By Hand
 Once upon a time in a bridal shop not-so-far awayTuesday, May 06, 2008 Once upon a time, in 1991, I needed a summer job. I was a woman of many skills. I knew how to supervise homework, see to the needs of five children and a husband, cook supper, fold laundry, feed the cat and carry on an intelligent conversation all at the same time - not exactly the skills most employers deem desirable. |
 Do-it-yourself bride can have a one-of-a-kind dayTuesday, April 29, 2008 The moment after a woman says yes to the BIG question, she is deluged by even more questions - and all of them have to do with the wedding. |
Combined show to mark 30th year for quilt groups Tuesday, April 22, 2008 It's anniversary time. The Bangor Bear Paws quilt group and the Orono Quilters are celebrating 30 years of crafting fabric into bedcovers and other useful and decorative items. |
 Finding solace is sewing toolsTuesday, April 15, 2008 I have racked up more than 50 years of stitching stuff by hand. I began this odyssey of needle and spool at age 10 when I stitched my first piece of embroidery. Since then I have accumulated many tools to aid me with this passion. |
Threads of culture: Wabanaki textiles Tuesday, June 13, 2006 Bruce Bourque, chief archaeologist and curator of ethnography at the Maine State Museum in Augusta, is “learning another branch of anthropology,” he said in a talk he gave May 18 at Bangor Public Library. His learning process will culminate in a book to accompany an exhibit, “Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing and Costume,” set to open at the museum in 2007. |