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”

 

• Doll Pillows and Purses…+ New Polka Dots

  
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  While I was waiting for my new polka dot fabric to arrive, I took a break from my wonky HST’s and worked on some doll pillows and little girl purses. I am making two pillows and two purses. They will go with the doll quilts I made. Want to see my new polka dot fabrics. […]
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• Vintage sheet extravaganza

  
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  Do you remember when we did the sheet swap last summer? It all happened right around the same time as Neil’s health issues were cropping up, and so I didn’t get to be as efficient at it as I had liked. And then when it was all over, I took my own precious little stack of sheets and tucked it away in my stash ...
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• Zeldas Link Costume

  
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  I was looking through some old photos and realized I had never posted my Link costume that I made for my son last Halloween. He loved it!  I had so much fun making it.  I just used fleece so there was no reason to hem.  Very easy! I used a pair of pajama to make the pants and undershirt the correct size.  I ...
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• Tutorial: Little girl skirt with dimensional flower applique

  
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  Frances Suzanne blogs in the Knock It Off series at Elegance & Elephants with a tutorial showing how to make this little girl’s skirt with a dimensional flower applique.  The design was inspired by a skirt by Mini Boden.  She includes the …
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• Tutorial: Make cord keepers from scrap fabrics

  
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  Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shows how to use up your fabric scraps and make something pretty useful at the same time.  The small pieces of fabric can become handy cord keepers.  The small fabric sleeves …
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• perfect quilted totes

  
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  This year I’ve been thinking about stash-busting and trying to use up some of my fabrics. I have a lot of really great fabrics, sitting on shelves and they need to be turned into cute things!! Recently I came across Elizabeth Hartman’s perfect quilted tote and decided I was going to buy the pattern and make ...
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• Vogue 8771

  
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  This top was completed around a week ago.  When I first finished it off, I wasn’t happy with the neckline or hem.  I was almost ready to give it away.  But the next morning I gave it another press, and hey bingo, it’s a keeper! The pattern is Vogue 8771 , and I think that I bought the double sided with ...
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• {Tutorial} Super Easy Coasters

  
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  What you need: 12- Charm Squares or 5 inch x 5 inch squares 6- 5 inch x 5 inch squares of batting How to: Lay a square of batting then place a square of fabric right side up on top. Then place a another square of fabric right side down on top of the right side up fabric. Then sew all ...
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• Wish Patterns...

  
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  Happy Saturday.... We have a huge lacrosse tournament in town this weekend and my oldest has two games today. It is amazing to me that she is 7 and we are already this busy with sports....cant imagine what is going to happen when all three are in sports. Before I head out I thought I would share some Wish ...
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• Brighton Festival - Embroidered Tattoo Parlour at Beyond Retro

  
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  We popped along to the Embroidered Tattoo Parlour  at Beyond Retro today. The event was run by machine embroiderer Jenny King who creates beautiful pieces of embroidery on her selection of 1950s machines. We bought a nautical headscarf for a couple of quid and flicked through the book of flash to choose our ...
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• Tutorial: Felt monster sleep masks

  
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  Marigold from Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! shares a tutorial over at Spoonful showing how to make felt monster sleep masks.  The funny, friendly monster faces are sure to keep the nightmares away.  Go to her tutorial . [photo from Hideous! Dreadful! …
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• Tutorial: Make a bohemian bag from a woven placemat

  
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  Stephanie from Henry Happened made this groovy bag out of a woven placemat.  The fringe at the sides of the placemat ends up on just the one side of the bag – a cool asymmetrical detail.  She shares a tutorial …
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• Tutorial: Make-up brush pouch

  
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  Kati from From the Blue Chair shares a tutorial over at the Pellon blog showing how to make a make-up brush pouch.  The small square pouch unbuttons and unfolds to reveal a long clear pocket divided with stitch lines to …
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• Make Your Own Fabric Stencils

  
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  Freezer paper is terrific for making stencils. Perhaps you’ve used freezer paper for applique or quilting. Or maybe you’ve never used it before. Either way, we’re going to show you how to make your own fabric stencils step-by-step. You can transfer your designs on to t-shirts, pillows, blankets – any fabric ...
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• Day four, Bijoux Launch Party... Perfect Bindings, Technique Matters

  
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  Thank you to the first three hostesses for the Bijoux launch party, Melanie , Cristy and Melissa ! I loved your projects! Today its time to go visit  Michonne  at Im doing stuff, see what she did with Bijoux and enter to win 10 fat quarters on her blog! Thank you, Michonne! Meanwhile since youre here... ...
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• Just because . . .

  
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  Ive been spending a lot of time away from my computer, working on this scrappy journal for the past two weeks, and have little else to show for the time Ive spent in my craft room. Because I have nothing else to show for my time away from my blogging friends, I thought I would show what I go through to get to ...
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• Semi improv 9-patch quilt tutorial – block 3

  
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  This is the third block in a series of 12 that make the Semi-improv 9-patch quilt. Materials 1 charm pack (a charm pack is typically a 42 x 5 in squares) cream cotton fabric for the background cotton solids scraps in matching colours All blocks are a variation of churn dash or monkey wrench, a 9-patch block. ...
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• Native Hand Drum Bag #5

  
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  I love how this batik fabric contrasts the solid fabric.
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• Mother’s Day Special: Best Books for Different Types of Mothers

  
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  Author : Sherry Helms Mother’s Day is here again- a very special day to honor mothers, maternal bonds and contribution of mothers in society.  It is the time to show our due love, sincere concern and deep respect to someone who has been there always throughout our life. One of the best ways to express [...]
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• My Singer sewing machine drawer wall + 14 Drawers in 2 days = Before & Now ...

  
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    Ive been de=stashing ... my embarrassingly disgracefuly cluttered creative corner ... with an idea using ... the drawer units I already had ... combined with sewing machine drawers!   Found these in a store yesterday ... scored these online on Thursday ... these ...
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