So had I, Jenny. And there’s one (Circe) that I have no interest in reading. I have requested some (hard copy) and now am working through the ebook list at our library. ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jenny Swanson Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 2:34 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] What a Thursday! ? Thanks Ann. Interesting mix. I’ve even read several of them already. ? Jenny ? ? Here you go on the most borrowed books, Jenny: ? ? ? ? Great pup, I’m sure they will be very happy together. ? ? I sympathise re the couples who shop slowly with much interaction, it is particularly hard to be patient with in the current conditions. I ?do try to remind myself that for some of these people joint shopping is their only shared activity and the only place/topic over which they interact and exchange views. Which is so sad……. ? Also some have one party with early dementia who is better not left alone at home. ? I’m curious to know which books were the most borrowed in 2019!! ? It’s very cold and wet here, a shock after six gorgeous bright, dry weeks. Both our cars developed flat batteries due to lack of use, we’re slowly charging them up and will have to change our habits slightly (hopefully still within lockdown limitations). ? Jenny ? ? Roxy is the perfect birthday present to oneself!
Thursday is our regular shopping day. I avoid the “senior hour” (7 am) because I have heard that it is crowded beyond redemption. I went last week at 8:30, 9 o’clock the week before. Based on those two experiences, I set out at 5 of 9 for the hunt and gather trip. ? 1 aisle in, I actually said “back the *F* up to and older woman who was shopping with a second person (what?) as she encroached. Hey! I’m waiting patiently for the person in front of me. You can wait for me. (Saw the same person further in totally disregarding the one-way signage!) ? Managed to get everything I need, but the Instacart folks really act as though they are the only ones in the store. Blocking all the aisles. Not maintaining 6’ of separation. I know that they are working, but . . . ? I am back home. Counter is disinfected. Floor is next. I am ready to sit and relax for a bit. ? Last night I did my virgin foray into the e-book options at our regional library network’s website. Yay! New books to read. Downloaded 2 books to my Kindle and have 8 more on wait list. I am using a list from the New York Public Library of the most checked out books of 2019. ? Rain predicted for today and the wind is picking up. Wishing all of us in the storm’s East Coast path a safe day. ? Today is Younger Son’s 41st birthday. He got himself a present (photo attached if it comes through). Her name is Roxy. She’s 4 months old. ? ? ? Ann in PA ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of PATTERSON, ELISABETH Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 8:48 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Help! ? When I started with the whole mask process, I had almost every problem that anyone else has reported ? I hadn’t sewn a lot for ages, and I had a new machine (a Brother, from Walmart maybe two years back?) and I stumbled a lot. ? I think Connie’s Troubleshooting Directions are exactly correct. Step 5 is crucial – walk the heck away when you’re that frustrated, before you find a way to make it worse. I confidently expect that when all this is behind us, I will be sewing better than I have in ages; my machine and I will be good friends, ?and I will finally complete the project or two that have been hanging around and laughing at me. ? Lise in NJ ? ? Jaya,? Glad you figured it out. ?My advice would have been to: ?1) rethread both top and bobbin then try it.? 2) change needle. ?(If the needle gets bent even slightly, it causes horrible alignment issues. Crunch crunch) Make sure the flat side is going into the machine in the right direction. Then try it.? 3) wind a new bobbin. ?Sometimes the bobbin thread can get really messed up when the machine jams. Thread gets pulled down into lower thread layers, etc.? 4)clean the bobbin area looking for caught threads. Clean around feed dogs, oil bobbin case (if your machine requires it). Then try it.? 5) still no luck? ?Take a break. ?Get a snack. ?Watch TV for a bit. ? 6) Deep breath and try again. ?If still nothing works, go begging for help on the internet!!! ? ?. Watch YouTube videos, read chat groups, etc. ?when you finally get it, celebrate!!! FYI, if you’ve been sewing along fine, tension is rarely the problem. ?Once in a while, the thread can jump out of the correct threading or the tension discs, but once your tension settings are good, they typically don’t ?change on their own. ? Maybe this will help someone else who might run into trouble. ? Connie ? On Apr 30, 2020, at 7:54 PM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? With help from Ravelry I changed out the top thread, and reinserted the needle (a new one) and retreaded the whole machine and it is working now ? On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:33 PM Jaya <ermabom@...> wrote: Oh and it makes a clunking noise when this happens. I’ve only run it for an inch or so after each attempt at fixing. It starts off ok, then clunks and I stop and there is a tangle of thread under the machine.? Somehow the needle thread is getting caught so the first few sts are OK and then it all gets tangles up. ? On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:23 PM Jaya <ermabom@...> wrote: My machine is not working. The needle thread is getting caught in the race (the part below the needle plate) and then is breaking. It makes a horrible noise when this happens and then I get a giant tangle. In case you think this is because I cleaned it, it isn’t. I’ve sewn 6 masks today and was on the seventh one when this happened.? I’ve opened up the works again and cleaned it (per the troubleshooting manual), inserted the needle, replaced the needle, replace the bobbin, and it is still happening. I also reduced the needle thread tension. Nothing is helping. When I try to pull up the bobbin thread, the needle thread is getting caught in there. I can’t see anything out of whack but what do I know? --
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Freddie is adorable! What a great cuddler. Lise, your new pup looks like a doll. Obie walks reasonably well on a leash, especially if we are walking Puck at the same time. I actually can’t get her to go for a walk unless he’s along. Need to fix that so I can
start training with treats without Puck claiming them all.
Wish me luck. Obie is about to get her fence collar changed from noise to a zap and I hope it goes ok. I can’t tell if she’s paying attention to the noise version or not. If I have her on a leash, I can’t get her to cross to where the sound goes
most of the time, but if she’s running she’ll dash through the line, though she always comes back. Puck never paid it much mind either until it gave him a correction, so I’m going to plunge in. If it’s an abject failure, I’ll pause and start again in a week
or two. Once I can get to having the two of them outside with me only have to monitor them rather than chase after her I feel like life will be a bit less constrained. I have fantasies of working on the patio out front while they are frolicking in the yard
this summer.
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On May 1, 2020, at 2:41 AM, Jenny Swanson via < jenny@...> wrote:
Yes, great combination of names. The character differences will probably make a good blend. We had a similar experience when we got Freddie Obviously he could not be a sibling to Rosie, being 14 years younger, but he was a close cousin on mother’s
and father’s side and we thought “well, we know what kind of dog he’ll be”. But no, he is very, very different from Rosie in every respect. She was very zippy, always raring to do something, rarely relaxed until she was over 10. Freddie is chilled, calm, very
cuddly, little interest in food apart from wolfing his meals when they come. You can sit with him on your lap and eat a bun and he won’t even raise his head to sniff it…..Rosie would have been another matter altogether.
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Another standard labradoodle, her name is Obie (short for Oberon since our other dog is called Puck). They are actually full brother and sister, but though there are similarities, they have noticeably different personalities. She’s
more energetic, more nervous, cries more, and is harder to train. She is however, affectionate, cute and finally seem to be settling into a routine, though, alas, she is an early riser.
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Which breed did you get this time, Anmiryam?
Adorable! We’ve got a 4-month old pup and she has made quarantine go by much more quickly. Now if I can get her trained to the electric fence and obey a command other than “sit”, we’ll be doing well. She seems to be well on her way
to being fully house trained (fingers crossed).?
I have heard similar things about grocery stores here. I’m trying to avoid going — so I’m afraid I’m behind some of those instacart workers making everyone else’s lives more frustrating and scary. I’ve managed to get stocked up on
most things so that we don’t need much between weekly restocks of produce and that I’ve been moving to getting from the weekly farmer’s market and soon will have a CSA delivered by a local farm that is shifting to consumer business from restaurants. It’s all
a change from the way I used to shop (nearly daily).?
The wind here is wild, but the rain is coming later than I expected.
On Apr 30, 2020, at 10:50 AM, Ann McManus via?<mcmanusab@...>
wrote:
Thursday is our regular shopping day. I avoid the “senior hour” (7 am) because I have heard that it is crowded beyond redemption. I went last week at 8:30, 9 o’clock the week before. Based on those two experiences, I set out at 5
of 9 for the hunt and gather trip.
1 aisle in, I actually said “back the *F* up to and older woman who was shopping with a second person (what?) as she encroached. Hey! I’m waiting patiently for the person in front of me. You can wait for me. (Saw
the same person further in totally disregarding the one-way signage!)
Managed to get everything I need, but the Instacart folks really act as though they are the only ones in the store. Blocking all the aisles. Not maintaining 6’ of separation. I know that they are working, but . . .
I am back home. Counter is disinfected. Floor is next. I am ready to sit and relax for a bit.
Last night I did my virgin foray into the e-book options at our regional library network’s website. Yay! New books to read. Downloaded 2 books to my Kindle and have 8 more on wait list. I am using a list from the New York Public
Library of the most checked out books of 2019.
Rain predicted for today and the wind is picking up. Wishing all of us in the storm’s East Coast path a safe day.
Today is Younger Son’s 41st?birthday. He got himself a present (photo attached if it comes through). Her name is Roxy. She’s 4 months old.
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 9:19 AM To: yarnmongers < [email protected]> Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] What a Thursday! ? You can get it printed at? I know people who have had their heirloom recipes printed on fabric ? I wish I could find a Fabric with this on it so bad
?Oh wow.? That face!!!? So irresistible.?
Re: Dumba$$ people in stores.? We need shirts that say on front and back,? "If you can read this, you are too close."
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On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 9:02 AM PATTERSON, ELISABETH < ep506y@...> wrote:
I wondered if she might be. Our very first dog as a couple was a coon hound, half Blue Tick, half Treeing Walker, and our Ruby had a face very like Roxy’s, with the Maybelline eyes and sweet expression. She was a wonderful, sweet dog. She
was followed by a Bluetick mix that we had for 14 years, we lost him the day before Thanksgiving.
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We’re now raising Willys, a Blue Tick hound that came to us at the beginning of February from a shelter in Butler NJ. He was picked up as a stray in South Carolina and transported to NJ. Coonhounds are very sweet-natured dogs. Willys is
full grown at about 60lbs and was a complete ignoramus. No leash manners, no words of command, no attention TO commands, nothing. But, very obliging and sweet. He’s been a godsend in the time of quarantine.
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You can get it printed at? I know people who have had their heirloom recipes printed on fabric
I wish I could find a Fabric with this on it so bad
 ?Oh wow.? That face!!!? So irresistible.?
Re: Dumba$$ people in stores.? We need shirts that say on front and back,? "If you can read this, you are too close."
Mary.
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Thanks Connie! and erica!
I did all of those things except rethread the top, twice. I think just redoing everything all at once was the real trick.?
On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 8:47 AM PATTERSON, ELISABETH < ep506y@...> wrote:
When I started with the whole mask process, I had almost every problem that anyone else has reported
? I hadn’t sewn a lot for ages, and I had a new machine (a Brother, from Walmart maybe two years back?) and I stumbled a lot.
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I think Connie’s Troubleshooting Directions are exactly correct. Step 5 is crucial – walk the heck away when you’re that frustrated, before you find a way to make it worse.
I confidently expect that when all this is behind us, I will be sewing better than I have in ages; my machine and I will be good friends, ?and I will finally complete the project or two that have been hanging around and laughing at me.
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Lise in NJ
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Jaya,?
Glad you figured it out.? My advice would have been to:
?1) rethread both top and bobbin then try it.?
2) change needle. ?(If the needle gets bent even slightly, it causes horrible alignment issues. Crunch crunch) Make sure the flat side is going into the machine in the right direction. Then try it.?
3) wind a new bobbin.? Sometimes the bobbin thread can get really messed up when the machine jams. Thread gets pulled down into lower thread layers, etc.?
4)clean the bobbin area looking for caught threads. Clean around feed dogs, oil bobbin case (if your machine requires it). Then try it.?
5) still no luck?? Take a break.? Get a snack.? Watch TV for a bit. ?
6) Deep breath and try again.? If still nothing works, go begging for help on the internet!!! ?
?. Watch YouTube videos, read chat groups, etc. ?when you finally get it, celebrate!!!
FYI, if you’ve been sewing along fine, tension is rarely the problem.? Once in a while, the thread can jump out of the correct threading or the tension discs, but once your tension settings are good, they typically
don’t ?change on their own. ?
Maybe this will help someone else who might run into trouble. ?
Connie
On Apr 30, 2020, at 7:54 PM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
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With help from Ravelry I changed out the top thread, and reinserted the needle (a new one) and retreaded the whole machine and it is working now
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On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:33 PM Jaya <ermabom@...> wrote:
Oh and it makes a clunking noise when this happens. I’ve only run it for an inch or so after each attempt at fixing. It starts off ok, then clunks and I stop and there is a tangle of thread under the machine.?
Somehow the needle thread is getting caught so the first few sts are OK and then it all gets tangles up.
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On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:23 PM Jaya <ermabom@...> wrote:
My machine is not working. The needle thread is getting caught in the race (the part below the needle plate) and then is breaking. It makes a horrible noise when this happens and then I get a giant tangle.
In case you think this is because I cleaned it, it isn’t. I’ve sewn 6 masks today and was on the seventh one when this happened.?
I’ve opened up the works again and cleaned it (per the troubleshooting manual), inserted the needle, replaced the needle, replace the bobbin, and it is still happening. I also reduced the needle thread tension. Nothing is helping.
When I try to pull up the bobbin thread, the needle thread is getting caught in there. I can’t see anything out of whack but what do I know?
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I wondered if she might be. Our very first dog as a couple was a coon hound, half Blue Tick, half Treeing Walker, and our Ruby had a face very like Roxy’s, with the Maybelline eyes and sweet expression. She was a wonderful, sweet dog. She
was followed by a Bluetick mix that we had for 14 years, we lost him the day before Thanksgiving.
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We’re now raising Willys, a Blue Tick hound that came to us at the beginning of February from a shelter in Butler NJ. He was picked up as a stray in South Carolina and transported to NJ. Coonhounds are very sweet-natured dogs. Willys is
full grown at about 60lbs and was a complete ignoramus. No leash manners, no words of command, no attention TO commands, nothing. But, very obliging and sweet. He’s been a godsend in the time of quarantine.
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Lise in NJ
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? I hadn’t sewn a lot for ages, and I had a new machine (a Brother, from Walmart maybe two years back?) and I stumbled a lot.
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I think Connie’s Troubleshooting Directions are exactly correct. Step 5 is crucial – walk the heck away when you’re that frustrated, before you find a way to make it worse.
I confidently expect that when all this is behind us, I will be sewing better than I have in ages; my machine and I will be good friends, ?and I will finally complete the project or two that have been hanging around and laughing at me.
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Lise in NJ
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]>
On Behalf Of Connie@...
Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 12:20 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Help!
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Jaya,?
Glad you figured it out. ?My advice would have been to:
?1) rethread both top and bobbin then try it.?
2) change needle. ?(If the needle gets bent even slightly, it causes horrible alignment issues. Crunch crunch) Make sure the flat side is going into the machine in the right direction. Then try it.?
3) wind a new bobbin. ?Sometimes the bobbin thread can get really messed up when the machine jams. Thread gets pulled down into lower thread layers, etc.?
4)clean the bobbin area looking for caught threads. Clean around feed dogs, oil bobbin case (if your machine requires it). Then try it.?
5) still no luck? ?Take a break. ?Get a snack. ?Watch TV for a bit. ?
6) Deep breath and try again. ?If still nothing works, go begging for help on the internet!!! ?
?. Watch YouTube videos, read chat groups, etc. ?when you finally get it, celebrate!!!
FYI, if you’ve been sewing along fine, tension is rarely the problem. ?Once in a while, the thread can jump out of the correct threading or the tension discs, but once your tension settings are good, they typically
don’t ?change on their own. ?
Maybe this will help someone else who might run into trouble. ?
Connie
On Apr 30, 2020, at 7:54 PM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
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With help from Ravelry I changed out the top thread, and reinserted the needle (a new one) and retreaded the whole machine and it is working now
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On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:33 PM Jaya <ermabom@...> wrote:
Oh and it makes a clunking noise when this happens. I’ve only run it for an inch or so after each attempt at fixing. It starts off ok, then clunks and I stop and there is a tangle of thread under the machine.?
Somehow the needle thread is getting caught so the first few sts are OK and then it all gets tangles up.
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On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:23 PM Jaya <ermabom@...> wrote:
My machine is not working. The needle thread is getting caught in the race (the part below the needle plate) and then is breaking. It makes a horrible noise when this happens and then I get a giant tangle.
In case you think this is because I cleaned it, it isn’t. I’ve sewn 6 masks today and was on the seventh one when this happened.?
I’ve opened up the works again and cleaned it (per the troubleshooting manual), inserted the needle, replaced the needle, replace the bobbin, and it is still happening. I also reduced the needle thread tension. Nothing is helping.
When I try to pull up the bobbin thread, the needle thread is getting caught in there. I can’t see anything out of whack but what do I know?
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Apparently, he became quite adept working at the casket factory
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On Behalf Of Ann McManus
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 8:28 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Help!
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Mine was giving me fits a couple weeks ago. Younger Son (AKA the Cat Whisperer) fixed it. Apparently, he became quite adept working at the casket factory
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Every once in a while, I get skips and blobs of thread. I take out the bobbin, unthread the top, then rethread and reinsert the bobbin and usually that fixes it. (Sometimes it takes a couple of rethreadings. I have a Brother.
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With help from Ravelry I changed out the top thread, and reinserted the needle (a new one) and retreaded the whole machine and it is working now
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On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:33 PM Jaya <ermabom@...> wrote:
Oh and it makes a clunking noise when this happens. I’ve only run it for an inch or so after each attempt at fixing. It starts off ok, then clunks and I stop and there is a tangle of thread under the machine.?
Somehow the needle thread is getting caught so the first few sts are OK and then it all gets tangles up.
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On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:23 PM Jaya <ermabom@...> wrote:
My machine is not working. The needle thread is getting caught in the race (the part below the needle plate) and then is breaking. It makes a horrible noise when this happens and then I get a giant tangle.
In case you think this is because I cleaned it, it isn’t. I’ve sewn 6 masks today and was on the seventh one when this happened.?
I’ve opened up the works again and cleaned it (per the troubleshooting manual), inserted the needle, replaced the needle, replace the bobbin, and it is still happening. I also reduced the needle thread tension. Nothing is helping.
When I try to pull up the bobbin thread, the needle thread is getting caught in there. I can’t see anything out of whack but what do I know?
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Yes, great combination of names. The character differences will probably make a good blend. We had a similar experience when we got Freddie Obviously he could not be a sibling to Rosie, being 14 years younger, but he was a close cousin on mother’s and father’s side and we thought “well, we know what kind of dog he’ll be”. But no, he is very, very different from Rosie in every respect. She was very zippy, always raring to do something, rarely relaxed until she was over 10. Freddie is chilled, calm, very cuddly, little interest in food apart from wolfing his meals when they come. You can sit with him on your lap and eat a bun and he won’t even raise his head to sniff it…..Rosie would have been another matter altogether. ? Jenny ? ? NB He’s 33 kg, tall, long and lean. ?
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Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] What a Thursday!? Awww. That’s so sweet. Love the names. ? ? ? Another standard labradoodle, her name is Obie (short for Oberon since our other dog is called Puck). They are actually full brother and sister, but though there are similarities, they have noticeably different personalities. She’s more energetic, more nervous, cries more, and is harder to train. She is however, affectionate, cute and finally seem to be settling into a routine, though, alas, she is an early riser. ? On Apr 30, 2020, at 12:43 PM, Jenny Swanson via <jenny@...> wrote: ? Which breed did you get this time, Anmiryam? Adorable! We’ve got a 4-month old pup and she has made quarantine go by much more quickly. Now if I can get her trained to the electric fence and obey a command other than “sit”, we’ll be doing well. She seems to be well on her way to being fully house trained (fingers crossed).? I have heard similar things about grocery stores here. I’m trying to avoid going — so I’m afraid I’m behind some of those instacart workers making everyone else’s lives more frustrating and scary. I’ve managed to get stocked up on most things so that we don’t need much between weekly restocks of produce and that I’ve been moving to getting from the weekly farmer’s market and soon will have a CSA delivered by a local farm that is shifting to consumer business from restaurants. It’s all a change from the way I used to shop (nearly daily).? The wind here is wild, but the rain is coming later than I expected. On Apr 30, 2020, at 10:50 AM, Ann McManus via?<mcmanusab@...> wrote: Thursday is our regular shopping day. I avoid the “senior hour” (7 am) because I have heard that it is crowded beyond redemption. I went last week at 8:30, 9 o’clock the week before. Based on those two experiences, I set out at 5 of 9 for the hunt and gather trip. 1 aisle in, I actually said “back the *F* up to and older woman who was shopping with a second person (what?) as she encroached. Hey! I’m waiting patiently for the person in front of me. You can wait for me. (Saw the same person further in totally disregarding the one-way signage!) Managed to get everything I need, but the Instacart folks really act as though they are the only ones in the store. Blocking all the aisles. Not maintaining 6’ of separation. I know that they are working, but . . . I am back home. Counter is disinfected. Floor is next. I am ready to sit and relax for a bit. Last night I did my virgin foray into the e-book options at our regional library network’s website. Yay! New books to read. Downloaded 2 books to my Kindle and have 8 more on wait list. I am using a list from the New York Public Library of the most checked out books of 2019. Rain predicted for today and the wind is picking up. Wishing all of us in the storm’s East Coast path a safe day. Today is Younger Son’s 41st?birthday. He got himself a present (photo attached if it comes through). Her name is Roxy. She’s 4 months old.
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Thanks Ann. Interesting mix. I’ve even read several of them already. ? Jenny ?
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Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] What a Thursday!? Here you go on the most borrowed books, Jenny: ?
? ? ? Great pup, I’m sure they will be very happy together. ? ? I sympathise re the couples who shop slowly with much interaction, it is particularly hard to be patient with in the current conditions. I ?do try to remind myself that for some of these people joint shopping is their only shared activity and the only place/topic over which they interact and exchange views. Which is so sad……. ? Also some have one party with early dementia who is better not left alone at home. ? I’m curious to know which books were the most borrowed in 2019!! ? It’s very cold and wet here, a shock after six gorgeous bright, dry weeks. Both our cars developed flat batteries due to lack of use, we’re slowly charging them up and will have to change our habits slightly (hopefully still within lockdown limitations). ? Jenny ? ? Roxy is the perfect birthday present to oneself!
Thursday is our regular shopping day. I avoid the “senior hour” (7 am) because I have heard that it is crowded beyond redemption. I went last week at 8:30, 9 o’clock the week before. Based on those two experiences, I set out at 5 of 9 for the hunt and gather trip. ? 1 aisle in, I actually said “back the *F* up to and older woman who was shopping with a second person (what?) as she encroached. Hey! I’m waiting patiently for the person in front of me. You can wait for me. (Saw the same person further in totally disregarding the one-way signage!) ? Managed to get everything I need, but the Instacart folks really act as though they are the only ones in the store. Blocking all the aisles. Not maintaining 6’ of separation. I know that they are working, but . . . ? I am back home. Counter is disinfected. Floor is next. I am ready to sit and relax for a bit. ? Last night I did my virgin foray into the e-book options at our regional library network’s website. Yay! New books to read. Downloaded 2 books to my Kindle and have 8 more on wait list. I am using a list from the New York Public Library of the most checked out books of 2019. ? Rain predicted for today and the wind is picking up. Wishing all of us in the storm’s East Coast path a safe day. ? Today is Younger Son’s 41st birthday. He got himself a present (photo attached if it comes through). Her name is Roxy. She’s 4 months old. ? ? ? Ann in PA ?
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And I just received 2 different orders today from Spoonflower that I placed a month ago! ??
They really got slammed offering the “basic craft cotton” fabric at half the price of their Petals cotton. ?
It’s ok stuff but the ink doesn’t POP! like it does with their better cotton. ?
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?Connie, there's always Spoonflower! On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 8:55 PM, Connie@... <connie@...> wrote: I wish I could find a Fabric with this on it so bad
<image4.jpeg> On Apr 30, 2020, at 5:29 PM, mary_007usa via groups.io <sewgood5@...> wrote:
?Oh wow.? That face!!!? So irresistible.?
Re: Dumba$$ people in stores.? We need shirts that say on front and back,? "If you can read this, you are too close."
Mary.
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Diane, I’m pretty sure there would be copyright issues. ???
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On May 1, 2020, at 12:21 AM, Diane via groups.io <tdpigg@...> wrote:
?Connie, there's always Spoonflower! On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 8:55 PM, Connie@... <connie@...> wrote: I wish I could find a Fabric with this on it so bad
<image4.jpeg> On Apr 30, 2020, at 5:29 PM, mary_007usa via groups.io <sewgood5@...> wrote:
?Oh wow.? That face!!!? So irresistible.?
Re: Dumba$$ people in stores.? We need shirts that say on front and back,? "If you can read this, you are too close."
Mary.
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?. ? Sounds like a challenge!! ???
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On Apr 30, 2020, at 8:46 PM, Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote:
? Coon hound. He fostered one in the past. She was a climber. He says he’s “working on it” when I suggested that dogs don’t need to sit on the kitchen counter. ? ? ? Awwwe! ? He’s a cutie! ? What breed? ?Some amount of beagle? Hound??
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Jaya,? Glad you figured it out. ?My advice would have been to:
?1) rethread both top and bobbin then try it.? 2) change needle. ?(If the needle gets bent even slightly, it causes horrible alignment issues. Crunch crunch) Make sure the flat side is going into the machine in the right direction. Then try it.? 3) wind a new bobbin. ?Sometimes the bobbin thread can get really messed up when the machine jams. Thread gets pulled down into lower thread layers, etc.? 4)clean the bobbin area looking for caught threads. Clean around feed dogs, oil bobbin case (if your machine requires it). Then try it.? 5) still no luck? ?Take a break. ?Get a snack. ?Watch TV for a bit. ? 6) Deep breath and try again. ?If still nothing works, go begging for help on the internet!!! ? ?. Watch YouTube videos, read chat groups, etc. ?when you finally get it, celebrate!!!
FYI, if you’ve been sewing along fine, tension is rarely the problem. ?Once in a while, the thread can jump out of the correct threading or the tension discs, but once your tension settings are good, they typically don’t ?change on their own. ? Maybe this will help someone else who might run into trouble. ? Connie
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On Apr 30, 2020, at 7:54 PM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
? With help from Ravelry I changed out the top thread, and reinserted the needle (a new one) and retreaded the whole machine and it is working now On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:33 PM Jaya < ermabom@...> wrote: Oh and it makes a clunking noise when this happens. I’ve only run it for an inch or so after each attempt at fixing. It starts off ok, then clunks and I stop and there is a tangle of thread under the machine.?
Somehow the needle thread is getting caught so the first few sts are OK and then it all gets tangles up. On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 7:23 PM Jaya < ermabom@...> wrote: My machine is not working. The needle thread is getting caught in the race (the part below the needle plate) and then is breaking. It makes a horrible noise when this happens and then I get a giant tangle.
In case you think this is because I cleaned it, it isn’t. I’ve sewn 6 masks today and was on the seventh one when this happened.?
I’ve opened up the works again and cleaned it (per the troubleshooting manual), inserted the needle, replaced the needle, replace the bobbin, and it is still happening. I also reduced the needle thread tension. Nothing is helping.
When I try to pull up the bobbin thread, the needle thread is getting caught in there. I can’t see anything out of whack but what do I know?
it is a Janome.? --
Jaya
Jaya
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Connie, there's always Spoonflower!
On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 8:55 PM, Connie@... <connie@...> wrote: I wish I could find a Fabric with this on it so bad
 On Apr 30, 2020, at 5:29 PM, mary_007usa via groups.io <sewgood5@...> wrote:
?Oh wow.? That face!!!? So irresistible.?
Re: Dumba$$ people in stores.? We need shirts that say on front and back,? "If you can read this, you are too close."
Mary.
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A Hump Jumper is what you are looking for ... :-)
erica in az
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I wish I could find a Fabric with this on it so bad
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On Apr 30, 2020, at 5:29 PM, mary_007usa via groups.io <sewgood5@...> wrote:
?Oh wow.? That face!!!? So irresistible.?
Re: Dumba$$ people in stores.? We need shirts that say on front and back,? "If you can read this, you are too close."
Mary.
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It's never too cold for ice cream. Just saying.
I "tipped" or exercise leader this week when I sent her the check for Mays classes. Suggested that she and her daughter might enjoy the drive-thru at Rira's (Italian water ice). Miranda was all over that suggestion!
Ann in PA
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Melisande R. Wolf via groups.io Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 7:20 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] What a Thursday! I would love to know what the person staring at the butter was thinking this morning... no response to an "excuse me" for a good 30 seconds. Melisande -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of jacqui whittemore Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 7:14 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] What a Thursday! ? - Jacqueline On Apr 30, 2020, at 1:20 PM, Jaya Srikrishnan <ermabom@...> wrote:
In my mind, as I’ve stood there waiting for them to be done - the mental process is “Hmm.. there are frozen berries for smoothies. Do I need some? I don’t think so. What about frozen berries in syrup for ice cream? No, too cold yet for icecream? Hey, look there’s some fake meat? Should I get some of that in case we run out of meat? Not a good idea, who knows what it tastes like..” and so on as they browse.
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erica