Businesses see Open House success Nov 17, 2009
Hooper had no problem drawing shoppers into her store on Cherokee Street Saturday, offering 50 percent off all pre-monogrammed items and 25 percent off all Minky Dot towels, a specialty fabric she said was in high demand. Saturday helped Hooper add dollars to what she said has already been a good business year. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Nike Unveils New Uniform Nov 6, 2009
The Nike Pro Combat Deflex shorts are made with Nike Dri-FIT technical fabric to provide superior moisture wicking, helping to keep players dry and cool ... "The technology involved in this new design and fabric is really remarkable and we are pleased to be one of the 10 schools that Nike selected to debut the product," said Spetman. (Seminoles.com)
Soap maker keeps it clean Oct 29, 2009
She packages it, recently wrapping the bars in fabric so the soap retains its fragrance. Bay rum is a popular scent for men. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
So, what's it worth? Oct 26, 2009
Kristin McKee, of Auburn, brought with her a framed fabric print, appraised at between 50 and 100. Her toys, a Lucy doll from the Peanuts Gang and a Holly Hobbie doll were considered too well-loved and played with to be worth much. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Gardening under glass Oct 19, 2009
Jane Tunks, Chronicle Staff Writer. Sunday, October 18, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Holiday sales events at warehouses, outlets Oct 12, 2009
The high-quality wares with clean modern lines use exotic wood veneer inlays, fabric inlays and unique lacquer color and are sold to better stores, museums and hotels ... More than 500 of Rodolph's home furnishings fabrics, exclusively offered through the interior design trade, will be priced from $5 to $15 a yard ... Retail range for these fabrics is $80 to $130 per yard. (San Francisco Chronicle)
West Berkeley: Fourth Street Oct 5, 2009
She started with ruffled fleece coats and dresses and more recently added higher-end fabrics to her ruffly repertoire ... Lived-in studio space with drafting tables, fabric swatches everywhere, two sewing machines; a small, well-stocked retail space takes up the front of the workroom ... Backstory: With an art school background and extensive traveling behind her, Higashi moved to her current Berkeley location four years ago, where she designs and fabricates her gold and silver pieces on the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Cinderella story for an Oakland home Oct 1, 2009
Accompanied by a designer friend, she headed for a vintage fabric shop housed in a Cotswolds manor house and the antiquarian flea market in Paris, among other places. The expeditions yielded a distressed bibliothque used to store crockery in the kitchen, an elegant secretary in the living room and a grand old armoire in the master bedroom. (San Francisco Chronicle)
• Events Calendar Sep 18, 2009
Fabrics and kits available from Fabric Deli quilt shop of Northfork. Lunch reservations or information: 208-774-3629, 253-222-5342 or. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Kick off to the arts: A listing of local arts organizations and events for 2009-2010 Sep 18, 2009
BizzArt Gallery is an artists cooperative featuring more than 20 artists that work in a variety of media photography, water color, oil painting, acrylic painting, etchings, jewelry, woodwork and fabric art. Full members include watercolorist Pat Pollack Rhoads, acrylic painter Michael Reed, fabric artist Deb Taylor and photographers John Anneseley, Larry Elkins and Ann Widmann ... This year marks the 25th year for this event, which will be held Oct. 16, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Oct. 17, 9 a.m. to 5... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Auctionpalooza coming Sept. 27 Sep 15, 2009
Over seventy different T-shirts of various sizes; a variety of other apparel, hats, and accessories; countless clocks, cookbooks, kitchen utensils, aprons, and mugs; many styles of pajamas, boxers, sweat pants, and shorts (several made with glow-in-the-dark fabric); lots of golf and other sporting items; several professionally framed posters and puzzles; and numerous watches and jewelry items are part of the collection. Also some rather rare things including a vintage SPAM recipe box, a wood... (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Urban Burp fabric shop a gas for vintage fans Aug 13, 2009
But for owner Electra Skilandat, it explains what happens to so many when they step inside her vintage fabric store on the edge of North Beach in San Francisco ... "All that emotion has been shoved down into the lower chakras and all of a sudden it takes one piece of fabric to bring you back to that place," she said ... Not in the subdued, suggestive manner of a design showroom nor in the stimulating choices of a standard fabric store, but in its total assault on sense memory. (San Francisco Chronicle)
What’s old is new: places to find vintage clothing Aug 13, 2009
With everything from leftover fabric to little button-up tops, it s rare not to find one (or 10) worthy keepers. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
'Ribbon Ladies' adorn her world Aug 9, 2009
The completed dolls were typically mounted on dark fabric backgrounds and then framed. When they show up in auctions, they have been variously referred to as Embellished Paper Dolls, Ribbon Art Dolls, La Mode Illustree and Costume Ladies. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
Knox County Fair Open Class Results 2009 Aug 9, 2009
Published: Saturday, August 8, 2009 6:47 PM EDT Antiques. Grand Champion Donna Kramer. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Cool meets quirky in stylist's home Jul 27, 2009
Another Alemany find, an armchair upholstered in a sea foam fabric, has become "a $40 dog bed," Hipskind said. It is a favorite spot for the couple's terrier mix puppies, Gus and Henry. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Historic Hotels in Three National P... Jul 22, 2009
Each holds a significant place within the individual park's history and how that history is woven into the fabric of the national parks. The copyright of the article Historic Hotels in Three National Parks in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
Dare to DIY? Do-It-Yourself do's and don'ts Jul 17, 2009
Similar rules apply to upholstery: Covering a chair cushion with new fabric and attaching it with a staple gun is relatively easy, says Mathison. But real reupholstering takes knowledge and expertise. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Win with Decorex! Jul 11, 2009
Sanlam Dream Rooms: This exquisite collection of high-end dcor brands, lifestyle stores, fabric houses and interior decorators merges trends, palettes, materials and patterns with a contemporary edge. These inspirational concept stands bring new benchmarks in interior design, which can be translated freely in the visitors own decorating style. (iAfrica.com)
Furniture store moves to Northway Mall to boost sales Jul 6, 2009
The new store will carry many of the same pieces of furniture, but updated in this year's colors and fabrics, said Goldberg ... People often come in with room plans, fabric swatches and other materials they want matched, Sperber said. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Paint can restore aging furniture Jul 5, 2009
But if you paint a chair a lively color, reupholster the fabric seat (if it has one) in a neutral color and pattern. Neil Wertheimer, the editor-in-chief of Fresh Home magazine, also advises getting creative with color. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Store owners create a custom lifestyle Jul 2, 2009
In this case, the seat was reupholstered in a Hable Construction lemon-yellow and white dotted fabric. In addition to writing their online DIY series, Smith and Fagerstrom recently penned their second book. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Spruce up furniture with paint Jun 30, 2009
But if you paint a chair a lively color, reupholster the fabric seat (if it has one) in a neutral color and pattern. It s a very hot look, Gidding said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
20 home decor updates under $20 Jun 27, 2009
Scour thrift and antiques shops and your garage for frames that can be dusted off or painted and hung as is on a wall, or used to frame fabric or a favorite picture ... A yard of fabric can update a chair cushion or two ... Recover lampshades with fabric or add a grosgrain ribbon or bead trim ($19. (AZCentral -- Home)
Designer Jeffrey Delvy takes mixing to the max Jun 25, 2009
He found the hanging lanterns and all the fabric for the bed in Chinatown. The painting behind the bed is from an artist in Beijing. (Boston Globe)
Heirloom Machine QuiltingEssential... Jun 16, 2009
Learn which quilting fabrics, threads, needles, and battings are used by experienced heirloom machine quilters to create intricate quilted effects with no hand stitching ... Solid Fabrics Show off Heirloom Machine Quilting Best ... Nothing sets off the beauty of intricate stitching as well as a solid-colored fabric. (Suite101.com)
Demolition denied Jun 4, 2009
Disclaimer wrote on Jun 3, 2009 10:11 AM:" There needs to be some consideration of what makes Butte a historic city in the first place, and the key word is "city": It's as much, or more, the many original buildings that still exists that many perceive as ugly shacks, than it is the specifically landmarked buildings. By the standard of so many comments, all of Virginia City should be leveled and replaced with a strip mall. It's a difficult issue because people think every building has to have a... (Montana Standard, MT)
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces a Hybrid Offering for PLAYSTATION 3: Game and Film in One Package - Watchmen: The End is Nigh, an Action-Packed Game, and Watchmen: Director's Cut May 22, 2009
Watchmen is a complex, multi-layered mystery adventure movie set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the Doomsday Clockwhich charts the USAs tension with the Soviet Unionmoves closer to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the outlawed but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach uncovers a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with catastrophic consequences for the future. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Perking up Old Town May 21, 2009
Light colors, bold fabric and textures and open beams create an airy, coastal feel in the shop. A number of seating areas framed by open windows and watercolor art provide privacy and ambiance. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Let Mother Nature be your guide for summer entertaining May 19, 2009
Another suggestion is to tie cut flowers to colorful fabric napkins with ribbon or twine, or even wrapping running vines like ivy, jasmine or honeysuckle around candle sticks. You can also fill unused tea cups or crystal pieces with colorful blossoms to use at each individual place setting, or arrange candles and flowers on cake stands to use as table centerpieces or in any room of your home. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Weekend Events May 15, 2009
Workshop to focus on fabric arts. The Oil Valley Center for the Arts will conduct a three-session workshop on "Mixed Media on Fabric," today, 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m., in the National Transit Building, 206 Seneca St. Students will learn how to change an ordinary piece of fabric into a work of art. (Erie Times-News, PA)
New markets show off Atlanta artists work May 14, 2009
There is jewelry by Mary Cannon, prints of Atlanta landmarks in the tradition of the 20s and 30s by Thomas Burns and handmade fabric headbands from Elegant Designs in Dacula. Rogers says she likes to keep the offerings interesting. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
THEN & NOW II: More reflections from Winchester's Great Depressions May 8, 2009
Although he s witnessed much of the town s facade change through the years, Chane said the fabric of the community and the civic engagement is still strong. The one thing about Winchester that s the same is the civic community spirit, he said. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
New 'Trek' draws passionate fans May 8, 2009
He got the material from fabric stores, and the medals and the insignia and other accessories online. Bussewitz said he began watching the Star Trek movies when I was a little guy. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
More of this story Apr 30, 2009
Walden branched out, designing other pieces, drawing patterns on paper and cutting them out of metal, much as a seamstress works with fabric patterns. As she sold art, she was able to invest in tools. (Laurel Outlook, MT)
Clear out your clutter and maybe even make a buck Apr 28, 2009
Be honest about the condition, be descriptive about the color, size and fabric and make sure you spell the designer s name correctly, says Collier. Include photos. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Design dilemmas: Hang those rugs and clean those drapes Apr 19, 2009
Custom treatments are generally made with better fabric than store bought treatments and they fit your windows perfectly. The problem is you can t just toss them in the washer. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Birthdays with Barbie Apr 17, 2009
She started collecting in the early 1990s with Snow Princess Barbie, a doll in a white formal dress with crystals adorning the fabric. At that time, McCann didn't know she would start a collection. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Many ways to remember Stadium opener Apr 16, 2009
Besides being commemorative, it also is a way to fully appreciate the new moisture-management technology -- all-polyester with enhanced performance fabric, sweatbands and undervisors. It comes complete with the that players will be wearing on their pinstripes in 2009. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Soul on stage Apr 13, 2009
Even then, Lacroix refused to be bound by expectations, opting to reinterpret the animal characteristics in fabric and pattern instead of feathers and fur ... He is also not averse to using flea market finds or theatre outfits found rotting in old trunks, which he then reworks by distressing, dyeing and stencilling to give fabrics a soul, a past, a depth and unity ... Often we use more fabric than necessary so that a costume can be transformed for different actors. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Upholsterer refurbishes pieces of past Apr 13, 2009
Dust layered on the hand-carved mahogany, clumps of batting spilled from rotting fabric ... The chewed up black fabric ... Boat cushions, dentist chairs, table runners, throw pillows, cornices, even headboards, can be custom designed with the thousands of fabrics. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Word on the Street: A taste of Asia in Fresno Apr 13, 2009
Half the store is a supermarket and half stocks clothes, brightly colored fabric and Hmong costumes, shoes, purses, housewares and cooking supplies. Photos of Southeast Asia, shot by Hinds' father, line the walls. (Fresno Bee)
Church quilt show to benefit Catholic youths' trip Mar 19, 2009
Fields will show several examples of her quilts and debut a new north woods-inspired fabric line at the event ... During the event, vendors will sell quilting fabric, supplies, patterns and equipment. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Hagglers gain the upper hand in a downbeat economy Mar 16, 2009
99-a-yard price of blue paisley fabric ... Which is exactly what Perkins did at Wal-Mart a few weeks ago she snagged the final 3 yards of a fabric bolt on the cheap and at Macy's last summer, when she asked the manager if he could dig up any discontinued flatware. (USA Today -- Life)
18 Ways to make your home a refuge Mar 5, 2009
She just goes to the fabric store, plucks some remnants, or a yard and a half of a fabric she loves, hems it and calls it a throw ... writer and mother of two, "I'm trying to create more comfort in my home. Because prices are so slashed, I bought fabric and asked my upholsterer to redo at January prices." Now a melange of deep eggplant and fuchsia, grassy lime green and violet blue, her resurrected 19-year-old furniture - "good furniture that was just worse for the wear" - makes for just what... (AZCentral -- Home)
Stick It to the Recession: Wynn's Vegas Encore Mar 5, 2009
But it works here, in the brilliant red chandeliers, the whole effect muted a bit by judicious use of off-white fabric ... For sybarites, Encore features a new nightspot called XS. The line forms the moment the joint opens at 10 p.m. Here you can witness young women in high heels and minidresses play tug-of-war with modesty, as they alternately pull up on the top of the garment and down on the bottom, since there isn't enough fabric to do both at once. (Time.com)
Central hub helps house run smoothly Mar 3, 2009
Take a large, old frame from a flea market or your attic, cut a corkboard to size, cover it with fabric and place it in the frame. Tack pieces of ribbon on the corkboard to create separate areas for each family member, or do individual frames for each person. (AZCentral -- Home)
Find frameable objects at flea markets Feb 19, 2009
Change an item by stripping it, repainting it, reupholstering or adding new fabric. Mix and match. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Sunday alcohol sales revisited in Senate Feb 19, 2009
Nate Bednar, pastor of Metropolitan Baptist Church in Atlanta, called the bill another tear in the moral fabric of not only this state, but this country. Natalie Shore of the Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce said, We believe this is an issue of basic economic fairness. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Please Play With the Toys Feb 19, 2009
The bottles are broken down until the fibers can be spun as fabric, and the end result has a feeling similar to felt. A start-up company called Sprig creates toys out of sawdust and old yogurt cups, which allows them to use around 30 percent less plastic. (Fox News)
Police: Rap producer injured in Ariz. hotel fight Feb 17, 2009
Bi Town Animal Control is in desperate need of bleach, paper towels and fabric softener. All donations can be dropped off at the Dyer Police Department, 2150 Hart St.. (Northwest Indiana Times)
Stanton Furnishings offers the old, new, and offbeat Feb 8, 2009
Decorative accessories include new upholstery, fabric, candles, antiques ... The store has an array of fabrics that customers can select to personalize their furniture ... Or, they can purchase a fabric they like and we ll ship it away and have a sofa done for you, Stanton said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
