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Posted by Sandy Ellison on Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:07 AM Post subject: Re: OT: County Fair Time
Howdy! Yeeee-Haw! Another winning post. Good for you, V, and all the contestants. Cheers! Ragmop/Sandy--sending you
a virtual ribbon for a Job Well Done ;-) On 8/22/06 5:59 PM, in article
x5mdnd8j6YmsFnbZnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d@scnresearch.com, "Vikki In WA State" <palnpartneratsawdotnet> wrote:
[quote:e9d91d6ddd]Yeah!! Our fair is over. I am a superintendent at our county fair. My section includes everything
from the needlework and sewing section from crocheted slippers to quilts. I missed fair last year because of illness.
This year for some reason none of my volunteers showed up. But I was able to recruit two new volunteers and got an idea
of where to find some more. It is so much work, I should just resignand let someone else deal with it all. Since I
only had one helper the quilt hanging turned into a one person show. My best helper was my neighbor boy. He is a sixth
grader and seemed happy that someone valued his help. My mother was going to baby sit for me, but just before fair
she was having chest pains and dizzy spells. So I got to have my 5yr old dgd and my 4 yr old dgs . I am sure that
their fair experience was enhanced by being stuck in a hot, dusty exhibit hall with a bunch of old ladies and their
doily‚s. VBG When just outside the door were barns full of animals, a carnival, and a petting zoo. Not to mention an
almost unlimited variation of ways to get in trouble. We had great quilts this year. It amazes me that we have as
many wonderful quilters around here as we do being such a small place. I had 3 quilts made by high school boys.
Several made by elementary school children. No worries about the craft dying out. We had lots of knit projects. Out
of 140 pieces entered in all classes we only had 7 that did not place. We had a lot of top quality work. Of course
being a county fair, if any reasonable care was given you got a ribbon. And I can hand out as many superintendents‚
ribbons as I need to. So, I guess all in all it was fun and I will probably do it again next year. Once it is far
enough in the past that I have forgotten how much work it all was. [/quote:e9d91d6ddd] -- Vikki in WA State
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Posted by nzlstar* on Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:04 AM Post subject: Re: County Fair Time
sounds like a lot of work to me too. you're a brave lass for taking on the job and doing it so well from the sounds of
it. any pix online we can look at? jeanne -- san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz nzlstar on yahoo msg'r nzlstar on webshots
gen.gen.co.nz "Vikki In WA State" wrote... [quote:610f8359cd]Yeah!! Our fair is over. I am a superintendent
at our county fair. My section includes everything from the needlework and sewing section from crocheted slippers to
quilts. I missed fair last year because of illness. This year for some reason none of my volunteers showed up. But I
was able to recruit two new volunteers and got an idea of where to find some more. It is so much work, I should just
resignand let someone else deal with it all. Since I only had one helper the quilt hanging turned into a one person
show. My best helper was my neighbor boy. He is a sixth grader and seemed happy that someone valued his help. My
mother was going to baby sit for me, but just before fair she was having chest pains and dizzy spells. So I got to have
my 5yr old dgd and my 4 yr> old dgs . I am sure that their fair experience was enhanced by being stuck in a hot,
dusty exhibit hall with a bunch of old ladies and their doily's. VBG When just outside the door were barns full of
animals, a carnival, and a petting zoo. Not to mention an almost unlimited variation of ways to get in trouble. We had
great quilts this year. It amazes me that we have as many wonderful quilters around here as we do being such a small
place. I had 3 quilts made by high school boys. Several made by elementary school children. No worries about the
craft dying out. We had lots of knit projects. Out of 140 pieces entered in all classes we only had 7 that did not
place. We had a lot of top quality work. Of course being a county fair, if any reasonable care was given you got a
ribbon. And I can hand out as many superintendents' ribbons as I need to. So, I guess all in all it was fun and I
will probably do it again next year. Once it is far enough in the past that I have forgotten how much work it all
was. -- Vikki in WA State[/quote:610f8359cd]
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Posted by maryd on Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:06 AM Post subject: Re: County Fair Time
reminds me of the days when I was superintendent in a small country fair..... not textiles but youth livestock. Did
that for 10 years. Some years I think about volunteering again but with my current job, that's not possible. We
didn't even go to the fair this year. -- Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/mardor1948 "Vikki In WA
State" <palnpartneratsawdotnet> wrote in message news:x5mdnd8j6YmsFnbZnZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d@scnresearch.com... :
Yeah!! Our fair is over. : : I am a superintendent at our county fair. My section includes everything : from the
needlework and sewing section from crocheted slippers to quilts. I : missed fair last year because of illness. This
year for some reason none of : my volunteers showed up. But I was able to recruit two new volunteers and : got an idea
of where to find some more. It is so much work, I should just : resignand let someone else deal with it all. Since I
only had one helper : the quilt hanging turned into a one person show. My best helper was my : neighbor boy. He is a
sixth grader and seemed happy that someone valued his : help. : : : : My mother was going to baby sit for me, but just
before fair she was having : chest pains and dizzy spells. So I got to have my 5yr old dgd and my 4 yr : old dgs . I
am sure that their fair experience was enhanced by being stuck : in a hot, dusty exhibit hall with a bunch of old
ladies and their doily’s. : VBG When just outside the door were barns full of animals, a carnival, and : a petting
zoo. Not to mention an almost unlimited variation of ways to get : in trouble. : : : : We had great quilts this year.
It amazes me that we have as many wonderful : quilters around here as we do being such a small place. I had 3 quilts :
made by high school boys. Several made by elementary school children. No : worries about the craft dying out. We had
lots of knit projects. Out of : 140 pieces entered in all classes we only had 7 that did not place. We had : a lot
of top quality work. Of course being a county fair, if any reasonable : care was given you got a ribbon. And I can
hand out as many : superintendents’ ribbons as I need to. So, I guess all in all it was fun : and I will probably do it
again next year. Once it is far enough in the : past that I have forgotten how much work it all was. : : : -- :
Vikki in WA State : : :
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Posted by Vikki In WA State on Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:59 PM Post subject: OT: County Fair Time
Yeah!! Our fair is over. I am a superintendent at our county fair. My section includes everything from the needlework
and sewing section from crocheted slippers to quilts. I missed fair last year because of illness. This year for some
reason none of my volunteers showed up. But I was able to recruit two new volunteers and got an idea of where to find
some more. It is so much work, I should just resignand let someone else deal with it all. Since I only had one helper
the quilt hanging turned into a one person show. My best helper was my neighbor boy. He is a sixth grader and seemed
happy that someone valued his help. My mother was going to baby sit for me, but just before fair she was having chest
pains and dizzy spells. So I got to have my 5yr old dgd and my 4 yr old dgs . I am sure that their fair experience was
enhanced by being stuck in a hot, dusty exhibit hall with a bunch of old ladies and their doily’s. VBG When just
outside the door were barns full of animals, a carnival, and a petting zoo. Not to mention an almost unlimited
variation of ways to get in trouble. We had great quilts this year. It amazes me that we have as many wonderful
quilters around here as we do being such a small place. I had 3 quilts made by high school boys. Several made by
elementary school children. No worries about the craft dying out. We had lots of knit projects. Out of 140 pieces
entered in all classes we only had 7 that did not place. We had a lot of top quality work. Of course being a county
fair, if any reasonable care was given you got a ribbon. And I can hand out as many superintendents’ ribbons as I need
to. So, I guess all in all it was fun and I will probably do it again next year. Once it is far enough in the past
that I have forgotten how much work it all was. -- Vikki in WA State
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Posted by spinninglilac on Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:25 PM Post subject: Re: kumihimo
you're welcome "arlene" <arlene@taranto.com> wrote in message
news:12h5ag9k3bmdvdb@corp.supernews.com... [quote:0adbbe9748]Hi Cher, Thanks for all those suggestions. Arlene
spinninglilac wrote: Hi Arlene knecklaces bag handles bookmarks keyring fobs borders around photo frames anything you
wish to do with them is acheiveable. Add beads round oblong flat ones and go wild make edgings to almost anything with
them, I've knitted slippers felted them, and added a braid around the edge before now. oh and my little weaving note
book I wove a cover for it, and edged it with contrasting kumihimo braid. It was just an oblong of weaving, could be
knitted or crocheted but I had some weaving sample about the right size, so I turned both ends in, and stitched them
down, making a flap/pocket at either end, then stitched the braid around it leaving a tassle at the middle bottom and
put the end covers of the book inside the flaps/pockets. When the books full I can just replace it. Also edged a small
lavendar pillow with it, making a loop for hanging up too,. higz Cher "arlene" <arlene@taranto.com>
wrote in message news:12h2ko88ivq0e53@corp.supernews.com... Hi, What do you do with the kumihimo strands after you
finish making them. I need suggestions. Arlene [/quote:0adbbe9748]
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Posted by arlene on Thu Sep 21, 2006 4:06 PM Post subject: Re: kumihimo
Hi Cher, Thanks for all those suggestions. Arlene spinninglilac wrote: [quote:ae6a6d709f]Hi Arlene knecklaces bag
handles bookmarks keyring fobs borders around photo frames anything you wish to do with them is acheiveable. Add beads
round oblong flat ones and go wild make edgings to almost anything with them, I've knitted slippers felted them, and
added a braid around the edge before now. oh and my little weaving note book I wove a cover for it, and edged it with
contrasting kumihimo braid. It was just an oblong of weaving, could be knitted or crocheted but I had some weaving
sample about the right size, so I turned both ends in, and stitched them down, making a flap/pocket at either end, then
stitched the braid around it leaving a tassle at the middle bottom and put the end covers of the book inside the
flaps/pockets. When the books full I can just replace it. Also edged a small lavendar pillow with it, making a loop for
hanging up too,. higz Cher "arlene" <arlene@taranto.com> wrote in message
news:12h2ko88ivq0e53@corp.supernews.com... Hi, What do you do with the kumihimo strands after you finish making them.
I need suggestions. Arlene [/quote:ae6a6d709f]
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Posted by spinninglilac on Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:44 AM Post subject: Re: kumihimo
Hi Arlene knecklaces bag handles bookmarks keyring fobs borders around photo frames anything you wish to do with them
is acheiveable. Add beads round oblong flat ones and go wild make edgings to almost anything with them, I've knitted
slippers felted them, and added a braid around the edge before now. oh and my little weaving note book I wove a cover
for it, and edged it with contrasting kumihimo braid. It was just an oblong of weaving, could be knitted or crocheted
but I had some weaving sample about the right size, so I turned both ends in, and stitched them down, making a
flap/pocket at either end, then stitched the braid around it leaving a tassle at the middle bottom and put the end
covers of the book inside the flaps/pockets. When the books full I can just replace it. Also edged a small lavendar
pillow with it, making a loop for hanging up too,. higz Cher "arlene" <arlene@taranto.com> wrote in
message news:12h2ko88ivq0e53@corp.supernews.com... [quote:266bfe9fe9]Hi, What do you do with the kumihimo strands
after you finish making them. I need suggestions. Arlene[/quote:266bfe9fe9]
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