tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post9087806700908302336..comments2024-03-28T05:31:54.092-07:00Comments on Codlinsandcream2: Our Throw-Away SocietyBovey Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-58747208728282367142013-06-16T02:39:36.600-07:002013-06-16T02:39:36.600-07:00Eeew, yuk!Eeew, yuk!Yarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06662236319781194283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-58963673396208568622013-06-15T11:18:49.376-07:002013-06-15T11:18:49.376-07:00I had to laugh at our pre-loved cats DW! Only the...I had to laugh at our pre-loved cats DW! Only the black sisters, Fluff and Lucy, are "home grown". Everyone else just arrived (although I did find Banshee by the side of the lane when she was only a few weeks old). I get a lot of satisfaction from restoring something, as does my OH.<br /><br />Yarrow - one quilt I may have to trap first, as it is a little, shall we say, cooty . . .<br /><br /><br /><br />Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-51401988908506949042013-06-15T09:29:34.177-07:002013-06-15T09:29:34.177-07:00Goodness - your Banshee is the spit of my Lucy Cat...Goodness - your Banshee is the spit of my Lucy Cat isn`t she? A lovely photo of Banshee in her basket of bright colours.<br /><br />I`m sure you are right, in that those of us growing up in the decades after the war learned a lot about frugality from our parents. They had grown up during the Depression and lived through years of rationing. <br /><br />There is something very satisfying about giving a new lease of life to a piece of furniture or some fabric. Even cats seem to be "pre-loved" around here!Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-60841442025477953502013-06-15T00:37:53.865-07:002013-06-15T00:37:53.865-07:00Lovely post my dear and I look forward to the pict...Lovely post my dear and I look forward to the pictures of the quilts, they sound intriguing! I hope you're feeling a little better these days.xxxYarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06662236319781194283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-60086524806822092182013-06-14T06:09:12.825-07:002013-06-14T06:09:12.825-07:00Weaver - you could well be right. I've always...Weaver - you could well be right. I've always hated waste and as I get older, I get more frugal! As you say, quilts always used to be made out of (worn out!) clothing.<br /><br />Kath - I looked out my copy of Dorothy Osler's Traditional British Quilts just this week, so I shall look on line for her Amish quilts and the Welsh connection. Thank you for that. Brilliant idea about cutting the seams out too, and using them to tie plants. Far quicker and more useful than just unpicking.<br /><br />MM - I like the term "repurposing" and will use it I think. I HATE "upcycling"!!! Keith says to rub down your chair and rub it with raw Linseed Oil, and let it soak in for a week or two. Polish the chair with a wax polish after that.<br /><br />Em - I have a friend who is a Gold Medal winner for her recycling - she has big bags for everything and separates things out, but she is in a different part of the country and I know Councils vary as to what they will take etc. We put out our non-recyclable bag of stuff about once a month, about 1/4 full. Having a wood burning stove we tend to burn any paper or card, and I try to buy loose vegetables and fruit, have mainly cat tins and a few bean or soup cans etc to put out. What started with taking a feather out of my parents' caps, then became a frugal necessity with house stuff, and finally it seems to be a way of life! if only the Councils then didn't ship so much of the rubbish abroad to be recycled on foreign beaches.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-49687823372964613882013-06-13T12:52:24.709-07:002013-06-13T12:52:24.709-07:00Do you think it is something to do with getting ol...Do you think it is something to do with getting older BB? I am exactly the same - I get a real kick over somebody admiring something and being able to say I had recycled it.<br />I have always collected old cotton material - washed and ironed it is lovely for making quilts = after all originally quilts were made of all the spare bits in the househole - that was their purpose.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-54597516758206568842013-06-13T08:15:15.373-07:002013-06-13T08:15:15.373-07:00How very interesting. I use a lot of recycled clot...How very interesting. I use a lot of recycled clothes, only I don't unpick them, I cut the seams off and use them as nice soft ties in the garden.<br />You might be interested in the book "Amish quilts and the welsh connection" by quilt historian Dorothy Osler. Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-55800096195097061902013-06-13T05:20:10.467-07:002013-06-13T05:20:10.467-07:00I have a chair similar to the one K. is restoring-...I have a chair similar to the one K. is restoring--I know that it belonged to my g-grandmother and is obviously older than that. I had layers of paint stripped from it 20-some years ago, but didn't refinish. It has been on our front porch now for three years and I'm concerned that some of the wood is cracking. I need a consultation from a master restorer of furniture!<br />I ran across the term 'repurposing' several years ago--I like that concept!Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569181568013465215.post-76011767810683700632013-06-13T03:00:40.793-07:002013-06-13T03:00:40.793-07:00That cushion is gorgeous! I agree - we try and rec...That cushion is gorgeous! I agree - we try and recycle what we can and give to charity what is acceptable. We only produce one small bag of rubbish a fortnight between the three of us whilst I see MOUNTAINS of bags outside others' houses. A lot of lip service is paid to recycling, but not many people actually do it. People should take as much care as you do!Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.com