You have an embroidery design you want to stitch, so now, what’s the easiest way to transfer an embroidery pattern to your fabric? Here are some of the easiest methods you can use to...

This felt dragon has so many adorable details, including wires in the wings so that you can move them! Follow our tutorial to make your own.

It is Autumn, my favorite season of the year! I want to begin creating well-made decorations that mean something to us and will last. What better way to start than by something that will go great w…

We've pulled together a sampler of endless stitch-spiration.

Stiffening felt is a simple and satisfying DIY project with dramatic results! In this article, I demonstrate how to stiffen felt using supplies you probably already have in your kitchen! You can stiffen felt just a little (to add just a little more body) or a lot (to make it stiff enough to take on

DIY Quilt Fabric Bird Free Sewing Patterns + Tutorials

Stitching a drawing You’ve just done the most amazing design in your sketchbook and it is begging to be stitched. Mmm, now how to get that paper image on to a suitable piece of fabric? There …

DIY Felt Turtle Stuffie Free Sew Patterns & Tutorials

Fabrics and the role they have played in the decoration of your home is undeniable. Starting from the curtains on your window and doors to the bed linen we

Learn how to make some adorable felt dolphins with our pattern and step-by-step tutorial! Craft one as a stuffie or make a few for an ocean-themed mobile.

This felt turtle family is a great DIY project for practicing embroidery stitching, and once you finish you can gift them to your kids as summer goodies!

Beginner-Friendly Fabric Bird Sewing Tutorial. How to sew a cute Fabric Bird

Benzie's wool blend felt in Pumpkin, an orange heathered color. Select cut sheets or yardage-multiples of 1/2 yard cuts will yield one uncut sheet. Our bolts are approximately 36" wide. Full bolts are 40% off the retail price of cut sheets. Inventory on full bolts is limited, please contact us for availability. Coordinating DMC six strand embroidery floss and Sulky appliqué thread is also available. About our Felt Our felt is a blend of 20-35% wool with the rest rayon; approximately 1mm thick. Our wool is only from merino sheep, prized for their quality and softness and making Benzie's felt strong, resistant to pilling, and colors vibrant.

Tons and tons of crafty fabric chicken project ideas that you won't want to miss! Quilts, embroidery, booties, tees, bean bags, and so much more!

Real moss isn't meant to live in a glass jar. It likes to creep up things, fill in cracks and spread out. In my experience, and I've tried the terrarium thing a few times, it dies. So if you don't...

Sew your own fabric moth from fabrics you already have! In part 1, choose your fabrics and cut out your pattern pieces.

This is a kind of filling stitch which is ideal for making leaves or feathers. It requires us to divide the pattern into two and each side is filled alternately giving it a plaited effect in the center, thus ideal to make leaves or feathers. I...

DIY Fabric Toy Octopus Free Sewing Patterns

For the longest time I avoided satin stitch at all costs. What was the point? A machine was always going to do a better job than I could - why put myself through the painful process of trying to make perfect stitches when they will never truly be perfect? I started practicing and my satin stitch was not great. So I w

Blanket stitch is a fantastic edge stitch for sewing around felt and fabric. It is widely used in hand stitching and very popular but also t...

DIY Fabric Succulent Pillow Free Sewing Patterns: Cactus Pillows Sewing Patterns and Video tutorial

Create some unique fall decor for your home! Our felt ginkgo wreath is a beautiful display of gold and green autumn colors.

How to make a beautiful Fall wreath made from felt leaves and an embroidery hoop. You can customize this in the colors of your preference.

Versatile and fun fish to help your child with number recognition. What You Need: Colourful Card Pencil Felt Tip Pens Scissors Hole Punch Optional: Paperclips Small Magnet Laminator Create your own…

Here’s a lovely idea for using up some of your scrap fabric! You can now create these beautiful fabric butterflies and moths. You can make anything from a magical brooch pin, or as ornaments for your cozy home, or just a fun little project for you to create good-looking fabric butterflies and moths. Use this […]

Artist Catherine Rosselle created an amazing series of creepy embroidered insects called Insectomanie.

Inside: Find out 3 easy ways how to trace pattern on felt or fabric that will make your life and craft projects easier. These pattern transfer techniques will work great for quiet book patterns, DIY and craft, sewing or quilting projects. Have you ever thought that there must be an easier way to trace pattern

Here is how I turned a photo into a pattern: Pick a photo of your choice. School photos work very well as the lighting is good and the face is usually without shadows Use any photo editing software of your choice. There are lots of free software available online. I use Picnik. Use the posterize function to get this effect. Play around with the colours until you are happy. I settled on 10 colours. Save the posterized picture and go to the Pencil Sketch function. Without any further editing I got this result. Play around until you are happy with the amount of lines and the clarity of the picture. You can use the picture as is, or further simplify it by hand. I printed the previous picture and traced it against the window (you can use a light table if you are more sophisticated than me!). Here you can make it as simple or as complicated as you wish. I scanned this version into my computer and printed it on to a wash-away stabilizer. And Voila! A perfect embroidery pattern. A friendly request: This is a picture of my son. I used it to demonstrate the process. Please feel free to link to this tutorial, but please do not re-post this whole post with pictures to your blog. If you need one picture to illustrate the post, use one of the sketches. Thank you.

This felt peacock stuffie is truly stunning with its bold colors and gorgeous details. Discover how to make your own version with our pattern and tutorial.

INSIDE: The best tips for sewing felt for beginners, from what needle for sewing felt, what thread, to how to cut felt and how to wash felt. For a while, you've been planning to start a new sewing project using felt. You've been gathering materials, colorful felt sheets and matching thread. You've gathered enough inspiration,

Teddy bears make cute and cuddly keepsakes and toys for kids and adults alike. If you've ever wanted to make a teddy bear, it's easy to do! You can use any kind of fabric, use a sewing machine or hand sew your bear, and then personalize it...