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Sewing pillows and some other stuff
It's been a weird week. Fast and slow at the same time. Both girls had a 24hr bug, not on the same day, luckily. There was some sewing this week as well. For the pillows I followed these instructions (in Dutch, but the pictures speak for themselves). Did you actually know you can use old T-shirts or knit fabric to make piping? It's hard to tell from the pictures, but I actually chose the wrong side of the fabric to be on the good side for the piping as the aspect of that came pretty close to the weave of the fabric I was using for the pillows. I have a couple more pillows to go and maybe after that I could start on some curtains... or maybe not... Wishing you a wonderful weekend! xo, P.
Alenn und Stefanus von Horn: Viking Coat
At hese Week I write in Facebook a little bit about my new Viking Coat.So its time to write here a bit about it,too.On Double Wars I decide that I need a new Coat after the Pattern of a Viking Kaftan .Some of the Ladies are wearing it there ,but I dont know if it gives Graves Founds for it anywhere . Sometime ago ,I found this Picture of this Pattern.I cut it, but without the Back Gore. I have so much Fabrics at Home ,so that I decide to take a violet Wool Blend .I sew it with the Machine and the Seams I made with Hand.I buy some Logwood Dyed Wool on the Viking Market in Jork .After the Sewing of the Seams I will make some "Embroidery" on the Coat.It will not be the real Embroidery ,while I will use a Handsewing Stich and not an Embroidery Stich. Also I finished the first of my Finnish Undergown.It was more a Test ,thats the Reason while I use a Cotton Blend in dark lilac.I love it a lot ,while I love the Pattern and its light to wear at this Temperatures.
The US government can brand you a terrorist based on a Facebook post. We can't let them make up the rules | Arjun Sethi
The US government’s web of surveillance is vast and interconnected. Now we know just how opaque, inefficient and discriminatory it can be. As we were reminded again just this week, you can be pulled into the National Security Agency’s database quietly and quickly, and the consequences can be long and enduring. Through ICREACH, a Google-style search engine created for the intelligence community, the NSA provides data on private communications to 23 government agencies. This kind of data sharing, however, isn’t limited to the latest from Edward Snowden’s NSA files. The watchlist tracks “known” and “suspected” terrorists and includes both foreigners and Americans. Of the 680,000 individuals on that FBI master list, roughly 40% have “no recognized terrorist group affiliation”, according to the Intercept. The absurdities don’t end there. Reasonable suspicion is such a low standard because it requires neither “concrete evidence” nor “irrefutable evidence”.
Joanne
Granny Stripe Blanket
All too often I hear people saying "this isn't your granny's crochet" or disparagingly calling something handmade "granny" to mean that it's unstylish, ugly or fussy. I personally think this is unfair to our collective Grannies, women who made so many beautiful things that still inspire us today. I made this bed sized Granny Stripe blanket with the hope of showing that Granny Style can indeed be a thing of beauty. I think this blanket is both modern and elegant, especially with its playful color note which for me harkens back to the fun and funky crocheted blankets made by many of our grandmothers. The Granny Stripe is a crochet pattern that is made just like the iconic Granny Square, but instead of stitching around and around a center square, it is made by stitching back and forth in rows. For my Granny Stripe blanket I used the incomparable Madeline Tosh, Tosh Merino Light. Materials Size Finished Measurements: approximately 50-inches x 56-inches wide. Gauge Notes Pattern
Numériser les empruntes digitales des bébés pour mieux leur imposer des vaccins!
Samedi 30 août 2014 6 30 /08 /Août /2014 22:13 La numérisation des empreintes digitales des bébés pour suivre leur calendrier vaccinal * Un précieux partenariat d'affaires pour l'industrie pharmaceutique et un moyen d'assurer l'investissement de Bill Gates! Bill Gates offre généreusement un milliard de dollars pour vacciner les enfants dans les pays pauvres. Une base de données en vue de vacciner tous les enfants doit être créée, selon Bill Gates. Bill Gates sponsorise des techniques de stérilisation des populations. Chaque année, 2,5 millions d'enfants dans le monde meurent parce qu'ils ne reçoivent pas leurs vaccins au moment opportun. Anil Jain, professeur à l'Université d'État du Michigan, est en train de développer une méthode de reconnaissance des empreintes digitales pour suivre les calendriers de vaccination des nourrissons et des tout-petits, ce qui augmentera la couverture vaccinale et ce qui permettra de sauver des vies. Sources: Msutoday & Conscience du Peuple
Cross Stitch Charts - JB CrossStitch
