Vegan - So DMC Instead of Wool

My younger daughter is vegetarian, but not vegan. She only wears shoes out
of man-made materials, and purses as well.

She will eat shrimp, but not fish. She says shrimp are basically insects of
the sea anyway. I think it's more because she loves shrimp, and won't give
it up.

I respect her commitment, but I can't do it -- so much of the substitutes
for meat are soy based, and I'm allergic to soy, among so many other things.

--
Jere


"Dianne Lewandowski" wrote in message
...
Rachel Grier wrote:
Hello Everyone

I became vegan a while ago and since one of the practices of veganism is
to
forego wool I have to give up my beloved Appletons (sob).

What I would like to know is how feasible it is to use DMC instead of
wool
on larger gauge canvas. I know I will need lots more cotton but if I
want
to make a rug on 10 count canvas will the cotton stand up as well as
wool
(or at least my lifetime). I have had my eye on a Beth Russell rug for
a
while and I don't want to give up making larger items. Or would I be
better
off using a smaller gauge canvas ie 14 or 16 and doubling every stitch?

Hope you can help.

Many thanks

Rachel Grier


Cotton simply doesn't hold up well, particularly for rug use. My cotton
sweaters deteriorate quickly in comparison to wool or blends. Acryllic
uses precious minerals (if I remember correctly). Sheep aren't harmed,
they are merely sheered, and mostly it's pretty humane.

Bulkier cottons are often sold by knitting shops. Try there.

I once hired a gal who was a *serious* vegan. I reminded her one day,
after an insufferable conversation, that her musk perfume came from a
species of deer, and that the gloves and boots she wore came off that
cow she refused to eat. :~)

Dianne

Jere Williams wrote:
My younger daughter is vegetarian, but not vegan. She only wears shoes out
of man-made materials, and purses as well.

She will eat shrimp, but not fish. She says shrimp are basically insects of
the sea anyway. I think it's more because she loves shrimp, and won't give
it up.

I respect her commitment, but I can't do it -- so much of the substitutes
for meat are soy based, and I'm allergic to soy, among so many other things.



And there you have two good reasons why I don't go vegetarian -- I'm
allergic to soy, and you'll pry my bacon out of my cold dead hands!


--
Karen C - California

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Jere Williams wrote:
She will eat shrimp, but not fish. She says shrimp are basically insects of
the sea anyway. I think it's more because she loves shrimp, and won't give
it up.

If I remember (correctly) something I saw on "Discovery", shrimp are
declining in numbers and are the basic foodstuffs of whales and other
sea creatures. Ya just can't win for loosin'.

Dianne

On 7/5/06 5:44 PM, in article , "Karen C -
California" wrote:

Jere Williams wrote:
My younger daughter is vegetarian, but not vegan. She only wears shoes out
of man-made materials, and purses as well.

She will eat shrimp, but not fish. She says shrimp are basically insects of
the sea anyway. I think it's more because she loves shrimp, and won't give
it up.

I respect her commitment, but I can't do it -- so much of the substitutes
for meat are soy based, and I'm allergic to soy, among so many other things.



And there you have two good reasons why I don't go vegetarian -- I'm
allergic to soy, and you'll pry my bacon out of my cold dead hands!

Amen to that!

I will joke with certain friends that the average vegetarian has never meet
a chicken.......

Cheryl

Cheryl Isaak wrote:


I will joke with certain friends that the average vegetarian has never meet
a chicken.......

Cheryl


The average vegetarian has never fed a chicken and gotten pecked by the
$^%$^%$##!! thing?

I loooove chicken. Call it revenge.


--
Karen C - California

Finished 7/4/06 - needlepoint calendar canvas for August
WIP: Getting all the UFOs done, July birthstone, Flowers of
Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!!, Farmers Market (TIAG#8)
Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel
LTR: Fireman's Prayer (#2), Amid Amish Life, Angel of Autumn,
Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe

www.CFSfacts.org where we give you the facts and dispel the myths
Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf

See my designs exclusively at www.TyWolfeDesigns.com

Editor/Proofreader http://hometown.aol.com/kmc528/KMC.html

Oh my yes -- I could NEVER give up bacon....

--
Jere


"Karen C - California" wrote in message
...
Jere Williams wrote:
My younger daughter is vegetarian, but not vegan. She only wears shoes
out
of man-made materials, and purses as well.

She will eat shrimp, but not fish. She says shrimp are basically
insects of
the sea anyway. I think it's more because she loves shrimp, and won't
give
it up.

I respect her commitment, but I can't do it -- so much of the
substitutes
for meat are soy based, and I'm allergic to soy, among so many other
things.



And there you have two good reasons why I don't go vegetarian -- I'm
allergic to soy, and you'll pry my bacon out of my cold dead hands!


--
Karen C - California

Finished 7/4/06 - needlepoint calendar canvas for August
WIP: Getting all the UFOs done, July birthstone, Flowers of
Hawaii (Jeanette Crews) for ME!!!, Farmers Market (TIAG#8)
Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel
LTR: Fireman's Prayer (#2), Amid Amish Life, Angel of Autumn,
Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe

www.CFSfacts.org where we give you the facts and dispel the myths
Myths, with research cites:
http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf

See my designs exclusively at www.TyWolfeDesigns.com

Editor/Proofreader http://hometown.aol.com/kmc528/KMC.html

Jere Williams wrote:
Oh my yes -- I could NEVER give up bacon....


"Karen C - California" wrote in message
...
Jere Williams wrote:
My younger daughter is vegetarian, but not vegan. She only wears
shoes out of man-made materials, and purses as well.

She will eat shrimp, but not fish. She says shrimp are basically
insects of the sea anyway. I think it's more because she loves
shrimp, and won't give it up.

I respect her commitment, but I can't do it -- so much of the
substitutes for meat are soy based, and I'm allergic to soy, among
so many other things.



And there you have two good reasons why I don't go vegetarian -- I'm
allergic to soy, and you'll pry my bacon out of my cold dead hands!


Comedian Louie Anderson used to say, in his standup routine, "I had my
cholesterol checked..... they found bacon"

On 7/5/06 8:16 PM, in article , "Karen C -
California" wrote:

Cheryl Isaak wrote:


I will joke with certain friends that the average vegetarian has never meet
a chicken.......

Cheryl


The average vegetarian has never fed a chicken and gotten pecked by the
$^%$^%$##!! thing?

I loooove chicken. Call it revenge.

My thoughts exactly


C

On 7/5/06 10:17 PM, in article , "Magic Mood
Jeep©" wrote:

Jere Williams wrote:
Oh my yes -- I could NEVER give up bacon....


"Karen C - California" wrote in message
...
Jere Williams wrote:
My younger daughter is vegetarian, but not vegan. She only wears
shoes out of man-made materials, and purses as well.

She will eat shrimp, but not fish. She says shrimp are basically
insects of the sea anyway. I think it's more because she loves
shrimp, and won't give it up.

I respect her commitment, but I can't do it -- so much of the
substitutes for meat are soy based, and I'm allergic to soy, among
so many other things.



And there you have two good reasons why I don't go vegetarian -- I'm
allergic to soy, and you'll pry my bacon out of my cold dead hands!


Comedian Louie Anderson used to say, in his standup routine, "I had my
cholesterol checked..... they found bacon"




Sounds like DS - I discovered he take bacon bits (like you buy for salad),
makes a mound out of them and nukes it and makes a patty for his egg
sandwich. I am considering not buying the bits anymore.

Cheryl

On 7/5/06 2:43 PM, in article ,
"Dr. Brat" wrote:

Cheryl Isaak wrote:



Boy - we would have fun together in Ethics class. Sounds like a "debate" I
had in Ethics 103 with a female with a serious leather and fur fashion
fetish who would declare eating animals was "yucky".

Well, now, as long as eating animals is only yucky if you have to do it
and not if you're watching me do it, I don't see that we really have an
ethical issue. *grin*

Elizabeth

Hey, what can I say..... LOL