Hanna Andersson has been making Artist Trading Cards (or, ATC’s) lately, using small pieces of embroidery. Aren’t these owls cute? She has a nice how-to for mounting them on a card stock backing on her blog. If you’re unfamiliar with ATC’s, they have a rich culture behind them. You can learn more here.
I was honored when Susan Beal generously gave me a Quilts for Quake Survivors Suprise Bag at Maker Faire Bay Area. The bags are just one of the way the group has been raising money this year. I’ve been working on mine and just finished it this weekend, pictured above. If you’d like to pick […]
This Candy Sundress by Nette of nettevivante is the ideal combination of simple design, cute detail, and a lot of class. Head on over to iCandy Handmade to check out the guest-posted tutorial by Nette and tp download the free pattern and instructions!
UK-based textile designer Claire-Anne O’Brien loves playing with the textural elements of knitting stitches. Here, she’s used a combination of hand and machine knitting to create dramatically oversized patterns as upholstery. On her website, you can also see interesting examples of her Modular Stitch concept, which plays on the most basic element of knitting – […]
Back in 2009, Anna Hrachovec figured out how to knit a tiny brain. That little project touched off a two-year Tiny Challenge: Anna created a new tiny design every weekday for the first month, and then continued with a new design each week after that. As of today, she’s still challenging herself to come up […]
Camilla of Family Chic shares how to turn a shirtsleeve cuff into a simple coin purse. Here’s a small and light coin purse made from the cuff of an old menswear shirt – it’s just big enough to hold some cash and a driver’s license. These are great for kids too – to hold ice […]
These awesome TARDIS socks from Anna Richardson on Ravelry are sleek and cool and a subtle way to show your Dr. Who devotion. Inspired by Dr Who, these knee-high socks are from another Time and Dimension entirely. Featuring a cable and TARDIS pattern with expanded calf with the initials ‘DW’ worked in, these socks are […]
