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In heard that there is a video on how to make the prayer rope -- any info on this?
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Posted by ByzantineAscetic on the thread Chotki
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Dear Friends, You should all know that our Tammy is a beadswoman par excellence. I recently purchased a couple of wooden (Carpathian-style) chotki made by her - and they are superb! My wife carries one pair about with her everywhere she goes - a miracle in itself! (  ) Tammy now has her own home business making chotki and I cannot recommend her highly enough to anyone who would like a pair of handsome chotki/prayer beads that will give pleasure to the hands and Grace to the soul! To bead or not to bead - there should be no question! Get in touch with Tammy for further details! And these make GREAT Christmas gifts. If you hurry, you just might make New Calendar Christmas, if not - then Old Calendar!! Alex
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OK - showing my ignorance again - please forgive.
Now can someone explain these extracts to me
1) My wife carries one pair about with her
2) who would like a pair of handsome chotki/prayer beads
Why the usage of pair ??
Err - let the .....................
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Dear Anhelyna, How wonderful to hear from our Bonnie Lass from Scotland!!  "Pair" only because there are two strands of beads that are joined at one end. St Louis de Montfort once quoted people who were making fun of his very large habit rosary "But really, what are you doing with such a giant pair of beads?" Happy Hogmanay! Alex
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Alex, Thanks for the glowing praise! Whenever I can get my website to work  , I'll post the link. I'm using a no-frills free hosting service and I know virtually nothing about html. (This sevice doesn't have a nice little idiot-proof user interface like eBay does.) But, this is a good learning experience! Anhelyna, I don't call it a "pair" - maybe that's Ukrainian or Canadian usage? It's probably like a "pair" of scissors or a "pair" of pants. Hmmm. Tammy
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Originally posted by Orthodox Catholic: Dear Anhelyna,
How wonderful to hear from our Bonnie Lass from Scotland!!
"Pair" only because there are two strands of beads that are joined at one end.
St Louis de Montfort once quoted people who were making fun of his very large habit rosary "But really, what are you doing with such a giant pair of beads?"
Happy Hogmanay!
Alex Hmm thanks for that - I have heard the expression used by Irish folk as well but never remembered to ask. And flattery will get you everywhere Alex  [ did you get that message I sent earlier BTW ? ]
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Looks like Alex beat me by a hair on that post!
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Or by a pair on that host???
Bead chotkis are very nice. The knotted rope type - well, some day I'll learn that knot.... maybe.
Cheers from where it's WET outside today,
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Dear Friends, It is interesting that the word "bead" comes from the Old English word for "prayer" - and "beg" is also from the same "Bede" as in "St Bede the Venerable. The larger, divider beads were formerly called the "gaudies" and the name has stuck as "gaudy." Whenever you need some useless information, you know who to come to. Alex
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Alex, I don't believe I ever found one of your posts without some useful info , of course I ignore those "exit stage left ones . james
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Dear Jakub,
The next time I'll come cryin' to you to get you to sort things out!
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Not for me - sorry  [ using Mac with OSX 2.8 and Safari Browser]
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