Spending the past week at CHA in Anaheim meant meeting tons of new creative contacts, then seeing everyone’s awesome business card holders. Everywhere I turned, there was a new crafty person with a unique card storage solution. I think that this embroidered mini business card holder from Jodi at Sew Fearless would have fit right […]
I’ve never been a big heart-shaped-box-of-chocolates-on-Valentine’s-Day kind of gal, but this super cute crochet pattern from Red Heart Yarn may change all that. It would be funny to color the polyfill inside to correspond with different flavors, and stitch a stuck-my-thumb-in-it-to-see-what’s-inside hole on the bottom of each piece. Related: What Crafters REALLY Want for Valentine’s […]
This embroidered note valentine from StitchPunk, the Urban Threads blog, is like a fun, grownup version of passing notes in class. Plus, if you’ve got stitching skills but less-than-pretty handwriting, you can pick up the pattern for their note design right on the site. More: Project: Sewing Kit Valentines Card @Craftzine.com blog What Crafters REALLY […]
Back in September, I posted about the Star Wars stitcheries of Love and Sandwich, and mentioned that the Chewbacca “Laugh it up, fuzzball” was my favorite. I was really excited, then, to see this time lapse of her creating that very piece over on Feeling Stitchy. It’s two and a half hours of work shown […]
Couching is an embroidery technique that produces smooth curves and textured lines, and is perfect for projects requiring bold lettering or crisp outlines. In this couching tutorial from Kari at The Craftinomicon, you’ll learn the basic stitch and find expert tips on making the process go as smoothly as possible. More: How-To: Stitch Embroidered Hearts […]
This two-seam top from Casey at Elegant Musings is a little bit flirty, a little bit vintage-y, and a whole lot cute. As soon as I get home from CHA, it’s definitely going to the top of my to-sew list. With just two seams, how could I resist?!
I love the modern look of exposed zippers, especially on knitwear. If you do too, check out this exposed zipper pocket tutorial that Jessica from Running with Scissors shared on Project Run and Play, and learn how to install your own! [Via Craft Gossip]
