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 Topic: Wiggly bags |
Viking_Chick
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 Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Mon Jan 04, 10 12:34 pm Subject: Wiggly bags |
http://ginaferrari.blogspot.com/2008/10/wiggly-bags.html
This should give you an idea of what a wiggly bag is  |
| Topic: Recycled wool stuffing....for loads of uses! |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sun Jan 03, 10 12:51 pm Subject: Recycled wool stuffing....for loads of uses! |
Thats a fabulous bargain cqueen! Mine was an Xmas present, so someone else paid for it...
I'm not really in any rush for stuffing, but thank you for the kind offer. Let me know what you think ... |
| Topic: Knitting for Knumpties revisited |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sat Jan 02, 10 9:18 pm Subject: Knitting for Knumpties revisited |
| Because if you cast off at the end of the row, the wool would be at the end and the stitches would be 8 stitches away from the end - if you see what I mean!! |
| Topic: Recycled wool stuffing....for loads of uses! |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Make Your Own/DIY Posted: Sat Jan 02, 10 7:31 pm Subject: Recycled wool stuffing....for loads of uses! |
I'd be interested in another kilo to Shetland, if it is still available.
Just got a sewing machine and need something, was going to buy some in town when I go back to work, but happily came back to ... |
| Topic: Slow food recipe |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun Feb 12, 06 9:08 pm Subject: Slow food recipe |
In light of the current interest in 'slow food, I thought I'd post this recipe sent to me by my dad - I haven't tried it yet though:
Thought you might like to try this sometime!!
ELE ... |
| Topic: Salad/herb garden plants advice please! |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Sat Jan 07, 06 7:37 pm Subject: Salad/herb garden plants advice please! |
| Thanks, thats very useful gil - I thought I had said I am in Shetland, but reading it back I can't see that I have... oops.... |
| Topic: Salad/herb garden plants advice please! |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Fri Jan 06, 06 12:42 pm Subject: Salad/herb garden plants advice please! |
Thanks cab - I'm not convinced about the tomatos - but have ordered the catalogue - certainly sounds interesting, even if it is just to tell my mum and dad about them (they have a polytunnel)
Now I ... |
| Topic: Salad/herb garden plants advice please! |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jan 02, 06 6:37 pm Subject: Salad/herb garden plants advice please! |
| There is no point in considering tomatos here unless you have a greenhouse/polytunnel - they just won't grow any sense without it.... we on the same line of latitude (longitude??, not sure which) as A ... |
| Topic: Salad/herb garden plants advice please! |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jan 02, 06 6:09 pm Subject: Salad/herb garden plants advice please! |
Thanks guys.
I am going to have a look at that seeds site just now.
As for the onions - it was maybe just because is was a peculiarly poor summer - overcast all the time, maybe two decent days o ... |
| Topic: Salad/herb garden plants advice please! |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Grow Your Own Posted: Mon Jan 02, 06 11:22 am Subject: Salad/herb garden plants advice please! |
Hi there
I only have a small garden, although in previous years we have planted a variety of veg, with varying success. (potatoes, beetroot, carrots, onions, radishes, little gem lettuce, leaf beet ... |
| Topic: Cooking chestnuts help needed!! |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Mon Jan 02, 06 10:37 am Subject: Cooking chestnuts help needed!! |
Well - I have to say I probably wouldn't do that again - what a complete frap! Would it be terribly un-downsizery of me to say I would go for tinned next time??
Having said that - with the amount ... |
| Topic: Cooking chestnuts help needed!! |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sun Jan 01, 06 11:42 am Subject: Cooking chestnuts help needed!! |
Thanks guys - being from a chestnut-less zone I need all the help I can get for this one.
Tin foil here I come... |
| Topic: Cooking chestnuts help needed!! |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Sat Dec 31, 05 10:46 am Subject: Cooking chestnuts help needed!! |
Hi there
I am hoping to make HFW's chestnut and chocolate truffle cake for pud tomorrow. The problem is - I have never cooked chestnuts before (this is more neep , carrot and clootie dumpling coun ... |
| Topic: Oh ye who make bread at home, please tell me |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Dec 30, 05 8:52 pm Subject: Oh ye who make bread at home, please tell me |
| My original one broke and my mother gave me her one. I haven't used it much but I'm not overly impressed with it - I am going to try making the dough and shaping the loaves myself as I suspect the pr ... |
| Topic: Curing without nasty chemicals |
Viking_Chick
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Forum: Recipes, Preserving, Homebrewing Posted: Fri Dec 30, 05 9:51 am Subject: Curing without nasty chemicals |
Can I pitch in here??
If you want to cure mutton with no chemicals - there is a traditional shetland recipe that is dying out somewhat but is still used today - these recipes are from a local websi ... |
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