General Chat

Do you know, I havn't checked this thread for a few days, didn't realise that it would be so popular,I love the hanging basket idea, I think that I will keep you guessing for a while longer, because the ideas are so amusing. Perhaps we should start a new thread, 101 things to do with cast off clothes??

n

I had already given up, I thought it was all done and dusted and it would remain one of the many questions I would never know the answer to....

sally

Hi all, Nina here, this thread slowing down so I thought I'd let you all know the answer. My son rides a big moterbike, and among his riding gear is a balaclava type thingy he wears under his helmet. This was too small and he wanted me to perform a miracle with it.The best solution I could come up with was to take a piece out of an old pair of stretchy shorts. that meant that there was already a hem for his neck and just had to sew the rest in like a gusset. OK, so it wasn't strictly speaking, knickers, that was one of the options we thought of, and when I made a joke about his rough tough biker friends laughing at him with his mums ceks in his helmet, it was he who suggested that I put the idea on here.Please, don't ask, I only have a limited amount of old pants to cut up!!!!

Good on you Annina, I nudged this as I wanted to get an answer, and thought you had forgotten.

I used to patch the worn out underarms of OH's old T Shirts he wore out in the garden with pieces from my old drawers.

Mo

Have you ever googled Knickers for Africa.

Something we all take for granted., However the status linked to owning a pair of underpants has a significant impact on the lives of women in Zimbabwe.
In Africa that item of clothing is the main protection against violent sexual assault for young girls.

Owning underwear means you are viewed as "someone"so less likely to be raped

What a lovely Mum, to give up her unmentionables to save her son's skin.......

Thanks for the answer....

sally

There are some odd folk on here, who would think of googling "knickers for Africa" no matter how bored you were, any more scatty ideas????

Annina.
I have plenty of things to do with my time. I think you were rude and you have missed the point

The local New Zealand netball team were going to Africa and with the help of a local underwear business were asking people to donate new underwear for this good cause.

Knickers4Africa was started by Emma Donovan from the Rotary club High Wycombe and are doing a very good job helping those not as well off as we are to protect them from being raped.

Underwear costs the local women 2 weeks wages.

Knickers4Africa also collect second hand bra's and baby clothes.

Any offers ? How about starting a thread

I am nudging this up as I catch up with threads as I think the Knickers for Africa is a very important way to help those poor women. Please do start a thread up Quinsgran, maybe we could do something to help. I will have proper look at the site tonight, am too tired to concentrate now after my jaunt to see Dutch and all at the Liverpool meet at the weekend.

Annina, glad you managed to fix the balaclava, I go my son one from Tschibo but he said it kept riding up. Maybe he needs some old bloomers sewn into his lol

Lizx

Sorry,Quidsgra for causing offence. I trully didn't mean to be rude, it must be the northern humour. I didn't realise that there would be a serious reason for Googling Knickers for Afrika.Come on, you must admit that the thought of typing that into your comp is a bit bizzare. I also raise lots of money for charity, and manage to keep a sense of humour ,even when folk call me the witch because I love cats so much, and spend so much time making patchwork quilts to raffle for homeless and neglected animals.

All is forgiven. I overreacted sorry Annina.
You sound like a very generous and caring lady. My poodle would love you.

Sorry I no longer have any cats but used to have 2, mother and daughter who lived till 19 and 23 years

As for starting a thread for Knickers4Africa I really have no idea how to go about that being in New Zealand

Hi Quids gran,glad we made up, surely one of the big advantages of being on the net, is having worldwide publicity. It dosn't matter where funds come from, just where they end up. I just this week signed a petition to save a scottish river from Spanish dambuilders. I don't know where exactly it is and will probably never go there, but it dos'nt stop me caring.Got to go, have ooodles of Hot Matches to answer, love, Nina