This is the logo of The Magpies, aka Dereham Town Football Club. Norfolk boasts a number of FCs with bird nicknames [Norwich Canaries, Kings Lynn Linnets, Reepham Robins...] Founded in 1884 as Dereham FC, merging in 1986 with a Sunday league team, to become Hobbies United - in 1991 named Dereham Town FC.
This year, 2026, marks 60 years since the first name change, and our local museum is making this a year of sport [we just had the Winter Olympics] So Katie asked how we could bring the Museum Mice up to speed on this.
I said that creating sports gear for the mice was a bit of a challenge - why not dress them as footie fans, and give them all hats and scarves? And I'd got black and white wool in my stash...
Oh no I hadn't! Lots of white dk, but somehow almost all my black wool got used up when I donated it to some poppy-knitters. I bought a cheap ball of black dk and set to, producing first scarves and then hats. And the hats needed pompoms.
"Why is there a small fork on the coffee table?" asked Bob. "It's mine, I said defensively, "my first ever fork, it used to have a little spoon with is but that got lost decades ago"
"Buy why is it on the coffee table?" "It is perfect for making Mini PomPoms"
The project is going very speedily, I'm making hats with both white and black pompoms. The mice should look splendid! I decided to polish up my little fork, so got out the giant tin of Brasso. Don't forget, if you polish a piece of cutlery with Brasso or Duraglit, you should wash it in regular w/u liquid afterwards before using it for food.
Do you support a football team? [I don't]
Do you still use metal polish? [The National Trust polish their copper and silverware just once a year before the start of the season]
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Your tiny pom-poms reminded me that a very, Very long time ago I had a pom-pom making kit with plastic pieces that clipped together. It made all sizes and had ideas for stitching them together to make animals. I'd forgotten all about it. Happy memory!
ReplyDeleteI have one of those. All too big for this task!
DeleteI had one as well, when I was little. I never really got the hang of it I remember.
DeleteI did a lot of pompoms with cardboard circles back then
DeleteThat is an ingenious way of making pompoms. Thanks for sharing it. I always get into such a faff cutting out cardboard circles, especially small ones.
ReplyDeleteI do use metal polish, but I have yet to convince my husband that anyone who brings something requiring polishing into the house should be the one to polish it!
I love your second comment 🤣🤣🤣
DeleteI do use metal polish to clean some old horse brasses of my grandparents and a couple of pieces of inherited silver. I don't support a football team now but did in my youth Crystal Palace because we lived right by their ground and went with my brother to home games. I have made various pompoms of various sizes but not as mini as yours. The hats look so sweet and what a great use for your small fork. You do undertake various and unique tasks! Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteThat was before the selhurst park stadium went up in the 80s. I used to shop at the big Sainsbury's next door as we lived close by. "Various and unique" is a kind description , I'd have said "frequently mind-blowingly crazy enterprises"
DeleteOH supports West Bromwich Albion who are in the bottom half of the Championship. Their claim to fame is being the highest ground among all Premier and Football League clubs. Xx
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DeleteMaking pom-poms is quite therapeutic and I have a set of pom-poms makers but often use a fork as it’s far less bother! Catriona
ReplyDeleteThose wee hats are adorable. The fork method is much better than the double cardboard circles that I used whenever a pom pom was needed.
ReplyDeleteQuicker, but restricted sizes
DeleteI loved the TV programme Magpie! The unthanks sisters do a beautiful rendition of that childhood song you can listen to it on YouTube xx
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