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Hem Facing Using a seperate band of fabric to make a hem. Generally sewn on, turned under, and blindstitched down by hand. Very useful for intentionally non-straight hemlines, flared garments, to reduce bulk, or just when you have not given yourself enough hem allowance. A simple tutorial is at: http://www.oliverands.com/blog/tutor...em-facing.html -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Trapunto A technique whereby particular patterns quilted into a piece are raised above the rest of the quilting by virtue of extra padding. There are almost as many ways of doing it as there are pieces done this way. A nice overview is he http://www.quiltersmuse.com/wholecloth_quilts4.htm For what it is worth, the way I did it pre-rctq, was to baste batting to the back of the top, with the basteing stitches just inside the stitch line for the pattern. Then I would trim away the batting outside the pattern, and sandwich and baste as usual. Chunks and bits of batts work fine for this. Nowdays when I do it (mostly on clothes) I use water soluble thread. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Baize
A coarse, woven, woolen fabric. In present times it may be made of cotton instead of wool. It is found both napped and unnapped. [...] Its main use in this day and age is to cover gamming tables, mostly cards and assorted varieties of billiards. [...] In assorted books set in large houses at a time when servents were common in such, you may find a reference to a "green baize door". Why is it always green? Didn't anybody, anywhere, ever have a purple pool table? ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === http://www.campin.me.uk ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts |
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Baize
A coarse, woven, woolen fabric. In present times it may be made of cotton instead of wool. It is found both napped and unnapped. It is not intended to ever be washed, and doing so, or even allowing it to become damp, may cause it to distort fiercely. Its main use in this day and age is to cover gamming tables, mostly cards and assorted varieties of billiards. While professional and tournament billiard tables usually are covered in actual wool felt, what is called felt on the average pool table is most often baize. In assorted books set in large houses at a time when servents were common in such, you may find a reference to a "green baize door". The baize covered door denoted the boundry between the household and the servents. Beyond the baize door was the servent's domain where work was organized and much of it carried out. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Our pool table is grey.
-- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message ... Baize A coarse, woven, woolen fabric. In present times it may be made of cotton instead of wool. It is found both napped and unnapped. [...] Its main use in this day and age is to cover gamming tables, mostly cards and assorted varieties of billiards. [...] In assorted books set in large houses at a time when servents were common in such, you may find a reference to a "green baize door". Why is it always green? Didn't anybody, anywhere, ever have a purple pool table? ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === http://www.campin.me.uk ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts |
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On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:00:42 +0000, Jack Campin - bogus address
wrote: Baize A coarse, woven, woolen fabric. In present times it may be made of cotton instead of wool. It is found both napped and unnapped. [...] Its main use in this day and age is to cover gamming tables, mostly cards and assorted varieties of billiards. [...] In assorted books set in large houses at a time when servents were common in such, you may find a reference to a "green baize door". Why is it always green? Didn't anybody, anywhere, ever have a purple pool table? The traditional excuse as regards gaming tables is that it is in imitation of a lawn. Personally I think they made that up, and it is just that green is one of the cheapest and easiest colors to get a stong permanent take with on woolens. Which is no doubt why the servent's door was green, unless there is some arcane UK thing about the color. Of course these days with the new dyes and all you could have more colors for tables. And lo! the bar downtown got a table in blue, I bet to match the cheapest brand of chalk. (G) I used to shoot pool in a place with a red table, their only regret was they ended up paying out the nose for red chalk. NightMist -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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momme The closest english pronunciation would be 'mummy' It is abreviated mm The measure used to describe the weight of silk. Originally Japanese in origin and defined in traditional Japanese measures, for more practical purposes it may be considered to be the weight in pounds of a one hundred yard length at 45 inches wide of a given fabric. Aother, and perhaps easier, way to look at it is an 8mm silk is approximately equal to one ounce per square yard. Silks in excess of 40-50mm are seldom available from retailers, though gauzes as light as 2-3mm are fairly easily found. Most garment silks are in the range of 8-20mm. Heavy silks for example, brocades, noil, and raw silks, generally are between 30mm and 45mm. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Merino wool
Botany wool The most commercially important wool. Originally from Spain, now New Zealand and Australia produce most of the global supply. It is an exceptional quality, fine, soft wool. The finest grades are usually the wool used in blends with cashmere, silk, alpaca, and rabbit. It is stronger in the many characteristics(1)(2) that make wool an excellent clothing choice and, so far as I know, is the only "non-scratchy" sheeps wool. (1) Why does that phrase make me feel like Yoda? (2) Absorbs water vapor readily (think sweat), repels rain, breathes well, does not absorb oders readily, has great drape, and washes easily. You just want to avoid temperature shock with the stuff, so cold wash and rinse, and tumble or air dry. -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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Needle lace
Needle lace is simply lace made with a needle and thread. It is not made on a seperately created ground, nor does it incorporate braids or ribbons. It is generally done on a frame to which a high contrast piece of parchment or other durable non-brittle paper, or sometimes trash cloth, has been fixed, the pattern for the lace having already been drawn on the paper. The pattern outlines are then couched onto the paper, sometimes using varying thicknesses or numbers of strands of thread. When this has been completed, fill and decorative stitches are added, mostly staying above the paper, and the couched threads are covered with other stitches. When the section is completed, the couching stitches on the wrong side of the paper are snipped releasing the work. Alcenon and Venetian Laces are the best known of this type. Pictures: http://www.marlamallett.com/l-needle.htm -- Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister. |
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How truly exquisite.
Thanks so much Nightmist. .. In message , NightMist writes Needle lace Needle lace is simply lace made with a needle and thread. It is not made on a seperately created ground, nor does it incorporate braids or ribbons. It is generally done on a frame to which a high contrast piece of parchment or other durable non-brittle paper, or sometimes trash cloth, has been fixed, the pattern for the lace having already been drawn on the paper. The pattern outlines are then couched onto the paper, sometimes using varying thicknesses or numbers of strands of thread. When this has been completed, fill and decorative stitches are added, mostly staying above the paper, and the couched threads are covered with other stitches. When the section is completed, the couching stitches on the wrong side of the paper are snipped releasing the work. Alcenon and Venetian Laces are the best known of this type. Pictures: http://www.marlamallett.com/l-needle.htm -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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