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#17,116
etoupebirkin said:
eagle,
Glad you like my Ghillies. It's a great bag. When I go out nowadays, I take Cleo (the psychedelic Plume). That bag just makes me smile.

I've been chilling at home. Knitting. Cleaning clutter. And...
I have been experimenting with a sourdough starter. And I am making my first "real" boule today and tomorrow. The bread literally takes 2 days to make. Even though it is a "beginner" recipe, it really is best for experienced bakers.
We'll see how it turns out!!! I'll take pics.
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How are you doing at work and elsewhere, @etoupebirkin? I am making a simple pullover short sleeve top out of a natural linen burlap sold by Mood Fabrics, they're the Project Runway resource for fabric. I had bought a $20 remnant of some kind of textured fabric of autumnal looking flowers, probably an upholstery leftover, from G Street Fabrics. I backed it with the burlap and then decided a matching top would be nice. I used my tee-shirt pattern, simple, easy. Burlap does have character but geez it really ravels quickly. I'm still working on the top b/c I need to make it smaller so it fits into the vest. Also, I lost a bit of weight. The fabric has no drape whatsoever. It's really suited for storing potatoes, it's got so much body. This is the vest. I didn't pull it down in the back before I took the picture so you can see a bit of the burlap at my shoulders.

I am still getting the hang of posting pictures here. Sorry about the billboard size picture, I really wanted just the thumbnail.
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I was surprised to find out there's a lot of colored burlap out there, in bright colors. There's a company that specializes in it. My combo of natural linen + flowery remnant is very muted.1592432830070.png
 
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Brief story of Ashton who lost his mom then 2 years later lost his koala buddy to renal failure. They were not in the same enclosure but could communicate through vocalizations and scent (hence koalas' giant nose). His buddy died of renal failure and Ashton became very depressed. Staff finally gave him a koala toy to cuddle and he carries it everywhere.
www.perthnow.com.au

Hugs cure koala depression

A DEPRESSED koala from Pinjarra became happier after zookeepers gave him a teddy bear to
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I like koalas in part because they have some human-like emotions like this which means they're complicated animals.
 
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eagle1002us said:
How are you doing at work and elsewhere, @etoupebirkin? I am making a simple pullover short sleeve top out of a natural linen burlap sold by Mood Fabrics, they're the Project Runway resource for fabric. I had bought a $20 remnant of some kind of textured fabric of autumnal looking flowers, probably an upholstery leftover, from G Street Fabrics. I backed it with the burlap and then decided a matching top would be nice. I used my tee-shirt pattern, simple, easy. Burlap does have character but geez it really ravels quickly. I'm still working on the top b/c I need to make it smaller so it fits into the vest. Also, I lost a bit of weight. The fabric has no drape whatsoever. It's really suited for storing potatoes, it's got so much body. This is the vest. I didn't pull it down in the back before I took the picture so you can see a bit of the burlap at my shoulders.

I am still getting the hang of posting pictures here. Sorry about the billboard size picture, I really wanted just the thumbnail.
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I was surprised to find out there's a lot of colored burlap out there, in bright colors. There's a company that specializes in it. My combo of natural linen + flowery remnant is very muted.View attachment 4760753
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I'm back in the soup at work. I have two RFPs and one RFI all due by 7/26. And that RFP that I nearly quit over, we did not make it to round 2 as I predicted.

These other solicitations we have a much better shot at... so I'm working hard. I did finish a pandemic knitting project. I made up my own pattern for the thing.3E1A03D1-154C-438D-A384-57528281E86B.jpeg2246D317-7E0B-4128-AB00-BE3CBB5D6EB4.jpeg
 
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etoupebirkin said:
I'm back in the soup at work. I have two RFPs and one RFI all due by 7/26. And that RFP that I nearly quit over, we did not make it to round 2 as I predicted.

These other solicitations we have a much better shot at... so I'm working hard. I did finish a pandemic knitting project. I made up my own pattern for the thing.View attachment 4761808View attachment 4761809
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Very pretty! I admire your skill, EB. I never learned to knit. Crochet, yeah, I did that in the 70s. Knitting is faster, right?
 
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calling for experts in leathers, i own 2 b25 togo bags and the leathers feels very different. One feels moist and relaxed whereas the other one feels stiff and dry. Is it normal?? I purchased both from the store myself so im pretty sure theyre real. But can 1 leather feels so different? Can you tell by the pic?
 

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Hkittens said:
calling for experts in leathers, i own 2 b25 togo bags and the leathers feels very different. One feels moist and relaxed whereas the other one feels stiff and dry. Is it normal?? I purchased both from the store myself so im pretty sure theyre real. But can 1 leather feels so different? Can you tell by the pic?
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Just like people, no two animals have exactly the same skin. It is a natural product with natural variations. Perfectly normal.
 
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Hkittens said:
calling for experts in leathers, i own 2 b25 togo bags and the leathers feels very different. One feels moist and relaxed whereas the other one feels stiff and dry. Is it normal?? I purchased both from the store myself so im pretty sure theyre real. But can 1 leather feels so different? Can you tell by the pic?
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That's odd... from the pic they don't look like they are the same leather. The one on the left looks like clemence or togo and the one on the right ... not sure. The grains are much smaller and flat. It's hard to tell without seeing the entire bags. Anyway, yes it can happen that 2 bags made in same leather have a diff feel to them. I had a black K28 togo that was thin and dry feeling/looking (or ashy looking). None of my other togo bags were like this. I let that bag go. Was not a fan. Years later I got a black togo B30 and the leather is exquisite!!! The color is deep and saturated and she feels soft and silky. I love her soooooo!
 
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U make me think of selling this bag too but this is actually one of my fav its b25 blue nuit rghw


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That's odd... from the pic they don't look like they are the same leather. The one on the left looks like clemence or togo and the one on the right ... not sure. The grains are much smaller and flat. It's hard to tell without seeing the entire bags. Anyway, yes it can happen that 2 bags made in same leather have a diff feel to them. I had a black K28 togo that was thin and dry feeling/looking (or ashy looking). None of my other togo bags were like this. I let that bag go. Was not a fan. Years later I got a black togo B30 and the leather is exquisite!!! The color is deep and saturated and she feels soft and silky. I love her soooooo!
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