Articles by Sally Cowan
After Keeping You in Stitches for over 45 years, Sally enjoys her memories of events that happened on her way to retirement. Author of 6 books, lectures, teaching, and TV host on PBS and now has time for her many cats and Snuggles, the dog. She also loves playing trumpet in the Anastasia Baptist Church orchestra.
Life is beautiful when seen through the eye of a needle. Sewing is a means of communication between fingers and cloth. It’s a way of expressing ourselves on an
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March 20, 2017 // 0 Comments
By SALLY COWAN Last week I wrote about the history of potholders. But there is more to this story. Let me share with you how to make potholders. The most important
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March 14, 2017 // 0 Comments
By SALLY COWAN I remember making potholders as a child. I loved the colors and I would try and match them to the colors in my mother’s kitchen. But where did
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March 2, 2017 // 0 Comments
My last article was starting to talk about the history of pants. They didn’t just happen. I covered 1851 to 1947 and I will pick up this story with Elvis Presley. Elvis
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February 14, 2017 // 0 Comments
When we get cold weather I think “jeans.” Everyone loves jeans. But here is a question. Have you noticed that no matter how many pairs of jeans you own, you always
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February 6, 2017 // 0 Comments
By SALLY COWAN I remember someone telling me that if I worked at something I loved, then I would never work a day in my life. I was lucky enough to do just that. Back in
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February 1, 2017 // 10 Comments