The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-12-19, Page 254
Page 2—Crossroads—Dec. 19, 1984
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Craft Talk
By Louisa Rush
Dear Louisa:
A recent column of yours
mentioned the blocking of
canvas embroidery. I was
surprised to find that you
block with the right side of
the canvas facing down, was
this an . error in printing? I
have always been under the
impression the right side
was upward so it will not
flatten the surface. .
-Mrs. P.C., London
I was always taught and I
thoroughly recommend all'
work, whether needlepoint
worked on a canvas, em-
broidery, knitting or crochet,
that the work be blocked or
pressed with the right side
placed down on a thick
padded surface.
There are.. two reasons for
this, firstly, due to. the
padded surface the right side
will not be • flattened. The
weight of the iron if allowed
to rest fully on the work can
flatten any surface so pass
the iron over lightly. •
Secondly, should your iron
be the slightest bit too hot,
there is the fear of damage,
by scorching, or discolor-
ation by heat. Also, if you
glide the iron over, some
materials do tend to take on
a sheen - through pressing.
Now if any of these do
happen with the wrong side
of work, nothing is spoiled or
lost.
If any reader has the
workbasket magazine for
February 1951 and would be.
willing to loan it, Mrs. Lozon
of 51 Lowe Street, Chatham,
Ontario would be most
grateful, and promises to
return it promptly.
If any reader has any of
Anne Orr's books of knitting,
crochet or needlework, I my-
self would be interested in
buying them. Please write to
me at the address at the end
of this column.
There is one point, in
knitting that I would like to
bring to your attention.
Unless otherwise stated, al-
ways measure the work
down the centre. If you
measure along an edge, you
could gain an extra inch or
two unless you are careful.
Armholes are always
measured on the straight,
from the point of the first
cast-off, carry the row
across and measure up, an
inch or two in from the edge.
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This week's pattern No.
7731, Snowflake ' placemats,
are quickly and easily
crocheted from charts.
You'll find them a 'breeze to
do.
To order No. 7731 send 75
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addressed return envelope,
long one if possible. If you• do
nothave a stamp or en-
One Sunday several
winters ago an Eskimo paid
us a visit — a real-life
Eskimo just down from the
howling shores of Baffin -
land. An injury had earned
him a free flight to our town
which happens to have a
hospital which from time to
time receives such cases.
Now what this fellow's real
name was none of us could
quite figure out, and when he
volunteered to Write it for us,
the signature looked more
like partridge tracks in the
snow than a Christian name.
We called him Tomasee,
and when he had fully re-
covered he seemed to be in
no great hurry to return to
the north and that is how a
lot of us got to know him. He
was a genial fellow and on
this particular Sunday after-
noon that he came our way
he soon had a circle of
curious youngsters around
him.
Would he show them how
to make a sure enough igloo?
they begged. There was lots '
of snow and they would be
glad to help.
Tomasee was delighted
with the idea but he needed
no help. While the rest of us
watched in amazement, he
deftly cut the snow into
blocks of just the right size
and shape, built them into a
perfect circle, round after
round, spiralling them up-
velope, please enclose an ward and inward until there
extra 50 cents to cover the was only one block sized hole
cost of handling and print at the top.
your name and address. And , when the last snow
Send to: Louisa Rush, "Craft block was fitted into that
Talk", 486. Montford Drive, hole, the igloo was such.a
substantial fact , that
Dollard des Ormeaux, PQ, Tomasee could stand on it
H9G 1M6. Please be sure to without causing it to buckle
state pattern numbers .beneath him.
correctly when ordering and Well now if you were a lad
of ten or twelve and had a
full grown igloo in your back
yard, what would you want
MY CHRISTMAS
WISHES
For Parents
1) That all your children
have a safe and happy holi-
day;
2) That you will be able to
set aside any academic con-
cerns for your child during
the holidays and just enjoy
their company;
3) That they don't wake you
up too early Christmas
morning; '
4) and That your children
look forward with enthusi-
asm to returning to school on
Jan. 7.
For Teachers
1) That all your marking
and paper work is completed
before your holidays start;
2) That you are able to rest
and revitalize over the
Christmas break;
3) That the parents of the
children you teach express
their thanks for all the time
and attention you have
given;
4) That your principal takes
the time to pat you on the
back for a job well begun;
5) and That you will always
witness the joy of learning in
the eyes of the children you
teach.
For School Board -Adminis-
trators
1) That understanding be
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to do with it? You guessed it.
Right away two of the boys
decided that they were going
to stay the night in it.
Now the temperature in
our part of the country had
been hanging just a few
degrees above zero that
week — real temperature
that is, Fahrenheit — and the
weather man had warned
that it might sink well below
zero during the night, but
that didn't daunt the boys a
bit. Their plans began to
grow by the minute.
But how to make them-
selves comfortable in a place
like this? Comfortable
enough to sleep? They
dropped to their knees and
crawled into the little tunnel
which was the igloo's door-
way and we on the outside
could hear them discussing
the problem with all the in-
tensity of Arctic explorers.
Incidentally if you are ever
invited to inspect an igloo's
interior, you better make
sure of your measurements.
One of the boy's mother was
short enough to get down on
her knees for a look inside
but her back bumper was
much too wide and for a
moment disaster threatened
mama as well as the igloo.
Anyhow those youngsters
soon had the situation sized
up and their plans complete
The Warning
Signs
given to you for the difficult
task of providing service to
all children;
2) That the new funding of
Separate . Schools proceed
smoothly without the head-
aches of program, job and
enrollment changes;
3) That you are able to leave
the pressures of your posi-
lion,at work and really relax
during the holidays;
4) and That you understand
that all of us are working to-
gether to help the children in
the best way we know how.
For the Children
1) That your report card
was a good one;
2) That you get lots of
presents;
3) That you tell your teacher
how great he or she is;
4) That you have tried your
best and are happy;
Fred Gore
enough to put into operation
at once.
First, they scrounged an
extension cord long enough
to connect the igloo to an out-
let in our back porch, and in
no time at all they had a light
hanging from the igloo's
ceiling.
They slept wonderfully,
they told me next morning,
but not, as you might
suspect, in a sleeping bag.
They did have a sleeping bag
of course, but it served only
as mattress. The item
which made the unforget-
table night in the igloo an un-
qualified success was an
electric blanket sneaked out
of some unsuspecting
mother's bedroom!
And you think today's
youngsters lack initiative?
Originality?
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greetings from their read-
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