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Category Archives: embroidery

Embroidery, household hints ruled women’s pages in 1913

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Ardeana Hamlin
Posted in crafts, Crocheting, embroidery, Needlework, Sewing

An embroidered bird in the hand …

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Ardeana Hamlin
Posted in crafts, embroidery

Museum staff sleuth for history of silk quilt deemed a treasure

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Ardeana Hamlin
Posted in embroidery, Needlework, Sewing

Use needle and thread to create greeting cards

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Ardeana Hamlin
Posted in embroidery

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 width=Ardeana Hamlin Ardeana Hamlin uses yarn and fabric as material for her column and wants to hear from those who create with cloth and fiber. She has been knitting, crocheting, embroidering and making stuff by hand most of her life. She also is the author of three novels. She can be reached at ahamlin@bangordailynews.com or 207-990-8153.

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