Yarncraft

Crochet Jar Jacket

Back in November, Lucy of Attic24 posted a quick tutorial for creating these simple, fun jar jackets as a way to dress up spare jars to be used as flower vases. Tamara of 1/4 of an inch was inspired by the post and modified the instructions to create a jacket to spruce up a boring […]

Mend Your Quilt

Welcome to Mending Month on CRAFT! All month we’ll be bringing you projects you can do to bring new life to things you already own. First up is a continual project I’ve been working on: mending one of my quilts. It’s the first one my mom made for me, and it must have been ten […]

Crocheted Record Albums

I stumbled across these fantastic crocheted record albums in the Flickr Embroidery Pool. They are created by Esther of the New Zealand web site, Toggle, which features “the best and most interesting works from craft artists and artists practising in New Zealand.” Esther crochets various vintage record albums and hand embroiders their labels. She’s recreated […]

Small Japanese Soft Circuits Kit

I had never thought about using needle felting with soft circuits but Yoshida Tomofumi has! She makes and sells these small kits with LEDs, conductive thread, battery and a snap. I love the little tail-biting snake! If you’re looking for a stateside kit like this, try my similar kit or the Sparkfun e-sewing kit. Via […]