Posted by Katrin on 2004-05-29 03:42:33
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My family lives in the Minneapolis area, and every time I go to visit them I make a special trip to S.R. Harris Fabric Outlet. Anyone around there who hasn't been to this place yet—it's amazing. Just a huge warehouse full of all kinds of fabric at incredible discounts. And there's a coupon in the local newspaper every week for 50% off. My favorite thing to search for there is retro-style upholstery barkcloth.
I've gotten some good finds at thrift stores too, just remnants of fabric (and yarn!) or old tablecloths and curtains.
Other than that, I usually hit the clearance racks at JoAnn. I haven't been to Denver Fabrics in years (it's kind of a long drive), but I remember it having a very good, if somewhat pricey, selection.
Posted by andi.devine on 2007-12-18 14:05:33
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Well, I sent bf to the winecraft store, where he bought a case of cobalt 350mL riesling bottles. we got cobalt cuz the third flavor we made was coffee, and it's slightly light-reactive. So he was there and bought some synthetic corks with fancypants colored balls on top. the balls enable you to cork and re-cork yourself, with no equipment. This is a big deal, cuz who drinks 350mL of liqueur at one sitting?
also, Coke has out these retro 1885-style bottles, so i put some liqueurs into those for my roommate, who has a bottle-capper. So, he had some clean fresh bottle caps that i snatched, and if he only drinks half, he can re-cap himself.
Technical stuff: you should really clean your bottles and funnels and corks and caps with hospital-grade isopropyl alcohol. then rinse that alcohol out with barely not-boiling water. scald-your-hands hot. then, you know, let them dry then bottle. again, clean your funnel the same way.
what else. you can re-use bottle caps if you clean them , but dont reuse corks. it's icky. and a bag of freshies is so so cheap.
Um, the reason im such a know-it-all is that my dear roommate brews, bottles and sells mead. he's a stickler for cleanliness and so thats how ive been taught. it only makes sense. My thought is, if i spend the time to make a home-made gift, i want it to be perfect for the recipient.
