Today I bought recycled polyester thread to try for my next quilt. It's Gütterman rPET thread from JoAnn. Recycling isn't fruitful if we don't use the results. Although, all this thread is only about 1 1/2 plastic bottles worth. And who knows if the spools are recycled (hopefully ALL thread spools are!) Friday, January 4, 2019
Today I bought recycled polyester thread to try for my next quilt. It's Gütterman rPET thread from JoAnn. Recycling isn't fruitful if we don't use the results. Although, all this thread is only about 1 1/2 plastic bottles worth. And who knows if the spools are recycled (hopefully ALL thread spools are!) 
Color in Norwegian Ski Sweaters
Honestly, you could write a book about this, but I just want to share the two facts that interest me. Red shoulders or red patterns near the shoulders became popular when Norwegians were forbidden by invaders from displaying the Norwegian flag. It is a sign of Norwegian pride or anticolonialism.
Some older sweaters are white at the bottom and then the pattern starts about a third of the way up. The white part was intended to be tucked into the men's high waisted pants and showing that part was the equivalent of showing your underwear!
Some older sweaters are white at the bottom and then the pattern starts about a third of the way up. The white part was intended to be tucked into the men's high waisted pants and showing that part was the equivalent of showing your underwear!
Monday, December 31, 2018
2019
In preparation for 2019, I'm starting this blog over. It will still be about my needlework and crafting, but I haven't been posting because quite frankly, I don't want to admin my blog, I just want to write. (For that matter, the way my seizure and migraine triggers work, admining is a bad idea.) So, I'm switching over to Blogger (which I use for other blogs) and starting over. If you want to see my old posts, they are available on the Wayback Machine here. And, yes, I know that I could export and import my old blog, I just didn't want to! If I think something is relevant, then I'll update it.
Some of the things I want to work on here are actually getting the Sons of Norway cultural skills awards for Weaving (I've turned in level 1, I'm 98% done with level 2), Knitting (I have done the knitting, just need to do the writing parts) and Hardanger (I have the skills, but haven't done any of it.) I also want to work on the Genealogy program and I'll probably put my stuff from that here as well. I actually originally joined Sons of Norway because I had learned about the cultural skills program from some of the people I met doing Hardanger embroidery, but I haven't actually done the work.
Some of the things I want to work on here are actually getting the Sons of Norway cultural skills awards for Weaving (I've turned in level 1, I'm 98% done with level 2), Knitting (I have done the knitting, just need to do the writing parts) and Hardanger (I have the skills, but haven't done any of it.) I also want to work on the Genealogy program and I'll probably put my stuff from that here as well. I actually originally joined Sons of Norway because I had learned about the cultural skills program from some of the people I met doing Hardanger embroidery, but I haven't actually done the work.
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