http://www.nedlewerkes.com

Location: 100 Cove Terrace Shopping Center, Copperas Cove, on U.S. Highway 190. The Herald recently sat down to talk with Nedlewerkes owner Lois McMaster to talk about her business, which sells a wide variety of supplies, kits and tools for handmade cross-stitch, embroidery and other crafts.

Profile: An artist with a well-defined knowledge of women ... Hope Grayson

BY LIZA STROUT - Hope Grayson never had a moment where she realized that she wanted to be an artist. There never was a question. Growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., she spent her youth playing baseball and visiting the Brooklyn Museum.

And sew it goes: Billie Bell of Longview tells a story in each of her 55 hand-stitched quilts

Quilts often have meaning, but Longview resident Billie Bell makes sure the stories hers tell are one-of-a-kind.

Clackamas County and Southwest Portland events roundup: classes, concerts, plays

Good morning Clackamas County. Welcome to a new week and my roundup of events in Happy Valley, Milwaukie, Lake Oswego, Oregon City, West Linn, Wilsonville, on Mount Hood, and in other locales in Clackamas County, as well as Southwest Portland.

Polk Entrepreneurs Working From Home Find Joy, Challenge

Owners of three local businesses are entrepreneurs discovering the joys and challenges of owning a home-based business.

Powell Middle School teacher steps back in time, starts sewing club

By Paulette Lash Ritchie, Times Correspondent Wednesday, January 18, 2012 BROOKSVILLE After home economics classes ended several years ago, 24 sewing machines were left in storage at Powell Middle School. Pillow covers were no longer being made; fabric bags were not being sewn. Last summer, eighth-grade math teacher Kathy Turnbull rediscovered her love of sewing, and it occurred to her that she ...