tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post1832364026985213828..comments2024-02-03T06:46:13.585-07:00Comments on manhandled threads: vintage french linensJoe Madlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-1928854682005493872013-01-11T09:31:41.624-07:002013-01-11T09:31:41.624-07:00i'm hoping so, too! :)i'm hoping so, too! :)Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-42610274258023634452013-01-10T17:48:06.904-07:002013-01-10T17:48:06.904-07:00oh, my!oh, my!judehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.com/spirit_cloth/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-7681472211522262902013-01-08T12:50:21.787-07:002013-01-08T12:50:21.787-07:00I hope this somewhat cryptic reference to "gr...I hope this somewhat cryptic reference to "great changes" means that you will have more blocks of time for yourself in 2013! In any case, I will be following along. Happy New Year, Joe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-38271280099257740952013-01-07T12:07:14.942-07:002013-01-07T12:07:14.942-07:00Indeed, only so much time - try not to use too muc...Indeed, only so much time - try not to use too much of it this year, keep up your strength for creativity!!! (you can imagine that said in a stern granny'ish voice!);-)kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852963693304001127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-44604768418279922742013-01-07T10:38:42.084-07:002013-01-07T10:38:42.084-07:00Old French linens...a delight...have hauled a line...Old French linens...a delight...have hauled a linen collection around with me for so many years...now retired and living back in the Rockies I am finding stitch time on these precious bits that have traveled far with me...so looking forward to seeing what comes alive for you on the linen cloth as you stitch..something so wonderful about that plant fiber as you hold the cloth and work..soft, strong, enduring fabric. Your adventures with this cloth hold my curiosity..<br />KAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05479656882397372088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-63382338211136124162013-01-07T03:20:15.706-07:002013-01-07T03:20:15.706-07:00me, too! ha!me, too! ha!Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-63846167369385089222013-01-07T03:19:46.100-07:002013-01-07T03:19:46.100-07:00ha! stitch them into something hopefully wonderful...ha! stitch them into something hopefully wonderful!Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-59166891326638749082013-01-07T03:19:25.705-07:002013-01-07T03:19:25.705-07:00they are divine for dyeing! sadly, there is only s...they are divine for dyeing! sadly, there is only so much time in the day...so mine will most likely see only stitch. though, one never knows...Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-89419296503051323942013-01-07T03:18:49.355-07:002013-01-07T03:18:49.355-07:00i would have just *loved* to have collected my bea...i would have just *loved* to have collected my beautiful french linens from the "obvious" place! but, no...they've been garnered from thrift shops and sent to me by friends from around the world...Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-75991188306585982652013-01-06T15:05:05.532-07:002013-01-06T15:05:05.532-07:00Oh boy! I have been digging through my stash hopin...Oh boy! I have been digging through my stash hoping to spark some creativity and all I had to do was check in with you! The texture of the linen is gorgeous. I look forward to watching the cloth transform. Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367949314724875797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-2826805167469119892013-01-06T12:57:36.092-07:002013-01-06T12:57:36.092-07:00Oh my Joe, what are you going to do with them? I l...Oh my Joe, what are you going to do with them? I love all things french.Cheryl Harper Textileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02789520500207409105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-13720398228447196242013-01-06T09:22:41.800-07:002013-01-06T09:22:41.800-07:00i see some beautiful cloth here. i can feel their ...i see some beautiful cloth here. i can feel their softness with my eyes.deanna7treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707505639796548961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-28181695254595251302013-01-06T08:43:37.987-07:002013-01-06T08:43:37.987-07:00They might be good for dyeing as well - I have a c...They might be good for dyeing as well - I have a couple of old linen tea towels I tried in the dyeing class I@m going to and they do seem to lap up the dye. I'll bet they feel lovely to stitch too - the weave visible enough to make stitching on them a pleasure.kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852963693304001127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7270328419517591210.post-45658265170663670662013-01-06T06:18:04.942-07:002013-01-06T06:18:04.942-07:00ok, besides the most obvious answer...where did yo...ok, besides the most obvious answer...where did you collect your beautiful French linens? Just curious....<br />:)<br />Oh and Happy New Year!Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759831735033471810noreply@blogger.com