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Janet Perry (Nuts About Needlepoint) has come up with a simple but brilliant trick for staying on track while stitching an alternating stitch. She says,
This technique will work with ANY stitch that alternates and goes over only one intersection. That means…
I have a little stash of perforated paper that I bought on a whim, but I’ve never come up with a use for it. Thanks to Mary Corbet (Needle ‘n’ Thread), the stash is likely to become a … Read More...
I have a little stash of perforated paper that I bought on a whim, but I’ve never come up with a use for it. Thanks to Mary Corbet (Needle ‘n’ Thread), the stash is likely to become a collection of…
Lefty alert: Yvette Stanton‘s major opus is available for preorder. The new work is The Left-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion: A Step-by-Step Stitch Dictionary
. If you follow Yvette’s blog, White Threads, you know what a labor of love this … Read More...
Lefty alert: Yvette Stanton’s major opus is available for preorder. The new work is The Left-Handed Embroiderer’s Companion: A Step-by-Step Stitch Dictionary. If you follow Yvette’s blog, White Threads, you know what a labor of love this book has been and…
If you’re crazy for Sprite Stitch’s lively game-inspired images, here’s a huge treat: Servotron has compiled a master list of free patterns posted on the Sprite Stitch discussion board. Pure gold! See the list of links.
If you’re crazy for Sprite Stitch’s lively game-inspired images, here’s a huge treat: Servotron has compiled a master list of free patterns posted on the Sprite Stitch discussion board. Pure gold! See the list of links.
There has been an interest in making mittens from recycled wool sweaters. Following are the links to several good blogs and sites that show you just how to make these beauties. I thought that I would post this early for…
I love this idea for a DIY cake stand made from cake boards, cans, and scrapbooking paper. Find the how-tos HERE at Prudent Baby.
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Check out this healthy addition to a Halloween party–Jack O’ Lantern Fruit Cups–at Pennies on a Platter. Find the how-tos HERE.
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Amy from The Idea Room shows how to make these oven hand mitts. These would make great Christmas gifts! Gift them by themselves, or pair them a pretty pie plate and include a favorite recipe. Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Amy from The Idea Room shows how to make these oven hand mitts. These would make great Christmas gifts! Gift them by themselves, or pair them a pretty pie plate and include a favorite recipe. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from The…
Cupkateer shares a tutorial for making this reversible twirly skirt with a big bow at the waist. How cute! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Cupkateer]
[via Someday Crafts]
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Mairuru made these cool leather tags to put on a drawstring bag, and she wrote up a tutorial showing how she did it. Little bits of patterned fabric peek through the holes punched in the tag. Go to the tutorial.
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image by Chica and Jo
Here’s another fun free download project I found on our Craft Gossip Flickr group, it comes from the Chica and Jo blog, it’s a spooky Ouija Board invitation, I love how that adhered it to wood…
The Indie Banditas Bazaar, happening near Seattle next month, has a few vendor spots open for their holiday show. Contact the Banditas at [email protected].
And if you’re in the Seattle area, plan on attending the show November 27th and 28th…
The Storque at Etsy has a tutorial for making this basic button-down shirt. It’s an excerpt from the book, Design-It-Yourself Clothes
, so if you like the tutorial then I’m betting you’ll want to buy the whole book. Go to … Read More...
The Storque at Etsy has a tutorial for making this basic button-down shirt. It’s an excerpt from the book, Design-It-Yourself Clothes, so if you like the tutorial then I’m betting you’ll want to buy the whole book. Go to the tutorial.
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Thrifted sheets are one of my favorite sources of vintage yardage. Of course, sheets don’t come in the standard 44″ or 60″ widths we’re used to seeing in the fabric store. Luck for us, Crafting a Green World gives the measurements…
