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Do you get more stuff you don’t like, doesn’t fit, you hate the colors, or you just don’t want every…

So*, yesterday, I used the block method (it’s a locally written book on pattern making, so for all I know,…

DMC and Anchor cotton embroidery flosses (in the US and Canada, at any rate) are both colorfast and do not…

I checked out a link a friend sent me for ribbon embroidery. It’s something I sure hadn’t considered, but I…

I’m using my cheaper chinese cotton at $1.35 a meter/45 inches wide for practice. Broadcloth is the cheapest at $0.45…

His mother would like me to wear a shalwaar kameez to the wedding, and likely all other family events most…

If you’ve never seen one and want an idea of what I’m talking about, look at these ones. The ones…

Fahim and I had dinner at his parent’s. String hoppers, dahl, mutton curry and chicken curry. It was good! And…

Yeah, I think that’s about how I usually test on these things. It’s hard for me to remember . ….

From CNN. —–Begin Quote ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — The Pakistan earthquake toll has reached 18,000 dead and more than 41,000…

Bird flu village isolated in Romania. —–Begin Quote Romanian officials quarantined a Danube delta village of about 30 people Friday…

So*, we bought a boxed set of Star Wars. Well, we have the boxed set for the old series (Star…

Oh, yeah, baby! Poor Ike! He came shopping with Kim and I, and it must have been torture being dragged…

So*. I’ve been having very little luck finding bras here. I’ve tried Odel’s, but the first time, it was incredibly…

The new moon was not sighted last night, so Ramadan didn’t start today, but is supposed to start tomorrow. Fahim,…

Kim and I went shopping today and our first stop was Sarasavi’s Bookshop in Nugegoda. They’re the biggest bookshop in…

"You can confirm content by burning a small peice. If it goes to ash, it’s a natural fiber. Fine ash…

Malli is the Sinhalese word for "little brother", and that’s Fahim’s brother’s nickname in the family. And so, that’s how…

I have to clarify – the Salusala store we were in used to, years and years ago, have hand-woven and…

Not words you’d normally think of that belong in the same sentence, eh? I forgot to consider colors running in…

Yeah, I’ve thought about having someone send it to me. Since my sister will be leaving so much sooner for…

The really nice silk I saw and fell in love with was probably at $2.35 a yard – drapes beautifully….

From information that I found, it seems that silk is dry clean only (most of the time anyway) simply because…