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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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 Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 09:08:37 AM
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I found a website that makes & sells 100% bamboo fabric, and they have just come out w/a Bamboo Satin fabric....how kool!
Also they have just incooperated a line of yarn on a trial basis to see if there is a demand for it.
They also sell a cotton bamboo fabric for diapers.
The yarn is around $8 pr/100gr but is on sale for 15% off until Nov.30th.
So sneak over & take a peak.
www.bamboofabricstore.com
Well, I am off to the Ben Franklin store & Garden Gate Quilt shop.
Shhhh! don't tell my DH. He'll give me that goofy "try not to buy out the store" look. 
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
Edited by - katmom on Oct 16 2007 09:16:30 AM |
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
1559 Posts
Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 4:32:01 PM
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Grace,
Did you request the free sample?? I just did. Can't wait to get it!
 What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger!
http://countryintheburbs.blogspot.com/ |
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DeepsouthMamma
True Blue Farmgirl
1454 Posts
Autumn
Southwest Louisiana
USA
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Posted - Oct 16 2007 : 4:43:04 PM
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My local quilt store has that fabric- it feels like very high quality cotton. I was surprised.
Never heard of it till last week.
Blessings
Autumn
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. |
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prairielandherbs
True Blue Farmgirl
690 Posts
Maggie
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Oct 17 2007 : 07:01:59 AM
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Nin
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Enjoyng life in the world of Peachy Hollow
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Posted - Oct 17 2007 : 08:39:05 AM
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I've seen towels that are made of bamboo, and I was intrigued. They felt really soft.
www.peachyhollow.com
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2007 : 10:20:51 AM
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Tammy,
Oh duh! I forgot to order the free sample, guess what i am gonna do nexxxt!!!!
thanx for the reminder.
Don't ya love the idea of using bamboo fabric?
I am very intrigued with the bamboo yarn. May have to order some just for kicks & giggles.
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
2804 Posts
grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
2804 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2007 : 4:53:31 PM
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Hi Grace it is Grace
I love spinning with Bamboo and many of my customers just can not get enough of it. I love also sewing with bamboo but it does get alittle bit pricey because I have to order it in - no one around here carries it - so when i do order I combine orders with some of my customers. It is a great product and I hope more will try it.
Grace Gerber
Larkspur Funny Farm and Fiber Art Studio
Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep
http://www.larkspurfunnyfarm.etsy.com
http://larkspurfunnyfarm.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/larkspurfunnyfarm |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2007 : 5:31:48 PM
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Hey Colorado Grace, it's Washington Grace,
Don't cha' love all the silly little "graceisms" that we have endured over the years?
"Say good night Gracie"
Way ta go Grace
Aint it amazin' Grace
and my fav... Grace under fire....
etc, etc, etc....
oh well, what was once an old fashioned name is now becoming popular again.
Mine was handed down, I was named after my aunt & she was named after her aunt and I gave my daughter my name as her middle name.
Saved by Grace,
Good to hear about you experience w/the bamboo fabric. Now I am thinking about buing some as well as a skein of bamboo yarn just to experiment w/it.
tata-4-now
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
1559 Posts
Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
1559 Posts |
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
2804 Posts
grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
2804 Posts |
Posted - Oct 17 2007 : 7:32:13 PM
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I love my name and had never had to share it growing up. I loved being the only Grace. The other day I was in a store and this lady kept yelling "Grace stop that" I turned around and gave her this crusty look and out from under the clothes came this four year old girl. I smiled at the little girl and told her Mother that "Grace's never like to be yelled at".
You know what I like about all those sayings - the person who says it to me thinks that the are so clever - like they just thought of it. I also got that when my first baby would be with me at the grocery store and set the baby food on the counter. They would say "Is that the Gerber Baby"? My response was "Do you think if this was the Gerber Baby we would be purchasing our own food? "I think we would get it for free" They would give me that confused dog look and then admit what a dumb question that was.
OH WELL enough from Amazing Grace in Colorado
Grace Gerber
Larkspur Funny Farm and Fiber Art Studio
Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep
http://www.larkspurfunnyfarm.etsy.com
http://larkspurfunnyfarm.blogspot.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/larkspurfunnyfarm |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Oct 18 2007 : 6:24:03 PM
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hey 'Amazing Grace Gerber, we have another 'Amazin' Grace, over in N.Y. she is new to MJF,,,
So MaryJanes Farm is truly 'saved by Grace(s) hahaha!
WA., CO., & NY, yep, I think we pretty much corner the market on Graces'    
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
Edited by - katmom on Oct 18 2007 6:25:09 PM |
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
1559 Posts
Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - Oct 19 2007 : 3:33:27 PM
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I got my sample today - it's so soft! I got the Tee shirt and the dress samples. I can't beleive that they are made from bamboo!!
What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger!
http://countryintheburbs.blogspot.com/ |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Oct 19 2007 : 5:54:38 PM
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Thanx for the info on the softness of the fabric,,,,so, what are ya gonna sew?????????? lol!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
1559 Posts
Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
1559 Posts |
Posted - Oct 20 2007 : 10:26:48 AM
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Not sure if the sample is enough for a sew job, but I'd love to order some and make some really soft pillowcases. They would be perfect, especially the jersy tee fabric.
What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger!
http://countryintheburbs.blogspot.com/ |
Edited by - Tammy Claxton on Oct 20 2007 10:27:07 AM |
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
2804 Posts
grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
2804 Posts |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2007 : 4:05:03 PM
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Hey Grace, it's Grace,
ok, another grace story,,,,went to the Washington Quilt show yesterday, there was a school quilt made by a teacher & her students,,, yep, you guessed it, she had 2 Grace's (grace L & garce M)in her class,,,,what are the odds!
I don't know, I'm thinking we are gonna have to "trademark" our name! lol!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
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Nin
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Enjoyng life in the world of Peachy Hollow
106 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2007 : 5:00:56 PM
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I bought some bamboo yarn earlier today and it feels so soft. the stuff I got also says it's machine washable on a gentle cycle.
www.peachyhollow.com
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2007 : 7:34:16 PM
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So Nin, what are you going to knit/crochet with the Bamboo yarn?
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
www.katmom4.blogspot.com |
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Nin
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Enjoyng life in the world of Peachy Hollow
106 Posts |
Posted - Oct 24 2007 : 06:38:49 AM
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Funny you should mention crochet actually- my mum has been trying to teach me since when she taught me to knit (I was knitting at 3 yrs old!) but she's a left hander and my brain could never reverse what she was doing, and she couldn't do it right handed either, so I was never able to learn. I bought a book last night though.
But back to the bamboo yarn, a friend is just about to have a baby, so I thought I might knit a bolero. If it doesn't work out I can always try something else and put the bolero on one of my dolls (it's getting cold here now!)
www.peachyhollow.com
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Lizabeth
True Blue Farmgirl
560 Posts
Washington
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Nin
True Blue Farmgirl
106 Posts
Enjoyng life in the world of Peachy Hollow
106 Posts |
Posted - Oct 24 2007 : 09:15:40 AM
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oooh, thanks for the link! I should have joined here long ago!
www.peachyhollow.com
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