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Tangled Thread - Tips, Trick and Tutorials in Sewing & Stitching

December 1st, 2008

Have a “Green” Christmas this year

 
Jennifer from Tree Hugging Family has put together an amazing list of Christmas crafts, holiday recipes, seasonal tips - all with a “green” or eco-friendly twist.
Sit back, browse, read, and linger in the holiday bliss!

Remember, no matter the treat or recipe, you can always green it up by exchanging organic and natural ingredients for conventional.
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November 26th, 2008

Christmas cross-stitch free patterns for marvelous minis

Not every Christmas project you cross-stitch or needlepoint needs to be a big one - in fact, it can be a lot of fun to work on little projects that you can finish in one or two evenings.
I’ve found some fun, free patterns for Christmas cross-stitch and needlepoint.   These projects would make great gifts, […]

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November 25th, 2008

Tangled Thread Christmas gift shopping guide for Fabric-aholics and Needle fans

 I’m proud to introduce the “Tangled Thread Christmas Gifts Guide for Fabric-aholics“!
Need a Christmas gift for your friend who sews?  How about for your niece who loves embroidery?  Got a quilting-mad Mom?  Check it out!

I’ve put together some of my favorite picks for gifts - there’s everything from stocking stuffers to high-end dream studio goodies.  […]

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November 21st, 2008

Thrifty Christmas crafting

“Thrifty” is the hot topic in the crafting world - actually, I think it’s a hot topic anywhere these days!   I’m really putting an emphasis on thrifty Christmas crafting and sewing this year - it just makes sense to be a little more frugal.
One of the biggest things I’m doing to be a thrifty […]

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November 14th, 2008

when Christmas crafting goes bad…

I know a lot of people who put amazing amounts of time and energy into home-made Christmas presents.  In fact, my family tries to make as many of our presents as possible.
So how do you deal with people who don’t appreciate the time, energy, love and effort that went into making that present?
We’ve all heard […]

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November 13th, 2008

Christmas sewing & crafting tips and tricks

I’m getting into full-blown sewing and crafting mode for Christmas!
It can be overwhelming sometimes to think about everything that you want to get done before Christmas and the holidays - so many presents… so little time…
One thing that I use to help myself stay organized is a simple page on my computer that I have […]

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September 5th, 2008

creative gift wrapping ideas from Simplicity

I spent some time browsing through my local fabric store today (dangerous idea, I know :-) and picked up this pattern today - it’s pattern #4320 from Simplicity (you can try this link, but I’m not sure if that will work at the moment).

Aren’t those pretty?  I’m always on the look-out for new holiday patterns, […]

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