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Bringing back some great memories here, I sewed and knitted and crocheted and embroidered,,,Mother and her grandmother before her were great seamstresses, as is my dd, She once free hand embroidered a mountain range on the back of a jean jacket - could have sold it for $100s.

In Scotland you could buy kits of wonderful woolen fabric for a skirt and matching yarn to knit a sweater. In the Montreal years when I was young and free I made my wardrobe. It was a very fashionable city but I couldn't afford to buy so I sewed. Later, I made a few outfits for myself and my dd but life got too busy,

I remember making a quilt for my first grandchild. I had always been fascinated by trapunto embroidery, so I designed and made a pale blue satin quilt with trapunto embroidery.

Of course, there were lots of afghans crocheted over the years, sweaters for my boys...laterly baby outfits that I gave away to the thrift shop. Knitting and crocheting are very peaceful activities. You only have to think of the next stitch.

And Halloween outfits. I was so glad when dd took over that job,

Christmas decorations and the tinsel that the cat ate - always. Dd had one cat that ate Christmas tree light bulbs - didn't swallow them, just crunched them.
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Peasuep, yeah I remember the candles on the mantel for sure. Actually I still use the silver tinsels. It just isn't Christmas without it.

Golden I love crafts, just not as very great at it. So too years ago I taught myself how to knit, or tried to, through YouTube Got good at the main stich , made two scarfs , so yesterday I pulled them out, put the tassel on them. When it got to the other stitches, knit one purel 2 stuff I got tired, but I think I'll practice some more now. There is so much to learn, reading patterns and the terms, like gauge and all that.
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