tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post4378508215790873270..comments2024-03-29T08:00:42.848-04:00Comments on Georgia Girl With An English Heart: Silver Threads and Golden NeedlesKay G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-54956223214958974922018-11-13T20:24:08.137-05:002018-11-13T20:24:08.137-05:00You just might be someone like me...I really don&#...You just might be someone like me...I really don't like knitting at all but I love to crochet. You should try it! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-40912742457494778362018-11-12T16:58:32.669-05:002018-11-12T16:58:32.669-05:00I learned to knit a few years ago. I confess, I d...I learned to knit a few years ago. I confess, I do not like it as much as many people do. My D-I-L loves the knit hats and scarves I have made for her. And my little granddaughter will not sleep without the blankie her Grammy made for her. That is a great stimulus to keep at it.NCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-74991137632242450212018-11-11T09:33:22.377-05:002018-11-11T09:33:22.377-05:00My son was in Boy Scouts and I sewed all of his pa...My son was in Boy Scouts and I sewed all of his patches on his uniform by hand. They might not have been perfect but they were done with love! <br />And those needles with the golden ends are very helpful! You should look out for them!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-45596926991117905372018-11-11T09:31:47.952-05:002018-11-11T09:31:47.952-05:00Your wonderful mother made your wedding dress and ...Your wonderful mother made your wedding dress and all the bridesmaids' dresses- that is simply the most beautiful thing to know.<br />AND you tell me that in surgery your scissors and needle holders have golden ends in order to see them in a hurry? That is an awesome fact!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-13727910431139076502018-11-11T09:29:41.805-05:002018-11-11T09:29:41.805-05:00Knitting, I just cannot enjoy. Look at videos from...Knitting, I just cannot enjoy. Look at videos from YouTube, I would love if you fell in love with it!<br />Now, even after crocheting for all these years, I sometimes also do the "increasing and decreasing", as it is called. Just have to keep careful count, that is all. xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-62756230722308556922018-11-11T09:27:59.408-05:002018-11-11T09:27:59.408-05:00Nothing exciting?! My dear, if you CREATE somethin...Nothing exciting?! My dear, if you CREATE something from yarn or thread, that is something to celebrate in excitement!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-63627294746584386892018-11-11T09:27:06.922-05:002018-11-11T09:27:06.922-05:00Oh! I bet you are a wonderful seamstress! (How oft...Oh! I bet you are a wonderful seamstress! (How often do you hear that word?)<br />I am glad you love the song.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-43937399063196686302018-11-11T09:25:58.905-05:002018-11-11T09:25:58.905-05:00Your beautiful clothes...please don't discard ...Your beautiful clothes...please don't discard them for loss of a button! Promise me! <br />Yes! Your mother's knitting skills are AMAZING. I dearly love the socks that I have that she knitted.<br />If your eyesight is not quite up to sewing on buttons, then I will excuse you for not doing that! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-75266237658574564262018-11-11T09:23:29.088-05:002018-11-11T09:23:29.088-05:00I just hope if I ever have surgery it is done prop...I just hope if I ever have surgery it is done properly, no matter whose hand is involved!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-87174130851356336482018-11-11T09:20:34.189-05:002018-11-11T09:20:34.189-05:0018 sutures per minute. THAT is manual dexterity! P...18 sutures per minute. THAT is manual dexterity! Perhaps he didn't want to sew in his spare time after that!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-58240341162639385002018-11-11T09:19:30.290-05:002018-11-11T09:19:30.290-05:00Robots! I know that they are used but doesn't ...Robots! I know that they are used but doesn't that sound like something out of a science fiction movie? Hope you are doing well these days, Ed! Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-25866743756379609122018-11-11T09:18:30.672-05:002018-11-11T09:18:30.672-05:00Happy you like the song too! I find that my croche...Happy you like the song too! I find that my crochet does relax me, just as much as writing my blog! :-)Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-65909458303239153242018-11-11T09:17:29.109-05:002018-11-11T09:17:29.109-05:00I was thrilled for my mother-in-law to give me tho...I was thrilled for my mother-in-law to give me those needles! They are even more special to me now since she is no longer with us.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-62923434606618669542018-11-11T09:16:36.934-05:002018-11-11T09:16:36.934-05:00Guess what, when I lived at home, my sister did al...Guess what, when I lived at home, my sister did all the sewing. My husband had to show me how to sew on a button! I have never wanted to do cross stitch, once again, something my sister loved. For me, it is crochet that I love! My grandmother, my Dad's mother made beautiful quilts but it is also something else that I don't know how to do!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-84553263512815321192018-11-11T09:14:36.999-05:002018-11-11T09:14:36.999-05:00I wish I could be better with my sewing skills!I wish I could be better with my sewing skills!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-5942395780257779002018-11-11T09:13:58.426-05:002018-11-11T09:13:58.426-05:00Use it or lose it, I need to remember that myself!...Use it or lose it, I need to remember that myself!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-33126357379030815592018-11-10T19:59:34.076-05:002018-11-10T19:59:34.076-05:00I can sew on buttons, mend holes in pockets and st...I can sew on buttons, mend holes in pockets and stitch my tents and rucksacks together again when they rip but that's about it. Having stabbed my fingers more than once I do know the value of a good thimble. Threading needles gets harder as your eyesight fades. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-81148952310541589652018-11-09T19:53:19.333-05:002018-11-09T19:53:19.333-05:00I can sew on a button and that's the extent of...I can sew on a button and that's the extent of my talent! My sister and my Mom (in her younger days) are fabulous at sewing (Mom made my wedding dress and all the brides maid's dresses) and Mom used to crochet. She crocheted my sister's wedding dress! I will tell you that I can sew a wound closed. Go figure! One of our surgeons also can sew and knit like crazy! Your needle with the gold end reminded me that our scissors and needle holders in surgery have gold ends..it is easy to see them in a hurry! Have a good weekend!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-63452881353897884902018-11-09T10:56:39.817-05:002018-11-09T10:56:39.817-05:00I can knit, but don't find it relaxing! I alwa...I can knit, but don't find it relaxing! I always feel as if someone is holding a gun to my head, saying, "faster, faster". Isn't that ridiculous. As for crochet, I've never mastered it. Maybe I should look at some videos. It's turning to begin the next row that seems to go wrong and things either get narrower and narrower or wider and wider! Isn't that ridiculous!Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-1184768701514814262018-11-09T07:02:01.512-05:002018-11-09T07:02:01.512-05:00I hook rugs and I can knit a bit (a little bit) I ...I hook rugs and I can knit a bit (a little bit) I do sew some but nothing exciting<br />Cathyacorn hollowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503414190541111706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-53476657000724327722018-11-09T03:49:00.321-05:002018-11-09T03:49:00.321-05:00Once upon a time....many moons ago, I used to make...Once upon a time....many moons ago, I used to make my own clothes...but no longer. <br /><br />When I was a kid my mother and grandmother made all my clothes...and their own.<br /><br />Nana used to crochet. I did a bit of knitting, but that also went by the wayside...the way dressmaking went.<br /><br />Love the song, though! :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-10248489337405594402018-11-09T01:23:33.873-05:002018-11-09T01:23:33.873-05:00Oh dear, my handcrafting skills are almost non-exi...Oh dear, my handcrafting skills are almost non-existent... I enjoyed crocheting and a bit of stitching as a girl but never mastered the art of knitting, in spite of my Mum being (as you know) a sock-knitting maniac :-D<br />Sewing on buttons is something I can do if pressed, but it is more likely I discard a blouse or shirt and buy a new one before I take the "trouble" of sewing on a missing button... I know, it's awful and does not really go along with my usual view of making do with what I have.<br />My bad eye sight has something to answer for, too.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-1952750127517661712018-11-08T20:33:45.483-05:002018-11-08T20:33:45.483-05:00I know they have robotic surgery now. I wonder if ...I know they have robotic surgery now. I wonder if the robot hand can sew or do they do that manually? Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-13296092959552200252018-11-08T16:24:29.301-05:002018-11-08T16:24:29.301-05:00While i cannot sew beyong a button or hem, i used ...While i cannot sew beyong a button or hem, i used to crochet and knit and do cross stitch. Grandpa can't sew a lick, but as a doctor he was very good at sewing you up, his professor in medical school insisted they all be able to tie 18 sutures per minute!messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4716894977482967985.post-40411823326175867892018-11-08T13:58:00.531-05:002018-11-08T13:58:00.531-05:00About doctors having trouble stitching, I wouldn&#...About doctors having trouble stitching, I wouldn't know. For both my recent surgeries I was closed using surgical staples. Its sounds worse than it is. Furthermore todays robots have a lot more dexterity.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353693465208433306noreply@blogger.com