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.
Croquis (meaning “sketch” in french) is the term used for the schematic figures that fashion designers draw. Sometimes having a sketch will help you get your design ideas across and nailed down before you start any part of the sewing production process. Although there’s no geek girl this season on Project Runway 3, Katherine Gerdes, […]
Carl says, “Have you ever looked at the pattern on a discarded, mismatched piece of flatware and said to yourself, “That would make a really neat piece of jewelry for my wife!” ? Well, I have. I found this simple stainless steel spoon the other day with a great rose pattern twining up the handle, […]
One-upping the wallpaper trend, London-based textile designer Linda Florence applies a silvery sheen of the type used on scratch-off lottery tickets to a floral pattern. With all of the joy of discovery minus inevitable disappointment over the losing odds, Florence’s design is a new foray into interactive décor. Contact her directly through her site for […]
Don’t toss your candy or gum wrappers. Make a bracelet out of them. From Cat Morley, “Recycle your old sweetie wrappers in to a cute bracelet. Here’s a project that I use to do back in high school to pass the time. The best part is that you get to munch loads of sweets to […]
“Oops I dropped my yarn” (bottom left) could be the title of this photo that knitter Jen Greenwood (bottom right) caught on camera at last night’s Stitch N’ Pitch at the SF Giants. As a contract instructional designer for the Apple Retail Team, Jen’s an also an avid knitter and SF Giants fan. Jen sums […]
Chuck told me that he has a “Yano” doll coming to him in the mail to hack up and pointed me to this robotic hack of the doll. I postulate that it is the child of yoda and a gremlin. The main focus of this project had to do with creating an easy method for […]
Whip Up’s got a cool collection of tutorials on how to make your own knitting needles, even circular ones. Link.
