From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Ajit writes – A short documentary about a man and his family building a Medieval Castle in upstate New York. No design experience. He wanted to build a house and the first section looked like a castle so he switched to building a full fledged castle. They have been doing this for more than 25 […]
From the bangordailynews comes this story about Beth Roy of Charlotte, Maine who knits whimsical, silly designs on socks like smiling puppies or high-top sneakers. From the article, “I like mo’ color,” she admits with a smile. “And some of my socks may get a little weird, but they all have to be wearable.” Thanks […]
Ansley of Bleu Arts says, “One of my dear friends is having a baby shower this weekend. When I looked at her gift registry, I saw she had organic wool breast pads on her list. It got me thinking….I have wool and I felt. So, I came up with these felted breast pads.” Link.
Anna Maria shows us a cool trick on how to make super fabric circles that are perfect for any kind of project from applique, hand stitching or machine stitching! Link.
Jamie of Maryjane’s Attic has a tutorial on how to make wet felted wool beads. Fun! Link.
Papa-G writes – My son found an abandoned wheelchair in the summer and after spending a week having chariot races (i.e. tying ropes to a bike and getting pulled too fast) it ended up in my garage until winter. As you can see from the image, I have no room for anything in the garage, […]
Jennifer of Craftsanity visits City Knitting owner, Lorilee Feltman, who shows us how to knit Continental in this great video demo. I’ve heard so many stories about us crafters getting RSS (repetitive stress syndrome) and I’ve gotten it myself to the point where alternating how you knit really does help. [ via ]
