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Handy Tips for Sewing with Vintage Sewing Patterns
Okay I’m a little obsessed with vintage sewing stuff! I just love old sewing machines, I’m always on the lookout for vintage fabric, I have a rather large collection of vintage thread spools…
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Sewing is math. There. I said it.
Sewing is math. In my article “Introduction to Stitching & STEAM”, I demonstrated that sewing can be used to teach kids math. There is the obvious component of measurement, but there is also…
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Sewing. This is how we do it baby!
… In the words, of Montell Jordan, This is How We Do It. Check out this amazing animated gif showing how we sew. So often I am asked, “What does the sewing machine…
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Introduction to Stitching & STEAM
Choo Choo! When ever I hear about STEAM I think of a locomotive. Chugga Chugga Choo Choo. We all know that STEM & STEAM are super-duper (fairly overused) educational buzz words. But you…
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4 Sewing Tools I Cannot Live Without
I am totally not a gadget person and don’t fall for a lot of the crazy notions out there one can purchase for sewing. There are sooooo many and if we tried them…
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Sewing Teacher First, Small Business Owner Second.
… I originally posted this on my M Avery Designs Sewing Studio blog on April 15th, 2010. But the sentiment still rings WAY true for me. It’s funny for me to look back…
