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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…
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…
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...
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…
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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…
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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...
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…
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.
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.
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 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…
Catch a sneak peek of Anna Griffin’s Calisto. It’s her latest line for Windham Fabrics. See swatches of the full line at Windham Fabrics.
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Catch a sneak peek of Anna Griffin’s Calisto. It’s her latest line for Windham Fabrics. See swatches of the full line at Windham Fabrics.
[via True Up]
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Don’t forget about the continuing series of free, vintage hand-embroidery patterns at stitchado handmade. Get the 1927 Ford.
Don’t forget about the continuing series of free, vintage hand-embroidery patterns at stitchado handmade. Get the 1927 Ford.
Don’t forget about the continuing series of free, vintage hand-embroidery patterns at stitchado handmade. Get the 1927 Ford.
Don’t forget about the continuing series of free, vintage hand-embroidery patterns at stitchado handmade. Get the 1927 Ford.
Blocking is a most important part of knitting. Or finishing. Or both, really. You can gain length or width. You can open up a scrunched up lace design, and you can “gently stretch to fit” a garment that isn’t behaving…
A reader named Michella tipped us off to this almost-edible stitchery. Wonderful! See more in wardi’s flickr photostream.
Twist Collective is a pretty cool online knitting magazine. It has patterns of all shapes, sizes and kinds. This latest features men’s, women’s and children’s sweaters, articles about painting lace, Four Seasons from Sheep To Skein, Socks, Knitting with Wire,…