702: Chs 20-24 — Mr. Harrison's Confessions
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
Release Date: 11/22/2025
CraftLit - Serialized Classic Literature for Busy Book Lovers
Ep. 702: Mr. Harrison's Confessions | Chapters 20-24 Book talk begins at 20:12 Poor Mr. Harrison is stuck in Peak Gaskell Mayhem, and honestly, it’s delicious. --------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - Start 1:49 - Bookmark Exchange 2:31 - Catherine (rug-hooker, knitter, and writer sent in more fabric store info—state by state list: and an independent fabric store in Bucks County, Pennsylvania! - Gemma Fabric 3:13 - Heather got a bolt of the family tartan (MacPherson, I’m Gillies on my maternal grandmother’s side and I’m 2-½ in the photo <3...
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Book talk begins at 20:12
Poor Mr. Harrison is stuck in Peak Gaskell Mayhem, and honestly, it’s delicious.
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0:00 - Start
1:49 - Bookmark Exchange https://bit.ly/bookmark-exchange
2:31 - Catherine (rug-hooker, knitter, and writer http://youngestofseven.com) sent in two links: sent in more fabric store info—state by state list: https://swoodsonsays.com/a-creative-reuse-center-near-me-map-resource/ and an independent fabric store in Bucks County, Pennsylvania! - Gemma Fabric https://gemmafabrics.com/
3:13 - Heather got a bolt of the family tartan (MacPherson, I’m Gillies on my maternal grandmother’s side and I’m 2-½ in the photo <3 )


3:56 - Heather will make a vest for everybody in the family.
5:07- Caveat Emptor—Buyer Beware of AI Slop in the crafting space.
5:39 - Materials for fighting AI Slop
13:34 - Substack
17:47 - THIMTEC / thimble tape — so cool and available in many places
19:16 - Finger cots — https://www.uline.com/Grp_362/Finger-Cots-Tape?pricode=WX478&AdKeyword=finger%20cots
20:12 - Mr. Harrison's Confessions. Book talk begins
20:15 - Last week rehash.
20:42 - Assembly halls
21:21 - Granadiers

21:50 - The story of Paris and the apple
23:17 - Mr Morgan wrote “Direct to Meurice's”...and what does that mean?
24:04 - The Peace Society in England
25:08 - Chapters 20 - 24
51:04 - Please do visit my Substack for the suggestions for dealing with AI-Slop
51:44 - 1888 book from the Pinterest pin was NOT AI-Slop…but it WAS deeply misleading.
Here’s the REAL book and here’s the cheater version making you think you can find/buy the earlier 5 volumes.
54:04 - If you have any tricks or tips to recognize A.I.-Slop - please add it to the Substack page
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