Knitting and Sewing
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Knitting News Archive10-Nov-2007Bits about books for knits, crochets and more (The News & Observer) We're big fans of books here at Notions. And we have a bumper crop for you. You can seek out a pattern for holiday gift-giving. Or, make yourself the recipient: Put a little star next to your favorite books and slide this column under Someone's coffee cup. Gift shops see it takes more than being cute (The Florida Times-Union) The gift shop industry is a covetous one, with thousands of shops piled high with muffin-like candles, tinkling wind chimes and limited-edition water colors. It's not a business model based on need, but on the sheer desire for attractive, albeit unnecessary, objets d'art. OAPs knit for Op Christmas Child (Wiltshire Times) THREE Wiltshire pensioners have made hundreds of jumpers and blankets and more than 1,000 hats and gloves, but they are still busy knitting and crocheting to bring warmth to some of the world's poorest children this Christmas. Sock imports change Fort Payne (Chattanooga Times Free Press) FORT PAYNE, Ala. -- When Elbert Lindsey began knitting socks in the mountains of Northeast Alabama in the early 1950s, many people walked to work. It's back to the past (Financial Mail) for Motorola. While rival Nokia has come out with a range of new mobile phones, such as the N95, that have high-speed Internet access, Motorola has stuck to its knitting with the replacement for its popular RAZR phone. Women spread love throught knitting group (The Acorn) When Robert Danes was sick last winter and undergoing treatment, the Westlake Village resident received a surprise gift. Members of the Westminster Presbyterian Church Prayer Shawl Ministry delivered a soft, fringed blanket they had knit and crocheted to Danes' home. Young local women share common thread (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Knitting, once associated with the Efferdent set, is catching on with younger women.
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