Twist-It-Up Bandeau Top
Threads Magazine shows you how to make a simple twist-it-up bandeau top that can also be worn as a tunic. [ via Bleu Arts ]
Yarncraft
HOW TO – Sew a Cape Dracula
Geri from Sewable just finished a free pattern for Cape Dracula. It doesn’t look so much Transylvanian to me as it looks plain awesome. Thanks Meg.
Clothkits Sewing Patterns
WhipUp recently posted about a cool British company called ClothKits, who sell sewing patterns that are directly silkscreened onto fabric. Just cut and sew your garment, easy peasy! They make clothing for women (the skirt pattern featuring illustrations by Rob Ryan is pictured above), kids, and even have a stuffed doll pattern to boot. Pic […]
Yo Gabba Gabba Needle Felts
Spotted in the CRAFT Flickr pool: Lincoln3D just made his first two needle-felted creatures–these great versions of Muno and Brobee from Yo Gabba Gabba. Edit: Just found out Lincoln learned to needle felt from Moxie and Brookelynn at Maker Faire! Related: • Yo Gabba Gabba Amigurumi • Garth Johnson’s “Muno” Shirt • Interview with Brookelynn […]
Seam Finishes Demystified
Tess of Made by Tess fame recently wrote a guest blog for Sew, Mama, Sew that demystifies a variety of seam finishes, explaining when and why to use them.
Melissam4715’s Crocheted Jewelry
There’s jewelry and then there’s statement jewelry, and I think the crocheted necklaces by Melissam4715 definitely fall into the latter category. Some are simple crocheted circles, others are frou-frou explosions of flowers and leaves in fun springtime colors. The cheeseburger and curly fry necklace, though, is definitely in a league all it’s own! Perfect for […]
Knitting Backwards
Sarah at Bella Knitting teaches us a great knitting trick to keep your stockinette stitches looking even, by knitting backwards. Sarah writes: I prefer to alter my knitting itself, and today I’m going to show you one way to do that: by knitting backwards. You see, when I purl across the back of stockinette fabric, […]