tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24970464.post3915629183335005812..comments2012-04-21T05:34:44.942+10:00Comments on Zephyrama: more nostagia - the nanna-listUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24970464.post-50638689909376883532008-04-24T18:36:00.000+10:002008-04-24T18:36:00.000+10:00We used to polish things with Silvo and Brasso. I ...We used to polish things with Silvo and Brasso. I don't have a lot around here to polish though. <BR/><BR/>And play gin rummy or crib for hours. And stick flowers in that green stuff. I miss my grandma!amanda jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756583770137000946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24970464.post-54388613045939828142008-04-22T17:30:00.000+10:002008-04-22T17:30:00.000+10:00A FSM it will be. Yes french knitting is that tube...A FSM it will be. Yes french knitting is that tubey stuff. Great for winding around and around for mats or tying up one's younger siblings, useless for anything else.zephyramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625717946965731122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24970464.post-34496990254787644442008-04-22T15:54:00.000+10:002008-04-22T15:54:00.000+10:00ok... I do not "get" french knitting. What do you...ok... I do not "get" french knitting. What do you do with the resulting cord thingy? Am I missing something? You could make lots of FSMs- I knit a lot of i-cord for noodly appendages that could just have easily been french-knit. But really, what's it for? This is one craft I do remember, as a kid thinking 'and then...?' about. heh!Tauerethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411353775134604182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24970464.post-52496459724738846092008-04-20T23:29:00.000+10:002008-04-20T23:29:00.000+10:00"There doesn't seem to be anyone around" sign it l..."There doesn't seem to be anyone around" sign it loud, maybe not proud. ;)zephyramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625717946965731122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24970464.post-14455019646102777722008-04-20T22:43:00.000+10:002008-04-20T22:43:00.000+10:00OMG, I have a Tiffany 45; I think we're alone now....OMG, I have a Tiffany 45; I think we're alone now...<BR/>Sad, very sad....Rachael Elswykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090133509827873007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24970464.post-70099720883832408062008-04-20T13:21:00.000+10:002008-04-20T13:21:00.000+10:00Going through the button box was fun - big cross s...Going through the button box was fun - big cross stitch on aprons, cooking of all kinds, making dollshouse furniture out of matchboxes and cigarette packs (Urg - not any more probably!) and blanket stitch around little felt finger puppets!TinkingBellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424679933020998879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24970464.post-23449054544871390312008-04-19T17:24:00.000+10:002008-04-19T17:24:00.000+10:00I was taught to both Knit & Sew.We were also taugh...I was taught to both Knit & Sew.<BR/><BR/>We were also taught to use what I now know is a Knitting Board.<BR/><BR/>It was about 20-30 cm accross and had a letterbox hole in the middle with nails down either side.<BR/><BR/>We made massive scarves in the colours of our football teams.<BR/><BR/>French Knitting Plus really...but great for little kids (and the boards are easy to make yourself!)jphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720872464805696746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24970464.post-66028291805222767442008-04-19T16:50:00.000+10:002008-04-19T16:50:00.000+10:00An "upside-down" aside: as a teenager I taught my ...An "upside-down" aside: as a teenager I taught my nanna to crochet.m1k1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03570673562478827426noreply@blogger.com