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 Topic: How do I learn to sew? |
Grenwich
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 Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Fri Oct 19, 12 10:25 am Subject: How do I learn to sew? |
| OK. Done! |
| Topic: How do I learn to sew? |
Grenwich
Replies: 9
Views: 8632
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Oct 18, 12 4:04 pm Subject: How do I learn to sew? |
| Does Aylesbury have a material shop? If you're free on Saturday we can go into town early, buy a simple pattern and some material and have the photo on here by Sunday. I can't believe you grew up wi ... |
| Topic: Extracting Lanolin after spinning. |
Grenwich
Replies: 6
Views: 5793
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Fri Jun 22, 12 11:09 am Subject: Extracting Lanolin after spinning. |
| Hi Sally, I was hoping to make some hand cream with it. |
| Topic: Extracting Lanolin after spinning. |
Grenwich
Replies: 6
Views: 5793
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Fri Jun 22, 12 9:38 am Subject: Extracting Lanolin after spinning. |
| Thanks girls. I'm sure you can buy lanolin but I was just trying to avoid waste. I usually just wash my spun wool in hot water and waste the lanolin which seems a shame. If I boil it I'm concerned ... |
| Topic: Extracting Lanolin after spinning. |
Grenwich
Replies: 6
Views: 5793
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Fri Jun 22, 12 8:33 am Subject: Extracting Lanolin after spinning. |
| Can anybody give me some advice on extracting the lanolin from sheep fleece which is already spun and skeined please? I don't want to boil it to death as with unspun raw fleece as I want to use both ... |
| Topic: Japanese Knotweed - Does it taste nice? |
Grenwich
Replies: 34
Views: 47368
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Sat Jul 24, 10 10:23 am Subject: Japanese Knotweed - Does it taste nice? |
I think I was told that if you keep cutting it down when it reaches 5 leaves, then it depletes the roots.
Not sure I believe it though.
Yes HL, it does work but takes persistence. I had a large ... |
| Topic: slug pellets |
Grenwich
Replies: 25
Views: 11533
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Tue Apr 13, 10 6:12 pm Subject: slug pellets |
| I've tried everything too, including bran, ashes, eggshells, a variety of traps, nematodes and eventually gave up and reluctantly turned to the Growing Success pellets. I did however phone Garden Org ... |
| Topic: Techie help, pleeease |
Grenwich
Replies: 23
Views: 11399
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Forum: IT Matters Posted: Tue Mar 10, 09 12:26 pm Subject: Techie help, pleeease |
Would you like a visit this weekend? Mr Grenwich can sort you out whilst I drink wine  |
| Topic: Peg Looming Question |
Grenwich
Replies: 0
Views: 1790
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Tue Nov 11, 08 12:11 pm Subject: Peg Looming Question |
| We're thinking of peg looming sheep fleece to make insulation for the conservatory roof/ceiling. Each 'curtain' will be 22" wide and hung from the apex of the ceiling to the wall (about 10') along a ... |
| Topic: Le Creuset owners whats your most used piece? |
Grenwich
Replies: 31
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Oct 24, 08 9:01 am Subject: Le Creuset owners whats your most used piece? |
My oval casserole, definitely. I bought a pan, but it's too heavy to lift with one hand. If I bought another, it would be a bigger casserole. A blue one.
Could I be right in thinking that's a hi ... |
| Topic: What is our most view thread? |
Grenwich
Replies: 13
Views: 8609
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Forum: Site guidelines, Announcements, Problems and Suggestions Posted: Mon Oct 20, 08 7:12 am Subject: What is our most view thread? |
[quote="sally_in_wales
ooh I dunno, missed that one. It might just be the subject matter, that sock article of mine has only been there about a month and has had over 20,000 hits already[/quote]
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| Topic: Crook-making |
Grenwich
Replies: 36
Views: 24049
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sat Oct 11, 08 11:28 am Subject: Crook-making |
Oh yes, there'll be no stopping me now! Now then, where did I put those socks I knitted?
Have you checked your feet?
Oh no, they're too precious to wear, but as I've now started a second pair, ... |
| Topic: BEES - Brood & a half? |
Grenwich
Replies: 12
Views: 17439
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 9:09 am Subject: BEES - Brood & a half? |
| Thanks for the info guys. If the weather's OK I'll sort them today. g. |
| Topic: BEES - Brood & a half? |
Grenwich
Replies: 12
Views: 17439
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Forum: The Apiary Posted: Fri Oct 10, 08 3:37 am Subject: BEES - Brood & a half? |
Thanks Jocorless, that's handy to know. I shall try to find out more about that in our area.
Tavascarow - should I put drone foundation over the whole super or a mix of drone and brood?
Thank ... |
| Topic: Crook-making |
Grenwich
Replies: 36
Views: 24049
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Thu Oct 09, 08 6:49 pm Subject: Crook-making |
| Oh yes, there'll be no stopping me now! Now then, where did I put those socks I knitted? |
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