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Closeup of a person embroidering an intricate design on a piece of green cloth. Caption. And draw it tight.

Presents sewing fundamentals, while stressing the creativity that sewing offers. Introduces the basics of a sewing machine, describes small sewing tools and notions, and demonstrates machine and hand sewing. Features several projects that illust...Read More

3 adolescent children work with patterned fabric in a classroom setting. Caption. Then, you take your next piece, and...

Middle-school students demonstrate sewing projects that express individual creativity. Has step-by-step directions and tips from the students. Projects include a wavy weaving pillow, babysitter's bag, working with fleece, and transferring comput...Read More

Still image from: Hey Duggee: The Sewing Badge

Duggee is sewing a snazzy poncho, and the Squirrels want to make one too. They all get down to some sewing, and it's very quiet in the clubhouse until they hear a very loud sneeze. Part of the "Hey Duggee" series.

Woman stands next to rolls of fabric, facing camera and gesturing with her hands. Caption. Look at all the different textures and colors.

A high school student visits a fabric store as she prepares to sew pajama bottoms. She talks about the five areas of the store: patterns, fabrics, notions, craft supplies, and sewing classes. She also mentions using a serger and an embroidery m...Read More

2 women stand behind a kitchen counter. Both look down at a light pink single-tier cake on a stand. 1 uses a pastry bag to pipe the top edge with light pink frosting. 4 more pastry bags containing pastel color frosting are within reach.

Representatives from Guardians of Rescue discuss the importance of teaching children about proper pet care. While Nancy Silver makes a regal ruffled rainbow cake, and Cheryl Phillips demonstrates a tool used to create curves in fabric.

Man in dark suit jacket sits on brown fabric couch while gesturing with his hands, palms up, mouth slightly open. Text on image reads, "www.GaryBarnesInternational.com."

Sheryl and a guest create a felted flower pin using a new embroidery machine, and a representative from Ozark Crafts demonstrates fabric tinting with crayons. Gary Barnes stops by to provide tips for starting a business.

Woman speaks to another person off camera. Her head is slightly turned with eyes open.

A representative from Stamping Queens shows techniques for stamping designs on pillows, while a representative from US Dry Bean Council in Wyoming discusses the health benefits of dry beans. Rebecca Peck joins Sheryl to discuss ways to make a cust...Read More

In the crafting section, viewers learn how to create gift card holders and mini albums using mixed media techniques. Author Meryl Ann Butler also gives time saving quilting techniques.

2 women stand at a kitchen island with multiple trays of food in front of them. A closeup of the food in front of them appears as a translucent overlay image.

In this episode, guests reveal recipes for festive foods for family gatherings with an emphasis on chicken. In the crafting section, a custom dress maker demonstrates how to make unlined jackets.

Closeup of a woman's hands adding rainbow sprinkles to layered brown and white mini cake bars. Blue frosting, piping bag with white frosting, deco shapes, and googly eyes are to her right.

Mixed media is the focus of this episode. Viewers learn how to make frames using dragonflies and flowers cut outs, chalk pencils, and wooden stamps. Guests also demonstrate how to decorate snack cakes for different occasions.

2 women stand facing each other as 1 holds a pink carnation. Fresh carnations, yellow roses and other flowers with hand clippers lay on table.

Guests show viewers how to create village scenes in quilts by using different fabrics. Viewers also learn how to use 3-D images in scrapbooking. And a floral designer demonstrates how to make boutonnieres.

2 women stand facing each other behind a table with fabric squares, spools of thread, a bowl of water, and a sewing machine.

In this episode, Sheryl introduces viewers to homemade bread making with a bread machine and to wing needle hem stitching.

Decorative frame with blue, beige, and lavender shapes, glitter, ivory bow and 2 purple butterflies. Small wooden pieces read, "There. Are truths. Of which. Give an inkling. But of most. I have only. A penciling."

In this episode, viewers learn to sew a custom fit bathing suit and how to create a framed butterfly wall decoration using a die cutting machine.

Closeup of the face of a sock kitty with pink, white, and red colors.

The guests in this episode show viewers how to make a kitty sock (design taken from the Sock Monkey) and how to use Star Builder Stamps to decorate clothing and home furnishings.

2 women; 1 works with colorful paper on a table top as the other watches, an iron on an ironing board nearby.

The owner of Wai Hope Organic Skin Care provides tips for healthy skin care, and quilter Laura Murray shows how to create quilted patterns on decorated background fabric.

Woman stands in front of an amber wall and wood paneling, looking downward.

In this episode, Karen Eckmeier from The Quilted Lizard shows how to create landscapes in quilt designs using the pattern called accidental landscapes. Then, a mixed media artist creates dimensional canvases with quotes and pictures.

Woman and man sit in arm chairs and talk to each other.

In the crafting section, quilt blocks are used to create pillows and table runners. Author Peter Goodman also provides tips for talking with children about bullying. In addition, the nutritional benefits of figs are discussed.

2 women at a craft table; 1 holds a small, square piece of patchwork, and there is a completed patchwork quilt behind them. Text on image reads, "Time Saving Techniques for Quilting. Meryl Ann Butler, Quilter and Author, Norfolk, Virginia.

This episode provides time saving techniques for making and piecing a quilt as well as quick cooking methods for home cooked meals.

Closeup of a woman's hands holding a strip of gray sewn cloth.

A representative from Simplicity Created Group creates felted cuffs and demonstrates how to use the new Simplicity Twelve Needle Deluxe felting machine. Viewers also learn how to use shaving cream and acrylic paints to marbleize fabrics.

Closeup on 2 women's hands working with brightly colored fabric scraps laid out in front of them on a table. In the foreground, a pair of Westcott titanium sewing scissors.

Interior Designer Kimball Starr offers suggestions on how to reshape room size through simple decorating techniques, and Laura Waterfield discusses the insulation lace machine used for embroidery. Sheryl and guest also make a t-shirt scarf.

Man stands next to a woman as he dips a paint brush into a can of gel stain. Small wood boards are on the tabletop with supplies, including a can of wood conditioner, poly stain, blue tape, and squares of blue towels, and tubes of color.

A representative from Wai Hope stops by to discuss the power of having a positive attitude in all situations. Sheryl also talks with Bruce Johnson from Minwax about making a growth chart for children. And crafter Laura Brey creates a Kindle Cozy.

Woman wears classic Chanel-style black and white plaid fabric zip jacket. Her eyes and mouth are slightly open as she holds her hands with palms facing her front.

In this episode, viewers learn how to incorporate ribbon into needle point design and how to make quilts out of fleece blankets. Viewers also get tips on how to live an “unplugged” life.

Woman's hand points to a sewing machine presser foot that is threaded with decorative, lavender colored trim.

In this episode, Sheryl highlights products that reduce allergens in the home. Two crafting guests demonstrate how to sew on decorative trim and create one of kink plaid needle point designs.

Blue table top with a dinner plate filled with chicken, iceberg lettuce, and grape tomatoes. A small bowl of fruit and full glass of milk are to the side. A sign in the background reads, "ChooseMyPlate.gov."

In the crafting segments of this episode, guests demonstrate designs created by fabric markers and how to make jacket from an old sweatshirt. Also in this episode, viewers are given sample recipes for healthy dinners to make with their family.

2 women stand behind a kitchen counter. In front of them there are a variety of ingredients in jars, bottles, and packages. Text on image reads, "Meals for Vegetarians. Bonnie Matthews, Freekeh Foods, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Viewers are introduced to a product called fantasy films. Crafters can use the strips of transparent color to enhance paper and fabric projects. This episode also features a product for vegetarians called Freekeh. It is a cereal food make from...Read More

Woman wearing a Christmas fabric glove mitt pours a brown mixture into an aluminum baking tray on a glass stovetop. Bowls of chopped nuts and chocolate chips are nearby.

This episode takes a look at knit garment design and provides fashion tips from a wardrobe consultant. The recipe featured in this episode is sea side toffee.

2 women stand behind a craft table with large sheets of decorated paper, colored paper shapes, and scissors on top. They look at each other while talking.

In this episode, Chef Johnny Vee discusses kitchen cutlery. He compares the various types of knives available for purchase as well as demonstrates knife safety. Then, Laura Bray from Velcro USA, Inc. makes a birthday banner from felt, and Laura ...Read More

2 women stand across from each other at a circular table, mid-speech. Table has papers and black rubber tubing, tubing cutter, connector, and a rubber mallet.

Home crafters teach viewers how to make throw pillows and combine quilting and embroidery techniques for home furnishings and clothes. Sheryl also highlights the 5210 fitness program for children.

2 women stand behind a dining table filled with candles in clear holders and lit candle pillars of varying heights, widths, and colors. They look at each other while talking.

Inventor Clare Rowley demonstrates how to make napkins with her sewing machine presser foot that she invented for a blind sewer. There is also a segment on what to look for when purchasing candles. Some of the discussion includes fragrance, wick...Read More

Closeup of ripe cotton plant. Caption: Every day, we use cotton in countless ways.

One of the fifteen parts of the "Farm to Market" series. Explores the journey this popular fiber takes from the time it is a small green plant through harvest, ginning, spinning, weaving, and sewing.

Closeup of a woman's hands pressing a small fabric decorative onto a folded pink and white paisley tea towel.

A representative from the US Dry Bean Council discusses the nutritional value of dry beans and encourages more use of them when cooking. Viewers also learn how to create no sew boutique towels, and Shannon Bielke creates frames using scrapbooking...Read More

Jan E Matzeliger standing next to the image of him on the Black Heritage 29 cent USA stamp.

Who invented the traffic signal, a machine for sewing shoes together, or the third-rail subway system? Find the answers and more in this chronological look at the inventions and contributions of African Americans in science, engineering, communic...Read More

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