How-To: Sew a Small Lined Purse
Theresa at Everyday Sugar says it best, “Sometimes all you need is a purse big enough to carry your keys and cell phone.” So true. Find out how to sew a small lined purse with her tutorial.
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Crochet-Along: Lesson Two – Assembling the Head
Last week your homework was to finish crocheting all the bits and pieces for the head of our Fuzzy Panda…how’d you do? This week the fun part begins! We’ll be taking all those odds and ends and make them into the head of our doll. So get out your finished pieces, some stuffing and a yarn needle and let’s get to work!
How-To: Toner Transfer for Embroidery
If you have access to a laser printer, transferring your own designs for embroidery is a snap. All you need is a little nail polish remover (acetone)! More: How-To: Embroider Digital Images Embroidery Pattern Transfer Tutorial CRAFT Video: Create Your Own Embroidery Pattern from a Photo
Slip Stitch Strategy: Using Up Yarn Bits
Slip Stitch Strategy: Using Up Yarn Bits By Kristin Roach Often it’s those last 10 yards that are the hardest to find uses for. What the heck do you do with those? Thankfully there are many answers to that question! But today I am going to just focus on one: Slip Stitch Knitting! Traditionally, fair […]
Easy House Slippers
There’s a saying where I am from: “Don’t just sit there with your hands in your lap — knit something!” I grew up in the far north of Norway, above the Arctic Circle in Saltdal, a small town on the edge of a fjord. Knitting was the perfect way to pass the time during the dark, cold winters. At school, knitting class was a requirement; when I was in the 5th grade, we had to make a pair of socks using five needles. It was a complicated project and I remember having a really hard time with it. But my poor friend Roger was so frustrated he threw his half-done sock into the fireplace at home, needles and all. That’s right — at my elementary school the boys had to learn to knit as well!
Basket Weave Baby Blanket
Jen at The Purl Bee has a pattern to knit this gender friendly basket weave baby blanket using Koigu merino in a multi-color with a strand of natural white to soften up the colors.
Stitched Car Mat Mini-Quilt From Child’s Drawing
Ellen from The Long Thread created this charming car mat mini quilt from her daughter’s drawing on a magnetic doodle board. Ellen scanned the image in to the computer, traced it in Illustrator and digitized it for machine embroidery. The same could be done to create a pattern for hand embroidery. I’ve always loved the […]