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Most of us write it off, in one way or another: as résumé-padding for the political types; as a black hole for good money, good ideas and good intentions; as a self-satisfying parliamentary procedure workshop; as inept, corrupt, self-important, and so on, ad infinitum...
...about becoming aware of the world around you by stopping for a moment in the frantic rush of life, and reflecting on everything and allowing yourself to have a clear mind.” Yao has invited Kathy Park, director of the Cambridge Zen Center, to lead the nondenominational workshop, which is open to the entire Harvard community. Park also leads the Buddhist group every Tuesday at the Women’s Center in the basement of Canaday B, which, unlike the meditation workshop, focuses on specific practices from the Buddhist religion. The forms of meditation Park teaches are based...
...Internet, in which strangers exchange tips on the best hem styles and where to find inexpensive fabric. (Try Wal-Mart for prices starting at $6 a yard.) New books--such as Sew Subversive by the founders of Stitch Lounge in San Francisco and the upcoming S.E.W.: Sew Everything Workshop by Diana Rupp, due out next year--give step-by-step instructions for all kinds of projects, from making a raincoat for your poodle to transforming a pillowcase into a sundress. And while some women are starting with the basics, cutting from patterns or stitching a seam, others are reinventing...
Those seeking real-world contact on a more regular basis head for sewing lounges like Make Workshop on Manhattan's Lower East Side and First Samples in the hip SoCo district of Austin, Texas, where sewing machines can be rented by the hour and experienced seamstresses are available to share their expertise. At a recent Saturday-morning class for beginners at First Samples, most of the first two hours were spent learning how sewing machines work--how to thread, what kind of thread to buy, how to load a bobbin, how to load needles and clean various parts. The attendees...
...Awaiting Trial Block has been demolished, and in its place is the new Constitutional Court, the highest court in the land. It's the end result of a competition to "create a building rooted in the South African landscape, physically and culturally," and South African architects OMM Design Workshop and Urban Solutions have built an inspiring legacy...