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- From: dawn@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Dawn Burgess)
- Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles
- Subject: Re: Need x-stitch hints
- Date: 27 Jan 1993 17:21:32 GMT
- Organization: Stanford Univ. Earth Sciences
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- References: <1993Jan26.084806.21780@newstand.syr.edu> <1k50n1INNfmb@cornwall.cs.purdue.edu> <1993Jan27.065914.29533@epas.toronto.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan27.065914.29533@epas.toronto.edu> dschlow@epas.utoronto.ca (Deborah Schlow) writes:
- >
- >I have been reading a lot of British needlework and cross-stitch
- >magazines in the past six weeks. A VERY expensive habit that I picked
- >up over Christmas break. They all advertise 24 carat gold needles,
- >both #24 and #26. The asking price is usually about 6 pounds sterling
- >for three. The obvious advantage to these needles is that they would
- >not rust. Has anyone seen an ad for such needles in American or
- >Canadian magazines, or have you seen them in your stores? I would like
- >to get some. I have no objection to ordering them from England, except
- >that it is kind of a hassle. Any information would be gratefully appreciated.
- >
- >Deborah
- >
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- I saw an ad in Threads for gold needles a few issues back.
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- Dawn
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