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Elizabeth Beck » Sewing Dolls and Pillows

Written by admin on March 13, 2009 – 7:17 pm -

Clients chose which they would like to work on; a pillow or a doll. - If the client does not have the fine motor skills to use a regular sewing needle (for example if the client has cerebral palsy), or if the client may become self injurious with the needle , … See the original post here:  Elizabeth Beck » Sewing Dolls and Pillows  Read More →


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Wearable Art Resources: Call for Artists: Excellence in Needle …

Written by admin on March 13, 2009 – 5:49 pm -

Brooches must incorporate at least one of the following techniques: needlework (embroidery, needlepoint, bead embroidery, ribbon embroidery, and/or cross- stitch ), knitting, crochet, lace-making, tatting, or quilting. … Excerpt from:  Wearable Art Resources: Call for Artists: Excellence in Needle …  Read More →


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THREADADDICT: Got some sewing done at last

Written by admin on March 13, 2009 – 5:11 pm -

The everyday ramblings of a thread and digital art addict. More here: THREADADDICT: Got some sewing done at last  Read More →


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Free embroidery pattern: Irish bear « Needlework News

Written by admin on March 13, 2009 – 3:35 pm -

About.com’s quilting blog · Allie’s in Stitches · Art Gallery Fabrics · Create Needlepoint! Gatherings · Needle ‘n’ Thread · Needle Tatting and Other Nonsense · Nuts About Needlepoint · Ornaments · Pin Tangle · Plays with Needles … Read more here:  Free embroidery pattern: Irish bear « Needlework News  Read More →


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Neglected but delicious needlework tidbits « Needlework News

Written by admin on March 13, 2009 – 1:26 pm -

About.com’s quilting blog · Allie’s in Stitches · Art Gallery Fabrics · Create Needlepoint! Gatherings · Needle ‘n’ Thread · Needle Tatting and Other Nonsense · Nuts About Needlepoint · Ornaments · Pin Tangle · Plays with Needles … Neglected but delicious needlework tidbits. oldru Original post: Neglected but delicious needlework tidbits « Needlework News  Read More →


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Needlework tip round-up « Needlework News

Written by admin on March 13, 2009 – 10:30 am -

(1) Review of Groovin Piping Trimming Tool by Sandra of Sandra’s Snippets (2) How to clean your sewing machine on Craft Nectar (3) … Go here to read the rest:  Needlework tip round-up « Needlework News  Read More →


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Free embroidery pattern and tute round-up « Needlework News

Written by admin on March 13, 2009 – 9:39 am -

(10) Chain-loop bunches drawn-thread technique from Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread (11) Diagonal Hungarian Ground Stitch by Barbara Bergsten of Create Needlepoint! (12) Pulled satin stitch drawn-thread technique at Needlework Tips & … Go here to see the original: Free embroidery pattern and tute round-up « Needlework News  Read More →


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Subversive Stitchers: Women Armed with Needles: Nine Patch=Joy!

Written by admin on March 13, 2009 – 7:46 am -

Did you know that arson was involved in the invention of the first sewing machine? And that in 1755, perhaps the first patent associated with a sewing machine was granted for a needle to Charles Weisenthal of Germany? See the original post here: Subversive Stitchers: Women Armed with Needles: Nine Patch=Joy!  Read More →


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Subversive Stitchers: Women Armed with Needles: Nine Patch=Joy!

Written by admin on March 13, 2009 – 7:46 am -

Did you know that arson was involved in the invention of the first sewing machine? And that in 1755, perhaps the first patent associated with a sewing machine was granted for a needle to Charles Weisenthal of Germany? … See the original post here:  Subversive Stitchers: Women Armed with Needles: Nine Patch=Joy!  Read More →


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Things Were Different Then « BonzerPlus

Written by admin on March 13, 2009 – 1:05 am -

There was a faded card of assorted lace petticoat edgings from her mother’s effects, together with an old-fashioned needle case with paper labels for the different types. “Sharps”, “Darners”, “Straw” and an unnamed selection of needles with tiny holes, probably for … Young girls were taught to sew with cross- stitch samplers or spent long hours embroidering lazy-daisy tray-cloths; even dish-cloths were hemmed and all girls learnt to invisible hemming in this way See the rest here:  Things Were Different Then « BonzerPlus  Read More →


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