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Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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It's Christmas in sewing world (Puyallup, WA s
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| On stage Friday at the Sewing & Stitchery Expo, sewing guru Linda MacPhee presented a fashion show of eclectic jackets. As a model twirled at the end of the catwalk, audience member LeeAnne Ulrich stood up from her folding chair, her jacket nearly identical to the model’s. “Oh, look!” MacPhee said into her microphone. “That’s so good – it sends shivers. You must not be able to go anywhere without people wanting to touch you and feel you. Come up here!” After some coaxing, the 54-year-old Ulrich walked up on stage and showed off her creation – a flannel-backed satin... |
Stretch Your Dollar By Sewing (with video)
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| Sewing is making a huge comeback lately. The reason? What else? The economy! It's cheaper to make your own repairs and alterations than paying someone else to do it. Women of all backgrounds and ages are learning how to sew in order to help stretch their dollar. In a full class of eager women, each is learning the long lost art of sewing. "I am a workaholic," first time sewer Tina Noel said. "I don't cook. I don't clean. I just work." *snip* Noel says altering every season gets expensive. Pant hems cost on average $12, a skirt hem about... |
CA may impose a $.25 tax per plastic bag
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| California, always seeking to be a trendsetter on environmental policy, is weighing a proposal to charge 25 cents for every paper or plastic bag distributed at grocery stores, pharmacies and convenience stores. The money raised would go into a state fund used to clean up trash and prevent litter related to what the bill calls “single-use” bags. The bill’s sponsor, Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, says 25 cents a bag is high enough to have a real impact on consumer behavior. The fee would be waived for some low-income Californians. |
Looking for Quilter from Sewing Website
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| Looking for person from a hobby-sort of web site. Don't know her name here. Don't scream at me, I AM posting this in chat. |
Afghan, Coalition Forces Distribute Sewing Machines
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, July 10, 2008 – Afghan and coalition forces, in conjunction with a local women’s center, distributed more than 130 sewing machines to women in the Gereshk district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province July 5 and 6. A representative of the Afghan government’s Department of Women's Affairs was present to speak with the local women and to encourage the economic empowerment of Afghan women. The sewing machines will allow women to provide income for their families, especially widows who were dependent on their husbands for support. Some of the women travelled from villages more than 65 kilometers away, officials... |
Women’s Sewing Center Opens
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| Sgt. Amanda E. Timmer, head of the Women’s Initiative for the Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team, speaks with an Iraqi woman with the help of an interpreter at the new women’s sewing center at Muafiqiyah, Iraq April. 10. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos J. Lazo. AL-KUT — A women’s sewing center officially opened in Muafiqiyah village April 10, providing both employment and training for female residents.The center will serve as a means for local women to earn income to support their families, said Sgt. Amanda E. Timmer, head of the Women’s Initiatives program for the Wasit Provincial Reconstruction Team.The... |
Sewing School Offers Iraqi Women Skill, Employment Opportunities
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| Women from Zafaraniyah sit at sewing stations and become the first attendees of sewing-shop classes that opened at the Zafaraniyah Technical Institute, Feb. 23. Photo by Sgt. Jeremy Todd, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division Public Affairs. FOB RUSTAMIYAH — Sowing seeds of economic opportunity and prosperity, a vocational technical sewing shop for Iraqi women opened its doors Feb. 23, offering classes at Zafaraniyah Technical Institute.The grand opening of the sewing school paves the way for about 100 Iraqi women in Zafaraniyah seeking employment. In addition to offering steady work, the school offers students a skill they can use... |
Sewing and Knitting for the Troops is at a year and counting
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| SIERRA VISTA — July 25 marked the one year anniversary of Sewing and Knitting for the Troops, a local military support group started by June Kennedy, a Sierra Vista resident. Kennedy sympathized with the plight of troops facing the brutal heat of summer and the sub-zero days of winter, both accompanied by relentless winds, in Iraq and Afghanistan. She realized soldiers faced an even greater risk to their lives when distracted from the mission at hand by such hardships. When she read about the need for neck cooler scarves and knitted helmet liners in a summer issue of the Sulpher... |
A WAY TO SUPPORT OUR WOUNDED SOLDIERS
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| For any Freepers out there who can sew and would like to help a wounded soldier. Thank you for your interest in Sew Much Comfort. American military personnel are serving our country in a variety of dangerous situations and locations. As a result of discharging their duties, a number of them are seriously wounded or injured. Modern medical technology is having great success saving the lives of these hero's; however, medicine doesn't address some of their basic needs, such as clothing that will accommodate medical devices and situations - braces, fixators, casts, prosthetics and burns. Many of the wounded troops... |
Vast Rightwing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle 14 more days and counting! |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needlework Circle: Weekend Chat!
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle Weekend Chat! Want to gripe? Want to share? Want to brag? Need some care? Then pull up your chair, get out your workbasket, and come tell us about it! |
The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworkers Circle: Topic for today - Charity needlework
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle Today, as the Christmas season is almost upon us, and Thanksgiving looms close, let us talk about charity needlework. Do any of you get involved with this? There is a lot of need and a lot of resources out there, especially for knitters and crochets, but most crafts have some things that can be done. Are there any projects we might want to think about supporting? I'll share my resources if you share yours! |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker Circle: Quilts and other coverings
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| Today, let's talk about quilts and covers of various types: redwork, patchwork, whole cloth, woven blankets, embroidered throws, bed rugs, blue work, bed hangings, crewel, or whatever. |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needlework Circle: Baby Stuff
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| Baby Stuff. a bootie pattern from 1845. Even those of us who don't regularly do crafts will sometimes find ourselves pulling out the pattern books, looking for materials and patterns for our nieces and nephews, sons, daughters, grandchildren. It can be surprising who does what. Georges Sand the French writer in the 1800s, lady companion of Chopin was married at first to a somewhat boorish, and maybe mildly abusive husband - but when she became pregnant with her daughter Solange, it was he who made the baby things! And what have YOU made for the small fry in your life? |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworkers Circle: Friday Stitch and....
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| Friday stitch and....gripe? Celebrate? Show off your latest project? Hug your kids? Talk about the project you would really like to do but never started? |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworkers Circle - Topic for the day
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| Yep, I'm back. Topic for the day: References. What crafting books would you hate to have to give up, that you use regularly? I know we each have our own personal library of best books. As someone who knits socks a lot, I find that Nancy Bush's Folk Socks is extremely useful for its catalog of different heels and toes. Knitting in Plain English is a great book for knitting...and she has a companion book on sweater knitting that is very useful as well. A great reference when you want to make basic patterns is The Knitter's handy book... |
Local women work to cool troops' necks (Sierra Vista AZ)
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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SIERRA VISTA - In World War I, women made and rolled bandages for Americans wounded in combat. In World War II, women knitted socks, to keep GIs' feet clean and comfortable. Now, a group of Sierra Vista women are sewing neck coolers for soldiers in hot Iraq and will be taking on knitting caps to keep them warm when the weather in that nation turns cold. "Women are awesome when they decide to do something," June Kennedy said Monday. It was the second Monday that a few women gathered in her house. The sounds of a sewing machine stitching a...
Sewing Center Helps Rebuild Iraqi Economy
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| Although a small project for the Al Rasheed district, the opening of the Jihad Sewing School was a big step forward in improving the local economy. BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 13, 2005 — One mission that has remained constant for the U.S. soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division since arriving in Iraq is helping to rebuild the civilian infrastructure. This is done in many ways, but the intent is to have Iraqis rebuild Iraq. "The school is small but they are training about 15 to 20 women and when they finish, they will... |
Marine Comfort Quilts
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| Here's the info: Marine Comfort Quilt Group is a not for profit ministry whose objective is to provide a memorial quilt of comfort to the next of kin of our fallen military. Our quilts are made from thirty quilt squares, each containing an inspirational message from it's donor or another serviceman. Our quilts are stitches of love from those who want so badly to bring comfort, but don't know how to help. Our Marine Comfort Quilt Group has now decided to take on a greater project. With the War on Iraq, we have lost many Marines. Our initial project was... |
It's chic to knit and purl with the girls ... and guys
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| What's wrong with this picture? A man and a woman are seated next to each other on a plane. She is reading a book, he is knitting. If you said, ''Men don't knit, women do,'' that's not the right answer. Actually, there is nothing wrong with the picture. More men are knitting today, including many whose names you will recognize -- such as Roosevelt ''Rosey'' Grier, a former star tackle with the New York Giants pro football team and the Los Angeles Rams; actors Russell Crowe and David Arquette, and Robert Gottlieb, former editor of The New Yorker magazine. Knitting... |
Nesting urge won't remove cause of fears
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| Nesting urge won't remove cause of fears Women should fight for real control, not hide behind knitting needles Tonya Jameson Experts call it "nesting" or "cocooning." I call it revenge of the home-ec teachers. Women in their 20s and 30s are knitting, sewing, cooking and embracing all kinds of do-it-yourself projects. But knitting is the hottest in this craze. Young women are doing it on New York subways, Los Angeles movie sets and in Charlotte homes. Cultural experts say the current frenzy feeds a desire to feel safe after the Sept. 11 attacks rattled Americans' sense of security. But the... |
It's no joke: Young girls in stitches
Tuesday 29th of May 2012 07:16:23 PM
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| It's no joke: Young girls in stitchesBy JACOB BENNETT As they tried to thread the needles on their sewing machines, many of the girls raised their hands to ask for help. The 12 young females were at the Hardin County Extension Office in Elizabethtown on Monday as part of a camp to learn what Liz Kingsland considers to be an old-time skill with a new-age twist: sewing for fun rather than to keep clothes on their backs. That twist keeps sewing lessons in big demand these days — both this week's camp and another next week are full with waiting... |
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