New round of brick and mortar closings

[scott wurcer]

It has been brutal the last couple of months, my two favoite art supply stores and the best local millinery store have closed suddenly. Like in you go one week and the next everything is boarded up.

 

[vinylkid58]

the best local millinery store

You make hats?

Jeff

 

[scott wurcer]

You make hats?

Jeff

No, my daughter does.

 

[planet10]

I always wanted to learn the felt making thing -- but for making grill frames & anti-diffraction devices.

dave

 

[vinylkid58]

No, my daughter does.

I'll assume she knits as well. You mentioned skeins of Cashmere for $1 in another thread. My wife was asking how many grams they were.

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[vinylkid58]

I always wanted to learn the felt making thing -- but for making grill frames & anti-diffraction devices.

You'll need a knitting machine and a top loading washer for large pieces.

Jeff

Edit. Dave, you realize I don't actually know any of this stuff.

 

[scott wurcer]

I'll assume she knits as well. You mentioned skeins of Cashmere for $1 in another thread. My wife was asking how many grams they were.

Thanks,
Jeff

I don't know but my source of judgement seemed credible (they were a huge bargain). My daughter likes to show me hand dyed Japanese stuff that costs mid-double digits.

There was another thing about China that was different. There seems to be a strong "what the local market can bear" effect. We were well off the normal tourist path (beer was as little as 15 cents a can).

 

[planet10]

You'll need a knitting machine and a top loading washer for large pieces.

Knitting machine?

I have 2 outdoor washing machines and a carder and as much raw sheeps wool as i need (from the old sheeps home on the Pat Bay_

dave

 

[scott wurcer]

Knitting machine?

I have 2 outdoor washing machines and a carder and as much raw sheeps wool as i need (from the old sheeps home on the Pat Bay_

dave

Maybe a spinning wheel?

 

[vinylkid58]

Knitting machine?

Yes, a machine that knits, and sometimes really fast.

I have 2 outdoor washing machines and a carder and as much raw sheeps wool as i need (from the old sheeps home on the Pat Bay_

Too much work getting it from the raw wool stage. That's why good wool yarn is expensive. It would need to be washed, carded, spun, maybe washed again and then dyed if you want a color, before it's ready to be knit into something.

Jeff

 

[gootee]

No, my daughter does.

I have been looking for a good hat, for a long time. Does she sell them, perchance?

 

[gootee]

I'll assume she knits as well. You mentioned skeins of Cashmere for $1 in another thread. My wife was asking how many grams they were.

Thanks,
Jeff

I was looking for that thread. It was there, early this morning. Has it "disappeared"?

Edit: That thread really IS gone(!), an apparent "andy_c collateral casualty". I remembered that Scott had spelled it "cashmire", there. And that word is not found in a search of the forums, now.

 

[wrenchone]

Yes, a machine that knits, and sometimes really fast.



Too much work getting it from the raw wool stage. That's why good wool yarn is expensive. It would need to be washed, carded, spun, maybe washed again and then dyed if you want a color, before it's ready to be knit into something.

Jeff

Ditto on the washing. What comes off the sheep is real nasty, full of dirt, critters, lanolin, and whatever else the sheep happens to brush against (or roll in)....

 

[scott wurcer]

I was looking for that thread. It was there, early this morning. Has it "disappeared"?

Edit: That thread really IS gone(!), an apparent "andy_c collateral casualty". I remembered that Scott had spelled it "cashmire", there. And that word is not found in a search of the forums, now.

She's on a hiatus and looking for a real job these days. I'm glad jslem didn't see that. My keyboard is slowly failing and I like small fonts even though it is getting hard to see them.

BTW I got a great deal once on ebay because the seller and I made the same spelling mistake .