Maybe so, but the match worked! Alice "Weavers get warped, Spinners get a twist, Dulcimer players fret but Librarians get booked!"

Alice, FWIW, the rope website says that nylon and polyester ropes melt at 480 degrees, but polyolefin/polypropylene melts at 330. Janet

Yes, you are right I had forgotten the crown splice, oops, need another memory chip! I have whipped ropes with no finger problems, but maybe mine are tougher from dulcimer playing. Think is one of

Common forms of "heat shrink tubing" are designed to shrink down to 1/2 their original diameter when heated to 250-350F (depending on the material). When heated they soften slightly and shrink

Alice, I tried both. Splicing is often used to join ropes without using a knot, but it can also be used to secure the ends. That nautical website illustrated using a "crown splice" to weave the

Bill Koepp, I think your 'Signe temple stretcher' is the one designed by Signe Haustoga from Norway. She gave me one when I had a one-man show in Oslo. I never used it as I like the more positive

In OED, thrums has a multiple derivation from Old English and Scandinavian languages, and is related to terminus, end, in Latin. Here is a quote from 1429:- 'The weavers have taken in common usage,

What is "bon marche"? Janet

But Quebec French started to deviate from Parisian French in the 1600's and may be closer to the old meanings of words - just as Appalachian English often preserves old English meanings.

--- Bill Koepp <bgkoe@...> wrote: It can be shrunk One of my high school students has just finished some tablet woven shoelaces (5/2 perle cotton). So we are going to see if this works

Now with the invention of heat shrink Can one readily buy clear caps? I'm thinking of weaving some custom cardwoven shoe laces, but never knew how to cap them. If I could get some caps at

"marche" is the french word for walking, working is "travailler" The phrase " ca ne marche pas" is a saying that cannot be translated literally like so many of the "saying". Agnes

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You would not splice to fix the ends, did you mean "whipping" the ends. If you have nylon can just use a match to fuse the ends. Alice "Weavers get warped, Spinners get a twist, Dulcimer players fret

Wickedly, one last word, there are major differences too between quebec french and the parisian french we get in school. I know time to go weave! Just could not resist. Will now go look at

Heat shrink tubing is sold in electronic stores, Radio Shack has it. It does come in clear and the primary colors in several diameters. Usually it's in a package of assorted sizes, so some may not be

This discussion is quickly veering off topic, and someone who knows French could jump in . . . meanwhile we do have a solution at our

French for work is travaille! Alice "Weavers get warped, Spinners get a twist, Dulcimer players fret but Librarians get booked!"

Marche is walk in french. Linda Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

I'd appreciate information on weaving in Tallahassee, meetings, weavers, and things to see. Sue mansfield.susan@...