Month: September 2012

Rag Rug Tutorial

Rag Rug Tutorial

Happy Labor Day! Have you spent the day with friends and family, or did you find some time to do a bit of crafting? If you’re thinking about this upcoming weekend’s project ideas, take a look at this rag rug tutorial from Jaime and Emily of Everyday Art. They created this project for Craftaholics Anonymous […]

Flashback: Fabric Pendant

Flashback: Fabric Pendant

Long-time friend of CRAFT, Ellen Baker of The Long Thread, has a new fabric collection for Moda Fabrics called Quilt Blocks. Inspired by traditional quilt designs, there are nine prints in the collection in three different colorways: shade, marine and spectrum. The prints are delightful, charming and bold, and perfect for summer sewing projects. Today, […]

Hand-made Carpet Covered Tank

Hand-made Carpet Covered Tank

Fiber artist Karley Klophenstein has spent the last few years latch-hooking carpets by hand and creating this half-scale Abrams military tank out of them. In the same way that the helicopter became the symbol for the Vietnam War, the tank has become obligatory in the landscape of the Middle East. By cloaking an American weapon […]