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Upper Arlington resident turns interest in home projects into paycheck

The world of Chris Gardner is a study in contrasts: abundant in bric-a-brac, yet oddly meticulous.

A dude's dude, he reasons, is allowed to be proficient with a sewing machine.

Budget chairs from Ikea can share space with expensive midcentury-modern furniture as well as wall ornaments of handmade whimsy (the silhouette of a deer head, for example, cut out with a jigsaw and covered in wood-patterned shelf paper).

A junky pair of pants can be sliced, diced and resealed with ironed-on duct tape to become a hipster-friendly tool belt that, naturally, features a built-in beer "koozie."

And, as he recently learned, an oversize framed replica of his-and-hers thumbprints can make a superior Valentine's Day gift.

Such curious undertakings are considered prime fodder for Gardner, an Upper Arlington resident who writes full time for Curbly.com - a blog, based in Minnesota, about crafts and home decor - and ManMadeDIY.com , a spinoff he launched last year.

"If you have something interesting to say and have eyeballs (readers)," said Gardner, 28, "you can make a living on the Internet."

Monthly page views for the ventures average 1.2 million combined - enough traction to spur a recent book-publishing deal along with custom projects funded by Dutch Boy, Sylvania and other brands.

Supported mainly by advertising, the sites consist of a mix of link and video sharing - a vital practice in the tightknit, hyper-connected circles of niche blogs - plus original how-to content.

The mostly gender-neutral guides - also showcased on a YouTube channel - boast an ethos of equal parts Martha Stewart and Bob Vila: craft knives and circular saws, Photoshop and power drills.

"I think men are inclined, when they do hands-on stuff, to do that geeky, technological repair - the Home Depot sort of thing," said Gardner, a Cincinnati native.

"I try not to perpetuate the ways ... (ideas) are gendered - how to lay pipe and hardwood floors while women make the drapes."

He not only fashioned curtain rods for his living room from galvanized-steel piping but also sewed the curtains.

Much of his town house reveals similar efforts: the homemade pillows, the Shrinky Dinks made from takeout salad containers, the industrial-chic shelving constructed of pipes and hardboard.

Parlaying them into a career was less expected.

With a degree in comparative religion from Miami University in Oxford, Gardner sought a master's in theology from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio and considered work as a minister.

The Vital Sewing Machine Parts And June Taylor Sewing Supplies

Hand sewing is almost intuitive. Two pieces of cloth, a needle and a thread – the relationship is obvious. The natural movement of needle through cloth and back again is performed automatically. The problem is that the simple movement that’s so easy for a hand is impossible for a machine to perform. It can push a threaded needle down through the cloth but can’t let go of it to pick it up again on the other side of the fabric and push it through the other way.

The first patent for a sewing machine supply part that can replicate that move was filed in 1755 and others followed but no working machine resulted until 1830. The first functioning machine to contain that special sewing machine supply for sewing rooms was developed by Bathelemy Thimonnier, a French tailor. The sewing machine supply part used a hooked needle and a single thread to create a chain stitch. The fear of becoming obsolete overtook a mob of other French tailors that burned down Thimonnier’s factory.

The sewing machine supply part that creates a chain stitch is located below the fabric. A needle threaded near its point pushes the material and the special hooked piece catches the thread and pulls it into a loop before letting go. The next stitch places thread within the loop and the hooked piece pulls the first stitch tight when it creates the next loop. While such a contraption saves a lot of work, it can only make a straight seam that pulls loose if any part of the thread breaks.

The sewing machine supply part that makes a home machine better is the bobbin which introduces a second thread and attached it to the first. This creates a lock stitch, which, as its name suggests, is much more secure. While this type of sewing machine supply part is the breakthrough that made machine sewing possible, each subsequent sewing machine supply part made its mark. Parts that move the fabric forward, control stitch length, make a zig-zag stitch and so forth have resulted in wonderful advances in modern sewing.

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