paintedquilt

What the heck is french chalk. It sounds like something you put on your pool cue. My house is clean, I'm clean and my husband and cat like me without lipstick so there

Edie

French Chalk is used for marking fabric and/or removing grease. It is a soft talc. I don't have any idea whatsoever why it is called French Chalk, except maybe the French invented it or it is popular with French tailors. I just googled it and this is what came up.

I am getting back to my cleaning now! Edie

marsye

LMAO!!!! Me either!

Lostn51

I read my wife the entire section of the manual (I have a copy here) and she really got a hoot out of it. But she remembers things like that being taught in school and I can remember my mom doing the same thing when I was growing up.

My mother would always get up at 4:30am and make our lunches and breakfast for everyone in the house and after we went to work/school she always did her hair and makeup (still does to this day) after she made all of the beds and straightened the house up. She came from a very proper southern family and this was the norm back then. I guess thats where I get my traditional ideals from, even though I am a little more modernized.

And just for the record I really do not wear dresses.... LOL!!

Billy

Lostn51

I read my wife the entire section of the manual (I have a copy here) and she really got a hoot out of it. But she remembers things like that being taught in school and I can remember my mom doing the same thing when I was growing up.

My mother would always get up at 4:30am and make our lunches and breakfast for everyone in the house and after we went to work/school she always did her hair and makeup (still does to this day) after she made all of the beds and straightened the house up. She came from a very proper southern family and this was the norm back then. I guess thats where I get my traditional ideals from, even though I am a little more modernized.

And just for the record I really do not wear dresses.... LOL!!

Billy

guehlein

The only dresses I own are for going to church and I have never sewed with a dress on in my life.

Lostn51

All of my treadles have dress guards on them so it was normal then to wear dresses when sewing.

Billy

Rubyrednails2

Oh sure, we all put on a nice dress, pearls and high heels to sew. Don't forget the perfume. We go out to eat at night when I sew.

shaverg

OMG. I am lucky to get dressed.

MollieSue

You all are PRICELESS!!!! Both DH & I laughed til we had tears!!! :) :) :)
I've been caught a few times someone dropping by around noonish, and I'm still in jams, sewing away....
:oops:
And I told DH when we met, a spotless house was NOT one my main goals in life, so he was forewarned! lol!!!! And smart man that he is, isn't too bothered by it! :wink:
Thanks so much for posting this, Edie!!! :) :)