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system: You are Gail Church, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Susan Siegel about "ribbon embroidery".

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assistant: Hi Susan,
Yes, I did get the floss and since your feed was down I guess Fido ate my
thankyou. Thankyou!!!! It was wonderful.
As for the ribbon embroidery, should you ever find a kit you liked I'd be
more than happy to either give you some good instruction or just do it for
you.
I never would have tried all the new needlearts I've done this past 16 months
had it not been for all the talented people I met on the echo who inspired me
to try something new. Silk ribbon is self taught with some good books, but I
did learn to do hardanger with a quick hour free class at Lewiscraft, and
learned a whole bunch of new stitches while I'm working on Emie Bishop's
Emblishments with a email stitch along group. My tatting skills developed
from a 9 hour class over 3 days. Same for Battenburg lace, I never would have
even looked for these classes or heard about all these facinating needlearts
had I not meet others on the echo who did them.
Thanks again for the floss!!!
Gail
system: You are Gail Church, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Tammy Tapke about "Vicki Oldfather".

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assistant: Hi Tammy,
I've seen her ocassionaly on Cross-stitching. If  you have netmail or Email
contact me at:
1:140/117.2 or jchurch@getthe.net
I have her address if you need it.
Gail
system: You are Holly Sullivan, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Pat Knox about "QBE".

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assistant: Hey Pat, I will be sending you a block too!!  Sorry to be so late though.
You wanted purple and cream, 12.5 inch unfinished size, right?
:)---Holly--<--<-@
hollys@geocities.com  http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/4201
system: You are Holly Sullivan, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Pat Knox about "Re: QBE".

They wrote:
HS> :-)  I'd love to have it, thank you so much!!  I have to ask Pat
HS> anyway who's eligible and all that when it comes time for the
HS> drawing next week.
> Don't ask me, I am not up to date on these exchanges.  Teresa Herman is
> the coordinator of the exchange and she will be able to tell you who is
> eligible.

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assistant: I think I saw Pat Knox say to Holly Sullivan on 25 Jun 97  08:28:43:
I thought you knew everything!  (she said with a very silly grin)  :-)
Teresa posted the info I needed over in S&Q, since that one is an S&Q
exchange.
:)---Holly--<--<-@
hollys@geocities.com  http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/4201
system: You are Carolyn Latham, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Gail Church about "sponge painting".

They wrote:
> I was hoping I could find a method that didn't require paint up to my
> elbows!
> Paint and I seem to have a fasniation for each other <G> I'm sure I'll
> find a method I can live with. I'll let you know which one worked for
> me !

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assistant: *** Quoting Gail Church to Carolyn Latham dated 06-23-97 ***
    Good luck with it and I'm looking forward to hearing how it turns out!
    Carolyn
system: You are Jeannelou Truitt, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Donna Lewis about "mental crafting".

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assistant: Dear Donna,
    I didn't quite understand what you meant about getting a lot done
'mental crafting'.  When i do mental crafting, nothing gets done, i just am
inattentive at what ever task is keeping me from actually crafting.  I make
it a rule not to stay in bed if i am unable to get back to sleep, because i
do all my tasks in my head, and then have to get up and do them all over
again.
    I am determined to finish the Ravine
 of the Elves this year, but with
trying to get all the daylilies weeded before the first of July and keeping
up the must do work in the house, i haven't even fetched them in from the
drying van.
          Shalom,  the Lily Lady
system: You are Laura Thomas, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Wanda Guin about "Borax".

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assistant: Sorry it was a typo it should of read Boraxo.  Borateem works also
laura
system: You are Teresa Johnson, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Janet Mccain about "crafty web sites".

They wrote:
-> And I have a bunch of links to needlework web sites on my page,
-> Teresa

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assistant: Thank you ma'am!!  I'll check this one out this weekend.  Steve has
promised to 'show me around' the internet.  That is...if I can get the
computer!
system: You are Sara Goldstein, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Susan Siegel about "Ribbon Embroidery".

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assistant: Hi
Good luck on finding ribbon embroidery.  I would bet on your liking it.
It's easy and very impressive and I saw you had many offers of help if
you get stuck.
I grew up near Tremont Avenue and Southern Blvd and then moved to East
216 Street.  I graduated from Evander Childs High School and City
College...but that was long ago.  Now I live in Glen Ridge, New Jersey
about 15 miles west of the LIncoln Tunnel.
My parents are visiting from Florida.  I made embossed cards with my
mother and my new 6 year old grand daughter.  Next I'll show them ribbon
embroidery and make some magnets with beads you heat.  That's an easy
project for young children.
Have fun.
Sara
system: You are Pat Knox, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Gail Church about "quilt exchange".

They wrote:
GC> Thanks so much for the mini quilt block exchange. I have one little
GC> problem.. I don't have a stash of fabric to choose from...
GC> Guess I should wait till I can go and buy a few colors... hard to
GC> make a quilt block if you don't have the color the winner wants!
GC> Who is running the exchange? I should give them a shout later when
GC> I've had a chance to go down to the fabric store and buy a few fat
GC> quarters of different fabric colors.

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assistant: Gail Church wrote in a message to Pat Knox:
That would be a problem!
True!
Kathy Oganezov runs one and Nancy Bird runs the other.  Can't remember
off-hand which runs which.
Later!,
           Pat
system: You are Pat Knox, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Maureen Hoffman about "vacation".

They wrote:
MH> Hi Pat,
MH>  I hit the delete key instead of the enter key to reply to your
MH> last message. I did not doubt that you entered your message before
MH> you went on vacation, I apologize if it sounded as if I did. I was
MH> mentioning the dates only because computers amaze and confuse me!
MH> (Just ask my husband 8-)!!! It probably was a problem on my end - I
MH> found a message in April in a bad packet that was dated February so
MH> many strange things happen when I get near the keyboard!! I
MH> recently wiped out the mail list I keep for my missionary friend
MH> (Big sigh)  Hope you are all rested from your vacation. Have you
MH> done any quilting since you have been back? Counted cross stitch
MH> used to be my favorite craft until I got hooked on this echo, now I
MH> have big quilting dreams!

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assistant: Maureen Hoffman wrote in a message to Pat Knox:
Don't worry, I didn't get that idea.  I find it funny that it went out one
day and got to you six days later with that day's date on it.  I am not that
computer literate either!
I think that I am rested from it.  Finally got to some quilting the end of
last week.  The beginning of the week was taken up with dental and doctor
appointments.  I felt like a chicken with my head cut off I did so much
running!  XS used to be my favorite craft before I started quilting.  Now I
don't do much XS'ing at all!
Later!,
           Pat
system: You are Donna Lewis, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Laura Thomas about "Kids Craft".

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assistant: Hi Laura,
LT > But here is the recipe  for SLIME
LT > Mix 1Tablespoon borax and 1/2 cup water measure 2 tablespoons of white
LT > glue (elmers school glue) into a small dish and add a few drops of food
LT > coloring if you want.  Add 2 tablespoons of the borax water solution.
LT > mix it together until it becomes stiffer.  store it in a zip lock baggie
LT > to keep it from drying out.
LT > I saw that elmers has colored craft glue.  I havent tried it in this yet
LT > but it should work ok.  the food coloring tends to stain so I leave it
LT > out.  Good luck to you on it.  I'll send the other recipe tomorrow as I
LT > am out of time online today.
Thanks for the recipe.
Is the borax found in the washing powder section of the grocery?
I wonder if acrylic paint could be used for colouring instead of the food
colouring so that it wouldn't stain.
I've seen the acrylic paint used in the bread dough recipe (one slice of
bread crusts removed, and 1 tblsp Aleene's tacky glue) and it doesn't stain
their
hands when working the paint in, so that the colour is even and then when
forming the flower, bead etc.
ttyl
Donna
system: You are Christi Walkup, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Dusty Layne about "The Books".

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assistant: Hello Dusty,
I have just started looking for those kind of books on soap making.
My snail mail address is;
Christi Walkup
3434 Brown Rd.
St. Louis, Mo. 63114-4330
If you do not here from the lady please send them and how much you want
for them and I shall send it to you.
Thank you very much,
Christi Walkup
***
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system: You are Laura Thomas, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Susan Verstraete about "KIDS CRAFT".

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assistant: I tried making the juggling balls.  ACK!!! What a mess.  I had rice
everywhere.  We managed to get one completed without breaking it.  Then
my son decided to juggle it.  Well as it landed in his hand it exploded.
 Oh well, the kids are glad to have all the balloons.  BTW here are a
couple of cute crafts
Jonah and the whale
1 20 oz soda bottle filled with light blue dyed water.  I added glitter.
Put a plastic whale figure in it and cut out a jonah figure from that
craft foam.  Put it all in the bottle and then I glued the bottle shut
to keep them from opening it,  It looks neat.  However it can get
expensive if you have a large group.
Dish soap bottle angel.
use styrofoam ball for the head.  draw on face.  glue a circle of
material on for the dress.  Add wings and if you want to add arms.
I made one with a book in her hands.  The small dish soap bottles work
best.
Laura
system: You are Pat Knox, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Wanda Guin about "Borax".

They wrote:
>Mix 1Tablespoon borax and 1/2 cup water measure 2 tablespoons of white
WG> Where in the store can I find borax?  I have looked in the soap
WG> powder section, and haven't found it.

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assistant: WANDA GUIN wrote in a message to LAURA THOMAS:
It should be in with the washing products.  Look for Muleteam (one brand).
Don't know the names of the other brands.
Later!,
           Pat
system: You are Jackie Lane, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Sharon Rhoades about "Granny squares".

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assistant: tHere are alot of Granny squares I Have a book tHat Has notHinG but Granny
squares.  I 72ave made alot of tHins witH Granny squares. let me no if you
need anytHinG or need to know anytHinG.
system: You are Tammy Tapke, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Vicki Oldfather about "me".

They wrote:
TT> I have not been in here for over 2 years. I was wondering if
VO>     Yes, I'm here...lurk most often, but do
VO> occaisionally post.  As far as what I'm interested
VO> in...most anything except miniatures.  Cross Stitch,
VO> Hardanger, Quilting, Fabric painting, tole painting,
VO> rubberstamping, all around crafts.
VO>     I was surprised (and pleased) to get your note.  So
VO> what have you been up to?

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assistant: Wonderful. I am glad your interest are varied, makes it easier to send you
more magazines. I found some of the stamps you had sent me a "long" time ago,
buried in a bunch of stuff I had boxed up when I went to work at the bank 2
years ago! Shame on me....any way, I will try and send you out some stuff in
the next few weeks. I was not sure if you were even in here, or if you are at
the same address. I didn't want to send it to you unless I was sure.
Working.....
I work for First of America Bank, in Bloomington Illinois. I am a
Customer Service Rep. and have been for 2 years next month. I don't get home
until 5:30 or 6, most of the time, so I just don't have time to "play" like I
used to. :(
We have been trying to get my "craft mess" upstairs since my daughter moved
out after turning 18, bless her little heart...Yipee..:) now I have her old
room all to myself! I left the twin bed, just in case...I have had most all
my stuff put in boxes, and haven't touched them for the last two years, so It
has been kinda fun sorting thru stuff, I forgot I had that much stuff. I
guess that after working at Jeffrey Alans (kinda like a Micheal's) for two
years, i collected a LOT of stuff. It will take me a VERY LONG time to sort
it all out, but when I am done, my new craft room will be great! Now to
retire "early" so I can play with all of it. :)
How have you been?? Is there many of the folks left in here that were here
two or three years ago?? I have missed not being in here, but just could not
handle the time it takes to read mail in here....Not that I have it now, but
I am trying to peek in every now and again. I just have to make sure I don't
join anything....Not an easy task.
Anyway, glad to see you in here.
Tammala
system: You are Tammy Tapke, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Gail Church about "Vicki Oldfather".

They wrote:
GC> Hi Tammy,
GC> I've seen her ocassionaly on Cross-stitching. If  you
GC> have netmail or Email contact me at:

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assistant: HI Gail.
Thanks Gail, she has responed to my message! I was not sure she would be in
here anymore, it has been around 2 years since I have been in here.
Tammy
system: You are Pat Knox, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Sylvia Lewis about "QBE".

They wrote:
SL> Just wanted to let you know that I have finished a block for you.
SL> I    won't be able to get to the PO until Wednesday though.  This
SL> one turned out nicely.  I got the pattern from a Quilt World
SL> Magazine, and it is called "Aunt Lailah's Broken Dish".  They have
SL> a photo of an antique quilt with this pattern.  Makes me want to
SL> piece one of my own.  Maybe one of these days, but right know I
SL> have too many other obligations to finish up.
SL> BTW, it is great to be back!

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assistant: SYLVIA LEWIS wrote in a message to PAT KNOX:
Thanks Sylvia, I will be looking for it!  I know all about the too many
obligations to finish up.  Gotta finish the wedding quilt for my nephew
and his new bride (I was nominated for the project the day that he got
married), and I have three quilt tops to be quilted as well as five or
so wall-hangings.
And it is great to have you back!
Later!,
           Pat
system: You are Vicki Oldfather, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Tammy Tapke about "Craft room".

They wrote:
TT> at the bank 2 years ago! Shame on me....any way, I
TT> will try and send you out some stuff in the next
TT> few weeks. I was not sure if you were even in here,
TT> or if you are at the same address. I didn't want to
TT> send it to you unless I was sure.
TT> We have been trying to get my "craft mess" upstairs since my daughter
TT> moved out after turning 18, bless her little
TT> heart...Yipee..:) now I have her old room all to
TT> myself! I left the twin bed, just in case...I have
TT> had most all my stuff put in boxes, and haven't
TT> much stuff. I guess that after working at Jeffrey
TT> Alans (kinda like a Micheal's) for two years, i
TT> collected a LOT of stuff. It will take me a VERY
TT> LONG time to sort it all out, but when I am done,
TT> my new craft room will be great! Now to retire
TT> "early" so I can play with all of it. :)
TT> How have you been?? Is there many of the folks left
TT> in here that were here two or three years ago?? I

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assistant: I'm still at the same address, and probably will be for quite some time.
We like it where we are.
     Wonderful for you!   What's wrong with having most of it in boxes?  Mine
is.  :)  I'm in the process of doing what you are.  But I can't make up my
mind on how I want to do it.
    That's what you have to do then...retire early to get it exactly the way
you want it.  :)
     Well, I have seen a couple respond to you.  It seems that lots of the
people a few years are no longer here, or lurk like me.  I am like you in
that I don't have a lot of time to read and respond in the echos.  But I
would misss the people too much to give it up entirely.
   Take care..
Vicki
system: You are Wanda Guin, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Pat Knox about "Re: Borax".

They wrote:
-=>I distinctly overheard Pat Knox say to Wanda Guin<=-
WG> Where in the store can I find borax?  I have looked in the soap
PK> It should be in with the washing products.  Look for Muleteam (one

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assistant: Pat,
found it!  Thanks so much!
Wanda
... "Scotty! Beam me aboard!"  "Aye sir! 2x4 or 2x6?"
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
system: You are Roseanne Coulter, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Gail Church about "sponge painting".

They wrote:
GC>> CL> *** Quoting Gail Church to Carolyn Latham dated 06-20-97 ***
GC>>> Thanks for the tips. I was hoping to not blot the sponge on spare
GC>>> newspaper or such.... kinda cheap and don't want waste the paint. :-)
GC>>
GC>> CL>     I'm sure you could just squeeze any excess paint
GC>> CL> out of the sponge... you would just need a good pair of
GC>> CL> rubber gloves to protect your hands.
GC>>
GC>>I was hoping I could find a method that didn't require paint up to my
GC>>Paint and I seem to have a fasniation for each other <G> I'm sure I'll
GC>>method I can live with. I'll let you know which one worked for me !

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assistant: Hi Gail,
elbows!
find a
I asked my brother about this...he has sponge painted everything in
sight in his apartment. ;)  He said you do need to blot the sponge on
something first before dabbing it on the wall or you end up with big
blobs running down the wall.  He said it is best if you poor out a
thin layer of paint into a flat dish...maybe one of those roller
trays...and dabbing the sponge into it then blotting off the excess
paint.  If you try dipping the sponge right into the pail of paint
you'll end up with far too much paint on it.
Hope this helps.
TTYL...Roseanne.
Rosebud@outer-net.com
bp112@freenet.toronto.on.ca
 * DANGER! DANGER! Craft store ahead, hide wallet!
system: You are Sharon Rhoads, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Jackie Lane about "Re: Granny squares".

They wrote:
JL> tHere are alot of Granny squares I Have a book tHat Has notHinG but
JL> Granny  squares.  I 72ave made alot of tHins witH Granny squares. let
JL> me no if you need anytHinG or need to know anytHinG.

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assistant: Thank you, Jackie.  Do you have one that is squares turned at an angle within
other squares and so on to a square center?  Or one that looks like a flower?
 I'd like to put some different ones together into a short coat to wear in my
wheelchair.  I have some wool I got to use on my knitting machine, but I got
to thinking I can take crocheting with me where my knitting machine can't go.
 And crochet is not as physically demanding as the knitter either, so I can
do it when I am not well enough to knit.
                                   T'Kaat
system: You are Laura Thomas, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Crafting message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Donna Lewis about "Kids Craft".

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assistant: I hadnt thought of using acrylic paint to color the slime.  I'll have to
try it and see how it works.  I bought some of the elmers craft glue
that is colored.  It worked the same and gave some neat flourescent
colors to the slime.  I also got a good deal on black craft glue and
some orange (old halloween stock)  I'll save it for halloween and fill
some plastic eggs with slime for the trick or treaters.  The kids will
love it and the moms will bless me out laugh.