• Knitting/Crochet,  Session 11

    Darning Needles

    04/14/2017 /

      What is it?– In the history of mankind it is hard to find a tool that is more enduring, more useful than the hand sewing needle.  Initially they were basic to the production of everything we made from clothing to shelter.  And we still use them today.  Modern needles, however, have become much more specialized, adapting shape, length, diameter and eye to meet the unique requirements specific applications.  Darning needles are just one category of those specialized hand sewing needles that has been modified for specific techniques.  Basically, darning needles…

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  • Session 5,  Sewing/Quilting

    Hand Sewing Needles

    11/16/2015 /

    What is it? – No tools are more basic to sewing than needles are.  They existed even before thread and fabric as our ancient ancestors used pointed objects to perforate hides so they could be laced together with leather cords.  Centuries of technology later we have highly advanced, modern hand sewing needles that do basically the same thing.  But they do it so much better now. Few tools are more useful. This primordial sewing tool has evolved into virtually every genre of sewing specialty including general sewing, appliqué, embroidery, ribbon…

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  • Blog

    April Showers Bring May Flowers Giveaway

    04/30/2013 / 44 Comments

    All month long we’ve shared projects featuring our flower making tools. Now we’d like to share a few of those tools with one lucky reader. You increase your chances of winning by following all the entry options in the prize entry box you can find by clicking on the words May Flower Giveaway below. The prize package is valued at over $60 MSRP and includes: Yo Yo Makers in Large and XL Kanzashi Flower Maker in XS and Large Flower Frill in Mini, XS, Large, and XL Hana Ami Flower…

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