Archive for May, 2007
Photo Essay of Love and Bravery & The New Fabric!
Wow! This is what fighting cancer is all about. Living life to the fullest and meeting it with grace and dignity in all things.
And what I wouldn’t give to play with this fabric…the nanotube web is proclaimed by Nanocomp Technologies Inc USA.
Info from Superior Threads!
I receive with joy the newsletter from Bob at Superior Threads and today’s newletter had a couple Q&A of interest:
Education: Random Q & A
Q. Is black thread weaker than other colors?
A. Only if it has been over-dyed because the first color was mis-dyed. Some companies put all the mis-dyed colors in a reject bin and [...]
Mohair, The Diamond Fiber
Mohair is silky, durable, dyes well and is known as the diamond fiber for its ability to absorb humidity and resist creasing. Who can resist a mohair wool blend or a fine mohair for knitting every other needle? Where does it come from (besides the goats, we already know Angora goats growth this [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The Real Stitchery
Today I want to let those new to my blog know that The Stitchery is a little old house that is soley dedicated to sewing, knitting and commercial embroidery. It is located about 20 minutes from my home and I go there every day that I can to sew, run the payroll and other [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )The Knitting Room
Oh dear! While I’ve been sewing my wardrobe (I make everything I wear except for bras, shoes and hosery) and not knitting…it became evident that the knitting room, filled with five machines, a day bed, dresser, TV stand and tapes and the library was not getting used.
Oh dear…while I was in the hospital the [...]
Knitting Quizzie
This is from EkeboDesign Blog and in lieu of having it together enough to tell everyone how they must go have a visit with Iris Bishop (no, really, you must!) I give you a simple quizzie. Well, heck, I’m just a beginner with no patterns to sell and tons of recently acquired inspiration…wonder what [...]
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