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Jennifer in Ottawa wrote:
I just did a yahoo.au search for fabric shops in Australia and came up with hundreds of locales - perhaps one of those owners could put you in the right direction to find a source in your own country? Don't forget eBay or etsy stores also with Australian sites. Jennifer in Ottawa Yep, I've googled till I'm blue in the face, but no luck so far. Our one local fabric shop (Spotlight) is about as useful as pockets in a singlet in terms of 'getting things in'. I will prevail, however. I'll just have to find a garment and unpick it. -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Shheesh! 'Pockets in a singlet' reminds me of the time I told the joke
about the piñata and the bungee jump. That tale shot straight over the shoulder of our Pat on the Green. What on earth, or at least Australia is a pocket in a singlet? Begin with what is a singlet. Polly "Trish Brown" wrote in message eb.com... Jennifer in Ottawa wrote: I just did a yahoo.au search for fabric shops in Australia and came up with hundreds of locales - perhaps one of those owners could put you in the right direction to find a source in your own country? Don't forget eBay or etsy stores also with Australian sites. Jennifer in Ottawa Yep, I've googled till I'm blue in the face, but no luck so far. Our one local fabric shop (Spotlight) is about as useful as pockets in a singlet in terms of 'getting things in'. I will prevail, however. I'll just have to find a garment and unpick it. -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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A vest? (sleeveless under-top, in case I got that name wrong)
A runner's top might also be called a singlet, afaik. Hanne in DK Den 02-06-2013 06:53, Polly Esther skrev: Shheesh! 'Pockets in a singlet' reminds me of the time I told the joke about the piñata and the bungee jump. That tale shot straight over the shoulder of our Pat on the Green. What on earth, or at least Australia is a pocket in a singlet? Begin with what is a singlet. Polly "Trish Brown" wrote in message eb.com... Jennifer in Ottawa wrote: I just did a yahoo.au search for fabric shops in Australia and came up with hundreds of locales - perhaps one of those owners could put you in the right direction to find a source in your own country? Don't forget eBay or etsy stores also with Australian sites. Jennifer in Ottawa Yep, I've googled till I'm blue in the face, but no luck so far. Our one local fabric shop (Spotlight) is about as useful as pockets in a singlet in terms of 'getting things in'. I will prevail, however. I'll just have to find a garment and unpick it. -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Polly Esther wrote:
Shheesh! 'Pockets in a singlet' reminds me of the time I told the joke about the piñata and the bungee jump. That tale shot straight over the shoulder of our Pat on the Green. What on earth, or at least Australia is a pocket in a singlet? Begin with what is a singlet. Polly ROTFL!!! A singlet is indeed an undershirt made from light ribbed cotton knit. It's sleeveless with a scooped neck in most cases. Variants on the theme include the tiny ones that every Australian baby wears for the first year or so of life to the navy blue ones worn characteristically by plumbers, bricklayers and garbage collectors. In fact, a very nice gift for a new baby might be half a dozen tiny singlets embroidered nicely with grub roses or cross-stitched motifs. The closest pic I could find is this one from ebay: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bonds-Bab...-/140844239765 Owing to the 'underneath' nature of singlets, pockets in such a garment would be signally useless. Hence the term 'as useful as pockets in a singlet' I should add that 'a singlet top' is quite different from 'a singlet'. Singlet tops are simply tops with narrow or rouleau straps. HTH, ;D -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Thanks for explainng. I sorta almost already knew what you were talking
about, though. Barbara in SC "Trish Brown" wrote in message eb.com... Polly Esther wrote: Shheesh! 'Pockets in a singlet' reminds me of the time I told the joke about the piñata and the bungee jump. That tale shot straight over the shoulder of our Pat on the Green. What on earth, or at least Australia is a pocket in a singlet? Begin with what is a singlet. Polly ROTFL!!! A singlet is indeed an undershirt made from light ribbed cotton knit. It's sleeveless with a scooped neck in most cases. Variants on the theme include the tiny ones that every Australian baby wears for the first year or so of life to the navy blue ones worn characteristically by plumbers, bricklayers and garbage collectors. In fact, a very nice gift for a new baby might be half a dozen tiny singlets embroidered nicely with grub roses or cross-stitched motifs. The closest pic I could find is this one from ebay: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bonds-Bab...-/140844239765 Owing to the 'underneath' nature of singlets, pockets in such a garment would be signally useless. Hence the term 'as useful as pockets in a singlet' I should add that 'a singlet top' is quite different from 'a singlet'. Singlet tops are simply tops with narrow or rouleau straps. HTH, ;D -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Oh what a language!! - In the UK a vest is underwear worn on the top
half of the body and pants are underwear worn on the bottom half ( i.e. knickers/undershorts/panties). In the US they are a waistcoat and trousers. Could be embarrassing! A Singlet is a style of UK vest, sleeveless with a scooped neck, originally white and only on show when a labourer took his shirt off because he was hot. Now made in all colours and worn as outer wear by runners and when its hot (if it ever is!). Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk http://picasaweb.google.com/SallySeaside On 02/06/2013 06:29, Hanne in DK wrote: A vest? (sleeveless under-top, in case I got that name wrong) A runner's top might also be called a singlet, afaik. Hanne in DK Den 02-06-2013 06:53, Polly Esther skrev: Shheesh! 'Pockets in a singlet' reminds me of the time I told the joke about the piñata and the bungee jump. That tale shot straight over the shoulder of our Pat on the Green. What on earth, or at least Australia is a pocket in a singlet? Begin with what is a singlet. Polly "Trish Brown" wrote in message eb.com... Jennifer in Ottawa wrote: I just did a yahoo.au search for fabric shops in Australia and came up with hundreds of locales - perhaps one of those owners could put you in the right direction to find a source in your own country? Don't forget eBay or etsy stores also with Australian sites. Jennifer in Ottawa Yep, I've googled till I'm blue in the face, but no luck so far. Our one local fabric shop (Spotlight) is about as useful as pockets in a singlet in terms of 'getting things in'. I will prevail, however. I'll just have to find a garment and unpick it. -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Pat on the Green wrote:
In article om, says... ROTFL!!! snipped I simply cannot resist the urge to say that a pocket would be 'singularly' useless as well g Owing to the 'underneath' nature of singlets, pockets in such a garment would be signally useless. Hence the term 'as useful as pockets in a singlet' HTH, ;D I so agree with Sally and our 'un-common' languages. You can perhaps imagine the trouble I got into when I first started teaching in Canada .... (N.American language!). Double meanings were my total downfall... Pat on the Green (and I remember the pinata/bungee joke debacle; but now I can't remember what the pinata is any more g Sorry Polly.) My very-most favourite is the muslin/calico debate. Then there's (dare I type it?) f- (I can't!) fa- (what would Mum think?) fa- (Dad would *hit* me!) fanny. There, I've said it. (Looking around to see if the walls are gonna fall in). In Australia, that word is so rude, most nice people wouldn't utter it. There's about six inches difference in the part of the human female anatomy to which it refers, but that difference is an enormous one! LOL! I've seen a wonderful doco by Melvyn Bragg: it discusses the origins of the English language and then goes on to trace many of the additions which have enriched it over the centuries. For example, the arrival of the Angles and Saxons, the influence of the Nordic peoples and the Norman Conquest. Then, he examines additions from the Empire and, later, the Commonwealth. It's a fascinating programme, so do watch it if you ever get the chance. On the subject of language variations, does anyone remember the excellent comic series about Asterix the Gaul? I first met them while studying French in high school about mumblemumble years ago. I remember rolling around laughing helplessly at the clever names and language puns (in French). Years later, I began to collect the books in English. They were almost as funny, yet the names were different as well as the puns and situations in the stories. This has always amazed me, since some of the humour simply doesn't translate (eg. Assurancetourix/Cacophonix, the bard; Abraracourcix/Vitalstatistix, the chief; Panoramix/Getafix, the druid etc etc). I assume the stories are just as funny in other languages, although adjustments must have to be made in the translations. Sorry to rave on and on. It's just one of those things dear to my heart... -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Sally Swindells wrote:
Oh what a language!! - In the UK a vest is underwear worn on the top half of the body and pants are underwear worn on the bottom half ( i.e. knickers/undershorts/panties). In the US they are a waistcoat and trousers. Could be embarrassing! A Singlet is a style of UK vest, sleeveless with a scooped neck, originally white and only on show when a labourer took his shirt off because he was hot. Now made in all colours and worn as outer wear by runners and when its hot (if it ever is!). Spare a thought for us! We're caught halfway between. Sometimes a vest is under, sometimes outer. Sometimes pants are under, sometimes outer. 'Underpants' almost exclusively belong to men, while women wear 'pants' or 'knickers'. Everyone wears 'undies'. Singlets are quite popularly worn outside over here because, obviously, it gets very hot very often. The only time I'm aware of people wearing waistcoat/vests is to weddings. Of course, we have regional variations too, so that might differ in other parts of the country. Loving this discussion! -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Trish, I hope you've read Harry Potter. Some of the language plays are
flagrant; some just a little subtle. I knew I was going to have a very good time when first was mentioned Diagon Alley. ( Aly? Ally? I get confused. Have two young friends by that name and they are very offended if theirs is spelled wrong.) Polly |
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