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2010 Color of the Year for textiles, fashions and home furnishings

SCAJanice — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:30:59 +0000

Pantone, the world-renowned authority on color, has announced its color of the year for 2010 – Turquoise! According to the company, Turquoise (called Lagoon) “combines serene qualities of blue and the invigorating aspects of green. Turquoise inspires thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a comforting escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while at [...]

March update – new projects, new sewing Guideline and a great sewing room

SCAJanice — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:44:00 +0000

We’re thinking spring (a WARM spring!) with this month’s sewing.org projects. Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores helped us out with the Kid’s Fleece Tulip Cozy. This oversized, brightly colored flower will brighten the room and delight any child. In fact, it’s so cute, I’m wondering just how much fleece I’d need to make a giant [...]

What’s the difference between interfacing, lining, interlining and underlining?

LindaG — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:11:38 +0000

Building structure and support into a garment can be confusing and a recent query brought this to light. The question — What’s the difference between interfacing, lining, interlining and underlining? The answer: All of these terms refer to construction details that are usually hidden from view when you’re wearing a garment, but they serve an important function in [...]

Trained Sewing Instructor workshop scheduled for San Francisco

SCAJanice — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:12:39 +0000

We’ve finalized the details for the Trained Sewing Instructor workshop in San Francisco. The dates are June 10-12, 2010 at the Hilton Garden Inn, San Francisco Airport North, 670 Gateway Blvd, South San Francisco, CA 94080. The TSI workshop was recently noted in an ASG Notions article on Sewing for Fun… And Profit. Here’s your chance [...]

Amish Country Quilt Show update

SCAJanice — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:40:26 +0000

We’re expecting the Buckeye Event Center in Dalton, OH to be a busy place at the Amish Country Quilt Show this year! As some of you know, we moved the event to Dalton from Walnut Creek – the site of last year’s Expo – because the Expo Center we were using has closed. The new [...]

Sewing Clothes Kids Love and even learn how to make a child’s dressform

LindaG — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:50:06 +0000

Admittedly I’m not a mom, except of three canine fur children, but I love looking at children’s clothing and some of the whimsical touches it offers. Nancy Langdon and Sabine Pollehn’s Sewing Clothes Kids Love is a mecca of fun, colorful and innovative ideas–many of which can be incorporated into adult clothing as well. Both are [...]

Convert a Sweatshirt into a Cardigan Jacket

LindaG — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:51:10 +0000

Many of us like to wear sweatshirts–they’re comfy and cozy for winter days at home. It’s easy to convert a sweatshirt to a cardigan and use it as a basic canvas for embellishing. Just follow these easy steps: Find the center front of the shirt by matching the “side seams”. Many sweatshirts are knitted in a circle [...]

Ribbon Crafts gives how-to’s on embroidery, crafting, patchwork, bows… even jewelry!

LindaG — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:31:05 +0000

Who can resist a book with more than 700 large color photos? The Complete Photo Guide to Ribbon Crafts, by Elaine Schmidt, is definitely irresistible– all 224 pages of it! Whether you want to learn to tie more than 20 kinds of bows for gift giving, accessories and crafts, or you want to make a garden [...]

Trained Sewing Instructor Program teaches business skills for becoming a sewing teacher

SCAJanice — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:49:12 +0000

2010 Locations include Dalton, OH; Orlando, FL; Atlanta, GA; San Francisco, CA; and coming soon to the Midwest If you are interested in a business or career teaching sewing to others, you may be interested in the Trained Sewing Instructor program. The intense 3-day workshop, located in various cities each year, is business training to help [...]

Appliqué and Hand Embroidery

LindaG — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:17:47 +0000

If you love appliqué, you’ll delight in this book aptly titled Sew Liberated, by Meg McElwee. There’s not only great basic information about appliqueing techniques and hand embroidery to accent, but also 20 projects on which to display your new-found skills. There are also how-tos for embellishing with ribbons and buttons. Whether you’re looking to create clever clothing for [...]