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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422111 | Needlecraft organizers and methods of construction A yarn keeper has a front, back, two sides, bottom and top provided as discs. Most of the discs are joined at sew lines with at least one gap separating adjacent sew lines which provide access into an interior of the yarn keeper. The top is hingedly connected to the... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7341150 | Needle package and needle pouch, as well as packaging method A needle pouch made of a flexible material, such as paper or plastic, for an orderly packaging of needle sets (6), formed of a strip-shaped portion from the desired material. One end of the strip is folded onto the shanks of the needles and is, at the edges, ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7237498 | Method of providing an adorned article and an adorned article made using the method A method of providing an article to meet an actual or anticipated demand including the steps of: providing an article having an exposed surface defined by at least one substrate layer; tack stitching a first adornment layer fixedly to the at least one substrate laye... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232157 | Blank modular book to be enclosed in an artistic case to be filled out in writing by the members of successive generations of the same family during a long time Patent for a blank modular book (FIG. 1), the modules being distinguished by tags (1), each having the same number of pages, designed to be filled in by the members of each generation of the same Family, whatever they may want to write, each module bei... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210576 | Garment hanger retail package Embodiments of garment hangers retail package comprising a display tag having a substantial display area located on top of the garment hanger supporting arms for illustrating the specialty features of the garment hanger. The display tag is sandwiched in between the ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7159720 | Container having a rotatable ring A generally cylindrical container comprised of three parts including a top shell, a bottom shell, and a rotatable ring. The top and bottom shells are affixed to each other and hold the ring captive in a race formed by the outer sidewalls and annular retaining edges ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7127987 | Two-piece die for simultaneously cutting and embossing A two-piece die for simultaneously embossing a pattern into a web of material and cutting out that pattern from the web includes a flexible die member having male embossing patterns surrounded by a male die cutting edge. A base die member has female patterns into wh... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7058471 | System and method for custom-made clothing A garment facility produces custom-made garments according to the body contour and the fit preferences of a customer. Try-on garments for various styles of garments are presented to customers for selection. The tailor will retrieve the one or more base patterns asso... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044305 | Toy carrying package A toy carrying package having an appearance of a toolbox, and having a handle for convenient transport and a window for viewing an interior of a compartment of the toy carrying package. The compartment is formed from a single sheet of foldable stock material having ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6978549 | Patterning system for a selected body type and methods of measuring for a selected body type The present invention provides a patterning system and method thereof for a specific Black human selected body physique type and gender when combining and correlatively assembling a body part location(s), height measurement, a weight and an a Black ethnicity solutio... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6918490 | Threading kit and a method for threading an object A threading kit (10) having a first threading assembly (11), a second threading assembly (20), a package of leather lace (38), and a carrying case (42) which holds and protects the first threading assembly (11), the second t... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6357497 | Knit crochet bag A tote bag for carrying various articles. There is a central storage region with an inside pocket. There is a cover for the central storage region. The bag has sides and there are a plurality of pockets and covers for said pockets on the exterior surfaces... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6234313 | Craft caddy The present invention provides a generally box-shaped case having a removable cover and a base being made of lightweight, yet durable material The removable cover has a sunken-handle located on a top portion and a means for securely attaching the removabl... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6070717 | Point of sale display box and kit A point-of-sale display box and kit is partitioned to include a plurality of compartments for small item storage and display. A cover is selectively engageable with a top surface of the box and with a slot defined in slot extensions of the left and right ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5960957 | Plastic bag organizer and storage apparatus An apparatus for holding and organizing small items, comprising storage bags having a bag portion and a closure portion. The apparatus further comprising at least one base member having a surface area with slots disposed therein. The slots are wider than ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5462170 | Autograph button cover An autograph button cover system comprising a button cover formed of a transparent elastomeric material having a circular upper surface with a cylindrical side wall extending at right angles from the upper surface and with an in-turned circular flange wit... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5427231 | Organizer for personal accessories An organizer (20, 60, 90) for personal accessories which is mountable on a wall and comprises a container box (21, 61, 93) with structural members (29, 30, 69, 70) configured to provide shelves and trays and having a plurality of item retention devices in... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5385237 | Needlework thread organizer An apparatus as disclosed for holding and organizing colored threads used in needlework. The organizer includes a card, on each face of which are provided a plurality of rings for attaching needlework threads of individual colors and a needle for use with... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5253790 | Fabric cutting system A system for holding a pattern and a material or fabric to be cut in place upon a mat has at least one holding means or pin weight for maintaining the positioning of the pattern relative to the material to be cut and a storage means facilitating the stack... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5184729 | Needlework threadholder and organizer A storage case and organizing insert for needlecraft material and accessories is disclosed. The organizer and storage case comprises a box-like container together with a replaceable organizer insert removably contained within the container. The removable ... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5180062 | Fabric match method and set A set is provided which includes a tag, removably attached to an article of clothing, having a swatch of the material from which the clothing was made and an indication of the type of clothing and the year in which it was purchased; and an index box for a... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5169041 | Portable sewing kit The portable sewing kit includes an elongated housing for holding a needle with a point at one end and an eyelet at the other end. A spool section is integrally connected to the housing and extends away from the housing. The spool section has a width whic... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5150794 | Yarn cabinet A yarn/needlecraft accessory storage device is provided. The storage device has a hinged lid which when opened allows access to the interior. The interior section has vertically oriented cavities designed to hold yarn. Each of these cavities has a lid wit... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5129522 | Denim book cover and kit for making same A do-it-yourself book cover and kit therefor, which includes a blank of denim material formed as a rectangular blank having opposed marginal edges that are reversely folded and secured in place to define opposed end pockets for receiving the free ends of ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4995514 | Method and measurement system for the production of garment kits A garment kit and method of assembly thereof for sale to a consumer-wearer, for the self assembly of a garment by the consumer-wearer, said kit including a partially prefabricated garment comprising a precut fabric dimensioned to cover a plurality of size... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4978008 | Yarn color organizer for needlecraft project A yarn organizer holds the different colors of yarn required for a needlcraft project. The organizer is in the form of a flat card member having holes adjacent to the edges of the card. The holes are uniformly spaced from the edges and uniformly spaced ap... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4860900 | Garment kit and method of assembly thereof A garment kit and method of assembly thereof for sale to a consumer-wearer, for the self assembly of a garment by the consumer-wearer, said kit including a partially prefabricated garment comprising a precut fabric dimensioned to cover a plurality of size... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4846351 | Knitting and crochet needle kit A knitting apparatus kit comprises (a) at least two elongated knitting needle shafts, each shaft having a cap at one end and a primary connector at its opposite end, (b) two primary short shafts each having a secondary connector at one end thereof selectively ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4838426 | Combination of needle case and needle threader for needlework A needle case for needlecraft work has a magnet on one side to allow the case to be held on the magnet board. The magnet holds the case for mounting but does not hold the needles within the case. A needle threader has a flat threader that can be inserted ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4782954 | Mending kit A mending kit consisting of individual thread and needle units having prethreaded needles. Each thread and needle unit includes a needle prethreaded with a predetermined length of thread packaged on a card-like housing. The housing includes a seat for the... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4664302 | Threaded needle holder for needle craft projects A threaded needle holder for needle craft projects is disclosed. The needle holder is made up of a rectangular card with a magnet parallel to one long edge of the card. A plurality of slits spaced along the long edge act to receive thread carried by needl... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4634616 | Stencil art overlays A method and materials for sewing craft sheets of plastic canvas is disclosed wherein an adhesive backed transparent film sheet having a grid pattern thereon color coded to form a picture is affixed to a plastic canvas having a grid pattern the same size ... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4495230 | Needlework art form A thin foraminous substrate such as a woven fabric substrate, has imprinted thereon a design to accept needlework. A dominant portion of the imprinted design on the substrate is adapted to register with a three dimensional decorative applique, for example... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4478333 | Needlecraft case with extender A storage case for needlecraft materials and the like, with an extender for the case. The storage case has three sections hinged together so the case can be folded into thirds, each of the three sections having pockets for storing materials for easy retri... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4391370 | Embroidery project accessory carrying case An embroidery project accessory carrying case for conveniently transporting the materials for at least one embroidery or other needlework project. The carrying case has a flexible backing sheet with storage pockets at each end. One end of the backing shee... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4353158 | Method for converting a lockstitch sewing machine to a machine for decorating fabrics A method is disclosed for converting a lockstitch sewing machine to a machine for decorating fabrics with at least one untwisted strand of keratinous fiber applied in a pattern to the fabric. In general, the method consists of removing the throat plate, f... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4319703 | Needlework thread holder and organizer A ring notebook carries a flexible, rectangular, opaque base sheet provided along one longitudinal side with spaced holes through which the rings of the notebook protrude. One surface of the base sheet is provided with a smaller, transparent, rectangular ... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4310313 | Kit for needlepoint work This invention pertains to a needleworking kit designed to facilitate the work of completing a needlepoint design created on a canvas, using buttonhole stitches and which includes a graph marked in colors to indicate where such stitches will be made on th... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4264011 | Portable thread storage apparatus A thread storage apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of storage cards having holes along one edge for receiving loops of thread, and holes along the opposite edge for holding the cards in an expandable binder. The loops of yarn exte... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4127191 | Kits for making latch hook rugs The specification discloses a kit for making latch hook rugs in which a hobbyist is provided with the necessary yarn, plain canvas instead of patterned canvas, and a separate pattern containing row and column grid instructions which tell the hobbyist whic... | 11/28/1978 |
