Saturday, April 26, 2014

Marvelous story: First Phase Chief's Blanket sets record at John Moran Auctioneers

Via Cousin Colby


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  1. Very nice. Just too bad after auction fees and taxes he will only end up with about a third of that. Still enough to have a good rest of his life if he does not go crazy.

    Badger

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    1. & hope the new found wealth doesn't affect his family relationships.

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  2. Just think, that could have ended up donated to Goodwill. God bless him and his family.

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  3. Good point and could have been thrown away by now. Too bad you can't make the PATCON again.

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  4. What a great story with such a happy ending - I hope he does okay with the money, too.
    I am encouraged now more than ever that it isn't silly to bring the little loom to PATCON - somebody might like to learn how to weave a future heirloom, right??? I don't have any cochineal dye, but probably could find some little ladybugs somewhere and we could make our own. ;)

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  5. yes - here is all you ever wanted to know about those little bugs - quite fascinating actually:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal

    Source for buying - http://cochinealdye.com/html/cochineal.html

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  6. I will see if I can find a local source. My dyeing has been limited to Kool-Aid because of the safety factor (no heavy metal mordants needed) and it is permanent. Was going to bring a bunch of wool for dyeing in Kool-Aid.
    Then there's the indigo dye that is very cool and was cultivated in colonial South Carolina.
    Here I go, off to the races again ;)

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    1. Kool-Aid is fine, it's just I don't know anything about it and thought you needed the other. :) Of course, I don't know nuthin' about much. :)

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  7. It's just kind of cool to see little black bugs making such a pretty color of red - who'd of thunk it???

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