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The User-Friendly Website Now Contains Over 2,500 Hand-Restored Vintage Patterns OSWEGO, N.Y., May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Free Vintage Crochet, a website that features over 2,500 vintage crochet patterns, is currently celebrating its eighth anniversary. Every pattern that is featured on the site has been hand-restored, and can be downloaded directly from the website at no cost, or printed out. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130503/CG07164) In the eight years that Free...

From victimized to victorious, annual charity event announces initial sponsors for golf tournament to be held May 13, benefiting victims of physical, sexual, emotional abuse. Beaumont, TX (PRWEB) May 02, 2013 Quality Mat Company is proud to once again be a platinum sponsor of the Girls’ Haven Annual Golf Tournament to be held on Monday, May 13, 2013. Last year’s event rated a huge success and with the help of contributions and sponsors, the tournament helped raise over $100,000.00 for...

TORONTO, May 1, 2013 /CNW/ - Outdated provincial regulations are needlessly limiting the number of apprenticeship opportunities available to trades workers, according to a report today from the C.D. Howe Institute. In "Access Denied: The Effect of Apprenticeship Restrictions in Skilled Trades," authors Robbie Brydon and Benjamin Dachis say that reforming those tight regulations is crucial to meeting demand for skilled workers. Skilled trade workers - ranging from electricians to...

New Website Connects Knitters with Thousands of Yarn-Related Places and Events Reston, VA (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 MapMuse today announced the release of YarnPlaces.com, a map-based web portal to yarn shops, knitting events, knitting groups, and fiber farms. Knitters can now locate, learn about, and connect with places across America that cater to their hobby. “We built YarnPlaces to help knitters everywhere find great yarn shops, knitting events, and more – but also to give them a...

With a 100 year history of quality craftsmanship, Juzo has often been at the forefront of compression garment innovation and industry firsts, such as their switch from woven to knitted fabrics, adding silver fibers to their garments, and their development of latex-free fabrics. They have also often led the way with innovations in manufacturing including the incorporation of computer technology into their production processes, and the installation of wind turbines and solar panels for a...

It is an LED light that is worn around the neck and offers a wider and brighter light than a typical clip-on book light. The hands-free design is perfect for wheelchair or walker users, and helps to keep hands free for tasks like quilting, knitting, changing diapers and other various forms of work and hobbies. Elberton, GA (PRWEB) December 20, 2012 Rehabmart.com, an online e-commerce company that sells rehabilitation and medical supplies, has joined into a distribution partnership with...

CHICAGO, Oct. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vogue Knitting LIVE Chicago Announces Debbie Macomber as Keynote Speaker, World Vision's Knit for Kids as Charity of Choice World Vision's Knit for Kids Program Names Debbie Macomber International Spokesperson Debbie Puts 300 Warm Sweaters, Hats and Scarves On Children at World Vision's Partner School in Chicago's Southside With more than 160 million copies of her books in print, author Debbie Macomber sees knitting as...

BERLIN, N.J., Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- East Coast retailer A.C. Moore Arts and Crafts' 141 stores (www.acmoore.com) is celebrating "I LOVE YARN" Day on Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. Sponsored by the Craft and Yarn Council of America, the day celebrates the 38 million Americans who craft with yarn, whether through knitting, crocheting, weaving or other activities. More and younger Americans are knitting and crocheting, according to a recent survey with more than one third of...

Furniture Woodworking plans are now available for download from http://www.WoodworkingDave.com. Thousands of new plans to construct various types of furniture have been added to this woodworking resource to help beginner and experienced woodworkers to build more projects easily. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) October 07, 2012 Furniture woodworking plans are now available online as a PDF download from the new website WoodworkingDave.com. This woodworking resource is now available for beginners and...

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C., Sept. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From New York City to Dallas, Chicago to Charlotte and down to Key West, professional tradesmen are being honored in cities and towns across America today on National Tradesmen Day. National Tradesmen Day -- initiated by IRWIN Tools in 2011 and held on the third Friday of September each year -- is a day to say "thanks" to plumbers, electricians, roofers, auto mechanics and other skilled tradesmen who typically receive too little...