Ardeana Hamlin
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BY HAND (blog)
Turn old greeting cards into little boxes|
on March 14, 2013, at 3:07 p.m.
Several weeks ago, a reader from Etna called to ask if I had instructions for making boxes out of old greeting cards. She and a group of other women get together to make items to take to those who are dealing with illness or other life crises. She said her ...
MMA researchers are helping to develop low emissions marine fuels
By Brian Swartz Weekly Staff Editor CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy faculty and students are conducting research that will help reduce engine emissions and lower fuel costs for commercial shipping. Around the globe, marine vessels burn different fuels to power their engines. Among these fuels are Bunker C oil and ...
BY HAND
Turn old greeting cards into little boxes
Several weeks ago, a reader from Etna called to ask if I had instructions for making boxes out of old greeting cards. She and a group of other women get together to make items to take to those who are dealing with illness or other life crises. She said her ...
NAMI Family-to-Family Education Course
BANGOR, Maine — NAMI Bangor with the National Alliance on Mental Illness Maine will sponsor a free Family-to-Family Education Program designed for families of those diagnosed with mental illness. The course is designed specifically for parents, siblings, spouses, teenage and adult children, and significant others of persons with severe and ...
Bark if you hate cancer
By Debra Bell OF THE WEEKLY STAFF One in four dogs in the United States will develop some kind of cancerous tumor in their lifetime. Sobering statistic isn’t it? That’s partly because cancer is an ugly disease. And while VPI Pet Insurance has designated November as Pet Cancer Awareness Month, ...
Involvement in music offers advantages to Maine students
By Debra Bell OF THE WEEKLY STAFF April showers may bring May flowers, but March is the month for school music appreciation. And for Bangor High School sophomore Meg Ward, music is a vital part of her school life. “I feel like music is so crucial to students gaining an ...
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Guild logs 20 years of sewing for good causes
Twenty years ago, a dozen women got together to form the Bangor Area Chapter of the American Sewing Guild. Since then, members have met to sew positioning pillows for residents of the Levinson Center in Bangor, wardrobes for premature infants, Christmas stockings and “bags of love” for foster children programs, ...
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Knit a zombie, crochet a motif
on Feb. 28, 2013, at 11:27 a.m.
Here are reviews of several books crocheters and knitters might find either useful or amusing: “Connect the Shapes” by Edie Eckman puts 101 motif designs at crocheters’ fingertips. These motifs have little in common with the well-known granny square, although some of them are, indeed, square. The motifs in the ...
Knit a zombie, crochet a motif
Here are reviews of several books crocheters and knitters might find either useful or amusing: “Connect the Shapes” by Edie Eckman puts 101 motif designs at crocheters’ fingertips. These motifs have little in common with the well-known granny square, although some of them are, indeed, square. The motifs in the ...
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An embroidered bird in the hand …
on Feb. 20, 2013, at 10:44 a.m.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the tree. Recently, I created The Early Bird, hoping to capture on paper what I saw in my mind. My idea was to make a series of drawings to offer to those who embroider to use as they like. The ...
Butterfly survey volunteers needed
WATERVILLE, Maine — New adult volunteers are needed to participate in the Maine Butterfly Survey. A training workshop will be held 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in the Olin Building, Room 1, at Colby College. The workshop will cover basic butterfly ecology and behavior, identification, survey methods, resources and ...
New guild offers free knowledge in knitting, crocheting and other textile arts
Joyce O’Rourke, Jody Wheeler and Lourdes Tutaine-Garcia, who live in the Prospect, Sandy Point and Stockton Springs area, have a strong appreciation for handcrafted textiles. O’Rourke knits, crochets and quilts. Wheeler has a degree in textile design, spins and weaves. Tutaine-Garcia spins and dyes. The three women, all in their ...
Photographer giving workshop on March 9
Award winning photogrpaher David Middleton of Vermont will give a workshop 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at Dysart’s, 1110 Broadway (corner of Broadway and Griffin Road). The theme will be “Taking Your Photography to the Next Level.” Middleton, a professional photographer for 30 years who has taught more ...
Camera club to feature talk, workshop by award winning photographer
BANGOR, Maine — Award winning photographer, teacher and author David Middleton, based in Vermont, will speak at the meeting of the Eastern Maine Camera Club at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the Bangor Parks and Recreation building, 647 Main St. MIddleton, a professional photographer for 30 years who has ...
Frequent knitters flock to The Yarn Barn
By Ardeana Hamlin Of The Weekly Staff BANGOR — A poster on the buttery yellow wall encapsulates the atmosphere Robin Case, owner of The Yarn Barn at 849 Stillwater Ave., has built into her store: Welcome to the fiber friendly place. Case, who opened the yarn shop Oct. 16, ...
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Make a Valentine’s card for your sweetie
Valentine’s Day is when we set aside special time to let loved ones know how much they mean to us. In the days of yore, long before commercial valentine cards were available, lovers and sweethearts made valentines from whatever materials were at hand — paper, seashells, fabric, wood and other ...
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How to make a tea wallet
on Feb. 01, 2013, at 2:43 p.m.
Several weeks ago, I wrote about the shenanigans of my cat while I tried to sew tea wallets, but I neglected to say what a tea wallet is. That prompted several readers to call to inquire. A tea wallet is a tote for teabags. It has four pockets that will ...
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How to make a tea wallet
on Jan. 28, 2013, at 1:14 p.m.
Several weeks ago, I wrote about the shenanigans of my cat while I tried to sew tea wallets, but I neglected to say what a tea wallet is. That prompted several readers to call to inquire. A tea wallet is a tote for teabags. It has four pockets that will ...
BY HAND
How to make a tea wallet
Several weeks ago, I wrote about the shenanigans of my cat while I tried to sew tea wallets, but I neglected to say what a tea wallet is. That prompted several readers to call to inquire. A tea wallet is a tote for teabags. It has four pockets that will ...
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BDN’s By Hand column marks 10 years
on Jan. 22, 2013, at 2:15 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 21, marked the 10th anniversary of the By Hand column. How did all that time go by so quickly? When I began this column on Jan. 21, 2003, knitting was being rediscovered by a new generation and interest in sewing, crocheting, embroidery and other needle arts was on ...
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