Thanks, Caleb. I keep forgetting that site! What riches lie there. Andrew
On 16 May 2013 15:41, Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm learning to sew. It's an art.
>
> http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/beveridge-judith/the-fishermen-0211012
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> On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 9:53 PM, Catherine Daly <[log in to unmask]
> >wrote:
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> > My grandmother sewed. She also was really good at math. Not until I
> > saw my ex's grandmother lay out a pattern did I truly understand how
> > brilliant my own grandmother had been. The weave, matching up the
> > print, the return, how to do it wasting the least cloth. Ex's
> > grandmother just slapped the paper onto the fabric. It was some
> > holiday... it was not my place to say, you know... that piece goes
> > there, and you've got enough overage to just double this up and make
> > two of whatever you're making.
> >
> > Oh, now this is making me think of Bangladesh.
> >
> > Thanks, Patrick, tho...
> >
> > Catherine
> >
>
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Andrew
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'Undercover of Lightness'
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