Yarn Essays

Crocheting is a skill that has been passed down from generation to generation, and recently this writer had the opportunity to learn the craft from some very experienced elders. The intricacies of the craft are part passion and part knowledge. The lessons are timeless and universally applicable. And learning the wide variety of stitches is only part of the process. Commitment to success driven by the heart, as with all things, is the key ingredient. This writer was welcomed in to the crochet group

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Elizabeth prepared his son for his long journey to the city of Philadelphia, where he would live out his dream. John received money from his father and began his journey by traveling by wagon and horse. It was the American dream driving John, and it was what he continued to strive for, even from a young age. After several days of following a migration route from virginia to pennsylvania, John would soon arrive at the awaited city of (brotherly love CHECK FACT) - Philadelphia. John was greeted by

Melaben was performed in the mishkan for the wool. There are three methods that are considered laundering in Hilchos Shabbos: Wetting a garment, scrubbing a garment and, squeezing a wet garment. Another issue is dusting off a garment. “While the Gemara says that only applies to new, black, garments whose cleanliness you care about, the Achronim point out that those rules are only a function of how concerned a person is about their clothing.” Today most people care about the appearance of their clothing

Delicate threads are woven together, whether by the persistence of the hand or the precision of the machine, colors cross one another to manifest an image of embroidered thread in patterns, flowers, and lettering. Embroidery has risen once again as a major fashion trend, which has especially been gaining traction in high fashion and those companies that produce imitations for those of a less lucrative lifestyle. The article MAGIC Fall 2017 Fashion Trends: Embroidery, written by Elizabeth Doupnik

Comparing life in America between the 19th century and the 1920s entails not only the observation of changes in lifestyle, social concepts and structures, but also in the way that mundane life is affected and changed. This means that the domestic and social life of both men and women, old and young, have shown relative changes that comes from the way that social and industrial changes have happened in the American society. From this perspective, the way that the way people lived, the way they used

The first thing to do when making a tie fleece blanket is to go to a store that sells material, crafts, etc. such as Joann fabrics. The hardest part of making the blanket for me is picking out the kind of fleece fabric, as there are so many types of patterns, designs and colors to choose from. Once I have picked out the two kinds of fleece fabric that I want I take it to the counter where they cut the fabric for me. I want to buy anywhere from 1.5-3 yards of each fleece that I chose. After that I

Yarn Retreat is a series of popular cozy mystery novels by American author Betty Hetchman. Set in northern California, the novels feature Dessert chef Casey Feldstein as the chief protagonist. Feldstein was first introduced to Hetchman fans in the 2013 published novel Yarn to Go. As opposed to other cozy mystery protagonists, Casey Feldstein is not an expert in the main theme of the series – crocheting. The novels begin with the death of Casey’s aunt who dies suddenly leaving her a yarn retreat

Embroidery is the art of decorating the fabrics with the help of needle and thread. It can be done either by using machine or by hand, and can be used to make simple designs or intricate designs. The art of embroidery has been originated from the process of tailoring, mending, sewing techniques and decorating the fabrics. Embroidery can be done with the help of machines and hand. There are 11 different types of hand embroidery. Running stitch, it is used to includes dozens of embroidery styles

“Wages dropped and working conditions worsened” (“Harriet Hanson Robinson”). This is why many of the valued mill girls started to fight back. Lowell, a man who ran his own mill, gave young women a safe place to live and work in ,because they were all very valuable and important to his work. He provided a safe work environment and a secure place to sleep in at night. As a mill girl, having a safe place to live in was important, but textile mills began to drop the safe and respectable ways they ran

Francis Cabot Lowell, like Slater, had a great memory and he memorized designs of important textiles. He travelled to England for 2 years, from 1810 to 1812, and memorized the power loom in detail. He brought his knowledge of power looms back to America and invented a new textile machine. He created the first textile mill in 1814 in Waltham, Massachusetts called the Boston Manufacturing Company. The entire cotton manufacturing production happened in this one building. Raw cotton was spun, dyed

The Marvelous Eli Whitney Have you ever wondered what material was used to make the clothing you are wearing? Well, a lot of it is cotton. Cotton is a very profitable plant, but it is very hard to take the seeds out of the cotton fibers. So, here came a young man that had just graduated college and devised a machine to take the seeds out of the cotton fibers; the machine was called the “cotton gin.” His machine could help a farmer produce up to fifty pounds a day versus only one pound a day. Eli

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Sewing patterns had their origins in 1860 when William and Ellen Demores began holding fashion shows in customer's homes, where they sold patterns to these consumers. This was the beginning of Madame Demorests' Emporium of Fashion. At this time, patterns came only in a single size, as opposed to the modern pattern that typically contains graded (multiple) sizes in a single pattern. Demorest's Emporium of Fashions Demorests' Emporium of Fashions had their unique patterns published in the middle

Molly Macrae is an American cozy mystery authors who has made a name for herself with the Highland Bookshop Mysteries and the Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery. The Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery series are about a textile preservation expert from a little town in Tennessee named Blue Plum who has to deal with a depressed ghost. The Highland Bookshop Mystery series features four women who start new lives in the small town of Inversgail on the Scotland West Coast where they buy a bookshop. The focus on small town

to be afraid of the brown ball of yarn. Our first step is to introduce the kitten to the yarn. It got very excited, instantly pounced on it, and it seemed as though the cat could play with it for hours. We let him enjoy it for about three minutes. Then, we switched to a white ball of yarn. He reacted the same way as he did with the brown ball of yarn. We let him play with that ball for the same duration of time. We also let the kitten play with a tan ball of yarn. In which he reacted as he did with

crystals won't be as big as the Slovakian stalagmite, but they will only take a week to form, instead of thousands of years! Baking Soda Stalactite & Stalagmite Materials 2 glasses or jars 1 plate or saucer 1 Spoon 2 Paper Clips Hot Tap Water Piece of Yarn, about a meter long Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) Food Coloring (optional) If you don't have baking soda, but you can substitute a different crystal-growing

the country for the new modifications and changes they had planned to go through. Modern industries found home in the textiles, particularly in cotton yarn and silk. Between 1886 and 1897, Japan’s previously mentioned 12 million yen made of cotton yarn rose up to 176 million yen. It may seem odd that in the span of 11 years, Japan’s income from yarn grew almost 15 times the amount it started at and one must wonder or at least ask oneself, how did Japan do this? Well, Japan imported new textile manufacturing

narratives. Researchers in the AI domain have used Hierarchical task networks (HTNs), amongst other techniques, to generate interactive and engaging narratives. This project explores real time narrative visualization by integrating a HTN planner with YARN [1], a web-based visualization tool for evolving

What is Textile Introduction Textile is the second basic needs of human being. It has such an important bearing on our daily lives that everyone needs to know something about them. From earliest times, people have used textiles of various types for covering, warmth, personal adornment, and even to display personal wealth. Today textiles are still used for these purposes and everyone is an ultimate consumer. Though we are not the direct purchaser, we use it in our daily life. As for example, the buyers