Friday, February 13, 2009

Latest Sewing and Craft Ideas

Modish Vintage: love: Japanese craft books
By Cathy
Happiness is sitting at Kinukuniya Bookstore one whole afternoon thumbing through pages of Japanese craft books or better yet buying as many as you can afford to add to your collection. I bought a couple of these books ... I managed to make one just like this which turned out pretty good, I think. I used dark brown corduroy for the handles. For the bag I used brown wool and some lace for the details.
Posted by Cathy at 6:05 AM. Labels: books, crafting, pattern, sewing ...


Books you missed: Custom Knits and A Fine Fleece
Examiner.com - USA
by Jessica Loring, NY Knitting Examiner As knitting gains in popularity, the quality and diversity of related books also grows. 2008 was a fantastic year ...


"Knitting-for-Dolphins" returns to needle Navy security proposal

Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
The yarn is out, the gloves are on and the women of Puget Sound-based "Knitting for Dolphins" are back. The group that attracted international attention in ...

Learn to Sew: The Effects of Cheap Thread
She has shared with friends and family their way of learning to sew, as well as, the projects patterns that built their skills. ...

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Sewing, Knitting Roundup

Do You Buy Knitting Patterns?
Now Sixth & Spring, publishers of Vogue Knitting, Knit.1, Knit Simple and others, is planning its own pattern store, and its planning to pay the designers a paltry 10 percent of pattern sales. I first learned about this ...

Knitting guild shares love of an ancient art
Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
By Laurie Fry • Special to the Statesman Journal As vice president of the Millstream Knitting Guild, Bailey is one of the forces behind keeping the art of ...

Granby knitting pro Jeanne M. Crosby hopes to learn more
The Republican - MassLive.com - Springfield,MA,USA
She learned to crochet at the age of 11, but says she likes knitting better. "I like the finished product better," Crosby said. "I can follow the pattern ...

At the library
Wicked Local West Roxbury - Needham,MA,USA
Please donate your unused yarn and knitting needles to the program. Or pick up some yarn and a pattern to make a child’s hat. The library will donate all ...

Designer encourages knitters to make own clothes
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
By Deborah Deasy, TRIBUNE-REVIEW A career in knitting seemed unlikely when Maggie Jackson first tried the craft at age 6. "My mother taught me. ...

Costume designer Patricia Field shares her Confessions
Houston Chronicle - United States
Chronicle writer Joy Sewing talked with Field about Confessions of a Shopaholic: Q: What fashion style did you go for with this film? ...

Recessionista fashion: re-make your clothes
FashionUnited US News - Amsterdam,Netherlands
SANS digital sewing pattern series are easily executed and with basic sewing skills and a single needle sewing machine standing by, all you have to do is ...

USA: The Third Annual Independent Handbag Designer Awards
BharatTextile.com (subscription) - Mumbai,India
... CURVY(™) sewing machine and will be featured on the SINGER website where the winning designer will also share a handbag pattern from his/her collection. ...

Fab Fabrics: Vintage Feed and Seed Bags
Crafting A Green World - USA
Want to add a little kitsch to your next sewing project? We’ve got just the thing! Pam Knott over at Mad Creek Designs stocks these fabulous feed bags, ...

The art of quilting
Hot Springs Star - Hot Springs,SD,USA
... rug patterns, art books, images on the Internet, her imagination. Once she decides on the design, she selects fabric from the shelves in her sewing room ...

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Community Knitting, Engineer Turned Crochet Designer, and Blue Jean Story

Sharing the warmth
Daily Freeman Journal - Webster City, IA, USA
Knitting and crocheting are definitely fall and winter hobbies for me. For some reason, it's just not as appealing to work with wool when it's 110 degrees ...

Engineer hooked into a second career making crochet designs
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
What: Robyn Chachula, knitting designer Maggie Jackson of Maggiknits and other knit and crochet experts will be on hand to lecture on an array of subjects. ...

Share your peace with the origami crane project
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
The knitnotwar 1,0o0 project involves more than a hundred artists knitting 1000 cranes for a community based public art installation, according to Knit ...

Meiko: a bit nervous but loveable
Argonaut - Moscow, ID, USA
31 at the Knitting Factory in Spokane and was a bit overwhelmed by the large crowd. “There’s so many people here right now,” she said. ...

Knit & Crochet Festival to offer classes, shopping
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
"He makes knitting needles, also, and crochet hooks," says festival organizer Barb Grossman of O'Hara. Last year, more than 1500 people from multiple states ...

Organization knits to warm up needy
SJU The Hawk - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Each afghan is comprised of 49 separate squares, which means that more than 12250000 knitted and crocheted squares have been donated. ...

NSFW: Every Sopranos expletive, in one handy video
guardian.co.uk - UK
Director Victor Solomon has spent lord knows how long knitting together every instance of swearing in every episode of The Sopranos. ...

Holly Springs students have service all sewn up
Cary News - Cary,NC,USA
The schools participated in a sewing project that had Family and Consumer Science students making children’s dresses for needy girls in Haiti. ...

Brush up on sewing, help kids learn
Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA
By The Daily News Do you have sewing experience? Would you like to increase your own sewing skills? Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge with others and ...

Blue jeans and hems
The Citizen.com - Fayetteville,GA,USA
Mama was always big on sewing and saving money. Growing up, I wore home made clothes but I developed an appreciation for the art of sewing. ...

Kingsbury store's sign draws mixed reaction
Glens Falls Post-Star - Glens Falls,NY,USA
By NICK REISMAN Barb Manley, the owner of SACS (Sewing, Arts & Crafts Store), an art supply store at Kings Plaza, knows how people feel. ...

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Sewing and Crafting Roundup

Sewing & Stitchery Expo signups filling up
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
The knitting classes are already filling up for the Sewing & Stichery Expo in Puyallup set for Feb. 26, 27, 28 and March 1. This year is the show's 25th ...

90 years: Sew far, sew good
Dubuque Telegraph Herald - Dubuque,IA,USA
BY MARY NEVANS-PEDERSON TH STAFF WRITER
As long as she has nimble fingers and good eyesight, Ida Mulert will keep on sewing. After all, why give up her ...

Project Red Dress features up-and-coming local fashion designers ...
Seattle Times - United States
The first-place winner will receive a $3000 scholarship, the second-place winner will get a new sewing machine from Sewing Machine Service Company and the ...

Fremont woman quilts for sick children
The Argus - Fremont,CA,USA
She didn't do much canning after she and her husband, Howard, moved to Fremont and got teaching jobs in 1960, but she never stopped sewing. ...

On the job: Susan's Sewing Creations
Westerner - Samford,Queensland,Australia
What services does your business offer? Furniture upholstery and refurbishing, car and motorbike seat repairs and upholstery, tonneau covers, ...

Downtown business changing hands
Daily Democrat - Woodland,CA,USA
By ELISABETHSHERWIN/Special to The Democrat Friday, was the 34th birthday of the new owner of the Woodland Sewing and Vacuum Center at 523 Main St. The new ...

Craft to make from recycled materials: Bumper pads
Examiner.com - USA
Use as a fireplace hearth bumper pad (see image for one suggestion) or a window cornice. You can use either 1/4" plywood or foam board which can be purchased at a craft or home ...

Craft Center exhibits student, staff art
Oregon Daily Emerald - Eugene,OR,USA
by Brenna Houck | Freelance Reporter |
The annual Craft Center Staff Art Show began its display in the Adell McMillan Gallery on the second floor of the EMU ...

Craft your own valentines at Sno-Isle library branches
HeraldNet - Everett,WA,USA
W. Families can make cards, crafts or decorations for loved ones or for distribution to senior citizens. Details at 425-778-2148. ...

What's happening Wednesday: Kids' craft project; exhibits
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com - Kalamazoo,MI,USA
by Kalamazoo Gazette "Valentine's Day Crafts for Kids" is being offered at the Antwerp Sunshine Branch Library, 24823 Front Ave., Mattawan. ...

Niagara Falls Hotels Craft Valentine's & March Break Packages with ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Niagara Falls, Ontario (PRWEB) February 10, 2009 -- Niagara Falls hotels have prepared an array of appealing packages - for an extravagant Valentine's and ...

Monday, February 9, 2009

Repair shops thrive as many keep using what they have
Houston Chronicle - United States
At Alief Vacuum and Sewing Center, owner Stuart Miller has taken on repairing battery-operated toys, as vacuum and sewing machine repairs decreased three ...

Daily Planner: February 9
Enterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USA
6: 10 am Sewing. Noon lunch. Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Ave. SPEAKEASY TOASTMASTERS: Noon-1 pm Casual lunch. Bureau of Reclamation, 1140 W. Wood ...

Lead weight: Small businesses decry law spurred by China toy scare
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo,IA,USA
Her bucket of vintage buttons, passed down from her mother's collection, collected dust on the shelf near her sewing table. Designing new clothes for her ...

LDS senior humanitarians serve the world
Mormon Times - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
The words are pinned to the bulletin board in sewing room next to the lists of items and number that have been made for the month. ...

Survivor on the Main
The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
Barry Shinder, owner of Maple Leaf Hat and Cap Manufacturing, hunches over the same sewing machine his father did 79 years ago when the Mile End company was ...

Show goes on for 'Porkchop'
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
Alas, Parker can't sew. "I knew it was a weakness," Parker says now. "I usually have a person sewing for me. So I just tried to make something creative and ...

Monday, February 9 - Get Fiscally Fit at the Library
Examiner.com - USA
For more great classes on everything from knitting to crafts and cooking to fashion, check out the library's extensive Fresh City Life offerings.

Alameda County fire dispatcher's writing career is scorching hot
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
She also keeps a blog called Yarn-a-Go-Go, in which she muses about knitting, writing and life. Herron said she has been knitting since she was 5 years old. ...

Coconut Grove abounds with arts and crafts events
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is gearing up for its 21st Arts and Crafts Show, which coincides with the Grove's annual Arts Fest. ...

CraftBits and Craft Gossip
Baltimore By Hand - Baltimore,MD,USA
Have you heard of Craft Gossip? These are two marvelously crafty web sites that contain a wealth of ideas, projects, articles and just about any other craft ...