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Monthly Create, Make and Share Thread - January, 2023 (Formerly, 'Fiber Arts')
January 1, 2023 | Diana in Wisconsin/Qiviut

Posted on 01/01/2023 11:18:11 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin

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1 posted on 01/01/2023 11:18:11 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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2 posted on 01/01/2023 11:19:54 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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A project for winter days when you're stuck indoors. A Fibonacci Scarf. Release your Inner Math Geek! The process can be applied to crochet or knitting; you could probably come up with something sewn as well, using various strips of fabric sewn together in sequence.

http://crochetpatterns09.blogspot.com/2010/07/fibonacci-crochet-scarf.html

Who was Fibonnaci?

Fibonacci, known in his day as Leonardo of Pisa, was an Italian mathematician who lived during the Middle Ages. He is widely regarded as the finest mathematician of his age, and although little is known about him, most of us use the contributions of Fibonacci to society every day. In addition to the classical sequence of numbers named after him, Fibonacci also brought the use of Arabic numerals to the West, along with the use of decimal points. These two math features are often taken for granted today, but they were revolutionary in the Middle Ages.

The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers which are mathematically related to each other. Many people know at least the first few numbers in the sequence, which begins with: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, and continues with each number being the sum of the previous two numbers. The Fibonacci sequence is used to describe a number of phenomena, such as the golden ratio and the tendency of plants to grow in spirals, maximizing their efficiency in a neat Fibonacci sequence. It should be noted that Fibonacci did not discover this sequence, but he does deserve credit for introducing it to the West from India.

3 posted on 01/01/2023 11:30:02 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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http://crochetpatterns09.blogspot.com/2010/07/fibonacci-crochet-scarf.html


4 posted on 01/01/2023 11:30:29 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I saw a post today in one of my FB crafting groups that Disney is cracking down on Etsy vrafters again.


5 posted on 01/01/2023 11:32:06 AM PST by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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please add my name to the ping list
thank you
ptsal


6 posted on 01/01/2023 11:32:20 AM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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please add my name to the ping list
thank you
ptsal


7 posted on 01/01/2023 11:32:33 AM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Thank you for the thread, Diana!

How interesting!

Happy, Blessed New Year!


8 posted on 01/01/2023 11:33:25 AM PST by pax_et_bonum (God is good, He loves us, and He is always with us.)
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Done! :)


9 posted on 01/01/2023 11:34:32 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Happy New Year, FRiends!


10 posted on 01/01/2023 12:20:53 PM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

I’ll have some pictures this month. In the meantime I have been watching a show on satellite, and I haven’t seen anything in years worth watching. It’s a series called Secret Restorations and there have been about 8 episodes so far each one fantastic. Relatives and friends submit an item to a team of expert restorers and they fix and mint each item out to surprise the relative. Great show.


11 posted on 01/01/2023 12:30:38 PM PST by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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Happy New Year, everyone.

Not ‘creating/making/sharing’ right now with dad in the hospital/rehab, but I expect to have plenty of opportunities later ... looking forward to “doing something” creative! :-)


12 posted on 01/01/2023 12:51:54 PM PST by Qiviut (I'm not out of control, I'm just not in their control. $hot $hills: Sod Off)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Happy New Year’s everyone!

I have been supposed to start knitting a scarf since Thanksgiving —I hope mentioning it here will “encourage” me to start it before next month, LOL!

The bad thing is that I want it to be thick and warm, so the thin yarn I bought won’t do—I need to buy some that is thicker.

Well, I guess that will encourage me to start and finish quickly, as I have used up all the corners where my yarn goes! Plus, it really is getting cold.

I wish everyone good fortune with their New Year’s resolutions and projects!


13 posted on 01/01/2023 1:15:34 PM PST by Chicory
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Sounds a bit like The Repair Shop on Netflix. I haven’t watched that in a while, but it was fun when I did!


14 posted on 01/01/2023 1:40:23 PM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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I haven’t seen that. Secret Restoration is on the History channel. Family heirlooms that mean a lot, everything from a cannon to a treadle sewing machine. They have a team of incredible crafts people. They have 3 or 4 items on each episode and a reveal to the family member at the end.


15 posted on 01/01/2023 1:51:56 PM PST by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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It sounds awfully similar. The Repair Shop was a BBC thing and filmed somewhere in England. They used experts from every different craft and discipline. So very cool. I’ll have to look up the History channel version.


16 posted on 01/01/2023 2:08:59 PM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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I love to fix things and have restored many, my mom’s hope chest, sewing machine, a metal table with wooden base from the 1950’s. All items from my family. Plus some statues, cuckoo clocks, all with family ties. Its restoring history.


17 posted on 01/01/2023 2:47:53 PM PST by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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Love that! I love bringing new life to other things that were once loved.

My family thinks I’m nuts, to want the cast-offs. My kitchen is filled with pots, pans, colanders, and a wide assortment of cooking gadgets and utensils from my grandparents on down. I use all of it, every single day. It brings me great happiness to use the things they did. It’s almost like they are still with me, guiding my hands and my brain to work together the way they did.

Especially anything from my grandparents and my parents. It’s hard to let it go. I donate a lot of stuff, but some things just have a very personal connection. I am what my mama used to say was “seventy-mental” (sentimental).

While I appreciate modern conveniences, I do love the craftsmanship of things from their time. They are exquisitely made. No way I can use things made in China when I have all this from their homeland or from the mid-20th century America. It is history. Mine and theirs.


18 posted on 01/01/2023 3:54:46 PM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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I know exactly how you feel.


19 posted on 01/01/2023 5:05:33 PM PST by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Happy New Year Diana!
This year I crocheted a number of snowflakes and used them on my Christmas tree. I also added the string of “popcorn” and “cranberries” that I crocheted last year. I was quite pleased with how it all turned out!


20 posted on 01/01/2023 7:42:47 PM PST by Grammy (When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty. Thomas Jefferson)
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