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Are you looking for a super fun craft project? We've found an amazing craft for you! By following along this free, detailed, and easy-to-follow craft tutorial, you will be able to complete this fantastic DIY project with ease, no matter your skill level! Get the step-by-step tutorial/pattern by clicking on the link below, gather the materials, and let's get crafting:

Forage is a beautifully illustrated celebration of edible plants that can be found throughout the world. Anybody can enjoy the increasingly popular back-to-nature activity of foraging. In some countries these plants are now forgotten as food, but in others they are still celebrated for their value as nutritious, delicious ingredients and cooking with wild plants is increasingly being adopted by mainstream restaurants. Journeying through 50 globally populated edible plants, Forage explores the culture and history of our wild food. Stunning botanical illustrations by artist Rachel Pedder-Smith accompany each plant, alongside recipes inspired by the regions of the world where they are most celebrated. Size: 187 x 246 x 29 (mm)

Because the internet needs one more take on how to make these cute little dresses, right? Actually, believe it or not I've had a hard time finding a tutorial that suites me so I have come up with my own hodgepodge method of sorts to share. Sidenote: I wrote these instructions for the sewing novice. I don't mean to insult anyone's intelligence, I just want to help teach a new skill to a few folks if I can. Experienced seamstresses, thanks for your patience! Supplies: Pillowcase--Any old pillowcase will do. I've found all sorts of lovely ones at the thrift store but you can use new or one from your linen closet as well. The size of the pillow case doesn't matter so just pick something pretty. Double fold bias tape (aka seam binding)--get "Extra-Wide" if you've never used it before or make your own if you are a show off! Straight pins Scissors 1/4" Elastic A safety pin Thread--please match it to your pillowcase and seam binding. It will hide crooked stitches better! Sewing machine--this should go without saying, right? But also here I should include extra needles, bobbin, etc. Anything you need to make your machine run, k? Seam ripper--I hesitate to add this to the list because I am confident in your abilities--but even the most advanced seamstress has to rip out a few stitches here and there. It's best to be prepared. Iron and Ironing Board--Sewing is so much easier on crisply ironed fabric! Trim--this is optional but a little bit of rick rack or ribbon can really make this simple dress into something over the top cute. The Process: 1. Cut your pillowcase down to size. Sizing will be based off of the Little Dresses for Africa website since that's where I'm sending my dresses but you can feel free to measure your little one to get a more custom fit. Just measure from shoulder to where you want the dress to fall and add about 1", give or take, for the top elastic casing. 2 = 16 inches 3 = 19 inches 4 = 22 inches 5 = 24 inches 6 = 26 inches 7 = 28 inches 8 = 30 inches 9 = 32 inches 10 = 34 inches 11 = 36 inches You want to cut off the end that is sewn together and leave the hem (that will be the hem of your dress later--big time saver!) So, for example, if you have a 40" pillowcase and you are making a size 8 dress you will measure up from the hem 30" and cut straight across. You would be left with 10" of scrap fabric to add to that scrappy quilt you are planning to make "someday". Or is that just me? 2. Cut your arm holes. Fold your pillowcase in half so that the side seams meet and the top cut edge is lined up. On the side with the seams (not the center fold), measure down 4" from the top corner and over 2" from the top corner. My lines are a little hard to see but look there by the 12 on the left and at 2" on top. Cut a curved line from point to point. You can mark this first with a disappearing ink pen if that makes you more comfortable. You could even use a Sharpie if you wanted since this part will eventually be hidden under the seam binding. Your arm hole line should look sort of like a "J" with a slanted bottom hook if that helps. But don't sweat this. This dress is super roomy and very forgiving. Close totally counts. If you are totally anal, go HERE for a template. Go ahead. I won't judge. 3. Make your elastic casing. Make sure your iron is hot and ready to steam! You are going to want to iron down about 1/4" of the fabric on the top cut edge. Do this on both the front and the back of the dress. You are ironing the material wrong side to wrong side. (The "wrong side" for sewing newbies is the side of the fabric that is on the inside of your garment--the side that is not meant to show. The outside of the garment is, conversely, called the "right side". See, this sewing thing is EASY!) Now you want to iron down another 1/2" or so. Again, both on the front and the back and toward the wrong side of the fabric. See how you just hid that rough little edge? Give yourself a little pat on the back. You can pin this down if you want. It's quicker if you don't but if it makes you more comfortable go for it! Me? I'm all about living on the edge. Pins cramp my style. Get your sewing machine ready! You want to sew a straight line close to that bottom fold, say around 1/8" for you math-lovin' types. Repeat for both the front and the back of the dress. A good way to help sew a straight line is to find a place on your presser foot to line up that fold line as you sew. If that doesn't work, put a little piece of masking tape on your machine to help line things up. See how my fold lines right up with the inside of the left fork of my presser foot? Yep, that's how I keep it on the straight and narrow. Now you should have two nice little "pockets" on the top of your dress. This is your casing that will house a bit of elastic that will gather the top of the dress nicely. Speaking of elastic, grab yours and measure 6" from the end and make a mark with a pen. No need to cut yet. Attach your safety pin to the end of the elastic and feed it through the casing until the safety pin comes out the other end. The safety pin gives you something stable to grab and push through the casing, otherwise you'd be working all night to wiggle that floppy elastic through on it's own. Take the pin off of the elastic and sew the elastic down. It would be good to backstitch over it a few times just to make sure it catches. (Your machine should have a button or lever you can easily push to make it stitch backwards--check your manual if you don't know how) Now that the first end is locked and loaded, pull the other end of your elastic until you see the mark you made earlier and stitch that end down as well. Now cut the elastic. Measure another 6" down from the cut end of the elastic and repeat these steps for the opposite side of the dress. 4. Bind the arms and make your ties Now grab your seam binding. No matter what size dress you are making , cut two 38" long strips. Fold them in half and mark the middle with a straight pin. See how the binding is folded in half? You want to envelope the raw edge of your armhole inside the fold of the binding. So line up the center of your binding (you just marked it with a pin, remember?) with your side seam and pin it. Continue to put the raw edges of the arm hole into the seam binding and pin all the way to the top of your dress. Go ahead and do this around the whole arm hole. To make things easier on yourself when you are sewing, make sure your fabric is right up to the inside of the fold before you pin it. To finish the raw ends of your seam binding, open it up, fold down about 1/4" and then refold it. Pin if you need to. Obviously, you'll need to do this on all four raw ends so unless you want to wing it as you sew, pins are good. Now, let's get ready to sew again! Start at one end of your seam binding and sew the open parts together. You want to sew a short line along the top of that fold you just made and then turn and run your seam all the way down to the dress. Sew about 1/8" away from the open edge. When you get to the dress, continue to sew approximately 1/8" away from the edge of the seam binding all the way around your arm hole. Our goal here is to catch the front of the seam binding, the pillowcase AND the back of the seam binding all with this one run of stitches. If you are nervous about doing this and catching all the layers, switch over to a zig zag stitch! Super cute way to "cheat" a little! (This is obviously not the dress I was working on. I grabbed it from the bag of lovelies that we whipped up last week. Credit here goes to Brooke.) Take it slow. This is the hardest part of the process. If you get off of your mark a little there's no shame in ripping out the part that was messed up and doing it over. Once you've sewn the binding to the dress, keep going to the end of the tie and then across the top fold just like you did the first time. Repeat this for the opposite side and you are, for all intents and purposes, DONE! Woo Hoo! 5. Trim! If you want, you can add a bit of trim at the hem. It's totally optional but I am a trim-aholic. A little trim can go far to make your dress look more professional. But, if you are just over it at this point, don't sweat the trim stuff and move on to step number six! For most trims, I find it easiest to just sew right along the line of hem stitches. Super easy way to keep your trim straight and even. Trimming isn't limited to a line of ribbon or rick rack around the hem. Get creative. Add a bow, maybe some ruffles or a flower from your scrap fabric, sew on some buttons or do a fancy applique! The sky's the limit! 6. Step back and admire your handiwork. Pat yourself on the back because you are so awesome! And if you're sending this little number off to Africa, take a moment and say a prayer of blessing over the girl who will someday wear it. Please let me know if you have any questions or if you get stuck! I'll do my best to help out! ~Lindsay

Do you want to make poetry so fun and engaging that your students will ask for more? Here are some simple activities to get you started. 1. Blackout Poetry There are so many reasons blackout poetry is great: kids love it, it's creative, and it forces you to clean the falling-apart books from your classroom library without the guilt of tossing them in the trash. What is blackout poetry? It's simple. Rip out the pages of old books. Give the students some basic instructions, then watch the creativi

Are you looking for a super fun craft project? We've found an amazing craft for you! By following along this free, detailed, and easy-to-follow craft tutorial, you will be able to complete this fantastic DIY project with ease, no matter your skill level! Get the step-by-step tutorial/pattern by clicking on the link below, gather the materials, and let's get crafting:

Cyanotype- /sai-an-oh-taip/
An alternative, camera-less photography process that results in a Prussian blue image. 
My cyanotypes are made in my Northern Virginia home, using handmade dyes, botanicals I gather on walks and in my garden, found items and sunshine. The actual print is 4.5” x 6.5”, but has a bright white mat that measures 8” x 10” and is on 100% cotton archival paper. Each of my cyanotype prints is one-of-a-kind and comes signed and dated. To preserve the life of the print, do not place it in direct sunlight or expose it to extreme heat I hope my work brings you joy for many years to come.

This is an instant download, and you will NOT receive any physical items. This means NO PHYSICAL ITEM will be mailed to you Once you pay your files will be ready to download immediately after your purchase. You will receive an email from Etsy with a link to your downloads. Downloads will also be available in your purchase history on the Etsy website. You will receive: SVG file PNG file EPS file - All products in my store are licensed for commercial use. You can use it on physical products as you wish. (T-shirt, mug, tumbler etc.). - Listings cannot be rented or sold digitally on any platform. If any problem will occur, please contact me and I'll be happy to fix it. © Copyright 2022 LeReineCo All Rights Reserved.

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One serving of this keto white gravy contains slightly over 2 grams of carbs. Basically, it's a fat bomb since it has around 18 grams of fat. Plus, it takes less than 15 minutes to whip it up. And there are numerous delicious ways of serving it.

This is an oversized dress with a dropped shoulder, gathered skirt, side pockets and full length button placket with buttons and button holes. Can be worn as a dress or an open jacket. The skirt seam is designed to sit over the bust. Lengths of bodice and skirt are easily adjustable to your preference. The width of the garment is variable depending on the fabric width you use. Comes with 2 simple hack options, one of which does not require buttons or button holes. Techniques used Buttonholes, gathers and in-seam pockets. PDF Pattern/Instruction Booklet: Includes measurements in both metric (centimetres) and US imperial (inches). Booklet/Templates are printable on both A4 or US Letter Paper size.   Sewing Level: Advanced Beginner

Gather up all of those beautiful fabric yo-yos and use them to make some or all of the exciting quilt yo-yo patterns and other projects found here!

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Since Climbing Kansas Mountains is out of print and I could not find it at the library, we made our own row based on what I found from thes...

Hitomezashi (one stitch sashiko) is what really drew me in to wanting to learn how to stitch sashiko. I found the small geometric patterns totally fascinating, even more so when I found out that they are created with straight lines going back and forth - not with 'stepped' lines or cross stitches as you might assume. I love the way that numerous patterns can be created from one simple grid - a quarter inch (6mm) or a 5mm (a scant quarter inch) works just fine. The smaller grid is better for either a medium thread used singly or a fine thread doubled, as a medium thread doubled looks a bit too chunky on the smaller grid but fine on the quarter inch one. Some patterns, like komezashi (rice stitch, below) look good with a combination of doubled thread (the crosses) and single thread (diagonals). Most patterns are simple but some, like igeta (well curb, below), take a bit more concentration! You can have a lot of fun making little samplers - the one above was from a class with Heswall Quilters a few years ago. All the patterns on my little sampler are done on the same quarter inch grid. As are all these samples from one of my workshops. Even the basic running stitch, yokogushi (horizontal rows), is a pattern in its own right and forms the foundation for many others. The detail below is from an antique kotatsu table cover from my collection. The antique piece above shows several variations on jyuuji tsunagi (linked cross). You can combine patterns to make little samplers... And there are many variations on the same pattern. The not so exciting part is having to draw the grid. But now you can skip that step. Olympus Thread Mfg. Co. have fabric printed with dots at 5mm intervals, so you can just start stitching straight away! The dots have the same function as the crossed lines in the grid. After stitching, they just wash away. I have just added some to my shop, in blue (above) and black. If you prefer softer fabric, I also have hanafukin cloths with square and isometric dots, in dark blue. Or you can go one step further, and get a hanafukin with the whole hitomezashi pattern already marked out for you. It couldn't be easier! Click here to go to my internet shop. Whatever you choose, hitomezashi is absorbing and relaxing. I've been told it is great for mindfulness too. Just stitch and relax!

Gather up all of those beautiful fabric yo-yos and use them to make some or all of the exciting quilt yo-yo patterns and other projects found here!

This is a simple pre/post test that you can use to gather data about your students' recorder progress. It covers basic notation identification, BAGE note naming, and fingering identification. It would be perfect for showing student growth, especially with younger recorder players. In my new building, I have a high population of ELL students, and I found my original assessment to be too complicated for them. This also would be perfect to use with my Recorder Review Worksheets, found here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Recorder-Review-Worksheets-2825983 If you are looking for a more complex and comprehensive assessment, check out my original Recorder Pre/Post Test here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Recorder-Pre-TestPost-Test-1639089

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The Collage Gather Top is a classic box top with a twist. Designed to be sewn as a patchwork or with a single fabric, it is easily customizable and comes together quickly. This versatile top is slightly cropped, hitting just below the natural waist, with gathered side panels and 2 sleeve views. View A is a simple cuff sleeve. View B has a 3/4 length drop shoulder gathered sleeve finished with a sleeve band. Pattern includes sizes XXS - 6XL (Bust 31” - 64” / 79cm - 162cm)  This PDF gives you the tiled (45 x A4 pages, compatible with US printer paper), A0 (large format, copyshop 36 x 48" pages), and projector versions. The files will be send to you in an email from [email protected], if you don't see your files double check your junk mail before contacting us. If you would like Lakes Makerie in-house AO printing ($3.50/page x2), select appropriate variant below and indicate whether you prefer shipping (folded) or local pickup (rolled) at checkout. We cannot wait to see what you make! @lakesmakerie @matchymatchysewingclub #collagegathertop Difficulty View A - Beginner: techniques include neck bias binding, easing in cuff sleeves and gathering. View B - Advanced Beginner: techniques include neck bias binding, gathered sleeve and sleeve band. Notions Coordinating thread

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If you have a dust allergy, you probably want to know just how to get rid of the seemingly endless amounts of dust that gather in your home. Even if you’re lucky and dust doesn’t cause an allergic reaction, it’s unsightly and can deteriorate the air quality of your home. In fact, even if you don’t have a dust allergy, the components found in dust can affect your lungs and overall health. How much dust you have in your home depends on several factors including where you live, the season, how many people live in your home, whether you have...

A 3-colour hand-printed linocut entitled 'Chough'. Following on from my 'Crow', 'Blackbird', 'Jackdaw', 'Raven', 'Rook' and 'Magpie' prints, here is the next in my series of prints from the corvid family. I discovered the Chough (amusingly pronounced 'chuff'!) at the top of the Little Orme in Llandudno, North Wales, where they apparently gather. Choughs are apparently also found in Cornwall too, where they actually on the coat of arms too! Black, light grey and red/orange ink on off-white Daler-Rowney 220gsm acid-free paper. From an edition of 100, signed and numbered. The print image measures H15xW10.5cm. The paper measures H30xW20cm All prints will be posted flat in a cellophane sleeve and protective packaging.

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