Knitting Needles etc.

Discussion explaining to people that they should stock up on craft supplies, sewing and quilting supplies so that they will have materials on hand to make their own clothes, blankets, household useful items. During the coming depression you are not going to be able to go out and buy many items. But if you have crafting supplies already on hand, then you can make your own items.

Some items I would have on hand:

Fabric (material)
thread
needles
sewing machine
batting
scissors
measuring tape or yard stick
buttons
elastic
zippers
snaps
cutting mat
rotary cutter
bias tape
ribbon
yarn
knitting needles
glue
glue sticks
glue gun
wood
tools
nails
screws
bolts
paint
stain
pillow stuffing
paint brushes
crochet thread
patterns for men, women and children in your family’s sizes
iron or press

If you folks have any other tips or items, please share them in the comments section

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This is the unorthodox method I use for spinning worsted roving slivers into worsted yarn using a drop spindle. I hope that it may help beginning spinners by showing an alternative method to more traditional operations of spinning.

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All Klassé needles go through 155 quality checks, earning the industry’s highest quality rating for: stability at high speeds, seam appearance, clean stitch holes, and precise and uniform stitchability. A unique curved design at the critical clearance-above-the-eye (CAE) stress point distributes pressure equally and makes Klassé needles much stronger than conventional flat CAE needles. From www.SewingandCraftClub.com

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GROUP 9: Leisure Arts Inc. and Blue Ridge Yarn?
A) Sassy Swing Jacket designed by Lisa Gentry in Bamboozle, Crystal Palace for Leisure Arts
B) Cabled Confection designed by Debra Newton in La Gran Mohair from Classic Elite for Leisure Arts
C) Dancing Tides Skirt designed by Sue Hansen in Jubilee from Blue Ridge Yarns?

GROUP 10: Claudia Hand Painted Yarns and Pagewood Farms
A) Fair Isle Extravaganza designed by Gwen Bortner in Fingering from Claudia Hand Paint Yarns?
B) Granny Takes a Trip designed by Ellene Warren in Sport Weight from Claudia Hand Painted Yarn?
C) Needle Felted Ruana designed by Fayla Reiss in Silk Scarves w/Tinkerbell Fluff from Pagewood Farms

GROUP 11: Karabella Yarns and Jojoland?
A) Hairpin Lace Jacket designed by Berta Karapetyan in Margrite Bulky from Karabella
B) Fur Trim Crochet Vest designed by Berta Karapetyan in Margrite & Rabbit Fur from Karabella Yarns
?C) Swirl Vest designed by Lijuan Jing in Rhythm Superwash from Jojoland

GROUP 12: Interweave and Fur Yarn By Paula Lishman
A) Blanket Coat designed by Melissa Wehrle in McTaggart Tweed & Heather for Interweave Knits Fall Magazine 2009?
B) Twisted Flowers Pullover designed by Shirley Paden in Jade Sapphire Cashmere this Fall from Interweave Press
C) Muskoka Stroller designed by Paula Lishman in Sheared Beaver & Chinchilla from Fur Yarn By Paula Lishman

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ottlitetechnologyhttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ottlitetechnologyEntertainmentcraft, and, hobby, ociation, CHA, knitting, sewing, scrapbooking, crafting, crochet, arts, painting, beadingOttLite Interview 10 at CHA in Orlando!

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ottlitetechnologyhttp://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/ottlitetechnology27.974998474121094 -82.46337890625Educationgreen, eco, friendly, light, lite, ottlite, bag, shopping, lamp, art, craft, sewing, knitting, darlene, cahill, hsn, singer, brotherDarlene Cahill is Thinking Green… So is OttLite!

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Loop of the Loom introduces SAORI weaving arts for all ages. SAORI is a creative hand weaving which is not only for therapeutic weaving but also vitalizing people’s minds.

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See how to remove your old OttLite 13w bulb and install a new one in this instructional video

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When I posted about the amazing yarn I customized at Yarnia in Portland, OR, I got a lot of questions about plying yarn. At Yarnia the yarn is wound together from many “singles,” or individual strands of yarn to make up one unit, but the strands remain individual, making it a little more difficult to work with than plied yarn. I asked one of my professors, fibers artist Jerry Bleem, if he could teach my class how to ply yarn, or twist the singles together into a single strand, and in this video he does just that. Plied yarn is also much easier to work with on a knitting machine than non-plied yarn because there’s less of a chance of one of the individual fibers catching where it’s not supposed to. If you have a crafty question, send it on over to me at becky@craftzine.com for use in a future installment of Ask CRAFT!
For more info go to: http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/03/ask_craft_plying_yarn.html

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Crafter and Scrapbooker Megan Thome discusses how to create a custom card for any occasion in just two minutes! Create a card for Father’s Day, a recent Grauate or any other occasion!

Sponsored by OttLite Technologies, Inc.

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