Nancy Brown, Public Relations Manager, DRG
Phone: (260) 589-4000, ext. 365
Email: Nancy_Brown@DRGnetwork.com

Crochet pattern book incorporates recycled plastic

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BERNE, Ind. -- DRG, nationally known publisher of special-interest magazines and books, is the publisher of a needlecraft pattern book that demonstrates how to crochet accessories made using recycled plastic bags. Produced under the Annie's Attic brand name, Classy Trash Bags & Accessories includes 10 patterns in a 16-page, full-color publication that retails for $7.95.

Classy Trash Bags & Accessories features easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for creating colorful, useful accessories using ordinary plastic bags in varying sizes. All of the patterns are written at the easy skill level, with detailed listings of the needed materials for creating each item.

The designs are made using common white plastic kitchen garbage bags, black plastic heavy duty lawn and garden bags and recycled plastic shopping bags. Projects include a vintage beads bag, a classic hat, a paillettes bag, a summer clutch and a water-bottle holder.

Classy Trash Bags & Accessoriess is available in select specialty stores and craft shops. It is also available from the Annie's Attic catalog, found online at AnniesAttic.com.

Annie's Attic publishes high quality needlecraft publications and craft patterns known for instructional accuracy and clarity and for brilliant, creative photography. Every book includes a stitch guide and a list of needlecraft abbreviations for added ease in creating each project.

Annie's Attic is a leading DRG brand. Others brands include The Needlecraft Shop, American School of Needlework, House of White Birches and Clotilde.

Crocheters can visit the DRG Web site at DRGnetwork.com for information about additional products and publications available through the DRG publishing division.


About DRG: DRG (www.DRGnetwork.com) is in its third generation of Muselman family ownership in Berne, Ind. The company consists of a direct marketing division, featuring craft and nostalgia products, and a marketing services/fulfillment division in East Texas. DRG publishes magazines and books, and also offers kits and supplies under consumer brands that include House of White Birches, Annie's Attic, Clotilde, The Needlecraft Shop and American School of Needlework. Most print products are also available for download via the Internet. The fulfillment division, Strategic Fulfillment Group (SFG), in Big Sandy, Texas, offers database marketing and Internet services alongside traditional subscription and product fulfillment.