tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post1292798195683990603..comments2024-03-16T10:04:07.161-04:00Comments on oonaballoona™ | by marcy harriell: the end of the spoolmarcy harriell | oonaballoonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-66717191970543649492014-11-13T17:48:07.652-05:002014-11-13T17:48:07.652-05:00I loved when Greenberg & Hammer tried to launc...I loved when Greenberg & Hammer tried to launch online shopping. I'd always "window shopped" because it was all stuff that just couldn't be found elsewhere and certainly not here. And I remember that awkwardness the 1st, 3rd, and 10th time I walked into an art supply store and feeling like a kid in a candy shop but having no idea what was what. Then I'd end up buying Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00404449004824638306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-69928691832469265332014-11-12T09:03:24.770-05:002014-11-12T09:03:24.770-05:00HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-89269865087818724302014-11-12T09:02:27.258-05:002014-11-12T09:02:27.258-05:00i never thought of it that way-- of course!!i never thought of it that way-- of course!!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-33437136780866245842014-11-12T09:01:58.217-05:002014-11-12T09:01:58.217-05:00ooo then i'm calling it the wrong thing! surel...ooo then i'm calling it the wrong thing! surely what i have can't do that. but now i'm thinking my elastic cord would feel so much better than wire!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-90043308270497949672014-11-12T09:01:03.721-05:002014-11-12T09:01:03.721-05:00that's a bummer, i love visiting hancock's...that's a bummer, i love visiting hancock's when we jet to ruggy's hometown. they always seem to have something fascinating.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-80225207198284358822014-11-11T15:44:26.770-05:002014-11-11T15:44:26.770-05:00I love this story! It makes me so happy to read ab...I love this story! It makes me so happy to read about other people feeling the same way I do at one time or another. There are so many times that I walk into a fancy fabric store and feel hugely intimidated. I'm glad you got to use Goldilocks and Cordy - and how cool is it that they will always be with you in your garments!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811042498433296718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-62187861484049823542014-11-11T14:57:26.327-05:002014-11-11T14:57:26.327-05:00I see that I misspelled it. It's molnlycke. I ...I see that I misspelled it. It's molnlycke. I used to get it at a Hancock's fabric store when I lived in Virginia but they stopped stocking it because most customers thought it was "too expensive." It wasn't really. Lynnhttp://www.lynnspace.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-20913683546421213752014-11-11T14:33:10.676-05:002014-11-11T14:33:10.676-05:00Ruggy can play Judas! "Every time I look at y...Ruggy can play Judas! "Every time I look at you I don't understand, how you let your sewing space get so out of hand. could have been much better if you sewed to a plan"<br />MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-25251461777746767682014-11-11T12:42:01.432-05:002014-11-11T12:42:01.432-05:00ahh... cording! Do you want to know something fasc...ahh... cording! Do you want to know something fascinating someone told me on Saturday during The Sewing Party. That cording can be used as underwire for bras. Bonkers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-59953659901157858802014-11-11T12:15:03.466-05:002014-11-11T12:15:03.466-05:00now, of course, i MUST find molnlykcke thread.now, of course, i MUST find molnlykcke thread.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-61880432270126682892014-11-11T12:14:15.862-05:002014-11-11T12:14:15.862-05:00?! NO HORSEHAIR????! NO HORSEHAIR???marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-82589758360247623562014-11-11T12:13:58.525-05:002014-11-11T12:13:58.525-05:00so the service was generally like that? i was sure...so the service was generally like that? i was sure it was the smell of my obviously amateur status...marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-85266547123309225712014-11-11T12:13:09.116-05:002014-11-11T12:13:09.116-05:00those eras are no fun.those eras are no fun.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-44604495921618944912014-11-11T12:03:46.104-05:002014-11-11T12:03:46.104-05:00I too know the pain of coming to the end of an irr...I too know the pain of coming to the end of an irreplaceable spool of superior thread. I still have a small horde of Molnlykcke thread, which I cannot find anymore. I love it but I hate to use it because if I do it will be gone and I won't have it anymore (sob) and yet, it's not doing me any good just sitting there in the drawer. Lynnhttp://www.lynnspace.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-39234942612809798902014-11-11T11:05:35.825-05:002014-11-11T11:05:35.825-05:00"I don't know how to dress him."
fe..."I don't know how to dress him."<br /><br />feel over laughing when i read that one.marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-70322557675993830672014-11-11T11:05:10.418-05:002014-11-11T11:05:10.418-05:00faye, i would send you the first copy with a march...faye, i would send you the first copy with a marching band to back it up!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-79315365146730469052014-11-11T11:04:33.092-05:002014-11-11T11:04:33.092-05:00ah, i feel you on cosmetics! EVERYTHING HAS SOY IN...ah, i feel you on cosmetics! EVERYTHING HAS SOY IN IT NOW!!!marcy harriell | oonaballoonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07586073125331744719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-7565160224903205152014-11-10T11:30:45.351-05:002014-11-10T11:30:45.351-05:00Two amazing colors
Such a sad story.Two amazing colors <br />Such a sad story.SewTellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880484146053394099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-10274377296163891072014-11-10T10:51:36.072-05:002014-11-10T10:51:36.072-05:00This is such a lovely bit of writing. I thoroughly...This is such a lovely bit of writing. I thoroughly enjoyed it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-14711024336923888632014-11-10T10:43:52.164-05:002014-11-10T10:43:52.164-05:00I wish I could have parused the shop too, Imagine ...I wish I could have parused the shop too, Imagine all of the amazingness that was born from those notions over the years. angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928065238345574964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-78245706582022948582014-11-10T08:55:39.097-05:002014-11-10T08:55:39.097-05:00Greenberg and Hammer, sound more like "Hammer...Greenberg and Hammer, sound more like "Hammer House of Horror". I have to say my local fabric shop isn't quite so intimidating but then it's also not a hotbed of couture either. I asked for some horsehair tape the other day, they didn't really have any call for that kind of thing! I don't know which is worse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167754830312947336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-91443374191851993172014-11-10T08:50:47.250-05:002014-11-10T08:50:47.250-05:00Ah, Greenberg and Hammer! It's been driving me...Ah, Greenberg and Hammer! It's been driving me crazy trying to remember the name as they were my last hope for a special tool. Oh well, I guess that is where bad customer service gets you- out of business. Sadly this attitude exists in a lot of garment center locations and it's why we stick to our tried and true stores.<br />Don't worry, you will find something even more fabulous. AllSkinnyBCurvyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954233337695345589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-75440932413604970002014-11-09T22:34:30.984-05:002014-11-09T22:34:30.984-05:00I hope you soon find the start of a new era wrappe...I hope you soon find the start of a new era wrapped around something unexpected! I often think maybe I should start a new era of drinking slightly less. Then I notice my hand wrapped around a glass of something lovely and red and think, "Seriously? Fuck it."Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09506233205420220501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-87613147455642566542014-11-09T20:42:45.034-05:002014-11-09T20:42:45.034-05:00I think Greenberg and Hammer had that affect on ev...I think Greenberg and Hammer had that affect on everyone! I pretty much felt the same way when I walked into it the first time too and I've been sewing for forever!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229023062005372735.post-71525873164855975212014-11-09T20:32:04.947-05:002014-11-09T20:32:04.947-05:00I hear your pain! I miss Greenberg & Hammer. ...I hear your pain! I miss Greenberg & Hammer. What a shame that they closed.Tomasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12001675806748209852noreply@blogger.com