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Research finds link between sewing masks and well-being at start of pandemic

AMES, IA — During a critical face mask shortage at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, home sewers responded by pulling out fabric stashes, threading their machines and getting to work. Recently ...
WRAL

Willow Spring mom launches Facebook face mask sewing group with a pattern, support

From her home in Willow Spring, Amelia Patel is sewing face masks — and encouraging others to do the same. Over the weekend, the mom of two and CPA launched a Facebook group where she's sharing a ...
New York Magazine

I’ve Made 1,200 Face Masks (and Quilts and Slippers) With This Sewing Machine

Sewing, for me, is like drawing: A skill that allows me to create whatever I can dream up. My sculpture professor in college used to get emotional about Edward Scissorhands, saying the character is a ...
Chicago Tribune

Down to Business: Need for COVID-19 masks drove a need for sewing machines, and Naperville Bernina store answered call

What does your business do? “We primarily sell and support Bernina sewing machines and the Naperville sewing community,” Schliemann, 47, said. “We are not a corporate store. We are locally owned and ...