tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post4851539636386438030..comments2023-05-16T20:37:25.510+10:00Comments on art and etc: mmmmmm paper....ronniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post-34596412536624474652010-11-17T21:28:14.904+11:002010-11-17T21:28:14.904+11:00I agree - great advice from Carol. I try to do it,...I agree - great advice from Carol. I try to do it, but often make my arrows so far apart that by the time I am cutting down a smallish cover then there are no arrows left on that bit! Sigh. I agree as well re watermarks would be very handy. All your thoughts and tips are the things that most beginners think - oh it doesn't matter - and most who have been doing things for a while KNOW make all the difference. ASs Carol also says - if I could only follow my own advice all the time!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post-57130363586794058392010-11-12T09:10:11.461+11:002010-11-12T09:10:11.461+11:00And wouldn't it be handy if all watermarks ran...And wouldn't it be handy if all watermarks ran along the grain edge, like the mill mark on fabric selvedge?<br /><br />And Carol's tip is a good one to apply to paper, too. Those odd pieces that you want to save for something else have an annoying way of re-shuffling themselves on their shelf!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post-26250397603587889882010-11-12T00:49:16.516+11:002010-11-12T00:49:16.516+11:00oooo nice tip Carol; and Ronnie, such a insightful...oooo nice tip Carol; and Ronnie, such a insightful post.Abigail Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972225389413544677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post-25645503362459955282010-11-11T17:58:33.648+11:002010-11-11T17:58:33.648+11:00great advice carol! thanks for your valuable addit...great advice carol! thanks for your valuable addition!ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2786182111675568241.post-78850511842748743092010-11-11T17:43:59.407+11:002010-11-11T17:43:59.407+11:00I love your teaching style, very warm & reassu...I love your teaching style, very warm & reassuring. I have one addition to make to checking the grain of boards. Once you've identified the grain put a little arrow to show which way it goes. Every time you need to cut a piece from that board mark the grain on the cut piece before you cut it. The smaller the piece of board gets the more difficult it is to flex it so if you've added the little arrow you'll always know. And I do wish I always followed my own advice.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914350639398715648noreply@blogger.com