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« Reply #14415 on: November 30, 2011, 05:10:57 PM » |
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It is used for raising the nap on fabrics apparently.All credit must go to my nanna.Was thinking of taking the credit but everyone would have thought i googled it anyway.
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« Reply #14416 on: November 30, 2011, 05:14:20 PM » |
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what the hell is the nap on a fabric? and why would we want to raise it?
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« Reply #14417 on: November 30, 2011, 05:17:04 PM » |
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It is used for raising the nap on fabrics apparently.All credit must go to my nanna.Was thinking of taking the credit but everyone would have thought i googled it anyway.
Tell your Nan she's spot on. I'd been told they were used for 'combing' wool. Yes Dawn. It's called 'Carding' http://www.appropedia.org/Carding_Wool |
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« Reply #14418 on: November 30, 2011, 05:18:17 PM » |
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what the hell is the nap on a fabric? and why would we want to raise it?
Not a snooker player then? The only time i have heard of it is when snooker players blame the white ball veering off a straight line on the nap |
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« Reply #14419 on: November 30, 2011, 05:18:23 PM » |
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what the hell is the nap on a fabric? and why would we want to raise it?
Not a snooker player then? Lol, tell the poor fella! Marc -the "nap" on the carpet is the same principle as the nap on a snooker table, or the way the grass "faces" on a golf green, it's even referred to on horserace tracks, they cut the grass "into" the way the horses are racing or against. |
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« Reply #14420 on: November 30, 2011, 05:19:44 PM » |
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what the hell is the nap on a fabric? and why would we want to raise it?
Not a snooker player then? The only time i have heard of it is when snooker players blame the white ball veering off a straight line on the nap Same thing. http://www.fcsnooker.co.uk/intermediate/the_nap/the_nap.htm |
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« Reply #14421 on: November 30, 2011, 05:21:32 PM » |
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what the hell is the nap on a fabric? and why would we want to raise it?
Not a snooker player then? Lol, tell the poor fella! Marc -the "nap" on the carpet is the same principle as the nap on a snooker table, or the way the grass "faces" on a golf green, it's even referred to on horserace tracks, they cut the grass "into" the way the horses are racing or against. I was just stalling while I looked for a Youtube vid showing the carding process but I couldn't find one. |
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« Reply #14422 on: November 30, 2011, 05:25:50 PM » |
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Stage two- Plant your teasel in a spot that is bird-friendly and, if possible, where you can see it from a window. | Click to see full-size image. |
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« Reply #14423 on: November 30, 2011, 05:28:16 PM » |
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Will be using that exscuse a lot in my next match.Do you play? |
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« Reply #14424 on: November 30, 2011, 05:29:32 PM » |
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Will be using that exscuse a lot in my next match.Do you play? It was my excuse for all my snooker "career". Bloody nap, sigh.......I've retired now, problems with the mince pies. |
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« Reply #14425 on: November 30, 2011, 05:32:21 PM » |
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Will be using that exscuse a lot in my next match.Do you play? It was my excuse for all my snooker "career". Bloody nap, sigh.......I've retired now, problems with the mince pies. I am and always will be average at best but i love the game |
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« Reply #14426 on: November 30, 2011, 05:39:06 PM » |
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Stage 3- Take a handful of black niger seed. (Pronounced (Ny ger). Finches love black niger, it's loaded with oil and calories. Just the thing for getting through these long, cold, energy sapping winter nights. | Click to see full-size image. |
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« Reply #14427 on: November 30, 2011, 05:54:35 PM » |
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Stage 4- Gently pour niger on to the teasel. (Teasel heads have spines to trap the seed and little pockets that it can fall into). | Click to see full-size image. |
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« Reply #14428 on: November 30, 2011, 06:04:26 PM » |
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Next you would set out your tame goldfinch 'call-bird' to lure the wild goldfinches in. Once they found the seed you could dispense with the services of your call-bird.
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« Reply #14429 on: November 30, 2011, 06:06:51 PM » |
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We don't have a call-bird these days, so we will have to rely on serendipity. This is what we're hoping to see. | Click to see full-size image. |
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