Factories closed. This family thrived with wit & old machines by Kirsten Dirksen on August 15, 2022 As textile competition from other countries hit the valleys in Northern Italy, concentrating most of the country’s highly-specialized haute-couture industry, …
Turned abandoned Alpine farm into low-budget Herbal Homestead by Kirsten Dirksen on May 22, 2022 Michelle Dresing had long dreamed of moving to the countryside where she could collect the herbs for her natural skin …
Flour sack towels & 2 generations of a home business by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 Working from home is one way to avoid the commute. While telecommuters are one of the quickest growing segments of …