I gave up tv too. It is too vile for me. I felt my brain cells dying off.

I have only found these beautiful fascinating programs. I don’t have time for anything 😂 anymore Wonderful

Me too. Haven’t watched tv in years. Kate is so real and entertaining. Plus I always seem to learn something….even if it’s just how to be comfortable in my own skin. Very important stuff!🦋

Yes. We tend to forget some had a hard life when growing up. My dad the same. Hungry. Did well for himself but never got over his childhood. Food i thought spoilt he would say there was nothing wrong with it.

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Yes. Same here. My grandmother told me she chewed and swallowed bits of blotting paper in school in the morning to stop her tummy from growling.

My mom was the same about anything used or old, even lovely antiques. She also thought it represented being poor as she grew up without a dad when he died when she was only six leaving his wife alone with 4 children to support in the 1930’s. When I was first married. I was going to buy a beautiful antique bedroom set and she would not allow it. She couldn’t fathom buying something old that had belonged fed to “who knows who” when I could perfectly afford something new and modern. Oh and she hated quilts too. Guess what...I am an avid quilter. Lol. Oh well. Guess I was born in the wrong century. Happy belated birthday Kate

I am so glad most of us will never know what it is like to be hungry. We are so lucky. My own father was in a Russian labour camp during WW2 and never ate well for over a year. He always drummed into us never to waste food and even to this day, I too hate to see people waste food. We do not know how lucky we are.

Definitely agree with that 😀

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Me too!

Yes love to watch ...from usa

Thank you so much xxx

I have friends in Mobil Alabama, I am in UK 😊

the fabric was wet and dripping! next Sunday! xxx

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Well said, Kim. I feel the same way.

@@tinatippin5705 thanks for your comment ! I usually watch Kates videos on a Monday morning here in Australia. Perfect start to the week ❤

Happy belated birthday! ❤️❤️ I so enjoy our Sunday visits on the couch.

How fabulous. What great memories.

Yes, that is what our tradition was, my dad made a fairly big wool rug, which I kept till it was threadbare, have to get round to making one myself.

Discovered Kate a few weeks ago and am catching up on the many, many generous episodes, love, love, love this vlog!

There will be lots more treats from around the world passed down now too 😁

Just arrived from Arne and Carlos, thanks for the welcome.

I remember those blankets, were they plain with stripes across the top end , and sheets made of twill, mum bought them by the yard and hemmed them top and bottom, very rough.

@@Laura55sere I don't recall if there were stripes, only that they were green. Ma would sew a wide binding that gave at least a bit of relief from the itch and scratch. I remember that our sheets were white percale. One of my first chores as a youngster was ironing them.

@@Hiker_who_Sews I still have a green army blanket, I can't bear to get rid of it. I have slowly given away all my extra blankets to people that needed them but I guess that dark army blanket has too many memoriea

Yes..wool blankets..very wonderful..n warm!🙋🏼‍♀️🌻🇺🇸

@@Wyldhare47 Yes, love me a wool blanket. Before I retired, I would take a half size wool blanket with me in the morning to wrap around my lap and legs (to mid calf) to keep my warm until the car warmed up on the drive to work. And then I would take it into the office with me for the same reason cuz the office (the whole building really) would be cold until about 10 or 11 am (maybe later on a Monday). People would ask me why I brought and gave me a raised eyebrow look when I explained, but the laugh was on them ...... I was warm when they were not.

Thank you so much xxx

and I would just love that! poor Arne - I guess Carol will be home soon xxxxx

I did offer to go and keep Arne safe in the dark, but I got not reply :)

I plan on being like you when I retire! You are very inspirational to me!

Yes...I first learnt to rag rug the Proddy method 18 years ago but never finished as the tutor used old felted blanket and fleece jackets, neither of which seemed to be available in Charity shops. But in 2019 i took a class with Heather Ritchie and realised that you can use pretty much anything fabric that stays together when cut/doesn't shred. Some textile artists even use plastic bags and mirrors etc for decorative wall hangings. The Hooky method is great as there is less cutting and it uses tons of fabric even in a small 10 x 10 inch piece. Found out a few years back that not all donated items make it to the charity shop. It depends on what the Sorters deem suitable and many old things that have felted up go into the Blue Bags that are bought up at a £1 per bag by companies. Its like not being allowed to salvage at the Tip/Recycling centre because the council ate selling things to companies. Very annoying and doesn't help save the planet if we are not encouraged to recycle! in my opinion anyway. Hope that this helps others see the possibilities.

Yes if Kate had a spare room she would make loads from hosting residential retreats for all us hippy crafters. I would be more than happy to pay for a weekend of gardening and crafting and eating lovely vegetarian food.

Mary, thank you for your comment, my Nanna migrated from Kent in very early 1900s, we had two lovely mats in our houses I believe they were my Nanas, they were multi coloured ones made from various wooden garment pieces my Mum treasured them, I think Nanna or an immigrant friend must have made them they were not new when we had them in our bathroom and laundry but our Mum looked after them well, eventually the backing was beyond mending sadly.

@Gymnastics101 I only use burlap made from linen now, as the foundation for mats. Jute burlap disintegrates over time and sooner if it gets wet. When I put all that work into a mat, I want it to outlast me and be able to be passed on to the next generation. Linen foundation is more expensive but timeless. ( linen is also more comfortable to work on as it is smooth and soft.)

@@1954F, thank you for this tip, I agree it was the sacking cloth as we knew it by that ours had as backing I was a kid in the fifties and ours were not new then. My Mum would carefully put patches on patches until they must have completely worn out, I absolutely loved them and would pull the tufts apart in an effort to figure out how they were made, seeing Kates part one was wonderful I’m finally going to learn how as I had no idea what the craft was called. Thank you Linen makes wonderful cloth.🌸🙂

Where did you get your blankets as hubby and I get very much out of breath trying to change the duvets and we would like to go back to blankets to make life a little bit easier thanks

@@janettebarr6538 Mine are family hand downs, one was my great grandma's from the 1890s. Sorry I can't help. I have seen some unused but vintage ones on eBay though, as older people seemed to receive lots of bedding as wedding gifts and then never use some of it. I used to hate duvet cover change day, too.

Thanks for that I thought you might have a contact that I could source them from I’ll keep trying

Oh that’s so awesome, my mom did the same thing !

The lovely flowers too are beautiful!