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Knitting News Archive21-Nov-2008Students intertwine leisure,health in knitting group (The Optimist) A new organization can be found on campus for students who enjoy Knitting or want to learn how to knit. Knitting in November is a response to Residence Life's Health and Wellness initiative, said Jae Webb, residence director of Barret Hall, in an e-mail. Webb said Knitting is a great way to increase dexterity in the fingers and hands and prevent arthritis in later years. YWCA, now as then, is empowering women (Winston-Salem Journal) Back in the early 1900s, local church women began talking about ways to help the young women who were flooding into Winston-Salem to work at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Hanes Knitting. Iconic Knitting Factory Begins to Unravel (NBC New York) Amid rumors of mass-layoffs, the Knitting Factory begins the move to Brooklyn. Granby Public Library's In-Stitches Knitting Group will display knitting skills and raise money for library programs ... (The Republican) GRANBY - Members of the Granby Public Library's In-Stitches Knitting Group will have a chance to show off their knitting skills and raise money to support library programs during the group's third annual Knitting Fashion Show. Knitting Factory Fires Nearly All Employees (Gothamist) As previously mentioned, the Knitting Factory will soon be moving from its current Leonard Street location to the old Luna Lounge in Williamsburg. The change will take place early next year, and the venue will have its last Manhattan night on New Year?s Eve. The NY Press is now reporting that "the whole staff?65 people in all?is losing their jobs." Well, not all of them; "two of the 65 ... Knitting knowledge (Berkshire Eagle) PITTSFIELD ? With every stitch, they're supporting lives. With every purl, they're preserving history and an art form. And with every minute spent with them, they'll spin you a yarn filled with laughter and a side of sass. Knitting with Sandy Kandel Dec. 1 and 8 (East Brunswick Sentinel) Learn how to knit or improve your skills Dec. 1 and 8 with Sandy Kandel at the East Brunswick Public Library. Beginners will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. and Intermediate/Advanced from 8 to 9 p.m. Class is limited to 30 per level. Adults only. Registration required. Billboard.com -- New York Venue City Winery Preps For Opening (Billboard.com) City Winery, a new New York venue being launched by Knitting Factory founder Michael Dorf, will open on New Year's Eve with a concert by Joan Osborne. Knitting: A warm ministry (Spartanburg Herald-Journal) Union resident Helen Nix sits at her knitting machine, where she has made boxes and boxes full of sweaters and other garments for children in need in Appalachia and Haiti. Knitting for kids in need: Scouts make hats to keep world?s poor warm (Wilton Bulletin) The Girl Scouts of Troop 51116 aren?t just selling cookies this year. The troop is also engaging in a community service project to make hats for young babies in third world countries through the Save the Children ?Knit One, Save One? program.
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