Getting Into Making (Or Altering) Your Own Clothes

Looking to pick up a hobby to make a little more practical or relaxing use of your time while you’re at home? Or maybe you’ve always had a love for fashion and especially loved putting your own spin on outfits and looks. If both are the case, then learning the ways to create or customize your own clothes can be a doubly-rewarding way to hit both needs. Here, we’re going to look at a few of the different methods, what sets them apart, and which of them might be best suited to your needs.

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27th Annual Rug Hooking Week to be Held August 16-19 at Sauder Village

Recognized as the largest rug hooking event in North America, Sauder Village is pulling out all the stops again this year for its annual Rug Hooking Week! A spectacular celebration of this traditional craft, the 2023 Rug Hooking Exhibit will run August 16-19. With amazing displays of hooked rugs, workshops, lectures, vendors, and many special exhibits, Rug Hooking Week is expected to draw thousands of savvy rug hookers to Sauder Village – Ohio’s largest living history destination.

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Other People’s Assumptions, Opinions, and Narratives on My Life

On the next episode of, Your Man Divorced You And Left You To Raise Three Kids, Care For His Aging Dog, Pay All The Bills And Run The Overall Household On Your Own…it just rolls right off the tongue, lol! So the title is a bit lengthy and humorous. I can honestly say that if it wasn’t for my sense of humor and recognizing the humor in the many scenarios that have occurred over the course of the past 2-½ years I’m not certain I would have survived. I am beyond thankful for the fact that God has given us a sense of humor.

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