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New Year signals the making of promises and the breaking of resolutions! Each year the same old resolutions get made - must lose weight, make money, be more healthy..... We've taken a look at some of the old favorites and how sewing and needlework might help keep these resolutions this year.
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The few weeks before the festive holidays seem to fly by. What started at a leisurely pace ends in a last minute gift buying frenzy - always accompanied by promises to be more organized next year.
Last minute gifts can be found online and these make a great fallback. We’ve taken a look at some gift certificates in this article.
The list of Christmas articles at Suite101 has been growing. Pop over and take a look at the Suite101 Holiday Event – there is bound to be something to inspire!
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Our Crafts Feature Writer, Mary Welling Bonney has collected together ALL the Christmas and Holiday related articles together from all over Suite101. You´ll find plenty of sewing and craft related ideas plus articles on a whole range of other things. Don't forget to check it out!
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With Christmas galloping towards us, I've taken the opportunity to list some book reviews that we have undertaken recently. There are some excellent needlework books available on a wide range of subjects and we've looked at just a few of them.
- Gift Books for Quilters - some great ideas for quilters
- Learn to Weave - a 'must have' book for novice weavers
- Machine Embroidery, Wild and Wacky - the title says it all!
- Stupid Sock Creatures - an interesting book for someone looking for something different to sew
- Holiday Book Ideas - an article from our Craft Feature Writer
I hope that some interesting books find their way into your festive celebrations this year!
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People are invited to support the craft industry by taking the ´Buy Handmade´ pledge. BuyHandmade.org is a website where people can sign up, pledging to buy handmade and leave a short message supporting cause.
This will be interesting to hand sewers who sell their work, or are planning to sell work. Raising awareness of handmade goods is important. We often sell our products at what is seen as being a premium - even though the truth is that many other goods are sold at a discount. Trying to explain to someone at a craft market the fact that I pay myself less than the minumum wage, and no I cannot reduce my prices to match those of Walmart, can be quite a difficult and unrewarding task.
Any iniative that helps support handmade goods is a good thing and I hope it does well!
