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Old 04-19-2011, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Why is it called "schnibbles"? It looks like pretty direct snowballed bow-ties to me?

It's lovely though!!

Jan in VA

Went online and found this.

Schnibble: noun A scrap of fabric; a leftover bit of cloth; a small piece. The word has a German origin and is found primarily in German settlements in the Midwest.


From the Dictionary of American Regional English published by the Harvard University Press.
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