My foot's in my mouth...or not?

[Margo C.]

LOL! Margo, we laugh at that but think about how far we've come! I remember about 20 years ago, watching "Star Trek: The Next Generation" with my trekkie nut husband and seeing the character of Captain Picard using an e-reader. I don't remember what they called it on the show. But I distinctly remember telling my husband that I wanted one of those! He just rolled his eyes and laughed at me! Who's laughing now?

[Catherine S.]

When I was young (ages ago), Mom would have us run the hot iron over wax paper, then onto a brown paper bag. It was to clean the iron and keep it smooth. The paper bag removed any wax that was on the iron. It worked great for that, but I wouldn't put it on my fabric. I too seem to have trouble keeping my foot out of my mouth.

[Catherine S.]

Orientation of photos taken with iPads and iPhone is an interesting thing. Apple does not mark the "bottom" of the photo with the same conventions as everyone else. I experimented a great deal after realizing I was sending upside down and sideways pictures to my computer friends. Most of the time, if I have the home button on the RIGHT side, they will get the correct orientation.

[Rita C.]

Cathy, you have just reminded me that we used to clean the iron by wrapping a candle in brown paper and running the iron over it.

[Margo C.]

Orientation of photos taken with iPads and iPhone is an interesting thing. Apple does not mark the "bottom" of the photo with the same conventions as everyone else. I experimented a great deal after realizing I was sending upside down and sideways pictures to my computer friends. Most of the time, if I have the home button on the RIGHT side, they will get the correct orientation.

Good to know, Carole! Thanks!!

[Norma H.]

Thanks Carole, I will send this information to my DIL.

[Norma H.]

So I wonder if your 'greasproof' paper is actually our 'parchment paper' rather than our 'waxed paper'. Our parchment paper works perfectly for keeping fusibles from the iron, but I don't think I would use waxed paper for that (although I haven't tried). Seems like the wax would melt onto the iron.

Nancy

Not sure about this one. 'Greaseproof' paper is from the kitchen dept.(comes on a roll) and is used for wrapping sandwiches, cheese, etc. and we also have tracing paper (comes as a pad usually but I also have a large roll - 30" wide), which is similar but slightly less mottled to see through, and we have parchment paper which is like tracing paper but a thicker/heavier grade (& comes on a pad or as individual sheets). The last two come from draughtsman/office supplies or crafting supplies. That said before tracing paper & parchment came onto the market in any quantity greaseproof was used for tracings etc in the home (the old 'what have I got that will do the job' mentality)

[Nancy R.]

Our parchment paper comes on a roll in the kitchen department. I use it to line my cookie sheets when cooking and for fusible web.

Nancy

[Nancy R.]

Our parchment paper comes on a roll in the kitchen department. I use it to line my cookie sheets when cooking and for fusible web.

Nancy

Thanks for reminding me (it is ages since I did any baking) we also have baking parchment paper and silcon baking paper, which are upmarket versions of grease proof. Well, what ever it is called, it still doesn't stick to fabric when it is ironed :P

[Nancy R.]

I was insisting that I used wax paper to iron on fabric the other day. My friend looked confused....described what she used to use it for, then I realized I had gotten the two mixed up. I think that is what that woman in the quilt store did too. I was very insistent too.
Now my foot was TRULY in my mouth. ops:

[Susan B.]

I just saw this on the EQ site
http://electricquilt.com/online-shop/freezer-paper/

The extra heavy weight for printing easily looks interesting. The price doesn't sound ridiculous for 50 sheets.

[Renata L.]

I just saw this on the EQ site
http://electricquilt.com/online-shop/freezer-paper/

The extra heavy weight for printing easily looks interesting. The price doesn't sound ridiculous for 50 sheets.

I did not find it ridiculously priced either. Besides liking it because I can put it in the printer, it does not seem to wrinkle as much as freezer paper made for kitchen use. I've used it doubled and even tripled for doing piping around an applique' piece when using Susan Cleveland's method of adding piping.

[Renata L.]

Hi all! Ahem, ... my foot is always in my mouth, except when I take it out to "overshare". Friends know I give "TMI" but since most of them do too, they put up with me :lol:

I am enjoying this inter-country comparison of paper types! I've always been fascinated by the differences in what things are called, what they are used for, etc. For instance, here in the U.S.A. we use large quantities of Epsom Salts if we use them at all. They are great for "fertilizing" rhododendrons, and doctors have you soak some wounds in it, and soak your whole body for muscle aches. But when I was in Mexico and needed some for the soaking-doctors-orders thing, they had never heard of using it for that. They use tiny amounts for "loosening you up", and that's all. I didn't pack my own, to avoid the airline $$ for an extra or over-weight suitcase.

Thanks for the iPad photo orientation tip!!! Yay!

[Rita C.]

Oh you can't beat the bath with epsom salts after a hard day at the sewing machine. I always have a large tub just beside the bath. I never thought about this before now Lisa but maybe my mother's expression "it went through me like a dose of salts" refers to epsom salts... must ask her tomorrow.

[E.M. T.]

Hum??? I've heard that one, too !? :shock: