Several times per year the Children's Hospital holds a fundraising booksale and we usually drop by to see what's for offer. I found some very useful sewing books this time round.
I have heard great things about David Coffin's Shirtmaking.
Singer has some helpful book and these two were missing from my collection.
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| My office crew likes to dress up at Hallowe'en. |
A
Threads magazine from May 1996.
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| The ribbing article caught my eye. |
I liked the colours on the cover of the Spring/Summer 2007
knitsimple magazine (as Barbara said,
I crave colour like an old sailor with scurvy. Barbara has great tips and she understands
winter. ) and some of the patterns in the June 1996 Burda magazine look interesting.
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| Sunshine yellow. |
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| Ah, summer. |
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| bathing suits! |
I also picked up some other reference material
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| Bugs |
For the word geek in me.
And for anyone who knows
Newfies... You are unlikely to find a more friendly, welcoming, generous group of people, but sometimes you have to wonder if they are really speaking English.
I wasn't sure if I already had this last book, but I do. If anyone would like it, please let me know. If, by some amazing miracle more than one person asks, I will do some sort of draw.
Time to get busy.
