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Goldfinch

16 years ago

Hi

Does anyone know where I could find some nylon mesh fabric online?

I would love to make some socks/bags for feeding the goldfinch

as Christmas gifts.

Please e-mail me at: rainbowa@bellsouth.net

Thank you for your help.

Have a good day & God bless you!!!

Kathy

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donald lucius
16 years ago
last winter we got a bag of clementines at the grocery store. We cut the bag up into squares and put thistle seed
in the middle and folded the edges up and tied it with twine and hung the balls up to limbs near the finders. The
bright orange color attracted the finches. the mesh was just the right size. we hung them christmas eve. later we tried an onion mesh bag but the mesh was bigger and put black sunflower seeed in that. the Chickadees loved the boss.
lisa11310
16 years ago
I always save my bags from oranges (that are for the Orioles)onions,garlic etc, I fill mine with home made suit attach some pine and ribbon. Makes a great gift!
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