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From: coleman@leland.Stanford.EDU (Michele Coleman)
Subject: Yarn stores in Cleveland, Ohio
Summary: They exist!
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 93 22:54:32 GMT

   Apologies to everyone for using bandwith.  About a month ago someone
posted lamenting the lack of yarn sources in Cleveland.  At the time I could
be of no help, but since then I've been to Cleveland.  Unfortunately, I don't
have the original poster's name.
   I found two yarn stores in Cleveland that seemed perfectly adequate to me--
on the level of stores I've seen in California.  I don't know if the original
poster knew of these places and found them inadequate, or was simply unaware
of their existence.  A third store was closed the whole time I was in the
area (for the holidays) but it seems like it would be good as well.

1)   Stitches, Etc.  North Olmstead, on Detroit road, a bit west of Columbia. 
   Knitting supplies, yarn, books.  Also supplies for other crafts, but
   I wasn't paying attention.

2)   ???? (Can't remember the name, sorry.)  On Lake Road, in Rocky River.
   The address is something like 19707 Lake.  This is the funny part of 
   Lake Road, perpindicular to Detroit.  It is just across the Detroit
   Bridge from Lakewood, across the street from the big pink apartment
   building.  Knitting supplies and yarn.  Also weaving yarn and, I
   think, supplies.

3)   Sheep in a Heap, Madison Road, Lakewood.  (It's on the western end
   of Lakewood, not far from McKinley Road, which is one of the I-90
   exits).  This one was closed, so I don't know what they have.


   You should be able to find all of these places in the phone book, for
phone numbers and addresses.
   I hope this helps.

--Michele Coleman

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From: fearnley@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Fearnley Anne)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Needlepoint mailorder
Date: 7 Jan 93 16:08:20 GMT
Organization: Universite de Montreal

I am looking for addresses that sell needlepoint patterns.  It is necessary
that the patterns be charts and not the 'painted on canvas' kind.

If you have any information, please e-mail me.
Story follows, press 'n' now if you do not want to read it.

BTW this is another in the continuing story of Paul my brother who is looking
for the ultimate needlepoint experience.  Realizing that his programme to 
generate patterns from photographs will take a long time yet, and that he needs
something to do with his hands while he watches TV, and that there is a rather
nice space of wall in his appartment suitable for a largish frame that will be
filled up by his wife if he doesn't get going soon :-), he has decided to buy
a real live pattern to tide him over (even though this feels like copping out
to him as he wanted to do as many parts of the craft as he could).

Now I just hope that having some needlepoint to do will not stop him from 
writing his programme.


-- 
Anne Fearnley                                     Dept de math. et de stat.
fearnley@ere.umontreal.ca                         Universite de Montreal
                                                  Montreal, QC
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
From: asheffie@carr107.alleg.edu (Ann Sheffield)
Subject: Re: making dye
Organization: Allegheny College
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 16:01:09 GMT

In article <C0EBH9.7tI@spss.com>  writes:
> I've got about 1/2 bushel of black walnuts in the 
> husks.  The dye recipe says use 'green husks'.  The
> husks I have are black and pretty moldy.  They stain
> to the touch.  Is it still possible to proceed with the
> recipe? i.e. soak and boil? or should I wait till next
> year and pick the walnuts green?

Your walnuts should work just fine.  My usual approach is to gather  
diligently the green walnuts and then procrastinate dyeing with them until  
they're dark and slimy.  The results have always been nice - I get a warm,  
medium brown on wool mordanted with alum (the books say you don't need a  
mordant with walnuts, but I've never put it to the test).

Good luck with your dyeing!

					-Ann Sheffield
					 asheffie@alleg.edu
From: close@lunch.wpd.sgi.com (Diane Barlow Close)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: Threads
Date: 6 Jan 93 22:31:04 GMT
Reply-To: close@lunch.wpd.sgi.com (Diane Barlow Close)
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marcia@rap.ucar.edu (Marcia Politovich) writes:
>Your idea on maintaining Threads as a fiber magazine, and 
>starting a new one on sewing techniques, is a good one. 

Well there is already a magazine that specializes in fiber arts
called, appropriately enough, FiberArts.  It's put out by the same
people who put out Threads (Taunton Press).  I've glanced through, but
never purchased, FiberArts and found it to be, well, to fiber-artish
oriented.  :-)  I'm into sewing so I stick with Threads.  (There is
also a knitting specialty magazine, but I can't recall the exact name.
All of these can be found in Printers Inc., for those local to the Bay
Area.)
-- 
Diane Barlow Close
	close@lunch.wpd.sgi.com 
	I'm at lunch today.  :-)
From: Holly.Doyne@f172.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Holly Doyne)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Knitted Acrylic Baby Afghan
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 19:38:40 -0500

In a msg on <Jan 09 00:42>, Lisa Kent of 1:109/401 writes:

 LK> have a hard time going back to the acrylic.  I'm almost half 
 LK> done with it.

 LK> I'm curious if there's any specific reason why I should continue 
 LK> this project, like maybe acrylic is more flame retardant than 
 LK> the natural yarns, more washable, etc.  I'm feeling an 
 LK> aversion to continuing this project, but if there are good 
 LK> reasons to do so, I may be able to convince myself. ;^)

Finish it, IF you have a friend who might use it and never would put the care
that wool or cotton would need.  Don't use fuzzy cotton ever for a baby afgan -
it is extremely flamable.  Washable wool is what I prefer.

       -Holly 
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From: pmoloney@maths.tcd.ie (Paul Moloney)
Subject: Any Calvin & Hobbes jumper patterns out there?
Organization: Somewhere in the Twentieth Century
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 21:22:09 GMT


I'd be interested in a Calvin & Hobbes jumper, and wonder is there anyone
out there who's seen a pattern for one, or actually designed a pattern
themselves? I'd especially love one of the two dancing around their
record player (the one on the 'Calvin & Hobbes' cover).

P.
-- 
moorcockheathersiainbankshamandcornpizzapjorourkebluesbrothersspikeleepratchett
clive  P a u l   M o l o n e y    "I'm pretty witty and you're itty bitty    pe
james  Trinity College, Dublin     And isn't it a pity the city can't see?   vr
brownbladerunnerorsonscottcardprincewatchmenkatebushbatmanthekillingjoketolkien
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From: pan@cbnews.cb.att.com (suzanne.s.pan)
Subject: X-Stitch Chart - Wanted
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 18:34:32 GMT


This is a great newsgroup.  I hope someone out there can help me.

 I found a beautiful cross-stitch design in two catalogs.  I called both
places and they told me that it was only available in a kit.  I am one of
those people that has all the DMC colors, so I have no interest in a kit.
What are good ways to get the chart without the kit?  Do I need to find the
manufacturer?  I haven't tried my local needlework shop.  Is that a good place
to start?

Thanks in advance,
Suzanne Pan
pan@mvuao.att.com
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From: suzanne@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Suzanne McCaffrey)
Subject: Re: knitting mailing list
Organization: San Francisco State University
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 21:57:42 GMT

In article <1993Jan2.214029.27094@midway.uchicago.edu> ral3@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>
>	I'd like to start a mailing list for knitting, but before I
>begin setting it up I'd like to guage the level of interest out there
>in order to determine the best structure to use (there are a couple of
>different ways of setting these things up). 
>
>	Also, I'd like to see what people want in terms of defining
>the mailing list.  Should hand and machine knitting be included in the
>same list, or should they be on separate mailing lists?  Should
>spinning be included as a topic, since a lot of knitters like to spin
>their own yarn?  (Not that I would stop you from discussing homespun
>:-) -- this is more a matter of how to describe the mailing list to
>people who might want to subscribe).
>
>	If you would be interested in subscribing to a knitting
>mailing list, please email me your address, and opinions (if any), on
>the above questions, and any suggestions you might have about the
>list. 
>
>	It will probably take several weeks to get this thing started
>up.  I will post again to this newsgroup when it's ready to go.
>
>				Thanks,
>				Sheila Ralston
>				ral3@midway.uchicago.edu
>
>-- 
Sheila, I think a mailing list of knitting fans is a great idea.
I would suggest that you break it down into various skill level
groups, e.g., beginner, intermediate & expert knitters.  Or you
could have different categories by type of projects and within
that mark each pattern as beginner, intermediate & expert.  That
way if a person is interested in doing something on a knitting
machine and is a real expert they will want to take a look at
that pattern.  This may be more organized than you want...

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From: jill@cray.com (Jill McAllister)
Subject: Re: Any Calvin & Hobbes jumper patterns out there?
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 9 Jan 93 23:35:08 CST

In article <1993Jan9.212209.3688@maths.tcd.ie> pmoloney@maths.tcd.ie (Paul Moloney) writes:
>
>I'd be interested in a Calvin & Hobbes jumper, and wonder is there anyone
>out there who's seen a pattern for one, or actually designed a pattern
>themselves? I'd especially love one of the two dancing around their
>record player (the one on the 'Calvin & Hobbes' cover).
>

Since I just learned this a couple of years ago, I'll pass on the 
info. that a "jumper" in British English means a "pullover sweater"
in American English.

Jill
From: chamberl@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Anne Chamberlain)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: new knitting project
Date: 11 Jan 93 20:16:17 GMT
Reply-To: chamberl@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Anne Chamberlain)
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

Jill,

Sounds as though it's time for you to get out the Kaffe Fassett
patterns for your yarns.

Anne
From: dancer@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: Knitted Acrylic Baby Afghan
Date: 9 Jan 93 15:57:54 GMT
Organization: Carnegie Mellon Computer Club

In article <30600011@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM>, lisa@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Lisa Kent) 
writes:
> I'm wondering if I need to bother finishing the baby afghan I started
> knitting about 3 years ago.  I began it shortly after I taught myself
> how to knit, and I chose inexpensive acrylic yarn.  I've since fallen
> in love with wool and cotton and have a hard time going back to the
> acrylic.  I'm almost half done with it.
> 
> I'm curious if there's any specific reason why I should continue this
> project, like maybe acrylic is more flame retardant than the natural 
> yarns, more washable, etc.  I'm feeling an aversion to continuing this
> project, but if there are good reasons to do so, I may be able to
> convince myself. ;^)

WARNING: the following is opinion.

Acrylic sucks. It's basically plastic. It wears poorly and is not worth your
time and effort.

If you want to make a nice blanket, go out and find a nice washable wool
(Brunswick's La Laine comes to mind) and start over. It'll cost a lot
more but you will enjoy it more both during the process of knitting and
afterwards.

WHY work on a project if you don't like the materials? Even if it's a 
gift someone else asked for? You will hate every minute of it. The whole
reason people knit and such is to have FUN!

That's my 2cents.
Good luck

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From: edg@netcom.com (Ed Greenberg)
Subject: Cross Stitch Designer
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:25:41 GMT

With permission of the author, I have made Cross Stitch Designer
available for FTP from my own account.  

ftp to: netcom.com 
cd to:  pub/edg 
get:    xstitch.zip

Don't forget to set binary mode when you get it and download it to your
PC with a proper binary protocol.

I will leave it there for a few weeks, or until I can find a home in a
good accessable mirrored archive (suggestions welcome.)  

Disclaimer:  No connection with the author other than making the program
available as a favor. 

NB:  This is a WINDOWS program.  It is RELEASE 1 and may have some bugs,
although the author seems committed to maintaining it.  It is shareware
and registers for $30.  As a shareware author, I encourage you to
register all shareware that you have in regular use.
-- 
Edward W. Greenberg  | Home: +1 408 283 0511 | edg@netcom.com
1600 Stokes St. #24  | Work: +1 408 764 5305 | DoD#: 0357
San Jose, CA  95126  | Fax:  +1 408 764 5003 | KM6CG (ex WB2GOH) 
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From: paul.ribeiro@rose.com (paul ribeiro)
Subject: Acrylic Yarns
Organization: Rose Media Inc, Toronto, Ontario.
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1993 03:09:01 GMT
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Date Entered: 01-12-93 22:02
S(> I can care for any fabric that you can buy, weave, spin, knit, 
whatever,
S(> but I am also allergic to wool, and for things like sweaters, sorry, but
S(> yes, I am tasteless enough to like acrylic knits.  Were you to give me
S(> a baby afghan out of one of the "nice" yarns (washable wool, right?) I
S(> would never use it on my baby, preferring the tacky acrylic offering I
S(> made myself, because I wouldn't have to worry about the baby breaking out
S(> in hives!
S(> 

I couldn't agree with you more.  I too suffer terribly with 
allergies and there is no way I could use anything but acrylic yarns. 
I just wanted to let you know you are not the only one out there that 
likes acrylic yarn and can't use natural yarns.

/Rochelle
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Subject: Bravo Teri
From: Len Alshan <LMACC@CUNYVM.BITNET>
Date: Monday, 11 Jan 1993 19:22:25 EST
Organization: City University of New York/ University Computer Center

Bravo and bravo again.  Oh yeah, I have done my share of knitting pure
wool.  But if the truth be known (watch for the bolt of lightening) most
of my knitting is of the autre material --especially when it is something
that is going to get lots and lots of use, like baby blankets etc which
can then be just tossed into the washing machine.  And no, I am not
allergic.  I say if you don't like the feel of your acrylic, spend a little
more and you will find (more trouble) some nice soft stuff that lofts
wonderfully.  So go ahead and use the stuff.
However, when it comes to finishing something you no longer like -- forget it.

I gave up on angora scarf and hat I was begged for -- all those funny
strands just got in my way.  But hey, you want to nmake me an angora sweater
just let me know and I will send you on the design requirements and will wear
it with pleasure.  The point is that I fell if the medium prevents you from
enjoying the craft change the medium before you give up the craft.  But please
let's not get into the 'wool' uber alles thing again.
Len
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From: jill@cray.com (Jill McAllister)
Subject: source for hard-to-find books
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 7 Jan 93 14:21:58 CST

I'm not affiliated with this woman, but I like her service when I want
a needlework (or knitting) book I can't find elsewhere.

I just wondered if people on this list know about Bette Feinstein in
Newton, Mass.  She carries many, many needlework books, and I was just
able to order _Labors of Love_ from her, as it's been out of print
since last fall.  She doesn't give any discounts, but if you really
want a book you can't find elsewhere, try her.

Bette Feinstein
96 Roundwood Road
Newton, MA  02164

1-617-969-0942

p.s.  She doesn't take any credit cards, so you have to mail her checks.


Jill McAllister
                    *******************************************************
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Programmer/Analyst  *******************************************************
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Xref: sparky rec.crafts.textiles:2466 alt.sewing:3671
From: martini@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (ok)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Another "material" question..
Date: 7 Jan 93 16:42:29 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

does anyone know of a store in central Texas where I could find Neopryne(sp)
or polyeurathane(sp!) by the yard or equivalent amounts?  or what might
be a fair price for it when ordered by catalogue/what company would seel
er, sell it by catalogue?

basically, its the material of Catwoman's outfit in the movie Batman, looks
like patent letter..

thanks,
sheilagh
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
From: janez@base.bellcore.com (Jane Zysk)
Subject: A Shawl Question
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 13:57:04 GMT

Perhaps all you weavers out there can help me...
I sew, do cross-stitch, and dabble in quilting,
but weaving remains a great mystery to me and
I have a problem.

Last year, my husband bought a beautiful, woven, soft,
wool shawl for me for Christmas.  The problem is
that it's fraying...mostly on 2 opposite sides.
It looks like the main threads (I'm sorry, I don't
know the real technical term) are black, and the
threads that actually weave the pattern are the
colorful threads.  Everytime I use it, colorful
threads just keep separating out and falling off.
I'm afraid that one day, it will just fray away!

Is there anything I can do to prevent further fraying,
or will the shawl eventually fray down to a "steady
state" and then stop?

Please email replies, unless you think that there's
more general interest in my dilemma.

Thanks!
Jane
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
From: Cathy.Langford@cc.utas.edu.au (Catherine Langford)
Subject: Cross-stitch programs
Organization: University of Tasmania
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 02:47:25 GMT

I have been reading with great interest about the cross-stitch programs
on CompuServe. I beleive if lots of money you can use Compuserve, but 
not very rich person and  can not afford it. From posts I have read here, I 
understand there are two of them.  Has anyone found out if they will be
 made available to ftp somewhere?
I would love to try these out, and wait anxiously for a reply...

An avid cross-stitcher and craft person,
catherine langford
Tasmania

Ps if there is anyone willing to share pattern please email me.
From: karplus@cse.ucsc.edu (Kevin Karplus)
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
Subject: Re: Pre-shrinking was Re: Washing hanks of wool
Date: 8 Jan 1993 05:34:45 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz (CE/CIS Boards)
Distribution: world
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Lin Hendrix (lah@cadence.com) said
	Linen:  When preshrunk loses it's hand and can become quite rough to 
	the touch.  Often dyes are not as colorfast on linens and fading 
	becomes a problem if you don't want the "worn" look.

Colorfastness is a problem for linen, especially for darker colors.
Of course, I only like woven-in patterns (dyed in the yarn), and so I
don't have to worry as much as people who want prints.  (If you want a
print, buy cotton.)

The "hand" of linen, however, is greatly IMPROVED by repeated washing,
unless you believe that fabric should feel like straw or burlap.  Of
course, many "linen" fabrics now sold are made with the sweepings off
the floor (really low quality tow), and so do not have the durability
and washability traditionally associated with linen properly spun from
line flax.  You have to iron the linen after prewashing it, but linen
irons up more nicely than almost any other material.

Lin also said
	The best way to wash wool?  Natural soap flakes dissolved in
	small amount of hot water ...
	
That advice is fine if you have soft water, or if you buy deionized
water for washing your wool.  If your water is a bit hard, the soap
will form insoluble calcium soaps that are almost impossible to wash
out of the wool.  A very mild detergent (the hand dishwashing
detergents are pretty good) is a much better bet if your water is at
all hard.

Kevin Karplus
-- 
Kevin Karplus		karplus@ce.ucsc.edu

Due to budgetary constraints the light at the end of the tunnel is
being turned off.
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From: sam@sad.hp.com (Vicky Hansen)
Subject: Re: Patterns: How to Find Other Styles?
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 21:07:07 GMT
Organization: HP Sonoma County (SRSD/MWTD/MID)
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Followup-To: rec.crafts.textiles,alt.sewing

Carol F Topp (ctopp@cup.portal.com) wrote:
: purchase patterns that you really like, even if you might not get
: to them for a long time because the availability is fickle.

A great idea that I have followed for years.  Unfortunately, my size has
recently changed drastically -- if you like the pattern, buy more than one
size!

Joann Bessler (joann@geology.ubc.ca) wrote:
:Don't overlook thrift and second hand stores as a source of "classic"
:patterns. They're often also a source of "classic" materials!

Garage sales too.
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
From: kroy@wang.com (kroy)
Subject: REQUEST: Les Mis Pattern (X-stitch)
Organization: Wang Laboratories, Inc.
Distribution: rec
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 18:45:51 GMT


I've seen the Broadway show Les Miserables a few times (I think it is so 
wonderful!), and what I would like to do now is x-stitch the design of the
little girl (Cosette) with the French flag flying behind her.  I haven't seen
any books or leaflets with any designs from Broadway shows, and I was hoping 
that maybe someone out there has.  A company's name and/or an address of where 
I can get a graph of this would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance!!


Kendra Roy

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