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My first sewing shop

I was doing the errands in Thornbury the other day and spotted a poster, it said, “Are you a local artist/craftsperson looking for somewhere to exhibit, sell or demonstrate? Short term …

my Bernina

I have my Bernina, Artista 185 home again. It had to go away for 6 weeks to be repaired, the mother board had died. It had a full service at …

Zipper patent

How the humble zip was born

You might have noticed, if you looked at Google’s home page, that today is the birthday of Gideon Sundbäck, he lived from April 24, 1880 – June 21, 1954. He …