Knit Tassel Beanie Hat Pattern
Michelle of two and six has written up a pattern for this sweet beanie with tassels. This is an extremely simple and quick knit. Cast on at the beginning of a DVD, and you could be casting off as the credits roll!
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How-To: Sew a Kindle 2 Bag
Junie Moon was lucky enough to receive a Kindle 2 from her hubby. Now she shares her tutorial on how to sew up a Kindle 2 bag using leftover fabrics from a previous project. [ via Whip Up ]
Threadbanger: Refashion a Rockabilly Outfit
Threadbanger gets musical in their latest video where you’ll learn how to refashion a Rockabilly outfit: sew a pinup bathing suit from a shirt and a circle skirt from a bed sheet. Download the appliqué anchor for the skirt.
CRAFT Pattern Podcast: Plush Squid
We all secretly adore cephalopods, some of us less secretly than others. I whipped up this pattern for you to make your own plushie squid suitable for household deep sea adventures. You can dress up the squid body with a fuzzy sweater or shorts (depending on how you anthropomorphize the squid’s anatomy). The one pictured […]
Esoteric Programming Language For Embroidery
Japanese artists’ Daito Manabe and Motoi Ishibashi have created an “esoteric” programming language called Pa++ern that translates input from visitors to their exhibit or from virtual visitors through Twitter and turns them in to graphics that can be embroidered on t-shirts. Visitors to the gallery enjoy the movement and sounds of this highly used but […]
Simple Yarn Project Travel Case
For you traveling knitters and crocheters, there’s an easy way to make your own project caddy for the car, train, bus (or other) trip. When you get a new set of sheets, save the vinyl zippered case they came in, and poke a few holes in the top, then pass through your yarn. The pockets […]
Subversive Finds with Julie Jackson: Talking with Mr. X Stitch
Subversive Finds: Talking with Mr. X Stitch By Julie Jackson Jamie Chalmers is making a name for himself in the world of embroidery — and that name is Mr. X Stitch. This 6-foot-tall Brit regularly cross-stitches in public, mostly on the train to London. He’s a newlywed with an urban homestead and nine chickens who […]