Easy Patchwork Pincushion Tutorial
Bari J. has a beautiful pincushion tutorial in a PDF format that shows you how to make this square patchwork version adorned with a beautiful jeweled vintage button. Link.
Bari J. has a beautiful pincushion tutorial in a PDF format that shows you how to make this square patchwork version adorned with a beautiful jeweled vintage button. Link.
Monica of Sunset Magazine shows you how to make your own sunburst mirror using a lazy susan, wooden teardrops, and a $2 mirror from Michaels. Link.
Merriwether writes in – One maker’s quest for adventure in the wilds surrounding Houston, TX. I also make assorted homemade gear such as woodgas stoves and a home-built MIOX water purifier. Oh, it also shows my brother’s flying saucer made from two old, 10′ satellite dishes. Merriwether’s Journal: Making – Link.
Derek and Lauren on design*sponge show you how to take vintage men’s shirts and transform it into this spiffy patchwork quilt! Link.
Blair and Peter from the Wise Craft blog posted photos of a bottle cap art project they created for a client. The print that appears on the panels is a blown up detail from some fabric. I really like the overall effect of the bottle cap embellishments. Link.
Dimme writes in – WebVisitors blinker is a quick ‘n’ dirty Arduino project. Something very easy to do to get started with Arduino. If you have a web server where you live you can see when somebody visits your web site in real time. It gives you a warm feeling of knowing that somebody visits […]
Marci Senders sent us the announcement for an upcoming lecture at the Textile Study Group of New York by Thomas Campbell, curator of the Metropolitan Museum’s “Tapestry in the Baroque: Threads of Splendor.” From the announcement – From the Middle Ages until the late eighteenth century, the courts of Europe lavished vast resources on tapestries […]