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Brenda Lee-Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - YouTube
Seeded on Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:33 AM EST (YouTube)
Deck the hall with boughs of holly...
How Knitting Behind Bars Transformed Maryland Convicts
Seeded on Mon Dec 5, 2011 9:03 PM EST (good.is)
In late 2009, Lynn Zwerling stood in front of 600 male prisoners at the Pre-Release Unit in Jessup, Maryland. “Who wants to knit?” she asked the burly crowd.
Knitters jump to it for slick penguins
Seeded on Sun Dec 4, 2011 9:23 PM EST ()
There has been an unusual response to October's devastating oil spill in New Zealand, with many pulling out their knitting needles. When the container ship Rena ran onto a reef in early October, spilling 350 tonnes of oil into the wildlife rich waters of the Bay of Plenty, the …
Men in wigs accused of stealing boas and bras
Seeded on Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:39 PM EDT (The Orlando Sentinel)
Men wearing wigs and dressed as women are accused of stealing thousands of dollars of filmy fabrics, sequins, feather boas and other accessories from Central Florida stores. "It's a whole gang of drag queens," said Amanda Marshall, manager of Jo-Ann Fabrics on East Colonial Dr …
Smithsonian conservators develop new technique to determine age of silk artifacts
Seeded on Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:45 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
Conservation scientists have developed a new technique to authenticate and determine the age of silk artifacts held in museums and collections, the Smithsonian Institution announced Monday. Carbon dating is too destructive for most silk items, scientists said.
Nazis, needlework and my dad
Seeded on Wed Sep 7, 2011 11:48 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
After six months held by the Nazis in a prisoner of war camp, Major Alexis Casdagli was handed a piece of canvas by a fellow inmate.
A Practical Way to Make Invisibility Cloaks
Seeded on Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:19 PM EDT (Technology Review)
A new printing method makes it possible to produce large sheets of metamaterials, a new class of materials designed to interact with light in ways no natural materials can.
A smart bandage reveals healing
Seeded on Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:15 AM EDT ()
Melbourne researchers have developed smart bandages that change colour to reveal the state of the wound beneath. Their invention could reduce the $500 million cost of chronic wound care in Australia.
Over 40 Playful Yet Practical Ways to Cultivate Creativity | World of Psychology
Seeded on Wed May 18, 2011 11:21 AM EDT (Psychology Today)
Sharpening your innovative skills means inviting some playful work. Make no mistake, cultivating creativity takes hard work, but it can be incredibly fun and rewarding.
Silkworms made to spin coloured silk
Seeded on Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:10 AM EDT (australiangeographic.com.au)
Silk worms that produce vibrantly coloured and luminescent silks have been created by scientists in Singapore. The resulting fibre offers a cheap way to circumvent the dying process and may even have medical applications.
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