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Five Things to Look for When Buying Clothing

Saturday, April 11, 2009

 
I love clothes, but I hate shopping. 
It’s only natural to want to update your wardrobe each season. As the melting snow continues to give way to the green shoots of spring, I’m starting to weed out my closet. In tossing the things I can’t wear anymore because they are either too old or too big [...]

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Crewel work: Connect the Dots

Friday, April 3, 2009

A couple of weeks ago I wandered into a needle arts exhibit at an Athenæum in Portsmouth New Hampshire when I encountered a piece of antique embroidery that looked eerily familiar. The tag said that I was looking at a piece of crewel embroidery from New England circa 1870. The strange thing was that it [...]

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Hair of the Dog

Sunday, October 12, 2008

I’ve been on a quest to find a good sweater. As the trees turn red and give up their leaves for the season, the chilly mornings serve as a reminder of the cold winter that lies ahead. This is the time of year to throw a sweater in the car just in case. 
Buying a sweater [...]

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