tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post5153473792026936766..comments2024-03-04T07:40:27.538+00:00Comments on N e e d l e p r i n t: Lights for StitchingN E E D L E P R I N Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05016259421156728225noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-31559551704045035242010-04-09T12:24:03.476+01:002010-04-09T12:24:03.476+01:00Especially since our power went out last night for...Especially since our power went out last night for over 6 hours and I had to use my kerosene lamps to finish the last bit I was stitching when we lost it!The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10226040212425559526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-3060207760036229702010-04-08T12:52:41.535+01:002010-04-08T12:52:41.535+01:00Because we like in a rural area we have kerosene l...Because we like in a rural area we have kerosene lamps for lighting in emergencies and use them a couple of times a year. They have a thick cotton wick that is flat and about an inch wide that a wheel on the side of the neck of the two part lamp (separating base and lantern glass above) you can raise and lower the wick for lighting, dimming and to move up the wick as it burns away. They give good lighting for reading but sewing wouldn't be easy. I imagine a water filled focusing device would improve that, however.<br /><br />Interesting to think of our stitching ancestors using these things. I won't light mine without thinking of them from now on.The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10226040212425559526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-51471204222600543432010-04-07T23:49:45.151+01:002010-04-07T23:49:45.151+01:00i so enjoy each and everyone of your posts
always ...i so enjoy each and everyone of your posts<br />always interesting and thought provoking <br />thanks so muchcorinnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529649271194301849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-43394823303606283442010-04-07T21:35:36.994+01:002010-04-07T21:35:36.994+01:00This reminds me of the stories that my Dad told of...This reminds me of the stories that my Dad told of studying by oil/kerosene lamp when he was a child in the late 30's. They lived in rural Iowa in the U.S. kind of back in a wooded area. My family still have the oil lamps, they are all clear glass along the lines of these pictured. <br />Thanks for sharing, I love your blogging topics. It is the highlight of my days to read your posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com