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This Sewing Machine Costs HOW MUCH?!?!

January 10, 2015 By Susan 10 Comments

New sewing machine with scanner, camera, lasers and LCD touch screen

I tend to share a lot of interesting sewing finds on our Facebook page, but this one needed a little more space. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was held this week in Las Vegas and as I read through the list of crazy stuff debuting there I stopped when I got to THIS. WHOA. The sewing… 

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My favorite new knit trick

January 19, 2014 By Susan 6 Comments

Just a quick Sunday afternoon share here. One of my 2014 blog goals is to share more in-process and tidbit posts. I read a lot of other blogger’s posts. The more I read the more the idea of my own sharing feels bigger and bigger and scarier and scarier, until I remind myself that not… 

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Fabric cutting tools are just like cars. For reals. Check ’em out.

December 12, 2013 By Susan 6 Comments

I’ve been thinking about my super tiny little rotary cutter. I love it. One of my favorite fabric cutting tools. It’s not practical for long-haul work, but fantastic for little corners and tiny baby dress arm curves. Much like a sportscar, it has a great turn radius but wouldn’t be comfy for a cross-country adventure…. 

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Arguably the Scariest Sewing Tool

April 8, 2013 By crafterhours 15 Comments

Admittedly, I’m a gadget girl. We have a page full of gadget-y links. I love to try new things just to see how they work, and lots of those things, disappointingly, fail to rise the level of share-worthiness. But not this one! There is no sewing without a seam ripper. Well, there’s sewing, but only… 

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Color Me Happy

April 2, 2012 By crafterhours 7 Comments

There’s this happiness most of us had as kids. The brand new box of crayons. Crisp edges. Sliding the top open. Peeking in at all of the perfectly formed, smooth waxy edges. The moment of decision. Where do you start? Which would be first? Later, the same joy with colored pencils and markers. A blank… 

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