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Beatrix
Experiment!
23 April 2024
The video doesn´t work (at least for me). If I click on "activate" or the play-button it just disapp...
Katrin
Spinning Speed Ponderings, Part I.
15 April 2024
As far as I know, some fabrics do get washed before they are sold, and some might not be. But I can'...
Kareina
Spinning Speed Ponderings, Part I.
15 April 2024
I have seen you say few times that "no textile ever is finished before it's been wet and dried again...
Katrin
How on earth did they do it?
27 March 2024
Ah, that's good to know! I might have a look around just out of curiosity.
I've since learned that w...
Heather Athebyne
How on earth did they do it?
25 March 2024
...though not entirely easy. I've been able to get my hands on a few strands over the years for Geor...
Animal Sounds & Related Words
Have you ever noticed that different languages use different words to mimic or describe animal sounds? A professor in Adelaide has made a compilation of the sounds for animal sounds in different languages - you can find it here, complete with some common commands as well.
I can only speak for the German bits, where there's actually more sounds that can be used; at least I have heard other sounds as well in German language. In some cases, there's also a difference between mimicking the sound and describing it, and the table seems to mix both of them in some cases. I find it very interesting, though, and quite amusing to learn that French pigs go "groin groin"!
I can only speak for the German bits, where there's actually more sounds that can be used; at least I have heard other sounds as well in German language. In some cases, there's also a difference between mimicking the sound and describing it, and the table seems to mix both of them in some cases. I find it very interesting, though, and quite amusing to learn that French pigs go "groin groin"!
