Crafty Threads 'n' Yarns

n · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:35 pm Post subject: Round Robin Giftbag ideas thread

Okay, birdies, this is the thread for posting general questions/answers.

Please ask questions about anything you can think of, remember that the bags will be moving on every month so we'll all find the information useful somewhere along the line.

Also, because of the £2.00 limit, many things may be home-made or charity shop finds or quarter skeins of left-over-after-a-pair-of-socks yarn, so these questions may be fairly wide ranging.

So.

1. Do you collect anything? Stamps, seashells, old cotton reels, pigs, elephants, tape-measures, pencil sharpeners?

2. Do you knit, sew, crochet, quilt, spin, embroider, make lace.... or anything else fibery?

3. Do you eat jam, marmalade, pickle, chutney, lemon curd, mincemeat?

4. Do you drink tea, herb tea, coffee, hot chocolate?

5. Would you use home-made lip-balm, soaps, lotions and potions?

6. Do you have a garden, a windowsill, a green-house?

7. Do you prefer chocolate - dark/milk or perhaps boiled sweets?

Please ask your own questions too!

n

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n · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject:

Answers...

1. Collections.
Pinecones! I try to pick one up from wherever we go on holiday.
Pencils. (not that this is much help, they won't fit!)
Old sewing notions.

2. Knit, sew, quilt, spin.

3. Not mincemeat. Lots of chutneys and bitter marmalades mostly, rather than sweeter things like jam, although jellies are nice.

4. Tea. Herb tea (fruity ones really, not things like camomile, yuk). Hot chocolate. Not coffee.

5. Yes! I'm not really a slapper on of facial moisturiser, but I do like a good bar of soap!

6. Yes, and every year I plan to grow veg and don't make it beyond salads and leeks! No greenhouse up here in the frozen north, so I've never managed exotica like tomatoes!

7. Dark chocolate, not milk, but a good sour sweetie like an acid drop wins over chocolate every time.

Your turn now....

n
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Auntie Noo · Last edited by Auntie Noo on Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:53 pm; edited 1 time in total

I've had to copy the questions 'cos me memory ain't what it used to be!!!
1. Do you collect anything? Stamps, seashells, old cotton reels, pigs, elephants, tape-measures, pencil sharpeners?
No not really. I seem to collect dust and dog hair quite a lot but I don't think that's what is meant!

2. Do you knit, sew, crochet, quilt, spin, embroider, make lace.... or anything else fibery?
knit, crochet, try to sew... happy to try anything once.

3. Do you eat jam, marmalade, pickle, chutney, lemon curd, mincemeat?
Not often tbh, but never pickles or chutney cos I can't eat vinegar!

4. Do you drink tea, herb tea, coffee, hot chocolate?
builders tea and coffee. Hot choc after a walk if I need warming up
5. Would you use home-made lip-balm, soaps, lotions and potions?
oooooh yes, but never tried any homemade stuff. generally not a cosmetics or lotions kind of gal, but homemade things are special and worth the effort of putting on.
6. Do you have a garden, a windowsill, a green-house?
yes, yes and yes. mostly grow veggies, but the garden is happy to take most things - hardly any shade here though so no good for shade loving plants
7. Do you prefer chocolate - dark/milk or perhaps boiled sweets?
dark choc is my preference, although milk is OK. Sherbert lemons are my all time fave though

Please ask your own questions too!

Do you homecook or buy convenience?
Do you eat biscuits and/or cookies?
If you had an hour to spend doing anything - what would you do?
Do you have children at home and what age are they?

(My answers to above would be:
Homecook except on Saturdays!
Yes,both, usually homemade
In this order of preference: Walk the dog (if it's not pouring with rain) knit, bake.
Nope, although I can be pretty childish myself (in a good way!)

12. Is there anything you'd like that you can't readily get where you are eg KoolAid, KnitPicks stuff from the States?

I don't really know what's available so don't know - I have tried Koolaid though (do people really drink that/??????!)

13. Do you have any pets?

Yes a soon to be put up for adoption, muddy, hairy springer. And 4 chickens.

14. Do you have any non-fibery crafting habits?

Cooking, gardening.

15. Are you allergic to anything?

Shell fish!!!! (although I really can't see anyone sending a pint of prawns in one of these bags! - still you never know!)

16. What are your favourite colours?

I'm broadening my colour range - I seem to have a bit of a dusky pink thing going on at the moment! Love Autumn/nature inspired shades, but bright candy colours don't suit me.

17. Smells and scents - anything that you particularly like or dislike?

I like earthy, woody musty smells. Not sweet smells. Prefer essential oil/natural type scents as processed fragrances tend to make me sneeze.

18. Do you burn candles?

Yes, but generally only for dinner parties etc. I'm not hugely keen on sweet smelling candles, they can fight with the Coq au Vin !!!!

19. Hair - do you have long, short hair and do you use hair clips, hair bands, alice bands etc..?

II have longish hair for the moment, but I change my hairstyle often so who knows what tomorrow may bring. I usually put it up with a hairstick thing (or a DPN, which is more likely to be to hand!)
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cazzie · Joined: 27 Dec 2006 Posts: 4792 Location: Northants

1. Do you collect anything? - not really

2. Do you knit, sew, crochet, quilt, spin, embroider, make lace.... or anything else fibery? knit, crochet, sew

3. Do you eat jam, marmalade, pickle, chutney, lemon curd, mincemeat? - all of the above Very Happy

4. Do you drink tea, herb tea, coffee, hot chocolate? tea bags (no tea pot Rolling Eyes

) and coffee,

5. Would you use home-made lip-balm, soaps, lotions and potions? - yes

6. Do you have a garden, a windowsill, a green-house? have a small garden but not much in it apart from Dh's shed, rabbit and grass!

7. Do you prefer chocolate - dark/milk or perhaps boiled sweets? - milk choc Very Happy

Do you homecook or buy convenience? homecook as much as possible

Do you eat biscuits and/or cookies? - yes - my downfall

If you had an hour to spend doing anything - what would you do? knit or read

Do you have children at home and what age are they? - Yes DS is 4 & and DD 7 next week
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Cathie

1. Do you collect anything? Stamps, seashells, old cotton reels, pigs, elephants, tape-measures, pencil sharpeners?

I have colections of elephants and beads

2. Do you knit, sew, crochet, quilt, spin, embroider, make lace.... or anything else fibery?

Knitting, crocheting and beady things

3. Do you eat jam, marmalade, pickle, chutney, lemon curd, mincemeat?

I like jam and pickles, the kids love marmalade

4. Do you drink tea, herb tea, coffee, hot chocolate?

I drink tea and hot chocolate, do drink coffee but not regularly

5. Would you use home-made lip-balm, soaps, lotions and potions?

I would use home made soaps etc

6. Do you have a garden, a windowsill, a green-house?

No

7. Do you prefer chocolate - dark/milk or perhaps boiled sweets?

Have quite a sweet tooth, so either boiled sweets or milk choclolate

Biscuits and cookies - Yes also my down fall at times.

I do try and do as much home cooking as possible, but do tend to eat more convienvce at the mo, definatly changing that.

Have to children and home a 5 year old boy and a 3 year old girl, and if I had an hour to do anything I wanted, it would have to be sat in a dark room with a little music and a nice smelling candle burning thinking or doing nothing at all.

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jacquie · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject:

1. Do you collect anything? Stamps, seashells, old cotton reels, pigs, elephants, tape-measures, pencil sharpeners?
Hotel room shower caps- especially if they come in a novel little box. What? doesn't everyone do that?

2. Do you knit, sew, crochet, quilt, spin, embroider, make lace.... or anything else fibery?
knit, sew, quilt, tat.

3. Do you eat jam, marmalade, pickle, chutney, lemon curd, mincemeat?

yes

4. Do you drink tea, herb tea, coffee, hot chocolate?
green tea and decaf coffee, and a herbal tea last thing at night to help me sleep

5. Would you use home-made lip-balm, soaps, lotions and potions?
yes i would

6. Do you have a garden, a windowsill, a green-house?
I have a garden but it's probably against custom's rules to send seeds or anything to the USA

7. Do you prefer chocolate - dark/milk or perhaps boiled sweets?
I am trying not to eat chocolate or any kind of sweets at the moment
8. Do you homecook or buy convenience?
Homecook
9. Do you eat biscuits and/or cookies?
I am trying not to eat cookies either!

10. If you had an hour to spend doing anything - what would you do?
Knit or sew and watch something funny on TV

11. Do you have children at home and what age are they?
I have a 14 year old son at home

12. Is there anything you'd like that you can't readily get where you are eg KoolAid, KnitPicks stuff from the States?

13. Do you have any pets?
We have a Boston Terrier, 2 kittens, and some fish

14. Do you have any non-fibery crafting habits?
I make stitchmarkers, so I am always on the look out for lovely beads and findings.

15 Are you allergic to anything?
No

16 What are your favourite colours?
I like most except I wouldn't wear yellow or orange. I am a 'winter' person so blue-based colours suit me best.
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melody yarns · Site Admin Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 8688 Location: UK

1. Do you collect anything? Stamps, seashells, old cotton reels, pigs, elephants, tape-measures, pencil sharpeners?

Um, no! Yarn, patterns, knitting needles, dpns - does that count? Maybe pens. I like those. And bits of stationery like rubbers, pencil sharpeneners, pencils, crayons, notebooks, etc.

2. Do you knit, sew, crochet, quilt, spin, embroider, make lace.... or anything else fibery?

I sew occasionally and I'm always knitting

3. Do you eat jam, marmalade, pickle, chutney, lemon curd, mincemeat?

Yes and so does everyone else in our family

4. Do you drink tea, herb tea, coffee, hot chocolate?

I drink organic tea and some herbal teas. I don't like hot chocolate at all and drink decaff coffee mainly[color]

5. Would you use home-made lip-balm, soaps, lotions and potions?

[color=blue]I have sensitive skin so have to be careful. But yes, I'd give it a go!

6. Do you have a garden, a windowsill, a green-house?

A garden, and a windowsill. No greenhouse though

7. Do you prefer chocolate - dark/milk or perhaps boiled sweets?

I'm not at all keen on dark chocolate. But yes to everything else!

8. Do I have children?

Yes, two boys aged 8 and a half and nearly six

9. Do I eat cookies and biscuits?

Yes definitely!

My own questions.....
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Aknita · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:39 am Post subject:

I collect elephants.

I drink tea/coffee/herbal /fruity teas, but not anything made by Nestle.

I have sensitive skin and only use tried and tested products. Perfumed things make me itch terribly.

I love dark chocolate, but I don't have a particularly sweet tooth.

I try not to use convenience foods. I love Indian food, especially the sublety of their herbs and spices. I also love cooking Italian style. I am very partial to olives. Yum!

I have a garden.

I will read ANYTHING!

I am looking forward to receiving some diverse and lovely things this year.
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Hanne · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 535 Location: Finland

I knit and spin. I give all my leftover yarns to charity so I might not be the best recipient for miniskeins. I never get around using them.

I don't eat things like jam, marmelade, cookies or pickle. I prefer salty to sweet, but I like milk chocolate.

I like homemade products like soap. I'm going to try making soap this year.

I drink tea. I prefer loose, black tea with fruit flavors. I make my tea using a little coffee machine, so tea bags aren't very practical.

I don't have a garden, but I have some windowsill plants and a south balcony which is as hot as Sahara desert in summertime. I haven't yet found a plant which could live there.

My favorite scent is lily of the valley. I like all shades of blue. Usually I prefer pastel colors, but right now I like very bright colors because it's very dark in here at the moment.

I have 2 year and 3 year old sons.

craftybernie · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject:

1. Do you collect anything? Stamps, seashells, old cotton reels, pigs, elephants, tape-measures, pencil sharpeners?

Beads, Buttons, Craft/Rubber stamps

2. Do you knit, sew, crochet, quilt, spin, embroider, make lace.... or anything else fibery?

I enjoy felting, spindle spinning, knitting, crochet, embroidery. I sew mainly bags/needle rolls with quilters cotton. I will gladly receive mini skeins, yarny leftovers or fibres to spin/blend.

3. Do you eat jam, marmalade, pickle, chutney, lemon curd, mincemeat?

Blackcurrant or Raspberry Jam
Orange or Orange & Whiskey Marmalade

4. Do you drink tea, herb tea, coffee, hot chocolate?

Tea, Calmomile Tea, Peppermint Tea, Hot Chocolate (instant or regular)

5. Would you use home-made lip-balm, soaps, lotions and potions?

Absolutely! Have got eczema so prefer milder soaps etc..

6. Do you have a garden, a windowsill, a green-house?

Use tubs & baskets - easier for me to manage.

7. Do you prefer chocolate - dark/milk or perhaps boiled sweets?

Milk or Dark. Definitely NOT Chilli Chocolate

8. Do you homecook or buy convenience?

A bit of both! Mainly one pot cooking though. Use herbs & spices such as coriander, turmeric, cumin, marjoram, basil, chilli

9. Do you eat biscuits and/or cookies?

Yes, my downfall!!

10. If you had an hour to spend doing anything - what would you do?

Sleep!!!

11. Do you have children at home and what age are they?

10yr old girl. Not a girly girl, loves football esp. Man Utd. Wears warm woolly hats! Favourite colours are turquoise & bright pink!

12. Is there anything you'd like that you can't readily get where you are eg KoolAid, KnitPicks stuff from the States?

13. Do you have any pets?

Yes, a cat, tabby, 7yrs old. Very playful rescue cat. Addicted to Catnip & string.

14. Do you have any non-fibery crafting habits?

Card making, Stamping, Fimo,

15. Are you allergic to anything?

Angora!

16. What are your favourite colours?

Reds, Pinks, blues, greens, purples and most autumnal shades - I have dark hair and sallow skin so definitely no orange or yellow!

my own question:

17. Smells and scents - anything that you particularly like or dislike?

I use essential oils such as lavendar, bergamot, neroli, tea tree. Love the smell of cinnamon & cloves. But absolutely HATE geranium & vanilla. Eugh!

18. Do you burn candles?

Tealights mainly indoors and citronella outside during the summer.

19. Hair - do you have long, short hair and do you use hair clips, hair bands, alice bands etc..?

I have a shoulder length brown hair. I like sparkly slides for special occasions and wear alice bands or butterfly clips most days.

Thanks for setting this up n. It's exhausting looking through everyone's profiles so this has been a great help!! Will come in very useful as the months go by. xx

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