#boye needle company

[forever70s]

Boye Needle Company Bloom Loom afghan blanket instructional booklets, circa early 1970s

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[notbecauseofvictories]

no-rules-no-responsibility replied to your post:

Share your notes with the class afterwards pls

who am I to deny the people what they want!

SO YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT CHICAGO HISTORY: RAVENSWOOD INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR

The group that hosted the tour---Chicago for Chicagoans---programmed the whole Labor Day weekend with events exploring the labor history of Chicago. (And we have a lot! May Day, the more radical and international version of Labor Day, was started here by the AFL.) However, away from the meatpacking plants and Haymarket Riots, labor was also intensely wrapped up in the Ravenswood neighborhood and its industrial corridor.

For those who are not from Chicago, the Ravenswood neighborhood is not exactly a splashy spot---today it's mostly apartment buildings and small businesses; not quite a suburb, but part of the transition out to them. However, it is notable for a couple reasons:

The CTA public transit Brown Line runs right through the neighborhood;

A Metra train line runs right through the neighborhood too, less than a block away from the CTA;

On either side of the CTA/Metra lines are giant brick warehouses like the picture above. Most of them are apartments now; they did not start out that way.

Essentially what happened is that after the Metra line (then the Chicago and North Western Railway) opened in 1850s, and the Brown Line (then the "Ravenswood Line") opened in 1907, there was an incredible opportunity for the movement of people and goods through the neighborhood. The train lines could import raw materials directly from Wisconsin, then ship finished goods into the heart of the city; at the same time, the passenger railway could bring workers directly to their workplace. Throw in successive waves of immigration and some clever people, and you have the perfect location for an early 20th century business park.

What did this result in?

Movie cameras from Bell & Howell, which was responsible for standardizing the formatting of film for movie theaters

Postcards from Curt Tiech & Company, which was essentially the photo processor of the day (they'd print anything!) and helped standardize what we think of as a "postcard"

Beautiful engravings in color from Manz Engraving

Musical instruments (particularly xylophones and church bells) from J.C. Deagan

Hand-painted flatware from Pickard China, which remains an active company and recently made Obama's presidential china

Sewing needles and other tech from Boye Needle, which like Pickard, is still in operation

and toys (including some of the first Disney-licensed swag, and the U.S. progenitor of legos) from Halsam & Elgo

Our tour guide also pointed out the Bowman Dairy sign, near what is now part of the Jane Addams Resource Corporation---itself named after a luminary social activist in Chicago. Bowman Dairy was active in Chicago until it was bought by Dean Milk, itself a Chicagoland milk titan.

The interesting thing is that even though none of these companies are still there---they've gone under, been sold off, moved to the suburbs---most of the signs still are. You don't need a tour guide; you can simply look up at the tops of buildings and walk through the great carcasses of corporations past.

it's mildly funny to me that after 10 days in another country, going on all sorts of tours---walking tours, self-guided and not; museum tours; historical site tours; peppering random curators with so many questions that it should be called a tour---the first thing I did when I got home was sign up for a historical walking tour of my own neighborhood.

[velvetandvermin]

Boye ad, 1976

[toptenbestblogs]

Best crochet needles

When it comes to deciding who makes thecrochet needles or who the crochet needles are, there are a selection of world-renowned companies that you can rely on The good news is, we’ve tested tons of these increasingly popular true crochet needles, and found the best of the best. Right now, our top pick is the Boye Plastic Yarn Sewing Needle Set, 2pc which feature incredible active. But if that…

[knitlikegranny]

These are favorites with knitters who love light-weight needles. Brands include Aero, Boye, Inox, Susan Bates & Zephr (made by US company CJ Bates & Son) are popular vintage needles. Read my guide here. https://knitlikegranny.com/vintage-needles/ #knitting #vintageknittingneedles

[littlewalken]

Ap 7

Wanting so much to do things the body isn’t sure it wants to do, like get up. 

At least this had a cheap and simple solution. Clover sells cases for their tatting shuttles and one for shuttles and bobbins but they aren’t easy to find in America at the moment and they cost $$. Their regular bobbin holder is at craft stores that take coupons.

The inserts are foam. 

Which cuts with a craft knife. Bobbins fit in 3 adjoining spaces. And that pretty boysenberry shuttle with a hook on the tip, it’s spare bobbins come in packs of 5. The metal one is a Susan Bates/Boye that also fits spare bobbins. The color ones are Clover post shuttles that come in the 2 packs of random colors. 

The tatting needle tube fits in. The tubes are color samples from the Handy Hands website when I made orders. They have all this stuff. Hobby Lobby has enough to get you started.

You can pick up enough stuff to learn how to tat and decide if you like it at Hobby Lobby for about $20 or so. A shuttle with a free pattern on the back, a pack of needles with an instructional pamphlet, a ball of thread (optional in a holder), and You Tube tutorials. There are plenty of free patterns on the internet to get going. 

I say a shuttle and needles because they work slightly differently and needles might be easier to get the idea of the double stitches etc. Once I got going I made up a nice chain of needle split rings and it helped to have a successful something to encourage me.

If you’re reading this in a craft company here’s an idea- make inexpensive kits of different crafts to get people to try them BUT have real tools and supplies, not crappy versions or brightly colored kid versions. And the stuff in the kit is usable again with just more supplies easy to find in the craft store. 

Like the soap making kit I bought. All I needed were kitchen tools I already had. I tried the soap, used it, wasn’t as exciting as I thought, I wasn’t out that much. Had I decided to make more though all I immediately needed was more soap base because the molds, coloring, scent, and instructions were usable again. 

And make the kits a bit flexible for people like me who kind of know what they’re doing and want to explore. And make the kits stuff people would want to use. 

As attractive as those art supply of the month things look I either already have that medium in a more useful to myself way, have tried and do not like the medium or brand, don’t want a tiny bag of pretzels and neon paint pens that stores couldn’t sell on clearance.

Art Bars aren’t going to push out NeoColor II. Never had something irritate me so much that I was glad I got them on a buy 1 get on for 1 Cent sale than them Art Bars. kept the tin, that’s useful. 

Well, if my energy and need to get up and do something kicks in the dresser might get to test out those furniture moving discs. But after Bob Ross. 

[forever70s]

Boye Needle Company ad from McCall's Needlework and Crafts (1972 - 1973)

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: I Taught Myself Knitting With Left-Hand Section Book By Boye Needle Company.

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Why Would You Want To Knit Or Crochet?

Crochet, (derived from a French word meaning hook) is a craft using a single needle or hook to draw thread through knotted loops to create material. The earliest version of the crochet hook was a bent needle in a cork handle and were used by Irish lace workers during the Great Irish Famine that took place from 1845- 1849. When Queen Victoria learned the craft herself it was elevated from cottage industry to an art form. Crochet hooks were manufactured in many different sizes and materials some of which were very ornate and were designed to show off a lady's hands while they worked with thread. At one time the craft was considered a pastime of the upper class to create delicate items to decorate their clothing and homes. Available now in various sizes and materials such as steel, aluminum, acrylic, bone, bamboo, wood these tools are commercially manufactured by companies such as Susan Bates and Boye and are available in a range of sizes. Size is determined by the appropriate ply or thickness of thread. Ranging in size from 2-16 mm different sizing systems are used depending upon manufacturer though a standard sizing has been implemented with the cooperation between manufactures, publishers and designers which has lead to the prominent labeling of metric symbols on packaging with U.S. sizes showing both numbers and or letters. All types of crochet hooks may be purchased individually or in sets. Special grips and ergonomic handles for comfort and ease of use are available. Artisan made hooks can be found and are beautifully decorated. Specialty hooks include the Tunisian crochet hooks, which are longer in length with a stopper on the end and may come with a flexible extension to aid in the construction of large pieces, Cro Hooks which have a hook at each end, Cro-Tat Hooks which combine tatting and crochet, and Hairpin Lace Looms, Crochet Forks, or Maltese Crochets which create looped lace with a central row of crochet stitches. Jumbo or Jiffy hooks are for use with thicker yarns, rug yarn or fabric strips and are larger diameter hooks with which projects can be completed quickly. Starting with the lowly bent needle stuck in a cork handle to beautiful artisan creations hand turned from woods like maple and decorated with precious stones the crochet hook is still the tool that is vital for use in the craft of crochet. crochet needles

[charlesccastill]

Nauset Constructing Mixed-Use Complex in Central Square

Cambridge, MA– Construction is now underway for a mixed-use project that will transform an underutilized parking lot in the heart of Central Square into a transit-oriented development that will provide 46 apartments to supply-constrained Cambridge, MA.

Located at Ten Essex St. (at the corner of Mass. Ave.), the project is being built by Needham-based Nauset Construction for owner 3MJ Realty. The complex will also include 3,000 SF of first floor retail space, a welcoming entry plaza, planted green roof areas, outdoor terraces, and below-grade resident parking. The Ten Essex Street development is incredibly convenient without a car, earning a walk score of 97 and bike score of 99 as ranked by walkscore.com.

“From an urban design standpoint, Ten Essex Street will be a key component in continuing the revitalization of Central Square,” said Morris M. Naggar, principal of 3MJ Realty. “It combines easy access to public transportation with green living, and will add much needed housing units to the Cambridge apartment inventory.” Naggar describes Ten Essex as living at the intersection of work and play.

Located directly on the Central Square Red Line, the project was designed by Golden Architects of Quincy (project architect), Perkins Eastman and Mark Boyes-Watson Architects, and is being constructed to a LEED Silver standard. The building will be a five-story wood-frame structure over a steel podium slab on deck with below grade parking for 23 vehicles, featuring a natural stone veneer exterior facade. The residential portion will consist of 46 apartments – including 3 studios, 10 one-bedrooms, 19 two-bedrooms, and 14 three-bedrooms, with five of the apartments designated as affordable. Resident amenities will include a common rooftop patio and a second-floor deck, bike storage, a green roof terrace and balconies in several of the units. Café Nero and H Mart, an Asian-inspired supermarket company, will anchor the ground floor of the overall block.

Construction in a tight urban infill site is not without its challenges, as the new building is being constructed just inches from the rear of the occupied five-story retail/office building located at 579-605 Massachusetts Ave. The existing building was reinforced with needle shoring while crews excavated the foundation for the new building, which was five feet deeper than the adjacent building. The project has also involved extensive coordination with the City of Cambridge.

“Our vast experience building on tight urban infill sites is serving us well on this project,” said Nauset Construction President Anthony Papantonis, whose firm previously converted the Holmes Building in Central Square from offices to apartments in 2013 and is working on multiple mixed-use and multifamily projects in Cambridge. “Another challenge for this project is working in a highly trafficked area. As with all of our projects, safety is paramount, but we also had the additional concern of ensuring that our demo and construction efforts were not disruptive to the retailers, their customers and neighbors.”

Construction is anticipated to be completed in January of 2019.

  3MJ Realty and the Naggar family have been developing real estate for 50 years. They are experienced owners and operators of real estate properties in the Boston and Cambridge market, managing a portfolio containing approximately 250,000 square feet. With particular expertise in the retail and residential market and a specific focus on strong retail locations, the properties occupy primary positioning within neighborhood marketplaces. The Naggar family invests substantially in each of their properties to make them best-in-class in their immediate neighborhood and to position the properties for long-term success via strong tenancy.

  Golden Architects represents the emerging paradigm in architecture: Flexible, versatile, experienced, responsive, proactive, and productive. Our projects range from $250,000 to $50,000,000 in construction cost, and our practice includes new construction, renovation, commercial, tenant fit-out, academic, laboratory, hospitality and multi-family residential.

  Nauset Construction is a construction management and design-build firm run by industry veterans with a shared goal of providing an unparalleled positive client experience.

from boston condos ford realtor http://bostonrealestatetimes.com/nauset-constructing-mixed-use-complex-in-central-square/

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: I Taught Myself Knitting With Left-Hand Section Book By Boye Needle Company.