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Embroidery Transfers

Is there such a thing as a computer printer which can print using embroidery transfer ink ? I can find beautiful pictures which I'd love to embroider, but I can only work from transfers. Can't draw...
14:36 Sun 26th May 20132 answers, last by Ratty2E 16:48 Sun 26th May 2013
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Smocking Spots

Anyone know where I can buy smocking spots ? I've tried haberdashers and craft shops, and a search on the Internet has turned up nonsense....
21:36 Fri 24th May 20134 answers, last by atalanta 14:34 Sun 26th May 2013
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Land Of Quilts

A million years ago, when I was little, I had a book where the story was set in a quilt-land. The whole landscape was made up of patchwork and quilts and pillows, and everyone had to bounce around...
15:27 Thu 25th Apr 20131 answer, last by woofgang 15:29 Thu 25th Apr 2013
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What Does This Bit Of Christian Scripture Mean ?

( Matthew 10:34) Words which the gospel ascribes to Jesus Christ "I come not to bring peace but a sword" I've never understood this. Does this mean Christianity is not a religion of peace ?...
21:59 Fri 12th Apr 201339 answers, last by jomifl 14:38 Wed 24th Apr 2013
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Tapestry Wool

Anyone know if there is a shop selling the full range of tapestry wool in either Birmingham or Oxford - fairly accessible from either city-centre, please. I can't go traipsing out to Solihull or...
18:51 Sat 06th Apr 20136 answers, last by mosesg 12:22 Mon 08th Apr 2013
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Rasta Music

Is there any market for old vinyl singles of original rasta songs from the late 1960s/1970s ?
13:45 Fri 22nd Feb 20131 answer, last by Haggisdj 13:58 Fri 22nd Feb 2013
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Body Farm - Only Slightly Gruesome

Does anyone know if there is a Body Farm in the UK ? In case anyone is unfamiliar, ( or such a thing might exist in the UK under a different name), it is a place where donated bodies are deposited for...
21:30 Sun 10th Feb 20132 answers, last by mccfluff 21:40 Sun 10th Feb 2013
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Royal Southpaws

Does anyone know if any members of the Royal family - present or recent past - are or were left-handers ? Diana ? The Queen Mum ? Harry ? Just curious....
21:58 Tue 22nd Jan 20134 answers, last by Buenchico 03:04 Wed 23rd Jan 2013
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A Bone To Pick With Evolution

If you could argue with Evolution, what would you complain about ? (I know a lot of men who would like to moan about baldness) My bone to pick would be human feet. If we must have five...
13:52 Sat 22nd Dec 201219 answers, last by Georgiesmum 17:53 Sat 22nd Dec 2012
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Massacre of the Innocents

can anyone tell me of any ancient historians, apart from the Gospel writers, who recorded Herod's Massacre of the Innocents ? I can't find any myself, but wouldn't you think that such a ghastly crime...
02:34 Fri 16th Nov 201210 answers, last by chakka35 12:33 Mon 19th Nov 2012
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Volunteer work

I'm going to have some time to spare, so which good cause should I offer to help? I don't fancy working in a charity shop, training for the CAB or for the Samaritans. Nor do I want to sit in some back...
21:08 Fri 07th Sep 201219 answers, last by dance2trance 19:42 Wed 26th Sep 2012
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Charities

Is it worth putting up a section or sub-section for questions about charities ? If there already is one, I can't find it....
20:38 Fri 24th Aug 20126 answers, last by humbersloop 14:38 Tue 28th Aug 2012
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Non-answers

Is there any way to discourage people from "answering" a question if they do not actually have any kind of answer to the problem ? Replying by saying "! don't know" is worse than...
18:19 Sun 08th Jul 20128 answers, last by bibblebub 09:33 Mon 09th Jul 2012
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Small dollar cheque - can I give it to charity ?

I have received a small cheque from an American company, and I am sure it would cost more in bank charges to cash it and turn it into sterling than it is worth. Does anyone know of any charity which...
18:55 Thu 05th Jul 20129 answers, last by dzug2 22:34 Sun 08th Jul 2012
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beacons across the UK - any geographers out there ?

There doesn't seem to be an obvious section for this question, but here goes. I am told that if you want to send a message by lighting beacons across the UK, you need only 8. If you light one at...
19:28 Mon 04th Jun 20128 answers, last by chakka35 12:00 Wed 06th Jun 2012
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Pom-pom shaped flowers - identification please ?

This spring I have seen tubs of pom-pom shaped flowers with small tight heads of petals somewhat like small dahlias, only red pink and white. Tallish stem - up to a foot tall - much like the stem of a...
22:01 Wed 30th May 20122 answers, last by hammerman 18:27 Thu 31st May 2012
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Television problem

Someone has apparently messed about with my remote control, and the option of BBC 1 has disappeared. How do I get it back ?...
18:02 Sat 05th May 20124 answers, last by solvitquick 20:16 Sat 05th May 2012
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Northern Lights

Has anyone ever seen the Northern Lights from a holiday destination, and if so, where ? I have just had a "holiday" in Iceland which was a total washout. One other traveller on the same tour...
21:50 Sat 25th Feb 20125 answers, last by shivvy 23:34 Sun 20th Jan 2013
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1 in 10 of the population

There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand Binary numbers, and those who don't.
18:20 Sun 23rd Oct 20116 answers, last by Milvus 19:58 Sun 23rd Oct 2011
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Whan answers are not answers

If I post a question, and someone replies with a pointless non-answer such as "I don't know" the system considers that my question has been answered, and ceases to flag it as an unanswered...
20:10 Sat 03rd Sep 201111 answers, last by boxtops 13:04 Mon 05th Sep 2011

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