Wow I get to christen a section! Anyway I have this vase....bought it because I love it, no marks anywhere...to me it looks a bit dutch all the globes are the same and the bottom ones are not...
Does anybody collect stamps anymore.? Like a lot of people of my age I have a large collection of stamps, mostly over 50 years old. Not worth a fortune I imagine but must have some value. How does one...
Hi, I make handbags and want to do a very small piece of applique on one of them, no more than 6" square - I don't want to buy a yard of DS interfacing as I would probably never use it again so would...
For a show I have to make a headdress something like an oversized turban, on a very stiff base. I have tried buckram and a few other things but they are not stiff enough. I need to use something which...
I [i]still[i] do not know where to write a question regarding matters Photography. Would not such a theme be suitable as a sub-category of Technology?...
Hello all. I'm thinking of organising a hot air balloon ride for eight people. Has anybody any experience they can share? Did you book direct? Can you recommend anyway in the Lancashire or Yorkshire...
I'm trying to research sewing machines which are man enough to cope with leather. My daughter has taken up leathercraft as a hobby and her domestic sewing machine has given up the unequal struggle. We...
My new camera lense doesn't seem to focus with my camera, even though it's supposed to be automatic focus! Is there a method of manual adjustment that can be applied?
Good evening I am currently knitting this "scarf", but I would say it is more of a shawl. The pattern reads as follows: "Scarf instruction Using thumb method cast on 88 sts. 1st row. * k3, yfwd,...
I recently had a valuable stamp looked at by an expert who submerged it in lighter fluid. The stamp was genuine but later I am concerned by this process as it may make the stamp highly flammable....
Hello To any embroiderer out there. I'm cross stitching a Retro Christmas table runner at the moment which means a lot of white fabric. My question is, does anybody have a good idea of how to keep the...
The Mrs has been knitting a jumper for ages. She inspected the back and found that she should have pearled instead of togging or cabling.
Anyway, the air is blue in South Yorkshire :-)...
Expecting to draw a blank here but ... Some decades ago on my one trip to the States, where I saw a seller flogging a holographic novelty. CD sized holographic disks that were placed on a small...
Please can anyone identify the denomination of this Victorian coin of 1869 ? It seems to be made of bronze with the date 1869 beneath the youngish queen's head and 1837 ( start of her reign) under...
I've just acquired a Hasselblad 1000f medium format camera and am having a couple of teething problems. The concern is with loading the roll-film. The film is correctly loaded but the numbers are not...
Arrogance? just fitted front Suspension Springs to my car & taking it to try out, there a long lane near where I live & that's where I went, two cyclist pulled over to let me past, I said thank you by...
Discussion in the pub last night. Which words in this sentence should begin with a capital letter ........... "The commanding officer asked the flying officer if he had seen the commander." Not a...