[SCA-BMDL] Fwd: Re: courtesy

[Raven]

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--- On Thu, 7/17/08, Linda Ullman <cat.the.elf at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Linda Ullman <cat.the.elf at gmail.com>
>
> I don't knit, but I crochet, bead and embroider at
> social functions
> semi-regularly.   Perhaps it's because I do so, that I
> don't think it's
> rude.  I would feel the same if Cinnion and I were
> somewhere and he were
> knitting.  I have done so in a Methodist church and was
> looked askance at.
> I have noticed the same thing in Baptist churches.  To the
> Unitarian
> Universalists however, it is a common occurance for members
> to be knitting
> during the service.  I agree somewhat with with Brandubh,
> in that I probably
> would find it out of place in a board meeting or something
> like that.  Since
> I have trouble sitting still, it helps me concentrate to
> crochet during
> church, barony meetings, etc.
> 
> In Service,
> Cat
>