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[badly_knitted]

While we had some good drying weather last week I decided it was time the soft toys I finally got back from storage last year had a good clean. They were stored in bags but were still dusty and looking bedraggled.

The certainly brighten the back garden up...

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[evil_little_dog]

That looks like a lot of plush birdies.

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[evil_little_dog]

Circular loom? *bright eyes* That sounds fascinating!

Most of mine are filled with fluff/fiber as far as I know. I obviously won't be washing any of the battery-operated (I have a small collection of 'rescue doggos' who either walk, bark, or dance as well as two interactive Stitch toys).

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[badly_knitted]

It's not all that thrilling to look at, just a wooden hoop with evenly spaced nails around the edge, but it's quite old.

Yeah, I've got some with batteries, or squeakers, or bells that I can't wash except with a damp cloth. The fluff filled ones should be okay though.

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[evil_little_dog]

HMMM. I will have to look that up.

Our 150-year-old loom looks a bit like this:

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[badly_knitted]

Wow! Now that's a proper loom, beautiful! Hope you can get it fixed.

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[evil_little_dog]

It's about wider than that - you can put a four-foot wide weaving on it.

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[badly_knitted]

That's HUGE! Definitely for larger projects =)

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[evil_little_dog]

Yup. Mom made some lovely rugs on it and once wove a Thing for my ex-husband which I took when he left. :D I don't know what to call it really; it's kind of. Um. Not quite a scarf? Not big enough to be a cloak?

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[badly_knitted]

A wrap perhaps? Good you got to hang on to it.

Your mum is talented!

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[evil_little_dog]

A wrap...kind of.

She is. She can't do any of it any more, alas.

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[badly_knitted]

i think that's the worst part of getting older, not being able to do the things you used to.

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[evil_little_dog]

Yup. I agree with that.