"Why I Shirret"
"I shirret when we're flying.
We crashed once so now I ride
up front in the cockpit, and there
isn't room for knitting needles in
there."
––– Alice, Hot Springs Arkansas
Your Shirret Stories & Projects
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or Shirret Bx1338 Madison CT
06443
topL: Brenda Beckman of TX sells alot
of her shirret, and likes oval patterns
from the book.
topR: Wool rug worked in rows by
Grace Inglis, Tennessee
Polyester fleece from recycled soda
bottles > >
Alee Burt of CT learned to
Shirret from the book, and made this
for her daughter at Miss Porter's.
"The fabric was all under $2 a yard.
There's a pink Barbie print, a purple
groovy flower print, and a tropical
aqua one with sunglasses and drinks
with straws, but I picked the fabrics
for the colors." The rug has 7+
yards, is soft, will last forever (like
plastic soda bottles), and cost $14.
Lorna Griffith, FL & NC, donates rugs to
underprivileged children. Two cotton >
ovals from Louise's pattern in the book.Larry Gibson of Eugene OR made the blue
and grey oval >> wool rug, Sandy Gibson
has hers in the sunroom >>.ZsuZsa from the music capital, BudaPest
How to Photograph Your Shirret:
The color is truest to the actual colors
in your Shirret around NOON.
Too early or late in the day, the orange
sunlight will change the colors.
Hang or hold up your Shirret vertically
by the corners. We'd love to see your
face above it; or hang it on the clothes
line. Don't lay it flat on the ground -
the color will be bleached out. Stand
just inside the shade on the north side
of the house. You don't want the sun
shining directly on the Shirret, but you
want it near enough to light it well.
You can use a white sheet or cardboard
to reflect light from underneath onto
your Shirret.Bunny Slippers in Shirret> >
step 1 base, 2 sides
––Pam Bellow, Milwaukee WI
