tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post5185469833422934999..comments2023-10-23T09:56:35.144-04:00Comments on sew sew art: A cautionary taleBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17095809082494749979noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-26653476320765960812015-11-25T12:26:05.858-05:002015-11-25T12:26:05.858-05:00What a hot day !!! your magnifying glass concentra...What a hot day !!! your magnifying glass concentrated light and produced this "accident" ... a magnifying glass can produce even a flame if placed it in the path of a beam of light. if a magnifying glass has +10 dioptres, then focuses the light to 10cm from it. ... so, Beth, it's better to prepare a nice pouch for your magnifying glass or, anyway, to place it as not to cross any ray of light through it when you dont use it....Carminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288358025010586483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-18064908879482500982015-11-24T21:24:40.091-05:002015-11-24T21:24:40.091-05:00Firstly, my lower jaw is on my keyboard......who k...Firstly, my lower jaw is on my keyboard......who knew??? Secondly, I now have to go and move all those stupid magnifiers that I have all over the house. Jo Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05622284091135049983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-92049442396129159692015-11-24T18:57:03.106-05:002015-11-24T18:57:03.106-05:00Ha! Me too!!! It's not such a laughing matter ...Ha! Me too!!! It's not such a laughing matter when it happens in real life, but...who knew?? Carole @ Fresh off the Framehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17022547397680969012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-54581293003528954422015-11-24T16:25:51.989-05:002015-11-24T16:25:51.989-05:00Not something I ever would have even thought about...Not something I ever would have even thought about before.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095809082494749979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-38540313142885390152015-11-24T15:49:26.119-05:002015-11-24T15:49:26.119-05:00I seem to remember reading a piece by one of the r...I seem to remember reading a piece by one of the regular columnists in a quilting magazine (can't remember which one)warning about this: she had accidently set fire to a quilt she was quilting when she left it with a magnifying glass positioned over it. Jinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00528580404670887907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-48697981965675595402015-11-24T09:00:42.493-05:002015-11-24T09:00:42.493-05:00Wow, who knew the sun streaming indoors was so str...Wow, who knew the sun streaming indoors was so strong! We used to burn holes in paper with magnifying glasses when we were kids...but that was outdoors during summer!Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-29599938580840821292015-11-24T08:41:13.115-05:002015-11-24T08:41:13.115-05:00Whodda thought! Ahem, I must go check some things...Whodda thought! Ahem, I must go check some things! :Oellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188791638739872773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690571754847916988.post-7279065012247196532015-11-24T07:10:25.407-05:002015-11-24T07:10:25.407-05:00Wow, that could have been a disaster if there had ...Wow, that could have been a disaster if there had been some paper or fabric there instead.Laura McGrathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314349729986876724noreply@blogger.com