[Hartwood] North-Hartwood A&S:

[Amber]

Yes, I have a chunk of beeswax at the ready, but this thread is behaving 
very well. (cross fingers)
Marina

-----Original Message----- 
From: doerksen at island.net
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 12:26 PM
To: hartwood at tirrigh.org
Subject: Re: [Hartwood] North-Hartwood A&S:

Try waxing your thread; it'll tangle less (never) and slide through
the holes nicely as if wa... uh...

5 books? Cool. I've done 1. And I have -lots- of boards cut for those
who need them. And I'm going to try sweet-talking one of the lumber
stores into cutting the heavy binder board for me... or maybe bribe. I
wonder what it would take...?

Halima
-- 
http://www.island.net/~doerksen/

Thu 01 Sep 2011 11:57:57 AM PDT, quoting Amber <jademagpye at gmail.com>:

> Since I forgot my pricker at the last south Hartwood A&S (want that 
> back), I was also looking for something pointy.  Luckily I have a  lace 
> pricker which is a pin vice.  I just had to upgrade the needle  size - 
> alot.  In a pinch you can hold a big needle in a pair of  pliers.
>
> I've got 5 books done and the paper folded for another 5.  And I've 
> caught up on all the old TV reruns while I'm sewing.  I found an old 
> spool of linen thread that tangles much less than the crochet  cotton. 
> Old enough that the spool is wood.  Of course this only  highlights my 
> hoarding tendencies.
>
> Marina
>
> -----Original Message----- From: doerksen at island.net
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 10:16 AM
> To: hartwood at tirrigh.org
> Subject: Re: [Hartwood] Fwd: North-Hartwood A&S:
>
> Try the stylus from your sewing kit. Or the awl from the leather kit.
> Or the awl from the multi-bit screwdriver...
>
> Halima
> -- 
> http://www.island.net/~doerksen/
>
> Tue 30 Aug 2011 01:18:31 AM PDT, quoting canzonet3 <canzonet3 at gmail.com>:
>
>> Oooohh - ice-picks!
>> I wonder if those would work better than push-pins for making these 
>> bl*%dy
>> holes in the paper?
>> - C.



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