S. Denise Hoyle | July 31, 2008
Unless you’re an active outfitter, tents and tepees aren’t exactly must-haves in a tough economy. So, you’d think a Billings company specializing in those products would be sweating a sales drop. Instead, revenues are up 5 percent over last year at Reliable Tent & Awning, a business that Maury Nemer purchased in 1945. The business [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | July 30, 2008
A few posts ago we talked about expanding your sewing business to include sewing for plus size children, a much needed and seldom addressed area of sewing.Today, we’re going to talk about a totally different sewing niche, that of sewing nursing garments for those mothers who want to breastfeed their babies. When my daughter’s first [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | July 29, 2008
SKWID-OO, n. v., adj., addiction: 1) thousands of people creating a handbuilt catalog of the best stuff online. 2) a free and fun way to make your own page and get traffic and online word of mouth and Google juice. 3) a place to find what you’re looking for, fast.Squidoo.com is a sort of social [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | July 28, 2008
The very sound of “working at home” is music to the ears of so many people nowdays — with gas prices soaring, costs of daycare, food, clothing and every necessity going higher and higher it’s no wonder the idea of working at home is something we would all love to do. In addition, with cut backs and layoffs [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | July 27, 2008
Angus and Tara Beavers sailed through the Caribbean for eight months on a shabby boat named Dirty Diapers. Everywhere they went throughout the islands they saw locals carrying durable burlap bags that were used to sell fruits, vegetables and feed in the local markets. The Beavers also found the bags to be quite useful on [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | July 26, 2008
When a deadline for doing a sewing job is very near, shortcuts can mean the difference between it being wise or foolish for an expert or novice to undertake the project. For those who dislike detail or those whose temperaments demand that a project must go quickly, shortcuts can mean the difference between continued interest or giving [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | July 25, 2008
The Toy Museum at The Chelsea Teddy Bear Company will celebrate its grand opening Friday and Saturday July 25-26th in Chelsea, Michigan. There will be an attempt to build the world’s largest teddy bear mosaic at noon Saturday. Bring your own teddy bears to add to the mosaic. Free tours of the museum and factory [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | July 24, 2008
At 19 Amy Adams began work on her design degree and she credits that experience for learning to sew “properly”. She says her Lucykate Crafts shop where she sells gorgeous three dimensional needlecraft owls, toadstools, pillows and the like is ironic because “I hated needlework at school, and my Mum tried to teach me how [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | July 23, 2008
Do you tremble a bit when a customer brings in stripes or plaids for you to work with? Are you a little uneasy and just “hope” you’ll be able to do a good job?Plaids and stripes are not that difficult to work with when you know a few rules, and most especially if you can [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | July 22, 2008
BERNINA announced today the arrival of the new BERNINA 830, which they are touting as the “World’s only luxury, high-performance sewing and embroidery system.” The BERNINA 830 offers more than 70 exclusive features and 15 patented features. Designed by Switzerland’s leading engineers to outperform any other home sewing machine, the 830 offers the most space, [...]
