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Perhaps a fiber arts board would be more all-encompassing.

I'm calling it the Knitting board for now, but it's really for all that stuff. Crochet, cross-stitching, quilters, and what the heck is a spinner and tatter? Nevermind, I don't really want to know. =)

If there's a generic term for all of those hobbies, though, I'll be happy to rename the board appropriately.

-- Ryan

"Fiber Arts" pretty much sums it up.

Lisa

I'm loving the "fiber arts" name as being more all-encompassing and apPREciate that suggestion!

preboxed

oh AND that a new board already exists - name to be determined...

Thanks Ryan!

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Who has been sewing more than letterboxing lately, but has worked fabric "stuff" into several of her boxes.

Ryan,

Spinners - are those who spin wool into yarn!!
Tatters- they make lace

Just for FYI!!!

LtW

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has worked fabric "stuff" into several of her boxes

OHHHH do tell!

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Perhaps a fiber arts board would be more all-encompassing.

And how about papermaking? That's a fiber art, too, right?? :)

Webfoot

And how about papermaking? That's a fiber art, too, right?? :)

Especially if you use cotten linters in your 'mush' (as my kids call it...of course, they've also called it paper vomit on occasions...lol...my kids are weird, but cool that way.)

JPMcD

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And how about papermaking? That's a fiber art, too, right?? :)

Especially if you use cotten linters in your 'mush' (as my kids call it...of course, they've also called it paper vomit on occasions...lol...my kids are weird, but cool that way.)

ohohohoh try dryer lint! lovely colors and great texture to the paper!

try dryer lint

I do...my hubby even knows to put the dryer lint in a ziploc baggie for me....and the dryer sheets too. They make nice faux mulberry paper.

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Especially if you use cotten linters in your 'mush'

I haven't used cotton linters yet, but I have used quite a few day lily leaves, yucca, Johnson grass, ginko leaves.... I love the natural plant fibers. :) Beautiful stuff!!

Webfoot

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and the dryer sheets too. They make nice faux mulberry paper

Thats a new one for me. Sounds really neat

OK so do I have to be MAKING the paper TOO???? I have jsut started wrappin my tiny brain around putting together logbooks and carving stamps....Now I have to collect dryer lint and make glop to then create one of a kind paper...CALGON TAKE ME AWAY!!!!

I do crochet though...great therapy...my dh knows I have had it when he comes home and I am quietly in the corner with my yarn and hook....it's NOT a good thing!!! ; )

happy hunting and paper making( for sanity purposes your on your own with that...good luck with it!)
teekasue

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has worked fabric "stuff" into several of her boxes

OHHHH do tell!

Well...let's see so far:

Instead of using scrapbooking paper for log covers I've used fabric (sometimes only gluing it on like I do with paper, sometimes going further and then sewing around the edges as well), dressed up quite a few with ribbons and/or buttons through the binding holes of books, and for my extra-super-duper-special-boxes I make a fabric "envelope" for the stamp, complete with a ribbon or velcro closure instead of just tossing the stamp in some paper towels. I've made these for other stuff, but haven't used 'em for 'boxing - wittle tiny drawstring bags that I think I'll make to put stamps in....at some point.

Now I'm trying to think how it's possible to "knit a letterbox."

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No body told me about this board

But I'm glad I found it

=0)

I've done nearly everything in fiber arts...except tatting and spinning

My favorite books are:
Knitting for Dummies ...and
Hip to Knit

I also splurged on "Knitting on the Edge" last night. A pricy book, but it has the coolest edging patterns

Right now I'm knitting myself a pair of gauntlets. And I'm also working on a pair of toddler mittens for charity.
I belong to a group called Humble Hands at church (I'll post the site later, it has pictures)

Knitting socks can be fun...especially with varigated yarn

S~N~K

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No body told me about this board

Sorry, SNK! I didn't know you didn't know!

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Knitting socks can be fun...especially with varigated yarn

Ooh, yes! My favorite pair of socks I've made used this really cool self-patterning yarn. It looks like I did something really fancy, but it was all the yarn!

DebBee

I have an uncomfortable meeting to sit through at work this morning, so I decided that I would wear my very first pair of hand knit socks-- they're intentionally made as opposites of each other and from that varigated yarn, since I knit them both at the same time and from opposite ends of the skein. My feet feel fabulous, so at least *they'll* be comfortable!! And when the sparks start to fly around the room (which is virtually certain), I can look down at my feet and smile... A talisman against discomfort, in every sense of the word!! They really are fun to knit, too. It's almost magical to see how the different sections of the yarn make such cool designs. :)

Webfoot

One of these days, I want to knit a pair of toe socks--the ones like gloves, but for the feet. Maybe with each toe in a different color. That would definitely make me smile! <g>

DebBee

I have some fine grey wool. It has sections of dark grey here and there.
I love the stuff. I'm making gauntlets out of it right now.

But when I'm done, I should have enough for lace socks.

I love knitting lace patterns...but you have to watch your count

When I knit too much (Not that I do that very often)
;-)
I notice my forearms get sore. I figured some nice, snug, wool gauntlets would help
I think they look cool too
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S~N~K

Lace socks? Gauntlets? Where do you find these things? I haven't picked up my sticks in quite awhile, but I don't think I've ever seen such pretty things.

I did notice a new yarn shop in town. It is in an old mansion along one of my regular routes and it makes me wonder just how long it has been there. Next time I've got just a couple of minutes to spare I'm stopping.

oooo where is that colls, maybe the next time I am there we will have to go in there.
Alaska HSM

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I'm making gauntlets out of it right now.

Ah, yes... The gauntlets... I have seen them--well, one of them at least. They are most gorgeous. I may have asked when I saw you but where did you get the pattern? It looked like something I'd seen on knitty.com.

Sorry I didn't tell you about the new board. *slapping self in head* I thought about it the other day but that was as far as it got because one of the kids screamed for me. Sigh...

Knit Wit

A Knit Letterbox?

How about that plastic canvas needlepoint stuff. Would that be a "fiber art" letterbox?

A yarn mansion.
That sounds like a dream come true!

Take care, orion

Let's go, Baby!! All we need now is to get you and your gang back to Spokane. Let's see...2-3 days letterboxing around Spokane, one day letterboxing around CD'A, a day for a gathering to meet the new Spokane LBers, an afternoon for yarn shops, plus out to lunches...better tell Mike it might be hard finding time for him to go biking!

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better tell Mike it might be hard finding time for him to go biking!

I only met the man once, but I have a feeling he will MAKE the time to go biking!

DebBee

Thanks for the compliment Ginger
<blush>
I'm pretty thrilled with how they are turning out

I photo-copied the pattern from a book a friend of mine had. I can't remember the name of the book, but the author was Sally Melville

I did do some modifying. I added a 'wild flower knot' stitch to it. I'm addicted to that little stitch
It's purl 3 together, leave the stitches on the left hand needle, yarn over, and purl the same three stitches again.
When you knit over top of it in the next row, it forms a cute little flower

S~N~K