Graduating from my alma mater Parsons the New School for Design, Kimba Kerner’s thesis project (on display until the end of the day tomorrow at the Chelsea Art Museum in NYC) is “7 Sweet Sins,” a collection of softies including a backstory and video in the installation. I think they’re just adorable. Kimba’s description: Charmingly […]
Bre Pettis over at Etsy made a video on how to fix your ripped jeans. He writes: Last weekend as I was making the roof of my apartment into a squirrel-proof fortress, I ripped the knees of my jeans. After wearing the shredded dungarees around for the rest of the day, I decided I wasn’t […]
Seahorse fever is officially sweeping the craft world! One Red Robin is selling a PDF pattern to make this super-cute seahorse plush toy. Love his patchwork body! Related: • Seahorse Softies • Futuregirl’s Seahorse Pattern • One Red Robin’s Ruby Doll Pattern
Make this felted crochet bag from The Purse Workshop’s free pattern. And guess what? The bag is reversible too!
Betz White posted a tutorial for felted seam technique over at her blog. She recommends the technique for seaming of a felted wool scarf, pillow, blanket, or a project with a lot of scraps. To follow along with her tutorial, you just need felted sweater scraps, sewing machine, thread, roving and a needle felting mat […]
For those of you in the D.C. area, be sure not to miss “The Thread as the Line,” an incredible-looking show of sewn art at the Ellipse Art Center in Arlington, curated by Cynthia Connolly. From the exhibit description: Exhibiting the work of sixteen local, national and international artists, “The Thread as the Line” exposes […]
One of my fave crochet artists ever, Monica Burnett, has just launched her fully re-designed webshop fully stocked with all kinds of cute and kooky one-of-a-kind headbands, hats, and other accessories she’s become known for. (FYI, I own a few of her pieces myself and can attest that they garner crazy compliments every time I […]
