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Re: Hello from France

Sheila H — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:43:47 GMT

Radegunde - Welcome! Don't worry about your written English. For those of us that it is our only language, we sometimes have issues as well! LOL! If there is something that is not understood, please post the question so that we can post it a different way. We will do the same. There are people from all over the world here and sometimes we have to do that. No big deal.

My dad knits however, I just can't keep the tension right. I know...I know...he says practice, practice, practice. I have practiced my little heart out and no help! I just did not get the knitting gene!

I hope that you can post some pictures of your knitting. I bet they are simply gorgeous!

Glad that you found us and hope that you come back often to visit!

Re: Hello from France

CrystalCubeBead. — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:40:18 GMT

Pam:
Stan and Radegunde, nobody was being rude.

I didn't notice anybody BEING rude -- I better be the last to ever complain about that!

Pam:
the fence is electric

Wear rubber gloves; and it's called 'creative gathering'. Same as picking up what falls of the fence.

Re: Hello from France

LoisB — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:44:57 GMT

Pam-- don't I know it! you don't mess with the harem, or you get into real trouble. I've heard enough storys from my parents/grandparents about being chased out of pens to have more than a little respect for those animals!

Lois

Re: Hello from France

Pam — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:39:43 GMT

Dagi, good, I'm glad you did. I guess I'm just a bit naive about some of these things, I didn't think of that at all.

Stan and Radegunde, nobody was being rude. Dagi was helping me. I put up a sheep smiley of questionable character. Also, thanks for the advice Stan, but since the fence is electric I don't think I'll do that. I'm sure if I want some wool they'll sell me some.

Lois, on a farm one doesn't tend to irritate or annoy the male animals unnecessarily. It's never a really good idea. Especially if there are female animals of the same species hanging around (which there usually are...) They have a way of getting a little sensitive about the subject of their "girls" and their status.

Pam, no smileys this time...

Re: Hello from France

LoisB — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:07:04 GMT

Radegunde-- ha ha! I can well imagine that ram can be QUITE rude... though I never would have thought of saying it like that. Gave me a good laugh this morning. Anyway, somehow I missed this post but have since "met" you on another thread... but here's a belated welcome (mistyped that as bleated at first! ) We're glad to have you joining us here.

Lois

Re: Hello from France

CrystalCubeBead. — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:00:17 GMT

Pam:
If I wanted some wool though, it's just down the road walking around in the pastures down there on the backs of sheep and alpacas.

Walk the fewnced line, and pick it off the fences [esp. barbed wire]; it won't bother the sheep that way.

Re: Hello from France

radegunde — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:06:01 GMT

And what does a sheep have to do with rudeness? Sheep are so lovely and woolly!

Or are you talking about a ram? (I know a Suffolk Blackface ram who can be quite rude)

Radegunde

Re: Hello from France

CrystalCubeBead. — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:17:21 GMT

Kokopelli Design:

OK, Pam, I edited the sheep away, too. I wasn't sure.......sorry, if I sounded rude or something. Just a thought.....

?????? I haven't seen anybody being rude on BD, or anything similar.

Re: Hello from France

Kokopelli Design — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:44 GMT

OK, Pam, I edited the sheep away, too. I wasn't sure.......sorry, if I sounded rude or something. Just a thought.....

Re: Hello from France

Pam — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:07:23 GMT

OMG Dagi I never even thought of that...I edited the little sheep etc. out of my post, Thanks!!!

Pam

Re: Hello from France

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:30:04 GMT

Bienvenue/wilkommen/ciao Radegunde! Nice to have you here. My mom used to raise angora rabbits when I was little, and she spun the wool for yarn also. She also put them in local fairs for show, and won a few ribbons for it. I always used to love how soft they were!

Re: Hello from France

Kokopelli Design — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:33:40 GMT

I tell my cat that I'd turn her into a nice handbag if she'd go on misbehaving. She always looks at me like saying: "Oh, you won't do that! I know you too well!" *laughz*

Re: Hello from France

Pam — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:06:51 GMT

Radegunde and Dagi!!!! I've done it too! Not with a cat, but my dog, Buster (he died of cancer several years ago) had the most gorgeous, long, thick fluffy black fur and when he misbehaved I'd tell him if he didn't straighten out I'd turn him into a hat!!! No, I never did do it, though I do wish I had some of his fur now.

I have done some spinning but never raised the sheep! If I wanted some wool though, it's just down the road walking around in the pastures down there on the backs of sheep and alpacas.

Wow, I'm getting ideas for a really nice hat and/or scarf with a beaded edge this winter...

Pam

Re: Hello from France

Kokopelli Design — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:39:39 GMT

Hallo Radegunde,

willkommen auf Beadingdaily!

I switch to English now, so everyone can read. I'm also from Germany and glad to find another one from my country or at least Europe here. Nice to meet you and I hope you enjoy being here. This is a very friendly community!

I am mostly a beadweaver at them moment, but am knitting socks for my new niece. I also do ther crafts like sewing, quilting, painting, embroidery and so on. In Januar 2010 I'll teach a class about Viking Knit. That will be fun!

OK, I have to admit I thought about taking the wool from my angora cat (only the hair from combing her) and felting a mouse for her and her sister to play, but never made it. She tends to eat her own hair and her stomach doesn't like that very much. And eating the amount of hair in a felted mouse.......know what I mean? Funny meeting another one looking at her cat with that "look"! But my cat hides under the bed.

Re: Hello from France

radegunde — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:03:47 GMT

Well, thank you all very much for this warm welcome!

Just a little rectification: I am not raising sheep (not yet!), but Angora-Rabbits.

I used to own an Angora-cat too and everytime she recognized this funny wool-appreciating look in my eyes, she went off hiding behind the piano. (She died last year of cancer and I swear, I never ever actually took her wool - I always managed to resist to the temptation in time )

Radegunde