tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post691426133511207012..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Not made in PanamaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-54268808559223802612019-08-27T02:33:52.903-07:002019-08-27T02:33:52.903-07:00Apparently the knots and patterns mean something t...Apparently the knots and patterns mean something to a fisherman.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-69948315171055627362019-08-25T17:18:03.243-07:002019-08-25T17:18:03.243-07:00I would guess, as a former expert maker of Arans, ...I would guess, as a former expert maker of Arans, the only machines were hands and needles and cable hooks, though the later are mostly for sissies.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-44253783461061307582019-08-25T03:20:33.689-07:002019-08-25T03:20:33.689-07:00That is Piggy. One of my soft toys.That is Piggy. One of my soft toys.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-89319140478251519332019-08-25T03:19:48.737-07:002019-08-25T03:19:48.737-07:00Yes. It is/was a genuine Arran sweater, knitted on...Yes. It is/was a genuine Arran sweater, knitted on the island, but probably using a small hand machine I expect. I still have it but it is full of holes (not made by Thömas). I cannot bear to throw it away.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-66707300160846954272019-08-24T19:36:36.431-07:002019-08-24T19:36:36.431-07:00Tremendous-looking hat you gave to Thomas. Interes...Tremendous-looking hat you gave to Thomas. Interesting variety of German Hase he has perched on his shoulder in the photo. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81489917510347270602019-08-24T18:00:26.918-07:002019-08-24T18:00:26.918-07:00That's a very nice sweater (jumper), too. Is i...That's a very nice sweater (jumper), too. Is it knitted by hand? It appear so.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-8606518437036577812019-08-24T14:36:25.175-07:002019-08-24T14:36:25.175-07:00Their understanding may not be the same, but they ...Their understanding may not be the same, but they are not always behaving like Philistines. If you give something away you must be prepared to say goodbye to it forever without rancour. It was only a hat, after all.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63188642290631682562019-08-24T14:34:12.878-07:002019-08-24T14:34:12.878-07:00I don't get enough sun on my face and neck. Th...I don't get enough sun on my face and neck. The sun is not my enemy.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-69148899495996650982019-08-24T09:22:25.328-07:002019-08-24T09:22:25.328-07:00Despite your abundance of hair, you should be wear...Despite your abundance of hair, you should be wearing a hat with a brim. Even as far north as you are, it's good to keep the sun off your face and neck.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475433199308666648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-47829273961950615592019-08-24T06:58:08.109-07:002019-08-24T06:58:08.109-07:00Philistine.Philistine.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-23682449436967716822019-08-24T06:57:48.991-07:002019-08-24T06:57:48.991-07:00I have learned the hard way that you should never ...I have learned the hard way that you should never give anything to a friend that you truly value. Their idea of respect is never the same as your own.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59743146990416153492019-08-24T06:44:26.679-07:002019-08-24T06:44:26.679-07:00The holes were caused by somehow scrunching the ha...The holes were caused by somehow scrunching the hat up until it split. He already made a chinstrap for it.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-67615641406331506692019-08-24T06:15:38.884-07:002019-08-24T06:15:38.884-07:00Hat holes? Most peculiar! How uncharacteristic of ...Hat holes? Most peculiar! How uncharacteristic of a German not to value a possession of good quality/expensive present from a friend. Maybe he was afraid that the hat might get blown off in the open top sports car. He might have tried to secure it with a chinstrap, therefore the holes. But looking too much like a damsel in distress in a Jane Austen novel, he abandoned the chinstrap and just kept the hat. Holes and all. Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9895912041825603912019-08-24T05:34:36.845-07:002019-08-24T05:34:36.845-07:00Or cheesecloths knotted at the corners?Or cheesecloths knotted at the corners?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-1448411047404080132019-08-24T05:33:56.647-07:002019-08-24T05:33:56.647-07:00That's funny. I once gave a hat to a beautiful...That's funny. I once gave a hat to a beautiful Parisian girl, but then I took it back.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-6657130776734055062019-08-24T05:27:35.704-07:002019-08-24T05:27:35.704-07:00Today is the first day this year when such a hat w...Today is the first day this year when such a hat would be useful here - and it is also the Wensleydale Show - very convenient although I doubt many panamas - more knotted hankies I guess.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-6058841934337146732019-08-24T05:08:41.323-07:002019-08-24T05:08:41.323-07:00My favourite hat ever was a brown Harris tweed fla...My favourite hat ever was a brown Harris tweed flat cap. I lent it to a Parisian girl who had a beautiful smile and a very sexy voice. I never saw it again!!!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com