A Thought About Labels/Labeling

was brought up in Iran - her first spoken language was English but her first written one was Persian. She said that dyslexia is unknown among peoples who write in Arabic-derived scripts - the word shapes are so distinctive that you can't get the same confusions you do in Roman-script languages. Cursive script gets you halfway there.

LOL!!! You gave me my smile-of-the-day!

U. - wondering if Kate might have mentioned these guys (Flanders & Swann, not the Bedstead Men) during the hours of her captivity in Germany, and sincerely promised a copy of their works because I threatened her with another helping of chicken with apricots and cinnamon or pizza...

Oh dear, I don't know really... First I'd have to get to know you a little better. I'll do some research in this group's archives perhaps, and a website with pics of your work might help, too. As for pay - Kate and I exchanged a lot of work (and I paid for her trip to Germany) and in the end I hope we both got what we wanted. I'm not sure if Kate has used her logo yet, though. She promised to send me one to sew into my dress... ;-) Anyway, what would you be prepared to 'pay' for it? Are you more on the professional side or do you supply only your family circle with your works? We'll have to discuss this... ;-)

U.

that represent (in UK) £1 in Europe 1 Euro and I expect there is something stateside equivalent in size. In Canada it is the $.

might actually be! Oh dear! Oh dear! (Shakes head and chuckles)

Had to look up what trolley dollies meant but had to chuckle then, too. Yes, I've got loads of trolley tokens, too. My favourite one got nicked while stuck in a trolley with nothing in it and me off into a side aisle to investigate goods on display. But that's another story. ;-)

trolley TOKENS. Apparently they are the IN thing to give away as Weddding favours now... but I digress.

Why not, in 18 carat gold... ;->

Strangely enough, for once I have nothing to say on a topic. Gotta check my temperature, must be sick.

Yes, I'm not familiar enough with quilting yet so I can't guess your favourite gadget. Give me a hint, won't you, please? I've got some ideas already.

Ah yes, I pondered joining but couldn't agree with myself on the perfect font for the application.

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Mea Culpa!

I'll get it sorted for you.

As a dyslexic teacher of English, I have to say that having tidy handwriting has its disadvantages! The kids used to enjoy finding my errors. We made a bit of a game of it, and it helped to encourage the kids with problems. I do like my fountain pens, but seem to be able to produce a decent bit of scribble with almost everything except dry writers on a whiteboard!

My handwriting is much the same with everything EXCEPT a ballpoint. The amount of force required to drive a ballpoint makes my writing go to pot. I use a fountain pen when I can. Serious calligraphers make their own pens out of quill or cane, I've thought about doing that but haven't tried it yet. Maybe. They also prefer to write with the paper at a steep angle, so the pen is almost horizontal.

I read an anecdote about Japanese calligraphy once (a bit of factual background in a story by Tanizaki?) - one of the most celebrated calligraphers was so determined to try absolutely everything in his quest to express himself that he once soaked his hair in ink and wrote on the wall with his head.

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Sunny,

Maybe you d>Wow, Roberta! Here in the USA, we just find shopping carts inside the

Ursula said: >>Yes, I'm not familiar enough with quilting yet so I can't guess your favourite gadget. Give me a hint, won't you, please? I've got some ideas already.

Yes, the 'desert island' question! Couldn't have put it any better; that'll be it, I guess. So then I put myself on the couch, right next to the fan and wait for your answer with a cool drink in my hand. (hah, I wish - I'm off with what Kate calls the Destructo Fairy to her check-up at the hospital - and it promises to be another 36° Celsius day with 70 % humidity.)

U.

Cutting table at the right height! Cutting mat Rotary cutter

42" quilting ruler Good dressmaking sheers yardtstick/meter ruler 120" tape measure Small sharp pointy scissors.

Book? I'm swithering between Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlocked and my new Kenneth King on couture techniques!

The luxury? My computer with the pattern software loaded, attached to the printer.

When you are dyslexic, rulers get bigger! That was supposed to be a 24" ruler, but the bigger one would be nice! :D

Has she flooded any more bathroome recently? ;)

Send your parents my love, won't you. And Eric the Viking!

Uh, Kate dearest, you've not got any fabric on that list........

Lizzy

Ok, here we go...

1) My magnifying daylight lamp 2) #10 betweens 3) YLI Glazed cotton (for HQ) 4) My beautiful 4" Gingher pointy scissors 5) My silver (plated) Roxanne Thimble (bought on Ebay for a fiver) 6) Mettler cotton (for piecing) 7) Caren d'Ache watercolour pencils 8) Olfa 24"x 6" ruler

My pick would be the thimble. I am always on the look-out for spares, in case I lose it. Disaster!

My luxury would be (it's supposed to be useless, remember) cashmere wrist warmers. My hands get so cold, and these do the job beautifully.

Book would have to be George Bain's "Celtic Art", though I might be persuaded to his son's updated version.

I could find 'something' to make a hoop out of, and I _could_ do without. Likewise the pizza wheels and cutting board _can_ be got around. But I couldn't do without accurate measuring and a way to ensure straight lines.

Nel (GQ)

On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:32:42 -0500, Sartorresartus wrote (in article ):

Cutting table at the right height Good sewing table Good chair A nice steam iron Rotary cutter and mat

24" x 8.5" inch ruler My good scissors Pins

I'm not sure about the book, but definitely one of those Bible-type books that would tell me how to do everything.

As for the luxury I'm torn between a giant bottle of Mary Ellen's Best Press and my iMac and printer with EQ7.

Maureen

My luxury item would be a Golden Retriever- companionship, love, entertainment, fun and pure joy all rolled into one beautiful, hug-able, happy package. Hoover is my current Golden Boy.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Interesting; I see that you're obviously quilting more by hand than by che... I mean machine. ;-> I've got a great idea already. Now the important question is: How do you want to get it into/onto the quilt? Hand-embroidered? A ready-made label? I'd like to know how complex the thing may be.

U.

I'm thinking ready made label, like a school name tape or a "Designer Label"; descrete, but there if you look for it.

But I am more interested in other people's must haves. \what are yours?

Nel Gadget Queen)