Sewing
Hang onto those stashes!
Thursday, April 1st, 2010I have lots of stashes of various bits and pieces of items in my sewing room – fabric scraps, ribbon, beads, buttons and who-knows what else. At times when I’m sorting through things, I often wonder to myself, “Do I really need to keep all this stash of stuff?” And usually I end this mental [...]
Digging out that tear away stabilizer!
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Tear away stabilizer is one of my most widely used stabilizers when I’m stitching embroidery designs. As long as the fabric is appropriate for this stabilizer, I love using it! But sometime it can be a challenge to get out all the little pieces of stabilizer on the back on the design after the stitching [...]
Minkee Fabric – It’s a love/hate relationship!
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Ah, yes – Minkee!!! It’s that luxurious fabric that you just love to rub your hand over and over again! It feels so good that you can’t resist purchasing it! But reality sets in when you start to cut the fabric and stitching with it! Suddenly your great love affair with this fabric is diminishing [...]
See what’s new from Jenny Haskins!
Monday, May 4th, 2009New and exciting things are always happening on the net! One of the newest ventures is online videos, which I’ve discovered I love! As a consumer and student, it’s quick and easy to “see” the idea, project, technique and can provide a visual guide rather just seeing it in text. As a teacher, it’s a [...]
Reusing Dull Thread Scissors
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007What do you do with scissors that are no longer sharp? Some scissors, like thread clippers and shears can be sharpened to prolong their life. But the some of the greatest embroidery scissors to use for clipping threads have curved blades like snip-eze scissors. With the curved blade, there is no way they can be [...]
April is National Decorating Month
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007April is National Decorating Month – a perfect time to brighten up your home with the refreshing colors of Spring with curtains, pillows, picture frames, wall hangings and quilts! As you are busy creating, sprinkle a few embroidery designs into your projects to add a bit more flare. Use beaded, feathered and corded trims to [...]
Martha Stewart & Sewing Endorsement
Saturday, April 7th, 2007Joan from Lazy Girl Designs has a post about Martha Stewart’s recent endorsement with SVP Worldwide. SVP Worldwide manufactures Singer, Viking and Pfaff sewing machines. Hopefully this will inspire more people to the sewing and quilting world.
Here is an excerpt from the SVP Worlwide press release:
“My mother taught me the basics of sewing at a [...]
Sewing in the news…
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007In digging through my unopened email, I found this little clip from CBS showing the sewing come back for many younger sewers. Click here to visit the page and download the clip. The file may take a little while to download, but I found it fun to watch.