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Leaenda IngramDesigning embroidery collections is what Leaenda Ingram loves to do; she is very passionate about the style of her designs and is very inspired by the wonderful works of hand embroidered garments from around the world. Like many sewing teachers and textile artist, she discovered her love of sewing from a very early age starting with her grandmother’s singer treadle sewing machine and has progressed to the fast growing technology of automatic embroidery sewing machines of today. Her business Leaenda’s Sewbiz was started in 1998 and offers a varied range of twenty digitised embroidery collections ranging from Stained glass designs to exquisite white work embroidery. Leaenda passes on her considerable sewing and designing skills in a variety of successful machine embroidery classes to high school students in Sydney and digitising software classes throughout New South Wales. Find out more about Leaenda Ingram. Click here |
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Alvena HallAlvena Hall is at heart an embroiderer, working by hand in the beginning, then experimenting and developing her art form until machine and digital stitch became as important in her work. Her fabrics are usually printed, dyed and over-painted, with thread as a huge addiction, and her studio holds a huge collection of threads of all kinds.Alvena was born in Adelaide, but raised in country South Australia. She went to Teacher's College and Art School, taught school, and then college. In the mid 1970's she became a free-lance artist, writer and workshop tutor, with fiber and fabric the major medium. In the mid 80's a return to University, resulted in an MA in Visual Arts, from Flinders University South Australia. Digital technology has made available a whole new palette and Alvena has added this to her original style to produce a diverse variety of works ranging from miniature landscapes to small quilts to the simply beautiful ‘babies blocks’ that you can find by clicking SEW and then CRAFT. Find out more about Alvena Hall. Click here |
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Nan L. IdesNan L. Ides comes from a family who always sewed. Growing up there was always a sewing box and sewing machine threaded and ready for use in her house. Being petite, she always had to hem or shorten her clothes and sometimes it was just easier to make them herself. Her passion for sewing led her to study with some nationally-known designers and sewing instructors. Ides was shocked when she became aware of how much others paid for simple mending jobs, such as replacing a button or hemming a garment. Her teaching experience began when people asked her to sew on a button for them or fix a simple ripped seam. Instead, Ides would respond, "I'll charge you $10.00 to sew on the button, or I'll teach you how to do it for free!" She now teaches hand mending through several local community organizations in the Philadelphia area. In the beginning, Ides created handouts and pamphlets, demonstrating what was being taught in each class. From this came the idea for a book. With some wonderful photography and illustrations, Hand Mending Made Easy: Save Time and Money Repairing Your Own Clothes (©2008, www.palmerpletsch.com, $14.95 US) was created. Ides' goal is to teach as many people as she can to do simple mending jobs themselves for many reasons, but especially to save them money and give them self-satisfaction. Ides has a formal business background, with a BA in Psychology and an MS in Information Management. She lives in the Philadelphia, PA area. |
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