How-To: Sew a Teddy Bear
Joy, aka “HowJoyful,” shares a great plush bear tutorial on Instructables, suited excellently for starting out in plush-making in three dimensions!
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Book Review + Giveaway + Pattern: Sewing for Children
Sewing for Children by Emma Hardy. CICO Books, $19.95, 2010; cicobooks.com When I first read about this book, it sounded fun; I love to sew and sewing for my son is always a treat. But it’s actually even better than that–it could be titled Sewing with Kids. Each project is simple enough to do with […]
Crafting a Corset, Part 2: Assembly
By Alaina Zulli Part 2 of our three-part series will take you through all the steps of assembling your corset. You’ll learn how to flat-line, attach the waist ribbon, and make boning channels. Don’t fret if you don’t have your boning and other corset supplies just yet — you won’t need them until Part 3. […]
How-To: Fleece iPad Cozy
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of CraftSanity shares a video and pattern for how to make a fleece iPad cozy that protects your iPad while you read with it in your lap, and includes a flap that can be folded up to create a slightly elevated view.
How-To: Sew Bunting Pillow Cover
Michelle from Cloud 9 Fabrics and Cicada Daydream shares how she made this cute bunting pillow cover with her new Beyond the Sea fabrics. It’s a fun way to incorporate bunting in to your decor, even if you can’t hang it up! Be sure to check out my profile on Michelle in our Crafters section […]
How-To: Medic Alert Cuff
Urban Threads has a great little tutorial by Lindsay Hartwell on how to make a rather stylish Medical Cuff. Lindsay was inspired to create this for her boyfriend, who is allergic to both cashews and pistachios, and had a close call on travels to India. Medical alerts are embroidered on the inside of the cuff, […]
Sew a Drawstring Bike Seat Cover
In this edition of the CRAFT Video, I’ll show you how to make a custom fabric bike seat cover. You might make one if your bike seat is in disrepair, needs protection from rain, or, if you’re like me, you want to cover up your nice saddle to deter potential thieves from lifting your seat […]