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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
It's A Very Special Day . . . .
218 comments:
I LOVE Superior Thread and my favorites are Masterpiece & Bottom Line. I started the year with their Thread of the month club and have my thread delivered at my door every month.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 5:27 AM
I have never tried this thread. Would love to try it out. I am kind of new to quilting and I use Coats and Clark.ReplyDelete
I think the only Superior thread I've used is King Tut. I really do like it. I've heard a lot of good things about Master Piece. I'm looking forward to seeing your follow up post about the amount of link. Happy Leap Year!ReplyDelete
Hai Thelma, First of all I would like tomtellmyou I already received the pattern of the French Vintagenfrom the ThimbleCreek Quilts. It takes a short time to receive the pattern in the Netherlands. I don't have any experience with the Superior thread, but I should like to sew with it. Up till now I only use the regular sewing thread. Thank you again for the intervenience for ordering the pattern.ReplyDelete
I never paid much attention to my thread, but often choose the Mettler line of thread just because I've used it, the quilt shop carries it, etc. So, I would love to try a new kind of thread. Enjoy your quilting day today!! email@example.com
I love Superior Thread's lines; I use Masterpiece for piecing, So Fine for bobbins sometimes, and we use Signature and Omni for our long-arm. I've tried Aurifil but the price differential doesn't show up in the piecing.ReplyDelete
I LOVE Superior Threads. Bottom Line is wonderful for machine quilting. It is a fine thread and therefore the bobbin lasts longer, an extra plus!ReplyDelete
I use coats & clark 100% cotton. I don't have too much linting from it which is nice and very few breakages. I've wanted to try some other thread tho because there aren't many colors available from coats & clark in the 100% cotton.ReplyDelete
I have always used King Tut for the quilting I have done on my home machine and I love the gorgeous variegated colours they have in that line. I've never used any other Superior threads. Recently I found an online source for Aurifil on clearance so I stocked up, but I haven't tried it yet. King Tut is going to be hard to beat! I'd like to try other Superior lines, as well.ReplyDelete
I have always used Coats & Clark, but I would love to try something new.ReplyDelete
- Sherry E. Riggs (email@example.com)February 29, 2012 at 6:37 AM
I have "the Bottom Line" on my machine right now.ReplyDelete
What a fun post! I really like the Masterpiece thread but can't find it in stores around here. I mostly use Aurifil because my machine loves it!ReplyDelete
I've used whatever was in the thread box in the past and then a friend gave me some Aurifil to try. There was definitely a difference . Lots less lint. I've read about Superior and it's on my list "to try" so it would be fun to win some to get started!ReplyDelete
I have always known that different threads will produce different amounts of lint. I made the decision long ago to use a thread that will give me the least lint. Some cotton threads leave a lot! of lint in the bobbin case, but sometimes I just have to use it. I look forward to your comparison. I've heard good things about Superior. I've only used bottom line when doing applique. I'm guessing Sapphire by the looks of your picture ... Enjoy your extra day! Thank you for all your inspiration!ReplyDelete
I love Aurifil thread for piecing but can only buy it on-line so I tend to use Coats most of the time as my local haberdashers stocks it and I like to be able to choose the colour in person! Thanks for the giveaway! Enjoy your extra day!ReplyDelete
I am fussy about my quilting thread and usually use King Tut but I have been less selective about piecing thread. Maybe I need to try the good stuff! Thanks for the chance to win.ReplyDelete
I am an aurifil gal but would like to try this thread out to compare, thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
I've been using Mettler thread. I haven't tried too many others. I think it is time for me to exploe a bit more!ReplyDelete
I usually just use thread from JoAnn's. I do try to use an all-cotton thread though.ReplyDelete
I have used masterpiece, black, only once for some thread painting! It was in a class and teacher provided. Would love to try it again on my own.ReplyDelete
Ive been using generic thread but recently moved to Aurifil but its so expensive and difficult to get here, have used superior in the past but not for piecingReplyDelete
I started off using Coats & Clark because that's what was available and honestly, never had a problem with it. I've been using Aurifil for about a year and it's thinness is great for helping with the scant quarter inch seams. Thanks for having a giveaway. I think your selection of colors is perfect. Happy leap day!ReplyDelete
I have heard of Superior thread but never used it! I prefer Aurifil threads but they are not easy to find locally. I would love to try some Superior thread! Thanks!ReplyDelete
Have a great day, Thelma. I look forward to tomorrow's post featuring all that you got done!ReplyDelete
I have not tried Superior thread, but would love to try it. I like Aurifil but it is pricey and not available locally. Thanks for the info.ReplyDelete
I must confess to using whatever thread is on sale!! Price has become very important to me now that I no longer work. This is a great opportunity! Thanks!ReplyDelete
I am new to quilting so I have only tried the cotton thread that is available in Joanns. I would love to try some new thread.ReplyDelete
I usually use Gutermann as that is what I can buy locally. I would love to try soemthing new. thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
It's funny but I have never really thought about thread much. I have used Guttermann, Connecting Threads and mostly use Coats and Clark Dual Duty. Would love to give Superior a try.ReplyDelete
I always used my mothers threads .. that is those I could move to my tiny little stash. I do have some thicker Gütermann for hand sewing because the other stuff just rips apart too easily. Gütermann is about the only brand I know because that's what they used to have in a local fabric store when it still existed. I just have threads I liek better tahn others. But I'm always open to try somethign new.ReplyDelete
I mostly use Coats and Clark thread...and I usually use plain white or black. I'd love to try this Masterpiece thread! Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
I usually use polyester thread called Arena from a Polish company Amanda, as it's really the only good one available locally. I have one King Tut cotton spool I use for little touches in special projects ;) and would love to try more.ReplyDelete
I use a variety of threads for piecing - Essentials by Connecting Threads, Gutterman and I recently purchased Aurifil, but haven't tried it yet. For hand quilting I like YLI. I would love to try Superior and look forward to hearing what you think of it. Thanks for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
I've never tried Superior thread, but would like to. I have been using Aurifil thread for piecing and quilting, but I notice the long-arm quilters use a lot of other threads, so I probably need to try some new things, too.ReplyDelete
I'm sure loving that quilt. I'm pretty snobby about my thread, but haven't yet tried Superior. I've heard it's great. Currently I use Aurifil, and it really does lint less.ReplyDelete
I usually use Gutterman...but have tried Auriful and lately Essentials.ReplyDelete
I would love to try some Superior thread. I use a lot of Coats and Clark from Wal-mart since I don't have a quilt shop close by. I also have used Connecting Threads line of thread and Aurifil. I love how the Aurifil looks when I machine quilt even though I read recently on a quilt group that you're not supposed to use it for that.ReplyDelete
I use a lot of different threads. I do love the Bottom Line thread Superior makes since I long arm quilt. It is wonderful.ReplyDelete
Being relatively new to quilting, I know thread's important - especially for the machine quilting end of things. For piecing, a wonderful lady at the fabric store suggested upping to 50 wt thread (Star Egyptian cotton) for strength and it's worked quite well. I've struggled with invisible thread, too...tricky to keep the tension right.ReplyDelete
Thank you for the chance to be entered in your Superior Thread Leap Day giveaway. I have been quilting for awhile now, but I want to achieve the crisp clean look that so many of the blogging quilters achieve. It has been suggested that I step up the quality of thread that I use. It would be wonderful to be able to do a blog post about "how I've improved".ReplyDelete
Now I get to go peruse your previous posts. This is such a fun way to meet bloggers and have a morning cuppa. Come on over to my place and say "hi".
I love superior thread, and specifically masterpiece. It's the only thread I piece with and it's awesome. I hope you like it. Thanks for the great giveaway.ReplyDelete
I love Superior Thread also. I use Masterpiece to do my piecing and use So Fine for my longarm. Love it!ReplyDelete
I LOVE my Masterpiece thread from Superior! It really does make a difference in how much lint is left in the sewing machine. Wouldn't use anything else! Hope you like it as much as I do!ReplyDelete
I'm pretty new to all of this, so trying new fabrics, threads and techniques is SO fun. And I even get a full 24 hours of extra time this year to do it in!ReplyDelete
I've always used cheap cone threads, but after this blog hop I'm thinking it is worth is to change it up. Thanks for the chance to win. I'm hosting a zippy bag giveaway on my blog this week if you want to stop by. :)ReplyDelete
I have been using this thread for about a year now and I absolutely love it!ReplyDelete
The lint test is a great idea--I'm curious what it will show! I've never used any Superior thread, but would love to give it a try too!ReplyDelete
I'd love to try this thread! It's the first time I've heard of this one. There are so many out there it would be great to try something new. Thank you for the chance.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
I have never used good thread before and really never gave thread much thought. Would love to work with some good stuff.
I love Masterpiece for piecing and for handwork doing my hexies. It never knots on me like other threads do.ReplyDelete
I usually use Aurifil but I certainly have some Masterpiece in my collection as well and like them both a lot. Fuzz is a fact of life for us I think and if I'm really "going to town" on a project, a nuisance to take time out to get rid of it. Thank you for the chance to win. I love your French Vintage quilt. It's just beautiful.ReplyDelete
I use cotton thread for my piecing and quilting. And I match my thread to my quilt so usually have a different colour in the bobbin than the machine. Haven't tried Superior Thread yet but will look for it now.ReplyDelete
Thanks for doing the giveaway.
I like your scientific approach. I generally use whatever thread I have and all seem to stitch without problems. But I've never done a lint comparison. Looking forward to seeing what you find. Thanks.ReplyDelete
Would love to try some new threads!ReplyDelete
I use cotton thread, but hopefully I will be able to try something new. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 9:29 AM
I like the Masterpiece thread but my local shops don't carry it so I end up buying Gutterman's when it goes on sale at JoAnns and it works well for me. Patty EReplyDelete
Those are the colors I would pick for piecing. Thanks for a chance to win.ReplyDelete
Okay, so I've only been quilting a year and I finally bent to the understanding that higher quality fabrics were better to use for quilting. I am finally getting it on thread as well. I have primarily used Coats and Clark, but have recently tried some Mettler and Gutterman. It's just hard on the pocketbook to spend that for thread!ReplyDelete
I have switched to Aurifil for piecing and have noticed a HUGE difference in my stitches and how my machine works. I thought it was the machine not working properly and now Coats and clark is relegated to hand piecing of misc. projects and not to go near my machine again! I'd love to try Superior threads to have another go to. I have used Mettler and gutterman extensively and find they don't do very well either. I can't tell you how much money I squandered at what was "sale prices" for C&C, Mettler and Gutterman. Not worth it.ReplyDelete
I love Superior threads and would be happy to win anything they make.ReplyDelete
Great giveaway! I like Aurifil for piecing and I've used the Connecting Threads thread for piecing too and have had success with it, I use a lot of Signature and Superior threads for longarming and love Silk TIRE thread for applique!ReplyDelete
I generally use Gutterman thread - I haven't heard of Superior before. I'd love to try some!ReplyDelete
Loving the variety of threads in the giveaways today. I use Gutterman for all the great colors & have also switched recently to using Aurifil too.ReplyDelete
I dig new threads! :PReplyDelete
Well, I started out using Gutterman and bought Mettler once because that was the brand that was available at a quilt shop I was at. Mettler is by far my choice now...especially better to bind with...less knots when you are hand stitching. Last month I ordered Aurafil, but I haven't used it yet.ReplyDelete
I usually use Gutterman, but sometimes will use Coats and Clark.ReplyDelete
I use pretty much whatever thread I have. My husband bought a box of thread at an auction and being the thrifty person that I am, I can't buy more thread when I have all of this. I did check it to make sure that the thread was still good and it was. I know that I should probably be using Masterpiece, but you know the story. Thanks for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 10:33 AM
I love thread! I'm partial to Guttermain, but will admit to using lesser quality at times. Really, just love all the colors! I could stand and stare at all the threads at the store forever just trying to figure out which ones I want!ReplyDelete
I would love to try this thread!ReplyDelete
My Viking can be picky about thread so mostly use Coats and Clark plus some big cones of Superior.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway. I currently use Gutermann 100% cotton thread, which I like just fine but always kind of wonder if something else would be better. You know that whole "it made all the difference in the world" thing!!! I'm also currently waiting for an order from Connecting Threads, including some of the thread which is inexpensive adn comes on huge spools, and I have heard good things about it.ReplyDelete
I use all kinds of threads, but Aurifil has been my go to thread lately though I do have a few spools ofMasterpiece and one King Tut in my special box to use on special occasions. Once I start sewing with it though I hate to take it out, I just don't want to run out...guess I should buy more!ReplyDelete
I always use Gutermann thread but I would really like to learn more about different types of thread and other brands too. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
I have a real lint problemReplyDelete
and would love to try this thread
I had always used Metrosene or Gutterman threads, they were what my mom used for dressmaking and what I used for the same and carried it over into quilting. In the last couple of years I have learned what thread does in a seam allowance and that the size and strength can matter. Lately I've been using Presencia 60 weight thread in my piecing and it really does make a difference. When I go back to using the other threads I feel like I am threading yarn through my machine. I've wanted to try Superior or the Aurafil to compare them to the Presencia. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depends on how you look at it), the shop that carries the Presencia is about an hour away, so I stock up when I go. It comes in a smaller range of colors-the 60 wt-but I stick to neutrals when piecing. I save some money by getting it on a large cone.ReplyDelete
Thread is very important to me, even though I have very little in supply right now.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the great giveaway. We use C&C because is readily available at Wal-Mart (the rural country store) though also use some Connecting Threads that my mother ordered. We both quilt so use lots of thread for piecing, hand quilting, and basting.ReplyDelete
I use a variety of thread, depending on the project I am working on, the color that I want to use and the brand available locally when I need to replenish my thread collection!ReplyDelete
Bottom Line by Superior is ALWAYS in my Janome, I rarely use anything else for bobbins as is it fantastic! Hope I win some of this, I've never used Masterpiece...ReplyDelete
I hope you enjoy your sewing day in your jammies! :-)ReplyDelete
I've always used Mettler but in recent months I've been using Precencia and love it. I'd enjoy trying Superior thread.
All of the superior threads I used didn't produce much lint. Even on the longarm machine I don't have to clean the bobbin very often.ReplyDelete
I love Superior threads!ReplyDelete
thanks for the chance to win!
Your quilt is just simply gorgeous ! I use Superior Threads.ReplyDelete
I actually use a variety of threads, depending on the project. My new favorite piecing thread is Aurifil.ReplyDelete
Hi Thelma! What a great giveaway! I have been using Masterpiece thread for the last 2 years. My SIL sent me a spool of it and I was hooked. It is by far the cleanest thread I have found. About a year ago I tried out the pre-wound bobbins and I haven't wound a bobbin since. I can't say enough good things about Superior threads. Thanks for a chance. Hugs...ReplyDelete
I never tried this thread before but I would love to! I tend to use white thread in my quilts. Thanks for the giveaway. firstname.lastname@example.com
- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 11:26 AM
LOVE THIS THREAD!ReplyDelete
Thread is important,I think,considering the price of cotton fabrics and the time we put into a project;I think it is good to use quality thread. #50 is what I use most. Thank you for sharing!
I love Superior threads for all of my quilting! They not only make great threads, but they're great people! Thanks for the chance! (Love the French quilt in progress, by the way!)ReplyDelete
I have been learning so much online. Until last year, I had been on a mission to use ALL the thread left to me by my grandmother 20 years ago. Now I know how important it is to invest in new thread - quality thread like Superior - and not risk using old thread that may have deteriorated over time. So I've love to have a few spools to try out - thanks for hosting the Giveaway!ReplyDelete
I use DMC 50# thread for piecing. It does have some lint but not too bad and works well to help with a more accurate 1/4" seam. Be interested to see how this thread works for you. I ordered the French Vintage pattern and got it in the mail last Friday...can't wait to get started on it, because I'm LOVING your example. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Hey! Sunday is my birthday! :) Since I'm so new to quilting I didn't know there was a difference in the thread you use. I use Guttermann because that's what a friend suggested. I'd love the chance to work with something else and see if there's a difference! Thanks for the opportunity! :)ReplyDelete
I've been using Aurifil lately - the Mako I think. It does the job, but I'm really intrigued by this Superior thread. Can't wait to try it out.ReplyDelete
I use whatever thread is in the drawer...which is a lot of thread. Mom gave me her thread collection that is many years old, and I have a rack of old wooden spools with old thread. I use it all. Of course, the lint factor is out of this world, so I just keep vaccuming out the machine and blowing the lint from the needle area. I am no thread snob; if I win and like the results, I may just become one. Then I will have a giveaway on my blog of all the old stuff..... :)ReplyDelete
if I can get my hands on it I use Aurifil. But I would like to try this too. Thanks for the give away!ReplyDelete
Haven't tried Masterpiece thread yet but always willing to try a product that comes highly recommended! Thanks!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 12:44 PM
I use Alex Anderson's Masterpiece thread for all of my quilting projects. I really like this thread.ReplyDelete
I guess I use Gutermann most of all but, like you, I haven't experimented much. Would love to give this a try! Thanks for chance to win, (marshudson at comcast dot net)ReplyDelete
Thread is important, and I tend to use the threads from my quilt shop (not sure of the brand). I'd love to try this thread, so thanks for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
I have tried Superior Threads for general piecing and quilting but didn't know they had such a variety of different threads.ReplyDelete
I use mostly Metler right now because that's what is available around here. Hopefully, will soon get others to try. Thanks for the chance.ReplyDelete
I can echo much of what's been said--the thread depends on the job. I have a love of all things bright and colorful, so my fabrics and thread embellishments are as bright as can be. I am going to look again at Superior Threads site again cuz I might have overlooked some of their options. I just love finding out about new things. Thanks for the giveaway!!ReplyDelete
Thread is becoming more and more important to me. I used to think that it really didn't make a difference, but I am really learning that I was wrong (and I don't like to admit that I am wrong - ha ha!).ReplyDelete
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Thanks, Stoney Monte
- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 1:06 PM
My thread depends on what I am sewing. I have my threads labeled for my different projects. I am going to check out Superior Threads! Jane E.ReplyDelete
I use Mettler or Gutermann, because they are most easily available here.I'm curious to try other threads, too.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway. I used to use cheap thread but having visited the blog world I've learned to use better threads.ReplyDelete
Masterpiece thread is wonderful, as are all of the Superior Threads I've ever tried. Thanks for the giveway!ReplyDelete
I don't think this thread is available in Australia so I'd be happy to introduce it to my sewing buddies! Thanks for the giveaway !!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the great giveaway! I prefer to use neutral colored thread. I hate thread that produces a lot of lint! I would love to try this thread.ReplyDelete
I usually use Mettler as it is a good thread and readily available.ReplyDelete
I love Auriful thread, and use Mettler and Gutermann as well. I haven't tried Superior yet. When I first started quilting I used cheap thread until I understood what a mess it made inside the machine. No more linty thread for me! Thanks for the giveaway! You'll make someone really happy!ReplyDelete
I use mettler, but would love to try this thread.ReplyDelete
I wanna come over and play!! Sounds like you are having too much fun dearie! Love that quilt!ReplyDelete
I use what thread I can get as I live in a rural area if the project is not far planned ahead so I can order but I usually get whatever brand that is available but that is for quilting or all purpose but after reading several blogs and especially today, my eyes are wide open now!!!ReplyDelete
I really should have known as I crochet and used to crewel and cross stitch and I use certain yarns and will not use just any yarn and quilting is no different.
Thank you for the giveaway.
I use coats and clarke 100% polyester white thread. There's probably tons better, but it's what I can afford. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
I have always used cheap thread and thought it was fine...until i got my hands on the good stuff. It sure make a difference!ReplyDelete
I use Mettler & Guttermann as that is what is available here. But I'd love to try some new thread to compare. Thanks for a chance to win! :)ReplyDelete
I mostly piece with Bottom Line (by Superior) or Coats and Clark. I quilt only with Superior Threads. It's the best thread, from the best company. I originally bought a sampler package, a little of everything. I've never been happier with a puchase, a really great company. ;-> Toni AnneReplyDelete
I have sewn mostly with a medium grey Coats & Clarks thread - the price & the thread have worked well for me. I'd love to try some Superior Thread. Thanks for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
I absolutely love your quilt, red and white are my favorite! I've been using Guttermann thread for a while now. Recently I switched to Essential. I notice that it breaks less and is less linty than Guttermann.ReplyDelete
I do all of my piecing with Coats & Clark all-purpose and then my quilting with 100% cotton Coats & Clark. I would love to try some of this thread and maybe break out of my tried-and-true...ReplyDelete
I love the colors in the quilt you are working on. I use superior omni buy would love to try the others. Thanks for the chance.ReplyDelete
Thread is very important to me!, I love thread, the more the merrier. I normally use Guttermann, but I also like Coats Fabra. Thank you for the chance!.ReplyDelete
I use Coats and Clarks mostly along with Gutterman.. I would love to try this thread. Thanks for a chance.ReplyDelete
My local sewing machine store pushes Aurifil thread so I've been using it. I'd like to try the superior threads though and see how it does. I have a Bernina 820 with the big bobbins so it takes alot of thread. I would love to try one of these spools. Thanks for the chance.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 3:05 PM
I can't wait to see your lint test results. I use Coats and Clark cotton for machine piecing and quilting, and Guterman for hand sewing.ReplyDelete
I have always used Guttermann as that is the cotton thread most readily available here in Canada. I would love to try Superior!ReplyDelete
I love to some new thread! That would be so awesome, I've heard so much good things about this thread. Thank you for a giveaway!ReplyDelete
I've always used Mettler because that is what both my Viking and Bernina dealers recommend for the machines.ReplyDelete
Mmmm, I would have picked the neutrals, too, to try it out. Thanks for the chance to join you in testing it out!ReplyDelete
So far I'm using mostly Gutermann thread, because it's most readily available in the stores near me. But I'd love to try Superior Threads. Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
I have used a variety of thread, Superior threads included,and yes, thread does make a difference.ReplyDelete
I haven't been too particular about thread, but I tend to buy Gutermann because I can get it at JoAnn with a coupon! Thanks for the chance...I would LOVE to try this thread!ReplyDelete
I like your choice of thread. I don't sew with a lot of color threads. Stick with black, white, beige and grey. Usually I use Guttermann 100% cotton.ReplyDelete
I am fussy with my thread because it is the main ingredient for holding all my quilted creations together. Thanks for the chance... sounds like Superior thread is awesome!!ReplyDelete
I currently use Guttermans but have been wanting to try some others. I have some trouble using this thread when I FMQ. I have been told that there are other threads that work better so I am going to be trying out some others this year.ReplyDelete
I usually use Star thread in white. Would love a chance to try this thread from Superior. Thanks for the opportunity!ReplyDelete
For piecing I use whatever. For quilting I usually use King Tut. I should probably be more selective in my piecing thread.ReplyDelete
I use aurifil usually for piecing. I'm interested in seeing the pix of your bobbin. i love thread - own all types & brands.ReplyDelete
I've been very boring with my thread. I usually use Gutermann's white cotton and also the polyester. If I'm doing dark fabrics I will switch it up a bit so the white doesn't show through.ReplyDelete
Cool that you picked such a useful thread-- very interested in how lintfree it is.....ReplyDelete
I honestly don't use anything special for my quilting yet because I'm still too new to have made any decision on which thread I like best. I've been machine embroidering since getting my machine in latel 2003 and have always used Robison Anton for that although I have used NiteLite in my embroidery. It was such fun to use that for the extra 'glow'. I have another well known brand of thread sample of 4 spools to test but haven't tried those yet because I haven't made anything that I would want to use those colors on yet. Quilting thread is seriously lacking in my sewing room. I don't have much at all because I haven't made that decision. This is one of those things on my list of things to do.ReplyDelete
I would really like to win this thread. I have only usedReplyDelete
Coats & Clark. Thanks for the chance to win!!
I've only used Coats and Clark as well, but need to learn more about thread!ReplyDelete
I find less lint in my sewing machine when using good quality thread. This is great thread!ReplyDelete
thread is important to me, but sometimes it is hard to justify the cost! so thanks for offering up a free chance to do so!ReplyDelete
I use different types of thread but I really like Bottom Line in the bobbin, I would love to try these!ReplyDelete
The King Tut and Bottom Line are my go to threads.ReplyDelete
I love Superior threads and would really enjoy having some masterpiece to piece with. Thanks!ReplyDelete
I love Superior Threads, I think King Tut is my favorite quilting thread, I use Masterpiece for piecing. Thanks for your giveaway.ReplyDelete
I have never used Superior Threads but I appreciate the chance. Thanks.ReplyDelete
I've read great reviews about Superior Threads, but have never had the opportunity to try them. Thanks for the giveaway. patricia277 at msn dot comReplyDelete
I probably mostly use Essential Thread, but would love to win these. Thanks for the chance.ReplyDelete
I've just started hand quilting and am still experimenting with different threads - comments seem to indicate that these are some great brands to work with!ReplyDelete
I've just started using some of the better threads - ie Superior, sulky, wonderfil compared to my usual whatever is on sale at my local craft store. Thread really does make a difference.....ReplyDelete
I have heard a lot about superior threads, but have never tried it. Thanks for a chance to win!ReplyDelete
I'm working my way thru threads to see what I like & I like Superior very much. I would love to win the thread.ReplyDelete
I use Gutermann, but would love to try this-thanks!ReplyDelete
I am a new quilter so I have not tried this thread. I just use whatever I can find at the fabric store. I've been educated through these blogs about this thread, so I would love to try it.ReplyDelete
Comecei um trabalho hoje,e estou surpresa com a qualidade dessa linha,limpei minha máquina 2 vezes hoje depois de 4 horas de costura.Acho que não vou voltar para máquina ...vou esperar sorteio.Quero uma colcha igual a sua,FANTÁSTICA, é a palavra.Obrigado pelo presente.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the opportunity to enter your drawing for the Superior Thread. I love their thread for applique. The bobbin holder with all the different colors is fantastic to keep in my applique tote. I have every color I need all in one place with nothing unraveling. Happy Quilting. PeggyReplyDelete
I've always used Guterman and now I think I want a change!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 7:38 PM
After hearing about the glory of long staple threads I figured I'd have to try it once to know if I was missing something..am I? I would really like to know! Thanks:){Grace}weftandwarp(at)hotmail(dot)comReplyDelete
i use aurifil thread and love it but would love to try something new! thanks!ReplyDelete
I have only used Gutermann thread but would love to try others to see if they produce less lint. Thanks for a lovely giveaway.ReplyDelete
I have just tried Aurifil thread and I liked it a lot. Before that I just used Dual Duty. It works well in my Bernina!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 8:17 PM
I love to use Superior Threads' Bottom Line. It is a great thread.ReplyDelete
Theresa W
I use the thread from Connecting threads. It's 100% cotton and leaves very little lint in my machine.ReplyDelete
Deb S.
I've been using what my local sewing store sells - usually Metresene or Sulky. After reading blogs, I've tried some Aurifil and Isacord. Lately, Superior Thread has gotten my attention. Love that they do so much with education. Would love to try the ones you're offering in the giveaway.ReplyDelete
I usually buy just whatever is on sale at our local fabric store, but I have been reading lots of good things about Superior Threads and am anxious to try some-- it surely sounds wonderful! :-) Thank you for the chance to win a spool! :0)ReplyDelete
Oh I love this thread. Superior is what I usually use and the newsletter emails are very funny!ReplyDelete
I usually use Gutterman thread - but I would love to try Superior!ReplyDelete
Ooh! I love MasterPiece thread!ReplyDelete
I've used a lot of different threads. I'm all for less lint! Happy Leap Day!ReplyDelete
I can always use thread and haven't even heard of this brand until now!ReplyDelete
I typically use Gutterman (50% off at Joanns) for quilting but I've recently upgraded to Aurifil for piecing blocks. Would LOVE to try this brand - and I"m like you, practical. :-) Looks like I'd totally be able to use that Master Piece thread!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much!
I love Aurifil, but a little pricey so I save it for quilt retreats .... don't have to fill bobbins as often. I use Gutterman thread and thread from Connecting Threads. I haven't tried the Superior Thread.ReplyDelete
I really like using Masterpiece thread for piecing and it doesn't seem to leave as much lint as some other threads do. Thanks for the giveaway.ReplyDelete
I love Aurifil, but a little pricey so I save it for quilt retreats .... don't have to fill bobbins as often. I use Gutterman thread and thread from Connecting Threads. I haven't tried the Superior Thread.ReplyDelete
OOoo, it would be a DELIGHT to win~ReplyDelete
I use Gutterman's 100% cotton, because around here this is about all we can get, so therefore I would love to be able to try this one. Thanks for the chance to try a new thread.ReplyDelete
I haven't tried Superior yet but have wanted to see how it is. I use Aurfil and really like it. Will be interesting to see how it works on your machine. Thanks for the chance.ReplyDelete
I usually use either Superior Masterpiece or Aurufil. Both are great. Kathie L in AllentownReplyDelete
I have been wanting to try Superior and Aurifil threads for awhile now. Am on a buying freeze until I use up what I already haveReplyDelete
Thanks so much for posting about the dust from some threads..and was wondering what the king tut does so I will be watching for the follow up...thanks so much for doing this..ReplyDelete
I love The Bottom Line. I use it for applique. It is thin and strong. I also like aurifil for the same reason. It is two ply and thin. I hate threadiness!ReplyDelete
I presently use aurifil thread for my quilting. However, I am excited to try Superior threads. thanks, RebaReplyDelete
I would love to try some superior threads. I use gutterman for all my quilting and coats and clark for my non quilting projects.ReplyDelete
I've never used any of the superior threads but would love to give them a try. I'm not sure what I use but it's a brand our LQS carries and I always assumed it was fine. hmmm..maybe not.ReplyDelete
I love that red and grey quilt! Beautiful, I can't wait to see the final reveal!ReplyDelete
I have so much to learn about thread. The more I learn, the more I find out I don't know. I'm glad to know that there is lots of information on Superior Thread's website. I have a bobbin ring from Superior I use for my applique. I've used different threads for piecing, Superior, Aurifil, YSL and Gutterman.ReplyDelete
Thank you and Superior Thread for a great giveaway and a chance to win.
I love this thread.ReplyDelete
I am not too picky about thread, except when I am hand-quilting or doing applique. I have never tried Master piece threads and would love to try it. Thanks for the giveaway chance.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
Sadly new to quilting and I bought some cheap thread when I started at walmart. Big mistake way too cheap crap. I have found some machine quilting thread I like would love to try some of this stuff and see how it stands up to the test.ReplyDelete
Yay thread!ReplyDelete
I have a Donut spool case and just love the Superior colours for my hand Applique. Needed some purple for hand quilting on recent project and had to buy Gutterman. Looking forward to seeing your lint follow up!ReplyDelete
I've only ever sewn with Coats & Clark, so I'd love to win this and be able to sew with some fancy thread :) Thanks for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
Beautiful work. thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
I love when you go to the store and see all those spools of lovely colors -- I always want them all! I've been experimenting lately with varigated threads. Such fun!ReplyDelete
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PHILADELPHIA – The family of a Philadelphia teenager who says she was mocked by her geometry teacher for wearing a Mitt Romney T-shirt to class has sued the teacher and the school district.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the lawsuit claims the district ignored 16-year-old Samantha Pawlucy's right to free speech.
The lawsuit claims the district let other students harass Pawlucy and subjected her to emotional distress. It seeks unspecified damages.
A district spokesman won't comment.
Teacher Lynette Gaymon has apologized to Pawlucy. A telephone message left Friday for Gaymon hasn't been returned.
Pawlucy says the teacher questioned why she was wearing the shirt and called others to the room to laugh at her in September.
Romney called the girl's family and said he appreciated her courage. The Republican lost Pennsylvania and the November election to President Obama.

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Homemade mayo doesn't have to take forever; I use my blender, and as long as you drizzle in the olive oil slowly, it comes together in less than a minute.
I like to make a vegan version that requires only bread crumbs, lemon juice, and some olive oil, to which I add garlic and salt for flavor. It's a great way to use up stale bread.
Squeeze two lemons and soak two cups of bread crumbs in the juice. In a blender or food processor, blend up 1-5 cloves garlic. Add bread crumb mixture and drizzle in 1/2 to 2/3 cup olive oil. Blend until creamy.


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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal observers traveled from Washington to Sacramento on Thursday to ensure every vote is counted in a congressional race near the state capital, one of three U.S. House contests in California too close to call two days after the most hotly contested congressional elections the state has seen in decades.
As candidates in Sacramento, San Diego and Palm Springs waited out the slow dribble of news about the ongoing vote count, national Democrats and Republicans kept a close eye on the contests, eager to pick up seats in the state's largest-in-the-nation congressional delegation.
The three California contests were among eight House races nationwide with margins too slender for The Associated Press to declare winners as thousands of mail-in and provisional votes remained to be counted.
In California's 7th House District located in the Sacramento suburbs, Republican Rep. Dan Lungren trailed his Democratic opponent Ami Bera by just 184 votes out of 176,000, giving it the closest margin of all eight undeclared contests.
"I'm very confident that the ballots that will come in the next few days will go in our favor," Bera said.
Countered Lungren: "If anybody tells you they know the outcome of this, they're smoking something."
Elsewhere in California, longtime Republican Rep. Mary Bono Mack was facing an uphill battle to retain her seat in Palm Springs after a spirited challenge by Democrat Raul Ruiz, a Harvard-educated physician who proved adept at mobilizing the district's growing swath of Hispanic voters. She trailed by about 4,500 votes out of more than 162,000 cast.
Another Republican incumbent, Brian Bilbray from District 52 in San Diego, also trailed. Following an updated tally Thursday, Democrat Scott Peters stretched his lead to 814 out of more than 210,000 ballots.
In Sacramento, four staffers from the U.S. House Administration Committee — two from each party — arrived Thursday morning to oversee the vote counting, Lungren spokesman Jeff Wyly said. The congressman recused himself from the committee's effort because he is the chairman.
Steve Dutton, a spokesman for the committee, did not immediately offer details about the staffers' involvement in the race or disclose whether staff had been deployed to other districts where the outcome is uncertain.
California's congressional races have grown much more competitive since an independent panel redrew the district boundaries two years ago, which coincided with the year the U.S. Supreme Court struck down limits on outside political spending.
California law gives county registrars 28 days after the election to finalize results, but any candidate or voter can ask for a recount within the following five days. If that happens, local elections officials can appoint four voters to oversee a special recount board, a process that could take weeks to finalize.
Before Tuesday's election, California's congressional delegation had 33 Democrats, 19 Republicans and one vacancy in a Democratic district. With three races still to be called, the delegation is 35 Democrats and 15 Republicans.
The GOP has been hit by twin forces in California — a declining number of voters registered as Republican and independent redistricting, which meant some GOP incumbents faced vastly different constituencies than when they were first elected.
If Democrats successfully oust all three Republican incumbents in California, it would affect not only the makeup of the House this year but give the party a strategic boost for the midterm elections in 2014, when Democrats stand a chance at retaking a majority, said Jesse Ferguson, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
"Our gains in California are the fuel behind our gains across the country," Ferguson said.
A spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee did not immediately return a call seeking comment.


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Further charges have been laid against a Maple Ridge man accused of molesting children at his wife's daycare.
Latif Hamad Tata remains in custody on a detention order, and will not be released on bail until he is tried for the crimes.
Ridge Meadows RCMP confirmed six new charges have been sworn against Tata that are related to another victim.
The 37-year-old father of two now faces a total of 12 charges, including four counts each of sexual interference of a person under 16, invitation to sexual touching and sexual assault.
Neil McKenzie with B.C.'s criminal justice branch said Tata was remanded in custody until his next court appearance on Jan. 28.
Tata will most likely stay behind bars until criminal proceedings are concluded.
McKenzie could not say why Tata was detained as the proceedings are protected by a publication ban, but explained that a person can be detained for three reasons under the Criminal Code. They include being a flight risk, a threat to public safety and whether the accused is likely to commit a criminal offence or interfere with the administration of justice, if released.
RCMP continue to investigate the file and are still appealing for more witnesses or victims to come forward.
Tata's wife ran Shining Stars Daycare on 122nd Avenue until the allegations against her husband surfaced.
The business should not be confused with Shining Stars Montessori Daycare and Preschool in east Maple Ridge.
Police allege the young victims were assaulted while at the Tata daycare, which was run out of the basement of the family home.
The daycare has since closed and the house is up for sale.
• Ridge Meadows RCMP: 604-463-6251


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Based on some conversations earlier this year and last year by Thusness/PasserBy which I have slightly edited:
First experience the Isness of the gap between 2 moments of thought, then the Isness of the thought between 2 moments of gap.When we discriminate between awareness from thoughts, awareness appears as the 'space' behind and between thoughts. And because of discriminating awareness and content thinking, the behind background reality is preferred over content, so background awareness appears as 'awakening' -- but it is really only treating a particular speck of dust as mirror and thus unable to see all as mirror... and so instead of being 'awakening' it is actually being 'lost'. That experience is just a dimension of Presence... but due to deeply rooted habitual tendencies to grasp dualistically, one tightly clings to the 'background subject'. That is, Presence is mistaken as a true Subject or True Self behind all objects, as some kind of unchanging background. Or it becomes the Eternal Witness perceiving (dispassionately) and untouched by all impermanent objects coming and going (where in reality the knowingness cannot be separated from the flow of phenomenality). (See Stage One of Thusness/PasserBy's Seven Stages of Enlightenment) But it is not the entirety of Presence -- the aspect of non-dual, Anatta (no-self), Emptiness and Dependent Origination are not included. Because of this, it is difficult to see that the five aggregates (the 'heaps' of experiences that are designated as 'self': forms, feelings, perceptions, volition and consciousness) are Buddha-Nature.
~ Thusness/PasserBy
When we talk about naked awareness it is not a state where not even a single thought arise. When it is taught about the gap between 2 moments of thought, it is to first have an experience of the nakedness of awareness. To touch just that aspect of awareness. When we extend the gaps, our thoughts become less and clarity becomes more obvious.
However it will come to a time that no matter what is done, how much effort is being invested, how long, the other aggregates do not subside. This then is the crucial moment whether one can break through into non-duality (of subject and object).
Awareness is a seamless experience that is non-dual in nature. In this seamless experience, there is no boundary whatsoever, no experiencer experiencing experience; whatever arises is experience, is awareness -- as the sound of birds chirping, as words appearing on the screen, as the thoughts itself. There is no separate hearer, seer, watcher, observer, thinker. Everything is shining, self-felt, self-luminous, without a center. It is always just spontaneous arising and ceasing. There is no center, agent, boundary, inside or outside... merely a seamless whole experience.
Whether perception or no perception, whether momentum or no momentum, whether there are thoughts or no thoughts, it doesn't matter. That is the arising of the non-dual wisdom, with the understanding that the transience are the Presence.
Then no thoughts and thoughts are thoroughly understood. When no thoughts and thoughts are clearly understood, it becomes Gap-less. That is true effortlessness and is the pathless path without entry and exit.
Going before the arising of thoughts and perception and have a glimpse of that luminous nature is simply just a glimpse. If a practitioner mistakes it as the entirety of Buddha Nature by maintaining the mirror bright and attempt to go after that particular state, it will eventually proof futile. If we see only the realm of no-thought, then the gap between two moments will eventually becomes an obstruction.
Then the practice becomes the thought moment between two moments of gaps. To experience that luminous empty essence of that thought. It is in essence clarity, awareness itself, and is empty. The waves and the ocean are one and the same. All waves are One Taste. Experiencing Isness as an ocean and shunning away thoughts and manifestation is equally lost, the further insight (insight into non-duality) is the insight into everything as self-luminous awareness or Mind.
However, start by practicing the gap between 2 moments of thought and expand it but with the right understanding of no-self/non-duality. Then when the luminosity shines, it will gradually understand because it knows what blocks. When it tries all its best to do away the transients and yet the transients persist, one will have to wait for the right condition to come, such as having someone to point out or some verses that serves as a condition for awakening.
So first experience the Isness of the gap between 2 moments of thought, then the Isness of the thought between 2 moments of gap.
Excerpt from Pointing Out Innate Thinking:
"Is it an aware emptiness after the thought has dissolved? Or is it an aware emptiness by driving away the thought from meditation? Or, is the vividness of the thought itself an aware emptiness?"
If the meditator says it is like one of the first two cases, he had not cleared up the former uncertainties and should therefore be set to resolve this for a few days.
On the other hand, if he personally experiences it to be like the latter case, he has seen identity of thought and can therefore be given the following pointing-out instruction:
"When you look into a thought's identity, without having to dissolve the thought and without having to force it out by meditation, the vividness of the thought is itself the indescribable and naked state of aware emptiness. We call this seeing the natural face of innate thought or thought dawns as dharmakaya.
"Previously, when you determined the thought's identity and when you investigated the calm and the moving mind, you found that there was nothing other than this intangible single mind that is a self-knowing, natural awareness. It is just like the analogy of water and waves."
~ 14th Century Mahamudra Master, Dakpo Tashi Namgyal
"When you vividly perceive a mountain or a house, no matter how this perception appears, it does not need to disappear or be stopped. Rather, while this perception is experienced, it is itself an intangible, empty awareness. This is called seeing the identity of perception."
"Previously you cleared up uncertainties when you looked into the identity of a perception and resolved that perceptions are mind. Accordingly, the perception is not outside and the mind is not inside. It is merely, and nothing other than, this empty and aware mind that appears as a perception. It is exactly like the example of a dream-object and the dreaming mind.
"From the very moment a perception occurs, it is a naturally freed and intangible perceiving emptiness. This perceiving yet intangible and naked state of empty perception is called seeing the natural face of innate perception or perception dawning as dharmakaya.
"This being so, 'empty' isn't something better and 'perceiving' isn't something worse, and perceiving and being empty are not separate entities. So, you can continue training in whatever is experienced. When perceiving, in order to deliberately train in perception, there is no need to arrest it. When empty, in order to deliberately train in emptiness, you do not need to produce it.
Dzogchen Master Chogyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche:
Even if those who begin to practice this find it difficult to continue in this state for more than an instant, there is no need to worry about it. Without wishing for the state to continue for a long time and without fearing the lack of it altogether, all that is necessary is to maintain pure presence of mind, without falling into the dualistic situation of there being an observing subject perceiving an observed object. If the mind, even though one maintains simple presence, does not remain in this calm state, but always tends to follow waves of thoughts about the past or future, or becomes distracted by the aggregates of the senses such as sight, hearing, etc., then one should try to understand that the wave of thought itself is as insubstantial as the wind. If one tries to catch the wind, one does not succeed; similarly if one tries to block the wave of thought, it cannot be cut off. So for this reason one should not try to block thought, much less try to renounce it as something considered negative. In reality, the calm state is the essential condition of mind, while the wave of thought is the mind's natural clarity in function; just as there is no distinction whatever between the sun and its rays, or a stream and its ripples, so there is no distinction between the mind and thought. If one considers the calm state as something positive to be attained, and the wave of thought as something negative to be abandoned, and one remains thus caught up in the duality of accepting and rejecting, there is no way of overcoming the ordinary state of mind.
Shurangama Sutra:
"Ananda, you have not yet understood that all the defiling objects that appear, all the illusory, ephemeral phenomena, spring up in the very spot where they also come to an end. Their phenomena aspects are illusory and false, but their nature is in truth the bright substance of wonderful enlightenment. Thus it is throughout, up to the five skandhas and the six entrances, to the twelve places and the eighteen realms; the union and mixture of various causes and conditions account for their illusory and false existence, and the separation and dispersion of the causes and conditions result in their illusory and false extinction. Who would have thought that production and extinction, coming and going are fundamentally the eternal wonderful light of the Tathagata, the unmoving, all-pervading perfection, the wonderful nature of True Suchness! If within the true and eternal nature one seeks coming and going, confusion and enlightenment, or birth and death, one will never find them."
"You still have not realized that in the Treasury of the Tathagata, the nature of form is true emptiness and the nature of emptiness is true form. That fundamental purity pervades the Dharma Realm. Beings' minds absorb itaccording to their capacity to know. Whatever manifests does so in compliance with karma. Ignorant of that fact, people of the world are so deluded as to assign its origin to causes and conditions or to spontaneity. These mistakes, which arise from the discriminations and reasoning processes of the mind, are nothing but the play of empty and meaningless words."
Lama Surya Das:
I think this five skandha scheme is a very interesting one, in the sense that it can begin to raise some very interesting questions and help us dig deeper, rather than just having a vague, amorphous kind of understanding. We are individual. We are each responsible for ourselves and our karma and our relations. Our individuality is comprised of these five aggregates or skandhas. We can work with that. It is actually an expression of the Buddha-nature.
Now, doesn't anybody want to say, "I didn't hear anything about Buddha-nature in the five skandhas. Where's the Buddha-nature? Who made that up?" That's the right question. What Buddha-nature? I never said anything about it. Who made that up? What enlightenment? What nirvana? Who made all that stuff up? Is it in us or elsewhere? How to get from "here" to "there"?
We're all looking for something to hang our hopes on, but when we really get down to the present moment, to our own experience, to clear seeing, we come to what Buddha said: "In hearing there is only hearing; no one hearing and nothing heard." There is just that moment, that hearing. You might think, "Oh, a beautiful bird." How do you know it's a bird? It might be a tape recorder. It might be bicycle brakes squeaking. In the first moment, there is just hearing, then we get busy, our minds and concepts get involved. The Buddha went through all the five senses. "In seeing there is just seeing; no one seeing and nothing seen." And so on, with tasting, touching, smelling, and thinking. Thoughts without a thinker. In thinking there is just thinking. There is just that momentary process. There is no thinker. The notion of an inner thinker is just a thought. We imagine that there is somebody thinking. It's like the Wizard of Oz. They thought there was this glorious wizard, but it was just a little man back there behind the screen, behind the veil. That's how it is with the ego. We think there's a great big monkey inside working the five windows, the five senses. Or maybe five monkeys, one for each sense; a whole chattering monkey house, which it sometimes feels like. But is there really a concrete individual or permanent soul inside at all? It seems more like that the lights are on, but no one is home!


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Eran Riklis — one of Israel's foremost film-makers — talks to Screen's Wendy Mitchell about his latest film Dancing Arabs, and his ambitions to connect with a global audience
For director Eran Riklis, Dancing Arabs (which world premieres at the Jerusalem Film Festival this week) has that magical mix of emotional, character-driven storytelling set against a politically
relevant backdrop. "It has this blend between an issue film — on every level: social, emotional, political — and yet it's an accessible story," the director says. "I want to reach a wide audience locally and globally."
The story, adapted from Sayed Kashua's 2002 bestselling novel, follows Eyad, an Arab boy from the town of Tira whose parents send him to a prestigious Jewish boarding school in Jerusalem. He struggles to maintain his identity while also trying to fit in — and strikes up a controversial romance with a Jewish girl.
"The whole complexity of the Middle East is embodied, and on the other hand he's just a young guy trying to survive in the world and make decisions about who is he going to be," Riklis says.
Though the film is specific to Israel, he does see how the situation is more universal. "It could be a British Indian kid who is deciding how does he blend in, or how does he keep his Indian values? That's what the story is about, he lives in this country but he's an outsider. The big question is, how do you maintain identity while opening up to an ever-changing world?"
And, refreshingly, Riklis says it is very much "a feelgood film".
"For me personally and as the film-maker, at the end of the day, it's not about upsetting anyone it's about getting people to think and rethink their points in life. I want them to say, 'I enjoyed what I just saw.' The title itself might raise some eyebrows, as it refers to slang about Arabs dancing during the 1991 Gulf War. "Twentysomething years later it sounds naïve and not a good choice," the director acknowledges. "But in the film it's almost funny and in fact it's about the dance of life, waltzing through life."
Notably, and unusually, the theatrical poster has both Hebrew and Arabic writing on it, an important distinction for Riklis.
Continuing themes
The project had been kicking around in development for several years, at various points with foreign directors attached, before producers brought it to Riklis. "I thought, 'This is my kind of material,'" Riklis remembers, saying the story reminded him of his own Lemon Tree or The Syrian Bride. "I fell in love with the characters and the story."
He sees the film's approach and themes as fitting in with his body of work, which also includes internationally acclaimed features such as The Human Resources Manager and Zaytoun. "I always try to focus on the individual at a point of crisis or interaction with social issues."
Riklis then spent a year working with Kashua on the script: "He is a novelist and he writes for television. He knew what films are about but he'd never written for a theatrical film, so I brought my experience dealing with the big screen."
"For Sayed it was a triple challenge, parts of it are autobiographical, based on his own books and he is the writer of the script,"Riklis says, paying tribute to the writer.
"Finding the funny" was crucial for the pair. "People are curious how you blend comedy with drama. On that level, I'm a student of Italian films in a way. You go to a funeral in morning and a wedding in the evening and it works. Here it was even more of a challenge — it starts out as almost pure comedy. Then there are five minutes when you smile, then you cry. It's a crazy journey. It was interesting for me to test the limits of how far you can go with changing moods within 100 minutes."
Riklis could count on some of the region's acting royalty, including Yael Abecassis, Michael Moshonov, Ali Suliman, Danielle Kitzis, Marlene Bajali, Laëtitia Eïdo and Norman Issa.
Yet the film would hinge on the casting of the twentysomething Tawfeek Barhom. Remarkably, Barhom had been a
12-year-old boy when Riklis shot The Syrian Bride in his village of Ein Rafa, and he had walked around the set and fallen in love with cinema.
The role is not autobiographical but could almost be — Barhom is an Arab boy who was sent to a Jewish boarding school, so he could draw on his own experiences. "It's almost Ken Loach territory; it's authentic casting, it's the real thing, the real kid from the real environment." And what guidance did the director offer? "I said, 'Be yourself, you're very close to this character.' It could more or less be about him with similar experiences with friendships, feeling racism or mistreatment, having young love affairs."
The production journey
Financing Dancing Arabs was "a journey," as always for Riklis and the producing team. He is no stranger to co-productions, especially with Germany and France (his last film Zaytoun was the first Israel-UK co-production). The project reunites the producers of The Syrian Bride and Lemon Tree: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre of France's MACT, Michael Eckelt of Germany's Riva, and Bettina Brokemper of Heimatfilm along with Chilik Michaeli, Avraham Pirchi and Tami Leon of production company United Channels Movies (UCM), Israel.
"We have really mastered the complexity of how you maintain integrity storywise and yet match all the points for funding," says Riklis.
Even with a back catalogue of acclaimed films, he is still pitching each one afresh. "It's about surprising investors with something that's really new. Also I feel I have a long-term relationship with certain backers in Europe."
Shooting in Jerusalem is natural for Riklis, who was born there but now lives in Tel Aviv. "It's the capital of Israel but it's also a mixed city with a huge Arab population. Coming to Jerusalem it's built into the story that it's part of the crazy mixture of cultural elements," he says. "I sit home at the west side of the city but I still hear the morning prayers of the east side. It brings you the whole complexity of the situation."
He says mayor Nir Barkat's support means the city is now very film friendly. Also, "Jerusalem Film Fund is a major change in the landscape — not just financially but also it's a local fund that has the city in mind and they help you do everything to shoot in the city — it's beyond financial help."
For the scenes set in Tira, the production shot in Kafr Qasim, also the site of a 1956 massacre of 49 villagers. That is something Riklis says he could feel on the ground, while also feeling a welcome from the villagers. "The massacre is still very present, there are monuments all over town. On the other hand you feel they are excited for me coming to shoot a film there. It's those moments I get very optimistic on the region. On a one-to-one level, on an eye level, it¹s about respecting and being respected. And it¹s about honouring tradition and being open minded."
"I often take chances on subjects that are not easy," he adds. After studying in the US and at the UK's National Film and Television School, he notes, "My training as a filmmaker was to be smart, be challenging and yet there is an audience out there.
I always remind myself there is an audience in a local market but also globally. If the film works, people know deep down you don't need to understand all the nuances. This could be a story set almost anywhere. The key for me is to really not only win a festival or two, it's about reaching as wide an audience as possible."
Dancing Arabs (Isr-Fr-Ger)
Director Eran Riklis
Screenwriter Sayed Kashua (based on his book)
Producers Chilik Michaeli, Michael Eckelt, Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre, Avraham Pirchi, Tami Leon, Bettina Brokemper
Associate producers Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, Simon Ofenloch
Cast Tawfeek Barhom, Yael Abecassis, Michael Moshonov, Ali Suliman, Danielle Kitzis, Marlene Bajali, Laëtitia Eïdo, Razi Gabareen, Norman Issa
Supporters Israel Film Fund, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, alongside The Jerusalem Film and Television Fund, Israel Lottery Council for Culture and Arts, ZDF-ARTE, Eurimages, CNC, Canal Plus, CINE+ and New Lineo Cinema
Israeli distribution United King www.unitedking.co.il
World sales The Match Factory www.the-match-factory.com


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Job Description
Coronado Veterinary Hospital is seeking an Associate Veterinarian to join our busy 5-doctor practice in beautiful Sierra Vista, Arizona. For over 40 years, we have been dedicated to providing clients and their pets with a caring support system in this thriving community of southern AZ. We are looking for a dedicated veterinarian who shares our passion of providing excellent service and a high standard of quality care to our animals and their families. Our ideal candidate is confident in medicine, soft tissue surgery, and dentistry. Experience in exotics, pocket pets, and orthopedics are a plus but not required. Mixed and small animal applicants welcome.
*Great opportunity for a new graduate*
*Relocation Bonus Offered as well as temporary housing*
* Open to Extended Relief Shifts*
Clinic Features
• Serving cats, dogs, exotics, pocket pets; open to mixed animal skill set as well!
• Gorgeous newly-remodeled clinic, recently doubled in size
• Wide open concept, great lighting
• Brand new digital x-ray machine
• Dedicated dentistry suite with digital dental x-ray
• Heated surgery tables
• Adequate anesthesia equipment (both isoflurane & sevoflurane)
• CO2 laser
• In-house IDEXX lab
• Acupuncture
• In-house pharmacy
Visit us online at http://www.coronadovethospital.com/ for more information.
The City of Sierra Vista
Sierra Vista is a modern city with a small town heart and a strong sense of community, where the cost of living is 2.6% less than the state average and 0.9% less than the national average. Dillard's, Target, Best Buy, Lowe's and Home Depot can be found at the city's many shopping centers. There are plenty of dining options from German bakeries to sushi bars. Weekly farmers markets offer fresh organic products, and the Veterans Memorial Park holds frequent community events. A desirable school district featuring a Blue Ribbon Elementary school, club sports, and comparatively lower housing prices make Sierra Vista the perfect place to raise a family.
An outdoor-lover's paradise, Sierra Vista is an Arizona sky island at 4,500 to 5,000 feet elevation with temperatures typically 20 degrees cooler than Phoenix. Spanish for "mountain view," Sierra Vista was named for the many mountain ranges in the area. Hiking, biking, horseback riding, off-roading, bird watching, and spelunking in the mountains are just some of the many activities residents enjoy. The limestone rich Mustang and Whetstone mountain ranges hold one of Arizona's true geological treasures, Kartchner Caverns State Park.
Just 30 minutes from town, Fort Huachuca offers a number of recreational opportunities including a military museum. Parker Canyon Lake, a 130-acre lake perfect for fishing, boating and camping, is only an hour's drive! Sierra Vista is internationally known as the "Hummingbird Capital of the United States." Head east from the river to visit Tombstone for some old western charm or southeast to Bisbee, an old copper mining town nestled in the mountains, which has transformed into an art, music, and cultural hub.
Job Summary
In addition to the responsibilities outlined below, the Associate Veterinarian is an invaluable member of the hospital team who works directly with a Managing Doctor and supporting medical staff. This individual advances the quality of medicine in the practice and provides exceptional client service to our clients and patients.
Job Responsibilities
Skills and Basic Qualifications
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of the company to afford equal opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability or status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran.
Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States


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1996 Audi S4 - Audio Audi
Video Killed the Radio Car
Related Video
In his mind and in his car, he cant rewind, hes gone too far. Not that Raff Yao would want to; his 96 Audi A4 is built to the T with audio and video goodies. Just speaking with Raff makes it easy to see the enthusiasm he has for his A4, and thats not to mention how energized he becomes when you compliment his ride. Everything done to his A4 has been a labor of love, and with it, not a corner was cut or a shortcut taken. In the end, all his hard work paid off ten-fold. Is it natural, you may ask, for someone to love their car this much? Raff has never cared what other people think. He knows his car, he knows what he likes, and he knows he likes his car. So the answer would be yes for those who follow Raffs same beliefs.
Raff knew he wanted more than just an average multimedia experience in his Audi. When it came to choosing a video system, Raff had to be cutting edge, its just his nature. He knew VCRs were something best left in the past. To that, he grabbed hold of a Kenwood 907 Excelon head unit with touch-screen monitor, added in a Pioneer PDV-10 DVD player, and finished the package with a Sony Playstation. Figuring that was more than enough visual stimulation for any passenger, he started work on the audio.
The consideration put into the audio in this Audi goes beyond that of speakers. Raff needed to be able to distinguish every audible nuance the speakers could produce, thus he opted for the quietly powerful 2.8L V-6 engine over the 1.8T, allowing passengers to listen to the speakers rather than the rev of the engine. To give a sense of ownership to the engine, Raff installed an ITG drop-in filter from LLTEK and followed that with a Focuz exhaust system. The power produced by these two modifications was minimal, but it created the power silently, which was the most important thing, while the DTM-style exhaust tip added to the cars naturally racy shell.
Next, the audio power and speakers were installed. For that, Raff headed to the same place he had the video toys installed, as that was the only place he trusted to build the car the way he wanted. Sounds Unlimited, in Glendale, California, set to work, and soon enough, Raffs amp selections, including a Directed 1,100-watt amp and a Bose 200-watt amp, were supplying seamless power to the two 12-inch, trunk-mounted Phoenix Gold speakers and the six Bose speakers stealthily installed in the factory Audi speaker enclosures. Getting the signal from the amps to the speakers is an important job, and Raff wasted no time having Sounds Unlimited route Phoenix Gold four-gauge wiring throughout his ride.
The audio mods were easy as Raff knew exactly what he wanted, and because he knew he needed quiet power, the engine mods were even easier. But once all this was completed, Raff was left with the arduous task of dressing the exterior of the car. Thats not to say that getting a body kit is difficult, but Raff needed something that was more personalized than a lick-n-stick body upgrade could supply; he needed something that would equal his audio and video upgrades. He headed to AVOs Auto Body Repair in North Hollywood, California, to see what ideas they could throw together. Before long, Raff had color-matched pearl white M3 side skirts and an S4 front bumper from EuroTEK Motorsports. After that, he attached a EuroTEK Type M rear spoiler and a set of LLTEK eyelids. To finish the body package, Raff installed an LLTEK front hex grille and took care of the lighting with Inpro and Bosch clear corners, smoke side markers, and smoke taillights.
After that, Raff had Sprewell Racing in San Gabriel, California, drop his A4 nearly 1.8 inches all around with H&R Sport springs. To match the vicious drop, equally vicious wheels and tires were needed. For that, Raff ordered a set of Quantum TEK alloy S8 18x8 wheels and threaded Falken GRB 225/40-18 tiresthe end result being a spectacular fire of curved eight-spokes gripping the asphalt smoothly and confidently as the A4 rolls.
With very little of the car left stock, Raff had only a couple more things that needed customizing before he was happy. Playing off the factory black leather seats, Raff installed a set of AZC white-faced gauges. He followed that by installing a three-spoke Audi Quattro steering wheel and darkening the windows with Touch Tint window tinting. As a finishing touch, the rear A4 badge was pulled and replaced with one sporting the LLTEK name. This badge served a dual purpose: It let people know only the finest products were used in the buildup of this Audi and made some mistake his A4 for an S4.
With everything said and done, this A4 rocks and rolls its way down the freeway, allowing passengers to hear and absorb every musical note from the massively powerful mobiletronics setup. Although the Kenwood head unit is fully capable of supplying excellent radio reception, it rarely gets used for that purpose.
Instead, video games and movies are the star players in this car. Thankfully, video did kill what potentially could have been a bland radio car.


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Category:Blackboard - Faculty
- Use this link to contact the IT Help Desk
- Consult the Faculty Bb Bulletin for help setting up, saving and closing course shells; standard practices
Standard Practices
The Basics!
Standard practices are the conventions followed by faculty and the Blackboard support staff in order to guarantee that the semester gets off to a smooth start. Adhering standard practices guarantee a common experience: students are added to the courses on the same day. It also helps guarantee clear, commonly understood communication between instructors and Teaching with Technology staff.
- Students are added to course shells two days prior to the start of the semester.
- Instructors can communicate with students before they are added to shells
- Instructors are responsible for activating their course shells; students will not be able to participate in, or even see, course shells until they're activated. The exception are courses taught completely online.
- Course shells are identified by the year/semester - department and course number - course section Example: 201740-hist1010-80 Semester designations: Spring: 10 - Summer: 25 - Fall: 40 - Winter: 50
- The version of Blackboard we use is called Learn and you can ignore references to Ultra except in relation to Blackboard Collaborate.
Transfer course content
Recently the online form has been disabled and all transfers should go through the Help Desk. The form was a legacy tool we'd used prior to the advent of the Help Desk but after four years on the Help Desk is an established feature of the technology environment at William Paterson and the form has been terminated.
To request a transfer please access the Help Desk and select the request types Blackboard and Course Transfer Request.
Enter the department, semester, the four-digit course number and two digit course section for both the origin and destination courses. Enter special directions in the Request Detail interface.
Do it Yourself Option Use the Control Panel Packages and Utilities tab to save a copy of an existing course and upload it into a new shell: Export, Archive, and Restore Courses
Merge cross-listed or multi-section course shells
Please use the Help Desk to request course merges. The merge form has been deprecated (see above).
Note: Until very recently solution available to us was the Merge (Combine). The availability of the Master option gives faculty more choices, so please consult this link to decide which solution is best for you. Differences between merge and master
Activate course shell
There are two ways to one might activate a course shell. Remember that students will not see course content, or even a link to the course, until it has been activated.
On the My Blackboard page select Faculty: Set Course Availability in the Tools menu (upper left):
Click ON to activate a course and OFF to deactivate (at the end of the semester, for example):
Communicate with students before they've been added to course shells
Follow these directions: Email students using WPConnect '
View Student Roster
After students have been added to course shells (see the first unit of the Standard Practices module) start by selecting Users in the Control Panel:
Control Panel => Users and Groups => Users
Beginning of the semester
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|Course groups
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|Track Performance
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