Plays entertain audience and educate, tooThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:34AMBy Jennifer Crossley, Staff Writer Jennifer Steen Kilpatrick is mother to 18-month-old twins and a 4-year-old daughter, so directing a children's play is not foreign territory for her - except she works with 66 kids age 19 and younger.
Quilt show to be on display throughout March at museumThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:51AMThe 17th annual Western Wayne County Quilting Guild's quilt show, "Patches and Patterns: A Celebration of Quilts" will be on display through March 31 at the Belleville Area Historical Museum, located at 405 Main St. in downtown Belleville.
The art of sewingThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:10AMIt is, by far, the oldest and most durable piece of equipment that we own. Standing in the corner, ready to swing into action, is a 1957 Pfaff sewing machine Jean bought before we met.
Multifaceted Artist Beat Takeshi Kitano Exhbits at Fondation CartierWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:13PMThe work by Japanese artist Beat Takeshi Kitano, called "The Kitano Sewing Machine" is displayed at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art and which is part of his show, "Gosse de Peintre" (Painter's Son) in Paris.
Hancock Fabrics Announces Fiscal 2009 Financial ResultsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:01PMBALDWYN, Miss.----Hancock Fabrics, Inc. today announced financial results for its 2009 fiscal year and fourth quarter ended January 30, 2010.
Dahl to retire after 34 years in Fayette Co. auditor's officeWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:29AMWEST UNION - For the last 34 years, Debbie Dahl has been a fixture in the Fayette County auditor’s office, helping with elections, preparing the budget and preparing payrolls. At the end of this month, Dahl will retire after spending nearly her entire career serving the county.
Laughlin Girls Club Founder Filled VoidTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:13PMWhen Anna Belle Copney's daughter Kimberly asked her mother if she could have a slumber party, she never imagined that 35 years later people would still be talking about it.
Save the jewels of London from developer rapeTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:25AMIt was like old times. The street was filled with locals protesting against a dread development. Dogs barked. Celebrities signed petitions. Councillors protested their impotence. There was general fury.
Cutting with careTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:41AMSewing machines and voices were humming, as the roomful of quilt makers pushed pins and poked needles.
Shop owner concerned bike race will hinder businessTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:25AMCheryl Hackett, owner of Simply Southern Quilts, on Liberty Square, addressed Sparta Board of Mayor and Aldermen, on Thursday, about an upcoming bike race that would potentially affect her customers’ access to the store.
Sewing pieces of comfortMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:16PMNancy Neufeld, of Sublette, left her children at home under her husband's care. Her friend, Maria Ne ...
Fashion designer accused of financial fraudMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:22AMAuthorities say man behind South Loop boutique used fake documents to get $35,000 loan A longtime Chicago fashion designer whose colorful dresses have appeared on catwalks as far away as Miami Beach is in trouble again for allegedly committing financial fraud; this time he is accused of using the identity of a jailed killer who authorities say is his boyfriend.
A miracle called Tirupur!Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:42AMWelcome to Tirupur (occasionally also spelled Tiruppur), a city of a 600,000 people in Tamil Nadu. It has a population of over a million in the urban agglomeration, and has been registering an annual growth of 30 per cent since 1998.
Patchwork possibilitiesSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:11AMPaper artist Eleanor Winters spends six months of the year in Paris, France, and the remaining six in New York City.
WNC Veterans for Peace to host Open HouseSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:26PMASHEVILLE — From noon-6 p.m. on March 14, the Western North Carolina Chapter of Veterans for Peace will host an open house with entertainment, refreshments and information at their new downtown Asheville headquarters at the Courtyard Gallery, 9 Walnut in Asheville.
Ames High Uganda project plants seeds of self-relianceSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:46AMThe town of Malaba, in the Tororo District of Uganda, may be more than 8,000 miles away from Ames, but some Ames High School students haven’t allowed the distance or the magnitude of its challenges to stand in the way of their help.
Class action suit filed against CoxHealthSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:15AMAnthony Zilius and his wife of 37 years, Diane, had great expectations of tours and travel after they settled into their retirement home on the banks of the White River at Fairview in 2001.
Quick takes on home and gardenSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:02AMSewing Guild of Rochester hosts a sale. Harris Seeds is open for business Orchid Show at Sonnenberg this weekend.
Facebook Game Summary – Week of March 1Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:34PMFarmville (Web) Here's a rundown of all the updates to the top Facebook games this week.
Governor tours newly opened shirt manufacturerFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:37PMNew England Shirt Co., born out of Fall River Shirt Co. and its longtime predecessor Shelburne Shirt, has officially opened, bringing jobs to the city and American-made shirts to consumers.
Governor tours newly opened city shirt manufacturerFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:37PMNew England Shirt Co., born out of Fall River Shirt Co. and its longtime predecessor Shelburne Shirt, has officially opened, bringing jobs to the city and American-made shirts to consumers.
Hancock Fabrics Issues Open Letter To Customers About Data Security SituationFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 5:18PMBALDWYN, Miss., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hancock Fabrics (Pink Sheets: HKFI) disclosed today that PIN pad units at a limited number of Hancock Fabrics' stores were stolen and replaced with visually identical, but fraudulent PIN pad units during the August-September, 2009 timeframe.
Hancock Fabrics Issues Open Letter To Customers About Data Security SituationFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:00PMHancock Fabrics disclosed today that PIN pad units at a limited number of Hancock Fabrics' stores were stolen and replaced with visually identical, but fraudulent PIN pad units during the August-September, 2009 timeframe. Â As a result, certain account information and PIN numbers used at these locations may have been unlawfully acquired by third parties.
Students make quilts for charityFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:34AMCLIFTON PARK -- Seventh-graders at Acadia Middle School traded their schoolbooks Wednesday for sewing machines where they worked on quilts for kids going through rough times.
Play ‘Pajama Game’ boasts big cast, plus sewing machinesFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:18AMWhen Andrea Tredente wraps up producing and directing “The Pajama Game” this weekend, she will be faced with the challenge of selling 10 vintage sewing machines.
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 5/3Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:41AMThe Central Highland province of Kon Tum announced on March 5 that it has contained the bird flu epidemic in Bo Y commune, Ngoc hoi district, and disbanded temporary checkpoints in the locality.
Gladstone: LDS stake to make stuff for Haiti victimsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:13PMThe community is invited to participate in "Hearts for Haiti" on Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Milwaukie stake.
Baby Born With Brain Outside Head LivesWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:19PMYou were so touched by a story we brought you a few weeks ago, we want to share an update with you. The Asher family was planning both the birth and funeral of their baby, because of his rare condition. Their son has defied every odd stacked up against him.
Longmont quilting group going strong after 24 yearsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:59PMAfter 24 years, the Interfaith Quilters of Longmont is still making quits and selling them to benefit the OUR Center and the Safe Shelter of the St. Vrain Valley. On Friday and Saturday, the group will hold its 24th annual Quilt Show & Sale at First Lutheran Church in Longmont, offering more than 500 pieces ranging in size from baby blankets to king-sized quilts.
Wed, Mar 03 2010Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:55AMTRAVERSE CITY -- When Sir Ruthven's ancestors start zombie-dancing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller," it's Gilbert and Sullivan gone crazy. Traverse City West Senior High's annual acclaimed musical production this year is "Ruddigore," a classic operetta.
Classic operetta gets edgy treatmentWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:53AMWhen Sir Ruthven's ancestors start zombie-dancing to Michael Jackson's "Thriller," it's Gilbert and Sullivan gone crazy.
Artisans4Hope helps refugees living in Idaho acquire skills, livelihoods in a tough economyWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 12:27AMA group of local volunteers are using their expertise in business, art, marketing and language, to help refugees from Bhutan, Congo, and other countries become self-sufficient in the Treasure Valley through making, and selling handmade items.
Vestige of garment district alive in AnnapolisTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:15PMANNAPOLIS, MD. — Dashew Supply Co., an embroidery threads and tools purveyor, with its five-person staff and four-room warehouse off of General's Highway, is a living relic of the once-booming garment industry in Baltimore.
The CometTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:09AMA SHIP containing a consignment of donated goods from Stevenage residents has set sail for Zimbabwe. A team of people from the Stevenage-Kadoma Link has spent two years amassing one-and-a-half tonnes of items which will help make life easier for people living in Kadoma.
Angela Carella: One woman's tale is the story of thousandsMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:19PMThe day Delia Socci Skidmore left for America, her 5- and 7-year-old sisters held on to her hips so she could not walk to the ship. She looked up to see pain on her father's face as he stepped away from her mother.
Omega Apparel to add 100 new jobs in SmithvilleMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:11PMOmega Apparel has been making uniforms for the military since 1994 and now has a new contract to produce new Army service trousers and skirts.
Canadian airports forbid opposite-sex screeningSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:10PMCanada’s air-security agency has ordered officers to stop the routine screening of travellers of the opposite sex.
Alma Sewing Center stresses serviceSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 5:51AMIn an economy that has seen its ups and downs -and competition from the big box stores - some things haven't changed.
Linus Make a Blanket Daywill bring quilts to childrenSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:28PMGAUTIER — More than 60 people gathered Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Gautier to make quilts for the annual Project Linus Make a Blanket Day.
Linus Make a Blanket Day will bring quilts to childrenSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 11:28PMGAUTIER — More than 60 people gathered Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Gautier to make quilts for the annual Project Linus Make a Blanket Day.
Beyond the brochure: Hi-de-Hi societySaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 8:57PMWhy is there a seven-bedroom Scottish baronial castle located on the Somerset coast near Butlins at Minehead?
Lab on a chip: Ordinary cotton thread used to stitch together low-cost microfluidic analytical deviceSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 8:20PMIn a world first, the researchers have used ordinary cotton thread and sewing needles to literally stitch together the uniquely low-cost microfluidic analytical device, which is the size of a postage stamp and allows scientists to carry out chemical analyses of minute fluid samples, such as blood and urine.
Carella: One woman's tale is the story of thousandsSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 8:16PMThe day Delia Socci Skidmore left for America, her 5- and 7-year-old sisters held on to her hips so she could not walk to the ship. She looked up to see pain on her father's face as he stepped away from her mother.