Bold: Alt+SHIFT+b – hm, I’m on a mac. There is no alt key. ı What is that? There is a little on the top of . But I learned something!!!! In Opera, on a mac ‹command>-‹shift>-‹B> opens a new window with the copied text pasted in the address space. The copied text should be an [...]
Neefer Sews, Crochets, Crafts, Swims, and Blathers about Kids and Her Stuggles with an Eating Disorder
Acorns to Oaktrees
Currently browsing posts found in March2008
testing, testing, testing
Why does wool shrink?
Sheep’s’ wool does not shrink when they are exposed to precipitation. Wool is often stretched during yarn or fabric manufacture and may undergo relaxation shrinkage in washing, with fibers resuming their normal shape. Felting shrinkage occurs when wet fibers, subjected to mechanical action, become matted into packed masses. Sheep don’t experience this because the wool [...]
To Do before NZ
Shopping for Jack & Eina Swiss Miss without sugar. A pair of pinking shears. Aveeno face wash Aveeno “Ultra calming daily moisterizer spf 15″ Desitin butt rash cream fake grass for an Easter basket Peeps – Diego likes pink easter egg coloring set. Send laptop to dell to get it fixed while I’m away. Fill [...]
I made the top 100!
just barely: Top Sewing Blogs Rats, I’ve been bumped to 108.
Frustration
Jacket with collar The front – sorry for the crummy pic. The sleeve is just basted in to check how well it fits in the armhole. I had to stay home with Pulguito. He had a fever of 102F and threw up this morning. I feel terrible now. I think I might have it. Pulguito [...]
Science Fair
Bananas ready to go into solution Bananas after 40 days in solution DHChunguita entered the science fair this year. She decided to investigate the properties of bananas rotting in different solutions. Chunguita’s Poster
Jacket Progress
Things are moving along. As you can see the fronts and backs are finished. I forgot to increase the hem depth from 5/8 inches, so my hems are going to be kinda skimpy. I briefly thought about facing the hem, but let’s be serious here. I sewed, serged, and top-stitched the sleeves only to discover [...]
Tuesday’s Quiz
You are a Rubik’s Cube You are engaging and popular. People are drawn to your colorful personality. As much as they try, people can’t stay away from you. And while you seem easy to understand, people can’t figure out what direction you’re coming from. What Kind of Puzzle Are You?
Pulguito – 2007
Chunguita – 2007
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