URBANA – In the past four or so years, the media have reported that sewing, particularly among Generation X'ers and younger craftsters, has become the new knitting. Sewing machines and patterns are "flying off the shelves," due in part to the popularity of television shows such as "Project Runway."
Urbana resident Nora Miller, who is 24, isn't even aware that sewing is trendy. To her, making clothes and other items is her business.
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