Learning Basics

As parents, there are many things which we would want to teach our children. Aside from the basic values and lessons, we would also want them to take interest in the things which we ourselves enjoy. For mothers, they tend to lean on arts and crafts projects which challenge their creativity and ingenuity. This is [...]

The Digital Technology

All the things we do these days seem to be affected by modern technology. We have everything just within our reach, and innovations have provided ways by which people can accomplish much more in a given day. Productivity and efficiency are among the many benefits of these technologies. Gone are the days when things seemed [...]

Going Cordless

Whenever we travel to various places, one of the few things that we usually worry about is that we would leave all the conveniences we enjoy at home. The vacation may be grand, but there are little things that we often only get when we are at home. And when circumstances arise, we would wish [...]

Preparing for the Show

As a parent, there comes a time when you would have to deal with those school plays and shows that your kids would perform in. It is sort of a rite of passage for any mom, to be the one responsible for making the costume that their kids would wear for these events. This is [...]

Old Art

Sewing is considered to be one of the oldest forms of textile art, which numerous years ago made use of merely the hands to stitch and fasten things together. With the modernizations today, even this age old craft has transformed itself into an art that has been made easier by machinery, with creations done faster [...]

My Mom’s Hobby

A few years ago my mom took up cross-stitch as a hobby. She would buy a pattern complete with colored threads and would go about completing it. When she finished she would frame it. As the years go by her collection grew and she would give away her works. In my house I have her [...]

Boys Will Be Boys

I have two very active boys who sometimes come home with rips and tears in their clothes. They love climbing trees and running around the village playground. It’s no wonder their activities could leave holes in their shirts and pants. My husband says it’s typical because he was also like that when he was small. [...]

Teaching ‘Em Young

My eight year old is fascinated with how clothes are made. She insists that she wants to learn how to operate a sewing machine. I am quite apprehensive of letting her practice on mine because the warranty has already expired and it might be quite costly to repair if she breaks it. So I went [...]

Most Famous Sewing Machines

Among the many inventors of the sewing machine, Isaac M. Singer was the one who made the greatest breakthrough. By the 1850s, Singer sewing machines were being sold in luxurious showrooms. Singer moreover initiated a system of providing service with sales. In 1860, he became the world’s largest manufacturer of sewing machines. He was awarded [...]