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Knitting News Archive25-Nov-2007Mary Walker Phillips, 83; artistic knitter (Los Angeles Times) She transformed Knitting into a 'fresh experience in creative expression.' Her wall hangings have been exhibited in more than 200 museums and galleries worldwide. Mary Walker Phillips took Knitting out of the dresser drawers of America -- "the socks-and-sweater doldrums," one renowned textile designer called it -- and placed it in fine art galleries. Giuliani: Ease burdens on business (AP via Yahoo! News) Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani told voters worried about job losses and outsourcing that burdensome taxes and regulations are to blame rather than corporate greed. TOUCH and IMAGINATION (Bangkok Post) A blind knitter from Thailand used her sense of touch and imagination to guide her to win a silver medal at the 7th International Abilympics in Japan on Nov 17. Somsuang Kong-ngern, 43, spent almost all her six-hour time slot knitting a hat to a required size. Writers gather around cups of joe, over knitting needles (The Alaska Star) Patrons of Jitters may wonder what's happening when the ?Critters and Knitters? hold court at a large table near the fireplace several Tuesday evenings a month. Knitting hub reinvents itself as Dollar Town (Hindustan Times via Yahoo! India News) Where will you find South India's largest departmental store? You might think Chennai, Bangalore or Hyderabad. But you'd be wrong. It's Tiruppur, the unassuming town that used to be known as the jatti-banian place. Swords clash in Clinton County (Williamsport Sun Gazette) LAMAR ? Recently, in the Shire of Nithgaard within the Kingdom of Aethelmearc, about 100 people attended spinning, knitting, braiding, weaving and clothing classes; ate Ukrainian yogurt chicken and Tibetan meatball curry over saffron rice; and dressed in armor to battle each other with rattan swords. Living Your Life The Starbucks Way (Hartford Courant) At A Loss For Direction? Let Your Coffee Cup Show You The Path One day, I got a coffee at Starbucks and glanced at the quote on the side of the cup: Knitting up a storm for troops (Lincoln Courier) Sgt. Ashley Eyrse was in Iraq on her 21st birthday. Her aunt, Shirley Carter, missed her. She sent birthday gifts. And now she's sending something else.
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