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Illinois Man Who Sewed Son's Buttocks Shut, Takes Alford Plea

The Huffington Post | David Lohr | Posted 05.16.2012

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A northeast Illinois man who stood accused of using a needle and thread to sew his son's buttocks shut has accepted a plea agreement and will not spen...

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Girls Geeking Out With Sewing Machines!

boingboing.net | Posted 05.23.2012

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Fourteen-year-old Luna Ito-Fisher started making her own clothes and accessories when she was nine, after attending a friend’s birthday party at a s...

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Microloans in America? Rockin' Appalachian Mom Project Launches Program

Amy Guerrieri | Posted 09.17.2011

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With the dim news about rising unemployment reaching 9.2 percent, the Rockin' Appalachian Mom Project (RAMP), saw an opportunity to help some entrepreneurial individuals through a microloan program.

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Parentless Parents: Remembering Your Dad on Father's Day

Allison Gilbert | Posted 08.19.2011

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Father's Day can be particularly challenging if you've lost your dad. I'm a mom of two young children, and my father passed away when my son, our oldest, was just 18-months-old.

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"Do Ask, Do Tell" at the Hammer Museum

Lisa Anne Auerbach | Posted 05.25.2011

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My exhibit at the Hammer Museum celebrates conversation. And while it obviously references gays serving in the military, it can also be read as a proclamation about openness more generally.

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Fix It, Don't Toss It! 9 Essential Clothing Repair Skills

Planet Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the best ways to buy less stuff is to buy fewer, but higher quality items, and to keep them in good repair. This is very true for clothing, and...

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American Quilts as Art as Well as Documents of Politics and History

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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When we think of quilts, we tend to think of women making them from scraps of material to keep their families warm in drafty houses. The introduction of quilts to this country was actually quite different from this impression.

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Rubbernecking: Project Runway, Episode 9 "Race to the Finish"

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

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As we rejoin the remaining eight, Gretchen shares that not having Michael D there makes it feel more like a competition, as he was well-liked.

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Turn A Broken Umbrella Into A Tote Bag (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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It's that time of year. The time when the streets are strewn with broken umbrellas. But before you discard that umbrella hanging on its last hinge, ta...

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5 Essential Green Living Skills Our Grandparents Knew

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our grandparent's generation didn't use the word green to describe their lifestyle, but many of the things they knew how to do are now considered to b...

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Grandparents: Experts On Green Living (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Lindsay Armstrong | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Going green," may seem like a new movement, but the concepts behind it are not. As we ring in a new decade today, we thought it would be fun to look...

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Minnesota Sewing Circle Makes Magic, Over 1000 Mittens For Needy

Posted 05.25.2011

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In Center City Minnesota, magic is happening through the hands of many. Ethel's Mittens is a sewing circle inspired by Ethel Yund, a woman who gave aw...

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4 Videos Show You How To Make Clothes Last Longer (VIDEO)

EcoSalon | Posted 05.25.2011

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We've been finding ways to make your belongings last longer to reduce waste and weather the economic storm, and here's the latest -- grab a needle and...

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