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 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 Online Tech
Before becoming EmbroidMe franchisees, the Hoffners were running a small embroidery and screen-printing business out of their home. “Discovering EmbroidMe came at a perfect time in our lives because we were ready to move the business out of our home so

Citrus Sew & Vac is almost all the way back
Lapham pointed to one large room and explained that for the first time he will have a location to hold large sewing classes. The business once only had room to provided one-on-one instruction. Beginning at about 5:30 p.m. today, the Ocala

Small Business: Designing, sewing keep Texstyle Bags owner in stitches daily
Samilia Colar could use an extra set of hands. Or three. When she’s not looking after her 2-year-old son, Liam, she’s fiercely sketching new ideas or implementing them on her sewing machine. “I’m a team of one,” said the 27-year-old owner and

America doesn’t want my business
But apparently America doesn’t want my business. China currently owns most of our industry In fact, I have considered opening a small sewing operation again, but for a variety of reasons would prefer to partner up with one.

Initial Impact, a Spring Lake embroidery business, helps woman stitch together career
I grew up in a very blue-collar, industrial steel and auto manufacturing town in Ohio, where almost everyone worked for the same two large companies. Most jobs were assembly-line related and many of my friends and family members worked shifts. I

Embroidery and work wear designed to work in your business
Embroidery and work wear designed to work in your business. Special ranges of work wear are bought together for your most popular needs in the workplace giving a great look and style.Embroidery and work wear can be found online and work towards functional

BUSINESS SCRAPBOOK: Clever Catsup
The softies run from $5 to $45 each. Business size: Cook is the sole employee. Owner information: Cook, 32, got into sewing and making art when she was 12. The freelance writer has a bachelor’s in English from Cal State Long Beach and a master

Business Spotlight: Alfano Sewing Machine Sales and Service
Jerry Alfano says he has built a loyal customer base, repairing home and industrial sewing machines in Fayetteville and eastern North Carolina. He sells machines for industrial and home sewing through his business. How did you first get started

Jazz club building re-opens
Three years after the Main Street Jazz Restaurant closed, it is getting new life in the form of a business moving into the property. Embroidery Etc. moved into the building from a shop next door. Owner Jennifer Groves said she was grateful she

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 Ministry aids women from wartorn places – News-Leader.com
The Refugee Sewing Society is a nonprofit business as well as a Christian ministry serving some 30-50 legally resettled women from war-torn countries such as Somalia, Congo, Sudan, Bhutan, Iraq and Ethiopia. These women have all endured genocidal regimes.

YBPW names Miller Woman of the Year – Vindy.com
The event took place at Caf Cimmento. Lisa Dickson, 2011-2012 president of the YBPW, presented Miller, president of Color 3 Embroidery and Growth Coach Business Coach, with the award. She was selected as this year’s Woman of the Year because

CGS freshmen begin clothing business for animal rights – Daily Free Press
Influenced by a company called Apliiq, the Species Apparel creators said that they started by buying a sewing machine and fabrics a few weeks before they started the business. While they initially bought the sewing machine just for fun

Linda Z’s becomes sewer’s mecca in Arlington Heights – Arlington Heights Daily Herald
Besides Ueltschi, who will autograph sewing machines, other Bernina executives are expected at JSH&A Public Relations in Oakbrook Terrace. •There’s more to business than just the bottom line. We want to tell you about the people that

Antiques and Collectibles: The business of yarn is a home-spun story – Post-Bulletin
Third St. opened for business Nov. 20, 2010. The mission of the store is “I have been involved with knitting, crocheting and sewing since I was 6, so it was a natural evolution,” Meg says. “After several months of learning about the

Tracey A. Cameron Is Sewn Into The Fabric Of Stanford Who’s Who – 24-7PressRelease.com
Established in 2008, Sewlutions Custom Embroidery is a business which offers sewing, embroidery, monogramming, silk screening, twill services, and apparel. They offer in house digitizing for corporations, organizations, schools, small businesses and personal logos.

They’re still sewing like Granny at Granny’s – Sioux City Journal
So says today’s Granny, Janine Matlock, co-partner with Mel Carlson in Granny’s Stitches with Viking, a business they opened 4 1/2 years ago on Floyd Boulevard in Leeds. There, they sell Viking machines and teach sewing classes. Matlock teaches.

Army veteran trades driving semis for sewing and dry cleaning at her Cape May Court House business – Atlantic City Press
Jennifer C. Armstrong drove semi trucks in the U.S. Army for eight years, a sergeant and supervisor overseeing other soldiers and millions of dollars in federal government equipment. Now her work is of a different sort: she bought a dry cleaning

Pamela Rhoda finds similarities in her shift from baking to apparel – Democrat and Chronicle
Acknowledged for her sewing and other home economics skills in high school Coffee Roasters and Wegmans Food Markets Inc. Though she later sold the business — she’d needed to stop clocking the occasional 20-hour day and sleeping on the

Embroidery sector of Surat faces shut-down with rising losses – Daily News and Analysis
Unable to bear the crisis, many unit holders are switching to other businesses. Embroidery sector provides employment to more than seven lakh people in Surat. While the sector was booming during 2001-2008, it started to lose its sheen during the recession

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 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 Vacuum and

Shop owner growing her business one stitch at a time – Daytona Beach News-Journal
At first she had space inside the Sew & Quilt Shop at the commercial plaza on State Road 100 but moved to her current location when the opportunity opened up for space. Durling said her loyal customer base has kept her in business despite

Soldotna’s J & H Sewing & Vacuum is #1 Pfaff dealership in the WORLD! – Kenai Peninsula Clarion
Anyone who knows or has done business with Jess and Helen Tubbs at J&H Sewing & Vacuum in Soldotna over the last four decades wouldn’t be surprised to learn that they were the number one Pfaff dealership in Alaska or in the nation for that matter.

Heard on the Street: Embroidery shop finds new home – Post-Bulletin
A-Z Embroidery & Screen Printing hopes its move goes without Rush is moving his 12-year-old Rochester business to a commercial condo at 4481 U.S. 14 N.W. from 7 Ninth St. N.E. The plan is to make the move at the start of November.

Made in the USA & Making your dreams come true. 2 things we have paid attention to. – PRLog (free press release)
ITC Manufacturing is a woman owed business. We offer over 20 years of experience and Our services include the following – Product Development, Pattern Making, Cutting & Sewing, Packaging and Shipping your finished products. We also offer heat-set

Creating Christmas Traditions with Jo-Ann – Yahoo Finance
Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, the leading fabric and craft specialty retailer in America, is celebrating Christmas with a new collection of sewing and crafting projects designed to inspire creativity and new holiday traditions

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

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New EmbroidMe Ownership in Boise – PR.com
“My background and experience prepared me to take the leap into business ownership,” said Jacobi, who will manage EmbroidMe Boise along with his son, Garrick. With nearly 400 retail locations, EmbroidMe provides full-service custom embroidery and

Women In Business: 20 Years of Teaching Sewing, Dressmaking Inspire How to Learn Sewing Video – PR-USA.net
Vicky Triantos is a woman in business headed for success because she has found a genuine need and filled it. Until now it has been difficult for men, women, and children who want to learn to sew to find a class with a high quality instructor. Now anyone

Sewing seminar highlights many uses of stabilizers – TheInterMountain.com
Holmes has been a sewing enthusiast since high school. She has been in the sewing machine business since 1992, first working for a local dealer then as a store manager, then as a freelance educator. She is currently a consumer events specialist for SVP Worldwide.

ACU-patterned baby duds business keeps military mom busy – Colorado Springs Gazette
“My time is sitting in front of the sewing machine. And it just so happens that I get to run my business and do what I love.” Fleece launched Kozzy Bottoms two years ago after switching her young son from disposable to cloth diapers and loving the

Sewing machines for income-generation – Fiji Times
And the gifts are aimed at developing skills for two years before women could venture into large scale businesses in the sewing industry. This was revealed by the Minister, Doctor Jiko Luveni yesterday adding more than 200 villages had received machines so far.

Calling all quilters to Catty Wampus – tuscolatoday.com
“I worked for Viking (Sewing Machines) at Jo-Ann’s in Saginaw Miller and Powell are also hoping to support local businesses by referring customers and getting involved with charitable groups in the area. Catty Wampus Fabric Company, LLC is open

Parisian Haute-couture Embroidery Goes Online – PR Newswire
A New Business Model Where Bespoke Contemporary Art is Applied to Your Own Denim Solves One of Fashion eCommerce ‘ s Long Standing Frustrations The first buds of Spring were just appearing in March when Parisian bespoke haute-couture embroidery couturier

Sew together: How to start your family quilting – Enterprise
This type of quilt can involve non-quilting family members who can collect pictures for the quilt. Other types of quilts involve sewing together fabric from special family events, such as christenings, weddings and so on, or creating “message quilts