sewing

Sewing is simply the fastening of any flexible material using a needle and thread. It is a process used in homes and businesses worldwide, assisting in the making of such things as clothing, curtains, and upholstery.

It also is standard practice, worldwide, in fixing rips and tears in the clothing of growing children.

What once began as a simple needle and thread has been taken over by a wide variety of machines varying from a basic stitcher to a machine that will do complicated sewing and dressmaking crafts and even embroidery and patterning of all sorts.

People have come to use these machines to craft entire wardrobes, and clothing for all occasions including weddings.

You'll find bloggers talking about sewing at sites like The Craft Gossip Sewing Blog and The Stitch DC Blog.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “sewing”

• in Technorati Women
  Pride in a Tradition of 70 Years
  Women Inmates Sew Flags of 1812
  by ageorgiaangel / on Jun 17, 2011
• in Family
  Jeaneology (by Nancy Flynn) Shows Girls How to Recycle Discarded Jeans into Cool Fashion Accessories
  The projects in “Jeaneology” will have you falling in love with your old blues all over again.
  by missbobetier / on Oct 4, 2010
• in IT
  Sewing Circle Mentality In Technology
  Open-Source hardware can be profitable business
  by switchgirl / on May 11, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “sewing”

 

• Tutorial: Mend the holes in your jeans

  
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  Holes in jeans can be good in some places, and bad in others.  In the right places, they give a wonderfully distressed look.  In the wrong places, you end up showing everyone what color panties you’re wearing that day. The …
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• Using vintage fabrics in your sewing projects

  
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  As I clean through the piles in my sewing studio, I’m realizing exactly how much vintage fabric I have hoarded.  I think I’m much better at acquiring the vintage fabrics than actually using them in projects.  Are you in the …
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• Tutorial: Fabric football made for tossing

  
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  Joel from Made By Joel , and author of Made To Play , shows how to sew up a fabric football.  He stuffed it with strips of old t-shirt fabric rather than a polyester stuffing in order to give it a good weight for tossing.    Go to his blog for the DIY . [photo from Made By Joel]…
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• How-To: Fish-Shaped Tablecloth Weights

  
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  Make a set of cute fish-shaped tablecloth weights with this tutorial from Kalinka Handmade! Read the full article on MAKE
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• How-To: Modern Plastic Canvas Wall Art

  
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  Give any room a crafty, stylish makeover with this fun modern plastic canvas wall art tutorial from Diane at CraftyPod! Read the full article on MAKE
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• Flashback: Spring Doily-Sleeved Top

  
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  Living with most of my belongings in boxes and on a super tight ( aka zero dollar) budget I have found that creativity is a must for adding some fling to my spring wardrobe. Read the full article on MAKE
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• Turn Vintage Tea Towels Into Sweet Sundresses For Warm Summer Days

  
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  Little girls and linen sundresses are a sure sign that Summers arrived. But what if you could actually make your little ones sweet dress yourself? And what if you could make it out of a beautiful tea towel you found at your favorite home store - or better yet, an antique one packed away in a box somewhere? Its an ...
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• Sunday Day 582 Food Diary

  
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  Sunday, the day I usually weigh and measure myself and have wonderful things to say. That day is not today. After last night’s feasting on the amazing dip Tracy made, I was not getting anywhere near the scale this morning. Not happening. I pretty much blew it off completely in favor of working on a new project, ...
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• The Rainy Days Peplum

  
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  It was Maias birthday party yesterday and in my typical last-minute fashion I made the party bags the night before, the cake the morning of, and the outfit an hour before. Will I ever learn? Nope. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade; when life gives you relentless, soul-destroying weather, you make ...
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• Tutorial: T-shirt dress with a sweetheart neck

  
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  Ari from Max California guest blogs over Shaffer Sisters with a tutorial showing how to make her 12 Parsecs Dress.  It’s a t-shirt mini-dress with a retro sweetheart neckline.  Love!!  Go to her tutorial. [photo from Max California on Shaffer Sisters]…
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• Tutorial: Tablecloth weights

  
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  Alexandra from Kalinka Handmade shows how to make tablecloth weights.  They clip the bottom of a tablecloth to keep it  from blowing away when you’re dining outside.  The ones she made are shaped like fish, but you could sew them in any shape you like.  Go to her blog for the how-to .  (The post is in ...
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• Yarn Over. Knitting, Crocheting and Sewing with Attitude.

  
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  Since I am a crocheting yarn loving woman I can relate to these amazing women and appreciate their amazing talent to create these beautiful things for newborns all the way up to toddlers.  If you have an idea, tell them because I know that they can create it. Yarn Over specializes in wool soakers for cloth ...
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• Tutorial: Roomy summer tote bag

  
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  Bridgit  from Wag Doll  made a new summer tote bag for herself.  The striped fabric came from a table runner that she fussy cut so that the printed words would appear on the front of her bag.  She shares a tutorial showing how she made the bag.  It’s a roomy tote, with finished dimensions of approximately ...
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• ...How to make a little envelope back pillow...

  
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  ...we had been using the new bed (of course) since Christmas...we bought sheets but not a comforter because I was planning on making one (also of course)...so we just had a hodgepodge of mismatched quilts...not the right size at all...just sort of overlapped on the bed...and they kept falling off because they didnt ...
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• Free pattern: Scalloped sunglass case

  
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  Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make a pretty scalloped sunglass case.  They don’t take much fabric to make, so you can use up some of your scraps of favorite fabrics.  Go to her blog for a pattern and tutorial. [photo from Positively Splendid]…
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• Tutorial: Add tuxedo stripes to a skirt

  
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  The difference between a plain pencil skirt and a tuxedo skirt is just a couple of strips of contrast down the side.  Kristina J. shows how you can update a plain skirt to give it the tuxedo stripes, in the …
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• Last Minute Blouse

  
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  A couple of weeks ago I sewed like a crazy person trying to get this blouse done before my next work trip.  I got it done, and in the end didnt even take it with me! Im still not sure that Im crazy about the fit but I really love the fabric so Ill give it a test run and see how it wears throughout the day. ...
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• Bag Tote

  
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  Where can i buy a Macy’s Gold Star shopping bag in UK? I went to New York last year and bought a gold star shopping bag/tote from Macy’s. My mum loves it and was wondering if anyone knew where I can get one in the uk or if Macy’s deliver overseas? I have checked on [...]
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• Sew Along at Sew Delicious

  
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  This sounds like fun. Roslyn of Sew Delicious is hosting a sew along starting today, May 20th and ending May 24th. She explains, The project is a quilted mat – perfect for anyone wanting to try quilting but are intimidated by the size of a traditional quilt. This project is also a great scrap buster and fun for ...
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• Upgrade Your Buttons, Upgrade Your Life

  
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  W hen Barack Obama was inaugurated for the 2nd time as President of the United States, people went crazy over his daughter Malia’s purple coat from J.Crew. But they would never be able to own that exact coat: J.Crew pulled that particular color of coat from stores out of respect for the first family. But even if you ...
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