Local business wins industry award

EmbroidMe, the world’s largest embroidery franchise, recently named local residents Gavin and Kim Unruh as the recipients of three prominent industry awards: Mentor of the Year, Overall Achievement, and induction into the Hall of Fame. All three of these honors were bestowed at EmbroidMe’s World Expo 2010, the industry's largest privately held vendor tradeshow.

A ravenous desire to learn

This is how the days went for the Abdul Nabi sisters: The Afghani girls rose at dawn to cook breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for their family. They washed clothes and cleaned the house. They tended to their baby brother. They spent hours bent over wealthy women’s sheets and shirts, filling fine fabrics with perfect, symmetrical embroidery. Embroidery - Shopping - Clothing - Custom - Crafts

Erdem: a man for this season

Erdem Moralioglu's dresses have been worn by film stars, first ladies and Anna Wintour. But it hasn't gone to the designer's head.

Sew Smart: PFAFF® Introduces SMARTER BY PFAFF™ C1100 Pro

LAVERGNE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PFAFF®, the leading global brand of premier sewing and embroidery machines, introduces the SMARTER BY PFAFF™ C1100 Pro sewing and quilting machine, the first in the SMARTER BY PFAFF series of machines

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New hobbies and exercise regimes may broaden your horizons or shrink your waistline, but they also can break the bank if you're not careful.

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