Posted on 07/05/2022 7:07:33 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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“I LOVE bookmarks “
Back in 2010, for Christmas I made cross-stitch bookmarks with Bible verses for the ladies in my quilting group. Diane died in 2019, and her daughter took the bookmark. Judy died last Sunday. I know her husband will find it in her Bible, as she said it never has left her Bible.
They’re relatively quick to make, beautiful to look at, and provide a way for friends to remember you.
I have made “cross” ones that I’ve given to family/friends for their Bibles. I have a book of tatted cross bookmarks that I would love to make - gorgeous. I can needle tat, but these require shuttle tatting which I have not delved into yet.
My Aunt was very active with her church - they had a bazaar every December & the money went to help those less fortunate. She was suffering with heart failure & could not make any of the things she usually made ... she was an excellent seamstress and had all sorts of cute things she would contribute. I put together a bunch of bookmarks - cross & some other designs & sent them to FL for the bazaar since she couldn’t do anything. I felt good about it, they sold quite a few, and she was grateful for the help. As it turned out, she did not survive the heart failure so that just makes all things ‘bookmark’ more special to me.
Sweet story. Thank you for sharing.
A good comparison of yarn winders.
12 Of The Best Yarn Winders for Crochet (2022 Options)
https://crochetkim.com/best-yarn-winder/
My niece was moving & gave me her yarn winder for safe keeping so I got to use it for about a year. I loved having a yarn winder - gave me the opportunity to look for knots in yarn when I bought new skeins. Knots in crochet can be more easily hidden than knots in knitting (IMO). Anyway, the only issue I had was she had no table clamp. I tried duct taping to a kitchen counter, but it wouldn’t hold up & kept coming loose. I finally figured out a way to do it while holding the winder - bit of a pain, but it worked.
Her yarn winder was a Knit Picks ... she does not remember having a table clamp ... I think she just lost it so long ago that she doesn’t remember it .... the description says it comes with a table clamp.
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