Learn To Sew
Like a Pro
with these expert resources.
Secrets
Of Sewing
is a comprehensive
sewing instruction program with over 300 pages
of vital sewing information. To help you
maximize your learning, it comes with a helpful
work book designed to guide you step by step to
learn to sew.
In addition to the core
textbook and work book, there are several very
useful bonuses that you will treasure for years
as you learn to sew.
My
Sewing Dictionary
is a vital tool for you as
you learn to sew. There are many specialty
terms used in sewing, quilting, and crafting
that have special meanings. My Sewing
Dictionary provides both a PDF ebook format and
an easy to use sofware that makes it easy to
acces the definition and explanation of each
sewing term.
The Rotary Cutting
Guidebook
Many beginning sewers
overlook the special skills and details
involved in laying out patterns as well as
cutting out patterns and fabrics. The Rotary
Cutting Guidebook reveals the vital secrets you
need to learn how to sew and cut out your
projects.
To learn more about this
special instruction course CLICK
HERE.
For more learning
opportunities explore the complete sewing
education package.
CLICK
HERE.
To Learn about hand sewing
and needle arts CLICK HERE.
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Sewing
Boxes. Knitting
Boxes. Needlework Boxes.
Keepsake Boxes. Jewelry Boxes.
From Past To Present
Jewelry boxes have been
around for thousands of years, in fact the date
of its origin is unclear, but they may have
been called something quite the opposite of
what one might expect from the 17th century,
such as feminine Work Boxes.
Sewing Boxes, Knitting
Boxes, Needlework Boxes, Keepsake Boxes,
and Jewelry Boxes may be traced from the
distant past to the present. These sewing
boxes remain a treasured resource for many
women.
Examples of these work boxes
do exist from the 17th century, but they served
a completely different purpose from the jewelry
boxes of today.
These 17th century work
boxes were usually fitted with a divider making
up many small compartments for needles, reels
of silk and cotton, and other necessities for
stitchery and would be covered with silk and
adorned with beads and embroidery.
Work boxes are ordinarily
portable, but at times they became affixed to
the top of a stationary table.
In the 18th century you
would not find a lady without her work box. In
the second half of the 18th century enormous
steps were taken to make these work boxes
dainty and elegant.
A jewelry box of old, also
known as a casket, is a receptacle for
trinkets, not only for jewels. It may take on a
very modest form, covered in leather and lined
with satin, or it may reach the monumental
proportions of the jewelry cabinets which were
made for the very wealthy.
Today jewelry boxes are a
far cry from jewelry boxes of yesteryear. They
are made from various materials such as wood,
exotic woods, leather, precious metals,
crystal, glass and plastic to name a few.
Modern day jewelry boxes
come in many shapes, sizes and styles,
including individual collections of jewelry
boxes that range from jewelry armoires, to
jewelry chests, to the overnight travel case,
to the jewelry folder that simply slips into
your purse.
Although jewelry boxes are
known as receptacles for trinkets and jewels,
today we may not look at our possessions as
trinkets due to the fact that we will store
anything from cuff links and rings, to watches
and cell phones, including rare coins in what
we know as a valet jewelry box for example, to
show the diverse assortment of jewelry boxes of
today from the work box of yesterday.
Sewing Boxes, Knitting
Boxes, Needlework Boxes, Keepsake Boxes,
and Jewelry Boxes may be traced from the
distant past to the present. These sewing
boxes remain a treasured resource for many
women.
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