Essentia
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"Just the facts, ma'am!"

Published Bi-Weekly

October 23, 2006

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L'Tanya Durante, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief
Marie Stroughter, Managing Editor

Now available online
 

What's New?                   
We're celebrating our 2nd anniversary!  Can you believe it? Our week 1 celebration begins with a crossword puzzle.  This amazing race takes you through our site from the archives to the forum.

Ready to play?  Just follow the cupcake to play and win!

Blog of the Week
Look out Stitch & Bitch, we've got a new sista on the block.




Book Nook
The book begins with a brief history of knitting dating from AD 1200-1500 with a few pictures and takes the reader up to today with extreme knitting -- knitting while sky diving.

Read the full review of "The Cool Girl's Guide to Knitting" here.


(If you'd like to review a book or software for the Book Nook section, please send an email.)

Poll
Q:  What kind of crafter are you?

Participate in our readers' poll and see where you rank with other readers.

What's Next?
If you've ever considered writing an ebooklet, now is the time.  We'd like to start an e-resource of ebooks available for purchase on the site.  A wish list of topics will be available soon.  In the meantime, write on!  Email with questions.
 

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