One of my flickr contacts, christ(ine), posted this perfectly rendered sriracha embroidery. This is the only hot sauce in my house, and its sweetspicy is addictive. In fact, it has an almost cult-like following. I’m not surprised one bit that she felt compelled to stitch this up, but I am shocked at how well she […]
Jason Guest has created a version of the forthcoming Apple tablet, rendered in 100% wool felt. The details are too awesome and my favorite is the little gear he cut and stitched for the settings! I’ve posted more photos after the jump, and here’s a link to Jason’s skeleton etsy site, so you can bookmark […]
Vanessa at Live {Laugh} Sew shows you how to sew a patchwork pillow that can help use up all those tiny fabric scraps.
I was looking for a good tutorial on how to tie a frog button closure. I inadvertently found Bridges on the Body, a site that is now ranking on my list of favorites. Bridges on the Body, at first glance, seems to be just about sewing corsets, but if you read deeper, you will see […]
My fingers are frozen as I type this. I should have this adorable sewn muff warming my hands right now. I’m going to defrost them and then set to work making this great project. It doesn’t require very much fabric, and looks like a good pattern that I could successfully tackle over the weekend.
This month’s theme on Craftzine is Make Space for Crafting, focused on tips and techniques to organize and maximize your craft space, which brings to mind Susan Beal’s quick and clever Felt Needlebook project from the pages of CRAFT Volume 06. Susan teaches you how to transform wool felt, contrasting fabric, and a snap set […]
I have quite the scissor collection. I used to keep them loosey goosey in a box, but after reaching in to grab a pair, and ending up almost loosing my hand, I decided to devise a new and more safe way to store them. I took a cue from simple knitting needle holders, and stitched […]
