tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30398829.post809608646140433529..comments2024-01-23T10:48:29.851-08:00Comments on In Stitches: Babysitting, Part IISharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30398829.post-11629951265028596702007-04-29T11:38:00.000-07:002007-04-29T11:38:00.000-07:00hi-sharon-i tried to email you-but it was returned...hi-sharon-i tried to email you-but it was returned. i was commenting on your comment-everyone tells us to go to hot august nights-but we have some issues- i don't like heat and i hate crowds.-my little son has a harder time with crowds than i do. so how hot is it and crowed-really? is it hard to find a room? p.s.-that allie is just too cute-can i take her home?woolydaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213217640973672202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30398829.post-75609039098337873852007-04-29T06:54:00.000-07:002007-04-29T06:54:00.000-07:00You can also mordant w/ copper. It used to be you...You can also mordant w/ copper. It used to be you could just put pennies in the mordant bath, but the composition of pennies has changed. Why not try mordanting w/ a piece of copper plumbing pipe in the mordant bath? And Birdsong already mentioned iron, which 'saddens' colors.<BR/>Have fun!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226371437929271405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30398829.post-76758645233591563552007-04-29T05:47:00.000-07:002007-04-29T05:47:00.000-07:00Ooo, good for Allie. Sounds like you have a budd...Ooo, good for Allie. Sounds like you have a budding artist on your hands. :)<BR/><BR/>About spinning the Bowmont, it has been washed but has just a little bit of grease in it (I don't spin in the grease). Just enough to make it spin up beautifully.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for mentioning the Anne Bliss book. I'm going to take a look for this. I am very interested in your natural dye experiments!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30398829.post-60842693414732737292007-04-28T21:00:00.000-07:002007-04-28T21:00:00.000-07:00I agree with you about the mordants; it's too bad ...I agree with you about the mordants; it's too bad that the best results come from the heavy metal mordants. You might consider 'saddening' some with cast iron. I am glad the little guests had a good time.Birdsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06341638516293843227noreply@blogger.com