Knitting and Sewing
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Knitting News Archive23-Nov-2008Sewing circle puts knitting needles to work for military troops, families (Orange County Register) Knit-Wits sew and accept caps and scarves for Marines overseas and baby items for expectant mothers at Camp Pendleton. 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 cool hats for cold kids (Kitchener - Waterloo Record) KITCHENER (Nov 21, 2008) -- Cathie Schnarr wants every child's head to be warm this winter. Exiled Tibetans Meet in India to Discuss Future of Freedom Movement (Washington Post) DHARMSALA, India, Nov. 22 -- Through a narrow passageway, past Buddhist prayer flags and worn posters for weekly "Free Tibet" concerts, Yangzong sat in a warm cafe quietly knitting a sweater. 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 ... Against Me!'s Tom Gabel Unearths Old Classics in NYC (Spin) There's something to be said for never forgetting where you came from. Since founding Against Me! a dozen years ago, frontman Tom Gabel has gone from recording acoustic rants on crackling cassette players as a 16-year-old cynical anarcho-punk to crafting the slick, radio-ready sounds of SPIN's 2007 album of the year . But last night at New York's Knitting Factory, it was all about those ... 1899 sanitarium and a knitting mill (Rome Observer) The old house shown is still in existence. In fact, I see it every time I go to the YMCA for a swim. Some of us recall the lawn full of violets which are making a comeback lately. Iconic Knitting Factory Begins to Unravel (NBC New York) Amid rumors of mass-layoffs, the Knitting Factory begins the move to Brooklyn.
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