Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
I’ve had so many hobbies since I was a child. Crafting was a big deal in my family. Mama & grandma were always making things for themselves and to sell. I learned to crochet at eight years old. Just the basic stitches. As an adult I have made several things. Then it was embroidery, cross stitch about twelve and macrame followed. In my twenties I did lots of cross stitch projects, stretched and framed them myself. I’ve done just about every craft around. Taught myself to sew and did that for several years. Many I figured out weren’t for me. Candle making was a big mess. That’s why I don’t mind paying for homemade candles. My favorite is crochet because it comes easy to me. I want to learn to knit. My eyes are really bad right now and I don’t do a lot of crafts. After surgery I’d love to get back to crafts. There’s lots of places that have craft classes. Making stained glass would be fun. Long story short soon I hope to get back into crochet and embroidery. Maybe learn to knit.
Look at you! Lady of many talents. ❤️
Maybe you can crochet a blanket of the American flag. 🇺🇸
enter textThat would be nice. I’m a lazy crocheter I hate changing yarn colors. I think I’m going to try crocheting kids stuffed animals, Amigurumi. Also some snowflakes and other holiday things for window garland. I have a lot of tobacco twine. It’s like cooking twine but a little thicker, comes on big spools. My grandma sold the crochet bedspreads for $500.00 in the 80s. She made all the grandkids one & the older great grandkids. I included links to get a visual idea. My granddad farmed. In the 70s I watched the ladies wrap the tobacco on sticks for drying. I used to beg to do it. It wasn’t fun, hard physical work. Now it’s automatic. North Carolina still grows a lot of tobacco. I love the smell of dried tobacco, it smells sweet with a mix of woodsy. Many times I’ll find a dried tobacco leaf in my yard dropped from the farmers carrying it to market. Wow I went off topic!
Tobacco twine bedspread
Tobacco twine bedspread
tying tobacco with twine