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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7524190 | Fabric-wrapped craft wire and process for manufacturing same A decorative wire is formed by providing a length of thin, bendable wire that serves as the foundation of the decorative wire. A fabric having a straight grain is selected and the fabric is cut biased to the straight grain. The fabric is spiral wound along the lengt... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7255051 | Template to assist the process of circular sewing embroidery and the like A template (1) in the form of a thin disc is provided with segmental (3) and circular (4) markings, a central aperture (2), and apertures (5) which coincide with intersecting points on the markings enables centre point based positi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 6705867 | Three-dimensional needlepoint canvas The present invention relates to closed three-dimensional needlepoint canvases. Each of the canvases of the present invention is made from two interconnectable perforated shells. In various embodiments, interchangeable shells of different shapes are provided which c... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6679644 | Universal, inherently-tensile connection and construction system, apparatus, method and product-by-process A modular elongated element (1), an intramodule tensile device (11), a pair of securing and linking devices (12), and an intermodule connector device (13), interconnected using the devices and methods disclosed herein, are used to construct a virtually li... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6419493 | Three-dimensional shoestring book A child's 3D amusement book is created by forming at least two holes through the book and threading a string therethrough, or otherwise offixing a cord to opposing pages of a book or card. Parallel string segments are coordinated with drawings on the inne... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6149436 | String art device A plurality of layers of thread, each sculptured by stringing, each higher layer strung around a larger diameter opening, forming a portion of a wing, and so strung symmetrically, forming a pair of wings, and forming a butterfly sculpture.... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6065968 | Toy for forming variable three-dimensional design A toy that may be used to make three-dimensional designs from elastic members comprises a base and at least one, and preferably two, vertical sidewalls rotatable relative to the base. The base and the at least one sidewall each have a face surface with a ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5427528 | Activity toy and method of using to form artwork An activity toy for allowing the user to form artworks from a plastic material such as modeling clay, PLAY-DOH, or plasticene has hand-held extruder for dispensing the plastic material, a first plate upon which the plastic material is disposed so as to fo... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5374190 | Wax craft product and method of manufacturing A wax craft product which comprises a bendable extruded rod of wax having a textured surface is provided. The textured surface enables the rod of wax to adhere to itself and to other surfaces when the rod of wax is pressed into contact with itself and oth... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5268210 | Handicraft article Disclosed is a handicraft article, in which a number of fixing elements is provided on the surface of a base sheet and pieces of media for constituting a design are applied and fixed onto the surface of the base sheet via the fixing elements in such a way... | 12/07/1993 |
| 4979749 | Multi-use number board A multi-use number board including a board having a series of substantially square raised surfaces or lands arranged in rows and columns on the top surface of the board and separated by an array of substantially perpendicular channels, and including holes... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4540375 | Graphic arts toy A graphic arts toy including a string retaining sketch pad, an elongated string, and means for storing, dispensing and retracting the string. The string retaining sketch pad comprises a flexible, plate-like element having a plurality of upwardly extending... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4445950 | Method for preparing artistic works with yarn A method of making an artistic picture or design with strands of yarn. A flat yieldable substrate has the outline of various elements of a picture or design on a painted background and which may have the colored yarn to be used indicated within each outli... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4342611 | Methods of producing stained glass effects A method of producing stained glass effects and objects produced thereby are provided wherein a clear glass or plastic object has adhered on one surface a string outline of art work being produced and colored stain within areas defined by said string to p... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4273537 | Self-adhering educational devices for constructing letters, figures, designs and the like The disclosed educational devices comprise self-adhering members, to which a pressure sensitive adhesive material is applied, on the outside of at least a portion of each member. In one embodiment, each educational device comprises an elongated stick, rod... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4259790 | Self-adhering sticks, plates and other educational devices for constructing letters, figures, designs and the like The disclosed educational devices comprise self-adhering members to which a pressure sensitive adhesive material is applied, on the outside of at least a portion of each member. In one embodiment, each educational device comprises an elongated stick, rod ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4012010 | Thread dispenser A thread dispenser for string art includes an elongated frustoconical tubular handgrip having front and rear ends of respectively relatively larger and relatively smaller diameters. A wire projecting radially from the rear end of the handgrip has a sinous... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4006540 | Filament winding craft A craft is provided which employs one or more rigid frames which are so constructed as to facilitate the winding of one or more filaments or wires therearound to form an envelope or envelopes of the filaments to permit the construction of geometric config... | 02/08/1977 |
