Fashion, Knitting, and Sewing for Community

Jewel tones brighten black at NY Fashion Week
International Herald Tribune - France
That was emphasized with an interesting accessory: a knit band worn around the models' waists, like a scarf for the bodice. Many of the women's pants had a ...

Patterns make dressmaking hot
Bundaberg NewsMail - Australia
Dressmaker, designer and Bonnie Jean Fabric and Sewing Studio owner Annette Blair said she had recently seen a rise in numbers for her dressmaking classes. ...

An interview with Kaye Wood - part 1
Examiner.com - USA
Kaye said that PBS is gradually dropping quilting and sewing shows from their line up or putting the show in a block with generic "crafts" shows making them ...

Crafty girls with style
This is London - London,England,UK
The last time I used a sewing machine I was 11. I was so bad at sewing straight lines on tracing paper that I wasn't allowed near fabric. ...

What the world needs now: Hints from England about life, love ...
Examiner.com - USA
She also loves knitting, and offers columns on that subject as well. She even wrote about and displayed her biggest knitting disaster, which nonetheless ...

Pupils square up to knitting challenge
Reading Evening Post - Reading,England,UK
The children in the knitting club at Aldryngton Primary School in Silverdale Road have been using their lunch break at school to practise their knitting ...

Knit one, purl two, hook one thousand
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
Forget the image of a grandmother knitting while sitting on a rocking chair surrounded by balls of wool. Contrary to conventional ideas, knitting is not ...

Santoni gets government help with job layoffs
Knitting Industry - Manchester,UK
The group’s leading brand Santoni has suffered in recent years after seemingly saturating the market with its seamless circular knitting technology. ...

Albinos receive Sh1.5m sewing machines
The Citizen Daily - Dar Es Salam,United Republic of Tanzania
By Frederick Katulanda, Mwanza The Mwanza City Council has donated nine sewing machines worth Sh1.5 million to albinos in Mwanza Region. ...

Choiseul women start sewing business
Solomon Star - Honiara,Solomon Islands
The women’s ministry of Supizae Island in north-west Choiseul Province officially received their sewing project Wednesday week. Delegates from the EU Micro ...

Sofa's transformation was long weekend project
MLive.com - MI,USA
Basic sewing skills are required for most upholstery projects. If you don't know how to sew, recruit a friend who does to help you out. ...

Shop caters to tight-knit crafting community
Bristol Press - CT, United States
In fact, the store sells a yarn made especially for socks, with different colors that alternate in a “self-striping” pattern. ...

Interweave contest
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
The online store will offer a large selection of knitting and crochet books, magazines, DVDs, patterns, etc. Grand Prize is a $500 gift certificate; ...