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What Color Is the Wind? Beautiful Fabric Created with Blind Inspiration

April M. Mohr, contributor | October 6th, 20091 comment

Acclaimed blind artist, George Mendoza, has created a new line of beautiful, bold, colorful fabrics

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Fabric woven from spider webs

Nicole Smith, contributor | September 30th, 20096 comments

The American Museum of Natural History unveils fabric woven from golden orb spiders in Madagascar.

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What provides your greatest sewing inspiration?

April M. Mohr, contributor | September 9th, 20099 comments

What makes you want to sew? Fabulous fabric? An incredible embellishment technique? A too-pricey ready-to-wear garment? An event that requires the perfect garment? Or simply a creative design evolving in your mind?

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And the three winners of the book "Patchwork Folk Art" are...

April M. Mohr, contributor | August 25th, 2009

Find out who the three lucky Threads members are who have each won a copy of "Patchwork Folk Art" by Janet Bolton.

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Silk Lotus Flower

Kenneth King, contributor | August 3rd, 200918 comments

The silk lotus flower is an easy but lush flower, that would be suitable for adding a bit of dash and color to any ensemble. Made up in silk dupione or silk tafetta, it can work for evening or day clothes.

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Support Independent Fabric Dealers

Nicole Smith, contributor | July 22nd, 20098 comments

Did you know that 95% of fabric shoppers shop at chain stores exclusively? Project 95 is out to change that with an online source of fabric independent retailers.

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Enter the Summer Sewing Challenge Today!

Deana Tierney May, editor | July 17th, 20091 comment

Check out some of the amazing entries in our Express Yourself in Linen Challenge. Think you can do better? Go ahead and enter!

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Tips on Sewing with Linen

Deana Tierney May, editor | July 10th, 20094 comments

This article by Susan Khalje will give you an edge on creating a linen garment for our summer sewing challenge: Express Yourself in Linen, and get you that much closer to winning a new serger from Janome.

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French and Colonial Knots for Embroidery

Kenneth King, contributor | July 6th, 200911 comments

White embroidery is a cool and elegant summer look. There are a variety of embroidery stitches, but the French knot and Colonial knot provide interesting texture to a design.

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Join the Threads Summer Sewing Challenge and WIN!

Threads Magazine, editor | July 1st, 20093 comments

Express yourself in linen by August 17th and enter to win the new 1100D serger from Janome.

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Mixing Politics and Fashion

April M. Mohr, contributor | June 26th, 20098 comments

Do you wear your political affiliation on your sleeve? Check out the many designers who are using fashion to make a political statement.

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Where Do the Threads Editors Buy Their Fabric?

April M. Mohr, contributor | June 18th, 20092 comments

Threads does its fabric shopping in some fabulous shops, where do you shop?

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A Visit to Waechter's Fine Fabrics in Asheville, NC

Mary Ray, contributor | June 12th, 20093 comments

Waechters is not only a great resource for fabrics, buttons, patterns, and more – it’s fabulous eye candy and a wonderful place to go for inspiration and education.

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Exhibit: Wearing Wealth and Styling Identity

April M. Mohr, contributor | June 4th, 2009

The Hood Museum of Art's amazing exhibit provides an historical exploration of ornate tapis as a 19th century measure of cultural prestige and social identity.

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