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LATEST ARTICLES ( 27 )

• Shopping Bags-Who Knew This Would Take So Much Time!

  

  When I ship fabric purchased online I never have to worry about bags. Fabric goes into the heavy plastic shipping envelopes along with the shipper and off it... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Countdown to My First Retail Show

  

  In late January I decided to take a leap of faith and signed up to vend my hand dyes at the Original Sewing Quilt Expo in Cleveland. While my fabrics have... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Snow Dyeing

  

  I've been reading about snow dyeing for a while now and tried it for the first time about two weeks ago. I had some rather nondescript scarves, two in... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• The History and Mechanics of Sewing Machines

  Got this link to a YouTube video from a member of the Sergers group on Yahoo. Fascinating! Never understood how that bobbin thread intertwined with the needle... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Why Create an Inventory Database ?

  I've been making progress on my Inventory database-but slower than I expected. I have forgotten more database basics over the past 10 years than I thought. And... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• High Fashion Hand Dyeing

  

  Just before Christmas the New York Times had an article about Audrey Louise Reynolds, a self taught dyer who uses only natural ingredients. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Back to Basics

  My plan for this blog has gone awry. I originally intended to write about the decisions I was making as I built my hand dyed fabric business. Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS