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Figaflors i Braves: Fish baby fleece beanie
By Martin
Free Sewing Pattern!
To celebrate I was sewing a fish hat for the kid. This are the parts needed. I invented the sewing pattern myself. In the middle of production. The finished product modeled by Pingu. Inspiration found here. Publicado por Martin ...

Psychologist proves doodling improves concentration at boring meetings
Examiner.com - USA
Doing something that occupies that semi-conscious part of the brain, such as doodling or knitting, helps to keep that other part of the brain from ...

Free Knitting Pattern!Craftzine.com blog: Grumpasaurus Knitting Pattern
By Natalie Zee Drieu
Kathy of Kat Knits has a free knitting pattern of Grumpasaurus, a cute grumpy knit dinosaur....

heather knitz patterns: BLOG GIVEAWAY: Pick a Pattern!
By heather knitz
BLOG GIVEAWAY: Pick a Pattern! This month is National Crochet Month...but, don't worry, if you knit you can win too:). --------------------------. *I will be choosing 4 different winners for this contest!*. The rules. ...

How long would it take a competent knitter to knit a scarf?
By admin
Depends on how much time you have to dedicate to knitting it. I knitted a scarf while watching a movie. Then all done! But it was a VERY simple pattern and my kids were asleep. So I had no interruptions. References : ...

AHS students cast off for charities
Millstone Examiner - Millstone,NJ,USA
The school's Knitting Club, supervised by history teacher Judy Briar, meets bimonthly and has over 40 members. Those involved in the extracurricular ...

Swimming, running and... knitting: Triathlon with a difference ...
This Is Sleaford - Sleaford,Lincolnshire,UK
More than £5000 was pledged as people swam, ran and knitted for charity at Sleaford Leisure Centre. The event – described by organisers the Rotary Club as a ...

Needles, yarn keep group together
Delmarva Daily Times - MD,USA
By Ceri Larson Danes • Staff Writer • March 4, 2009 PUNGOTEAGUE -- Think of a knitting circle and likely what comes to mind is a group of grandmotherly ...

Don't starve to death-sell your junk on Ebay! Part four-strategory.
Examiner.com - USA
If you have ten scarves, ten balls of yard, ten needles, ten knitting organizers, and ten knitting patterns for sale at the same time, suddenly, ...

Sewn on to sustainability
Ecotextile News - Pontefract,England,UK
NOTTINGHAM – [03.03.09] A new study by boffins at Nottingham Trent University says that a return to the tradition of sewing on buttons and stitching hems is ...

Elma students stitch pillowcases with care for hospitals
Cresco Times Plain Dealer - Cresco,IA,USA
By Sara Daehn / TPD April Jackson, 12, takes a turn on the sewing machine with some help from a parent volunteer. By Sara Daehn Denise Shekleton’s fourth, ...

All dolled up
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
"We're in the depth of winter here, and I decided to focus on a warmer place by sewing a new Obama doll," Barry said. "With his ties to Hawaii, ...

Local retailer keeps dogs across the nation warm and fashionable
The Bee - Portland,OR,USA
“It was a little bitty business with three sewing people,” she recalls. “And when we bought it, the lady said, ‘I would look into the dog market. ...

Knitting, Crochet, DIY, Something for Everyone!

Need to knit? Crave Crochet? Borrow a page from these
Bangor Daily News - Bangor,ME,USA
The book’s scarf section features several boas, a chevron pattern and a hairpin lace design. Instructions for hairpin lace are included in the book. ...

DIY art for non-artists
Indiana Daily Student - USA
Buy a wooden picture frame from a thrift store or craft shop as the backing of the bulletin board. 3. Remove the backing so that only the glass and frame ...

Find new inspiration or just bust your stash at the Philly Sewing ...
Examiner.com - USA
A handful of wool but no pattern to inspire a use for it? The Winter Craft Swap, sponsored by the Philly Sewing Collective, could solve all of your crafty ...

An interview with Kaye Wood - part 2
Examiner.com - USA
People choose their particular area of study - any technique of Kaye's that they want to pursue - then spend a full day learning and sewing. ...

Stitching together old memories
expressandstar.com - Wolverhampton,England,UK
Mr Hanson is hoping the sewing book might spark some recognition among the descendants of the young seamstresses who worked on the patterns back in 1897. ...

Stitches and Stuff: Playing with paper batik
Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA
Traditionally, a combination of melted beeswax and paraffin is applied to fabric in a pattern. Then the fabric is dyed and additional patterns are made to ...

Knitting resources: using your public library
Examiner.com - USA
by Jessica Loring, NY Knitting Examiner The range of books released about knitting only continues to grow, making it tough to keep up financially. ...

Bid to pull wool over Skye Bridge
BBC News - UK
Aos described its project as a piece of "guerrilla knitting" and said the items would be mounted on the ramparts. It has invited people to send large ...

Knitting resources: using your public library
Examiner.com - USA
by Jessica Loring, NY Knitting Examiner The range of books released about knitting only continues to grow, making it tough to keep up financially. ...

Bid to pull wool over Skye Bridge
BBC News - UK
Aos described its project as a piece of "guerrilla knitting" and said the items would be mounted on the ramparts. It has invited people to send large ...

Diva Zappa Paints With Yarn
SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USA
In her knitting, Diva uses a freeform and stream-of-consciousness technique, allowing each knit stitch and pearl stitch to tell its own unique story. ...

Ramones sets sights on culinary career
Staunton News Leader - Staunton,VA,USA
Knitting — we recently started a knitting and crochet club. I'm also a part of the fencing club." Favorite dish to make: "My low-calorie fiesta chicken. ...

Group knits outfits for new ministry
Point Pleasant Register - Point Pleasant,WV,USA
by Diane Pottorff Diane Pottorff/photo - Patricia Tribble, Marjorie Gruser and Vicki Reynolds, members of the Trinity United Methodist Church knitting and ...

Organization of the Week: Knit 1, Purl TU
The Collegian online - Tulsa,OK,USA
Knit 1, Purl TU consists of TU students, faculty and staff, as well as some non-TU members, who are interested in knitting and crocheting. ...

Resin Jewellery Designer Turns Her Hand To Knitting Needles
PRLog.Org (press release) - Bucuresti,Romania
The new resin knitting needles can be customised to make a great gift for knitters that like a touch of sparkle. Retailing at £8 plus postage, they are made ...

Charity knitting and crochet group meets up at Charity Craft Center
Community Impact Newspaper - Austin,TX,USA
Jodi Rogers of Texas Home Health Hospice will lead a charity knitting and crochet group at the Charity Craft Center located at The Stitching Studio, ...

Saving soles: Consumers try to get more miles out of shoes
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Machinery in the shop includes a sander/finisher, a trimmer that cuts soles and heels, a machine to pull the dowels out of high heels, a stitcher for sewing ...

Secret retreat: Local center weaves textile enthusiasts together
York Daily Record - York,PA,USA
Most fiber arts are represented in the school's regular menu of classes, or in the periodicals, books and supplies in the adjoining shop-- knitting, ...

Getting a head start: From shirts to skirts
Whitworthian - Spokane,WA,USA
“I crochet in all my classes, and everyone knows me as the knitting girl,” Wallace said. Wallace started making her own clothes for the sheer joy of ...

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; ...