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I learned that for the past 40 years, I have been holding my fork incorrectly. I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to anyone I have ever eaten with.

Wool felt (not crappy craft felt) is lovely to work with. I made a red-and-gold ball last night (it will eventually be a Soviet satellite) using a pattern from an old Dover book. It's as round as round can be. I can make a Gema when I've found the right yellow.

Finished Hello Treebeard. Mom said, "Is that the log that the Log Lady carries around?" "Yes. Yes, it is."

Hm. Log...

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Re: Yay gemamaking

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It's still in print at a reasonable price, and available used (in Dover's usual bulletproof binding) for even less:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0486246388/102-6970135-8412969?%5Fencoding=UTF8

The ball pattern I used is six pieces. There's also one in four pieces (not as round, the author warns) and (I think) eight pieces. I did the six-piece ball traced straight from the book, and the end result is about the size of a cantaloupe or biggish grapefruit.