Our felt whale shark is a great hand-sewing project for all skill levels, including beginners, and a good opportunity for practicing French knots.
DIY Fabric Toy Octopus Free Sewing Patterns
Here is a lesson on how to starch crocheted small things. Holidays are coming, one wants to amuse relatives with little crocheted trifles,...
Originally Lovely is a place to build your own slow fashion, Me-Made Wardrobe! Check out the free Perfect T-Shirt Knitting Pattern!
DIY Flying Squirrel Lovey Free Sewing Pattern
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 […]
Crochet this beautiful starburst shawl that features the classic boomerang shape! A beginner friendly pattern that works up quickly!
About 30 years ago an older woman explained to me how to crochet a rug using bias strips. I made 3 rugs at that time. More recently I ...
You can felt your wool crochet items to give them a whole new look! Here are 10 free felted crochet patterns to get you started.
Sewing Machine Presser Foot Guide- for beginners
The iconic Rag Doll. Laura Ingalls dreamed of this doll. This pattern is free! Click here to download free pattern and instructions. I want to see your creations! Tag me in your Instagram ragdoll p…
Hello everyone! Well this cloth happened. I had an order for a knit version of these cloths and I just knew a crochet version was a must. There was a time that I was not able to knit and I felt …
“Flowers Of The Cosmos” by Fumiko Nakayama Let me just say right up front that this quilt show exceeded expectations in every way. Something I really love about Japan is …
Crochet patterns and charts can be very mysterious, with lots of strange abbreviations, numbers and cryptic symbols. In this class, crochet expert Edie Eckman guides you through a typical crochet pattern, explaining line by line how it should be read. Not only does Edie discuss how to interpret the written instructions
Are you wondering how to add lace trim like in earlier times? Learn 6 different vintage ways to insert lace and improve your heirloom sewing skills!
Download these easy instructions on how to enlarge any pattern, from small templates to your own halfscale designs.
DIY Fabric Elephant Toy Free Sewing Patterns & Tutorials
Make sure your dart hits in the right place by adjusting the bust apex on your sewing pattern
Craft projects inspired by pangolins
Since it’s still September it’s not quite Halloween season, but I couldn’t help myself! I felt the urge to make a little bat plush and wanted to share the pattern with you :D It’s a pretty basic sh…
The bat sewing pattern is now available :) (And just as a note, most of the fabric for my bats came from Joann Fabric if you'd like to purchase something similar) You can buy this pattern on Etsy...
Here is a lesson on how to starch crocheted small things. Holidays are coming, one wants to amuse relatives with little crocheted trifles, that take a long time to make and warm up heart and soul. But little crocheted things need to be starched to have completed look. This lesson focuses on starching crocheted snowflakes. First, crochet the snowflakes, hide thread ends and perform all minor finishing operations. Now boil the starch. Snowflakes require density and strength, so we want high concentration of starch in the solution. We will need For starch solution 2.5 table tablespoons of starch (potato or corn) 1 cup cold water 3 cups boiling water Additionally Poly-foam Clean fabric, preferably cotton white Pins In a small bowl combine cornstarch and water. Mix well. Stirring continuously, add 3 cups on boiling water into starch solution. Mix well. Stirring continuously, simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. The solution is ready! Let it cool down to room temperature. Meanwhile, prepare a piece of storyfoam and a piece of fabric (any color cotton fabric is ok as long as it does not lose color in water) and pins. Wrap the fabric around the storyfoam. Once the starch solution cooled down to room temperature drop in your items and stir thoroughly to ensure good soaking. Take items out one by one, squeeze lightly then spread out on a fabric covered foam and pin them. Once dry slowly and carefully remove from the fabric, make sure not to damage. They are now ready for you final application, I will use my snowflakes in handmade postcards. Happy holidays!
I’ve had the idea to do a dragon scarf for maybe a year by now, haha :D But I wasn’t sure how I wanted to tackle the head and also what dragon to do? I was torn between Haku from Spirited Away and …
Sew your own fabric moth from fabrics you already have! In part 1, choose your fabrics and cut out your pattern pieces.
Needle felted basic shape – Video tutorial #A simple video tutorial to help you get the basics right before you start your project. https://youtu.be/n4zEf0rKNlQ Website Etsy Store
Stylist Rachel O'Brien heads to the Fluff-a-torium in Dorking and learns how to make felt slippers with felt guru Gillian Harris
Discover the beautiful world of intarsia crochet, a captivating colorwork technique that allows you to create stunning patterns with multiple yarn colors. Learn how to work with more yarns, uncover helpful tips and tricks, explore the differences between intarsia crochet and tapestry crochet, and find answers to frequently asked questions. Don't miss our step-by-step photo
Learn these six common stitches and you can apply them to a myriad of projects.
Turn a plain rectangle into an origami bag with a few simple folds and seams! This tutorial shows my Felted Origami Bag pattern, but the same techniques can be used with any knit or crochet rectangle.
DIY Bookcase Quilt Free Sewing Patterns
Hello! This tutorial has been updated (as of March 2012) Please click here for the new version *************************************************************** This tutorial will show you how to make a basic piece of flat felt. Anyone can make felt – it’s easy. To...
