Comments for Crafternoon Tea with Grannyg http://www.grannygcrafts.com A fibrecraft podcast from NZ featuring interviews with inspiring people Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:48:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on episode 33g – strange tea cosies with jasmine and ginger crunch by joygiver http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=493&cpage=1#comment-1099 joygiver Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:48:52 +0000 http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=493#comment-1099 Ginger Crunch was my fav as a child, still love it. I am impressed with you GrannyG sewing 90% of your clothes, well done!! ... I'm just getting back into sewing now, I used to do loads when I was a student. I have just made a few summery dresses, and have a pile of lovely fabric ready for the next project. I have been using sewing machine just to take up hems for Paula and make curtains, in the last ten years...so good to get back into sewing clothing patterns. I got a bit of a fright with the sizing of patterns though... so different from sizing in shop bought clothing, is this NZ sizing vs USA sizing? Very confusing... Congrats on getting your mojo back! Ginger Crunch was my fav as a child, still love it.
I am impressed with you GrannyG sewing 90% of your clothes, well done!!
… I’m just getting back into sewing now, I used to do loads when I was a student. I have just made a few summery dresses, and have a pile of lovely fabric ready for the next project. I have been using sewing machine just to take up hems for Paula and make curtains, in the last ten years…so good to get back into sewing clothing patterns.
I got a bit of a fright with the sizing of patterns though… so different from sizing in shop bought clothing, is this NZ sizing vs USA sizing? Very confusing…
Congrats on getting your mojo back!

]]> Comment on episode 33g – strange tea cosies with jasmine and ginger crunch by nelsonjane http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=493&cpage=1#comment-1091 nelsonjane Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:02:16 +0000 http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=493#comment-1091 silly me, I forgot to say that your hexagon tea cozy instantly trigger memories for me as a small child when I saw the sheen of your fabric choice! My grandmother used to work at a factory called Colliegate Cap & Gown (now defunct) that made graduation gowns for area High Schools. Anywho, as the day ended for their shifts and they cleaned their areas the women took home lil stashes of the satin fabric scraps that were throw aways. Grandma Thelma made several quilts and whatnots with her satin scraps. Eventually the company began to box up the scraps and sell them to the public as $1 boxes. Thank you for the memories. silly me, I forgot to say that your hexagon tea cozy instantly trigger memories for me as a small child when I saw the sheen of your fabric choice! My grandmother used to work at a factory called Colliegate Cap & Gown (now defunct) that made graduation gowns for area High Schools. Anywho, as the day ended for their shifts and they cleaned their areas the women took home lil stashes of the satin fabric scraps that were throw aways. Grandma Thelma made several quilts and whatnots with her satin scraps. Eventually the company began to box up the scraps and sell them to the public as $1 boxes. Thank you for the memories.

]]> Comment on episode 33g – strange tea cosies with jasmine and ginger crunch by nelsonjane http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=493&cpage=1#comment-1090 nelsonjane Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:53:05 +0000 http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=493#comment-1090 Just wanted to pop in and say Hello GrannyG from Illinois USA. Recently having just found your blog I've been immensely enjoying having a good listen to you as I knit my socks. So lovely to access all your archived podcasts, thank you. I've never had the pleasure of spinning or even eating ginger desserts so that will be something I put on my future "do try" list! Hope you be doing this for long to come! Knit on! Just wanted to pop in and say Hello GrannyG from Illinois USA. Recently having just found your blog I’ve been immensely enjoying having a good listen to you as I knit my socks. So lovely to access all your archived podcasts, thank you. I’ve never had the pleasure of spinning or even eating ginger desserts so that will be something I put on my future “do try” list! Hope you be doing this for long to come!
Knit on!

]]> Comment on episode 33g – strange tea cosies with jasmine and ginger crunch by KathyR http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=493&cpage=1#comment-1082 KathyR Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:07:18 +0000 http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=493#comment-1082 Another interesting episode! Great to listen to while I spin. Ginger is one of my favourite spices but I haven't made ginger crunch for quite some time. Maybe I will make some again soon. I used to make it years ago (a bastardised version which was microwaved) when our children were young. They must have enjoyed it as the middle one, our eldest son, asked some time ago for the recipe I used to use. He now makes it for his children who also enjoy it even though one is still a preschooler. Who would have thought that microwaved ginger crunch could become a family tradition! Another interesting episode! Great to listen to while I spin. Ginger is one of my favourite spices but I haven’t made ginger crunch for quite some time. Maybe I will make some again soon.

I used to make it years ago (a bastardised version which was microwaved) when our children were young. They must have enjoyed it as the middle one, our eldest son, asked some time ago for the recipe I used to use. He now makes it for his children who also enjoy it even though one is still a preschooler. Who would have thought that microwaved ginger crunch could become a family tradition!

]]> Comment on episode 33g – strange tea cosies with jasmine and ginger crunch by Shirley http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=493&cpage=1#comment-1079 Shirley Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:05:01 +0000 http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=493#comment-1079 There is at least one child that loves ginger slice, my 9 year old daughter loves anything ginger whether it be crystallised, pickled, or ground. I remember she would have been around 3 when her great grandmother gave her some crystallised ginger expecting the funny face kids normally pull but she ate it up and asked for more. She had already been eating pickled ginger for a good year or more by then. My husband makes a mean ginger crunch, we personally like the icing to be at least as thick if not thicker than the base. Thanks for another great episode. There is at least one child that loves ginger slice, my 9 year old daughter loves anything ginger whether it be crystallised, pickled, or ground. I remember she would have been around 3 when her great grandmother gave her some crystallised ginger expecting the funny face kids normally pull but she ate it up and asked for more. She had already been eating pickled ginger for a good year or more by then.

My husband makes a mean ginger crunch, we personally like the icing to be at least as thick if not thicker than the base.

Thanks for another great episode.

]]> Comment on episode 33g – strange tea cosies with jasmine and ginger crunch by JaM http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=493&cpage=1#comment-1071 JaM Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:36:03 +0000 http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=493#comment-1071 I listened to your podcast while winding a warp, my first in several years. Glad to know you have been doing same. Loved having you and Jasmine for company and let's hope our looms get dressed with no snags. I listened to your podcast while winding a warp, my first in several years. Glad to know you have been doing same. Loved having you and Jasmine for company and let’s hope our looms get dressed with no snags.

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]]> Comment on Lets talk kiwi; Gumboots! by grannyg http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=342&cpage=1#comment-1051 grannyg Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:43:26 +0000 http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=342#comment-1051 Hi Jan Thanks for popping over to say hi! What a lovely thought being able to wear slippers at school, especially ballet slippers - I can understand the envy ;-) Hi Jan
Thanks for popping over to say hi! What a lovely thought being able to wear slippers at school, especially ballet slippers – I can understand the envy ;-)

]]> Comment on episode 33i – Mike Keeves, spinning wheel craftsman by grannyg http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=477&cpage=1#comment-1050 grannyg Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:40:29 +0000 http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=477#comment-1050 Hi Kate nice to have you back. Mike was also a little impressed that he talked quite a bit! I must say though I've been left with a burning desire to have a grace wheel now.. Hi Kate
nice to have you back. Mike was also a little impressed that he talked quite a bit! I must say though I’ve been left with a burning desire to have a grace wheel now..

]]> Comment on episode 33i – Mike Keeves, spinning wheel craftsman by Knitapotamus http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=477&cpage=1#comment-1046 Knitapotamus Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:00:48 +0000 http://www.grannygcrafts.com/?p=477#comment-1046 Hi Granny, Thanks so much for doing this interview - it was just as interesting as I hoped ;-) Although I've met Mike several times for spinning wheel maintenance, you really managed to get him talking - thank you!! I love my Keeves Little Grace and big Grace wheels, both acquired locally, second/third/fourth-hand. He is such a talented man and yet so relatively humble about it all. I got back from the UK on Tuesday and was delighted to discover that you had just uploaded the Mike Keeves interview - it was the first podcast I listened to after I got back home! Thanks again grannyg for all your podcasts. . . Kate Hi Granny,
Thanks so much for doing this interview – it was just as interesting as I hoped ;-) Although I’ve met Mike several times for spinning wheel maintenance, you really managed to get him talking – thank you!! I love my Keeves Little Grace and big Grace wheels, both acquired locally, second/third/fourth-hand. He is such a talented man and yet so relatively humble about it all. I got back from the UK on Tuesday and was delighted to discover that you had just uploaded the Mike Keeves interview – it was the first podcast I listened to after I got back home! Thanks again grannyg for all your podcasts. . .
Kate

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