get at the local K-Mart or Ben Franklin?

                                                Thanks,

                                                     Derrick

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Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
From: kkriebl@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Karen Kriebl)
Subject: Out of Print Books
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 14:01:47 GMT

Could someone post the address of the place/person to write to in order
to locate hard to find books?  Specifically, I'm looking for books on textiles.
 I remember seeing an address listed in this newsgroup about a month or two 
ago.
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: Cross Stitch Email ??
From: Murray_Moffatt@kcbbs.gen.nz (Murray Moffatt)
Date: 26 Jan 93 18:34:52 GMT
Organization: Kappa Crucis Unix BBS, Auckland, New Zealand

hanner@sol1.sps.mot.com (Cynthia J. Hanner) writes:
>>Can some kind soul please uuencode the Cross Stitch 
>>program GIFXTS and email it to me. My address is
>>peterc@comm.mot.com. I cannot FTP it from anywhere and it is
>>really frustrating (??!!!).
>
>If the same kind soul wouldn't mind, could I get a copy also?  
>I have been wanting just such a program for some time and it 
>IS VERY frustrating.  My address is hanner@sol1.sps.mot.com.   
>Thanks!!!

I'm currently working on a program that acts as a cross stitch database 
and we're thinking of adding a module to let you design your own charts. 
Could someone please uuencode a copy of GIFXTS and email it to me so 
we can examine it for ideas for our own program?  I don't have FTP access 
:-(

My email address is: Murray_Moffatt@kcbbs.gen.nz

Thanks!

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