Family Living
Focus
Thidy Dougherty
Chester Co. Extension
On Pins & Needles
Tips on sewing “equipment”
usually refer to new technology in
fabrics or machines and their com
ponent parts. But, let’s not forget
some of the basic “equipment”
needed whenever you sew. Fran
Kozen textiles and apparel engi
neering, Cornell Cooperative Ex
tension, shared some interesting
information on pins and needles in
the publication “Textiles & Ap
parel News.”
There are many different types
of needles. General purpose hand
sewing needles are called sharps.
Quitters and tailors use shorter
needles called betweens.
Embroidery!crewel needles have
long eyes to take multiple strands
of embroidery threads, while
tapestry needles have blunt ends
to slide through spaces between
yams as well as large eyes to hold
thicker yams. Ballpoint needles
have rounded tips, designed to
prevent snags on knit and stretch
fabrics. Sewing on leather, fur,
vinyl, and plastic requires use of a
leather needle, which has a tri
angular point At least two types
of easy-threading needles exist:
the calyx needle with a slot eye to
slide thread into, and the new Dia
mond Eye needle, which has a
very fine diamond-shaped wire
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eye, larger than conventional eyes,
at the end.
A great variety of pins are avail
able for sewing. Packages are
labeled with' a pin’s size and
sometimes shaft diameter. Size re
fers to pin length in sixteenths of
an inch. So, a size 16 pin is 1”
long, and a size 8 pin is 'A ” long.
Some pins are plain metal, and
some have pretty colored heads.
Medium-length dressmaker pins
with flat metal heads are economi
cal, general-purpose pins. Silk
pins are all-purpose pins with a
finer shaft Fine pleating pins are
appropriate for light to medium
weight fabrics. There are extra
fine pins available, suitable lex mi
crofibers and other firmly woven,
fine fabrics. Ballpoint pins are de
signed for knits, while long dress
maker pins (sizes 20 to 24) are de
signed for heavyweight fabrics.
Large-head pins are favored by
quilterS and home decorating sew
ers. These are often labeled “extra
strong” or “needle strength” to
show that harder metal wire was
used to manufacture them. Large
head pins generally have colorful
plastic, pearlized metal, or even
glass heads, making them easy to
grasp and easy to find if they fall
on the floor. Some have flat flow
erheads that can be pressed over
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What’s New At The Supermarket
SPRINGFIELD (Delaware
Co.) - Been to the grocery store
lately and noticed all of the
"greens" in the produce depart
ment? Wondered how to cook
bok choy, broccoli rabe or the
new aspiration (excellent
sources of beta carotene and cal
cium)? How about irradiated or
organic food? And those Wow
potato chips with olestra?
"What's New at the
Supermarket" is an interactive
class for food enthusiasts offered
by Penn State Cooperative
Extension at their Springfield
office in Smedley Park. On May
18 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and
repeated from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.,
without leaving a distinct imprint
on the fabric. Sequin pins are very
short pins useful for applique and
other intricate, detailed needle
work. And, for really heavy jobs
such as upholstery or canvas, T
pins are very strong, heavy pins.
Like needles, pins are manufac
tured from metal wire, although
not always steel. Traditional pins
were brass, which is susceptible to
rust and corrosion and is not at
tracted to magnetic pincushions.
Stainless steel pins offer the best
resistance to rust and corrosion,
but they ate not magnetic either.
Nickel-plating provides brass and
steel pins with magnetic proper
ties and also increases rust and
corrosion resistance.
And remember
"See a pin, pick it up
All the day you’ll have good
luck.
See a pin and let it lay.
Bad luck you’ll have all the
day."
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Fran Alloway, family living new taste experiences,
agent and registered dietitian A preregistration fee of $5
will provide a cooking class that will hold your spot and should
will explore new and unusual be sent to Delaware Co.
foods found in your grocery Cooperative Extension by May
store. This is an opportunity for 15. Participants should come
adventuresome cooks with picky hungry Questions and direc
eaters at home to share some tions: (610)690-2655.
MUMFORD, N.Y. - The life
of 19 th -century women may seem
alien, even mysterious, in
today's environment. Some
times, however, just walking in
their shoes can clarify so much.
You will get that opportunity
when Genesee Country Village
& Museum is the setting for a
special weekend experience,
"Women of the Genesee; Issues
of the 19 lh Century," a three-day
workshop May 22 to 24.
A series of discussion work
shops focusing on education, pol
itics, medicine, religion and
other concerns will explore 19“’-
century issues, focusing on their
historical context and the rele
vance to women today. Each
will take place within the his
toric Village in several of the 57
restored buildings and will
include an opportunity for
hands-on activities.
Like women of the time,
workshop participants will be
encouraged to keep a journal
reflecting on their experience.
Immersed in the 19 lh -century
environment, they have the
opportunity to gain some insight
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Walk In
Great-Grandmother’s
Shoes
into the issues of the day and
their importance today as
women prepare to enter the 21“-
century.
Fee for the workshop is $4O
and includes Saturday dinner.
For more information or to reg
ister, call the museum at (716)
538-6822.
The workshop is the first
John L. Wehle Learning
Weekend, a series of educational
studies that will focus on topics
of historical and contemporary
interest to the Genessee Valley.
It honors the museum founder
for his contribution to retaining
the history and culture of the
region.
Genessee Country Village &
Museum, which opens for its 23 rd
season on May 9, is the nation's
third-largest collection of his
toric buildings. Located 20
miles southwest of rochester and
45 miles east of Buffalo in
Mumford, N.Y., the museum’s
fully furnished and restored
buildings are populated with
costumed villagers and crafts
people.
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