I’m in love with these woven circle patches from Chile-based textile designer Karen Barbé. They’re so beautiful, you’ll actually look forward to mending your most well-loved and well-worn clothes! Ready to make your own? Head over to her blog to see the full tutorial. More: How-To: Monster Knee Patches @Craftzine.com blog Crochet Heart Elbow Patches […]
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Everything is more adorable when it is miniature. I literally said, “Squee!” out loud when I found this pin on Pinterest today. The basket is adorable, but the real magic is in the tutorial. It’s in-depth and well presented. Let the tiny basket weaving begin!
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Craftster user Trekky shared these pictures of a QR code that she wove from ribbon! [via Mr. X Stitch]
Continue ReadingWith two crafty daughters, my house is always stocked with a bucket’s worth of Perler (or Hama) beads, and I’ve always thought it would be fun to veer from the pegboards they come with and string them into something beautiful. Well now I’ve found just the project. Kate from Mini-Eco has been weaving them into […]
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I’m a yarn crafter, so when the folks at Lion Brand Yarn sent CRAFT the Martha Stewart Crafts™ and Lion Brand Yarn® Knit & Weave Loom Kit, I jumped at opportunity to put it through its paces. With loom pieces included for more than thirty configurations for making square, rectangle, circle, and oval looms in […]
Continue ReadingSummer may be over, but don’t put those hula hoops away just yet. Bring ’em on inside and weave a hula hoop rug with Disney Family Fun! All you’ll need is a hula hoop, about a dozen old t-shirts, and an open afternoon to make your own unique upcycled rug. Click through the link to […]
Continue ReadingHelena Hernmarck created this incredibly photorealistic woven tapestry, called Talking Trudeau-Nixon, back in 1969 and it’s currently on display in The Museum of Art and Design‘s new exhibition: Crafting Modernism. Here is a video of Hernmarck making one of her more recent tapestries on a massive loom.
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