tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post8192086388275375589..comments2024-01-23T01:25:54.343-05:00Comments on Another Sewing Scientist: In which sewing and science collide once again.Another Sewing Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784360747028884noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-42908246751921413232013-02-21T00:59:15.803-05:002013-02-21T00:59:15.803-05:00Aaah I love this! Isn't it great when sewing a...Aaah I love this! Isn't it great when sewing and science overlap? And just so you know, I've taught in a couple of schools with no lab facilities to speak of, so we used alcohol burners when we could since, like you, we had no gas line for burners. Flinn Scientific has wicks, but they're definitely not cheaper than twill tape, and I think they might only sell to schools and universities. Cation Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785063344305810736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-68204745104637681792013-02-20T05:13:38.665-05:002013-02-20T05:13:38.665-05:00That is very interesting and way cool! Love it wh...That is very interesting and way cool! Love it when two different crafts/media/arts/whatever work together. And I did add myself to your map!Linda Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655695696943452993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-74961918562666032662013-02-20T05:08:16.417-05:002013-02-20T05:08:16.417-05:00That is very interesting and way cool! Love it wh...That is very interesting and way cool! Love it when two different crafts/media/arts/whatever work together. And I did add myself to your map!Linda Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655695696943452993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-72157113356778046602013-02-19T15:56:57.888-05:002013-02-19T15:56:57.888-05:00I just saw your pin - you're really on Manitou...I just saw your pin - you're really on Manitoulan Island?! How's the fabric shopping situation? ;)Another Sewing Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784360747028884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-68616539265732967892013-02-19T15:55:30.381-05:002013-02-19T15:55:30.381-05:00I always pride myself on finding solutions to prob...I always pride myself on finding solutions to problems (duh,isn't that what scientists are supposed to do?), but sometimes I get functional fixedness and get stuck for a while. Don't we all sometimes?Another Sewing Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784360747028884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-53073789840538807632013-02-19T15:53:53.188-05:002013-02-19T15:53:53.188-05:00That's a great idea - but the hole in an alcoh...That's a great idea - but the hole in an alcohol burner is small and round, so I needed something like a cord or something that could be rolled into a cord shape. I'll check there next time.Another Sewing Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784360747028884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-37727048790980782282013-02-19T15:53:50.099-05:002013-02-19T15:53:50.099-05:00I don't think I will ever look at twill tape a...I don't think I will ever look at twill tape again and not think about using it as a wick...fantastic idea! By the way, your Sewintist map is so much fun! Thanks for starting that.Manitoulin Threadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17160636751409209343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-24314389701881025682013-02-19T15:50:40.207-05:002013-02-19T15:50:40.207-05:00You want to talk about genius? Try working in a l...You want to talk about genius? Try working in a lab with people from developing countries. They can turn anything into anything else. I saw a group of students from the Phillipines turn a table fan sideways and drill holes to make a minicentrifuge; the Columbian students laughed at my wick dilema and told me to steal strings from the janitor's mop; the African students reuse disposable pipets until there are no graduation marks left on them. We have it easy around here. Another Sewing Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945784360747028884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-64891633005999456692013-02-19T15:18:29.426-05:002013-02-19T15:18:29.426-05:00GENIUS! Seriously a great idea. My Mom keeps try...GENIUS! Seriously a great idea. My Mom keeps trying to give me oil lamps with no wick. I might just take those off her hands after all.Meg the Grandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505371880343451606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-82589970391431837452013-02-19T08:18:01.743-05:002013-02-19T08:18:01.743-05:00You're so creative! I think camping supply com...You're so creative! I think camping supply companies might sell wicks for kerosene lamps because there are definitely still people who camp with them.Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204598010453409678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2433539191806188695.post-57874930834172998142013-02-18T21:36:38.741-05:002013-02-18T21:36:38.741-05:00You are a genius! That is wicked smart!You are a genius! That is wicked smart!Nettiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005830016547676928noreply@blogger.com