Is this the most magnificent swan you have ever seen?
Free Standing Lace (FSL) is a technique uniqu
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January 30, 2009
junemellinger
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It’s interesting how you can have a great idea during a very busy day and then when you sit down to write….you draw a blank. I am hoping that I remember what that great idea was before I get to the end of this blog. In the meanwhile today was one of those busy days at work that yo...
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January 23, 2009
junemellinger
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The weather in New Jersey this week is snowy and really cold and to some folks that may not seem so wonderous but when we had an unexpected family gathering in New York last week it made one little girl happy. My 16 year old niece was visiting from Ocala, Fl and she had never seen snow in her ...
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January 23, 2009
laruej
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In beginning this blog, I realized that I need to back track and talk about something I left out some time ago. You really need to straighten the fabric before you begin any project. That doesn’t include quilting alone. It includes any kind of sewing. Because of the nature of...
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January 23, 2009
loes
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Packing our bags...It's official, we booked our flights and made hotel reservations: we will be teaching / demoing at the upcoming AnnTheGran Community Circle event on March 27 and 28, 2009 in Orlando!And what a great coincidence it is that we will be at the AnnTheGran event, in the "roots&...
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January 17, 2009
annthegran
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We’re trying to pare down here at the old homestead. I have no idea where all this stuff came from but it’s gotta go! Okay, I know where it came from . . . . Live in the same house for 47 years and stuff piles up. Plus, Bill has a habit that I’ve heard that a lot of men have: Somet...
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January 17, 2009
teamsylvia
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Until now, I’ve talked about the things we use in our furniture such as the hardware, the sewing machine lift, and even the dowels and glue we use to put it all together. But that comes after the cabinet comes off the drawing board and proceeds to construction.
Other than things...
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January 9, 2009
laruej
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I hope everyone had a really great Christmas/Chanukah/holiday season. As well the happiest New Year since January 1, 2008. ;o) Before I began this blog, I checked with the folks at AnnTheGran to be sure you all want me to continue with my ramblings. Since this is the first time for me in...
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January 9, 2009
loes
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Happy New Year!Can you imagine? A new year, again? It feels like it's only a few months ago since we all watched the fireworks going from New Zealand / Australia / Europe and finally USA to welcome the new Millennium! And now all of a sudden we're in 2009...Time is one of the things in life ...
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January 9, 2009
teamsylvia
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Quality Made Sylvia Sewing Furniture
Our commitment to quality extends to, what some might consider, even the most mundane items. I’m talking about the hardware we use in all of Sylvia’s sewing furniture. In the past few blog posts, I’ve talked about how we assemble o...
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January 3, 2009
annthegran
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Long about New Year's Eve I was hearing a lot of mumbling and grumbling about 2008, talking heads saying that thank goodness 2008 is over. Well, yes, the economic messiness of the last couple of months of 2008 was bad thing and embarking on a brand spanking new 2009 is a good thing, even though ...
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I have been thinking about doing embroidery on lingerie for some time now. I might be doing so
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January 3, 2009
carol
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Individual characters (letters, numbers and punctuation marks) from my alph
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December 19, 2008
junemellinger
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I am sure that each of you are just like me and you are running around trying to get as much accomplished before the year ends as you can. Whether it is trying to get the last-minute gifts made or find the perfect gift, they would often look better if they were personalized, wouldn’t the...
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Battenburg (Battenberg) lace has also been known as Renaissance lace. Created by using loops o
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December 19, 2008
susanmars
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Greetings everyone!
Can you believe it? The end of the journey and all the gifts you're making are nearly complete, right?!? Now I am quite sure there are some of you who actually DO have your gifts finished, neatly wrapped, and waiting under the tree for the lucky recipie...
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December 12, 2008
teamsylvia
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Special Offer - For free shipping within the contiguous United States and Canada, click here to view these cabinets in our online store.
In the early 1980’s I was approached by local sewing machine retailer about building a good quality sewing cabinet. At the time none w...
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December 12, 2008
carol
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December 11, 2008
loes
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Special Offer - To get free shipping and handling on Pre-Design Studio, the software mentioned in this post, click here.
Wow, my first blog at AnnTheGran.com This week I will try to solve a problem that will be familiar to many of you - well, at least I hope that I'm not the...
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This is going to be a quick post, but I just was working with the Pashminas that I sell on Et
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December 5, 2008
db1921
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Yes, I know the holiday season is a time for joy and counting your blessings but it is so much more enjoyable when everyone stays well. In our family 2008 has been dubbed “the year of the tissue”. As I walk in the door with my load of tissue boxes my husband just shakes his h...
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December 5, 2008
junemellinger
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This week I am the host of my semi-annual Education Team meeting at my corporate headquarters in New Jersey and I have to say that to be among so many talented and fun ladies who have managed to make a career out of doing something they like is really amazing. I know that many of you mig...
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(Me singing) "Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens; the smell of leather and warm woolen mitt
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November 27, 2008
susanmars
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Trust me when I tell you that hankies are not a left-over relic from the fifties! The handkerchief category continues to be a strong one for us especially around holidays and wedding season. Personally, I love to take a hankie to weddings and I haven’t met a bride yet who h...
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November 27, 2008
teamsylvia
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Special Offer - For free shipping within the contiguous United States and Canada, click here to view these cabinets in our online store.
Furniture makers agree on this – spend the extra effort to do things right the first time and you won’t have to go back to fix or ...
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November 25, 2008
beamishboy
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Almost everyone has reason to be excited about this coming weekend, not just because it's Thanksgiving in the United States but because, for retailers that sell in the U.S., it's the kick-off of the Christmas selling season. Pretty much anyone who shops is aware of that Friday is known as Bl...
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November 21, 2008
annthegran
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Can one paragraph be about current events, information, an embroidery project, a gift idea and a travel story? Last week we in the US celebrated Veterans Day. Most holidays in the US fall on Mondays so as to provide long week-ends, but Veterans Day is always celebrated on November 11. So this ...
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November 21, 2008
junemellinger
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It has been a busy several weeks of travel for me. For the past 12 days I have straddled the retail worlds of mass marketing and independent dealerships in Puerto Rico. I have been to this island several times but this is the first time that I have visited a retailer other than International S...
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November 21, 2008
laruej
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Since Christmas is just right around the corner, there’s really not time to go into a quilting lesson. I’m taking the month of December off from blogging. But I shall return in January to give you new insights on the subject of quilts.Let’s take a trip. We quilter...
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