For a no-fuss summer skirt, use a piece of knit fabric for the waistband. Altered Cloth shows how to make a gathered skirt with a knit waistband. Go to the tutorial.
[via Picking Up Threads]
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Tutorial: Gathered skirt with a knit waistband
For a no-fuss summer skirt, use a piece of knit fabric for the waistband. Altered Cloth shows how to make a gathered skirt with a knit waistband. Go to the tutorial.
[via Picking Up Threads]
Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, gathered, skirt, knit, waistband
…Citronella Soap recipe
Try this citronella soap recipe for a great summer soap. Citronella is a fantastic insect repellent now that warm weather is arriving and crushed pennyroyal leaves smell very minty, creating a fresh soap for hot weather! This soap is not…
Forget-Me-Knots art quilt project
Image from Walks in the Woods
Quilt artist and teacher Frieda Anderson of Walks in the Woods blog has a project called Forget-Me-Knots in the Summer issue of Quilts and more magazine. According to Frieda,
It is the perfect beginner fusing project.
Go here to…
Win a $100 Shopping Spree at The Celebration Shoppe
Visit The Hostess with the Mostess blog to enter to win a $100 shopping spree at The Celebration Shoppe, a custom invitation (with crazy cute matching table decor) shop. Find details on how to enter on the Hostess blog HERE… Read More...
Win a $100 Shopping Spree at The Celebration Shoppe
Visit The Hostess with the Mostess blog to enter to win a $100 shopping spree at The Celebration Shoppe, a custom invitation (with crazy cute matching table decor) shop. Find details on how to enter on the Hostess blog HERE. There…
Position Available – Recycled Crafts Editor
It is with great regret that we are losing our fantastic Recycled Crafts editor Robyn due to family commitments.
We are now on the hunt for a new Recycled Crafts Editor. You should love recycling , love crafting and be able…
Paper Piecing Design Challenge!
Announcing, Beedle The Bard Paper Piecing Design Challenge! This is for Harry Potter fans who love to quilt. Contest starts May 20 and is being hosted by HP Paper Piecing (HP = Harry Potter).
Challenge description:
Design one new Harry … Read More...
Paper Piecing Design Challenge!
Image from HP Paper Piecing
Announcing, Beedle The Bard Paper Piecing Design Challenge! This is for Harry Potter fans who love to quilt. Contest starts May 20 and is being hosted by HP Paper Piecing (HP = Harry Potter).
Challenge description:
Design one new Harry…
Project: 9 Patch tic tac toe board
Image from During Quiet Time
Amy of During Quiet Time made this paperless tic tac toe board for her son’s end of year teacher’s gift. Her son saw it and wanted one just like it. Mom obliged. She used nine 4 inch squares in two colors…
Jell-O Mold Contest
It seems the wonders of the Jell-O mold have been forgotten. It also seems the Gowanus Studio Space is doing something about the dearth of such edible craft in our current time. Enter to win the Jell-O mold competition. Find … Read More...
Jell-O Mold Contest
It seems the wonders of the Jell-O mold have been forgotten. It also seems the Gowanus Studio Space is doing something about the dearth of such edible craft in our current time. Enter to win the Jell-O mold competition. Find details…
Book Review and Giveaway Faith, Hope, Love, Knitting by Lorna Miser! USA
Faith, Hope, Love, Knitting by Lorna Miser, is a charming book that it’s almost an autobiographical knitting project book. Lorna invites us to join her on her self-discovery trip. When she was a little girl her desire to knit was…
Had To Shake My Head And Laugh….
Over this:
A knitted village! Not that it’s particularly funny, or even ridiculous, it’s kind of cool. Actually it’s really cool! Complete with people, cars, flowers, all knitted! Even the roads are knitted. The more I look at it, the … Read More...
Had To Shake My Head And Laugh….
Over this:
A knitted village! Not that it’s particularly funny, or even ridiculous, it’s kind of cool. Actually it’s really cool! Complete with people, cars, flowers, all knitted! Even the roads are knitted. The more I look at it, the more…
Question for all of you Sock Knitters (and a giveaway hidden inside…)
Socks are a great portable “take it and go” project, I don’t have to tell you that. However. For me, socks take and E.T.E.R.N.I.T.Y to knit! Forever! I would love to get into knitting socks, but when it takes longer…
Color for the fiber artist
Enjoy an excellent article, “The Importance of Seeing Color for the Fiber Artist,” by guest writer Gina DeLorenzi on Rayela’s Fiber Focus. See the post.
What Meri does with her scraps
Look what Meri has done with a bit of linen, some scraps of lace, and characters from Mary Corbet’s Celtic alphabet. Lovely! Get the details on Meri’s blog, Agulhas da Meri.
Free pattern: Tulip
Ruth Geldi of Crafting Istanbul is sharing this lovely tulip motif for hand embroidery. Get the pattern.
While you’re over there, poke around a little bit. Ruth has been doing some interesting writing about needlework and crafting in general. A unique and…
Do You KIP?
Do you Knit In Public? I don’t spend a lot of time in the “public” choosing instead to spend my time either out in the garden, barn, behind the computer, and of course, knitting!
But… I’m seeing more and more people…