September 29, 2008 – 2:18 pm
I’m getting ready to teach a workshop this weekend for the Salem, Oregon American Sewing Guild chapter–it’s a day-long event on needle felting and fabric printing, two topics I’m familiar with from writing books on them. I’ve got lots of kits to put together and handouts to create for the group, but I do LOVE teaching! [...]
September 26, 2008 – 3:30 pm
Hopefully, you know by now that September is National Sewing Month. It was proclaimed as such by President Ronald Reagan in 1982 to recognize the importance of sewing to our country. Since then it’s been celebrated by stitchers around the country in various ways. The event is now co-sponsored by the Sewing & Craft Alliance (www.sewing.org) and by [...]
September 24, 2008 – 12:49 pm
I don’t know about you, but I’m forever wishing I could have input on some of the fabrics I see in the stores. The fabric design process is a long one, and companies invest a lot of time and money in their exclusive patternings. But, you can now have some input in that process, at [...]
September 23, 2008 – 12:19 am
Not only is this my first blog entry for sewing.org, but it’s also the first blog I’ve ever written! I’m one of those semi-techno-phobic folks who still doesn’t feel the need for a cell phone most days of the year. But, now I’m a blogger! I love writing, so am looking forward to the adventure.
I’ll [...]
September 14, 2008 – 3:11 pm
Welcome to the SEW-lutions blog from sewing.org and the Sewing & Craft Alliance! We are so glad you’re visiting our little part of the blog world and are delighted to introduce our featured blogger - sewing enthusiast, author, designer and former Sew News editor, Linda Griepentrog. We’ve missed Linda’s wonderful magazine [...]