New word in my vocabulary
09-17-2011, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by kuntryquilter
Good answer. I like this on the best of all. LOL
Originally Posted by meemersmom
Fangle -- an unintentional typographical error that causes great confusion and distress in guessing game participants.
09-17-2011, 08:54 AM
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I'm a bit confused - at first you typed fangle, then below you typed fankle - which word did you mean to post? 'fangle' the way Helen used it meant to 'maneuver'. Please set me right?
Originally Posted by rosemary krupski
Helen Kelley's THE JOY OF QUILTING is one of the most enjoyable books I have read. It is a collection of short stories about quilting and her adventures. You would all enjoy it.
This is her explanation - "This afternoon I have been taking my 'fankle' apart, bit by bit. A fankle is what Scottish needleworkers call a snarly mess. Until I met people who do large, counted thread pictures and kept their flosses in controlled assortments, I thought that everyone's embroidery threads were in a fankle."
Some days I feel as though my quilting is in a fankle.
Get the book. You will love it! Thanks everyone for guessing!
This is her explanation - "This afternoon I have been taking my 'fankle' apart, bit by bit. A fankle is what Scottish needleworkers call a snarly mess. Until I met people who do large, counted thread pictures and kept their flosses in controlled assortments, I thought that everyone's embroidery threads were in a fankle."
Some days I feel as though my quilting is in a fankle.
Get the book. You will love it! Thanks everyone for guessing!
09-17-2011, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by rosemary krupski
I have been reading a fantastic, whimsical book called JOY OF QUILTING by Helen Kelley and I came across a wonderful new word in her book that I had never heard of. I was wondering if anyone on the board knows what a "fangle" is? I will expose the meaning after some of you guess.
a template for a fan angle?
09-17-2011, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Tartan
A tangle with fangs? I've always used it as new fangled or fancy invention. I learned 2 new quilting words this week too...quilt poop and thread turds. Can't wait to throw those into a conversation! :lol:
09-17-2011, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by rosemary krupski
Helen Kelley's THE JOY OF QUILTING is one of the most enjoyable books I have read. It is a collection of short stories about quilting and her adventures. You would all enjoy it.
This is her explanation - "This afternoon I have been taking my 'fankle' apart, bit by bit. A fankle is what Scottish needleworkers call a snarly mess. Until I met people who do large, counted thread pictures and kept their flosses in controlled assortments, I thought that everyone's embroidery threads were in a fankle."
FANKLE??????????????
That's a new question all together.
Some days I feel as though my quilting is in a fankle.
Get the book. You will love it! Thanks everyone for guessing!
This is her explanation - "This afternoon I have been taking my 'fankle' apart, bit by bit. A fankle is what Scottish needleworkers call a snarly mess. Until I met people who do large, counted thread pictures and kept their flosses in controlled assortments, I thought that everyone's embroidery threads were in a fankle."
FANKLE??????????????
That's a new question all together.
Some days I feel as though my quilting is in a fankle.
Get the book. You will love it! Thanks everyone for guessing!
09-17-2011, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by kwilter
Could be this site needs a "spellchecker" button.....?
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