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Aaron! The Gross Errors of a Needle Maker: 000, 00, 0,
I would bet that they are *old*. If they lasted this long, a few hundred
thousand stitches more will not hurt them. Just do not sit on them as they may leave splinters that might damage the upholstery ; ) Aaron "YarnWright" wrote in message ... On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:12:48 GMT, spun a fine yarn Where did you get wood 000s? What kind of wood? Dish when you have time. Dishing: I scored a set from a lady who is 93 years old. These are Palmwood Heart, exotic. I'm almost afaid to USE them! Hugs, Noreen Sure, where they are happy, dogwoods are trees. They made spinning and loom parts out of dogwood for a long time. Since they did not laminate in those days, they required real shop lumber. Think about a commercial loom shuttle sawn and carved from a single piece of wood. That takes more than the twigs that I use. Aaron -- I am not young enough to know everything. http://www.lulu.com/content/292418 - - - - - --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0624-2, 06/15/2006 Tested: 6/16/2006 4:17:05 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
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Dogwood: was Aaron! The Gross Errors of a Needle Maker: 000, 00, 0,
Wait till winter!
Aaron "Els van Dam" wrote in message ... In article , wrote: I use a modern cultivar of native American dogwood, likely C. Florida? It was selected by a landscaper for its flowers, rather than by a forester for the qualities of its wood. It is also very fine grained, but I expect a bit softer than the European wood. American dogwood, found in the Eastern forests was used by the American Indians as material for arrows because (when green) it could be easily split into long, fairly straight shafts, that could be bent to, and then hold an outstanding degree of straightness. Even in the early 1950's it was still used by archers because the arrows did not flex much as they left the bow. In the days when commercial spinning and weaving machinery was still made of wood, (~ pre 1800) it was used for spinning and loom parts.) When fresh cut, it has a greenish cast, but when dry it is sort of a pale, non-descript blond. I am not sure that it is any harder than birch, but it has less grain and is much more flexible. You can bend dry dogwood until you are sure it will break, but it does not. When I tried to make tiny, tiny cable needles out of it, it was simply too flexible to pull cable stitches as tight as I wanted them, or maybe I did not let it dry long enough. (Or, maybe I was knitting too tight.) Aaron Aaron while reading your reply, i have a feeling that we have had this conversation before....right. I am going to dig up my dogwood bush and if there is good wood in it we can see if there are knitting needles hidden in there somewhere. Els -- Ja for Jazz and cobra loose the rrrrrrrr |
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Dogwood: was Aaron! The Gross Errors of a Needle Maker: 000, 00, 0,
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wrote: Wait till winter! Aaron Ah Aaron this bush is coming out, it is not doing to well and was slated to be removed, knitting needles or not. Els -- Ja for Jazz and cobra loose the rrrrrrrr |
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Aaron! The Gross Errors of a Needle Maker: 000, 00, 0,
On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:44:17 GMT, spun a fine yarn
In my first post about it, I mentioned that wood harvested in the winter while dormant is *much* better. Let me know how it comes out!! Remember to split it while it is green, whittle blanks, and then bind them together as they dry to them straight. I untie them, bend them straight and retie them together every day for maybe a week before sanding and final finish. Aaron Yes, Aaron, you DID and we know that, he's basically practicing right now... honing his skills and his knife, y'know? Noreen -- I am not young enough to know everything. http://www.lulu.com/content/292418 - - - - - --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0624-2, 06/15/2006 Tested: 6/16/2006 8:17:44 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
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Aaron! The Gross Errors of a Needle Maker: 000, 00, 0,
On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:56:55 GMT, spun a fine yarn
I would bet that they are *old*. If they lasted this long, a few hundred thousand stitches more will not hurt them. Just do not sit on them as they may leave splinters that might damage the upholstery ; ) Aaron Not to mention my delicate posterior! splort, Noreen who lived in WI and wanted the license plate tag slogan to be: come smell our Dairy Air. -- I am not young enough to know everything. http://www.lulu.com/content/292418 - - - - - --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0624-2, 06/15/2006 Tested: 6/16/2006 8:19:23 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
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Aaron! The Gross Errors of a Needle Maker: 000, 00, 0,
"YarnWright" wrote in message ... On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:56:55 GMT, spun a fine yarn I would bet that they are *old*. If they lasted this long, a few hundred thousand stitches more will not hurt them. Just do not sit on them as they may leave splinters that might damage the upholstery ; ) Aaron Not to mention my delicate posterior! splort, Noreen who lived in WI and wanted the license plate tag slogan to be: come smell our Dairy Air. Particularly if that upholstery is of the 'over-stuffed' variety (like mine). ;-) -- Carey in MA |
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Aaron! The Gross Errors of a Needle Maker: 000, 00, 0,
On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:06:40 GMT, Carey N. spun a fine yarn
"YarnWright" wrote in message ... On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:56:55 GMT, spun a fine yarn I would bet that they are *old*. If they lasted this long, a few hundred thousand stitches more will not hurt them. Just do not sit on them as they may leave splinters that might damage the upholstery ; ) Aaron Not to mention my delicate posterior! splort, Noreen who lived in WI and wanted the license plate tag slogan to be: come smell our Dairy Air. Particularly if that upholstery is of the 'over-stuffed' variety (like mine). ;-) Carey in MA spewwwwwww! LOL, Noreen -- I am not young enough to know everything. http://www.lulu.com/content/292418 - - - - - --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0624-2, 06/15/2006 Tested: 6/17/2006 2:42:32 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
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Aaron! The Gross Errors of a Needle Maker: 000, 00, 0,
"YarnWright" wrote in message ... On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:06:40 GMT, Carey N. spun a fine yarn "YarnWright" wrote in message ... On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:56:55 GMT, spun a fine yarn I would bet that they are *old*. If they lasted this long, a few hundred thousand stitches more will not hurt them. Just do not sit on them as they may leave splinters that might damage the upholstery ; ) Aaron Not to mention my delicate posterior! splort, Noreen who lived in WI and wanted the license plate tag slogan to be: come smell our Dairy Air. Particularly if that upholstery is of the 'over-stuffed' variety (like mine). ;-) Carey in MA spewwwwwww! LOL, Noreen Figured you'd like that comment! ;--)) |
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Aaron! The Gross Errors of a Needle Maker: 000, 00, 0,
On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 20:06:31 GMT, Carey N. spun a fine yarn
"YarnWright" wrote in message ... On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 17:06:40 GMT, Carey N. spun a fine yarn "YarnWright" wrote in message ... On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:56:55 GMT, spun a fine yarn I would bet that they are *old*. If they lasted this long, a few hundred thousand stitches more will not hurt them. Just do not sit on them as they may leave splinters that might damage the upholstery ; ) Aaron Not to mention my delicate posterior! splort, Noreen who lived in WI and wanted the license plate tag slogan to be: come smell our Dairy Air. Particularly if that upholstery is of the 'over-stuffed' variety (like mine). ;-) Carey in MA spewwwwwww! LOL, Noreen Figured you'd like that comment! ;--)) I DID, I DID! (I towt I taw a puddy kat, and I DID, I DID) Noreen -- I am not young enough to know everything. http://www.lulu.com/content/292418 - - - - - --- avast! AV: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0624-2, 06/15/2006 Tested: 6/17/2006 5:16:38 PM avast! - (c) 1988-2006 http://www.avast.com |
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The Gross Errors of a Needle Maker: 000, 00, 0,
In article ,
wrote: What size is that needle? Hard to tell. I really do not care. I knit swatches with different sized needles and then use the needles that produced the fabric that I liked. If you want to do better, get a micrometer and measure the actual diameter of your needles. The traditional needle gauges with holes in them make errors in needle naming easy. snip Yes, the various charts and gauges don't really match. In my collection of antique steel knitting needles there are sizes that don't match any needle or wire gauge that I've been able to test. I think that different needle makers used whatever wire they could get. The change in needle sizing in the middle of the 20th century doesn't help; six or eight of the finer sizes were dropped and the others were renamed, so a "size 18" needle from earlier will be different from a "size 18" needle after the change. And then even the metal gauges wore out over time, so the holes grew larger. There's just no substitute for checking the gauge with a swatch. =Tamar |
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