I don’t know much about the handfasting tradition, but this gorgeous custom handfasting cord from Kathie Sever makes me want to learn more. Sever created the piece for a couple being married by the ritual. Sever explained that the ceremony, “includes five promises, and with each promise, the cord is wrapped around the hands of […]
I love this elegant and breezy museum tunic dress from Anna Maria Horner, and the pattern and process are insanely simple. Related: Bold Inspiration: A Profile of Anna Maria Horner
These red, white and blue crochet bangles from Handmade by Annabelle are a fun little project to whip up to wear to your 4th of July celebrations. [via Sarah London]
By Nicole Vasbinder Over the course of my teaching career, I have heard countless students say that they are terrified of zippers. And that they will avoid styles that call for a zipper. This makes me sad as they are really not that hard and most skirts and dresses call for a zipper. There are […]
The only thing better than a striped tea cozy is a striped illusion tea cozy! These awesome cozies have a set of vertical stripes, and then appear to have a spiral or chevron wrapping their chubby bodies to boot. The Woolly Thoughts site is full of great mathematical knitting; for art geeks, there’s even a […]
I love this brilliantly useful project from Maya of Maya*Made that’s perfect for your summer picnics. She explains that, instead of covering her potluck contribution with aluminum foil, she wanted to use a nice dishtowel. To keep the dishtowel from falling off the bowl, she came up with an ingenious (and quick) elastic band solution […]
Haley Pierson-Cox upcycled an old t-shirt into a comfy pair of panties in a tutorial on her site, the Zen of Making. I recently rescued a whole stack of my husband’s old t-shirts from certain death in the trashcan. There were a few small holes in all of them, but the vast majority of the […]
