If you’re on the shorter side of average, like me, you’ll notice that pants are always too long. Learn one method to hem them in this week’s CRAFT Video! This tutorial is for the beginner; don’t be afraid to make this simple alteration at home. Once you have the confidence to hem your own pants, […]
This week I’ll show you some more metalworking techniques including files, rotary abrasives, and how to make a ball-head rivet with a butane torch. You can get all kinds of jewelry supplies online (Rio Grande) is a good resource, or ask around for local shops. If you’re interested in learning more about metalsmithing, ask at […]
This is the kind of awesome that happens when you bring together two guys over two months with a whole bunch of yarn. The second vid is the equally enticing making-of. [via Jeanne Jo]
I think it’s fairly clear that the craft world is in the midst of a trend. A trend almost as big as bird silhouettes, almost as big as the skull and crossbones, almost as big as the octopus. It’s the mustache, and it seems to be, ahem, growing on everyone. From ‘Nifer’s amazing pieces of […]
Here’s an introduction to a fun knitting technique that’s often considered “too advanced” for hobby knitters: cables. Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in iTunes, or download the m4v video. Named after the Aran Islands in Ireland, cables are most often found in Aran designs. Made mainly by fishermen’s wives for their husbands, the patterns reflect […]
It’s Week Three of the Fuzzy Panda Amigurumi Crochet-Along! Hope you guys are having as much fun as I am! *for last weeks lesson, “Assembling the Head”, click here. This week we’re finishing up by assembling the body and attaching our heads and bodies together. This is the satisfying part! Yay! That’s our last lesson […]
Last Friday, Natalie and I got a tour of the NYC Lion Brand Yarn Studio on 15th Street in Manhattan. Zontee and Patty showed us around their rotating window display, their luscious yarn offerings, and told us all about the classes and events that take place in the studio. Subscribe to the CRAFT Podcast in […]
