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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT><BR>Can someone point me towards a drawing of a flax strick? I
have been doodling and need one to look at. Would flax on a distaff be
acceptable?</DIV>
<P><SPAN class=411403517-23062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> >>>>>>>></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=411403517-23062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Sure!
Come over to my house and I'll show you several! OK, that won't work for
today. :(</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=411403517-23062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>There
are pictures of distaves on my webpage (very large images, takes forever to
load):</FONT></SPAN></P><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="http://fibers.destinyslobster.com/Spinning/spinpics.htm">http://fibers.destinyslobster.com/Spinning/spinpics.htm</A></FONT>
<P><SPAN class=411403517-23062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Does
anyone have Markham's _The English Housewife_ and access to a scanner? Page
157 has some textile tools from Randle Holme, The Academy of Armory. OR if
someone or their local herald has a copy of the CD version of the Academy of
Armory (I searched online and found it's $75... surely some herald or other
geek in the kingdom has picked one up)... look for distaff, swingle, flax
brake, wool bales, spindle, reel, hackle, wool comb... they're all in
there!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=411403517-23062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I'll
keep looking online.............</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=411403517-23062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>>>>>>>>>></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=411403517-23062005> </SPAN>I would be happy to help with
guild work here in the Southern Region.</P>
<P><SPAN class=411403517-23062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>>>>>>>>>>>></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=411403517-23062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
Southern Region does not usually seem to suffer any lack of Guild activities.
But the more the merrier! :D</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=411403517-23062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>AnneLiese</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=411403517-23062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>(Southern Region... as is Sarah... and Carowyn... and
AEllin)</FONT></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>