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A Creative Life: Snowy Days & Time For Sewing

Written by admin on February 1, 2010 – 2:37 pm -

Hubby got out Saturday afternoon and shoveled off the drive so he could go to work . That is the street the other side of the fence in the photo below. Our side street didn’t get cleared/salted so it sticks around a little longer. View original post here:  A Creative Life: Snowy Days & Time For Sewing  Read More →


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Etsy :: The Storque :: Spotlight :: Quit Your Day Job …

Written by admin on February 1, 2010 – 2:17 pm -

To start, I got three or four bags, a few needle wraps and a few stitch markers made, photographed and listed. Then I hung around the Forums. I got a sale in six days Here is the original: Etsy :: The Storque :: Spotlight :: Quit Your Day Job …  Read More →


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Homestead Needle Arts - Needlepoint: Hearts and Housework

Written by admin on February 1, 2010 – 1:14 pm -

After doing a tiny bit of actual MENDING on some clothing, I whipped out the January 2010 FREE heart from Rainbow Gallery that Janet started for me and I finished stitching . Excerpt from:  Homestead Needle Arts - Needlepoint: Hearts and Housework  Read More →


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Prancy Poodles Counted Cross-stitch Kit

Written by admin on February 1, 2010 – 11:32 am -

Gorgeous fur-trimmed diva stirs up excitement as she takes her fur-trimmed friends out for a walk in the park. Shop Maia cross- stitch kits at Needlework Shoppe! Tags: cross stitch , counted cross stitch , sewing , embroidery Here is the original:  Prancy Poodles Counted Cross-stitch Kit  Read More →


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Balzer Designs: Cocoa Daisy: February 2010

Written by admin on February 1, 2010 – 10:56 am -

I have a problem with there being only 5 1/2 inches on the bed of my sewing machine from the needle to the right ‘wall’. This is a standard Singer. Do you just stitch on pieces and then glue them down? Original post: Balzer Designs: Cocoa Daisy: February 2010  Read More →


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Sharon V. Rotz: Making quilting designs

Written by admin on February 1, 2010 – 9:39 am -

I remove the thread and bobbin from my machine and trace around the design perforating the paper with my sewing machine needle . Read more:  Sharon V. Rotz: Making quilting designs  Read More →


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If Elias Howe Invented the Sewing Machine, Then Why is it called …

Written by admin on February 1, 2010 – 6:01 am -

He used a shuttle to push the lower thread through the loop caused by the needle pushing through the fabric . This same principle has since been used by all successful sewing machines. Read the rest here: If Elias Howe Invented the Sewing Machine, Then Why is it called …  Read More →


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TaDa! Creations: How to Applique {Tutorial}

Written by admin on February 1, 2010 – 6:00 am -

Fabric and thread to either match or contrast. A clear presser foot See the rest here:  TaDa! Creations: How to Applique {Tutorial}  Read More →


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Easy Cash 4 All: All About Embroidery

Written by admin on February 1, 2010 – 5:06 am -

Develop FreeHand sewing thread embroidery began to dwindle with the machine age by 1800, when Art needlework and Berlin wool-work appeared on the scene and flourished with the Victorian era. … Read the original here:  Easy Cash 4 All: All About Embroidery  Read More →


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