Ever been in a stinky situation?
Yes? Well, have I got a product for you!!!
No? (Me neither đ )
For those who answered yes, enjoy this solution to all things, er, dairy-err.
You know for your husband … boyfriend … brother … or dad … *ahem.
Earlier in the day, we’d taken photos of our little Mia napping in our T@bitha trailer that’s decorated in my Bee My Honey Moda fabric collection that will be in quilt stores next January. Moki jumped onto the desk and snuggled up next to Mia for a little … cat nap.
Ready to gab about some positively fab vocab?
By “fab” I mean fabric, which is, of course, fabulous.
What I have in mind is a little quiz.
Come on, you know you love it when I tease your brain.
Here’s how it works:
I’ll show you a photo of fabric, complete with a quick description, and then you’ll guess what it is. This may be super easy for some of you, but you never know when you might learn something new.
The answers are posted at the bottom of this entry, so don’t peek until you’re finished!
1. A reversible figured fabric of silk, wool, linen, cotton, or synthetic fibers with a pattern formed by weaving:
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; Brian0918
2. A heavy cotton fabric that is woven and then sheared to create a short, soft pile on one side:
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; deviantART Subscriber Beatminister
3. A form of lace that may be described as “decorated net” formed by a pattern at the bottom that is covered with machine-made net and then fine muslin, through which the pattern can be seen:
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; Socialambulator
4. A soft woven fabric of various fineness that was originally made from carded wool or worsted yarn but is now often made from either wool, cotton, or synthetic fiber (hint: I wrote about union suits made from this fabric):
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; Sg829100
5. A fabric with loops that can absorb large amounts of water (that’s a giveaway for sure!):
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; MatthiasKabel
6. A medium-weight, balanced, plain-woven fabric made from dyed cotton or cotton-blend yarn:
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; Flickr: Kent Wang
7. A class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics often made in colored silks with gold and silver thread:
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia; Yelkrokoyade
Answers:
Have you ever wondered what your brain waves would look like âŚ
if they were knit, as in k2, p2?
No, I didn’t think so.
I’d never considered it either, until I heard about Knitic.
While it sounds like an invention concocted by the likes of Jane Jetson,
Image courtesy of www.scarlet.nl/~ivo/photo_JUDY.html
“NeuroKnitting” is not a figment of space-age fiction.
It’s a nifty experiment that has been designed to translate the brain’s reactions to music into a unique scarf pattern by way of a modified knitting machine.
Photo by Mar Canet via Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/mcanet/8752517057/in/set-72157633528626109/
Photo by Mar Canet via Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/mcanet/9110787760/in/set-72157633528626109/
I’m not sure how this will affect old-fashioned knitters like you and me in years to come,
but “space age” is not as far off as we’d once imagined it.
MaryJane meets Jane Jetsonâwho knows?
For now, take a sneak peek at the dawn of NeuroKnitting:
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My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is ⌠Sharon Demers!!!
Sharon Demers (Calicogirl, #5392) has received a certificate of achievement in Garden Gate for earning a Beginner Level Heirlooms Forever Merit Badge!
â~When planning our garden, I shopped both online (localharvest.org) and locally after researching catalogs, specifically for heirloom variety seeds.
~I read Gardening with Heirlooms by Lynn Coulter and thoroughly enjoyed it.
~I love reading the history of the seeds that I planted. It is like opening an historic novel instead of a seed catalog.
~I thoroughly enjoyed Miss Coulter’s book. It is now on my wish list. I love how Lynn calls heirloom seeds “living antiques.” So appropriate! Also an inheritance of flavor and beauty from long ago. It caused me to remember a scene in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers with Howard Keel and Jane Powell. Adam is riding in the wagon with his bride, Milllie. Millie is excited on her journey to her new home, a cabin in the mountains. In her excitement, she tells Adam of her valuables: the Bible, another book, and a packet of seeds that her mother gave her. Oh, how we should be so excited about seeds!
Through the book, I obtained quite a bit of knowledge that I wasn’t aware of. It was nice to see that, due to their genetics, heirlooms are usually resistant to pests, diseases, and extremes of weather.
~I am happy to report that more than 5% of our garden is heirloom plantings.â
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5% of profits will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. Itâs a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
