Sewing Machine News
This weekend in sewing: First Friday, fashion & farmers markets Feb 3-5, 2012
For starters tonight is First Friday which means artists and art appreciators will both be out in full force. First Friday is a monthly art festival in the Arts District and surrounding areas. Be sure to head down to the Arts District and Freemont East …
Sewing and wine can get you sidetracked
Unskilled in the domestic arts, I visit fabric stores as if they were museums. Intimidated, I thread past the exhibits of completed artwork, then pore over the patterns of possibilities and reach out to touch the canvas. Then I scurry outside …
How to Make a Homemade Scrapbook: No Sewing Required!
Scrapbooking is not just a fad; many people love doing it. Scrapbooking is a wonderful way to preserve those special memories, and it is a great activity to do with friends, family, and even children love getting involved! Making a scrapbook to give as a …
Singer Sewing Company to Launch The SINGER 160(TM) Limited Edition Sewing Machine on HSN
LAVERGNE, TN–(Marketwire -01/24/12)- To commemorate the SINGER® brand’s 160th anniversary, Singer Sewing Company will launch the SINGER 160™ Limited Edition sewing machine with multi-channel retailer, HSN on January 26. A technologically …
Economy, creativity boost interest in sewing
Candice Hodgin received a sewing machine from a relative and said she’s “just itching to use it.” She wants to make fashionable skirts, tailor her jeans, mend clothes and churn out curtains, pillows and other home decor. “I have these fantasies …
American Sewing Guild forms new group in Berne
The Indianapolis Chapter of the American Sewing Guild’s new group, Wearable Art Neighborhood Group, is coming to Berne. The group meets 6-8 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of every month at The Engine House Quilt Shop, 160 W. Main St., Berne. The first …
4-H offers sewing classes for ages 7 to 18 several days a week
The Cooperative Extension building in Jackson Park is a whirl of activity several afternoons each week, with a room full of sewing gadgets, fabric, ironing boards and happy faces as 4-H sewing classes have started for ages 7 to 18. Participants …
Dallas Fashion Designer Turns $500, One Sewing Machine into Multimillion Dollar International Busine
When Dallas native Abi Ferrin launched her fashion design business in 2006 with $500, a single sewing machine and a mission—to help women overcome the notion they must suffer in uncomfortable clothes in the name of fashion—she could only dream that her …