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...Sewersi needles sadly lose in the size contest. Erica M. Waddell i03, a master of the stitch, said sewers can only boast an average needle of one and half inches, and conceded the knowledge about this sensitive topic. iLength is important, but itis not that important. Endurance and stamina have a lot to do with it.i Despite struggling with diminutive stature, sewers do have some kinky benefits and greater range. Waddell speaks with great pride about the fur underwear and latex boxers she has made...
...Greenwich Village coffee house last week. But these twentysomethings weren't obsessing over their tangled love lives. One financial administrator was working on baby booties for her niece, a handbag designer was showing off her semi-completed angora scarf, and a few others were struggling to learn the purl stitch. All are part of Mimi Tsang's 12-member knitting circle, which includes two men. They meet for brunch or dinner in New York City cafes, sometimes clicking away as long as five hours. Says Tsang, 26: "People are always curious and kind of stare...
...creating a total eclipse. At the Grover Cleveland Middle School in Dorchester, Mass., Kennedy packed the hall with labor leaders, party loyalists and other wildlife, then delivered a fire-and-brimstone endorsement speech that brought them leaping to their feet. Off his diet and about to bust every stitch of his too small blue suit, he was a great, sweaty, painted pumpkin, with a voice that raised the roof...
Comfort and practicality dictate each stitch of the chef pant. From their elastic waist to their tapered ankle to their baggy leg, these products of utilitarian chic can make or break the cooking experience of any nouveau chef. Traditionally made from swatches of dense checkered cloth or European hound's tooth, the pants' durable fabrics hide the tell-tale stains of sizzling sauces, sauteed entrees and crackling oil. Although such traditional patterns do add to the lifespan of any uniform, they also connote a certain type of old-school chef network that many younger chefs wish to move away from...
...season to the next. "I don't think customers have to be walking billboards for me," she says. As for her clientele, they are "smart girls or really skinny guys." Adeli, 33, was born in Iran and tagged along with her mother to the family tailor to watch him stitch clothes out of fine European textiles. Now living in New York City, she looks for ideas in flea markets or thrift stores, a sketch pad always handy. "I can walk around the city and still be working," she says. "I like to keep in touch with what's happening...