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Crafty Kids invited to Kathy's Creative Sewing Center in Avon for a four-day summer camp (The Sun) - Sun, 07 Jun 2009
Kathy's Creative Sewing Center is hosting a "Kids Can Sew" four day summer camp from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from June 15 to 18 at the center, 37319 Detroit Road in Avon. For $180 students will receive the materials...
Economy claims Kennett sewing business (Daily Local News) - Sun, 07 Jun 2009
Fabrications, a sewing and fabrics store in Kennett Square, closed last week after 24 years in business, and the owners say the sour economy is to blame.
India's move to sew defence pact with Ukraine miffs Russia (Business Standard India) - Tue, 09 Jun 2009
Russia, the country's longtime and largest defence partner, appears to be miffed over India working towards sewing up a defence pact with Ukraine.
Stitches and stuff: How much time to you have? (The Daily News) - Tue, 09 Jun 2009
Melisse LaingFor The Daily News All of us have 24 hours every day. But this time is fractured – work, sleep, family, errands, household and garden chores, to name a few. The time we have left our art – sewing, quilting, painting, crafting, etc. – is often minimal. In an article in the April/May 2009 edition of “Quilting Arts Magazine,” author Jane Davila focuses on this problem with some good ...
Exporters get sops to fight crisis (People's Daily) - Tue, 09 Jun 2009
The government has raised tax rebates for more than 600 export items, some up to the maximum level possible, as it stepped up efforts to provide succor to businesses battling the global economic slowdown. The Ministry of Finance said yesterday that it had increased tax rebates ranging from 5 to 17 percent on export products, including ethanol, toys and sewing machines, effective June 1. The ...
Famous musicians, inventors and scientists dreamed it up (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News) - Mon, 08 Jun 2009
WASHINGTON — "I always dream music," Mozart said. 'I know all the music I have composed has come from a dream."
Quilts warm up kids to math, art (Denton Record-Chronicle) - Mon, 08 Jun 2009
A semester-long quilting project at Calhoun Middle School taught a group of eighth-graders more than just sewing - it weaved in lessons on critical thinking, problem solving and life skills.
Alaska seamstress creates rare bird skin parka (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) - Sun, 07 Jun 2009
ANCHORAGE - Lydia Apatiki took a journey back through time, riding her sewing needles and the skins of 100 small seabirds to get a taste of life before zippers and Gor-Tex.
Pao de Acucar to Buy Ponto Frio Electronics Chain (Update2) (Bloomberg) - Mon, 08 Jun 2009
Pao de Acucar will pay 824.5 million reais ($421 million) for a 70 percent stake in Ponto Frio, the supermarket chain said in a statement to Brazil’s securities regulator today.
Annals of Brewster's past find safe haven (Cape Cod Times) - Tue, 09 Jun 2009
The Brewster Meeting House, home to First Parish Church, is taking steps to ensure that its historic books and documents, dating back to the town's early days, will last a while longer.