Archive for August, 2009
New Two-Day Format for American Craft Council Wholesale Show
The American Craft Council sets the standard for wholesale shows, offering buyers the widest variety of craft selected through a rigorous jury process. More than 700 artists will present their latest jewelry, clothing, furniture, home décor and more at the 33rd annual American Craft Wholesale Show in Baltimore, which will include a series of [...]
Crafts corner:How to do an Yarn Ball Wreath
This colorful wreath couldn’t be easier! Wrap yarn around Styrofoam® balls, glue them together, add needles and you’ve created a unique and fun way to greet your guests! Materials: Aleene’s® Quick Dry Tacky Glue™ Toothpicks Yarn, 1 skein each, lime, leaf green, turquoise Fat quarter fabric, red Ruler Straight pins Scissors 10 Styrofoam® balls, 3” Iron Knitting [...]
Juki to Launch “Exceed” Series of Household Sewing Machines
PRESS RELEASE TOKYO–Juki Corporation (TOKYO:6440)(ISIN:JP3390400004), the global leader in industrial sewing machines, is pleased to announce that it will release the Exceed Series of home sewing machines from September. The Exceed Series is the result of a fundamental review of core “sewing” functions and uses JUKI`s market-proven technologies used in JUKI`s industrial sewing machines, the industry leader in international markets. [...]
Book corner:”Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures,”
‘Handmade Home offers simple sewing and craft projects for the home that reflect the needs, activities, and personalities of today’s families. Filled with thirty-three projects made by reusing and repurposing materials—from vintage feedsacks to old sheets and towels—and including some projects that children can help with, all of the items here offer a practical use [...]
Museum acquires ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ quilt
Last week the Museum of the San Ramon Valley unveiled its latest acquisition: “Miracle on the Hudson.” It fits in perfectly with the current exhibit, “Quilts: Tradition with a Twist.” “This certainly is a twist,” noted Carmen Curtis, who heads up several committees at the museum and helped hang the quilt. It was created by [...]
Business partners use hair from backyard animals, pets in their craft projects
HUSON – Getting to Sharon Hamilton’s or Rickie van Berkum’s homes requires following a maze of curving dirt roads away from Interstate 90 and into the wooded areas of Huson, where cell phone service flags and houses aren’t readily visible from the main road. It’s the kind of setting in which the llamas and sheep [...]
‘Jurassic John’ has hobby for making wooden dino models
LAVALE — His favorite nickname is Jurassic John, and after crafting and delivering more than 350 wooden model dinosaurs to schools and libraries in Western Maryland, John Estes has earned the moniker. “Some of the kids call me Dinosaur John, some call me Dinosaur Man,” said Estes, a retired AT&T worker who first made a [...]
Leonard’s bead jewelry popular
LAFAYETTE — Audrey Leonard has beady eyes. Everywhere she looks, she sees patterns that she can work into pieces of wearable art using her beading loom. “I have to see something. Then I will change it and turn it and make it my own,” she said. “It triggers my creativity.” Leonard, 76, was triggered to [...]
Arts and crafts:UK/OK exhibit looks at handcrafted contrasts
UK/OK, an exhibit at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville, examines cross-cultural comparisons of contemporary British and Oklahoma designers through technique, materials, and influences. The focus of UK/OK: Exploring Traditions in Contemporary Design is on the recent resurgence in handcrafted design and those working in metals, book making, ceramics, stone, glass, embroidery, quilting, apparel, woodworking, [...]
Rockland crafters spin their yarns
Ellen Partridge of Rockland plans to make a gift of a luxurious Afghan throw rug this Christmas, but first she has to finish making it. “It’s just basically two stitches you do over and over and over again,” said Partridge while putting the finishing stitches to her round ripple afghan crochet project she’s been crocheting [...]
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