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From: Hogmami
Date: 01-08-2005, 12:05 PM (1 of 23)
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Is Thread magazine a good one to get? I have never looked at one but got a card in the mail to get a free copy. Is it worth the money to get it?
Carolyn
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User: Hogmami
Member since: 09-30-2004 Total posts: 800 
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 01-08-2005, 12:36 PM (2 of 23)
| I like Threads but I subscribed to Clothtide and love it. I've used several of the ideas I found in this magazine. I think it's cheaper then Threads also. Just my opinion. I'd like to get both but right now I have other things I need more like my options software for my new Singer PSW 2.0. |
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From: DorothyL
Date: 01-08-2005, 04:49 PM (3 of 23)
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I love Threads. They don't have project directions so much as information on different techniques. Some are very basic, others are quite advanced. Dorothy |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: MaryW
Date: 01-08-2005, 05:41 PM (4 of 23)
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If I could only have one magazine, it would be Threads. However, I love to read about sewing technique more than home dec. or crafts. I have Threads mags from years ago when they covered knitting and beading too. I keep every issue.
MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 01-08-2005, 07:30 PM (5 of 23)
| I keep all my issues of my magazines also. Even if I'm not interested in a project at the moment I maybe later. Also, if I need ideas for projects I thumb through them from time to time just to get ideas. I have several issues of Threads and Sew News but I subscribed to Clothtide. |
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From: Sherri
Date: 01-08-2005, 09:05 PM (6 of 23)
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I really like Sew NEWs. I find it the best balance of tips/learning and projects. Sherri My website
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User: Sherri
Member since: 02-07-2001 Total posts: 357 |
From: Mother in Law
Date: 01-08-2005, 11:08 PM (7 of 23)
| If you embroidery another one to get is the Machine Embroidery Magazine. It's full of tips for embroidery. |
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From: toadusew
Date: 01-09-2005, 10:54 AM (8 of 23)
| I really like Threads magazine, but now I subscribe to Sew News. Both magazines are very good in my opinion. |
User: toadusew
Member since: 01-08-2005 Total posts: 369 |
From: KCARSTEW
Date: 01-10-2005, 08:12 AM (9 of 23)
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I like THREADS too and I share my copies that I pick up from time to time for my MIL who is more into the quilting. ~Kendra |
User: KCARSTEW
Member since: 01-08-2005 Total posts: 5 |
From: Sewhappie
Date: 01-10-2005, 11:51 AM (10 of 23)
| I get all three. I find something in everyone of them that has been very helpful. I have some Sew News from when they were printed on the newspaper stock paper!!!!! I don't get rid of any of my sewing mags. Dh threw 4 of them out once and learned VERY quickly that you don't EVEN THINK of touching them!!!!!!!!!! |
User: Sewhappie
Member since: 10-27-2001 Total posts: 1427 |
From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 01-10-2005, 08:31 PM (11 of 23)
I subscribe to Sew News and Clotilde's Sew Savvy and love them both.. I don't do much high fashion stuff any more so I don't get Threads.. I love the 2 I get.. More down to earth to me.. IMHO... 
Sew With Love
Libby |
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Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022 
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From: sable
Date: 01-12-2005, 03:15 AM (12 of 23)
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I have a 2 year subscription to this magazine, and have to say I find something in every issue that makes it worth while. I also get Stitches Mag from Australia, which used to be really good, but has gone downhill recently. Seems to be mostly advertising now, and Wardrobe for a ..... type stuff. That subscription will not be continued when it runs out. Btw, what is Sew News? It's not one I've heard of, probably due to living in New Zealand which seems to be the edge of nowhere for a lot of sewing stuff. I do get a regular thing from someone called Clothilde which seems to be various crafty ideas. Sometimes useful to me, sometimes not. |
User: sable
Member since: 01-10-2005 Total posts: 76 
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From: MaryW
Date: 01-12-2005, 05:15 AM (13 of 23)
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Sew News is another sewing mag. Very nice too, not quite as sophisticated and the projects are not as technically difficult. More everyday with lots of advertising too.
MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 01-12-2005, 11:33 AM (14 of 23)
| I think they all have to have a great deal of ads in order to publish the magazine. I just wish they would put a few more projects in each issue that would appeal to everyone. I'm mostly a jeans and slacks person so I'm not making a lot of suits and skirt type things. I find thread is an elegant sort of magazine. They have nice things, but not everyday wear. I bought my issue of Creative Machine Embroidery yesterday and it's full of ads also. Sometimes that is a good thing for me, because it opens up a lot of retailers that I wouldn't ordinarily get to know about without finding them in the magazine. |
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From: Melanie T
Date: 01-12-2005, 01:30 PM (15 of 23)
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I enjoy the ads almost as much as the articles. I just gave away 5 years of my Threads back issues because of the mold in our basement. (They were not moldy, but were sacrificed, along with most of my stash due to the new no clutter policy in our house). Fortunately, the local library carries them and when my subscription runs out I will just read them there. I am going to try to talk the librarian into subscribing to Sew News too. Talk about withdrawl pains! Melanie
4 little sewing machine mechanics (6, 4, 2, Born June 14) Ontario Canada |
User: Melanie T
Member since: 09-21-2004 Total posts: 155 |
From: MaryW
Date: 01-12-2005, 01:46 PM (16 of 23)
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Melanie, are you doing the Fly Lady thing? It is nice to see the ads, especially if they have a website. New resources for almost everything. MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542
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From: sable
Date: 01-12-2005, 08:44 PM (17 of 23)
| Depends on the type of adds, I love the ones in Threads. Lots of resources, fabrics etc, but in Stitches recently half the pages seem to be pictures from the pattern books. The last one had 2 or 3 pages for each of the main books, and each page had only one or two designs. If this is what I wanted I could purchase the catalogues! |
User: sable
Member since: 01-10-2005 Total posts: 76
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From: Dee Marie
Date: 01-30-2005, 10:12 AM (18 of 23)
| I subscribe to Threads, Sew News, Creative Machine Embroidery, and Machine Embroidery Design. I love them all. |
User: Dee Marie
Member since: 08-10-2004 Total posts: 16 |
From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 01-30-2005, 07:10 PM (19 of 23)
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I really would like to recommend Clotilde's Sew Savvy ... For those who only saw it when it was Sew Savvy (before Clotilde bought in) you will not recognize this as the same publication.. It is like the difference between night and day.. It is fast becoming my favorite.. Each issue is better than the last.. Check it out..
Sew With Love
Libby |
User: LeapFrog Libby
Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022
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From: Mother in Law
Date: 01-30-2005, 07:48 PM (20 of 23)
| I agree Libby. I get it and I have sewn several projects out of it that I really liked. |
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From: MariLynnTX
Date: 02-02-2005, 11:42 AM (21 of 23)
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I like threads, but I like SewNews better, so when I decided to cut back on the magazines--too many of them were going unread--I kept SewNews. It just seems to have more things in it that I might want to try. I went through several years of it and pulled out the advertising pages that didn't have anything on the backs that I wanted. I reduced the amount of shelf space they occupied by at least a third, maybe more! Marilynntx
Life is a song...we give it harmony or dissonance.
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User: MariLynnTX
Member since: 08-13-2001 Total posts: 256 |
From: mommydionne
Date: 02-03-2005, 12:26 PM (22 of 23)
I'm addicted to Threads, I occasionally pick up a copy of Sew Beautiful as well, have been doing some heirloom sewing recently. The pattern section makes the price worth it. I just stopped my subscription to Burda, It was great but pricey ($90  for a year) but I love their patterns.
Jeanette
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User: mommydionne
Member since: 01-08-2004 Total posts: 838 
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From: MariLynnTX
Date: 02-03-2005, 02:26 PM (23 of 23)
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I have looked at Burda, but I can't afford it! At my age, I do very little of any of my hobbies, except read and listen to CD's, or an occasional design for sewing or jewelry, or a poem, if something sparks my imagination. I'm a lot lazier at 77 than I used to be at 37 or 47! MariLynntx
Life is a song...we give it harmony or dissonance.
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User: MariLynnTX
Member since: 08-13-2001 Total posts: 256 |
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