When Buying Fabric, Keep An Eye On The Prices!

Sarah J. Doyle | February 1, 2012

Because this is NOT the first time this has happened to me, I want to tell you about my fabric shopping trip today, so you can keep your eyes open the next time you are out shopping for fabric. I went into Joann’s today to get some denim fabric — sounds simple enough.  They had [...]

Thank You to All Who Bought “Made In America” For Christmas Gifts!

Sarah J. Doyle | January 4, 2012

For most of the month of December Diane Sawyer and the CBS Evening News did a great job of promoting the “Made in America” theme for purchasing gifts!  We’d like to thank HER and those who made the entire “Made in America” push possible!  Because of that major push, there have been many new jobs [...]

Sewing Business News Weekly Digest

S. Denise Hoyle | December 10, 2011

Sewing Business News Weekly Digest  New EmbroidMe Franchise Opens in Barboursville, West Virginia With nearly 400 retail locations, EmbroidMe provides full-service custom embroidery and screen-printing for apparel, as well as promotional products and gifts to both the private and commercial segments of the business community. For more information on MedHub Leverages HIPAA Compliant Colocation from [...]

Sewing Business News Weekly Digest

S. Denise Hoyle | November 26, 2011

Sewing Business News Weekly Digest  GSC team places 6th in free enterprise competition Access North Georgia The Sewing Company, or SewCo, will be a non-profit sewing cooperative targeting unemployed or under-employed individuals who would like to become entrepreneurs. The GSC SIFE team has developed a two-part plan targeting women with young children who may … [...]

Sewing Business News Weekly Digest

S. Denise Hoyle | November 19, 2011

Sewing Business News Weekly Digest Yarn sale: Crafters Gallery has 30 percent off all items through November 24 This division of Mary Maxim is more focused on crafts such as knitting, crochet, sewing, quilting and paper crafts The Port Huron store is still open for business and offers weekly sales. Mary Maxim Retail Store is [...]

Sewing Business News Weekly Digest

S. Denise Hoyle | October 23, 2011

Sewing Business News Weekly Digest  Woman invents ‘green’ sewing machine light – Idaho Statesman I have the only LED lighting of this type that fits on any size, make or model of sewing and quilting machine from Singer Featherweight to long-arm machines. Do you partner with other businesses? Yes, we partner with Idaho Sewing and [...]

Hints For Making/Buying Holiday Gifts

Sarah J. Doyle | October 18, 2011

I usually start my annual Holiday gift giving list the first part of October, so I’m a bit late, but not so much that I’ll be in a rush.  I’ve accumulated a few hints to help you prepare for YOUR Holiday giving — saving you some money and at the same time  being more certain [...]

Sewing Business News Weekly Digest

S. Denise Hoyle | October 15, 2011

Sewing Business News Weekly Digest EmbroidMe Launches Comprehensive Embroidery Services – PR-USA.net Embroidery services have a wide spread application and this company offers comprehensive solutions for business as well as personal needs. Their services include embroidery, garment printing, screen printing, apparel designing, customization of promotional Apprenticeshop’s ditty-bag workshop focuses on knots, sewing – VillageSoup Belfast [...]

Annual Sewing & Stitchery Expo Dates Announced

S. Denise Hoyle | October 14, 2011

The annual Sewing & Stitchery Expo will be held on March 1 – 4, 2012 at the Puyallup Fair & Events Center in Puyallup, Washington.  The largest consumer sewing show in America, it is the perfect place for both experienced and beginning sewers and quilters (and everyone else!) to indulge their creative passions or explore new ones. [...]

Sewing Business News Weekly Digest

S. Denise Hoyle | October 8, 2011

Sewing Business News Weekly Digest Schattenmann enjoying success with Main Street business – Midland Daily News Sheree Schattenmann, an entrepreneur from Midland, is enjoying success with a business she opened on Main Street in May 2011. The store, Sheree’s Alchemy Fabric Shop, is a sewing-based business in which Schattenmann offers adult and children Nigeria : [...]