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76White Christmas Tree Skirt
A Christmas tree skirt adds a lot to a Christmas tree and the overall Christmas decoration of a home, and can be bought in an endless number of varieties to reflect the tastes of anyone. With that in mind,...
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79Learn to Sew
I frequently bump into people that tell me they sure wish they knew how to sew. Gone are the days where school's required women to take sewing classes. And a lot of men never got a chance at all. So what do...
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78Traditional Mexican Costume
While traditionalists are bemoaning the disappearance of traditional Mexican dress in Mexico, it has become a huge hit among people celebrating Halloween in America. More and more people, including men,...
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78Embroider By Computer With Embroidery Software
Creating stunning embroidered patterns by hand can be difficult for someone who has little time to spare. Thus, with the improvement of computer techonology has come the evolution of embroidery software. From...
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70How to Tie a French Knot
Unrelated to a French kiss, a French knot is a type of knot which uses only one hole in your fabric and leaves a "dot" or knot behind. It's used in embroidery and cross-stitch to create small dots. Since the...
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82Indian embroidery-Chikankari of Uttar Pradesh
CHICKANKARI Of Uttar Pradesh It is said that Chickan work originates in lucknow. There are two stories told about the origin of this Embroidery, the first one is that a traveller while passing through the...
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76Love Boots and The Last Plane: Memories of Aklavik
Aklavik, the high arctic, McKenzie River Delta, dog teams, scenes of the arctic, growing up in the arctic - this is the first in a series of reminiscences of a childhood in Canada's "frozen North"; The love boots referred to in this stanza of the song (see my hub Fireweed and Northern Lights for the first verse), are the exquisitely beaded and embroidered handiwork of some of the best seamstresses in Canada.
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72Embroidery Styles and Patterns
There are many different types of embroidery patterns, some of which include ribbon and lace embroidery, machine embroidery,cross stitch, needlepoint and free hand embroidery. The trick is finding a style...
80Handmade Wedding
My daughter's getting married in September. We don't have a lot of money to spend on store bought things plus she has eclectic tastes. Getting things in stores that are exactly right is problematic so I'm...
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69Christmas Gift Giving the Emerson Way
"Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only true gift is a portion of thyself to others." Ralph Waldo Emerson It's all Emerson's fault. He has complicated every Christmas for me...
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