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Bob Dorr replied to Laurie in Maine's discussion 'July/August fabric postcard swap' in the group Fabric postcards

Thank you for organizing this. I just sent the details.

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Bob Dorr replied to MichelleMermaid's discussion 'What thread to buy?'

I don't know if these have been mentioned or not. But I'm falling in love with sulky rayon thread. I find that I can wet them and add more twist when I want to use them for detached buttonhole, etc. I haven't tried blending colors yet, but I can't i…

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Bob Dorr commented on MichelleMermaid's photo '2008 Christmas porthole orny'

I don't know how I missed this, but it's beautiful.

July 5

Bob Dorr commented on Eowyn Amberdrake's photo 'Pictish Cross Carpet Page'

Oh, this is *very* nice drawn fabric embroidery. I particularly like the composition and your use of stitches. Beautifully done.

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Tracy Thallas commented on Bob Dorr's photo '100_0270'

Oh, mercy, I sooooooo want to sit down and learn to do that! Beautiful!

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Bob Dorr commented on Ruth Lane's photo 'California Poppy'

Oh, this is beautiful. Marvelous work.

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Bob Dorr commented on Tracy Thallas's photo 'Queen's Prize Shirt'

Oh this is absolutely beautiful. I have to ask, which Kingdom are you in? (East Kingdom here)

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What aspect of textiles are you interested in?

Stumpwork, lace, and general embroidery

Where did you learn your textle skills?

mostly self-taught, and some classes

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At 4:34am on August 23, 2009, Christine Davey said…: Did you receive the postcard from the UK ?

At 1:22am on August 6, 2009, Christine Davey said…: Bob, I have posted my fabric postcard to you today from the UK.
Christine Davey

At 3:00pm on July 7, 2009, MichelleMermaid said…: Hi Bob,
Thanks for you comment about my ornament. I think I attributed the inspiration to Marie, a fab stitcher who did a whole series of portholes. Here's her blogsite: http://sredeluxe.blogspot.com/

At 4:05am on June 18, 2009, Ruth Lane said…: Bob - Thanks for your comments on my poppy. Your embroidery and lace work are beautiful. I especially like the 3D pieces.

At 5:46pm on June 12, 2009, Tracy Thallas said…: Greetings, Bob, and thanks for your kind comment! I'm in the far north of the Outlands; alas, health, money, and time means I mostly get to play "virtual" SCA nowadays, sigh.
Your stumpwork is wonderful - always wanted to learn to do that!

At 2:24am on April 3, 2009, WANDA-MARIA said…: Thanks Bob for your live comment .

At 11:43pm on April 2, 2009, Carol-Anne said…: Hi Bob, thank you for visiting my blog and your kind comment. I feel that the quality of my stitching has improved greatly since I began Japanese Embroidery. This is in part because of the new techniques I have learnt but also down to the great advice I get from my tutors and fellow students. Early on someone advised me to ensure that the needle is always verticle while stitching, and this one tip made an enormous difference to me.