kiska is a form of embroidery from Persia, it has ties to the religious factions, but today we use t
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Last week I needed to create a
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If you are old enough to remember the Polio Epidemic in the 1950s, you may be interested in thi
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I have been embroidering since December 2001. You may recall that 9/11 did occur in 2001 and jobs ha
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I sincerely hope that you and yours are all safe and well. Frustration will cause further damage to
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The Avid Embroiderer Presents – Who gave stripes the boot? And, just for you, a design you will use often.
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Looking for a project for my blog, I saw so many torn jeans that I thought, I don’t wear them, but t
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You and I know that embroidery can be so many things, an heirloom (don’t forget to put your name and
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A while back I shared some projects we were working on for
my granddaughters’ bedroom. Well, a
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Some day we will all be embroidering on spider webs, in the meantime, this is an idea that has so ma
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If you need to go out this afternoon for some stabilizer or thread, this is a caution just for you.&
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November 13, 2009
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In today's office environment the more popular method of communication is email but when my phone rings I can almost guarantee that I will be hearing from someone who is completely enthralled by sewing and wants to tell more people about what is happening in the world of sewing in the...
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October 2, 2009
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Well since the last time I wrote I have celebrated my birthday in style and had a nice vacation to boot! My husband worked so hard to give a me a "Surprise Birthday" party and he really succeeded. It was a surprise party with a beach theme at a seashore restaurant. One of...
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September 11, 2009
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Threads for Thought: Two New Lines for Your Next Project
Experienced decorators know that quality lies stitch deep. With so many thread options to choose from, embroiderers can customize the look and feel of every project they produce. Further expanding its line of quality threads, Brother Internat...
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September 4, 2009
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You just never know who is going to be on the other end of the phone line when you get a call these days! Just the other day my phone rang at 4 pm on a Friday and it was the "Rachael Ray" show calling. Honest! An associate producer of the show was wondering if I had ...
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August 19, 2009
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Tomorrow nite, Thursday, August 20, Lifetime televison you will be able to resume the fun of w
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August 12, 2009
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It's HOT!!! Here in NJ it has finally passed the 90 degree mark...now it's summer for real.
It's HOT!!! Remember that I promised that there would be great new machines introduced at the annual Brother convention? When our dealers convened in Memphis last week the...
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July 24, 2009
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On a beautiful sunny afternoon last weekend I got to take a garden walk with my mom (red dress) .&nb
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May 29, 2009
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Every month is Start Your Own Business these days, but Brother has gotten serious about this concept. Infact if you go to our website you can see a great financial opportunity that we have for you all. You can actually save lots of money if you buy a PR-620 NOW! Whether you are an ...
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May 29, 2009
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Did you hear me laughing this morning?
I was reading an email from Quilter's World magazine and they were recommending that you re-purpose a wedding dress into a christening gown. Not a bad idea, but for me that would never have worked because I had a mini-length wedding dress! I rem...
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September 9, 2008
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Hello! I am new to blogging, but there is no better time than now to jump online to tell you about the new machine that we at Brother have just introduced! If you haven’t already heard, our new top-of-the-line 'dream machine' was released a few weeks ago and it is truly a machi...
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